After returning to his room, Zhao Yu lay on the edge of the bed with his hands on his pillows, thinking about the refugee problem that his mother Zhou had said.

Since coming to this house a few days ago, all he has seen is the situation in this Luyang Township Mansion, but he has never thought that outside this mansion, the world is not so peaceful.

I don't know how long it took, Zhao Yu asked softly: "Jingnu, is the refugee my mother talking about, is the trouble very serious?" ”

Beside her, Jing Nu sat quietly on a stool, and since Zhou had allowed Zhao Yu to rest for a few days before going to Mr. Ram's house, she no longer urged or persuaded her.

It wasn't until she heard Zhao Yu's inquiry that Jingnu shook her head and explained: "Young master, the slave hasn't been out of the house for a long time, and I don't know the situation outside the house. …… Why don't you ask the person on duty at the gate of the house to ask about it? ”

Hearing this, Zhao Yu's face showed a little surprise: "You mean, there are refugees outside the mansion?" ”

"There are some." Jingnu nodded and said: "A few days ago, before Madame sent a slave to serve, the slave happened to hear the chief steward of the mansion tell Madame that some refugees had gathered outside our Xianghou Mansion and begged our Xianghou Mansion to give some food ......."

"Oh."

Zhao Yu nodded thoughtfully, and then turned over and got off the bed: "Let's go, go to the front door and have a look." ”

"This ...... Young master, wait for slave ......"

A moment later, Zhao Yu took Jingnu to the front yard.

During this period, there were servants and guards in the house, and these people curiously watched the second son of the house walk quickly towards the main gate, but they did not come forward to talk.

Coming straight to the main entrance of the mansion, Zhao Yu saw that the main gate was closed, and there were four guards wearing leather armor with swords at their waists and chatting over there.

"Is it so serious? Even the doors of the house are closed?'

Zhao Yu was surprised to think, because in his impression, the average large family will not close the main door during the day - this is probably what to say.

Noticing that Zhao Yu and Jing Nu were walking towards him, the four guards who were originally chatting immediately stopped talking and looked at Zhao Yu and the others with confusion on their faces.

Among them, a guard who was thirty or forty years old walked a few steps closer to Zhao Yu, and immediately clasped his fists and took the lead in saluting: "Second son." ”

Following this person, the other three guards also clasped their fists and saluted: "Second son." ”

Zhao Yu was also surprised that the guards recognized him, but this was easy, and he nodded to the four guards, and learned from them to clasp their fists in response.

"A few of you have worked hard."

Seeing this, the four guards of the "......" were obviously a little surprised.

At this time, the guard, who was thirty or forty years old, asked in confusion: "Second son, what are you...... Is there anything wrong with the second son coming here? ”

Zhao Yu didn't immediately explain his intentions, but arched his hand and asked, "What is this uncle's name?" ”

Hearing Zhao Yu's words, the thirty or forty-year-old guard was slightly stunned, and then his face showed a little panic, and he hurriedly arched his hand and said: "I can't afford to be called the second son, in the next Zhang Ying, the second son can be called in the next Zhang Ying." ”

Immediately, under Deng Ying's signal, the other three guards also hugged their fists to Zhao Yu and reported their names.

Niu Ji, Zheng Luo, Shi Jue, these are the names of the other three guards.

After exchanging names, the atmosphere was much more harmonious, and at this time, Zhao Yu pointed to the closed main gate and asked Zhang Yingdao: "Uncle Zhang, I want to know, why is the main gate closed during the day?" ”

"The second son can be called in the next Zhang Ying."

As he spoke, Zhang Ying glanced back at the closed main door, and immediately explained to Zhao Yu: "Returning to the second son, this is the order of Captain Zhang. ”

"Zhang Weichang?"

Zhao Yu whispered to Jingnu: "Who is that?" ”

The warm breath made Jingnu's ears itch a little, she endured her shyness, and explained to Zhao Yu with her ear: "Young master, the head of the palace is surnamed Zhang Mingchun, this person is deeply respected by the townsman, and he rules over many guards in the mansion......"

"Oh."

Zhao Yu nodded clearly, and then asked the guards: "It turned out to be the order of Captain Zhang...... But why close the front door? ”

"This ......"

Zhang Ying's face showed a little hesitation, as if he was hesitating whether to reveal it to the second son in front of him.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu added a few more words: "Is it because of the refugee?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ying's tense face relaxed slightly, and he asked in surprise, "Does the second son know about this?" ”

Zhao Yu nodded: "I heard my mother mention it today." …… That's why I came to the front door to ask about the situation. ”

"Oh."

As soon as he heard about Zhou, Zhang Ying no longer concealed it, and told Zhao Yu truthfully: "As the second prince said, Zhang Weichang ordered the door of the mansion to be closed, precisely because he was afraid that those refugees would storm the mansion ......."

"Storming the house?" Zhao Yu's eyes widened slightly, and his face showed surprise.

As soon as the words fell, Zheng Luo, the youngest guard from the side, muttered in a low voice: "People who can't live, what can't they do?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ying glared back at Zheng Luo, and the young guard stopped talking.

However, at this time, Zhao Yu had already heard this, and asked in surprise: "Will those refugees actually storm the mansion?" ”

Zhang Yinghui was mistaken, thinking that Zhao Yu was afraid, and hurriedly comforted: "Second son, don't be surprised, this is just for Zhang Weichang's cautious sake, how can those refugees have the courage to rush into our township mansion?" Second son, please rest assured, even if someone dares to do so, we will ...... it immediately."

He raised his hand and subconsciously wanted to make a downward splitting action, but after glancing at Zhao Yu, he withdrew his hand halfway, and changed his mouth: "Arrest him." ”

『……』

After looking at Zhang Ying for two seconds, Zhao Yu didn't study it in detail, and changed the topic and asked, "Are there still refugees outside the house at this moment?" ”

Zhang Ying replied: "Seventy percent went to the direction of the county seat, but there were still some people gathered outside the house. ”

"Can you open the door and let me see?" Zhao Yu asked.

"This ......"

Zhang Ying hesitated for a moment and persuaded him: "Second son, with all due respect, these refugees are nothing to look at, just some people who have fled from other places...... As he spoke, he glanced at Zhao Yu and added: "Most of these people are dirty and smelly, and some of them are not even clean......

"Uncle Zhang, please." Zhao Yu arched his hand.

“……”

A little embarrassment flashed in Zhang Ying's eyes, and after hesitating for two breaths, he nodded and said, "Since the second son insists...... Okay, but please don't get close to those people. ”

As he spoke, he nodded to the other three guards, and the next moment, the other three guards worked together to remove the deadbolt and open the door of the mansion.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu took a few steps forward and looked out from the main gate that opened the first line.

At this time, he saw that about 20 steps away from the main gate of the Hou Mansion in his hometown, there were many ragged refugees, some of whom had built a shed with clothes and branches in the open space outside the mansion, some were sitting on the ground with their clothes on, and some were simply lying on the ground - Zhao Yu didn't see him move for a long time, and he didn't know if he was still alive.

In view of the angle problem, Zhao Yu could not see all the refugees, he could only roughly estimate, and estimated that there were as many as two or three hundred refugees outside the house, most of whom were mainly old and weak, women and children, and he couldn't see how many of them were strong.

But looking at the complexion of these refugees from a distance, or the atmosphere of these refugees, Zhao Yu felt lifeless, as if he was some dying person, almost lifeless.

Wait, looking at it this way, it seems that the problem of refugees is not serious?

He thought for a while and asked Zhang Yingdao: "Uncle Zhang, according to what I said, there are about two or three hundred refugees outside the house, if the number of refugees is only these, it shouldn't matter if the government gives a little food and relief, right?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Ying, who was beside him, glanced at Zhao Yu a few more times, and then said with a wry smile: "The second prince is merciful, but these refugees are only one of the hundred. …… Our Xianghou Mansion here, the house has only been sent to eat once, just a few days, that is ordered by Mrs., like the second son, Mrs. also pity these refugees, ordered the house to take out some food for the refugees, did not expect that in just a few days the refugees flocked to the house, in a blink of an eye it increased to more than 1,000 people, Zhang Weichang was afraid of accidents, please Xianghou dissuaded Mrs., no longer distribute food, only to prevent more refugees from flocking to this side......"

After a pause, he added: "As Zhang Weichang said, after the food distribution was stopped, the refugees outside the mansion looked angry, or some people clamored to storm the mansion, and even took the lead in instigating the rest of the refugees...... Well, a few of them were arrested, and that was what kept the refugee's arrogance at that time. ”

『……』

Zhao Yu turned his head thoughtfully and glanced at the young guard named Zheng Luo, and finally understood why this young guard would say such a thing, it turned out that there was already a precedent.

may have noticed Zhao Yu's actions, Zhang Ying lowered his voice and persuaded Zhao Yu: "The second prince doesn't need to pity these refugees, my Dajin originally explicitly forbade the villagers to flee without authorization, these refugees have already violated the law of the country because of natural disasters in their respective townships, and they did not obey the prohibition of the government and fled to other places, not to mention that some of them will do anything to get food...... Just like Mrs. that time, Mrs. Ming was kind at first, but after our Xianghou Mansion stopped distributing food, these people actually regarded us as enemies, and even clamored to enter the Xianghou Mansion to snatch food, which is a bastard! …… Death is too good for him! ”

"Shengmien, Doumien......

Zhao Yu sighed slightly in his heart.

"It's okay for our township to be here."

From the side, the guard named Niu Ji added: "The surrounding fields of our Xianghou Mansion, including several barns around the fields, have been frequently stolen and even looted by refugees these days, and a large number of refugees have gathered there, forcing us to send a lot of people to guard them...... Sometimes the behavior of these refugees is no different from that of a villain! ”

The more Zhao Yu listened, his brows furrowed more and more: "The county seat ...... I mean, the county order of our Luyang County, doesn't he care? ”

"I can't manage so many people."

Zhang Ying shook his head and said: "Two days ago, Zhang Weichang escorted the townsman back to the house from the county seat, I said a few words to him at that time, according to Zhang Weichang, at this moment the refugees gathered outside the county town, there are as many as four or five thousand people, the second son does not know, the county has only three thousand households in total in recent years, this time there are nearly a thousand more households, and they are still waiting for food with their mouths open, how can the county afford it?" Not to mention the steady stream of refugees flocking to our Luyang County......"

With a long breath, Zhang Ying shook his head and said, "Therefore, the county can only stop this group of refugees outside the city, regardless of whether they live or die." ”

Zhao Yu was stunned when he heard this, and asked with some consternation: "The county seat doesn't release grain?" ”

Zhang Ying exhaled slowly.

"Don't let it go!"

“……”

Zhao Yu opened his mouth and looked out of the mansion with a complicated expression, and at this time he saw a woman holding a baby in her arms and holding a child a few years old in her hand, stumbling towards the door of the mansion, with a pleading look on her face.

"I beg you...... I beg you to ......"

"Close the door."

Zhang Ying commanded calmly.