After Pei Yue killed Chen Xinjia, he came to the edge of the steps and stood there, leaning his sword on the ground and said loudly: "Dear young and old men of Chengjing City, this man is the commander of Chengjing Guards. As a military general of the imperial court, he has disregarded human life. Now he has

You must believe that the imperial court will never give up on any of the people of Daliang, let alone let you starve to death."

If he had said this right after he arrived, even if the people were afraid of the strength of the Wei camp and dared not refute, they might not believe it in their hearts, and sooner or later they would be instigated by people with ulterior motives.

However--

The Zhongshan Marquis' long sword was still dripping with blood. What they saw with their own eyes was certainly not a lie. As the saying goes, a thousand words are worth a sword, and Chen Xinjia used his own life to prove that Pei Yue's words were worthy of belief.

Even then I heard some people shouting: "Thank you, Marquis Pei!"

Pei Yue felt relieved and continued to persuade: "Everyone, it is definitely not okay for you to gather around the imperial envoy like this. It will damage the dignity of the court. Let's do this. Since you are common people in Chengjing City and you must live in various houses, please invite me.

Ten people from each workshop will be left as representatives, and the Imperial Envoy will definitely help you get food later. The rest of you will go home first and don't gather here, okay?"

As soon as these words came out, the sadness on the people's faces subsided slightly, and they no longer forced themselves to cause trouble.

After a burst of noise, only a few hundred people were left outside the imperial envoy's camp. The rest dragged their tired bodies away. The bodies of the people who were shot and killed under Chen Xinjia's order were also brought back by their relatives.

Pei Yue felt particularly heavy as he listened to the cries gradually receding.

But at this moment, he had no time to feel sad. He turned around and said to Deng Zai: "Assign five hundred people to escort the Chengjing Guards back to the camp. They are not allowed to leave the camp privately without my order. If the generals in the camp dare to make trouble, you can directly let Bei Wei

Kill the chickens in the camp to scare the monkeys.”

Deng Zai bowed and responded: "Follow the order!"

This time, Pei Yue only led a thousand troops to attack the city. The five thousand cavalry led by Tang Linfen were nowhere to be seen. Not only was Pei Yue confident that these one thousand men could control the situation in the city, but more importantly, Tang Linfen had other troops.

heavy responsibility.

After stabilizing the situation, Pei Yue walked up to Han Gongduan, saluted solemnly and said, "I have met Mr. Participating in Politics."

Song Ximeng and Chengjing Prefecture Yin Luqi, who were standing next to them, looked puzzled. Why was the Marquis of Zhongshan so arrogant in front and respectful in the back?

Han Gongduan said with emotion: "Marquis Pei doesn't need to be polite."

Pei Yue glanced at Song Ximeng, and then said softly: "Take out half of the food in the Changping warehouse first, at least to ensure that things like today will not happen again in the city."

Lu Qi looked around, wanting to speak out to dissuade him but he didn't have the courage. In his opinion, today's chaos was obviously planned secretly by someone. The people in the city were far from exhausted. After all, the major families had

The porridge shop is always open. Although the porridge can only be called rice soup, it can always fill your stomach and prevent you from starving to death.

The prefectures and counties below are different, because the first one is not as rich as the wealthy families in the city, and the second one lacks strong enough supervision. For more than a month, it has been supported by the food in the four Changping warehouses.

If the grain from Changpingcang is used to provide relief to the people in the city, there will definitely be problems in the counties below.

But standing in front of him was a prince, a political participant and his own Shangguan Qinzhou governor.

Shi, it's definitely not his turn to speak in this situation.

Han Gongduan did not agree immediately. Instead, he looked at Song Ximeng and asked, "What does Song Fangbo think?"

Song Ximeng pondered and said: "Now it seems that this is the only way. After all, the capital cannot be in chaos. It is shameful to say that I am the governor of Qinzhou, but I have no way to deal with these local wealthy families. I know they are hiding food, but...sigh."

He cupped his hands and said: "Pei Hou, Master Han, I will submit a confession to Your Majesty."

Pei Yue and Han Gongduan looked at each other and saw strong confusion in each other's eyes.

How could Song Ximeng be the governor of Qinzhou, but judging from his performance during this period, the governor seemed to be just a decoration. Before Han Gongduan arrived, he could only guard Changping Cang, and his only contribution was to Cang Pingcang. Sinograin is not in deficit, otherwise there will definitely be big problems.

After Han Gongduan came to Qinzhou, Song Ximeng immediately took the initiative to hand over all authority. Except for daily government affairs, all matters related to disaster relief were left to Han Gongduan alone.

Although Dongfu's participation in politics and his dual status as an imperial envoy did have this power, Song Ximeng's behavior was too weird.

Pei Yue did not attack on the spot, but said calmly: "Uncle Song Fang, I hope the governor's office can try its best to cooperate with the rest of the matter." Biquku

Song Ximeng nodded and said: "My lords, please rest assured, but I will never refuse or pervert my orders."

A brief conversation ended here.

The representatives elected by the people gathered together. When they heard that the court was about to release grain, and everyone could buy grain tomorrow, they couldn't help but smile. They were grateful to Pei Yue and Han Gongduan who came down the steps, and they knelt down and kowtowed.

Pei Yue asked his subordinates to help these people up and said warmly: "Everyone, please go back. There will be people from the government selling grain in front of each village at noon tomorrow. Remember to tell your neighbors when you go back not to push, crowd, or rob. This is Hou's sword never hesitates, and those who make trouble had better weigh their own heads."

Everyone responded in awe.

After the people left, Pei Yue finally had time to look at the mansion in front of him and couldn't help but sigh: "Master Han, you are too frugal."

The imperial envoy's residence was just a very ordinary three-entry house, which was roughly the same as Pei Yue's original house in Green Willow Village.

For a concubine who established his own business, such a house would be a dream come true.

Yes, but it is obviously not worthy of Han Gong Duandong's political participation and the status of imperial envoy.

The two of them walked into the mansion together. Han Gongduan said calmly: "It hasn't rained in Qinzhou for half a year. Your Majesty ordered me to help the people. If I really live in the mansions prepared by those aristocratic families, how will the people think of me participating in the government of Dongfu?"

Pei Yue said in a complicated tone: "These people are so bold that they don't even take Mr. Han seriously."

Han Gongduan smiled softly and said: "After all, I can't draw a sword to kill in front of thousands of people. Naturally, I can't scare these people. The so-called aristocratic families are the remnants of the former Wei clan. They are very good at pretentiousness and disguise, and they will take off themselves in everything. They have to be clean, and it is as difficult as going to heaven to catch them. Since there is no handle, how can the court punish them without teaching them?"

Pei Yue was stunned, then lost

He smiled and said, "Master Han's words are really impressive."

Of course Han Gongduan could understand the implication of his words and said calmly: "Even in the pre-Wei Dynasty, the Han family in Luling was not considered a powerful family, although my ancestors yearned to be one of them. There are always good and bad sides to everything in the world. The Han family back then If you can't get ahead, the resistance to change afterwards won't be too great, it's just a matter of gain and loss."

Pei Yue knew that he was referring to the fact that the Han family had taken the initiative to clear away nearly half of their farmland to nearby people, and this action had never stopped.

If this were not the case, Han Gongduan would not be able to enter the center even if he stayed for another twenty years.

The two of them came to the rather simple study room. After they sat down separately, Mr. Han personally served tea, then bowed and left, closing the door behind him.

There were Pei Yue's soldiers guarding the door.

Pei Yue said slowly: "Mr. Han, besides Chen Xinjia, how much information do you have?"

There was a brief silence in the study.

After Han Gongduan came to Qinzhou, apart from beheading a dozen heads at the beginning, he has been busy since then, guarding four Changping warehouses to help people in various places. There is nothing he can do about the grain merchants who are hiding like turtles. Although he With the insistence of his Majesty, Qinzhou has been struggling to support itself. However, as the next ruler who is highly valued by His Majesty, Han Gongduan's performance will naturally be underestimated. Biquku

He took a sip of tea and said seriously: "The seven major aristocratic families in the city are the masterminds behind today's chaos. I have deliberately shown weakness during this period in order to catch their fox tail and then go all out. Originally, I wanted to use Nan With the strength of the army, I don’t expect you to arrive in such time, but it will save you a lot of trouble."

Pei Yue felt a little ashamed. In fact, he had already thought about how to solve the problem in Qinzhou a long time ago. Han Gongduan was completely kept in the dark, which is why Emperor Kaiping made that joke at that time.

In the eyes of Wang Qi and others, Pei Yue seemed to have nothing to do during this period and was only thinking about going south to meet his bride. In fact, when he was still in Yongzhou, he had already sent a messenger south to contact Han Gongduan.

After thinking for a while, Pei Yue said: "The heat should be enough."

Han Gongduan recalled the strategy that Pei Yue had explained in the secret letter before, and said with a little worry: "You are going to invite me to the urn, aren't you afraid that those people will hesitate to move forward?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said: "Master Han, I just want to treat the big shots in Chengjing to a meal."

Han Gongduan couldn't help laughing and said: "What if these big shots don't want to show their respect?"

Pei Yue smiled and said calmly: "I brought some people into the city. I believe they have received the news by now, so they have to come."

"when?"

"Tomorrow at noon."

"where?"

"Your place is too simple, so just choose a bar in the city."

Han Gongduan looked at Pei Yue's calm and calm appearance, and couldn't help but remember that at the court meeting in Kyoto, he took the initiative to retaliate because of Pei Yun's beating. At that time, Pei Yue was just a domineering nobleman in his heart, but naturally he would not do so now. Adhering to this view, after deliberation for a while, he remembered something in his mind and asked in a low voice: "When will the food arrive?"

Pei Yue smiled slightly and said calmly: "On the way."
Chapter completed!