Chapter 59: The hidden dangers of Guanzhou are gradually revealed
Disasters are uninterrupted. In August of the second year of Zhenguan, there was a severe frost in Henan and Hebei.
To be honest, Li Zhiyun never expected that the weather would become so weird. Whether it was a locust plague, a flood, or even a drought, Li Zhiyun could accept it.
However, Li Zhiyun still finds it hard to accept that the weather has turned colder in vain and damaged crops.
This time, it is the land of several states in Hebei and Henan.
The losses and civilian casualties made Li Zhiyun sleepless again.
The emperor had insomnia, so his ministers naturally had to work overtime 996 hours a day, in three provinces and six departments, with the lights on day and night.
"Sigh." Li Zhiyun pinched the bridge of his nose with a headache, and his whole face looked gloomy.
It is only the second year of Zhenguan, and there is still another year of disaster.
Mudd, just thinking about it makes me dizzy.
Now Li Zhiyun is extremely lucky that he killed the Turks first, otherwise he and Jie Li would have had to kill the white horse in the Wei River and become half-brothers.
"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Dan, Yan and other prefectures." Xue Shou sent the urgent report.
Li Zhiyun took it over to check, and after a moment he said speechlessly: "There is actually a hailstorm."
He has no time to complain. All he can do now is to quickly organize people to go to the disaster area to provide relief.
Otherwise, the people will not be able to live in peace again.
Hebei, Guanzhou.
The governor Liu Junhui and the chief governor Li Gang were mobilizing people outside the city to help the victims.
"Your Majesty has an order to open the charity warehouse to provide relief to the people. I am ordered by the saint and should follow the holy precepts, open the city gate and let the people enter the city!"
The governor Liu Junhui waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to open the city gate.
The people looked at him excitedly and immediately burst into cheers.
Li Gang frowned and reminded: "Your Majesty, is it inappropriate to do this?"
"What's wrong?" Liu Junhui was puzzled.
Li Gang said: "If we let the victims into the city, wouldn't the victims from the six counties of Guanzhou all converge on us? How can this small city accommodate so many victims?"
He is not a selfish person. He was born in Guanzhou and loves his hometown more than anyone else. But when he thinks that tens of thousands of people will gather here, Li Gang can't help but feel numb.
"It doesn't matter." Liu Junhui said: "Your Majesty has a decree, and we must take good care of the victims. When I govern the place, I must abide by your Majesty's orders. Li Changshi, you are thinking too much."
Li Gang said: "It's not that I think too much, but we simply don't have that much food to help the people in Guanzhou. Once the food is gone, how will the people be resettled?"
Liu Junhui said: "This matter will be handled by my own officials. You don't have to interfere."
After saying that, Liu Jun would turn around and leave.
Seeing this, the officials on the side persuaded him: "Li Gong, Governor Liu is also worried about the people. You must understand him."
"I know this, but you have to understand what kind of chaos it will cause if we let the people into the city. Have you considered it?"
When the man heard this, he immediately stopped talking.
People in the city naturally don't want the victims to go in and share their food, but the victims also want to survive. Do you still need to think about what kind of chaos will happen in the end?
Soon, within two days, the victims gave their answers.
riot!
People don't worry about scarcity but about inequality.
When the victims see the people in the city eating and drinking well, they feel extremely unbalanced. The kind-hearted victims may not do anything, but the victims with evil intentions cannot help but start a crime wave.
The police officers were busy providing disaster relief and suppressing the riots.
This kind of disaster relief performance is basically a failure.
Li Gang couldn't help but go to the Governor's Mansion to discuss the matter with Liu Jun.
At the entrance of the mansion, Li Gang had just arrived when he saw Liu Junhui welcoming a man in black robes into the mansion.
He couldn't help but secretly wonder, who would Liu Jun meet at this time?
He originally wanted to go out and ask questions directly, but because of the hardships he suffered in Chang'an, Li Gang endured his temper and quietly returned to his home.
At this moment, Liu Junhui is meeting his old friend.
This man is none other than Liu Heitai, the tycoon who escaped from Li Zhiyun's hands back then!
After Dou Jiande's defeat, Liu Heitai was as heartbroken as a lamp. The boss took the lead in surrendering and went to Chang'an to enjoy the popular food and drink spicy food. It seemed that there was no need for him to continue fighting life and death, so he simply went back to his hometown to hide and farm the land honestly.
He thought he would spend the rest of his life like this.
But unexpectedly, God gave him a chance.
Since the new emperor changed his reign, the Tang Dynasty has been plagued by disasters and the people have been in dire straits. Liu Heitai's unwillingness to be lonely began to stir again.
Originally, he planned to start the uprising last year.
But he didn't expect that the court's disaster relief efforts were so effective and the disaster was quickly restored. This year, Hebei suffered another disaster, which allowed Liu Heitai to see an opportunity.
"The imperial court should be out of food this time. I have calculated that they will definitely not have any extra food reserves to fight the Turks and provide disaster relief. Now is the best time to raise troops. As long as I wave my arms, my former colleagues will definitely gather in response.
!" Liu Heitai said to Liu Junhui swornly.
"I don't doubt the general's ability, and I think I can take action now. Now I have put all our people into the city under the pretext of relieving the victims. As long as the general takes action, we will be able to quickly gather troops and occupy Guanzhou.
But General Dou Gong is still in Chang'an now. If we do this, will his life be in danger?"
Liu Heitao said sinisterly: "Have you never thought about it, if Li Zhiyun dares to kill Mr. Dou, what will happen to our colleagues?"
Hearing this, Liu Junhui's eyes lit up.
No need to think about it, he must hate the imperial court to death.
"The general is wise!"
"We'll talk about whether Ying is wise or not. There's only one thing on my mind right now, rebellion!" Liu Heitai said coldly: "Li Zhiyun killed us all in Hebei back then. This time, I want to let him have a taste of being killed."
taste!"
Although his tone was harsh, Liu Junhui was not very optimistic that they would be able to invade Chang'an one day. In his expectation, as long as they could separate Hebei.
"General, when will we take action?"
"Don't worry, I have asked my brother to gather men in the city. As soon as I give the order, they will definitely sweep across Guanzhou. For now, you have to continue to collect food. When we raise an army in the future, it will be used as a military food reserve."
"Yes, I understand."
"Okay, I'll leave first, and you can keep an eye on this place."
Liu Junhui was stunned and advised: "General, why don't you stay? It's chaotic outside and it's not safe for you to go out."
"Wrong, it is the safest for me now." Liu Heita said: "If there were no victims, I would not dare to leave my hometown. It is because of the victims that I can come and go freely. Remember, when I
If there is an uprising, you must immediately control all officials and wait for my order."
"yes!"
Liu Heitai nodded and asked Liu Jun to take care of some things before he stood up and left.
After leaving Liu Junhui's residence, Liu Heitai quickly entered the area where the victims gathered.
He found a few confidants and told them: "Immediately send people to keep an eye on those official residences, especially Liu Junhui. Be sure to keep a close eye on them."
"Brother, isn't Liu Jun one of our own?" The younger brother was puzzled.
"Yes, Brother Hei, will Liu Jun keep an eye on him too?"
Liu Heitai said coldly: "Except for me, no one else can be trusted. Don't forget, even a noble and virtuous person can betray Mr. Dou, let alone a Liu Junhui. We must rebuild the world and rebuild the country, so we must not be careless."
The younger brothers looked at each other and agreed, then stepped back to do their work.
Upon seeing this, Liu Heitai smiled. For him, rebellion was the most exciting thing.
Farming?
snort!
What can I do by farming? If I can't make a fortune, I can only wait for death.
Those who are covered with silkworms are not sericulture farmers!