The rise of the poor

Chapter 2097 Urgent Business

"Offer a sacrifice."

Zhu Ping'an waved his hand in front of the Qifan Temple and ordered people to bring the three sacrificial animals that had been prepared long ago to offer as sacrifice to the Qifan Temple.

Soon, the cow's head, sheep's head, and pig's head with big red flowers on them were carried to the altar.

Among the crowd watching the oath-taking ceremony, in addition to the spies sent by Xu Hai, there were also Japanese pirate spies sent by Wang Zhi.

For example, the two people in the crowd dressed as restaurant waiters were spies planted by Wang Zhi in Shaoxing City.

Their entire restaurant, from the shopkeeper and chef to the waiters, were all Japanese pirates. This restaurant was opened by Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates.

The Japanese pirates opened a restaurant in Shaoxing City not for the purpose of making money but for gathering information.

Especially after the implementation of the ten-household baojia system in Zhejiang, this kind of stronghold where all the people were Japanese pirates and they could protect each other became even more valuable.

One waiter had a straw in his mouth, and the other had a rag in his hand. Both of them were leaning against the corner, pointing and looking, blending in with the people around them.

"It seems that Zhu Ping'an is serious and really wants to attack us. He is not just pretending."

A Japanese pirate bit a straw, looked around vigilantly, and whispered to his accomplices.

"Humph, I really don't know who gave him the courage. But it's good this way. We've defeated them this time, and their damn Ten-Household Baojia System will fall apart. Let's use the power of this great victory to see who in Zhejiang dares to abide by the Ten-Household Baojia System!" Another Japanese pirate snorted and sneered.

"Yes, that makes sense. Zhu Ping'an posted notices all over the city. When we defeat this guy, we will also post notices all over the city, saying: Whoever abides by the Ten-Household Baojia Law is seeking death! And then put a bloody handprint, haha, by then, I guarantee that no one will dare to abide by the Ten-Household Baojia Law."

The Japanese pirates holding straws in their mouths agreed with this and nodded repeatedly.

"I can't understand why Zhu Ping'an wants to declare war on us with such fanfare. If he acts stealthily, he might be able to achieve some success at the beginning. But he is so ostentatious, we must be blind and deaf to not know. Since we know about it, we must be prepared! We are prepared, but he still wants to win. Isn't this crazy?!"

The other Japanese pirate was a little confused.

"Perhaps he knew that he couldn't win, so he deliberately created momentum. At least he was the first official appointed by the imperial court who dared to launch a large-scale attack on us. What a symbolic significance it has. This way, when he reports to his superiors, the scene will look good. What's the word for that? Hmm, let me think about it. Oh, I remember. It's called "honor in defeat."

The Japanese pirate holding the straw thought about it and speculated.

"Well, that makes sense. These officials are damned. For the sake of their own official hats, they don't take human lives seriously at all. I used to hear storytellers say that a general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. I didn't expect that reality is really so fucked up."

Another Japanese pirate spat and cursed with disdain.

"Okay, since ancient times, officials have always been like this. We can't care so much. We should take care of ourselves. As long as we follow King Hui and have good food and good drinks and women to sleep with, that's enough."

The Japanese pirate holding a straw in his mouth curled the corners of his mouth.

"Haha, what you said makes sense. Let's go, no need to read any more. Let's go back and pass this news to Ligang. Yesterday we secretly unveiled a notice and got a reward of ten taels of silver when we passed it back. We will definitely get a reward this time as well. We can go to Luohongyuan to find a girl tonight and have a good time."

Another Japanese pirate urged.

"Walk."

The Japanese pirate holding the straw nodded, and then the two pirates left the crowd without a trace.

"Sacrifice flag!"

Zhu Ping'an continued the sacrificial ceremony.

Zhu Ping'an personally took the Zhejiang Army flag out of the flag temple. The temple keeper came forward with a bowl of hot blood. Zhu Ping'an put his finger into the blood bowl and smeared the blood on the Zhejiang Army flag. The temple keeper sang "Sacrifice the flag with blood, and you will be invincible."

This is the flag-raising ceremony.

This bowl of blood was not the blood of the three animals, but the blood of captured Japanese pirates. A Japanese pirate who had committed many evil deeds was taken out of the prison, beheaded in public, and his blood was used as a sacrifice to the flag.

This Japanese pirate was full of evil deeds. After interrogation and confession, and reports from other Japanese pirates, his crimes were not too bad for death by slow slicing. He killed no less than ten civilians, raped a woman in front of her husband, tortured and killed her husband in front of her, pierced a baby with a Japanese sword, and finally tortured the wife to death. The women and children he raped also included an old lady over 70 years old. He was really heartless.

The Japanese pirates, who are so evil and have lost all conscience, must be killed to appease the public anger.

So, taking this opportunity, Zhu Ping'an had his charges read out in public in front of the Flag and Banner Temple and beheaded him as a warning to all.

"Good kill! All the pirates should be beheaded. These beasts don't deserve to live in this world!"

"The Japanese pirates who had committed so many evil deeds were finally punished for their crimes."

"My fellow men, we have all seen what happened to the Japanese pirates. Don't collaborate with them, don't be traitors, or this will be your fate! Everyone must abide by the Ten-Household Baojia Law, don't test the law!"

The scene of beheading the Japanese pirates in public brought the atmosphere of the oath-taking ceremony to a climax.

When the executioner sprayed wine on the ghost-head knife and raised the knife with a loud shout, the adults covered the children's eyes and the timid adults also covered their own eyes, leaving a slight gap between their fingers. When the Japanese pirates' heads fell to the ground, there was a long-lasting applause at the scene and people cheered loudly. Some police officers also took the opportunity to educate everyone about the law and warned everyone to abide by the Ten-Household Baojia Law.

War has never been civilized.

According to legend, Huangdi defeated Chiyou, killed Chiyou, and did four things with Chiyou's body.

The first thing they did was to use Chiyou's skin to make a target for the soldiers to practice archery. The second thing they did was to add grass to Chiyou's stomach to make a Cuju, or ball, for the soldiers to kick. The third thing they did was to chop Chiyou's meat into meat sauce and distribute it to the people. The fourth thing they did was to tie Chiyou's hair to the top of a large flag to make it Chiyou's banner.

If the first ancestor of Chinese civilization was like this, let alone others. This is war, and war is always bloody.

Compassion does not control soldiers, justice does not control wealth.

Zhu Ping'an has never been a pedantic white lotus.

While offering sacrifices to the flag in front of the Flag and Banner Temple, the government office of Jinhua Prefecture in Zhejiang welcomed eight hundred fully armed Zhejiang Army soldiers.

The leaders are Liu Mu and Ruo Feng.

"I am here on the orders of the Zhejiang Provincial Governor Zhu Ping'an to attend to urgent matters. Please pass the message to the prefect."

Liu Mu showed his token and said to the officer of Jinhua Prefecture. (End of this chapter)