Seeing that they are about to catch up with the group of victims.
Li Er couldn't help but feel a flash of ecstasy in his eyes.
"Hurry up! Hurry up! You can survive if you rush in!" Li Er roared loudly to cheer himself up.
The moment he was about to successfully blend into the ranks of the victims!
He was kicked violently from among the victims.
"boom!"
Caught off guard, Li Er fell heavily backward.
Don't wait for him to get up from the ground.
There was a cold feeling on the neck.
A waist knife was placed impartially on his neck.
Li Er gasped and raised his head with difficulty.
I saw a middle-aged man staring at me with disdain.
"You...who are you? I...I'll give you money! Let me go." Li Er begged for mercy with difficulty.
The words just fell.
Li Er felt a pain in his neck, and then he fainted.
"Take him under custody until the Sixth Prince comes, and hand him over to his disposal!" the middle-aged man ordered in a deep voice.
Then he looked at the young man not far away who was charging towards him with all kinds of weapons.
A playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he immediately ordered: "Surround them up! Don't let any of them escape!"
In an instant, countless "obey orders" came from all directions.
It didn't take long for many strong young people to come to their senses.
Not far away, dozens of government officials in soap clothes were running towards this side with swords in their hands.
On horseback, I saw that Dong Xing had succeeded without causing much impact on the victims.
Xu Yi couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Then a look of hesitation appeared in his eyes.
That is, how to deal with this group of young people in front of us.
According to Xu Yi's initial thoughts, if he caused any disturbance, he would kill them all! Kill one to serve as a warning to others! Kill millions as a warning!
But now, there is no bad impact.
So, is it to kill the culprit? Or forcefully suppress and kill them all?
Almost instantly, Xu Yi made the most correct decision in his heart.
Xu Yi raised his hand to signal everyone to slow down.
When they rushed to the encirclement, Xu Yile stopped his horse.
He shouted loudly: "Put down the weapons in your hands! Otherwise, shoot them all without mercy!"
The words are over.
Dozens of government officials were gearing up, and the swords in their hands were shining brightly into people's hearts.
The three hundred city guards all took a step forward in unison with great cooperation.
In an instant. With Xu Yi as the center, countless eyes within a radius of two or three miles gathered.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I'll throw it away now!"
"Don't kill me! I know I was wrong!"
"Master, I plead guilty. I plead guilty. As long as you don't kill me, you can do whatever you want."
In an instant, all the strong young men who were originally aggressive dropped their "weapons" and knelt on their knees, kowtowing to where Xu Yi was.
Xu Yi said in a deep voice: "Tie them all up."
"Follow the order!" Dozens of government officials responded loudly in unison, then quickly turned over and dismounted.
Seeing this, Dong Xing sighed slightly, his sigh full of regret.
I don’t know why it’s a pity.
Dong Xing took two quick steps, clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, the Sixth Prince, we have just caught a person. When that person was caught, he was being chased by this group of victims."
"Where is that person now?" Xu Yi asked in a deep voice.
Dong Xing cupped his fists and saluted, then looked behind him and waved his hand.
Immediately, two soldiers in disguise came quickly carrying Li Er, who had fainted.
Coming closer, he slammed it to the ground.
Under severe pain, Li Er quickly woke up.
"What's your name?" Xu Yi dismounted and asked sharply.
Li Er's eyes flashed
A flash of dodge, just about to speak.
Xu Yi then added: "Those young people have been caught by me. If they lie to me, be careful of the consequences."
Li Er struggled for a few breaths, then accepted his fate and said, "Li... Li Er."
"Where is Zhang Wu? Where is the big shopkeeper?" Xu Yi asked in a deep voice.
A flash of uneasiness flashed across Li Er's face, and then his face turned red. He pointed to the tent behind and said loudly: "Over there, sir, the big shopkeeper wants to kill the little one for a hundred taels of gold!"
"Those people are all taking advantage of the big shopkeeper! Don't let any of these people go, sir."
Xu Yi glanced at Li Er noncommittally.
Then he turned to look at Zhao Shou and ordered: "Let the brothers stop being tied up and escort Li Er to bring the big shopkeeper and Zhang Ji to justice."
Zhao Shou cupped his fists and said, "Obey the order!"
After Zhao Shou and all the government officials left.
Xu Yi looked at Dong Xing and said calmly: "Vice General Dong, please ask the soldiers to tie up all the untied thieves!"
Dong Xing's eyes flashed with joy, and then he said with a hint of gratitude: "General, I will obey your order!"
The words are over.
Xu Yi turned around and looked at the victims who had stopped to watch not far away.
Seeing Xu Yi turn around, most of the victims' eyes were filled with numbness.
A small number of victims simply lowered their heads and did not dare to look at Xu Yi.
Xu Yi calmed down and without saying anything, he slowly swept towards the victims not far away.
After a while.
Dong Xing walked over quickly, clasped his fists and said loudly: "Your Highness, the Sixth Prince, all 237 people have been tied up."
at the same time.
Zhao Shou walked over quickly and reported in a low voice: "Master Liu, Zhang Wu is dead, and the big shopkeeper has been captured."
Xu Yi turned around and nodded slightly, then looked at Dong Xing and ordered: "Vice General Dong, please escort all the 237 people to that tent, and then ask Vice General Dong to organize manpower to help the porridge soup go on normally. "
As he said that, Xu Yi pointed to the large tent not far away where dozens of government officials were.
Upon hearing this, Dong Xing hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "I will obey the order."
...
Inside the large tent that originally belonged to the big shopkeeper.
Xu Yiduan sat in the top position.
He kept weighing the large amount of gold and silver jewelry, gold bricks and silver ingots piled in front of him.
It is hard to imagine that a big leader of a small force could use such a huge amount of wealth.
One can imagine how many victims this group of people has caused since the drought broke out.
On both sides of the tent, ten government officials held horse whips and were constantly interrogating the thief in front of them.
Starting from the leader, no one can escape the whip in the hands of the government officials.
Time flies by, and in the blink of an eye, it’s halfway through Unity Time.
Dusk has officially fallen.
The thieves in the tent have already changed one after another.
Xu Yi also listened to the screams and confessions for nearly half an hour.
Xu Yi stood up slowly and walked out of the tent.
At this time, the soup kitchen had just ended.
The merchants and peasants who came with the convoy were quickly packing up barrels and other items.
Xu Yi raised his head and glanced at the sky, then turned to look at Zhao Shou behind him and whispered a few instructions.
After Zhao Shou rode his horse to leave.
Xu Yi paused for a long time, his eyes constantly moving between the victims and the wood.
Less than half an hour later.
The clouds on the horizon are getting redder and redder.
Outside Xuanping Gate, as the soup kitchen convoy left, it fell into silence again.
Inside a slightly worn tent.
Xu Yi placed one hand on the handle of Zhan Yuan Dao.
He looked at the more than 20 or 30 government officials and soldiers on the left and right sides with unusual calmness.
He gave orders one after another in a deep voice!
As he issued orders one after another, a
Another soldier clasped fists with the Yamen servant, and then walked towards the outside of the account with a serious face.
All the five hundred soldiers surrounding the dilapidated tent started to move in an instant.
This dusk is destined to be a bloody dusk.
...
At night.
In the imperial study room of Zichen Hall, Daming Palace, Imperial City.
Emperor Zhengde put down the last memorial with physical and mental fatigue.
Leaning on the dragon chair, he closed his eyes and asked casually: "Zhan Zhu, what did Xu Yi do today?"
Zhan Zhu lowered his head and replied, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Sixth Prince, had his wife slapped hard because of his roar in court today."
"Then I talked alone with everyone in the Jingzhao Mansion Workshop for nearly half an hour."
"Shortly thereafter, they organized carriages to purchase lumber on a large scale, and even transported all the lumber stored in the homes of the Feng family and other people who had been ransacked outside the city."
The words are over.
Zhan Zhu raised his head slightly and looked at Emperor Zhengde.
He didn't show any expression.
Just then he continued: "Not long after, the Sixth Prince personally led more than two thousand carpenters to the city gate."
"According to Xuanpingmen secret agents, the Sixth Prince seems to have led people to build a porridge shed outside the city."
Emperor Zhengde slowly opened his eyes and asked: "Isn't there already a porridge shed outside the city? Why do we need to build one?"
Zhan Zhu hurriedly lowered his head and replied: "Back to Your Majesty, according to the secret agent of Xuanpingmen, the porridge shed built by the Sixth Prince is much smaller than the existing porridge shed, and the coverage is more comprehensive."
"Not doing your job properly." Emperor Zhengde commented dissatisfiedly, and then calmly said: "Is there anything more?"
Zhan Zhu replied: "I just received a secret report from a secret agent. There was a quarrel between three small groups outside the city. The Sixth Prince led a group of government officials and Deputy General Dong who was out escorting rice and porridge to quell it together."
"At dusk, we even joined forces with Vice General Dong and other soldiers to cleanse the various forces outside the city that were causing disaster for the people."
After hearing this, Emperor Zhengde slowly asked: "How many troops did Deputy General Dong bring out of the city? How many government officials did Xu Yi bring?"
Zhan Zhu's heart trembled when he heard this, and he hurriedly replied truthfully: "Your Majesty, Deputy Dong is leaving the city this time, bringing a total of 500 soldiers to escort the rice and porridge, and the Sixth Prince has brought more than a hundred Jingzhao government officials."
For some reason, Zhan Zhu did not specifically mention that there were three hundred soldiers in disguise.
Emperor Zhengde nodded slightly and said calmly: "I understand."
The words are over.
The imperial study fell into a long dead silence.
After a while.
Emperor Zhengde said calmly: "After dawn tomorrow, the cabinet will draft an order to urge Xu Yi to deal with the victims outside Guanghua, Jingyao and Fanglin gates as soon as possible!"
"If we continue to allow the victims to move around as they please, it won't be long before they gather outside the Xuanwu Gate! What a shame."
The three city gates of Guanghua Gate, Jingyao Gate and Fanglin Gate are all located in the north of Chang'an City.
It is very close to the Imperial City and is where the largest number of disaster victims gather.
When had Emperor Zhengde paid attention to those victims in the past?
At this moment, for some unknown reason, he mentioned the victims of the North City Gate uncharacteristically.
Zhan Zhu's heart trembled, and he hurriedly answered, "I obey the order."
...
The night is getting late.
Dozens of huge tents were erected outside Xuanping Gate at some unknown time.
Dozens of tents are scattered in an orderly manner, just like a small camp.
Countless torches illuminated the small camp like daylight.
Countless figures walked back and forth in the camp.
at the same time.
The screams in the camp were endless.
But for some reason, the louder the screams inside the camp, the louder the crying outside the camp.
For a moment, the outside of Xuanping's door looked like a ghost, looking particularly infiltrative in the night.
However, if you listen carefully, it is not difficult to find that the crying outside Xuanping Gate is clearly the sound of tears of joy.
.
In a tent in the center.
Xu Yi sat on the makeshift desk made by his superiors.
He picked up the pen and slowly wrote one character after another.
After a while, a piece of white rice paper was covered with characters that were very different from this era.
Xu Yi put down the Langhao pen in his hand and looked gloomily at the rice paper filled with characters.
For some reason, numbers are clearly written on the rice paper.
But in Xu Yi's eyes, there were only two big bloody words - cannibalism!
Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the tent.
Xu Yi put away the rice paper filled with numbers and looked up at the door curtain.
"Sixth Master." Zhao Shou's voice came clearly from outside the tent.
"Come in." Xu Yi retracted his gaze and said calmly.
The door curtain was opened by someone from outside.
Zhao Shou walked in holding a thick stack of rice paper.
"Sixth Master, these are the accounts that have just been searched. Now, except for the gathering place of a dozen small bosses in the west, all the rest have been searched. Zhao Shou stepped forward and placed a thick stack of rice paper on Xu Yi The edge of the table.
Thanks to the exposure of Li Er, the big shopkeeper and others.
Xu Yi followed the example and uprooted nearly a hundred large and small forces outside Xuanping Gate.
No matter how deeply it is hidden, it will always be exposed as long as there are traces to follow.
What's more, in order to seek speed and stability, Xu Yi did not prohibit the government officials and soldiers from using various inhumane interrogation methods.
Xu Yi nodded and asked, "Are there more than a dozen little bosses in the west?"
Zhao Shou pondered for a few moments and then replied: "There are thirteen more."
"Five from Jingzhao Mansion and eight soldiers from Xuanping Gate." Xu Yi calmly ordered.
A trace of confusion flashed across Zhao Shou's face, and he asked in a low voice: "Sixth Master, is there less for Jingzhao Mansion?"
Xu Yi chuckled, shook his head, and said, "It's quite a lot. Their pockets won't be able to fit any more."
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Zhao Shou's face, he laughed dryly and said, "I understand Master Six, I'll go down and give you the instructions."
If you want a horse to run fast, how can you not give it grass?
Xu Yi is not a person who doesn't know how to adapt.
On the contrary, he always has a steelyard in his heart.
Corruption has never been completely eradicated no matter how stringent the laws in the past dynasties.
Even if more than ten officials are skinned and stuffed with grass every day, it cannot be completely eliminated.
If the water is clear, there will be no fish.
Xu Yi understands this truth better than anyone else.
Therefore, he always sticks to the steelyard in his heart.
That is to say, corruption is allowed, but it cannot exceed a certain limit, and corruption cannot be carried out on the basis of harming the people.
Anyone who exceeds this limit will be punished.
In addition, that is, he can acquiesce in your corruption, or even tolerate your corruption, but you cannot be corrupt and not do practical things at the same time.
What is the difference between such a person and a moth or a rat?
If we don’t kill this kind of person, how can we keep him alive for the New Year?
In addition, there is another important factor that is difficult to explain to outsiders.
Xu Yi looked at the huge empty tent, a sneer appeared on his lips, and two figures suddenly appeared in his mind.
One is Emperor Zhengde.
The second one is Zhang Yongnian.
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I originally wanted to write yesterday's update, but ended up writing it now...
