Chapter 244 Rebellion

Inside the big camp, there was complete silence.

Everyone stared at the Jiangnan merchant in a daze.

When the Ming Dynasty lost its power, the whole world chased after it!

This man is so bold!

How dare he...how dare he say such a thing?

Qi Yanming sat on the chair in a daze, and his previous high spirits had long gone.

And the two burly men Liu Liu and Liu Qi were the same. They looked lost and lost, and were in a daze.

The three of them understood that what the Jiangnan merchant had just said...was true.

He didn't need to deceive himself and others, because he only needed to send one or two spies to the city gate to see if what he said was true.

That meant...their families...

The atmosphere was very solemn, and no one dared to speak.

They were all waiting, waiting for a message, waiting for the spies to come back and report.

I don't know how long it took, and finally there was movement outside.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi suddenly stood up and went out directly, and then the next moment the two brothers cried hoarsely.

The spy rushed into the hall, knelt on the ground and cried: "Brother, they are all dead, all dead!"

"Your family, the families of the second and third in command, and the families of all the brothers, as long as they were caught by that beast, were all strangled alive, and now the bodies are still hanging on the city gate..."

"And this Ning Gao has also set a rule called the "ten-five joint responsibility law", which means that if a family is a thief, all the ten will be held responsible. Now the whole Bazhou is extremely afraid of us, fearing that they will be implicated..."

When Qi Yanming heard this, he was struck by lightning and spit out blood the next moment.

"Ning Gao!"

"You damn beast!"

"I must kill you! If I don't avenge this, I will not be a human being!"

Qi Yanming drew out the long knife from his waist and chopped it hard on the table.

The Jiangnan merchants took the opportunity to instigate: "Boss, let's start an uprising!"

"Conquer the county, kill those beasts, and avenge our brothers!"

Liu Liu and Liu Qi also rushed in, kneeling down in front of Qi Yanming with ferocious faces.

"Brother, we want revenge!"

The other bandits also knelt down on the ground, crying: "Revenge! We want revenge!"

What uprising, what general situation, what world, none of these are important!

They just want to rush into the county, chop Ning Gao, the damn beast, and avenge their family and parents!

At this point, Qi Yanming didn't care about anything.

The court wants them to die!

The government wants them to die!

Everyone wants them to die!

Then he won't live!

Since they are all going to die, it's better to kill these damn dog officials and these damn beasts first, and then die in a blaze of glory!

Qi Yanming suddenly turned his head and looked at the Jiangnan merchants, and asked sternly: "What support can you give us?"

"How much food, armor, and crossbows do you have?"

The Jiangnan merchant immediately replied: "This is only the first batch, and the second and third batches will be delivered in a few days!"

"As long as you heroes have set off this prairie fire, the subsequent money, grain, and military equipment can be obtained from the government warehouse. With our money and grain support, it is possible..."

"What kind of force are you?" Qi Yanming asked again, and even grabbed the sharp knife.

Looking at his posture, he looked like he would kill the merchant if he didn't tell the truth!

The Jiangnan merchant finally panicked when he saw this, and immediately said piously: "Maitreya is born, and the Ming King is born!"

No need to say anything.

When everyone heard this, they immediately understood the identity of the person in front of them.

The demon of the White Lotus Sect!

No wonder they have been encouraging and instigating themselves and others to rebel!

This seems... reasonable!

Qi Yanming no longer had any worries, and shouted angrily: "The violent Ming lost its power, and the world is chasing it!"

"Brothers, if they don't give us a way to live, then we will rebel against this damn court!"

Qi Yanming raised his arm and instantly won the response of all the bandits.

"Rebel!"

"Rebel against this damn court!"

Qi Yanming waved his knife and ordered: "Kill into the county and take revenge!"

"Kill into the county and take revenge!"

"Kill into the county and take revenge!"

"Kill into the county and take revenge!"

The deafening shouts of killing resounded throughout Wen'anwa!

The next moment, the bandits put on armor and changed into bows and crossbows, and went all out to Wen'an County.

When the Jiangnan merchants saw this scene, the corners of their mouths slightly raised, and a playful smile appeared.

Of course, he was not a demon from the White Lotus Sect, but now that his goal had been achieved, it didn't matter whether it was important or not.

Why did they target this bandit?

Because they are so famous in Hebei, it is hard not to know them.

Moreover, Hebei is an important place adjacent to the capital. Once a rebellion occurs, the court will be shaken. It is not difficult to know that they will send a large army to suppress it.

Then, who will be the commander?

Zhongshan Hou Tang Hao!

It will only be him, and only him!

The Jiangnan merchants walked out of Wen'anwa leisurely, looking at this group of bandits who are about to stir up the whole of Hebei, as if they were looking at a group of dead people.

At the same time, in Wen'an County.

Ning Gao sat high on the main seat, and the county magistrate, the chief clerk and others sat beside him tremblingly.

There is no way, this new censor is too fucking cruel.

As soon as they arrived in Wen'an County, they immediately forced the county magistrate to send troops to capture the family members of the bandits. They strangled them one by one and hung their bodies on the top of the city wall.

Such a brutal and cruel act immediately shocked all officials.

There is no such thing as a local snake. This is clearly a dragon crossing the river!

In fact, the Wen'an County Government did not want to take action against the family members of these bandits, but there was another problem.

If they were really caught or killed, these bandits would be completely unrestrained and could rob houses as they wanted. Who could stop them at that time?

Even a three-year-old child knows the principle of guarding against thieves all day long, but this new censor did not know it.

The county magistrate said with a stiff face: "Sir, in this way, those bandits will really be free. What if..."

"What?" Ning Gao sneered: "Do they dare to attack the county?"

"They are just bandits. Even if they have a thousand guts, they dare not rebel openly!"

"Zhang County Magistrate, I see that you have been in a high position for a long time. Have you become less courageous?"

Hearing this, a trace of anger flashed across Zhang County Magistrate's face, but he still held it back.

After all, the bandits have reached the level of being heard by the emperor, so he, the Wen'an County Magistrate, is naturally guilty of negligence.

Whether he can successfully escape the crime this time depends on the censor in front of him, so Zhang County Magistrate can only hold back his anger and take the initiative to toast and flatter.

Seeing this situation, the other county officials did not dare to neglect it, and all flattered Ning Gao.

After three rounds of wine, Ning Gao couldn't help but feel a little proud.

In fact, on the way to Wen'an County, he had been thinking about how to deal with this group of bandits.

After all, these bandits are just some bandits and there is nothing to be afraid of. The only trouble is that the ignorant people in Wen'an County regard them as heroes, so there will definitely be some secret tip-offs, which will undoubtedly create great trouble for the elimination of this group of bandits.

It was precisely because of this that Ning Gao thought of using this slightly tyrannical and unjust method to directly hang the relatives and families of those bandits to deter all the people in Bazhou.

He just wanted to tell all the people clearly that whoever dares to communicate with the bandits again will end up like this!

After solving this problem, the rest of the things will be much simpler.

As long as we find the hiding place of this group of bandits, and then send officers and soldiers to eliminate them, that's it.

The reason why officers and soldiers can deter the local area is that they have bows, crossbows and armor, which are not comparable to ordinary bandits and bandits.

And Ning Gao, relying on this bandit suppression achievement, may be able to make further progress in his career!

Soon the banquet was over and everyone left tactfully.

Magistrate Zhang, however, took Ning Gao to the back hall and took out a wooden box.

Ning Gao opened it and saw that the wooden box was full of gold, silver and jewelry. It was roughly estimated that there were at least a thousand taels of silver.

Seeing this, Ning Gao looked at Magistrate Zhang with a smile.

"Zhang, what does this mean?"

"Are you bribing me?"

As soon as this was said, Magistrate Zhang immediately explained: "My lord, please don't misunderstand me!"

"These are all the stolen money that my men have seized from the homes of those bandits!"

"I know the rules of the Censorate. I can get 10% of the stolen money myself, so please accept it!"

Ning Gao's smile became even bigger when he heard this.

How considerate!

He even thought of the reasons for corruption for him.

What a shitty stolen money, those bandits are all humble farmers, how could they find these gold, silver and jewelry in their homes?

Even if those bandits stole and robbed from the homes of the gentry, they were not fools. How could they hide the gold, silver and jewelry at home instead of in their nests? Wouldn't this implicate their families for nothing?

Therefore, these gold, silver and jewelry must belong to County Magistrate Zhang.

"County Magistrate Zhang is thoughtful."

"Before I came here, I heard that Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others were bandits who fled from Bazhou, and Wen'an County suffered greatly from them!"

"If it weren't for County Magistrate Zhang's good governance and his severe crackdown on this gang of bandits, I don't know how many people would have been harmed by them!"

"So County Magistrate Zhang is not only innocent, but also meritorious. I will report it truthfully, County Magistrate Zhang, don't worry!"

Hearing this, County Magistrate Zhang was immediately ecstatic.

It's worth it that he emptied all his family assets!

Finally, he can get away with it.

Although all the silver he has looted over the years has been thrown into it, as long as he gets away with it, it's fine. At worst, he can be transferred to another county to serve as an official, and the silver will be back in two or three years.

So County Magistrate Zhang was very grateful to Ning Gao, and the two of them seemed to have a lot in common.

However, at this moment, an accident happened.

Under the quiet night, a deafening shout of killing suddenly rang out.

Ning Gao and County Magistrate Zhang's faces changed drastically, and they rushed out of the county government office, only to see flames rising from the direction of the city gate and shouts of killing everywhere.

"What's going on?"

"Damn it!"

Soon an officer rushed over to report: "My lords, the bandits are attacking the city!"

"What did you say?" Ning Gao asked in disbelief: "This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"They are just a few bandits, how dare they attack the county? Are they going to rebel?"

County Magistrate Zhang was also shocked, but the facts were in front of him.

Little did he know that it was precisely because of this damn Ning Gao that he hanged his family as soon as he arrived, so he forced these thieves to rebel and attack the city!

"What should I do?"

"Master Yushi, what should we do?"

Magistrate Zhang was extremely panicked.

Ning Gao regained his composure and even became slightly excited!

Why?

Because that group of horse thieves have now turned into rebels!

There are more than 100 officers and soldiers in this county. Including the patrols not far from the county, the total strength is nearly 300!

And this group of thieves only consists of a few dozen people, and they are still a grassroots team without decent weapons. How can they resist?

In other words, if he, Ning Gao, seizes this opportunity and leads more than a hundred people in the city to defend the city, and waits until inspection inspector Liu comes with troops to help, he can attack from both sides and annihilate all these rebels!

This is not an achievement in suppressing bandits, but a real achievement in suppressing rebellion!

If it succeeds, he Ning Gao might be promoted to the third level!

As soon as he thought of this, Ning Gao immediately commanded: "Go and ask Song Dianshi to summon all the officers and soldiers, as well as young men and women to guard the city!"

Dianshi is a miscellaneous official of the county magistrate. He is not in the rank, that is, "not in the stream". This position is also called the county captain. Together with the county magistrate and the chief secretary, he is a subordinate official of the county magistrate. His functions are similar to today's county-level officials. A certain security chief was responsible for arrests and prisons. Because he was ranked fourth, he was called the "Fourth Master" among the people. Because his office was located on the west side of the magistrate's Yamen, he was sometimes called the "West Yamen".

With Ning Gao's calm command in the face of danger, all the officials in the county instantly had a backbone. Song Dianshi also immediately mobilized and rushed to the city gate with his men.

However, before they could get closer, they saw the two killing gods Liu Liu and Liu Qi killing them from the top of the city, and then opened the city gate in front of them.

The next moment, fifty-four thieves rushed in on horseback, killing everyone on sight. Before Song Dianshi could show off his power, Qi Yanming chopped off his head with a knife.

"Don't disturb the people, only kill the officials!"

"Brothers, kill!"

Qi Yanming roared crazily.

The next moment, the sound of killing was loud.

At the gate of the county government here, a group of officials are still flattering Ning Gao, talking about "not causing chaos in times of crisis", as if they don't need money.

Ning Gao was very excited, but as the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, he finally realized that something was wrong.

An officer and soldier, covered in blood, rushed in front of these officials and shouted: "The thieves have entered the city! Sir, leave quickly!"

Ning Gao was startled when he heard this, and then shouted angrily: "How is this possible? This is impossible!"

"Sir! These horse thieves not only have bows and crossbows, but also armor! They are real rebels, my lord!"

Crossbow!

Armor!

It’s over!

Ning Gao's head exploded, and he was about to turn around and run for his life.

However, at the next moment, a sharp arrow shot out and penetrated directly through Ning Gao's ankle. The latter let out a shrill wail, and then fell to the ground unprepared, in great embarrassment.

The next moment, Qi Yanming came on horseback, looked coldly at the fleeing officials, and ordered in a cold voice: "Keep the county magistrate, and this Ning Gao, but kill all the others!"

Immediately, the horse thieves began to massacre, but they still maintained their sanity, so Ning Gao and Zhang County Magistrate were left behind.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi each caught one, and the overwhelming murderous intent made their livers and gallbladders split apart, and their bodies kept trembling.

Ning Gao also wanted to show off his prestige as a censor, pointed at Qi Yanming and shouted angrily: "You damn rebels!"

"How dare you hide your bows, crossbows and armor, and how dare you openly attack the county. You want to rebel..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Liu punched him hard in the face.

"damn thing!"

"Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"

After that, Liu Liu was about to chop this guy into pieces, but Qi Yanming stopped him.

"Brother, he hanged our family!"

Liu Qiye shouted, with a look of reluctance on his face.

Qi Yanming sneered and said, "When daybreak comes, I will chop them up alive!"

"You hurry up and occupy the treasury, and then distribute the weapons and ammunition to the brothers. In addition, you go from house to house to summon the people. Anyone who dares not to come will be captured by force!"

"In addition, kill all those rich and powerful families and move out their money and food. It will be of great use tomorrow!"

When Liu Liu and Liu Qi heard this, they immediately went to kill people with excitement.

Qi Yanming is not stupid. They only have fifty-six brothers, which is not enough for the officers and soldiers to kill them once.

The reason why they were able to break the city tonight was because Liu Liu and Liu Qi were eager for revenge. In addition, the officers and soldiers did not know that they had bows, crossbows and armor, so they made mental calculations and unintentional calculations. This allowed the two brothers to successfully climb the city wall and open the city in one fell swoop. Door!

But next, they have to face the regular army of the imperial court. How can they have enough manpower?

Therefore, before that, we must recruit more people!

The next morning, the sun rose high.

All the people in Wen'an County looked at this scene in horror.

The officials they usually looked up to were all beheaded at this moment.

Bodies and heads were piled in front of them, and blood flowed out and stained the ground red.

Qi Yanming waved his hand, and Liu Liu and Liu Qi escorted the disheveled Magistrate Zhang and Ning Gao up.

"I am Qi Yanming, the boss of the thieves, and the one who distributed life-saving food to you not long ago!"

"I was originally a scholar, but this dog official framed me and put me in jail. He also wanted to torture me into confessing and chop off my head, so I had no choice but to become a traitor!"

After Qi Yanming finished talking about himself, he pointed at the two brothers Liu Liu and Liu Qi, and shouted at the people: "The two brothers are Liu Liu and Liu Qi. They were originally honest farmers, but because they could not pay the increasing taxes, they were forced by the government to sell their land and become traitors!"

"And him, him, him! And you!"

Qi Yanming screamed with a ferocious face: "This damn court! This damn government! They don't treat us as human beings, they force us to sell our fields and land, force us to sell our children and daughters, and force us to die. Do we deserve to die?"

"These two dog officials are also human beings. There is nothing for us to be afraid of. You see, the county magistrate will also beg for mercy. The county magistrate will also kneel in front of us and beg us to spare his life!"

As soon as the voice fell, Qi Yanming chopped off the head of County Magistrate Zhang with a knife!

"Did you see it?"

"There is nothing to be afraid of these dog officials. They will die too!"

"Then why can they ride on our heads and bully us? Ride on our heads and pee and shit? And force us to die?"

Ning Gao was completely scared. He kowtowed and begged for mercy frantically, but the result was the same beheading.

Qi Yanming threw two heads into the crowd, but no one dodged. They all stared at the two dog officials, their bloody heads, without any fear or awe in their hearts, but felt extremely happy!

"If the dog officials want us to die, then kill them!"

"If the court wants us to die, then rebel against this dog-day court!"

"Answer me, will you rebel?!"

As soon as the voice fell, the whole audience was silent.

However, the next moment, a deafening roar resounded throughout the entire Wen'an County!

"Rebellion!"

"Rebellion!"

"Rebellion!"