After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Sun Qingchen thought that Xu Zhenying wanted to ask him how to deal with these squires, but Xu Zhenying was not moved at all, and he was not as angry as he imagined. Instead, he said slowly: "You don't need to be angry. Since these squires are unwilling to listen to me, Xu Zhenying, I have my own way of making them obey."

"I dare to ask, young master, but you want to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys? If you want to kill people, although the young one looks thin, he is naturally very powerful and can use all kinds of weapons. If you have any difficult things, just leave it to the young man."

Xu Qingying felt a little unfamiliar with this voice, and Feng'er immediately said: "This is the captain of the twelfth team. He seems to be called...what is his name? You can say it yourself."

He was a handsome and handsome young man with a tall and straight figure. Although he fell into the ranks of refugees, he spoke neither humble nor arrogantly, and he dared to take the initiative to ask for help. He seemed to be a man of real ability.

The man raised his hand and announced his home: "My name is Mo Jinchun, and I am from Sanjiang County, Jinzhou. This year's floods in Jinzhou were the worst in Sanjiang County. Now it is in ruins, and the people are fleeing. . I am the only one in my family who escaped, and the whereabouts of the rest of my relatives are unknown."

Speaking of this, Mo Jinchun's voice was a little choked, and his eyes turned red when he thought of his missing family members, "I am a bodyguard, and the Sanjiang Bodyguard Bureau is my family's property. I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and am proficient in all kinds of weapons. As a escort, I know the routes of every county in Jinzhou. If you are sent by me, I will never refuse."

"Well done! I just like people who are talented and courageous!" Xu Zhenying made no secret of his admiration for Mo Jinchun. Talents, these are all talents. You can use them at your fingertips. How convenient!

She turned to Feng'er and said: "Feng'er, take note, you will ask someone to count the situation of our 5000 people later. How many are literate and who have what skills, those who farm, those who weave, those who raise chickens and pigs, And the craftsman, please register and make a book."

Feng'er took the order.

Xu Zhenying said to Mo Jinchun again: "You are very good. There are not many people who dare to recommend themselves, which shows that you have real ability. I, Xu Zhenying, lack nothing but talents."

Mo Jinchun couldn't hide his excitement.

When he was in Lao Liao's team before, he had already seen that Lao Liao was not a hero, so he disdained to associate with him.

Even if Lao Liao tried to win over him, he remained unmoved.

But Xu Zhenying was different. Even though he was young, he was able to restrain his subordinates, and everyone under him obeyed him. Moreover, he was not fond of money, he was generous to his subordinates, and he could also produce earth-shattering things like black powder.

What is even more commendable is that Xu Zhenying attacked the city but did not massacre it. The first thing he did when entering the city was to deal with government affairs. Judging from his skill in handling government affairs, he was by no means an ordinary refugee.

If you don’t show your loyalty now, when will you wait?
Fortunately, he won the bet.

Xu Zhenying seemed quite satisfied with him.

"But." Xu Zhenying smiled slightly and tapped her fingers, "I like to subdue others without fighting, and I don't like to fight and kill. You can only keep your skills for now, maybe it will be of great use in the future. , How can I use your great knife to kill chickens this time? Just rest for now, there will be important things for you to do in two days."

Sun Qingchen's heart froze and he couldn't help but look at Xu Zhenying.

Good boy, this method of winning over people's hearts is quite sophisticated. Looking at Mo Jinchun's face as if he has met his confidant, you can tell that he is sincerely convinced of Xu Zhenying.

Where did Xu Zhenying come from?
He can make black powder, is familiar with government affairs, and can win over people's hearts. From his tone, it seems that he also has a good knowledge of the art of war.

Xu Zhenying called Fang Xun again: "Fang Xun, I have another task for you. You choose a group of forty refugees, two men and two women, the men are stronger, and the women are as good-looking as possible. Divide them into ten We formed a group and went door to door, knocking on doors and asking them three questions. The first question was which rich households there were in the city. The second question was what bad things these rich households had done. The third question was about the common people. Who among them thinks he deserves the most death? Let’s rank them in order.”

Mo Jinchun didn't understand its meaning.

Others also looked confused.

Fang Xun didn't know what he meant, so he thought carefully before asking: "What if the people are unwilling to cooperate? The local squire is very powerful, and the people are afraid of being retaliated and dare not tell the truth."

Even Feng'er was anxious and blurted out: "Either lure him with benefits, drive him away with fear, or do both. Don't be afraid that he won't tell the truth!"

Xu Zhenying was a little surprised by Feng'er's progress. She glanced at Feng'er with a smile. Feng'er was at a loss when she saw her. She suddenly lost her confidence and lowered her head and said, "What's wrong, sir? Am I right?"

"No, you said it very well. I'm just surprised by your intelligence and diligence." Xu Zhenying turned to look at Fang Xun again, "You heard me, you can think of a way on your own, and the pomp must be grand. Let those squires know that we are making a blacklist for them. If anyone asks, just tell the truth. Just say that we will not kill a good person, but we will not let a bad person go. The first few on the list say no. I'm going to move the whole family's heads, and ask the squires to recall to me whether they have done any bad things recently to bully men and women, and ask them to panic!"

Fang Xun listened to Xu Zhenying's words and stepped back thoughtfully.

But Feng'er couldn't recover because of Xu Zhenying's compliment. Oh my god, did the young master praise her again just now?
No, if she hears one more words, she will really faint.

"There are still some things that will be carried out gradually after things stabilize. Let's stop here today. Let's break up the meeting and ask Liu Dazhuang to come see me."

Everyone retreated, and Da Zhuang had already finished his work and came back, "I have sent people to take care of the Sun family. I saw that his house is quite big and can accommodate about five or sixty people, so I am good at making decisions. Move them to the Tianzihao room of the restaurant, so that it will be easier for our people to supervise them."

Xu Zhenying then summoned Dazhuang to come forward, "Liu Dazhuang, Li Zhaodi was sold into the city a few days ago. You can bring a few trustworthy people to look for her... That's it, just go by yourself. I can't trust anyone else." "

Liu Dazhuang clearly felt that Xu Zhenying was hesitant to speak, and something seemed to be surging in his eyes. He remained silent and waited for Xu Zhenying's next instruction.

"Go to the Brothel Street more often. If you find one, don't make it public. Just bring him to me quietly."

Liu Dazhuang's heart skipped a beat.

He didn't have a deep impression of Li Zhaodi. Along the way, he remembered the night when he went to rescue Yin Zhang. Li Zhaodi's hot tears almost burned his back.

Was that woman... actually sold to the land of fireworks?

At this moment, everyone in the city was also in panic.

Not long after, the doors of people's homes were knocked open one by one. Old man Zhang from Xicheng put his foot down and walked very slowly. While responding in fear, he asked his old wife and young granddaughter to hide in the house before he dared to go. Open the door.

Uncle Zhang thought to himself, it's over, I'm afraid they're going to rob the food.

He picked up the kitchen knife from behind the door and hid it behind his back.

The ones knocking on the door were two men and two women.

Before Uncle Zhang could react, the leading woman smiled and said in a friendly manner, "You are from Old Man Zhang's family in Xicheng. You don't have to be afraid. We are here to ask you a few questions on the order of the city lord." , Don’t worry, all the people have asked, not just you."

Old man Zhang was startled and felt strange. He stuck his head out to take a look, and sure enough he saw two men and two women asking questions in the house opposite.

He was doubtful, and a smile appeared on his face, "Excuse me. Old man, I know everything and can tell you everything."

"Okay. Do you know all the rich families in the city? Who are they?"

The woman spoke softly and her words were extremely kind, which made Old Man Zhang less wary.

He thought again and asked who the rich people were. It would not be illegal to answer this question. "There is a man named Chen in the city. He said that he has a cousin who is a high-ranking official in the court and his business goes to Jinzhou Prefecture. His family does everything, including grain, ready-made clothes, restaurants, etc. I heard that he The floors at home are all made of silver..."

"Then has he ever done anything to bully men and dominate women?"

Old Man Zhang immediately became vigilant, waved his hands quickly, and said vaguely: "It's hard to say, and I don't know him..."

The round-faced woman stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, we are just talking casually and no one will tell anyone. The city lord said that these rich families in the city squeezed the farmers to collect grain at low prices, and then they Sell ​​it to you at a high price, and take the opportunity to make money for the country during a natural disaster. This kind of behavior is simply worse than a beast! The city lord is determined to deal with the rich households in the city, and wants to force them to hand over food, and the food they hand over will be used for the city. The people are divided, but unfortunately there is no reason..."

Old Man Zhang's eyes rolled when he heard this, but he still said: "Let's go, let's go quickly, how can we say bad things about others behind their backs? Besides, I really don't know the Chen, Wang, Liu, and Gu families in the city..."

The woman was not annoyed, and continued: "The city lord also said that there will be rewards for reporting. Anyone who reports the crimes of these wealthy households will be rewarded with a bucket of rice. Old man Zhang, if you don't say anything, others will always have something to say. Please consider it." "

Even though Old Man Zhang was moved, he didn't have the guts to offend the gentlemen in the city, so he had no choice but to tell them one by one and then closed the door.

Only then did the old wife at home dare to come out. She had just heard the conversation clearly, and now she looked worried: "What, the mountain king is going to attack the rich people in the city?"

Old man Zhang walked into the house with his hands behind his back, shook his head and sighed, "Oh, I'm afraid we can't hide the fact that those rich families have food in their homes. But Mr. Sun can't defeat those gentlemen, let alone this new king. ? These are extraordinary times, so don’t talk nonsense, or you may get into trouble!"

However, Old Man Zhang's wife said: "Don't tell me, this king seems to be really different from the former bandit leaders. He didn't go on a killing spree when he entered the city, and he didn't rob us of our things. Except for those who entered the city first, we I’ve seen refugees before, but now I can’t see any of them. You said there are so many of them, what do they eat, and where do they live—”

"We don't care what he does. As long as he doesn't kill people, we can live our own lives behind closed doors!"

Old man Zhang's wife shook her head, "I think things are going to change in this city. The four families of Chen, Wang, Liu and Gu have done so many bad things, and they usually offend a lot of people. Just look at it, they let us do it in such a big way. There must be someone who can’t bear to tell the truth. There will definitely be a good show tomorrow.”

At this moment, the heads of the Chen Wang, Liu and Gu families were gathering in the study of Chen Zhangyi, the head of the Chen Jia family.

Since the young man came to report that the new king has made some moves.

He sent ten groups of people to collect information from the wealthy households in the city door to door. Although he didn't know what the Caotou King was up to, this move must be aimed at them.

The atmosphere in the room was a little anxious.

Wang Yin, the head of the Wang family, has always advocated that they be more polite to the new king, but this group of people is stubborn and insists on giving him a blow. At this moment, he said unceremoniously: "Mr. Chen, I advised you not to follow him from the beginning. What's the use of confronting him? Why don't you give him a blow? Now that even Master Sun and his family have been kidnapped, he is just a bandit leader, and he is not afraid of us at all! Now it's better, he sends people to every house The door-to-door questioning is obviously to find a reason to deal with us!"

"He dares?!" Chen Zhangyi twitched his beard and slapped the table, "My cousin is a real sixth-rank official in the court. If he dares to attack me, I will directly handwrite a letter to my cousin and ask him to send an army. Suppress the bandits, let’s see which one of them can escape.”

"Bianjing is a thousand kilometers away from Lan County. You can't quench your thirst at this distance...Besides, they are just a bunch of bandits. There is no moral justice in the world. How can we go head-to-head with such people? What if he will send someone later? , surrounded our yard and chopped off our heads first, so what?"

The heads of the Liu and Gu families also looked annoyed, regretting that they should have followed that old boy Chen Zhangyi's mischief in a hot head.

Liu Chang said: "What on earth does he want to do? Firstly, he doesn't force us to pay tribute, and secondly, he doesn't send people to force us to pay food. He just leaves us out in the cold, but sends so many people to run around the city. He doesn't ask all the questions." It's about our affairs...Brother Chen, I'm so panicked...I always feel that this guy is very evil. As for the gunpowder at the beginning, I have never seen such a powerful thing in my life. The city gates were all blown open... You didn't see the Grass-headed King entering the city before. Oh, the grandeur, how can I put it, is evil... It's really evil..."

"What the hell, I don't dare to go there today, for fear that he will take action on us..."

"I can't tell, that's what I said. He doesn't look like an ordinary bandit leader. He's a gentle and polite young man who speaks well... but he just stared at him for a long time, which makes people feel a little scared."

"Hmph!" Chen Zhangyi was a little annoyed, "Don't talk about those vain things. He is doing so many things now just for us. Tell me, what should we do?"

Wang Yin said: "After talking for a long time, we just need to find out what he needs and it's over? With such a big fuss, isn't he just forcing us to hand over food? Let's just give it to him. Is it possible that the food and grass are not as good as ours?" His life?"

"Give it to him?" Chen Zhangyi puffed his beard and glared, "Sun Qingchen has come to beg me so many times and I haven't let go. If he makes some false move, I have to offer food with both hands? There are so many refugees in Jinzhou Prefecture. If we let go, how can we give it to him?" Have you calculated how much it will cost?"

When the Liu and Gu families heard this, they nodded frequently, and did not forget to echo: "Brother Chen is right, the price of food in Jinzhou has risen sharply this year, and we have finally bought the food from the north. With this move, the whole family will lose money." It’s money!”

Wang Yin just felt that these people were crazy. At a time of life and death, they still cared about vulgar things. He just wanted to pry open the heads of these idiots and see what was inside.

"Everyone, Jinzhou is in such chaos. It would be great if we could transport this batch of grain to Lan County. Now there are rogues everywhere outside, and Lan County has been closing the door to prevent us from entering. You want to sell it to Who?"

Soon, another boy who was always paying attention to the situation came to report: "Family head, the person we inquired about the situation came back and said that the grass-head king is collecting information from all the family heads to see if they have bullied men and dominated women, disrupted the market, illegally occupied fields, etc. , and also encouraged the people to engage in bully voting, saying that the number one...the number one is...just..."

Chen Zhangyi was furious: "Tell me the truth!"

"He said he was going to chop off the whole family's heads!"

Chen Zhangyi turned pale with anger and fell into the Grand Master's chair. He covered his chest and said, "Okay, okay, okay, very good. Since he asked for his own death, I don't have to be merciful. Come and get my token. Butler Lu quickly took my handwritten letter to find Mr. Zheng in Jinzhou Prefecture and asked him to quickly send troops to suppress these grass bandits!"

The head of the Liu and Gu families relaxed, and quickly caught up with him: "Brother Chen, I guess these gangsters are just grasshoppers after the fall, and they won't be arrogant for long. So we can rest assured."

"When the soldiers and horses from Jinzhou Prefecture arrive, I'm afraid these bandits will be scared to death, chop off our heads, and force us to pay tribute. It's simply overestimating our capabilities. Sun Qingchen has to keep a low profile when he sees us, but he is a When the Caotou King entered the city, he wanted to ride on top of us and dominate us. It is true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Let him be arrogant for another two days, and we will go back and wait for the good news from Brother Chen."

In his heart, Wang Yin laughed at how ignorant these people were of the current affairs. Not to mention the so-called water from afar cannot quench the thirst of the near, Jinzhou Mansion still doesn’t know what kind of chaos it has become. He is afraid that he himself cannot be protected. How can there be extra troops to come here? The county is causing trouble.

Wang Yin also knew that Chen Zhangyi had always been ignorant of propriety and arrogant, so he did not argue with him, but casually agreed with him and left.

He walked on the deserted streets, looking at the decaying shops and the closed doors of every household, and felt somewhat uneasy in his heart.

Ever since the new king entered the city, people in the city have been in panic.

Although he didn't do anything, he didn't go on a killing spree, he never bullied men and women, and there was no sign of arrogance or lewdness. Lan County didn't seem to have changed much before and after the refugees entered the city, except for the occasional careless subordinates who were doing things. He was in a hurry, but his eyes were very well behaved. He never glanced around and spoke politely.

This doesn't look like a grassroots team!

I really can't understand or understand it.

Because of this, Wang Yin felt even more uneasy.

Somehow, Wang Yin felt that there seemed to be a huge storm hidden under the calmness of Lan County.

The boy next to me reminded: "Master, the street is not peaceful, let's go back quickly."

Wang Yin asked the boy next to him: "This grass-headed king is ordering people to collect information about the rich households in the city? He is also asking the people to vote for us. Do you think our Wang family will be on this list?"