Chapter 186: The People Plead
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Outside the Imperial City.
A group of imperial city guards stood on the city wall with nervous expressions, looking at the vast army that was gradually approaching in the distance.
Zhou Qianlong rushed to the city wall first, glanced around, and couldn't help but flash a look of surprise in his eyes.
At the very least, it would take nearly five or six thousand people to form such a scale, right? Where did so many people come from?
Zhou Qianlong was followed by hundreds of civil and military officials, and when they saw thousands of people outside the city, they were also panicked.
"Oh my God, how did these guys get here? Are the scouts around the Imperial City all eating dry rice! β
"Five thousand! A whole five thousand people, what do they want to do here? β
"Your Majesty, what are we going to do!"
For a while, many ministers suddenly panicked, they had lived in the palace for a long time, and even many of them had not experienced a major war since they were born.
Now facing the 5,000 people in the dark, anyone has to tremble.
Only some military attachΓ©s who had seen the big scene were calm and calm, frowning and looking at the large team that rushed over.
"Pass the order, and let the Imperial Guards come to the city gate immediately!" Zhou Qianlong immediately ordered.
It's just that just when someone was about to deliver the message, I saw him suddenly raise his hand and signal that there was no need to continue.
Seeing this, many people immediately showed a hint of surprise.
"It doesn't seem like these people are here to attack the city, but like... A team of ordinary people? Even if he saw it with his own eyes, Zhou Qianlong's tone was still a little incredulous.
Because in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty, how could so many people gather together and go to the imperial city together?
But after all, the facts are in plain sight, and the five thousand men are almost all plainly dressed, with a little unhealthy color on their faces, and it is evident that they have not had enough to eat for several days.
There is no place on the clothes on the body to hide the weapon, and it doesn't look like an enemy no matter how you look at it.
In the end, Zhou Qianlong decided to suspend and wait for the arrival of this team.
He is the strongest man in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he is still full of confidence in his strength.
It's just that everyone's reaction is different, and after Yu Chen saw this group of teams, a wave of surprise suddenly surged in his heart.
If he's not mistaken, this team seems to be... The people of Weiyang County are made up, right?
How long did they go to be able to come to the Imperial City from Weiyang County, and what were they going to do?
A thought suddenly flashed through Yu Chen's mind.
In a short time, this team of 5,000 people arrived at the foot of the imperial city.
Only then did the people on the city wall see the appearance of this team, and they were immediately shocked.
Because this is obviously a team of ordinary people gathered together.
Seeing this, many of the civil and military officials immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but there was also a feeling of dissatisfaction in their hearts.
"You and other untouchables, why do you come to the imperial city in droves for no reason, do you want to die!?" I saw a Wenchen step forward and shouted loudly.
Hearing his words, the people under the base of the city wall couldn't help but look stunned, and then they all knelt on the ground and said loudly: "My lord, we are here from Weiyang County for an important matter!" β
"Presumptuous! No matter how important things are, can the safety of the imperial city be important? If you cause any trouble, who will bear the responsibility? β
The official continued to shout.
However, Zhou Qianlong snorted coldly very dissatisfied, and immediately frightened him to shrink his neck.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know why you came all the way from Weiyang County? Could it be that there are powerful people in that place who are oppressing? β
"Don't worry, I'm here, no one dares to do anything to you!"
Zhou Qianlong's majestic words penetrated people's hearts, and at the same time, he glanced at the aftermath next to him as if warning.
Yu Chen noticed Zhou Qianlong's eyes, and a touch of coldness suddenly appeared in his heart, but he didn't expect this guy to preconceive now that he was the initiator.
However, Yu Chen didn't need to explain now, because he vaguely guessed the purpose of the people of Weiyang County.
Hearing Zhou Qianlong's words, the people were stunned for a moment, and then reacted, the person in front of them was actually the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and he immediately fell to the ground in a hurry.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" The voices of 5,000 people were loud, and in an instant, they resounded in the sky.
And with a shout, the hanging hearts of everyone present finally settled down.
At least the group of people in front of them are really the people of Limin.
After chanting, the middle-aged man led by the crowd spoke: "Your Majesty, we are here this time to implore the Emperor for something. β
"Oh? What is your name? What's the matter? But it doesn't hurt to say that." When Zhou Qianlong heard this, he couldn't help but have a little doubt in his heart.
Hearing this, the middle-aged man coughed lightly twice and said, "The emperor's grass people's name is Er Mo, and he is an ordinary person in Weiyang County. β
"The reason why so many people came to intercede this time is because we heard that Lord Yu was going to be punished for killing Qin Tian."
Before the words fell, Er Mo's words set off a storm in the crowd.
The civil and military officials were all confused by Er Mo's words, and they felt that you 5,000 people came to Shangjing in a mighty way, just to intercede for Yu Chen? What is there about this guy that deserves your intercession?
Zhou Qianlong was also surprised, glanced at Yu Chen in surprise, and then turned his head to look at Er Mo, his face was extremely serious.
"Yu Chen executed the official of the court without authorization, just to be able to occupy his position, why do you want to intercede for him?"
Hearing Zhou Qianlong's words, Er Mo and the others suddenly panicked, and waved their hands again and again: "Your Majesty, Lord Yu, he is a good official!" β
"When Qin Tian was making government orders, he often connived at his subordinates to loot our money and forcibly collect taxes for various reasons, and when he saw a good-looking woman on the street, he caught her and enjoyed it, even my daughter ......"
As he spoke, the corners of Er Mo's eyes suddenly moistened, but he held back his tears and continued: "If Lord Yu hadn't appeared in time, killed Qin Tian, and spent a huge amount of money on disaster relief, otherwise more than 5,000 of us would have starved to death by now......"
The second Mo chattered and talked about his kung fu for half an hour, and then he told Qin Tian's evil deeds and Yu Chen's exploits.
As his words fell, the audience fell silent.
The civil and military officials looked at each other, and they all saw a touch of horror in each other's eyes.
Although they had heard a little about Qin Tian, they didn't expect that what this guy did was so vicious, and even the major forces that had always been rampant and domineering couldn't help frowning, obviously disgusted by Qin Tian's behavior.
And Zhou Qianlong was even more furious, the Great Zhou Dynasty, there were still such corrupt officials?