The strongest Marquis in history

After a group of people entered the city, they lurked down and started spreading news.

Such news is actually easy to spread.

What do people care about?

What they care about is food, that is, land. For the most ordinary people, having land to cultivate and being able to harvest food to fill their stomachs is a big deal.

When the news began to spread in the city, saying that under the rule of the Qi State, there was no need to pay agricultural taxes, and even exempted from taxes for three years, and even gave land to cultivate, the news began to spread quickly.

Countless people were talking about it.

Many people were moved.

After all, for the most ordinary people, with food and land, they can survive.

For some prominent families in the county, these people all have land.They got the news that the grain harvested this year does not need to pay agricultural taxes, and many people became excited.

There are a lot of food taxes, not just a little bit of money.

In less than half a day, the news spread completely.

People's hearts are boiling.

Even such news began to spread to the army. After all, there are many soldiers whose families live in the city.Under such circumstances, the morale of the army and the people are affected.

Chapter 488

The afternoon sun is quite hot.

However, Shi Chong's mansion has ice cubes specially prepared to dispel the heat.These ice cubes were collected during the cold winter, and then stored in a special ice cellar, and were not used until the hot summer.

This is extremely expensive.

Because the storage of ice cubes is not easy.

Shi Chongben likes luxury, so he specially prepared an ice cellar to store ice cubes and use them in the hot summer.Today, Shi Chong is making humans in a room in the backyard.

In the hot summer, this kind of exercise is actually very hot. After some exercise, the whole body is sticky.Because there are ice cubes in the room to dispel the heat, and the layout of the room is good, it is warm in winter and cool in summer, so it is very comfortable.

After some exercise, Shi Chong felt refreshed.Let the concubine serve, put on the clothes and go to the study.He went to the study and sat down, took a sip of the wine that had just been fished out of the deep well, his heart felt cold and he felt extremely comfortable.

Shi Chong opened the book slowly, so that he could read in his free time.

Shi Chong was not afraid of Wang Qi's army pressing the border.After all, with the [-] Chen Guo elite soldiers led by Han Song, he believed that this battle would surely be victorious.

There is no doubt that this battle will be won!

"Boom! Boom!"

Not long after, there was a knock on the door outside the study.

"Come in!"

Shi Chong gave an order.

Following Shi Chong's order, the door was pushed open with a creak, but it was Shi Chong's staff who entered.

Shi Chong's staff was named Liu Xi.

Compared with Shi Chong's thin and sharp-mouthed monkey cheeks, Liu Xi is extremely fat and looks extremely strong.Even when he was walking, the fat on his body was shaking like waves.

After Liu Xi stood still, he bowed and said, "Master Taishou."

Shi Chong said: "Sit down."

After Liu Xi took his seat, he solemnly said: "My lord, the current situation is not good for us!"

Shi Chong said: "What's wrong?"

Liu Xi looked solemn, and replied: "Since yesterday afternoon, there have been rumors spreading in the city. There are roughly three pieces of news. First, the newly appointed Xuzhou Shepherd, Zhao Shao, announced that under the rule of the Qi State, our Xuzhou territory The common people do not need to pay any agricultural tax for three years.”

"Secondly, all the people in Xuzhou will be allocated land by the government, so that the people have their own land to cultivate, and don't have to worry about not having a place to stand."

"Third, there is no need to pay grain tax for the grain harvested this autumn. Even merchants, there are many who will, and this clause is not included in the three-year tax."

Liu Xi said: "These three pieces of news have been flying all over the city, causing countless people to discuss them. There are even rumors about Wang Qi's side, saying that the king of Qi welcomes the king of Qi, and that the king of Qi will not pay the food when he comes. Here comes the rations."

"Listen, what is this?"

"It's really abominable."

Liu Xi said in a deep voice: "So I can conclude that this is actually Xiao Qingzhi's arrangement of hidden stakes, wantonly spreading news in the city, and stirring up people's hearts, so that people's hearts are impetuous."

After Shi Chong heard this, he snorted and said: "A group of untouchables are nothing to worry about. You don't need to worry about this matter. You just need to ensure that our army can hold Guangling firmly. When we win this battle, then in the end, The rumors will be self-defeating, and there will be no influence, and the untouchables will not be enough to make things happen."

Liu Xi said: "My lord, you can't, Xiao Qingzhi is trying to shake the hearts of the people, and his intentions are really vicious, so we must guard against it."

Shi Chong asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Liu Xi analyzed: "My lord, Xiao Qingzhi, why spread rumors? If it's just to stir up some news, in fact, it's nothing, so there's no need to worry."

"The problem is that after the news continues to spread, it will inevitably cause countless people to discuss it. The next step may be organized by the other side. When Xiao Qingzhi's army attacks the city, there may be internal responses in the city."

"So this news is very unfavorable to our current situation."

Liu Xi said: "Even, these incidents may damage our granary, or even destroy our arsenal. No matter what it is, it will have a huge impact on us. These things must be prevented."

Shi Chong was in a bad mood all of a sudden.

Originally, I was in a good mood after exercising, but after listening to Liu Xi's analysis, I was no longer happy, but very angry.

Damn Xiao Qingzhi.

Abominable!

Shi Chong said in a deep voice: "Sir, how do you deal with this situation?"

Liu Xi shook his head and said: "Because there are too many people talking about this matter, the whole news has already spread in Guangling City. Under such circumstances, we simply cannot suppress it. We must find out who is behind the scenes, because the other party is hiding In a crowd, it simply can’t be done.”

Shi Chong said: "It's impossible to ignore it!"

Liu Xi sighed: "The most important thing is that the agricultural tax and commercial tax we are currently implementing are relatively strict. In comparison, the common people have more opinions. The hearts of the people are boiling, and they cannot be suppressed!"

"Bastard!"

After Shi Chong heard it, he couldn't help scolding.

Liu Xi looked a little apprehensive, and hurriedly said: "It's a humble job and incompetent, please forgive me, my lord."

Shi Chong waved his hand and said: "It has nothing to do with you. I know that Mr. has always been loyal. You have followed me for many years, how can I not understand you. I just yelled at these damned people."

"A group of untouchables, a group of untouchables."

Shi Chong's eyes were sharp, and he said: "Sir, you take a group of yamen servants and patrol the city directly. Whoever is talking about it, you will kill them for me. I want to see, who dares to talk about it."

Liu Xi's complexion changed drastically, and he advised him: "My lord, you can't. Once you do this, I'm afraid it will even stir up a civil uprising."

"Revolt?"

Shi Chong's triangular eyes projected a cold light and even more intense killing intent.

Who dares to rebel?

Tired of living?

Shi Chong flicked his sleeves, and said in a deep voice: "What is the change of a mere citizen? The untouchables are like leeks. If you kill them, they will naturally regenerate. Sir, you just follow the order. I want to see how many people dare to talk about it. I Under Shi Chong's rule, whoever dares to rebel will die."

Liu Xi persuaded again: "My lord, if in ordinary times, the humble official would not persuade you, but would directly carry out the order. The problem is that right now, at the critical moment, you can't be so reckless. Once you arrange it like this, the consequences will be disastrous."

Shi Chong said: "It is precisely at this critical time that such an arrangement is even more necessary and must be done. In troubled times, heavy codes are used. On this occasion, extraordinary measures must be used to suppress all discussions. Sir, you don't have to persuade me any more. , to execute the order. I want to see who dares to rebel and who dares to resist me."

Liu Xi was still worried, and said, "My lord, this..."

"No more persuasion!"

Shi Chong shook his head, and said in a deep voice: "This matter is settled. Now, go and execute the order. Go early and come back early. After killing a group, the discussion will naturally subside."

"Yes!"

Liu Xi complied helplessly.

He felt quite regretful.

If I knew it earlier, I shouldn't have come to persuade and report it. Things are better handled.After reporting the news in the city, Shi Chong's solution made the situation more complicated and difficult.

Liu Xi had no choice but to go to the army and mobilize a group of soldiers to carry out the order.

The number of soldiers is not many, only 100.A hundred soldiers followed Liu Xi and patrolled the city directly. When they heard the people's comments, they went forward and hacked and killed without saying a word.

The continuous slashing and killing took less than half an hour, and hundreds of civilians were killed or injured.

The news spread throughout the city.

Countless people were silent like cicadas, and many people hated Shi Chong even more.

Originally, Guangling County under Shi Chong's rule had a lot of miscellaneous taxes.After finally looking forward to the king of Qi, the people did not expect to be slaughtered for their own comments, so that the people were extremely angry.

Nie Feng was also in the city.

He soon got the news that the government had slaughtered the people, and Nie Feng gathered all the soldiers under his command in a short time.All the people gathered in a remote and deserted residence somewhere in the west city.

Chapter 489 Accidental Discovery

The expression on Nie Feng's face was one of chill.

There was even more coldness in his eyes.

He looked around at the soldiers under his command, and said in a deep voice: "I think you all already know Shi Chong's response. Shi Chong is currently slaughtering people recklessly. His intention is to suppress the news from us. Their killing before , I have checked, and there are not many people on the other side, only more than a hundred people. My opinion is that we will kill the other party and teach the other party a severe lesson."

After Nie Feng opened his mouth, the deputy general who accompanied him said: "General, if we kill each other like this, it is very easy to expose our identities. After all, we have a total of 100 people. If we go out together, although we can kill each other, it is easy to leak information and even attract large troops. , easy to be encircled and suppressed.”

Nie Feng smiled and said, "Who said we want to kill directly?"

The lieutenant general said, "What shall we do?"

Nie Feng said: "First choose the final ambush location. This location must be a dead end, and you can only enter but not exit. In this way, we can kill each other in one go."

"It just so happens that there is such a road in the west of the city. Let's arrange people to shoot the opponent with a crossbow on the street to attract the opponent's attention and draw the opponent over."

"Even along the way, you can continue to assassinate the other party's people."

Nie Feng said in a deep voice: "In the end, we will ambush at this last place, destroy the opponent in one go, and teach Shi Chong a lesson. After we kill someone, we immediately hide and will not act again for the time being."

After listening to the deputy general, he thought about it and thought it was feasible, and said, "Okay, we will follow General Nie's suggestion."

Nie Feng immediately arranged their respective tasks.

The soldiers he brought were all experienced in combat, and within a short period of time, they started to act, and went to the designated positions to ambush.Just at this time, Liu Xi led people to inspect the area near the west of the city.

Liu Xi's killing all the way, it can be said that he has killed all directions, he is very majestic, he has killed many people, hundreds of people have been killed.

Wherever he passed, the people fled in anticipation of the wind.

They did not dare to stay.

Those who talked about it naturally disappeared.

Liu Xi actually doesn't like such prestige, because such prestige will inevitably lead to instability of people's hearts, and even countless people will resist Shi Chong.Even if Wang Qi's attack was blocked this time, it was a disappointment. What about next time?

What should I do next time Wang Qi kills me?

Liu Xi is quite helpless, but right now he can only lead people to patrol the city and suppress the situation everywhere.When Liu Xi led the people on the road, suddenly, the pupils in his eyes shrank, but he saw three people rushing out on the official road ahead.

The three people who came out, armed with crossbow arrows, aimed at the group of them and shot arrows directly.

"Huh! Huh!"

The bow and arrow shot out, and in a blink of an eye they arrived in front of a group of soldiers.

Puchi!Puchi!Puchi!

Three muffled sounds came out, and the three soldiers fell down in response.

Compared with bows and arrows, crossbow arrows have a longer range, faster shooting speed, and greater power, and crossbow arrows are shot directly forward because of their strong vertical path.After one shot at the soldier, he immediately took away the lives of three people.

The three black-clothed soldiers who stood up saw that there were still more than forty steps away, so they did not evacuate for the time being, loaded their bows and arrows again, and pulled the trigger again, shooting three crossbow arrows.

On the streets of the city, more than a hundred soldiers gathered, people next to each other, extremely dense.

When the crossbow arrows are shot, there is no way to avoid them.