"Who is making a ruckus outside?"
Uncle was a little angry. He had just taken down Ji City, and there was already someone causing trouble. The herald hurriedly went out to inquire about the news. After a while, he came back and reported,
"Reporting to General, the ones leading the quarrels are Wang Ping of the Little General Zhao's Tai Hu Battalion and Che Ligu, the leader of the Qiang Wolf Tribe. They each have a team of soldiers with them, and a group of Ji City citizens. It was said that Celigu's subordinates had killed and robbed people and even raped a few women. They were discovered by the patrol team led by Commander Wang Ping. Celigu's subordinates were not convinced and started fighting. They did not give in to each other and came to the general. Those commoners were the victims and witnesses.”
Uncle flew into a rage when he heard that. He was so angry that he walked around the hall twice. After calming down a little, he turned to the people in the hall, including Yang Fu, Liang Kuan, and Zhao Qu, who had just surrendered, and said,
"Let's go and see what's going on.”
After saying that, his uncle led the way out of the hall, through the courtyard, and arrived at the gate of the prefect's manor. There were two large stone lions on both sides of the gate of the prefect's mansion. They were tall and mighty. In front of them was a street that ran from east to west. There was an extra open space in front of them, forming a square that could be considered passable. Now, the square was filled with people. The ones closest to the gate were Cheligu, Ping Wang, and the soldiers they each brought. Although they had not yet exchanged weapons, they were already ready to fight. Behind them was a large group of commoners. In front of the commoners were four corpses that were covered by a door, and a few ordinary women whose clothes were still messy. A youth was commanding the commoners to shout,"
"General Ma, please uphold justice."
"Where is the justice in killing and stealing?"
As soon as his uncle came out, he swept his eyes around. His voice wasn't loud, but it was filled with anger as he said to Cheligu and Ping Wang,
"Get out of the way! Stop immediately!"
Then, he pointed at Cheligu and Wang Ping.
"You two, come here. What's going on?”
Cheligu spoke first,
"It was this kid who injured my soldiers, so we fought with them. If you don't believe me, General, look, the injuries of my soldiers are still there.”
After saying that, Cheligu pulled over a soldier beside him for his uncle to see. Indeed, this guy's face was covered in blood, and his clothes were torn. There was also a lot of soil on his clothes, making him look a little miserable.
Wang Ping took a step forward and bowed to his uncle. Then, he looked at Che Ligu with disdain. He said to his uncle calmly,"
"They asked for it. He deserves to be beaten up."
When Cheligu heard this, he immediately glared.
"Who do you think you are? You dare to attack my army?"
Ping Wang didn't pee on him at all.
"Reporting to Great General, before entering the city, you have repeatedly ordered that all soldiers are not allowed to enter the city to harass innocent people. Our Tai Tiger Battalion is responsible for maintaining the security of Ji City. We found out that these guys smashed the homes of the commoners, robbed their belongings, raped the women, and even killed the rebellious commoners. The patrolling Tai Tiger Camp happened to encounter this matter. When they went to stop them, they dared to resist arrest and even injured the patrolling soldiers of the Tai Tiger Camp. The Tai Tiger Camp injured them in order to capture them.”
A guy next to Cheligu, whose eyes were bruised and limping, interrupted,
"Nonsense, the people we killed were Cao Cao's soldiers. We killed them because they resisted.”
Wang Ping stared at this guy with disdain.
"Is that so? Was there such a Cao army? General, look at the corpse. The young man and the commoners are witnesses. You can ask them.”
His uncle also knew about the conduct of those people in Cherrigu. It was just that when they were outside the city, they had done it in secret and did not have any evidence. In addition, they had not repeatedly emphasized that they were not allowed to harass innocent people like this time. This time, Cheligu and the others had really gone head-on. Uncle said expressionlessly,"
"The two of you can leave for now and follow me to take a look at the corpse.”
We followed uncle to the corpse and lifted the white cloth covering it. The first corpse was an old lady whose neck had been cut in half. The second corpse was an old man in his sixties. There were a few big holes in his stomach, and his intestines were flowing out. The third corpse was a child. He looked to be about five or six years old, but his head had been completely smashed, and his brain was all flowing out. The last corpse was a young man. At this moment, the limping black-eyed man pointed at the young man and said,
"It's him, he's Cao Bing."
"Bah, he's Cao Bing?"
The leading youth spoke.
"He's my neighbor. He's been sick for three years and can't get out of bed for almost two years. Why don't you say that roosters can lay eggs?"
The uncle looked at the corpses and heard the young man's words. He turned around and said to Yang Fu, who was following behind him,
"Commandant Yang, come over and take a look. Are these people your Wei Kang's soldiers?”
Yang Fu had already been temporarily appointed as a lieutenant by his uncle, and he could participate in military affairs. Yang Fu came over to take a look and shook her head with certainty.
"They can't be Wei Kang's soldiers. Which military camp can recruit old men, old women, children, and patients?”
Uncle pointed at the youth again.
"Little brother, come over here. Do you know all these victims?”
The young man walked over calmly. He was not afraid even when facing his uncle, who was famous for his bravery. He said to his uncle with certainty,
"I live on the same street as these people, and we know each other very well. The child is called Hu Zi, the grandson of the deceased old lady and grandfather. The young man is called Jiang Shui, a talented person here. It was these people who robbed their family's things and were killed because they did not allow them to take them. It was a pity that these families only had orphans and widows left. How could they live? Also, I saw with my own eyes that they wanted to rape those innocent women. I can guarantee that everything I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can ask the people behind me.”
When the commoners behind heard the youth's words, they also said in unison,
"We're willing to be witnesses. What Little Wei said is true.”
Uncle turned around and stared at Cheligu, his eyes cold.
"Cheligu, what else do you have to say?”
Before Cheligu could say anything, the black-eyed guy started mumbling.
"They're just a few Han civilians! So what if he's killed?"
Uncle's anger could not be suppressed anymore. Previously, Celigu had been disobeying his military orders and dragging things out. This time, before they set off, he had repeatedly ordered them not to harass the innocent people. It was this fellow who was not strict enough and caused this mess. His uncle glared at him.
"Men, tie these guys up and push them out to be beheaded.”
" Yes!" The axemen on both sides responded and quickly tied up the troublemaking soldiers. Don't think that those people dare to fight with my Tai Tiger Battalion, but they don't have the guts to openly go against uncle. However, the black-eyed man immediately knelt down in front of Celigu.
"Brother-in-law, save me. I don't want to die.”
Cheligu was about to plead with uncle, but when he saw uncle's furious expression, he swallowed his words. However, I also noticed a flash of hatred in his eyes. I rolled my eyes and bowed deeply to my uncle.
"Leave him alive. Uncle, nephew Zhao Tong has something to say.”
Uncle stared at me fiercely.
"Could it be that you want to plead for mercy on behalf of these fellows?”
"Yes, I want to beg uncle to spare their lives.”
Hearing my words, the surrounding people all sneered at me. Even Zhang Bao and Guan Xing scoffed at me. The new commandant, Yang Fu, took a step forward and questioned me,
"Little general, are you going to spare their lives just because they killed our Han people?”
That young man also looked down on me.
"Do you think that the lives of us Han people are worthless?”
His uncle was also furious.
"Tong 'er, have you become muddle-headed? Our Ma family has been guarding Xiliang for generations and has always paid attention to the equality between the Qiang and Han. There should not be any hierarchy between the Qiang and Han. We should repay kindness and revenge. These scumbags have harmed the people so much. Do you still want to spare their lives? How muddle-headed! Hurry up and leave."
I saluted the people around me.
"Uncles and uncles, brothers and sisters, lords, please be quiet. It's not too late to kill after hearing me out.”，Then, I turned around and said to my uncle,
"Uncle, I support your Qiang Han family. There should be no distinction between high and low. Everyone had to be responsible for their own actions. What I want to say is that the deceased's family only has an orphan and a widow. They have lost their source of income and can only wait for death. I want these people to work for these people for the rest of their lives and compensate these families with all their income. Of course, I believe that we should still show no mercy to the chief culprit among these people and kill him without mercy.”
The young man heard my words and turned around to face some people. After asking a few questions in a low voice, he came back and said,
"Sir, if that's the case, those victims won't object, but our Ji City is too small. There was no way to provide them with the opportunity to earn money.”
"Tong 'er, although what you said makes sense, how can there be any opportunities to work here? What if they run away?"
"Uncle, don't worry. I'm planning to build a workshop in Ji City and let them work there. I'll arrange for supervisors to exploit them. I'll give all the money I earn to the victims. I'll make them feel like they're living a life worse than death and regret harming the people for the rest of their lives.”
When the youth heard me say this, he asked,
"What makes you think you can build a workshop? What if they ran away? Why should we believe you?"
Hu Tuolei, who was beside him, came up to look at the youth and said proudly,"
"Hey, kid, you don't know, right? Our young master has a lot of money! That hand was also very skillful! He was the one who opened Jishi Hall! Just now, the city wall collapsed because he waved his hand and summoned the heavenly lightning. These people dared to run? Our young master can turn them into ashes with just a finger.”
"Big guy, let me tell you, I'm not a kid. I have a name. My name is Jiang Wei.”
Jiang Wei? Damn it, the pillar of support in the later stages of Shu Kingdom, the general of Shu Han. It was actually here. I was a little surprised. Little stars appeared in front of my eyes. It was said in history that Jiang Wei was born in Ji County, Liangzhou, which was also Ji City. His father's name was Jiang Tong, and he was a great talent in Liangzhou. He was both civil and martial. Unfortunately, Jiang Wei had died of illness when he was young. I was so lucky to meet Jiang Wei the moment I entered the city. However, I suppressed my surprise and tried my best to remain calm.
"Brother Jiang, I can guarantee with my character that these people won't be able to escape. Moreover, I have to make sure that they earn enough money for these people to live a good life.”
Those men who were tied up knew that I had used a wave of my hand to summon the heavenly lightning to break the city wall. They didn't know that I had used gunpowder to blow it up. They kept kowtowing.
"We don't dare to run."
I turned around and said to Uncle,
"Uncle, I wonder if Tong 'er's words make sense?”
Uncle also knows that there are very few people in Liangzhou now. If you kill one, you will lose one. Moreover, those victims can't be resurrected. Since I said so, let me be.
"Alright, then behead the leader for public display. The rest will be handled by you and the victim. The Cherrigu family would compensate them with three good horses.”
"Thank you, Uncle."
It turned out that Celigu's brother-in-law, the black-eyed man, was the leader of this scourge. Soon, his head was cut off and presented to the court. There were more than 10 soldiers who were all tied up. They were beaten up by the victims to vent their anger, so they left their family marks on their bodies. Of course, these marks were left on the conspicuous flesh, just like the prisoners in the Song Dynasty. The method of carving these marks was naturally Jiang Wei's idea. He was also a ruthless guy.
When Celigu saw that his brother-in-law had been killed, the hatred in his eyes intensified. However, he did not dare to stay outside for too long. Instead, he went to his uncle and slapped himself a few times, asking his uncle to punish him for not being strict in commanding the army. His uncle waved his hand and told him to be careful in the future, then let him go back. Yang Fu, who was beside him, saw Cherrigu's expression. She opened her mouth to say something, but she shut her mouth again. However, he walked in front of me and cupped his hands.
"Little general, I didn't expect you to be so powerful. You actually broke through the city with a wave of your hand. Yang Fu is impressed."
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