The villagers of Pingchuan County are gathering, and it is almost time to make a decision. A group of people were huddled in a dilapidated hut, coarse linen, all with serious expressions.

One of them saw that everyone was ready, and motioned to close the door tightly, and then said in a deep voice: "Fellow villagers, I heard the news that this time the relief from the imperial court will not reach the provincial capital, let alone be sent to our Pingchuan County. ”

Someone exclaimed: "Why is there no relief? The spring relief is more than a month late, and this time there is no relief, and our family will have to drink the northwest wind!"

Someone sneered, "I expected this to be the case, the court is mediocre, full of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, where is the good life of our little people?" Brother Zou, what do you say we should do, this time we will listen to you!"

The leader is named Zou Hai, who is in his thirties, has a broad face and big ears, and is a big man here. If Ye Xingyuan was here, he would definitely sigh again that this illusion was so realistic.

Zou Hai has a very high prestige among the victims of the disaster in Pingchuan County, and the displaced people always have to consult with him for major events such as large-scale migration and famine. He also has some friends in the province, so he received the news as soon as possible that the relief that the victims had been waiting for would not arrive this year.

This also means that there is no hope at all, there is no hope for the autumn harvest, and there is no relief, and life will definitely not go on. So listening to Zou Hai, leaving his hometown to go to other places to earn a living, maybe it's also a way?

People are not cornered, and they will never make such a choice. Zou Hai frowned and said: "At this point, we can only echo the villagers in various counties and find some way to survive in the south together." I've heard a lot of people in neighboring counties say that the south is rich, and we can at least have a bite to eat. ”

Although many careerists have been mixed in in the migration of the disaster victims, most of them are just trying to eat a bite to eat and survive. As soon as Zou Hai said this, everyone was silent, but no one objected.

"Since there is no objection, from this day on. I began to pack my things and prepare to leave my hometown. Three days later, the townships went south together and converged on the official road. Persuade the folks not to let them stay here and die. Seeing that everyone had acquiesced, Zou Hai nodded and began to discuss the details.

At this moment, the person watching the wind outside the door suddenly flashed in in a panic and said hurriedly: "Oh no, the county master is here." Isn't it time to say that we are condolences to the people, but we have received the news? Should we avoid it?"

The household registration system of the Great Qian's Dynasty was extremely strict, and if the fugitive was a homeless person, it was also considered a crime, and of course it could not be carried out blatantly in broad daylight, so Zou Hai arranged for midnight to act in secret.

After all, the government has to avoid some taboos, and it is said that the county government is now lacking manpower, and there are many complaints. The county magistrate can't get the news from the township, he should be like a blind and deaf person, how could he suddenly bump into this place?

Zou Hai thought for a moment and asked, "How far is the county lord from here?"

The lookout replied, "There are still two or three miles to go." Brother Qiao saw it in the tree, and hurriedly came back to report the news, but he was afraid that he was almost at the entrance of the village at this time. ”

At this time, it was too late for everyone to disperse, and so many people left together. The county magistrate must find something wrong. Zou Hai gritted his teeth and said, "Folks, sit down in my house first, and I'll go out to have a look." ”

Those who have come to the gathering today are representatives of various townships and villages. Only they can mobilize people from one village and one township to go together. These people fell in the eyes of the county magistrate, and they gathered together for nothing, what is it that they are not plotting against each other?

Zou Hai could only bite the bullet and deal with it for a while, so as not to arouse suspicion. He went out of the door, stood at the door, put his hand on the pergola and looked into the distance, and saw Ye Xingyuan slowly coming from the mountain road, passing through the entrance of the village, and greeting a group of villagers who were watching the excitement, but there was no official arrogance.

"This young magistrate will be coy! It's a pity that it's too late, and now everyone is cornered, what's the use of him being an empty magistrate?" Zou Hai slandered in his heart, wondering why the county magistrate came here.

Ye Xingyuan really didn't come from here, although he had expected that the villagers would definitely start to connect at this time, but he also knew that this situation was inevitable, even if he caught it, it would be useless, it would only add to his troubles.

Ye Xingyuan really wanted to understand the thoughts of these "quasi-displaced people", so that he could survive in a desperate situation and find a feasible path.

However, when I walked through several villages, I found that the village chief and the elders were all gone, and when I asked the villagers, they were all fragmented. Ye Xingyuan knew in his heart that these villagers should already be in a secret meeting, and it seemed that the situation in the county was more urgent than he expected.

When he arrived at this lonely village, Ye Xingyuan intuitively found that something was wrong, although the villagers were smiling all over their faces, there was always a sense of tension in their expressions, and many people were trembling, looking back from time to time. Some young people seem to be lazy and loose, but they obviously have a sense of vigilance, which is very different from other villages.

Could it be that he accidentally broke into the core area where he was preparing to be displaced? Ye Xingyuan also felt that this was a coincidence, he looked at the skinny master and a few weak officials around him, and then looked at many young people on the opposite side, and said in his heart that this safety is a little unguaranteed.

Although Ye Xingyuan has transformed into the identity of the seventh-rank magistrate, it does not mean that he has obtained the supernatural powers of the seventh-rank and eighth-rank. In fact, he tried it in the county government, and he couldn't use the two magical powers of calling the wind and rain and seeing the details.

Now, he can only use the Pure Heart Holy Sound, as well as the "Broken Word Formula" and "Anti-Word Formula" magic powers brought by the sword spirit. In the face of these villagers who have been oppressed to the limit by hunger and fear, the effect of the pure heart holy sound is bound to be unsatisfactory, and as for the two tricks of "breaking" and "anti", there is no place for it.

After all, this is just an exam, Ye Xingyuan reminded himself. In the provincial test, you don't want to be brave and ruthless in the illusion, but you still have to refer to the words of the sage, understand the law of the world, and solve the problem with wisdom.

It's just that even if the saint is starving out of food, he is at a loss, not to mention the ordinary people of later generations? Food has never been a problem, and the lack of food is the biggest problem.

For this desperate situation at the end of the Great Qian Dynasty, as a magistrate who could not mobilize any resources, there was really no chance of turning the tables. Ye Xingyuan shook his head and sighed, but he still rose to the challenge and continued to walk towards the interior of the village.

He saw Zou Hai from a distance, and knew that this person must be the leader of the village, judging from the current situation, maybe he was still the leader of this displacement incident, and he would have to meet him no matter what.

Even if you can't stop the displaced people, at least you can feel at ease. Ye Xingyuan calmed down and tried his best to get rid of a "salvation" complex, which was probably another nuisance of the Destiny Trap.

All he has to do is to alleviate the harm of the displaced people as much as possible, and to prolong the crisis in some way without really solving it. In fact, there are hundreds of talented candidates in Dinghu Province, and it is impossible for anyone to have the ability to completely solve this matter.

Ye Xingyuan doesn't need to be perfect, he just needs to do the best among these people.

"Zou Hai, the grass people, see the master!" Zou Hai saw Ye Xingyuan approaching, neither humble nor arrogant, half kneeling on the ground, and bowing to worship. He has no merit in his body, even if he sees Xiucai on weekdays, he has to salute respectfully, not to mention that he is in front of Qipin Zhixian.

"No courtesy!" Ye Xingyuan stretched out his hand and touched the thick cocoon on Zou Hai's hand, and his heart moved. Although this person is a martial artist and a local hero, he is not a landlord, after all, he is a farmer.

In the cognition of this illusion, although Ye Xingyuan had never seen Zou Hai, he also knew this person, and when he heard the name, he matched the official document, so he nodded and said: "I have heard the name of Zou Hai for a long time, he is brave and brave, and he benefits the township. ”

Zou Hai is eight feet long, very burly, and stands out among the hungry villagers. Hearing Ye Xingyuan's praise, Zou Hai hurriedly said: "Don't dare, the grass people just have some strength on their arms, where can they be praised by the master?"

Zou Hai muttered in his heart, the magistrate of this county is a high-ranking scholar, he has always looked down on the villagers, and he is only in the yazhong on weekdays, and he is reluctant to come forward to meet people. Today is polite, beyond his expectations, is it really better to be famous than to meet?

Ye Xingyuan is also carefully looking at this person, the county Chinese book has long said that Zou Hai colluded with the elders of the countryside and had a bad heart, coupled with what he saw today, it is basically certain that he is one of the important figures in the migration of displaced people.

It's a pity that there is no record of this kind of little person in the history books, I don't know if it's purely apocryphal, or if there is really this person, but he was wiped out in the later turmoil.

If he could be persuaded at this time, would he be able to stop the rebellion of the displaced people in Pingchuan County? Even if it would break out in the future, such a delay would be enough for Ye Xingyuan to get good results in his strategy.

However, if this is the case, the direction of Ye Xingyuan's strategy must be to teach the township in the way of a sage, push himself and others, and do things to pacify. Of course, this theory cannot be regarded as a wrong answer, but in the actual process of implementation, it has not achieved much good results.

Without Zou Hai in Pingchuan County, there will also be Zhang Hai and Li Hai from other counties to take the lead, and this method is completely a palliative rather than a cure. In fact, the northwest region is vast, and there must be such magistrates who persuade people to be good with the words of saints, but in the end they still can't stop this chaos.

Countless thoughts flashed through Ye Xingyuan's mind, and suddenly his heart moved, bypassing Zou Hai and pushing the door behind him. With a bang, the wooden door opened, and the villagers in the house who had been holding their breath were stunned, but they didn't expect the county master to find them so soon!

Zou Hai was stunned for a moment, could it be that the county magistrate came prepared today? His face sank, and as soon as murderous intent appeared in his eyes, he heard Ye Xingyuan chuckle and say: "Fellow villagers, are you gathered here to discuss the matter of migration? ”

Fleeing from citizenship and going into exile, of course, the law does not blame the public, but if it is instigated to go in tandem, it is a big crime to kill the head, and he was arrested by the county magistrate, and many people were already frightened to the point that their legs were weak, and many people were like Zou Hai, with murderous intentions.

Ye Xingyuan paused and said: "You have to go well! Since Pingchuan County can't support you, this is my dereliction of duty as a magistrate! If you want to leave, I won't stop you! Not only will I not stop you, but I will also give you a road guide to go to various states and counties smoothly to eat!"

What? When Ye Xingyuan said this, everyone was even more dumbfounded, this county magistrate doesn't want a black veil on his head? How dare he make such a bold announcement? (To be continued......