Knock knock.

There was a knock on the door of a village house outside the county seat.

There was no shouting and scolding as usual, and there was no impatient threat of kicking the door.

Although the owner of the house did not react for a while because he was afraid, the people outside the house did not force their way in.

It's just a loud male voice sounding outside the door: "Fellow, open the door, I'm here to bring you food." ”

Although this voice is loud, it does not sound like the fierce and vicious feeling of the soldiers in the past.

An old man in the room hesitated for a while, and finally opened the door.

He actually wanted to run away, but his three sons died, and now there are only the two of them in the family, plus the eldest daughter-in-law and the youngest grandson.

Staying here, there are still a few acres of thin fields at home, an old hen.

They could barely eat in the fields, and although they were all emaciated, they did not starve to death.

If you run away and you are penniless, where can you run? As soon as the stored food is eaten, there is no land to serve, but is there only one left to die?

"A few heroes...... But to collect black dogs and agate? ”

The old man looked at the burly soldier in front of the door with a murderous aura, and looked a little cringe.

He lived to the age when the loess buried his neck, and he still had some eyesight to see people.

The leader outside the door looked at the momentum, and he was obviously a ruthless character who killed people and saw blood, and he didn't know how many grades higher than the soldiers and ruffians who came to collect food on weekdays.

It will not be more difficult to kill their family than it is to kill chickens and cows.

The orphans and widows hiding in the back room didn't dare to gasp.

But the burly man was stunned for a moment: "What a black dog and a white dog." ”

Then he squeezed out a kind smile and said: "Prince Liu Chan ordered me to wait to help the poor, I inquired, your village is the poorest in your family, isn't this going to send you food." ”

It's the crown prince Liu Chan again, and this is the second time he's heard this name.

The old man was stunned on the spot for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

He had never dealt with soldiers in his life, but it was the first time he had seen him speak so kindly.

Every word in that sentence can be understood, but the meaning of the connection is unbelievable.

I have never heard of the people who pay grain to the king, but where have I heard that there are kings who send grain to the people?

The old man held back for a long time, his face was red and his neck was thick, and he didn't say a whole word for a long time.

Just repeatedly: "I can't help it...... How does this make ......?"

In order to keep his smile and even his cheeks sour, the soldier had to put away the expression on his face and waved his hand.

Behind him, the other three soldiers carried burlap bags on their backs, strode into the old man's dilapidated house, piled up the full burlap bags in the corner of the wall, turned around and left.

When the old man saw that they were really just here to deliver food, and even that they were about to leave, he finally said a whole sentence: "A few people are slow!" ”

One of the ordinary soldiers who carried the food for a long time was impatient, and his eyes glared: "You old man don't know how to lift, I'll wait ......."

Before he could finish his sentence, he immediately shut up.

The commander of the Red Star Army in front of him was glancing at him coldly.

This feeling is too terrifying, I always feel that the other party will be able to draw a knife and slash his head in the next moment......

"The prince has an order, and he orders us to be kind to the people, and those who violate the order will be beheaded. …… Do you want to disobey the prince? Nashi said coldly.

The soldier immediately knelt down on one knee and said repeatedly: "The subordinates don't dare, the subordinates know that they are wrong!" ”

As the focus of this southern expedition, Liu Chan attaches great importance to the work of the people's will.

Every team that came out to "do the work of fellow villagers" was led by a member of the Red Star regular army, for fear that those ordinary soldiers would not understand Liu Chan's intentions and mess up the good deeds.

The chief arched his chin at the old man, and the soldier was not stupid, he immediately understood, and hurriedly got up and hugged his fist at the old man: "Old man, I am very offended in my words, please forgive the old man." ”

"Oops...... How dare the little old man, he really tormented the little old man. The old man was almost frightened, and hurriedly helped the soldier up, and then made another big salute himself.

The soldier was afraid of disobeying the order, and in desperation, his waist was lower than the old man's, and it was a strange scene to watch.

"Xiao Lao wants to say that a few heroes have come a long way here, and they have given rice and grain...... "The old man's face was a little hesitant, "The little old man is poor, and there is no way to repay him...... There was only one family heirloom jade pendant, so he asked a few to hand it over to the prince. ”

He was afraid that a few people would not be able to accept it because of their face, so he deliberately said that it was handed over to the prince.

The old man was about to go to the back room - the jade ornament hung around the neck of his little grandson, and it was the only valuable object left when his ancestor fled south.

No matter how difficult it has been for the family over the years, it has never been sold.

"No need, if nothing else, I'll have to go back to my life." Nashi Chang didn't hesitate at all, and walked out of the house first, followed by the others, "Under the command of Prince Liu Chan, he has nothing to do with Minqiu, and he will be killed if he violates the order." ”

After that, he didn't stop any longer, ignored the old man's continuous call to the door, and walked away quickly.

The old man turned his head to look at the three cloth bags in the corner, only to feel that he was still in a dream, and everything that happened was too unreal.

Trembling walked over and opened it to take a look, all of them were intact corn and rice.

He picked up a handful with a trembling hand and put it to his nose to smell, and the aroma of grain came from him, and there was no sign of mildew......

The old man carefully put it back, and he was reluctant to drop a single grain outside.

Subsequently, since Liu Chan captured the county seat of Cunma, the heart that had been hanging finally put into his stomach, and he knelt on the ground with a soft knee, crying loudly.

The old lady in the back room hurriedly came out to persuade: "Now that the prince has sent someone to send rice grain, you don't have to worry about eating before the harvest, why are you crying?" ”

"I ...... I cry for the death of the children...... Ahhh The old man beat his chest and smashed the ground, screaming in grief.

His three sons, except for the youngest son, who died at an early age, the eldest and second all died in the previous battle to attack Deng Fang......

"The prince is so benevolent, and the soldiers under his command are still courteous to me who will be in the ground, how can it be like that...... As the Yong family dog thief said! ”

"Shhhh Hush! The old woman slapped him anxiously, "Be quiet!" ”

"What are you afraid of? What do they say? The crown prince Liu Chan does not kill good people. Punish the traitor and eliminate the evil, and help the farmer ......" The old man was sad, and he couldn't help crying, "It's a pity that my son can't see the ......"

The old woman also wept silently when she heard this, and then cried loudly, in addition to sadness in her heart, she hated the Yong family and Na Meng Shu.

If they hadn't deceived themselves, how could their sons have died in vain?! Now only the orphans and widows are left, and the two old guys who are about to enter the earth are struggling to support ......

Similar things happened in the villages for several days.

Liu Chan used the most practical and sincere way to dispel the rumors of Yonghong and Meng Shu.

For the villagers who fled with their families in the villages around Cunma County, Liu Chan did not send troops to stop them, and even ordered the army not to embarrass them.

These people are different from the merchants and big families in the city, they have little knowledge, and they don't know what the Lei Gong Cannon is.

Liu Chan only wanted to block the details of the process of taking Cunqi City, but he didn't want to hide the fact that he took Cunqi.

In order to achieve the first step of the strategic goal, he did not want to take Yizhou County by surprise this time.

Instead, it is necessary to rely on more than 10,000 people to crush the Yongjia and Meng Shu with hard power.

Let a pair of eyes stare at the various departments of the south and central here, and dare not raise the heart of rebellion!

After the initial fear, the people of the nearby villages and the small families in the county town all settled down and were extremely grateful to the prince Liu Chan.

The big city families who were not directly involved in the rebellion had no other losses than the "bought" of their livestock.

They thought they would encounter a wave of looting, how could they dare to ask for money?

Seeing that Liu Chan didn't mean to take advantage of the fire to rob, he was crying and shouting to donate the livestock, and even the eight kings raised in the pond in the courtyard were fished out and bled one by one, and they wanted to give them to the soldiers to replenish their bodies......

For them, Liu Chan did not give an order to die, and when the soldiers saw that they did not collect money, they naturally gave up.

And when they saw that the prince was willing to accept the livestock, they felt a lot more relieved, and they felt that it was really a "win-win" situation.

Liu Chan was waiting for two things at this time, the first was the result of the interrogation of Yongjie and other officials.

Since he came here, he hadn't heard of Meng Huo's movements, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Wang Meng's infiltration and bribery of the Yong family was very effective, but due to the inherent vigilance of the alien race against the Han people, he was not able to install people around Meng Xu, and Liu Chan still needed to know more information.

As for the second thing...... It was Li Hui who was sent out to carry out the mission alone.

I don't know if he's going well now.

(End of chapter)