Zhu Nao

After the government arrested dozens of people who smashed the grain shop, the people in Yuzhou City really settled down a lot in the next few days.No one dared to go to the grain store and the state capital to make troubles. Not only did they not make trouble, but people would even avoid the Zhengda grain store, for fear that if they couldn't hold back, they would step forward and kick them a few times.

Everything seems to be calm.However, under the calm, the dark tide gradually surged.

As the evening approached, Mrs. Huo took her son Huo Ling out.

The mother and son turned a few streets and came to the door of an old teahouse.The old teahouse closed its doors early and is no longer in business.The mother and son stopped at the door of the teahouse and looked around vigilantly.It was half dark now, and there were few people around, and there were no patrolling officers and soldiers.They knocked on the door of the teahouse.

Soon, the door was opened, and the two entered the house, only to see that the house was crowded with dozens of people.These people were not guests who came to drink tea. They all looked cautious and talked in low voices.Anyone passing by by accident would not know that there are so many people hidden in the old teahouse.

After a while, a few more people came outside one after another, and the teahouse became even more crowded.

Mrs. Huo squeezed into the crowd with her son, and standing in the middle of the crowd was a middle-aged woman, Mrs. Zheng.Mrs. Zheng has a cousin who works in the Yuzhou mansion, so she can inquire about a lot of news in the state mansion.At every gathering, many people asked her about the state capital's movements.

At this moment, Mrs. Zheng is sharing an event that just happened today: "Wu Liang went to the state capital this morning, clamoring for Wang Zhoumu to sentence all those who smashed his grain store to death. He said that only the people Kill them all, so that in the future, there will be no idea of ​​attacking Zhengda Liangdian..."

Mrs. Zheng's words made the people around her explode in an instant!

"What?? Is Wu Liang crazy??"

"So many people, all executed?? Is this Yuzhou surnamed Wu?? Is there any king in the world!!"

"Those officials, those profiteers!! They are the most damned! I really want to break into the government immediately and kill them all!"

"If you go, take me with you, we'll fight these bastards! Even if we die together, it's better to let them bully us to death!"

Everyone gritted their teeth, filled with righteous indignation, and their voices became louder and louder.Immediately, someone made a silence gesture to signal people to restrain themselves, and someone ran to the door to watch the wind, so as not to attract the officers and soldiers on patrol if there was too much movement.If the government finds out that they are gathering here, I am afraid that they will have to go to the prison to reunite with their relatives and friends before they do it.

Many of the people gathered here today are relatives and friends of the people who were arrested by the state government for smashing the grain store that day.After their relatives were arrested, they were helpless and anxious, and it happened that someone helped them to contact them secretly, so these people who were in the same boat gradually got together.Later, relatives wooed relatives, friends wooed friends, and more and more people participated in the party.

When Huo Cheng heard that his father might be executed, his face wrinkled in anxiety: "If you really want to go to the state capital, can you take me with you? I also want to save my father."

The children all spoke, and the women and the elderly in the crowd also joined in to express their opinions.

"Let's go to the prison together and rescue everyone. There is also Mr. Li and his caravan. They are also good people, and they were all killed by that bastard Wu Liang."

"Seriously, let's go together. There are so many of us, and our brothers and neighbors. If we go together, can't we save people?"

"Yes, save people! Not only to save people, but also to kill dog officials! Kill all the officials, and no one will be able to bully us in the future!"

"No, no, not all officials are bad guys. I heard that the director surnamed Lu is a good person. Wu Liang wanted to go to the prison to abuse Mr. Li and other prisoners, but he stopped him. There are many other officials. None of them are bad. Those are the ones that are bad!"

"I know, I know, Wang Zhoumu, Liu Ruhu, the two most bastards are them! And Huang Yao, Gou Xing... These are also helping Wu Liang to do bad things! Everyone remember the name of the dog officer, At that time, we will kill all the dog officials, and leave good officials to work for everyone!"

The person who first mentioned breaking into the government office might just say angry words out of a moment of righteous indignation, but when people get together and become more and more powerful, angry words are no longer just angry words.

The seeds of anger have finally taken root and germinated, and just waiting for the right time, they will break out of the ground!

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Yuzhou Fuzhong.

Wang Zhoumu sat in front of the desk distractedly, and the things on the table were messed up by him.

Suddenly someone knocked on the door: "Zhou Mu, Wu Liang is asking to see you."

As soon as Wang Zhoumu heard Wu Liang's name, he became angry, and said angrily: "Get out, let him get out, don't bother me. I don't want to see him again for a month!"

There was no sound outside.

Wang Zhoumu was so angry that he threw his pen to the ground: "You know it will cause trouble for me!"

Just now more than a dozen well-known businessmen in the city came to him together, demanding that he immediately release Li Xiang and the Langzhou caravan, and shake hands with the Langzhou government.Of course Wang Zhoumu couldn't agree.

It's not that he doesn't care about these businessmen, he is very worried that the businessmen will make trouble.But it is really impossible for him to release him immediately.Not to mention that Li Xiang's case involved many officers, soldiers and officials. Once Li Xiang's case is to be overturned, many people in the government will have to be unlucky.Even if he is willing to release Li Xiang, all the procedures will take ten days and half a month. If he says to release him, he will release him. Does the Yuzhou government have any face?How did things end?

But business people just don't get it.They were very anxious, and the caravans and shops they were detained in Langzhou would lose dozens of taels of silver if they were delayed for one more day.They insisted on the Yuzhou government's immediate release, and they only gave a three-day time limit at most.

But Wang Zhoumu would have to wait half a month at the fastest, and the two sides couldn't reach an agreement, so they had to break up in the end.

And isn't this pile of troubles caused by Wu Liang in the final analysis?So now when Wang Zhoumu hears Wu Liang's name, his teeth itch with anger.The reason why he didn't trouble Wu Liang was not because of the face of Mrs. Wu and the Wu family, but because many officials in the state capital were involved in the matter, and he had no way to end it.

Just as I was annoyed, there was another knock on the door outside.

Wang Zhoumu said angrily: "Didn't you tell me to get out? Why are you still here?"

The timid voice of the little official came from outside: "Zhou Mu, the decree has been drawn up..."

Wang Zhoumu was taken aback for a moment, then said dejectedly: "Come in."

The door was pushed open, and the clerk brought over an official document.This is exactly the decree for those people who participated in the smashing of the Zhengda Grain Store, and the content of the decree was drawn up according to Wang Zhoumu's intention.

Wang Zhoumu took a rough look at it, confirmed that it was correct, and started looking for his own seal.He rummaged around on the chaotic table for a long time, finally found the seal, and was about to stamp the official document, when he suddenly remembered something, raised his head and asked the little official, "Do you all think Wu Liang is a jerk?"

The little official was taken aback for a moment and dared not make a sound.

Recently, incidents have occurred frequently, and Wang Zhoumu has gradually become aware of some trends.The incident of the common people smashing the grain store can already see the popular sentiment, and the state government is full of complaints, and some words have also reached Wang Zhoumu's ears.He began to realize the tense situation, and finally began to alienate Wu Liang, trying to restore the situation.

And this decree is a step in his recovery.

Wang Zhoumu touched the decree, as if he was talking to himself, or as if he was asking: "What Wu Liang did is Wu Liang's business. You see, I am still a kind and good official, right? I am as kind as I am these days. Not much more."

The little official didn't dare to breathe.

This order is not a death sentence.In fact, even if the Yuzhou government wanted to execute these "mobs", they did not have the right.For any death penalty, they have to report it to the Chengdu government, and the Chengdu government will try it again. If the sentence is still a capital crime, the prisoner may be executed.So from the very beginning, Wang Zhoumu ignored Wu Liang's unreasonable troubles.

What he adopted was a judgment method that he believed to be satisfactory to everyone-pay money and atone for sin.

Originally, smashing a grain store and injuring a shopkeeper and several clerks was not a big deal.As long as someone compensates for the loss of the grain shop, someone bears the medical expenses of the shopkeeper, and the state government can get some benefits by accompanying him for a long time, then that's fine.So he asked Wu Liang to liquidate the loss of the grain shop, double the amount calculated by Wu Liang, and distribute it to the dozens of people who were arrested, which is the ransom money.

Wang Zhoumu heaved a few breaths on the seal, lifted the seal with his hands, and tapped heavily on the official document.

"I hope these ordinary people understand my goodness, can be satisfied, and can cherish it!" He sighed, took back the seal, waved his hand, and let the little official go to work quickly.

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The next day, the government posted a notice, and the common people quickly rushed to surround the notice board.

People who can read read aloud what is written in the decree on the notice.

"...Forgive me for the decision of extenuating circumstances, and decided to give a lighter punishment... You can be exonerated if you pay the ransom money of 50 taels within one month. Those who fail to pay the money within the time limit will be punished with military membership..."

There was an uproar in front of the bulletin board!

The scene of people being moved and contented that Wang Zhoumu had expected did not appear. Several people's eyes were red, but it was because of anger and despair.

People scolded and cursed loudly, and gradually some people gathered together and whispered to each other.The people who had exchanged withdrew from the crowd and gathered in an old teahouse in the city.

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"50 taels of ransom money?!" Zhu Nao couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard what the notice said.He couldn't tell whether to laugh or cry, "Who thought of all this?"

Jing Zhe's brows were filled with anger: "It must be that the Yuzhou government has no right to impose the death penalty, so they used another method to force the common people to death!"

You must know that such a sum of money may not seem like a big deal to the rich, but to the poor, 50 taels is a huge sum of money.Ordinary people earn only a few taels of silver for a year of hard work.Moreover, the law and order in Yuzhou City is so chaotic and the food price is so high that most of the people have no savings and may even be in debt.Such a high and exorbitant ransom money, even if they sell pots and iron vampires and sell women, few people can pay it.

And if the ransom is not paid, those who are caught will be fined and sent to the army.It would be fine if it was a peaceful and prosperous age. In such a world, exile into the army is a narrow escape, which is almost the same as the death penalty.Therefore, Jing Zhe thought that Wang Zhoumu deliberately favored Wu Liang and vented his anger through the same nostrils as him, so he came up with such a ridiculous judgment method.Not only Jing Zhe thinks this way, but most of the people in the city also think this way.

Zhu Nao didn't think so.He shook his head, and said in a low voice: "It's not necessarily a deliberate attempt to make things difficult...'Why don't you eat minced meat'."

Perhaps in Wang Zhoumu's view, exchanging 50 taels of silver for a human life is already a generous and benevolent government.But he didn't know that the lives of the people under his rule were no longer worth 50 taels.Perhaps, even five taels are not worth it.

And no matter whether he was intentional or unintentional, he set a ransom money that no one could afford, and the so-called redemption became a joke.

Zhu Nao asked lightly, "Is there any new news over there?"

Jing Zhe said: "The time has been set. The day after tomorrow at Yinshi, at daybreak, they will force their way into the state capital when the officers and soldiers are handing over their shifts."

As soon as the decree came out, the people's anger not only did not calm down, but added fuel to the fire.The exorbitant ransom money made the common people fully understand that if things go on like this, they will not be able to rescue their family and friends, they will not be able to change their painful lives, and they will not be able to punish the villains who drove them to a dead end... The last hope was ruthlessly extinguished, and this And finally let them make up their minds - to resist!Must resist!Only by resisting can they have the hope of surviving!

Juno sighed softly.After a while, he said calmly: "Call everyone to the yard, I have a task to issue."

Jing Zhe immediately turned around and went out to call for someone.

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Not long after, more than [-] people lined up in the courtyard.These are the warriors that Zhu Nao brought from Langzhou. Although there are not many of them, they are all carefully selected people with excellent martial arts skills and well-trained.

Zhu Nao spread the map of Yuzhou Prefecture prepared earlier on the ground, and everyone gathered around to watch it.Although they have never been to Yuzhou Mansion, the layout of Yuzhou Mansion is almost the same as Langzhou Mansion, with only some slight differences. After a little scrutiny, they kept the whole terrain in their hearts.

Junao held a long wooden stick in his hand and pointed to a certain place on the map.

"In Yinshi the day after tomorrow, once the people in the city start to move, you should immediately attack this place and take it down." He bit the last four words very hard.It is rare for him to speak in such a serious tone, which shows the importance of this mission.

When everyone saw clearly what Zhu Nao had painted, their expressions were solemn.

One person asked: "Zhou Mu, we captured this place, are we going to hand it over to the people of Yuzhou?"

Junao shook his head: "No."

Everyone was slightly taken aback.If it is not handed over to the people of Yuzhou, should it be handed over to the officers and soldiers of Yuzhou?

Zhu Nao said: "Don't let anyone succeed, understand?"

Everyone froze for a moment, and immediately understood what he meant.

"Yes! State shepherd!"

The warriors responded in unison, knowing the plan clearly.