There is a precedent in Jiangzhou that spreads all over the world, and the people in Pengcheng are obviously much more courageous.
As soon as Cao Cao, who called himself Song Jiang, spoke, the people all knelt down. The few in front of them were all poor local scholars with no reputation, and they all shouted: "Your Majesty, the troubles in Pengcheng are caused by the prefect Zhu Xun. He has been in office for less than a year. When they arrived, the concubine was already married to the seventeenth house. They held big banquets every time and invited Xuzhou merchants to the banquets. The gifts were a little light. The next day, businessmen came to the house to provoke all kinds of provocations. The wise people asked for help and made up for it generously. Don't give up on the money and gifts, otherwise you will be framed and face lawsuits. At first, the local people did not know how powerful he was, and seven or eight wealthy family members went out to eat at his expense, and their families were ruined. After that, no one dared to disobey him, and even if they lost their entire family, they wanted to satisfy his desires. "
Someone else complained: "This guy has tampered with the national tax laws and overcharged house taxes, liquor taxes, business taxes, etc. The country people carry large loads of firewood and go to the city to sell them. The firewood can only be sold for eighty or ninety cents. When entering and leaving the city plus overcharging." The business tax is over a hundred cents, so who dares to come and sell firewood? It is inconvenient for us Pengcheng people to light fires now, so we have to pick up dry grass and branches by ourselves."
Cao Cao was slightly surprised when he heard this: "So, this Zhu Xun is actually a gentry who cheats the gentry, poisons the common people, and extends his hand everywhere? Even Cai Jiu of Jiangzhou who we have beheaded is not like him. So bold, whose power does this guy rely on?"
Someone said angrily: "This man is a disciple of Grand Master Cai. That's fine. He also has another identity. He is the younger brother of Zhu Meng, the defense envoy of Hezhou. Zhu Meng was in charge of the Suzhou Yingfeng Bureau and purchased Huashi Gang on a large scale. , causing great wrath and resentment in the southeast, many people lost their property and sold their sons and daughters."
Another person said: "Zhu Xun, relying on the power of his brother, did not have any ideas, and also served as a county magistrate in Muzhou. Two years after he took office, the mountains and seas in the county were wiped out, and even more in his hands. The blood debt is endless. Later, out of lust, he forced a young girl to death, but she was the relative of a local wealthy man. The hero was really angry, and countless heroes wanted to kill her day and night. So he had no choice but to spend a large sum of money to buy Master Cai and let him live with us. We became the governor here."
Cao Cao laughed when he heard this: "Then the thieves will die together. Although the heroes from Jiangnan cannot kill him, let's see what I, the heroes from Shandong, can do!"
All the people cheered, and suddenly someone said: "King of Song Dynasty, even though you are worthy of waiting, you must not underestimate the enemy. This Zhu Xun now imitates his brother Zhu Meng and raises a private guard under his men, known as the 'tax army', which is enough Three to four hundred people were all evil and powerful men in the rivers and lakes in the north and south. They were protected by him, collecting taxes, scraping money, and committing crimes for him. Compared with this tax army, the local officers and soldiers in Xuzhou were like rotten wood and mud. It’s all bad.”
Luan Tingyu was shocked when he heard that the imperial army was rotten. Except for a few elite border troops, the general imperial army, Xiang army, and local soldiers were not to be feared. On the contrary, these privately raised guards were carefully selected, armed, and made money. Those who are well fed will dare to fight to the death in a battle, and no one should worry about it.
So he whispered: "Brother, this guy is not easy to kill. If we really want to deal with him, we still need to gather the strength of our brothers."
Cao Cao was secretly surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect to encounter a tough opponent. Although there were only three or four hundred people, they were all introduced clearly. They were "criminal and powerful people in the rivers and lakes in the north and south." How can he be a ruthless person who has mixed up the font name? There are only three people here, how can they have fun?
He was not a stubborn person who wanted to save face. Although Li Kui was shouting next to him: "What are the three or four hundred bird people to be afraid of? If Tien Niu chops them down with a pair of axes, even three or four thousand people will be killed." Cao Cao did not care. He was moved, and when he was about to say a few words, he retreated first, but saw more than 20 people running against the wall to the city gate. He locked the city gate himself, walked out, pointed at the three people and shouted coldly: "Young people, You actually use the name Liangshan? You know my master has been waiting for you for many days!"
The common people who had just been eager to report Zhu Xun to Cao Cao all stood up and shouted: "The tax army is coming!" They dispersed, and every house closed its doors. The few scholars hurriedly reminded: "The tax army is coming to kill him!" "King Song Jiang, please pray for yourself." Relying on his familiarity with the terrain, he fled into the alley.
The originally bustling street was deserted for a moment. The wind blew through the empty street, picking up some dust from branches and leaves, creating a desolate scene.
"When the common people saw this Bird Tax Army, they felt as if they had seen a ghost. It turns out that they are all heartless killers." Li Kui cursed and jumped off his horse. The two axes rubbed against each other, creating a flame, and said with a ferocious smile: "Two brothers, sit down. Okay, let's wait until the Iron Ox kills the servant bird, and then seizes the bird gate."
The leader of the tax army smiled coldly, took out a whistle and blew it suddenly, and a sharp and loud sound spread. On all sides of the street, more than a hundred people came holding weapons, each with bright armor and fat bodies. It was obvious that He is a sharp warrior who spent a lot of money to raise.
When Cao Cao saw that the road was blocked on all sides, he gasped and regretted secretly: "I'm sorry. This is not an imperial city, nor a border state. Even if you want to mobilize troops and horses, it won't be able to arrive at any time. There are some official officials in the city. The local soldiers cannot stop the three of us. Who would have thought that a magistrate would actually have such a private army."
But after all, he had gone through so many dangers in his life as a soldier. Although he regretted Meng Lang, he was not desperate. He sneered and said: "Last time in Jiangzhou, I didn't have the joy of fighting. Today, I have to stretch my muscles."
Luan Tingyu was a little frightened at first, but when she saw Cao Cao being so calm, she couldn't help but feel infected, and said with a smile: "It's a blessing for a group of young people who are fighting with the powerful to die in our hands."
Cao Cao took stock of the situation and whispered: "Tieniu, once the war starts, you don't care about anything else. Just go straight to kill the more than 20 people in front of the door and lock the door. That's a great achievement. All the troops behind will be safe." Teacher Luan resisted."
After saying that, he stood up, pulled off the cloth covering the weapons on the horse's back, and first took the bow and arrow hanging on the side in his hand. He whispered: "Brother Luan, as soon as the enemy moves, I will shoot several of them to weaken the enemy's energy. Then the two of us will mount our horses and charge back, but we must not charge too deep. When I say leave, we must exit at the same time as me." , must not be entangled by the enemy."
Luan Tingyu took off the iron rod from his victory hook, pulled out the spear head inserted in his waist, twisted it on the tip of the rod, and turned it into an iron spear. He shook it in his hand and said: "Brother praises me for being able to greet thousands of horses alone. Luan Tingyu 'How many people are there here? It's really urgent, so I just want to leave first. I won't let anyone go if I have this gun."
Cao Cao glanced at him and saw Luan Tingyu gritting his teeth, veins popping out on his forehead, and a determined look in his eyes. He was already determined to die. He reached out and grabbed his forearm and shook it hard: "It's not like this! Come on three, three Let’s go! Don’t be impulsive!”
Luan Tingyu's eyes became firmer and he nodded slightly.
Cao Cao lightly put the feather arrow on the string, stretched his back, narrowed his eyes, and waited for the opponent's formation to move before he could strike first and seize the initiative.
The two sides of the tax army on the road ahead were separated, revealing a big fat man riding a horse in the middle. He was covered in golden armor and had a face like a wild boar. His stupidity revealed evil. He looked at Cao Cao with a pair of bitch eyes: "You Is it Liangshan and Songjiang?"
Cao Cao secretly smiled in his heart: Brother Gongming, I have tricked you several times, but today I will help you make a name for yourself, and I will never owe you any favors again. He said proudly: "It is I, Song Jiang and Song Gongming, who is here! Dog Officer, I don't know that you have many people. Today I will show you what it means to be invincible in an array!"
Unexpectedly, the bitch-eyed official raised his head and laughed loudly, and suddenly shouted: "Stop pretending! Song Jiang, why didn't you say you were Chao Gai?"
Cao Cao couldn't help but wonder after hearing this. Could it be that this guy has met Song Jiang? Otherwise, how would you know that I am not?
But he saw the man sneer repeatedly: "In order to kill me, Zhu Xun, Fang Shisan didn't care about his face, and actually asked his subordinates to pretend to be from Liangshan. Haha, if this spreads out, how will his so-called Holy Duke's face be saved?"
Holy Duke? Fang Shisan?
Cao Cao was stunned. Just now, the tax army also said "I'll wait for you for many days." Could it be that he entered the city on a whim and actually blocked the gun for other forces? I also remembered that someone just said that Zhu Xun killed the family members of Jianghu tycoons in the south of the Yangtze River and came to the north to become an official. After thinking about it for a while, the answer was already obvious: the person Zhu Xun offended and guarded against was what Jianghu people called Shenggong. Fang La Fang Thirteen!
Fang La's reputation was unparalleled in the Southern Kingdom, and Cao Cao had heard of his name many times, but he didn't expect that the first time they had a relationship would be like this.
Youfenjiao: I have always played in the world of martial arts, even when I was drinking wine and undressing, I was still defeated. Bu Di Tongsheng walked out of the door, this time he was so frightened that he was about to rush to the street. (He has always been able to fly freely in the world, and he is good at banquets and scapegoating. Before the lunar calendar came to this place, Lao Cao became the king of scapegoats.)
