Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Zhao Cunliang and Guangzong looked at each other silently. Neither of them said anything, but just walked slowly towards home.

As they walked, Zhao Cunliang couldn't help but speak, lowering his voice and asking, "Emperor Guangzong, you said that Lord Luo's father-in-law is actually the prefect of Jizhou?"

Guangzong replied helplessly: "Yes, Dad, this is the mutual protection among officials in the officialdom, there is nothing strange about it."

Zhao Cunliang looked up at Xiuying, who was walking up the slope, and his eyes suddenly darkened. This crisis was a matter of life and death for the rest of Futian Village, but for him, it might be a golden opportunity to turn things around.

Thinking of this, he pulled Guangzong aside and said in a deeper voice, "Guangzong, do you want to overthrow Xiuying's family, kill Cuihua, and then marry a beautiful wife and enjoy a peaceful life?"

After hearing this, Guangzong subconsciously took a step back and asked, "Dad, what do you want to say?"

Zhao Cunliang was so disappointed with his son that he pulled him over and said with gritted teeth, "You are such a loser! Listen carefully, Lord Luo and the Jizhou prefect are family.

"You go find Zhou Dazhu right now and tell him that Zhou Xiaoxiong was captured by Xiuying. Then, exaggerate and say that everyone in the village now listens to Xiuying, and that she's even training soldiers in the village, simply wanting to be a local tyrant. Tell Zhou Dazhu to bring people to rescue Xiaoxiong immediately. Do you understand?"

Guangzong looked confused and was stunned for a long time before he stammered, "Dad, I really don't understand, what is the relationship between Zhou Dazhu and the Jizhou prefect?"

Zhao Cunliang raised his hand and slapped Guangzong on the head, cursing angrily, "You idiot! I thought you'd become smarter after breaking your arm, but you're still as dumb as an ox!"

After cursing, Zhao Cunliang put his hands behind his back and paced as he said smugly, "Think about it, if we can find a way to wipe out these people in the village and get rid of Xiuying before the Jizhou prefect arrives with his men, then we'll be great contributors to the Jizhou prefect! That's called using someone else's hand...get it? When the time comes, we'll hand over all the village's grain to the prefect, and then the position of village chief of Futian Village will be firmly yours!"

When Guangzong heard this, his eyes lit up immediately. He quickly gave a thumbs-up and said flatteringly, "Dad, you are so wise! The old ones are the wisest!" But then, he looked embarrassed and stammered, "But Dad, I don't know where to find Zhou Dazhu at all."

Zhao Cunliang was furious. He suddenly raised his hand and smacked Guangzong on the head again, cursing, "You blockheaded idiot! Where did you run into Zhou Dazhu last time? That mountain is near Black Tiger Mountain, and on Black Tiger Mountain there's Black Wind Stronghold. Zhou Dazhu must have become a bandit there."

Guangzong's head was buzzing from the beating, but he still nodded and bowed hurriedly, saying ingratiatingly: "Dad, I understand, I'll go right away." Then he turned around and was about to leave.

Zhao Cunliang was quick-witted and quick-handed. He grabbed Guangzong's arm and said coldly, "Wait a moment." As soon as he finished speaking, he swung his arm towards Guangzong's face.

"Ah! Dad, what are you doing?" Guangzong felt pain and covered his eye sockets, which instantly swelled up like panda eyes, with his hands, grimacing in pain.

Zhao Cunliang's face instantly changed into a fake smile. He patted Guangzong's shoulder and coaxed him, "My dear son, look how realistic this looks. It's just like being bullied by Xiuying and the others. When dad becomes the village chief, you will have endless blessings in the future. Just be happy."

Guangzong covered his swollen eyes, filled with resentment, but afraid to disobey his father. He walked silently toward the wall he had built on the back hill. He had deliberately built this section of wall lower than the rest, out of laziness. Unexpectedly, this low wall would become the catalyst for his so-called "turnaround."

Arriving at the wall, Guangzong looked around to make sure no one was watching, then easily climbed over the wall and escaped. Zhao Cunliang followed cautiously, and after confirming that Guangzong had escaped safely and without anyone noticing, he feigned an anxious look and hurried back.

As soon as Guangzong left the village, he ran like a rabbit towards Black Tiger Mountain. When he arrived at the Black Tiger Mountain, he was spotted by the bandits patrolling the mountain.

Several ferocious bandits, wielding gleaming swords, surrounded Guangzong in a flash. One of the bandits, with a ferocious face, shouted viciously, "Where are you from? How dare you trespass on our territory!"

Upon seeing this, Emperor Guangzong hurriedly bowed and said with a look of panic, "My dear friends, I'm here to look for Zhou Dazhu."

"How dare you!" A bandit roared, his eyes wide open, brandishing his sword. "How dare you address our leader by his name? You must be tired of living!"

Guangzong's heart skipped a beat as he realized Zhou Dazhu was actually the bandit leader. He immediately burst into tears and said, "Brothers, I have an urgent matter! I'm here to see my uncle Dazhu. Something terrible has happened at home, and it's too late to come any later. Please be flexible and let me see him!"

The bandits looked at Guangzong's face, his puffy black eyes, and his miserable tears, which did not seem to be fake. So they gathered together and discussed in low voices.

"It's strange. I've never heard that the boss has such a big son." A bandit touched his chin.

"That's right. Look at his hand. One of his hands is missing. He doesn't look like the son of the boss at all." Another bandit looked Guangzong up and down.

"Hey, he didn't say he was the boss's son, he said uncle, don't get it wrong." A bandit reminded.

"That's what we said, but we can't just bring him into the village blindly. What if this kid has bad intentions or ulterior motives? We can't bear the responsibility then." A bandit frowned and said vigilantly.

"Got it!" Suddenly, a bandit's eyes lit up and he said excitedly, "Let's tie him up first. When we see the boss, if he really knows the boss, we'll quickly untie him and apologize. If he's a thief with ulterior motives, we'll kill him on the spot. It will be considered a contribution to the stronghold. What do you think?"

After hearing this, several bandits nodded in agreement and acted immediately. After discussing it, they tied Guangzong up in no time.

In the meeting hall of Black Wind Village, the atmosphere was somewhat tense. Zhou Dazhu, the second and third in command, were sitting around a table, discussing how to coordinate with the officers sent by Luo Jing'an to capture Futian Village in one fell swoop.