Soon, Yang Guang and his entourage came all the way to the outside of Jiangdu City unimpeded under the opening of the road by the majestic Xiaoguo Forbidden Army.

Along the way, Feng Deyi and Yu Shiji deliberately slowed down their horses and fell behind, whispering without knowing what they were discussing, until they came outside the city, the two of them beat their horses and accelerated, and came to Yang Guang's side.

Seeing that the two seemed to have just finished agreeing, and there was still a hint of hesitation, Yang Guangxiao asked, "What are you two discussing in the back?" ”

The two glanced at each other, and Feng Deyi spoke: "Fang Caichen and Lord Yu are discussing whether to send the Xiaoguo Forbidden Army to the front to open the way, and the minister thinks that the Holy Lord is patrolling in order to see the most real people's situation and understand the most realistic situation, so he advocates that there is no need to open the road." ”

Yu Shiji glanced at Feng Deyi, and said without wanting to speak: "Weichen, Weichen feels that the situation outside the city is complicated, and the saint is the body of ten thousand gold, the foundation of the society, and it is the great cause of the Great Sui Dynasty, so the minister advocates sending Xiaoguo to ban the army to open the way." ”

Yang Guang thought about it for a while, and immediately understood that the two of them had only said half of it. Now that the world is in chaos, what is the current situation, Yang Guang has a rough number in his heart. The estimation discussed by the two was mainly whether to clear the road, only show the good side to themselves, and pay to clean up the bad side.

This is still the old routine of the past, the predecessor of Emperor Yang of Sui likes to go out on patrol, reigned for 14 years, and the time spent in the capital can not even be calculated in years, but after the chaos in the world, it is inevitable to see some bad mood things on the road. Therefore, Yu Shiji estimated that under Feng Deyi's suggestion, he would send sergeants to clean the road in advance on each patrol route, leaving only the good side for Emperor Yang of Sui to see, otherwise some miserable scenes would spoil Emperor Yang of Sui's good interest.

Today, the two are probably still arguing about this matter, Feng Deyi changed his hexagram at this time, and instead advocated not to open the way, and said it in front of Yang Guang, which made Yu Shiji feel a little uncomfortable.

Yang Guang didn't care about the little Jiujiu in the hearts of the two Aiqing, the controlled open and secret battles between the courtiers were Yang Guangle's opinion, and checks and balances were always a necessary means for the emperor. When the court is full of harmony, and the speeches are a central point, maybe the emperor will be on the throne.

Yang Guang said straightforwardly: "Of course, there is no need to open the road, come out to inspect is to see the most real people's feelings, if you want to cover your ears and steal the bell, then I don't have to go out of the palace!" As for security, that's your business, and if I can assassinate someone in the midst of hosts, I'll be damned! ”

"Holy Heaven!" Seeing this, Yu Shiji and Feng Deyi both clasped their fists and bowed. The difference is that the corners of Feng Deyi's mouth are raised, and Yu Shiji's brows are furrowed.

Along the way, Yang Guang's face became more and more solemn, and the scene he saw became more and more shocking, and the actual situation was far worse than Yang Guang imagined!

Ragged, hungry, and homeless homeless homeless people are everywhere, some of them leaning against trees, and the shedding bark shows that this is not only a back, but also a food for the homeless; Some of them live by the river, and when they are thirsty, they scoop up two scoops of river water, boil and drink it, and their bodies are swollen, showing that they have not eaten dry food for too long, so that it is difficult to stand up; There were also some homeless people living in groups, some of them were not old people or children, some were just the eyes of the Wolves and the blood stains on their clothes that had not yet dried。。。。。。

Yang Guang looked at the crowd of displaced people in front of him, who were like an ocean and could not see the end at a glance, and roared uncontrollably: "What's the matter? What the hell is going on? How can there be so many displaced people? What do local officials eat? ”

Yang Guang's roar attracted the attention of many displaced people, most of whom were limp or sitting, their eyes full of numbness to reality and despair of life. At this moment, there was suddenly such a new thing, and naturally everyone focused on Yang Guang. If it weren't for the fact that Yang Guang was surrounded by a large number of heavily armed and majestic Xiaoguo guards, these people would even want to rush up and deprive the "fat sheep" in front of them of everything, and the underwear would not be left for him!

In the face of Yang Guang's roar, everyone present was frightened, and in the end, there was no way, Yu Shiji came out and replied: "Yusheng, most of these are displaced people in the Lianghuai region, and most of their hometowns have suffered from banditry and the war is raging, so they have to be displaced and wander here. ”

"Then why did they all come to Jiangdu?" Yang Guang had the answer in his heart, but still asked.

"Because the displaced people know that Jiangdu has grain, and they look forward to a gruel that the imperial court occasionally gives alms, and Jiangdu has a heavy army of the imperial court, so the bandits dare not come here easily!" Yu Shiji replied.

His family knew his family's difficulties, Yang Guang sighed, and said, "Is there not much food in Jiangdu?" ”

Hearing this, Feng Deyi came out and replied: "Your Excellency, because the imperial court decided to swear to the Northern Expedition, it had to hoard military rations for the needs of the Northern Expedition, but it was really impossible to pull out food to relieve these displaced people!" ”

Feng Deyi said, of course Yang Guang knew, but Yang Guang really couldn't bear to watch these homeless people die, pretending to know nothing about all this. So, Nai asked, "How many homeless people are there near Jiangdu?" ”

Feng Deyi replied: "According to the data reported from various places, it is roughly estimated that there are about 300,000 or 400,000 people!" ”

Yang Guang smiled bitterly and said, "Heh! Three or four hundred thousand people is three or four hundred thousand powder kegs! But if I want to accept these 340,000 people, I need to open 300,000 or 400,000 mouths. ”

Yu Shiji said with relief: "The saint doesn't have to worry, with the army of the imperial court, these homeless people can't make big waves!" ”

Yang Guang said bitterly: "Yes, I can care about the life or death of these three or four hundred thousand displaced people. But this is still the case at the feet of the Son of Heaven, not to mention the various places, the court is pushing the people of the world to the side of the bandits! ”

"If the court can't help them, they can't survive, so they have to follow the footsteps of the bandits, because the battle is getting bigger and bigger, the bandits are fighting more and more, and the food is eating less and less, forming a dead circle! This is the crux of the world's mourning! ”

Seeing this, Feng Deyi came up with an idea: "Why don't the ministers come forward and organize these displaced people to take refuge elsewhere, and the imperial court will allocate some food and travel expenses as resettlement?" ”

Yang Guang shook his head and vetoed: "No! Now Jiangnan is completely in our hands except for Jiangdu, and other places are not reliable at all, and these three or four hundred thousand people are not completely burdensome, and they should be a big help to the imperial court if they are used well! ”

Hearing this, Yu Shiji thought that Yang Guang was going to recruit these people to join the army, so he hurriedly stopped: "Holy Lord! We really don't have extra food to feed these three or four hundred thousand people, and even if these people are organized and trained into an army, it is impossible for them to have combat effectiveness without months of training and good food and drink! I hope the saint thinks twice! ”