Chapter 34 The Murderer
Most of the time passed in the month, and Li Cheng and his son did not suffer much in the lime farm. With Han De, the county magistrate, no one came to make things difficult for the lime farm officials and guards. They just did some fine work of weaving straw baskets here. The hard work of carrying and stirring and scrambling was usually done by the poorest poor and prisoners from other places.
This dynasty also doesn't talk much about military affairs. The military affairs are at least hundreds or thousands of miles away. It is difficult for prisoners to return home once they go. It is too cruel. Moreover, the cost of military affairs is too high. Ordinary garrisons do not need military affairs prisoners. The distance between the nine-sided important towns is too far, so the military affairs prisoners serve in various local government-run institutions, ranging from one month to two years, and the maximum sentence is two years.
A sentence of more than two years is usually a serious prisoner, either being executed or being killed.
From this point of view, the Great Wei Dynasty did not sentence more than ten years or life imprisonment. Those who committed such crimes were basically on the gallows and rarely gave them the chance to assassinate the military service.
In the evening, Li Cheng and Li Fu handed over the woven straw baskets to the officials. After they were clear about their work for the day, they could rest in their own shed.
Both of them were tired and they had to look at the people no matter how light the plan was. The father and son said they were slaves of the Marquis' Mansion, but in fact they had a manor and a mansion, and they also used servants. Li Fu started to become a success shortly after his departure. To be honest, Li Fu was also a young man to raise him, so he had never suffered such pain.
The two people's shack was also a larger one, with lime powder and various dust all around. The garbage was not far away, sewage flowed across the river, and large areas of flies flew around.
Not far away is the cafeteria, and every day I cook cabbage leaves and mixed grains and vegetables, I can’t starve to death if I can’t eat enough.
The father and son took a pot of vegetable soup and ate vegetable dumplings with pickles. Although Li Cheng was rich, he could not openly have a small meal here. Han De's care was limited to not asking anyone to bully Li Cheng and his son, and he also gave him a light work. It is unlikely to take care of more. It was too much, and Han De could not explain it to the magistrate.
Li Cheng was sitting on the ground eating, and a pair of boots suddenly appeared in front of him.
He looked up and saw the dissatisfaction and resentment on his face immediately disappeared without a trace.
"Second Master, it turns out that it's your old age." Li Cheng got up, lay on the ground and kowtowed quickly, regardless of how dirty the ground was.
When Li Cheng kowtowed, Li Fu also knelt down quickly, trembling and did not dare to look up at all.
"I didn't expect me to come here?"
The man called "Second Master" has a fat face, his beard is full of all his face, and his face is thick and long black beard from his temples to his chin. His eyes seem yellow, full of hostility, and his physique is tall and strong. If it weren't for the Fujian accent of his mouth, outsiders would probably think he was a northern man when they saw it.
This person is Chen Yuyong, the second in command of Qishan thief. He squatted underground, with more than ten men standing around him, all of whom were pressing one hand on his chest or waist, as if he was hiding a weapon on his body. These people are all indifferent and full of fierce aura, and they are ruthless characters that ordinary people cannot afford to offend.
In fact, this is true. There are only two thousand thieves in Qishan, all of whom are good at sea and land. These bandits have been entrenched on the island for many years and have participated in the plunder and killing of large pirates many times. Almost everyone has multiple lives on their hands. The murderous aura on their bodies is not the origin of no cause.
The second master gently patted Li Cheng's cheek, as if he was fiddling with something fun. The smile on his face was like a child, and even a little innocent and cute.
Li Cheng didn't dare to dodge at all. Although the other party's hands were getting heavier and heavier, and his big hands like sandpaper kept slapping on his face, he didn't dare to dodge at all.
Chen Yuyong once burned several villages in Fuzhou, tied up all the men in each village to kill them, buried them alive, lighted sky lanterns, or put them in sacks to sink into the sea. There were hundreds of lives on the hands of this murderer, and the various murders that were terrifying to the thief of Qishan can account for at least half of them.
Most people always have reasons to kill people, either because of hatred, or because of murder, to establish authority, so that bystanders dare not resist, or because of love, or because of various reasons, Chen Yuyong has no reason to kill people, just because he likes to watch people die, scream and wail, and ask for life in various languages. Even killing women, elderly people, and children can still give him a different kind of fun.
How could Li Cheng dare to provoke such a fierce person? Even if this person has a little murderous intention, both of him and his son will be dead today. In the situation in front of him, the King of Heaven cannot save them.
Chen Yuyong slapped Li Cheng slowly. After several rounds of slapping, Li Cheng's face was swollen faster than a pig's head, his nose, ears and eyes were bleeding, and his skin was bleeding. Chen Yuyong seemed to be exhausted and looked at Li Cheng and said, "Do you know why you hit me?"
"The villain is not incompatible with the prince, and it will ruin the big affairs between the old man and the second master."
"So you know, too." Chen Yuyong said: "I have used you and taken the benefits you have contributed, but if I had not supported you, how could those who eat in Nan'anze Town and Shuikou Town tolerate you? Why do those who do business want to use you? How much do you want to pay high wages? Without me, you can be rampant until now? There is nothing wrong with you fighting with the prince of the Marquis's family. The most wrong thing is that you don't discuss with us, and you lose even if you fight. If you don't want to use you, my urinal tonight will be the heads of your father and son, damn it."
Chen Yuyong was very angry and slapped Li Cheng a few more times, and said, "Now you are locked up, our shipping route is cut off. Just go to Fuzhou, there are many checkpoints, and the spot checks are strict, so you can only take a detour. If you break it here, which company will we send our goods to?"
Amid the questioning, Chen Yuyong's whipping was constantly. The angrily shouted and the crackling slaps alarmed many people. However, the people in the lime farm followed the way of thinking that it was better to have less than more things. Although many people looked here, they saw a few big men blocking them, and people also wiped out their curiosity. No one came to see what happened.
"Don't worry, second master..." Li Cheng spat out a big mouthful of blood and said ruthlessly: "When the villain comes out, he will definitely solve this matter. He will not bother the uncle and second master about this matter."
Chen Yuyong sneered: "How do you solve it?"
"The villain always recognizes some friends in the world. The prince wants the income of the Guanzhuang and the hidden household. There is no room for discussion in this matter. He can only kill the prince. As long as he kills the prince, the matter will be left alone."
"Can the government not investigate?"
"This can only be used by the uncle. Qishan thieves attacked, the marquis's mansion was captured, and both jade and stone were burned. Since the villain is not an official in charge of the affairs of the official and the village, this matter has nothing to do with the villain. In the future, the villain will hide in the village and can still ship for the uncle and the second master. This line cannot be stopped."
Li Cheng was also desperately persuading Chen Yuyong. As long as the killing star in front of him felt that Li Cheng was useless, the lives of the father and son were really in an instant.
These Qishan thieves were originally ruthless characters who killed people and robbed people. They even killed countless officials in the court. Killing Li Cheng and his son is not much different from killing a chicken.
"Old boy, I'm thinking well." Chen Yuyong gently patted Li Cheng's bruised and swollen face, and a playful smile appeared on his face.
"Your friends in the world are good at taking advantage of the people. If you really ask them to assassinate the prince of the Marquis's family, can you tell me if you can call someone out?"
Li Cheng was stunned and thought about it. Those rogues who were in the world bullying Liangshan were even more powerful than pirates. They asked them to kill and set fire, but they really didn't have the courage.
"Forget it." Chen Yuyong stood up and looked at Li Cheng and said, "Forcibly getting you out will attract alertness, but it is not good. There are still more than ten days left. You are here and wait for you to come out and lead the way with your son on the island. We will take advantage of our efforts to kill Prince Nan'an Hou."
When Chen Yuyong talked about this, there was not much expression on his face, and he seemed to have not taken this little thing to heart. His attitude was quite calm, but the people around him knew that the more he did this, the more he made up his mind to kill.
"Don't worry, second master." Li Cheng lay on the ground and said, "The lives of my father and son are both the uncle and second master. The villain must help the island with this matter. It is done clearly and beautifully."
"Okay, you have to remember your own words."
Chen Yuyong didn't say anything else and walked out. His pace was not fast or slow, but his speed was extremely fast. He walked out of the lime field almost a short time later.
After a long time, Li Cheng looked up and saw Chen Yuyong's back away. Seeing the pirate leader's steps were well-proportioned and his body was full of strength, he knew that Chen Yuyong was a ruthless character in Qishan thieves. He had a skill in martial arts, especially at sea, and he could almost fight against a hundred. No one could catch Chen Erye in the water. Chen Yuyong's ability on land was slightly inferior, but he was not an ordinary person who could compete with him.
After a while, Li Fu said timidly: "Dad, I really want to go to the island?"
"Well, you go, there is danger. If you don't go, my father and son will die."
Li Fu whispered: "Dad, let's set up the silver cakes hidden in the business, how about the whole family running for life together?"
"The Qishan thieves have spies in all prefectures on Fujian Road, all the way to Zhejiang, Jingnan, Guangdong and Guangxi, and the powerful people everywhere have their own people. Our identity cannot be known to the government. As long as it is discovered, it is a word of death..."
"Besides..." Li Cheng sneered: "Do you think the Pu Trading Company can ask us to take out the silver?"
"Are they usually very polite to us?"
"That's normal, idiot." Li Cheng roared, and a fierce light appeared in his eyes. He held his son's collar and whispered: "Listen, please go and go. If you don't go, you'll kill you now. I'll just pretend that I didn't have a son, and I'll buy a few more concubines in the future if I have money to buy a son. If I don't believe I can't give birth to a son. If this matter is gone, our father and son can still be safe and prosperous. If it's not done well, floating corpses often float out of the Minjiang River. In the future, our father and son's corpses will definitely float up!"
Li Fu was scared to death, and then he realized that his father and Mr. Chen were serious about his words. The prince wanted to cut off the wealth of Qishan thieves and his father wanted to save his life. It seemed that he really wanted to assassinate the prince. This was a dignified future marquis and a serious royal family in the dynasty.
Seeing Li Fu trembled with fear, Li Cheng smiled coldly and said, "There are hundreds of royal families in Fuzhou City alone, and there are twenty or thirty marquises. In terms of identity, they are not much nobler than the magistrate. The prince of this dynasty is the first-rank, the second-rank of the country's justice, and the second-rank of the marquis, which seems to be the same as the rank of the comfort envoy, but in fact he has no real power. If he has power, he needs to be an official exam. Once he is an official, he will be in the officialdom and cannot be given a title. The prince has not inherited the title yet. Even if he inherited the title, he is the weakest among the marquis. Who would really care about his life or death? Besides, the thief of Qishan and the five thieves on the sea have all been killed. What is a prince of the marquis's house? Don't worry, I'll point you to me to support me for my old age and see off my life, and I won't be in vain to die!"
Chapter completed!