It was late at night in Kunshan County.

The bustling Xitang Street during the day was now dark, with only the night watchman walking on the deserted street with a lantern.

"Bang, bang, bang..." The night watchman knocked on the clappers and shouted at the top of his voice, "Close the doors and windows to prevent theft!"

This is not just random knocking and shouting, each hour has its own rules. In addition to the difference in the sound of the clappers, the shouting is also different.

The first watch calls out "The weather is dry, be careful with fire", the second watch calls out "Close doors and windows, guard against theft", and the third watch calls out "All is well".

The fourth watch means "ghosts and gods have returned to their places, do not wander around at night", and the fifth watch is the wake-up call "early to bed and early to rise, take care of yourself".

At this time, people go to bed early, and the lights are turned off at midnight. As for whether it is a single, double or group sex after the lights are turned off, it is unknown.

In a large courtyard at the end of the street, the lights were still on.

But the door was closed and the curtains were drawn tightly. Several grown men did not sleep or exercise at night, but gathered together and whispered about something.

An old man with a gray goatee said angrily, "How dare a mere seventh-rank county magistrate detain our Second Master and so many of his family members! This is simply a great shame!"

"Ah!" The middle-aged man with a big mole on his cheek was shocked and said, "How dare Zhao be so bold? He even dared to deduct our Second Master? Who gave him the courage?"

"Liang... Oh no, Cai Guoxi!" The goatee was so angry that he even got the prefect's last name wrong. "Manager Xu Xu went to him to ask for someone, but was slapped in the face by Cai Guoxi, leaving his teeth on the ground."

"Hiss..." Several wealthy families who had joined the Xu family gasped. A fourth-rank prefect was already a big position in their eyes.

"Could it be that the world is going to change?" someone asked in a trembling voice.

"Bullshit!" The goatee glared at the man. "Cai Guoxi is Gao Gong's student. Seeing that his teacher is expected to make a comeback, shouldn't he hurry up and show his ability?"

"Oh, I see..." The man nodded and asked, "Then, when will Gao Gong return?"

"Don't worry, it's not that simple." Goatee sneered and said, "The current cabinet's first assistant, Mr. Gao, and the second assistant, Mr. Chen, will try every means to keep him in Gaojiazhuang."

"Let's get down to business!" Seeing that everyone was relieved, Goatbeard got back to the topic. "The master has already started to make moves, but the officials are too slow to act. He ordered us to take action and do everything we can to cause chaos in Kunshan and force them to release the people as soon as possible!"

"Why bother with all that? What are we doing?" A stutterer slammed the table and stood up and said, "Catch Zhao Shouzheng, catch the Second Master, and we'll tie him up..."

"Are you crazy? How dare you kidnap the county magistrate?" The man with the big mole was so scared that another mole fell off.

"Do you believe that the army will come to suppress you soon?" The goat-bearded man also shook his head in frustration. "Although the county magistrate is only a seventh-rank official, he is the governor of the country. If you touch him, it will be a rebellion."

"Tie up his...son." The stutterer finally managed to get out the second half of the sentence.

"Hi..." Everyone waved their hands together, and it suddenly felt less exciting.

"This method is feasible." Big Mole nodded and said, "I heard that County Magistrate Zhao has only one son. We can definitely exchange him for the Second Master."

"Good, good idea!" Everyone applauded, and then they made plans and formulated various strategies such as "luring the snake out of its hole", "hiding the truth from the sky", and even "the beauty trap".

When the clock struck three in the middle of the night, they had been discussing enthusiastically and finally decided on three strategies: the best, the middle and the worst. They then decided to go back and gather people and act according to the plan.

"Last question, where is his son?" someone suddenly remembered something and asked.

"Uh..." Everyone looked at each other in confusion.

"It seems to be in Xishan..." Goatee almost pulled out his goatee.

What the hell is this!

If you can kidnap someone from Xishan, why not just rescue the Second Master?

Oh my god…

Everyone immediately lost their temper and sat back to discuss the matter.

"If kidnapping doesn't work, then create a big mess to warn him!" The goat-bearded man pondered for a while, then said quietly, "As long as the man surnamed Zhao knows he's scared, he'll let him go!"

"Good idea." Everyone agreed and asked, "What kind of chaos can scare Zhao Shouzheng?"

"The most important things for the whole county right now are the disaster victims and the dike." The goat-bearded man said coldly, "Zhao Shouzheng is barely maintaining both ends by using work-for-relief."

He looked at everyone and asked, "What does work-for-relief rely on?"

"Food." Everyone said in unison.

"Then we will burn the granary..." Goatbeard lowered his voice, his eyes flashing with a sinister light, and said, "Now is a particularly good opportunity. Zhao Shouzheng and all the county officials, big and small, are living on the levee. There is no official in the county town."

"And all the spearmen were sent to the West Mountain, and even the soldiers and archers went with them." Big Mole slapped his thigh excitedly and said:

"Now the whole county is under the watch of three shifts of yamen runners, and they are all our own people!"

"Tian, ​​Tianci, Liangliang..." The stutterer became even more excited.

"We have the right time, right place, and right people. We have it all on our side!" After analyzing the situation, everyone was filled with confidence. "We will definitely be able to set the fire!"

"Let's see what he can use to provide work-for-relief if he has no food?" The man with the goatee said with a sinister smile.

"How many people will starve to death?" Big Mole pressed his own mole.

"The lives of many common people are not as valuable as the second master's finger." The goat beard said expressionlessly, "Only in this way will he be afraid. When the time comes, if Zhao wants food, he should release the second master. Otherwise, he will be eaten alive by those hungry common people."

"How cruel! How ruthless! How sad!" Everyone nodded, thinking that this method would definitely work.

"This is a serious matter, we must plan carefully before we act." The man with the goatee pressed his trembling goatee, showing his calmness as he said:

"Tomorrow we will go and observe carefully, and at the same time deal with the night patrol officers and warehouse guards. We must make sure that we are in an unmanned area and set the fire without anyone noticing!"

"Okay!" Everyone nodded heavily, and listened to the man with the goatee assigning tasks. Some were responsible for observation and watch, some were responsible for bribing the guards, some were responsible for purchasing kerosene, and some were responsible for arranging the retreat ships.

"After the matter is done, all participants will immediately slouch out of the city from the north. I will take you back to Songjiang to hide and come back after the storm has passed." The goat beard finally said in a deep voice: "If you can rescue the Second Master, it will be a great achievement. You will all become true members of the Xu family like me!"

"We will definitely fulfill our mission!" Everyone responded in a deep voice, and then each took the order and left.

When they came out, everyone in the Xu family discovered that it was already bright outside, but they were all so excited that they had no desire to sleep.

Thinking that if they could accomplish such a great feat for their master, they would definitely be rewarded by the master, and maybe even be received by the old master, and then be given the surname "Xu", and from then on they could roam the south of the Yangtze River and reach the pinnacle of life, the big moles were excited and ready to fight.

I couldn't wait to rush out and set fire to the county's granary!

ps. The fourth update is here! I’m so excited, I’ll write the fifth update right away! There are still 1745 votes, come on!!!

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