The most arrogant in history

dong dong dong——!

The drums of war beat, shaking the mountains.

The crowd held bows and crossbows, raised swords and guns, and shouted as they moved forward.

There are more than 200 people now, which is quite impressive.

Unexpectedly, the bandit leader Shen Dalang was very cowardly. Upon hearing the drums and shouts, he immediately hid behind the rocks and shouted:

"Master Ye, we brothers are willing to surrender and go down the mountain to be civilians. Or we can follow Master Ye and become soldiers. Please show mercy and let us go!"

In the Battle of Xiping Mountain, Ye Kun killed more than 200 bandits, leaving no one alive. Shen Dalang naturally knew about this.

He also knew that the limited number of people he had was not enough to fill Ye Kun's gap.

If you resist you will surely die, but if you surrender you may be able to survive.

Ye Kun ordered to stop the attack and shouted:

"Shen Dalang, since you are willing to surrender, why don't you come out and kowtow!"

"I'm coming out, I'm coming out, Lord Ye, please don't shoot the arrows."

A moment later, Shen Dalang, bare-chested, with his hands raised, rolled out in a line with more than thirty of his subordinates.

Qin Erwu and his men surrounded the bandits with bows, crossbows, swords and guns, and shouted in unison:

"Lie on the ground, put your hands behind your head, don't move, don't look around, or I will kill you without mercy!"

This is the method that Ye Kun taught everyone to control prisoners.

The prisoners lay on the ground with their heads in their hands. They lost the right to observe and did not understand the situation, so they became afraid and dared not move or fight back.

"Don't move, we won't move."

Shen Dalang was very honest. He was the first to lie down, holding his head with his hands, chewing the mud, and not moving a muscle.

Qin Erwu kicked Shen Dalang and cursed with gritted teeth:

"You bastard, you have robbed so much food from our Caomiao Village over the years, and now you deserve this!"

Yan Liuhai also hit Shen Dalang on the shoulder with the back of his knife, cursing:

"You beast, you are the one who caused all the people who starved to death in Cao Miao Village in the past few years! You also robbed two young widows and raped them to death. How are you going to settle this account?"

Shen Dalang has been entrenched in Shuangya Mountain for six or seven years.

The villagers within a radius of thirty to fifty miles were all severely affected.

Guanjia Village was also extorted to pay tribute every year, so Zhao Biao and others stepped forward to curse and beat the bandits.

"Okay, that's enough!"

After everyone had let out a sigh of relief, Ye Kun waved his hand to stop them: "Take Shen Dalang with you and search the thieves' den!"

The crowd rushed forward, tied the robbers' hands behind their backs, and took them to the thieves' den.

Ye Kun led Shen Dalang and walked in front, saying with a smile:

"Shen Dalang, if you want to live, you have to listen to me. You have to tell me who in the nearby villages are colluding with you. I have found out all the secret sentries and spies you have arranged in each village. If you dare to conceal it, I will cut you into pieces with my sword!"

"Master Ye, let me tell you..."

Shen Dalang was very cooperative:

"Grandpa Zhou and Zhou Tiehu from your Caomiao Village are our spies. So is Master Guan from Guanjia Village. Every time we go down to ask for food and money, Grandpa Zhou and Master Guan take the lead in giving it. In private, I return it to them and help them share the spoils."

I rely on!

The money of the gentry will be returned in full; the money of the poor will be divided 30% to 70%?

This bunch of robbers and tycoons are very skilled in these tactics!

Ye Kun was shocked, yet inexplicably delighted, and shouted, "Shen Dalang, do you have any evidence?"

Originally, Ye Kun wanted to frame Lord Guan and Duke Zhou, and then take advantage of the situation.

Unexpectedly, there is no need to frame them, these two guys are really corrupt!

"Yes, yes, yes. They exchanged letters with me, and I kept them all!"

Shen Dalang was anxious to survive, so he shouted, "Sir, I'll take you to get the evidence. It's in my central army tent!"

"You still have a central military tent?"

"No, it's my den of thieves..."

"lead the way!"

Ye Kun laughed loudly and ordered Qin Erwu: "Guard the way down the mountain, no one is allowed to go down the mountain!"

We will be able to deal with Zhou Taigong and Guan Gong soon. At this time, the news must be strictly blocked.

Ye Kun took Shen Dalang to the thieves' den.

The thieves' den is also a cave, which has been deepened and expanded to accommodate dozens of people.

In front of the den of thieves, there were seven or eight women kneeling. They were all women that Shen Dalang had robbed these days. They kowtowed together, "Sir, we are girls from decent families..."

"Everyone, get up and wait here. We are government troops and we are here to rescue you."

Ye Kun sighed and asked everyone to get up.

There was still some food and dried meat in the robbers' den, as well as some small change and copper coins, but not much.

Deep inside Shen Dalang's den of thieves, there were several boxes.

When the box was opened, there were many wooden tablets and bamboo slips inside, which were the letters between Zhou Taigong and Guan Laoye in collusion with bandits!

Some of them were informants, revealing news about the suppression of bandits;

Some of them colluded with robbers, saying that someone was rich and had a beautiful daughter;

There was also a handwritten letter from Zhou Tiehu, written more than a month ago, informing the robbers that Ye Kun had received a reward of ten taels of silver for killing the tiger, and had also taken in Yao Caidie, so he asked the robbers to blackmail him!

Ye Kun suddenly realized. No wonder Guo Jianglong came to blackmail him just two days after he received the reward!

After searching again, they found another letter, which was written by Zhou Taigong, asking the robbers to rob Dai Xi.

Because Dai Xi is a widow, no one cares about her!

Ye Kun was shaking with anger, "You beast, don't blame me for being cruel!"

County Magistrate Wang followed and laughed when he saw the evidence:

"It turns out that the bandits are colluding with the gentry. No wonder we always come back empty-handed when we fight against the bandits every year."

Ye Kun pulled County Magistrate Wang and said, "Master Wang, what should we do now?"

"Master Ye, we have to do this step by step. The meat is in the pot and it can't escape."

County Magistrate Wang is an old fox. He said with a smile:

"First, Shen Dalang has been a bandit for many years, so he must have hidden gold and silver somewhere. We must force him to reveal it. Second, we must take this bastard to confront Zhou Taigong and Guan Laoye, detain their entire family, and confiscate their private property... As for the other things, they are all trivial matters."

Ye Kun was very satisfied: "Master Wang, you should force Shen Dalang to reveal his hidden gold as soon as possible, and then we will confiscate his house to prevent the news from leaking out!"

County Magistrate Wang nodded, and he and Ye Kun interrogated Shen Dalang alone.

Shen Dalang wanted to live, but Ye Kun whipped him several times, so he had to confess:

"I have fifty taels of gold and three hundred taels of silver, hidden in the pit behind... Dig up the pit, remove the manure, and then dig deeper, and you will find it."

"You son of a bitch, why hide in the toilet when there are so many places to hide?"

County Magistrate Wang was so angry that he whipped Shen Dalang twice more.

Not only do they rob you of a few bucks, they also have to dig out manure and pit toilets. Isn't this an insult to Lord Wang?

Ye Kun stopped County Magistrate Wang and whispered:

"Sir Wang, send someone to guard this den of thieves. Do not move it. Let's deal with Zhou Taigong and Guan Laoye first. Guan Laoye has money, so he is the boss."

County Magistrate Wang accepted Ye Kun's advice and asked Ye Kun to make the arrangements.

Ye Kun left behind thirty soldiers and two of County Magistrate Wang's personal followers to guard the thieves' den.

Fifty soldiers were arranged to escort the other bandits back to the county town.

The six or seven women were also taken to the county town to await arrangements.

Then, Ye Kun, accompanied by County Magistrate Wang, Shen Dalang, seventy soldiers and horse-drawn carriages, headed straight for Cao Miao Village.

Thirty miles in less than an hour.

At the entrance of the village, Ye Kun conspired with County Magistrate Wang.

This is Cao Miao Village. Ye Kun doesn’t want to offend anyone, and he also wants to be a good person.

County Magistrate Wang nodded repeatedly, smiled, mounted his horse, and rushed to the door of Duke Zhou's house, shouting:

"Surround the house from front to back, don't let anyone escape. Anyone who dares to resist arrest will be killed without mercy!"

Seventy soldiers, led by Wang Bao and Zhu Dachun, rushed forward, blocked the front and back doors, rushed into the house with knives and guns and started arresting people.

"Don't move, squat down, and hold your head!"

The soldiers were in high spirits and their shouts were like thunder.

The entire Zhou family was so frightened that they screamed and ran around with their heads in their hands.

Soon, the situation was under control.

All the people in the Zhou family were brought out and squatted against the wall in front of the door.

Including Zhou Tiehu, who broke his leg and was recuperating at home.

Moreover, Zhou Taigong and Zhou Tiehu were beaten so badly by Wang Bao and Zhu Dachun that their ribs were broken.

Zhou Tielan no longer had her usual arrogance, her face was filled with fear and tears.

The villagers of Cao Miao Village were also frightened and watched the excitement from afar.

Qin Chou and Yan Liuhai comforted the villagers: "Lord Wang is handling the case, it is none of your business, don't be afraid."

The villagers were relieved and came forward to watch.

"Old ghost, you have colluded with bandits, brought disaster to the village, and plotted rebellion. Your good days are over!"

County Magistrate Wang kicked Zhou Taigong and ordered the bandit leader Shen Dalang to be brought out. He showed the wooden and bamboo slips and shouted to the villagers:

"Fellow villagers, Grandpa Zhou and Zhou Tiehu colluded with the bandits, tipped off the bandits, and scoured the area to build bridges. The evidence is irrefutable. County Magistrate Liu has ordered the arrest of Grandpa Zhou's entire family, and the seizure of their property, pending their fate!"

Zhou Taigong and Zhou Tiehu looked pale.

Because Shen Dalang also brought it with him, and they confronted each other face to face, so he had no way to deny it.

Ye Kun deliberately slowed down for a moment, and only rode over after seeing that the situation was under control.

"Master Ye, Brother Dalang, help!"

When the Zhou family members saw Ye Kun, they all started shouting.

After all, they are from the same village, so they feel they have some affinity.