At dusk that day, Li Zhiyun walked out of the south gate of the county leisurely. There is a small river outside the south gate, and there is a large flat beach beside the river, where several groups of rebel brothers are practicing their hacking and killing movements on the battlefield.
By the river, there were more than a dozen female soldiers squatting there washing clothes. They were chattering, and from time to time there were bursts of loud laughter...
Li Zhiyun stopped on the river beach and saw the brilliant sunset. Across the river was a large area of farmland with scattered houses scattered on the field, and in the distance were towering mountains.
He was admiring this beautiful painting when he suddenly heard someone shouting: "Wu Qionghua, Wu Qionghua."
He followed the sound and saw a female soldier finishing washing her clothes and leaving the river with a wooden basin. Ten feet away from her, another female soldier had also finished washing and was telling her to wait for her.
The female soldier named Wu Qionghua stood there waiting for her companions. After the two met, they walked back talking and laughing.
When they passed by Li Zhiyun, he stared at the female soldier and asked, "Your name is Wu Qionghua?"
"Yes." The female soldier stopped.
Li Zhiyun took a closer look, haha! Quite similar! There is also a mole on the upper left corner of her lip. Could it be that these sisters also traveled through time?
Li Zhiyun had an idea and said loudly: "The king of heaven overshadows the tigers of the earth."
Wu Qionghua looked at him in surprise: "Fifth Young Master, what are you talking about? What a tiger?"
It’s over, the password didn’t match! He had no choice but to say nonsense: "There are tigers here. Don't come out at night, otherwise you will be eaten by the tigers!"
The two female soldiers looked at each other in surprise and giggled. Another female soldier said: "Where is the tiger here? Fifth Young Master, are you talking in your sleep?"
"No better, no better." Li Zhiyun said awkwardly.
The next morning, Li Zhiyun was walking on the street when he suddenly saw a large group of people surrounding the road. He was idle and panicking, but when he saw the excitement, he ran over quickly.
He took a look around and saw a girl lying on the ground. She was about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her body was wet, her feet were bare, her hair was messy, and her face was as white as paper. She was probably dead.
Next to them, an old couple with gray hair and beard and a child of twelve or thirteen years old were kneeling on the ground, crying bitterly. The onlookers talked a lot, some shook their heads and sighed.
"Brother, what's going on?" Li Zhiyun asked someone next to him. The man said: "This girl was raped by a few rebels. She was thrown into a well and was just fished out."
"Impossible!" Li Zhiyun was surprised, "How could the rebels do such a thing?"
"How is it impossible? Many people have seen it! If you don't believe it, ask her brother." The man said, pointing to the boy kneeling on the ground.
Li Zhiyun walked over, pulled the boy up, and after asking about the situation, said: "Little brother, do you want to avenge your sister?" The boy wiped his tears with the back of his hand and nodded.
"Follow me!" he said, pulling the boy out of the crowd and walking along the street.
They didn't go far when they happened to see Scarface leading a dozen brothers patrolling the streets. Li Zhiyun shouted: "Brother!"
When Scarface saw him, he quickly walked over, clasped his fists and said, "Fifth Young Master, what's the matter?"
Li Zhiyun turned around and pointed at the group of people and said, "Did you see that? There was a girl there who was raped by a few rebels and threw herself into a well to die."
Scarface was surprised when he heard this. He turned to a soldier and said, "You, go over and have a look!" The soldier ran over quickly.
After about half a pack of cigarettes, the soldier ran back and said to Scarface: "I asked the neighbors, and the fifth young master was right!"
Li Zhiyun pointed at the boy and said, "This is the girl's brother. Let's take him and find those bastards!"
Scarface was also very angry, rolled up his sleeves and said: "Fifth Young Master, do whatever you say, I will listen to you!"
Most of the rebels in the county were stationed in the Cai family ancestral hall. The surname Cai is a common surname in Hu County, so the ancestral hall is very large, with dozens of houses. Opposite the ancestral hall and against the base of the city wall, there is a large drying ground that can be used to train soldiers.
When Li Zhiyun and others arrived at the Cai family ancestral hall, all the rebel brothers were gathered on the playground. They were divided into several square formations, some practiced sword skills, some practiced spear skills, some practiced stick skills, and some practiced archery.
They searched phalanx after phalanx. When they came to the stick formation, Li Zhiyun found that three guys saw them coming and seemed to want to hide behind others.
Sure enough, the deceased's brother pointed with his finger and said: "Him! Him! And him!"
Scarface waved his hand and said: "Arrest them all!" His men swarmed up and pushed the three people out of the queue. One of the guys with squinting eyes shouted: "Wang Baoqiang, you dare to arrest me?! You are rebelling!"
"Wang Baoqiang?" Li Zhiyun asked strangely, "Who's name is Wang Baoqiang?" Scarface looked at him and said, "The younger one's name is Wang Baoqiang, what's wrong?" Li Zhiyun pinched his nose and said, "Nothing, that's a good name!"
Scarface glanced at the guy and said to him quietly: "Fifth Young Master, please take a step to speak." He pulled Li Zhiyun aside and whispered: "Fifth Young Master, this matter is a bit difficult to handle!"
"What's wrong?" Li Zhiyun looked at him strangely.
"The guy who called my name just now is Manager Ma's cousin."
"Who is Manager Ma?"
"He is the general manager of our entire rebel army."
Li Zhiyun thought for a while and said: "Compared with my sister, who is older?"
"Then how can we compare?" Scarface said with disdain, "Your sister is the master and he is the slave. How can the slave be compared with the master?"
"Then it's over?" Li Zhiyun said, "Whatever happens, I'll be responsible for it!"
Scarface puffed up his chest and said, "Fifth Young Master, with your words, I, Wang Baoqiang, am not afraid of anything!"
Li Zhiyun put his hands behind his back and ordered: "Wang Baoqiang, take these guys to your station and find a room to lock them up!" Scarface cupped his fists and said: "I have the order!"
That afternoon, Li Zhiyun came to the back hall to find the third sister. The two siblings were sitting next to the case. He told what happened, and finally said: "That family is a refugee who escaped from Guandong. They did some small business in Dongshi to make a living. Unexpectedly, they suffered such a bad luck! This is what happened to them. I found someone to write the petition, and all the neighbors signed it."
The third sister took the paper and looked at it. There were more than a dozen fingerprints on it. She read it carefully and became so angry that she shouted: "These black sheep must not be spared lightly!"
The composition of the "Women's Army" is complex, including farmers, traffickers and handicraftsmen, as well as bandits who have been hiding in the mountains for many years. Due to the mixed situation, violations of military discipline are inevitable after occupying a relatively prosperous county.
There have been several incidents in the past few days, but they were all thefts, robbing, and fights, and it was all over with dozens of military sticks. This is the first time that such a thing like this has happened to women and forced them to die.
The third sister sent someone to investigate again and determined that the crimes of the three guys were conclusive and decided to behead them publicly.
The next morning, Li Zhiyun walked into the back hall and found several people standing in the room. In addition to Yinggu and Scarface, there was also a middle-aged man. This guy has the head of a deer and the brain of a rat, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. He is complaining loudly to the third sister: "...You know best the contribution of Ma Sanbao to the 'Detachment of Women'. Conquering He Panren, Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, and Qiu Shili are all You sent me there. All I ask is that you don’t cut off my cousin’s head. Any other punishment will do! Beat him with a hundred military sticks, no, a hundred and twenty, until he can’t get out of bed for half a year..."
Li Zhiyun couldn't help but said: "Gong is merit, fault is fault, rewards and punishments must be clear! Besides, how can your merits offset your cousin's sins?"
After hearing this, Ma Sanbao glanced at him and said dissatisfiedly: "Who are you? Is there any place for you to speak here?" Aunt Ying interrupted: "He is the fifth young master, why can't he speak?"
"Fifth Young Master? Li Zhiyun?" Ma Sanbao looked at him doubtfully. Ma Sanbao used to be the housekeeper of Chai Mansion, and he met Li Zhiyun when he went to visit his sister in Chai Mansion. But that was a few years ago. Children grow up quickly. He wasn't paying attention just now, so he didn't recognize them. Now when I took a closer look, it turned out to be Li Zhiyun, and he stopped talking.
The third sister waved her hand decisively and said: "Manager Ma, don't say anything! Not to mention your cousin, even your biological brother, if he commits such a heinous crime, I will chop off his head!"
Li Zhiyun looked at the upright third sister, and his heart was filled with pride: This is my good sister!
At three o'clock in the afternoon that day, on the wooden platform where Fang Xuanling's head was to be chopped off a few days ago, the three guys were tied up and held up.
Many people gathered around to watch the excitement. The last time I saw the beheading, I didn’t see it coming. This time, I saw three beheadings. It was so enjoyable! Click! ! Click! ! Click! ! As heads fell to the ground one after another, the crowd screamed and many children were frightened and cried...
