si-mexico Chapter 591: Public Outrage and the Killing of Dog Officials
Chapter 591: Public Outrage and the Killing of Dog Officials
Such a big commotion in the city certainly could not be hidden from the ears of the county magistrate. After learning about this, the county magistrate, who was sleeping, put on his clothes and ran outside, sitting in a sedan chair to stop those strong men.
At this time, half of the able-bodied men had left, and the other half were still in the city.
As Wang Kaizhi hurried on his way, he asked his attendants why these strong men suddenly fled overnight.
The attendant said,
"Sir, the Yan army captured the relatives of these able-bodied men and had them write letters to deceive the men. The men thought their families were well fed and well fed in the Yan army camp, so they went to look for their families.
They betrayed their country and you."
"Damn it, faster, faster!"
Wang Kaizhi was anxious and angry. He knew that if he surrendered, his family in Luoyang would be executed. But if he didn't even resist and all his subordinates rebelled, even if he died, the furious Emperor Wei would kill all his family.
After all, the order given to him by the Emperor of Wei was to defend Zhengxiang County to the death. If he couldn't hold it for even a day, would the Emperor of Wei still spare his family?
Finally, he arrived at the North City Military Camp and saw countless able-bodied men, crowded together, crowding towards the city gate.
He immediately got off the sedan chair, stood on a high platform, and roared angrily,
"What are you doing? You are surrendering! This is treason. You have all been deceived by the Yan army. The Yan army will kill you all. They will really kill you all!
The Yan people are the enemy!"
"I order you all to return! Return immediately! Close the city gates, fight the Yan army to the death, and defend our city!"
After hearing the county governor's loud shout, some strong men at the back turned around and looked.
The deep-seated fear of officials made them hesitate and they didn't know what to do.
On one side are the calls of their relatives, and on the other side are the orders of officials, they are caught in a dilemma.
Suddenly, a voice came from the crowd.
"Fighting is your job as soldiers, why do you want us ordinary people to go to the battlefield? We just want to live, why do we want to die?
It is only natural for soldiers to get paid and for farmers to pay taxes.
We have already paid the grain, so why are we the ones fighting so hard?"
"Yes, you took all our food, and now you want to take our lives. How can our families survive? Only the Yan army can give us food!"
Hearing this, Wang Kaizhi's nose was crooked with anger, and he shouted angrily,
"Who? Who's talking? Stand up!"
Of course, it was impossible for anyone to stand up. It was okay for the strong men to hide in the crowd and shout, but they didn't dare to stand up and show their faces.
The sheriff shouted,
"Come here, catch the person who shouted this and chop him up! This person who is deceiving the army and misleading the people with his lies must be beheaded in public!"
"As ordered!"
The yamen runners and guards immediately rushed towards the crowd with knives in their hands, and started punching and kicking people.
They thought that these people were still the same as before and would not dare to resist even if they were beaten. After all, they were yamen runners and constables. They had always been the ones bullying the common people. How could the common people dare to resist them?
If anything went wrong, they would fabricate a crime and throw the person into jail, where they would be beaten first. If the person was rich, his family would come to redeem him, while if the person was poor, he would die in jail and be thrown into a mass grave.
At first, the able-bodied men did not resist and allowed these lackeys to yell at them and beat them up.
Seeing that they dared not resist, these people became even more arrogant and domineering, hitting people in the face and even insulting these people as peasants and lowly dogs.
Even clay figures have tempers, and these strong men were furious after being beaten.
A strong man was slapped three times. He was so angry that he snatched the sword of a yamen runner and slashed it on the neck of the yamen runner.
Suddenly, blood gushed out of the yamen runner's neck and he fell to the ground.
The other yamen runners and guards were all shocked when they saw this scene.
Many people around were also shocked.
The murderous young man's adrenaline surged at this moment, and he shouted angrily,
"Damn it, you bastard officer! I've put up with you for so long. You stole our food and used us as cannon fodder. Now we want to go home, and you're trying to stop us.
Damn it, the Wei Kingdom is about to be destroyed, why should I be afraid of you? There are so many of us, can't we kill one of you? "
"Fellow villagers, you have all been bullied by these corrupt officials and their lackeys, right?
Today, those who have grudges will take revenge, and those who have grievances will complain!
Kill this bastard official and get a reward from the Yan people!"
"kill!"
The strong man roared and rushed towards the yamen runners first.
The other able-bodied men also came to their senses.
Yes, the Yan people have attacked. From now on, the dog officials will no longer have the final say on this matter. There are so many of us, why should I be afraid of you?
All of a sudden, the strong men picked up the weapons in their hands, such as shovels, hoes, and hatchets, and rushed towards those people.
The county magistrate now incurred public anger, and these oppressed people rushed forward in the tens of thousands.
The dozens of guards and yamen runners were frightened out of their wits and no longer had the same defiance as before, and they all fled in panic.
The people were filled with rage and rushed forward, hacking at the men to death.
The leading strong man leaped onto the platform and roared at Wang Kaizhi,
"Dog officer! Take your life!"
"No! Don't kill me!"
The knife in his hand chopped down diagonally with unstoppable force, directly cutting off Wang Kaizhi's neck.
The head flew up in an instant and fell to the ground, with an expression of surprise still on its face.
He might never have guessed until his death why these untouchables, who usually only knew how to swallow their anger until their death, actually dared to draw their knives at him.
I bully you, you just have to bear it, and you dare to resist?
When the people around saw that the county magistrate was dead, they cheered loudly.
A strong man picked up the head and shouted to the strong man on the platform,
"Wei Bufan, you killed this bastard official. Take this head and ask the Yan people for the reward, right?"
"it is good!"
Wei Bufan jumped down, holding the head, and shouted,
"Fellow villagers, let's go home!"
"go home!"
All the able-bodied men shouted with joy, and then walked out of the city with firm steps.
All the able-bodied men left the county town, with Zhao Bufan walking at the end. They arrived outside the Yan army camp.
"Wei Bufan, there's a Yan man on horseback over there. Go ask him how much reward he can get for this head."
"Can the Yan people really give us a reward? What if they don't believe it?"
"What are you afraid of? We will go and testify for you."
"walk."
Soon, they came to the front of the Yan army scout and said,
"Hey, I want to see your general. I killed the county governor. How much can I get for his head?"