The food collection officer surnamed Huang reacted quickly, dismounted quickly, and saluted the civilians in front of him.
"I have a lot of you, but this time I am too young to recognize Taishan, and I have offended the Marquis of Dongshan. I hope you will forgive me and let us go."
The grain collector surnamed Huang kept his attitude very low. He immediately admitted his mistake and begged for mercy without asking the reason.
The leading civilian man raised his eyebrows, put the broadsword snatched from the state soldiers directly on his neck, and said calmly.
"Hey, you are quite sensible, but who told you that the person you offended was Dongshan Hou? Who is Dongshan Hou and does it have anything to do with us?"
As soon as these words came out, the grain collector surnamed Huang was stunned. His eyes flashed, and he looked up at the large group of ferocious civilians behind him, and he quickly knelt down to beg for mercy.
"Yes, yes, that's just nonsense. You are all good men in the forest. I will give this food to you. I hope you can spare your life."
The leading civilian man raised a smile and said softly, "Haha, he is quite smart. I like to deal with smart people. Very good, your life is saved."
"Huang, are you crazy? They are not bandits. They are obviously Su Qi'an's people. They dare to injure state soldiers in broad daylight. They clearly don't take state animal husbandry seriously, which can be regarded as rebellion."
"We, the dignified grain collector, belong to Lord Zhou Mu. You have no backbone at all. You actually kneel down like this group of people. I despise you."
"You dare to grab food in public, just wait. Mr. Zhou Mu will not let you go. If you know what is right, let us go. Otherwise, Mr. Zhou Mu will definitely destroy Qingcheng County when he comes. Don't talk about you then. , not even Su Qian can escape."
The grain collector at the rear looked at his companions kneeling down to beg for mercy. His eyes were full of contempt, and he yelled crazily directly at the leader of the people.
In the eyes of the grain collector named Huang, this scene made him curse an idiot so many times in his heart.
At this time, he still wanted to threaten Zhou Mu, but he didn't want to think about who the group of people in front of him were.
He was able to capture five hundred state soldiers almost silently while they were talking. Who knows his identity?
If revealing his identity is useful, he will kneel down and beg for mercy. The best way is to follow the civilian husband's words and say that they are a group of bandits and have nothing to do with Su Qi'an.
Everything was just to save his life. Originally, he had solved this matter, and then he just had to obey and let him go.
But at this time, such a fool appeared. Not only did he reveal the identity of the other party, but he also threatened Zhou Mu without any shame.
The status of state pastor is indeed useful in Jiaozhou, but it does not mean that everyone will buy it.
The group of soldiers under Su Qi'an in front of them dared to pretend to be bandits, and they were already prepared to kill and steal goods.
It's okay now. His stupid companion is probably doomed. The food collector named Huang only hopes that he will not endanger himself if he goes there.
Sure enough, as soon as the grain collector finished speaking, he whipped out a whip and struck him hard. The next moment, the grain collector who had been shouting just now fell off his horse.
Immediately afterwards, seven or eight civilians came forward, holding a big knife, turning the handle, and whipped the clamoring grain collector with the back of the knife.
Every time the knife fell, the grain collection officer kept wailing. He really didn't expect that these people would actually attack him.
"Hey, weren't you quite tough just now? Why, now that you've peed a few times, are you so cowardly?"
"Brothers, please be polite and give me a hard beating. Let these officials know that no matter what kind of bullshit is behind their backs, as long as they utter arrogant words, they will have to pay the price."
Each time the back of the knife fell hard, it hit the grain collector. His body twisted and curled up like a shrimp.
At first, he was quite tough and kept threatening. But when the back of the knife hit him, he immediately softened. The harder he screamed, the harder he hit.
Soon, the shouts were replaced by howls for mercy, but the movements in their hands did not stop. After about half a cup of tea, the screams for mercy disappeared. If you look carefully, you can see that this person has passed out long ago.
The big man at the head waved his hand, and then his men stopped, kicked the unconscious grain collection officer aside, and then moved toward Huang.
The grain collector walked away.
This scene made the grain collector named Huang tremble in his heart, and he quickly begged for mercy from the big man in front of him.
"Masters, have mercy on me. I didn't see anything. It was all bandits robbing food. We couldn't stop them. We suffered heavy casualties. In the end, only I was left to escape."
As the footsteps got closer and closer, the grain collector named Huang's heart beat wildly. Finally, he stopped and put a hand on his shoulder. He slowly raised his head and looked around with his peripheral vision.
The civilian husband who was whipped just now has returned to the team long ago. The big man in front of him said with a smile.
"Remember what you just said. I have always been a man of my word. As long as you cooperate, your life will be saved."
"As for these people, I can release some of them to you to match the authenticity of your food collection, but I don't need to teach them how to train them."
"The little one understands. Please rest assured, the little one will be trained to understand." The food collection officer named Huang kowtowed repeatedly to assure him. "
"Okay, you can take your people and get out."
As soon as these words were said, seven or eight state soldiers were picked out from behind and kowtowed to the big man in front of them.
They came to the grain collector surnamed Huang and helped him up. Then, they stood up and stepped back step by step. When they were more than ten feet away, they turned around and ran forward with hands and feet. After a while, they disappeared far away. go.
"Brother Yong, let them go like this? What if they go back and talk nonsense?" One person asked worriedly.
Su Yong, the leader, shook his head, "This man named Huang is a smart man. He knows what to say to save their lives as much as possible. If you don't cooperate with the rebellion, it doesn't matter. Anyway, we have our people in the city. When the time comes, they will I can’t run away even if I want to.”
Everyone behind him nodded, glanced at the controlled state soldiers and asked, "Then what will they do?"
"Since I'm acting as a bandit this time, I'll do the whole show and take them all back as meat tickets. When the time comes, I'll send a letter to Li Kang saying that if I want my soldiers to survive, I have to prepare money, otherwise I'll kill them."
Everyone behind him smiled and nodded, and then headed back home with carts of grain and state soldiers.
The food collection officer surnamed Huang, who had escaped from Su Yong's sight not long ago, gasped for breath after making sure that there were no pursuers behind him.
"Master Huang, are you really going to do what those people said? Isn't this a bit embarrassing? What if Master Zhou Mu doesn't believe it?"
"How about we go back and tell the truth and let Zhou Mu send troops to conquer Qingcheng County. This will at least give us a sigh of relief."
At his subordinate's suggestion, the food collection officer surnamed Huang snorted coldly and said coldly, "Talk out your anger? If you tell the truth, I'm afraid our lives will be lost."
"You don't know what Zhou Mu's temperament is? Five hundred of us went to collect grain, but instead of bringing the food back, we were tricked by Su Qi'an and hooked up with five hundred Zhou Mu soldiers. Will Master Zhou Mu let us go?"
"Even if Mr. Zhou Mu really sends troops, is he really venting his anger on us? It doesn't matter who we are. At most, we are just pawns of Zhou Mu's troops."
"When we really fight with Su Hou, do you think Su Hou will let us go? If you want to save your life, you have to do what I say. If we encounter bandits robbing food, we will be outnumbered. It doesn't matter whether Zhou Mu believes it or not. , you have to say so, otherwise Mr. Wang will serve as a warning to others."
The eyes of several state soldiers flashed. They recalled the half-dead Mr. Wang, and suddenly felt chills in their hearts. They nodded repeatedly. If anything, they could not escape the blame of the state pastor, so they simply blamed it all on the bandits. Even if they were blamed, at least they were better than Su Qian's people took it away, so be gentle.
After confirming their words, under the leadership of the food collection officer named Huang, everyone continued to set off. It took about an hour and finally returned to Jiaozhou City.
After entering the city, about two-quarters of an hour later, we found ourselves in a wing room of Jiaozhou City Mansion.
The sound of breaking a tea cup was heard, accompanied by Li Kang's angry scolding.
In the room, Li Kang was standing at the top, and below him were seven or eight people including the food collection officer surnamed Huang, who were trembling and kneeling on the ground.
"Bandits are robbing food, huh, why don't you make up lies without drafting them? There are still bandits in Jiaozhou now. Even if there are bandits, I need to give them some courage in this state.
I dare not touch the people of this state. "
"Tell me, did Su Qian lead troops to ambush you? This state will give you another chance. Anyone who dares to deceive this state again will die!"
"Lord Zhou Mu, please forgive me. We really encountered bandits during this food collection. This group of bandits is different from other bandits. They come out of nowhere. They are all fierce. We resisted fiercely, but we were defeated in the end. Only a few of us managed to escape."
"Everything we said is true. I would never dare to deceive Mr. Zhou Mu."
Looking at the people who were still insisting on their explanations up to now, Li Kang's face turned livid.
No matter what, he still couldn't believe that there were bandits who had the guts to rob him of his food.
He single-handedly supported the bandits before Jiaozhou, but they were wiped out by Su Qian on the way. Even if there were remaining bandits, they would never have the courage to attack his people.
Li Kang's eyes flashed, and he planned to torture these people. He couldn't believe that at this stage, these people were still so stubborn.
At this moment, the state envoy who had been speechless standing nearby spoke.
"Lord Zhou Mu, I think what they said is probably true. The focus now is not whether the bandits have the courage to steal food, but the people behind these bandits."
"Sir, the bandits were indeed wiped out in Jiaozhou, but don't forget who did it. I think that person can do what your Lord did before."
Li Kang's eyes flashed and he said hesitantly, "You mean, Su Qi'an supported a group of bandits again?"
The state envoy did not answer, but said to the people kneeling below, "Okay, please step back. Remember, you don't know anything about what is said in the room."
"My subordinates understand." The state envoy came to their rescue at the critical moment, and several people breathed a sigh of relief, nodded repeatedly, and left immediately.
After leaving, the state envoy continued, "This is not impossible. After all, your oppression this year has been too cruel, my lord."
"I said a year ago, don't be impatient. You can plan it slowly and use personnel to infiltrate slowly. But you can't wait, sir. You have to use strong means and direct sanctions. Now that this happened, it is naturally expected. .”
