The most reckless man in the Ming Dynasty

Inside the village, there was complete silence.

Everyone stared blankly at the Jiangnan merchant.

If you suddenly lose your deer, the whole world will chase it away!

This man is so brave!

How dare he...how dare he say such a thing?

Qi Yanming slumped on the chair in a daze, losing his previous high spirits.

The same was true for the two burly men Liu Liu and Liu Qi. Their faces were filled with despair and they were in a daze.

All three of them understood that what the Jiangnan merchant just said... was true.

There was no need for him to deceive himself and others, because he only needed to send one or two spies to the city gate to see if what he said was true.

So that means...their family...

The atmosphere was very solemn, and no one dared to speak.

They were all waiting for news, for the spies to come back and report.

I don’t know how much time passed, but finally there was movement outside.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi suddenly stood up and went out to greet him. The next moment, the two brothers cried hoarsely.

The spy rushed into the lobby, knelt on the ground and cried: "Brother, they are all dead, they are all dead!"

"Your family, the family members of the second and third masters, and the families of all brothers, as long as they were caught by that beast, they were all hanged alive. The corpses are still hanging on the city gate..."

"And this Ning Gao has also set up a rule called the "Shiwulian Sitting Law". If a household is a bandit, all Shiwulian sit together. Now the entire Bazhou is extremely afraid of us, for fear of being implicated..."

When Qi Yanming heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning, and the next moment he spit out a mouthful of blood.

"Ning Gao!"

"You damn beast!"

"I will definitely kill you! If you don't take revenge, I will never be a human being!"

Qi Yanming pulled out the long knife from his waist and chopped it hard on the desk.

Jiangnan merchants took the opportunity to encourage: "Master, let's start a fight!"

"Capture the county, kill those beasts, and avenge our brothers!"

Liu Liu and Liu Qi also rushed in and knelt down in front of Qi Yanming with ferocious faces.

"Brother, we want revenge!"

The other horse thieves also knelt down and cried: "Revenge! We want revenge!"

What's happening, what's going on, what's going on in the world, these are all unimportant!

They just want to rush into the county town, chop down that damn beast Ning Gao, and avenge their family and parents!

When things got to this point, Qi Yanming couldn't care less.

The court wants them dead!

The government wants them dead!

Everyone wants them dead!

Then he wouldn’t be able to live anymore!

We are all going to die anyway, why not kill these damn dog officials first, kill these damn beasts first, and then die in a grand way!

Qi Yanming suddenly turned to look at the Jiangnan merchants and asked sternly: "What support can you give us?"

"How much food, armor, and crossbows are there?"

The Jiangnan merchant immediately replied: "This is only the first batch. The second and third batches will be delivered in a few days!"

"As long as you heroes set off this prairie fire, then money, food and weapons can be obtained from the government warehouse, and with our money and food support, it's not a bad idea..."

"What kind of force are you?" Qi Yanming asked again, even grabbing the sharp knife.

Looking at his posture, it seems that if this businessman doesn't tell the truth, he will kill someone immediately!

The Jiangnan merchant finally panicked when he saw this, and immediately said with a pious expression: "Maitreya is born, King Ming is born!"

Nothing needs to be said.

As soon as everyone heard this sentence, they immediately understood the identity of the person in front of them.

The demon from the White Lotus Sect!

No wonder they keep encouraging themselves and others to rebel!

This seems... reasonable!

Qi Yanming no longer had any worries, and shouted angrily: "If you lose your deer when you are exposed, the whole world will chase it away!"

"Brothers, if they don't give us a way to survive, then they are rebelling against this bastard court!"

Qi Yanming raised his arms and shouted, instantly winning the echo of all the thieves.

"Inverted!"

"Rebellion against this stupid imperial court!"

Qi Yanming brandished his sword and ordered: "Come into the county and take revenge!"

"Come into the county and take revenge!"

"Come into the county and take revenge!"

"Come into the county and take revenge!"

The deafening shouts of killing resounded throughout Wen'anwa!

The next moment, the horse thieves put on their armor and put on their crossbows, and headed straight for Wen'an County.

When the Jiangnan merchant saw this scene, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, giving rise to a playful smile.

Of course he is not a White Lotus cult monster, but now that his goal has been achieved, it no longer matters.

Why are you focusing on this thief?

Because their reputation in Hebei is so great, it is difficult not to know them.

Moreover, Hebei is an important area in the capital adjacent to the capital. Once a rebellion breaks out, the court will be shaken. It doesn't take much thinking to know that they will send a large army to suppress it.

So, who will be the leader?

Tang Hao, the Marquis of Zhongshan!

It can only be him, it can only be him!

Jiangnan merchants walked out of Wen'an Wa leisurely and looked at the group of thieves who were about to stir up the whole of Hebei, as if they were looking at a group of dead people.

At the same time, Wen'an County.

Ning Gao sat high on the main seat, while the county magistrate, registrar and others sat beside him tremblingly.

There is no way, this new censor is too damn cruel.

As soon as they arrived in Wen'an County, they immediately forced the county magistrate to send troops to arrest the family members of the thieves. Every one of them was caught and hanged immediately, and their bodies were hung on the city wall.

Such cruel and cruel behavior immediately shocked all officials.

There is no such thing as a local snake, this is clearly a dragon crossing the river!

In fact, Wen'an County Government did not want to take action against the families of these horse thieves, but there was another problem before them.

If they are really caught or killed, then these thieves will really have no restraints. They can rob homes and homes as much as they want. Who can stop them then?

Even a three-year-old child knows this principle of guarding against thieves all day long, but this new censor does not know it.

The county magistrate bit the bullet and said: "Sir, in this way, those thieves will really have no restraints, just in case..."

"What?" Ning Gao sneered, "Do they still dare to attack the county?"

"They're just bandits and bandits. Give them a thousand courages and they won't dare to openly rebel!"

"County Magistrate Zhang, I think you have been in a high position for a long time, have you become less courageous?"

Upon hearing this, a flash of anger flashed across County Magistrate Zhang's face, but he still held it back.

After all, this horse thief has reached the level of heaven's hearing, so he, the magistrate of Wen'an County, is naturally guilty of negligence.

Whether he can successfully escape this time depends on the censor in front of him, so Magistrate Zhang could only hold back his anger and offer a toast in a lowly manner.

Seeing this situation, the other county government officials did not dare to neglect, and they all started to flatter Ning Gao.

After three rounds of drinking, Ning Gao couldn't help but feel a little carried away.

In fact, on the way to Wen'an County, he had been thinking about how to deal with this horse thief.

After all, these horse thieves are just some gangsters and there is nothing to be afraid of. The only trouble is that the stupid people in Wen'an County regard them as heroes, so they will definitely be tipped off in secret, and they will undoubtedly be wiped out. This group of thieves caused a lot of trouble.

It was with this in mind that Ning Gao decided to use this slightly cruel and unethical method to directly hang the family members of those thieves, in order to frighten all the people in Bazhou.

He just wants to tell all the people clearly that whoever dares to collude with thieves will suffer this!

Once this problem is solved, the rest will be much simpler.

All we need to do is find the hiding place of this group of thieves and then send officers and soldiers to exterminate them.

The reason why officers and soldiers can intimidate a place is because they have bows, crossbows and armor, which are not comparable to ordinary bandits and bandits.

And with this achievement in suppressing bandits, Ning Gao may be able to take a further step in his official career!

Soon the banquet was over and everyone left in a sensible manner.

But Magistrate Zhang took Ning Gao to the back hall and took out a wooden box.

Ning Gao opened it and saw that the wooden box was filled with gold and silver jewelry. It was roughly estimated that there would be at least a thousand taels of silver.

Seeing this, Ning Gao looked at Magistrate Zhang with a half-smile.

"County Magistrate Zhang, what does this mean?"

"Are you trying to bribe me?"

As soon as these words came out, Magistrate Zhang immediately explained: "My lord, please don't misunderstand me!"

"These are the stolen money that my men confiscated from the homes of those thieves!"

"Your Majesty knows the rules of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. You can keep 10% of the stolen money, so please accept it!"

The smile on Ning Gao's face became even bigger when he heard this.

How considerate!

Even the reasons for corruption were figured out for him.

What kind of bullshit stolen money? Those thieves are all humble farmers. Can these gold, silver and jewelry be found in their homes?

Even if those thieves stole and robbed the houses of wealthy gentry families, they were not fools. How could they hide gold, silver and jewels at home instead of hiding them in their lairs? Wouldn't this have harmed the family members in vain?

Therefore, these gold and silver jewelry must all belong to County Magistrate Zhang himself.

"Magistrate Zhang is interested."

"Before I came here, I heard that Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others were bandits from Bazhou, and Wen'an County suffered greatly!"

"If it hadn't been for County Magistrate Zhang's good governance and continuous crackdown on this gang of bandits, I don't know how many people would have been harmed by them!"

"So not only does Magistrate Zhang have no fault, but he has merit. I will report it truthfully, Magistrate Zhang, don't worry!"

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Zhang was immediately overjoyed.

It’s no wonder that he emptied all his wealth!

Finally he was able to get away with it.

Although he said that he had thrown away all the money he had collected over the years, as long as he was acquitted, the worst he could do was to be transferred to another county as an official, and it would take less than two or three years for the money to come back.

Therefore, Magistrate Zhang was extremely grateful to Ning Gao, and the two of them had a certain affinity for each other.

However, at this moment, an accident happened.

Under the quiet night, a deafening cry of murder suddenly rang out.

Ning Gao and Magistrate Zhang's expressions changed greatly. They rushed out of the county office, only to see flames shooting into the sky in the direction of the city gate and the sound of killings everywhere.

"How is this going?"

"damn it!"

Soon a police officer rushed over and reported: "My lords, thieves have attacked the city!"

"What did you say?" Ning Gao asked in disbelief: "This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"

"They are just mere bandits, how dare they attack the county? Are they going to rebel?"

Magistrate Zhang was also shocked, but the facts were right in front of him.

Little did he know that it was precisely because of this damn Ning Gao that he hanged his family as soon as he arrived, so he forced these thieves to rebel and attack the city!

"What should I do?"

"Master Yushi, what should we do?"

Magistrate Zhang was extremely panicked.

Ning Gao regained his composure and even became slightly excited!

Why?

Because that group of thieves has now turned into rebels!

There are more than 100 officers and soldiers in this county. Including the patrols not far from the county, the total strength is nearly 300!

And this group of thieves only consists of a few dozen people, and they are still a grassroots team without decent weapons. How can they resist?

In other words, if he, Ning Gao, seizes this opportunity and leads more than a hundred people in the city to defend the city, and waits until inspection inspector Liu comes with troops to help, he can attack from both sides and annihilate all these rebels!

This is not an achievement in suppressing bandits, but a real achievement in suppressing rebellion!

If it succeeds, he Ning Gao might be promoted to the third level!

As soon as he thought of this, Ning Gao immediately commanded: "Go and ask Song Dianshi to summon all the officers and soldiers, as well as young men and women to guard the city!"

Dianshi is a miscellaneous official of the county magistrate. He is not in the rank, that is, "not in the stream". This position is also called the county captain. Together with the county magistrate and the chief secretary, he is a subordinate official of the county magistrate. His functions are similar to today's county-level officials. A certain security chief was responsible for arrests and prisons. Because he was ranked fourth, he was called the "Fourth Master" among the people. Because his office was located on the west side of the magistrate's Yamen, he was sometimes called the "West Yamen".

With Ning Gao's calm command in the face of danger, all the officials in the county instantly had a backbone. Song Dianshi also immediately mobilized and rushed to the city gate with his men.

However, before they could get closer, they saw Liu Liu and Liu Qi, the two murderers, coming down from the top of the city and then opening the city gate in front of them.

The next moment, fifty-four thieves rushed in on horseback, killing everyone on sight. Before Song Dianshi could show off his power, Qi Yanming chopped off his head with a knife.

"Don't disturb the people, only kill the officials!"

"Brothers, kill!"

Qi Yanming roared crazily.

The next moment, the sound of killing was loud.

At the gate of the county government here, a group of officials are still flattering Ning Gao, talking about "not causing chaos in times of crisis", as if they don't need money.

Ning Gao was very excited, but as the sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, he finally realized that something was wrong.

An officer and soldier, covered in blood, rushed in front of these officials and shouted: "The thieves have entered the city! Sir, leave quickly!"

Ning Gao was startled when he heard this, and then shouted angrily: "How is this possible? This is impossible!"

"Sir! These horse thieves not only have bows and crossbows, but also armor! They are real rebels, my lord!"

Crossbow!

Armor!

It’s over!

Ning Gao's head exploded, and he was about to turn around and run for his life.

However, at the next moment, a sharp arrow shot out and penetrated directly through Ning Gao's ankle. The latter let out a shrill wail, and then fell to the ground unprepared, in great embarrassment.

The next moment, Qi Yanming came on horseback, looked coldly at the fleeing officials, and ordered in a cold voice: "Keep the county magistrate, and this Ning Gao, but kill all the others!"

Immediately, the horse thieves began to massacre, but they still maintained their sanity, so Ning Gao and Zhang County Magistrate were left behind.

Liu Liu and Liu Qi each caught one, and the overwhelming murderous intent made their livers and gallbladders split apart, and their bodies kept trembling.

Ning Gao also wanted to show off his prestige as a censor, pointed at Qi Yanming and shouted angrily: "You damn rebels!"

"How dare you hide your bows, crossbows and armor, and how dare you openly attack the county. You want to rebel..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Liu punched him hard in the face.

"damn thing!"

"Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"

After that, Liu Liu was about to chop this guy into pieces, but Qi Yanming stopped him.

"Brother, he hanged our family!"

Liu Qiye shouted, with a look of reluctance on his face.

Qi Yanming sneered and said, "When daybreak, I will chop them up alive!"

"You hurry up and occupy the treasury, and then distribute the weapons and ammunition to the brothers. In addition, you call the people from house to house. Anyone who dares not to come will be captured by force!"

"In addition, kill all those rich and powerful families and move out their money and food. It will be of great use tomorrow!"

When Liu Liu and Liu Qi heard this, they immediately went to kill people with excitement.

Qi Yanming is not stupid. They only have fifty-six brothers, which is not enough for the officers and soldiers to kill them once.

The reason why they were able to break the city tonight was because Liu Liu and Liu Qi were eager for revenge. In addition, the officers and soldiers did not know that they had bows, crossbows and armor, so they made mental calculations and unintentional calculations. This allowed the two brothers to successfully climb the city wall and open the city in one fell swoop. Door!

But next, they have to face the regular army of the imperial court. How can they have enough manpower?

Therefore, before that, we must recruit more people!

The next morning, the sun rose high.

All the people in Wen'an County looked at this scene in horror.

The officials they usually looked up to were all beheaded at this moment.

Bodies and heads were piled in front of them, and blood flowed out and stained the ground red.

Qi Yanming waved his hand, and Liu Liu and Liu Qi escorted the disheveled Magistrate Zhang and Ning Gao up.

"I am Qi Yanming, the boss of the thieves, and the one who distributed life-saving food to you not long ago!"

"I was originally a scholar, but I was framed and imprisoned by this dog official. He even wanted to beat me up and chop off my head, so I had no choice but to become a rebel!"

After Qi Yanming finished talking about himself, he pointed at the two brothers Liu Liu and Liu Qi, and shouted angrily at the people: "Those two brothers are Liu Liu and Liu Qi. They were originally honest farmers, but because they could not afford to pay, they became more and more miserable." Due to excessive taxes, the government forced me to sell my land and become a rebel! "

"And him, him, him! And you!"

Qi Yanming roared with a ferocious face: "This is a stupid court! This is a stupid government! They don't treat us as human beings, they force us to sell our fields, they force us to sell our sons and daughters, they force us to Death, should we die?"

"These two dog officials are also human beings. There is nothing for us to be afraid of. If you see it, the county magistrate will beg for mercy, and the county magistrate will kneel down in front of us and beg us to spare his life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yanming chopped off County Magistrate Zhang's head with one knife!

"Did you see that?"

"These dog officers have nothing to fear, they will die too!"

"Then why can they sit on our heads and lord it over us? Can they shit and pee on our heads? And force us to die?"

Ning Gao was completely frightened. He knelt down crazily and begged for mercy, but he was also beheaded with a knife.

Qi Yanming threw the two heads into the crowd, but no one escaped. They all stared at the two dog officials and their bloody heads. There was no awe or fear in their hearts, but they just felt extremely happy. !

"If the dog officers want us to die, then kill these dog officers!"

"If the imperial court wants us to die, then we must rebel against this bastard imperial court!"

"Answer me, will you do the opposite?!"

As soon as the words fell, the whole place fell silent.

However, the next moment, deafening roars resounded throughout Wen'an County!

"Inverted!"

"Inverted!"

"Inverted!"