Chapter 1329: The Han Banner World (XIX) Darkness Under the Sun

Within the mining area, tens of thousands of miners used the ore to pile up barriers. Everyone was nervously watching more and more troops in the distance down the mountain. In addition to the garrison stationed in Helin they knew, there were even more troops. There are young guards with bright flags, sophisticated weapons, and high morale. Although they number as many as ten thousand, they are nothing but a mob, and what they fight for is nothing more than a moment of bloody bravery.

In a small stone room, more than a dozen leaders who led the riot gathered together, and everyone's eyes were fixed on a person who looked like a countinghouse wearing a robe.

"Mr. Mu, do we really want to surrender?" asked the man who had previously shouted in front of Cao Tianci that he would surrender when he saw the king.

"Yes, when the king arrives, it will be time for us to surrender." Mr. Mu's figure is very thin, but his face has a trace of Exciting red. "Lazarbey, have you forgotten my original intention when I believed in the plan? What we have to do is to let all your people live with dignity and live better day by day like those in other parts of the Han Dynasty. Better. We don’t want to rebel, we still love the big man.”

More than a dozen people in various costumes in the room nodded.

"You have never been to other places in the Han Dynasty and do not understand the laws of the Han Dynasty. Those laws are excellent, but in our place, they have been distorted. The black-hearted mine owners have concealed the laws that are harmful to you. It is a very important place for us. He keeps you in this place like slaves and works for them. They suck your blood and sweat to nourish themselves, but this is not allowed by the law of the Han Dynasty, but Tongji Mine is. The sky is high and the king is far away. The King of the Han Dynasty has not cast his gaze on this small place. What the King has to take care of are the tens of thousands of people in the Han Dynasty. The problems faced by this small number of people here are simply not the same. But now is an opportunity. We have this way to attract the king's attention to this place. Lazabei, what we have to do is not only to rescue the people in Tongji Mine, What’s more important is that in Liaodong, people of all different nationalities can constantly bathe in the sun.”

"Lazarby is willing to follow Sir's teachings." Lazabe put his right hand on his chest and bowed.

"Okay. Since everyone has no objections, we have decided this. Are you ready?" Mr. Mu said with a smile.

"Sir, according to you, even if we had to launch this riot for a good goal, we still violated the laws of the Han Dynasty. Even if our demands are finally met, we people may still have to pay for it. Is it really worth paying for it with your life?" another man said loudly.

"Yes." Mr. Mu nodded and said: "No matter what the goal is, our behavior is still not allowed. According to Han law, everyone in this room may lose their lives. But we His death will bring about a happy life for the people of all ethnic groups in the Liaodong Peninsula.

Are you willing? "

"I do." Lazabey nodded heavily. "This time we launched a riot and killed hundreds of Zhuda's mine protection team. And those policemen. This alone will not be tolerated by the court. But Mr. Mu, you are Han, you are knowledgeable, you He showed us a clear path. You don't deserve to die here. You should leave now. Leave here and keep going east. It won't take long before you can leave the Han people and go to a place where they can't find us. These people are willing to die.”

Mr. Mu smiled slightly, "Without me, there would be no riots like this. Even if my wish is good, so many people died this time. Those mine protection teams are not all bad people. There are also those policemen. The crime does not lead to death, but they all died, and I should pay the price for it. This is the law of the Han Dynasty. Justice is not perfect in terms of results, but also in terms of procedural justice. "

More than a dozen people in the room stood up and bowed deeply to Mr. Mu.

"Okay, okay, since I came here a year ago, I have been determined to do this. Now, we are about to reach our goal. We should be happy and should not be so sad, Lazabei , Have you put away all those explosives? This must not go wrong. "

"It's all sealed and packed in boxes. As soon as the king arrives, we will send all these things out immediately." Lazabe said loudly.

"Good, now, let's go!"

Mr. Mu led a dozen people out of the stone house. Outside, the dark miners gathered together. Looking at their voices and shadows, everyone had a tragic look on their faces. Behind them, there were more clothes. Old, weak, women and children with shabby, sallow complexions.

Gao Yuan ignored the efforts of Mao Dewang and others to dissuade him. After Cao Tianci came back to explain the situation, Gao Yuan immediately set off for the Tongji Mine. After his king's flag appeared outside the Tongji Mine, the door of the mine that had been closed clanged. After opening it, dozens of men filed out of the gate carrying wooden boxes one by one, and placed the boxes in front of the door.

Wu Ya came forward with a team of guards, opened the box, and finally showed a relaxed look on his face when he saw the contents of the box. These were the explosives in the mine that they were most nervous and worried about.

"Governor Mao, are you sure there are only so many explosives in the mine?" Wu Ya asked.

"Yes, the purchase of explosives must be registered. Every kilogram is registered. It should be here." Mao Dewang nodded.

Wu Ya breathed a sigh of relief. This thing was too scary. If it really exploded, it would be enough to wipe out the Tongji Mine. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers carefully carried the boxes and retreated to the rear.

From inside the gate, a steady stream of rioting miners walked out. After walking out of the gate, they knelt on the ground consciously. He and the Lin County garrison soldiers quickly moved in, took out the ropes that had been prepared, and prepared to pull the ropes. They were all tied up.

"No need to tie them up." Gao Yuan waved his hand and said to Yang Dasha beside him, "They have surrendered."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Dasha stepped forward. These people had no intention of resisting. Even if they wanted to resist, without the explosives, with the ability of these people, the three thousand young guards he led The army is enough to kill them all here.

Gao Yuan looked at the black miners kneeling on the ground in front of them. A man in green robes and a dozen guys who were obviously leaders were standing there, looking at him.

Gao Yuan rode his horse forward slowly. Behind him, He Weiyuan and his guards surrounded Gao Yuan. Everyone's eyes were fixed on that group of people. I really didn't even dare to take a breath, for fear that someone in the middle would break out. On the other hand, Yang Dasha disagreed. What kind of skill does the king have? Even if these people want to assassinate or something, they can still get benefits from the king.

As the only general in the Han army who dares to fight Gao Yuan with real swords and guns, Yang Dasha knows very well how powerful the king is. Even if he tried his best, he would eventually be beaten by the king until he lay on the ground like a dog and couldn't get up.

Gao Yuan's eyes fell on the man in green at the front, with a surprised look on his face, "Are you from the Central Plains?"

Mr. Mu knelt down on one knee and followed him. A dozen riot leaders behind him knelt down, "Student Mutu, I have met the king."

"Student?" Gao Yuan frowned.

"Yes, the student is the first graduate of the Law Department of Jicheng Comprehensive University. Your Majesty is the honorary president of Jicheng Comprehensive University. Naturally, I can be regarded as your student."

"Law department?" Gao Yuan's eyes were a little playful, "Since you are studying the law of the Han Dynasty, you should be familiar with the legal system of the Han Dynasty. I want to ask you. Do you know the consequences of doing this? "

"Students understand and are prepared." Mutu nodded.

"In that case, why are you doing this? It seems that you are their leader." Gao Yuan said.

"I can't say I'm the leader, I'm just their organizer." Mutu said: "Your Majesty, are you willing to go inside and take a look?"

Gao Yuan looked up at the dusty mine and nodded, "Okay. Take a walk and take a look. I also want to hear what you say. The first graduating class of Jicheng Comprehensive University students are all me now." You are a leader in all walks of life, why are you here instead of becoming an official? "

Looking at Gao Yuan who got off his horse, Mu Tu said: "The student's family is well off, but he doesn't like to be an official. After graduation, he wandered around the Han Dynasty. He arrived here two years ago and never left. Your Majesty, the student is You lead the way.”

Gao Yuan nodded, "Let's go." He took a big step and walked in. He Weiyuan and his group guarded Gao Yuan nervously, but this time Yang Dasha didn't dare to support him anymore. He waved his hand and Wu Ya The soldiers who had already commanded the Guards entered the mining area before Gao Yuan could.

Outside the mining area, tens of thousands of miners were kneeling, but inside, there were even more old, weak, women and children. They gathered together and watched with panic as soldiers in bright armor rushed in.

"Your Majesty is the wisest monarch in history that I know, both in terms of civility and martial arts." Mutu said.

"This is not flattery, this is what I really think in my heart. Han Dynasty is also the most enlightened and best country in history."

"In that case, why are you still inciting the miners to riot?" Gao Yuan asked calmly.

Mutu pointed at the sallow people around him, "But Your Majesty, although the sun is shining brightly in the Han Dynasty, there are still corners that cannot be illuminated, and there are groups of people that cannot be taken care of, just like them. And obviously, such small groups , it is impossible to reach heaven and reach your ears. In the past two years, I have traveled throughout the three provinces of Liaodong. What I saw and heard is really far from what I think. What the king said, Wherever the flag of the Han Dynasty is flying, all citizens of the Han Dynasty have equal rights, but I didn’t see it in these places.”

"This may be just an extreme." Gao Yuan said slowly: "There are many ways to solve it. It doesn't have to be this one."

"Perhaps this is just an extreme, but in the entire three counties of Liaodong, it is undeniable that people of foreign races enjoy far fewer rights than Han people. What we Han people enjoy here are dozens of Ethnic minorities cannot think of it and cannot enjoy it. First of all, they don't know what rights they should enjoy." Mutu said: "The officials here do not really treat them as the king thinks. An equal to oneself.”

Gao Yuan casually walked into a hut, which was a miner's home. When he stepped in the door, Gao Yuan's eyes couldn't help but shrink. To describe a house with bare walls, it was really realistic. There was an unpleasant smell emanating from the house. , at the door, a woman was kneeling with two children. One of them, a boy about three years old, was naked.

Walking to the rice vat in the corner, Gao Yuan reached out and opened the lid, but it was empty inside.

"This is not an isolated case, but a common phenomenon. If you walk into any shed now, you will see the same thing." There was no expression on Mutu's face. "When I came here two years ago, I was really shocked. I didn’t expect that such a situation would still exist even after several years since the founding of the Han Dynasty. I watched the carts of iron starting from here, and watched the mine owners gain one by one in the past two years. It’s a huge amount of money and wealth, but it’s all the blood and sweat of these miners! The laws of the big man are hidden here, and the miners are more like slaves. It’s easy to get in, but it’s hard to get out!”

"Many mine owners here have cleverly made use of the work contracts they signed with the miners. Hey, isn't that a contract but a deed of betrayal? After signing this, even if these miners want to leave, , and they can't leave, because judging from the content of the contract, the government definitely believes that these miners violated the contract and not the mine owners. The mining area has become a cage, imprisoning them here. The whole Liaodong is similar, the only difference is that some mine owners are a little more kind-hearted and give higher wages so that the miners and their families can survive, but here, it is really difficult to survive. "

Gao Yuan's face was very ugly, because many of the mines in Liaodong were owned by ministers of the DPRK and China. Even he had shares in several mining areas. Doesn't this mean that he had become one of these? One of those Zhou Papi who knocks bones and sucks out marrow.

"When the students were in school, they listened to a lesson taught by the King. The main theme of that lesson was that everyone is equal before the law." Mutu looked at Gao Yuan, "But I didn't see it here. Equality, the students tried many ways to let more people know about the situation here, but it was to no avail. The students even almost lost their lives here. In the end, it was Lazabe and the others who saved me. From then on , I stay here, I want to help them, and the King’s inspection this time provides me with an excellent opportunity. Only when the King sees it with his own eyes and hears it with his own ears will there be changes.” ( To be continued...)