No. 0734 on the eve of the Great War
Lin Feng's worries are not unreasonable, is the opponent going to use this flood to make a fuss, if so, it can only be said that the other party is a person who knows how to grasp the opportunity very well.
Everyone knows what this rainstorm brings to the Ming Dynasty, all industries are waiting to be revived, the people are displaced, once there is another war at this time, the court will inevitably have no intention of caring about the affected people, so it will leave a handle, and even cause a riot among the victims, such a double blow is definitely what Lin Feng does not want to see.
The sound of horses' hooves bursts, the elite of Jinyiwei ran on the official road, urging the war horse again and again, at this time, a person in the distance had his ear on the ground, and quickly got up as the sound of the horse's hooves approached, making gestures with his hands, and the next moment, those shooters with bows and crossbows quickly leaned down.
The sound of horses' hooves approached, and the bow and crossbow followed, although the rainstorm in front of him affected the sight of the shooters hiding in the shadows, but these were good hands, as the sound of horses' hooves approached, listening to the sound of arguments, the bow and crossbow in his hand were quickly released.
What is puzzling is that those crossbows were shot, and this time they did not hear any screams, and even the people on the horse did not fall off their horses, which is really puzzling.
On a dark and rainy night, the killer with a bow and crossbow couldn't help but walk out of the shadows, at this moment, everyone wanted to know why, and the next moment, the result was already known, but unfortunately it was too late.
The knife flashed, and a group of people rushed out from behind the killer, and the killer in front was defenseless, and was instantly killed by those who rushed to the front, and in the end there was only one person left.
The cold blade fell on the man's neck, and a person walked out from behind, it was Xiao He, the sound of the horse's hooves returned quickly, these were well-trained war horses, at this time, through the faint light, I finally saw clearly, the people who were sitting on the horse were not people at all, but straw men tied to them with ropes, so there was almost no sound when the bow and crossbow fell on it.
"Say, you sent you to do this?"
Xiao He walked out from behind with a gloomy face, it is undeniable that he has indeed learned the ability to follow Lin Feng over the years, Xiao He is anxious, but he can't give his life in vain, Jin Yiwei has a good hand at finding the way, and through some details, he found out the hidden position of the opponent in advance, and simply made a move.
"If you want to kill, you can kill, listen to it."
The man was put to the neck with a knife, and he was also a tough guy, looking at the corpse of his companion who fell beside him, this time he would definitely die, death was not terrible, what was terrible was the torture before death.
Xiao He sneered, "You should know what we do, and our methods of torturing people." ”
With a sneer, the person's mouth moved, and then the whole person suddenly turned around, this time it was a little sudden, that moment was equivalent to directly hitting the blade, and the brocade guard holding the embroidered spring knife quickly changed the position of the knife, or a little slower.
The corpse fell to the ground in an instant, "My lord, it is not good to do things at a low level." ”
"I don't blame you, he won't say anything." Xiao He squatted down and forcefully broke the other party's mouth, the flesh and blood in it were blurred, and he had already bitten off his tongue at the moment before he died, so even if you used all kinds of torture, he would not say anything. With such a tough way to die, the Jinyi Guards couldn't help frowning, it seemed that only that kind of extremely loyal dead man could do this.
Ants are still stealing life, not to mention people, after all, there is only one life, whether it is for loyalty or affection, in the face of life, unless you have the determination to die, otherwise, you will hesitate.
"Let's go."
The next day, the torrential rain that lasted for several days finally weakened, and at that moment, the people and officials who had been plagued by the flood all breathed a sigh of relief.
As the number of people affected by the disaster continues to rise, and people who have lost their homes have to move closer to larger towns in order to survive, a serious problem arises.
Grain.
The price of food in the market is already frighteningly high, and these victims no longer have the ability to buy food, and this is the problem.
"My lord, another group of rebels broke into Sun Yuanwai's manor."
"Bring people over immediately, these rioters are really lawless." When the man heard the news, he immediately brought people over, and at this time, dozens of hungry people were snatching food, and this grandson was a big family in the city, owning hundreds of acres of land, so the hoarding of grain in the manor was also innumerable.
"Beat me to death."
The fat man was so angry that his face turned blue, this is the third group to come today, he really regarded himself here as a good hall, the first group was that he was not prepared, and he was robbed a lot, this time he has mobilized domestic slaves, only to see those people with sticks and beat people when they see people, and the victims who rushed into the manor fled in all directions, because the number is too small, and the other party has taken precautions and has hidden the food in advance, so there is no grabbing at all.
"Catch them all, you dare to rob them openly, there is still a royal law!"
The yacha rushed in quickly, and the victims suffered even more, because many of them were women and children, and if they weren't hungry, no one would want to do such a thing, and they saw that the first two groups of people got food, so they also wanted to try their luck.
"I beg the lord to let us go, and I don't dare to do it again."
Seeing the yacha rushing in, the people who broke into the manor were suddenly frightened and knelt on the ground, "Take them all." "The man could not be distinguished, but he was pitiful that these people had lost their homes and were going to be imprisoned.
The official's face was gloomy, and more and more people poured in, so it is not a way to go on, first of all, it is difficult to ensure public security, once there is a disturbance, the adults will definitely have to take their own knife, so at this time, we must kill the chickens and make an example of the monkeys, as for who are the chickens, of course, it is these troublemakers who make trouble.
"It's all optimistic, this is the end of grabbing grain."
With the sound of gongs and drums, the people in the city rushed over at once, most of them were disaster victims, and the expressions on their faces became very strange when they looked at those who were escorted over.
"According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, gathering a crowd to snatch should be beheaded." As soon as the words fell, a few cowardly ones were already kneeling on the ground, and whoever wanted to get some food to eat would be killed.
The man coughed, "It's the first offense, and I'll hit fifty boards hard, and if anyone dares to offend again, I will not be spared." ”
The screams came out, and at this time, the sound of horses' hooves was bursting, and the person at the head was holding the Jinyi Guard token, where did the defenders dare to stop it, Xiao He frowned, and the moment he entered the city, he heard the screams coming from the city.
"Check it out."
"Yes."
The group ran straight in the direction where the voice came from, and happened to see more than a dozen people being pressed there to hit the board, and there was a person sitting on the high platform, who should be the official here.
"Stop."
Xiao He shouted angrily and urged the horse to come to the front, and the brocade guards behind him quickly rushed up, and the embroidered spring knives were pulled out one after another.
"Who are you?" The person sitting on it stood up, worthy of being an official, and even his voice was majestic.
This kind of town, the biggest should be Zhizhou, the sesame official of Liupin, Xiao He shook the token in his hand, "Look, Jinyiwei knows the same thing." ”
Hearing that it was Jinyiwei, the man's face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly walked down from the stage, this person was just a petty official of Qipin, how could he see this formation, Xiao He waved his hand, and the Jinyiwei behind him brushed the embroidered spring knife in his hand and took it back.
At this time, there are more and more people watching the excitement outside, and they all want to see what the origin of these people is.
"Jin Yiwei, isn't that Lord Lin's person?"
"Which Lord Lin?"
"Which other Lord Lin, of course, is Lin Feng, the living immortal who fought the Japanese to protect our Ming Dynasty, and he has long wanted to join the army, but unfortunately, he has never had the opportunity."
"Lord Lin is here, we are saved."
There was a burst of cheers among the victims, and the man came closer, with a flattering face, Xiao He's face sank, "What law did they violate?" Why was he punished with caning in public? ”
"Lord Hui, these chaotic people gather to grab food, and their humble duties are also official affairs." The man's face was aggrieved, and this was also carried out in accordance with the decree of the Ming Dynasty, so he did nothing wrong at all.
"Why are you stealing food?"
At this time, those people had already stood up, because they were hit by the board, so they bent over with pale faces one by one, fortunately Jinyiwei came quickly, otherwise dozens of boards went down, and it was hard to say whether they could survive it.
"My lord, we can't help it, a heavy rain washed away the house, the family is old and young, and we can't starve to death." One person stepped forward, and it was the black-faced man who was the leader, with a very strong body, and at first glance, he had been trained by working all year round.
"Folks, don't be afraid, the imperial court has ordered to open a warehouse and release grain to ensure that everyone has something to eat." Xiao He's voice was not loud, at that moment, everyone could hear it clearly, and every word seemed to explode in people's hearts like cannonballs.
At that moment, cheers came one after another, Xiao He took out the announcement with the big seal of the imperial court from his arms, the man nodded again and again, this kind of thing can't be the master himself, at this time, a sedan chair is approaching quickly, and the Zhizhou here has already gotten the news, not because of the chaos in the city, but because the court has come to someone, and there is a great background, and he hurriedly took a sedan chair over.
"My lord, that's the people."
Zhizhou sat in a sedan chair and saw it from a distance, and his face changed at that time, after all, he had seen more than the one just now, and he guessed from the clothes on the other party that these people were Jinyi Guards, which was okay, who didn't know that this was the emperor's personal guard.
"Quick, quick."
The sedan chair stopped, Lord Zhizhou hurriedly ran forward, and the person just now hurriedly came over, "My lord." ”
"You've done a good job." Lord Zhizhou complained in a low voice, it should be worried about provoking Jinyiwei, that person didn't dare to speak, bowed and retreated to the side, it was considered his own bad luck, it was originally a good thing, who thought about it became a wrong thing.
"You're the Lord Zhizhou here?"
"Xia Guan is exactly."
"Here is the will of the Holy Lord, the announcement issued by the six ministries, my lord, follow the announcement, and make proper arrangements for the affairs of the victims, and there must be no mistakes."
"Yes, yes."
Xiao He opened the announcement, this Zhizhou just took a brief look, there are six big seals on it, it must not be wrong, according to common sense, once a disaster occurs, the imperial court will immediately issue an announcement, this time it is obviously a lot late, because there is no order from the imperial court, so, has not dared to distribute food.
"What are you doing in a daze, leading people to open a warehouse and release grain."
"Yes."
"Lord He, it's inconvenient to talk here, it's better to go to my Zhizhou Mansion, so that the lower officials can do their best to be a landlord." The man looked flattering, obviously wanting to get close to curry favor with Jinyiwei, who doesn't know now, Lin Feng is the emperor's most trusted person, at this time, Jinyiwei's status is far from being comparable to others.
"It's my duty, it's inconvenient to bother, let's go."
Xiao He put away the announcement, he has realized the seriousness of the problem, and he must send the announcement out as soon as possible.
The heavy rain for days finally stopped, and at this time, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng and others gathered together and were discussing a major event, cutting the domain, this time, it was finally going to be big.
"My lord, do you really want to move King Ning?"
Qi Tai nodded, "The other princes are already afraid, and now the only bones that are difficult to gnaw are King Yan and King Ning, King Yan is the emperor's own uncle, and he has made great contributions to the rebellion of King Jin, so King Yan can't move for the time being, as long as we clean up King Ning, King Yan will no longer rely on him, and in the end he will be obedient." ”
"Your Excellency. It's just that King Ning has a lot of soldiers and horses, and he may not be submissive. ”
Huang Zicheng laughed, "So what, as long as he dares to use troops, he will rebel, and when the time comes, the soldiers will be overwhelmed, and he will not be allowed to be presumptuous." "This Huang Zicheng is also a hardliner, and he relied on Qi Tai to climb all the way, and he can be regarded as Qi Tai's absolute cronies.