Volume 1 Plum Yellow Rain Chapter 95 Thunder
The road was not fast, and he arrived in Jinling three days later.
The closer I got to Jinling, the more surprised I was in my heart. Outside the city was densely packed with refugees, simple shacks, feces and dirt all over the ground, and closed city gates.
It's only been a month since I left Jinling.
The Japanese invaded Chongming Island, and the people of several counties around Songjiang Prefecture fled. Most of them fled to Yingtianfu, firstly, here is the capital, guarded by heavy troops, secondly, it is rumored that there is a big man in the court is in Jinling, such as today, except for the capital, I am afraid that it is the safest here.
Hu Zongxian looked at the people outside the city, couldn't help sighing, and said: Sad Qin and Han Dynasty Economic Office, the palace and thousands of rooms have been made of soil, Xing, the people suffer, die, and the people suffer.
Along the way, Hu Zongxian rarely spoke, and in the past few days, his head has turned half white.
I sighed in my heart when I saw it, we didn't go fast on the road, and the battle report of Chongming's victory had already reached Jinling, but along the way, I didn't receive an amnesty from Jinling.
I said that now that the Japanese have been defeated, why are these people still lying outside Jinling City and refusing to leave?
Hu Zongxian glanced at me and said in a deep voice, most of these homeless people are mainly tenants, most of the rice fields have been destroyed in the past two months, even if I go back to replant seedlings, there may still be some harvest, but I can't even pay the rent, even if I go back, there is no way to live.
I said loudly, that's not a way to do it here, the court can reduce taxes, you can open a warehouse for disaster relief, you have to do something.
Hu Zongxian looked at me playfully, as if laughing at my ignorance, he said, at the end of the twenty-first year of Jingyuan, the imperial treasury was settled, and there were less than 500,000 taels of silver, and if Jiangnan taxes were exempted again, it would only make it more difficult for the imperial court. To survive the disaster year, the people can only sell their fertile land at a low price, and a new round of land annexation is about to begin.
In front of the 6 soldiers, Hu Zongxian did not say anything about the Yicang, the 18 granaries in the south of the Yangtze River, how much grain is really in them, who can say clearly?
In other words, even if the anti-Japanese war wins, Jiangnan is still a mess. It is precisely because of this that Zhu Runze ordered the arrest of Hu Zongxian before the start of the Battle of Chongming.
It was noon, the city gate slowly opened, dozens of porridge trucks slowly drove out, and there was chaos outside the city gate, I thought they would rush up, who expected that these homeless people took broken bowls one after another, and began to line up under the organization of some local security, and went to receive porridge in order, which was beyond my expectations.
There were more than a dozen soup kitchens, and it didn't take long for them to be divided, and hundreds of people didn't get food, and they cried sadly. At this moment, I heard someone shouting, don't worry, come one by one, my name is Zhang Youqian, everyone has a share!
went to look at it, but saw Zhang Youqian walking out with a few soup kitchens. Those people hula surrounded again, and Zhang Youqian ordered people to start soup porridge, and they were very busy.
6 soldiers said to Hu Zongxian, Lord Hu, the emperor is still waiting for us to return to life, please.
The brocade guards escorted Hu Zongxian and began to walk towards the city gate.
Among the people, someone suddenly recognized Hu Zongxian and said loudly, "Isn't that Lord Hu?" The voice spread ten, ten to hundred, and within a moment, nearly 10,000 displaced people looked over here.
Did Master Hu make a mistake?
How could Master Hu break the law? He had just led his army to defeat the Japanese Invaders!
If it weren't for that, how could he be dressed in sackcloth and escorted by officers and soldiers in black?
Dude, be quiet, those are Jinyiwei.
These three words are so famous that the people on the side of the road have retreated.
In the folk, Jinyiwei is more terrifying than the Lord of Yama, black and white impermanence, in the hands of the king of Hades, you can also change the book of life and death to prolong your life, in the hands of Jinyiwei, you can't wait to die early and live early.
When Zhang Youqian saw me, he came over and said, you kid is still alive, and I discussed with Zhuge Baked Cake yesterday to give you a memorial service!
I said to mourn you, why didn't you say find me a good cemetery?
Zhang Youqian said with a smile, the clothes and mounds have been selected for you, one room and one hall underground, light and ventilation, this is still secondary, the key is to buy one get one free!
What do I mean by a broken house, no thatched house?
Zhang Youqian said what do you want to do?
No way, how can I go to your house next door at night?
Zhang Youqian laughed, so there was no way. He looked behind me, these are your friends? What kind of eyes did I say, the dignified Jinyi guards commanded the 6 adults, Hu Zongxian and Hu adults, you don't know each other?
Zhang Youqian said that I am a little catcher of this level, where do I know them, what's the matter, have a drink together at night? Don't you know, the price of goods in Jinling has been strange recently, and even the little lady on the Qinhuai River is expensive.
I said that you are busy with yours, and you are on official business, and I will talk about it when I get back. Zhang Youqian was about to speak, but a Jinyiwei stared, so frightened that he retreated, and said, Jinyiwei is amazing.
The brocade guard suddenly said, brother, leave a name, and have a chance to communicate with you.
Zhang Youqian said, under the surname Zhang Youqian, arrogant Zhang, rich is arrogant and rich!
The brocade guard smiled at the corner of his mouth, and before he could speak, he was glared at by the 6 soldiers, and quickly shut up. I said 6 adults, let's go.
Hu Zongxian's lips were tightly closed, his eyes were half-closed, and he staggered on a road that everyone gave up, looking extremely lonely. This court member who has been fighting for the anti-Japanese war in Jiangsu and Zhejiang for more than ten years has a feeling of being at the end of the road.
In the crowd, someone suddenly shouted, Lord Hu is a loyal minister, he is a hero of the anti-Japanese army, you can't arrest him!
This sentence poked the hearts of these homeless people, and they echoed it one after another, Master Hu is a hero!
It didn't take long for the crowd to become impassioned and impulsive, and they stopped us in the center, and there were only four brocade guards on the scene, and no one expected this to happen. Those who used to shout and incite the people disappeared into the crowd.
The first few people fluttered and knelt on the ground, and the people of Wanzhi County, Songjiang Prefecture, implored the Holy Lord to be merciful and let Master Hu go!
Immediately afterwards, hundreds of people fell to their knees, and the people of Xiaoshan County begged the Holy Lord to be gracious and let Master Hu go!
The people of Taicang County implore the Holy Lord to show mercy and let Master Hu go!
Outside Jinling City, nearly 10,000 displaced people fell to the ground to plead for Hu Zongxian.
I sighed in my heart, first the barracks mutinied, and then incited the people to intercede, no matter who instigated these two things, Hu Zongxian was dead.
It is very likely that this incident was committed by Hu Zongxian's political enemies, and the nature of these two incidents is far worse than corruption, bribery, and oppression of the people.
This is a curse.
Needless to say, it won't be long before these things will reach Zhu Runze's ears.
"The people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang only know that there is Hu Ruzhen, but they do not know that there is a saint", "The army of Jiangsu and Zhejiang only listens to Hu Ruzhen's orders, and does not care about the will of the saint", and even if it is an enlightened king, he will never tolerate this kind of behavior.
There is only one emperor in the world.
There was only one king for the people.
Sure enough, although he didn't talk much along the way, Hu Zongxian, who was calm and relaxed, turned pale, and beads of sweat the size of beans flowed down his forehead.
However, he deserves to be a mature politician, and it didn't take long for Hu Zongxian to come to his senses.
He knelt on the ground and shouted to the people, "Fellow villagers, how can you bear the burden of complaining to the people who are guilty of sin? Hu Mou has received the emperor's grace and resided in the post of governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but he has failed the emperor's trust in me and the love of the old folks in Jiangnan.
As he spoke, Hu Zongxian kowtowed three times in a row towards everyone.
The city gate opened, and a group of officers and soldiers lined up along the left and right of the city gate to welcome the six soldiers to escort Hu Zongxian into the city. For that person trotted over, panting salute, said, Jinling garrison Bai Youcai, to the 6 commander envoy to say goodbye!
I looked at this white, fat-headed, brainy officer, and it turned out that he was the Jinling garrison cabbage.
I almost couldn't get out of the city that day because of this name, so he still owes me a cart of cabbage, and he must get it back one day, yes, and according to the current price.
The 6 soldiers waved their hands and said, "Evacuate the crowd."
The cabbage got the order and ordered the officers and soldiers to disperse the people kneeling on the road, and the scene was chaotic for a while, at this moment, a little girl in red, holding a sugar gourd in her hand, should have been scattered, standing in the crowd and crying loudly.
A few people pushed and shoved, and the little baby in red leaned over to us.
I suddenly felt the danger, if it weren't for Xu Kaishan's previous experience, I'm afraid I would have been deceived by her this time.
Red beans are born in the south of the country.
The 6 soldiers were also alert, as if they were feeling the pressure, and looked around, but they didn't pay attention to the little girl. I recognized the red bean, and the red bean also came to Hu Zongxian.
I pushed Hu Zongxian out to the right side, held the heavenly knife in my right hand, and slashed at the red bean.
The number one killer in the world, the killer who can force Xu Kaishan into a desperate situation, is naturally not an idle person, I saw her retreat, sitting on the ground, and crying.
And I was holding up my knife, ready to chop down.
Seeing this, everyone shouted and scolded, You, such a small girl, are going to kill you, it is even more vicious than the Japanese cowards! The rest of the people also responded, and I was stunned, but I saw the red bean smile, and a dimple appeared on his face, and he got out of the cracks.
The 6 soldiers looked at the figure of the red bean and said, this little girl is so powerful. I said that it is not only powerful, Xiaosheng Jianghu killer list, ranking her first among killers, 6 adults, I'm afraid that someone doesn't want Lord Hu to return to Jinling alive.
6 soldiers said indifferently, the merits of this matter are determined by the saint.
Half an hour later, we arrived at Jinling Prison.
Hu Zongxian said to the 6 soldiers, the 6 adults, and there is something to trust below.
6 soldiers said, it depends on what is going on, if this matter is reasonable, 6 will naturally not embarrass Lord Hu.
Hu Zongxian said, I want to meet the Holy One, and I also ask the six adults to arrange it.
6 Bingdao, I can pass on your behalf, but if the Holy Lord can't see you, I can't guarantee it.
Hu Zongxian took out a letter sealed with fire paint from his arms, handed it to the 6 soldiers, and begged him to help hand it to the emperor.
Hu Zongxian looked at it in his eyes, his expression darkened, and said, Su caught quickly, and was taken care of all the way. I said that this was entrusted by General Zhang and General Yu, and I just did my best.
Taking advantage of the fact that the Jinyi guard guarding not far away was not paying attention, Hu Zongxian said a few words in my ear.
These few words were like thunder on the ground, and I was stunned.