The weather is not too hot yet, but there is a faint stench inside and outside Yunnei City, which is somewhat similar to the siege of the city the year before.
Bai Yousi noticed it when she came up, and knew the source of the smell very well - she saw it with her own eyes when she entered the city. In the open space outside the city, next to the city wall and close to the city gate, there were two or three campsites or shacks that were unclear. existence, gathering a considerable number of refugees.
Not only that, after she walked around, she discovered that there were similar camps outside several other city gates. Even one of the largest refugee shacks in the west of the city was roughly surrounded by a tall city wall with a fence that was obviously newer in color.
Obviously, many people in northern Shanxi who were unable to escape gathered around the county and city, or put their hope of survival in the court. Then they encountered neglect and abandonment, and then encountered control after possible disorder or resistance.
Under such circumstances, the accumulation of excrement and other garbage in the camp, the prevalence of diseases, the shortage of food and cold-resistant materials, and the spread of death and illness naturally resulted in a bad state similar to that of a siege. The so-called lifelessness, people have dish, and produced a similar smell.
However, Bai Yousi obviously found it more difficult to accept the similar smell and even the similar scene at the moment. Because in her opinion, the passive choice under military oppression is not the same thing at all, and the situation where you can obviously do something but fail to do it, or even do the worst, causing the weak to lose their dignity and life.
No matter what, there must be some food here in the county... It is true that northern Shanxi did not receive much food last year due to the turmoil caused by the Wu tribe's invasion the year before. However, at the end of the year before last, a large number of King Qin's troops took a considerable part of the official warehouse food with them. It was sent here and everyone saw it with their own eyes.
In fact, this is one of the reasons why so many people gathered outside the city.
Bai Yousi stood on the top of the city with many potholes for a while, looking at the shacks for a while. He felt a little stinging and angry, but he didn't hesitate much.
This was her character. She knew that she was a mortal and could not kill her biological father without changing her expression. So, this scene naturally strengthened her determination to kill Wang Rengong.
Turning around, the visual effect in the city is also very strange. The government offices and warehouses in the middle are old and tall, and then there is a circle of brand-new buildings, some flat, some messy, and the messy ones should be civilian or official buildings. The flat interior of the family residence obviously contains many military facilities, and may even be a military camp. As for the outer perimeter, there is a large circle of strange civilian and commercial facilities with mixed old and new colors and lack of facilities.
Obviously, this is also a sequelae of the previous siege. At that time, a large number of residential buildings were demolished in order to defend the city, but afterwards only the necessary facilities for the military garrison were built. The former huge county with a population of 70,000 to 80,000 and the commercial center of northern Shanxi was reduced to such a shabby and strange appearance. .
However, unlike outside the city, the residents in the city itself are obviously still somewhat energetic, because this is a necessary condition for the government and military systems to maintain operation, and there must be someone to serve them.
However, the atmosphere in the city has also become obviously tense due to the vitality of city residents.
Violent conflicts, human trafficking, and reselling of military supplies and rations, along with market robbery, military suppression, and begging, all appeared in the same city without any violation of laws.
Bai Yousi walked through the peripheral area and came to a brand-new building on the outermost floor. He looked at the sign of the store above and knew that it was the base they had agreed upon when they met on the road, so he prepared to lead his horse into the courtyard. .
However, at this moment, a total of twenty or thirty children with grass tags on their heads, tattered bodies, smelly bodies, skinny and short children suddenly emerged from the shadows and surrounded them in a hurry. But he was cautious and didn't dare to get close.
It looked like a group of little mice emerging from the gutter.
Bai Sanniang had a high level of cultivation and a venomous look in her eyes. She could see clearly in an instant that nine out of ten of these people were girls.
To be fair, Yitian Daxia is not an indecisive person. She has been in Jingantai for many years, visited many places, seen many vicious cases, and also participated in military conflicts on the border. The so-called devaluation of life is also common... ...In fact, she was very fast on her feet, and before dragging Hong Changya and others to Yunnei, she stayed in the cities along the way for a while. Although those cities did not have refugee enclosures on the outside, there was a smaller Yunnei City inside. They were all deformed and relied on garrison troops to maintain their basic survival. There were also many human traffickers and military bandit leaders who had been beheaded with one sword. Things like that.
However, this is the first time we have seen such large-scale and concentrated self-trafficking of girls.
The logic is self-evident. Boys are easy to sell, and older ones are easier to sell. Only girls are redundant in this market. No one will buy them. Parents often put a straw mark on them and leave. In addition, this is Yunnei City. , is the center of northern Shanxi, the place with the largest scale of human trafficking for survival... So as time goes by, it is not incomprehensible that a group of girls continue to instinctively sell themselves on the streets.
It's the market's choice.
After a few breaths of silence, Bai Yousi lowered his head, turned around and walked into the store pretending to be nothing.
In fact, Hong Changya and his party had only been in this store for a whole day, and they were already numb to Bai Yousi's visit at this time... Along the way, except for that encounter on the road, Bai Yousi called him grandly on the road. Apart from meeting each other and then going beyond, they were aware of the presence of Daxia Bai all the time, but they basically never met again.
Even Yuchi Qilang, who was separated on the road, had a slightly higher level of cultivation and couldn't trace this person's whereabouts at all, so he could only sigh.
At this time, seeing the heroine who everyone regarded as their support and support coming in, the armed man inside almost immediately got up in a hurry, creating a scene similar to that of the girl outside - getting up, surrounding her, But he didn't dare to get close.
This is of course, in front of this person, just like those girls in front of them, their strengths and weaknesses are clear.
"Everyone, take a seat." Bai Yousi, who was wearing a samurai crown, waved his hand, sat down directly behind a table in front of the door, and then spoke to Hong Changya, inexplicably saying something irrelevant. "Boss Hong, do you know that Sanlang has a bad reputation in Dongdu?"
"Mr. Zhang is very righteous and often offends the government because of our recklessness. It's normal for some ordinary people who don't understand to look down on Li." Hong Changya blurted out while standing at the table.
"I'm not talking about this, but I'm talking about behavior that even heroes in the world look down upon..." Bai Yousi looked at the other party with a smile. "He likes to take care of prostitutes, especially the prostitutes in Fangshi Laozi at the bottom of the Eastern Capital, and the prostitutes in the big courtyard outside the official road, but he doesn't care about the ones in Wenwenfang."
Hong Changya was speechless on the spot, and the heroes around him also looked at each other in shock.
"He likes to give those prostitutes valuable copper coins, let them have a good meal, and also likes to threaten to kill those scoundrels who are in the flesh business..."
Bai Yousi continued to speak with a smile.
"The Jianghu heroes all felt strange and a little resentful, because they were frequent visitors to those huts and courtyards, and Saburo doing this seemed like a slap in their face.
"People in the official circles and at the top are even more disdainful. They all think that those people are dirty and dirty even if they touch or look at them, let alone take care of them. They all think that this is a clear proof of Saburo's humble background.
"A few people with narrow-minded hearts admit that he is doing good deeds, but they also feel that it is unnecessary, because prostitutes are always indispensable. You can save a few, but not many. If you save a few, you can't save them for a lifetime, let alone just a meal and a few dollars. , forcing the head of private prostitution to be temporarily broad...
"So, this is a typical thankless thing, but Saburo was never too lazy to explain it, and he never changed it, so it became a sign. Later, when the people in his pocket left Dongdu to join him, they all made it a point to first Go and kill the leader of private prostitutes who want to stand up for themselves.
"Boss Hong, guess why he did this?"
Hong Changya remained silent, because he really didn't know. Even if Zhang Sanlang saved himself, he could still think of a hero and feel guilty, but he really didn't know this.
In fact, the powerful military and bandits around him were also muttering.
"Because those prostitutes are the most helpless and lowest group of people he can meet." Bai Yousi stopped smiling. "If he doesn't save him, no one will care about him... I have guessed this truth a long time ago, but I didn't feel it as clearly as I did that moment in front of the hospital."
Hong Changya was slightly startled.
"You raise the girl at the door for me. I don't want you to understand. Just think of it as repaying my kindness and respecting my authority." Bai Yousi looked at the other party and made the request. "Just think of it as the signature of my Yitian Sword! Do you think that's okay?"
Hong Changya finally woke up and nodded immediately. Immediately, people in the business tavern took the initiative to go out to do things... In fact, some people may still not understand after talking about this, but the wave-breaking knife actually had some understanding in his heart. .
He was in Taiyuan that day. Although he wanted to protect his relatives at first, and was later pushed aside by Zhang Sanlang, did he really not have the slightest bit of mentality that no one would care if he didn't care?
The shopkeepers showed Bai Yousi twenty or thirty smelly girls, and then sent them to the backyard. Not mentioning them for the time being, they only said that Bai Yousi's mood had improved slightly, and then they called Hong Changya to sit with them, and finally I discussed with several leaders how to do big things.
"Yuchi Qilang has just arrived. He settled in the west of the city and said hello to others. Several Wu clan tribes have not arrived yet. I don't know if they are waiting to see or if they really delayed their trip... But now that Bai Nuxia has arrived. , I think it’s better to just go and ask for food.” Hong Changya said his plan. "Firstly, we can't show our timidity in front of Yuchi's people; secondly, I think Wang Rengong also knows that a group of us have entered the city, and delaying doing anything will make him suspicious; thirdly, the situation here in Yunnei is terrible. A lot... Not only the common people can't stand it anymore, but the local county soldiers and garrison soldiers recruited last year can hardly stand it anymore. I think the water is almost boiling. We just need to build up the momentum first, and then ask the White Lady to take action when necessary. Those soldiers will also fall over."
The leaders all nodded together without any objection.
In fact, the reason is very simple. The current situation is that the local army, which accounts for the vast majority of the army, has a dual nature. On the one hand, the people above use them to suppress the common people, and on the other hand, they themselves are closely connected with the surrounding areas and will be affected by them. influence of local people.
What is worse is an expression that makes the situation clear and lets them know that they must take sides, and then uses external force to push them.
Just look at Yuchi Qilang and the so-called witch tribes and small northern tribes on the edge of the Bitter Sea in the north.
In fact, they can be regarded as powerful local people, and even have some official and military characteristics. However, when Hong Changya came from the south, the Yuchi family went directly to this side, while the small northern tribes who were out of reach hesitated and delayed.
"However, the situation is so bad. What if Governor Wang suddenly decides to release grain?" After talking for a while, a bearded leader glanced at Bai Yousi and suddenly asked in a low voice.
"What can we do?" Hong Changya also glanced at Bai Yousi and smiled bitterly. "Of course I want to praise you, then go home and never come back to Yunnei..."
The bearded leader was startled for a moment and shook his head instinctively, as if he wanted to refute, but in the end he didn't say much.
Bai Yousi, on the other hand, was thoughtful and didn't say much.
Just like that, because the situation changed too fast and beyond imagination, everyone discussed the details for a while and then decided to launch it immediately.
Then he immediately notified Yuchi Qilang, asking him to march from the periphery as soon as he heard the movement and cut off the military camp and the county government.
At noon, after eating some food, Bai Yousi went to see the girls who only dared to feed half a pancake. At this time, the girls who were changing clothes and taking a bath also went out and jumped up, condescendingly observing the development of the situation.
On the other side, Hong Changya was carrying a long sword at the tip of his brow, and his men were all armed with weapons. The group said there were only a few people, but in fact there were no less than forty or fifty people. They were all good hands, and they were holding more than a dozen horses. He began to cross the city along the main road and marched boldly to the government office. Along the way, he informed the surrounding people and idle soldiers that the famous Taiyuan Boss Hong was going to ask for food for everyone.
People around them swarmed to follow. People in the market threw away their rags. The idle soldiers basking in the sun immediately jumped up. There were even women who misheard the words and dragged their children with rag bags to follow... The originally silent city area , as if it came to life immediately, and it is still expanding its scope.
Although the government here seemed to be in a hurry and panic, they must have known the news earlier and closed the door tightly.
Hong Changya arrived here. He didn't know how many people had gathered behind him, but without any hesitation, he stepped forward and raised his hands towards the government gate, and then shouted out the words: "The people in Mayi are starving to death. The military affairs department in Jin Dynasty inspected Hong Changya and asked Prefect Wang to release grain. The joint document for requesting grain is here. It is signed by heroes from the south of the county, leaders from the north, and officers from all over the county... Also... Please ask Prefect Wang to provide food."
Hong Changya was already majestic in stature and majestic in appearance. At this time, his voice was loud and loud, and the words he shouted were simple and direct. They were really the words that everyone was longing for, but they instantly aroused a round of applause.
Especially since he has been working hard to win over military bandits for more than a year, relying on Yanmen to do business in Mayi, his reputation is quite good, which adds to people's hopes.
At the same time, the people and soldiers in the periphery were still gathering.
Amidst the crash, someone had already thrown the written document pleading for food release into the government courtyard.
It also aroused some shouts and cheers again.
Wang Rengong was a veteran after all. Although the incident happened suddenly, he still responded immediately after a moment.
"Prefect Wang said, whoever is in the lead, don't stir up trouble, come in and talk about something." A county official appeared on the wall of the county government.
"What should I do if I get hurt by you guys?" The leader of his subordinates asked loudly.
"You can bring weapons." The clerk on the wall responded immediately, as if he had expected it, and took advantage of the surprise caused by this answer to shout out quickly. "After all, are you here to ask for food? You are a native of Taiyuan, and you claim to risk your life to ask for food for the people of Mayi. The prefect read the letter, took the initiative to summon him for questioning, and promised to bring weapons. What else is there to say? ? Unless you are here intentionally to cause trouble, so you don’t want to come in."
Hong Changya's men outside were still trying to make a noise, but unexpectedly, the idle soldiers around came to shout and question them. And there are people on the outside who don't know what's going on inside, and they just ask questions, making a mess.
"I'll go in and talk to Governor Wang!"
Hong Changya realized that the plan had gone awry again, but now that there was no way out, he didn't hesitate and called out on the spot.
In the end, he still believed in Bai Yousi's strength to keep him safe, and he also believed that he was the more righteous party.
After saying this, the surroundings became quiet again.
Hong Changya just took off the long knife at the tip of his eyebrows from his back, flicked his energy, touched the ground, and then jumped up. He climbed up the wall as easily as a leopard, and stood still like roots under his feet.
That's not all. He stood upright on the wall, turned around, held a long knife beside the little official with one head exposed, and proudly raised his hand toward the outside of the government office, then turned around and jumped down.
The whole movement is strong, coherent and steady, just like flowing clouds and flowing water. When combined with the long sword of a big man, he looks really good.
It immediately aroused another round of cheers from the people below.
Even the sharp-tongued clerk could only murmur and then retract his head.
The people in the county government didn't seem to be perfunctory. When Hong Changya entered the government office, he was led directly into the backyard, where he met Wang Rengong, the prefect of Mayi.
The latter was wearing a long-sleeved toga and was sitting in a pavilion in the backyard waiting, with only a single long-sword armored man guarding him.
"Walkbreaker, right?" As soon as they met, Wang Rengong looked at the visitor coldly and spoke without waiting for the other party to salute. "Bai Hengqiu's people? Come to my city to ask for food? Is he finally going to try to solve my worries?"
Hong Changya wanted to explain.
"You don't need to speak. I'll tell you. Just listen." Wang Rengong continued to speak coldly. "You just wrote to those tribes in the north a few days ago, and someone reported you to me!"
Hong Changya was shocked.
"You have been traveling with the Yuchi family for several days, and I noticed it as soon as you set off. Even if you distanced yourself three days ago, you arrived first yesterday, and the Yuchi family arrived today, pretending to be two people. I also know everything about it." Wang Ren Christine continues.
Hong Changya felt like he was falling into an ice cave, but he still gritted his teeth and held the knife in his hand and said: "Prefect Wang, I'm here to ask for food! The people of Mayi are like being in a cauldron, they are about to be boiled!"
"Good words!" Wang Rengong suddenly stood up and pointed at the other party on the steps in front of the pavilion. "So kind! He knows what can save him at this time! He is a good person! But what a pity!"
"I don't know what's the shame in asking for life for the people!" Hong Changya said confidently.
"Then I'll tell you what I'm going to do and let you know what a pity it is."
Wang Rengong suddenly softened his tone and looked at the strong man in front of him to calmly respond.
“The Wu tribe has been appeased by me and will not come again;
"While you were on the road, I also made a routine exchange of the most recent troops stationed in Youzhou with a local army stationed in the city... not many, 800 people. They only said they were here to collect their pay, so there was no alarm. Who... They cooperated with my soldiers and should have surrounded the hundreds of people from Yuchi's family by now.
"and……"
At this point, Wang Rengong paused, looked a little sad, and then spoke sincerely. "And I was listening to the commotion outside and thought about it carefully just now. You are right. After all, we cannot let the local people be boiled alive like you said... Bai Hengqiu's ambition is too big and he doesn't treat people as human beings. I I can't compare to him... I will release food! But I will first kill you, the person who asked for food, and make the Yuchi clan a warning to others! Then I will release food!"
Hong Changya was stunned on the spot.
After Wang Rengong finished speaking, he stood on the steps in front of the pavilion with his hands behind his hands, looking down at him coldly.
The yard seemed to be solidifying.
The next moment, Hong Changya, who had no way out, seemed to struggle for a moment, and then he suddenly used the authentic weak water energy of the north, raised the long sword at the tip of his brow, mustered up his courage, jumped into the air, and struck down with all his strength on the person in front of him. .
The weak water energy almost condensed into solid form on the tip of the knife, and then turned into a real black water splash. When matched with the long knife at the tip of the eyebrow, it was really like a long knife breaking through the waves.
Wang Rengong looked at this scene coldly, his robes were fluttering, and it was actually the Northern Weak Water True Qi that was blooming, but he stood motionless on the spot.
The soldier who had been standing next to Wang Rengong suddenly moved forward and stood in front of Wang Taishou. At the same time, the long sword in his hand was filled with gray-white ice energy, and he effortlessly struck the opponent with a knife.
The ice collided with the weak water, and ice slag splashed out, almost forcing Hong Changya to stagger.
"The wave-breaking knife is nothing more than that." Seeing this shape, Wang Rengong sneered and turned around to return to the pavilion.
The soldier laughed ferociously and waved his sword to follow.
But the next moment, a beam of glowing energy several feet wide was inexplicably cut out of thin air from directly above, cutting off the leg and outstretched hands of the long-sword warrior on the spot, along with the long knife and part of his armor. .
Immediately, there was another dazzling but short-lived glow of true energy, accompanied by a flat swing of the sword blade, easily killing the man.
For a moment, blood splashed everywhere in front of the pavilion, and internal organs flowed across the pavilion.
Hong Changya and Wang Rengong were both stunned.
The next moment, Bai Yousi suddenly appeared at the side of the pavilion, holding a long sword and arching his hand towards Wang Rengong.
When Wang Rengong saw Bai Yousi, he seemed to have a look of realization on his face, and blurted out: "My virtuous niece is so handsome."
Bai Yousi raised his head, but did not respond. Instead, he waved the Yitian Sword gently, and struck the opponent in two parts from the chest and heart.
After finishing this person, Bai Yousi looked back.
Regardless of the blood and dirt in front of him, Hong Changya took a step forward, dragging his knife and explaining seriously with red eyes: "White Lady, although he promised to release food, and I believe in him, I really have no way out! What happened now , even if we are releasing food, I, Hong, can only fight for my life first, and then I will release it!"
"I know." Bai Yousi looked calm. "The world is in chaos, and everyone is fighting to kill. Once you get involved, there is no way out, not just you and me? I will send you out first, and then go to Yuchi Qilang to help him rush out to meet you."
Hong Changya looked at the broken limbs on the ground and nodded heavily, but he didn't know what he was agreeing with.
A moment later, as the gate of the county government was kicked open, Hong Changya, covered in blood, appeared in front of everyone, carrying Wang Rengong's head.
"Wang Rengong treats the people as nothing, and I have already killed him!" Hong Changya raised his head high and roared with all his strength, making the most impatient and loudest declaration in his life. "Everyone! We rebelled against you today! Open the warehouse to stock up on food! Stay alive!"
Outside the county mansion, the noisy crowd was quiet for a moment, and then started shouting and making noise like a mountain falling apart.
Bai Yousi, who was hiding behind the courtyard wall, listened to this scene and was silent for a moment, then turned around and jumped away. Soon he came to the surrounded Yuchi settlement and saw Yuchi who was shouting something to the clansmen in the courtyard. Shichiro.
As soon as it fell down a little, it could be heard clearly from behind.
"What are you still hesitating about now? Our whole clan has no way out!" Yuchi Qilang's eyes widened, as if he had already made up his mind. "Help me break my armor, then rush out with me, fight to the county house, and rescue Hong Dianjian!"
After saying this, he turned around and saw Bai Yousi, and was frightened for a moment.
"Well said." Bai Yousi raised his eyebrows while holding his sword. "Your Majesty, put on your armor and go forward, while I hold my sword at my side. Even though there are thousands of people, where can't I go?!"
ps: This is my first time coding on my mobile phone on a plane.
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