The people hid in their homes in fear, carefully hid the only remaining property and food, and painted the faces of their wives and daughters with thick black ash, waiting for an unknown fate.

When the officers and soldiers entered the city, they hid behind the door and looked out through the crack in the door, and saw a group of officers and soldiers in bright armor and holding sharp blades marching through the streets. To the surprise of the people, no officers and soldiers broke into the door, and there was no burning, killing and looting, could it be the reason for the small number of this army?

The people close to the county government noticed that the officers and soldiers entering the city seemed to be putting out the fire.

The day passed, and the night passed in the trembling of the people, and nothing happened.

On the second day, more troops marched into the city, accompanied by soldiers, and officials rang gongs and issued orders to reassure the people.

The people finally settled down and began to dare to go out of their homes and into the streets.

The fire set by the bandits in the county town has also been extinguished, and the fleeing officials have returned to the county office, and under the orders of the officials and soldiers who entered the city, the dilapidated county government has been sorted out.

On the eight-character wall of the county government gate, there is a notice of peace and security stamped with Xiao Bing's official seal, announcing to the people of the city that the entire county has recovered and stabilized.

Xiao Bing arrived on the second day of Li Chengdong's invasion of Dongtai, and admired Li Chengdong's defeat of the rebels and capture Dongtai with very small losses, praised it greatly, and then took over the county seat.

"The last general launched an attack on the rebels without waiting for the arrival of the battalion army, causing the bandit leader to escape in the wind, and I hereby ask the battalion to plead guilty." Li Chengdong was afraid that Xiao Bing would mind that he would attack without asking for instructions, so he hurriedly said.

"Mr. Li Sentinel, you defeated thousands of rebels with a thousand troops and recovered Dongtai, what is your crime? If a bandit leader escapes, he will escape, and he will no longer be able to become a climate. ”

Xiao Bing knew Li Chengdong's thoughts, but he didn't mind, on the contrary, he was very happy, no matter how much credit Li Chengdong made, he had a share of his boss.

"This time, the last general has captured thousands of rebels and is pressing in the military camp outside the city, I don't know what to do?" Li Chengdong asked.

"The Department of Enemy Intelligence and the Department of Suppression and Pacification will intervene in the investigation, mobilize the people who have been victimized in the city to complain, find out the leaders of the bandits and those who have committed the most heinous crimes, investigate the crimes according to the law, and release all those who are coerced." Xiao Bing commanded. Long before the opening, Chen Yue announced to them, the main generals, the handling of the stove households involved in the riot.

The Lianghuai Salt Area is too big for the Ming Dynasty, and it is not easy to kill too much, so the main way to send troops this time is to pacify.

In each battalion, there are pacification officers, and there are hundreds of soldiers under the pacification subordinates, who are in charge of battlefield discipline and rewards and punishments, and it is their duty to deal with prisoners. Xiao Bing's battalion has more important things to do.

The main reason for the riots was that the stove households could not sell their salt and had no money to buy food. Therefore, solving this problem is the fundamental measure to stabilize the salt area, and Xiao Bing shoulders a greater responsibility.

In the next few days, Xiao Bing did not send troops to arrest the fleeing rebels, but sent county officials to paste notices all over the villages and towns in Dongtai Yan District.

In Luqiao Village, Lu Laoliu hid at home in fear, always paying attention to the movements outside, for fear that some officials and soldiers would rush into the village and arrest him.

Not long ago, in order to get some food for his wife and children, Lu Lao Liu joined the rebels who were full of wind, and then attacked Dongtai County. It's a pity that he robbed some grain and copper coins in the county, but lost them all on the way to escape......

Thinking about the dense rain of arrows and sharp spears of the official army, and thinking about the accomplices who were shot in front of him and fell in a pool of blood, Lu Lao Liu still felt palpitations, and secretly regretted that he shouldn't have a hot brain and brazenly joined the ranks of the rebels.

Attacking the county seat to kill officials and rebel is a crime of destroying the door! Once the government knows, there is no way to live!

"Dad, Dad, there are officials and soldiers and county officials entering the village!" The ten-year-old son, the dog, ran into the house panting and barked at him!

"Run!" Lu Lao Liu was shocked, picked up the package that had been prepared a long time ago, and dragged his son's hand to escape.

"In charge, don't worry, let's see if the officers and soldiers are here to arrest people." The wife said hurriedly.

"What if? You can't escape if you want to, you stinky woman, don't you want to be a widow? Lu Lao Liu scolded his wife, but Lu's wife had no choice but to obey.

Not daring to walk the main street, Lu Lao Liu moved the bench and put it under the wall, and took his wife and children over the wall. Behind the house is the reed pond, in which the reeds are overgrown with weeds, and the officers and soldiers can only find it if they want to find it.

Hiding in the reeds, he listened to the movement outside, but he didn't hear the sound of crying and fighting in the village, which made Lu Lao Liuhu suspicious, but he still didn't dare to go out.

The sky is getting dark, and a large swarm of mosquitoes is buzzing, "The boss, maybe the officers and soldiers have left." The wife said timidly.

In this kind of weather, if you spend the night in the reeds, you can't stand the mosquito bites alone, and there is no movement for most of the day, maybe the officers and soldiers are really gone, but Lu Laoliu still feels unsafe after thinking about it.

"Dog, you are an inconspicuous child, go back to the village first. Remember, run away when you encounter officers and soldiers, and don't face them! After thinking about it, Lu Lao Liu commanded.

No matter how poor the officers and soldiers are, they should not do anything to a teenager.

The dog was very bold, and he had long been impatient to hide in this reed, so he stood up excitedly after hearing Lu Laoliu's words, jumped up and ran to the village, and after a while, he came back happily and told the officers and soldiers that they had left a long time ago.

Lu Lao Liu relieved himself and walked back to the village with his wife.

"The official didn't arrest anyone, he just posted a notice in front of the ancestral hall and left." The son and the dog reported the news to the father.

"Just put up a notice?" Lu Lao Liu glanced at his wife suspiciously, and instead of going home, he walked towards the ancestral hall.

He wanted to find out what the purpose of the official mission was, whether it was to capture the deserters who participated in the rebellion.

Walking to the front of the ancestral hall and looking at the black handwriting on the notice with the last glimmer of light, Lu Lao Liu realized that he was illiterate at all!

It doesn't matter if you can't read, there are literate people in the village. The old patriarch has read a book, and he is an old boy, so it is right to ask him!

"It's a good thing, sixth brother, the government has posted a notice that it wants to buy a large amount of salt, one stone of salt for one stone and a half of rice, as long as you go to the county seat, you can exchange it." The old patriarch said happily to Lu Lao Liu.

It turned out that he was not arrested, Lu Laoliu felt relieved.

"What? One stone of salt for one stone and a half of rice? Lu Lao Liu reacted at this time, ecstatic and at the same time very unbelievable.