People were coming and going on the streets of Qingquan County. Some were carrying bed rolls, some were carrying rags, and some were even leading old oxen to pull carts. They were all as gray and pale as vegetables.
They were none other than refugees who had come from four other counties overnight in the past two days, wanting to seek refuge with relatives or temporarily find a place to stay.
"You don't know, the Green Forest Army is determined to go against the imperial court. They won't cultivate until the man above him dies!"
"Really! If it's fake, why are we running away? They are ordinary people. They have bold ideas but we don't!"
"Why don't you go to Fucheng! Oh my good brother, this Fucheng has been under martial law for a long time to prevent the Green Forest Army, and everyone who went there before has been beaten back."
"First, a county official was killed, and then other wealthy squires were killed. Didn't something happen to your Qingquan in the past two days? How dare Fucheng let us in?"
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The refugees complained to each other one by one. Those who had relatives began to ask the neighbors about their relatives, while those who did not have relatives quickly grabbed a good seat on the street so that they could rest here temporarily tonight.
According to these people, they were still the first group of people to get the news, and there were still no one knowing how many more followed.
"This is a crime! How can the Green Forest Army act like this? They are still rebels who want justice for the people. They clearly ignore the safety of the people and only serve their own interests!"
In the second hall of the county government, Li Cifu, who was in charge, was heartbroken.
As someone who had long analyzed that the Green Forest Army and Mingzhou officials were most likely the same family, and wanted to jointly control the common people and kill their own princess, he felt that the sky had no eyes to see that these bad guys had been born.
Fortunately, their princess Jiren has her own destiny, otherwise...
"Xiao Lao, calm down. I'm not surprised by the Green Forest Army's move. On the contrary, if they keep standing still, we will appear passive."
Song Yichun's mood was not as heavy as that of Li Cifu. On the contrary, after he learned a lot of inside information through Li Cifu and Qi Xiao, he felt an unprecedented fighting spirit in his heart.
Mingzhou has been suffering from evil for a long time. Not only the poison has penetrated into the bone marrow, it has definitely penetrated deeply into the heart.
Therefore, if he wants to change the future of Mingzhou and all the people in Mingzhou, he must scrape the bones to cure the poison.
Therefore, the more turbulent the current situation is, the more beneficial it will be for them who want to make a career and dig out all the moths.
"Master Song is right. If the Green Forest Army wants to drag the princess into trouble, they will inevitably confront the imperial court. There are indeed many people in Mingzhou who are oppressed to the point of going crazy and want to rebel with them. , but these people are a minority after all.”
"Zhaoling, what do you mean..."
Li Cifu looked at Qi Xiao, knowing that the prince-in-law was very smart, and he might have foreseen the situation before him.
"Old man, please relax. Since the Green Forest Army wants to establish an image of punishing evil and promoting good among the people, they will not stop these people who are about to leave their villages and counties in the early stage. And Fucheng is colluding with the Green Forest Army..."
Tapping his slender fingers on the table, Qi Xiao felt that he didn't need to say anything more.
As expected, Song Yichun quickly answered:
"In other words, our Qingquan is now the only way out for the exiled people. If they don't want to be affected by the war, they will definitely flee with their families. Isn't this a good time for us to win over the people for the princess?"
Although Song Yichun was quick in thinking and indeed understood Qi Xiao's meaning, he still couldn't help but hesitate for a moment when he said this.
He remembers the attitude of the Green Forest Army and those in Fucheng towards him...
If he hadn't secretly joined the Princess Protector's faction now, these people's hearts would all be his.
But will those people be so kind?
Mr. Xiao Mingming told him that those people wanted to make him cry blood and make him a good sword to correct Princess Zhaoming.
Thinking of this, Song Yichun couldn't help but feel a chill running down his spine.
Yes, he figured it out.
Completely figured it out.
With his character that regards the people as his own responsibility, he will definitely accept a group of refugees and even find ways to give them the best care he can.
But is this what he wants?
Not to mention that Qingquan is not the richest among the five counties in Mingzhou. Even if it is, after the above five years of exploitation, there is nothing left.
He can take care of it for ten days and a half, one month, two months, or even extend it again because of the war?
Not talking about the security of the county and whether the rebels will attack, just saying that food and shelter are not something he can solve in the long term.
Therefore, in as little as one month and as long as two months, Qingquan County under his rule will definitely be in chaos, and people will even die, many people will die...
And with his temperament, would he scream at the princess?
He can……
Even though he could still clearly understand that this was not the fault of the princess alone, and that the other party was not even the most direct perpetrator, her inaction was still wrong.
As if they knew what Song Yichun was thinking, neither Li Cifu in the main seat nor Qi Xiao on the side made a sound to disturb him.
Because there are some things that no matter what others say, it is in vain. Only through your own understanding can you truly gain enlightenment.
Just like Li Cifu was not really stupid, he just deliberately shocked Song Yichun to make Song Yichun think deeply.
As expected, Song Yichun soon said to them with lingering fear:
"I dare to ask Mr. Xiao and Mr. Xiao, our Qingquan may be able to accommodate so many people, but what if we can't be accommodated? Just the food and shelter..."
Seeing that he started to hesitate again, Li Cifu immediately laughed:
"We are all our own people. If you want the princess to find a way to solve this matter, just say so."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's true that we in Qingquan are too poor. But we are all doing things for the public, so it's right for her to contribute, right?"
Song Yichun looked frightened, but what he said next was confident.
Hearing this, Qi Xiao shook his head, thinking that it was a good thing that a certain Phoenix was not here to watch, otherwise he might have blown up his hair and felt that he had been blamed too much.
"Don't worry, the princess has already made arrangements for this matter, and she will never make it difficult for us."
Li Cifu stroked his robe gently, stood up and was about to go out. Seeing this, Song Yichun quickly asked them where they were going.
Then he listened to Li Cifu's serious nonsense:
"Where else can we go? To see my grandson-in-law. You never thought, my grandson-in-law is the princess's confidant, and she has many good things in her hands. Let me tell you quietly, the old man, Zhao Ling and I have both benefited from her! "
Song Yichun was stunned. To be honest, he didn't quite believe it at first.
But when I think about the fact that the other person is still young but can magically rejuvenate, the way to get rich is even more casual. Sometimes his brain is not normal but it is interesting enough.
How could a princess not like such a playmate?
So it seems reasonable for her to be in charge of the baggage and money.
However, the three people here had just stepped out of the gate of the county government office when they saw Yang Captou and his people rushing up and saying:
"Sir, Mr. Xiao, little brother Xiao! There are people coming from Fucheng. I don't know what the leader Deng Baochang's intention is, but he took people directly to Liu Mansion. My brother has asked Li Wu to take people to inform the two of them. Miss Liu, I am about to invite you over."
