"My boss, we found it!"
As soon as Chongzhen and others reached the door of the restaurant, Xu Yanqi, who was inquiring about the news, came back.
"My boss, this person's name is Zhang Xianzhong, also known as Bingzhong and nicknamed Jingxuan. He is now a policeman in Yan'an Prefecture.
Because he has a strong nature, loves to fight against injustice, and has a yellow beard, he is nicknamed Huang Hu. He is very popular in Yan'an City! "
"It's indeed him!"
After listening to Xu Yanqi's report, Chongzhen sighed secretly.
He had just heard that the scholar Lao Cao was called Huang Hu, and when he heard someone call him Brother Zhang, as well as his beard, he had some guesses.
According to historical records, Zhang Xianzhong organized the people's uprising in the third year of Chongzhen.
Before that, he had joined the army in Yansui Town and received professional training, so he quickly rose to prominence after the civil uprising.
"It's true that you can't find anything even after you've worn iron shoes. It took no effort to get here. In this case, I can't let you leave!"
"Hit me and kill this thief!"
When Chongzhen was preparing to arrange for Zhang Xianzhong to be taken in, the crowd became commotion.
A child of eight or nine years old ran out of the crowd, followed by four or five men in servants' clothes, with fierce expressions on their faces.
The child fell to the ground because he was panicking. Several servants who were chasing him immediately surrounded the child and tried to step on it.
The people onlookers exclaimed, if they stepped on it, the child would suffer internal injuries even if his body was not dead.
Chongzhen's face darkened, and just as Hu Dawei was about to step forward, a figure rushed out from the restaurant.
Preemptively, he kicked the servant who was raising his feet, kicked the servant four or five steps away, and then pulled the child behind him.
"It's so shameless. A few grown men bully a child. You will lose all the men's face!"
"Huang Hu, you see clearly who we are, don't be afraid of anything and everything with just a few fists and kicks. There are a lot of people in Yan'an City who can kill you!"
"Before you kill me, I will kill you first!"
Zhang Xianzhong's face was full of sternness, and he rushed forward. After a few confrontations, the four servants were put to the ground and groaned miserably.
"Huang Hu, you are in trouble. This is a servant of the Huang family of Yan'an Prefecture. His brother-in-law is the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture. You are a policeman in Yan'an Prefecture. Why don't you even recognize him?"
The storyteller Lao Cao also came out at this moment. Looking at the servant lying on the ground, his expression changed and he muttered.
"Is it worth it for your kid to lose his job or even his life for a passerby?"
"I am a police officer, and if someone commits an attack in front of you, if I don't care, then I might as well skin him.
Even if the King of Heaven comes today, I will take care of this matter! "
"But what if this kid commits a crime?"
"What kind of thing can a seven or eight-year-old kid do? Kill someone or set a fire? Do you need to kill him?"
"Even if you commit a crime, then report it to the official, and then it's their turn to lynch you? I really think the official is run by their family!"
Zhang Xianzhong's face was full of anger, and then he looked at Old Cao: "Old Cao, stop talking nonsense and get out of here.
If they think you are an accomplice, your old arms and legs will be kicked to death! "
"Hey, you really didn't listen to the old man and you're going to suffer a lot..."
After Lao Cao cursed angrily, he looked at the child who seemed a little frightened.
"Little baby, what's your name? What happened? Tell me immediately, so as not to implicate the person who saved you. Think about it later!"
Chongzhen, who was watching this scene, shook his head gently.
It can be seen from this incident that Zhang Xianzhong, like historical evaluations, loves to fight against injustices and has an impatient and strong personality.
The style is simple and crude, only seeking immediate pleasure and lacking long-term plans.
"Grandpa, big brother, my name is..."
"Call Uncle Tiger!"
Zhang Xianzhong reached out angrily and slapped the child on the head.
If you call me Grandpa Lao Cao and call yourself big brother, wouldn’t you be just a generation shorter than Lao Cao?
The child raised his neck with a stubborn look on his face: "My name is Li Dingguo, and I am a tenant of the Huang family.
I heard from some merchants that the emperor gave the cultivated land in Xi'an and Fengxiang Prefecture to the people, and it is estimated that Yan'an Prefecture will do the same in the near future. We..."
"Child, you think about it before you talk, otherwise I will kill you sooner or later!"
"You're still threatening me now. I really think I'm afraid of you!"
When Zhang Xianzhong heard the servant's threat, he squatted down and slapped him hard, causing the servant to scream again.
Li Dingguo grinned, with a look of relief on his face, and continued: "We don't want to plant their land, but the Huang family doesn't allow it and insists on letting us plant it.
We were so angry that they tried to beat us after a few arguments. We took advantage of the chaos and ran out, but they caught up with us! "
"Tsk tsk, you are really shameless!"
After Li Dingguo finished speaking, Zhang Xianzhong clicked his tongue: "I have seen people forced to buy and sell, but this is the first time I have seen people forced to rent and breed."
"What else do you guys have to say?"
"So what, this is our Huang family's business, you alone..."
"What's wrong with me being alone? I beat you without any discussion!"
Zhang Xianzhong didn't wait for the servant to finish speaking. He stepped forward and kicked and punched him again.
Although the people watching were angry, due to the power of the Huang family and the relationship with the prefect, they just pointed and did not say anything.
While Chongzhen and others were watching the excitement, there was no change in their faces. They had encountered this kind of thing many times on the way here.
"Hey, that's not right!"
Zhang Xianzhong, who was punching and kicking, suddenly stopped and turned to look at Li Dingguo.
Then he reached out and slapped Li Dingguo on the head, scolding angrily: "Are you so stupid?"
"Uncle Tiger, why did you hit me?"
"The emperor sold the cultivated land in Xi'an and Fengxiang to the people. This is a great thing. We have land for farming.
But there are still six prefectures in Shaanxi, and it is impossible for the court to take over all six prefectures at once. It is more likely to stew the meat slowly with a knife.
Maybe this year, maybe next year, maybe two or three years later,
You are now anxious to tell the Huang family that they will no longer cultivate farmland. What will you eat this year? Are you stupid? "
"Uncle Tiger, you are right, but the old man in the village said that depending on the situation this year, there is a high possibility of drought.
It's good if you can get one stone from one acre of land. If the Huang family collects 50% of the rent, what's left over? It’s a lot of work for the Huang family! "
"That's better than if you didn't eat anything. Are you stupid?"
"Uncle Tiger, actually it's not that we don't want to rent anymore, we just want to make a scene.
Isn't the emperor in Xi'an? Maybe the emperor has already sent Jin Yiwei or others to various cities to investigate secretly.
As long as the commotion gets serious, in order to quell public anger and with the pressure from Xi'an and Fengxiang Prefectures, the prefect will come forward to ask the Huang family to collect less rent.
If 10% doesn't work, then 20%, if 20% doesn't work, then 30%, if it can be less, then let's get more food!
As a result, as soon as we finished talking, the shameless Huang family rushed up to beat us without following any rules! "
"Haha... You are so talented. You are trying to influence other people's interests. How do you still expect to follow the rules?"
"Who taught you these messy things?"
"What is chaos? This is a strategy. Do you understand the strategy?"
