The gatekeeper of the mansion poked his head out curiously, and immediately someone in the group shouted: "We are the accomplices invited by Li Daru, sir, don't worry!"
The gate officer sighed, just as his Futai master expected, he retracted his head again. There was no pop-up window.
Li You kicked the door hard and turned around helplessly. The princes of the imperial court were far away in the capital, and they may have believed that he was kidnapped a few days ago, but Yang Futai was stationed in Xuyi, and he had no idea what was happening under his nose.
How could there be no doubt about what happened? It’s probably just that it can’t be proven that he directed and acted on his own.
Retribution has come at this moment... Although he is facing danger, Li You knows that Xuyi has gathered more than 20,000 refugees from Sizhou. He is worried that it will intensify the conflict and cause greater trouble, so he does not let the guards use weapons at first
.
But the situation became worse and worse, and a group of about ten of them were tightly surrounded near the porch. Their personal safety was threatened, and Li You could not care anymore and ordered the guards to draw their swords in order to frighten the other party.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary people are afraid of the officers and soldiers. It is not impossible for the officers and soldiers to attack the smaller ones with more troops. But this does not seem to be the case this time. No matter how hard they are, they cannot scare them away.
There were too many opponents, many armed with sticks, and even a few armed with weapons entering the pressure formation. They all seemed to be holding their breath and were not a ball of loose sand that could be easily repelled.
At this time, Li Daru, who was calm and composed, became really anxious. If he continued to be entangled like this, he would definitely fall into the hands of the other party. Even if Shangzhi County got the news and came to rescue him, he would have to suffer a lot first. If he was unlucky, the other party would
If you really want his life, then the game will be over.
It’s been a bad year! Li You cursed in his heart. The total number of dangers he encountered in this life was not as many as during his time in Xuyi, Sizhou! If he could escape safely this time, he would definitely not stay in Xuyi for one more time and never come back again in this life.
It’s the Huaisi area! No wonder it is said that Dao Ning is a peace dog and does not engage in chaos!
Li Daru was still very surprised. Even if the people in Sizhou were strong and fierce, how could they be so angry? Now that there are rations, Xuyi is very generous in opening Changping warehouse to provide disaster relief. He can still make a living without starving to death, so the most critical moment has not yet come.
, how can you recklessly cause trouble? Aren't you afraid of being seen as robbing officials and rebelling? Rumor has it that the people of the country are the most tolerant... It's easier said than done. In fact, it only took a few breaths to be besieged until now.
, it is estimated that in a few breaths, Li Daru will fall into the hands of the thief.
Two guards had already fallen, and gaps gradually appeared in the protective circle around Li You... He felt even more faintly that what happened today was a little unusual. Judging from the ruthlessness of these people, it didn't look like the people gathered to beat and retaliate.
Officials are more likely to be killed directly.
It is said that at least 20,000 people fled from Sizhou to Xuyi. This is the group called refugees in history books. Sizhou refugees gather in groups in this small area in the west and north of Xuyi City, and some are also wandering around the city.
Any disturbance will spread very quickly.
In particular, issues related to the future survival of the ethnic group are the most sensitive to the refugees. If they have a living, they will go to make a living, and if they don't, they will rebel. These are of course the issues that the court is most worried about, so Li You was kidnapped.
In order to receive such leniency, on the one hand, Li You took the initiative to intercede, and on the other hand, he probably also considered avoiding intensifying the emotions of the refugees.
As mentioned before, after the Jiashen period, the imperial court always attached great importance to civil unrest and civil unrest. When encountering problems, their attitudes were roughly divided into two types: leniency and severity.
Specific to the Sizhou refugees this time, the attitude revealed in the imperial edict just now is obviously focused on appeasement, which can be seen by any veteran official. This is one of the reasons why Yang Futai dared to let Li You ignore his dilemma. Looking back
If you are blamed, you can defend yourself by saying that you want to use Li Dayu to appease your heart.
I digressed, but said that some news spread quickly among the refugees. For example, there was a recent incident where people from Yujia Village in the west of Sizhou City kidnapped Li Dayu, the chief river officer on the south bank of Honghu Lake during the flood season!
This made Sizhouru very relieved. Li Dayu was such a big deal! Although it was said that Wang Zhizhou’s head was caught in the door and he went to dig up the ancestral mausoleum embankment, and Li Dayu was forced to flood Sizhou and release the flood. But as long as Sizhou
He ordered the state to be flooded, so it is nothing!
However, what the Sizhou refugees did not expect was that Yujiacun did not get into trouble with the government because they married a beautiful woman from the clan to Li Dayu as a concubine and became relatives with Li Dayu! More importantly, they heard that Li Dayu
Da Ru is willing to help settle Yujiacun properly!
This made other village groups very envious. When the clan leaders and elders who were worried about the future survival of their family villages heard the news, they were all jealous of the good luck of Yujia Village. If they had known this, they would have taken action first, which not only relieved their anger but also
Solve the problem, why not do it!
How much truth can farmers who face the loess and die with their backs facing the loess all year round, farm when there are no disasters and flee from famines understand? I just feel that I can’t do what Yujiacun can do?
As the ancient saying goes, the one who created the figurines has no successors?
During this period of time, Li Daru was staring at the governor and the court with his eyes wide open, all he was thinking about was fighting for success and gain, but he did not look down. Besides, it was not his responsibility to resettle the refugees, so he did not take the refugees to heart.
, and never paid attention to it.
When Sizhou City was still there, there was a Mazhuang outside the west gate and adjacent to Yujia Village. At this time, the leader of the Mazhuang, the village head and the clan leader Ma Qianli was very troubled. Yes, this Mazhuang was the Ma family who gave birth to Wang Zhizhou's concubine.
The horse farm is the horse farm of brothers Ma Dalang and Ma Erlang.
Compared with other families, Chief Ma's worries are twofold. In addition to the worry of losing his land and his former residence and where to go, Chief Ma is even more troubled by the big trouble that Ma Dalang's family has brought to his clan.
Originally, this family had brought a lot of benefits to the clan, just because one of their daughters married Wang Zhizhou as his concubine. But who would have thought that they would be so bold as to listen to Zhizhou's lies and dig the embankment of the ancestral mausoleum.
After digging, Li Daru, who was sent by the imperial court, discovered all the clues and even Wang Zhizhou was arrested.
Who in Sizhou doesn't know that the ancestral mausoleum is where the dragon's veins are located. The mother of Emperor Taizu was conceived there and then went to Fengyang to give birth to the real dragon Yaozi. What kind of crime is digging the embankment of the ancestral mausoleum? All the ignorant villagers know it.
Behead and confiscate your home.
The Ma Dalang brothers and his son deserved to be beheaded and ransacked, and they deserved it because they were so stupid because of their sheer force. But would the clan be exterminated? Ma Qianli was terrified when he thought about it. He was afraid that the imperial court would go on a killing spree and get involved, and the entire clan would not be able to escape.
At this time, what happened in Yujiacun reached the ears of Chief Ma, as if a torch was lit in the darkness... If Yujiacun can do things that can be thousands of people, why can't the Ma family be thousands of people? There are beauties in Yujia Village, but their Ma family can't be more outstanding.
Is that so? As long as Li Daru breaks his body, he will be held accountable even if he goes to the capital to sue!
The public opinion is like this these days, because women want the three virtues and the nine virtues to be one and last forever, so whether it is passive or active, whoever exposes the virgin of a good family woman must be responsible. If you are not responsible, you will be condemned by public opinion, unless
The woman looks down on the man and does not want the man to be responsible.
This is also the reason why Li Dayu stayed away from girls from good families who had not yet left the court. The membrane was too expensive, and if it was broken, it would be used for a lifetime, and he could not afford to hurt her.
Digging out the medicine prepared according to the secret recipe of his ancestral property, Ma Qianli felt more confident. It was originally for himself as a spare, but now it might be used on Li Daru... Drink a pack of medicine, and then send a beautiful young lady to serve you, as you wish
Even Liu Xiahui was going crazy.
Thinking of this, Ma Qianli smiled slyly.
He judged that Li Dayu's route of activities in Xuyi was nothing more than the wharf, the county government office, and the governor's mansion, so he sent several tribesmen, each with a few pancakes, and sent them to stay in various places. Anyway, the refugees were separated.
There is no such thing as idle time.
Sure enough, I heard a report that Li Dayu had gone to the governor's office. Chief Ma ordered all the houses to be broken into pieces and sneaked into the county town. He agreed on a signal and set up ambushes along the way. This did not attract any attention. Since a large number of
It is very common for people from Sizhou to flock to Xuyi. However, Chief Ma still has some taboos and does not get too close to the governor's headquarters.
But the fact was unexpected to Chief Ma... The clan members who were sent to stay near the gate of the mansion ran over panting and shouted: "Uncle! That Li Dayu was intercepted as soon as he walked out of the door! Waiting here is in vain.
!”
What? Ma Qianli was shocked, could this matter be intercepted? Is there anyone else who had the same idea as him? He hurriedly led the crowd to the alley, saw the chaotic scene from a distance, and suddenly a plan came to his mind.
He yelled: "You thief, let go of Li Dayu!"
This sentence also reached the ears of Li Dayu, who was like an ant on a hot pot. He raised his eyes and saw dozens more people rushing in from the alley, like magic soldiers descending prematurely. Among them was a white-faced middle-aged man leading the way.
Suddenly a new force approached, and the group of people surrounding Li You couldn't help but stop their movements and pay careful attention to the newcomers.
When the white-faced middle-aged man came closer, he was stunned for a moment and then said with a smile: "Who is it? It turns out to be Mu Laoer! What do you want to do by surrounding the official?"
One of the first to arrive in the group snorted: "Ma Qianli, don't meddle in other people's business."
Li You had a gloomy face, listening carefully to the dialogue between the two sides, looking for clues.
Ma Qianli stopped paying attention to Mu Laoer, turned to Li You and saluted Li You from afar: "I have met Li Daru. There is a daughter in my Ma clan, and I would like to be a side wife with Daru!"
...Li You was baffled and didn't know what to say. When the tension was at stake, the man named Ma Qianli's brain was cramped and he came up with this sentence?
"As long as you don't dislike Da Ru, I will help you out today." Ma Qianli said directly.
Damn! Li You looks weird, this is taking advantage of the situation to threaten him! How can he, the dignified Li You, have no backbone! Who knows what kind of goods he brought out.
Ma Qianli continued: "Have Da Ru ever met Wang Zhizhou's concubine? Those who look similar to her are sisters from the same ancestor."
"No need to say more, it's a deal!" Li You said decisively, how could a man hesitate to save his life? His mind was as white as jade and as soft as silk, and the beauty flashed past him.
