When the two servants saw that their mistress was caught, they wanted to stop her. A servant shouted: "Why did you arrest our wife and young lady?" The officer glared and said: "Why? Take it back to the barracks to serve as military rations!" The servant became anxious when he heard this, and quickly shouted: "We are From the Yang family, you can't arrest our wife!" After saying that, he rushed forward to take back his mistress.
"Damn it, Yang Mansion and Zhang Mansion." The officer muttered, then punched the servant in the face.
The servant was beaten so hard that he fell to the ground. Another servant rushed to help him up, crying: "Third brother, what should we do?" The beaten servant did not bother to wipe away the nosebleeds, and said in a hurry: "Quick, go back to the house to find the second master. !” The servant agreed, left his companion behind, stood up, turned around and ran away. He quickly walked through the crowd, ran through the streets and alleys, and finally ran into a mansion in the span of a cup of tea.
In an open space in the middle of the courtyard, a man was practicing his sword skills. He is in his thirties, has a sturdy build and a strong build. At this moment, his upper body was bare, and the muscles on his arms and chest were bulging. I saw him holding a sharp steel knife in his hand, jumping and moving, slashing left and right, but the knife was shining, and the tiger was like a tiger. After finishing a set of sword skills, he gathered his body and the guards around him applauded.
The servant ran into the gate and turned around the screen wall in front of the court. When he saw the people, he immediately shouted: "Oh no, something happened!" The man wielding the knife frowned slightly and said with a hint of displeasure: "Little Coyotito, you are yelling at me! What are you yelling for?" Coyotito ran up to him, took a few deep breaths, and said, "Second Master, my wife and young lady were kidnapped by soldiers on the street!"
"What?" The second master was shocked and stared, "Why do they want to arrest the lady?"
"He said he was going to take it back to the military camp to use as military rations!"
ah? When the second master heard this, he felt a fire rising from the top of his head, his eyes widened, and he shouted: "Fuck you, come with me!" The guards agreed and ran to the weapon rack next to them to pick up their respective weapons. Weapons, noisily followed the second master towards the gate.
The second master led more than a dozen guards out of the Yang Mansion, with Xiao Xiaozi leading the way, and hurriedly chased the group of soldiers. They stopped each other on the way to the military camp. The second master saw that the soldiers were followed by two carriages, carrying many women and children like transporting livestock, including his own wife and daughter.
The second master waved the steel knife in his hand and said viciously: "Which of you is the leader? Come forward and answer!" The officer stepped forward, looked at the other person up and down, and said: "Who are you? What do you want to do?" The second master cast his gaze on his face and shouted: "I am Yang Shisheng, the second master of Yang Mansion, please release my wife and daughter now!"
It was the Yang Mansion again. The officer frowned impatiently and said, "What's so great about the Yang Mansion? It is the emperor's order to requisition women and children as military rations. Who dares to stop it?" When Yang Shisheng heard this, he was so angry that his eyes were splitting. , roared: "I don't care whether you are the emperor or not. If I don't let my wife and daughter go today, you won't even be able to step foot over there!"
"You..." Just as the officer was about to get angry, a soldier came over, put his mouth next to his ear and whispered: "Sir, this Yang family has been a powerful barbarian for generations. It is very prestigious among the Di people and is not easy to deal with. We'd better not provoke them!" After hearing this, the officer was stunned for a moment, then looked at the dozen or so murderous guards behind Yang Shisheng, thought for a moment, and muttered to himself: "Okay, anyway. There is no shortage of these two people." Immediately, he ordered his subordinates: "Let the people from the Yang family go!"
Immediately, a soldier walked over, took the mother and daughter out of the carriage, and untied the ropes tied to their hands. The mother and daughter had to take off their hands and immediately ran to Yang Shisheng. The wife was in shock, with tears in her eyes, and choked with sobs: "Master." The daughter threw herself into her father's arms, crying bitterly because of her grievance. Yang Shisheng gently patted his daughter on the back and comforted her: "Qian'er, it's okay, let's go home!"
The other women and children on the carriage became restless, adults and children cried together. A woman was crying and begging: "Master, please let us go quickly, we want to go home!" The officer glared fiercely and said: "No. Cry! Take them all away!"
Yang Shisheng returned to Yang Mansion with his wife and daughter. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw a man walking out of the hall. He looks to be about forty years old, of medium height, tall and tall, with a rectangular face, thick black eyebrows, deep eyes, and a short three-inch beard under his chin. This man is Yang Shisheng's brother Yang Shilin. Behind Yang Shilin, there was also a thin Confucian scholar in his thirties. He was the master of the Yang family.
Yang Shilin had received the news and was relieved to see that his brother and his family were back safely. He stepped forward and asked with concern: "Shisheng, are Yulan and Qian'er okay?" Yang Shisheng waved his hand and said, "It's okay! Those soldiers had to take them away, but I took them back by force!" After that, He turned to his wife and daughter and said, "You go back to the house and rest." The mother and daughter agreed, turned and walked away.
After his sister-in-law and niece walked away, Yang Shilin sighed and said, "Zhu Can forced women and children to serve as military rations. He is really unscrupulous!" Yang Shisheng had a hot temper and said in a loud voice: "Brother, Master, you have to think quickly. There is a way, we can no longer let them do such nonsense!" The master smiled and said: "Second master, don't worry, the uncle and I are thinking of a solution."
The three people were talking when a man in his twenties and wearing coarse clothes ran in from outside the gate. He was panting and looked panicked. As soon as he saw the three people, he ran over quickly, fell to his knees with a bang and cried: "Master, second master, please save my wife and children!" Touching the ground, he kowtowed several times.
Yang Shilin quickly stepped forward to help the other party up and said, "Yang Rong, what happened? Stand up and talk properly." Yang Rong wiped the tears on his face with his sleeves and said, "Just now, a group of soldiers They broke into my house and took away my wife and two children. Uncle, please save them!"
When the master heard this, he looked at Yang Shilin and said: "Master, we can't hesitate any longer. Without further ado, let's just do what we agreed upon?" Yang Shilin pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "It's not the time yet. Let's save it. People are important." He turned to Yang Rong and said: "Don't worry, I will go to the military camp to find Niu Wuqi to ask for people!" When Yang Rong heard this, he was naturally grateful.
Yang Shilin left the Yang Mansion with his master and took a carriage to the military camp. Zhu Can's 10,000 troops were stationed in Nanyang City, led by a general named Niu Wuqi. The two got off the carriage and walked to the camp gate. Yang Shilin reported his name to the soldiers standing guard and said that he wanted to see their commander. A soldier went in to report and came back after a while: "Master Yang, please!"
Under the leadership of the soldier, the two came to the central military tent. When they walked in and took a look, they saw a short, fat guy with a fat head and big ears sitting behind the desk. His eyes were so bright, like two small light bulbs.
"General Niu, Yang is polite!" Yang Shilin bowed his hands and saluted.
Niu Wuqi's attitude was very arrogant. He sat there as calm as a mountain. He neither stood up to return the courtesy nor gave up his seat. He just said: "Mr. Yang, if you have anything to say, just tell me."
"General Niu, Yang came here today for no other reason than because my distant nephew Yang Rong's wife and two children were kidnapped by your soldiers. General Niu, please take Yang's consideration into account and let him go." Got them?"
Niu Wuqi frowned and said displeasedly: "Mr. Yang, your Yang family has a great cause. For your sake, I can touch the people of your Yang family. However, if even the people of the Yang family Is it too much to not be able to arrest him? By analogy, I can’t even touch the Di people in Nanyang City?"
Yang Shilin cupped his hands and said: "My nephew is still waiting in a humble house. I beg General Niu to show mercy. Even if he takes pity on him, let the girls live, okay?" Niu Wuqi said with a straight face: "Stop talking. , I will never agree to your request!" After saying that, he picked up the tea cup on the table and said, "See you off!" As soon as he finished speaking, two soldiers walked in from outside the tent, pushing and pushing Yang Shilin and Master blasted out.
The two left the military camp in disgrace and returned to the carriage. After the carriage started, the master said: "Sir, these man-eating demons have hearts as hard as stones. It's useless to beg them. It's better to follow the method we discussed! It is said in the "Book of Changes": 'Good deeds do not accumulate enough. In order to become famous, evil will not be enough to destroy one's body. Zhu Can forced women and children to serve as military rations, which has already caused the anger of heaven, people, and gods. The Nanyang City is like being covered with dry wood. Just a fire can start a prairie fire. At that time, we can take the opportunity to revive the foundation of the Yang family of the Di tribe!..."
What the master said about reviving the Yang family's foundation of the Di tribe was referring to the restoration of Qiu Chi Kingdom. The Qiuchi State was founded by Yang Maosou, the first generation descendant of the Yang family of the Di ethnic group. Its territory was mainly in the Wudu County area in Longnan. It was named after its political center when it was founded was Qiuchi Mountain. Qiu Chi was founded five times and destroyed five times. It existed for more than 300 years, spanning almost the entire Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties.
The Di people already existed in the Shang Dynasty. It is generally believed that the Di people have the same origin as the Qiang people. They mainly lived in the southwest region at first. In 111 BC, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty established Wudu County in the Di people's tribe, and the Di people officially accepted the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty.
The Di people are a farming ethnic group. Like the Han people, men farm and women weave, and are also engaged in animal husbandry. The language of the Di people is close to that of the Qiang people, and most of them are proficient in Chinese. Many of them have Chinese surnames, and their clothing is deeply influenced by the Qiang and Han people.
During the Western Jin Dynasty, Qiang, Di and other ethnic minorities living in Yongzhou and Taizhou launched an uprising. The insurgent army elected Qi Wannian, a Di, as its leader. Soon, Qi Wannian proclaimed himself emperor and led troops to besiege Jingyang. Speaking of Qi Wannian, Zhou Chu has to be mentioned.
