I served as an admonisher in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 325 One-sided! Five hundred dragon feather troops VS three thousand side soldiers

At the foot of Luoshan Mountain.

Luo Gu, the magistrate of Laizhou, and Zhu Wangda, the general magistrate, led two thousand soldiers towards the mountain.

The remaining one thousand soldiers were stationed at the foot of the mountain.

Luo Gu has given a death order.

No one was allowed to go down the mountain, including special envoy Su Liang and Su Liang's escort.

Luo Gu was suspicious.

After walking up the mountain in Bairushui, his eyelids jumped.

Worried that the Luo family father and son and Bai Rushui might plot a plan to frame him, they thought of going up the mountain to take a look in advance.

After a while.

Luo Gu ordered a thousand more soldiers to guard the main road down the mountain, and another 500 soldiers to hide around. Then he took his most trusted 500 soldiers and walked quickly towards the mountainside.

Su Liang sat on a bamboo chair, with Bai Rushui and Luo Zhong standing behind him.

"Zhu Tongpan, do you still want to collude with him? I have learned that Luo Gu is responsible for your son's addiction to gambling, and he is the one who runs the casino!"

About two quarters of an hour later.

Luo Gu saw that Su Liang had opened the skylight and spoke frankly, and immediately said: "Special Envoy Su, I'm afraid you didn't understand that this is Laizhou, not Kaifeng Mansion!"

The Xiangjun soldiers behind could not help but take a few steps back.

Luo Gu said this.

How could Su Liang not know his true intention? He immediately turned around, looked at the two of them and said, "You can choose whatever you want, I won't stop you!"

Luo Gu looked at Bai Rushui and Luo Zhong behind Su Liang.

Su Liang slowly stood up.

"Your gift is too heavy, I'm afraid I can't bear it!"

Luo Gu glanced behind him, then looked at Su Liang.

After the soldier left, Luo Gu and Zhu Wangda walked quickly towards Su Liang.

Swish!

The moment Su Liang finished speaking, the five hundred dragon-feathered troops all moved forward with terrifying murderous intent.

Zhu Wangda looked at Luo Gu doubtfully.

Zhu Wanda hesitated for a moment and did not dare to move.

When the distance between the two sides was more than ten meters, Luo Gu said with a smile: "Special Envoy Su, you are really like a god with your troops. You caught all these gold diggers so quickly!"

After Luo Zhong hesitated for a moment, he said: "Luo Gu, I will never believe you again!"

"And you, Luo Zhong, if you follow me, you and your son can save their lives. If you choose to be my enemy, then I will have no choice but to let your wife die as a rebel on Mount Luo!"

He was timid by nature, but now that Luo Gu was dominant, he chose Luo Gu's side.

Su Liang looked at these soldiers and said coldly: "This time, I came with the holy order. The people standing behind me are the emperor's personal soldiers, Long Yujun. If you dare to take action today, you will all Punished for treason!"

On the side, Bai Rushui said: "I...I can testify!"

In front of the innermost thatched house.

"Bai Rushui, if you stand with me now, I will be able to guarantee your promotion after this matter is over. If you stand on the opposite side, then I am afraid that you are the one behind this matter!"

On the one hand, he wanted to isolate Su Liang again, and on the other hand, he wanted to delay time.

Hear this.

Su Liang looked at Zhu Wangda, the general magistrate of Laizhou.

Luo Gu didn't care about Zhu Wangda at all.

After saying that, Luo Gu waved his hand.

……

Luo Gu looked at Su Liang and said, "Special envoy Su, if you go down the mountain now and pretend that you don't know anything, I can forget the blame and not only guarantee your first achievement this time, but also give you a big gift, how about that?"

The five hundred soldiers behind him all showed their weapons.

Luo Gu and Zhu Wangda led five hundred soldiers to the mountainside, and then saw the bound gold diggers.

Luo Gu snorted coldly and said, "If you want to take refuge with the other party, then go ahead! I have three thousand people here, but you are only a few hundred. When a fight breaks out, you should know very well who will live and who will die!"

Su Liang smiled slightly.

But Su Liang didn't let anyone stop him.

For a while.

at this time.

"Luo Zhizhou, I really didn't expect that you were the one behind this turmoil. Please plead guilty. Resistance is useless!"

Luo Gu could tell at a glance that the man in black behind Su Liang was not simple, and quickly said to a soldier behind him: "Quickly mobilize the other 2,250 soldiers to surround this place. !”

Another large wave of soldiers surrounded him from behind.

Bai Rushui thought for a while and quickly ran towards Luo Gu.

"Su Liang, don't waste your time! These soldiers are all raised by me. They naturally listen to me. You want to convince them with just a few words of yours. You underestimate my ability! "

Luo Gu saw that the three thousand people behind him had completely surrounded him, and he couldn't help but said loudly: "Brothers, the Luo family father and son have gathered together to conspire against each other. These people are pretending to be special envoys of the imperial court. If they kill one person, they will be rewarded with three sticks!"

Just as three thousand soldiers holding swords and guns gradually approached.

Su Liang made a big move.

Not far away, a wind and fire gun suddenly appeared in Xu Mang's hand.

"boom!"

This loud noise made the surrounding area quiet.

Su Liang said coldly: "I will say it one last time, anyone who takes action will be punished as treason!"

"Kill one person and get five sticks!" Luo Gu shouted.

Immediately, the soldiers rushed forward one after another.

Su Liang originally intended to reduce casualties, but he didn't expect these people to be stubborn and immediately waved his hand towards Xu Mang.

Xu Mang immediately understood and said: "Quick fight and quick decision!"

Immediately, Xu Mang put away the wind fire gun.

The wind-fire gun in Xu Mang's hand was meant to give orders and ignite wind-fire thunder.

But at the moment, there is no need for wind, fire and thunder.

The wind, fire and thunder were too destructive. If a dozen of them were thrown, the three thousand soldiers would probably be killed immediately.

Swish!

I saw that the five hundred Long Yu troops were almost in unison. After running forward for nearly ten meters, they simultaneously revealed their sleeve crossbows.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!

Hundreds of arrows fired in unison.

Some aimed at the shoulders, some at the legs, and some at the hands and feet.

Before the action, Su Liang had already explained that the main purpose was to make these people lose their combat effectiveness and try not to kill them directly when their lives were not threatened.

After all, these soldiers are also motivated by profit.

After a wave of sleeve crossbow attacks, hundreds of soldiers were left without combat effectiveness.

then.

The soldiers of the Long Yu Army, like wolves entering a sheep's mouth, got into the Xiang Army camp.

As soon as the two sides fought, the gap became apparent.

This is not a battle, but a one-sided beating!

The soldiers of the Xiang Army had no room to fight back.

The soldiers of the Long Yu Army can basically destroy a person with one move, either with an elbow, a kick, or a punch.

Not to mention the three thousand Xiang troops.

Even if there are ten thousand Xiang troops, they may not be the opponents of these five hundred people.

The Xiang troops are good at building roads and bridges, and they have never seen such a scene.

Compared with this group of Long Yujun who practiced their killing skills all day long, the gap was like an eighty-year-old old man meeting a thirty-year-old strong man.

Since this was the first time for the five hundred Long Yu Army to fight, they would naturally fight with all their might and show no mercy.

Not long after.

A series of painful roars came from all around.

The soldiers of the Long Yu Army did not kill them, but they caused them great pain.

Some had broken wrists, some had broken backs, some had their entire legs broken...

This type of play looks terrifying.

The battle lasted only two quarters of an hour, and the Xiang troops broke up and fled for their lives.

The murderous aura emanating from Long Yujun's body made them lose the courage to continue fighting.

In the eyes of the soldiers, these people are gods of death. They fight for money, but they don't want to lose their lives for money.

The bound gold diggers were stunned for a moment.

They thought that what they saw in the morning was already the strongest state of this group of people, but now they saw that one move of theirs caused the Xiang soldiers to lose their combat effectiveness, and they couldn't help but feel chills running down their spines.

I'm glad I didn't resist.

this moment.

Luo Zhong was glad in his heart that he chose Su Liang at the last moment.

Bai Rushui and Zhu Wangda looked at this one-sided trend and felt regretful.

I regret not siding with Su Liang just now, and I regret that I am already bound to Luo Gu.

Seeing that the defeat was irreversible, Luo Gu immediately ran away.

Unfortunately, he has been locked in Xu Mang's eyes.

Less than a moment.

Luo Gu, Zhu Wangda, and Bai Rushui were all arrested, and the soldiers either surrendered or ran to the foot of Mount Luo.

Su Liang looked at the three of them and said coldly: "Go down the mountain, return to the state government office, and show them to the public in the streets of Yecheng!

……

About half an hour later, the sun was approaching dusk.

Luo Gu, Zhu Wangda, and Bai Rushui were escorted to Yecheng Street, followed by the Luo family father and son.

The people in Yecheng were dumbfounded.

Unexpectedly, in one day, the Luo family and his son, the largest wealthy family in Zhizhou, Tongxuan, County, and Yecheng, were all arrested.

Soon, the state government posted a notice.

The people were informed of the news that three officials, Luo Gu, Zhu Wangda, and Bai Rushui, and the businessman Luo Zhong and his son, colluded with the government and businessmen, gathered people to rebel, and attempted to kill the special envoy.

The people suddenly understood and clapped their hands and applauded.

As for the three thousand soldiers.

More than 300 people died and nearly 2,000 were injured. Almost all of them were arrested, some were carried away for treatment, and some were imprisoned in the state prison.

Su Liang has already greeted the imperial troops stationed on Jingdong Road, and they will be stationed in Yecheng tomorrow evening.

That night.

Su Liang interrogated these people again.

Luo Gu and others knew that they would not be able to escape the death penalty.

But for the sake of his family, he told the story of his evil deeds in recent years very honestly.

After Su Liang read these files, he realized how much money these people had made from the gold mines over the years, and how much money these people had.

Luo Gu not only planned Zhu Wangda's son's long-term gambling addiction, but also constantly sabotaged Bai Rushui's promotion opportunities.

Under the Hundred Days Examination Policy, Bai Rushui's several performance appraisals were very poor. This was because Luo Gu had tampered with him in private.

He did it to better control Bai Rushui.

He was afraid that after Bai Rushui's official position was higher than his, he would take action against him.

……

Later in the night.

In an official room in the back hall of the state government office.

Su Liang looked at the several confessions obtained from the interrogation and could not sleep.

This case is very representative.

Laizhou magistrate Luo Gu is the current situation of some local officials.

He holds great power and covers the sky with one hand, and all the officials around him either collaborate with him or are eliminated by him. Even some road supervisors cannot escape his control.

Zhu Wangda, the representative of incompetent officials.

Relying on senior qualifications to sit in a high position, but neither ability nor character can convince the public. Not only cannot he solve the troubles for the court, but he also creates many troubles for the court.

Bai Rushui is a representative of officials who are unscrupulous in their career.

This kind of official who doesn't love money but dares to do anything for promotion is even more terrifying and actually does more harm to the court.

If he is allowed to sit in a high position, he can use his own reputation to trick the court into death.

The Luo family father and son are typical examples of many local businessmen. They rely on government agencies to survive. They gradually become tools for officials to seek personal gain, and the collusion between government and businessmen becomes even more serious.

Su Liang thought for a while.

Prepare to write the dossier on the Yecheng gold mine turmoil case by hand.

This dossier should be distributed throughout the Song Dynasty to alert officials and businessmen all over the world.

Immediately, Su Liang started writing seriously.

Su Liangfang didn't put down his pen until dawn.

In the case, he suggested the death penalty for Luo Gu and the confiscation of all the property in the family; the death penalty for Zhu Wangda; the death penalty for Bai Rushui; and the death of the Luo family father and son.

After Su Liang finished writing, he handed the file to Xu Mang and asked him to quickly send it to the inn before going back to the house to sleep.

Xu Mang admired Su Liang very much.

He has never seen such outstanding scholar-bureaucrats.

It wasn't until the afternoon that Su Liang woke up quietly. After eating a bowl of wontons, he couldn't help but feel more energetic.

Shortly after.

Three thousand Jingdong Road Imperial Guards were ordered to come to Yecheng.

They were there to prevent civil unrest.

Only after the new governor of Yecheng arrives and understands all the situation will he leave.

Su Liang temporarily assumed the responsibility of knowing Laizhou as a special envoy.

First, a notice was posted in front of the state government office to inform everyone of the cause of the earthquake disaster and the consequences of indiscriminate mining.

Then two thousand soldiers and nearly a hundred experienced gold prospectors were mobilized to help mine gunpowder.

As for Luo Manman's more than a thousand gold diggers.

Su Liang severely punished some gold digger leaders and ordered these gold diggers not to participate in gold mining for half a year.

……

May 15th, on Mount Luo.

boom!

There was a loud noise from a golden cave, which was deafening and could be heard for ten miles.

It was the sound of wind, fire and thunder exploding mines.

The soldiers and gold diggers standing near the gold mine were shocked. They had also seen gunpowder, but they had never seen gunpowder with such powerful explosive power.

One blast of gunpowder is enough for them to dig for a month.

not to mention.

There are five hundred pieces of gunpowder like this.

These wind, fire and thunder will be completely controlled by the local Forbidden Army soldiers.

Each wind, fire and thunder explosion will indicate the person who ignited it, the time of ignition, the explosion effect, and requires the signature of multiple people.

If there is one thing that is not right, it is a great sin.

Su Liang led a group of state and county government officials to Mount Luoshan.

Inform them how to protect rocks, how to protect forests, and how to mine safely and regularly after blasting mines...

If subsequent protection is not in place, it is better not to mine.

Su Liang also organized these empirical rules and formed regulations.

Those who violate the regulations will also be severely punished.

All the officials in the prefecture and county government were convinced. They admired Su Liang's political talents.

Due to the shortage of soldiers, the government will adopt an employment system for the recruited gold diggers and pay them according to the market price.

At the same time, Su Liang sat in the state government office and answered questions raised by local people face to face.

For example, how to compensate for the destruction of farmland in rural areas by mining; how to resettle the remaining gold diggers; how to develop Yecheng's commerce and trade in the future, etc...

Su Liangdu gave an answer that satisfied the people.

Less than five days.

Su Liang then put the gold mining business in Yecheng in good order. When the local people mentioned Su Liang, they all expressed their admiration.

(End of this chapter)