The stone city of the Angi family was not large. The wall was less than six meters high, and its defensive ability was average. However, with the soldiers of the Tang dynasty stationed here, the height of the wall seemed insignificant. Even without the wall, no one dared to invade the stone city of the Angi family, which was tantamount to being an enemy of the Tang dynasty. They did not have the courage and strength to do so.
Ang Lee and the head of the Angi family stood on the top of the city gate, quietly looking at the crowd outside the city. At this time, thousands of people had gathered at the city gate. Some of them were just there to watch the fun, while others came to vent their anger. In the morning, Ang Lee had announced that in the afternoon, everyone in the city would have the opportunity to whip the six bandit leaders until they were all dead. Such a good opportunity, of course, the merchants and common people in the city would not miss it. Those who were timid could only stand in the distance and watch the fun, while those who were bold and resentful planned to beat the bandits by themselves. It would be more satisfying if they could beat a bandit leader to death with one whip.
Although the soldiers of the Tang dynasty had prepared a lot of horsewhips, many merchants and common people still brought their own horsewhips. The horsewhips in their hands had been boiled in salt water for a whole morning, so the effect was naturally much better than the whips provided by the soldiers of the Tang dynasty. When they beat the bandit leaders, it would be more painful, but it would also make them feel more relieved.
"Assistant Minister Li, with so many people attacking, these six bandit leaders won't be able to hold on for long. I'm afraid that they'll be beaten to death before anyone else even makes a move. Should we give them some protective pads? Haha! "
Chen Long joked.
"Second Brother, you really have a good idea. Pads? I think the sooner they are beaten to death, the better. Let's just whip the bodies of the rest. Anyway, we just need to give them a chance to attack. No matter how many people they have, they can't beat the bodies away. Haha! "
Chen Zhuang said with a smile.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "You're right. The six bandit leaders may not last long. After that, we can only whip their bodies. At worst, we can beat their bones out. As long as the merchants and common people can vent their anger, it will be fine."
If the Tang dynasty wanted to operate in the Pyu for a long time, they naturally had to win people's hearts. At least, they had to make the local people have a good impression of the Tang dynasty. By helping the local people to eliminate the bandits, they could vent their anger. Whipping the bodies was a good measure to make the local people feel good.
The head of the Angi family had been carefully accompanying Ang Lee and the others. He did not dare to say a word, as if he was afraid that he would say something wrong and upset Ang Lee. Ang Lee did not care about this. This old guy was a cautious person and a man of few words. It was unrealistic to ask him to speak more.
Under the high platform outside the city, countless common people gathered in groups of three to five to talk. The topics they talked about were all related to the six bandit leaders in front of them. Some of them came to watch the show, some came to watch the show, and some came to vent their anger. Anyway, they came because of the six bandit leaders. Naturally, they had to talk about related topics.
"Oh, what a strong salty smell! The whip in your hand must have been boiled in salt water! Such a stingy person is generous this time. At least several bags of salt have been wasted. "
A tall and thin merchant looked at a fat merchant and joked.
The fat merchant looked proud and said disdainfully, "It's not just a few bags of salt. I used a whole pile of salt. My whip can hurt these bastards to death."
"Haha! It seems that you have also been robbed by them. You are here to take revenge. "
The thin merchant said.
The fat merchant nodded and said, "It's my bad luck. I was robbed twice, and both times I was killed by the same group of bandits. If I don't whip them to death today, I will not be able to vent the hatred in my heart."
"You were robbed twice. The loss must be great!"
The thin merchant asked.
The fat merchant said with a painful face, "It's not just great. The loss is too great. More than a dozen attendants died, not to mention the loss of goods. I lost thousands of jars of salt."
The thin merchant said, "Brother, your loss is much greater than mine. No wonder you are so angry. If I had such a big loss, I would definitely do it myself."
The fat merchant clenched the horsewhip in his hand, ready to strike at any time. He would either not strike, or as long as he struck, he would make the leader of the merchants who had robbed him suffer. In order to prevent his enemy from being beaten to death, he had come early to line up, hoping to strike as soon as possible. This way, he would feel better if he struck while the bandit leader was still alive.
Since they were lining up, naturally, there would be people cutting the line. For the people who cut the line, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were responsible for maintaining order naturally had to intervene. However, if they were willing to pay some money to bribe the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, then no one would care about them cutting the line. Therefore, soon, there were people who frequently bribed the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty so that they could fight earlier. The first one to beat the bandits would be the most satisfying.
The six bandit leaders were not far away from each other, so the people in line could only choose one of them. In this way, six groups of people could fight at the same time, which would be more efficient. If everyone lined up, the efficiency would be too slow. Some merchants had been robbed by several bandit leaders, so they naturally wanted to beat more than one of them. However, according to the rules, they could only choose one of them.
"Brother, you can beat your enemy with your own hands soon. What are you unhappy about?"
A red-clothed merchant looked at a black-clothed merchant and asked.
The merchant in black replied, "Brother, don't you know? I was robbed by two groups of bandits. There are two people on this stage who are my enemies, but I can only choose one of them. I feel a little uncomfortable. It would be better if I could beat them both."
"Oh, so that's how it is! But it's good enough that you can beat one of them. Brother, you can't be too greedy. If it weren't for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who captured these bandit leaders alive, we wouldn't have a chance to take revenge. We wouldn't even have a chance to beat one of our enemies! "
The merchant in red tried to persuade him.
The merchant in black nodded and said, "I understand, but I just can't take it lying down. It would be better if they were not in front of us, but our enemies are right in front of us."
"Forget it. Don't think too much! It's almost time. "
The merchant in red tried to persuade him.
Below a one-eyed bandit leader, standing in the first place was a young man less than 20 years old. The young man looked at the bandit leader with eyes full of anger. It seemed that his hatred was very deep. It seemed that he wanted to skin the bandit leader and break his bones to relieve the hatred in his heart. The young man's father was a merchant.
A few years ago, when he was escorting goods through the mountains, he was killed by bandits. At that time, the young man was also at the scene. The bandit leader killed him to establish his prestige and took away all the goods, which also made the young man lose his father. Since then, his family had declined and his life became more and more difficult. Now, he had been reduced to working as a coolie for others. Suddenly, he saw the enemy who killed his father in front of him, so he was naturally very angry. These days, he had been outside the city and had not left or even slept. His eyes were bloodshot, which looked very ferocious and horrible. Therefore, even if he cut the line, the soldiers of the Tang dynasty did not ask him about it. They just asked the merchants next to him. After learning the whole story, they felt that it was reasonable and did not embarrass the young man who was blinded by hatred.
In the Stone City of the Angi Family, there were many young men like him. In recent years, the bandits had committed a lot of heinous crimes. In addition to the merchants who passed by being robbed, sometimes there were also merchants who lost their lives. Ordinary farmers were not spared either. They could also be robbed. Sometimes, the bandits would suddenly rush into the villages and towns and rob the ordinary people. When they met beautiful women, they would also take them back to be the wives of the bandits. Many young men's wives would be taken away by the bandits. These young men were naturally full of hatred for the bandits. However, the bandits were too powerful and they had no way to take revenge. At this moment, they finally had a chance to take revenge. Therefore, after the news spread out, the people in the villages and towns within thirty miles of the Stone City of the Angi Family all ran over. Many of them held a butcher's knife and were ready to kill their enemies with their own hands. Of course, their wishes would not be fulfilled. After all, there were only six bandit leaders, and there were too many local people who had a grudge against them. It was impossible to satisfy everyone's needs. Therefore, they could only let them whip to vent their hatred.
At this time, it was very easy to distinguish between the people who were watching the fun and the people who were seeking revenge by looking at their expressions and eyes. The people who were seeking revenge had blood-red eyes and were full of hostility, while the people who were watching the fun looked indifferent. Although they were angry, their emotions were at least under control and did not reach the point of losing control.
"Assistant Minister Li, what should we do with the corpses after whipping them?"
Chen Long suddenly asked.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "We don't need to worry about that. These angry people will be dealt with well. I'm afraid not even a piece of flesh will be left. Let them vent their anger! Who asked them to suffer such a big grievance? "
Ang Lee could understand the desperation of the humiliated people for revenge. Anyway, they were all bandits who had done a lot of evil, and leaving them alive would be a disaster. No matter how these bandits were punished, it would not have any psychological burden on Ang Lee. These bandits should be cut into pieces. Ang Lee was not a saint. When dealing with villains who had done a lot of evil, Ang Lee would even use the cruelest way to punish them and make them regret living in this world.
The punishment time soon came. With the order of the captain of the Tang dynasty, six people at the front of the line walked up to the high platform angrily with horsewhips in their hands, ready to whip these bandit leaders.
Li An's gaze landed on a young man. This young man had the heaviest Evil Qi, which even moved Li An. He was just an ordinary young man, yet he had such a heavy Evil Qi. It could be seen that this young man must have suffered great humiliation and had a huge grudge against the bandits. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so angry. He looked a little crazy, and his rationality had long been lost.
The teenager gritted his teeth with a face full of anger. He raised the horsewhip in his hand high and used all his strength to whip the bandit leader in front of him. The power contained in the whip was so great that even a man in his prime could not do it.
The bandit leader who was whipped let out a painful groan. Because he had been tortured until he was half dead, the bandit leader's voice was not loud. This seemed to make the youth very dissatisfied. This time, he used even more strength to whip the bandit leader, wanting to hear even louder screams. Unfortunately, all he heard were still soft screams. Perhaps the youth had used too much strength, but the bandit leader who had been whipped fainted after only two lashes.
"Play dead. Wake up!"
The teenager shouted. He picked up a basin of cold water next to him and poured it on the bandit leader, waking him up instantly.
The two whips just now had left two bloody marks on the bandit leader's body. After being splashed with cold water, the bandit leader was in so much pain that he could not stay awake even if he wanted to.
Seeing that the bandit leader had woken up, the teenager roared fiercely, "Bastard, prepare to die!"
After saying that, he whipped the bandit leader again. This time, he used more strength than the previous two whips, and the bloody marks caused by the whip were clearer. The bandit leader screamed even louder, but after a few screams, he fainted again. It seemed that the bandit leader's body was only so-so. He could not withstand the torture at all. He had fainted twice with only three whips.
The situation of the other five bandit leaders was also quite miserable. However, none of them fainted. From this, it could be seen that the strength of the young man was too great. Although he was not an adult yet, the young man's growth was the fastest. The other five adults who whipped the bandits were all merchants from Angji's Stone City. Merchants who did business naturally did not have great strength. They were far from being on par with coolies. The young man had been working hard all these years. Moreover, he was at the age where his physical strength grew the fastest. Naturally, his strength was extremely powerful. It was understandable that he could whip the bandit leaders until they fainted.
When Ang Lee saw the teenager, he nodded with satisfaction. He looked at the head of the Angi family and asked, "This teenager has a lot of strength. May I know his identity?"
Of course, the head of the Angi family did not know the teenager's identity. He dealt with the major affairs of the family and rarely went to the street. He did not know many things about the street. However, the Angi family also had an elder who was in charge of the street management. This elder knew everything about the street. He immediately answered Ang Lee's question and told him the teenager's background and life experience clearly.
Hearing this, Li An nodded and said, "In that case, this young man is homeless and can only work as a coolie in the city. This is a good opportunity. Your Angi family doesn't want to recruit him. Based on his ability, he can even be a captain."
Because he thought highly of this youth, Li An wanted to do something for him. The Great Tang did not lack soldiers, so naturally, he could not casually recruit them. However, the Angji family was currently expanding, and it was time for them to recruit people. This youth was a good candidate to recruit. Youths were simple in nature, and it was easier for them to be educated and be loyal to their master.
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