"Master, please give us something to eat."
"We are starving to death, please put food in quickly!"
Outside the yamen, countless people were sitting on the ground, looking eagerly at the yamen gate.
Most of those shouting in front are rogues who have had enough to eat, otherwise they would not have the strength to shout.
During this period, in addition to selling their own food for money, these scoundrels found a new way, that is, to steal other people's food. In addition to eating it themselves, the excess can be sold again for money. It is simply killing two birds with one stone.
During this period, it is simply a paradise for scoundrels. In addition to having enough to eat, they can also get a large amount of property for them to squander.
Just as everyone was looking forward to it, the door of the yamen finally opened, and a group of fully armed soldiers walked out and stood on the front steps.
After the soldiers stood still, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao walked out of the yamen with solemn expressions and looked at the people in front of them.
When the ruffian standing in front saw someone coming, he was overjoyed and hurriedly handed over his hand, "Master, we have run out of food and are about to starve to death. Please give us some more food."
In the eyes of these scoundrels, as long as the food is given out, not only their own but also other people's are theirs, which is a huge amount of wealth!
Chen Gong looked at the guy in front of him who was still shouting that he was hungry after eating a full meal, with a sneer on his lips.
Zhang Miao stepped forward, waved vigorously to the people, and said loudly, "Folks, Marquis Wen couldn't bear to see everyone starving, so we put porridge on the table to help everyone tide over the difficulties.
However, someone mischievously put poison into the porridge, causing everyone to suffer.
In order to ensure everyone's safety, Marquis Wen decided to distribute food to everyone so that everyone could barely survive.
Do you think Marquis Wen is good to everyone? "
"good!"
When the people heard the question, they shouted loudly without hesitation, "Marquis Wen, is very kind to us!"
This is what they are saying. For so long, have they ever seen the government distribute food to them? As long as they don't harvest too much, they will already burn high incense, let alone release food.
The rogue standing in front didn't care what was good or bad, so he took the opportunity to shout.
"Marquis Wen, it would be good to distribute food to us. Please distribute food to us as soon as possible. We are so hungry that we can't stand it anymore."
"That's right. If someone starves to death, Marquis Wen's reputation will be damaged."
"As long as Marquis Wen distributes grain to us, we will always praise Marquis Wen."
Zhang Miao snorted coldly, "Marquis Wen wanted to help everyone, but some people refused to help. They blocked it and took away all the food in everyone's hands. As a result, the food in the warehouse has been exhausted. Now even Wen Wen Hou wants to help everyone, but there is nothing he can do.”
When the people present heard that there was no food, they immediately lowered their heads in disappointment and lamented in their hearts.
In this state, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for a few more days!
Chen Gong stepped forward and said loudly, "Folks, through your unremitting efforts during this period, we finally found the person who poisoned us."
After saying these words, Chen Gong waved his hand behind him and said, "Bring the people up."
Soon, dozens of soldiers came out of the yamen holding down more than a dozen civilians.
Chen Gong said loudly, "Folks, just a few of them put poison in the porridge, causing many people to suffer."
Li Qi, who was sitting in the crowd, stood up suddenly when he heard these words, gritted his teeth and asked, "Master, is it true?"
Chen Gong nodded, "If you don't believe it, you can let them speak for themselves."
Zhang Miao turned to look at the dozen or so people who were being escorted, "Hurry up and tell us what you have done, otherwise we will not spare you!"
These dozen people still had the courage to do something sneaky, but when they saw the shining sword beside them, they were already shaking with laughter.
A thin man was so frightened that he was sweating profusely. He fell to his knees with a plop and said in a trembling voice.
"Master, this matter has nothing to do with us. We are just following orders. There is nothing we can do. Please spare us."
Zhang Miao frowned, "Then tell me, who instigated you to do such a sinful thing?"
The thin man was stunned and looked at the people in front of him, with a trace of hesitation in his eyes.
If I say it, I'm afraid it will be over in the future!
Zhang Miao suddenly sneered, "If you don't say anything, don't blame us for being rude."
Having said this, Zhang Miao said loudly to the soldiers next to him, "I will count dozens. If no one speaks out yet, I will kill someone immediately."
"As commanded."
Zhang Miao no longer looked at these people, but turned to look at the people.
"1,2!"
The thin man kneeling on the ground had cold sweat on his forehead, and his face gradually turned pale.
When Zhang Miao counted to 6 and 7, the thin man was sweating profusely and trembling all over.
"9, 10, do it."
Following Zhang Miao's order, a soldier raised his sword and cut a man to the ground with a swipe.
The knife was very fast, and the man only grunted, then fell to the ground and never moved again.
When more than a dozen people saw their companions falling to the ground, they were trembling with fear and fell to their knees. "Master, please spare us. We also obeyed their orders and we dare not disobey!"
Zhang Miao snorted coldly, without asking any questions, and counted loudly again.
The thin man finally couldn't help it anymore. It might be dangerous to speak out, but if he didn't speak out, he might be chopped down immediately.
Now, I can only focus on the present. As for the future, just let fate take its course!
"Master, spare your life. I will tell you everything."
When Zhang Miao heard the thin man begging for mercy, he nodded with satisfaction, stopped counting, and asked slowly, "Tell me, who is it?"
The thin man gritted his teeth and whispered, "It's Master Chen, Grandpa Li and all of them."
Zhang Miao took out his ears, frowned and said, "The sound is too low, I can't hear you. Please speak louder."
The thin man listened to the sound of the big knife shaking next to him, and the cold sweat on his forehead started to flow even more, and he hurriedly spoke loudly.
"It was Chen Jiang and Li Fu who instigated us."
"What?"
The people around him were shocked when they heard these words, "How is it possible? We have no grievances. Why do they want to harm us?"
Li Qi gritted his teeth, his eyes burst out with anger, and with a roar, he wanted to rush forward to avenge the child.
However, he was stopped by the soldiers next to him.
"No one can get close to me!"
Zhang Miao turned his head to look at the people and sighed, "Folks, you must have heard that Marquis Wen wants to help you, but those gentry don't agree. They just want to starve you to death."
Chen Gong waved behind him again, "Bring people up."
Soon, a dozen more people were brought up.
Chen Gong snorted coldly, "Tell me what you did."
These dozen people originally wanted to deny it, but when they saw the man lying on the ground, their expressions suddenly changed with fear, and the courage in their hearts disappeared.
Zhang Miao stepped forward, glanced across the dozen or so people, and said slowly, "If anyone dares to lie, the people underground will be his fate."
Finally, one person couldn't stand it anymore, fell to his knees with a plop, and told what happened.
"Master, we are all common people in the city. That day, Mr. Chen and Mr. Li sent people to find us and asked us to do what he said, and rewarded us with money. Then, we did it."
Zhang Miao frowned, "Explain clearly what they asked you to do!"
"They asked us to spread rumors among the crowd, and asked everyone to rob each other and take back all the food. In this way, everyone would have no food to eat, and they would come to the government to plead for mercy."
After these words were spoken, there were continuous roars from the crowd.
"How hateful!"
Chen Gong sighed, "Marquis Wen wants to help everyone, but some people refuse to agree. Now there is no food in the treasury. Even if Marquis Wen wants to help everyone, there is nothing he can do."
When the people around him heard these words, their expectations suddenly became as cold as if they had been poured with cold water.
"Master, please save us, otherwise we will really starve to death."
Chen Gong sighed, "It's not that Marquis Wen doesn't want to save you, but it's just that there is really no food."
Zhang Miao said loudly, "Everyone, there is no food in the whole city now. All the food has been bought by the gentry. There is really nothing Marquis Wen can do."
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the crowd.
"These gentry are so hateful. They took away all the food regardless of our life and death."
"Hmph, they took away the food just to sell it at a high price."
"Yes, they first refused to sell food and wanted to starve us to death. Then when they saw Marquis Wen handing out food to us, they took away all the food. This obviously did not give us a way to survive."
At this moment, a louder voice roared, "Since they won't give us a way to survive, then we will go to them to settle accounts and take back all the food they took away."
After the voice of these words fell, many voices immediately echoed and shouted.
"Yes, if we don't get the food back, I'm afraid we will all starve to death."
"We're going to starve to death anyway, so go get the food back."
Although many people were shouting, most of the people did not dare to take action and could only watch silently.
When the scoundrels standing in front heard these words, their eyes suddenly lit up and they immediately started shouting.
"Yes, let's go rob them and take back all the food they took away."
"Folks, we are just taking back the food that belongs to us. Don't be afraid. There are many of us and they don't dare to do anything to us."
The reason why these scoundrels are shouting so hard is that there are too many benefits in it.
Making this vote is thousands of times better than robbing ordinary people!
Thinking of the benefits they could get from robbing the gentry, these scoundrels couldn't bear it any longer. They immediately shouted at the people around them and swarmed out of the city.
More and more common people knew that the government was out of food. In order to get their own food back or avoid starving to death, they immediately followed the crowd and went to settle accounts with the gentry.
Chen Gong looked at the leaving crowd and was stunned for a long time, then suddenly sighed.
Zhang Miao walked up and asked with a smile, "Things are going well, why are you sighing?"
Chen Gong smiled bitterly and said, "Meng Zhuo, I'm afraid the local gentry will be wiped out this time!"
Zhang Miao gritted his teeth and snorted coldly, "If you want to go against us, then you have to think of this outcome."
Chen Gong nodded, "Meng Zhuo, okay, it's time for us to go back and recover."
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"Ha ha!"
Chen Jiang looked up to the sky and laughed. Looking at the many local gentry in front of him, he snorted coldly, "Lü Bu is a kid who doesn't know his own abilities and dares to go against us. This time, we will let him go."
Li Fu nodded, "Boss Chen, how is the grain harvest going?"
Chen Jiang sneered, "Boss Li, those rogues have helped us a lot. After using them, we will probably harvest twice as much food as last time."
Hearing this number, Li Fu nodded with satisfaction, "That's good. As long as everyone persists, I believe that sooner or later the food in the government will be exhausted. At that time, it will be the time for everyone to feel proud. Not only will they be able to recover You can get more benefits from the land.”
When many gentry heard these words, they couldn't help but smile when they thought of the benefits they were about to receive.
"Haha, this was possible thanks to the strategizing of Boss Li and Boss Chen."
"That's right. Without this plan, how could I make Lu Bu's son obey me?"
"Boss Li and Chen are extremely resourceful. When Lu Bu's son is gone, let me see, they will be the perfect ones to manage Xiao Pei."
"Yes, why didn't I think of that? Why don't we all jointly submit a letter to Xuzhou? What do you think?"
Li Fu and Chen Jiang were also very happy when they heard the flattery from everyone.
What have you been working hard for for so long?
Isn’t it just to get more benefits?
If you can really serve as the county magistrate of Xiaopei, that will be the biggest benefit. At that time, the entire Xiaopei will be yours, and you will not get what you want.
Chen Jiang suddenly frowned, and then waved his hand, "Boss Li deserves more credit. Even if he is appointed as Xiaopei, it should be Boss Li."
Li Fu was stunned for a moment, then realized what he was doing and hurriedly raised his hand, "No matter what, Boss Chen is still highly respected and respected, and Master Gong Yu is taking care of Xuzhou. You are the best candidate. I really don't dare to be the one."
When Chen Jiang heard these words, he felt much better. Just as he was about to speak, there were hurried footsteps outside the door.
Soon, the housekeeper ran in from the door sweating profusely and said in a trembling tone, "Master, it's not good, there are many people coming this way."
"People?"
Chen Jiang was stunned for a moment, then frowned, "What are they doing here?"
The housekeeper shook his head, "I don't know, but when I saw them, they seemed to be menacing, not like they were kind."
Chen Jiang stood up suddenly and said in a cold voice, "Since they dare to come, are you all vegetarians? Hurry up and have people prepare weapons. If anyone dares to come, kill them."
The housekeeper responded hurriedly and took the people down to prepare.
When Chen Jiang saw the butler leaving, he bowed his hands to everyone, "Don't worry, they are just a bunch of ignorant people. I have sent people to send them away. Please continue."
