Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 112

Chapter 112 County Magistrate Mie Men (1) Fifth Guard
Outside Gushan Town, Guojiazhuang.

One day later, there was no news from the Crouching Tiger Village, which made Guo Rong and the others feel a little uneasy. After all, what they did was a major matter of killing officials, and their guilt was certain.

Guo Wei’s expression became even more nervous. He looked at his Manor Master several times and tried to say something, but he still endured it. After noon, he finally said, “Villa Master, why don’t you let Little One go to the stronghold again? Is there anything wrong with them?”

Hearing him say this, Guo Que, who already knew the situation, panicked and looked at his father, “Father, Liu Hei Hu and the others won’t fall into the hands of that county magistrate, right?”

Guo Rong frowned as well, but he still forced himself to calm down and said, “What are you panicking about? How could the people of Crouching Tiger Village be caught so easily? It’s just about twenty people. There are one or two hundred of them. Adding that the mountain is their territory, how could something go wrong?”

However, it has been a day. Logically speaking, they will be able to bring back the good news early this morning … Guo Wei still said uneasily.

“Perhaps those officers and soldiers were alert, so they delayed for a while. Don’t worry, even if they don’t come today, they will definitely bring us the good news tomorrow.” As Guo Rong said this, he furrowed his brows, “What we need to worry about now is that Liu Hei Hu and the others are talking to me about this. I have to guess that they are deliberately dragging their feet and waiting for us to get anxious.”

“That’s right. Daddy, you’re right. It must be like this.” Guo Que hurriedly nodded his head and replied, “I have long since seen that they are not so obedient. This time, they must be trying to take advantage of this opportunity to get more benefits from us.”

“So we must stabilize it. Nothing will go wrong.” Guo Rong waved his hand and said, “Just stay outside and pay attention. Perhaps the good news will come back soon.”

Guo Wei hurriedly agreed and retreated. Only after he left did Guo Rong’s expression sink slightly. He looked at his only son and said, “Qiao’er, go back and pack your things now. Leave the manor immediately and stay at your uncle’s house for two days.”

“Ah? Father, what do you mean? I’m still waiting for those two little ladies!” Guo Que immediately objected.

But this time, his father did not give him any leeway to bargain. He immediately sank his expression and said, “Do as you please. As long as nothing goes wrong, you can come back in two days. When that time comes, they will still be yours.”

Seeing his father’s stiff face, Young Master Guo finally didn’t dare to pester him anymore. He could only obediently agree and hurriedly return to his own courtyard to pack up his things. Seeing him leave, Guo Rong slowly breathed out a sigh of relief. Actually, he also felt that the situation was not so stable, so he had to be careful and at least preserve the Guo Clan’s only seedling that had been passed down from generation to generation.

Of course, the best outcome would naturally be for him to worry too much. Everything was just a false alarm. Thinking carefully, it was very likely that this was the result. He knew the strength of the Crouching Tiger Village, and he also knew the strength of the officers and soldiers here. Under such a disparity in strength, he really did not think that there would be any changes.

But in reality, Guo Rong only knew that the strength of the official army belonged to the patrol soldiers in Guangchang. He did not know how strong the defenders who could fight against the Mongols in the north were.

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Night soon descended. Waves of cold wind blew past, cooling the earth that had been scorching hot for a whole day.

At this time, the villagers did not have any recreational activities, so they always followed the natural law of sunrise and sunset. Perhaps the only fun was what happened to the couple on the bed after they blew the lights.

The days of the peasant villagers scattered all over Guojiazhuang were also ordinary. Before they entered, they had already closed their doors and went to bed to rest. By the time they reached the second watch, everyone was already in their dreams. They could only wait until tomorrow morning to wake up.

However, tonight was clearly different from the peaceful days of the past. In the middle of this summer night, when the bugs were chirping, a violent sound of horse hooves that was like a torrential rain hitting the lotus leaves suddenly came from the east. It broke through the usual tranquility and shattered everyone’s dreams.

When they heard the sound of horse hooves, many people stood up from their beds in horror and shrunk to the door, looking out through the cracks in the door. What they saw was dozens of cavalry sweeping past their small courtyard like the wind, and then all of them gathered in one direction-the largest mansion in the manor, the big mansion of the Old Guo Clan!

The reason why this place was called Guo Jiazhuang was not because everyone here had the surname Guo. In fact, there were only a few families with the surname Guo here. The real reason was that the Guo Clan was the strongest here, occupying the vast majority of the farmland within a radius of tens of kilometers, making most of the people in the manor become tenants of his clan.

Therefore, this Guo Clan mansion was a very noble place for everyone. It was no different from a county government. And now, there were actually so many people rushing towards the mansion, which naturally made everyone uneasy.

But even so, none of them dared to come out to support him. Normally, the Guo Clan did many things in the Fish Village, so it was not popular here. Moreover, they could clearly see that these knights were holding sparkling blades of cold light in their hands. If he rashly left, he would probably only lose his life.

That was why, late at night, when a hundred people suddenly arrived, the hundred families in Guojiazhuang were just hiding in their own houses, nervously watching everything in front of them.

This group of people was naturally Lu Zhen and the others.

After resting for a day and leaving the injured person to protect the two women, the others were led by Lu Zhen and rushed towards Guo Jiazhuang under the lead of Li Hun, a local.

Li Hun originally wanted to persuade Lu Zhen, but he didn’t dare to say another word after Lu Zhen expressed his attitude and insisted on revenge. In fact, he did not have any friendship with the Guo Clan. Since someone had shouldered all the responsibilities, he, as a military attache, naturally had no choice but to obey orders.

As a result, a hundred cavalry charged into the Guo Clan Manor like a whirlwind, rushing to the Guo Clan’s mansion with a high-walled courtyard.

Lu Zhen didn’t think it was the same thing when he saw the two-meter-tall courtyard wall and the tightly shut courtyard entrance. He only paused for a moment, then waved his hand and said, “Break the door and attack!”

Li Xian, who followed closely behind him, was stunned for a moment before he understood. Without saying a word, he rode his horse straight towards the vermilion-painted door. Just as the horse was about to hit the door, he suddenly raised the reins and controlled the warhorse to manpower. In this way, the horse’s hooves also lifted abruptly, and he heavily kicked the door under his control, making a loud bang.

When the others saw this, they understood as well. Thus, they rode their horses forward one after another, controlling their horses and fiercely kicking towards the gate that was not too strong.

In an instant, the door of the Guo Clan’s mansion was filled with banging sounds. The door also shook, and the thick latch behind it let out a creaking sound that made one’s teeth ache. It even cracked slightly.

This disturbance had alerted the people in the manor. Someone secretly climbed up the ladder and looked outside. They saw a torch and a hundred murderous cavalry outside. They were so frightened that they almost fell off the ladder and went to report to their manor master.

Actually, there was no need for them to report the news. With such a big commotion, Guo Rong was already alarmed. With a dark face, he anxiously rushed out, “What’s going on?”

“Villa Master, it looks like they are officers and soldiers … The officers and soldiers suddenly attacked.” Someone hurriedly reported.

“What?” Guo Rong’s face immediately turned deathly pale. The thing he was most worried about was that something had happened. Obviously, it was the matter of the Crouching Tiger Village being attacked the day before yesterday that had been leaked out, which was why he had caused such trouble.

“Quick, quickly block the door!” At this point, Guo Rong didn’t know what to do. He was just a local bully. How much intelligence could he have? When facing a problem, he only wanted to delay for a while.

However, after he gave the order, the Zhuang servants beside him remained motionless as if they had been nailed to the ground. They weren’t stupid. Normally, they would help the Villa Master. It was fine if the Young Villa Master did evil deeds. However, they wouldn’t dare to let them go against the officers and soldiers today. No matter how much courage they gave them, they wouldn’t dare to do so!

Seeing this, Guo Rong’s heart sank. However, at this time, it was impossible for him to put on the airs of a Villa Master as usual. He scolded his subordinates again and shouted, “Anyone who is willing to go up against the door, I’ll give you three acres of fertile land, plus twenty strands of money!”

This reward was indeed a large sum of income, making the villagers excited. As the saying goes, there must be brave men under the heavy reward. Although they still felt a little afraid, there were still people shouting and lifting some artifacts like rockery and stone mills, they rushed towards the gate.

Unfortunately, their decision was still a step too late.

The entrance to the Guo Clan’s mansion looked dignified. It was tall enough, but it was clearly not thick enough. The half-foot thick door slab finally collapsed under the continuous stamping of these horses and cracked open with a cracking sound.

Then a horse hoof the size of a bowl heavily stepped on the already cracked latch. Finally, the last bit of support that supported the door was broken. At the same time, the door was broken, revealing the hundreds of cavalry armed with guns, knives, bows, and arrows!

“Mom” Seeing this, the Zhuang Ding who was rushing forward immediately stopped and ran backwards at a faster speed. Ask them to bully and bully the honest people. These people are all fierce, but if they really meet a strong opponent, they will become the most cowardly existence.

Lu Zhen raised his hand and ordered loudly, “Take down all the people in this manor, but kill anyone who resists!”

Along with everyone agreeing, all the soldiers rushed forward like tigers.