Listening to the villagers' cries, Hu Buwei's eyes jumped slightly, and his face suddenly became pale and difficult to look at. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although he is nepotistic, he is pointed at in the back, and some people say that he is mediocre and incompetent, and he only knows how to slap horses and engage in nepotism.

But Hu Buwei is not a stupid person, otherwise he would not stand out and become a two-list jinshi.

Farmers do not have water to irrigate their crops, which means that food production will be reduced or eliminated.

Zhibei County is located on the border, which is already poor, and many villagers have no surplus at home. Under such circumstances, the people's will is destined to be unstable. If there is any further instigation with ulterior motives, it is really possible to trigger a popular uprising.

When the time comes, let alone your own future, I am afraid that even the head on your neck may not be able to keep it.

"Is it that someone has built a dam upstream to hold back the water, or is there a demon beast making trouble? How can a good river be said to be exhausted?"

Hu Buwei swallowed a mouthful of saliva, moistened his throat, and then asked in a dry and hoarse voice.

"I've already gone into the mountain to check just now, and no one has built a dam to hold back the water, and there is no trace of demon beasts. And not only the river, but also several nearby impoundments have dried up. ”

The villager glanced at Hu Buwei and said with a bitter face.

"What the hell is going on? Why is all the water suddenly gone?"

Hu Buwei's face was stiff, as if he was a little unrelenting, and after about half an hour, Hu Buwei woke up like a dream, and asked anxiously:

"What about the rest of the world? Have the rivers dried up in the rest of the world, have the places where the water was stored in the rest of the place dried up?"

"This villain doesn't know, but I want to come... ”

The villager was frightened by Hu Buwei, his lips trembled, and he said with some chatter.

"Your Excellency, you have to save us!"

"Without water, our crops would be exposed to the scorching sun and there would be no harvest. When the time comes, not to mention that there is no food to be paid to the imperial court for taxes, I am afraid that even eating will become a big problem. ”

"What a famine!"

The people didn't care if the river outside had dried up. They are more concerned about the food in their fields and tomorrow's rations.

Hu Buwei's brain hurts because he was argued by everyone, but he knows that these troubles are just beginning. Bigger troubles are still to come, and we must focus on stability now, otherwise if we don't handle it well, it will not just be a matter of dismissal from office.

Thinking of this, Hu Buwei wished that he would faint now and never wake up, so that he would not have to face these thorny problems.

Situ Xing looked at the people with sad faces, and Hu Buwei who was in a dilemma, and there was no good way for a while. Now we can only hope that the interruption is only temporary.

The team continued to move forward, but everyone's heart was heavy.

Agriculture is the lowest level of society, but it is the cornerstone of the whole country.

The country is unstable without agriculture, and the family is not rich without business.

These two sentences illustrate the importance of agriculture and the importance of land.

If the grain harvest is poor or there is no harvest due to the river water being cut off, then Zhibei County will definitely be in turmoil.

I don't know how much mess will go out.

"Something big is going to happen. ”

Hu Buwei looked at the people who were slowly leaving, and the river that was drying up and exposed the black riverbed, and finally sighed faintly.

Don’t wait for prosperity to care for the things important to you.

Zhibei County is really going to have a big incident!

After the people dispersed, Hu Buwei boarded the soft sedan chair again, but this time he was no longer as relaxed as he was just now, but his face was condensed.

His fingers subconsciously tapped on the bamboo sedan chair, trying to sort out a thought.

But what he didn't know was that his big trouble was still to come.

Zhibei County City Gate.

Zhibei County is located in the border of Daqian, and it is also a place where soldiers must fight, so the construction of the city wall is particularly tall, and the soldiers stand on the city wall that is dozens of zhang tall, and they can see dozens of miles from afar.

This is also to give early warning and prevent sneak attacks by thieves.

Although it was night, the defenders of Zhibei County still did not dare to be careless, because most of the elites in the city were taken away by Hu Tingyu, leaving only a few teams of soldiers.

The city is the most empty.

Because of the fear of being stolen from the city, the four gates of Zhibei County have fallen into the jack gate, and no one is allowed to enter or leave during the curfew.

Even so, every soldier also raised the spirit of one hundred and twenty points, and stood cautiously on top of the tower, holding a torch, looking into the distance, for fear that something would be missing.

Bao Gouzi is a military commander, but everyone habitually calls him the head of the soldiers.

Because although the commander is the most basic and low-level officer of the big cadre, his authority is very small, and the treatment he enjoys is only a little higher than that of ordinary non-commissioned officers.

Over time, everyone used to call Wu Chang the head of the army.

Bao Gouzi is such a soldier, if he can be appreciated by the superiors, after a year or two, he can be promoted one step further, from a captain to a captain.

Both treatment and rights will be greatly improved.

When the time comes, I will ask for a daughter-in-law and give birth to a few dolls. Life is complete.

Thinking of this, Bao Gouzi couldn't help but smirk.

"Head, no!"

"There seems to be movement ahead!"

A soldier who was observing next to him suddenly lowered his voice and whispered a warning.

"There's movement?"

Bao Gouzi, who was immersed in a sweet dream, was awakened instantly, and looked into the distance with the help of the brightness of the torches on the ground, only to see that there were faint crowds of people in the dark, although I don't know the specific number, but there must be hundreds of people to say the least.

Bao Gouzi's heart sank suddenly, and he made a few vague gestures to the people next to him, asking people to report to the patrol captain and other squads, while he himself was lying on the head of the city, looking at it with a solemn face.

"Dad, are we really going to the county seat?"

A plainly dressed woman sat on an ox cart with two children napping in her arms, their heads little by little.

"What can we do if we don't go to the county seat? The big stone god has fallen, and we can't live in the mountains anymore. ”

"Otherwise, I don't know when I will become the belly of monsters and beasts. ”

Shi Jianqiang, who was stout and tower-like, walked in front of the ox cart, dragging the reins in his hand, and sighed helplessly.

"Even if we don't think about ourselves, we have to think about our children. ”

"The monsters and ghosts in the mountains are very ferocious, and it was because of the big stone gods that we were not harassed in the past. ”

"Now that the Great Stone God has fallen, we can only seek refuge from the government. ”

Knowing that the man had a point, the woman closed her mouth and gently patted her sleeping child with her hand.

"Have the gods of other villages also fallen?"

Looking at the crowd gathering more and more, the woman said with some emotion.

"I just heard my father say that the big poplar god of Big Poplar Village, the mountain monarch of Lijia Village, and the long snake god of Wangjia Cave have all fallen, and they are all fleeing like us. ”

Daddy thinks that if there are many people on the road, he can take care of them more often, so as not to be harassed by wild beasts and ghosts.

People in other villages think the same way, so the number is increasing.

Looking at the people of several other villages, they were either pushing wooden carts with grain and belongings on them, or driving ox carts like him, dragging their families with them.

Shi Jianqiang explained in a low voice.

Wu Changbao Gouzi stood on the city wall, looking at the people wearing cloth clothes and dragging their families below, and couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief in his heart.

It's good that you don't have to be a thief!

Now is the emptiest time in Zhibei County, and if someone steals the city, the consequences will be unpredictable.

One by one, the villagers with their faces full of wind and dust, dragging their families and mouths, knelt down by the city gate, and from time to time raised their heads and pleaded with the soldiers standing at the head of the city.

"Master Jun, you can do it. We are really good citizens, living in Dayangshu Village, which is dozens of miles away. Today, I don't know why, the guardian spirit of the village, the Great Poplar God, suddenly fell. Without the protection of the gods, how could we be the opponents of the demons around us, so we fled here overnight, hoping that the military master would make it convenient for me to enter the city. ”

An older villager was elected out, looked up at the city, and said with some pleading.

"That is, we are the people of Xishi Village. The guardian spirit of our village, the big stone god, also fell suddenly for some reason, our village is close to the mountains, there are many monsters and ghosts, because I am worried about safety, so I fled here. ”

The head of Xishi Village, who was stout and looked like an iron tower, also crossed over to everyone and said loudly.

"The guardian spirit of our village has also fallen. ”

"That is, it is really a man who sits at home, and woe comes from heaven. ”

Other people who fled were told that they were sad, and some of them choked up.

"It's night, the gates are locked, and there is a curfew tonight, and the county has decreed that no one should enter or leave for any reason. ”

The soldiers standing at the head of the city looked at the untidy villagers below and their faces were covered with dust, and Bao Gouzi looked at the captain with a somewhat embarrassed face.

"The county lord has made a clear order, there is a curfew tonight, and no one is allowed to enter or leave. ”

"Master Jun, now the night is dewy, and there are beasts and ghosts. Please also ask the military master to do well, and let me and others enter the city. ”

Seeing that the soldiers were unwilling to open the city gate, the villagers looked unwilling and begged loudly.

"Master Jun, if there are beasts and ghosts, won't we become their food,"

"Don't worry, it's safe here. There was a bed crossbow at the head of the city, and any beast that dared to approach it would be shot mercilessly. ”

"You can rest here with all your confidence. ”

"As soon as the morning dawns, the gates of the city will be opened, and you will enter the city again, or go to your relatives and friends, or go to the inn to stay. ”

The captain is not a ruthless person, but he can't disobey the orders of the county honor. And now the city is empty, the night is dark and the stars are scarce, and the situation below is difficult to understand.

If the city gate is opened rashly, and there are evil people and demons taking the opportunity to infiltrate, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Even if he died, he would not be able to escape his sin, so he did not open the gates, nor could he open them.

However, considering the hunger and cold of the people below, the captain ordered the soldiers to use hanging baskets to put down some food and water, as well as clothes, bedding and other cold-resistant things.

The people below, under the organization of the village chief Li Zheng clan elders, also spontaneously took action, taking the village as a unit, lighting a bonfire with dead branches and fallen leaves, and more than a dozen people gathered together to keep warm.

There are also young and strong people who are organized together, holding sticks, etc., constantly patrolling the surroundings, while the old, weak, sick and disabled are arranged in the center of the camp, where there is not only a bonfire, but also very warm.

And in the midst of heavy protection, it is not easy to be attacked by wild beasts.