Chapter 419: Anger
Song Nian glanced at Ling Huan, he didn't expect Ling Huan to think of this step.
Ling Huan said: "At the beginning, there was a flood in my hometown, my brother was infected with the plague, and my mother sold me because she wanted to treat him. ”
She told her tragic childhood experience in an understatement tone, but her expression was very indifferent.
Song Nian's heart ached, and he couldn't help but hold her hand: "I will hurt you in the future, and those are over." ”
Ling Huan chuckled: "Do you think I can't let it go?" After a pause, she said indifferently: "Speaking of which, I would like to thank them for selling me, if not, how would I have met an adult?" They value their brother and don't care about me as a daughter, so why should I care about them? They sold me, but I was better off, and it was two clears. ”
Ling Huan said, but his expression gradually became solemn: "I'm just thinking, I don't know how many people in Hedong are going to sell their daughters again." These girls may not be as lucky as me to meet someone as nice as an adult. She muttered, "How pitiful those girls are." ”
Meng Xingci nodded solemnly: "Ling Huan is right, this is a big problem. ”
As he was talking, Jiang Xiaofei suddenly rode his horse and stopped next to the carriage.
"My lord, my son, there are officers and soldiers driving the people in front!" Jiang Xiaofei said with indignation on his face.
The Marquis of Dingyong governed the army strictly, and never allowed the wild goose to return to the army to disturb the people, Jiang Xiaofei did not expect that there would be officers and soldiers to drive the people.
This simply subverted Jiang Xiaofei's cognition.
Meng Xingci's expression changed: "Let's go and see." ”
Ye Xun and Song Nian got out of the carriage one after another, and Bai Zhilun also followed.
It was a group of displaced people who planned to enter the state capital and were driven away by the officers and soldiers of the government. There were two or three hundred people in this group, and they were ragged and thin, and they did not dare to resist, so they had to retreat step by step.
Even so, the officers and soldiers had to loudly reprimand them and let them leave. Seeing the women and women, the officers and soldiers also stepped forward to tease.
An officer and soldier were holding a girl in his arms, and the girl's old mother was kneeling on the ground and pleading. The homeless people next to them glared at them angrily, but the officers and soldiers repulsed them with a laugh.
Meng Xingci rebuked with anger on his face: "Stop, let him go!" ”
"Where is the thing that doesn't have long eyes, and dares to care about your grandfather's business!" The officers and soldiers rebuked angrily.
In the past few days, the officers and soldiers have driven away a lot of people, and they have become accustomed to this feeling of being on top, and they have not taken Meng Xingci seriously.
Jiang Xiaofei was furious, went up and kicked the officer and soldier in the abdomen, kicking him to the ground.
"What are you to dare to talk to us adults like that?!" Jiang Xiaofei reprimanded angrily.
The other officers and soldiers were stunned and drew their weapons one after another, but seeing that Meng Xingci and others were extraordinarily popular, they didn't dare to step forward for a while.
Meng Xingci took out the holy decree: "I am sent by the emperor to supervise the army, so you should not retreat quickly." ”
Several soldiers glanced at each other, "We can't read, what prison guard, we don't know?" ”
Bai Zhilun walked out at this time, "I don't know how to read, but I know the family crest of the Bai family." ”
The soldiers froze suddenly, Jiangdong has been controlled by the Shi clan over the years, and the influence of the Shi clan is greater than that of the imperial court. Even if the power of the Shi clan is not as good as before, but in the end, Yu Wei is still there, and several soldiers are suddenly afraid.
Bai Zhilun took out the token of the Bai family's family crest, and several soldiers suddenly didn't dare to move anymore.
"Lord Meng! She's Master Meng! Suddenly, a common man called out, "She is Lord Meng, Lord Meng is back!" ”
One of the displaced people recognized Meng Xingci, who suppressed the Shi clan and distributed the land to the people when Meng Xingci was in Hedong. In the hearts of the people of Jiangdong, Meng Xingci is very prestigious.
The homeless people suddenly pounced and knelt at Meng Xingci's feet, and someone cried and said, "Lord Meng, the land you gave us has been flooded, and there are no crops, and we have no way to live." ”
"We came to the state capital and my daughter was killed by them on the way. She was not drowned by the flood, she was killed by the officers and soldiers! "There was an old man who cried heartbreakingly.
Meng Xingci's eyes were red, his heart was clenched, and he was uncomfortable.
Meng Xingci personally went to help the old man up, and said with a solemn expression: "Don't worry, the court will not abandon you, and the court will give you another home." After a pause, she gritted her teeth and said: "Those who hurt you are not the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, and every official will not let go!" ”
The officers and men looked at each other, and their eyes gradually became unkind.
They didn't do less of those things, if Meng Xingci wanted to liquidate, none of them would be able to escape.
Ye Xun blocked in front of Meng Xingci without a trace, and when he looked up, the officers and soldiers couldn't help but tremble.
Meng Xingci didn't care what these officers and soldiers thought, she turned her head to Song Nian and said, "Xiucai, first set up camp around here, let everyone rest and eat something, you count the number of people, and we will enter the city tomorrow." ”
Song Nian immediately responded and turned around to get busy.
The people followed Song Nian's footsteps to the side to register, and Ling Huan accompanied him.
Song Nian raised his head and glanced at Ling Huan, who was recording carefully on his side, and curled the corners of his lips. It seems to have returned to the original days in Suiyuan County, and at that time she also followed him to help out like this.
This group of refugees had been in exile for some time, and many of the elderly had fallen ill. Fortunately, when Meng Xing left the house, she was fully prepared, and she asked the doctor to boil a pot of herbs for everyone to drink, so that she could strengthen her body without illness.
Meng Xingci went to Ye Xun to borrow troops again.
"There are still a lot of corpses in the river, and these corpses can't be left to float in the river. If someone drank the water from the river, I am afraid that a large-scale plague would break out. Meng Xingci said with a serious expression, paused, and said, "Also, the people can't be allowed to drink well water anymore." ”
Meng Xingci said, frowning, there are too many things to do.
Ye Xun nodded: "I'll send someone to do it right away." ”
Bai Zhilun followed and said: "My lord, let's wait two more days, I have already written home and asked the family to bring a family member to help." Now the people are very afraid of the officers and soldiers, and if the soldiers and horses of the prince go out, I am afraid that it will cause panic. If the people of the Bai family lead the way, at least it can be better accepted by the people. ”
Meng Xingci nodded: "This is the best." After a pause, she looked at Ye Xun and said, "I can't go into the city with you, I have to go to a nearby village." I've seen some of the hardest-hit villages around here. The inhabitants of these villages had revolted at the beginning, and if I wanted to put an end to the war, I had to convince them to believe in the imperial court. ”
This matter can only be done by Meng Xing, which no one can replace.