Official bandits? This was the first time he had heard of such a title. Just as he was about to ask, he heard Elaine say hurriedly, "Brother Alin, you guys hide here and don't move. We'll be back soon! Father, let's go — "
The girl was impatient. Bu Yi's father responded. With anxious expressions, the father and daughter quickly crossed the steep mountain road and rushed straight into the stockade.
Lin Wanrong raised his head and looked down the cliff. He saw a few Miao clansmen dressed in black slanted long robes, together with dozens of imperial court's bailiffs and bailiffs. They were holding gleaming long sabers in their hands and escorting a young man in his twenties. They were yelling as they marched into the Miao stockade village. And standing opposite them, were hundreds of Reflecting Moon Dock Miao clansmen, each with a hatchet at their waist, blocking in front of the officials, glaring angrily.
"Kun San, how dare you stop the imperial court's officials from enforcing the law? Is your Reflecting Moon Dock rebelling?! " The few Miao people who entered the stockade together with the government runners, waved the hatchet in their hands, pointed to a Miao youth in the crowd opposite and shouted loudly.
The young man from the Miao tribe called Mount Kun was in his twenties. He had a tanned face and was tall and strong. He stared at the person who spoke and spat out a mouthful of saliva, "Bullshit! The one who chirps is a sparrow, the one who sings is a lark! Zhuo Ze, could it be that the Black Miao are considered as government officials? Ptooey!! "
According to the different settlements, the Miao tribe was also divided into different branches, such as White Miao, Red Miao, Green Miao, Black Miao, Hua Miao, etc. There was a strict distinction in the color of their clothing. At the same time, each branch had its own stockade village and leader.
Lin Wanrong listened for a while and had a rough idea. Judging from their clothes, Kun San should belong to the Red Miao clan, just like Bu Yi and his daughter. Zhuo Ze belonged to the Black Miao. There must be some conflict between the Black Miao and the Red Miao.
Zhuo Ze heard his sarcasm and immediately said angrily, "Although we are not officials of the court, we are here to assist the officials in handling the case under the orders of the chief! Your Reflecting Moon Dock has yet to pay this year's taxes. We, along with Young Master Wu, have specially come to supervise this matter. Not only are you not grateful, but you also besieged us with weapons. This is truly a heinous crime! "
The Young Master Wu he spoke of. It was the young man from the Hua Family that the bailiffs were supporting. He was born with small eyes and fair skin. When he heard what Zhuo Ze said, he immediately nodded his head, "That's right, that's right. Your Reflecting Moon Dock hasn't paid this year's taxes. The yamen has come several times to ask for payment, but not only did you refuse to pay, you even fought us with knives and spears. Your attitude is really barbaric, really bad …"
"Nonsense!" A clear and melodious voice rang out. A beautiful young girl from the Red Miao tribe and a thin elder hurried over! Kun San shouted excitedly, "Elaine, Uncle Bu Yi, you're back?!"
Young Master Wu's eyes lit up as he stared greedily at the young girl's delicate body. "Tsk tsk, Sister Elaine, I haven't seen you for a few days and you've become even more beautiful! Ah Ge likes it so much! Oh. Master of Buyi Stronghold. You've also returned. Just nice, just nice. Let's settle this matter together today! "
Bu Yi's father's eyes widened. He took a few steps forward and protected Elaine behind him. "Lord Wu, your father has already forced us to pay this year's taxes twice! One at the beginning of spring, and another at the beginning of summer! He also said that this year, the imperial court and the Turks were at war, so the taxes would be raised by 30%. Every family in the village sold their pots and pans, smashed their millstones, and starved their children to gather enough money to pay the officials! He had handed it over twice! The poor village hasn't even produced a single grain of millet. Everyone in the village, including the newborn children, cooked platycodon all day. They haven't had a full meal in a few years. Now you've come to collect the third tax … "
Young Master Wu snorted a few times. "Old Village Head, you might not know, but this year's taxes have been changed to quarterly. The tax you paid in the past was only for the first two seasons. There are still two more seasons after that! Ai, the Emperor personally gave the imperial edict. My father and I were forced to do so! "
"Ji Shou?!" Elaine scolded. She was so angry that her body trembled. "This is obviously not giving the Miao family a way out! Lord Wu, when my father handed in the taxes, why didn't you mention this? If it's an imperial edict, then please show us the Emperor's imperial edict! "
Young Master Wu smiled proudly. "Sister, you want to see the imperial edict?! No problem, as long as you follow me back to the county office, we'll eat and drink well. I'll read it with you every day and every night! "
The girl was so angry that her face turned pale. The Burmese jade in her hand was almost crushed!
"Shameless Chinese dog!" Kun San quickly shielded Elaine behind him and pulled out his hatchet. His eyes were bloodshot. "How dare you insult Elaine! I'll kill you! Brothers, let's fight with these Chinese thieves! "
"Fight!!!" The young men of Reflecting Moon Dock pulled out their hatchet and rushed forward like ferocious tigers descending the mountain. Dozens of yamen runners and Zhuo Ze from the Black Miao Tribe were shocked. They quickly surrounded Young Master Wu.
"Stop!" Bu Yi's father roared with red eyes. His frail body rushed to the front of the crowd in a few steps and blocked Kun San and the others. He was the chief of Reflecting Moon Dock after all. He knew better than anyone what it meant to have a conflict with the government.
"Uncle, chief!" Kun San knelt down in tears. "They insulted Elaine, I want to kill them! I want to kill them! "
Seeing that the chief had stopped the crowd, Young Master Wu was even more proud. He rolled his eyes and shouted, "Bu Yi, this tax is a rule set by the imperial court. It's an imperial edict from the Emperor! If you dare to defy it, it's a rebellion! To tell you the truth, today is your deadline. If you don't pay the tax, my father will report to the imperial court in the name of Xingwen County's magistrate. He will accuse Reflecting Moon Dock of despising the imperial court and having ill intentions! Within three days, the imperial court's army will attack Reflecting Moon Dock. You know better than me what the consequences will be! "
Commoners do not fight with officials, let alone a small Miao Village! Bu Yi's father's cheeks trembled. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sir Wu, I can't pay the tax even if you sell us out! Please don't make things difficult for the village. I'll go back to the government office with you! "
"Father!" Elaine was so shocked that she knelt down beside him and cried out in pain.
"Chief!" The people of Kun San were also stunned. They surrounded Bu Yi and refused to move a step.
Young Master Wu was overjoyed and waved his hand fiercely, "You said it yourself. Don't go back on your word! Come on, take Bu Yi back to the government office! "
He was proud of himself and was about to wave his hand down when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his arm.
"What are you doing? Who pinched me with pliers?! " Young Master Wu roared and was about to struggle, but he felt his body became light. His feet landed in the air and he was lifted up.
A young man with a dark face, evil eyebrows and cold eyes. He looked like he was crying but not crying. He was smiling but not smiling. His two big hands were like iron pincers. He grabbed his neck and lifted him in the air like a little chick, "What's your name?!"
Looking at the murderous look in the man's eyes. Young Master Wu suddenly felt cold. His face was pale. He didn't even dare to breathe.
"My, my name is Wu Shidao! You, what are you doing? My, my father is Xingwen County Magistrate Wu Yuan! Someone, save me, save me! "His face was red as he cried for help.
The bailiffs around him seemed to wake up from a dream. They brandished their blades and were about to rush forward, but the fierce dark man next to the young man glared and slammed his palm on the big rock next to him. He said angrily, "Come over if you don't want to live!"
These two were masters who killed on the battlefield without batting an eye. Their hands were stained with blood. Under their rage, their aura was fierce. Who dared to look at them? Looking at the rubble that the dark-skinned man had smashed into smithereens, the bailiffs paled and brandished their long sabers to put on a show of strength. No one dared to come close.
"Wu Shidao?!"
"Pa!" Young Master Wu's face was slapped hard. His front teeth were thrown far away. The young man gritted his teeth and said coldly, "Bastard, you don't even know how to give a name. You've lost face all the way to your grandmother's house! Let me ask you, a thirty percent increase in taxes and four seasons of taxes, who gave the order?! "
"Your, Your Majesty —"
"Oh?!" The young man smiled, revealing his sinister teeth.
Wu Shidao trembled in fear and hurriedly said, "Hero, please spare my life, I'll tell the truth! It, it was Sir Nie Yuanqing who gave the order! My father and I were just following orders! "
The young man looked at him coldly, "I'll ask you again, did you receive the Emperor's imperial edict to exempt taxes for three years?"
"You, how did you know?" Young master Wu looked at him, his face pale, "We, we received it! But Sir Nie said that the Emperor having a grandchild is the Emperor's business, we collecting taxes is our own business, it has nothing to do with the two! "
The dark faced young man sighed and coldly shook his head, "Si De, pick up a rock for me to beat this brat up!"
"Okay!" Si De cheerfully answered and walked over with a big rock.
Wu Shidao was so scared that his face turned black, "Hero, please spare my life!"
"Spare your grandpa!" A brick slammed on his face. Young master Wu's cheeks suddenly blossomed, red and white blood flowed down together. Wu Shidao's vision darkened, his body softly collapsed, and he fainted.
The bailiffs were stunned at first, then panicked and ran away, "Someone is killed! Someone come quickly! There are bandits in Moon Reflection Dock, they killed Young master Wu! "
Lin Wanrong gave Gao Qiu a look, and Old Gao understood tacitly and followed everyone.
"This, this —" Looking at Wu Shidao on the ground, Bu Yi's father's hands and feet trembled, his beard trembled, and he didn't know what to do.
"Brother Alin, hurry up and leave!" Elaine anxiously pushed his body out. "Hurry up and leave!"
Lin Wanrong was puzzled, "Why should I go?!"
The girl's tears gushed out in an instant, "You killed an official, and he's the county magistrate's son. If you don't run away, are you going to wait for them to catch you?! It's all my fault, it's all my fault! "
Elaine pushed him up the mountain with great strength. Lin Wanrong blinked and shook his head, "No, if I leave at this time, won't I implicate you? I can't go! "
"Brother Lin!" The girl was moved and guilty, "We will be fine, they won't dare to do anything to us! Go, or it will be too late! "
She took the bamboo basket from her back, took out a pile of dry food, and stuffed them into his hands, but they were all dry wild vegetable dumplings. Elaine shyly and firmly said, "This, this is the dry food for me and Father for three days. Before going up the mountain, Mother made it, and Father and I are reluctant to eat it! Take it away, don't let Father see it, there is no food in the stockade! "
This girl! Holding the dry and cold wild vegetables, Lin Wanrong's hands were heavy, and his heart was so heavy that he did not know what to say.
Young Kun San was looking at him carefully. Seeing Elaine pulling him, he was instantly angry. He quickly walked over, waved the hatchet, and said with red eyes, "Elaine, get out of the way, I want to kill this Hua family!"
The girl was shocked, and hurriedly opened her arms to protect Lin Wanrong with her body, and scolded, "Kun San, what are you doing? Brother Lin is a good person! He helped us to drive away the official! "
"I have a knife, I don't need his help!" Kun San roared angrily, and his face was flushed.
Elaine ignored him, and pushed Lin Wanrong a few times, trying to drive him away, but this person seemed to be rooted to the ground and did not move.
The girl looked at him and anxiously stomped her feet, "Father, quickly persuade Brother Lin! He will die if he stays! "
Bu Yi's father looked at Young Master Wu who fell on the ground, and shook his head silently, "Customer, thank you for your hospitality to our Miao stockade village! These officials have companions outside, and they will come in soon to arrest you, you better leave quickly! "
Lin Wanrong smiled, "Father, don't worry, I won't let them arrest me!"
This person was as stubborn as a bull, and Elaine was so angry that she did not want to talk to him.
While they were talking, they suddenly heard the sound of dogs barking in the distance, and there were hundreds of torches passing through the mountains, as if someone was shouting and rushing over.
"The officials are here!" Bu Yi sighed silently.
At this time, it was too late to go up the mountain again, and Elaine was so shocked that she did not know what to do. Looking at the approaching officials and Brother Lin who had nothing to do, she suddenly gritted her teeth, grabbed his hand tightly, and ran towards the stockade village madly, "Follow me!"
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