Chapter 151 Horsemen
That day, Ning Chen wrote a letter and had it secretly sent to the capital.
Jiang Zhengyang wrote a notice and spread the news of Zhang Yuancang and others being beheaded.
Pan Yucheng was responsible for the substitution, and he teamed up with Jiang Zhengyang to secretly transfer Zhang Yuancang and others and hide them in Jiang Zhengyang's ancestral home.
Then, several death row prisoners were found to replace them.
Everything was going on in an orderly manner.
It was not until the afternoon that things were finally almost done.
Everyone could finally take a break!
In the evening, Ning Chen invited everyone to dinner at Yixiaolou.
"Everyone, start eating. You've been busy for so many days and you've worked hard!"
In the past two days, no one had a good meal or a good sleep.
During the meal, Feng Qizhen quietly poked Ning Chen.
He said stealthily in a low voice: "Ning Chen, there is nothing to do next, right?"
Ning Chen nodded and said: "I can sleep well tonight!"
Feng Qizhen winked and said: "Lingzhou has been producing beauties since ancient times. How about we go out to have some fun and relax at night?"
Ning Chen glared at him, "Aren't you tired?"
"No, not tired at all!"
Ning Chen raised a sly smile at the corner of his mouth, "Since you are not tired, I see there is a piece of wasteland in the backyard of Lord Jiang's mansion. He doesn't have enough manpower in his mansion. You can go and plow that piece of land at night."
Feng Qizhen was dumbfounded.
Chen Chong came over quietly, "Old Feng and I should go to plow the woman's palm-sized small land?"
Ning Chen was speechless.
"Ning Chen, after finishing things here, we will go to the north... After going to the battlefield, we don't know if we can come back alive? It's not too much to have fun at night, right?"
Ning Chen rolled his eyes at the two people, "You go by yourself, take care of your health!"
"You're not going?"
Ning Chen shook his head, "I have something else to do."
Feng Qizheng quietly stretched out his hand, "Give me money."
Ning Chen: "???"
"Do you really think I'm your father? You're asking for money."
Chen Chong laughed and said, "You said you would invite us to the Jiaofangsi... If you cheat on this, you'll be struck by lightning."
Ning Chen almost couldn't help kicking him.
But he still secretly gave the two people silver and asked them to open clams at night.
After eating and drinking.
Ning Chen rested in Yixiaolou!
He took a nice hot bath and slept until dawn.
.......
After getting up, he had breakfast and went out to buy a lot of things.
Then he found Wu Tiezhu, took a few people, and went straight to Changshou Village.
Today was Zhang Yuancang's execution, but Ning Chen did not go, leaving it to Jiang Zhengyang and Pan Yucheng.
When they arrived at the entrance of the village, Ning Chen took off his sword and handed it to the soldiers, asking them to wait here.
He and Wu Tiezhu carried large and small bags into the village.
Walking all the way to the center of the village, Ning Chen couldn't help but frown... Every household had its doors closed, and no one was seen.
"Is it that everyone doesn't know that the bandits have been wiped out, and they are afraid to hide at home and dare not come out?"
Wu Tiezhu nodded, "I think so!"
The two continued to walk forward, and from a distance, they saw a group of people surrounding the door of a house.
Ning Chen thought for a while, "If I remember correctly, that should be Uncle Dacheng's house, right?"
Wu Tiezhu nodded.
The two walked over.
I saw a few strong men banging on the door.
A young man dressed in silk and satin shouted inside: "Uncle Dacheng, you can't hide... If you don't come out, don't blame me for not considering the friendship between fellow villagers and directly demolishing your broken door."
In the yard, Wu Dacheng used wood to hold the door tightly.
Behind him, there was a woman and a young girl.
The woman hugged the young woman, both of them were terrified.
Outside the door, the well-dressed young man sneered: "Uncle Dacheng, you asked for this... Break the door for me."
"Ma Bing, we are all fellow villagers, don't go too far."
"That's right, you are not an official, why do you knock on other people's doors?"
"We are all neighbors, we will see each other when we look down, so don't make things difficult for Dacheng's family."
The surrounding villagers criticized Ma Bing's behavior.
The reason why Ma Bing dared to be domineering in the village was because his father was a juren... In fact, a juren was not an official at all, and he was nothing, but he was related to the county magistrate.
Therefore, the Ma family is considered a wealthy family in the village.
This Ma Bing, who is neither good at literature nor martial arts, has gathered a group of idlers and bullies in the village every day.
"This bastard bullies people again."
Wu Tiezhu's face was full of anger.
Ning Chen also knew Ma Bing. This grandson is not a good thing, and his father is even more of a bastard.
Ning Chen remembered that he and his mother were orphans and widows, and Ma Bing's father once kicked his door in the middle of the night, scaring them so that they couldn't sleep all night.
Ma Bing's face was arrogant and he shouted loudly: "Why, do you want to rebel? I am following the order of the county magistrate to collect the bandit suppression tax... Anyone who doesn't pay it is obstructing the county magistrate from suppressing bandits, and you will all be arrested and put in jail."
"What are you still doing? Break the door open for me."
Ning Chen's face was cold, and he whispered a few words in Wu Tiezhu's ear.
Wu Tiezhu nodded, put down his things, and ran towards the village entrance.
With a clang!
The door was knocked open by several strong men.
Wu Dacheng was knocked to the ground. He didn't care about crying out in pain, but got up and stared at the hoe beside him with anger on his face.
The cavalry soldier smiled strangely, "Uncle Dacheng, why do you think you are doing this? The bandit suppression tax is not very large. Once you pay it, it will be over."
"This year's harvest is inherently bad. Bandits have entered the village, burned, killed and looted. You still collect the bandit tax once a month, but the bandits are killing more and more... We can't live any longer, so there is still money. For you guys."
Wu Dacheng was holding a hoe with anger on his face.
Ma Bing sneered, "Uncle Dacheng, you can't tell me this... How about I take you to the county magistrate and you tell him?"
"Hurry up and pay the money... If you don't pay the money, I'll have to put you in jail."
Wu Dacheng said angrily: "If you arrest me, I won't have any money."
The horse soldier laughed.
"Uncle Dacheng, it's easy to deal with money... You know I've always liked Xiaoxiu, how about you let her be my concubine, and I'll help you pay the banditry tax?"
Wu Dacheng shouted angrily: "Get out of here."
"Uncle Dacheng, I advise you not to show shame... I am working for the county magistrate. Today you must either pay money or hand someone over. Anyway, I won't go back empty-handed."
Wu Dacheng waved his hoe and said, "Get out of here, get out of here."
The horse soldier sneered, "Uncle Dacheng, it seems that you are going to rebel... Since you are fined with wine instead of toasting, let me arrest him. When he gets to the county jail, I think you will still be tough?"
Several strong men approached Wu Dacheng.
Wu Dacheng waved his hoe, "Who dares to come here?"
Ning Chen sighed, put down his baggage, and said sternly: "Stop it!"
Everyone turned their heads subconsciously.
Ning Chen strode forward and came to the horse soldiers.
Ning Chen changed so much that Ma Bing didn't recognize it.
But when he saw Ning Chen's gorgeous clothes, he still subconsciously asked: "Who are you?"
Ning Chen didn't bother to talk nonsense at all, he just raised his hand and slapped her.
Snapped! ! !
The cavalry soldier was so whipped that his center of gravity was unsteady, his steps staggered, and he almost fell.
He covered his face and looked at Ning Chen in disbelief. Then he became angry and shouted: "How dare you f*cking hit me? You know I am..."
Before he could finish his words, Ning Chen raised his left hand and slapped him again, then raised his leg and kicked it.
boom! ! !
The horse soldier was kicked to the ground, clutching his stomach and wailing.
The surrounding villagers were stunned.
They looked at Ning Chen and felt familiar, but they didn't recognize him.
Now Ning Chen, with a strong body and rich clothes... is completely different from the dark, thin and short Ning Chen before.
Ning Chen had a cold face, no matter how simple the folk customs were, there would always be a few moths.
There are dog officials who are oppressing people, bandits causing chaos, and there are dogs like this who are working for tigers below.
People's lives are too miserable and difficult.
"Why are you still standing there? Didn't you see that this young master was beaten? Come on, beat him to death... If anything happens, this young master will bear the responsibility."
The cavalrymen roared hysterically.