"Emergency times call for extra measures. You guys... you can't be kind to women at this time!" Zhao Yanxun said calmly.
The expressions on the faces of several gentlemen present were very ugly. Zhao Yanxun was so disrespectful, and there was nothing they could do about it.
Under the city wall, after receiving Wang Cheng's order, although the soldiers below hesitated, they still carried out the military order conscientiously.
Even though the stewards and servants of each government were crying for their fathers and mothers, the soldiers remained unmoved and raised their sabers to chop them down.
After a "click", all the cries and howls subsided, and the scene suddenly became quiet.
Zhao Yanxun looked at the people in front of him with a serious expression and said: "Everyone, I killed a few slaves this time. If it happens again... I will pursue the case strictly!"
Strictly pursue the investigation... To understand the two words together, it means that if these people secretly send people abroad again, Zhao Yanxun will use the knife on them.
"Do what you want, don't say you didn't predict what you said!"
After saying this, Zhao Yanxun immediately turned around and walked slowly towards the city wall, and the guards immediately followed him.
After taking a look at the elders, Wang Cheng also followed Zhao Yanxun down the city wall. He didn't feel comfortable staying here.
But on the spot, after hearing the harsh words spoken by Zhao Yanxun, all the elders looked ugly.
It doesn't matter if a few slaves die, but it is embarrassing to lose face.
Their faces were trampled under Zhao Yanxun's feet, and what happened today is destined to become a laughing stock in the circle.
Fortunately, Wu Yunsheng could see the situation clearly, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The situation is stronger than the people. What happened today... I have to admit defeat!"
They had no other choice but to admit defeat. How could their little arms survive the elephant's legs of Prince Yong's Mansion?
Others have no objections at this moment. They have anger in their hearts, but at this moment they can only recognize the reality and hold it back.
After listening to Zhao Yanxun and his entourage riding away, Wu Yunsheng walked towards the city wall. He planned to collect the body and take it home.
But when they stepped down the ladder, they found that many heads were missing.
"Wang Cheng, where are their heads?" Wu Yunsheng asked angrily.
Wang Cheng felt a little guilty and carefully answered: "Masters, what the prince wants...is that these more than 30 heads will be hung in every door in Yuanyang for public display!"
It was hung at every gate in Yuanyang to show the public. Now that the city is under martial law, no one could see it. It was obviously to warn them.
With a cold snort, Wu Yunsheng saw that the soldiers next to him had hung up the heads. Wu Yunsheng didn't want to look any further and just left.
Everyone left, but did not get on the carriage immediately. The carriage was waiting for them not far away.
"Brother Wu, can this matter be settled?" someone asked in a low voice.
"What else can we do? Do you want to take revenge on the palace?" Wu Yunsheng asked.
Zhao Yanxun dared to hold Tian Jingtong hostage. In Wu Yunsheng's eyes, this young prince was incredibly courageous and could not be provoked.
"It's also my fault that I waited for bad luck and others could just transport the things back, but we were discovered!"
After hearing this, everyone sighed, but in the end they didn't say much.
In a sense, these people can actually see the situation clearly.
That's why they sent people out to transport supplies. Each prefecture is a big family, and everyone has to open their mouths to eat. They, the heads of the family, have to prepare for a rainy day.
Wu Yunsheng got on the carriage first and then embarked on the return journey.
Without the leader, the rest of the group could only stop fighting even if they wanted to make trouble.
Besides, after Wu Yunsheng got on the carriage, he ordered the driver to drive towards Xicheng.
A confidant who was accompanying him casually asked: "Master, where are we going?"
"The Hu family has stopped selling grain in the past two days, saying that their grain depot has bottomed out. This time, sir, I will make a special trip to have a look!" Wu Yunsheng said calmly.
He was a man who could take things up and put them down, so what happened just now was completely forgotten by him.
Things like face are useful or useless. For the head of a family, the survival of the family is the most important.
"I bet the Hu family won't let you see it!" he whispered.
Wu Yunsheng smiled and said calmly: "So you also think that the Hu family has hoarded a large amount of food?"
"I don't dare to speak nonsense!"
Wu Yunsheng didn't say much. The whole group would know what was going on when they saw it with their own eyes.
Under the lockdown and martial law, Nancheng, which used to be the busiest, is now in a state of depression.
The carriage was driving on the street, and the name of the Wu family allowed Wu Yunsheng to travel smoothly, and of course he also had to manage his money.
Just as Wu Yunsheng was closing his eyes to rest, he heard crying outside the car window.
"Master, we'll go back right away, we'll go back right away!"
"Go back? Go back to where?"
"Go home..."
"Fuck you, go back to prison with me, damn... I'm just letting you go back, isn't my trip in vain?"
Perhaps because they were being pushed into a hurry, the original quarrel quickly turned into a fight, and then into a fight.
The carriage stopped, Wu Yunsheng raised the curtain and asked, "What's going on?"
"Sir, some untouchables left their homes without permission. They were stopped by the officials and arrested. Now they have all been taken away!" he replied.
"Um……"
Putting down the curtain, Wu Yunsheng frowned even more.
The big families can still maintain the lockdown under martial law, but the ordinary people can't stand it. If they don't work, they really can't last long.
The poorer ones have no choice but to do some sneaky things.
In the early stage, officials can suppress them, but in the future, more and more people will go hungry, so what should we do?
In Yuanyang City, there are only three thousand officials plus soldiers. Even if the servants of various large households are included, there are only five or six thousand at most.
But there are 100,000 mouths in Yuanyang City. If they make trouble... it will be a big deal.
"Perhaps, we can ask the governor's Yamen to issue an order to open the city gates... No entry but no exit!" Wu Yunsheng said in a low voice.
These people were forced to survive. As long as the city gates were opened and they were told to find a way to survive outside the city, they did not need to be driven away by officials. They would rush out on their own.
After all, ordinary people don't know the horrors outside the city.
When thinking about this, Wu Yunsheng didn't feel any burden in his heart. In his eyes, the people at the bottom were expendable pariahs.
"Sir... Hujiaxiang is just ahead!" the attendant announced from outside the car.
The Hu family does not live here, but this is their family's granary, and it is also the largest granary in Yuanyang City.
It is said to be a granary, but it is actually a large courtyard. In order to prevent thieves, the courtyard was built with two walls, and servants stood guard to patrol it constantly.
Due to the city's lockdown, and more importantly, no business, the door to the outer wall of the Hu family's granary was closed tightly at the moment, and there was no one outside.
Getting out of the carriage and looking at the situation outside the granary, Wu Yunsheng whispered: "The drama is all done... But before dawn yesterday morning, I couldn't hide the news that they were transporting grain from outside the city!"
"Master Mingjian!"
"Knock on the door, I've come in person, they can't push me back easily!" Wu Yunsheng said solemnly.
With a wave of his hand, several servants accompanying him immediately stepped forward.
But when they were about to pull the door knocker, one of the servants looked through the crack of the door but did not see the bolt.
"Master, the door is closed!" the servant reported.
"What a trick!" Wu Yunsheng cursed secretly.
"Open the door, go in and take a look, and tell me that I, Wu Yunsheng, am here in person!"
After listening to the order, the servants immediately pushed the heavy door, making a "creak" sound.
The voice was harsh, and Wu Yunsheng couldn't help but frown.
The door was opened, and several servants stepped inside. They were frightened by the scene inside.
