The matter was not over yet, just one day later, Xiao Yuan received another message.
In the palace study, Lin Chu was reporting that the official sent by Lingnan to investigate had died in the inn where he stayed.
There is no doubt that this was done by those people in Zhangmao.
This group of people was so audacious that they laid siege to the county government. They first killed the county magistrate and then assassinated the investigating officials. How could they ever take the imperial court seriously!
Xiao Yuan was already on the verge of Thunder's rage, which could be seen from the fact that he dropped the brush in his hand heavily.
This action also made Lin Chu, who was standing below, slump down and did not dare to look at his face.
"Send a message to Huan Xiao, asking him not to be soft and to wipe out Zhang Mao for me."
Xiao Yuan's voice was gentle, but extremely cold.
"No!" Lin Chu cupped his fists and accepted the order.
A few days later, Zhang Mao.
Who is Huan Xiao? He was the former infantry general of the 11th Regiment of the Qin Army and is now the Lingnan County Lieutenant.
At this time, he had already received Xiao Yuan's order, and transferred a total of two thousand officers and soldiers from nearby counties and counties, opened the Lingnan Wuwei Mansion armory, and equipped it with weapons and equipment.
The rumbling sound resounded through the streets of Zhangmao, which was the sound of officers and soldiers running in order.
Huan Xiao rode his war horse and led 500 people straight to Li Gao's residence. He also arranged more than 1,000 people outside to control the entire Zhangmao.
Although the investigating officer died in this incident, the root cause of the rebellion had been found.
On both sides of the street, the people of Zhangmao were so frightened by this movement that they hid together and talked about it.
Someone else's expression changed greatly: "Quick! Go and inform the clan leader! The Qin army is coming!"
But this is not the Qin army, a rebellion of a small clan, Wuwei Mansion is enough.
After a while, Li Gao's house.
A man stumbled in and ran in. Before he could get close, he was already shouting in a panic: "It's not good, clan leader! The Qin army is coming to kill you!"
"What!?" When Li Gao heard this, he was also shocked and said hurriedly: "Quick! Gather the clansmen! Guard the gate! I want to negotiate with the Qin army!"
Negotiating, I don’t know where he got his confidence.
However, following his order, many members of the Li family began to gather here. When Huan Xiao arrived, the number of people present was already quite large, and many of them still held sticks in their hands and gathered at the gate. Be like a gangster.
On the other side of the Wuwei Mansion, they quickly gathered together, with the front row squatting half-crouched and their powerful crossbows in full swing.
"Put down your weapons!" Huan Xiao glanced around with a cold expression.
There was a small commotion among the people in the Li family, and they looked at each other, but the stick head was still facing forward and did not get out of the way.
Seeing this situation, Huan Xiao stopped talking nonsense and waved his right hand directly: "Fire the arrow!"
After giving the order, the officers and soldiers pulled the triggers together, and a large number of crossbow arrows were shot out.
Puff puff puff puff!
The sound of continuous arrows piercing flesh was mixed with one after another miserable howls.
The Li family didn't react at all, and they probably didn't expect that the people who came here just let go of arrows as they were told, and a whole row of them were shot over in an instant.
This time, the crowd was really panicked!
Some people began to retreat continuously, and some threw away their sticks and ran away screaming.
It's okay for a bunch of rioters to make noises, but when it comes to this, it's not enough to watch.
Huan Xiao strode straight in.
He stepped over the corpses on the ground. In front of him were a few Li family members holding sticks. Although the sticks were pointed at him, everyone's face was full of fear, and they were retreating at their feet. , dare not stop it at all.
Huan Xiao led his troops into the gate, and everyone in the Li family retreated again and again. Although the two sides still maintained a state of confrontation, the fear in the faces of the people could no longer be concealed.
At this time, Li Gao also came out, forced himself to be calm, and stepped forward and said: "General, I have something to say. There must be some misunderstanding about this matter."
"Misunderstanding?" Huan Xiao sneered and looked him up and down: "Are you Li Gao, the head of the Li family?"
"Yes, it's down there."
Li Gao was about to say something, but Huan Xiao suddenly reached out and strangled him by the neck. He swung down with one arm and slammed him to the ground with great force.
Li Gao was thrown to pieces, and before he could recover, a big foot wearing a military boot had already stepped on his face, pressing his other cheek into the soil.
Huan Xiao was very violent and domineering. He stepped on his face, looked down and sneered: "You alone dare to rebel?"
"General, spare your life. How dare you rebel, a villain?" Li Gao struggled to reply, with dirt on his lips. He wanted to struggle, but he couldn't move and didn't dare to move at all.
Terrified.
Not only him, but everyone in the Li family swallowed hard, their eyes full of horror.
This is a general who has fought many tough battles, and possesses an indescribable killing aura. He alone has subdued the entire audience.
"come here!"
Huan Xiao stretched out his hand and pointed.
"Ah!?" The person being pointed at was startled, but under such a strong aura, he did not dare to resist at all, and walked over tremblingly.
The sword was unsheathed, Huan Xiao stepped on the sword, put a single sword on the man's neck, and said concisely: "Tell me how you participated in the rebellion."
With a pop, the man knelt down instantly, with snot and tears flowing out, and said in a trembling voice: "No matter how brave a villain is, he would not dare to rebel. General Mingjian -"
Huan Xiao kicked him over and ignored him. Instead, he glanced around and said in a loud voice:
"Put down your weapons! This is the last time!"
"Otherwise, shoot to death without mercy!"
Following these words, sticks fell to the ground one after another, and everyone in the Li family began to kneel on the ground one after another.
"Arrest them all! Try them one by one!"
"promise!"
The officers and soldiers quickly stepped forward and began to tie up the rioters.
The situation was controlled very quickly, with no effort at all. Seeing this situation, the Li family hiding outside hurriedly fled, but it didn't matter, the entire Zhangmao had long been blocked by Huan Xiao, and no one could get out.
Li Gao thought that if he could gather thousands of people, he could challenge the government, raise prices, and demand official positions. This was really naive and ignorant.
Only then, when the real suppression came, did he realize that people like him were like ants in front of regular troops, not even a mob.
It's funny that he was still thinking about negotiating with Huan Xiao before.
In fact, from Huan Xiao's point of view, today's behavior is not surprising. As a general who followed the founding emperor and participated in many large-scale battles, how could he take a petty thief like Li Gao seriously.
The quelling of the rebellion in Zhangmao was straightforward. Officers and soldiers arrested a large number of rioters and then interrogated them severely.
Li Gao might still be able to speak harshly, but the others were already scared out of their wits. When it came to beheading or the crime of treason, they talked faster than the others.
The interrogation was uneventful, and Huan Xiao quickly got hold of a list of more than 700 people, all of whom were directly involved in smashing up the county government.
There were also hundreds of people who were unarmed hecklers. (End of chapter)
