Half an hour later, the refugees in Bei City began to come out one after another. The elderly, women and children walked in front, most of them carrying rice bags. Under the watchful eyes of more than 10,000 soldiers, they walked out of Bei City shivering.
Dozens of Luoyang County government officials led them toward the upper east gate.
Yang Yuanqing rode on a tall horse and watched expressionlessly as groups of refugees walked out of Beishi City, helping the old and the young to the east. However, he discovered that these refugees really did not bring anything else with them except food.
, which made him have to admire Zhai Rang's prestige. In such a short period of time, he could make hundreds of thousands of refugees listen to his opinions. This is not something ordinary people can do.
"General, do you have anything to do with me?" Yang Dalang stepped forward and saluted and asked.
Yang Yuanqing turned to him and whispered a few words. Yang Dalang nodded, "I understand, I understand!"
He quickly left with a few brothers and disappeared into the darkness.
Several soldiers led Jingzhao Shaoyin Cui Bosu and Luoyang County Magistrate Wang Shunzhi hurriedly forward. They bowed and saluted: "See General Yang!"
"Two envoys, I'm really sorry to have you come so late!"
Cui Bosu and Wang Shunzhi both had a look of shame on their faces. Originally, the chaos in Beishi was their responsibility, but now that the matter has been dealt with, they came here.
In terms of title, Yang Yuanqing's current position is the same as Cui Bosu's, but he is an imperial envoy and his status is different. Especially when the chaos in the capital continues, they are all responsible. If Yang Yuanqing kills them with Shang Fang's sword, they will have nothing to say.
It can be said that they all felt a little uneasy when they thought of Shang Fangjian. They heard that Yang Yuanqing had just killed Qin Hao, the general led by You Nei.
Cui Bosu smiled bitterly and said: "Beizhi's family is in the south of Luoshui. We didn't know about the accident in Beishi until the second watch. Beizhi rushed to Prince Qi's Mansion again and said that King Qi had arrived in Beishi, so he came again. Unexpectedly, it had calmed down. Beizhi
Ashamed!”
Cui Bosu kept saying "humble position", which made Yang Yuanqing a little embarrassed. He pointed at Lao Linji Winery and said with a smile: "You two, please go to the winery to talk."
He could quell the riots, but to appease the refugees and stabilize food prices, he had to rely on local officials, so Yang Yuanqing was very polite and invited the two of them to sit down at the wine shop.
Yang Yuanqing sat down and said straight to the point: "Two envoys, please forgive Yuanqing for being frank. This refugee incident was not handled well, and it can even be said that he did nothing, which made the Holy Emperor very angry. Although he did not mention the two envoys for the time being, he hopes that
You know in your heart that the Holy Spirit will not let you off easily."
Wang Shunzhi sighed, "We understand in our hearts, but does the general know our difficulties?"
"I'd like to hear the details!"
"Actually, it is not difficult to deal with the refugees. The key is to comfort them well, provide them with gruel, and arrange accommodation for them, so that they will not cause trouble. We must do it well from the beginning. From the moment the refugee crisis first appears, we must
They should be placed outside the city. If this is done, there will be no Fengdu incident at all, let alone tonight's grain grab in Beishi."
Yang Yuanqing heard that they knew very well, and they all talked about the point, but they didn't do anything. He couldn't help but asked strangely: "Why not do this if you want it?"
"The key is that Magistrate Wang has no food and supplies!"
Cui Bosu also let out a long sigh, "The county magistrate has no authority to open warehouses for disaster relief. It must be decided by Jingzhao Mansion, but Jingzhao Mansion must be approved by Jingzhao Yin, who is His Royal Highness the King of Qi. We all asked for instructions several times.
, were detained by him and refused to approve, so disaster relief could not be carried out at all. We watched the chaos happen day by day, but we were unable to do anything about it. If we were convicted and dismissed for this, we would have nothing to say."
Yang Yuanqing guessed that this matter was the responsibility of King Qi Yang Jian, but he couldn't figure it out. Yang Jian knew clearly that he would bear the greatest responsibility if he failed to handle it well. In fact, he also suffered the biggest loss. He lost the emperor's trust and thus lost the trust of the emperor.
Why did he act when he had the opportunity to conquer the East Palace and such disastrous consequences? He didn't even need to do anything. He just had to delegate power to his subordinates, and they would naturally take care of it.
In this way, even if the Holy Father held him accountable, he could pass the responsibility on to his subordinates, but he chose not to do so and would rather make the matter bigger, which Yang Yuanqing couldn't figure out.
But now he has no time to think too much. The key is that he cannot repeat the same mistakes as King Qi. He smiled and said to the two of them: "We won't talk about the past things. Let's talk about the future. As long as we handle the future things well, I can
What do you think of interceding on behalf of the two of them in front of the Holy One, and at least letting the Holy One understand the whole story?"
Cui Bosu and Wang Shunzhi looked at each other, and both of them could not help but feel refreshed. They both knew in their hearts that the Holy Father would not punish their sons, but would definitely use them as backers. If Yang Yuanqing was willing to actively provide disaster relief and successfully resolve the refugees, then
At least their reputation can be preserved, and the Holy Spirit can give them a lighter punishment.
Cui Bosu and Wang Shunzhi stood up at the same time and saluted: "We are willing to fully cooperate with the general!"
"Please take a seat! You two, please take a seat!"
Yang Yuanqing quickly smiled and asked them to sit down, and then asked: "Do you two have any suggestions for dealing with the refugees in the future?"
Cui Bosu pondered for a while and said: "I think the key is food. The current intention of the Holy Spirit is to try not to open official warehouses and let wealthy private households participate in relieving the victims. The idea is good, but it is a bit unrealistic."
"Why?"
"Because the Holy Spirit's will is for the wealthy households to do what they can, without encouragement or punishment. In fact, it is to let them voluntarily provide disaster relief. But in this way, most wealthy households are unwilling to provide food. We visited a hundred
Many families said that their families were in a difficult situation and they really couldn't afford food, so this plan fell through."
Yang Yuanqing thought for a moment and asked: "How many are these people? Does the county have a list of them?"
Wang Shunzhi nodded quickly, "There is a list of them, there are about more than 6,000 households!"
"Well, Magistrate Wang will give me the list, and I will send them an invitation. I will use the Imperial Academy banquet venue to invite them the day after tomorrow."
Cui Bosu and Wang Shunzhi were shocked at the same time, "General, you cannot use violence to coerce!"
Yang Yuanqing touched his chin and laughed, "Where are you two envoys thinking? Am I, Yang Yuanqing, the kind of person who uses violence? I will persuade them and convince others with reason."
Cui Bosu and the other two secretly thought, 'If you are not that kind of person, then who will be?'
........
Yang Yuanqing gave Zhai Rang two hours. Zhai Rang also knew that he would be in danger. Although the law does not punish everyone, it is normal to arrest a leader like him. He left Bei City among the last group of people and followed the crowd.
Out of the city.
He did not dare to go to the camp area anymore. As soon as he left the city, he ran quickly along the canal. Zhai Rang did not ride a horse. In the dark, he ran eastward along the canal.
It was quiet all around, with no pedestrians. Under the moonlight, the old willow trees looked like ferocious faces, and the long willow branches looked like dancing long hair, which was particularly frightening, but Zhai Rang had no thoughts.
From what I saw, he only thought about how to escape from Yang Yuanqing's control.
At this time, a burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came from behind. He was startled. He hid behind a thick willow tree. The official road was not far away. Just dozens of steps away, under the moonlight, he saw a group of cavalry galloping past.
Come, run quickly, but your eyes are searching everywhere.
This must be the person who came to arrest him. Zhai Rang was secretly surprised. Only an hour had passed, had Yang Yuanqing gone back on his word?
He probably couldn't escape by taking the land route. His eyes fell on the canal. He faintly heard the sound of oars. Gradually, a awning flat-bottomed boat appeared in his field of vision. The person rowing the oars looked like an old man. He also
After observing it for a moment, I found that this was just an ordinary boat, nothing unusual.
"Old man, please come here!"
The old man slowly docked the boat and said with a smile: "Does this strong man call me?"
"Please give me a ride and I'll give you twenty coins!"
"I don't need your money. It doesn't matter if I bring you more than ten miles of water. Strong men, please get on the boat!"
Zhai Rang jumped out of the boat. Before he could stand up, he saw two people walking out of the cabin, looking at him with sneers on their faces. They seemed familiar. Zhai Rang suddenly remembered that these were the two people beside him when Yang Yuanqing came to negotiate.
Human?
He wanted to jump into the river, but it was too late. A huge net rushed over his head and covered him tightly.
.......
Zhai Rang's hands were tied behind his back and his eyes were covered with black cloth. Yang Dalang and Yang Sanlang pushed him into a room and took off the blindfold. He subconsciously covered the light with his hands. The bright light in front of him made him unable to open his eyes.
.
Slowly he adapted to the light. It was an empty cabin with only a small table. There was one person sitting behind the small table. It was Yang Yuanqing who had just negotiated with him not long ago.
"It's you!"
Zhai Rang glared at Yang Yuanqing, "Is the two hours up?"
"No, there's still half an hour left."
Yang Yuanqing smiled and ordered Yang Dalang: "Untie his rope!"
Yang Dalang used an ox-horn wrist knife to cut off the thin hemp rope that tied his wrists. Zhai Rang gently moved his wrists that were tied up and were numb with blood. He looked at Yang Yuanqing coldly. This person who had gone back on his word secretly thought about arresting Yang Yuanqing.
Live as a hostage.
Yang Yuanqing seemed to understand his thoughts and smiled lightly, "Do you think you will be my opponent?"
"But you promised me, two hours!" Zhai Rang said in a deep voice.
"I promised you that I would keep you safe for two hours. Am I going to kill you now?"
"you!"
Zhai Rang suddenly understood that he had been fooled. Yang Yuanqing only promised not to kill him within two hours, but that did not mean that he would not be arrested within two hours. In other words, in half an hour, he could kill him at any time, but if he wanted
Kill yourself, why let yourself go?
Zhai Rang was a little confused for a moment and asked, "What do you want?"
Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "I don't want to kill you, I just want to get to know you, buy you a drink, and make friends. Maybe one day in the future, you and I will reach some kind of tacit understanding because of our friendship tonight."
Yang Yuanqing waved his hand, "Brother Zhai, please sit down!"