There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 13 The rebels are coming

The sky gradually darkened. Yidu County was not a big county, and the number of people and merchants coming in and out gradually decreased.

At the city gate, the two gatekeepers were a little drowsy and were just waiting for the gong to be struck to close the gate.

"Huh? Who?"

One of them shouted subconsciously.

In the dim light, it seemed like someone was coming. It was almost closing time and curfew, so why would anyone want to enter the city?

When I got closer, I saw the official uniform on the other person. It turned out to be a colleague from the yamen who was on official business.

Just as I was about to relax, I suddenly noticed some scars and stains on my colleague's clothes.

Is this a fall into a pit?

"you……"

The soldier didn't care and prepared to check the official documents as a routine matter.

"Qiang!"

"Qiang!"

Two Tang swords were unsheathed, and each of them chopped the two gatekeepers to death on the spot before they had time to react.

"what!"

"what!"

The two screams immediately alerted the guards on the city wall.

After all, they were not professional enough. They put on their official uniforms under the cover of night and rushed to attack and seize the city, but they still revealed their identity.

But he couldn't care less. He Shunan, who had volunteered to lead the team in disguise to attack the city gate, immediately shouted, "Go! Seize the gate!"

A group of seven or eight people rushed forward and hacked to death all the patrol officers who came to check the situation after hearing the news.

Then, he immediately lit a torch as a signal.

Nie Yu, who was lying in ambush not far away and ready to launch a surprise attack at any time, saw the light of the torch and knew that the city gate had been captured.

"Brothers, the guys at the city gate have succeeded. Follow me and charge in to seize Yidu County! Kill the corrupt official, the dog-like county magistrate!"

"Charge into Yidu County! Kill the corrupt official, the magistrate!"

"..."

After a few shouts of encouragement, the "rebels" who were originally a little nervous, and even a few who regretted and wanted to run away, were now all surrounded by their brothers. Their faces flushed as they shouted, raised their swords and rushed towards the county gate where torches were lit.

In an instant, hundreds of people rushed towards the county town, and the formation that Nie Yu had practiced for more than half a month was useless.

The rebellion was already tense, and the sky was not very bright, so everything went astray as we ran.

But it doesn’t matter. Nie Yu’s “rebel army” is bad, and the county town is even worse.

The deafening shouts of the "rebel army" numbering several hundred people naturally caught the attention of the patrol officers on the city wall.

Then they immediately ran away, and because they ran so fast, they even dropped the torches in their hands.

They were just runners, not even regular clerks, and had no salary to receive. To put it bluntly, they were just corvée laborers, worse than the third-shift yamen runners who also had no regular salary.

Why aren't you running?
When the patrol officers ran away, the symbolic resistance force in Yidu County was gone. Nie Yu led the "rebel army" and took control of the city wall of Yidu County with almost no effort.

Seeing that it was so easy to capture the city, Nie Yu simply took advantage of the victory and appointed He Shunan as the general on the spot, asking him to lead the "rebel army" and split into two groups with him.

One group headed straight for the county government office, while the other group headed straight for the military camp in the city.

at the same time.

Zhang Zhengmo was in his own small courtyard, discussing matters such as the preparation of money and grain for the rebellion next year with Chen Rong and Liu Hongduo.

"What's that noise outside? It's so noisy?" Zhang Zhengmo was a martial artist from Changyang County, and his five senses were quite sharp. When he heard the noise outside, he went out to inquire and investigate the situation.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a heavy knock on the door outside, and Zhang Zhengmo went to open it.

He saw that it was Lin San from his own cell. He was panting and looked terrified.

"San'er, what happened?"

"Team leader, something's happened! Something serious has happened! There are rebels rebelling and attacking the county town. The master wants you to return to the yamen immediately."

Hearing Lin San's words, Zhang Zhengmo couldn't help but look shocked.

Not only was he shocked, but Chen Rong and Liu Hongduo who followed him were also terrified.

Chen Rong subconsciously grabbed Lin San's arm and asked, "Is there a rebellion? Who is it? Who is rebelling?"

Lin San was confused and didn't even notice that it was so late. Why were Chen Rong and Liu Hongduo, two members of the strong squad, together with Zhang Zhengmo, the head of the soap squad?
Lin San shook his head. "No... I don't know, but the city gate seems to be gone. There are cries of killing everywhere. The master is urgently summoning all the three squads of yamen runners to find Captain Wang Qian and ask him to lead the troops to suppress the rebels."

"Team Leader Zhang, you'd better take your men and go quickly!"

Zhang Zhengmo was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Okay, I'll go with you as soon as I'm ready. Go notify the other colleagues first."

After Lin San ran away, Chen Rong asked with a sullen face, "Brother, what should we do now?"

Zhang Zhengmo remained calm and said in a deep voice, "Rebellion!"

Liu Hongduo was relatively calm and tried to persuade him: "But big brother..."

Zhang Zhengmo interrupted with a wave of his hand, "Second Brother, I know what you're going to say, but we're out of time. Whoever these rebels attacking the county town are, they've already ruined our original plan. Now we can only see if we can fish in troubled waters. At worst, we have to cooperate with them. The Holy Church is no pushover. As long as these rebels aren't fools, they won't reject our Holy Church."

Zhang Zhengmo persuaded Liu Hongduo and Chen Rong, and the three did not go to the county government office immediately, but instead summoned the officials and believers they had developed.

Soon, the three of them gathered more than ten people, all of whom were from the soap squad and the strong squad.

The Zaoban and Zhuangban together had about thirty people, and half of them were gone in one go. If given a little more time, I estimate that all three squads of yamen runners in the county government would have become members of the White Lotus Sect.

More than ten people gathered together and went straight to the county government office.

At this time, County Magistrate Shen was wrapped in a single piece of clothing and huddled in the lobby of the yamen under the protection of several servants.

"What...what's going on? How come a group of rebels suddenly appeared? What do you do for a living, Jia Dianshi?"

Hearing County Magistrate Shen's angry rebuke mixed with fear, Jia Dianshi felt both resentment and panic in his heart. He didn't know what was going on!
I was just sorting out the "accounts" to see how much money I had "earned" this year, when suddenly someone reported that rebels were attacking the county town and the city gates were gone.

"Sir, I am also…"

The more Jia Dianshi stuttered out of fear, the more disgusted Shen County Magistrate became. He wanted to slap him in the face.

"You bastard! I don't care where these rebels come from. Immediately, immediately, go get Commander Wang Qian to crush them. Also, where are the third shift of yamen runners? Call them back!"

County Magistrate Shen cursed almost hysterically. If it were any other time, as a county magistrate, he would not be so disrespectful to the registrar.

Although the Dianshi was not a high-ranking official, he still had to be selected by the Ministry of Personnel and was considered an "appointed official" by the court. He also needed to rely on the Dianshi for local governance and money-making.

But now, life and death are at stake, and I can’t care about so much.

Jia Dianshi was scolded, but he didn't dare to say much. He just said: "In reply to your Excellency, the people have been sent out. Please rest assured, General Wang has elite soldiers under his command, and the rebels are just a group of rabble. General Wang will be able to capture the rebels in one fell swoop!"

An officer came to report: "Sir, Zhang Bantou and his men are back!"

Jia Dianshi was immediately overjoyed: "Good! Good! Sir, everything is fine now. Zhang Bantou was formerly the martial arts master of Changyang County. He has excellent martial arts skills. With him in the county government, we will be able to defend the government office until General Wang Qian comes to rescue us!"

"Okay, as long as we can hold on to the yamen, tell Captain Zhang that I can pay him all the salary he's owed!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)