Cao Pi and Sima Yi had sinister intentions. They drove all the people suffering from smallpox to Xinye City.
If Liu Mang does not take in the people, then Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and righteousness will be destroyed by itself.
Even if Liu Mang takes in these people, it will only make the epidemic in Xinye City more serious.
At least for a short period of time, Liu Mang will not be able to send troops from Jingzhou, which can give Cao Pi a breather.
Deng Ai obviously saw what Cao Pi was thinking. No matter how pitiful the ragged people were, he would always have a heart of stone.
Many children were crying and howling. They had homes and could not return. As citizens of the Wei Dynasty, they were driven away by their own emperor.
The women were disheveled, and only they themselves knew best the suffering they had suffered along the way.
The men had to support each other to reach Xinye.
If they are not accepted here, there is only one way waiting for them, and that is to find a place to die quietly.
"Having heard that Mr. Liu Mang is benevolent and righteous, we came here specially to seek refuge. I hope the city gate will be opened, cough, cough, cough!"
"Please save our lives, sir!"
"Master, if you don't want us, we will die!"
Taishi Ci couldn't bear to look any further, while Taishi Heng frowned.
Deng Ai was selfless and shouted directly: "You are already suffering from the epidemic. If you forcefully enter the city, it will only make Xinye more chaotic!"
"I will order people to give you the food. After you have a full meal, leave here!"
Deng Ai would never let Liu Mang fall short of his achievements. Publicly and privately, the big man had no obligation to take over these refugees.
Yu Gong, they are people of the Wei Dynasty. Emperor Cao Pi drove them away and has nothing to do with Liu Mang.
In private, Liu Mang didn't know these people, so being able to give them a full meal was pretty good.
A group of people finally came to Xinye, thinking it was a place of hope. After hearing Deng Ai speak like this, all of them looked disappointed.
Deng Ai also couldn't bear it. If these people were healthy, they would be a rare labor force.
There were many young and middle-aged people among them. Cao Pi was convinced that these people were of no use, so he drove them to the new wilderness.
The euphemistically named Liu Mang Renyi will take over them.
"Shi Zai, I just left for a while, why is there such a commotion on the tower?"
Liu Mang came in person. He looked up and saw that countless people gathered at the foot of Xinye City.
"Prince..."
Tai Shiheng hesitated to speak, but Deng Ai waved his hand, indicating that he would do the talking.
"Your Highness, Ai took it upon himself to give these people one meal and not let them enter the city."
"This is Cao Pi's poisonous plan. If we lure them into the city, it will only make the Xinye epidemic worse!"
"Deng Ai will take full responsibility for today's matter and will never let His Majesty and His Highness bear the bad reputation!"
Deng Ai looked at Liu Mang with a calm expression. He was ready to be punished.
Liu Mang only needed to scold him harshly in public and then throw the blame on his head to make Cao Pi return without success.
"Shizai, you are thinking about me, how can I blame you?"
Liu Mang stepped forward and patted Deng Ai on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Leave this matter to me, believe me!"
Deng Ai felt warm in his heart. Who wouldn't want to follow a leader like Liu Mang who cares about his subordinates?
"Do you want to enter the city?"
Liu Mang shouted loudly, making the originally disappointed people seem to see a bright light in the dark night!
"If you want to enter the city, you must obey my arrangements!"
"The city is already full, but I will arrange for the soldiers to set up tents for you."
"Daily medication and meals are the same as in Xinye City! I will also come to visit you personally!"
"If you agree, you can stay here and wait! If you don't agree, please do it yourself!"
Liu Mang thought of a way to get the best of both worlds. At least the patients in Xinye City were well aware of them and could be cured early and promptly.
As for the specific situation of the people driven away by Cao Pi, he had only a partial understanding of the situation.
"Thank you, sir!"
"Young Master Renyi, I will thank you!"
"Thank you, sir, from now on we will be great citizens!"
Now that the people finally found someone who could make the decision for them, they all immediately became grateful.
Liu Mang did not break his promise, and soon ordered the sergeants to start building a military camp as a residence for him.
"This Liu Changqing is really brave!"
"Haha, it's a pity that my mission is to assassinate this person!"
"In order to get treatment for our family, we have no choice but to take risks!"
In the military camp, several men sat together.
They learned that Liu Mang would personally patrol the camp and were ready to assassinate him.
As Tongque's spies, in order to get treatment for their family members infected with smallpox, they had no choice but to reach a deal with Cao Pi on the condition of assassinating Liu Mang.
"This medicinal soup...the concentration is stronger than that of Da Wei."
"It's ridiculous! The people of Wei have not received treatment within their own country."
"Instead, he came to the enemy's country and received medicinal soup and meals."
The leader snorted coldly, and then drank the hot medicinal soup in one gulp.
Once you get smallpox, you will have chills, high fever, fatigue, headache, and soreness in the limbs and lower back.
Even if everyone is a member of the Bronze Bird, these illnesses are unbearable for them.
This bowl of medicinal soup can obviously relieve a lot of pain.
"Everyone, we are medical soldiers, here to give you acupuncture, please don't be afraid!"
Within a short time, the medical soldiers sent by Liu Mang came to perform acupuncture on the patients.
This kind of acupuncture technique is specially used to relax the meridians and activate the meridians, especially to relieve pain.
After everyone in Tongque received the acupuncture, their condition improved a lot.
"Brother...why do I think Liu Mang can really save us people!"
"Yes, right now the people are all innocent people. They have never done any evil, but they are being driven out of their homes by Your Majesty!"
"As for the land owned by hundreds of people, I'm afraid it will be divided up by those noble families again!"
Everyone said something to each other, if they were from a well-off family, no one would go to Tongque to do such a business with their heads in their belts.
"Brothers, please listen to me."
"We are not saints, and we cannot treat everyone like Liu Mang."
"I, Chen Da, only want my family to be fine! So I want to kill Liu Mang to save my family!"
Everyone was silent. None of them came willingly. Most of them were threatened to go to Xinye because their family members were sick.
"Brother, you are right... we are just little people in troubled times!"
"These big principles have nothing to do with us!"
"In order for my family to survive, I will assassinate Liu Mang!"
The speaker was not very old, and he said silently in his heart: "Even if my conscience is troubled, even if I go to hell, I will do it for my family!"
While Chen Da and others were discussing, they heard someone cheering.
"The Crown Prince is here! He really came to visit us!"
"Come out quickly to greet His Highness the Crown Prince!"
When Chen Da and others heard this, they immediately decided to take action!
