Zou Mengwen rushed forward with his sword in hand, and shouted: "Jin Qing, you are rebelling too!"
Liu Tongsheng looked around in a daze. The rebels hadn't reached the city yet, but more and more gentry defected. Even the Xiangyong recruited by himself shouted "Kaicheng" one after another, and a few Xiangyong even surrounded him.
"Clan brother (Master), turn it back!"
The tribe and slaves surrounded Liu Tongsheng. If he dared to say no, he would be tied up immediately.
Most of these tribesmen are small landlords and self-cultivating farmers, and only one is a big landlord. These house slaves are also waiting to surrender to the thieves to divide the land. They were just thinking about their old relationship, they didn't take action directly, they wanted to coerce Liu Tongsheng to lead the crowd to defect.
"That's all, that's all!"
Liu Tongsheng, who was supposed to be the champion in three years' time, was forced to abandon his sword at this moment. Now he can only save his family first.
The Zou family, the Liu family, and the Li family all defected and quickly occupied an entire section of the city wall. There was also a Liu family defecting to the north. As long as they are not attacked, they will not continue to attack. They are all villagers, who is willing to fight to the death.
Therefore, don't see the lively fighting everywhere, in fact, the casualties are negligible.
? Zou Mengwen's grandfather was Zou Yuanbiao, who was Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials during his lifetime. After his death, he was given the posthumous posthumous title of "Zhongjie" by the Crown Prince Taibao and Minister of the Ministry of Officials.
And Liu Tongsheng is Zou Yuanbiao's student and Tang Xianzu's son-in-law.
Although this group of gentry had conflicts with each other, they formed a huge network of relationships.
Even if they follow the thieves, their minds are not pure, and they have three thoughts: first, if the Zhao thieves can succeed, these gentry will form gangs and become the heroes of the new dynasty; second, if the Zhao thieves are defeated First, these gentry will look for opportunities to jump back and turn around again through the relationship with the court; third, temporarily hold on to the lives of the whole family, and cannot ruin the future of the family.
Even Wang Siren, who was suppressing bandits in Duchang, was a disciple of Liu Tongsheng's father (deceased).
Liu Tongsheng looked around and found several gentry committing suicide. They all slaughtered farmers with their own hands. They wanted to use their own lives to preserve the continuation of the entire family.
The family is bigger than itself, bigger than the land, bigger than money, bigger than the court!
Zhao Han is not a Tartar, but a rebel, they don't need to ruin the whole family. Only when a foreign race like the Manchu Qing came, many gentry would raise their families to rebel and donate all their properties to recruit soldiers to fight against the Qing.
Of course, there are also those who are greedy for life and afraid of death, relying on taking refuge in the Qing court to keep their wealth.
For example, in history, Li Musheng¡¯s father, Li Yuanding, defected to the Manchus in the second year after Li Banghua died for his country. His uncle (Li Banghua) was still alive¡ªthe Li family published several ministers in the Qing Dynasty!
"Welcome Mr. Zhao!"
The gates of the city are wide open, those who are shameless will kneel down to greet them, and those who are shameless will stand and bow.
There were also some guys whose hands were stained with the blood of the peasants, who wanted to commit suicide but could not do so. They all knelt in front of Zhao Han, hoping to save a dog's life by luck.
Zhao Han stood at the gate of the city, glanced at him and said, "Please stand up and go to my left!"
A total of nine people got up one after another and stood on Zhao Han's left.
Liu Tongsheng really wanted to commit an assassination, but he was afraid of hurting his family, so he could only stand in line full of resentment.
"I heard there are Jinshi?" Zhao Han said with a smile.
Zhou Ruixu stepped forward with his head held high, cupped his hands and said, "Zhou Ruixu, the word length."
Zhao Han asked: "What job did you do before you returned to your hometown?"
Zhou Ruixu said: "Wenxuan Division Doctor."
"This is a fat job." Zhao Han said with emotion.
?The Minister of Wenxuan of the Ministry of Officials can appoint local officials below the fourth rank without the approval of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, including the appointment of prefects from all over the country!
? Zhou Ruixu replied: "I have just taken up my post and I haven't started work yet, so Ding You returned to my hometown."
This person's official career can be described as bizarre. Before he became the doctor of Wenxuan Division, he was just a small county magistrate. Suddenly, he fell into the eyes of the emperor, and he was personally promoted to be the doctor of Wenxuan Division, but he went home to attend the funeral without sitting on his buttocks.
Zhao Han asked: "You took the lead this time?"
"yes."
Zhou Ruixu bit the bullet and admitted that, in fact, it was only because of his high official status that he was publicly elected as the nominal leader. Including the attack and killing of farmers that night, many gentry discussed it, and then forced Zhou Ruixu to take the lead in sending troops.
Zhao Han asked: "Did you get blood on your hands that night?"
"I did, but I didn't." Zhou Ruixu replied.
Zhao Han scolded: "Speak clearly!"
Zhou Ruixu said: "I can't bear to kill innocent people. But my soldiers killed more than a dozen?? implicating family members.
However, why do you feel so happy while being wronged?
With the help of the king, it is better than a hundred thousand elite soldiers. This made Yang Zhong feel a little elated.
Zhao Han said to Yang Zhong again: "Well, I'm afraid I have to wrong you. To do things under me, you must start from a small official and a small position, and everything depends on your political achievements to get promoted. Those who are willing to do things and those who are able to do things will be promoted quickly. , would you like to be an experience (document) for the General Military Mansion?"
"I will do my best!" Yang Zhong also entered the state. Anyway, he has already been a thief, so he should do it well.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhao Han laughed and turned to look at the crowd.
This good show of "the monarch and his ministers are suitable" unexpectedly made some scholars feel itchy, especially those scholars who couldn't pass the exam.
A scholar suddenly jumped out, bowed his hands and said: "Zong Zongzhen is thirsty for talents and respects corporals. He is really a wise master. I am too late to be talented. I would like to recommend myself to help the town to divide the land. Please start from the Guo family's field!"
"Great kindness, please get up quickly, Mr. Guo." Zhao Han stepped forward to support him.
All the gentry gritted their teeth, this guy surnamed Guo is too cunning. There was only one Jinshi in his family's ancestors, and the neighbors were all big families, occupying only a few thousand acres of land, but the business was booming.
As long as this guy is with Zhao Han, he will not be afraid of dividing the land at all, and it will be more conducive to doing business!
"Let's go, the two of you will follow me into the city." Zhao Han held one in each hand, as if holding the young lover he just hooked up with.
Li Musheng knelt down suddenly, and Li Chunan also knelt down: "Mr. Li of Gu Village, I would like to do my best for the town!"
Zou Mengwen also brought his clan brothers to kneel down: "The Zou family of the East Gate is willing to do a great job for the general town!"
Needless to say, the Li family, Li Banghua has long been a thief. Even if the Li family brothers did not follow the thief, their fathers would probably be implicated.
Zou Mengwen has no psychological burden. His grandfather, Zou Yuanbiao, is Zhang Juzheng's right-hand man for the reform. But since the death of his grandfather, the Zou family has never had a Jinshi, so maybe they can still prosper if they voted for the rebels.
"I would like to do my best for the general town!"
A large group of people suddenly fell to their knees at the gate of the city, and they all wanted to sneak into the anti-thief team to do things, and adapt to the situation in the future.
Liu Tongsheng could only kneel down. It is hard to say whether he can be recruited, but he will definitely not be able to take the number one prize.