Chapter 64: Wen County (2)
The people sitting in the room were all retired soldiers from the border pass, many of whom were Zhou Duo's former subordinates, because of the comradeship of the border pass for many years, they gave up the preferential treatment in Kyoto and followed him to Wen County to protect their families and defend the country in a different way. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Eldest Sun Yi swept in the room, frowning: "Why are there only a few people, I remember that there were more than a dozen people who came to Wen County with you before." ”
Speaking of this, Zhou Duo showed a deep powerlessness: "Back to the emperor, because of the famine in Wenxian County, I let the rest of the people find their own way out, it is better to leave here than to wait here for death, and the remaining brothers have nothing to worry about, and they don't want to leave, so they stay." ”
Changsun Yi nodded, frowning, these soldiers explained that they had drunk blood at the border pass, and even they couldn't resist the pressure and left Wen County, which shows how serious the famine in Wen County is.
Zhou Duo asked: "Wen County is in danger now, and it is not safe for the emperor to come here, it is really ......."
Changsun Yi patted the fan in his hand and waved his hand: "Wen County is an important border town, and it is not a trivial matter to cause a famine, I must take a look at it myself and solve this matter, otherwise it will be difficult to rest assured!" ”
Zhou Duo sighed: "Today's Wen County is very different from before, why did the emperor come here to suffer!" ”
The eldest grandson Yi said: "The country of friendship is the country of me, and Wen County is the important town of the country of friendship, so I naturally can't leave it alone, Aiqing Mo said these empty words, and tell me how this Wen County is relieved of disasters?" ”
When it came to disaster relief, Zhou Duo's face suddenly had an indescribable expression, as if he had a lot to say, but he didn't know where to start, his face was red in a hurry, his hands and feet were trembling, Ling'er was busy smoothing him out, and his eyes were red and said: "Your Majesty, the people of Wen County are suffering, my lord has taken out all the food at home, and he can't solve this one-ten-thousandth crisis, those corrupt officials ......"
Zhou Duo waved his hand, Ling'er collected his voice, and Zhou Duo continued: "At the beginning, the county government also opened a warehouse to release grain, but within two days, the county government closed the granary, saying that it was difficult to supply food if it was insufficient. ”
"I once asked people to allocate food to Wen County, didn't it arrive?"
Zhou Duo shook his head, and the dignified seven-foot man's eyes were already red: "It's here, but it's all in the hands of those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and in the hands of the people, it's all thanks to God for having a handful of grain." ”
Another person chimed in: "Yes, Your Majesty, I waited a few times and wanted to take someone to intercept the granary and rescue the people, but the general disagreed, so I waited...... I can't wait, and I don't have any food left at home......"
Rong Ze stood up and said: "Your Majesty, instead of listening to them here, it is better to go to the county government to have a look, seeing that it is also time to release grain. ”
Eldest Sun Yi did not doubt him, stood up and said, "Let's go and see!" ”
Rong Ze carried the piano case on his shoulder and followed out the door.
The eldest grandson Yi looked at him strangely: "To see the disaster relief, what are you carrying a piano case for?" ”
Rong Ze smiled silently, his face was profound, and the eldest grandson Yi didn't ask again, and went straight away.
Rong Ze is good at bluffing, he doesn't know how to explain it, he just pretends to be unfathomable, because his identity is here, others won't ask much.
followed a few people to the front of the county yamen, in front of the county yamen were all people lying on the ground in twos and threes, and the people were already thin and skinny, and they were all weak and weak.
Bai Zhi followed Rong Ze, tugged at Rong Ze's sleeve, pointed to the people on the ground and said, "It's all like this here, why don't they leave?" ”
Rong Ze glanced at the people on the ground, and said with a slight sigh: "Because home is here." ”
When the word home was mentioned, Bai Zhi thought of her home, a place thousands of miles away that could no longer be reached, and couldn't help but feel a chord in her heart: "My life is gone, what's the use of guarding the house?" It's better to get out of here as soon as possible and find a way. ”
When Rong Ze heard her words, he looked sideways and said leisurely: "Home, not a house." ”
Bai Zhi glared at him, what kind of word game was she playing with her, of course she knew that home was not as simple as a house, but ...... But people are going to die!
When a few people arrived, it was just in time to open the warehouse and release grain.
The five big and three thick officials came out with a cauldron: "It's coming, it's coming!" Hurry up, it's too late and it's gone! ”
The people on the ground immediately crawled over, and Rong Ze also went over to ask for a bowl. When I went, I was graceful and luxurious, and when I came back with the soup, my clothes had already been wiped black, and they were tattered, and they looked no different from the people on the ground!
Rong Ze handed the soup to Changsun Yi, and Changsun Yi glanced at it, and his face immediately changed. The greasy bowl was still dusty, and the soup was so thin that there was not a grain of rice in sight.
Rong Ze rubbed his fingers on the edge of the bowl: "This bowl is strange, since there is no food at all, why is it still so greasy?" ”
Eldest Sun Yi nodded, his eyebrows furrowed.
At this moment, the door of the county government opened again, and this time a fatter official came out.
The man had more than two hundred pounds of fat on his body, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "My lord is merciful, I will have one more meal today!" But the rules, you also know, don't ask for much, one tael of silver, a bowl of rice, ten taels of silver for a dish, the more money you have, the more you eat. If you want to eat, go over there and pay for it! ”
The man turned sideways slightly, revealing the wooden table behind him, a bowl of rice and a few stir-fried dishes, placed on the table, and the people on the ground stared at the rice with red eyes.
Finally, someone couldn't help it and rushed over, but before it was enough, he was stopped by a few officials: "Get out of the way, if you want to eat, go and pay the money!" ”
As soon as the man fell out and landed beside Rong Ze, he glared at the official, his voice was not loud but full of anger: "You inhumane brutes, the imperial court allocates food to help the victims, you actually use your power for personal gain, profiteering, it is simply intolerable!" ”
The five big and three thick officials were dumbfounded, and walked towards him with a stick: "What did you just say, say it again!" ”
The young man looked at him without fear and sneered: "What? Am I right, you are angry? Yun Mei has gone to the imperial capital, the emperor will definitely send someone to investigate, your good days are coming to an end! ”
The official's eyes jumped, he raised his stick, and said through gritted teeth, "Sister Yun? That slut died on the way, you Diao people, want to rebel against the master, and don't look at how many catties and taels you have, I tell you, none of you want to go out of Wen County! ”
Before the words fell, the stick fell mercilessly.
I saw a flash of murderous aura in Rong Ze's eyes, and before I saw him make a move, the official had already flown out, slammed into the wall, spurted out a mouthful of blood and disappeared, Rong Ze stretched out his hand and pulled the man up: "You are Yun Mei's husband?" ”
The man's face changed: "You are?" ”
"We are here to administer justice, don't worry, your Yun sister is fine, and she will come back to reunite with you soon."
"Rong Ze, kill them."