Chapter 476: Mrs. Zou wants to reconcile

 Chapter 476 Mrs. Zou wants to reconcile

Gao Tong also wanted to do "I would rather die than surrender", but Qin Erlang quickly removed his jaw and was unable to bite his tongue and commit suicide.

Vice General Miao was startled by Gao Tong. Seeing that Gao Tong was not dead, he praised Qin Erlang: "The young man is smart and will be put to great use."

During the siege of Gaotong, this young man contributed the most and was the least afraid of death. He saw this in his eyes, but it was a pity that this young man was not one of their soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River.

Qin Erlang didn't say much, he just raised his fist and saluted Vice General Miao as a response.

Qin Sanlang saw Gu Jinan coming with Zheng Ying, Shangguan Zhuo and the others. He strode over with the child in his arms and handed the child to Gu Jinan: "Brother An, this is the child that Gao Tong used to threaten us before. He is called a fish." Damn it, you watch first, my second brother and I are going to help Deputy General Lan and the others."

 The water bandits in the village have not been completely wiped out yet, so they cannot waste time here.

Gu Jinan wore the soft armor given by the Zheng family and held a knife in his hand. After hugging the child, he said: "Go quickly and be careful."

 After saying that, he glanced at Qin Erlang, fearing that Qin Erlang would show up greedy for credit and implicate their family.

Qin Sanlang nodded and called Qin Erlang, and the two brothers returned the same way to help Deputy General Lan and them. In a short time, they killed Lao Jiu and hundreds of fierce bandits.

These gangsters are really not afraid of death. More than 80% of the gangsters would rather be killed than surrender. Only less than twenty of them were seriously injured and then captured.

Lao Jiu tried to escape, but was also captured alive by the Qin brothers.

Luo Wu, Jiang Qi and the others also captured the fourth leader of the water bandits alive and killed dozens of water bandits, which was a great achievement. But Luo Wu, Yang Bantou, and Jiang Qi were all injured, but fortunately they were not too serious.

General Guo and the hundreds of Fucheng defenders also killed many water bandits.

Both places commanded the officers and soldiers of the envoys, the defenders of He'an Prefecture, the soldiers of Tianfu County and the government officials, and the guards of the Zheng family and Shangguan family to run in the stockade until daybreak, and then they finally cleared the water bandits in the stockade. Pay cleanly.

Some water bandits who tried to escape by jumping into the water were shot to death by arrows fired by the officers and soldiers who stayed on the water.

 The next step was to count the number of people in the village. When Vice General Lan reported to General Guo and others, General Guo and others were really shocked.

This inconspicuous water bandit village has 737 adult water bandits alone, and there is also a group of young water bandits born to the water bandits, with a total of 390 people.

"The youngest of these little water bandits is seven years old, and the oldest is twelve years old. According to the rules set by Gao Tong, the sons of water bandits in the village must concentrate on practicing martial arts when they are seven years old, and when they are ten years old, they must be taken to the water to practice. Among these little water bandits, all the ones over ten years old were snatched from the boats, and a dozen of them had their lives on their hands."

"Gao Tong, a beast that is worse than a beast, is actually a child soldier! Capturing him alive is really an advantage for him. He should be chopped up and fed to the dogs on the spot." General Guo was very angry. He didn't expect the water bandits led by Gao Tong. The village is so scary.

Of course, there was something even more irritating to him.

"In addition to the water bandits, there are 460 women in the village. These women were captured by the water bandits from ships passing by and on both sides of the Huai River. Everyone was raped by the water bandits, and some of them were young. Those who are beautiful will have an easier life if they can be valued by the water bandits, while those who are old and beautiful will have no choice but to become servants."

Deputy General Ren and Deputy General Miao blushed upon hearing this, and wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl in. The Huai River water bandits did a lot of evil, and they actually allowed this water bandit village to exist for so many years.

Before Lieutenant Lan finished speaking, he added: "There is also a kind of children in the village who are derided as fish babies. They were born after their biological mothers were raped by many water bandits. Because their father is unknown, they were made mute since childhood. , work as slaves in the village... Actually, they are not even slaves, at most they are human targets. When the water bandits were escaping last night, they kidnapped these children and threatened us with their lives."

"Beasts, a bunch of beasts!" General Guo was so angry that he stood up, rushed out of the house, took out his riding crop, and gave the water bandits kneeling outside a good beating before he was relieved of his anger.

In addition to robbing people, there was also a lot of looted property in the water bandit's stronghold. Magistrate Liang had already brought Ding Tongzhi and his staff to the stronghold and was counting the stolen goods.

 I was busy working until the evening before I finished counting my belongings.

As Magistrate Liang led his people to count their belongings, he sighed: "You are so rich that you are so rich. You are so rich."

Three full warehouses, plus five basements, contain valuables ranging from gold and silver jewelry to antique calligraphy and paintings, and even unique ancient books.

 Is this a water bandit? ! Those who didn't know it might have thought it was the warehouse of some aristocratic family. It was really filled with all kinds of treasures, and it was so dazzling that it was breathtaking.

 It was just that Magistrate Liang was very troubled when he saw these properties and went to ask Zheng Ying to follow Guan Zhuo.

Even though the two of them are young, they would call Magistrate Liang uncle because of their age, but behind them, the Zheng family and the official family are the biggest backers that Magistrate Liang can't even beg for. Magistrate Liang finally got close to both families, so he naturally respected the eldest grandson of both families.

“It stands to reason that prefect Gong and Prefect Tan should be responsible for counting the property in the water bandits’ village, but now that both of them...” are going to be arrested, how can they be asked to count any property.

Shangguan Zhuodao: "Prefect Liang doesn't have to worry about this, just feel free to do it. My grandfather has already written a letter asking you to take full responsibility for the government affairs after the water bandits are wiped out. After the water bandits are wiped out, the capital will send political officials to take charge of it." This matter."

This is also one of the things my grandfather wanted to plan.

 The government official system of the previous dynasty was that there were governors on top of the prefects. However, the governors of the previous dynasty were all tyrants. At the end of the previous dynasty, they all raised troops to rebel. They had several prefectures under their control at one time, and their strength was very troublesome.

The first emperor of Da Chu was a governor, and he was deeply afraid that Da Chu would one day be rebelled by his subordinate governors. Therefore, after the establishment of Da Chu, he immediately abolished the post of governor and allowed the chief officials of each palace to act independently.

But my grandfather and the others were very dissatisfied with the abolition of the post of governor. If there were no Shangguan watching over the prefect, the local prefect would be in trouble.

Look at this time, the prefects of Linhe Prefecture and Jinling Prefecture are completely different.

After receiving these words, Magistrate Liang finally dared to do things.

Magistrate Tan was not stupid. At this time, he had learned that the water bandits' village had been suppressed. He was so frightened that he fainted. When he woke up, he wanted to send someone to the capital to deliver a letter asking for help, but before he left the mansion, he was ordered by the Jiangnan capital. Si's people rushed into the house and tied him up.

"How dare you kidnap me? My home is the palace of a marquis in the capital. You are tired of living. Hurry up and give me to... Uh-huh!"

Before Magistrate Tan finished speaking, the officers and soldiers blocked his mouth with a cloth.

The deputy general who came to arrest said: "Prefect Tan, Prefect Gong has sent the evidence of your collusion with the water bandits to the capital. And the evidence of your collusion with the water bandits was also found in the water bandits' village, and the fourth and ninth leaders of the water bandits confessed to you. You are their backer, you’d better stop talking about the Hou Mansion, the Nine Clans will be punished for what you did, and your Hou Mansion will be gone soon.”

When Magistrate Tan heard this, he rolled his eyes and fainted again.

Gong Zhifu was also arrested by the officers and soldiers of the Jianghuai Du Commandery Department, and the water bandits incident completely broke out, causing Linhe Prefecture and Jinling Prefecture to be shaken.

 The common people cursed the two prefects and the water bandits, and the literati and madmen were as sharp as swords. The scolding was as severe as digging up the ancestral graves of the two prefects.

No matter how uproar the two governments are, it has nothing to do with Qin Sanlang and the others.

 After they wiped out the water bandits, they only stayed for one day, and on the third day they set off back to Tianfu County, He'an Prefecture.

 The news also spread to Tianfu County. Everyone in the county knew that Zou County Cheng was colluding with the water bandits. This time, the whole family would not survive.

  Zou family.

Zou Yukun's daughter-in-law and her son knelt down and begged Mrs. Zou: "Mother-in-law, look at the inheritance. This is your most beloved grandson. He has not yet reached adulthood. Can you bear to see him die with the old man?"

“The old thing has already done so much harm to us. If you don’t make a decision quickly, it will be too late!”

Zou Chengji also cried and begged Mrs. Zou: "Grandma, grandson, please make peace with your grandfather. Only in this way can we save our lives... My grandson doesn't want to die, but he is afraid, wuwuwu..."

 (End of this chapter)