The south gate of the city was lively, and the officers and soldiers came out of the city in groups, surrounding Liu Yu and others as bandits in the center, and Liu Yu was not far behind, and the guards were waiting for them.

The people didn't want to join in such a lively scene, but many people who were originally watching Jiuzi Dengke fight the old cow had to leave and were trapped in it and couldn't leave, which made more people gather here.

"Official, why don't you leave quickly, the officials of Lucheng are fierce."

Originally, the old man still had hope for Liu Yue, but seeing that Liu Yue was competing with the people in the government, he could only persuade him with good words.

Liu Yu disagreed, and asked, "Old man, are you also from Lucheng?" ”

"Yes, I have lived in Lucheng for generations, and we have good feng shui in Guanzhong, such a disaster, Xiao Lao'er has never seen it once in most of his life, and there are places next to him every year. It's a pity that I was still bumped into by the little old man when he was alive, what a retribution. ”

In the minds of ordinary people, the gods are supreme, but whenever there is a famine, it is the gods who punish them.

The old man continued to sigh: "This disaster is not serious, as far as the city is concerned, this year's grain harvest has failed, but in the past, when the wind and rain were good, who didn't have some grain stocked?" But these fierce officials, not only will they not reduce taxes this year, but they will also increase their salaries, saying that the people need to feed the people in the border wars, and those Turkic Tartars will enter our customs and plunder the people if there is no tax. But in the end, the Turkic Tartars didn't see it, and these fierce officials robbed the people, but the little old man really saw it. ”

Liu Yu was stunned for a moment and asked: "Didn't the local court post the list of the imperial court, saying that Guanzhong was exempted from the collection of money and grain for one year?" ”

"It's pasted." The old man sighed, "But what does that do?" The government should levy grain or levy. There is no one less who should arrest the people. The killers said. The imperial court posted a list of texts, it was a matter of the face, the army still had to be raised, and the Turks also had to fight, what did the army eat if they did not levy food? How to defend our family and country? Ha Luha, what a big joke, our people are all alive, what kind of Turkic Tartars are you fighting? What if those Turkic Tartars can lead us to a good life and rob us? ”

Chaos will arise. The chaotic natural disasters in Guanzhong are on the one hand, and more man-made disasters. Although both the former emperor and the new emperor repeatedly ordered disaster relief to be the priority, the local officials, in order to fill their own pockets, continued to levy grain taxes, because if they did not collect taxes, they would have no oil and water to fish. This is the biggest estrangement between the court and the people, and orders from above and below are ineffective.

The first thing the people think about is their own way of life, and their children and grandchildren will continue to multiply. If your life is gone, talking about integrity and patriotism is unrealistic for ordinary people who have not been brainwashed by the Four Books and Five Classics.

Liu Yu said: "After the autumn, the drought has also been alleviated. Why don't you go home? ”

"Home?" The old man smiled bitterly, "What kind of home are you going back to?" I can't count how many people of the same clan and the same village starved to death, and in addition to the drought, everyone was also happy, who knows what idea was given by a faint official in the court of Ludao, and what to plant...... The thing called Nanyang Gan also forces every household to plant it. You said that we have been growing cereals in Guanzhong for thousands of years, and if you don't eat these, can you eat those astringent, spicy, and green Nanyang sweets? ”

Many people next to him were listening to the old man's words, and they all echoed the sound, obviously not as Nanyang Gan is treasure, but the "grass" forcibly promoted by the imperial court.

Liu Yu was said to be a faint official, his face couldn't hold back, he reluctantly smiled and wanted to defend himself and Nanyang Gan, so he said: "Nanyang Gan is just not ripe yet, and it can be eaten when it is ripe." ”

"I don't know if we can eat it, but we won't survive that time." The old man continued, "There are many people in the village who have pulled out the seedlings of Nanyang Gan and planted some grains, and some people from the government have come to arrest and torture people, saying that they have disobeyed the emperor's orders, and many have died in prison. It is said that Chang'an City is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, we are all the people of the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven does not want to starve us to death, and is willing to give a bowl of rice to eat. After walking for dozens of miles, I can't walk, and I don't know if the road is discovered by the conscience of those fierce officials, or if God has opened his eyes, they actually put porridge here, and we are here to stay up, and it is better to be reincarnated as a beast in the next life than to be a suffering person. ”

Many people also feel sour when the old man said that he was sad, and some women and children secretly wiped a handful of tears.

This is the current situation of refugees today, staying up and staying up one day at a time, and everyone seems to be counting their remaining days. In such a state of mind, if the rebels were willing to give them a glimmer of hope, would they not have taken refuge in the rebels?

Liu Yu used to be just an ordinary gentleman, living his own quiet life, and he didn't care about the life and death of others. But now that he has put Su Yan on the throne, he feels that he should be responsible for the life and death of the people, and he can't let such tragedies happen again and again.

"Official, you are a good person, let's go." The old man looked at Liu Yue silently, and persuaded, "This world is not something that a carefree official like you can imagine, you can see it clearly by walking a little more, don't be so impulsive in the future, otherwise you will suffer." ”

Liu Yu was thinking about things, and couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words, and then smiled and figured out that the old man should think that he was a rich boy who had never gone on the road.

"Old man, don't worry, boy, I like to eat everything, but I don't like to suffer." Liu Yuha smiled and said.

The people listening next to him didn't think so, and almost everyone subconsciously glanced at the ten taels of silver in the girl's hand, as if to say that you didn't suffer a big dumb loss just now?

Liu Yu smiled again and said: "Some people's losses, I want to eat, and I want to eat more, but for those wicked people, we have to straighten our waists and not suffer losses!" ”

"Yes!"

Suddenly, a strong young man next to him raised his arms and shouted, "Or let's do the opposite!" There are people everywhere in the south who can't go down, and they directly robbed his mother's official mansion, with food to eat and clothes to wear, it's better than waiting here to die! Besides, if we arrest the son of the evil Taishou, he will definitely take revenge on us, and die horizontally and vertically, it is better to die vigorously. ”

The young man was full of pride, and many people echoed his words.

The young man pointed at Liu Yu and said: "This official dares to arrest the official mansion, he is a good man, let's treat him as the king and fuck his official mansion!" I don't believe that the city of Lulu is a wall made of iron by his mother! ”

Liu Yu was stunned, wouldn't this be a rebellion and push him to be the leader of the rebels? If the heart says that this is not good, how can it be against itself?

"Calm down, everyone!"

Seeing that the crowd was a little uncontrollable, Liu Yu hurriedly shouted: "Everyone, calm down, when that Taishou comes out, the matter will be resolved satisfactorily, and it will not be too late for everyone to rebel if they are not satisfied." ”

"That's good! We're waiting for the king's order! ”

Vaguely, these people have already taken Liu Yu as the leader. Prepare for a meeting when negotiations fail, and rebel in one fell swoop.

Seeing that the situation was suppressed, Liu Yu was also a little helpless, and after waiting for a long time, the Taishou of Lucheng had not yet come out, so he didn't get the news and fled first. If he said that this was too guarded and dared to make a mistake, he felt that he would definitely not, these are the heads of a place, and it is a common means to flatter and bully them.

"Official, you'd better go." The old man persuaded in private, "You don't judge us, whether we want to rebel or be killed is doomed, and we can't complain about others." You are a nobleman, you should not go with us to die, little old man is grateful for your kindness. ”

"Old man, don't worry, since I'm here, I won't let the people be bullied by the murderous officials anymore."

Liu Yuzheng said, and I don't know who shouted, "It's too guarded!" ”

Everyone heard the sound and looked at the city gate, a middle-aged official with a goatee on a tall horse hurriedly rode over under the escort of his entourage, this Taishou surnamed Kang had a relationship with Liu Yue, before the army was stationed outside the city, he had entered the barracks "labor army", sent some grain, grass and dried meat as a consolation, at that time Liu Yu also gave instructions for local disaster relief. It's just that Liu Yu didn't expect that this person was one set on the surface, and another set behind his back, and from the mouths of these people, it was clearer that he was too guarded by a person.

Seeing his father come out, the young man who was tied up by Lu Chu'er showed a smug look on his face. At this time, the crowd had already begun to move, and it seemed that they were waiting for Liu Yu's order to rush forward and fight to the death with the people in the official mansion.

Because Liu Yu didn't know if Kang Taishou knew their identities, he had to stop and watch first. Before he could get closer, he had already rolled off his horse, and hurriedly ran forward, knelt on the ground, and said that he was too late.

Then Liu Yu stepped forward in the surprised eyes of everyone, waved his hand and slapped Kang Taishou's two big mouths, none of the slaps were strong and powerful, the voice was simply harsh, the scene was quiet, and most of the people heard these two loud slaps. Only then did everyone know that Liu Yu's identity was not as simple as an ordinary gentleman.

Liu Yu slapped twice and felt too enjoyable, before he blew his sign language and said in a high tone: "Kang Taishou, you are so polite, you can't stand it when you kneel like this, why don't you kneel back for you?" ”

Liu Yu's meaning is also very clear, he is a military general, and Kang Taishou is a local civil official, and the eight poles on both sides can't fight, and no matter how different the official rank of the two is, it is not a relationship between superiors and subordinates. Moreover, the etiquette of the Dashun Dynasty, when he saw the emperor, he did not necessarily need to kneel, but Kang Taishou actually knelt when he saw the generals, which was not in accordance with the rules.

But it was obvious that Liu Yu spoke in a mostly amusing tone, and he didn't plan to really kneel back.

Kang Taishou trembled and said: "General, you are joking, you are a first-class important minister of the imperial court, the commander of the three armies, the teacher of the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven has to respectfully call the master when he sees you, the lower official is just a small official, how dare you live under the etiquette of the Son of Heaven?" ”

Liu Yu also felt comfortable when he heard this, he was worthy of being a magistrate, and he must have done a lot of work on weekdays. Even this originally unreasonable reason made sense to him, the teacher of the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven has to salute, and he naturally has to live above the etiquette of the Son of Heaven, that is, to make a great salute.

Although the words are good, Liu Yu doesn't plan to cheapen this evil official who harms the place. Originally, this time he was on an errand to coordinate disaster relief, and to put it bluntly, he was the minister of the Qin Mission, and he had the power to cut first and then play. Now that so many people are watching, it is the best time to punish corrupt officials, make decisions for the people, and establish a reputation for the imperial court.

In the gaze of Liu Yuzi's people, he grabbed Kang Taishou's black gauze hat and lifted it down, along with Kang Taishou's hair.

"Kang Taishou is too tired for the fish and meat people on weekdays, so it's better to take off the black yarn and find a quiet place to reflect and reflect!" (To be continued......)