Long Hair Chief Fan Ruzheng led his army into Fenghua City. Due to An Lin's support from the Heaven and Earth Society, many people were willing to surrender to the Long Hair Army, hoping that they would be led by a new leader. Perhaps everyone would be able to live a decent life?
Therefore, the Long Hair Army did not spend much effort to take Fenghua City. Only half a battalion of 100 Tartar soldiers resisted for a while, but they were killed by Long Hair and the uprising Qing army. Alas, they met the King of Hell and were punished for their fascist crimes in Fenghua. It was inevitable for the King of Hell to take them in.
Qu Zhixian of Fenghua County had originally wanted to escape, but he heard that many rich people in the city had not left. Due to the face of the government, he wanted to hold on for a few days. If it really did not work out, he would say that he wanted to escape.
Unexpectedly, the Qing army stationed in Fenghua was unable to withstand a single blow from the Long Hair Army and gave up the city. Qu Zhixian was stunned when he heard the report from the defending soldiers that the county had fallen. He did not believe that the Long Hair Army was a heavenly army. In the blink of an eye, they could easily take down the tightly defended Fenghua City?
He quickly called his trusted Advisor Li to go to the city wall to take a look. It was fine four hours ago. The garrison commander patted the front of the city wall in front of him and said that it was fine. Even if there were many long-haired soldiers, they were not afraid. It would not be a problem to hold Fenghua City for ten days to half a month.
Qu Zhixian was so happy that he rewarded the commander with 1,000 snowflake silver and told him to do a good job. After he saved Fenghua City, he would definitely ask the emperor for credit so that the warrior's efforts would not be in vain.
Therefore, Qu Zhixian suspected that the soldier who came to report lied to him and deliberately tricked him into running away so that the Emperor could deal with him and free up the position of magistrate for them.
Qu Zhixian couldn't help but smile bitterly at the thought of outsiders coveting his power as a magistrate. He couldn't figure out who was coveting his black gauze hat. He had long looked down on a small seventh-grade official. If he had a better choice, he would let anyone sit.
But now, he still had to desperately hold on to this seventh-grade official hat. He had been an official for many years, and time and hardship had made him no longer ambitious. He could not go to the next level and play his own exciting life. He could only desperately hold on to the power he had in front of him, so as not to fall into the ordinary class and taste the difficulty of fighting for life again.
Private Advisor Li walked out of the magistrate's yamen and saw the streets in chaos. The soldiers and people fled in all directions. He knew that Fenghua had fallen and that Qu Zhixian deserved to be unlucky. He was waiting for the Long Hair Soldiers to come and deal with him.
Private Advisor Li was originally a member of the Fenghua Heaven-Earth Society, but he was two-timing in the government office. He would occasionally snitch on An Lin in exchange for money and sex.
In addition, after Qu Zhixian had fallen, he had no interest in studying the psychology of dealing with human nature. As a result, the life and work performance of a county magistrate in many aspects were simply that of an unambitious commoner. Private Advisor Li looked down on him from the bottom of his heart.
Therefore, Private Advisor Li only turned around and looked at the magistrate's office behind him. He could not help but let out a " pah " as a form of repayment for the years of mistreatment Qu Zhixian had shown him. He did not intend to go back and tell Qu Zhixian to run. The road was made by everyone. Life and death were in Qu Zhixian's hands, and he could decide his own future.
Private Advisor Li knew that Qu Zhixian had a weird temper and might not be willing to admit his guilt to Long Hair. If Long Hair was angered, he would only dare to kill Qu Zhixian. During wartime, it was easy for enemies to kill each other, which often made the pride of the sacred life disappear.
Therefore, in order to meet the basic needs of survival, no one dared to covet power, wealth, and status.
Private Advisor Li didn't want to die with the heartless Qu Zhixian, so he quickly turned around and followed the crowd to the north gate without thinking. He knew that Long Hair was attacking the south gate, so there should be no war in the north gate and he could escape safely.
However, he was not prepared to run away immediately. He was hoping that he would be lucky. If he ran away because he was afraid, he would not dare to think about external wealth. He would lose his family property in vain. Even the feelings of his family would be lost because of the strategy of each taking care of his own.
Thus, he decided to head to the residence of An Lin, the leader of Fenghua's Heaven and Earth Society. He hoped that Long Hair would give him some assurance that he wouldn't be killed by Long Hair as a pawn of the government to buy the hearts of the people.
He knew the basic principle of not being empty-handed when asking for help. Moreover, An Lin was a mafia figure, and he had always placed his personal interests above all else. How could he possibly save a down-and-out person who had nothing to offer?
Thus, Private Advisor Li pondered as he walked. He couldn't return home for the time being, and even if he did, he might not be able to protect his family's wealth and might even lose his life.
Private Advisor Li couldn't go home, so he couldn't get any silver taels. When he arrived at the An Lin family's residence, he was left empty-handed. Thinking about how An Lin would fly into a rage if he couldn't see the money, Private Advisor Li was certain that he deserved to die. He had been born into the wrong family at such a critical juncture.
Private Advisor Li's mind spun. As expected of a private advisor. He schemed every day and had many ideas in his mind. He thought that betraying the insensible Qu Zhixian might be able to exchange for his own safety. Perhaps Long Hair would be happy and thank him for his cooperation. He would take care of Qu Zhixian, the most senior officer in Fenghua City, and reward him with a sum of money.
As such, Private Advisor Li's spirits were lifted immediately. He felt that he could be saved, and his mood was no longer as gloomy as before. He walked faster and faster, and all he wanted to do was to step into the An Residence and inform An Lin as soon as possible that Qu Zhixian was still in the yamen. If he could capture Qu Zhixian, he would have done a good job in reporting him.
He was worried that the Long Fur Army would charge into the magistrate's office and capture the magistrate before he could report this to An Lin. If that happened, his plan to borrow the magistrate's power to send gifts would be ruined. Would he be able to survive? Only the heavens knew.
Private Advisor Li had no choice but to run when he thought of the pressing situation. He regretted that his parents had one less leg back then. Thinking of running on three legs, Private Advisor Li could not help but mock himself for being bored and still thinking about such a problem.
His life was more important now, so he had to stay away from all trivial matters. Even if the woman he liked the most was in front of him, he would kick her away and scold her at the same time. What time was it? Still acting coquettish, Long Hair will kill you!
Private Advisor Li arrived at An Lin's residence, only to find that the main gate was tightly shut, and there was not a single family member in sight. Usually, there would always be two stern-looking guards standing at the main gate. Although they were dressed in casual clothes, they were also very uniform. The color of their clothes was similar to that of the Qing Dynasty army, and it made them seem even more somber.
Private Advisor Li didn't have time to think about this. He immediately ran to the door and began to knock on it with both hands. He was already extremely anxious. An Lin was his last lifeline, and he had to find An Lin and pull himself out of this situation.
The door was not knocked open, but there were voices inside. Private Advisor Li had to stop knocking and put his ear to the crack of the door to listen. Had the person inside heard his knocking?
The noise on the street made it impossible for him to tell if the person inside was talking to him. Perhaps the knock on the door was too soft and the person inside could not hear it. He thought that it was the disturbance of the soldiers outside.
Thus, Private Advisor Li couldn't be bothered to knock on the door. He hurriedly called out to An Lin," Master An!" Are you at home? I'm Li Chudong from the county government!
He was worried that An Lin wouldn't be able to hear him, so he shouted a few times at the top of his lungs. All the neighbors would probably be able to hear him.
Normally, he would sit in a sedan chair and run all over the streets. When he came across someone's door, he would not need to shout. As long as he gave a soft sound, the people in the house would run out eagerly and bow or even kneel down to kowtow. They would call him Private Advisor Li or Lord Li respectfully.
Today, he was no longer Private Advisor Li. He was just giving face to Private Advisor Li. In fact, he had lost all the power that made others jealous and afraid.
Therefore, no matter who he went to, he would be rejected. In addition, Long Hair was mainly against the people in the government. No matter how much they flattered the government in the past, they were now afraid to avoid it.
Therefore, it was normal for Private Advisor Li to be neglected. However, Private Advisor Li did not believe in evil. He felt that he had made great contributions and was not a bad person who buried his head in evil. He should be treated as a distinguished guest wherever he went.
Private Advisor Li shouted a few times and listened carefully again. He couldn't even hear the conversation just now. He was probably frightened by his identity and was afraid that Long Hair would implicate him, so he pretended not to know him.
Although he understood the cold reality of the world, he did not want to admit that he was included in it. Sighing and cursing were all bastards! However, he thought that he had good relations with people and that everyone would not turn against him.
Besides, An Lin wasn't a good person to begin with, so what right did he have to put on airs in front of her? It was not entirely true that he used his identity as a gangster to scare people. He dared not say it in other places, but Private Advisor Li believed that only Qu Zhixian had the most power in Fenghua City. Would an indecent gangster dare to take the government seriously? They were simply tired of living. Could it be that they wanted to see what the King of Hell looked like?
Because Qu Zhixian was indecisive, he was not good at using his power to gradually expand the evil forces. Coupled with the secret operation of the Gong Prince, the evil forces could act arrogantly and not even put the government in their eyes.
There was still no response from the An Residence, and Private Advisor Li stomped his feet in frustration as he cursed the crafty An Lin in his heart. He pushed the door open with both hands, but there was no response. He was utterly disappointed, so he could only turn around and run, hoping that he would be able to escape into the Long Hair Army and hide inside.
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