Li Yan, a university graduate and village official dedicated to poverty alleviation, accidentally transmigrated into Li Family Village, nestled in a mountain gully. Her family was impoverished. Due...
Deputy General Wang took the imperial edict from Ming Huang, gathered his soldiers, and rushed into Zhao Qing's grain store in the city.
The Zhao family's shopkeeper was startled when he saw this group of armored soldiers wielding long swords rushing in. He then forced himself to remain calm and stepped forward, saying, "General, what are you doing here at the feet of the Emperor?"
Deputy General Wang ignored the shopkeeper and said to the soldiers, "Leave a team to count all the goods here. From now on, not a single grain of food is allowed to leave this shop."
"General, do you still want to rob the people of their food in broad daylight?" the shopkeeper argued.
Deputy General Wang snorted coldly, not caring at all about the shopkeeper's pretentious monologue. He waved his hand and the soldiers immediately started moving.
The shopkeeper of the Zhao family knew that he was no match for this group of soldiers, so he kicked the frightened young man standing beside him and signaled him with his eyes to go back to the Zhao family and report the news.
After receiving the instructions from the shopkeeper, the young man trembled and slipped out along the corner of the wall. The young man who had consciously slipped out of the encirclement did not dare to delay and stumbled towards the Zhao Mansion.
All this could not escape the eyes of Lieutenant General Wang. He just did it on purpose!
If they rush to the Zhao family now, at most they can catch them off guard.
He asked the young man to run and deliver the letter. He wanted Master Zhao to panic, and then lead the soldiers to attack in a fit of rage, so that they would know what it meant to be powerless and face a catastrophic disaster.
The so-called killing people by destroying their hearts is exactly this principle. Tell them to find a way to save themselves first, and then I will go there with the imperial edict to let them know what it means to be powerless to save the situation.
The more Vice General Wang thought about it, the happier he became.
The soldiers under his command took out the account book and presented it to Lieutenant General Wang.
"You guys continue to count the items here, and the rest of you follow me!"
Picking up the shopkeeper, a group of soldiers in armor followed Deputy General Wang to the Zhao family.
Seeing a large group of soldiers in armor coming out of the Zhao family's grain store, the people who stretched their necks to watch the excitement asked curiously, "What crime has the Zhao family committed?"
A commoner spat and said, "The Zhao family has done so many immoral things. Not only have they hoarded goods, but they have also bullied men and women. Countless poor people have suffered greatly from their actions. It's truly God's mercy that such evil people have come to an end."
Many people nodded in agreement.
They were all local residents, and they had all suffered losses from the Zhao family's grain shop. Therefore, now that something had happened to the Zhao family's grain shop, the residents in the city were naturally happy to hear about it.
"Come on, let's go and take a look."
A large number of people followed the soldiers to Zhao's house to watch the excitement.
On the other side, in the Zhao Mansion, a young girl curled up in the front yard and cried heartbrokenly. Her mother was lying in her arms. The mother-in-law's face was bruised and swollen from being beaten, and she seemed to be breathing more than breathing.
Mr. Zhao sat in front of the main hall, leisurely sipping his tea. He strolled to the girl's side and examined her with greedy eyes. "So, what do you think? Either return the food, or become my concubine."
The girl gritted her teeth and closed her eyes. A determination flashed in her eyes. At worst, she would die, but she would never be a concubine to such an old man.
Just when the girl was about to commit suicide.
A young man came running in from outside, looking panicked and said, "Master, this is not good!"
Master Zhao frowned in displeasure. Seeing this, his personal attendant stepped forward and kicked the waiter. "It's true that a dog can't spit out ivory. What nonsense are you talking about?"
The young man fell to the ground after being kicked. He ignored the pain in his buttocks and said hurriedly, "Master, something bad has happened! A group of soldiers have come to our shop and want to rob it!"
Mr. Zhao's face changed drastically when he heard this. He shouted, "Come here, come here quickly, go find me and go to the shop to see what's going on!"
The servants immediately ran to the backyard to look for the master.
Mr. Zhao paced back and forth anxiously in the yard. He was so anxious at the moment that he no longer had the leisurely feeling he had just now.
He was wondering in his mind who was trying to make things difficult for his Zhao family, but his family was too domineering and had offended so many people that he couldn't figure out the reason at the moment.
Zhao Jia Dalang was in his own gentle embrace when he was urged by his servants. With an unhappy look on his face, he put on his coat, opened the door, and said in a harsh tone, "You better have something urgent to do."
The servants ignored Zhao Dalang's threats and hurriedly told him what had happened in the shop.
After hearing this, Zhao Dalang didn't bother to turn his face away. He hurried to the front yard while buttoning his coat.
By the time he reached the front yard, Vice General Wang had already rushed into the courtyard with a large group of soldiers. He was holding a bright yellow silk scroll in his hand, standing there arrogantly, while Master Zhao sat on the ground as if he had lost his parents, muttering: "It's over, it's over, it's all over!"
Zhao Dalang had never seen such a scene before. He forced himself to remain calm and walked to Deputy General Wang with trembling legs. He took out a silver note from his sleeve and wanted to bribe the man in front of him.
But he miscalculated. Deputy General Wang kicked him over and said sternly, "Search all the property of the Zhao Mansion and take all the people in the mansion back to serve as military households!"
The girl, who had been kneeling in the yard in despair, hurriedly knelt before Deputy General Wang and tearfully told him how the Zhao family had forced them to sell their land, beat her mother to such an extent, and wanted to force her to be a concubine, and asked the master to make a decision.
Men are naturally kind to women, and seeing an orphan and a widow being bullied by the Zhao family, Lieutenant General Wang was naturally very angry.
His only task was to count the family's assets and bring the family back to the general.
He comforted the girl and said, "I already know about this matter. I will report it to the general when I return. The most urgent thing is to send your mother to the clinic." After that, he recruited two soldiers to send the person to the hospital for treatment.
Then I thought that the mother and daughter had already reached a dead end and they must not have much money on them.
Then the soldier who was about to leave stopped him, and Lieutenant General Wang took out a silver coin from his pocket and handed it to him.
Needless to say, the soldier naturally understood what his boss meant. He took the silver and led the mother and daughter to the clinic.
Those who were standing outside the Zhao Mansion watching the excitement now knew that the Zhao family was completely doomed this time.
Although they were staying outside Zhao's house, they could hear the general's words clearly.
The Zhao family became a military household, and all their property was confiscated!
The people watching the excitement outside Zhao's house applauded.
It's really gratifying, really gratifying!