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Outside Jiangning Mansion, Shitoujin.

Jiangning has been prosperous since ancient times, and Shitoujin is one of the largest docks in this province, so it is naturally extremely busy.

At midnight, Zhang Yingshui, the leader of Team A3, took ten brothers from his team to a simple wooden house next to Yisi in Anbian City, and saw many strong men gathered outside the house.

Zhang Yingshui smiled and asked Jiang Wang, his neighbor and leader of Group B and Six: "Old Jiang, why did Brother Luo recruit us back so early today? Could it be that he has to leave work early?"

Jiang Wang glanced inside the wooden house and said with a smile: "Brother Luo said that today is Mid-Autumn Festival, and everyone will go home early to celebrate the festival. Well, eldest brother also packed a box of snacks and a knife of pork for each of us."

"Hey, we are just like the officials in the yamen. We also get rewards during the festival, haha."

But it's been a while since I've tasted the oily smell. Zhang Yingshui also took a look and couldn't help but feel happy when he saw two or three kilograms of fat pork hanging on the beams in the house.

Jiang Wang looked at his brothers who had received the congratulations and left, and sighed: "Brother Du Lailuo is so capable! If he hadn't gathered us brothers together, we wouldn't even be able to eat gruel, let alone meat." Not enough water."

These words immediately attracted a burst of agreement.

Zhang Yingshui also said: "That's right, if it weren't for Brother Luo, we would still be exploited by others!"

Brother Luo is not a local. It is said that he committed a crime elsewhere and brought more than ten brothers to Shitoujin to make a living for himself.

At first, just like Zhang Yingshui and others, they were exploited by the foremen, gangsters, and gangsters. Most of the money they earned in a day was used to honor the various brats.

The dock has been a place of chaos since ancient times, and the sense of existence of law is almost nonexistent.

People like Zhang Yingshui and Jiang Wang have long been accustomed to it, but Brother Luo is a fierce dragon crossing the river. Perhaps after figuring out his own forces in the local area, he decisively starts a war with the gangsters.

At that time, Brother Luo only had about a dozen people, but he was extremely ferocious in fights, often beating gangsters several times his size into flight.

Even if they occasionally made a mistake without knowing the right measure and broke someone's arm or thigh, Brother Luo and his gang wouldn't run away, they would just draw lots and select one person to take the blame and go to jail.
The gangsters only bullied others for the sake of making money. How could I have seen such a gang that was willing to help their brothers? After several times, the gangsters suffered losses one after another and had no choice but to withdraw from Shitoujin.

Brother Luo became famous in one battle, and gradually Shitoujin's Lifu began to actively join in and take care of him.

In the following months, Brother Luo established a guild and overthrew the foremen and Yaxing one by one who clung to Lifu and made a living by sucking flesh and blood.

But he was not reckless. He divided the hard-earned money he had snatched from gangsters and gangsters into five parts, half of which was returned to Zhang Yingshui and his gang, and the other half to the servants of Yisi.
As a result, the two parties gradually reached a tacit understanding and turned a blind eye to Cao Guanghui's monopoly on the dock industry.

This time, not only did Lifu no longer have gangsters and exploiters, but also because of the unified guild, he no longer had to compete at low prices. With the bargaining power, his income would naturally increase year by year.

Now, nearly a thousand people in Shitoujin have joined the guild. In order to facilitate management, Brother Luo organized the thousands of people into ten teams with ten groups of twelve heavenly stems.
Among them, there are those who work full-time, and there are those who work hard to prepare for fights with ruffians who want to seize territory.

In order to avoid arousing the fear of the government, the team responsible for the battle was also called "Yi Zi Tang" to the outside world.

The people at the bottom hug together to stay warm, and the word "righteousness" is the most important thing. This term is widely recognized by everyone.

"The first three cards welcome the water and enter to receive the congratulatory reward."

At the last moment, there was a shout in the wooden house, and Zhang Yingshui hurriedly walked in under the expectant eyes of his brothers.

The wooden house is not big, and it is already filled with packaged snacks and pork.

But Zhang Yingshui did not rush forward to receive it. Instead, he bowed to a portrait in the room and performed a fist-holding salute that was common among people in the world.

This half-length portrait shows a majestic young general.
Externally, it is said that this is a portrait of Hou Huo Qubing, a famous general and champion in the Han Dynasty, but some people say privately that the guild worships the King of Chu of Da Qi.
Nowadays, villain books related to King Chu have been circulated all over the world.

The story of the King of Chu helping the world and protecting the people of Huaibei is known all over the world. Enshrining him is in line with the word "benevolence" required by the guild.

Furthermore, after the King of Chu revolted in Tongshan, he still reused his brothers from the early years, which was in line with the guild's righteousness of "don't forget each other even if we are rich or noble"!
In this way, it is indeed more reasonable to enshrine the king of Chu than to enshrine the champion. But externally, no one admits that this minister is the king of Chu. After all, the Lin'an and Anfeng dynasties are currently embarrassed.

"Ying Shui, there are eleven people in your team including you. Can you take it all by yourself?"

The man who spoke was wearing a long coarse cloth gown and holding a white folding fan. He looked a bit like a down-and-out scholar.

But Zhang Yingshui did not dare to underestimate the master named Su Shengye. When Brother Luo first came, he had a conflict with the gangsters. This scholar who looked like a refined scholar dared to kill people with a knife!
Moreover, he is also the leader of the guild's Zhizi Hall, the first person under Brother Luo.

"Go back to Master Su, finish taking everything, finish taking everything."

Zhang Yingshui was in a hurry to answer. When he stepped forward to receive the congratulatory reward, Luo Honghu, the second head of Caobang who had been sitting behind the case, said: "Brother Zhang, this letter contains mooncakes eaten in the Mid-Autumn Festival in Huaibei, and some chicken cakes. Later, It's soft and glutinous, and you can give it to your toothless old lady."

Zhang Yingshui didn't expect that Brother Luo actually knew about his family's situation. He couldn't help but get excited, and then he became bolder, "Brother Luo, I heard that our guild is going to lay some flat land by the river beach to allow the brothers and their families in the guild to Come here to do small business”

Luo Hong raised his eyes and couldn't help but smile: "You are quite well informed."

"Hehe, my wife is a master at making fish soup. Brother, can you give me a place at home?"

Before Luo Hong could answer, Su Shengye on the side said: "Brother Zhang, I remember that your wife has a job to make a living, so why do you want to come here to do small business? This business is very hard-working, how can your wife afford this?" bitter?"

When he mentioned this, Zhang Yingshui couldn't help but darken his expression, "Hey, Mr. Su doesn't know something. The business in the spinning farm is not human work! They work for seven hours a day, and they are not even allowed to drink water during the process. My sister-in-law is here." I worked in the spinning mill for three months, but not only did I not earn a penny, I was also deducted from my wages for two months."

Su Shengye and Luo Hong looked at each other. Just when the former was about to speak, there was a sudden commotion outside the wooden house. Immediately afterwards, a teenage boy led by Jiang Wang squeezed to the door of the wooden house.

"Er Yao, why are you here?" Zhang Yingshui turned around and asked in surprise when he saw it was his younger brother.

The second child must have been running all the way. He took a few breaths and then cried out in a tearful tone: "Brother, my sister-in-law has injured someone and she is going to be captured by Master Chai."

"Who did he hit?" Zhang Yingshui asked subconsciously.

"Hit. Beat Lai Youde Lai in the spinning mill."

When Zhang Yingshui heard this, beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.

He is not afraid of Lai Youde, but he is afraid of Tianhe Textile Farm behind Lai Youde!

Although it is not clear who is the owner behind this textile factory, but for it to become the first textile factory in Jiangning, there must be someone big behind it.

Zhang Yingshui was so nervous that he ran out and wanted to rush over to take a look.

But just as he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and looked back at Brother Luo and Master Su. Zhang Yingshui knew that this time the mother-in-law had caused a big trouble. What was the use of rushing over alone?
However, this matter is not trivial. The city and the Shitoujin Pier in the legal blank area are also different. Will Brother Luo help him?
In a panic, Zhang Yingshui spoke with trembling lips, "Brother Luo, my wife has been weak-tempered since she was a child. Not to mention hurting others, she usually hides away from officials' wives when they see her. There must be a reason for this, Luo Brother, can you. Can you think of a way to save her? I, I."

Zhang Yingshui seemed to feel that he was being forced into a difficult situation, but the lady had to save him. In a hurry, he knelt down with a pop, and tears welled up.

The dignified seven-foot-tall man cried bitterly.

The outside of the wooden house was crowded with workers who had come to receive congratulatory rewards. Seeing this scene, many people felt sad.

Some people feel that the city is not as good as the wharf. Brother Luo can run amok here, but when we enter the city, in the eyes of the officials, we are still a bunch of bad guys.

In the room, Luo Hong had already stood up and moved forward, pulling Zhang Yingshui up and saying: "Dear man, why are you crying! I will accompany you for a walk!"

After that, Luo Hong looked around at the crowd and said: "You brothers have already sworn the oath when you joined the association! The parents of brothers are our parents, the children of brothers are our children, and the wives of brothers are our sisters. ! Now that Brother Zhang’s family has suffered a sudden change, I will naturally go and take a look. If Brother Zhang’s wife is convicted and imprisoned, I have nothing to say! If there is a reason, we can’t just watch her being wronged!”

"Brother is right!" Jiang Wang, who was close to Luo Hong, shouted first.

"Let's go and take a look together!"

Zhang Xiaoyin, the leader of the "Xing" clan, also shouted.

"Okay!" Luo Hong looked around at the dense crowd again and shouted: "Life is alive, grass and trees are in autumn! Now that you have joined our guild, you need to know that the word 'righteousness' comes first! If I don't help Brother Zhang today, if I wait for injustice in the future, , who can help me! Let’s go to Guiyi Lane!”

"Let's go! Go with big brother!"

"Brother Zhang, don't be anxious, you won't cause your sister-in-law to be wronged!"

Humans are, by nature, group animals.

As individuals, even if most people in Lifu meet the lowest-level servant, their first reaction is to smile and bow down.

But in this atmosphere, they felt that even the prefect would dare to argue with them.

Even if some people don't want to wade into this muddy water, they still have to follow. After all, Brother Luo's family is the only one at Shitoujin Pier at this time. If they do nothing this time, they are worried about being kicked out of the guild and losing their jobs in the future. This livelihood.

At two o'clock in the morning, nearly a thousand people from the guild entered the city. In order to avoid attracting the attention of the soldiers at the city gate, Luo Hong dispersed his people and entered the city from four gates.

This is the benefit of grouping people into groups.

When setting off, Zhang Xiaoyin originally took a short blade and stuffed it into his waist, but Su Shengye discovered it and ordered him to put it back.

"What are you doing with it! Do you still want to take over Jiangning Mansion with this person?"

"Hey, just in case."

Zhang Xiaoyin met Su Shengye through his godfather Zhang Chuangen as early as when he was in Yuzhou of the Kingdom of Jin, and the two knew each other very well.

Su Shengye said, "We are making a big noise to create a reason for the prince to go south. We must not bring weapons, so as not to be false!"

At the end of Shenshi, Luo Hong, Zhang Yingshui and others arrived at Guayi Lane first.

But the scene at this time was something that no one expected.
The crowd has already surrounded this place.

There were five or six guards in the inner circle holding iron rulers and shackles, but they couldn't do anything.

Just because Mrs. Ding from the workshop next door and Sister Xue from Tianhe Textile Factory each brought a group of weavers, and they surrounded the sisters Lin Qiaoer who turned pale with fright.

Despite being beaten and scolded by the officers, she refused to hand her over to the officers. Lady Ding, who had a scar on her cheek, couldn't help shouting, "There is an injustice! The daughter of the people wants to see the magistrate and redress her grievances in person!"

The onlookers already sympathized with the frail and embarrassed female workers, but when they saw the guards kicking and beating them, they gradually began to curse.

The police officer was afraid of provoking a civil uprising and did not dare to use force. He hurriedly sent people back to report to the government.

Sang Yanting, the prefect of Jiangning, learned about this incident at the back house of the government office. He still drank tea leisurely, but said to the person who reported the news: "The only reason to inform Li Tongpan about this is that I am unwell and ask him to deal with it." "

The proprietors behind Tianhe Changfang today are Tongpan Li Zhaolong and Controller Jian Shao, who have nothing to do with Sang Yanting.

If you don't care about making money, why should I step in when something happens?

At the beginning of the Youshi period, the general magistrate Li Zhaolong rushed to the scene with dozens of government officials.

At first, when Li Zhaolong saw the crowd of onlookers, he wanted to coax the other female workers to leave and deal with the situation later. However, Madam Ding, who was standing in the front, learned that the person coming was already a high-ranking official in Jiangning Mansion, so she took a step forward. , knelt on the ground, held up a piece of paper and said: "The daughter of the people has been wronged."

Without waiting for Li Zhaolong to dissuade her, Madam Ding recited the contents of the petition loudly, "The factory is unscrupulous, working hard every day, and clean water is not drinkable! She indulged the evil slaves, whipped them at every turn, and the weaver Madam Tang was broken by a machine. Four fingers, the proprietor not only failed to compensate for the cost of the soup and medicine, but instead kicked people out of the workshop and deducted half a month's salary on the grounds of delayed production!

On June 11, weaver Wang Xiaoniang was humiliated by the supervisor and hanged herself in Workshop B that night. Afterwards, Wang Xiaoniang's family came to ask for an explanation, and her father had one arm broken.
On May 29th, Wu Xiaomei, a silk reeler, accidentally fell into boiling water due to excessive fatigue. The owner deceived Wu Xiaomei because she had no family and refused to treat her. Wu Xiaomei died of pain and was abandoned in a mass grave in the west of the city."

The surrounding noise gradually faded away.

I originally thought I was here to watch the excitement, but as Madam Ding screamed out one shocking incident after another, the breathing among the crowd gradually became faster.

Mostly, it's because of anger.

If what Madam Ding said is true, then the shops in Guaiyi Lane are simply man-eating monster caves!
Jiangnan has been at peace for a long time, and even the Dingwei Rebellion more than ten years ago has not affected Jiangning Mansion. The local people may have heard of the Huaibei rebellion and the Northland war many years ago.

But that kind of thing is too far away from them. The most remarkable thing about the tragedy near Jiangning is that occasionally orphans and widowers freeze to death in winter.

But this kind of case of young women being tortured to death has not been heard of for a long time. Moreover, this kind of tragedy happened in Jiangning City, which is famous for its wealth, and happened around him.

Mrs. Ding cleverly avoided the conflicting parties in this incident, Lin Qiaoer and Lai Youde, and instead pointed the finger at the owner behind the farm.

Li Zhaolong who was present was one of the proprietors, but many people present did not know his relationship with the shop. Li Zhaolong could not help but be frightened, and then became furious.

But what he is afraid of is not these female workers, but the fear that if the news of the factory's oppression and harsh treatment of the weavers spreads, it will affect his reputation. After all, he is a scholar, and it is no longer honorable to do business secretly. If he gets the name of "Kool Lie" again, How could he maintain his reputation as a "benevolent and righteous" person in front of his fellow squires in the future?

"Catch her! Stop her mouth!"

In anger, Li Zhaolong lost some sense of control.

You see, he is anxious!

This time, not only was the evidence listed in Mrs. Ding's complaint confirmed, but someone with an interest in Li Zhaolong also saw something fishy about Li Zhaolong.

But after all, he is the general judge of the whole government. Even if the people have anger in their hearts, they dare not pour it out on him casually.

At this moment, Shitou Jinlifu, who was mixed in the crowd, moved!
I saw them quickly squeezing through the crowd into the inner circle, protecting the female textile workers in the middle without saying a word.

Seeing someone who dared to stop them from arresting someone, a yamen officer who rushed forward smashed down an iron ruler, hitting Zhang Xiaoyin's forehead. Blood immediately poured out and flowed down Zhang Xiaoyin's cheek.

Zhang Xiaoyin, who suppressed his anger, glanced at him. The officer was stunned and subconsciously took several steps back.
These government officials have never used weapons in their lives, and they can only capture a few thieves.

But Zhang Xiaoyin fought his way out of Yuzhou City!
Occasionally, the strong murderous intent flashed through his eyes.
Li Zhaolong was startled when he saw so many strong men suddenly appearing. He hurriedly hid behind a government official and shouted inwardly: "What do you want to do? Are you going to rebel?"

At this time, Luo Hong had already squeezed into the crowd with his brothers and protected dozens of female weavers inside. He only saw him looking back, but he raised his head and said: "These weavers have grievances, but you don't." I can't wait to see if you take someone for granted!"

"What do you think? How can the government allow such a vulgar and reckless man to say anything when it comes to arresting people!"

A government official shouted.

At this point, Luo Hong suddenly sat slowly on the ground, raised his head and said: "We only want justice, justice for them, justice for the people of the world!"

"Good! Good luck!"

"hero!"

The crowd around him cheered loudly. Seeing the restlessness of the people, Li Zhaolong felt timid. Just when he was in a dilemma, he suddenly saw a group of soldiers running quickly at the end of the long street.

His partner, Jian Shao, the commander of Jiangning who was stationed outside the city, finally came with his troops to suppress him!
As expected, Jian Shao had the style of a "tiger general". When he got close, he ordered his soldiers to drive away Lifu and the weavers without saying a word.

Luo Hong and his brothers sat quietly on the ground, letting the sticks attack him without dodging.

But after all, Jiangning is a big city with a population of hundreds of thousands, and today is celebrating the festival. Thousands of people who go out to play, buy food for the festival are attracted here to watch the excitement.

The officers and soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty were not as respected by the people as the officers and soldiers of Huaibei. It was inevitable that the soldiers would not hit ordinary people when they drove them away violently.

Among the crowd, I don’t know who fought back first. In the commotion, a big-headed soldier received several punches in the face. In anger, he could no longer care about anything else. The big-headed soldier drew out his long knife in anger.
With a random wave, there was a flash of blood.

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"Killing!"

"Qiu Ba killed someone"

The enthusiasm quickly subsided, and the fear quickly spread.

For a time, a large number of people gathered around the entrance of Guiyi Lane and fled in all directions.

In the panic, the screams of being pushed into the river, being tripped and trampled could be heard endlessly.

In the 16th year of the Lin'an Dynasty in Shaoxing and the 4th year of Daqi's Xuanqing Period, the Mid-Autumn Festival falls on August 15th.

Tianhechangfang Lin's daughter injured others, but the Jiangning government office mishandled the incident, beating, drowning, and trampling to death more than 30 people and injuring hundreds.

Jiangzuo was shocked!

Lin'an Dynasty did not respond so quickly to emergencies like this.

But that night, the land and water armies of Qi State on the other side moved together.

On August 17, the front page of Anfeng Huai News published an article signed by the King of Jin for the first time.

Only a few words.

"The people of Jiangnan are also the people of my great Zhou Dynasty! Lin'an must explain this matter to the world! If Lin'an doesn't do it, I will bring my own soldiers to Jiangning and bring justice to the people of the world!
You need to know that your salary and salary are the most important thing in the world. The people are easy to abuse, but the heaven is hard to bully! "(End of chapter)