The frightened man finally came to his senses, clenched the wooden stick with half of the blade tied in his hand, and said tremblingly: "Stop...stop! Hand over three taels of silver, or I will stab you." !”
As soon as this was said, everyone suddenly came to their senses.
We are here to rob, how can it be his turn to be arrogant?
"You're stupid! There are so many of us, how can three taels of silver be enough? The things here are so expensive, at least five taels!" the man holding the hoe said viciously.
"Where's the food? Take out all the food first!"
The skinny man beside him who was so hungry that his eyes were turning green was not to be outdone.
"Horse! I heard someone said that horse blood can also fill the stomach. Just ask him to keep the horse!"
As soon as you said something to me, everyone was almost quarreling.
Looking at the mob in front of him, Gong Shangguo frowned. A group of farmers digging for food in the fields had never seen human blood in their lives, and they dared to come out to rob them?
After a while, two people stepped forward. Only the two of them had serious weapons in their hands, and they were government-standard!
One person is taller and has a strong body, probably to the point where his muscles and bones are fully developed, while the other person is quite elegant, with only a scar on his face.
The tall man looked at Gong Shang for a few times and said, "Little brother, we are very hungry. How about leaving some money for traveling for convenience?"
"Ha... you want to buy money on the official road? What a big statement!" Gong Shang said coldly.
"Since my little brother dares to walk alone at night, he must have martial arts skills. But since he has to travel at night, there must be something urgent, right? My brothers may not be very skilled in martial arts, but it is possible to kill a horse. This horse My son is so valuable, how about making peace with everyone and making money?"
The more civilized man spoke softly, but was more vicious.
Not to mention anything else, the horse he rides is so good that ordinary wealthy people cannot afford to keep it.
A polite man could tell at a glance that this person might be very strong, but he would definitely have no problem killing a horse.
"A little discerning."
Gong Shangguo nodded slightly. These people were not just a mob. They still had two backbones. He immediately threw out a piece of silver and said, "Let's talk?"
After taking the money, the tall man showed a hint of joy in his eyes. With Gong Shangguo's appearance and calm and confident appearance, he knew at a glance that he was not easy to mess with, so it would be best not to fight him.
But they let the people run away during the first robbery, so there was no need to take this team with them!
"sure."
If Gong Shangguo gives you face like this, the tall man will naturally not refuse.
"If I read correctly, these people are still farmers, right? Why are you plundering?" Gong Shangguo looked at the few people who were still bluffing.
"What if we can't survive without looting? We can't let people starve to death, right?"
The tall man sneered and glanced at the brocade clothes on Gong Shangguo's body, "Young Master, who is willing to risk his life if he can have something to eat?"
As he spoke, he raised the standard long sword in his hand.
"We came from Wanshui County and followed the government officials all the way to the imperial capital to build Nao Shizi's Wanshou Immortal Palace. There was no one to do the work in the fields, and there was no one to support the mother at home. We were whipped constantly along the way and there were regular restrictions. .It happened to be a thunderstorm again, and it was postponed for three days. Even in the imperial capital, there was no way to escape the punishment!
If you can't survive anyway, why not just chop off the head of the yamen servant and find a way to make a living on your own, maybe you can win Zhao'an in exchange for wealth! "The tall man said solemnly.
"Do you still want to issue an imperial edict?"
Gong Shang glanced at the group of people who couldn't even get together a few weapons, "Which hilltop can I occupy?"
"Why occupy the top of the mountain? If the officers and soldiers are troubled, naturally someone will call for peace. A while ago in Daze County, hundreds of people who could not survive gathered together to stop the attackers. As soon as the officers and soldiers came, they went to the mountains. Run away. Aren't you still being ordered to peace after a few times? You don't even have to go to the corvee! Only good people can't survive in this shitty world!" The elegant man added on the side.
"That's it! If there are more brothers, there will always be someone who is willing to come and say good things. Then half of the people in Daze County who escaped and became bandits can be imprisoned, why can't we?"
"The gold belt for murder and arson, those dog officials didn't give them two swords, they thought we were easy to bully!"
Everyone started chatting, and you talked to me about all kinds of things that Gong Shang usually didn't know.
The Mo family has been busy with winter disaster relief. After finally finishing the work, many people joined in. Gong Shangguo, as Mo Qiu's right-hand man, was even more busy.
Has the situation reached this level?
No wonder the war broke out again, but the temple refused to reveal anything.
With the people in full rebellion, if there is another continuous war, the consequences will be disastrous!
So much so that we can only hope that General Zhang can keep the enemy at bay, and if he wins, he can spread the news to stabilize people's hearts.
"The Dog Emperor is not a good thing. How can a person live in so many houses? If he asks so many people to build them for him, he won't be able to live in them all until he dies!"
"Haven't you heard? Zongming Zongming, his ancestors are unknown! The royal family has suffered eight lifetimes of bad luck to encounter such an unscrupulous descendant. He would have been beaten to death long ago if he were thrown into our family! If you ask me, we must change the emperor as soon as possible!"
The more these people talked, the more excited they became, and suddenly Gong Shangguo heard another treasonous remark.
Zong Ming Zong Ming, the ancestors are unknown...
Gong Shangguo couldn't help but lower his head.
Farmers don't know how to use fancy words. They only know that whoever keeps them fed and clothed warmly is considered a good emperor.
As the saying goes, everyone is guilty, but I am the one to blame.
Anyone who makes a mistake must be punished by the monarch alone.
When you can't bear it anymore, it's right to scold the emperor.
When a group of people block the road and rob for wealth, it is a problem for this group of people; when a group of people have to rob because they have no way to survive, otherwise there is a huge problem in this country.
Can this situation really be improved by just relying on the efforts of a few people in the Mohist family?
For the first time, Gong Shangguo began to really think about this problem that he had been trying to avoid.
Looking towards the vast darkness ahead, Gong Shangguo was silent for a long time.
Gu Dan was right, Yuzhou was too far away, so far away that even if there was a slight delay, the war would be over, and he wouldn't be missing there.
The world is so big that individual efforts seem so insignificant.
"Are you short of manpower?"
Suddenly, Gong Shang asked.
"What?!"
The tall man was astonished. This young man had an elegant temperament, rode a tall horse, wore rich clothes, carried a silver gun, and had jade hanging from his waist. He could tell at a glance that he was rich and noble.
I couldn't bear to think that I would follow them and do this kind of thing, where they would have to be beheaded if they were caught.
"Nothing happened anyway, I just want to see how your business is going."
Gong Shangguo said calmly.
The tall man and the elegant man looked at each other, and the elegant man smiled and said: "Of course. This is Brother Chen Guangda, and this is Wu Sheng. The little brother has martial arts skills at first glance, and having you join us is a great addition!"
He was not afraid of Gong Shangguo's plotting at all. They, as a group, had already lost everything.
"good!"
Chen Guang also nodded after hearing this, "Let's win a fortune together, brothers. Let's see if we can survive in this miserable world!"
