Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Families of Loyal Ministers
"Boom! Boom! ”
The city of Luzhou gradually calmed down, and the sound of gongs sounded in the night sky of Luzhou City.
The night patrol team shouted: "Luzhou is already owned by the Red Turban Army, please brothers in the city, arrive at Luhuachi's mansion to reward merit, if you go late, you won't have a share!" ”
"Boom! Boom! ”
"Luzhou is already owned by the Red Turban Army, please invite the brothers in the city to come, Daru Huachi Mansion will be rewarded for meritorious service, and if you go late, you won't have a share!"
Luzhou City was suddenly hit by fire, who can sleep peacefully on such a night? It's a pity that most of the wealthy families in Luzhou have been taken captive, and those who have not been robbed are also anxious and difficult to sleep.
Hao Shisan is really the same as Zuo Junbi, and there are rewards for those who set fire to and loot and kill? Is there any heavenly reason?
An hour later, there was another gong on the interface.
"Boom! Boom! ”
"In all the miles and villages, Hao Thirteen, the head of the Shouzhou Red Turban Army, has captured Luzhou, tonight's curfew, the murderers and arsonists have been punished, no one is allowed to trespass on the house, the murderer is dead, the thief and the injured are guilty, please sleep in peace!"
"Boom! Boom! ”
"In all the miles and villages, Hao Thirteen, the head of the Shouzhou Red Turban Army, has captured Luzhou, tonight's curfew, the murderers and arsonists have been punished, no one is allowed to trespass on the house, the murderer is dead, the thief and the injured are guilty, please sleep in peace!"
"One hour, two decrees, who is this Hao Thirteen?" The people who could not sleep secretly plotted.
"However, Luzhou City has returned to calm, no shouts of killing have been heard, and the fire has gradually been extinguished!"
"There are still footsteps on the streets, it's regular, and there are people patrolling, and no one is smashing their own doors."
"Let's sleep for a while, and go out at dawn!"
Yu Que's family in Luzhou could not sleep peacefully, although his own family did not encounter the fire, but also worried, Yu Que returned to Ning's officials, heard the fire, and went out with the guards, life and death are uncertain.
As the family of the imperial court official, the Red Turban Army will definitely counterattack when it enters the city, and the crying and fire in the middle of the night is not enough to prove what the Red Turban Army did?
The Jiang family held the young daughter in his arms, led Yu Que's concubines and children, and surrounded a dry well, he would rather die than let his body be humiliated, let alone let them become a bargaining chip in the hands of the Red Turban Army, so he could only sit and wait for the dawn.
"Mother, are we going to die?" The youngest daughter in his arms, An An, asked his mother in a milky voice.
Jiang Shi felt a sadness in his heart, and comforted the child: "Don't be afraid, just like the dawn after the night, as long as we walk in the night, we can see the sunrise in the sky." She pointed to the half of the sun that had just leaked in the east.
"Will we meet Daddy there?" The little girl asked in a rambling voice.
"Yes, we'll meet your daddy there!"
An An clapped her hands excitedly: "Great, I miss my father, he is always busy......"
As he was talking, he suddenly heard a voice outside: "Boss, why are you here?" "It looks like this man has been standing outside for a long time.
"Brother Monkey works hard, no one disturbs Lord Yu's family!"
"I'm a monkey, boss, don't worry!"
"Yes! Okay, you do things, I don't worry. ”
"Knock knock" someone tapped on the door.
"I am Hao Thirteen, the head of the Red Turban Army on Anfeng Road, and I was ordered to attack the city last night, which frightened Lord Yu's family, and Thirteen specially came to the door to make amends." Hao 13 patted the door panel very politely.
"Phew!" The woman scolded: "The traitor of the court, don't be hypocritical here. ”
Hao Shisan touched his nose and secretly exclaimed, sure enough, the family style is strict, and a woman is so iron-clad in adversity.
Just as he was amazed, the door was suddenly opened, and a smiling doorman said with a flattering smile: "Lord Red Turban, please come in, this is Yu Que's family, I don't ask for any reward, I just ask for my life." ”
After that, the doorman knelt to the side, kowtowing like pounding garlic.
"Cheap bones, not a good cake, cut!" Hao Shisan didn't have time to deal with this renegade, so he glanced into the courtyard and was shocked.
And he saw some of the women and some of their young sons climbing the edge of the well, and they were about to jump into the well.
Hao Shisan met a woman who jumped into a well last night, the monkey wasted half a day, but he didn't save it, and these dozen people couldn't be saved.
"Calm down! Calm! We won't hurt you, there are things to discuss, don't look for short-sightedness, don't look for short-sightedness. Hao Shisan's hands were spread out, and he didn't dare to move, but exclaimed loudly, for fear that a small detail would cause a tragedy.
The woman, Jiang Shi, saw that the door was opened, and there was no Red Turban Army rushing in, and there was still time to jump into the well, so she calmed down, and said in despair: "I just want to ask, did Lord Yu Que die for the country?" ”
Hao 13 because of his small number of soldiers, so when he let Yu Que out of the city, he knew at this time that if he fought with Yu Que in a bloody battle, not only would he suffer heavy casualties, but he would also force Zhongliang to death, and even if he had great merit in the future, it would be difficult to erase the charge of forcing Zhongliang to death.
"No, no, no, no!" Hao Shisan was so excited that he couldn't stop his mouth. As if saying "dead", it is the starting pistol for this family to jump into the well.
Jiang Shi was discouraged, closed his eyes and said sadly: "The child is his father, our mother and son can only go one step ahead of you." ”
Hao Thirteen had mixed feelings, wanting to step forward and pull, but he was afraid that one of his actions would return to irretrievable remorse.
"Eldest sister, don't think about it, it doesn't matter if you die, and the child, how can you leave a queen for Lord Yu, you know that Zhongliang has no descendants, and how sorry it is for people who like history."
Jiang Shi looked at the young son in his arms, the mood of the death festival and the beloved son, which made her entangled for a while: "The concubine must die today, if this good man has some conscience, he will send the child back to Lord Yu." ”
"Mother...... Whining...... I don't want you to die. ”
"Sister, the concubine will die with you!" Yu Que's farewell wife Yelu said generously.
"Mother, if you want to die, let's die together, I'll go with you, woo-"
"Ahem" Hao Shisan coughed dryly twice, breaking the moving scene of life and death: "Eldest sister, I didn't say you, you can take care of the child yourself, I'm not a good person, can you rest assured that you will hand over the child to me?" If you want me to say, don't die any of you, the tanma under his command said, Lord Yu took people to the direction of Anqing, I will send people to Anqing, let your family reunite, don't die this one, that one dies. ”
"Send us to Anqing?" Jiang couldn't believe his ears, the robber he had just scolded as a "traitor", and he claimed to be not a good person, but he could still let their mother and son go?
Even if he doesn't harm them, Yu Que is the chief official of Anqing, so why do you have to use it to blackmail Yu Que, right?
The Jiang family just considered not to let Yu Que be distracted, because of family trivialities, he betrayed the trust of the imperial court, so he had to die resolutely.
"I heard that you, a red turban thief, are the best at relying on other people's weaknesses to steal the city of the imperial court, Shouzhou, you are stealing, right? Luzhou, you occupied it secretly, right? Don't you use Lord Yu's family to blackmail Anqing City? ”
"Hey!" Hao Shisantan sighed and said: "Eldest sister, you don't want to be a 'red turban thief', is the 'red scarf thief' good, and I'm not a good person, am I?" - Huh"
At this time, it is useful to say that you are a bad person than to be a good person.
Hao Shisan smiled kindly: "With Lord Yu's person, even if I use you to blackmail him, can he open the city?" but it fulfilled his name and tarnished my own. Anyway, you all give me a good life, and in a few days I will finish this matter and personally send you to Anqing. ”
Hao 13 turned around, and Tu Dan Hu and other guards put the rice and meat on the ground, leaving Yu Que's stunned Yu Que family, who didn't know what kind of medicine Hao 13, a red scarf thief, was selling in the gourd.
"Boss, do you really want to escort them to Anqing? You're so busy, won't it be over with a monkey walk? You just said, 'You don't have to worry about me.'" "Monkey Zhang Thirty-one farts caught up with the boss and wanted to share some work for the boss.
Hao 13 tapped on the monkey's head: "What do you know, can I send it the same as you send it?" ”
"What's different? It's over when it's delivered safely, and the boss still can't trust me as a monkey. ”
"Isn't the boss worried that you are a person like Zhang Kai, the identity of the boss, personally escorting his family back, can Lord Yu not be moved? Cut! Hao Thirteen's eyes were benevolent, and he seemed to have come up with some plan. (Note 1)
"Boil--Boss, this is called ...... Convince people with virtue" monkey Zhang Thirty-one came to his senses: "Who is that Zhang Kai?" Who is Kai Zhang? ”
Note 1: Zhang, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army in the late Han Dynasty, took refuge in Taoqian, Xuzhou. In order to curry favor with Cao Cao, when Cao Song passed by, he sent Zhang Kai to escort Cao Song's family.