In fact, King Jing privately controlled many local families through various means, but even so, these families did not dare to stand up and openly support King Jing. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Once the rebellion fails, there can only be one outcome: clan punishment!

So the other four prefectures are all some strange forces maintaining order.

There are two prefectures where local gangsters are in charge, one is a group of mountain bandits, and the other is even stranger, it is a group of people who open the prison and release the prisoners, and the people who call the shots are the criminals in the prison.

Li Yongsheng and the others walked forward for another two days, watching them get closer and closer to Vermilion Bird City, and finally turned into Yancheng Mansion, which was controlled by a group of mountain bandits.

The mountain bandits are not good at managing the place, that is, eating, drinking, and enjoying themselves, those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me die, and in order to cope with the pressure from the surrounding areas, they also captured a large number of good families to fill the army - it is easy to fight with talents, isn't it?

Li Yongsheng and others traveled all the way, and saw more than once that farmers who were working in the fields were forcibly tied up and taken away.

Fortunately, the closer they got to Vermilion Bird City, the more effective the identity of the Xuannu Palace became, and those mountain bandits looked at Zhao Xinxin and Du Jingjing salivating, but they really didn't have the courage to offend the disciples of the Xuannu Palace.

At this moment, three groups of people also gathered together - Li Yongsheng was almost recruited, and here, his official status was not easy to use, but it was particularly hateful.

On this day, they passed through Ningping County, which was more than 300 li and less than 400 li away from Vermilion Bird City.

As I walked, I saw puffs of smoke rising from a distance, and there was a faint cry in the wind.

"These guys," Zhao Xinxin clenched his fists fiercely, "it's just too much." ”

The mountain bandits acted quite unscrupulously, robbing good things when they saw them, and dragging them into the woods when they saw women.

Even Zhao Xinxin and Du Jingjing have been harassed, after revealing their identities, Deacon Du once killed two people, and then when asked, she found out that the two people she killed were still good families half a month ago - otherwise they wouldn't be so eyeless.

As for the mountain bandits attacking Zhuangzi, they also saw it once, and when they came forward to dissuade them, they were told that they did not obey orders, and refused to pay money and grain because they were local clansmen - since we have managed the place, we must ensure that Li Shu survives, right?

What's particularly ridiculous is that the person from Zhuangzi also refused to communicate with Du Jingjing and others, saying that we can't be sure of your identity, if you really want to help, go to the military service room to ask for reinforcements, we can still hold on.

If the local clan is strong enough, it can really resist the small attack of the mountain bandits, and Du Jingjing learned after inquiring that in that Zhuangzi, someone is working as the deputy head of the education room in Youzhou County, and he is loyal and refuses to rebel.

Zhao Xinxin really doesn't like Jinshang, but when she encounters this situation, she still wants to save her, but the old woman in Binbei Double Poison asked, "If you want to take people away, can you ensure that they are safe all the way?"

There is no way to guarantee it, really, there are bandits everywhere along the way, Li Yongsheng and they have to be interrogated repeatedly, and it is very dangerous for their own families to pass, not to mention protecting a large number of old and weak women and children.

It is said that there are not so many mountain bandits, but once people get used to taking by force and grabbing for nothing, they will degenerate quickly -- the two perverts killed by Deacon Du were still good families half a month ago.

There was smoke rising ahead, and it was obvious that the mountain bandits were attacking Zhuangzi again.

When they got closer, they found that there were only a few more than 200 mountain bandits attacking, and they had already broken through half of the Zhuangzi, and from time to time young women were dragged out, and some bandits carried looted chickens, ducks, iron pots, and other things.

And the houses that were breached were set on fire.

Zhang Muzi has been traveling in the red dust for some time, and his brows furrowed when he saw this, "This is a village with mixed surnames. ”

At that moment, a young woman was dragged out of the village again, still holding a baby in her arms, and the baby was crying and kicking her two white calves.

"It's annoying!" said one of the bandits, snatching the baby with his hands and throwing him to the ground.

The absence of order is really terrible, and when chaos is amplified without limits, people can become beasts.

The next moment, the bandit's head flew up, and Li Yongsheng had already appeared beside the bandit, raised his hand, and caught the baby steadily.

"Bastard!" someone shouted, but it was a middle-level cultivator bandit, he glared at Li Yongsheng fiercely, "Dare to kill my son-in-law?"

"Kill," Li Yongsheng also shouted, his body shook, and the next moment he appeared beside the middle-level cultivator, raising his hand and cutting off the other party's head with a knife, "It's a bunch of beasts at all, everyone do it!"

Although the cultivation of his group is not high, it is compared with the hermit family or the semi-hermit family, and there is really no problem at all in dealing with this mountain bandit like a chicken.

Even Zhao Xinxin, who had not yet attained the cultivation level, held a spear in his hand and killed him—less than half of the mountain bandits could achieve the cultivation level.

In the blink of an eye, nearly half of the more than 200 mountain bandits were killed, and the others shouted in unison when they saw that the situation was not good, turned their heads and fled in all directions.

The people in Zhuangzi also found out that reinforcements were coming from outside, and bravely killed them from the inside.

What kind of people are they?

There are only seventy or eighty young people, and there are seventy or eighty old women, women and children, armed with dung forks, bamboo guns, and kitchen knives......

Among these people, there were only two cultivators, who looked to be forty miles away, and the younger one was holding a hard bow in his hand, and his forehead was bloody, and he didn't know how badly he was injured.

The cultivator in his fifties, holding a big knife in his hand, stepped forward and raised his hand, "Old and decayed Gao Mingwang, he is the village leader of this village, I have seen all the Taoist chiefs and heroes, thank you for your help." ”

"No need to be polite," Zhao Xinxin waved her hand and frowned, "What's going on?"

"What's the matter?" shouted the cultivator with the hard bow in his hand, "They have repeatedly begged for money and food, and this time they have begged for women, and everyone has no choice but to fight." ”

Li Yongsheng took a look, this is just a village of four or five hundred houses, and there are only six or seven hundred people living in it, which is about 100 households, and there is no wall barrier, and it is really remarkable that he dares to fight hard with more than 200 bandits.

Zhao Xinxin frowned when she heard this, "Isn't there a village that watches and helps each other?"

"Hehe," Mura Zheng sneered, "Where do we come from to help each other? We are a miscellaneous village, everything has to rely on ourselves, and several surrounding villages are big clans, those who should have voted for King Jing have already voted for King Jing, and those who don't vote are also self-preservation, who cares if we live or die?"

"You'd better go early," said an old white-haired man, "and they'll be back soon." ”

Li Yongsheng looked at him in amazement, "What about you, what should you do?"

"What else can I do if I encounter this kind of thing?" the old man smiled miserably, "How long can I carry it." ”

It is difficult to leave the homeland, and in Middle-earth, which regards the land as its life, this small village with mixed surnames can gain a foothold here, and the hard work they have paid can be imagined, and it is impossible for them to abandon the land that has been developed.

"Old man, you say these things are useless," Muramasa scolded, and then looked at Zhao Xinxin, the only person who made him feel no pressure - the others were at least cultivators, and he was a little ashamed of himself.

The most important thing is that this female doll has a kind of atmosphere and grace, such a temperament, he has felt it in the county order, but it seems that it is not as good as this female doll.

Maybe it's a delusion.

He said solemnly, "It's better to leave early, we won't be guests...... In this damn troubled world, people are not as good as ghosts. ”

Li Yongsheng sighed when he heard this, "Sure enough, I'd rather be a peace dog than a chaotic person." ”

"What kind of troubled times are these?" Zhao Xinxin was unhappy, "It's just that the imperial court can't take care of it for a while." ”

"By the time the imperial court takes care of us, our tomb has been arched," the hard bow cultivator sneered, "Since you are from the Dao Palace, why do you have to speak for the government?"

"I'm also from the government," Zhao Xinxin said, "Do you want to go with me?" If you don't go with me, I can leave a letter, maybe I can protect you." ”

"No need for Yin Xin, we have the tax burden of the year, but the Yancheng Mansion is the first," the hard bow system cultivator sneered and said, "But it's useless, unless you are a proud disciple of the Xuannu Palace." ”

Zhao Xinxin nodded, "I'm really a disciple of the Xuannu Palace." ”

"Please also take us to Suzaku City," the next moment, a group of villagers knelt down in unison, as if they had agreed upon it.

Zhao Xinxin smiled bitterly, and then raised her eyebrows, "Hey, aren't you reluctant to give up your own land?"

The hard bow cultivator pouted helplessly, "Dao Chief, if you can settle in Vermilion Bird City, the land here ...... It's never too late to come back and farm. ”

Vermilion Bird City is difficult to survive, but if you are willing to contribute, you may not starve to death, there is no field there, but there is a lot of work for helpers, if you can have the protection of the disciples of the Xuannu Palace, the possibility of survival is even greater.

As for the possible war, sooner or later it will pass, and it would be good if the people in the village came back and continued to cultivate the land.

After Zhao Xinxin understood the reason, she smiled bitterly and shook her head, "How is this possible?"

If you bring these people, you won't be able to travel a hundred miles a day, and you have to guard against other people's inspections and even attacks - although no one dares to provoke Xuannu Palace, but rashly meddling in Hongchen affairs can also be questioned locally.

The people of the village said the same thing, and they didn't expect her to say yes, so some of them hurried home to pack their things, intending to flee into the mountains as soon as possible.

Muramasa sighed and explained, "They will come to retaliate soon, you guys should also hurry up, after killing so many people, even if it is the Taoist head of the upper palace, it is inevitable that they will be besieged by them." ”

Zhao Xinxin pondered for a moment before asking again, "You have entered the mountain, can you escape tracking?"

"Only God knows," replied Muramasa in a muffled voice, his face calm, but his eyes filled with indifference—indifference to life and death.

(Three more to the double period, ask for a guaranteed monthly pass.) (To be continued.) )