At this time, everyone in the yard had finished taking care of things, and a hint of fish-belly white appeared in the east. In the dim morning light, Chen Xuan stepped forward to report the current harvest results.
"I report to the leader of the village and the two leaders that I have obtained more than three thousand gold, silver and copper coins, and more than five hundred stones of grain..."
After the battle of wits and courage just now, Zou Run naturally knew that most of the gold, silver and food were on an island, so after hearing the main figures, he signaled Chen Xuan to stop what he was doing and asked him to come over.
Zou Run gave such detailed instructions in Chen Xuan's ear. Chen Xuan couldn't help but nod, then nodded to two minions with a solemn expression, and went back to the room in the backyard.
After explaining the situation, Zou Run saw that it was getting late and gathered everyone outside the hospital.
"All of them! Follow my orders!"
After hearing the words, all the minions stood up straight, holding the swords and guns in their hands tightly. Even Zou Yuan subconsciously became serious and stood upright. Everyone shouted in unison, "Please give me instructions, Master of the village!"
"The following is a two-step process!"
"The first step is to have a brother who can ride a horse come out and immediately go back to the mountain to report the news. Let all the brothers go down the mountain and bring the bullock carts, poles, ropes and other things. They can move everything inside and outside the compound to me. Move up the mountain!”
"Captain, I'll go! I can ride a horse!"
Wang Si, who had served as an army corpsman and had ridden a horse, immediately went out to the battle to ask for tassels. Zou Run did his best and gave him a few instructions. Then he saw Wang Si pull out a variegated horse from the stable of the Huang family yard, and skillfully After putting on the saddle and bridle, he quickly got on the horse, whipped the whip in his hand, and the variegated horse spread its hooves and ran outside.
After watching Wang Si go away, Zou Run immediately announced the second order.
"Of all the rest, ten people are left here to check the loot. The others all go to the village, gather all the young and old men on the threshing floor, and tell them that the heroes of Dengyun Mountain are going to put Huang Zeli on trial in public, and everyone can complain about their grievances. , if they want revenge, I, Zou Run, will give them full authority to make the decision!"
"I also want to tell them that anyone who comes to the threshing floor to participate in the public trial will be given food per person on Mount Yunshan! Regardless of men, women, old or young, each person will receive food per stone!"
With a bang, a cloud of people responded.
"Got the order!"
The minions who had been fighting all night were very excited when they heard that the leader of their village was holding a court for interrogation, and that they were so generous in offering food per person. After all, even the people here could get such benefits, so what if they, the group of people, How can our own people who have made meritorious deeds get less rewards when they return to the mountain?
Driven by this mentality, more than 300 people in the village quickly crowded the threshing floor next to the Huang family compound.
"Huang Zeli, a rich man from the countryside in Mouping County, is now 46 years old. According to complaints from the poor people in the village and the witnesses of a group of villagers, it was confirmed that he colluded with the government, took lawsuits, and harmed good people; he used clever pretexts to gamble and lend money, and exploited the villagers' money; he seduced the villagers. A good man gambles with prostitutes and seeks land for other people's homes; he drives the villagers who guard the courtyard and beats them..."
Chen Xuanwu, who suppressed the hatred in his heart, was halfway through reading about the evil things that had happened around him, and the deplorable crimes. The villagers below him were already excited and couldn't hold it back anymore. A large group of people with red eyes Young and old men crowded like crazy to the edge of the makeshift wooden platform.
They scrambled to stretch out their hands and yanked Huang Zeli, who had been paralyzed with fear, off the stage. Before Huang Zeli could let out a scream, the group of people pounced on him. The men hit him with their fists and kicked them with their feet. They pinched with their hands and bit with their teeth. Although the children were not very old, they already knew how to pick up the dirt and stones on the ground and throw them at Huang Zeli from a distance.
In the end, even Chen Xuan didn't bother to read out the final verdict of "Behead the public as a warning!" He threw away the document in his hand and joined the crowd who beat Huang Zeli.
It seems that if he doesn't join in, Huang Zeli will become a pile of mud after a cup of tea.
In this way, first Huang Zeli, then Huang Cheng, and then the Huang family servants and relatives of the Huang family who had committed the most heinous crimes and those who had touched human lives, a total of five people, all of them were suppressed without the use of Deng Yunshan's sword or shot. For a long time, the villagers who were carried away by their anger were beaten to death one after another, leaving only some female relatives, servants and bankers whose crimes were not worthy of death.
Zou Run didn't care too much about these people, and asked them to pay some travel expenses, and then drove out of the village later.
The public trial came to an end, but Zou Run was not ready to let it go. After the people present calmed down, Zou Run ordered someone to bring up a box. The box was full of various contract documents, such as the King of Hell's debt with a compound interest rate and land deeds. A contract of sale.
In front of everyone, Zou Run returned all the deeds and deeds of the house that he had robbed to the original owner. Then he lit a torch with his own hands and burned the remaining documents. At the same time, he waved his hand to signal the minions to bring carts of food. Pay per head, one stone per person, keep your word.
Zou Run's move immediately brought the atmosphere to the climax. Several elderly people knelt down without saying a word. The rest of the men, women, and children in the village also woke up from their dreams and knelt down to fight. Kowtow to Zou Run on the threshing floor.
"My lord! This old man has lived for more than sixty years, but this is the first time he has seen a hero like Xie. Not only did he not rob us, but he also upheld justice and distributed food to us hard-working people. I always heard this in the past. The scholar said that the officials of the Song Dynasty were kind and loving to the people, but I have only heard about it, but never seen it. From what I see, the Zhao officials in Tokyo are not as good as the heroes of the land!"
Seeing everyone kneeling down, Zou Run could not stand. He hurriedly walked off the stage with Zou Yuan, carefully helped the old man in the audience to his feet, and at the same time ordered the minions who were not involved in the food distribution to come forward and help him. , after working for a long time, they finally pulled all the people in the village up from the ground.
"The old man is ridiculous. I, Zou Yuan, was born and raised in Shandong. From a perspective, we are all fellow villagers. We all come from poor backgrounds on Dengyun Mountain. We cannot let the fellow villagers suffer from those corrupt officials and powerful officials. The bullying by the evil gentry, today I put my words here - if others don’t stand up for us common people, I, Zou Run, will stand up for the common people!"
When Zou Run said this, not only the eyes of the people around him were filled with stars, but also the minions who climbed Yunshan Mountain, and even Zou Yuan were greatly shocked. Everyone's eyes seemed to have grit in their eyes. Tears flashed one after another.
Among the crowd, Chen Xuan suddenly shouted out loudly, "Pledge to be loyal to the leader of the village to the death! Join the leader of the village to stand up for the people! Make decisions for the people!"
"Pledge to be loyal to the leader of the village to the death! Work with the leader of the village to stand up for the people! Make decisions for the people!"
"Pledge to be loyal to the leader of the village to the death! Work with the leader of the village to stand up for the people! Make decisions for the people!"
On the threshing floor, dozens of men armed with knives and guns shouted at the top of their voices, repeating the shocking slogans over and over again. The warm atmosphere even caused some young villagers in the field to shout along. This scene was naturally attracted by The senior leaders saw it in their eyes.
When the slogans gradually stopped, Zou Run began to make a final statement about retreating back to the mountains, "Fellows, we will go back to the mountains after we have distributed food. In the future, when we encounter emergencies or cannot open the pot, we will go back to the mountains." Come to the mountains to find me, Zou Run, and I promise that whenever the villagers open their mouths, I, Zou Run, will lend you grain and lend you money, and you will never borrow that fatal debt from the King of Hell again!"
"After I leave, you can send someone to the county to report to the officials immediately. I will push all the lawsuits to Dengyunshan, so as not to be pressed by the officials and exploited by the officials."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience really shed tears when they heard it. They all said that this young mountain king was very benevolent and righteous. He took every aspect into consideration for the people and refused to let them suffer any harm or suffering.
