Iron Dynasty

Outside the city of Qingzhou, six miles to the southwest, this is a snow-covered mountain range that stretches for hundreds of miles. In the mountain range, two peaks of four or five hundred meters rise from the ground, facing each other, like the hump of a camel.

This is the Camel Mountain in the mouth of the people of Qingzhou.

After several days of heavy snow, Tuoshan has long been covered with thick snow, and there is no green color in the mountains.

In this vast mountain forest, dozens of people in ragged clothes are warming themselves around a bonfire.

This group of people all have yellow muscles, and at a glance, they can see that they lack food and clothing.

Father, I can't find anything to eat in the mountains. If we go on like this, we will all starve to death. A 16- or 17-year-old boy complained while holding a bow and arrow by the bonfire.

Shut up! said angrily, the one sitting on the east side of the bonfire, with a long beard and a scar on his forehead, If you hadn't attacked the officials, we would have been able to hide in the mountains. Dare to go out?

The boy bowed his head and said aggrievedly: I didn't mean it, who can tell that they are from the government when the snow is so heavy.

You son of a bitch, you're talking back! The elder picked up the stick at hand and tried to teach the young man, If I knew earlier that I wouldn't give you the bow and arrow, let's see if I won't kill you today.

The young man lay down on the ground, Kill me, kill me, I'm starving to death anyway.

Zhang Liang lifted the stick and was about to smash it down, but was immediately stopped by several clansmen.

One of them said, Patriarch, Kun'er, made a mistake because of anxiety. We haven't eaten for a few days, we're really hungry.

Hey! Zhang Liang put down the stick feebly, and said with remorse: It's all my fault. If I hadn't brought you down in a fit of rage back then, I wouldn't have ended up in a field like today.

That's right, we build boats, and we're not meant to be bandits. You don't want to rob these people, and there are guards in the horse teams of the rich and powerful families who dare not take them. We bandits are really useless, we might as well escape from Qingzhou. Cast elsewhere. The young man said angrily.

Zhang Liang said angrily, Do you think your father is an old fool? Not afraid of the Qin family, but of the King of Qi. Since the Qin family has colluded with the King of Qi, they have become more and more arrogant, and they have fled to somewhere that is not an imperial place.

That's what I said, but I secretly went down the mountain two days ago. King Qi seems to have ordered the prefectures to serve porridge at the gate, and not long ago he ordered the reclamation of wasteland, and all the acquired fields belong to the common people. Not only that, this winter, Lu Xiaowei did not encircle and suppress it. The bandit trouble, instead, issued a surrender letter, saying that any bandit who is willing to surrender, the government will let go of the past, and can go to get porridge, if the bandit does not listen to the advice, it will be killed without mercy! Another said.

When Zhang Liang heard this, he picked up the stick fiercely, and went to beat his son Zhang Kun again. He said angrily, This evil species has attacked the officials of the government. How can we go to get the porridge, I'm mad at me!

Zhang Kun Tulu got up from the ground, and he could see that his father was angry this time.

Everyone stepped forward to persuade them again. At this time, a clan member suddenly ran up from the bottom of the mountain, panting and said, Patriarch, the sheep are here.

The coming of this sheep is a sign among the bandits, which means that there is an object to be plundered.

When everyone heard it, they immediately picked up all kinds of weapons, wooden sticks, hooks and rakes, etc. Zhang Kun immediately put the bow and arrow on his back and asked, Who is he?

The man said: It looks like a grain merchant, and they don't have many guards, only four or five.

Father, let's do it, or you will starve to death. Zhang Kun said.

Zhang Liang hesitated for a moment, and now that they had no way to retreat, he said, Go down the mountain.

More than 30 people immediately descended the mountain. On the mountain road, they had an ambush location with dense branches, so they couldn't see the people inside at all.

At the foot of the mountain, more than 30 people divided into two teams, and were ambushed on both sides of the woods.

In the distance, a group of carriages approached them, a total of four carriages, four coachmen, and four guards.

There are several large bamboo baskets stacked on each car, which are commonly used by grain merchants.

Seeing so much food, Zhang Liang's eyes were red. If he grabbed the food, they would be able to eat for a few months. The carriage quickly entered the ambush. He shouted and rushed to the carriage.

When the four coachmen saw dozens of people rushing over, they immediately pulled out the long swords they were guarding from the carriage. The four guards also surrounded the carriage and did not appear panicked.

Zhang Liang suddenly had some doubts, but in the face of so much food, he also lost his judgment.

Just as a group of people rushed to the front of the grain cart, the big bamboo basket on the carriage was suddenly pushed open, and then a sergeant in full military uniform jumped out of the big bamboo basket.

Lu Fei also jumped out of a bamboo basket, The thief, don't surrender quickly, otherwise don't blame Lao Tzu's long sword for not having long eyes!

In an instant, the number of the convoy changed from eight to thirty elite sergeants, and Zhang Liang and others were immediately confused.

They got hit.

Lu Fei looked at the frightened thief and laughed. Xiao Ming gave him this ghost idea. He didn't expect it to work. In his heart, he couldn't help but admire Xiao Ming. Can't think of an easy way to take down these people.

Immediately surrounded by thirty sergeants, Zhang Liang was in despair. He knelt down to Lu Fei, This general, the people who looted the government were all done by me, Zhang Liang, and I hope the general can forgive others.

Zhang Kun's eyes blushed and shouted: Dad, what nonsense are you talking about, I clearly shot him.

Lu Fei narrowed his eyes, So you are Zhang Liang, stop talking nonsense, go back with me to see His Highness!

Escorting Zhang Liang and his party back to Qingzhou City, Lu Fei asked a sergeant to report back first.

This time, King Qi's magic trick didn't dispatch people on the day Qian Dafu was injured, but waited for three days to set this trap.

Lu Fei escorted Zhang Liang to the Governor's Mansion, where Xiao Ming was already waiting.

Qian Dafu's injury has recovered a little, and now he can walk on the ground, which makes his heart a little wider. Today, he also came to the Governor's Mansion.

His Royal Highness, Zhang Liang and his son Zhang Kun have brought them here, and ask Your Highness to rule. Lu Fei bowed and said, then stood to one side.

Xiao Ming glanced at Zhang Liang and others, is this a bandit? Even more beggars than beggars.

You are Zhang Liang? Xiao Ming asked sharply, You know that it is a crime to attack government officials!

Zhang Liang knelt on the ground, his heart was ashes, His Royal Highness, this matter is all done by me, I want to kill or cut, I admit it, and please don't implicate others.

You are a man, but this king is not a person who kills indiscriminately. It's just that the death penalty can be avoided, and the life crime cannot be escaped. According to the law of Da Yu, you should be reprimanded as slaves at the least.