This man was wearing a big cloak and looked young. In the dim light, you could see that he was smiling.
Jiang Erniang was heartbroken, and her previous courage to attack Duan Laoer was gone. But thinking of her mother and sister, she mustered up the courage to say, "Someone wants to kill my mother. Please save my mother!"
She felt this request was excessive.
When conflicts occurred in the village in the past, most of the time the village leader and village elders would get together to discuss and resolve the issue.
The Duan family is the most common surname in the village, and most of the village elders are their own family members. When Duan Laoer came to harass Ma family, Ma family also went to the village elders for help.
The village elders started to scold Duan Laoer, and someone even kicked him.
But soon Duan Laoer came for the second time.
Ma went to the village elders for help for the second time, but this time the village elders just scolded Duan Laoer.
The third time, the village elders just looked at Mr. Ma calmly.
One of the village elders looked at Mr. Ma, nodded, and said in a hoarse voice: "He is a good childbearer."
Ma returned home and fell ill that night.
She fell for two days, and Jiang Erniang and her sister watched over her every day. She prayed countless times, asking God to save her mother.
Perhaps her piety moved God, and Ma was able to get out of bed on the third day.
Jiang Erniang felt that the gods were protecting her and her mother. Every time before falling asleep, she would devoutly thank the gods and continue to beg the gods with some embarrassment...
But the gods never favored her again.
But she still prayed every day, not wanting anything in return, but just thanking the gods for their kindness.
To this day, when she encounters a desperate situation, the first thing she does is pray.
Then, a group of cavalry came.
God!
Jiang Erniang had tears in her eyes and felt that there was light all around her.
"He wants to kill my mother-in-law!"
"who?"
The man asked gently.
Jiang Erniang turned around and pointed to the shed.
"Duan Laoer!"
After hearing the sound of horse hooves, Duan Laoer stopped the violence.
The man stood up and said calmly: "Come out!"
The entire temporary settlement came out.
"But the army from Haicheng?"
The village elders are here.
"I've seen the general!"
Muramasa hurried over.
The man pointed inside and said, "Kick people out!"
Duan Laoer inside heard something was wrong and quickly raised his hand and came out, "Little Duan Laoer, I'm here to deliver pancakes to Mr. Ma!"
With that said, Duan Laoer took out half a piece of cake from his arms.
Since yesterday, the three members of the Ma family have had a small bowl of paste every day, while Duan Laoer has had pancakes to eat.
Some of the survivors also raised questions and were immediately kicked out by Duan's people.
If you go out in this weather, you won’t survive a day!
That man never came back.
Next came Ma.
Ma's clothes were messy, but at least he was not humiliated.
She was shivering while adjusting her clothes in the cold wind.
When people live to this extent, they only have one thought...keep living!
Once you lose this idea, you become a zombie.
"Sister!"
Jiang Sanniang rushed out of her home, threw herself beside her sister, and looked at Duan Laoer timidly.
Ma looked at the cavalry, then at the village elders and village chiefs, and said, "Thank you, general. I'll be fine."
The man smiled, turned around and said, "Get some hot water somewhere."
Jiang Erniang looked at her mother in confusion, thinking that Duan Laoer had wanted to kill her before, but why didn't she ask for help?
She walked to her mother, raised her head and whispered: "Mom, he is a good person."
Ma smiled stiffly at the village elders, who responded stiffly.
() smile.
Ma patted her daughter on the head and said, "They can leave, but we can't leave!"
"But they were sent by the gods!" Jiang Erniang said.
"The gods..." Ma murmured: "Life is bad enough, the gods have no time to deal with the poor."
Duan Laoer went to the village elder, whispered something, turned around, and smiled at Ma's mother and daughter.
Jiang Sanniang shuddered.
Ma's face was ashen.
Jiang Erniang thought about the harassments and the desperate situation before, and somehow she shouted: "General, he is the one who wants to kill A Niang!"
When the man turned around, Jiang Erniang pointed at Duan Laoer and said, "He said before that he wanted to kill my mother and us."
The man pointed at Duan Laoer, and the two big men walked over.
Muramasa apologized and said with a smile: "It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding!"
A village elder handed over his hand and said, "The second lady is a good boy and is here to help. The second lady is ignorant and just blathers!"
Duan Laoer said with a smile: "I will never go back to you, villain."
A big man came over, holding Duan Laoer by his collar, and turned around and asked, "Is it him?"
"Second Lady!" Ma screamed.
"It's her!" Jiang Erniang shouted.
Snap!
The big man slapped his hand across the face and cursed: "You damn man, can't you see how miserable that woman is?"
Duan Laoer was panicked, "The villain and her are in love..."
"Like-minded? What you are doing is quite interesting, tearing and beating..."
The big man slapped him with his backhand and said with satisfaction: "The two sides are finally symmetrical."
The man stood on the edge, looked ahead, and asked, "Has anyone from Haicheng sent anyone to investigate?"
Muramasa was dumbfounded, "I've been here for more than ten years, and then left after just one look."
"Just take one look and leave?"
The man ordered: "Keep an eye outside and don't let anyone make a surprise attack."
"Don't worry, my lord!"
What kind of prince?
Everyone felt that they heard wrongly.
Over there, a sergeant was boiling water in a pot. He opened the bag from the horse that accompanied him, took out the dry biscuits, and baked them by the fire.
Jiang Erniang heard the sound of swallowing saliva.
She couldn't help but swallow her saliva. In her ear, her mother, Ma, whispered: "I'll find a home for you later. Go to Haosheng and work. Don't be lazy..."
Why?
Jiang Erniang felt fear in her heart, "Aniang, I won't leave!"
The man discussed with the person for a few words, then turned around and waved.
Jiang Erniang pointed at herself, the man nodded, and she walked over slowly.
"How old are you?" the man asked with a smile.
"eleven."
"Where's my mother?"
"Aye has gone, and my mother-in-law is there!"
Jiang Erniang pointed at her mother, and Ma smiled flatteringly.
The man nodded, "Is there still food in the village?"
Jiang Erniang nodded and shook her head.
"Yes, they do, but we don't!"
Ma's face turned pale and she led Jiang Sanniang over.
"What did you eat yesterday?" the man asked.
"A small bowl of thin paste."
"Ask me!" The man pointed at Muramasa, and a middle-aged man next to him walked over.
"There is still half a bag of wheat flour." Muramasa said honestly.
The man came back and said, "My lord, luckily we got some food here, but other places may not be able to survive."
"Yeah!" The man frowned, "Then they dispersed and went to various places. Besides... the old thief!"
"exist!"
"Go to Haicheng and find Liao Jiang. There is no need to say anything else, just say that I will be there soon."
"yes!"
Dozens rode away.
The man turned around and looked at Ma. "Have you ever gone to ask for help?"
() Ma glanced at Muramasa and said, "I went and said I was driven back by the checkpoint."
"Mr. Ma, don't talk nonsense!" Muramasa shouted, and then said with a smile: "I'm not rushing, I'm saying that I'm afraid of the plague and I can't leave without permission."
The man said noncommittally: "There is a great epidemic after the great disaster. I didn't expect Liao Jiang to have such insight!"
At this time, someone brought a piece of cake. The man took it, looked at Ma and her daughter, tore off half of it and handed it over.
"Don't dare, I'm not hungry!"
Ma felt that the origin of this cavalry team was strange, how could he dare to ask for food?
"Eat!"
The man handed the cake to Jiang Erniang.
Jiang Erniang tore half of the cake into three parts, with her sister having the most, followed by her mother, and hers having only a little.
The man called Muramasa over and said, "Food will be distributed according to the old, weak, sick and disabled. Don't favor the rich."
"Yes!" Muramasa responded.
When Jiang Erniang saw that he was about to leave, she felt panicked and asked timidly: "Is the general sent by the gods?"
The man smiled and said, "Why do you say that?"
"I prayed to the gods earlier." Jiang Erniang looked up at him.
The man smiled, "Then what else do you want to pray for now?"
"I want to ask the gods to stop Duan Lao'er from harassing my family." Jiang Erniang pointed at Duan Lao'er.
"good!"
The man responded casually, mounted his horse, and said, "Second brother!"
"The Duke."
"Cast him!" the man pointed at Duan Laoer and said.
"No!"
As Duan Laoer howled, the man led the men and horses away.
Subsequently, the Ma family was alienated by the villagers.
No one comes near them.
Ma sniffed, found firewood, took out the little wheat flour he had hidden at the time, and cooked it into a paste.
No one came to snatch it, and no one came to accuse it, but the calm look in their eyes made the mother and daughter extremely uneasy.
In despair, Jiang Erniang began to pray again.
Jiang Sanniang asked confusedly: "Sister."
"Yeah!" Jiang Erniang tilted her head and looked at her.
"Why don't you ask His Majesty?"
"Your Majesty, who is it?"
...
Haicheng.
In the early morning, the city gate opened, and the victims outside got up one after another and looked at the city gate expectantly.
...
On the other side, the checkpoint on the official road welcomed thousands of cavalry.
"Stop! Stop!"
The sound of horse hooves rumbled.
"Draw the sword!"
someone shouted.
Thousands of swords were drawn out of their sheaths. Dozens of soldiers on duty were frightened out of their wits and hurriedly avoided them.
The horse was pulled away, and someone shouted: "Why are you blocking it?"
The general leading the team said, "It's the envoy's order."
"Ask why you intercepted?"
The war horse arrived in front of the general and snorted.
The general lowered his head and said nothing.
"I'm in a bad mood!"
He heard some impatient voices.
Immediately, his neck felt cold, and the horizontal knife was already in place.
"The envoy said that the people should be sealed in place!"
After the general finished speaking, his whole body went limp and he collapsed on the ground.
"Walk!"
The cavalry roared away.
The general got up and said, "Damn it! What kind of cavalry is this?"
Ta-ta-ta!
Another group of cavalry rushed over, but they were familiar.
"Where are the cavalry?" the visitor asked.
The general cursed: "I just left. Damn, you were so fierce. You almost killed me! Do you know their origins?"
"It's the Duke of Qin!"
...
Liao Jiang is a fastidious person. When he first came to Huazhou to serve, he brought his entourage
There are more than two dozen maids.
When he arrived in Huazhou, his meals were cooked by the cooks he brought with him, and his documents were all handled by the staff he brought with him.
Sima Wenqing was a little disgusted with the envoy at first, but after learning about Liao Jiang's background, his disgust turned into a crazy embrace.
The emperor's confidants were also divided into three, six or nine levels, and Liao was the first.
Once such thick legs are embraced, when Liao Jiang is promoted, as one of his own, Wen Qing's career will naturally be taken care of by Liao.
This is a party!
Early in the morning, Liao Jiang drank tea that was also limited in Chang'an, stroked his beautiful beard, and asked: "How much food is left?"
Wen Qing said: "Some have been released recently, and emergency response has been mobilized from various places. There are still 80% left."
"That's enough!" Liao Jiang said nothing, and Wen Qing tried to say: "Your Majesty, the floods are serious everywhere. It has been ten days. If we don't provide disaster relief, I'm afraid people will starve to death!"
"Old Wen, you have been away from Chang'an for a long time and you don't know the changes in Chang'an."
Wen Qing was stunned, "Please give me some advice."
Liao Jiang took a sip of tea and said, "You have to look at the general trend. There are more and more refugees nowadays. Why?"
"There are many people but little land!" Wen Qing said casually.
"That's right! There are many people but little land, but if the people are there, you can't go and kill them, right?" Liao Jiang said calmly.
A chill ran down Wen Qing's spine, "I'm... afraid of impeachment from above."
"That's why I said you don't know the changes in Chang'an." Liao Jiang shook his head, "Now Chang'an is focusing on northern Xinjiang. Every time when local governments report natural disasters, the central government just says to provide relief on their own."
"Why is this?" Wen Qing was not as well informed as Liao.
"I'll teach you to be a good boy!" Liao Jiang said with a smile: "There are many people in this world but little land. When there is a natural disaster, we should provide relief, right? But where does the money and food come from? In recent years, the expenses of the imperial court have become increasingly large. Is it possible for the government to provide relief?
North Korea and China cutting spending?"
Wen Qing nodded subconsciously.
"You!" Wen Qing had already become a disciple of the Liao family, so Liao Jiang was quite kind to him and pointed at him with a smile, "Those ministers have worked so hard for the country... These are all lies. The truth is,
No one wants to suffer!"
What about that world... Wen Qing didn't dare to ask this question.
"There are too many people in the world." Liao Jiang repeated this point of view again.
Wen Qing suddenly felt a chill running down his spine, "You mean... to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
"Confused!" Liao Jiang said with a dark face, "What is a natural disaster? It is God's will. God's will is like this, so what can you do?"
Wen Qing apologized and said, "I am just worried that too many people will die... which will affect your promotion at the end of this year."
"Just because I want to be promoted, I have everyone sealed off!"
"you......"
"Once the passage from Huazhou to the outside is opened, the details of the Huazhou disaster will be known to the outside world."
Liao Jiang said: "You have to know that His Majesty has many enemies. I am going to Zhongshu this time, and some people are waiting to intercept him! Hey! Interception! Are you worthy?"
Something seemed to be interrupted in Wen Qing's mind, "Are you worried that your enemies will impeach you based on this? But after all, you can't hide it!"
"When I get into Zhongshu, what will happen if the flood in Huazhou comes out again?"
Liao Jiang said calmly: "Who would fall out with His Majesty just to kill some common people and the Liao family? Besides, after I leave, Huazhou will still be Your Majesty's Huazhou!"
Wen Qing was a little confused, and then he thought that he could take over as the governor of Huazhou... He looked at Liao Jiang, who nodded, "Understood?"
Wen Qing said, "I understand, the flood in Huazhou caused me to do my best to provide relief, but God's will cannot be violated..."
"Old Wen."
"exist!"
"Remember, people are like grass!"
"yes!"
"If you cut grass once, it will grow again next year!"
Liao Jiang raised his teacup, smiled and prepared to take a sip.
"Your Majesty!"
A clerk rushed
When he came in, his face turned red, "Someone claimed to be from Northern Xinjiang and rushed into the city!"
"who?"
Wen Qing's heart tightened, and she stood up and asked.
"No need to worry." Liao Jiang smiled and said, "When it comes, it will come.
Yang Xuanyuan is in Northern Xinjiang and wants to command me from a distance. Is he worthy?"
"Right here!"
There were noisy sounds outside.
A middle-aged man walked in.
He looked at Liao Jiang, "Shijun Liao?"
Liao Jiang nodded lightly, "It's me!"
"I, Jia Ren, have been ordered by the Duke to inform the envoy. The Duke will arrive soon!"
Those pampered hands shook, and the teacup fell on the table, rolled over, and landed on Liao Jiang's feet...
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