By this time, the soldiers had already rushed to the altar and rescued the girl.The villagers wanted to stop them, but seeing that these people were dressed extraordinarily and had weapons that only the official family had, they didn't dare to make a mistake for a while."
Outlander, what do you want to do?
We do our rituals, you do your business, why bother with your affairs" The old man poked the cane in his hand a little depressedly, and said a sullen word to the soldiers."
You can't kill this girl," Wang Wu shouted angrily with wide eyes, and the momentum on his body frightened the villagers to retreat again and again."
Village chief, you quickly let the villagers tie the banshee to the altar, after a while, we won't be able to deal with her" The Taoist priest saw that the soldiers were not good, and hurriedly agitated behind the village chief, slanting his eyebrows and glaring at the soldiers."
Strangers, you know each other and leave quickly, otherwise don't blame us for being polite" The village chief hesitated, but seeing that there were many people on his side, he was not afraid of Wang Wu and the others.Now when it comes to the critical time, it will rain when this girl is burned to death, and he will never give up.The villagers gathered around, rolled up their sleeves one by one, and waited for the village chief to give an order, ready to beat these outsiders.Although they were startled by the gunfire just now, they had not been shot, so they were not very afraid."
What do you want to be polite" As soon as the village chief's words fell, Qiao Zhiqing, a follower of Dai Jun, stepped forward and snorted coldly at the village chief.He was dressed in a black Chinese costume and stood beside Qiao Zhiqing with a radiant look.The momentum on his body looks like an official.Qiao Zhiqing didn't speak, just looked at the altar curiously, he didn't expect that Henan had been pacified for two years, and there was such a careless thing about people's lives.The village chief was stunned when he met Dai Jun's gaze, and his momentum immediately weakened, his lips trembled, and he pointed at Dai Jun and asked, "Who are you, why do you want to care about our Tianjiawan affairs" "Dai Jun, mayor of Jiaozuo City, is it okay for you to say this reason" Dai Jun glared at him, reported directly to the house, and did not talk nonsense with him."
City, mayor" As soon as the village chief heard this name, he was immediately so frightened that his legs were about to tremble, and he subconsciously wanted to take the villagers to kneel down for Dai Jun.Dai Jun is very famous in Jiaozuo, and even the surrounding counties and cities know his name.The village chief was the first new government official in Tianjiawan, and of course he had heard of Dai Jun's name.In the feudal era, the imperial power was not lower than the county, and officials were only appointed to the county level.The villages and towns under the county are self-governing by the gentry, and the gentry clan forces manage the villages.The general squires were of the landlord class and enjoyed high prestige in the local area.After the founding of New China, the power of the landlord class was completely disintegrated because of the policy of cracking down on local tyrants and dividing up land.Therefore, this situation of gentry autonomy was broken, and the government departments were directly set up at the village level, and the village head was directly elected by the villagers.However, because the people had just gained power, the feudal remnants were still very strong, and the village chief was generally controlled by the largest local clan power.Tianjiawan is mainly surnamed Tian, and the village chief's surname is Tian's name Fuqing, and it turns out that the land of the entire village belongs to his family.The land reform team only divided his family's land equally and did not confiscate other assets.Tian Fuqing, whether in terms of seniority or strength, is still the most famous person in Tianjiawan.The first village chief was elected by the villagers, and he was elected unsurprisingly.The landlords who remain now are all people who know the times, and they are reluctant to hand over their own land, and those who choose to confront the Huaxing army are finally wiped out."
Village Chief, you're really old and confused.He is the mayor of Jiaozuo City, and he can't take care of the affairs of our Xinxiang City, are you afraid that he will do anything" The Taoist priest hurriedly reminded on the side, and stretched out his hand to support Tian Fuqing's body.As soon as he didn't say that, Tian Fuqing also reacted slightly, straightened his waist and hugged his fists and said to Dai Jun, "Mayor Dai Jun, you don't have to worry about the affairs of our Xinxiang City.The female doll behind you is the reincarnation of a drought.Today we must be burned to death by fire at the time of unitary, otherwise our place will continue to be dry. ”"How can this be reasonable, do you know what you are doing, as the head of a village, openly preaching feudal superstitions, and ignoring people's lives, this is a crime, do you know, don't say that I am not the mayor of Xinxiang City, I am just a common person, and I also have the right to send you to the Public Security Bureau for investigation" The anger in Dai Jun's heart immediately jumped, and he pointed at Tian Fuqing's nose and scolded.However, he still maintains the style of a government official, and his words and deeds are full of righteousness and awe-inspiring, reasonable and well-founded.Since Tian Fuqing became the village head, he has to go to the town government once a month to study.He was also a literate man in the past, and although he was not very familiar with the laws of the new government, he knew a little about it.As soon as Dai Jun scolded him like this, he immediately lowered his head in admittance, and there was no reason to refute it.When the Taoist priest saw that the situation was not good, he pulled his legs and was about to slip away from the crowd.The pro-soldiers had already paid attention to him, and as soon as his body moved, he was immediately pushed down and detained to the ground by the pro-soldiers.When the villagers saw this, they thought that the government was going to start arresting people, and they were about to flee in all directions.At this time, all the pro-soldiers of a company waiting in the village arrived, and they had already set up a proper control behind the villagers.As the crowd began to disperse, hundreds of people pulled out their shell guns and pulled the trigger at the sky."
Bang, bang, bang" The huge gunshot was deafening, echoing in all sides of heaven and earth.It was getting dark, and bullets cut through the gray darkness, splashing sparks."
All squat, don't move," the soldiers hissed, and the situation at the scene was controlled for a while.As soon as the villagers saw so many officials, they were immediately so frightened that they didn't dare to move a single step, and they knelt down and begged for mercy with their own soldiers.In their eyes, a person wearing a Chinese costume and holding a foreign gun is an official.At this time, the common people were afraid of officials like tigers, and it was difficult to change the habit of kneeling, and their knees became weak when they saw the officials."
The mayor spares my life, we are also thinking about the villagers in the neighboring townships, if the girl doll is not burned, it will not be burned, and please let the mayor let us go" When Tian Fuqing saw this situation, he immediately knelt down and kept kowtowing to Dai Jun and begging for mercy.There were only a dozen of them in Dai Jun, and now hundreds of people have popped up all at once, where does he dare to be strong.Qiao Zhiqing looked at these people with a disappointed face, firstly because they were still full of feudal superstition, and secondly because they were still full of slave thoughts.These two problems are not only in Tianjiawan, but also in the whole of China.In recent years, the development of the north has obviously lagged behind.Not only the economy but also the culture, they are a big step behind the south of the Yangtze River.Although the people in Jiangnan also have superstitious thoughts, at least when they see officials, they know that there is no need to kowtow.Qiao Zhiqing repeatedly reminded him of this, but it still had little effect.Without the efforts of one or two generations, this problem may never be solved.It was getting darker and darker, and there was only the whistling of the evening breeze in the fields.Qiao Zhiqing didn't speak, everyone present didn't dare to say anything, and no one knew what he was thinking at this time."
Okay, leave the village chief and the Taoist priest, and let the villagers disperse" Qiao Zhiqing let out a sullen breath, and ordered Dai Jun in a deep voice, and then asked his own soldiers to set the altar on fire.The fire was so bright that it illuminated the entire river bank on all sides.The villagers seemed to have received an amnesty order, and as soon as Dai Jun gave the order, they got up and ran towards the village, leaving only the village chief and the Taoist priest still kneeling on the ground.The girl who had just been tied to the altar finally calmed down, and stepped forward to kowtow to Qiao Zhiqing and thanked her.Her eyes were red from crying, and she looked at the burning altar, and she was still a little scared in her heart."
What's your name" Wei Ziyou hurriedly helped the girl up on the side, and Qiao Zhiqing asked her distressedly.This girl is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and her pink face is still full of childishness.If they hadn't happened to run into it, they would have been burned alive here today."
If you go back to the official master, I will call Tian Runye" The girl saluted Qiao Zhiqing, and there was a hint of choked and excitement in her voice."
Do you know why they want to burn you" Qiao Zhiqing frowned slightly, looking at this girl's every move, she looked like a maid serving people in a big family.He estimated that Tian Ruiye must have a great relationship with the village chief, and the people who can invite maids in this village are the village chief's family.The village chief can ruthlessly burn this girl, there must be something hidden in it.He squinted at the village chief out of the corner of his eye, and sure enough, he saw that the village chief was shaking his body, and he didn't even dare to raise his head."
You know, they say I'm the reincarnation of a drought.If you don't burn me to death, it won't rain in this place" Tian Runye replied softly, saying that his heart was sour, and tears couldn't stop flowing out."
Then do you think so" Qiao Zhiqing took out the silk silk in his arms and motioned for Wei Ziyou to wipe her tears."
Official, I am wronged, I am not the reincarnation of the drought, this is all made up by our village chief and Taoist priests" Tian Ruiye knelt down with Qiao Zhiqing again, and finally found someone who could make the decision for her, and all the grievances in her heart came up for a while, crying even more."
Good sister, if you have any grievances, just say it, we will make the decision for you" Wei Ziyou comforted him on the side, and hurriedly helped Tian Ruiye up again."
Official, there was a fire in my house the year before last, and my father was burned alive in the house in order to save me.Since then, I have been lonely and helpless, so I was accepted by the village chief Tian Fuqing as a maid.He was fine at first, but after a long time, he always used his hands and feet against me.I resisted desperately, and almost lost my body several times.Until this year's drought, he didn't know where to find a Taoist priest, and he had to say that I was the reincarnation of a drought.He threatened to set me on fire if he didn't obey him.I desperately didn't obey, and in the end I was tied here by them and ready to burn to death" Tian Runye's crying pear blossoms brought rain, not only shaking his shoulders.Although she was wearing the coarse cloth clothes of a maid, she couldn't hide her charming figure, and she was indeed a rare beauty embryo."
Old immortal, what the girl said is true" Dai Jun listened angrily on the side, and as soon as Tian Runye's words fell, he immediately stepped forward and kicked Tian Qingfu's chest."
The official spares his life, I'm just confused for a while, I don't dare anymore" Tian Qingfu rolled on the ground like a dog, he didn't know whether it was hot or frightened, his face was covered with beads of sweat, and his whole body shook like cramps
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