At the residence of Liu Zhu, a gentry in Wuyuan County.
The gates of the Liu Residence, which was usually bustling with people, were now tightly shut. It was a mess inside.
Liu Zhu, the biggest gentry in Wuyuan County, was carrying a bag and sweeping through the main hall.
He grabbed all the treasures in the study that were convenient to carry and stuffed them into his bag.
Madam Liu held her youngest son's hand and quickly rushed to the main hall. When she saw her master packing his luggage and preparing to run away, she looked a little impatient.
"Master, if you ask me, we'll just stay here.”
"What can that thief do to us?”
"So what if they take down Wuyuan County? With just a thousand people, as long as we send a messenger pigeon, the Imperial Court can easily wipe them out.”
"Moreover, we have Lord Guang as our backer. Even the Emperor has to give some face to Lord Guang.”
"When Tian Jingliang first came to Wuyuan, he also said that he wanted to punish us. In the end, didn't he still give face to Lord Guang and instead came to coax us?”
"If the soldiers backed by the Imperial Court are already like this, do these raiders still dare to oppose the Imperial Court?”
The Lord Guang that Madam Liu was talking about was the famous censor, Guang Shiheng.
Although Guang Shiheng was only a ninth-grade official, he was a remonstrant that even Chongzhen dared not offend.
In history, it was this person who strongly advised Chongzhen to move south, causing Great Ming to exhaust the last trace of vitality in the north and drag Chongzhen to his death in the capital.
On the surface, this person was loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but behind his back, he was a villain with a mouth full of benevolence, righteousness, and morality.
When Li Zicheng had attacked the capital, he had surrendered to him without hesitation. He was an out-and-out traitor.
When Liu Zhu heard that his wife could actually pull Guang Shiheng out to talk about it at a time like this, he was instantly furious.
"What do you want me to say about you?"
"Foolish woman!"
"Tian Jingliang is from the imperial court. How can he be the same as raiders?!”
"That intruder Li Zicheng kills all the gentry in every city he takes down. If this group of people is an intruder, none of us in the residence will be able to survive!”
Liu Zhu saw that his wife still had a disdainful look on her face, so he did not want to waste any more time with her. He pulled his youngest son over and casually picked up a bundle to stuff it into his child's hands.
"Quick, what's valuable?”
Pushing the child away, he pointed at his wife's nose and scolded,"If you want to die, you can stay. I will bring the child…"
Before Liu Zhu could finish his sentence, the door of the Liu residence was pushed open.
Dozens of peasant soldiers split into two groups and headed straight for the main hall with their sabers, making way for Li Yun, who was following closely behind.
Li Yun walked in and glanced coldly at Liu Zhu and the others. He said solemnly,"None of you will be able to escape today!”
With that, a scream sounded in the courtyard outside the main hall.
"Ah!"
Liu Zhu saw a few heads and a few corpses thrown outside the main hall. From the looks of it, they were dressed like guards.
The bloody scene in front of him scared him so much that his legs went weak. He directly threw away the bag and knelt on the ground.
Mrs. Liu was so frightened that she went crazy on the spot, but she did not forget to hold her crying son in her arms and cover his eyes at the same time.
She covered the ears of her crying child with both hands while she screamed at Li Yun and the other peasant soldiers with her unfocused eyes.
"Don't even think about touching me."
"There's someone above my Liu family!"
"That's Lord Guang, who you can't afford to offend!”
"Lord Guang…"
Seeing his wife like this, Liu Zhu felt that he could not escape. He turned around and shouted at his wife.
"Shut up!"
Then, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Yun and the others.
"I beg you, masters. Take all the money and my old life!”
"I know that I have committed a great sin. I don't ask for anything else. I only ask that you spare my youngest son.”
"I beg you!"
After several consecutive kowtows, Liu Zhu's head was bleeding, and his originally neat hair crown also loosened.
Li Yun glanced at him and said indifferently,""Your child is innocent. When you harmed the people, did you ever think that those people also had parents, wives, and children? Did you ever think about how innocent they were when they lost their lives because of you?!”
During an avalanche, not a single snowflake was innocent!
Liu Zhu sat on the ground in a daze. His face was filled with fear of death and a trace of regret.
He was just one step away!
He was just one step away!
If he had received the news earlier, he might have been able to escape with the child!
Liu Zhu sighed, clenched his fists, and pounded the ground heavily with a regretful expression.
At this moment, the peasant soldiers who had been ordered to raid the houses returned to report.
"Report!"
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver and twenty thousand taels of gold were found in the Liu residence. There were also many precious calligraphy and paintings that were registered.”
"At the same time, we found the title deeds of five farms in the suburbs.”
"According to the register, there are 100 slaves and 200 tenants.”
"In addition, the Liu Residence has 20 evil soldiers. According to a servant girl of the Liu Residence, these soldiers captured no less than 50 women for Liu Zhu! Some of them were killed, while the others were sold into brothels to become prostitutes!”
...
Just this peasant soldier alone took fifteen minutes to describe Liu Zhu's evil deeds!
These evil deeds had already reached a point where it made one's hair stand on end!
Li Yun frowned as he listened to all of this. In the end, he stepped out of the main hall, leaving behind only four words.
"Leave no one alive!"
After dealing with the Liu Residence, Li Yun led the peasant soldiers to clean up the residences of the other evil gentry in Wuyuan County.
Although these people were not as rich as Liu Zhu, it had to be said that they had made a lot of money from the raids. The total sum was very considerable.
Most of the gentry reacted the same way as Liu Zhu when their houses were raided. They subconsciously kowtowed and begged for mercy, wanting to save their lives.
Only a few people were still shouting,'I have someone above me! Lord so-and-so will definitely make you die a horrible death!‘Li Yun's ears were about to grow calluses.
The peasant soldiers were very efficient. That night, they dealt with the evil gentry in the city and carried dozens of boxes back to the Yang residence to report.
(Bosses, I beg you for the flowers and tickets.) Thank you!!）
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