There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 14: Breaking the Yamen
"General! The county government office... the county government office is just ahead."

The officer who was temporarily captured by Nie Yu to lead the way pointed tremblingly at the closed gate of the county government office in front of him and said.

Nie Yu gave himself the title of general. Now he is taking the lead in the anti-Qing movement, so it is natural to formalize it. The titles of boss and king always have a bit of a makeshift flavor.

Originally, he wanted to proclaim himself a Grand Commander, following the example of Zhu Yuanzhang, but unfortunately, most of the rebels under his command were illiterate and had no idea what the title of Grand Commander meant.

"Is this the Yidu County Government Office?"

Looking at the slightly crude gate of the county government office in front, one could hear a faint commotion inside, as well as the light and shadows cast by the flickering torches.

Needless to say, Nie Yu knew that there were many people hiding inside, so he shouted tentatively, "Listen up, everyone inside! I am General Nie Yu, who is fighting against the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Han Dynasty. Now open the door immediately, lay down your weapons, kneel down and surrender, and you will not be killed!"

Sure enough, there was a commotion inside the door, mixed with some shouting and cursing. After a while, there was a response and scolding.

"You rebels! I am Shen Yuan, the magistrate of Yidu County, a seventh-rank official appointed by the Emperor (all officials sent out to other places must be appointed by the Emperor). If you rebels retreat now, I... I can still forgive you and plead for your mercy. If... if you wait until the Imperial Court sends troops to attack, it will be too late to regret!"

Hearing the angry rebuke from County Magistrate Shen in the yamen, Nie Yu was speechless. Your tone is so harsh but weak that it's almost making people feel uncomfortable.

Also, he was already rebelling, did you really think he didn't understand the Qing Dynasty's attitude towards rebellion?

Anyone who rebelled would be beheaded, and the ringleader would be subjected to slow slicing.

Even those who did not rebel but were suspected of being a rebel were treated the same way.

Chongzhen's sons were all in their seventies, but they were all taken to Beijing and executed by Kangxi without any regard for the political impact.

Nie Yu was too lazy to say anything more. As long as he was sure that the county magistrate had not run away, he waved his hand.

"Go ahead, break the door!"

The gate of the county government office is very simple and has not been renovated for several years because there is no money and all the money has been embezzled.

The rebel army's regular soldiers didn't move. Six miscellaneous soldiers came over and kicked the gate a few times, breaking the bolt.

Once the door bolt was broken, the yamen opened wide.

Soon, a small group of rebels rushed into the yamen in a sloppy formation of mandarin ducks.

The county magistrate, who was being protected in the inner hall by more than thirty officers, was a little dazed. He didn't even bother to scold Jia Dianshi for daring to embezzle the money for repairing the county government office.

"Quick, everyone, go to the front hall and stop the rebels rushing in!"

There were nearly fifty officers in the yamen, of whom nearly forty were constables.

Seeing that it was just a small team of just a few people, more than ten constables rushed forward.

Unfortunately, it was too dark and they couldn't see clearly what strange weapons the rebels were holding.

“Puff~Puff~!”

The two wolf spears were three meters long and stabbed the constables, who were unable to react in time and had bloody wounds all over their bodies.

Now they felt the pain, and the few constables who were rushing forward reacted and wanted to retreat, but the rebels were in formation, with Lang Xian providing cover, while the two sword and shield soldiers on the left and right were hacking at the crowd.

"Pfft!"

"Pfft!"

Two constables were unable to dodge and were hacked to death on the spot.

Two more constables drew their swords to fight back, but the sword and shield soldiers simply blocked the opponent's sword swing with their shields, and then slashed back with another sword.

The constable was completely unprepared, and even if he had been, he could not have been protected from the manganese steel Tang sword, and he died instantly.

The others now realized that something was wrong. There was something strange about the rebels' formation, and they retreated in confusion, trying to run away.

The four spears behind Lang Xian thrust forward, stabbing the remaining fleeing men with a flurry of slashes, leaving them bloody holes in their wake. The rushing Yamen constables were decimated in a few blows, while the rebel squad's mandarin duck formation remained intact, continuing their steady advance.

They entered the yamen, and new rebels rushed in from behind, while other regular soldiers and miscellaneous soldiers had already separated and surrounded the entire county yamen.

"Jia Dianshi, now...what should we do now? I...I am an official appointed by the imperial court, the seventh-rank magistrate of Yidu County, appointed by the emperor. Am I going to die today at the hands of these peasant rebels?"

Shen Yuan slumped down on a bench, trembling, and reached out to pull Jia Dianshi's sleeve.

Jia Dianshi was also in despair. He had thought that the rebels had just suddenly appeared and that it was luck that they could take the city gate. As long as they held on until General Wang Qian arrived, they would be fine.

But who would have thought that this was a peasant traitor?
Those peasant rebels are armed with swords, guns and shields. The fighting power of our own constables may be a little weaker, but they won’t be wiped out in just a few strikes!
This combat effectiveness is probably stronger than that of the officers and soldiers under General Wang Qian.

The rebels are numerous and powerful, and General Wang Qian only has a dozen personal soldiers now. Can he really deal with them?
Jia Dianshi was still in a state of confusion when he suddenly heard someone say in his ear, "Master, Dianshi, I have a plan."

Before Jia Dianshi could say anything, County Magistrate Shen, who was already desperate, said, "Quick, tell me who it is. Whoever says he has a solution will be rewarded handsomely if he can repel the enemy."

There are huge rewards, but they don’t say what the rewards are.

The same thing happened before. The benefit of calling people back to protect yourself was just to make up for the salary that was owed?

He is so stingy that he wants to leave behind wealth even though he is about to die.

Zhang Zhengmo walked forward quickly, and no one noticed that his hand was already on the hilt of the knife.

"Master, my strategy for repelling the enemy is..."

"Just what?"

"It's... your head, Grandpa!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Zhengmo didn't even give the stunned County Magistrate Shen a chance to react, and slashed out with his knife.

County Magistrate Shen was a weak scholar who was unable to resist at all and was knocked to the ground by Zhang Zhengmo with a single blow of his sword.

"It hurts, it hurts!"

County Magistrate Shen wailed and tried to turn over, but he was stabbed in the back again. Afraid that he would not die, he was twisted a few times.

County Magistrate Shen's body instantly collapsed and he was silent.

Jia Dianshi, who was standing by, was stunned for a moment when he saw this sudden backstab and subconsciously shouted angrily, "Zhang Bantou, are you rebelling?"

"I'm just rebelling!"

Jia Dianshi was startled and turned around to escape.

Before he could move, Chen Rong behind him stabbed him to death.

Zhang Zhengmo didn't even bother to look at the two corpses. Taking advantage of the officers and constables around him losing their nerve, he raised his arms and shouted, "The county magistrate and the registrar are dead. Outside are the rebels fighting to overthrow the Qing and restore the Han. If you don't want to die, join me now and fight against the Qing and restore the Han. You will live a life of luxury and happiness in the future!"

"Anti-Qing and restore Han! Eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks!"

"Anti-Qing and restore Han! Eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks!"

"..."

Zhang Zhengmo raised his arm and called out, and Chen Rong and Liu Hongduo responded quickly.

When people don't know how to make a decision, they tend to follow the crowd.

Seeing someone taking the lead, more than 30 constables joined Zhang Zhengmo's team without hesitation. Those who were really unwilling to join were hacked to death by others.

Zhang Zhengmo quickly cut off the heads of County Magistrate Shen and Dianshi Jia, and prepared to go to the front hall to negotiate terms with the rebel army opposite.

(End of this chapter)