Chapter 350: Sudden Civil Rebellion (2)
Xu Jin hurried to the scene of the incident surrounded by dozens of brocade guards including Jin Baihu.
Half a mile east of the embankment, there is a gently sloping land on high ground, where the government has built a simple camp for temporary storage of grain, which is guarded by the third shift of the county government and provides three meals a day for the workers of the embankment.
When Xu Jin and others arrived, the entire camp was surrounded by laborers, and the crowd was angry and the situation was precarious. Seeing this, Xu Jin couldn't help but sweat, and asked in a deep voice: "Jin Baihu, where are Lord Xiao?" ”
"All of them were detained in the camp, and when they left just now, Lu Qianhu was leading the brothers to confront the troublesome laborers!"
Jin Baihu also broke out in a cold sweat at this time, he hadn't accumulated such a person when he left to look for Xu Jin just now, and at this moment the entire hillside was occupied by the laborers, and he didn't know what the situation was in the camp now. If the lawless refugees had already killed the chincha, it would be a big problem.
Xu Jin stood still and calmly observed the hillside for a while, but the simple camp set up on the hillside was surrounded by laborers, and he couldn't see the situation inside at all.
"Jin Baihu, have you sent someone to ask for help from the garrison of the guard?" Xu Jin asked in a deep voice.
Jin Biao replied: "Your Majesty has already sent a cavalry brother to rush back to the city and ask Commander Ji for help, and the reinforcements should arrive soon." ”
Xu Jin nodded when he heard this: "Let's go, come forward and take a look!" ”
"My lord, let's ...... Why don't you wait for reinforcements to come? Jin Biao wiped the cold sweat on his forehead and whispered. At this moment, I don't know what the situation is in the camp, if those refugees have already killed Qincha, their own people running up now will undoubtedly be equivalent to sending them to death, and the refugees who have no way back will not hesitate to kill themselves and others.
Xu Jin naturally understood what Jin Baihu was worried about, shook his head and said: "Don't worry, look at the current movement, the laborers haven't done it yet, otherwise they will be rushing to grab food." ”
After Xu Jin finished speaking, he strode up the hillside, and when Jin Baihu looked at it, he found that it was really as Xu Jin said, although those laborers surrounded the camp, they did not rush inside, so they followed Xu Jin hard.
"Hey, it's Lord Xu, Lord Xu is here, Lord Xu is a good official, he will uphold justice for everyone, hurry up and get out of the way!"
As soon as Xu Jin appeared, he was immediately recognized by a sharp-eyed woman, and after she shouted like this, more women immediately shouted, and those laborers subconsciously gave way to the road.
"Lord Xu!" Chen Dazhuang came up with more than a dozen familiar refugees.
Xu Jin's face sank, and he shouted: "Chen Dazhuang, you fucking ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, dare to lead someone to detain Qincha, do you want to rebel?" This is a great sin to exterminate the Nine Clans! ”
Chen Dazhuang's face turned pale, and he knelt on the ground to eat and said: "Lord Xu, how dare the grass people detain Qin Cha, it's not about the grass people, the grass people just came to see the excitement." ”
The refugees around Chen Dazhuang said: "Yes, Lord Xu, we just came to see the excitement, it's none of our business!" ”
Xu Jin's expression was slightly relaxed when he heard this, and he scolded: "Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey, you dare to join in this kind of excitement." Chen Dazhuang, you are responsible for leading people out of this hillside immediately, and the 20,000 troops of the guard will come over immediately, and those big-headed soldiers will not care whether you are watching the excitement or not. ”
Chen Dazhuang was frightened into a cold sweat, and hurriedly said, "Yes, the grass people will take people away immediately." ”
"Hey, don't look at the excitement, leave with me immediately, Lord Xu said that the 20,000 troops of the guard will come soon......"
Soon, the 5,000 laborers personally selected by Xu Jin withdrew from the hillside under the leadership of Chen Dazhuang and other team leaders, and the other laborers who watched the excitement also left the hillside one after another, which is the so-called "herd effect".
Since Xu Jin released the news that 20,000 guards would come over, soon, those laborers who tried to fish in troubled waters also left, after all, they were not so hungry that they lost their minds now. As a result, most of the laborers gathered on the hillside ran away, and only about three or four thousand remained.
Jin Baihu and the other Jinyi guards couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw this, and their eyes were full of admiration when they looked at Xu Jin, no wonder they got to their current status when they were in their teens, and the level of the people was there, and most of the workers were sent away in a few words.
"Get out of the way, Lord Qin is here!" Jin Biao led dozens of brocade guards to open the way in front, and murderously pushed the laborers who were blocking the way away.
The camp built on the hillside was only surrounded by wooden stakes on the perimeter, which had been destroyed by the troublesome laborers, and the wooden stakes were thrown everywhere.
When Xu Jin walked into the camp, Lu Xing, a thousand households in Jinyiwei, was leading hundreds of brothers to confront the laborers who took the lead in making trouble.
"Lord Xu!" Lu Xing's clothes were soaked with sweat at the moment, and when he saw Xu Jin, he was immediately like a savior.
Xu Jin nodded, and looked coldly at the laborer who took the lead in making trouble, only to see that the leader was extremely thick, the coat was open, revealing a bronzed strong chest, and the lower abdomen was even more well-defined with six-pack abs.
The strong man was holding an axe in his left hand, and his right hand pinched the back of the neck of Fan County Lord Bo Zou Qian like an eagle catching a chicken, poor Zou Zhu's feet were almost lifted off the ground, the patched, dirty official robe was also torn to tatters at this time, even the buttocks were exposed, the mottled and poor old face was an ugly scratch, even the lips were swollen, the slightly open mouth could no longer see the front teeth, blood stains were looming, and it seemed that he had suffered a lot.
When the strong man saw Xu Jin coming, he puffed out his chest fearlessly, and waved the axe in his hand in a demonstrative manner.
A wave of anger rose in Xu Jin's chest, not because these refugees were making trouble, but because the Lord Bo Zou Qian was treated like that, which made people feel sad and indignant when they looked at it.
Xu Jin suppressed the anger in his heart, looked behind the big man, and saw Xiao Huai, the prefect Song Chi, the same governor Zhang Wensheng, and the magistrate of Fan County Gou Fang all sitting on the ground with their hands tied, and more than a dozen laborers with tools in their hands guarding them.
Xiao Huai's face was gloomy, and when he saw Xu Jin looking over, he just nodded slightly and didn't say a word, and the prefect Song Chi and fellow governor Zhang Wensheng also had dark faces and didn't speak.
"Lord Xu, these Diao people have rebelled, immediately deploy troops and arrest them all!" Gou Zhixian said loudly, but as soon as he finished speaking, he was kicked in the buttocks, and he screamed like a pig in pain.
Xu Jin turned his gaze back to the strong man and said lightly, "What's your name?" ”
The strong man slapped his chest with an axe and said loudly: "Lao Tzu will not change his surname, and he will not change his name, Fan Chong, a person from this county!" ”
Xu Jin said calmly: "Why are you making trouble?" Attacking Qincha is equivalent to the capital crime of rebellion, could it be that you are all tired of living and looking for death? ”
The laborers behind Fan Chong suddenly became agitated when they heard this!
Fan Chong said angrily: "Fart, I don't want to rebel, I'm just seeking justice for myself and everyone, if I rebel in the end, it's all forced by you dog officials!" ”
Xu Jin frowned: "What justice do you want to get back?" ”
"Brother Fan, don't talk nonsense with him, these dog officials don't have a good thing, they will only bully and exploit our ordinary people!"
"That's right, don't grind with him, these dog officials and officials protect each other, it's all in vain, if you want food, you still have to do it yourself, we just take back our share!"
"That is, Lao Tzu worked on the embankment for ten days, and that is the reward of five liters of grain......"
"I worked for eight days, four liters of grain!"
The thousands of laborers present were once again excited, scolding and clamoring one after another, holding miscellaneous tools and approaching, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Xu Jin secretly glanced at Jin Baihu, who immediately understood, and secretly instructed his brothers to identify the "thorns" in the refugee ranks, this trick they had used before, so they were already familiar with it, and someone was responsible for keeping an eye on one.
Xu Jin raised his hands and said loudly: "Don't be bored, don't be bored, the food promised by the government will be sent to everyone, and you will never break your promise!" ”
Fan Chong sneered: "You dog officials really didn't break their promises, you can eat these grains for Lao Tzu to see!" After speaking, he threw a cloth bag in front of Xu Jin.
Xu Jin picked up the cloth bag and opened it in confusion, his face suddenly became gloomy, and his eyes looked coldly at Bo Zou Qian, the county lord of Fan who was being carried by Fan Chong.