It was another night, this time Lord Shen was tired and fell on the bed, and Zhao Ziqian, who was lying on his pillow, had been awake, a silver needle was clenched in his hand, and he had not been able to stab Shen Chongming's death hole in his heart all night.

Seeing that the sky was slightly shining, Zhao Ziqian, who had been suffering all night, bit her silver teeth, and finally raised the silver needle in her hand, she did everything she could, and she no longer owed him anything!

"Zixi, don't go." With a dream, the silver needle that was obviously next to Shen Chongming's temple suddenly stopped there.

"Zixi, don't go." With a soft murmur, her solid arms stopped on Zhao Ziqian's slender waist, tightly, as if she was afraid that she would leave.

With a light sigh, the silver needle in his hand was put back, Zhao Ziqian lay in Shen Chongming's arms with her eyes closed, and fell asleep, wait for a while, the two of them are really reluctant to live like this.

Although he was tired all night, Shen Chongming still got up early, he had been delayed for a day yesterday, and he couldn't say anything if he didn't work today, and he counted with his fingers, and the officials from the Ministry of Industry who came to assist him were almost there.

After getting dressed, he bowed his head and kissed Zhao Ziqian who was sleeping, Shen Chongming couldn't help but sigh that Gentle Township is indeed a man's grave, and now he is reluctant to leave her for a moment.

Packed up properly, brought enough dry food and water bladders, and it was the end of the hour. The group marched towards Beicheng on horseback, and today's task was rather heavy, and at least half of the breached river embankment had to be surveyed.

Getting closer and closer to the north gate, Shen Chongming gradually realized that something was wrong, and the sound outside the city was not small, as if something had happened.

As soon as the horsewhip sounded in the air, the war horse under the crotch accelerated abruptly, and rushed to the city gate in a few moments, only to see that the city gate was closed, and the soldiers at the head of the city looked panicked.

"Erdan, go and ask what's going on." Shen Chongming frowned, turned back to Ma Erdan and said.

After a while, Ma Erdan, who went to the city to inquire about the situation, hurriedly ran back, and said with a panicked face: "My lord, it's not good, the victims outside the city are making trouble!" ”

"The victims are making trouble, let's go, let's see." Shen Chongming hurriedly turned over and dismounted, hurriedly caught up with the city, looked down, and saw that the victims of the disaster had gathered under the city wall, and it seemed that the crowd was angry and angry.

Quickly walked a few steps and grabbed a general who was shouting at the commander to carry the rolling stones, "Say, what the hell is going on, why are the people outside the city making trouble." ”

Because he was in a hurry, Shen Chongming was dressed in a strong outfit, and he looked no different from an ordinary person. The general manager is also a rough man, and he is busy at this time, and there is spare time to take care of him: "Go aside, go home and treat you well." As he spoke, he broke Shen Chongming's hand and ran forward.

Without waiting for Shen Chongming to get angry, the loyal Erdan brother took a few steps forward and slipped him back, "Open your dog's eyes and take a good look, this is Lord Shen, the waiter of the Ministry of Works!" ”

Waving his hand to let Ma Erdan retreat, Shen Chongming pretended to have a pleasant expression and asked the general manager with a surprised face: "Tell me quickly, what happened, why are the people outside the city so angry?" ”

He finally came back to his senses and hurriedly replied: "My lord, a few people starved to death in the middle of the night last night, and the mood of the people outside the city was a little wrong this morning. The county officials who had just gone out of the city to distribute porridge went out to distribute porridge, and they quarreled with the people without knowing why, and the officials started beating people first, which caused public anger, and I don't know if I am still alive at this time. ”

"Nonsense, what are you doing here, are you going to kill someone." Shen Chongming watched a soldier pass by holding a rolling stone and reprimanded angrily.

The general hurriedly waved his hand, "My lord misunderstood, the people shouted that they wanted to skin Huangzhi County alive, I am afraid that they will attack the city and cause chaos." ”

"That's not good, it's better to block it than to sparse it, at this time, if you mess around again, once the people are provoked, who will be responsible, immediately order to stop the arrangement!" Shen Chongming shouted loudly, the victims outside the city are a huge powder keg at this time, and if one is not handled properly, a catastrophe is inevitable.

"My lord, the lower officials can't be the master." The general looked anxious, and at this time, another big man came over angrily, just heard that someone asked his subordinates to stop arranging, and put his own deputy Qianhu who guarded the city somewhere.

"Fuck, who's messing around here......" Vice President Qian was dumbfounded, and who appeared in the brocade guard?

glared at him fiercely, Shen Chongming didn't bother with him about this trivial matter, they were all from the army, and he knew this temper. "Go, get your people to stop setting up at once!"

"Order!" If he was amnesty, Vice President Qian turned around and beckoned his men and horses to stop what they were doing, and almost caused a catastrophe.

Looking at the rolling stones placed on the wall stacks being put down one after another, Shen Chongming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, fortunately, he happened to arrive, otherwise something really would happen.

"Lou Qianhu, clean up this gang of people for the official, and turn against them!" As soon as there was an accident outside the city, Vice President Qian sent someone to inform Huang Zhixian, and first waited for his order to strictly guard and never allow the victims to enter the city, and it took almost half an hour for him to arrive.

Huang Zhixian, who was furious, climbed up to the top of the city with his teeth and claws, and only after he said could he see Shen Chongming glaring at him fiercely, he secretly said in his heart that it was not good, and he didn't care for a while.

"Stupid pig!" Cursing in a low voice, Shen Chongming strode in front of Huang Zhixian, "Lord Huang, what the hell is going on, why did the people of your county government have a dispute with the people outside the city?" ”

Looking at Shen Chongming's eyes in front of him, the sweat on Huang Zhixian's forehead immediately flowed, yesterday's incident was very unpleasant, and he added to the blockage of others early this morning, he was really tired of it.

"If you go back to your lordship, the lower officials don't know, as soon as you hear that something happened, you will immediately rush to deal with it. You also know that the people now rely on the large number of people, and everything is-for-tat with the yamen, maybe they are not happy with that point again. Huang Zhixian pushed two-five-six, and immediately took the responsibility off his head.

Shen Chongming snorted coldly, knowing that what he said now was in vain, and when the matter was clarified, see how he could deny it!

"The fathers and villagers in the city, the official Shen Chongming, if you have any grievances, just say it, don't be impulsive!" Leaving Huang Zhixian behind, Shen Chongming walked to the wall battlements and bowed his head and shouted to the excited people in the city.

It's a pity that the angry people are willing to listen to him, everyone shouts that they are skinning Huang Zhixian alive, and they don't care about Shen Chongming's stubble at all.

Seeing that it didn't work, Shen Chongming had no choice but to move out his name as a messenger, and he didn't shout it himself this time, this guy was too loud on the other side, and he didn't know if anyone could hear Fang Cai's own shouting.

"Erdan, take a few people to repeat the official's words." Shen Chongming greeted him and pressed a megaphone for Brother Erdan.

"The people under the city pay attention, Lord Shen from the capital is the master of the house for everyone, and if you have any grievances, just come here!" pulled his throat with all his strength, and even a body like Brother Erdan inevitably lacked oxygen in his brain, and he almost fell off the city wall with his head.

But the effect was remarkable, and the city gradually fell silent, followed by a slight cry, which was like a contagion, and soon became a deafening howl. This scene really frightened Shen Chongming, how much grievance he had to suffer.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Chongming turned his head to Mr. Lou, who was also dumbfounded, and said, "Open the city gate, this official wants to go out of the city." ”

Vice President Lou was stunned and hurriedly persuaded: "Don't take risks, the people are emotionally unstable, what if an accident happens?" ”

Shen Chongming's eyes widened, "How can the people be so unreasonable, open the city gate quickly, even if something happens to the official, you don't need to be responsible." As he spoke, he glanced back at Huang Zhixian, who had a lewd face.

Huang Zhixian was taken aback, could it be that he was responsible?

While thinking, the city gate slowly opened, and Shen Chongming walked out with a group of Jinyi guard's subordinates who looked nervous. "Fathers and fellow villagers, Shen Chongming is sent to Xiaqin, if you have any grievances, just say it, and this official will definitely make decisions for everyone." Shen Chongming was also afraid in his heart, so he made his attitude clear as soon as he came out.

"My lord, you have to make the decision for the little old man." As soon as the words fell, an old man in ragged clothes, skinny and full of gorgeous hair pounced on Shen Chongming, knelt on the ground with his knees bent and sobbed.

"The old man, please get up quickly, if you have any grievances, just say it." Shen Chongming also had some strength to ask himself, but in the face of the old man who had made up his mind and knelt on the ground, he couldn't help himself up.

"My lord, there was a big flood, and the whole family was left with only the little old man and my poor grandson. I originally thought that my old Wang family would still have a descendant, but I never thought that my poor grandson didn't stand up to starve to death last night, and the poor child was less than two years old, less than two years old. The old man couldn't stop crying, and almost fainted after saying this.

"Starvation? Didn't the imperial court allocate relief food? Shen Chongming couldn't help but be stunned, although there was nothing to be done about a few people who starved to death due to the catastrophe, but how much could a two-year-old child eat, and how could he be starved to death under the ration of supply.

"My lord, what kind of relief food is there, you can see what they have to feed us victims." At this time, someone carried a wooden barrel and walked in front of Shen Chongming.

Taking a look, Shen Chongming was completely dumbfounded, although there was a smell of rice porridge, but Qing Wangwang couldn't see a few miles of rice at all, if it weren't for some of the rotten vegetable leaves, it would be no different from a rice soup dyed with a layer of color.

"Adults, two meals a day, each person is given only one spoonful at a time, and children under the age of six have no portion." The man picked up the shallow wooden spoon of the slap in the barrel and said, and two tears could not help but fall.

Shen Chongming's eyes were red, and he took the wooden spoon tremblingly, reached into the wooden barrel and scooped it up.

There are a few vegetable leaves floating on it, and the rice soup is still just rice soup, clear and shining on the human figure, but what you see is the hearts of the people!

Shen Chongming choked up for a while, just these things, where can they be worth the daily consumption of physical functions, not to mention children who need nutrition, even if a strong man drinks for half a month, he will have to starve to death. And it's a miracle that so many people are still alive.