Chapter 16: Concession
The shouts of killing at the city gate have resounded from early morning to early afternoon, and more and more refugees have crowded into the city gate, but the soldiers on the city wall have not released the bowstring in their hands - this undoubtedly gives the refugees great psychological comfort, and also makes them emboldened, and has a certain illusion that they can really enter the city.
Of course, there are still a lot of refugees who didn't go to join in this excitement, different people will make different choices, some people who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic want to vent their grievances, and naturally there are also people who want to cherish the life that was finally saved, stretching their necks to observe the movement in the city gate, some are timid, and even get into the forest on the side, afraid that after the chaos subsides, the government will settle accounts after the autumn, and make up their minds to flee if something is wrong.
At this time, the huge open space inside the city gate was already crowded with refugees, still unclothed, yellow-skinned, and thin, with wooden sticks and farm tools in their hands, but facing the guards of the city who were fully armed to form a defensive line on the opposite side, it seemed that the momentum of the refugees was even higher.
Wang Wu, who was standing at the front of the refugees, swallowed his saliva, and tightened the knife he had snatched from the stunned soldier with some uneasiness.
As a well-known lazy man in the village before the plague, Wang Wu lived a bad life in his life, and the biggest bad thing he did in the past was to gather with other ruffians and hooligans in the village to gamble on the dice in the earthen kiln, and if he lost, he went to the village to steal chickens and dogs - where did he think that he would have such a majestic day?
This escape is really insightful... The affairs of the government are really dark, but what the common people have been best at since ancient times is to endure. However, those individuals I saw before are really right, the law does not blame the public, so many refugees can't survive and want to eat, can the government still cut them all? In the end, in order to calm things down, those officials and gentlemen had to make concessions, and when the time came, the big things turned into small things, and naturally there would be no troubles.
As for the leaders of them, they inevitably have to be called heroes afterwards, and those refugees who only have one breath left outside the city have to treat them as benefactors, just like those who come to the door say as good, asking for justice for the people, chivalrous and courageous... At that time, maybe he will be invited to Shuibo Liangshan and sit on the chair of the one hundred and eight generals - although he doesn't know where Shuibo Liangshan is, and he has never heard of any heavenly and earthly names, but when the time comes, where can't he go to the world?
With fame and gold and silver, where is he still the down-and-out appearance of stealing chickens and dogs before? Drink wine in a big bowl, eat meat, and perform his righteous deeds at the temple fair in the village, any gentry and master will invite him to the door, and those big girls in the boudoir in the past will also open the curtain and peek at him a few times...
Thinking like this, Wang Wu's heart swelled with a burst of heat, and some remorse caused by the chaos at the city gate before was also suppressed, and there were still people chattering in the pile of soldiers opposite, warning the refugees to lay down their weapons, Wang Wu raised his long knife and spoke with some ruffianism:
"We want to go into the city to find a way to live, to meet Master Yin, don't say that you are a school officer, even if you are a general, Lao Tzu..."
Before the words were finished, the soldiers who were originally tightly knit parted ways, and several people wearing official robes and messy hair were escorted out, kneeling in the open space between the two sides, and the general on the horse held the long sword at his waist, glanced at the scene coldly, and suppressed the hustle and bustle, and even Wang Wu unconsciously lowered his long knife under the killing intent.
"By the order of the Fu Yin!"
There was a sound of brushing, and all the soldiers raised their spears in their hands, which frightened the refugees on the opposite side and shrank their necks in unison, which made the general's eyes even more disdainful:
"Today, there are Jiangning officials who bend the law for personal gain and embezzle disaster relief silver and grain, causing the people to turn against each other, Liu Fuyin is extremely distressed, so he ordered the general to punish the unjudicial officials and complain to the people!"
At this time, the officials kneeling in the open space understood their fate, their eyes were full of horror, but their mouths had been tightly gagged, and they could not make a sound, and their bodies trembled as if they were exposed to the cold winter air in the face of the cheers that erupted after the refugees were stunned for a moment.
Immediately, the general waved his hand lightly, and several soldiers stepped forward quickly, and under the fall of the knife in their hands, several good heads flew up, and in the blood that rushed to the sky, the general continued to speak:
"Today, however, there are those who rise up and ask for their lives, and they are not to blame for the past, but they only need to lay down their arms and withdraw from the city gates, and afterwards there will naturally be craftsmen who go out of the city to build huts for you; Jiangning will open more porridge shops from today, calling on the wealthy merchants in the city to donate silk grain and silver, and will never let you suffer any more, and after a while, the city gate will also be opened, or you will be sent back to your hometown, and you will not leave the city quickly? Don't make a mistake! ”
As soon as these words came out, countless refugees sighed, and their voices mixed together to form a huge wave, but in any case, whether it was because of a grievance and making trouble, or watching the excitement was not a big deal, they all got what they wanted, and for a while, the sound of weapons landing was endless, and the refugees near the city gate also walked towards the city gate happily.
Yes, that's enough, what's the good end of fighting with the government? Many refugees didn't figure out where they had the courage to come from before, so they made such a fuss, but the government killed the officials and promised, and they must not have reversed their word again in the future, and today's matter finally had a good result.
Even Wang Wu and the others, who were standing at the forefront, lowered their weapons in amazement, and it seemed that their group of refugees were just trying to get into the city gate to beg for some food, and the gap was too far from what they had thought at the beginning; But on the other hand, it is more or less worth rejoicing, because in the end, this matter is not too far from their expectations.
The world-famous man can't do it, but at least he can be the benefactor of many refugees; It's impossible to say if you can return home, but at least you can rely on these stories to drink some wine in the future... The difference between one and the other is too big.
But before Wang Wu and the others turned around, the general on the horse spoke again, and his tone was full of the smell of blood:
"Those who follow blindly are not to blame for the past; Those with ill intentions must not be let go! Today's matter, someone must have instructed it, Liu Fuyin has an order, surrender on his own, or someone will identify it, today's promise will work, if no one admits it, no one will identify it... Herald! ”
The general raised his hand, and the soldiers drank in unison, and the spears in their hands pointed at the countless refugees opposite:
"Those who enter the city will be punished as treason!"
The sound spread, and the refugees rioted under the surging murderous aura, and I don't know who took the lead, and their eyes fell on Wang Wu and the others.
And Wang Wu, who was still hesitating to keep the knife he had snatched from the soldier's hand as a souvenir, also raised his head blankly at this moment and saw the condescending gaze of the general.
His face changed.