Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

Chao Gai, Han Boling, Yan Liubing, Zhu Tong, Li Yun and Li Wang, who were in the bandit camp, led their troops to six villages under the guidance of county officials who knew the route. The backbones of the believers in the villages were captured effortlessly before they could react.

Only the supervisor of Zhangkou Village had some martial arts skills and dared to resist the army. Han Boling knocked him down with a stick. The rest of them surrendered obediently when they saw the government troops.

Zhao Zhen led two battalions of cavalry and headed straight for Jiaozhuang. A thousand cavalry surrounded Jiaozhuang.

Liu Xinmin was enjoying himself in the Heavenly King Palace, which was converted from the village office. When he heard that the soldiers surrounded Jiaozhuang, he thought to himself, "Why are the soldiers here?" He immediately shouted, "Please invite the four generals who protect the religion to the palace."

The four generals who protect the religion, Liu Xinmin, sat in the Heavenly King Palace and said, "According to the Heavenly King's order: the soldiers in the lower world are ignorant of their sins and are here to attack today. You, the protectors of the religion, must be careful to resist and make every effort. The Heavenly King is happy and will definitely enter your names into the immortal book. You must not neglect it."

Zhang Chi heard it and shouted, "Master, don't worry. With the four of us here, we are not afraid of the number of soldiers. The four of us and the villagers will drink the magic water and move forward together. We will kill all the soldiers without a single piece of armor."

Ji Guang also said, "That's right. The four of us have received the grace of the master. It is right to make every effort to repay the Heavenly King."

After that, the four of them each held a weapon, led fifty or sixty people in the village, drank the magic water, and went out of the village to meet the enemy.

Zhang Chi held up a solid iron stick and went out first, shouting: "Where did you come from, you fools, how dare you come to my Duobao Heavenly King Buddha Kingdom? If you know what's good for you, leave quickly. If you provoke the Heavenly King's anger, he will send you all to the eighteenth hell, where you will suffer endless tortures in the mountains of swords and seas of fire. It will be too late to regret then."

When Zhao Zhen looked, he saw this man: his body was as thin as a jackal, his body was erect, his head was only the size of a teacup, his eyes were wide open, he had a few tiny whiskers, his mouth was pointed and his ears were erect.

Zhao Zhen shouted: "Who will help me take this guy down?"

Tang Bin, who was beside Zhao Zhen, couldn't hold back any longer. After hearing what Zhao Zhen said, he didn't say anything, got off his warhorse, picked up a mountain-splitting axe, and went out to Zhang Chi.

Zhang Chi shouted, "Master Zhang Chi, Duobao Tianwang Protector of the Religion General, who are you? Tell me your name. I will not kill nameless people under my stick."

Tang Bin heard it and shouted, "Listen carefully, you rat-eyed thing, I am the commander of the Right Brave Cavalry Battalion under the command of Liangshan Prefecture Governor Zhao Zhen, [Mountain-moving Warrior] Tang Bin."

The two of them said their names and raised their weapons.

The four Zhang Chis were all mountain people in Juye County. They lived in Leshi Village between Qinglong Mountain and Baihu Mountain. They were originally ordinary farmers, but they found four secret books from a corpse in the mountains, and picked and ate an unknown mountain fruit from a tree next to the corpse.

This fruit was as red as blood and as big as a longan. When it was peeled open, the white kernel and green seeds were very bright. When it was eaten, the cheeks were full of sweetness.

The four people each ate one, and fell asleep for three days. They were covered with a layer of dirt and smelled terrible.

After waking up, they hurriedly divided the secret book and went down the mountain to clean themselves. According to the secret book, they practiced for three to five years, and the four people only thought it was the effect of the secret book. They never thought that it was this fruit, the Yijing marrow washing, that not only did the four people's strength increase greatly, but their appetite also increased a lot more than ordinary people. Based on this, the four people guessed that what they encountered when they went deep into the fog was the remains of the immortal.

Afterwards, the four people went deep into the fog to search for the original cave, but unfortunately, they never found it again.

Later, the four people met Liu Xinmin preaching, a set of tricks of Fu Luan to invite the saints, and curse water to cure diseases, which deceived the four people to become the guardians.

The four people were just ordinary farmers. They only got the surface of the secret book practice. They relied on their strength and thought they had the fate of immortals, and others didn't take it seriously.

Zhang Chi's iron stick met Tang Bin's mountain-splitting axe, and with just one blow, the iron stick was almost knocked away.

After seven or eight rounds, Zhang Chi's stick skills were messed up, and he could only cover and dodge.

Tang Bin tried out Zhang Chi's martial arts, and thinking of Zhao Zhen's instructions, he exposed a flaw and let Zhang Chi attack with a long stick. He raised his axe and rushed forward, knocking Zhang Chi to the ground. Then, he took a step forward, picked up Zhang Chi, tucked him under his armpits, picked up the mountain-splitting axe and walked into the formation.

Ba Zeng, Ji Guang, and Lu Duo saw it and shouted, "Leave him behind."

The three of them each held a weapon and rushed forward to grab the man.

In Zhao Zhen's formation, [Mountain-shaking Warrior] Wen Zhongrong, [Mountain-moving Warrior] Cui Ye, [Mountain-splitting Warrior] Mi Gong saw it and each held a weapon to meet him.

The six generals fought in three pairs in front of the formation.

How could Ba Zeng, Ji Guang, and Lu Duo be their opponents? After only ten rounds, they were all knocked down and surrendered.

Zhao Zhen saw this and shouted, "Those who surrender will be spared."

The people on the opposite side had already seen such a big battle, and their legs and hands were weak. When they heard this shout, the timid weapons in their hands fell to the ground.

Others also hurriedly dropped their weapons when they heard it.

Wang Tianba sent soldiers to tie up the people.

He also sent people into the village to search for Liu Xinmin.

It is not known whether Liu Xinmin is ignorant and fearless, or he is confident that the four generals who protect the religion can repel the government troops, so he just sits carelessly in the Heavenly King's Palace.

Seeing Wang Tianba pushing the door in, Liu Xinmin said arrogantly: "You people in the lower world, how dare you prevent the Heavenly King from coming? The Heavenly King is angry and the flood comes, and you will all go to the Avici Hell and receive endless punishment."

Wang Tianba heard it, but he was not angry. He just raised the pen in his hand forward, and the pen passed through Liu Xinmin's belt and lifted him up. Throwing him to the side, Liu Xinmin fell out of the hall like a gourd.

The soldiers came forward, searched Liu Shimin, and tied him up.

When Wang Tianba saw the clay sculpture of the Duobao Heavenly King standing upright in the palace, he shouted to the sergeant to carry it to the yard. Several sergeants stepped forward and pushed together. The clay sculpture shook but could not be pushed. There are too many people to push it, and there are too few people to push it.

One of them said right: "Li Laosan, call a few people and find some thick hemp ropes. The brothers outside are holding them while I wait inside and push them out."

When Wang Tianba saw it, he stepped forward and shook the clay sculpture. He estimated that the clay sculpture weighed only seven or eight hundred kilograms. He asked everyone to disperse. Wang Tianba took off his armor and tied up his clothes. He stepped forward and picked up the clay sculpture, gently picked it up, and carried the clay sculpture outside.

When all the soldiers saw it, they were all horrified: "The ruler is extraordinary! He is like a god."

When the dealers who were walking outside saw him, they all lost their composure and lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at them.

A high platform was built, and Liu Xinmin and others were tied to it. The clay sculpture of the King of Heaven was also placed on the high platform.

After Chao Gai and others led the sergeants to bring households from each village to Jiaozhuang, Zhao Zhen began the trial.

Zhao Zhen asked a question and asked several sergeants with loud voices to pass Zhao Zhen's words to the villagers gathered below.

"Demon Dao Liu Xinmin, since you are known as the master of the case of the Duobao Ruyi Heavenly King, and now you are a prisoner, will any gods come to save you?"

Liu Xinmin sneered and said: "How do you, a corrupt official from the lower world, know about the supernatural power of the Heavenly King? The Heavenly King is compassionate and wants this religion to influence you and others. Submitting to the Heavenly King at this time will not lose the blessing of ascending to the Heavenly Palace after death."

Seeing that Liu Xinmin was so stubborn, Zhao Zhen did not want to get involved. He pointed at the clay sculpture and shouted: "You, the King of Heaven, are just a figment of your imagination, but a false god. Look, I struck it with thunder from the sky."

After saying that, he recited the mantra and pointed at the clay sculpture. A bolt of thunder fell from the sky and struck the clay sculpture of the King of Heaven. The clay sculpture was shattered and scattered on the ground.

But he said that although Zhao Zhen had learned the [Five Thunder Dulu Dharma] and illuminated the [Controlling the Five Thunder] Tiangang Technique, the power of the thunder method was not enough to break the clay sculpture.

It was indeed Zhao Zhen who discussed with Gongsun Sheng, Zhao Zhen pretended to do it, and Gongsun Sheng stood in the distance and secretly cast the spell, and then the clay sculpture was broken into pieces in one fell swoop. Use shock to wake up these blindly obedient bankers.

Seeing that the clay sculpture was broken into pieces, Zhao Zhen continued to shout: "You are waiting for the people to be ignorant and deceived by the evil way. Today, you will expose and report the evil way's comrades, identify the upright people in each village, and pardon their crimes. From now on, you can't trust evil people." , work with peace of mind.”

With that said, Zhao Zhen said to Zhang Chi and the other four protective generals: "Are you waiting for the four of you to live or die?"

The four of them looked at each other, and Baseng said: "Mr. Sir, we naturally want to live, and following Liu Xinmin is just to fill our stomachs."

Akirachi and others nodded repeatedly.

Zhao Zhen said: "I have interrogated several supervisors. Although you and the other four have never killed anyone, they have also contributed a lot to the demon path. I see that the four of you have physical strength. It would be a pity to kill you and the others. I will give you four If you get a chance and kill this guy, I will forgive you."

Zhang Chi said: "My lord, I am willing to serve you."

After hearing this, Ba Zeng, Ji Guang, and Lu Duo also shouted: "We are willing to kill the demon and submit to your husband from now on."

Zhao Zhen asked someone to untie the ropes of the four people and stuffed a simple knife into each one.

The four of them hesitantly walked up to Liu Xinmin. When Liu Xinmin saw them, he shouted: "You are waiting for these idiots. If I hadn't brought you out, you and the other four would still be eating chaffy vegetables in the village. An Neng would be eating meat and drinking wine every day." . The King of Heaven is in the upper realm, but he is waiting for you."

Lu Duo shouted: "Bah. If my four brothers hadn't protected you, how could you have come here to preach."

As he said this, he tightened his sword in his hand and stabbed Liu Xinmin. I don't know whether it was intentional or not. This sword avoided Liu Xinmin's vitals and only cut off Liu Xinmin's left arm.

Liu Xinmin screamed and wailed again and again. He could no longer maintain the air of holding the pearl of wisdom in his hands, and begged repeatedly: "For the sake of our acquaintance, please give me a pleasure."

When Zhang Chi and others saw this, they no longer hesitated. They stepped forward, raised their knives, and stabbed Liu Xinmin randomly. Liu Xinmin lost his breath before his eyes, and the four of them dropped their simple knives and knelt down in front of Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen also asked people to take Li Zheng, the supervisor, backbone, and thieves who participated in the killing of Li Zheng in the village, and let the sergeant read out the crime, and all were rewarded with a knife.

Those with minor crimes were also punished with hard labor and sent to work in the Heihumiao Town coal mine for five years to atone for their sins. The rest of the people were pardoned on the spot and sentenced to ten days of hard labor. The county designated a place to dig ditches.

For those who donated family wealth, Zhao Zhen would return half of the confiscated property, and the rest would be taken back to the public as a punishment for supporting the evil way.

If he commits another crime in the future, he will be killed without mercy.

Among the seven villages, only Zhang Zhuangli was about to go to report the news, but unfortunately he was killed. Only one son, Zhang Lei, was left hiding in the cellar of his home to survive.

Zhao Zhen made him the mayor of Shenwang Township, which was newly formed from seven villages. Shenwang Township was later incorporated into the nearby Shouzhang County Agency.

After hearing all the matters in Shenwang Township, Zhao Zhen stayed for one more day and explained to the magistrate Sun Zheng and the county prime minister He Chong who came from Shouzhang County. He also asked Hong Yan who came with him to stay and took them with him. A sergeant from Yidu assisted Zhang Lei in handling rural affairs, and Zhao Zhen broke camp and returned to Fan County.

Wang Lun, the magistrate of Fan County, and Gaoqiao, the county magistrate, fined him one month's salary as punishment.

After Wang Lun and Gao Qiao heard this, they also repeatedly promised that they would be careful in the future to prevent evil spirits and traitors from inciting the countryside and causing harm to the local area.