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Text Chapter 1328: Han Banners in the World (18) We want to see the king

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    Tongji is more than a hundred miles away from Helin. It is a typical mountainous area. Within the high mountains, there are rich mineral deposits. After the founding of the Han Dynasty, they began to vigorously exploit the rich mineral deposits in Liaodong. The Tongji Iron Mine was  The second largest iron ore mine in Liaodong is also the main supplier of Jishi County's military industry.  After the ore was dug out, it was transported to the iron smelting plant at the foot of the mountain. After preliminary smelting, the rough iron was then transported to Jishi County for further processing. Tongji County also became the only iron ore because of the existence of this iron mine.  Second to the prosperity of the county town and forest.  Tens of thousands of workers and their families form a unique group in this county.  However, in the past few days, Tongji County has been filled with a tense atmosphere. The Tongji Iron Mine miners are rioting. They are only ten miles away from Tongji City, which can be said to be very close. In Tongji County, apart from maintaining law and order,  Except for the hundreds of policemen, there was nothing.  When the news came, Jin Xiu, the magistrate of Tongji County, was so desperate that he could only call on the men in the county to take up arms and walk up the city wall. Most of the people living in this county were Han Chinese, and some of them were Han Chinese.  Many businessmen from other places had military experience. Under Jin Xiu's call, they finally organized a team of more than 2,000 people.  But Jin Xiu understood that these people were not an army. If the miners on the mountain were defeated, he would not be able to resist them. Not to mention that the number of the miners on the mountain was several times that of his own, and they all needed capable and powerful workers. What was even more terrible was that they had the necessary resources to mine.  of gunpowder.  Jin Xiu believed that the gunpowder must have fallen into the hands of these rioters by now.  Jinxiu lived in fear for three days, but the rioting miners did not go down the mountain except for detaining the manager of Tongji Mine, the supervisors stationed by the county and the business personnel of the Jishi City Armory, and let them go.  He was surprised and worried at the same time, not knowing what the other party was going to do.  Despite this, Jin Xiu would never dare to neglect. In the past few days, he had been lying on the city wall with his clothes on.  Tongji is not far from Helin, and the messenger has already arrived. Reinforcements will appear at any time, every hour.  Jin Xiu felt relieved.  There was a thunderous sound of horse hooves in the distance, and as a large flag appeared in the sight of everyone on the city, bursts of cheers suddenly erupted in the city. It was a fluttering yellow dragon flag.  "Reinforcements are coming!" Cheers rippled from the city.  Tongji County, which had been tense for several days, finally breathed a sigh of relief.  Jin Xiu also let out a heavy breath. Fortunately, it came quite quickly.  He stood on the top of the city and looked at the yellow dragon flag. His originally rosy face turned pale in an instant, and his hands started to tremble uncontrollably.  What makes Jinxiu lose its normalcy is naturally the distinctive yellow dragon flag, because this flag has nine gold threads.  "The king is here in person!" Jin Xiu shouted.  The city gate opened wide, and Jin Xiu led the officials of Hefu to welcome him out of the city gate. For Jin Xiu.  He never thought that one day he would face the supreme ruler of this huge country in person.  On the top of the city, there were crowds of people. The defenders who voluntarily stepped onto the top of the city cheered loudly, waving their weapons and shouting "Long live the king." Looking at the intact city wall, Gao Yuan also breathed a sigh of relief.  "Are you Jin Xiu?" Gao Yuan got off his horse and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with two dark circles under his eyes, tired and nervous.  "My humble position is Jin Xiu, the magistrate of Tongji County." Jin Xiu said with a trembling voice.  "Such bad things happened under your rule. Do you know your guilt?" Gao Yuan threw the riding crop aside to He Weiyuan and asked lightly.  Jinxiu shuddered and fell to his knees, "I deserve death for my crime. The mob rioted at Tongji Iron Mine, and my humble position knew nothing about it. I was at a loss to deal with it. Please punish me." Gao Yuan snorted, "You are guilty.  But it's not a crime that deserves death. It should be investigated by the procuratorate and then decided by the court. But considering that Tongji City is intact, you are not without merit. " "Thank you very much.  Your Majesty, Tongji City is intact because the mob did not come down to attack, otherwise" Jin Xiu knelt on the ground, gritted his teeth, but still told the truth.  Gao Yuan was startled, and couldn't help but glance at the county magistrate, and thought to himself that it was not without merit.  "Let's go to the city first! Godsend, please arrange for people to go to Tongji Iron Mine immediately. Since the miners are rioting, they don't go down the mountain or enter the city. There must be a reason." Gao Yuan said.  "Yes, I will arrange for people to go up the mountain immediately." Cao Tianci bowed.  "Dasha, take over the city defense immediately and make arrangements for emergencies." "Yes, Your Majesty." Three thousand young guards were stationed. More importantly, the legendary king of the Han Kingdom actually showed up in person to Tongji, immediately giving way to Tongji.  Everyone in Ji County took a piece of reassurance, and the previous panic was gone.?Everyone crowded on the streets, hoping to catch a glimpse of the king. However, after the king entered the city, he went directly to the county government office and never showed up again.  Cao Tianci decided to take people to Tongji Iron Mine in person.  There was a strange atmosphere everywhere in this riot, which made Cao Tianci want to see what happened in person.  Tongji Iron Mine is located in Mingfeng Mountain, less than ten miles away from Tongji County. A cement avenue that can accommodate several carriages runs from Tongji County to the mining area. If the mob wants to attack the county, follow this avenue  , it can be reached in half an hour at most. With the almost undefended state of Tongji County, this place should have ceased to exist long ago.  Why didn't they come?  At the end of the road, Mingfeng Mountain appeared in Cao Tianci's field of vision. The first thing that caught his eye was the dusty brick walls and tall chimneys. They were the smelting plants at the foot of the mountain. Looking up,  Look, you can see thatched huts appearing in patches on the mountainside.  "Where is that place?" Cao Tianci asked, raising his whip and pointing to the place. Next to him was a local intelligence officer from the National Security Bureau. "Minister Cao, that place is a gathering place for miners. Miners and  Their families all lived there.  "The intelligence officer said. "Minister Cao, are we going to go there like this?  " Cao Tianci nodded, "How can we get through if we don't do this?  " "Minister Cao, let me go and investigate first. Your status is valuable. What if the other party has evil intentions?"  "The intelligence officer said. "No need, these people must have other intentions. I'm afraid they suddenly started a riot because the king arrived in Helin. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been huddled in the mining area. With their strength of tens of thousands of people,  , do you think there is any problem with them taking over Tongji County?  "Cao Tianci stared at the mining area that should have been filled with smoke and said. "We all know the intelligence you have collected in the past two years.  " "Minister, since the higher-ups know it, why hasn't it been dealt with?  Delayed until today, causing such an incident?  " Cao Tianci smiled bitterly, "Of course there are difficulties above, too. I originally thought that as the laws of the Han Dynasty became more and more perfect, there would be some restraint, but now it seems that the king still thinks that some people are too kind.  In order to make money, I really don¡¯t care about anything. Just look at it this time, you don¡¯t know how many people are going to lose their heads.  "The intelligence officer also smiled bitterly and shook his head. He still got ahead of Cao Tianci and galloped forward on his horse. "Who is it? Stop.  "On the wall, a row of dark-skinned heads appeared, holding knives and guns in their hands, watching vigilantly the people approaching on horseback. "The Minister of the Han Police Department, Mr. Cao Tianci, is here in person. Which of you is in charge? Let him  Come out and speak.  "The intelligence officer shouted loudly. The men on the wall looked at each other hesitantly, and one of the older men stood up, "What kind of official is the Minister of Police?  Is there any magistrate?  " Cao Tianci and this intelligence officer were both dumbfounded. Not to mention Mao Dewang, who was just the governor of a county in the Han border area. Even the governor of Tianhe County had to be courteous in front of Cao Tianci, but in front of Cao Tianci,  How can you explain such a man who lives in the countryside and knows nothing? "I am a person close to the king. I can see the king every day, but can't the county guard see him every day?  Do you think I am the bigger one or the county guard?  "Cao Tianci stepped forward on horseback and said loudly. "The people on the wall looked at Cao Tianci with a more suspicious look on their faces, if not for any other reason than that Cao Tianci looked too young. Today, Cao Tianci is no more than twenty-six.  He was only 2 years old when he married Princess Zhao. If such a young man said that his official was older than the county guard, the man on the wall would not believe it. "You don't want to lie to us, we are.  The eldest brother said that unless the king comes in person, we will not see anyone.  "The man roared loudly. Cao Tianci's heart skipped a beat. Their motive was indeed to see the king. "If you want to see the king, you must first put down your weapons, open the door and surrender, otherwise how can the king see you?  Cao Tianci said: "The king is in Tongji County now. Tell your people in charge to come out, otherwise the army will arrive in an instant."  "The man on the wall laughed and said: "I have a big scar on my head after falling off. I'm scared. Let me tell you, even if we die, we can blow up this Tongji Iron Mine into ruins. The bastard gentlemen won't let us.  Even if they live, we won¡¯t make it easy for them either.  Get out of here or I'll kill you now.  " The man bent down, and when he straightened up again, he actually held an arm-shaped crossbow in his hand. Cao Tianci was surprised, reined in his horse and took a few steps back. There are hundreds of kilograms of explosive red iron stored in Tongji Iron Mine.  , this is not a joke, the man said that he would blow up the Tongji Iron Mine into rubble, it was not just a threat, they are indeed capable of doing it. "There are still your families and your wives here."Wife, can you do it?  "Cao Tianci asked back. "Anyway, we can't live anymore. If there is anything we can't bear to do, we can go together. We won't be lonely on the road to Huangquan.  We know that we cannot defeat a large army, and we will not fight with a large army. We just want to see the king and seek justice.  Didn¡¯t your Majesty say that all people in the world should be treated equally?  Why can't we be treated as human beings?  "The man on the wall yelled. Cao Tianci took a deep breath: "Okay, if the king arrives, what will you say?  " "If the king comes to us, we will open the door and surrender immediately.  "A loud voice came, and beside the man, a sturdy man appeared and said loudly. (To be continued.)
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