Chapter Seventy-Two: The Desperate Scheme
In the face of Gao Shide's plan, the young King Jing hesitated. Hurriedly looked at a middle-aged Confucian standing behind him, and opened his mouth in some surprise.
"Mr. Du, could this be some conspiracy?"
"Don't worry, how can you say that this Gao Shide has always represented the court side now. Although it is a bit too much for them not to accept refugees, it makes some sense from the outside side, after all, you don't forget how Yangzhou City was breached. Mr. Du smiled and soothed, and at the same time pointed out the key point.
"But I'm alone, and I'm always a little worried." To put it bluntly, this King Jing is a pampered prince, and he has seen so many lives and deaths along the way, and he can't help but feel timid in his heart.
"It doesn't matter, Lord Wang, you are the son of today's son. Even if he gave that Gao Shide a hundred dares, he wouldn't dare to mess with you. With this Mr. Du's words, it was quite a reassuring pill for the somewhat indecisive King Jing.
"Also, the aggrieved gentleman temporarily lives outside the city. When Lone enters the city, he will come out to pick you up. The young King Jing nodded and said a soothing word.
The young King Jing waved his hand to the others and stepped into the bamboo basket. Gao Shide nodded and ordered, and the soldiers above the city tower hurriedly exerted their strength together, slowly rising.
Seeing that the young King Jing was picked up, Gao Shide hurriedly led his soldiers to greet him.
"The last general, Gao Shide, has seen His Royal Highness King Jing." When he went up, Gao Shide made a big gift in front of the people in front of him.
King Jing, who was still angry, had been cooled down by that Mr. Du once before going up to the city tower. A little sobered up, although he looked at Gao Shide with a little disdain in his heart, he still knew that he still had to rely on the other party now, so he spoke patiently: "It's not more polite, General Gao's defense of Pingjiang City can be described as a high level of hard work. ”
"Lord Wang, pass the award. However, the prince was tired of driving along the way. Xia Guan has already arranged a place to rest and let people prepare wine and food, so the prince still goes to change clothes first and then eats and then rests. After speaking, Gao Shide didn't wait for the young King Jing to speak again, and ordered to a personal guard: "Take the prince back to the post station first, and serve carefully." ”
"Yes." When the guard received the order, he stepped forward to lead the way.
"General Gao." This young King Jing had something else to say, but unfortunately he was interrupted by Gao Shide.
"Sending His Highness back to rest." Gao Shide was normal, and immediately changed his face. directly put this young King Jing under house arrest, since he chose to tear his face, he never dragged his feet.
Now he is bound to be strong, and this young King Jing is not a fool, and he immediately knows what Gao Shide's attitude is. With a sigh, he glanced outside the city and shook his head, and followed the guard.
"General, it seems that although this King Jing is young, he is a smart man." The one-eyed dragon on the side couldn't help but feel the scene in front of him.
"Smart man, hehe. Cowardly and self-aware, I can be regarded as a kind-hearted person today. Alright, give me the order to send a pair of soldiers to guard the station, and no one is to come near it. Of course, if this prince wants something, he will try to satisfy him if he can satisfy it. I have done my best. A smile appeared on Gao Shide's lips.
"Yes." Another guard took the order and left.
And the many people outside the city were still a little commotion when they saw King Jing, who had originally led them, leave them. Fortunately, Mr. Du, who was strategizing, let people spread the news that the prince went into the city alone to negotiate with the chief official in the city for the sake of these hundred letters. This can show the image of King Jing who is wise and brave, and loves the people like a son. Those refugee people, seeing that the people under King Jing were still staying here like them, only then did they feel a little relieved. But for the next three days, there was no movement in the city. Many people who have no food sources have begun to faint from hunger, or even die of starvation.
At this time, the people who were still waiting anxiously outside the city couldn't bear it, and the leaders of the people who had a heart surrounded the group of people under King Jing's original command.
"Don't mess around, His Royal Highness King Jing will definitely come out to save us." The situation was urgent, and Mr. Nadu hurriedly shouted out words that he no longer believed.
"Mr. Du, we know that you are loyal. Even for the sake of the bullshit prince who has abandoned us a long time ago, he can die. But don't forget that we, the people who heard you come here, we want to eat, we want to live. At this time, it was one of the more prestigious men among the refugees who spoke, but when he opened his mouth, the refugees around him were all responding.
"Fellow villagers, listen to my certain words. To believe King Jing, we came out of Yangzhou together along the way. If King Jing wants to abandon you, why don't you choose to leave in the first place, but for your sake, under this tower. "Mr. Nadu, there is no way now, in order to save his life, he hurriedly exerts his eloquence, moves with affection, and knows reason.
But under this threat of death, his words were all nonsense, which directly angered some of the refugees.
"What bullshit prince, how many people have we starved to death and died of illness along the way. I can only watch you self-righteous princes and nobles fight along the way, eating meat and drinking wine. Did your prince ever care about us, now your prince has also abandoned you and enjoyed the happiness in the city alone, where do you remember us ants. Now that you are no longer the prince, then you get out of the way for me and divide the food in the car. "Someone takes the lead, then what else will be afraid. rushed up, but directly clashed with these royal guards.
In fact, Mr. Du did not divide the food, but the food on the carriage was almost consumed by their pedestrians. Where is there still surplus food to supply the people, and now there are only less than ten people in the car for three days' rations, how can they meet these tens of thousands of ordinary people.
Anyway, it was death, so Mr. Du waved his hand and flashed aside with the guards of the palace. Later, when I saw something to eat, tens of thousands of ordinary people hugged each other. trampled and scolded his mother, and in the end, he didn't grab much food.
Now, for a while, an atmosphere of despair spread among these refugees. Hungry and hungry, the scorching sun was in the sky, and the refugees, who had been cohesive, were paralyzed on the ground one by one with expressions of lovelessness.