30. Chapter 30
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The lights in Qi You's yard were lit on time at the beginning of the Yin hour.
The fat on Dachun's face drooped at the corners of his mouth. He tried hard to open his swollen eyes, lying by the window, peeking at the movements in Qiyou's yard in a sinister manner.
When the lights in the yard went out, Dachun suddenly waved his short, fat arms, lowered his voice, and said fiercely to his close confidant Erhei, "Hurry, hurry up and follow him to see if he's really gone!"
Erhei crouched down and sneaked out. He came back a moment later, and Dachun asked impatiently, "How's it going? Can we go now?"
Erhei didn't even have time to wipe the sweat off his face as he quickly replied, "Master, the Seventh Master has left. I saw the Seventh Master's carriage leave the house with my own eyes. It was driven by Degao and Guihe themselves."
The invisible boulder that was pressing on his body was removed, and Dachun slowly straightened up. He seemed to be lifted up a lot taller, and even his bones were crackling.
"Hahahaha, it's good that you're gone!" Dachun laughed fiercely towards the sky, a murderous gleam in his eyes. "It's good that you're gone! What a pity, now that you're gone, forget about coming back. I haven't even been able to see you off, my Seventh Master! Hahahaha!"
Erhei smiled apologetically, hesitated for a moment, and then bravely said, "Master, that Westerner is still here. I'm afraid..."
"Idiot!" Dachun slapped Erhei in the face.
Erhei was beaten so hard that he saw stars and half his face was numb. He didn't dare to cry out in pain, but knelt down and apologized: "Master, please forgive me, Master, please forgive me, it was all my fault!"
Dachun kicked Erhei fiercely, and he fell backwards. He covered his chest and couldn't catch his breath for a long time.
"Idiot, so stupid!" Dachun hated spoiling his fun the most in his life, and he also hated idiots the most.
It was not easy to get rid of Qi You, the god of plague. He was able to hold his head high again and be the local emperor. Er Hei actually dared to come and offend him at this critical juncture.
However, Dachun was still willing to teach Erhei a lesson, and looked at him disdainfully, "There's a saying among scholars: a pig that doesn't have a name..."
Forget it, Dachun didn't understand the sour words of scholars. Besides, what's the big deal about being a scholar? Someone like Lin Yicheng, who had studied all his life, even if he became the county magistrate, would still have to kowtow before him and nod and call him "Master" in Shunyi.
Thinking of Lin Yicheng, Dachun's eyes flashed with viciousness. This hypocritical official took advantage of his downfall to curry favor with a cripple.
After he finished dealing with those slaves, it would be his turn next. Someone else had already been waiting impatiently for his godfather position.
"He's just a Westerner, begging for food in our Great Qing. He can barely even speak clearly, how dare he interfere with us, the Bannermen? He doesn't even know how to die. We're so far away, across the ocean, so far away, his soul can't even return home."
When Dachun thought of Qi You leaving, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He finally left!
It’s okay to bully Dachun, he is broad-minded and doesn’t care. There are so many noble people watching, and they are not easy to mess with.
"Go and bring me some food. Today is a good day and we should celebrate it well. Bring me a jar of the good wine I have stored. Haha, those lowly slaves, haha!" Dachun smiled sinisterly and gave the order with gritted teeth.
He is not afraid of their rebellion, but he is afraid of their not rebelling.
Erhei struggled to get up, his waist almost bent to the ground. He dared not say another word and crawled to serve food and get wine.
After Dachun had eaten and drunk his fill, he was about to go out when Erhei ran up to him in fear. Standing at a distance, he said tremblingly, "Master, the Third Young Master..."
"What happened to Elu?" Dachun sobered up after hearing what he heard about his beloved son. He glared at him and said angrily, "Since you can't speak, what's the point of using your tongue? You might as well cut it off and eat it with wine!"
When Erhei heard this, his scalp went numb instantly.
Dachun wasn't joking; he'd actually cut the tongue of a bondservant. Erhei pictured the man with a bloody mouth and body, shaking like a sieve, and stammering, "The Third Young Master's been bullied, and he's crying over there."
This is outrageous!
When Dachun heard this, his eyes widened with anger. "Go call people, bring them all. I want blood today, and I'll use this slave's head as a sky lantern!"
It's a mess outside.
Ever since Qi You beat him up once, Elu has been terrified. He has been hiding in the house and dared not go out, whimpering and crying all day long.
While recuperating in the room, Julu grew even fatter and whiter than before. Being cooped up in the room was always boring, and he couldn't act as arrogant as before, surrounded by servants and going out. It almost drove him crazy.
I slept until dawn and woke up to hear from the servants that Qi You had left Shunyi and Dachun was drinking to celebrate. I was so happy that I didn't know what to do.
Olu didn't even bother to eat breakfast, and kept ordering: "The master is going out to play, change his clothes!"
Elu was wearing a bright red brocade robe, holding his fake horse whip in his hand, and he got into a sedan chair and was escorted out the door by guards.
After walking a few steps, Elu saw that the shacks of the bondservants had been turned into courtyards with green tiles and white walls, and he immediately became furious.
He had heard about Qi You rebuilding the house for his bondservants, but at that time he was too preoccupied with his own worries to care about much else.
Now, when he saw it, he was furious. These lowly slaves, how could they deserve it? This was all his father's silver. His father's silver was his silver!
"Go over there!" Elu sat in the sedan chair and raised his hand to point arrogantly.
The guards hurriedly carried the sedan chair and turned around. After walking for a while, Zhang Song and Zhang Bai, brother and sister, and a few friends came out from the fields, carrying tobacco leaves and chatting and laughing.
When they saw Juelu, they subconsciously stopped and moved away from him.
Elu opened his squinting eyes and looked around. Oh, after not seeing them for a few days, these lowly slaves were actually wearing fine cloth clothes.
This is all his money, all his!
"Stop the sedan!" Elu was furious and slapped the eaves of the sedan and ordered in a sharp voice.
The guard hurriedly lowered the sedan chair, and saw Elu struggling inside it like a fat maggot. Seeing this, the guard hurriedly leaned forward and pulled him up.
Helu stood up and kicked the guard away, "Get out of the way! Don't block my way!"
Helu swaggered up to Zhang Song, Zhang Bai, and the others, lifted Zhang Song's chin with a whip, and said with a strange laugh, "I haven't seen you for a few days. You've grown a bit fatter and you look better. Okay, I'll let you go and won't take off your clothes. Anyway, you lowly slaves are all here for me. From now on, I can choose whoever I want to sleep with! If you look good, I'll be more pleasing to the eye."
Zhang Song bit his lip tightly, trembling and daring not to say a word. Zhang Bai's eyes were burning with anger, but when he saw that his sister didn't move, he held back his anger.
Elu waved the whip in his hand and walked slowly in front of the few people, imitating Dachun.
At this moment, he remembered something and suddenly became furious. He brandished his whip and lashed at Zhang Bai who was standing nearby: "You lowly slave, how dare you refuse to kneel before me!"
Zhang Bai tilted his head, and the whip hit his back hard, causing him to cry out in pain. Zhang Song, seeing his brother being beaten, hurried forward, grabbed him and tried to escape.
"You still dare to hide!" All the anger that Juelu had suffered during this period of time came to his mind.
Like a madman, he brandished his whip and lashed out, cursing, "You lowly slaves, you were born lowly slaves, your generations have been slaves. You think you have someone to back you up, so you dare to challenge me. Unfortunately, those who protect you can't protect themselves. Today, I will beat you to death!"
Screams and wails filled the air, and several people were beaten so hard they covered their heads and cried as they ran away. The guards, familiar with the area, gathered outside and pushed those who were running towards them back to Elu.
Zhang Bai took the most hits, his hands and face covered in blood. He roared, rushed forward regardless, and knocked Juelu to the ground like a calf.
Helu fell to the ground like a mountain, his head spinning. He saw the sky above his head and suddenly screamed at the top of his voice: "They are rebelling! These slaves are rebelling! Kill them, kill them, Ama, help me, Ama!"
Dachun had always doted on this youngest son, and he looked at him like the apple of his eye. Seeing this, the guards rushed forward to support him, while some ran back to complain.
The remaining guards, following Elu's orders, rushed forward like vicious dogs, punching and kicking Zhang Bai and the others.
The few of them were only seven or eight years old, and they were powerless in front of Dachun's guards. Soon they were bleeding from their mouths and noses, and they couldn't even cry.
The bondservants were all busy in the fields. When they heard the noise over here, they quickly put down their work and ran over.
Lin Daniu saw that Zhang Song and Zhang Bai, brother and sister, were covered in blood. There was a big tear on the back of Zhang Bai's clothes. It was an old shirt left by Qi You when he left. Lin Daniu had just given it to him last night.
In the morning, Zhang Bai's mother dressed Zhang Bai. Firstly, she wanted to wear her best clothes to see off Qi You, her great benefactor. Secondly, it happened to be Zhang Bai's birthday, and this was the first time since he was born that he had worn clothes without patches on top of patches.
Qi You once asked him if he regretted not keeping the child.
Lin Daniu actually had a moment of regret, but the suffering was too severe and he didn't want to think about it at all.
Lin Daniu could only keep his head down and move forward, waiting numbly for the day when dawn would break.
Qi You tore a crack in their dark sky. They had just seen a little light, so how could they bear to see the sky covered again?
The overwhelming hatred almost tore Lin Daniu to pieces. He rushed forward, waving the carrying pole in his hand and roaring.
Seeing this, the other bondservants followed suit and started beating up E'lu and the guards.
The guards were few in number and were no match for the bannermen slaves. No one cared about Shangjue Lu anymore. He was beaten black and blue and lay there crying.
Dachun came with his guards, his face lit with joy. He pulled Erhei and said excitedly, "It's a rebellion, a rebellion, it's finally a rebellion. Go quickly, ride to the capital to file a complaint."
After muttering a few instructions to Erhei, Dachun waved his hand and jumped up and shouted, "Go, arrest them all! They are rebelling, no, they are escaping, they are runaway slaves!"
There is no need to be polite when dealing with runaway slaves. The bigwigs in power will have a headache when they hear about runaway slaves. Let them solve the problem themselves so that it will not affect their political achievements.
The ferocious guards rushed forward with knives and sticks and surrounded Lin Daniu and the others.
After all, Lin Daniu and his men were weak, and many of them were women, so they were no match for this group of strong men, and the situation quickly took a turn for the worse.
From the fields, ragged bondservants emerged, holding axes, dung shovels and other farm tools, and ran towards this side in a crowd.
Dachun took a few steps back in fear when he saw them. These bondservants looked unfamiliar; they must be bondservants from other manors.
It’s a rebellion, a real rebellion!
"Ama, Ama!" Dachun heard the familiar voice, he came back to his senses and looked carefully.
His beloved son, Elu, was carried by Lin Daniu, with a sharp sickle on his neck.
Dachun was so distressed that his head was buzzing. He shouted angrily, "Let him go! Let him go immediately! Lin Daniu, you lowly slave, dare you rebel? Shunyi is still my kingdom!"
Lin Daniu looked at Dachun coldly without saying a word. He pushed the sickle a little deeper, and a trickle of bright red blood slowly flowed down Julu's neck.
Helu's eyes rolled back and he fainted again. Dachun's heart was torn asunder. He looked at the bondservants running towards them silently and frantically, and his legs trembled, and he was completely panicked.
After hearing Qi You's words, Lin Yicheng sent people to keep an eye on the movements in Zhuangzi. After hearing the report, he almost fainted and hurried over on horseback.
When he approached the village and saw the situation in front of him, Lin Yicheng felt a chill on his back and was speechless.
Master Xia was a bit better than Lin Yicheng. He quickly took a look around and said hurriedly, "Boss, get on the horse and ride on it!"
Lin Yicheng was extremely worried and said subconsciously, "We can't run away. The Seventh Master has ordered us to keep an eye on them... But how can I keep an eye on them like this?"
Master Xia took a deep breath, disregarding the rules, and pushed Lin Yicheng onto the horse. "Sit higher on the horse so you can shout more!"
Lin Yicheng's limbs were weak, and Master Xia finally pushed him onto the horse. He sat on the horse and looked out, his mind still blank.
Countless bondservants confronted Dachun and his men, and a melee seemed to be about to break out.
Master Xia lowered his voice and reminded, "Call Seventh Master, use Seventh Master to address me."
Lin Yicheng didn't have time to think about it, and shouted, "Seventh Master...Seventh Master has something to say!"
The east warm room of the Qianqing Palace.
Kangxi was extremely angry. He told Qi You about the unrest in Shunyi, but Qi You still stood there steadily without even raising his eyebrows.
He remained calm in the face of danger, showing the demeanor of a great general. As soon as Kangxi felt proud, he realized that something was wrong.
His face darkened as Kangxi cursed, "You meant well, but now you've emboldened them. They've dared to lead a rebellion and even bring others along! Since this is the trouble you caused, you have to deal with it!"
Qi You then raised his eyes to look at Kangxi and said seriously, "Khan Ama, I have something I want to discuss with you."
The author has something to say:
In fact, the experiences of slaves were much more miserable. There are not many records about them, but there are some records about serfs at the time of liberation, which can give us some clues.
A transition chapter, the tone is still relaxed, the first step to the sea of stars.
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