Chapter 50: Yulin, I'm Coming
As the saying goes, when nobles travel, they mostly go against the wind and rain. This means that it highlights the difference between nobles and mortals.
Since Shi Lei is the head of a county, he can be regarded as a little nobleman, so he must be different from ordinary mortals, but his vision is neither wind nor rain, but dust in the sky.
Yulin is not only the junction of the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, but also the dividing line between the plain and the grassland, on the one hand, it is the endless grassland with the blue sea and the sky, and on the other hand, it is full of loess.
The land of Guanzhong, has always been the roof of China, in a high position, therefore, has always been regarded as the foundation of the imperial industry by various dynasties, have built the capital here, the Western Zhou Dynasty, the Qin and Han dynasties, the Sui and Tang dynasties, it has witnessed the glory and decline of the Chinese nation, and it has also been disputed by these prosperity, so that it is more fertile than the land of Shu, and has become now full of desolate loess, in addition to the wind and sand is loess.
"Lao Jia, is this the place you said about Guanzhong, why did we go all the way, it looks even more barren than the grassland, at least there is grass in the grassland, and there is not even a tree here." Fang Junchi, who had a piece of linen tied to his face and only leaked out of his eyes, said.
Jia Hanqing, who was dressed the same as him, said with a wry smile, "There is no way, this is the case here, just wait to walk inside, in fact, it was better before, although there is also loess, but people can still cut down trees and plant trees at the same time, and the government also sends a large number of laborers to plant trees every year, but over the years, this court is also a day of chaos, natural disasters are still continuous, and no one in the government cares, so most of those trees have been cut down or used, hey, these years, even can't eat, who cares about this?" β
The conversation between the two was heard in Shi Lei's ears, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart, he didn't expect that after he came here, he would not only have to face a powerful enemy, but also face an even more powerful natural disaster.
But after thinking of the sentence 'fighting with the sky and being poor, fighting with the earth and having endless fun, and fighting with people is endless', Shi Lei couldn't help but feel a burst of pride in his heart, the man 'born as a hero, and died as a ghost' Since God gave him a second life and let himself come to such an era, then he will fight him hard, even if he fails, it is nothing more than to return this life to God, anyway, as long as he does his best, as for the consequences, it depends on fate.
Sure enough, the time was not long, the flying soil in the sky was finally much smaller, and at the same time, some grass and trees slowly appeared on both sides of the road, and the more you went forward, the more high-spirited the vitality became, and the ground where the crops had been harvested was very smooth by the farmers, seeing all this, Shi Lei's heart suddenly got better.
It's just that his good mood didn't last long, and when they came not far from Yulin County, everyone couldn't help but stop, not that they were willing to stop, but that they had to stop, because there were people in front of them.
Seeing these people, Shi Lei once suspected that he had returned to West Asia and Africa in the later generations, there were tattered clothes everywhere in front of him, carrying what looked like bedding or various packages, everyone was fighting or sitting on the ground, his eyes were blank, looking at him numbly, most people would not even roll their eyes for a long time, as if they were stunned, although there were many people, they seemed very quiet, because there were few people talking, even the children who should have been naughty and cheerful stayed by their parents' side.
Looking at the group of refugees in front of him, Shi Lei's heart seemed to be cut by a knife, he had also seen this situation on TV in his previous life, but through the cold TV, he just sighed, and after coming to this era, although he had a difficult life, he had never seen such a scene, at this time, seeing this scene, he finally realized the feeling of 'rather being a peaceful dog than being a troubled world'.
Just when Shi Lei's group of people saw the scene in front of them in a daze, they saw a group of soldiers with weapons in their hands walking through the crowd from the city gate, no wonder, after all, more than 1,000 of them are still strong men, most of them are aliens at first glance, and fortunately, there are 500 soldiers from Yanmen Pass led by money jars, otherwise they are standing here like this, how can they not attract the attention of the people in the city? That is, there has been no war for many years now, and if it was before, maybe the alarm bells have sounded.
"Hey, who are you, where are you from, and what are you doing in our Yulin County." Fortunately, those soldiers also saw that their group of people was powerful, so their attitude was quite good, otherwise, if there was a money jar like that, maybe Shi Lei would create a county order that killed people first before entering the city in the history of the Ming Dynasty.
"Lao Jia, you go and explain it to them, and ask what the hell is going on, why there are so many homeless people staying outside the city." Shi Lei frowned and said to Jia Hanqing beside him.
On the way here, Shi Lei discussed with Jia Hanqing, and this time Jia Hanqing came to Yulin as his master, so it was just right to let Jia Hanqing go over at this time.
Sure enough, after Jia Hanqing passed, he said a few words to the leading soldier, and saw that the soldier shook suddenly, the expression on his face was very complicated, both surprised and a little panicked, and then he whispered a few words to a small soldier behind him, and only after the little soldier ran quickly towards the city, he followed Jia Hanqing to Shi Lei's horse.
Arching his hand, the soldier said, "The villain Yulin Wei Qianhu Xiaoqi He Dazhi has seen the adult, the villain doesn't know that the adult is coming, how offensive, please forgive the adult, the villain has sent someone to the city to report, it is estimated that the county Cheng will come to greet the adult after a while." β
Hearing He Dazhi's words, Shi Lei nodded, and said calmly, "No need to be polite, I, cough cough, the official came in a hurry, and he didn't inform you, logically speaking, it should be the official's fault, okay, the official asked you, why are there so many homeless people gathered here, and also, are these homeless people from this county, or from other places, how long have they been here, and what are the plans of the government." β
When He Dazhi heard Shi Lei's series of questions, he was a little stunned for a moment, but quickly replied, "Lord Hui, these are all people who fled from the south, I heard that their homes were ransacked by the rogues, and their relatives were killed by the rogues, so they fled to Yulin in desperation." β
As soon as He Dazhi's words were finished, Shi Lei was also stunned, because according to the news he got, although Li Zicheng led the troops to kill and loot, most of them were against those landlords, rich people, and officials, and rarely attacked these hard-working people, after all, he started by dividing the land and fighting the good reputation of local tyrants, if he had attacked the people, he would have been completely finished, not to mention that this is Shaanxi, his hometown, even if Li Zicheng has these behaviors elsewhere, he can't do it at his own doorstep. After all, in ancient times, he paid great attention to local relations, and even if he was willing, his subordinates would definitely complain.
Thinking of this, when Shi Lei was about to speak, he suddenly remembered one thing, that is, Li Zicheng's peasant army looked very strong, with millions of soldiers, but not all of them were his direct subordinates, many of them were annexed by him halfway, like what Ma Shouying, Luo Rucai's, were originally the leaders of the rebels, but later because of Li Zicheng's strength, they joined the army, and at this time, Li Zicheng should be attacking Xi'an with the army, so the robbery and killing should not be Li Zicheng's descendants. It's another force that has joined the army.
Thinking about these things, Shi Lei opened his mouth and asked again, "The official looks like these people haven't eaten for many days, why is there no one to take care of the officials of the county government, and then they just watch these people starve to death here?" β
"Ah, this, this, this villain doesn't know, if the adults want to know, it's better to wait for a while after the county Cheng arrives, ask the county Cheng lord!" He Dazhi said with some embarrassment.
Seeing He Dazhi's hesitant expression, Shi Lei knew that he must know what was going on, but he didn't dare to say it for some reason, so Shi Lei didn't ask, because it was in vain to ask.
Just when Shi Lei asked He Dazhi a question, the little soldier who was sent into the city by He Dazhi quickly ran into a magnificent compound in the city and reported the news of Shi Lei's group to a white fat official wearing an official uniform and about forty years old.
Hearing Xiaobing's return, the white fat official, who was still smiling, suddenly had a look of anger on his face, and said coldly, "Hmph, I didn't expect it, it's really here, it's really unlucky." β
Hearing the words of the white fat official, a mighty man wearing a military attache costume next to him said in a muffled voice, "Master Wei, who is coming, look at your uncomfortable face, is it your enemy, if so, just tell me Lao Pan, I will directly let him disappear, and he will no longer be an eyesore in front of your eyes." β
Hearing the words of the mighty military attachΓ©, the white fat official Lord Wei said, "Thank you, brother, hey, who else is coming, of course it is our top boss, the county commander, I heard that this county commander is a new jinshi this year, and he is not yet twenty years old, from now on, I am afraid that your good days will come to an end." β
The white fat official Master Pan is the county guard Changqing of Yulin County, and the mighty military attache is the commander of Yulin Wei, Pan Wuxing, in Yulin, where there is no county order, the two can be regarded as the most powerful people.
As soon as Wei Changqing's words were finished, he heard Pan Wuxing snort coldly, "Hmph, what kind of bullshit county order, a milk doll who hasn't grown hair, what do you know, if he comes, it's just honest, give him some benefits, if he dares to hinder his grandfather's eyes, I will let him know what it means to regret being a man." β
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