Gaokan expected that the people hiding in the dark were trying to take advantage of the instability in the hearts of the soldiers. The current lack of people in the stronghold was an opportunity to cause turmoil, so as to fish in troubled waters.
Previously, Yang Zhi was asked to send people to spread a rumor, just to test it.
Let's see if the purpose of those people is the 100,000 taels paid by the Salt Gang to bribe the officials of the Hedao Yamen of Zhending Prefecture.
Since it doesn't work, we simply start from the root and stabilize the morale of the military right now.
As for soldiers, it is the simplest. As long as rewards and punishments are clearly stated and merit and responsibility are determined, you can feel at ease.
When all the troops heard what he said, they all whispered below.
Gao Kan didn't stop people from making noise, so he just asked the people below to discuss, while he secretly observed the situation.
Suddenly, someone in the crowd on the left shouted: "If you are not punished, why do you have to confiscate our armor and equipment and trap us in the barracks without being able to move?"
As soon as this statement came out, people nearby immediately echoed it.
"Yes, why are we trapped in the barracks?"
"Do you want to settle accounts with the future?"
In an instant, all the troops were moving towards the high hill, with a fierce momentum and a strong intention of questioning.
The armor and weapons were confiscated, the barracks were guarded separately, and the troops were ordered to be on guard.
These incidents one after another clearly show that they do not trust the army.
This is also the most worrying thing in the hearts of all the soldiers. They are afraid that if they don't care now, they will settle the accounts later. By then, the army will suppress them and there will be no room to fight back.
Gao Kan glanced at the people who were the first to speak and who were making the most noise among the crowd.
I saw that these people all looked like ordinary rough guys, and they didn't look like people hiding in secret.
After careful consideration, it seems that these people are really careful in their actions and only push others to the front while hiding themselves deeply.
However, this also shows that his explanation to stabilize the morale of the military has really panicked these people.
It just so happened that I gave him a chance.
Then his face turned cold and he said bluntly: "If I want to settle the scores, I will have to wait until the autumn. Not to mention that you are all out of arms at this moment. Even if you have weapons with you, why don't you just kill me if you want to kill me?"
When all the troops heard this, they were all shocked and changed their colors one by one.
Among the crowd, several people hidden in the crowd looked at each other and took the lead in shouting before the people around them could react.
"The thieves are vicious. Brothers, please don't be deceived. If you want to live, you have to fight with them!"
"Kill the dog thief and steal the money!"
When the shouts shook, these people suddenly took action, shot hidden arrows, and killed people on the spot.
The soldiers guarding the silver box of the carriage were the first to suffer. They were ordered to count arrows continuously, and then they were ordered to kill several people immediately.
When all the troops saw this, they immediately rioted and clashed.
Seeing that the scene was about to turn into chaos, Gao Kan's eyes flashed with cold light as he stared straight at the people who had caused the trouble. At the same time, he felt a chill on his back, as if he was being targeted by a poisonous snake hiding in the dark.
As the crowd collided, the troops on the martial arts field were unable to stop them and were about to lose control.
Suddenly, a man pointed directly at Gaokan and shouted: "To capture the thief, capture the king first, kill him first!"
The first few people in the crowd to suddenly take action immediately rushed towards Gaokan.
At this point, Gao Kan finally found out who was the leader and hurriedly stepped back.
The guards on the left and right came forward and surrounded him. Troops on the left and right came out from behind. At the same time, all the archers who were ambushing around the martial arts arena suddenly appeared.
A round of volley fired, killing the rebels at the forefront.
The people behind him immediately stopped when they saw this. They all looked panicked and did not dare to move.
The infantry suppressed the troops and stopped the rebels rushing towards Gaokan. Yang Zhi held a simple knife in his hand and walked to the stage to stand up first. The rebels who rushed up asked him to grab a collar and directly Just threw it back the way it came.
The soldiers who had just made a rebellion were suppressed in the blink of an eye.
There were a few people hidden in the crowd who were still unwilling to give up and wanted to rush to the high hill. Yang Zhi only slashed three people with one sword at a time, and the others did not dare to step forward when they saw this.
Yang Zhi's face turned cold, and he waved his hand to the men behind him to come forward and grab a few people first.
After calming down on the spot, he turned back to Gao Kan and said, "Sir, the thief has captured it!"
With a wave of his hand, Gao Kan pushed away the guards on the left and right, walked to the front and glanced at the crowd, finding the leader who was still hiding in the crowd, trying to get through in a muddle, and raised his hand to point.
"That one is the leader of these thieves. Take him down and bring him to the council hall for questioning."
Yang Zhi heard the sound and looked over, recognized the person clearly, nodded and said: "Don't worry, sir, my subordinates will go get him right now."
Capture the person and immediately take him to the meeting hall for custody.
After everything was calmed down, Gao Kan then went to the crowd and said: "These thieves are hiding among you, spreading rumors secretly, trying to confuse the morale of the army, so that they can take advantage of the chaos."
"I don't want to bear the charge of rebellion. I killed you on the spot. I will obey the rules honestly. I promise that I will never compare what happened before."
"If anyone still has second thoughts, no wonder I am ruthless and murderous!"
After finishing speaking, Gao Kan waved his hand and told the troops to strictly guard these surrendered soldiers. They were not allowed to leave the martial arts field without his order.
He turned around and led a group of people to the meeting hall.
After finally identifying the leader, he had to ask clearly about his origin and purpose so that he could make some calculations.
When we arrived at the meeting hall, we saw Yang Zhi personally escorting people and waiting in the hall.
Seeing Gao Kan come in, Yang Zhi hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Sir, this guy has a very tough mouth. I'm afraid it's hard to ask questions."
"It's okay, ask first and then talk. If you really don't appreciate it, just ask Cui Zheng to come over." Gao Kan waved his hand.
"Yes." Yang Zhi was ordered to step back.
Gao Kan walked to the main seat and sat down, then looked at the man lying down, bound and kneeling, and asked: "Who are you, hiding in the stronghold, and what do you want to do?"
"Although I don't know who you are, I'm a wise man. I advise you to let me go and kowtow to me to apologize. Maybe you can save a dog's life!" This man was not afraid, but intimidated him.
Hearing this, Gaokan couldn't help but sneer and said straightly: "It seems that you really don't understand the situation, but you don't need to tell me, I also know what you are hiding in the stronghold, isn't it the one hundred thousand taels of silver from the Salt Gang?" ?"
"These dirty silver coins are all used by the salt smuggling gangs passing through Zhending Mansion to bribe the river officials. In the entire Xilin Village, Xu Wen is the only one who knows about this. And since you also know about it and are here for it, you must be here for it." They are not people from the stronghold, they should be people sent by the Hedao government office in Zhending Prefecture."
This man did not expect Gao Kan to be able to make such an accurate conclusion. He looked a little surprised and then said coldly: "Since you know that I am from the Hedao government office, how dare you do this?"
"Oh, the gold thieves invaded, and the Zhending government offices rebelled and surrendered. They are all rebels and traitors. Not to mention the river government offices, the entire government office should be killed. You are just a running dog, so you can't do anything." Are you worthy of intimidating me?"
With a sneer, Gao Kan continued to say coldly: "I originally wanted to interrogate you, but now I am no longer interested."
"Yang Zhi."
"My subordinate is here!" Yang Zhi immediately stepped forward with fists clasped.
"Drag him down and behead him in public to show his proper punishment."
With a slight wave of his hand, Gao Kan directly asked Yang Zhi to drag the person to the martial arts arena and behead him as a warning to others.
