Ming Dynasty: A mere unruly commoner is rebelling against the heaven?

Chapter 300: The fellow villager opens the door, and the court sends warmth!
The people of Daijiazui screamed and fled in all directions.

When they saw those fully armed soldiers, they remembered what Master Dai had said to them, and they suddenly felt extremely frightened.

They ran back to their homes as fast as they could, shut the doors and windows tightly, and shed tears of despair.

They never expected that the imperial officers and soldiers would appear outside Daijiazui so suddenly. Everyone subconsciously believed that the purpose of these officers and soldiers was to kill them.

This made them afraid, painful and desperate, but they were helpless and could only wait to be killed.

Outside the house, the sound of horse hooves came, getting louder and louder, and getting closer and closer.

A thousand soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp, led by Xu Chang, followed the villagers' footsteps and galloped into the village on horseback.

However, they had no interest in the low earthen-walled thatched houses in the village.

They ignored the shabby houses where ordinary villagers lived, and after quickly passing by, they rushed towards the largest and most luxurious wooden-eaved brick-walled building in Daijiazui Village.

There is the luxurious mansion where Master Dai lives.

In the mansion, Master Dai was still in the backyard, closing his eyes, basking in the sun comfortably, enjoying the massage from his two beautiful concubines.

Suddenly, the panicked screams of the villagers were heard outside the house.

The miserable scream startled Master Dai, causing him to frown in dissatisfaction and open his eyes.

"What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"

Before he could call the servants in the mansion to find out what had happened, the old housekeeper rushed into the backyard with a look of horror on his face and crawled towards Master Dai.

"Master! It's bad! Something terrible has happened, Master!"

Master Dai sat up straight at once, having a bad premonition, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat.

"What's wrong?! What on earth happened?!"

The old butler had a sad face and his eyes were full of despair. He said in a sobbing voice: "Master, the soldiers from the imperial court are coming!"

"We've broken into Daijiazui!"

"Ah?! What?!"

Upon hearing the news, Master Dai's eyes widened in horror, his pupils shrank rapidly, and his voice became extremely sharp.

"how so?!"

"Weren't the imperial officers and soldiers repelled?!"

"Even if they want to continue attacking Yangzhou, they should go to Yangzhou City. Why do they have to come to my small Daijiazui?!"

Master Dai's face was extremely pale, cold sweat broke out all over his body, breathing became extremely difficult, and even his legs were so weak that he had no strength at all.

He muttered to himself in a trembling voice.

He really couldn't believe why the imperial officials and soldiers would appear in Daijiazui without any warning.

While Mr. Dai was in a daze, the sound of horse hooves could be heard around his house.

The next moment, a loud noise came from the gate of the house.

The soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp are breaking down the door!

The loud noise startled Master Dai, who was in a daze.

He was so frightened that he shivered all over, his lower body was wet, and there was a foul smell.

Just the sound of the Xianzhen Camp breaking down the door was enough to frighten Master Dai to the point of incontinence.

At the moment, Master Dai was in no mood to worry about his ugly appearance.

He let out a strange cry, and quickly stood up, dragging his weak feet, trying to escape.

But as soon as his feet touched the ground, they became too weak and he fell directly to the ground.

Master Dai struggled to get up from the ground, but the harder he tried, the less his legs obeyed him and the less strength he had.

Master Dai collapsed on the ground, struggling constantly, sweating profusely and tears streaming down his face, but he could only move forward slowly, inch by inch.

There were loud noises coming from the gate again, one after another, shaking the earth.

Every sound seemed to hit Master Dai's body, making him feel extremely anxious and painful.

suddenly!

With a crisp sound, the door of Master Dai's house collapsed, causing a burst of screams!
"Ahhhhh!!!!"

The family members and servants in Master Dai's household were so frightened that they screamed in a sharp and ear-piercing voice.

A thousand soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp, armed with long swords, brazenly broke into Master Dai's house.

Xu Chang took the lead and led the team into the house with a cold look in his eyes.

"Everyone in the house, kill them all!"

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp rushed forward quickly, raising and lowering the long swords in their hands continuously, reaping the lives of everyone in the house.

“Ahhhhhhhhh!!! Help! The imperial soldiers are killing people!”

"Ah! No! Please don't kill me!"

"My lords, please be kind and let me go this time!"

"..."

In the courtyard, blood was splattered and corpses were scattered all over the ground.

The soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp showed no mercy and killed anyone they saw, without any scruples, they killed every living person in the house.

Screams and shouts were heard everywhere, people were running everywhere, and panicked expressions were seen everywhere.

The servants and family members in Master Dai's house were like headless flies, trying to avoid the pursuit of the soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp.

At the same time, some people shouted for mercy, begging the soldiers in the Xianzhen Camp to give them a way to live.

But more people said nothing and just ran around with their heads covered.

However, whether they begged for mercy or not, their efforts were in vain.

The soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp caught up with them effortlessly and killed them with one strike of their swords.

The screams, cries, and the hissing sound of blood splattering in the air from the front yard were clearly heard by Master Dai.

This made him feel even more frightened, and he crawled forward using his hands and feet.

But at this moment, Xu Chang led a team of soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp into the backyard and saw Master Dai crawling on the ground at a glance.

The old butler next to Master Dai widened his eyes in horror when he saw Xu Chang and the others, then collapsed to the ground, shaking with fear all over.

Xu Chang approached the two men, drew his long sword, and was about to swing it to kill them.

But just as the long knife was about to reach the old butler's neck, Xu Chang suddenly stopped what he was doing.

"Are you the biggest landlord here?"

Xu Chang looked down at the old butler and asked without any expression.

The old butler was like a drowning man grabbing at his last straw. He suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Xu Chang repeatedly.

"Sir! I'm not a landlord! I'm just a housekeeper. I don't know anything and I haven't committed any crime!"

"That man is Dai Gaoyi, and he is the biggest landlord in Daijiazui!"

"Sir, if you want to kill him, just kill him! Please let me live!"

As the old butler spoke, he pointed at Master Dai who was struggling on the ground.

Dai Gaoyi was terrified and looked at the old housekeeper angrily: "Ahhhhhh!!!"

Because of fear and anxiety, Dai Gaoyi couldn't even utter a complete sentence, but only made a few strange cries.

After the old butler gave out the identity of Master Dai, he began to kowtow to Xu Chang and beg for mercy.

He hoped that he could buy a way out by betraying Master Dai, but the reality made him feel desperate.

Xu Chang nodded without saying anything, but raised the long sword in his hand again and was about to chop it down again.

Just when the old butler was completely desperate, Xu Chang suddenly put down the long sword in his hand.

"You said you are the steward here? Then you should know the amount of land that Dai Gaoyi has?"

Xu Chang's words rekindled hope in the old butler's heart.

He quickly said, "I know this, I know!"

"I have been the steward of the Dai family for twenty years. No one knows the amount of land and assets of the Dai family better than me."

"I know all this, I know all this!"

"As long as you can let me live, I will tell you everything I know!"

Xu Chang nodded with satisfaction, waved behind him, and called over two soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp.

"Very good, go and sort out the Dai family's land situation now. I want the most complete deed data."

"It includes the land that the Dai family rented to the surrounding people, as well as the land that the Dai family cultivated themselves."

"Then a new land deed will be drawn up to turn the land that the villagers of Daijiazui had rented from Daijia into their own land."

"I'll only give you... two hours."

"what?!"

After hearing Xu Chang's words, the old butler opened his mouth in shock, his face full of disbelief.

I don’t understand why Xu Chang wanted to distribute Master Dai’s land to those villagers.

Those cowardly, greedy, ignorant and unruly people really don't deserve so much land.

Xu Chang was somewhat dissatisfied with the old housekeeper's reaction: "Is there a problem?"

The old butler was so scared that he was sweating profusely and waving his hands repeatedly.

"No! No problem, I'll sort it out right away!"

The old butler left the backyard and went to the accounting office as if he had been pardoned.

However, behind him, there were two soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp following him, watching over him and preventing him from doing anything cunning.

On the other side, Xu Chang put away the long sword in his hand.

Originally, he wanted to kill everyone in Dai's house first, and then slowly distribute Dai Gaoyi's land to the villagers of Daijiazui.

But now, he has a more efficient way, and he has to save Dai Gaoyi's life for the time being.

However, it won’t be long before Xu Chang will make Dai Gaoyi’s death more valuable.

Xu Chang ordered the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp around him: "Tie him up, take him out, set up a execution ground at the entrance of the village, and prepare for a public execution."

"Yes, my lord!"

Several soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp immediately stepped forward, picked up the frightened Dai Gaoyi, and took him to the village entrance.

Dai Gaoyi tried to beg for mercy several times, but the extreme fear made his throat dry and tight, and he lost his voice.

No matter how hard he tried, he could only make some strange sounds and could not say a complete sentence.

When passing by Xu Chang, he clearly heard Xu Chang giving orders to the remaining soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp.

"Search the entire house and kill everyone in it. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my lord!"

At this moment, Dai Gaoyi's face turned even paler.

Afterwards, Dai Gaoyi was escorted by the soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp through the front yard of his house.

Along the way, Dai Gaoyi saw blood and corpses all over the ground.

These corpses were all his closest relatives, including his children, his brothers, and his relatives...

All of Dai Gaoyi's immediate family members died within just a few minutes.

At this moment, Dai Gaoyi was completely desperate and his heart was filled with deep despair.

Because he knew that he would soon follow in their footsteps and set out on the road together.

Dai Gaoyi was escorted by the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp all the way to the dam at the entrance of the village, where a simple execution ground was set up.

The soldiers from the Xianzhen Camp who remained in the Dai family's mansion searched and killed three times in just half an hour.

They finally stopped only after the Dai family residence was left in dead silence and they were sure that no one was left alive.

"Report! General Xu Chang, there are no other living people in the Dai family compound."

"Everyone in the Dai family has been exterminated!"

After hearing the report from his subordinates, Xu Chang nodded with satisfaction and issued new orders.

"That's right. Now go gather all the villagers of Daijiazui and take them to the execution ground."

"Let them watch us execute Dai Gaoyi directly. This will be more effective than a hundred words of nonsense from us."

"Yes, my lord!"

After receiving the order, the soldiers of the Xianzhen Camp continued to go to the houses of ordinary villagers in Daijiazui without stopping for a moment.

They were forced to go to the execution ground at the entrance of the village and watch the execution of Dai Gaoyi.

……

The screams coming from Dai Gaoyi's house were clearly heard by the villagers of Daijiazui.

They also felt immense fear and deep despair in their hearts.

These officers and soldiers from the imperial court did just as Master Dai had said, killing all of them without mercy.

Now, Master Dai's entire family has been exterminated by these imperial officials and soldiers.

So, will it be their turn next?
Thinking of this, the villagers felt their legs go weak, their breathing quickened, and cold sweats broke out all over their bodies.

Dai Xiaoer is 47 years old this year. He is a native villager of Daijiazui. Since his father's generation, his family has been making a living by renting three acres of land from Dai Laoye's family.

Dai Xiaoer heard from his father that when his father was a child, his family had five acres of fertile land of their own.

Unfortunately, one year there was a flood and the family had no harvest, and they were so poor that they could not even afford to eat.

In order to survive, they had to sell their land to Dai Gaoyi's father at a low price in exchange for two stone of grain to fill their stomachs so as not to starve to death.

It was from that time that their family went from being self-employed farmers to being tenants of Master Dai's family.

Dai Xiaoer also believed in Dai Gaoyi's previous words and felt that the officials and soldiers from the imperial court were here to kill them all.

He originally wanted to fight against the imperial officials and soldiers, but unfortunately he was not allowed to go to Yangzhou City because he was too old.

However, his son has passed away and there has been no news of him since then. No one knows whether he is alive or dead.

Today, he was working in the fields. After seeing the imperial soldiers arriving, he felt extremely frightened and quickly ran back home with the villagers.

After arriving home, he asked the other people in the family to hide in the house, close the doors and windows, and wait anxiously.

However, outside the door, there was a continuous stream of shrill screams coming from Mr. Dai and his family.

This made him nervous and his inner fear reached its peak.

After a lot of effort, the screams outside the door finally subsided.

But at this moment, there was another heavy knock on his door.

"Open the door, fellow villagers, and the court will send you warmth!"

(End of this chapter)