Chapter 453: Robbers also have family members

When others have fiefs, it is something that is very worth celebrating. In feudal society, it is not only the highest ideal for farmers, but also the highest ideal for the nobles!

With a fiefdom, there is an investment, which can ensure that the descendants have no worries about food and clothing. This is a sure profit and loss! Unfortunately, for Wang Ping'an, a big fiefdom in Zheliu County is not only not a good deal, but also a major burden. He has to spend countless money to repair it... Don't talk about it in the city first, just repair the city gate first!

Looking at the empty street in front of him, Di Renjie said, "Brother, I'm afraid you can't spend it even if you have money. No matter how much money you have, someone will have to ask for it. Where is the person? There is no one in this city!"

Wang Ping'an turned around and said to Su Dingfang: "Where are the people? Have you been here before? Is this the same thing?"

Su Dingfang uttered and said, "I have been here, but I was marching and fighting at that time. The last general's base was not in this city, so... so I only know what it looked like in the past. I guess it is better than now!"

Wang Ping'an was irritated, waved his whip and shouted: "Distract, go and see if there are any people living in the city. Bring a few here, I want to ask!"

Yelu Junge'er screamed, and the Turks immediately rode their horses and ran towards the streets and alleys in the city.

Wang Ping'an and others followed the avenue and walked forward a long way. Only then did they see that there was a large courtyard at the end of the avenue. Strictly speaking, this is not a large courtyard, but a small castle similar to a city in the city!

The castle is quite tall and sturdy, but it is really annoying. It’s easy for others to say that Wang Ping’an almost lost his nose when he saw the castle wall!

It turned out that the walls of this castle were actually made of city bricks! Obviously, the person who built this castle demolished the city wall and built the castle with the demolished city bricks!

This castle was definitely not built by local officials, but by lawless robbers. Otherwise, who would have demolished the city walls and built such a thing?

Several Turkic soldiers ran over, got off the horse and checked, and came back and shouted: "Ping An Khan, there is fresh horse manure under the horse stake. It was yesterday, and there are people living here!"

Wang Ping'an said angrily: "It must be a robber!"

Hundreds of Turkic soldiers jumped off their horses, raised their weapons, broke open the gate of the castle, and rushed in!

Not long after, Turkic soldiers ran out and reported: "Ping An Khan, there are many people inside, more than 200, and they have all arrived in the yard!"

Wang Ping'an turned over and dismounted, stepped into the castle, and passed a shadow wall. He saw a courtyard behind him. There were Turkic soldiers standing around the courtyard, and there were about two hundred people in tattered clothes in the center, including men, women, and young and old.

The people arrested looked at the clothes of ordinary people, but their expressions were not liked at all. Almost no one panicked. Even the children didn't cry, but just looked at Wang Ping'an and some of them quietly.

Di Renjie followed Wang Ping'an, looked at the people in the yard, and whispered: "Brother, something is wrong. This place is a Hu Han mixed with people. Among so many people, there must be some Hu people. But brother, you see, among these people, the adults are all Han people, and there are not a Hu people, but there are Hu people among the children, and many of them are Hu Han mixed with blood!" He has always been careful and observed in detail. After only one look, he found something strange.

Su Dingfang said, "What's so strange about this?..." Suddenly he stopped, no longer making a sound, his face was unstable, and he didn't know what to think about anymore.

At this time, Ouyang Li ran over. He had just taken his brothers and searched the entire castle. He leaned into Wang Ping'an's ear and whispered: "Master, these people are all the family members of the robbers. I just saw that there was not even a horse in the castle, and there were no cattle and sheep, but the stove in the kitchen was hot!"

Wang Ping'an said oh and understood in his heart. Seeing that he came with a large group of troops, the robbers left the city and fled, leaving only the family members, and the horses and food were taken away.

Su Dingfang spoke at this time, and he said, "This kind of thing must have happened before. If the Hu people came, then the Han robbers would escape, leaving the Hu family behind. When the official army came, the Hu robbers would escape, leaving the Han family behind."

After a while of silence, Wang Ping'an said: "Aren't the robbers afraid that I will kill their families?" As soon as he said that, he immediately understood that the robbers knew the temper of the official army well and were not afraid at all.

Not to mention others, just Su Dingfang around him, why did he sue at the beginning be implicated by Li Jing? It was a taboo in the court to plunder and kill surrendered people. And big figures like Li Jing were all pulled down because of this, let alone other generals?

In a sensitive area of ​​Zheliu County, firstly, the local officials nearby are afraid of revenge, and secondly, they are not worthy of being as knowledgeable as the old and weak. If they don’t have anything to do, they will have a life. If the lives of these old and weak, the robbers will have to take revenge, so no one takes them seriously. No matter how chaotic they are, they will be in chaos in Zheliu County, and they have no direct relationship with Yumen Pass and Shazhou. No one will be so stupid that they run here to kill people!

Suddenly, Di Renjie said: "There is no law to convict. These people cannot be judged as robbers. Even if they are convicted, they are just accomplices. The court's rule is that they must not be held even if they are willing to cooperate with the official army. Not only can they not be killed, but they must also be treated well so that the robbers... that is the shore!"

Wang Ping'an took a deep breath and said, "Will they cooperate?"

Di Renjie glanced at the silent families and said, "It's definitely true. If you don't believe me, you can give it a try!"

Walking slowly to the crowd, Wang Ping'an said in a gentle tone: "Are you all the people who have been killed?"

Just as if he was rehearsing in advance, Wang Ping'an just finished asking, and these 200 people nodded in unison, indicating that they were all the people of Zheliu.

Wang Ping'an asked again: "There are often robbers here?"

Two hundred people nodded again, and the reputation of the thief of the willows resounded throughout the Western Regions. No one knew, no one knew!

Wang Ping'an nodded and smiled and said, "Have you seen robbers before we come?"

Two hundred people nodded at the same time. When they saw it, of course they saw it. This is the nest of robbers!

He nodded again. Could it be that they nodded whatever I asked, right? He didn't care what I asked at all! Wang Ping'an said more kindly: "Do you think I am a man or a woman?"

This problem is not good if you nod or shake your head!

However, these two hundred people actually lit their heads again!

Sure enough, they nodded whatever you ask, with a good attitude, and we all agree with whatever you like!

Halfway through the click, someone reacted, it was wrong. The question asked by this person could not be answered by nodding. A few people who reacted very quickly turned their heads into shaking their heads, but when they thought it was wrong, they could not answer this question even if they shook their heads. In a panic, they nodded again, and... they didn't know how to shake their heads!

However, some children are very determined and click on their heads all the way, with a beginning and an end, and never give up halfway!

Wang Ping'an laughed and said, "I am a man, you can't see this, right?"

Another question. As a result, more than half of the 200 people, like conditioned reflexes, nodded again!

"I really can't tell the difference between men and women?" Wang Ping'an couldn't bear it and asked again.

Maybe during the rehearsal in advance, Wang Ping'an would suddenly ask this question. Among the 200 people, there were still a few people who did not react. After hearing Wang Ping'an's question, he nodded again!

Among the people brought by Wang Ping'an, as long as they can understand Zhongyuan's words, they burst into laughter! Just like this, it is still a robber? But thinking about it, whether the robber is good or not has much to do with being a robber. As long as the ruthless hands are enough, it will be done!

Wang Ping'an shook his head and said, "Okay, I have to listen to it this time, don't nod and shake my head anymore. The robbers just now were here because there was fresh horse manure outside, but there was no food in the kitchen, but the stove was hot, which means they couldn't run well. I'm asking you now, which direction did they run?"

It is obvious that this question was rehearsed in advance, and it was very familiar. Wang Ping'an just finished asking, and the two hundred people, including the children, raised their hands together and pointed to the north, indicating that the robbers were running in that direction!

Wang Ping'an looked back at Di Renjie, and Di Renjie smiled at him, "How about it, what I predicted just now, they will cooperate very well and will never afford to be a demon girl, so don't even think about convicting them!"

Wang Ping'an turned around and asked again: "Are you the robber's family?"

About two hundred people shook their heads, and Wang Ping'an said that we had rehearsed the question you asked in advance.

Wang Ping'an sighed and asked an old woman who was older, "Why don't you talk?"

The old woman lowered her eyebrows and said with a pleasing eyes: "After my words, I have heard that the official army is cruel for a long time and will kill people when they see them, whether it is good or bad, so we are all waiting for you to order us to kill us. What's the use of saying or not?"

Eloquent!

Wang Ping'an frowned, pointed to the Turkic soldiers around him and said, "They are not officers and soldiers. Can't you see that they are Turkic soldiers?"

The old woman didn't even raise her head and said, "Sir, I have heard that the Turkic soldiers are cruel for a long time and will kill them when they see them. No matter whether they are good or bad, and you have brought so many Turkic soldiers to you, it must be even worse, so we are all waiting for you to order us to kill us. Are you going to kill us now?"

Su Dingfang and others were very surprised. These people were quite difficult to deal with. Who taught them these words?

Wang Ping'an was ridiculous this time. He looked at the old woman, then looked at the more than 200 people. He snorted and said, "Since you have recognized that I want to kill you, that's fine, and you will fulfill your wish. Just push them out and behead them on the spot!"

Yelu Junge'er immediately translated the words, and the Turkic soldiers rushed forward, grabbed the two hundred people and pushed them out! The two hundred people were so anxious that they never expected that this young man was unreasonable, or did not follow the rules of the Tang Dynasty!

Of course, these people are the families of robbers. Zheliu is in a mess. If you can survive in such a mess and live well, of course you have the means to protect yourself.

When the government army comes, they will use the trick of dealing with Wang Ping'an. As long as they scold the government army for being cruel and killing people, they will surely scare the government army. Until now, no general of the Tang army is so crazy that he dares to admit that he killed people like mad and dares to ask someone to push them out and chop them up. Instead, they will explain and comfort them. Even though they know that they are robbers' families, they have to bite the bullet and give them some food, for fear that something will happen to them and they will depend on them.

And they can deal with the government army here, so that the robbers can take the opportunity to escape. When the government army finds that they are being dragged down, they can't catch up even if they go after them.

Tathagata's army was the Hu army, but it did not refer to Turkic soldiers here. Of course, the one who stayed there would not be Han people, but another group of Hu family members. The Hu army really killed people without blinking, and it was not easy to use by benevolence, righteousness and morality. But they also had laws. At that time, they would cry and say that they were captured by Han robbers, thanking the Hu army for coming to save them, and also dragging the Hu army, and so on.

But they never expected that this Tang army official who came with Turkic soldiers had a similar temper to that of the Hu people. He didn't talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality, and he would kill someone if he turned against him!

The two hundred people suddenly became in chaos, and the old woman shouted, "Sir, are you an official from the Tang Dynasty or a Turkic official?"

Wang Ping'an smiled and said, "It doesn't matter where I am. What's important is that I am a good official who loves the people as much as my son. Didn't you ask me to kill you? I agree to your request, and cut as many as you have one!"

"We didn't ask the adults to kill us. Please spare your life, please spare your life!" More than 200 people shouted, and even the children found that something was wrong and began to cry.

Su Dingfang smiled and said, "That's right. When you see the officers and soldiers, you are not panicked and you will become a robber. What kind of world will you become? There is no king's law!"

Wang Ping'an waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let them go, take them all out, and don't let them run away." After thinking about it, he said, "Don't abuse, give them what they should be given, we don't need this little food!"

He remembered that Fang Xuanling had been captured, and the families of these robbers might have something to do with the robbers. He held them by himself and would also talk to the robbers about the conditions and exchange them for Fang Xuanling and Wang Wendu.

The Turkic soldiers took the two hundred people out and found a place to look for it. Wang Ping'an climbed the watchtower of the castle and looked at Zheliu County.

The sound of gongs in the city sounded, just like the local guards greeted the people. The city actually used the sound of gongs to attract the people, and it really attracted a lot of people.

Surprisingly, there were quite a few people here, more than 3,000 people walking towards the big square in front of the castle. The Turkic soldiers who had dispersed before also gathered together. Many of them had a fear on their faces. There were even free horses in the team. It was probably the solitary Turkic soldiers who were alone were killed!

Di Renjie said: "Brother, the folk customs here are really tough. What do these people want to do? They don't want to go against us, right?"

Su Dingfang said, "Mr. Marquis, look, Hou Ling is here, and that Gu Lantian is here too!"
Chapter completed!