Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 127
The atmosphere in the hall was dull, and there were one or two faint howls from outside the villa, which disturbed people even more.Suddenly a curtain slammed and fell heavily on the pane, a gust of wind rushed into the hall, disturbing the clothes of everyone in the room and bringing a cool breeze.

"Damn it, it's windy again." Liu Ke stood up and closed the window sill, muttering, "Grandma's bear, the wind in Shenchi will never stop all year round!"

"Second brother, close the window sill as a ball." Liu Kezhi tugged at the skirt of his clothes, and said irritably, "Let's leave it open, it will be cooler!"

"Third brother, do you want to eat dust and cinders?" Liu Ke yelled dissatisfied, but he opened the window sill again, and pulled up the bamboo curtain hanging on the upper edge halfway, so that the outside of the window The sun shines directly into the hall, and the sun is shining outside. Today is a good day.

Liu Ke returned to his seat cursing. He was stunned for a while, then turned his head and shouted at Liu Kedi who had been silent all the time: "Brother, what do you think? I lost more than 100 brothers all at once. Do you just swallow your breath like this?"

Liu Kezhi also shouted: "That's right, when did our Liu family get so angry, we must recruit brothers again, and show that Huang Laifu some color."

Among the people who made trouble this time, more than 400 people were killed by Wuzhaibao officers and soldiers, and more than 300 people were killed, and more than 100 of them were domestic slaves of the Liu family.The more than 200 poor miners died as soon as they died, but the more than 100 domestic slaves, the capital of the Liu family's rampant activities in Taipingzhuang, died yesterday.

Thinking of this, Liu Kezhi felt his teeth itch with hatred, but he just thought of the fierceness of the officers and soldiers of Wuzhaibao yesterday, how his hundreds of people were vulnerable to the [-] people of his superiors, and were killed by chickens and sheep He seemed to have killed most of the people, and he couldn't help being terrified.The Liu family has lived in Taipingzhuang for a hundred years, and has experienced many kinds of fighting with weapons, but this is the first time they have seen bloody and cruel things like yesterday, so everyone can't help being afraid.But having said that, Liu Kezhi and the others couldn't swallow this breath.

But no matter how the two brothers yelled, Liu Kedi remained silent, just staring at the pot of chrysanthemums in full bloom in the corner of the room, until a maid bowed her head and carefully offered him a cup of tea. Only then did Liu Kedi seem to wake up.He took the teacup, blew on it lightly, and then held the teacup in his hand, with a dazed look in his eyes.

Liu Kezhi paused and said, "Brother, you should say something!"

Liu Kedi sighed, put the teacup in his hand on the small table next to him, and said softly: "Third brother, I think it's better to forget about it, you see that Huang Laifu is cruel and not easy to provoke, in fact, we With his dividends, after a year, he can also live a peaceful and prosperous life, isn't there a lot of people who have cooperated with Wuzhaibao and made a lot of money?"

"What, let's leave it at that?"

Liu Kezhi stood up all of a sudden, and he roared like thunder: "Brother, are you frightened by Huang Laifu? If you submit to those Wuzhai thieves, where will our Liu family face? Then some officers and soldiers under Huang Laifu are not happy. False, our Liu family also has brothers. If we need foreign aid, just ask someone to bring a letter, and my cousin will definitely bring Ke Lanshan's gang of heroes to kill these Wuzhai thieves. Our Liu family is outraged!"

Liu Kedi's eyes suddenly became dark and sharp, and he shouted: "Third brother, do you think we didn't make enough trouble yesterday? You still called your cousin?... In a word, call those people out of the way It’s not impossible to come, but it depends on the opponent. Yesterday we tested Huang Laifu and paid the price of more than 100 brothers. We already understood that Huang Laifu is not easy to mess with, so we should stop in time. If we really want to call Shang Ke How will those people from Lanshan end up? Tell me!"

Liu Kezhi refused to accept it, and just murmured: "Brother, you are building up the ambitions of others and destroying your own prestige!"

Liu Kedi wanted to say something, when suddenly there was a commotion outside.

Liu Kedi frowned, and shouted, "What's going on outside?"

At this moment, a house slave rushed in, panting and said to Liu Kedi: "Report to the master, something is wrong, those Wuzhai thieves led a large group of people to break in."

"What?" Several people in the hall stood up.Liu Ke and Liu Kezhi were even more furious and furious, shouting: "Too much bullying, too much bullying, big brother, fight with these Wuzhai thieves!"

Before a few people could come out of the living room, the courtyard door was kicked open with a "Peng", and a large group of Wuzhaibao sergeants in full body armor and armed with blunderbusses poured in. Gunpowder and lead pellets have been loaded and ready to fire at any time.They marched neatly in two rows, armored and fully armed, and their heavy footsteps stepped on the bluestone floor, making rhythmic sounds.

This kind of power impacted the hearts and minds of everyone in the village, and some of the Liu family's servants or maidservants stayed away, and did not dare to approach these Wuzhaibao sergeants at all.Even Liu Ke and Liu Kezhi's movements slowed down. The tragic scene of the bloody massacre of the mob by the soldiers of Wuzhaibao yesterday was imprinted on everyone's hearts.

These sergeants directly entered the hall, leading a small flag to give an order. These people lowered their shoulders and pointed the black muzzles directly at the few people in the hall. At this distance, if they were hit by bird guns, they would probably die. Big holes appeared in the front and back of the body, Liu Ke's third brother, plus some house servants in the hall, and a few maids, were sweating all over and dared not move.

Then, surrounded by Jiang Dazhong and a group of Wuzhaibao soldiers, Huang Laifu walked in with a relaxed expression. Jiang Dazhong and those Wuzhaibao soldiers were all in armor, only Huang Laifu was in casual clothes and a white cloth shirt. There is a cloth scarf tied around her hair, and her demeanor is very leisurely.Among this group of people, there were two Wuzhaibao sergeants and a man covered in blood and flesh. This man lowered his head and couldn't see his face clearly.

It wasn't until this moment that Liu Kedi seemed to come back to life. He hurriedly walked to Huang Laifu's side, and tentatively said, "Master Defense, you are..."

Huang Laifu ignored him, just went straight to the middle of the hall, looked around easily, saw that the inside was spacious, luxuriously furnished, and all the utensils and utensils in the house were extremely exquisite, there was a lotus pond on the outside of the hall, and the cool breeze was blowing.Huang Laifu wanted to praise that the Liu family would enjoy it.

After a while, he said calmly: "Master Liu, something happened to you."

With a wave of his hand, the two Wuzhaibao sergeants threw the man who was being dragged to Liu Kedi's side. Seeing Liu Kedi's expression changed drastically, Huang Laifu said, "Master Liu, since I arrived in Taiping Zhuang Lai, you think of kindness and kindness, but Liu Zhuangzhu, you are doing everything you want to do. You promised to be your official face to face, but behind your back you instigated your servants to attack the officers and soldiers. This is really the act of a bandit, Liu Kedi, do you know your crime?"

Liu Ke was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding, even if the old man has the courage to attack officers and soldiers, he would never dare to attack officers and soldiers, and please be a guardian." No wonder Liu Kedi panicked and attacked officers and soldiers. This is a serious crime. Small, if you want to be serious, you can rise to the height of rebellion. At that time, even the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Town will not be able to protect himself.

As for his brothers Liu Ke and Liu Kezhi, no matter how unwilling they were at this time, they had no choice but to go up to Huang Laifu in a low voice to explain the separation, saying that the three of them had no such intention.In fact, the Liu family slaves attacked the officers and soldiers of Wuzhai Fort yesterday, and the three brothers of the Liu family also thought about the outcome of the defeat, but all three believed that they had their own in-laws, and the commander-in-chief was behind the relationship to support them. These people in Wuzhai Fort would never Dare to be too serious.

As for some domestic slaves who may fall into Huang Laifu's hands, it is enough to say that they are not from his own village.To be honest, these house slave miners are just discarded pawns to the three brothers of the Liu family.

Huang Laifu sneered, and said, "Misunderstanding?" Pointing at the man, he said, "This person has already confessed, saying that what happened to the mob yesterday was arranged by you personally, Liu Kedi, what else do you have to say?"

The man raised his bloody face, struggled to walk a few steps on his knees, hugged Liu Kedi's thigh, and begged in a mournful voice: "Old owner, I think it's because the old dog has been working for you for so many years." For my sake, please save me, they are going to kill my head!"

Liu Ke kicked the old dog away first, and said disgustedly: "Go away, the old man has always abided by the law, how can this attack on officers and soldiers make you talk nonsense?"

The old Gouzi mourned: "Liu Kedi, you have to be conscientious. You said yesterday that after the matter is completed, each person will pay five taels of silver. Why do you..." Suddenly he let out a scream, and from his back The tip of the knife was dripping with blood, but it was Liu Ke who pounced on him and pierced his chest with a knife, penetrating through his body.The old Gouzi was trembling all over, struggling to grab Liu Ke's face, Liu Ke sent the knife away again, the old Gouzi was trembling violently, his whole body moved suddenly, and he died .However, his eyes were still wide open, obviously he was unwilling to die.

Liu Ke drew out his knife and said out of breath, "This guy has framed good people and participated in riots yesterday, he deserves to be killed."

Huang Laifu was furious, pointed at Liu Kedi and shouted sharply: "Bastard, how dare you kill a prisoner in front of me, how can I let you? Come, arrest this murderer for me." Two Wuzhai Forts The sergeant yelled and was about to come out.
"Wait!" Liu Kedi hurriedly said, he walked to Huang Laifu, his eyes were shining brightly, and said: "Sir, tell me clearly, what do you want?"

Huang Laifu said coldly: "Liu Kedi, you planned a riot and attacked officers and soldiers. The crime is extremely heinous. Now your brother has committed a serious murder. I should punish you severely, but..."

Huang Laifu's tone was a little gentler, and he said: "Thinking of this matter, it is possible that the slaves deceived the master and acted recklessly. You, the master, did not know about it, and it is understandable. Let this matter be exposed. But so many people If you die, you will be filled with grievances, there is no need for you to stay in Taipingzhuang, from the moment you leave Taipingzhuang, your Liu family will immediately leave Taipingzhuang!"

Liu Kedi's whole body was cold, and he stood there dumbfounded, unable to believe Huang Laifu's words, the century-old family foundation, at this moment, is it all over like this?Liu Ke, who was next to him, could hear it clearly, and he roared: "The surname Huang is too deceitful!" Holding a sharp knife, he rushed towards Huang Laifu.

Jiang Dazhong flashed out, and with a whirlwind kick, he swept Liu Ke's side shoulders, and that leather military boot, which was made of cowhide and made in the Ming Dynasty, fell heavily on Liu Ke's body.Liu Ke let out a muffled snort, his body rolled several times from the beating, and he fell far away like a heavy cloth bag. When he landed on the ground, a mouthful of blood spurted out wildly, half of his life was lost. .

Liu Kezhi yelled: "Second brother." He looked at Huang Laifu, his eyes were bloodshot, and he shouted: "Huang, I will fight with you."

Roaring loudly, he rushed towards Huang Laifu recklessly.

Jiang Dazhong snatched the blunderbuss from a blunderbuss soldier, rounded the blunderbuss holder, dodged, and slammed it hard on Liu Kezhi's face. Liu Kezhi's face was bloodied and he screamed loudly. He got up and grabbed his shoulders, making him unable to struggle.

Jiang Dazhong scolded: "Your daughter-in-law's son, dare to do something to my young master?"

Turning the blunderbuss stock upside down, it hit Liu Kezhi's lower abdomen fiercely. Liu Kezhi twitched in pain and couldn't speak.He wanted to struggle hard, but two Wuzhaibao soldiers grabbed his arms laboriously and couldn't move.While Jiang Dazhong was yelling, he slammed the handle of the gun at Liu Kezhi's lower abdomen fiercely. Liu Kezhi's whole body convulsed, and blood clots kept spitting out from his mouth.

A servant of the Liu family who was standing nearby let out a wild cry and mustered up his courage to rush up to rescue Liu Kezhi, only to hear a loud roar, and a pungent smell of gunpowder and gunpowder spread in the hall. The blunderbuss knocked down the Tianling Gai with a bludgeon, sending brains and flesh flying everywhere.

There were screams in the hall, and then there was a deathly silence. The surrounding Liu family slaves and maidservants all shrank to one side, trembling uncontrollably.
Only Liu Kedi stood there dumbfounded, with tears streaming down his face, and murmured: "Stop, please stop."

Huang Laifu waved his hand, motioning Jiang Dazhong and others to let go of Liu Kezhi, Liu Kedi seemed to have aged more than ten years, he said: "Okay, Mr. Huang, we admit it, let's go, we will leave Taipingzhuang immediately. "

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Looking at the backs of the Liu family and his party going away, Jiang Dazhong whispered beside Huang Laifu: "Young master, do you just let these people go like this? The Liu family killed hundreds of people?"

Huang Laifu didn't say a word, but just gave him a meaningful look, Jiang Dazhong's eyes lit up slowly, and said, "Dazhong understands."

(End of this chapter)