Chapter 35
There were twenty people around Li Wu who were surrounding him to protect Li Wu. The other tax officials had been captured in one go. These people were all trampled on the ground, some of whom had done bad things and were beaten and kicked by military people.
More than a dozen people around Li Wu were confidants and always wanted to take it on their shoulders, but when he saw Liu Zhongyong instructing his servants to stab him straight with a spear, stab him to death with one shot, and knelt down one after another to beg for mercy.
Li Wu was the only one left at the scene. He stood alone alone, looking very embarrassed and confused.
Liu Bu said coldly: "For today's incident, if you receive a document or letter from Jimo County Magistrate Zhou Ruotong and order you to come here to pay taxes, it will be regarded as a misunderstanding. If not, I will be regarded as a robbery."
Just kidding, how can there be any orders like this? It’s all the above sentence, and the following ones will be executed directly. If there are words and fall into the hands of political enemies, it will be a death sentence.
Li Wu was very scared. He was a powerful figure who was not afraid of heaven or earth. But looking at Liu Bu's servants next to him, holding weapons that shone with cold light. He was surrounded by angry Fushan soldiers and farmers. He was surrounded by thousands of people, and each person could drown it with a sip of water.
Li Wu held a five-ring sword in his hand and said loudly: "Don't come over! I'm not polite to come over. I'm the confidant of Lord Zhou, the county magistrate. You deserve it if you were beaten to death."
Liu Bu asked: "I will ask you, is there any or no writing?"
Li Wu said: "Of course there is, please wait for Lord Zhou to send it to me immediately."
Liu Bu knew that it was impossible to have such an order, so he winked at Mao Shengli. Mao smoothly led his bow and shot Li Wu's wrist with an arrow. The knife in his hand fell to the ground. The soldiers next to him rushed up and hit him in the leg with a stick. Then he knelt on the ground.
The soldiers dragged Li Wu to Liu Bu, and Liu Bu sat on the horse, condescendingly, he looked at the other party with contempt and said, "Who told you to come to me to rob?"
Li Wu said: "Robbery, what kind of robbery? I am the official appointed by the court to be responsible for the tax collection in this area."
Liu Bu sneered disdainfully: "The imperial court appointed an official, what rank do you have?"
After Liu Bu said this, the other party couldn't speak. Li Wu usually brags, and he could say that he was an official appointed by the court, but in front of a real official appointed by the court, he did not dare to be so crazy.
The imperial court had a very small position in a county, and there were formal appointments with documents, only county magistrates, county magistrates, academic edicts, constables, etc. Generally, there were no more than five people. Li Wu was not even a captain, let alone those who could not get on the table and specialize in private and dirty work. To put it bluntly, if something happened, the county magistrate would not admit that this was a person in the county, but was just a temporary temporary worker.
Li Wu said: "Liu Bu, don't be proud. Who doesn't know that your Liu family has lost power? If you dare to offend me, I will definitely return it a hundred times later."
Liu Bu said: "You mean to remind me that I have to cut off the roots today and leave no one behind."
Li Wu took a gloomy look at Liu Bu and shivered, but he was a stubborn person. He turned his head and stopped talking. He looked like a hero who wanted to kill him and cut him off.
Liu Bu ordered his men to put down all the military households tied to the wooden stakes and arranged for the doctor to heal them. When he saw that the shelves were empty, he ordered people to tie Li Wu and his tax officials up.
Li Wu said resentfully: "Liu Bu, I am an official after all. You have humiliated me so much. I will never stop you."
Liu Bu said: "You are a person without an official or a position. You actually came to Fushan Station to grab money without any orders. I will calculate it as a robber. I will ask you if you instruct you. If you give up the mastermind behind the scenes, you will be spared from your death. Otherwise, next year will be your death day."
When Li Wu heard Liu Bu's implication, he actually wanted to kill someone to silence his words. He realized that he was afraid. He said, "It's all the fault of the villain. The villain didn't know that Prince Ma had three eyes and had hit the tiger's power. I would like to offer 3,000 taels of silver tattooed to apologize to the adults."
Liu Bu gave Liu Kang a wink. Liu Kang knew Liu Bu very well. With a look, he immediately understood and immediately took a group of people away. He was responsible for merging the tax office. The tax office has always collected heavy taxes, but he has made a lot of things. Moreover, Li is a person who is not particular. His family lives in the tax office. It can also be understood that all his belongings are in the office. Now that he has this opportunity, he just happened to copy him.
Liu Bu said: "Apology is useful, why do you need the law to do? Today I want to ask you, if no one wants you, that is what you are for the future, and I will let you know the consequences of offending the Liu family."
Li Wu felt a stern in his heart, and he said, "The surname is Liu! Don't bully people too much, you do it too well."
Liu Zhongyong next to Liu Bu said, "Sir, are we a little bit over it? After all, he is Lord Zhou Wentong's subordinate. Let's take a look at the owner by beating the dog."
Liu Bu said, "Look at the owner when beating a dog? Am I going to invite him to come? I'll beat him now and then hit its owner."
Liu Zhongyong said: "How is this possible? Although Zhou Wentong, a county magistrate of Jimo County, is only a small official of the seventh rank and a county magistrate, he is the imperial court ordered an official to guard the maid side. If he openly attacks him, this can be defined as a rebellion."
Liu Bi said: "You won't say that this is done by the bandits?"
Liu Zhongyong said: "Is this okay sir?"
Liu Bu said: "Old Liu, I have been in Linqing for so many years and have always had an experience, that is, others slapped you in the face. You not only have to hit you back, but also have to break his legs and his hands, so that he will be scared when he sees you."
Liu Zhongyong said, "Sir, this?" He was quite hesitant.
If Liu Zhongyong was asked to suppress the bandits and fight the robbers, he would fight immediately without saying a word. However, if he was asked to attack the county town and attack the government, it would be a crime of rebellion. He would have to think carefully about it.
Liu Bu said: "If you don't want to, I won't force you."
Liu Zhongyong gritted his teeth and said, "The general is still a soldier, not a thief. If he is a soldier, he will obey the order. As long as you give the order, the general will do it."
After Li Wu and the others were tied up, the military households applauded and applauded. Many people used stones, soil and rotten vegetables to smash them. As for eggs, it was impossible. Eggs were used to eat.
Liu Bu said: "You are an excellent professional soldier, and this is what I appreciate most." He ordered that all Li Wu's people be locked on iron chains and sent them to work in the Zangbing Valley. These people were killed in vain. They were left behind, confiscated their property, and then forced them to work in the mountains. Working in the mountains as slaves can also create new value for the Liu family.
Liu Zhongyong said: "These people are lazy and idle land rogues. Is this possible? Are these people who are all impossible to work?"
Liu Bu said: "It is impossible to work. Our sticks and whips are used to decorate them. If you don't want to do it, you will beat him if you are willing. If you don't know how to do it, you will beat him until he can do it. I don't believe it. There are such a cheap bone, and it's useless to hit him?"
When Liu Bu reminded this, Liu Zhongyong smiled knowingly. This is true. Which prison is not the kind of thorny and hooligan who are trapped in? As a result, after going to the prison, everyone is very obedient. They just have to be beaten, and they will be beaten obediently.
Liu Bu immediately announced that he would define these people as robbers, clearing the Fushan District, and then confiscating all their property and sentenced them to ten years in prison.
It was said that they were sentenced to ten years in prison, so they would not send all these prisoners to the county, but instead directly detained them in the Zangbing Valley and Fushan Station, asking them to help build roads, ditches, bridges and roads, and work for free.
Li Wu wanted to send troops to deal with the Liu family, but the result was that Liu Bu had hundreds of free laborers.
Liu Bu and his friends are a huge group, and now they are more focused on training troops. There are still many things that require people to do. These work requires money. Now they have captured all of them and turned them into slaves. Working for the Liu family is also a way to use waste.
Liu Zhongyong said, "Sir, what should I do with Zhou Wentong?" He knew that such a big thing had happened, and Zhou Wentong would soon know that with Zhou Wentong's strength and temper, he would definitely ask them for their crimes.
Liu Bu said: "What can he do when Zhou Wentong?"
Liu Zhongyong explained: "He will definitely ask Jiaozhou for help, falsely accus us of rebelling, and then send a large army to find us."
Liu Bu said: "He knew that the Tongzhi of Jimoying was my uncle and would not call anyone, so his only way was to send someone to Jiaozhou for help."
Liu Zhongyong said: "My sir is right."
Liu Bu said: "Send a pair of people to hunt his messenger, and prevent him from sending messengers to Jiaozhou for help. Then send more than 600 people to dress up as bandits and loot Jimo County and give him a good look."
Liu Zhongyong said: "Is this right sir?"
Liu Bu said, "Of course, I will beat me back after someone beat me. I can't beat me overnight. Otherwise, I won't be able to sleep. I will not suffer this mute loss in vain. Zhou Wentong is responsible for defending the territory. He survived so many bandits and directly attacked the county town. It is estimated that the superiors will hold him accountable and will punish him for his crime. I believe that in this way, they will not have time to come to trouble us."
When Liu Zhongyong thought about this, he immediately said, "As for orders, I will do it myself."
Liu Bu whispered: "I ordered my brothers to only steal money and not kill innocent people indiscriminately. If you kill innocent people indiscriminately and harm civilians, don't blame me for not recognizing people."
Chapter completed!