Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 187
Tens of thousands of old and weak women and children poured out of the gate of the village like carps crossing the river.

He Liu asked Li Heijiu, "Where's your wife, Liang Shanghong?"

Li Heijiu replied: "I sent a dozen brothers and sent her away long ago. I know that even if I surrender, the imperial court will not spare me, let alone the bandit leader Mrs. Yazhai. She's a good woman, and I don't want to hurt her."

Lao Hu said to He Liu: "If we don't capture Liang Shanghong alive, our job will be ruined."

Hearing this, Li Heijiu was furious: "Why do you court officials insist on making trouble with a woman?"

Old Hu smiled and said: "Can't you? Who dares to make things difficult for her? We took her to the capital to enjoy the blessings. Don't you know who her father is?"

Li Heijiu shook his head: "She told me that her father died a long time ago."

At this time, more than 1000 strong men walked out of the gate of the cottage.He Liu thought, these people should be Li Heijiu's old pillars in Yannan Mountain.

He Liu asked Li Heijiu: "It is reasonable to say that you have more than 1000 brothers with strong martial arts skills, and you can rely on this cottage to deal with us. Why did you surrender without a fight?"

Li Heijiu sighed: "Brothers are forced to go up to the mountains to become bandits. We are all from poor farmers, and we have robbed many people over the years. But I, Li Heijiu, have robbed rich people and become officials. Damn, they don’t rob the poor! My brother has already found out two days ago that the army that came to encircle us has thousands of firecrackers and more than a dozen Western cannons. I know the power of firearms, and they are used for hunting with iron sand The Bielie blunderbuss can hit a large area, let alone a thick armload of Western cannons? If you fire a cannon, countless old and weak women and children in the village will die."

He Liu stared at Li Heijiu, he decided that although Li Heijiu was a bandit, he was a good man.

Fang Zhifu reminded He Liu: "Liu Ye, Li Heijiu has robbed many wealthy households in recent years, and there must be a large amount of treasure hidden in the cottage!"

He Liu asked Li Heijiu: "Is that so?"

Li Heijiu pursed her lips towards the old and weak women and children who were walking down the mountain, "My treasures are all in the stomachs of these poor people!"

He Liu thought to himself, what Li Heijiu said should be the truth.Feeding tens of thousands of women and children for several months, even a golden mountain was emptied.

The crowd escorted Li Heijiu to the cottage "Juyi Hall".

At the entrance of the Juyi Hall, there are a few big signboards, with a few cottage rules written in crooked characters.

"To oppress the poor, one knife kills two holes."

"Insulting the women of the people, eunuch."

"Sell out your brother, three knives and six holes."

"Steal graves, dig graves, chop off heads."

He Liu pointed to the big signs and asked Li Heijiu, "Is this the rule you set for the cottage?"

Li Heijiu nodded.

He Liu sighed: "Oh, in these years, some officials are not as good as the bandits Zhili!"

Entering the hall of the cottage, I saw a few sacred tablets in the center of the hall.

On the first square god card, there is a large book "The Right Position of King Yuewu Mu of the Great Song Dynasty."

The second sacred tablet book "Han Shouting Hou Guan Yunchang's Right Position."

The third-party divine card reads "Yang Lianzhi, the loyal and direct father of the Ming Dynasty, is in the right place."

He Liu was surprised and said, "In addition to worshiping Lord Yue and Guan Gong, you also worship Yang Lian?"

Li Heijiu nodded: "According to the people who fled to Yannan Mountain in Daxing County, Master Yang Lian is a good official that is hard to find in the world. Recently I heard that Master Yang was murdered by Yan Song's dog father and son. So I set up this Tablet."

He Liuxin said: "Yang Lian committed suicide to "plant" Yan Song and his son, but it was quite effective.Even the bandits in the countryside knew that it was Yan Song and his son who "assassinated" Yang Lian.

He Liudao: "Suppress Li Heijiu, so that he can take care of food and drink."

Lu Si cupped his hands: "Sixth Lord, Lan Shenxian asked us to bring Liang Shanghong back to the capital. Now that Liang Shanghong is sent away by Li Heijiu, what should we do?"

He Liudao: "Young Commander, don't worry. I have a way to make Liang Shanghong appear."

Old Hu laughed and said, "Young Commander, the Sixth Master of Jinyiwei has been regarded as the most honest person in the Thirteen Taibao these years. In fact, he has a lot of ideas in his stomach! Don't worry, if he says there is a way, there must be a way. "

He Liu ordered people to post a notice outside the city gate of Shunde, urging that the "bandits" in Yannan Mountain who put down their knives and guns voluntarily will not be held accountable.In addition, it was announced that Li Heijiu, the bandit leader of Yannan Mountain, would be executed in public two days later.

Two days later, in the east of Shunde City.

A law field was temporarily set up in the east of the city.Li Heijiu was tied up in the center of the execution ground.Behind him stood two burly axemen.

He Liu, Lao Hu and the others sat on the execution stage.

Gradually, a lot of people gathered around the execution ground.Three thousand soldiers from the Shenji Battalion and four hundred warriors from the Jinyi Guards and Fire Gun Team surrounded the execution ground tightly.

It's noon, and the execution will be executed three quarters later.

The people suddenly pushed the golden mountain and the jade pillar down to their knees: "Masters, Hei Jiuye is a good man, don't kill him!"

"Let Hei Jiuye go!"

The people begged bitterly.

A fifteen or sixteen-year-old young man stood up and shouted towards the execution stage: "You want to kill the Black Nine Lord who saved the lives of countless disaster victims, but you don't care about the corrupt officials who disobey the imperial decree and exploit the people. ! Is there still justice in the Ming Dynasty?"

Fang Zhifu ordered his servants: "That young man is bewitching people and is suspected of treason, arrest him!"

He Liu glared at Fang Zhifu.Old Hu said: "Prefect Fang, there are three of our imperial guards in brocade clothes on the execution stage, it seems that it is not your turn to issue orders!"

He Liudao: "Bring that boy up!"

Two warriors in brocade clothes brought the young man to the execution platform.In front of a group of people in official uniforms, the young man showed no fear.

He Liu asked, "What's your name? Why don't you kneel when you see the officer?"

The young man Lang replied loudly: "I am a scholar in Shunde Mansion, Ye Xianggao! The Ming Dynasty has rules, and those who have fame can see officials without kneeling!"

Old Hu laughed with a "puchi": "Seeing that you are only fifteen or sixteen years old, how can you have a reputation as a scholar?"

Ye Xianggao said solemnly: "If you don't believe me, you can check the archives of the government school! If I don't have my name, Ye Xianggao, I'd rather go to die with Master Hei Jiu!"

He Liudao: "On the fifteenth or sixteenth day, you will get the fame of a scholar. Your future is boundless. Since you have a bright future, why do you want to falsely inform the government? Do you know that I can let Zhili Xuezheng take away your fame? , and then exile!"

Ye Xianggao said: "My lord, I am not making a false accusation! This year, there was a catastrophe in Beizhili. After the death of Zhongzhigong Yang Lian, the emperor issued an order to exempt the entire Beizhili from taxes. But on the fifth day of last month, Fang Zhong, the magistrate, issued an order Collect taxes for this ten-day period. I would like to ask my lord, does Fang Zhong count as resisting the decree?"

Fang Zhifu was shocked when he heard the words: "Sixth Master, this kid is spitting blood!"

Ye Xianggao sneered: "Blood? All the folks in Shunde Mansion can testify!"

The people kneeling outside the court heard the sound and shouted, "This is indeed the case."

He Liu looked at Fang Zhifu: "Fang Zhifu, you are so brave to resist the order and not obey it! Also, where did all the taxes you collected go?"

Fang Zhifu hurriedly leaned into He Liu's ear and said, "Sixth Master, there are still some secrets in this. Please look at my godfather, Sun Shujian, Mr. Sun..."

He Liu pushed Fang Zhifu away: "Our Jinyiwei never looks at anyone's face! Come on, take Fang Zhong. After beheading Li Heijiu, take him back to Beizhen Fusi for careful interrogation!"

Zhili governor Sun Shujian is one of Yan Song's godsons, and Fang Zhifu is also Sun Shujian's godson.In terms of seniority, the magistrate would call Yan Song a godfather.

Now that He Liu has temporarily joined the King Yu's Party, he will naturally not let go of Fang Zhifu, a strict party.

He Liu said to Ye Xianggao again: "I have already taken Fang Zhong. Li Heijiu gathered a crowd to become a bandit. As the leader of the bandit, I must cut off his head! Where is Da Ming Lv? I know he is a good man." , I also want to save him. It's a pity that the law of the country is ruthless."

When He Liu said that, the young Lang Ye Xianggao couldn't say much, so he had to back down.

Lao Hu said to He Liu: "Look at this young man, he really has a certain look on his face. When he becomes an adult, he will definitely have a lot of achievements to accomplish. Maybe he will become a general or a prime minister."

Lu Si said from the side: "Third Master, do you still know how to read faces? How do you look at my face?"

Old Hu was perfunctory to Lu Si: "Young Commander is born rich and honored, and he looks like a nobleman at first glance."

It was almost three o'clock in the afternoon.

Old Hu asked He Liu: "I'm afraid Liang Shanghong won't come. Are you really going to kill Li Heijiu?"

He Liudao: "According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, Li Heijiu is the leader of the bandit, and it is indeed a capital crime. Besides, Lan Shenxian has explained again...we can only behead him."

As soon as He Liu finished speaking, twelve people suddenly rushed out from the northeast corner of the execution ground.The leader was a woman in her twenties with red lips and white teeth.Twelve people each held a waist knife and rushed to the center of the execution ground.

Fu Hanling yelled: "Someone robbed the practice field! Take it down for me! Don't use the firecrackers, catch the living ones!"

12 people against three thousand, it's like moths to the flame.

The brethren of the Shenji Camp deserved to be the elite of the Ming army. The 12 people who went around the robbery field fought hard, but they were still hard to beat with two fists and four hands.Not long after, 12 people were captured alive.

Fu Hanling escorted the leading woman to the execution platform.

He Liu asked, "Are you Liang Shanghong?"

The woman nodded: "Well, if I don't change my name or surname, Li Heijiu's wife, Liang Shanghong, is me!"

He Liudao: "You are so brave, you dare to rob the court."

Liang Shanghong said: "I have an agreement with Hei Jiuye to die in the same year, the same month, and the same day! I know these dozen or so brothers can't save Hei Jiuye. I came here just to beg for death!"

He Liudao: "This woman is very suspicious, suppress her and keep her under strict supervision."

Li Heijiu shouted in the middle of the execution ground: "Master He, I, Li Heijiu, are about to die. Please fulfill my last wish, let my woman feed me a bowl of wine, and send me on my way!"

Lu Sidao: "Liu Ye, Li Heijiu is not some heinous person. Seeing that he saved tens of thousands of disaster victims, let's grant his wish."

He Liudao: "Since the Commander-in-Chief is kind, let Liang Shanghong send Li Heijiu a bowl of wine. It's right to see her husband off!"

Liang Shanghong wore shackles and slowly moved to the center of the execution ground with a bowl of wine in his hand.

"Hei Jiuye! To be your woman, I will be worth it all my life!" Liang Shanghong cried.

Li Heijiu laughed loudly: "Why are you crying? I'm going to the Hall of Yama! Oh, maybe when your man is happy, he kills Lord Yama and steals his Hall of Yama!"

Liang Shanghong feeds Li Heijiu wine.Li Heijiu gulped it down in one gulp: "Happy! Hong'er, I love to hear you sing! Come on, sing a song, and see you off! If there is another life, we will still be husband and wife, and we will still be together!" Kill those bastards who are rich and heartless, and dog officials from fish and meat folks!"

Liang Shanghong wiped away her tears, and sang "Bandit Song" with her voice open: "To eat vegetables, you have to eat cabbage heads, and to marry a man, you have to marry a big bandit leader. Sleep until midnight with the sound of a steel knife, and sister Chuan Ling Luo beheaded!"

Liang Shanghong's heroic yet poignant singing echoed in the execution ground.

(End of this chapter)