At the right time, the motorcade has arrived at Li’s Xizhuang!
The weather got even colder, a cold wind blew by, and the silk flag on the carriage unfolded in the wind, revealing the word "Song".
Then the wind swirled again, picking up the snow on the ground and blowing it onto the face, causing pain like being cut with a knife.
"What a thief..."
Yin Guang tightened his leather hat and cursed secretly.
He was originally the master of Zhaoxuan Temple in Jingzhou, and he was also considered a senior monk. Like the escaped meritorious officer, he was the deputy of Wei Na of Zhaoxuan Temple.
Although he was a monk in name, he lived a good life, with no shortage of food, wine, and women.
I originally thought that I would live happily for a few more years, and when I had enough money to accumulate, I would return to secular life, get a few wives, and have a few sons.
Who knew that suddenly, the dream was shattered...
The rebel thieves are using the banner of "welcoming the new Buddha and eradicating the old demons", and they are exterminating monks like him with official status.
He is the boss, and only supervises the civil affairs. He does not supervise the postal affairs like a meritorious officer. He has a transit document, so he has no place to escape if he wants to.
If you don’t want to die and take the blame for the government, you can only follow the rebellion...
Yinguang chose the last road.
He spent three days inciting the monks at the foot of the mountain, gathering nearly a thousand strong monks, and then coerced the Song family stewards into acting as internal agents, and captured the Song family village...
A lot of goods were looted, including tens of thousands of stones in food alone, more than fifty bows, more than two thousand arrows, and more than ten pairs of armor.
The biggest harvest is the more than 400 strong men from Songjiazhuang who are equipped with swords and armor...
In order to force the villagers to rebel with him, and fearing the consequences, Yin Guang forced the villagers to surrender their names and killed nearly fifty members of the Song family with one knife each...
Suddenly, the power doubled, and Yin Guang, who had tasted the benefits, was ready to make a move. He only had one thought in his mind: continue to grab.
When asked the manager of the Song family which family is the richest nearby, the first one the manager mentioned was Lijiabao.
It's a pity that the manager is just a manager. I only know that the Li family is very rich, but I don't know how the Li family became rich?
Yin Guang is also a foreign monk. The scenery of the Li family happened more than ten years ago. How had he heard of it?
When he heard from the steward that there were only about a hundred households in Lijiabao, they could only gather two hundred strong men at most, and the village wall was only about ten feet high, Yin Guang decided that Lijiabao was already in his pocket.
If Yin Guang hadn't killed everyone in the Song family, maybe someone would have told him how glorious the Li family in Lijiabao was more than ten years ago...
"Master, this is the Li family's Xizhuang. Five miles further east, you will reach the Li family fort..."
A man in his early thirties said to Yin Guang flatteringly.
He was the steward of the Song family. Yin Guang threatened him with his affair with the master's concubine, became the monk's internal agent, and hacked the head of the Song family to death with his own hands...
Now there is only one way to get to the dark side...
Yin Guang squinted his eyes and looked carefully.
Zhuangzi is not small, covering more than ten acres, with seven or eight tile-roofed houses and twenty or thirty mud houses. It seems that there are many people living there.
But at this time, there was a dead silence in Zhuangzi. I don't know whether they moved to the main castle or hid when they saw them.
There are only a few soldiers standing on the turret of Zhuangjiao, looking over here.
Yin Guang didn't want to hide his whereabouts, he couldn't even if he wanted to.
To the east of Kongtong Mountain, there is only the official road by the river. There are fields on both sides, and there are not even many trees...
In this case, it is better to leave in a bright and clear way. It is of course the best if you can deceive the dealer. If you can't deceive, it is not too late to fight...
How can the village wall, which is about 10 feet high, with only a hundred villagers, be able to block an army of 400?
Even if the Li family has a fort, it would be great if people could hide in it. What about grain, livestock, and property? They can also be moved in?
Of course, you can grab whatever you want...
Thinking of this, Yin Guang suddenly became proud and waved his hand: "Let's go..."
After walking a little further, and approaching the entrance of the village, there was another movement in the village.
After the village gate opened, a rider ran out and greeted the convoy.
Yin Guang was not surprised but overjoyed, and reminded a few close associates around him, "Don't let him get close to the carriage... Pull the straw mat down again, and his feet will be exposed..."
Then he poked Manager Song again: "Take good care of it!"
If the people in Zhuangzi dare to come up to them, it shows that they have not yet raised any doubts about their identity, and they really regard them as members of the Song family...
Manager Song nodded and took two strong breaths to calm down his nervous mood.
Here comes Li Bai's deputy, the deputy steward of Xizhuang, named Li Feng.
The Li and Song families were related by marriage and had frequent contacts, so he naturally knew Manager Song.
Before the person arrived, Li Feng greeted him from a distance: "It's Mr. Song?"
After he stopped his horse, he looked at the convoy and Xiangzhuang behind him: "Where are you going? Could it be that the thieves are coming?"
Master Song forced out a smile: "Your Li family is in the east. If the thieves come over, wouldn't you know? It's just that the head of the family was prepared for a rainy day. He felt that he couldn't defend it with only Wubao, so he planned to defect to the branch in Huating County.
I was sent to go to the front station first, and sent some food there... It just happened that I was thinking of going to Guizhuang for a convenience, borrowing some firewood, and spending the night in the wild..."
The person who can be sent by Li Song to fight in the front line is naturally not an ordinary person. How could Li Feng not be able to cope with such a scene?
He immediately showed an angry look: "Master Song really underestimates my Li family. With the relationship between our two families, can we still allow you to camp outside the village? I will report it to Master Li immediately and let him
Make preparations in advance. Even if Mr. Song takes people there, I will ensure that you can live in a warm house and drink hot soup..."
This is what I'm waiting for...
Manager Song was secretly happy, but said calmly: "That will be troublesome..."
After a few more pleasantries, the two parties separated on the spot. Li Feng ran into Zhuangzi and called Tan Ma:
"Immediately report to the chief, this group of thieves is really coming for us, and they actually want to enter the fort... Most of the thieves on horseback look familiar, they must be Song family villagers... There are thirty-seven carriages, and the ruts are deep in the snow.
It is estimated that there are more than two hundred people hiding in the car...
Except for the spears and spears in the hands of more than a hundred strong men, there are no weapons, and they should also be hidden in the car..."
"Understood!" the two spies responded, got on their horses, and ran eastward.
A moment later, Li Chengzhi was still a little surprised when he heard the news.
They really were not mistaken, this group of thieves really came for the Li family...
"Why is it just a steward?" Li Chengzhi was a little surprised, "This amount is a bit light..."
If everyone in the Song family would rather die than obey, Li Chengzhi doesn't really believe it.
When it comes to life and death, it is not uncommon for a son to betray me, let alone an in-law?
Li Song's face was a little gloomy: "I guess they were all silenced..."
Li Chengzhi was shocked: Are these thieves ruthless enough?
If Lijiabao was also destroyed, would he also end up like this?
Thinking of this, Li Chengzhi gritted his teeth fiercely, with a fierce light in his eyes: I'll wait for you...