Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Lu Xianzhi said so much, but he actually meant one thing, that is, he didn't want to take responsibility, he didn't want to take risks, and he didn't want to affect his official career because of the poor lives of the refugees.

Gu Yunji's voice was light, but what he said directly pierced Lu Xianzhi's heart: "My lord's original plan should be to procrastinate until the imperial court issues the regulations, and then proceed with the arrangement in an open and aboveboard manner? But the regulations have not come. The riots came first!"

"Master Lu acts so cautiously that he dares not do anything that violates the rules. I don't know if the hundreds of lives lost last night will hinder your promotion?"

Refugees and refugees are also people.Nearly a hundred people died overnight. Even if there was a legitimate reason to suppress the riot, it was impossible for Lu Xianzhi to not take any responsibility at all. As the leader of the Hangzhou government, he could not escape no matter what.

Lu Xianzhi swallowed his saliva and defended weakly: "Those people... can use the excuse of starving to death, barely...can cover up..."

Xu Chengyu couldn't listen anymore, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and he said in a deep voice: "It's this time, and you still want to procrastinate? You can cover up this time, can you cover up every time? If the refugees riot again in the future, how can you do it?" What to do? Lu Xianzhi, those are all human lives!"

What Lu Xianzhi has always been most worried about is that the refugees will start a riot before the government starts to act.

I didn't expect to be afraid of anything. The incident happened suddenly last night. Although the refugees were successfully stopped outside the city, the root of the disaster has already been planted, and there is no guarantee that there will be no next time.If someone takes this opportunity to incite people's hearts and unite with refugees from all over the world to rebel, then it will be really troublesome.

Lu Xianzhi's face was pale, but he still stubbornly refused to let go: "Anyway, wait a little longer, the edict to resettle the refugees may be coming soon..."

Seeing that he refused to enter, Cheng Yan, who has always been quiet, couldn't help asking: "Lord Lu, how long are you going to wait? Now that the city is in turmoil, people are in panic, and even the official road is blocked. Procrastinate, I still don't know what will happen!"

After speaking, Cheng Yan felt that something was wrong again, so he softened his tone a little: "Master Lu, even if you serve some porridge every day, it's okay to calm down the refugees first, at least there will be no more riots?"

After being repeatedly persuaded by several people, Lu Xianzhi's heart was shaken, but he couldn't help hesitating: "This..."

At this time, the master suddenly ran in excitedly and shouted: "My lord! The imperial edict has arrived! The imperial edict to resettle the refugees has arrived!"

Hearing this, Lu Xianzhi was shocked, and asked in disbelief, "What? The edict has arrived? Is it true!"

"Of course it's true, you'll know it when you read it." Panting heavily, the master handed him the edict in his hand, "It is said that I arrived at the post outside the city at Maoshi, but the road was blocked, so I didn't deliver it in time. Entering the city. The officers and soldiers who went to inspect found it and brought it back.”

Lu Xianzhi quickly took the edict, carefully read it several times from the beginning to the end, and after confirming that there was no problem, he clapped his hands happily and laughed loudly: "Hahahahahahaha, good! Good! It's finally here!"

"Go and notify all officials, big and small, and let them go back to the government office to discuss matters immediately, no delay!"

After finishing speaking, he turned around and handed the edict to Xu Chengyu, and said with a relaxed smile: "Mr. Xu, as you wish, now you don't have to worry about anything anymore, and you can do it freely!"

While Xu Chengyu and the others were reading the edict, Lu Xianzhi summoned a few more subordinates and ordered them one by one:

"Go to the porridge now, especially at the Dongcheng Gate, and set up a few more porridge sheds. Today is the first time the government is giving out porridge. It must be thicker. Don't be reluctant to give up the food! Remember to maintain order, there was a disturbance last night One time, it’s hard to guarantee that no one will mess up later, send more officers and soldiers to deter and awe!”

"Call together all the registered masons and carpenters in Hangzhou Prefecture, as well as the timber and adobes prepared before, and start building the temporary residences for the refugees today. There is no need to use blue bricks and stones, so as not to be difficult to demolish in the future. But Don't be fooled, if the house collapses and hurts people, I want you to look good!"

"Take my token and go to the treasury to withdraw money to buy grain. I have greeted the grain shop in the city before, and the price will be as agreed a month ago. If they dare to take the opportunity to raise the price, you will Write down the name, let them just wait for the government to settle the score, and say that I said it!"

After speaking, Lu Xianzhi felt that his throat was a bit dry, so he drank a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and after taking a breath, he continued: "Also, go to the guard to second another thousand soldiers, just in case. This time it is the imperial court The guards are supposed to support the order I issued, but I want to see if the commander dares to challenge me!"

Lu Xianzhi's words came together in one go, without any stumbling, which made Gu Yunji and Cheng Yan dumbfounded.

Gu Yunji's throat rolled, and he couldn't react for a while: "Master Lu...you have prepared everything early, and you just waited for the edict to arrive, and then started to act?"

Lu Xianzhi smiled slightly: "That's natural. Although it's mainly to delay time, it's not really just sitting and waiting. Some preliminary preparations that should be done are naturally to be done."

Hearing this, Cheng Yan showed shame: "Just now I thought Sir is a short-sighted person who disregards human life, I don't think it's me who is superficial."

Although Gu Yunji was surprised in his heart, he couldn't say he was guilty of blaming someone.Although Lu Xianzhi had made preparations, he was really hesitant before and ignored the refugees, which indirectly caused the riot last night.It can be said that every refugee who died outside the city of Hangzhou these days was inseparable from him.

He is not a good person, nor is he a villain. It can only be said that Lu Xianzhi is an egoist who is good at judging the situation and judging the situation.

But it's no wonder, if Lu Xianzhi didn't have this ability to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, how could he sit in the majestic seat of the fourth-rank magistrate at the age of more than 30?

When Gu Yunji was in a trance, the master who had not been out for a long time turned back again, with a worried face on his face: "My lord, there are not enough people. When we planned, there were only three or four thousand refugees, but now there are almost tens of thousands. There are only so many yamen servants. Most of the officers and soldiers were maintaining order, and they couldn’t take action at all.”

Lu Xianzhi pondered for a while, then said: "Then recruit more peasants and pay double the wages, I don't believe I can't recruit them!"

The master showed a wry smile: "My lord, I really can't recruit. I have tried it, not to mention double the wages, even triple the wages a day, and they would not come. Last night was like that, and the people were terrified. You can't even hide in time, so how can you take the initiative to run outside at this juncture?"

Lu Xianzhi couldn't think of any other way when he heard the words, so he frowned and fell silent.

Suddenly, Xu Chengyu said faintly: "Lord Lu, there are nearly 700 students and handymen in Luxi Academy, and they are willing to serve you."