0056 The Art of Gossip
chased and fled, and in the blink of an eye, they ran out for several miles.
Seeing that Xue Bo, who was rushing in front, was still shouting about "carrying a heavy treasure", Leng Moxie hurriedly stopped it. Not only that, but he also asked everyone to slow down and wait for a group of villagers behind to catch up.
Xue Bo was still confused, and saw another Xinzhen townsman coming out on the side of the road to inquire about the situation.
A middle-aged man who looked like a man was waiting on the side of the road, and he bowed to Leng Moxie and his party from afar, and asked loudly: "There is a lot of hustle and bustle behind the masters, I don't know what the so-called thing is?" ”
Leng Moxie looked innocent: "The elder is polite, we are travelers from the Wu country in the north, to be honest, we are also confused, and we ran here after being driven." ”
Including Leng Moxie's own team, they all looked at each other like Li Zheng.
Young master, where is this play?
The middle-aged man sighed, but Leng Moxie tightened the reins to slow down Dilu, and continued to explain: "When we came out of the northern mountain pass, we were scattered by that group of people in green shirts.
At that time, a large group of giants rushed out of the mountain, which frightened people. Then the group of people in green shirts shouted all the way that some beast tide was coming, and they rushed over. ”
Leng Moxie's words can be said to be carefully considered.
There's no way, he has a headache when he lies casually. You have to tell the truth.
To tell the truth, that is the right way, and the way of heaven has no opinion. But as for how to say it, it's Leng Moxie's knowledge.
When the middle-aged man heard it, he was immediately shocked, and his voice began to tremble: "What is it?" Beast...... Beast tide?! ”
Leng Moxie nodded solemnly, pulled the reins beside Li Zheng, covered his mouth and whispered: "And things may not be that simple." ”
"What! It's not that simple?! ”
Leng Moxie's eyes glanced left and right, and said: "When I first rushed to the first village, I saw with my own eyes that group of people in green shirts set up a battle formation and charged, taking out standard sabers and slashing a large number of villagers.
If you think about it, now the army of the country is pressing; The Chinese people traditionally like to wear green shirts; And the group of people who just ran over were all carrying standard blades, and they would also practice the battle formation......"
"What?! What do you mean, this is not a beast tide, but a war shortage?! And it's still the people of the country who are driving the monsters to attack the city?! ”
"Shhhh I didn't say that," Leng Moye lowered his voice again: "We are all foreigners, and some things are not easy to say directly. But if you want me to say, it doesn't matter if he is a shortage of soldiers or a tide of beasts, it's right to run. It's a little life......"
Leng Mo said heresy, and flicked the reins to urge Di Lu to continue running forward.
He kept his voice low as he spoke, but every time Li Zheng heard those tigers and wolves, he straightened his voice and screamed loudly.
This middle-aged man was quite calm, and he planned to wait for the neighboring villagers who were chasing after him to run closer and ask in detail, but the other people in the town heard Li Zheng shouting, but they couldn't hold their breath.
Some say that it is a beast tide, some say that it is a shortage of soldiers, and when it spreads to the back, even rumors such as natural disasters and gods fighting have popped up everywhere.
In fact, there are many arguments that few stand up, but people are conformists. Once there are more people who start running, the rest of the people, even if you don't believe it, you can't help it.
In addition, Li Zheng and other "people who understand" confirmed the truth of Leng Moxie's words from the mouths of the villagers who came from behind.
The group of people in green shirts did have standard weapons, and they did slash and kill the villagers of Bianshan Village. Refugees from more recent villages and towns have confirmed that large groups of people have been killed by large groups of people crossing the border......
In this way, ten out of ten passers-by basically believe ninety percent.
After all, the people who came from the border mountain village are not stupid, and no one will mention the fact that the people in green shirts are "carrying heavy treasures", let alone exposing that they are blocking the road and robbing the road.
As a result, the matter of "the green shirt cavalry found a tide of moving beasts in the northern mountains and conveyed the news all the way" gradually became the mainstream of rumors and sat down.
Originally, along the way, in the villages and towns around Taocheng, there were only a few middle-aged people who had the idea of taking advantage of the city guards to grab a sum of money for the winter.
As a result, things changed from the transit of fat sheep to the natural disaster of the beast tide, and those old, weak, sick and disabled who did not plan to join in the excitement and toss had to drag their families out to escape the famine.
Originally, it was just Leng Moxie chasing his own grievances with the two small teams of the three princes of the Shu Kingdom, and the time of these three incense sticks evolved into a great migration of the whole people in the Baili Plain outside Taocheng.
The three princes of the state of Su and his entourage originally saw that Leng Moxie was chasing and couldn't keep up, so they were still happy, and rushed forward shouting all the way about the beast tide natural disaster. Many villagers who originally wanted to rob the road also retreated, saving a lot of trouble.
But after rushing for a while, the old butler of the three princes first noticed that something was wrong.
The Leng Mo evil in the back is gone, and the stool has never been able to catch up, but why is it that the smoke and dust are billowing and in full swing, as if the army is pressing the border?
No, we haven't got this information yet. According to the plan, my long-cherished army shouldn't be killed at this time......
Hurriedly stopped his subordinates from continuing to spread rumors, and the old butler thought about going to the city to avoid it. But now I ran to the bottom of the city gate.
Look further ahead...... Ho! In broad daylight, the gates are closed.
One tall, one short, one fat and one thin, two city guards stood on the city gate tower, their faces blue at the moment.
"The military master upstairs, please open the city gate? We're going into town. The butler of the three princes of the kingdom said urgently.
This old man was originally injured in the arm, and then he was so stormy and bumpy all the way, losing too much blood and his face was white.
"If you have something to do, go into the city and find a town to rest by yourself, and the city gate will not be opened today." Humpty Fat Wu drank with a blue face, he was scared.
"For ...... Why?! In broad daylight, and there is no war and chaos, how can there be a reason to close the city? The old butler said urgently.
"Also...... And the face asks us! You mobs gather and make trouble, don't you have a B number in your heart? The tall and thin soldier was so anxious that he couldn't even speak.
From their vantage point, the entire plain outside Tao City was clear at a glance.
There were no animal tides or natural disasters. Yes, there is only the endless mob......
After a while, above Taocheng, thousands of soldiers were tense, and their faces were pale.
Under Taocheng, more than 100,000 people dragged their families with their mouths, panting and flushed.
Between the two, there were more than a dozen warriors in green shirts, with dull faces. An expression of who I am, where I am, and what I'm going to do.
The city guard of Taocheng was stubborn and stubborn, his face was solemn, and he said bitterly to the crowd under the city: "People...... Now that Taocheng's order is about to be issued, all the countries of the Southern Regions are watching us.
This year's harvest is not good, and Ben Shou sees it in his eyes, and he is also anxious in his heart.
However, our country is not as big as its neighbors, and its treasury is not abundant. Such! The city guard will be the master for His Majesty today, and receive a bucket of rice and grain for each household for the winter, and please retreat first......"