Chapter 347: Rescue Arrives
Shuyang County, where the epidemic is most serious in Donghai County. There was a miasma in Muyang County, and the Xianbei County Commander fled with his family rolls, but Fu Zhuo, the chief bookkeeper of Muyang County, took people to stay.
Fu Zhuo, the chief bookkeeper of Muyang County, stood on a dirt slope and said loudly to the people: "The people of Muyang County, don't run around, don't panic, go back, go back to your home, and wait for the rescue of the Metropolitan Governor. β
"Master Fu, but... But the villain has no food or drink now, he is about to starve to death, he is dying of thirst, and some people are dying of illness. Someone in the crowd shouted.
"Master Fu, the villain knows that you are a good person, but you can't let us starve to death, die of thirst, or die of disease? Please. "Fu Zhuo is a Han man, he has served as the chief secretary of Shuyang County for two years, he is clear and honest, has an excellent official reputation, is fair and upright on weekdays, loves the people like a son, and is not panicked by the people at this time, and he will not embarrass Fu Zhuo.
"This..."Fu Zhuo was a little speechless, Muyang is just a county seat, and there are not many grain, medicinal materials and other things in the warehouse, and they were all taken out by Fu Zhuo to appease the victims at this time, but because there are too many victims, it is a drop in the bucket, and so far, it has been exhausted, and even Fu Zhuo and others have run out of food.
If there is no rescue from Donghai County, they will not die of disease, but they will also starve to death.
"Don't you see? Master Fu's family is also there, and there is no food or drink, you... How can you persecute him so much? Du Li, the head of the Muyang County Pavilion, said angrily.
When the people heard this, their emotions eased slightly, and Fu Zhuo's family was indeed with them, and they were also starving.
Fu Zhuo sighed secretly, and then said: "People, you go back first, and the official will personally go to Donghai County to raise grain, raise medicinal materials, etc., and when the food and medicinal materials arrive, the official will immediately send them to your door." "The rescue of the Metropolitan Governor could not be saved, so Fu Zhuo planned to go to Donghai County to ask for help, but if he couldn't ask for help, he died in front of the Taishou Yamen of Donghai County.
Under Fu Zhuo's persuasion, many people have planned to go back, but there are still many people who still don't want to leave, what to do when they go back?
I heard that many people have died with their families, and the miasma has spread in Muyang County.
"Bah, is the government's words credible?"
"The government just told me to die of illness and starvation here."
"Fellow villagers, rush out, rush out to have a way to live!"
"Thou shalt live a life, give birth to great compassion, want to cut off the sufferings of sentient beings, and want sentient beings to live in peace and happiness!"
"Rush out, rush out!"
"Kill! Kill! The mood of the people in Muyang County has just stabilized, and a few big men wrapped in tattered clothes suddenly appeared in the crowd, and the big men kept teasing and fanning the people of Muyang County, so as to squeeze the crowd towards the people of Muyang County.
Muyang County Yaxiang soldiers, government officials, officials, miscellaneous servants and so on desperately stopped, but how could more than 200 people stop thousands of panicked people?
The two sides crowded together, pushing each other, and in the end, they fought fiercely, and among the people of Muyang County, some people even beat the people of Muyang County with sticks, knives and guns.
"Put down your weapons and stop! Stop! Seeing that the civil uprising was about to happen, Fu Zhuo's eyes were red with anxiety, he lifted the placket of his official robe, and roared loudly in front of the crowd: "Fu Mou, as the parent official of Muyang County, made a wish to benefit the people at the beginning of his tenure. I don't let you go out today, but for the people of Donghai County and Muyang County, so this official will not allow you to act so recklessly today. People, listen to the advice of the official, go back and wait for relief, if not, step on the official. Fu Zhuo is a good official, and all the people of Muyang County know it, but at this time, regardless of his own safety, he stopped him with his body, which made the people of Muyang County suddenly have doubts or concerns, so he stopped the pace of impact and took a few steps back.
The crowd was quiet for the time being, but they still refused to retreat, still holding weapons such as nail rakes and wooden sticks tightly, and the people of the county government also held the knives and guns in their hands tightly, confronting the people of Muyang County.
Hiding from a big man in the crowd, his face showed a hint of hideousness, and he secretly raised a pair of short crossbows in his hand and aimed them at Fu Zhuo.
As long as Fu Zhuo is shot down, the crowd will be in chaos.
"Poof!" When the big man was about to pull the crossbow machine, a feather arrow fell from the sky and hit the big man, the feather arrow entered from the left chest and came out of the back.
There was a soft sound of "poof", and the big man was shot to the ground. The big man held a short crossbow in his hand, his eyes widened, and he fell to the ground, and he didn't know where the feathered arrow came from until he died.
"Ah!!h In the crowd, there were several exclamations and a commotion, all of which were unknown.
"Driving... Drive... Drive..."
"Tap... Tap... Kicking..."The sound of hooves, the dust was flying, more than a thousand Hu cavalry swept over, all wearing iron armor, wrapped in white robes outside the iron armor, and covered with white linen cloth on their faces, led by a Hu general carrying a strong bow, feather arrows on the back of the bow, glaring at the people of Muyang County and shouting: "Put down your weapons, otherwise you will be killed!" More than 1,000 Hu cavalry were holding various blades, riding on healthy horses, hugging this Hu general, and staring coldly at the people of Muyang County.
All the people of Muyang County showed their cowardice, and hurriedly threw away the sticks, nail rakes and other weapons in their hands, and the crowd also retreated, and some people were even so frightened that they cried.
Xia lost the Central Plains, and the people of the Central Plains had already learned the fierceness of the Hu people.
"This matter has nothing to do with the people!" Fu Zhuo was afraid that these fierce soldiers and generals would hurt the people, so he rushed forward, opened his arms, and stopped them and said.
came up and shot a person indiscriminately, Hu Ren was really extremely fierce, Fu Zhuo said secretly in his heart.
It was too chaotic just now, and Fu Zhuo didn't notice that someone wanted to take his life.
"Who are you?" General Hu asked after glancing at Fu Zhuo's dirty official robe covered with sweat and mud.
"Fu Zhuo, the master of Muyang County!" Fu Zhuo replied. When General Hu heard this, his face softened, he put the bow and arrow on his back, turned over and dismounted and walked to Fu Zhuo and said: "It turned out to be Master Fu, and the young general is under the command of Yelihu." β
"General Yelihu? What are you...? Fu Zhuo still asked uncomfortably when he heard this. Fu Zhuo could guess that these soldiers and Hu would be disaster relief, but they might take the opportunity to loot and oppress the people, which was not unheard of before.
"On the orders of the Grand Governor, come to Muyang County..."Ye Lihu glanced at Fu Zhuo, who was full of vigilance, and said: "The grain carts and medicine carts are all behind, and there are many doctors, medical workers, monks, Taoist priests, etc. Hearing this, Fu Zhuo turned his head and looked down the hillside, only to see the dust in the distance, and sure enough, there were countless vehicles coming.
"The people..."Fu Zhuo was overjoyed, standing on the hillside, and shouted to the people of Muyang County under the slope: "Come, come, have you seen it?" The Doge's rescue has arrived, and we have been saved! Fu Zhuo cried with joy, his eyes were dark, and he fainted and fell on the hillside.
"Master Bookkeeper!" A group of people in Muyang County also saw the vehicles in the distance, so they were also very happy, and they all quieted down, and the people under the command of Zhou Fugui, the governor of the East China Sea, came to Muyang County for disaster relief, which showed that these Hu soldiers and generals were not those Hu people who were like fierce gods and evil in the past, maybe they really came to heal and help them?
The people wronged Fu Zhuo, they felt guilty, and when they saw Fu Zhuo fainting, they all called for Fu Zhuo with tears.
"Master Fu? Seeing this, Yelihu looked at Du Li and the others beside Fu Zhuo in great surprise and asked.
"Master Fu booked him... He hadn't closed his eyes for two days and two nights, and he hadn't eaten a grain of rice for two days and two nights. Du Li replied with Fu Zhuo choked.
"Oh, so that's the case, Muyang County actually has such a conscientious official, and the metropolitan governor will be very happy when he learns about it." After Ye Lihu said a word, he said to Du Li and the others: "You are the people of Muyang County, right?" Go and tell them, cover your face with a cloth, oh, and wash your hands frequently, and be hygienic..."
"Covering your face with cloth? Wash your hands frequently? Hygiene? General, what do you mean? Du Li asked in surprise when he heard this.
Yelihu and other soldiers and generals were masked one by one, and their hands were tightly wrapped, like masked thieves...
"What do you mean? Ben, you ask? Who will Ben ask? This is the order of the governor of my family, and it cannot be disobeyed, and those who violate it will be severely punished! Did you hear me clearly? Yelihu shook his head when he heard this.
Yelihu also did not know what their governor Zhou Fugui meant, and issued a strict order, which must be followed.
"The subordinate obeys the order!" Du Li responded respectfully. Maybe Du Li's official quality is higher than Yelihu, but Yelihu is the general of the main army in the Yan army, looking at this posture, he is also a confidant of Zhou Fugui, the governor of the East China Sea, so Du Li has to obey orders.
"Did you hear me?" Yelihu then asked Fu Zhuo, who had woken up slowly.
"What's the matter?" Fu Zhuo was confused and asked weakly.
"Master Fu, the governor of the capital strictly ordered, cover his face with a cloth, wash his hands frequently, and pay attention to hygiene... All people in Muyang County are required to follow the order. Du Li hurriedly explained.
"Oh, the lower officials obey the orders of the Grand Governor." Fu Zhuo was also inexplicable when he heard this, but he served as the chief secretary of Muyang County for two years, and he was a literati, but he knew more things than Du Li, maybe Zhou Fugui's life was related to the epidemic?
So he nodded.
"Where is the county order of Muyang County?" Yelihu then asked.
"Ran away," Du replied angrily.
"Ran away? This thiefβ" Yelihu scolded as he clenched the long knife at his waist. When Fu Zhuo and Du Li heard this, they looked at each other and couldn't make a sound.
Yelihu scolded the Xianbei people for being a thief? Isn't he a Hu man?