Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Seeing that the sky was getting brighter and Hu Fei still didn't return, the suspicion in the heart of Our Lady of White Lotus increased, but she couldn't explain the reason, and she intuitively felt that Hu Fei was up to something.

The leaders did not discuss these trivial matters. They only said that Hu Fei lost someone on the road and wasted time. He just lacked a strong opponent to propose marriage.

He Tieniu whispered: "Brother Liu, is Brother Hu okay?"

Liu Xianglian smiled and said: "Brother He, don't worry, you have seen Brother Hu's ability, what can happen?"

Cheng Lingsu also nodded and said: "Brother He, don't worry. I am an arrogant man. He must have been wasted searching for traces. He can't go back empty-handed. He must kill the thief before he can come back to see people."

He Tieniu said with a smile: "Brother Hu is too sincere. He is about to destroy the city. If you let go of these small things first, who will laugh at him?"

"Masters, the time has come, let's do it!" Wang Miao shouted.

"Fuck you!" all the bandit leaders said in unison.

"Okay! Brothers, capture Qufu. You can take the gold and silver treasures, and you can be stubborn about the women and girls!" The thieves' pre-war mobilization was simple, direct and effective.

Upon hearing this, countless bandit soldiers suddenly turned red-eyed, waving their weapons, and howling, wishing they could conquer Qufu immediately and have a big meal.

"Bang the drum!"

Boom, boom, boom! Dozens of large leather drums sounded at the same time, and the powerful drumbeats seemed to hit everyone's heart, squeezing out all the blood and passion from everyone and rushing straight to the top.

"Siege!"

With an order, countless thieves swarmed up the three city walls of Qufu in the north, east and west like chicken blood.

"Charge! Kill!"

"Fight into the city!"

The Holy Mother of White Lotus was extra cautious, and hinted that her men would send some cannon fodder up to meet the situation, and the elite would not move.

On the city wall, officials from hundreds of households in Duke Yan's Mansion had green faces and white lips. They looked at the bandit army that was approaching. They waved their sabers with all their strength and shouted: "Brothers, hold on, Lord Yan Sheng's Jun ordered to repel the bandit army. Lots of rewards! Beat the drums and cheer!”

"Yes!" Drums sounded like rain in the city, encouraging the four to five thousand soldiers and more than ten thousand people who had just been recruited.

Fortunately, Yanshenggong has a very high prestige and is like a heavenly being in the hearts of the people of Qufu. As long as the old man is still in the city, everyone is willing to fight to the death and for a while they can withstand the offensive of the rebel army.

It is also strange that the thieves' weapons are crude, with no bows and arrows, and no siege equipment. They rely entirely on rush-made ladders to siege the city, which is naturally extremely inefficient.

Besides, Qufu is the hometown of a saint, and its size is far higher than that of an ordinary small county town. How can the three-foot-high city wall be so easy to overcome?
Within two minutes of burning incense, corpses were piled on the ground below the city. The defenders on the city were condescending and fought against the city, and their morale soared.

"Brothers, hold on! Good fight! The thieves have run out of military skills. I'll go and tell my husband the good news!"

When officials from hundreds of households saw the army of thieves overwhelming the city, with men and horses pouring out like ants in a steady stream, sneaking down the city wall, they were extremely frightened. If the thieves attacked the city at all costs, Qufu would be in danger. It's better to go to my husband first to discuss a plan to defeat the enemy.

Knowing that the bandit army was besieging the city, everyone in Duke Yansheng's mansion was in panic all day long.

With no choice, Kong Guangzhe, the Duke of Yansheng, had no choice but to come out and sit in charge of the three halls. The disciples of the Confucius family were sitting on pins and needles, as if they were in a burning house. They wanted to run but did not dare to run, so they had to listen to the lectures.

Just listen to Kong Guangzhe slowly speak: "In the past, I told you to read the family motto, but you didn't listen. Now when you encounter some trivial things, you become confused and get confused. If it spreads, wouldn't it be an insult to the ancestors?"

"Yes, what the old master taught us is that we will obey his teachings." Everyone stood up and respectfully listened to the lesson, but the worry on their faces could not be concealed.

Many people murmur in their hearts that studying can defeat the enemy, so why does the imperial court need to raise troops? When a thief comes, won't it be over if he smashes out the sage's book?
"Old Master, the bandits are attacking the city now, what should we do?" A young man couldn't help but ask.

Kong Guangzhe said calmly: "There is a family motto that those who are strong will not die, and those who are eager to win will meet their enemies. Thieves hate their masters, and the people resent them. A gentleman knows that there is no way to go up in the world, so he goes down; he knows that others can't do it first. So after that.

He is gentle, courteous and cautious, which makes people admire him; he is stubborn and supportive, and no one can surpass him. Everyone is going there, but I am here alone. Everyone agrees, but I alone will not move. It contains my wisdom and does not show anyone's skills. Although I am noble, no one can harm me. Who can do this? "

"Goodbye, old man."

"The old man is wise."

Everyone smiled bitterly. Although their hearts were filled with doubts, they did not dare to refute, so they had no choice but to agree casually.

They have been familiar with this principle since they were young, but now thieves are almost coming to your door. You still hope that the gods will descend from heaven to make the enemy die a good death, and hope that others will not harm you for the sake of Saint Kong. Isn’t this nonsense?

Kong Wenle looked at the brothers and nephews in the hall. Although he was frightened, he was also a little relieved. Fortunately, the third child ran away early.

If something unspeakable happens, I will at least have some incense, and this evil little cleverness will finally be used correctly.

At this time, hundreds of officials rushed over and said: "Your Majesty, more than 200,000 thieves are attacking the city. Now the enemy is strong and we are weak. There are few soldiers in the city. It may not last long. Please tell me." "

Everyone was shocked and looked at the old man above.

Kong Guangzhe twisted his beard and said: "Mobilize the people and defend the city with all their strength. The beacon fire in the city has been lit. The imperial troops will arrive in an instant. Tell the soldiers to hold on for another half day."

"Yes!" Baihuguan secretly complained. The current situation would take an hour, let alone half a day. Thinking about it, he hurriedly ran out to order someone to pass on the order.

However, he sneaked back home and ordered his family to pack up the gold and silver items and horses and carts that had been prepared. Once the city was breached, they would immediately escape from the south gate. Now there was no thief in the south, so there was no choice. The eldest master Kong Wenli tried to say: "Old Master, the thieves are now surrounding the three towers. To protect you and your wife, why don't we go out of the city from the south gate first to meet the king and relieve the people." It is said that he abandoned the city and fled. It's always easier to save face if you go out to meet Master Wang.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly echoed: "My lord, it's great to see Master Wang coming from afar. He may not be familiar with the road, so we should go out to meet him."

Kong Guangzhe shook his head and said: "How can a venerable person welcome an inferior person? How can a mere bandit and bandit dare to invade the holy palace even if it breaks the city? Aren't you afraid of the anger of heaven and the resentment of people? Confucius said, I follow the words of the king, he can transform the world without leaving his house.

If the world can be transformed, how much more can it be done by thieves? You see the small and dark and the big, but you don’t know what to do; you follow things like a flow, but don’t know what to hold on to. This is mediocre. "

Everyone looked at each other, this was so urgent, what else could they do? They also say that we are mediocre people. If we are not afraid of being mediocre, we are afraid of being dead people.

Although everyone has their own agenda, no one dares to refute or even defend, so they can only say it is right.

Kong Guangzhe glanced at everyone and said, "We are descendants of saints, and we should act according to the saint's principles. Do you know what a saint is?"

"Please teach me, old master." Some of them were afraid, anxious, angry, and resentful, but they all said the same thing.

"The so-called sage has virtues that are in harmony with heaven and earth, and is versatile. He understands the end and beginning of all things, cooperates with the nature of common people, and fulfills his path to become emotional. The brightness merges with the sun and the moon, transforming and acting like a god.

The common people do not know their virtues, and those who see them do not recognize their neighbors. This is called a saint. We act according to the way of saints. Even though thieves are cruel, how dare they invade..."

Before Yan Shenggong finished speaking, he heard a housekeeper crawling in and yelling: "Old Master, the city is broken! The bandits are coming!"

Everyone was trembling with fear, their faces turned earth-colored, their buttocks were trembling, and they were about to collapse.

"Why are you panic! Wen Li, take my post and go out, but there are bandits. Tell them not to invade the Holy Palace, otherwise they will be punished by the thunderous wrath of the imperial court. Let them do what they want." Kong Guangzhe shouted.

"Yes." Kong Wenli agreed and stepped back tremblingly.
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But he said that the bandit leaders outside the city did not panic when they saw that the first wave of siege was unfavorable. Anyway, each family only used one or two thousand cannon fodder to make the journey. Seeing that the deployment in the city was basically clear, Yelizi smiled and said: "Everyone, the route is clear. , let’s not hide it, let’s all have good hands?”

"Okay!" Everyone nodded in agreement, and immediately sent out detective horses to spread the word and coordinate the offensive of all parties.

"Holy Mother, do you think we can make it?" the first hall leader asked in a low voice.

Seeing that there was nothing strange in the city, Holy Mother White Lotus made some calculations. There were large armies intercepting Qufu from all sides, and the imperial reinforcements did not arrive so quickly. Unless there were heavenly soldiers and generals, Qufu would be defeated today.

Yin nodded and said, "Bring two thousand followers up."

"I obey my orders."

The war drums sounded again, and this round of the rebel army's offensive became much more ferocious. The main attackers were all fierce and easy-to-kill desperadoes. They had some martial arts skills, which were comparable to those of the refugees they were holding hostage. They were holding knives in their teeth and moving along like apes. The ladder climbed quickly.

Once on the city wall, one bandit was able to withstand three or five improvised sergeants, and still had the upper hand. However, after a few moments of delay, several more bandit soldiers rushed up from behind.

Immediately, many defense lines in the city were torn apart. Listening to more and more ferocious laughter around them, the sergeants felt panic in their hearts and their fighting spirit became even more discouraged.

Seeing more and more bandit soldiers attacking the city, the bandit leaders below cheered and shouted: "The city is about to be destroyed. Quickly assemble your army and rush into the city!"

The bandits cheered excitedly, and Qufu in front of them was like a charming and charming woman, waving to them.

"Run!" Someone shouted. The precarious morale of the defenders on the city collapsed instantly. They all cheered in unison, turned around and ran away.

All the thieves laughed loudly and swarmed up to the top of the city, killing them one after another. Others went to open the city gate.

"Brothers, the rich woman is in the city, follow me and fight her way in!" The bandit leaders could no longer hold back. They greeted her and rushed in with their men.

Although it is said that the wealth acquired is fairly distributed, in actual practice, who cares so much about you, it belongs to whoever grabs it, and there is no room for anyone to hesitate, so they rush in all at once.

"Holy Mother, let's rush in too. If we're too late, we'll have to drink soup!" Several hall leaders hurriedly said.

Holy Mother White Lotus was also moved by greed. She turned around and looked around. Everything was calm, so she nodded and said, "Go quickly!"

"I got the order!" Several hall leaders were overjoyed and hurriedly followed them into the city with their elite followers.

The rebel army rushed into the city and burned, killed and looted everywhere. However, the bandit leaders coincided with each other and led their best men and women to kill Yanshenggong Mansion. This place was not only rich in money and food, but also involved the marriage of Heifeng Village. It was really a piece of heaven. Big fat.

Li Laohu was the first to kill. Looking at the plaque of the Holy Palace hanging at the door, he said with great joy: "This is it, fight in!"

"Wait a minute!"

But they saw the small corner door next to the main door opened. The eldest master Kong Wenli came out with a few boys, held up a gold-gilded poster, and shouted: "Here is the name of Duke Yan Shenggong. This is the holy land in the world. You must not offend. Please return it." Don’t retreat quickly to avoid divine punishment!”

The gangsters laughed.

"I will punish you!" Li Laohu raised his hand and shot Kong Wenli to death.

Several young men were also chopped to the ground instantly by the bandits.

When the servants inside the corner door saw the elder being knocked down, they were so frightened that they hurriedly closed the door and shivered behind it. (End of chapter)