Pig Killer

Chapter 263

"Ask him!" Shen Hui'e pointed her index finger at Huang Zhongchang who was sitting next to her.

"It's a military training. Climbing a ten-foot-high wall is easy." Huang Zhongchang pursed his lips and looked at him and said, "Hui'e demonstrated it."

"What are you training for?" Shen Changsheng looked at them curiously and asked.

"You'll know later. I can't explain it right now." Huang Zhongchang looked at him with his dark eyes and said, "Anyway, it's very powerful."

Shen Hui'e's dark eyes looked at the city gate that was getting closer and closer and asked, "Do we have to pay to leave?"

"That's not necessary." Shen Changsheng said with a smile.

"I thought you were trying to get both!" Shen Hui'e snorted and said sarcastically, "It turns out you still have some conscience."

"Shh..." Huang Zhongchang put his index finger on his lips and said, "Stop talking."

"I know." Shen Hui'e pulled up her scarf to cover half of her face, and then wrapped herself in her sheepskin coat.

Shen Changsheng greeted the officers guarding the city, "Good morning! Officer, it's very cold this morning. Thank you for your hard work."

"You're leaving town at this time! Isn't it too early?"

"We get up early in the countryside. We're used to it." Shen Changsheng looked at them without blushing or panting and said, "The shops in the city haven't opened yet! I'm taking them out of the city to have a look."

"It's winter now, what's there to see outside the city?"

"My hometown is full of mountains, and I've never seen plains." Shen Changsheng smiled and said, "This flat land is very new to us."

"Then go and have a look!"

"Hey! Let's go." Shen Changsheng whipped the horse and drove out of the city.

Away from the city gates and clusters of shacks, the carriage drove along the avenue outside the city. The big trees on both sides of the road were bare, and the wheat seedlings were wilted and listless.

This is very good in winter, but people are afraid that the wheat seedlings will grow too fast, so they even roll a roller in the wheat field to suppress their growth.

The scene in winter is bleak and gray, and there is really nothing to see.

"Now can you tell me what you gained from your night visit to the county magistrate's mansion?" Shen Changsheng slowed down and looked at her sideways.

"The Yu family has recruited many rebel forces that were suppressed by the government troops." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her bright dark eyes and said.

"We expected this." Huang Zhongchang looked at her with dark eyes and said, "It's impossible for a million people to be wiped out."

"The criminal army is not making very smooth progress." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her dark eyes.

"How do you know?" Shen Changsheng looked at her curiously and asked.

"I've read the official documents from the court. The criminal army has been requesting an increase in food and fodder." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her dark pupils.

"He still lacks food and fodder." Huang Zhongchang looked at her in surprise and said, "The court doesn't lack food, does it? The taxes are increasing again and again."

"What if the increased taxes do not reach the court?" Shen Hui'e said, looking at them with her ink-black eyes.

"Yes! A single glimpse reveals the whole picture. The county governor colluded with the grain merchants to sell the taxes he collected. What about other counties?" Shen Changsheng looked at them with his dark eyes and said, "No one is stupid. Especially when the new emperor and the old emperor took over, the emperor's eyes were on the capital."

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e nodded hurriedly after hearing this, "The Second Emperor hangs out in the harem all day, ignoring state affairs, and the local officials are getting bolder and bolder." Then she added, "Without the support of food and grass, the speed of the criminal army suppressing the rebellion will be slow."

"Good! This is good for us." Huang Zhongchang said happily, rubbing his hands excitedly, "It would be best if we don't provide them with food and fodder, so that they can be trapped to death!"

"Don't have too much hope." Shen Hui'e reminded him.

"I know." Huang Zhongchang nodded in understanding, and then asked worriedly, "Will they rob the granary?"

"Why do you think so? No." Shen Hui'e looked at him in surprise and said, "They will only rob the people, not the imperial granary. If you dare to rob the granary, you are rebelling, a capital crime."

"But what they did was also punishable by death." Huang Zhongchang said in a bad tone.

"Where's the evidence? They are officials appointed by the imperial court. Without hard evidence, you are making a false accusation." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her dark eyes and said, "The imperial court has its own laws."

"The situation is urgent, why do you still care about so many things?" Huang Zhongchang said unhappily.

"You're just making things worse." Shen Hui'e looked at him with amusement and said, "Whose side are you on? We're rebelling."

"I know." Huang Zhongchang pursed his lips and said, "I just feel uncomfortable and heartbroken! The soldiers fought bloody battles, but not only did they not provide food and grass, they also resold it. It's really heartless."

Shen Hui'e looked at him with understanding, "I am now afraid that these local officials will rebel."

"What?" Shen Changsheng and Huang Zhongchang looked at her in shock.

Shen Changsheng was so scared that he almost fell off the car. Fortunately, Shen Hui'e and Huang Zhongchang were quick to grab him.

"Why are you so excited?" Shen Hui'e let go of her hand and looked at him with a pale face.

"Your words are too shocking." Shen Changsheng swallowed and looked at her and said, "He is a court official."

"What's so shocking about this? We peasants have rebelled, so why can't the local officials do the same?" Shen Hui'e looked at him with a raised eyebrow and said, "They have money and food, so it's much easier for them to recruit soldiers. Their advantage is very obvious."

"No! He is already very rich, why would he still do that?" Huang Zhongchang looked at them with some confusion.

"Being rich and powerful? That's too little for the emperor." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her glassy eyes and said, "Does our county governor have this in mind?"

"How did you know?" Huang Zhongchang said to her with his black eyes flashing.

"Secret letters!" Shen Hui'e squinted her eyes and looked at them and said, "He is recruiting generals and soldiers everywhere."

"General talent?" Huang Zhongchang looked at her in surprise and said, "Aren't there generals in the imperial court's garrison? Why do we need to recruit talented people?"

"It's easy to get three armies, but it's hard to find a good general. If a general is not wise, the whole army will suffer." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at them and said, "He doesn't like it. Maybe there is a contradiction between the two!"

"Contradiction?" Shen Changsheng looked at them with his dark eyes.

"That's right! Who is the leader and who is the deputy!" Shen Hui'e looked at them with her eyes wide open and said, "Who is the leader? That's a question."

"Of course it's the county magistrate. He has money and food." Shen Changsheng said without thinking.

"Brother, that's wrong." Shen Hui'e looked at him with her bright black eyes and said, "You have food, I have guns, and your house is my granary!"

"The knife is on my neck, will you give it to me, Lord County Magistrate?" Huang Zhongchang said as he looked at him with his clear black and white eyes.

"Uh..." Shen Changsheng blinked and looked at them and said, "The daughter of the county governor is still a concubine in the palace."

"Brother, we rebel to kill the emperor, what does a concubine mean to us?" Huang Zhongchang looked at him with amusement and said, "Besides, the Second Emperor is dead, so he, the father-in-law of the emperor, has a better chance."

Shen Changsheng simply stopped the carriage, turned around and looked at them and said, "Wait a minute, wait a minute, who's dead?"

"The second emperor has passed away." Shen Hui'e looked at him with clear eyes.

"He...he...how come he's gone?" Shen Changsheng looked at her in disbelief and said, "He was only in his twenties, so young."

"If the King of Hell wants him to die at three o'clock in the morning, he will never live until five o'clock." Shen Hui'e snorted and said, "Does death care about age?"

"If we knew about the emperor's death, shouldn't we observe national mourning?" Shen Changsheng looked at her with eyes wide open and said, "There is no news yet, how did you know?"

Shen Hui'e looked at him with her inky black eyes and said, "I saw it from the secret compartment in the county magistrate's study." Then she told him her guess.

"This wealthy family is fighting for the family property, and they are fighting to the death, let alone the throne. I don't know what will happen in the court!" Shen Changsheng couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Are we allowed to discuss court affairs like this now?" Huang Zhongchang looked at them with his deep, dark eyes.

"We won't talk about someone else's kingdom and ruin it." Shen Hui'e snorted coldly, "You are the only one who is asking for trouble. Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought by oneself cannot be forgiven."

"Ah..." Shen Changsheng sighed heavily, "Any other news?"

"The other news is..." Shen Hui'e relayed the official documents she saw to them, "From these documents, we can finally clearly know how many rebel forces there are now."

"According to this calculation, there are five powerful forces." Shen Changsheng calculated carefully.

"From the official documents of the county governor, yes." Shen Hui'e looked at him with deep and bottomless eyes and said, "There are countless other forces of all sizes like us." Then she continued gently and forcefully, "These small forces will eventually have to join forces with larger forces, or be swallowed up by the larger forces. Otherwise, it will be difficult for them to survive."

"Let's go! Let me see how the guard is now?" Shen Hui'e said to him with gentle eyes.

"Did you encounter any danger when you visited the county magistrate's mansion at night?" Shen Changsheng looked at her with concern.

"It was a close call." Shen Hui'e said simply.

"So you should thank the cat for fighting." Shen Changsheng looked at her seriously and said, "Don't take such risks again in the future."

"Okay, okay." Shen Hui'e said insincerely.

"They didn't notice it!" Shen Changsheng asked worriedly again.

"They were so drunk, I don't know when they will wake up!" Shen Hui'e said with a curled lip, "When I went there, they were having a big banquet!" She said sarcastically, "It was really a peaceful and prosperous time... What are men like? I don't need to describe those lewd scenes in detail!"

"You...you...you saw it." Huang Zhongchang looked at her with horror and stammered, "Aren't you afraid of dirtying your eyes?"