Invincible son

Chapter 729 728 [Answer crack]

Han Gongduan brought 100 imperial troops with him on this trip, but there were only [-] imperial envoys here, and the rest were in charge of guarding the four Changping warehouses outside the city, where the life-saving food for the people of Qinzhou was stored, so naturally, there was no room for neglect.

When the first batch of disaster victims appeared outside the gate, the gate guards did not notice any abnormality, because similar situations often happened recently.These people didn't come here to make trouble, they just wanted to try their luck to get some food.

Soon, however, a second group of people appeared on the streets.

Several imperial guards looked at each other, and one of them immediately went inside to report.

When Han Gongduan arrived in stride, the entire palace of imperial envoys had been surrounded by thousands of poor people from Chengjing.

These people were thin and pale, and looked timid and cowardly, but their eyes were full of madness on the verge of despair.

Guard Xu Ren stood in front of Han Gongduan and said in a low voice, "My lord, there is something wrong with these people, please don't move forward."

Han Gongduan said in a deep voice, "Get out of the way."

Xu Ren is Li Zi's confidant, and this time he was ordered to protect the safety of the Eastern Mansion's political attendant. Seeing the densely packed victims outside Xingyuan, the air was filled with a terrifying and depressing atmosphere, and he felt a chill coming from the bottom of his heart. How dare Han Gongduan face these people.But hearing Han Gongduan's unquestionable words, Xu Ren could only choose to step aside after hesitating.

For more than a month, he has already been familiar with the temper of this political elder.

Han Gongduan walked to the edge of the steps, looked at the crowded scene below, and said loudly: "Why do you surround the imperial envoy?"

After a brief silence, the begging voices below merged into a huge wave and rushed towards him.

"Master Imperial Envoy, save us!"

"I heard that there is no more food in Changping's warehouse, and no food can be bought anywhere in the city. What should I do?"

"I beg the imperial envoy, let the imperial court bring some food!"

"The family has been out of food for many days. The adults can still carry it, but what about the children?"

"My lord, it is said that you distribute all the food to the prefectures and counties below, but the people in Chengjing are also human!"

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As more and more victims spoke, the crowd began to crowd forward, gradually approaching the stone steps outside the Xingyuan Gate.

Xu Ren was shocked when he saw this, and quickly led his subordinates to stop the victims who wanted to get close to Han Gongduan. If someone in the chaos hurt the Dongfu's politician, even Li Zi would not be able to protect him.

Han Gongduan looked gloomy. After he arrived in Chengjing, he divided powers and responsibilities with Song Ximeng, the governor of Qinzhou.He knew that as the drought intensified, the food that should have been transported to Chengjing from the counties below would be cut off directly, and the food needed by nearly a million people in the city was an astronomical figure.If they give priority to helping the victims in the city, they will definitely be able to eat up the four permanent warehouses.

But what about the disaster victims in the following prefectures and counties?
Han Gongduan is not hard-hearted, but he has to make a choice.

Considering that there are many aristocratic families in Chengjing City, Song Ximeng has been the governor here for three years, and he will not let those people manipulate him, so he decided that the people in the city will be helped by the governor's office, and no matter what, they will be deducted from the pockets of those people. out of food.

"Everyone be quiet!"

Han Gongduan shouted loudly with all his strength, and the forbidden army repeated the words under Xu Ren's command, relying on their majestic momentum to suppress the victims, and then heard Han Gongduan say: "This year's severe drought has come suddenly, and right now the entire Qinzhou There is a food shortage, I am very aware of your situation, but please rest assured, the imperial court is already arranging transportation, and soon you will be able to buy cheap food!"

The victims were skeptical. If Han Gongduan hadn't beheaded more than a dozen heads and confiscated six grain merchants when he first came to Qinzhou, his words today would never be able to appease these poor people who are already starving to the extreme.

At this time, a sharp voice suddenly shouted in the crowd: "This official is lying! Don't believe it! He distributed all the grain to the prefectures and counties below, and the Changping warehouses outside the city were sold out, just to live Starve us to death!"

"Yes, let him take out the food!"

"We want food!"

"We want food!"

"We want food!"

As people around responded to the sharp voice, the crowd became chaotic again.

Xu Ren drew his sword without hesitation and shouted angrily: "Whoever takes a step forward, kill!"

Hundreds of imperial guards drew their swords at the same time to agree, this is the most elite army soldier in Daliang, with a majestic aura like a mountain, coupled with the steel knife shining brightly under the scorching sun, the faces of the victims who rushed to the front turned pale with fright.

But at this time, they couldn't help them, the people behind continued to squeeze forward, forcing them to rush towards the steel swords of the imperial army, otherwise they would be pushed to the ground and trampled to death by countless people.

The situation was on the verge of breaking out, Xu Ren didn't care too much, and said to the subordinates beside him: "Send the adults in!"

Han Gongduan did not reprimand Xu Ren for making his own claims at this time. Under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, these disaster victims have obviously lost their minds.They rushed forward in fear and despair, yelling nonsense words in their mouths, and they were about to hit the defense line made up of flesh and blood by the imperial guards.

But Han Gongduan did not choose to leave. He looked at the victims with a complicated expression, gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Don't be foolish! Don't be impulsive! Back!"

"He doesn't distribute food to us, and the left and right are dead, everyone rush! There is food inside!"

Some people in the thousands of people kept shouting similar words, encouraging the victims to attack the imperial envoy.

Xu Ren led the imperial army to slap the victims rushing forward with the back of their swords. With their excellent psychological quality and martial arts cultivation, they gradually suppressed this turbulent wave. As the people in front were continuously beaten to the ground, most of them gradually Restore a trace of clarity.

At this time, there was only a thunderous sound of horseshoes on both sides of the long street, followed by the sound of bowstrings that made teeth sore.

The victims, who had already begun to calm down, turned their heads and saw the appearance of the cavalry, and subconsciously stepped back.

But it was already too late. Arrows rained like a curtain, drawing an arc in the air and falling into the ranks of victims.

Han Gongduan turned pale with fright, and shouted desperately, "Don't shoot the arrow!"

There were continuous screams. Although there were not many people hit by the arrows, how could these ordinary people pass through such a formation.

Han Gongduan looked at this scene, as if he was bleeding from his heart, his calm and indifferent temperament disappeared, his eyes stared at the cavalry approaching fast, and he said sharply: "Who allows you to shoot arrows to kill people?!"

The victims trembled and crouched on the ground with their heads in their hands. The scene was quiet, no longer the noise and chaos before.

However, this kind of quietness reveals a shocking depression.

The wailing of those shot by the arrow was intermittent, and bursts of desperate cries suddenly sounded from the crowd.

The cavalry dismounted and surrounded the victims, a military general strode to the bottom of the steps, cupped his hands and said: "The last general came late to rescue, I hope the imperial envoy will forgive me!"

Han Gongduan looked at his expressionless posture, his hands trembling slightly uncontrollably, and said angrily: "I ask you why you shoot arrows to kill people?"

The general raised his head to meet Han Gongduan's angry eyes, and said with a bit of fear but of course: "My lord, the general learned that there were rioters besieging the imperial envoy's office, so he hurriedly led the troops to help. At that time, seeing these rioters rushing to the gate, all I only thought about protecting the adults, and didn't think too much about it."

His expression was very calm, but Han Gongduan could see a bit of complacency in this person's eyes.

(End of this chapter)