It's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox!

  （0016）

  Zhang Zhun spoke fluently, and Zou Ming and others were immediately captivated. Time flew by quickly, and before they knew it, it was already afternoon. To facilitate everyone's understanding and contemplation, Zhang Zhun's lecture was not too long, and the eight people began their assassination training again.

  In the afternoon, the red stone beach was slanted by the sun's rays, looking extremely vast and desolate. The sandy beach looked very dry, and the stones were bleached white by the scorching sun. Since Zhang Zhun crossed over to this world, it hadn't rained once. The water level in Yangjiatun's only well was also constantly dropping, and the rope needed to draw water was getting longer and longer.

  In fact, according to Yang Zixuan's statistics, the Fushan area has not had a single rain since last September. The surrounding areas are almost the same. If such drought continues, the grain harvest in various parts of Shandong will be poor again. A poor grain harvest will inevitably lead to severe famine, and severe famine will inevitably lead to severe civil unrest, which is an inevitable historical law.

  This phenomenon is particularly evident in Shandong Province. Since the great uprising of the Xianghua Sect in Tianqi 2, the civil unrest in various parts of Shandong has never subsided. Last year, the Xianghua Sect again launched a riot in Jinxiang and captured several nearby county towns. This year, it is likely that another civil unrest will erupt, only temporarily unknown where it will break out.

  "Little Ice Age!"

  Zhang Zhun whispered a sentence in his heart.

  Later studies have shown that during this period at the end of the Ming Dynasty, it happened to be a small ice age in history, with unpredictable climate and continuous natural disasters. Frequent famines, poor harvests, and the court's relief efforts were ineffective. Corrupt officials did not care about the lives and deaths of the people, and the outbreak of civil unrest was inevitable. The civil unrest in Shaanxi was triggered in this way.

  Now, the peasant army of Shaanxi has entered Henan. Henan has been plagued by drought for many years, with no harvest to speak of, and the local people are struggling to survive, even resorting to cannibalism. With the arrival of the rebel army, they naturally rushed to join in, actively responding to the call. Overnight, the number of rebels increased several times over. Henan is located at the center of the country, and once the situation there spirals out of control, the overall trend of the country will be set.

  Li Zicheng

  "Zhang Xianzhong..."

  Zhang Zhun muttered to himself, pondering over the two names, his gaze slowly turning towards the sea.

  At the end of the Ming Dynasty, many powerful men emerged, each with their own forces. Let's not mention Huang Taiji, who had tens of thousands of elite troops under his command. Putting aside national sentiment, the combat effectiveness of the Eight Banners of Manchu was still very strong. Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong also have several tens of thousands of men in their hands now. After a couple of years, Gao Yingxiang died in battle, and this Central Plains region became the domain of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's two families.

  What can you do to surpass these fierce men?

  Or is it possible to make a living with these fierce people?

  It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox.

  His gaze inadvertently shifted southwest, and Zhang Zhun's eyebrows suddenly furrowed slightly.

  Originally, there was a sneaky figure on the other side, holding a fishing rod in his hand, seemingly to go fishing, but his eyes kept glancing over at Red Stone Beach. After discovering Zhang Zhun's gaze, he immediately shifted his eyes and hastily walked towards the beach.

  The view of Hongshi Beach is very broad, and anyone who approaches can see clearly. This person's every move, Zhang Zhun can see clearly. This guy has a ghost in his heart, Zhang Zhun immediately determined. However, what kind of person he is and what he wants to do, Zhang Zhun is still not clear for the time being.

  He beckoned Yang Zhiyuan to run over and asked Zhang Zhun, "Who is that person?"

  Yang Zhiyuan said in a low voice: "Sui Mingyi, a miscellaneous household in Yangjia Village, a running dog of Yang Guolei."

  Zhang Zhun's eyes slightly sank.

  This guy is indeed up to no good.

  It seems that Fushan City has also sensed something, but is not sure yet, so let Su Mingyi come over to observe first. Once Su Mingyi observes something, I believe Fushan City will react.

  Kill him?

  Not for now.

  Killing him would alarm the Floating Mountain City.

  The current Zhang Zhun is not capable of withstanding Wang Shixin's counterattack.

  Zhang Zhun hesitated for a moment and walked away quietly.

  Seeing Zhang Zhun walking over, Wei Mingyi was slightly startled and hastily stood up, saying somewhat unnaturally: "Yulin... you... just mind your own business... I'll just go fishing, fishing..."

  Zhang Zhun said calmly, "Uncle Sui, this place isn't great for fishing, let's change locations! I think Li Yu Bay is pretty good, there are a lot of fish, swimming in groups. Why don't you go over there?"

  "It's okay, it's okay, this place is not bad either. Just do whatever you want, don't wait to eat, don't wait to eat. Ah, you all continue, I won't disturb you, I won't disturb you."

  Zhang Zhun said with a hint of a smile: "Uncle Sui, you forgot to bring the bait."

  Sui Ming hastily looked at his own fishing rod and found that the bait was fine.

  He wanted to say something, but didn't say it out loud, and stood there very unnaturally.

  Zhang Zhun didn't say much more, smiled slightly and said nonchalantly: "Then I won't disturb Uncle Wei anymore."

  "Alright, alright, you go ahead and attend to your business."

  Zhang Zhun turned around and came back.

  Yang Zhiyuan cursed in a low voice: "Master, this surname Wei is Yang Guanglei's dog, not as good as us..."

  Then he made a throwing motion into the sea.

  After killing Yang Kun, they all became much bolder. Zhang Zhun easily defeated Yang Kun, giving the eight people strong confidence. Now, they no longer had any qualms about killing people. Everyone was clear that killing and silencing was the most effective way to keep secrets. The only convenience of Hongshi Beach was that it was especially easy to dispose of corpses. Just throw them into the sea, and with a roll of the waves, even gods couldn't find them.

  "Wait," Zhang said calmly.

  Yang Zhiyuan said with some worry: "What if this scoundrel comes to this beach to snoop around... those four waist knives are all in the stone crevices..."

  "He won't be coming."

  Yang Zhiyuan wanted to speak but hesitated.

  He was indeed worried that Su Mingyi would leak the secret. If this guy found out something, and the troops of Fushan City gathered to besiege Yangjia Village, with their current strength, they would be unable to withstand it. Wang Shixing's house slaves were equipped with fire guns. Ordinary military households didn't understand much about fire guns, and generally thought they were a very frightening weapon.

  "I'll take care of it."

  Zhang said slowly.

  Zhang Zhun walked around the surroundings and found a place. He observed from outside for a long time, then suddenly flashed into the stone crevice.

  Everyone looked at each other in confusion, unsure of what Zhang Zhun was going to do.

  After a while, Zhang Zhun came out of the stone crevice with something in his hand.

  It was actually a snake.

  But what was seen was that the snake's surface was blue and white, one room after another, one circle stacked on top of another, very orderly. The snake's head was triangular, with blue and white spots on it. Although the seven-inch position of this snake was pinched by Zhang Zhun, it still kept shaking its body unwillingly, wanting to launch a counterattack. The snake hissed repeatedly, which was quite frightening. Even if someone didn't understand snakes at all, they could intuitively feel that this snake was absolutely venomous.

  Zhang Zhun carried a snake and walked behind Sui Mingyi, calling out in a gentle tone: "Uncle Sui,"

  Sui Mingyi had actually already heard Zhang Zhun's footsteps, but deliberately pretended not to see him. Only when he heard Zhang Zhun calling out to him did he slowly turn his head and say in a nonchalant tone, "Yulin, what's up?"

  Zhang said calmly: "Uncle Sui, I'll give you something."

  As he spoke, he waved the sea snake in his hand in front of Wei Mingyi's eyes.

  That snake was indeed ferocious. As soon as it smelled the human scent, it spat out its tongue and almost pounced on Wei Mingyi's face.

  "Ah!"

  Su Mingyuan suddenly shouted and hastily retreated backwards.

  However, Zhang Zhuang grabbed his chest with one hand and said expressionlessly: "What are you afraid of, Uncle Sui? It didn't bite you!"

  Su Ming's face turned deathly pale, and he stuttered: "No, no, no, Yulin, don't! Yulin, don't!"

  Zhang Zhun moved the venomous snake a little bit and said coldly: "Sui Mingyi, I'm asking you, what are you doing here?"

  Sui Mingyue spoke incoherently: "Fishing, fishing..."

  Zhang Zhun brought the sea snake closer and said meaningfully: "Are you really going fishing?"

  The snake letter spat out by the sea snake was less than an inch away from Wei Mingyi's face, and that icy information instantly permeated his entire body, causing him to tremble involuntarily. Just as Zhang Zhun grabbed his chest, he couldn't dodge at all.

  "This is a venomous sea snake, its poison is unmatched. Just one light bite can kill an ox... If you're bitten by the sea snake while fishing, Uncle Sui, I wonder how much condolence money Wang Shixin will give you..."

  Sui Ming Yi puffed out a breath and knelt down.

  He can't help but kneel down.

  He had no doubt that Zhang would put a poisonous snake on his body.

  He knows who he is.

  A thief is always guilty-minded.

  Zhang Zhun let go of his hand and unintentionally shook the sea snake in his hand, staring at him with piercing eyes.

  Sui Ming panted heavily, trying to distance himself from the venomous snake, and said intermittently: "Is... is... Commander Qianhu ordered me to take a look... see what you're doing... whether there's any attempt at rebellion..."

  "What did you see then?" Zhang Zhun said with a smile.

  Wei Mingyi was about to cry, speaking incoherently: "I didn't see anything, really, I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything... from such a distance, I really didn't see anything..."

  Zhang's eyes became increasingly sharp and he said coldly: "You didn't see anything?"

  The sea snake drew closer still.

  "Hahaha!"

  The sound of the venomous snake spitting its letter can be heard clearly now.

  Su Mingyue cried out in a shrill voice: "I really didn't see anything, I really didn't see anything! I'm so far away, what can I see? Yulin, spare me, I won't dare next time, I really won't dare. I swear, I'll never come to Red Stone Beach again."

  Zhang Zhun said coldly: "Still can't see it?"

  Sui Mingyi immediately kowtowed and cried out: "I really didn't see anything, I really didn't see anything, Yulin, don't kill me, don't kill me..."