There was no one to stir up emotions among the victims, and everyone recalled that they had eaten all the food that Prince Chungshun and the princess had managed to get these days, and everyone's anger subsided a lot.

Regardless of whether the emperor was attentive to them or not, at least Prince Zhongshun and Li Zhixian did their best.

They were in a panic and were instigated to riot.

But after venting their emotions, many regret it again, and they even begin to worry about whether they will be held accountable. They no longer continued to rush into the yamen, but there were bursts of cries from the crowd.

This sorrow was felt by everyone, and the cries of the victims became louder and louder, shaking people's hearts.

Qin Yining leaned on Xiao Xiao's side, listening to such a sad cry, and shed tears sadly.

Xiao Xiao hugged Qin Yining's shoulders and rubbed them, and then said loudly: "Don't be afraid, everyone. Now that the king has received the order to come here, he will definitely do his part as a disaster relief ambassador. The earth dragon turned over and destroyed a lot of roads, making it even more difficult to transport food into the city, but the king will find a way to solve these things. Please don't be impatient, don't waste your energy. ”

As they sobbed and wept, some of them cried out, "How can we trust you?" ”

"Yes, we have been trapped here for so long, so many people have died in vain, and there are many injured people who should not have lost their lives!"

"You disaster relief people come so slowly, and you come empty-handed, how can you tell us ordinary people to believe you?"

……

Everyone is a pitiful person, they have more or less lost their relatives in this disaster, and Li Qitian's approach is really chilling, and it is no wonder that these people in the disaster area hold grudges in their hearts.

In fact, Xiao Xiao and Qin Yining also did not agree with Li Qitian's approach.

But their position cannot be said to be half of Li Qitian's wrong, so they can only sternly guarantee that they will never abandon any of the people.

It took a lot of effort for the two to suppress a riot. No serious damage was caused.

If today's riot develops, even if the martial arts are excellent and there are masters around to protect them, but the good tiger can't beat a group of wolves, and the people who are fighting frantically rush up, and they are tied up, it is still unknown whether it will cause more serious consequences at that time.

Finally pacified the victims, and Xiao Xiao took Qin Yining to discuss countermeasures with Li Zhixian and Gong Zhifu.

In an open space, everyone sat on the ground regardless of their status, and Long Xiangjun also surrounded everyone.

Governor Gong said: "The current situation is already very clear. Although the saint's disaster relief money has not arrived, the money donated by the prince has been enough to last for a long time, but the transportation is inconvenient, and we have nowhere to buy rice. If you pay ten taels of silver and one stone, and these silver buy medicine and rice, you don't know how long you can support these people.

Xiao Xiao gritted his teeth and said: "Those dog thieves who are rich and unkind! ”

Everyone's mood was very heavy, because when the people were suffering, some people gathered together to find a way, and there were also morally degraded families like the Ding family and the Pei family who stood on the shore to watch the jokes.

Such a strong contrast is embarrassing.

However, the victims did not understand their difficulties, and they only saw the food and silver that the Holy God did not give to them, and many people starved to death and died of disease.

Disaster relief is not just about keeping people alive. From the perspective of the saints, what is more important is to stabilize the people's hearts.

The former can't do it, for fear that it will lose the hearts of the people. If the latter can't do it, I'm afraid it will cause death!

Qin Yining pursed her lips, in fact, there was a cruel method circling in her mind, but she never said it.

Seeing so many suffering people today, she finally stopped hesitating and said firmly: "Actually, I have a way to temporarily relieve my urgent need without silver." It's just that this method is too shady......"

Everyone looked at Qin Yining.

Xiao Xiao said thoughtfully: "What is your method?" ”

"Rob the rich and give to the poor."

Qin Yining pursed his lips and twisted his eyebrows, unable to say the next sentence for a long time.

Li Zhixian said: "Xiaguan understands what the princess means, but we don't have enough people in our hands." If you go to attack those big households, you may not be able to grab food at all, and you will only increase the number of casualties. ”

Governor Gong also nodded: "That's right, besides, if we rob those people, I'm afraid we will be charged with a crime in the end." ”

Qin Yining pursed his lips and closed his eyes before saying, "But, what if the people who collided with those big families are disaster victims?" ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this.

Xiao Xiao hugged Qin Yining distressedly, ignoring everyone's sight, and patted her back comfortingly.

"Sister Yi'er, I'm sorry for you."

Qin Yining shook his head, gently pushed away the stalk, and said, "You may think that the method I think is too damaging. Because once the victims rush into the rich with anger, it will definitely cause serious casualties on both sides. Moreover, the victims rushed into the homes of the palatial families, and such things as smashing, looting and burning were unavoidable, and even some old people, children and women would ......

"But I can't think of any other way to save so many people.

"The Holy Lord's treasury is empty, and I don't know when I will be able to deliver grain and grass. However, the people in the disaster area have to eat and take medicine every day. In this way, the people are dissatisfied, and the holy country is not stable, and the most important thing is that I am afraid that these people will become victims.

"And this method of attacking large households, although cruel and has casualties, is already the method with the fewest casualties compared to all the common people starving to death and finally developing into a change of children and food."

Qin Yining lowered his head and muttered, "If I think of such a cruel method, maybe I will go to the eighteenth layer of hell in the future." ”

"Sister Yi'er, don't say that." Xiao Xiao smiled, put his arm around her shoulders comfortingly, and said: "I understand what you mean and think, just like when I killed people on the battlefield, in fact, I couldn't get a knife at the beginning, because the opponent is also a person, maybe there are people in everyone's family waiting to go home, and my knife will cause a family tragedy."

"But I couldn't hesitate when it was time to do it. For if I do not kill, they will not only kill me, but many more people. If I don't kill, the troubled times will not end, and the people will not be able to live a good life in peace. Sometimes killing hundreds of people can feel brutal and bloody. But when you think about it, the sacrifice of these people can be exchanged for the happiness of more people, and it is worth it.

"As for the sin that has been committed, it doesn't matter if you go to the eighteen layers of hell after death. After all, there is a saying in Buddhism: 'If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell'. ”

When Qin Yining heard this, he couldn't help muttering: "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell...... Oh, yes. I came up with such a shady way, as long as more people could survive, the sacrifice of these few people would be worth it, even if they went to hell. And such an action can play a role in killing chickens and monkeys, and the rest of the big households in the cities and counties will not continue to bite the price when they hear about the fate here. We don't want to rob them of their food, we just want to get a fair price. ”

The more Qin Yining spoke, the more firm his mind became, and his eyes also abandoned the weakness of Fang Cai, and became firm and wise.

At this time, everyone present understood what Qin Yining meant.

When they thought about it, it was true that in the absence of soldiers and horses to suppress it, the only way to reduce casualties and keep the majority of people alive was to instigate a riot and let the victims themselves take the food of the big households.

If the law does not hold the people accountable, how can the Holy One hold accountable for the actions of a large group of victims?

It's just that this thing pities those victims in the end. The old and weak women and children of those big families. After all, they are not decision-makers, but they have to pay for their lives in vain.

When everyone looked at Qin Yining, their eyes changed.

Can you think of a woman who makes such a decision, how smart and decisive? She has compassion and will feel guilty for those who are about to die, but her purpose is to save as many people as possible. Although the method is cruel, who can blame half a sentence?

That night, Qin Yining had insomnia.

She tossed and turned, unable to sleep, and what appeared in front of her eyes was a picture of a mob rushing into a large house to burn, kill and loot, and a miserable picture of women and children being abused.

I fell asleep easily, but I was awakened by a nightmare.

Xiao Xiao was awakened by Qin Yining's screams in a dream, and when she saw the tears on her face, she couldn't help but feel distressed and hugged her tightly in her arms.

"Sister Yi'er, you didn't do anything wrong. There's nothing wrong with your approach. If there is a fault, the culprit is also the one above, not you. ”

"But someone will die because of my method."

"But most of the people will also survive because of your methods, not only the people of Yangyang, but all the people in the rest of the disaster area can survive because of your methods."

Qin Yining leaned on Xiao Xiao's shoulder, closed his eyes and nodded.

In the face of the cruel reality, only by putting away the weakness can we move forward.

In the early morning of the next day, the victims learned that the big families were not benevolent to the rich: Prince Zhongshun went to buy grain, and the grain of half sand and half brown rice rose to 12 taels of silver and one stone, and they knew that Prince Zhongshun had gone to eat several times and closed the door, because there was not enough silver to buy rice in the local area, and the people were immediately indignant.

After noon, there was a riot of the victims and rushed to the Ding family and the Pei family.

At the same time, Huzi carried a person with a big tie to Xiao Xiao and Qin Yining.

"Back to the prince, after the two people carefully interrogated yesterday, they recruited, and it was indeed someone who ordered them to deliberately incite the emotions of the victims, so that the victims had a big riot like yesterday. This man is the mastermind behind the scenes. ”

The two lowered their eyes and looked at Mrs. Lu who was lying on the ground on her side with a rag stuffed in her mouth with complicated eyes.

Qin Yining said in a deep voice: "Why you? Didn't you go back to the countryside in Zhuangzi? Why are you doing that here? Do you know how many people died because of your actions when there was a stampede during the riot yesterday? ”

Mrs. Lu bit the rag and glared angrily.

Qin Yining said: "Take it off for her and let her speak." ”

"Yes."

Huzi immediately took the rags away.

Mrs. Lu was like a huge cicada chrysalis, and it took a long time to sit on her side with all her strength, looking up at Xiao Xiao, and then at Qin Yining, and said, "I just want the victims to live, what's wrong with me!" ”