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Chapter 677: Rebellion Case (5)(2/3)

When he was captured, he knew that he was doomed. Although the subsequent changes in the situation gave him a glimmer of hope, he had already prepared for the worst, and now he became addicted to a battle of wits and courage with Zhang Fei.

"well...!"

Sima Guang, Wang Anshi and others felt sorry for each other, and they all realized Zhang Fei's intentions.

If Wu Tian had a deep hatred for the government, how could he still want to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country, and would definitely want to rebel!

such a pity!

Faced with Wu Tian's provocative smile, Zhang Fei just smiled slightly. Let's see how Grandpa Zhang handles you. He said to Zhao Pin: "President, I hope the witness Ge Changnian will be called."

Zhao Pin nodded.

After Wu Tian heard this name, he couldn't help but frown.

Soon, an old man in his fifties came into the court and stood on the witness stand, darting his eyes from side to side, seeming very uneasy.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Uncle Ge Liu, there is no need to be afraid. Just answer everything truthfully."

"Why!"

Ge Changnian nodded dully.

"Please sit down!"

"Why!"

Ge Changnian touched the chair and sat down slowly.

Zhang Fei asked: "Uncle Ge Liu, are you Wu Tian?"

Ge Changnian glanced at Wu Tian on the prisoner's bench, nodded and said, "We know him. Our two families have been neighbors for decades. I can say that I watched him grow up."

Zhang Fei asked: "What is your impression of Wu Tian?"

Ge Changnian said: "He...he liked to dance with swords and sticks since he was a child, and he was very brave and fierce. He often fought with young people in the village. Later, he joined the army, and no one was surprised."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "Then do you know about Wu Tian being assassinated and sent to Qingzhou?"

Ge Changnian said: "How come I don't know."

At this point, he sighed deeply, "This matter was widely spread at that time. My old brother Wu was trying to get him out of it, but he couldn't spend the money. The young man was still not fished out. It was said that he had offended the high officials and no one dared to speak for him. His mother cried her eyes out because of this and died not long after.

Not long after his mother left, my old brother Wu couldn't hold on any longer and left too. Before he died, he entrusted me with the remaining 120 acres of farmland in his family and told me that when Wu Tian came back, I will give one hundred acres of the land to Wu Tian in the hope that he can change his mind, farm at home, marry and have children, and the remaining twenty acres will be given to me."

Zhang Fei said: "It seems that Wu Tian's parents love Wu Tian very much."

Ge Changnian said: "They only have Wu Tian's son. How could they not love him? They were not willing to let Wu Tian join the army at the beginning. Later, they had no choice but to allow him to go. But they never imagined that such a tragedy would happen.

"

Zhang Fei said: "Did you hand over the land to Wu Tian?"

Ge Changnian looked a little uneasy.

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "Uncle Ge Liu, you don't need to worry, just tell the truth."

Ge Changnian sighed: "It's my fault for not being able to save their family's land."

"How do you say this?" Zhang Fei asked.

Ge Changnian said: "I really want to give the fields to Wu Tian, ​​but... But not long after my old brother Wu passed away, someone from the government came and said that his family was extinct and gave all the fields to him.

Take it back."

Zhang Fei said: "Didn't you tell them that their family also has a son serving abroad?"

Ge Changnian said: "Why didn't I say anything, but those people didn't listen at all."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Later, when Wu Tian came back, did you mention this matter to him?"

Ge Changnian nodded.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Does he know that his parents actually died because of him?"

Ge Changnian sighed, "Although I didn't say it, he must know that his parents had always been in good health, but they suddenly passed away one after another, not for him but for someone else."

Zhang Fei asked: "What was his reaction at that time?"

Ge Changnian said: "He was very excited at the time. He took a knife and wanted to go find those people for revenge. Fortunately, there were many people in our village at that time, and we finally stopped him."

Zhang Fei asked: "What happens next?"

Ge Changnian said: "After that, he stayed in the village for more than a month, taking care of his parents' graveyard, and then left without telling us. We don't know where he went."

Zhang Fei asked: "Did he come back during this period?"

Ge Changnian shook his head and said: "Maybe he came back, because a few times, I saw that his parents' graveyard was being sorted out, but I have never seen him."

Zhang Fei asked again: "Then do you know that he has become a famous bandit in Qizhou?"

Ge Changnian hurriedly shook his head and said: "I never knew that before. We have heard of the name Huahua Taisui. How could we have imagined that Huahua Taisui was our former neighbor."

"Thank you Uncle Ge Liu."

After Ge Changnian died, Zhang Fei said to Zhao Pin: "According to Wu Tian's own oral facts and what Ge Liushu said, the tragedy of Wu Tian's family was all caused by the government. This hatred between his parents

, how can he still think about fighting on the battlefield and serving the country? If he falls into a trap and becomes a bandit, he is actually seeking revenge, rather than longing for Zhao'an."

"I object."

Li Lei stood up and said, "The tragedy that happened to Wu Tian was caused by the general judge of Song and Ming Dynasty at that time, not the government. The other party made generalizations and tried to accuse Wu Tian of Song and Ming Dynasty without any evidence."

His hatred was grafted onto the government and even the imperial court, which is extremely unfair to my client."

Zhang Fei smiled and said: "We have a witness who can prove this. This witness is the second master of Yunling Village, Luo Erchun, nicknamed Xiao Yan Luo."

"It is reported that Luo Erchun appears in court."

But I saw a middle-aged man wearing a green robe, with a long beard and an elegant demeanor coming to the court.

When this person appeared, many people were shocked.

Not the second in charge?

Not to mention wooden shackles, iron chains, and even prison uniforms, yet he was dressed up so well.

what's the situation.

There was a lot of discussion for a while.

But those officials all knew that Luo Erchun was already a member of the Taxation Department. It was he who betrayed Wu Tian and the Taxation Department captured Wu Tian.

When he came to the court, Wu Tian couldn't bear it anymore. His bloodshot eyes were staring at Luo Erchun, and his whole body was trembling.

"quiet!"

Zhao Pin knocked the gavel.

The court police immediately put up a wooden sign.

The audience outside the door gradually became quiet.

Zhang Fei stood up and said: "Luo Erchun, what is your relationship with Wu Tian?"

Luo Erchun replied: "Wu Tian is the head of Yunling Village, and I am the second head. We usually treat each other as brothers."

Zhang Fei said: "Since you are brothers, why did you accept the tax department's inducement to surrender? Aren't you afraid that others will accuse you of betrayal?"

Luo Erchun said: "Because in comparison, I am more afraid of Wu Tian."

"Afraid of Wu Tian?" Zhang Fei asked, "How do you say this?"

Luo Erchun said: "Wu Tian was vicious and vicious, and sometimes very crazy. I thought that if I stayed with him, he would die on the streets sooner or later. It happened that the tax department promised to give me a chance to change my ways, so I decided to agree to the tax manage."

Zhang Fei asked: "Crazy? Where do you start talking about this?"

Luo Erchun said: "We grass bandits are usually forced into desperation and only seek money and survival. We will not take the initiative to provoke the government. But Wu Tian is an exception. He likes to provoke the government very much. I’ll humiliate those officials, but I think if this continues, it will definitely be a dead end.”

Zhang Fei asked: "Can you give an example of how he provoked the government and humiliated officials?"

Luo Erchun said: "About five or six years ago, when the county had just collected the autumn tax, he suddenly led a team of troops to attack the government granary and burned thousands of stones of grain.

I don't understand why he did this. It would be a pity to burn this food. Why not transport it back to the village, even if it is distributed to the poor?

What is the purpose of taking such a big risk just to burn the food?

He did not explain at the time, but then he wrote a letter to the local county government, telling those officials that the county government would send him one thousand dan of grain every year, otherwise he would burn more granaries."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhang Fei asked: "Did he succeed?"

Luo Erchun nodded and said, "He succeeded. The local county government sends a thousand shi of food to our village every year."

boom!

Hearing this, Zhao Xu couldn't sit still anymore and slapped his palm on the tea table next to him.

Liu Zhao on the side could not help but tremble a little.

Zhang Fei asked again: "Why?"

Luo Erchun said: "Because taxation is related to the performance of officials, if they cannot pay the full amount of taxes, their official positions may not be guaranteed, so the county government is very willing to spend a thousand shi of grain to buy a stable life.

Although the food obtained was good, since then, the brothers in the village all worshiped Wu Tian very much, and he became even more aggressive. Not only did he rob official silver, but he also wrote to Duan Chengping, the Qingping army's Yuhou, asking Duan Chengping to general
To be continued...
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