Not only the villagers of Lianqian Village were looking for help, but the other two villagers were also anxious at this time. All these people could only pin their hopes on the old man Baozheng in the village. Once they came forward, with more people, everyone could unite. rope.
Huang Teng led people to find Golden Mountain.
Faced with a serious problem, Shima Bridge was blocked by officers and soldiers, and not even a fly could fly across it!
Some villagers insisted on giving it a try, but they were caught immediately. Several people had already been arrested.
This feeling of boiling a frog in warm water makes everyone very tormented. The villagers were afraid that the sword would fall. Many of them wanted to escape, but they had nowhere to go. For the sake of their homes and land, they had to stay put.
In order to go to Xinghua, Huang Teng and several villagers secretly swam across the river from Nanxi when night fell.
At this time, Nanxi River is in the dry season, and the water volume is not particularly large, so it is not difficult to swim across it.
The officers and soldiers patrolled the river several times and found nothing strange. They also believed that no villagers would be so courageous at this time and dare to go to Xinghua and throw themselves into a trap.
According to their predictions, they would march their troops into Fengshan in a few days, and then they would be able to plunder a lot.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a fortune. Xinghua is no different from other places. This kind of place will not have the opportunity to fight a few times in a century.
Soldiers like to fight in places where the people are wealthy. When fighting, they are like locusts passing through the territory. Ten rooms are empty, and all the people's gambling wealth will naturally belong to them!
Huang Teng crossed the river and immediately went to the Xinghua Gang's location, which was in a house not far from Jinlou. Huangjinshan and Huangmazi made money and bought the land because there was also a Liang family in Fengshan. , can be regarded as his old club. Huang Jinshan knew that if he took root in Fengshan, he would inevitably have a conflict with Liang Chuan. He didn't want such a thing to happen, and he also knew that he was not Liang Chuan's opponent, so he could only stay away.
Bang bang bang, the door of Xinghua Gang was knocked open.
Huang Jinshan had already gone to bed. In the past few days, he had heard that something big had happened in Xinghua, and it involved Liang Chuan. He did not dare to come forward openly. Although he was also inquiring secretly, he still did not want to get involved in the dispute between the Liang family and the government.
None of these two families can be dealt with by him!
But seeing Huang Teng and others arriving all wet and in the middle of the night, Huang Jinshan's heart skipped a beat and he knew there was trouble.
Huang Jinshan invited people to the living room and poured several bowls of hot tea. It was already getting colder, and crossing Nanxi almost cost them half their lives.
'Brother Ashan, have you heard about what happened? '
Huang Jinshan pretended to be confused and sipped the tea leisurely: "What's the matter?" '
'The government officials have surrounded Fengshan and killed many of our fellow villagers last night! '
Huang Teng recounted what happened in Fengshan in detail. He was still a little baby when the Lin brothers rebelled. He was frightened so much at that time that he still has a shadow. He didn't expect that he would be able to do it again in his lifetime. Experience it for the second time!
Jinshan continues to show his enthusiasm.
'Why did this happen? Why did the good government go to Fengshan to stir up trouble again? I asked you to hand over the taxes and grain that you should pay. Is it a shortfall in the government's money and grain? '
Huang Teng and several fellow villagers said with aggrieved faces: "How dare you shortchange the government's taxes and grain? We all pay in full on time!" After the mountain people revolted that year, if any family in Xinghua dares not to pay taxes and food, that is not a problem for themselves! '
'If that's the case, why do the government want to kill our villagers again? '
'We don't know either. At the beginning, people from the government came to ask the sugarcane farmers to shovel all the land and not allow them to plant sugar cane. It is said that the fight started in advance, mainly because of the gang of He Lu, who tied them up like crazy. He killed eight officials, and then they came to take revenge! '
'You guys, let me tell you what you are good at. He Lu has Liang Chuan on his side. No one dares to care about what he wants to do. Even Zhijun is not something he can mess with. How many times have I told you this, but you just insist on it. If you don't take it seriously and follow He Lu and those people, sooner or later you will make the same mistake as Chishui Village! '
'Brother Ah Shan, it's too late to say these things now. If there are thousands of people in Fengshan, and the government treats them as rioters and suppresses them, then we will. . '
Jinshan did not expect that the matter was more serious than he imagined.
He was also one of the people who participated in the Lin brothers' quelling the rebellion. He still vividly remembers the scene of the catastrophe. If Liang Chuan hadn't had many tricks and they had the ability to protect themselves, they would have ended up like Chishui Village, being expelled forever.
After that time, the imperial court withdrew the county and reorganized the army from Xinghua, and stationed thousands of Xiang soldiers here. This scale is no less than that of the defenders of the two important towns of Quanzhou and Fuzhou. There is nothing to defend in Xinghua, and there is no treasure even after digging three feet into the ground. However, the imperial court sent troops to absorb the refugees and guard the rebellion. As expected, the thing that the imperial court was most afraid of happened in Xinghua, and fighting broke out again.
It's not that easy this time. It's easy for these soldiers to capture the small Fengshan Township.
Although it has nothing to do with him, his ancestors and relatives are all here. Even Qiancun and Huangjinshan don't want to see anything happen to them!
Huang Jinshan, who had participated in several battles, knew that if a fight really broke out, these villagers would have no chance of survival! They will be slaughtered like pigs and finally burned to death.
"You guys go back first. Huang Teng and the villagers hide in the mountains first. As long as you run away, you will be fine. You can come back after this period." '
Huang Teng was a little anxious when he heard this. He came here just to ask for help from Golden Mountain to mediate. Now Huang Jinshan is a powerful person in Lianqian Village, and everyone knows that he has a large group of people in Xinghua. They don't know what he usually does, but if there is something at home, he can come forward to settle it.
You can run now, but once you run away, your home will be gone!
The government knows better than them the principle of eradicating the weeds. If they run away, the government will burn their houses and fields, and then cancel their household registration. From now on, they can only live in the vast mountains, becoming refugees without household registration and identity!
How could they be willing to lose everything in one fell swoop when they were honest and responsible people.
'Brother Ashan! '
Huang Teng wanted to fight for it one more time, so Huang Teng gave him a few scoldings.
'I have to go find the people inside and ask what's going on. This matter is no longer something you and I can decide! '
Since Huang Jinshan had already spoken like this, he didn't want to say any more, so he returned to Fengshan without stopping while it was still early.
Looking at Huang Teng's leaving figure, Huang Mazi had a ruthless expression on his face.
'Humph, you want us to help them? How can I help? Are we going against the government? '
'Do you think we can do that? '
'Of course not. We have left the adult management brigade and have no contact with Liang Chuan. Liang Chuan himself is not very capable. He has so many people helping him to stand up. Why should we stand up? How can we be the opponent of the government? '
Huang Mazi thinks about himself in everything. From his own point of view, he cannot suffer such a stupid loss no matter what.
'But we can't ignore it completely. '
The signboard he had finally put up in Xinghua didn't want to be smashed down so easily. There is nothing good about the villagers, but their reputation is very important. It is also very uncomfortable to gossip behind their backs every day.
More importantly, most of the people in his current Xinghua Gang are those who returned from the Chengguan Brigade. These people are originally from Fengshan, and many people there are their relatives.
They received the news when the government burned the sugarcane fields in Fengshan. Many people could not control their tempers and wanted to compete with the government, but they were suppressed by the Golden Mountain.
When the day comes that a fight really breaks out, these people will probably start a fight too! Who can live to watch their relatives being slaughtered?
The people of Fengshan were sleepless all night, and Huang Teng even brought back the original words of Huangjin Mountain.
Just as he thought, if these people were asked to give up the land and houses where their ancestors had lived for generations, the villagers would not do anything!
On the Xinghua side, Huang Jinshan came to the government office with a box of precious medicinal materials.
Zheng Tu was in a good mood.
I didn’t expect the officers and soldiers to be dispatched so quickly!
Rui Jin is more anxious than he thought!
As long as these soldiers really fight, it will be a big deal and no one can do anything about it. The matter will have to be reported to the court, and the Liang family will be really doomed!
Under the chaos of the army, how can the eggs be completed?
Why is the Golden Mountain here? This kid doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, and at such a sensitive time, Zheng Tu is a little confused.
'What wind brought Huang Daguan here? '
The name of this high-ranking official makes Golden Mountain very uncomfortable! Full of sarcasm.
Du Tou was joking. I haven’t seen Du Tou for a long time. Hey, Du Tou is injured? I have good wound medicine and the medicinal materials used are the best. Mazi, you go get it and give it to Dutou! '
Huang Mazi was called back by Zheng Tu as soon as he got up.
'A little injury, it doesn't matter. Tell me what you have to say, no need to beat around the bush here! '
Huang Jinshan looked embarrassed. He was the least good at dealing with favors. He was usually taciturn and would directly take action whenever something happened. In his opinion, things like favors were a waste of time and energy.
But facing Zheng Tu, he had to bow his head.
'Is there any action in the government now? '
Zheng Tu snorted and said, "Why, have you just received the news? My dear Huang Daguan, aren't you always well-informed? Nothing in Xinghua can be hidden from your eyes?" '
Huang Jinshan said: "I have heard something, but there is no definite news. I heard that even the officers and soldiers stationed on the ground were sent out. What's going on, such a big scene?" '
'Since you are here, it saves me from looking for you again. I just want to tell you this. This time there is a big benefit, and I want to share it with you. I wonder if you want to share some meat! '
Jinshan Mountain didn’t come looking for Zheng Tu, but he still wanted to look for himself?
What are the benefits? Golden Mountain doesn’t believe such nonsense.
Zheng Tu sneered and said, "Don't look at me like that. It's such a benefit. It just depends on whether you have the guts to do it!" '
