In the backyard of Pucheng County Yamen, the county magistrate was in a dilemma.
"Old Li, what kind of trick do you think the bandit Pai Yin is playing? Then he is not short of money, right? Then he can't attack the city, right?"
"Probably...no way..." The county magistrate was also confused.
"Wenchang, we still need to put more people on the wall, we have to be careful."
"Yes." Wang Wenchang sat slumped in his chair without saying much.
A night of confusion for the gentlemen.
Early in the morning.
Wang Gao, the young leader of Minzhuang, yawned and went out, staggering up to the two-foot-nine-foot-high north city wall.
He kicked, "Are you still sleeping?! Don't you want any money?"
Hehe laughed, "I'm too sleepy, I can't bear it."
"Why didn't you freeze to death, you bitch!"
Wang Gao looked around and said, "Please be careful!"
He grabbed the wall and looked outside again, but couldn't see anything clearly.
"Mi Erwa! Do something!"
"okay!"
Amidst the creaking sound, the suspension bridge was slowly lowered.
The trench under the city is more than ten feet deep and two feet wide. After the bridge was covered, it immediately became smooth. 1 The ancient suspension bridge was limited by the length of the wood, and a large piece of the city entrance needed to be protruded for buffering, so the river here would narrow. The actual suspension bridge did not
How long? Some don't even have suspension bridges.
At the same time, a flying monkey flew up from the city wall.
Immediately afterwards, a dark patch suddenly stood up in the wilderness outside the city.
Wang Gao muttered in a low voice, "Your ancestors! We have already laid an ambush."
Gu Kecheng quietly entered the city with two hundred elite soldiers.
After a while, two more flying monkeys flew up from the top of the city.
Another group of revolutionary troops entered Pucheng in batches.
Li Zicheng passed through the city gate, reined in his horse and stopped.
"Get up! The revolutionary army is not interested in kneeling down."
"The revolutionary army is invincible in benevolence and righteousness! It is invincible in every attack and invincible in every battle!"
Wang Gao kowtowed before standing up.
This young man had been following Wang Er for more than a year, and he led the way by robbing dutiful children. After Wang Er surrendered, he returned to Pucheng and lived a well-off life.
The spies sent by Tian Jianxiu searched for three days before they found him, and then he became an inside agent.
Li Zicheng waved, and several soldiers came forward carrying four heavy bags.
Wang Gao quickly kowtowed on the ground again, "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for the generous reward!"
He received two pockets, and the other half was given to his companions.
Four thousand taels of silver are exchanged for a city, it’s worth it!
…
The Sun Also Rises.
The people of Pucheng woke up.
The early riser noticed something was wrong.
"Why is there a piece of paper posted on the door? Who is this written on?"
There is a note on the door of every house, with slightly different contents, such as "No crime in autumn", "Live and work in peace and contentment", "Fair business"...
Even literate people would be baffled after reading this. Everything in the county is normal, nothing is different except for the note.
Hurry up and ask the county magistrate for advice.
They ran to the place and took a look. Even the gate of the county government office had a new couplet posted on it:
You pay your salary to the people and anoint the people; it is easy for the people to be abused and it is difficult for God to deceive them.
Weird!
Until daybreak, groups of people playing gongs and cymbals began to walk through the streets.
As they walked, they shouted:
"Qiu has no fault!"
"Live and work in peace and contentment!"
"Don't panic!"
"..."
Can the magistrate not panic?
He hurriedly summoned someone to ask, but Wang Gao was already waiting at the door.
This young man did not kneel down when he entered, but held his head high and said, "Sir, the revolutionary army has done nothing wrong, so don't panic!"
The magistrate blinked, "..."
Wang Gao raised his hand and pointed upward, "Sir, things have changed! You can stay in the backyard with peace of mind, everything remains as usual."
The magistrate finally came to his senses and slapped the table, "You bastard! Palm!"
As soon as a yamen officer came out of the queue, Wang Gao raised his foot and kicked him over.
"It's not your turn to be arrogant! Don't be shameless!"
"..."
All the government officials were shocked, and just as they were about to rush forward in a swarm, more than a dozen people rushed in outside the door.
Liu Zongmin raised his knife and pointed, "Don't move! It bleeds easily!"
The magistrate was furious and slapped the gavel, "How bold! Where did the wild monk come from! Get it for me!"
The government officials withered.
Liu Zongmin laughed, "Ball boss! The commander-in-chief announced to the whole city that the revolutionary army will not kill people, set fires, destroy money, or plunder. The words are here, let you think about it for a day. After that, those who are willing to hang themselves will be hanged, and those who are willing to be thrown into a well
Throw yourself into a well and choose your own path."
"..." The magistrate was dumbfounded.
Liu Zongmin laughed and led the people away.
Wang Gao spoke again, "Sir, the younger one is squatting at the door and waiting. You always give me orders."
After saying that, he also went out.
"..." The magistrate was still in a daze.
People in the city are even more confused.
But life seems to be the same, so let’s live it as usual.
In the front, Li Zicheng was afraid of alarming the common people, so he stationed the revolutionary troops who entered first on the city wall. Zhao Sheng's team also did not move outside the city. Therefore, almost no soldiers could be seen in the city.
Because some pedantic people have many problems and will hang themselves into wells when frightened, which is very annoying.
Besides, there are about ten people from Pucheng working as officials in other places, so don't disturb their families so that they can meet each other easily in the future.
Li Zicheng only took three followers to patrol the streets on foot, and the city was in good order.
"Qiu has no fault!"
Two gong-beaters passed by and saw Li Zicheng and stopped him.
"Hey! The man in the felt hat in front of you, stand still."
"What are you doing in such a sneaky way? I'm warning you, don't reach out, otherwise you will be cut off!"
"Especially that one with a black face, he's not a good person at first glance. You have to be careful, I'm keeping an eye on you."
"..."
Li Zicheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, Wang Gao was quite reliable in his work.
At this time, the door of a door nearby creaked open a crack, and then opened most of the way.
An old man stuck his head in and asked, "Huzi, what are you doing?"
Hu Zi knocked the gong and said with a smile: "Old Yuantou, call out the orchid flower and let me take a look."
The old man pursed his lips and said, "Go, go, go! You don't even have enough to eat, so don't harm your loved ones."
The family is poor and cannot afford a wife.
A few numbers illustrate the desolation of the world.
"Just tell Lan Huahua, and my brother will be rich in no time."
"You haven't replied to me yet. What's going on with you?"
"The revolutionary army does what is right for heaven and does not harass the people. You deserve to eat..."
"Where did the revolutionary army come from? What a nonsense request!"
Li Zicheng, who was standing next to him, quickly raised his hand and interjected: "I know! Old man, let me tell you. You two little brothers, please go ahead."
Huzi tilted his head and pointed with a small wooden hammer, "I'm warning you!"
Soldier Zhang Jiuxiao stepped forward and stood in front of the commander, "Little brother, we are the revolutionary army. You go to inspect elsewhere first."
Oh my God! What did I find?
Three living thieves...oh, no, they are the revolutionary army.
"..." Huzi's legs trembled when he heard this. He didn't dare to talk to him, so he turned around and ran away.
Another companion also ran away.
The old man was about to close the door in a hurry, but Zhang Jiuxiao stepped forward to stop it.
"Old man, don't panic, the revolutionary army has done nothing wrong."
The old man pushed the door hard, his face turned red.
"Master Hei, please go to another family to convict me. I am a young, lonely and old man who has been a poor man for three lifetimes."
What a ghost!
Do the poor people live in big houses with carved beams and paintings? Do they still have carved horse-mounted stones at their doorsteps?
Very bad conscience!
After all, the old man was exhausted and the door was slowly pushed open.
Li Zicheng stepped forward calmly.
The old man hurriedly opened his arms to stop him, "Master, I'll give you two taels of silver and wish you good luck..."
Li Zicheng pulled him away and said, "Please ask for a drink of hot water. Don't worry, I won't go to the backyard."
Believed in your evil deeds!
The old man followed suit and did not go to fetch water when he entered the front hall. He did not dare to leave.
Li Zicheng looked around and said, "This house is quite impressive!"
The old man stammered: "Ah...it's okay..."
Li Zicheng took out a big ingot and slapped it on the table, "Well, what's it called... Huzi, I'll help him pay half of the betrothal gift. Twenty taels of silver will make you rich, right? I'll also lend you a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone."
The old man Qi Qi Ai Ai didn't know how to reply.
Zhang Jiuxiao was angry: "I'll lend you your pen, ink, paper and inkstone!"
The old man trembled, then turned back in three steps and went out to get something.
Li Zicheng said dissatisfied: "You should pay attention!"
Zhang Jiuxiao felt aggrieved and said, "Commander, is my face really that dark?"
Xin Sizhong couldn't hold it in any longer and laughed loudly, "Hei Jiuxiao, I told you earlier, but you still don't believe it."
Zhang Jiuxiao gave him a resentful look.
The original old man went for a long time before returning, and there was a woman with him.
The woman walked forward with her eyebrows lowered and her waist bent. She kowtowed to the ground first and said, "My orchid, thank you for your reward."
Li Zicheng waved his hand and said, "Get up. Everyone is equal before the revolutionary army. There are no masters or slaves. You don't want to kneel down. Also, I will just say it casually about Hu Zi. If you don't want to, no one will dare to force you."
"Thank you, sir."
Lanhua stood up, took the tray from old man Yuan, placed it on the table, and began to grind the ink.
In addition to pens, inks, paper and inkstones, there were also two pieces of silver on the plate.
Li Zicheng grabbed the silver, weighed it, and put it back on the plate.
"Say hello to your master for me. I appreciate it."
The former old man murmured: "Master... it is not convenient for the mistress to see guests, so I have to pay my respects to the general."
"Well, give me my greetings to Mrs. Lei."
"..." The old man...
Li Zicheng didn't care about the old man's astonishment and began to splash ink. This chapter has been completed!