Binh Duong City is the capital of Tay Giang Province, a neighboring province of Dong Giang Province.
A restaurant in the city.
The restaurant was bustling with customers, including knights with swords in their hands, scholars dressed in green clothes, traveling businessmen, and some people from the city who came here to chat.
"Hey, have you heard about it? There was a rebellion in Dongjiang Province across from us, and it was huge. Now it has completely swept through the entire Dongjiang River. It has also fought several battles with several neighboring provinces without losing any of them." A ranger The man of that appearance spoke, with a look of excitement on his face, as if he was quite yearning for it.
"I've heard about it a long time ago. These rebels are really powerful. How powerful is the Demon King of Huangshan? He once swept through the entire Dongjiang Province and killed the governor of Dongjiang Province, Qin Ming, forcing the court to give in and admit the demon king. The area occupied by the clan is the territory of the demon clan. But such a powerful demon king instantly defeated the rebels in Dongjiang Province. In less than a month, tens of thousands of demon soldiers were gone. Even a person as powerful as the Demon King of Huangshan is dead. I think the leader of those armies must be an extremely powerful adult." said an accomplice next to the knight.
"That's right! The world is not peaceful anymore. There are demon soldiers in the east, and the Jin Dynasty invades in the north. Now the demon soldiers have just subsided, and there is another rebellion. Life is getting harder and harder. Now the taxes are higher than before. It's several times more, and it's hard to make enough money to eat." A man dressed as a traveling merchant said, his face full of bitterness, obviously deeply affected by these wars.
"Huh! He's just a traitor. As long as the court frees up his hands, he can be wiped out in a snap, so why bother." In a seat on the second floor, a man in Tsing Yi dressed as a scholar shouted with indignation.
"Yes, what Brother Chen Yan said is true. It's just a group of rebels. What kind of climate can they achieve? Now it's just taking advantage of the inconvenience of the imperial army's transfer. When the imperial court calms down and the heavenly soldiers overwhelm it, it will fly away immediately. ." Next to the scholar in green, several companions dressed as scholars all agreed. As scholars, they hated these rebels who always disrupted the existing order.
"Ha~ Who do I know? They turned out to be a group of scholars. The rebel army expelled the demon soldiers and restored the orthodoxy of humanity for our human race. They have a great relationship with our human race. They are much higher than the so-called compromising imperial court. Sure enough, , The scholar’s saying of being useless is very true, and the experience passed down by our ancestors can be seen today.” The knight who spoke first turned around and saw a group of scholars, and couldn’t help but sarcastically said.
In today's world, there are endless wars, and the status of warriors is not as low as Zhong Yu's previous life. After all, major dynasties still need to rely on these warriors if they want to preserve themselves. Especially in empires like Great Qin, which are founded by force, the status of warriors is even more than A civil servant.
However, the status of civil servants in dynasties like the Ming Dynasty was unprecedentedly powerful. Although the status of warriors was not low, it was far lower than that of scribes. The contradiction between the two had been intensifying for a long time, and they could not look down upon each other.
"You... are just a bunch of vulgar warriors, how can you have any knowledge? Now you are openly promoting the reputation of those rebels. Are you trying to rebel? Aren't you afraid that the imperial army will come to arrest you?" The scholar in Tsing Yi was pointed at the nose. He scolded and immediately retorted, his words were quite vicious, as if he wanted to kill these knights.
"Hey! You're really right. Grandpa, I just want to join these rebels so that I can have a better future." The knight smiled and didn't even deny it.
"You... you..." The scholar in Tsing Yi did not expect that the knight was so stubborn that he was not afraid of boiling water and got into trouble with him. He didn't know what to say.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Seeing the group of scribes choking, everyone in the hall laughed.
After all, most of the people here are poor and belong to the exploited class. Especially now that taxes have been increased many times, they have no good impression of the superior landlords, scholars, and the court.
While everyone was laughing, a group of government officials suddenly came outside the restaurant. They all carried knives and swords with fierce faces. Some of them were holding several pairs of shackles and shackles. They were coming with bad intentions.
As soon as this team of government officials entered the restaurant, they immediately shouted loudly, causing everyone in the restaurant to fall silent.
"I just heard a report that someone in the restaurant was secretly spreading rumors, suspected of being a rebel spy, and came here to arrest him. Who is responsible?" a middle-aged man who looked like a headhunter asked sharply.
At this time, a rather thin, wretched-looking man next to the head catcher pointed at the knights who had just defended the rebels and said with a flattering expression.
"Master Liu, just these people were spreading rumors here, constantly promoting the benefits of those rebels, and calling those rebels rebels. It is really treasonous."
When Capt. Liu heard this, he turned his head and stared at the knights. His expression turned cold, his eyes flashed, and he was holding the large flower knife at his waist. His behavior was quite unkind.
When the group of knights saw this posture and knew that what they had done had been leaked, their expressions tightened and they stood up from the table. They all picked up their swords and faced each other without any sign of weakness. Those government officials.
When Capt. Liu looked at it, he felt a little nervous. These were all desperadoes!
There were seven knights on the opposite side, all with bulging temples. They seemed to have some inner strength, which was different from ordinary people. And each one of them holds a sword, which doubles the lethality. It may be impossible to defeat the 13 government servants he brought with him.
At least some casualties are inevitable.
Thinking of this, Liu Captou couldn't help but hesitate, unsure whether he should step forward or not.
After all, by taking down these desperate Jianghu people, he would at most get a credit for catching spies, which is not a big deal in this era.
But if four or five people, or even more, die under his command, his foundation will be greatly damaged, and his opponents may take advantage of him and take away his position as the leader.
The knights on the opposite side didn't dare to act rashly when they saw that the government officials didn't move. After all, their number was twice that of the opponent, so they would still suffer a lot in a fight.
The two groups of people confronted each other in the restaurant, and the atmosphere was so tense that the customers in the restaurant were sweating as they were blocked in the building and did not dare to leave.
At this moment, a fast horse suddenly ran up the street outside. On the fast horse was a knight in military armor, covered in blood, shouting loudly.
"Urgent military situation, urgent military situation."
"The rebels from the east have sent troops to attack our Xijiang Province. Huaiqing Prefecture and Zezhou have been captured. At this moment, the enemy's 30,000 forward troops have breached Xiangling City, 30 miles outside Pingyang Prefecture. They will reach the city within half a day."
A piece of news that could shock the entire Xijiang Province came out from the mouth of the knight, causing everyone in the city to panic.
Naturally, the government servants in the restaurant also heard what the knight who just passed by said, and their expressions became extremely exciting.
"Those rebels were so powerful that they managed to break through two state capitals without making any noise, and they even reached the very bottom of the provincial capital before the news came out." The group of government officials couldn't help but think of this in their hearts, and the bitterness in their mouths became even more intense.
"withdraw!"
Liu Captou shouted, turned around and led his subordinates away.
In this current situation, it is better to think about how to save your own life than to catch any spies.
It is impossible to catch spies here now. After Pingyang City is broken, the rebels will come to settle accounts with people like themselves.
Liu Captou had no intention of being buried with the imperial court. Survival was the most important thing.
(End of chapter)