Hejiazhuang is located on the east bank of Fen River, with large farmland to the west and south, a pond to the east, and mulberry forests and orchards to the north. The land here is fertile and irrigation is convenient, making it a rare and fertile land. It is twelve miles away from Jinzhou City in the north and the transportation is convenient.
Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and people in the village are busy preparing gifts for the festival.
An ox cart came from the north of the village, with several attendants swaying beside it.
Tang Erniang saw it and said to the people around her: "Isn't it the fourth lady who is here? Go to the reporter's door quickly!"
He Yuanwai got the news and hurried to the entrance of the village to welcome him. The daughter got off the bullock cart and saluted the greeter.
He Yuanwai helped his daughter up and said, "Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, and I still want to come to your place to watch the lanterns. Why do you just come back to the village?"
The fourth lady said: "My officials went to Taiyuan Mansion for business, and my wife couldn't tolerate me, so I went back to the village to stay for a few days. Dad, where do the lanterns come from in the city in this year? Most people eat two burnt lanterns." Chai, drink a bowl of Shunfeng Yuanzi, and this festival will be over."
He said: "It's pitiful. Let's put it this way, the city is not as lively as our countryside."
While chatting, the father and daughter entered Zhuangzi and arranged to stay.
After the Jin army occupied Jinzhou City, He Yuanwai tried his best to make his fourth daughter the concubine of the guard, so as to keep his wealth. He also used money to make his second son a governor to ensure the safety of the family. It's just that the fourth daughter is not very favored in the general's mansion, she just has connections.
In the evening, lights were put on in the village, and children were running around, creating a lively scene.
As the sun went down, five people suddenly came outside the village. They all rode horses and called at the village gate.
He Balang, who was guarding the village gate, stretched out his head and said loudly: "Who are you? Why do you come here to call the door after dark?"
The knight said: "We were going to Jinzhou City, but we accidentally lost our place. Let's see how dark it is. Let's rest for the night in your village."
He Balang said: "You are strangers and it is inconvenient to live in the village. There is a grass market about three miles away from here. You can go there."
The knight said: "Brother, the sun has set, how can we do it? We don't know where the grass market is, and we're afraid we can't find it. Go and tell the owner of the village and let us rest in the village for the night."
He Balang had no choice but to go to the village and report to Yuanwai He.
He Yuanwai couldn't help frowning after hearing this: "Our place is not a remote place, how could we lose our place of accommodation? There is an inn in Chaicun Cao Market three miles away. Let them rest there. Please explain the road clearly, if you don't know how to walk Worse."
After hearing this, He Balang had no choice but to return to the entrance of the village. He said to the knight outside the door: "Our village owner said, this is not a remote place, how could we lose our place? You go back along the way you came, turn right at the first intersection, and you will reach Chaicun Grass Market three miles away." There is an inn there where you can stay.”
After hearing this, the knight couldn't help but whisper to the people around him: "Straight bitch, this family is so naughty! It seems that no matter what they say, they won't let us in."
The people around him nodded. He said: "I have no choice but to leave. Wait for an hour or two and then come and smash the door of this house!"
Several knights bowed their hands to the village gate and left bitterly. When they arrived at a place more than a mile away from Zhuangzi, they rode into the reeds nearby and saw seventy or eighty people waiting there. The leading knight was none other than Luo Cang. He stepped forward and said to Luan Qingshan: "Master of the village, this greeter is so ignorant of human relations that he refuses to let us enter the village no matter what."
Luan Qingshan was startled. He said: "How can I refuse a passerby to stay overnight? There are countless Zhuangzi in the world, but there are really only a few who do this."
After thinking for a while, he added: "Since you are not allowed to enter the village, there is nothing to say. I have to attack forcefully. During the day, I saw this village from a distance. There are two gates to the village, one to the south and one to the north. There is a small door on the east and west. The village gate is convenient for work. The village gate on the east side of the pond is often open every day, and the villagers will go to the pond to fish. After a while, twenty or thirty people will be used to attack the north and south village gates, and ten people will be ambushed outside the east and west village gates. To prevent anyone from running out."
Luo Cang promised. Said: "I'm going to attack the south gate! The straight mother-in-law didn't let me in. She smashed the gate of his village at night!"
Luan Qingshan naturally agreed. Arrange for Luo Cang and Lu Hui to attack the south gate, himself and Xue Lei to attack the north gate, Ma Tang to guard the west gate, and Tao Feng to guard the east gate.
In addition to the leader, Luan Qingshan brought a total of seventy-six subordinates to Hejiazhuang this time, and he was given command by several people. They waited quietly in the reeds, waiting for the lights in the village to go out and everyone was preparing to go to bed. In the countryside, there are few pedestrians when it gets dark, so I am not afraid of anyone knowing.
The cool breeze blew from the direction of Fenhe River, and it was bitingly cold. The reed leaves around him swayed slightly, making a rustling sound. A full moon rises in the east, giving off a cool breath. The watery moonlight sprinkles on the earth, and the withered grass seems to be covered with frost.
Watching the lights in Hejiazhuang slowly go out, Luan Qingshan said: "The time has come. Everyone pack up and get ready to go!"
Everyone said a promise and moved their muscles and bones.
Luan Qingshan said: "The space in Zhuangzi is small and there is no room for movement, so I put the horses nearby and asked someone to watch them. The others followed me!"
The group of people followed Luan Qingshan to Hejiazhuang, separated from the leader, and grabbed the door respectively.
When Luo Cang arrived at the south gate, he saw that the banker who was guarding the gate was nowhere to be seen, and he didn't know where he was hiding to be happy. He strode to the door, took out his mace, and slammed it on the wooden door. Unexpectedly, the wooden door was so strong that it didn't move.
Turning around, Luo Cang said to the people behind him: "Come in together! I don't believe this wooden door is so strong!"
Everyone made a promise and moved forward together. When they arrived at the door, Luo Cang commanded them, shouting slogans, and they all rushed towards the village door.
He Balang was taking a nap in a sheltered place when he heard a movement. Just as he stood up, he heard a shout from outside and the village gate collapsed. I couldn't help but be shocked. He jumped out with a stick and said loudly: "Who is it? You dare to come to my village!"
I saw a figure running out, raising his hand and hitting it with a mace.
Seeing the blood flowing down from He Balang's head, Luo Cang spat: "You straight mother-in-law, let me enter the village, it will save you a lot of trouble!"
After saying that, he led his men and rushed straight to Zhuangzi.
A row of houses near the gate are occupied by unmarried bankers. Hearing the noise, someone put on their clothes and ran out. Luo Cang didn't ask any questions, and ordered his men to kill him all the way, until rivers of blood flowed out.
After passing through the south yard, Luo Cang shook the bloody hand on his waist knife and looked back. He said to Qu Xing and Chai Qing: "You guys, go into the room and take a look. If there are still people alive, give them a knife! After reading, guard this door!"
Qu Xing promised. Together with Chai Qing, he led several people into the house. Not long after, several screams came from inside.
Luo Cang snorted coldly, saw Qu Xing and the others coming out, and said, "The rest of the people will follow me and fight in! I met someone gasping for breath on the road, and he was killed with a knife!"
Everyone promised. Following Luo Cang, he ran straight to the main room in Zhuangzi.
Just as Yuan He was about to take off his clothes and go to bed, he heard a commotion outside and wondered what had happened. He quickly took a lantern and walked out of the room. When he went out, he saw Luo Cang coming with men in a menacing manner. He couldn't help being surprised, picked up the lantern and said, "Who is it?!"
Luo Cang said: "Grandpa is the king of hell in the underworld. He is impermanent and wants to kill you. Today I am here to take the lives of your family!"
Under the moonlight, Luo Cang looked ferocious, like a ghost. He was so frightened that the lantern fell to the ground involuntarily.
Luo Cang was about to rush forward when someone around him stopped him. Said: "Brother, you can't kill this member! You have to ask him where the treasure in Zhuangzi is hidden!"
Luo Cang nodded: "That's right! This old man can avoid the death penalty, but he cannot escape the living penalty!"
After saying that, he strode forward. He kicked He Wai to the ground, stepped forward and stepped on him, saying: "Old man, our brothers have been having a hard time recently, so we came to your village to borrow some money and food to live on. You'd better hand it over honestly! If not-"
As he said this, he thrust out the steel knife in his hand, which frightened Mr. He so much that he screamed for mercy on the ground.
