Su Tiancheng's first stop was Changyi in Laizhou Prefecture.

Changyi originally belonged to the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture, and later belonged to the jurisdiction of Laizhou Prefecture, which is the place where the Houjin Tartars were most robbed and plundered, at that time, the people living in Changyi, most of them fled, so the personnel received not very much damage, but the houses and food were gone, and the Houjin Tartars burned down the houses and robbed the grain, and there were some people who did not have time to evacuate, or were unable to evacuate, and were killed.

Standing outside Changyi County, Su Tiancheng's face had no expression.

This can no longer be regarded as a city, what you see is a black mass, there is no cyan on the city wall, there is no common yellow, it is black, and the battlements on the city wall do not exist at all, they must have been destroyed by the Houjin Tartar.

The scene he saw along the way made it difficult for him to be angry, walking from the official road, he couldn't see the good houses, all of them were broken bricks and tiles, some burned black wood, telling the cruelty of the Houjin Tartars, and the people who returned home had to build temporary shacks, and some people simply slept in the destroyed houses.

On the official road, there are beggars along the way, these are people who have nothing, no houses, no food, they don't know how to live, and the golden tartars have been away for more than a month, but their condition is getting worse and worse.

The magistrate of Changyi County, with all the officials, greeted Su Tiancheng and his party outside the city gate.

Seeing the fat-headed and big-eared magistrate, Su Tiancheng had no idea of speaking, and after seeing the situation in Changyi County, and then looking at this magistrate, including the many officials who followed behind, they were all fat and well-dressed. It can be seen that their lives are worry-free, but their worry-free lives also show that the lives of ordinary people may not be settled.

At such a time, someone stands up to rebel, I'm afraid of this magistrate. will be the first target.

Su Tiancheng did not enter the county seat, nor did he go to the county office, Sun Chuanting, Liu Tiehan, Wang Dazhi and others who followed him had already arranged tents, and the meals were also made by themselves.

The magistrate was trembling, seeing Su Tiancheng ignoring him, he didn't know what was wrong.

Su Tiancheng didn't want to pay attention to this magistrate, and the intelligence showed that Houjin Tartar was still in Laizhou. According to the regulations of the imperial court, this is the need to ask for guilt, and if you don't get your life right, you can't save your life.

In Su Tiancheng's heart, this magistrate is not a magistrate. There is no need for him to spend energy and talk to a common man about relief.

After a night's rest. Su Tiancheng and his entourage rushed to the capital city of Laizhou.

The situation he saw in the capital city of Laizhou stunned Su Tiancheng, a traverser who had experienced many battles.

The city of Laizhou almost did not exist, the city wall was destroyed, and not a single intact house could be found in the huge city, and the government was razed to the ground. The half-section of the wall, bare on the ground, seemed to mock him and the others around him.

The prefect of Laizhou was killed in battle, and the officials below the prefect, except for a few who escaped, were killed. The entire Laizhou capital city is lifeless, like a ghost town.

When the imperial court appointed the prefects of Dengzhou and Laizhou, they encountered a problem, and no official was willing to come to these two places.

Su Tiancheng has already received a letter from Sun Chengzong, and the emperor's intention is that he has come to recommend the prefects of Dengzhou and Laizhou, which shows that in the imperial court, I am afraid that I know the situation in Dengzhou and Laizhou.

This can also explain that the magistrate of Changyi County escaped from the battle, but he was able to continue to serve as the magistrate, to put it mildly, Dengzhou and Laizhou are already in a state of anarchy, and there are no officials such as the prefect, Tongzhi, and Tongju, who will be in charge, not to mention what will happen to the people.

Su Tiancheng specially instructed Sun Chuanting and others to set up a tent next to the razed mansion.

When the night came, Su Tiancheng, accompanied by Sun Chuanting and others, walked around the city, crying in a low voice everywhere, unable to see the lights, Su Tiancheng and his party were holding torches, which was particularly conspicuous.

This is a completely destroyed city, and I am afraid that the situation in Dengzhou Mansion is even more miserable than here.

After dawn, Zhou Tianhao walked out of the tent, and he was surprised to find that there were many ordinary people around the tent, and these old people looked numb, most of them were old and weak, women and children, and they could hardly see anything young and strong.

A middle-aged man who looked like a gentry walked out of the crowd, he saw Su Tiancheng, although he didn't know him, but with years of knowledge, he knew that Su Tiancheng must be the head of everyone.

"I dare to ask if the lord is sent by the imperial court."

Su Tiancheng nodded, he didn't deny it, he felt that this person must be a scholar with a reputation.

Sure enough, the man began to introduce himself.

"Under Liu Chongsan, Chongzhen raised people in the eleventh year, and his father Liu Erzhi dared to ask the adults how to call them."

Su Tiancheng looked at Liu Chongsan, very shocked, Liu Erzhi is also a more famous minister in the imperial court, a handwriting is superb, once praised by the emperor as a magic pen, as the right servant of the household, Chongzhen five years when Kong Youde rebelled, Liu Erzhi invited himself to Laizhou to supervise the war, the importance of Laizhou, and asked the court not to give up Laizhou, but his suggestion was not adopted by the court, and finally died of depression.

It seems that this Liu Chongsan has a good background.

"This official Su Tiancheng."

In a few simple words, Su Tiancheng answered, he was unwilling to show off his identity, in this devastated Laizhou capital city, it seemed ridiculous to show off his identity.

Who knew that after Liu Chongsan heard these words, his face turned pale and his body trembled.

"My lord, but I am the Jiliao Inspector Su Tiancheng Su."

Su Tiancheng nodded and stopped talking.

Liu Chongsan made a move that Su Tiancheng expected, he knelt in front of Su Tiancheng, and the people around him also knelt down.

Liu Chongsan choked up and opened his mouth.

"The adults saved Laizhou, after the Jin Tartars wantonly plundered Dengzhou Laizhou, Laizhou suffered heavy losses, eight or nine out of ten military and civilian casualties, Chongzhen five years when Kong Youde rebelled, there was no such a miserable situation, led the villagers, buried the corpse for a month, the people of Laizhou have no way to live, I implore the adults to investigate, save Laizhou, save the people."

Liu Chongsan finally couldn't help crying, and the people around him were driven, and the crying shook the sky for a while.

Su Tiancheng frowned, the tragic situation in Laizhou, what words are used to describe it, it is not excessive, but time has happened, even if you want to cry, a month is enough, now is not the time to cry, it is to think of the way out in the future, if everyone kneels here and cries and can solve the problem, then Su Tiancheng will cry with them.

"What's the use of crying."

Su Tiancheng threw out this sentence heavily, and Liu Chongsan, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head and looked at Su Tiancheng with a grim face.

"Liu Chongsan, you are a scholar, a person in the court, a teacher of heaven and earth, kneeling in front of the official and crying, thinking that the official has broken the rules of the court, why don't you stand up quickly."

Su Tiancheng's words reminded Liu Chongsan, and Liu Chongsan hurriedly stood up.

The people were still kneeling, and no one got up, but the crying was much quieter.

"Fellow villagers, the pain you have suffered, the emperor and the court are aware, the official was appointed by the emperor to come to understand the situation, to find a solution to the dilemma, more than a month has passed, you have lost your relatives, lost your house, lost your property, you have almost nothing, when you see such a thing, the iron man can not bear it, but you just want to cry, and you have long dried up your tears, to the current situation, you cry, what problems can be solved, can you let the deceased relatives come back, Can you get back the looted property, the official came all the way from Jinan, and the situation he saw along the way was indeed painful, and the official also knew that Dengzhou and Laizhou were the most heavily lost, and Dengzhou and Laizhou were martyred, but when we saw such a thing, we could only endure our grief and stand up tenaciously. ”

After being suppressed for several days, Su Tian thought about it, and wanted to say a few more words, but he saw that almost all of the people kneeling on the ground were old and weak women and children, and he couldn't say it anymore, these people originally lacked the ability to survive, and relying on them to build Dengzhou and Laizhou obviously didn't have much possibility, so he still had to find another way.

"Liu Chongsan, beckon the villagers to get up, don't gather here, since the official has arrived in Laizhou, he will not sit idly by, he will definitely think of a solution to the problem, let the villagers go back first, and the court will definitely think of a way."

Liu Chongsan hesitated for a moment, but still beckoned everyone to get up, he walked in front of several elders, whispered a few words, and the crowd quickly dispersed.

Liu Chongsan did not leave, still standing not far away.

Seeing Liu Chongsan, Su Tiancheng suddenly had another thought, but he still needs to assess Liu Chongsan's ability, if he is a pedantic reader, then forget it, so as not to spoil the big thing of relief.

Su Tiancheng's heart faintly had an idea, he wanted to play a big game of chess, this game of chess is related to Dengzhou and Laizhou, and even related to the safety of the Daming coastline, as long as this plan can be carried out smoothly, it will play a pivotal role in solving the dilemma of Dengzhou and Laizhou.

As for the difficulties that exist in this, we must always solve them slowly if we think of a way to solve them step by step.

"Liu Chongsan, the official is also going to Dengzhou and Penglai to have a look, if you have time, follow the official to see how it goes."

"Obey the order."

"The official has requirements, the situation in Dengzhou and Laizhou, the official is not very familiar, along the way, you need to introduce the situation here, including the extent of the loss in Laizhou, what needs to be done at present, which things are the most critical, etc., you understand."

"I understand below, and I must do my best under him." (To be continued......)