Chapter 108: First arrival at Xianghe
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Song Ci said: "I have already done so much, why do you still insist on not listening to advice?" Do you have to wait for Song to send troops to suppress the bandits?"
Among the thieves, someone jumped out, "There is little nonsense, we are just waiting to fight against the court, and I finally caught one today, how can I give up?" Brothers, give it to me, don't leave a living mouth. ”
Just as everyone was about to act, Ren You said angrily: "Bold, this is our arraignment officer, if you dare to touch him, believe it or not, I will destroy you?"
“... Is it a criminal officer?"
"Is he the Song Ci Song in the biography?"
The group of anti-thieves who were originally going to rush up suddenly stopped the next moment, and everyone looked at me and I looked at you, obviously stunned.
The word Song Ci is like thunder, in the Great Song Dynasty, even Mongolia, the Jin people have also spread, according to this person is a Qing official, as a criminal officer in the past ten years, countless cases have been solved, and many people have been whitewashed.
Finally, the anti-thief leader jumped out, "This adult on the other side, dare to ask, are you really the criminal officer Song Ci?"
Song Ci realized that the situation had improved, and explained: "It's Song Ci below, and as for this criminal officer, it's no longer because, as early as a few months ago, Song Mou had already been dismissed.
"Ahh Why is that? Could it be that Song Ci's punishment offended some people in the court?"
Song Ci nodded, but did not explain in detail.
At this moment, everyone unanimously threw the weapons in their hands in front of Lin, and knelt down and said: "Lord Song, you don't know Taishan with your eyes, and you don't know that you are Song Ci, it's really too much, I hope your adults don't mind."
Song Ci didn't get angry, but smiled faintly, just ask, who is eating and drinking and still being a thief? As early as the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid there was only An Lushan.
"Folks, you can get up, Song knows that you are also forced to leave helplessly. on this road, therefore, Song is willing not to pursue you. ”
Everyone was shocked, this is a thief, how can he be forgiven? What they originally wanted was to let Song Ci go, but at this moment, they had another idea.
Song Ci said: "Song is asking you now, how long have you been a thief?" Have you ever hurt an innocent?"
"Lord Hui, we have been gathering here for several months, but we dare to swear that we have really not harmed innocent people, although there are robbers, but we have not harmed them."
Song Ci put his mind at ease and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
"As for this, how about Song is willing to Zhao'an? As long as you follow Song, I promise to give you one or two pieces of silver per month, how about going to Huainan with Song to suppress bandits?"
They were shocked, they never thought that they still had today, and they were a little shocked, but they also didn't expect that they still have today.
One or two pieces of silver a month, everyone felt that it was a lot, relying on the robbery in the cluster, they could only get food and clothing in January, and there was a danger to their lives, at this moment, they relented.
The leader discussed it with the group behind them, and they had a choice.
"My lord, I am willing to follow you, as long as you don't care about your past suspicions, we will definitely follow you in the future, and we will not hesitate to go to the soup."
Song Ci said with a smile: "This is very good, Wencheng Wenwu, first give each of them one or two silver, and then, you take the money, hand over the silver to the family and return immediately, Song is currently stationed in the cluster, give you three time."
"Yes, my lord." Everyone was grateful, regretting why they hadn't met Song Ci earlier, otherwise, how could this be the situation?
They took the money and strode away, ready to go home, and then came at once. Song Ci and others were also sleeping in the open and setting up tents, with two or three hundred people in the cluster, and there was no danger to their lives at all.
As night fell, the tents were lit red, some food was roasted on the firewood, and hundreds of people marched, making it a little difficult to walk for a month.
Soon, the fragrant smell spread, it was very tempting, and inside the house, Qin Yue and the others were sitting in clusters.
"My lord, today's incident is really thrilling and dangerous, if it weren't for the tactfulness of the adults, I am afraid that there will be a fierce battle, and the casualties will be immeasurable.
Song Ci said: "These people don't really want to be thieves, but they want to fill their stomachs. If there is a person who is in charge of things with a little J point, the matter will be a different situation, such as today's matter, if it were replaced by Pang Fei and others, there would have already been a war.
"No matter which side wins, it will leave the seeds of hatred, if the people are defeated, they will organize a larger team, if the court is defeated, it will be even more rehabilitated at all costs, no matter which result, Song does not want to see it."
"The adult's analysis is reasonable, but fortunately, this matter has been perfectly resolved, otherwise, no one can bear the consequences.
"It's just that now the Great Song Dynasty is full of soldiers to be thieves, and the current emperor, do you really don't know? Or do you not know?"
Song Ci thought for a while and said, "He naturally knows, but the officials below report good news and not bad news, so in this way, they can ask for more garrison expenses, why not?"
"At present, the real need for assistance is the anti-Jin soldiers on the border, who not only have to deal with the Jin, but also have to guard against the Mongols, and both countries are eyeing our Great Song Dynasty.
Everyone is silent, this matter is not something that can be solved by themselves and others, the Jin army has millions, if all of them go south, I am afraid that many cities in the Great Song Dynasty will be captured.
"By the way, Wencheng Wenwu, while waiting in the cluster, every day including the evening, you take turns to arrange officers and soldiers to keep watch and patrol the post, Song is worried that there will be lawless people coming at night."
"Yes, my lord."
There was nothing to say all night, and soon three days later, early in the morning, all the hundreds of people rushed over, and even, there were many people who came to join the army in the name of Song Ci, and there were many people, there were hundreds.
There are too many people, Song Ci feels very stressed, if he doesn't think of a way, I'm afraid he won't be able to support these people.
"Wencheng Wenwu Lu Sheng, I will find a county seat, buy some carriages, and food and vegetables, etc., there are already three or four hundred people, and it will take at least a month to march on this road, and I must prepare enough food."
"Yes, my lord, I'll keep an eye on it later."
So, they started to hurry again, along Weinan, slowly left, for this encirclement and suppression of the main general Chen Shixiong, Song Ci is not familiar with, and I don't know what the other party is, now, I have to wait and see.
Along the way, Song Ci had already met many people who had fled the famine, they were displaced and homeless, Song Ci gave them some silver taels and some food, and when he learned of his name, many people were willing to follow.
As a result, the team got bigger and bigger, and after half a month, it had reached five hundred, and Song Ci's pressure was also one to one.
It was another half moon, and at this moment, they finally came to the area of the Xianghe River in Huainan, where the population was small, but it was a place of war and chaos, and many people had fled with their families.
In the city, the houses are dilapidated, some have cobwebs, and there have been no people living in them for a long time, and the glory of this place is still there, but with the uprising of the thieves, the cluster has declined, and on the streets, only many lonely old people are still reluctant to leave because of their unchanged actions.
Song Ci was shocked at first sight, the rampant anti-thieves caused the people here to be displaced, and they didn't know where they went, and it seemed that they would not come back for a long time.
The streets are in a mess, no one has cleaned them for a long time, in short, this county has declined, and it can no longer return to its former glory.
Da Song, if it continues, I'm afraid it will not be long, and Lin'an's singing and dancing will be leveled, and I don't know how long it will last.
Walking slowly on the streets, looking at these places that had been defeated, Song Ci felt lost.
"My lord, these people have either fled, or they have joined the anti-thief team, or they have been killed."
Song Ci said: "There are more than 100,000 people in a county, no matter how powerful the thieves are, they don't have the strength to kill all the people, in my opinion, they are more likely to escape."
"It's just that I don't know if the yamen of the cluster is still there, if it still exists, it is estimated that it has already been broken by the anti-thieves, but since Song has come here, I still decided to go and find out."
Continuing to walk in the distance, the cluster was not far from the place where Chen Shixiong was garrisoned, and Song Ci was not in a hurry, walking slowly on the street.
On the street, an old man was lifting a broom to clean the front of the door, Song Ci immediately led someone over and asked, "Old man, I don't know how long you will be this year?"
The old man turned around slowly and glanced at Song Ci, and the old man's voice came. "My lord, old man, I am eighty years old this year."
Song Ci said: "I'm already eighty years old and still working, I don't know where your children have gone?" And your wife?"
When he said this, he asked him about his sadness, sat on the stone bench and looked at Song Ci, his voice hoarse, "My lord, my old man is already single, and as for his wife and children, they all died in the war." ”
Song Ci's internal organs trembled, he had expected this result, but hearing it with his own mouth still made him feel uncomfortable.
In the whole Xianghe, I am afraid that such situations are innumerable, with more than 100,000 people in the county, less than one percent remains, and many houses are empty and uninhabited, which is a pity.
Song Ci said: "Maybe the old man's family died because of this war, this is the inaction of the imperial court, and it is also the inaction of the emperor, Song feels extremely guilty."
"However, most of the people in this county have left, I don't know, why didn't the old man leave? Are you reluctant to live in this native place?"
The old man was in tears, and he was very upset when he was mentioned sadly again.
"My lord, the old man, I'm already alone, my family is gone, I don't want to live anymore, anyway, it's okay to stay here, live one is one, I'm old, I can't walk, I'm disappointed, what's the need to leave?"