Although Cao Ang came south with a light chariot, he had many guards with him. Xin Cuo, Ma Tong and two men led 500 people to guard the side, and they also carried a large number of carriages, bows and arrows.

When it comes to his own safety, Cao Ang is very timid. The journey from Lishi to Luoyang is not stable, and Cao Ang does not want to die before he is born, and lose his life in the hands of some thieves.

When they were about to enter the city this time, Cao Ang ordered Xin Cuo and Ma Tong to lead a hundred men each to the outside of Anyi City to kill the butchers in various places.

There are no good people who can sell human flesh.

Cao Ang knew very well that the fastest and most effective way to solve the problem was to distribute food to the people. But Cao Ang now had no food, so he could only resort to the next best thing to resolve the people's anger.

The common people eat human flesh every day. They seem to depend on these meat dealers for their livelihood, but deep down, they probably hate these people to the core.

Only with the brains of these people can the common people believe that Cao Ang loves them.

Xin Cuo and Ma Tong were both veterans. It didn't take long for each of them to come to Cao Ang with a group of heads and a bunch of prisoners. Cao Ang didn't even go to interrogate them, but had people push them to the city gate.

At this time, countless disaster victims gathered outside the city, but seeing the murderous intent of Cao Ang and others, they all consciously got out of the way, and no one dared to stop them.

At this time, Cao Ang went all the way to the city gate, climbed onto the carriage, and stood on the top of the carriage.

"Folks, I am Cao Ang, the Han cavalry general, and I am here to save you today!"

Cao Ang's reputation is neither big nor small in Hedong. Hedong is close to Liangzhou and Bingzhou, and it is easier to hear about Cao Ang's achievements. Therefore, in Hedong, Cao Ang's bad reputation is greater than his literary reputation.

Of course, some people remember his "Guizhi Soup".

The common people all over the place looked at Cao Ang with numb eyes. They had seen too many performances by court officials, and to this day, they were unable to cooperate!

"...These people are the ones who sold you human flesh. Today, they will use their heads to commemorate the people who died unjustly. I, Cao Ang, swear to you that at You hour tonight, the four gates of Anyi City will open warehouses for relief.

grain······"

As soon as Cao Ang finished speaking, dozens of heads fell to the ground in front of the carriage, and the blood was spread all over the snowy ground, which was so dazzling and scarlet.

The people outside the city were stunned for a long time, and then they all began to worship Cao Ang.

But at this time, Cao Ang was not only not happy, but even more uncomfortable.

At this time, Zhang Zhong, the governor of Hedong County, and Xia Yun, the minister of Zhongchang, also learned the news and hurried out of the city to greet Cao Ang. Although they had strong backings, Cao Ang had a high status and was trusted by the emperor, so they did not dare to offend him.

Seeing the two of them, Cao Ang entered the city without saying anything.

Faced with Cao Ang's reticence, Zhang Zhong thought Cao Ang was unruly and his face was full of dissatisfaction. He used to be the governor of Nanyang County. He was impeached by Jingzhou Governor Xu Qiu because of his excessive use of power and killed hundreds of millions. Zhang Zhong was later dismissed from office.

He also served as Sili Xiaowei, but was dismissed again.

Emperor Ling also disliked this mediocre, incompetent and pretentious cousin, and kept him cold for several years. If his mother, Empress Dowager Dong, had not been so hard on him, he would have been unwilling to appoint him as the governor of Hedong County.

Zhang Zhong didn't have much contact with Cao Ang and didn't understand Cao Ang's terror.

However, Xia Yun knew that Zhang Rang was frustrated by Cao Ang and did not dare to take advantage of him, so he had to persuade Zhang Zhong, but he could not say anything.

Cao Ang held a banner in his hand, and Hedong County was also under his jurisdiction. When Cao Ang entered the prefect's mansion, he kept Zhang Zhong and Xia Yun with him, and actually detained them.

Cao Ang didn't have much time, so he could only cut through the mess quickly.

Next, Cao Ang asked Xin Cuo to take over the army, Ma Tong to take over the treasury, Guo Jia to take over the prefect's house, and Zuo Feng to take over Xia Yun's people.

Zuo Feng was unwilling at first, but Cao Ang kept him in the dark by promising him a position as a regular servant.

The army is the most troublesome, but it is also the best to take over.

At this time, the county army had just been formed, and Cao Ang was famous, so no one dared to stop him. As for the treasury and the prefect's mansion, it was difficult to deal with it.

There was no food in the treasury, and most of the officials in the prefecture were Zhang Zhong's lackeys.

Cao Ang had expected this result, but after learning about it, he was still worried. Tens of thousands of people outside the city were crying for food. There was no food, and it was difficult for a clever woman to make a living without rice.

Cao Ang hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to attack Zhang Zhong and Xia Yun.

Cao Ang has experienced so many things and understood a truth. Many times when things are lacking in the market, it is not necessarily that there is a real shortage, but that some people make him lack it.

According to the law of conservation of matter, things that are lacking in the market will definitely appear in the hands of certain people. Therefore, there is a shortage of food in Hedong, and Cao Ang can only get food from Zhang Zhong and Xia Yun.

Cao Ang thought about it for a while, then called Xin Cuo and Ma Tong, and ordered Ma Tong to interrogate Zhang Zhong, Xia Yun and the officials of the prefecture all night to collect all the evidence.

Cao Ang is purely a habit brought by later generations. No matter what the case, procedural justice must be achieved, and the file and evidence chain must be complete. Cao Ang is not afraid of trouble. The trouble now is to avoid trouble in the future.

At the same time, Cao Ang ordered Xin Cuo to lead the county soldiers in the city to inspect all the grain stores, rice stores and granaries in the city to ensure that the grain was in his hands.

If all the grain merchants in the calamity year were killed, there must be someone who had a grievance, but if every other person was killed, he didn't know how many people would be missed.

If you can have food supplies in times of famine, don't expect the other person to be a flawless person.

Behind these grain merchants, there were countless aristocratic families, local powerful people, and even court officials involved. Cao Ang knew very well that a single move could affect the whole body, but otherwise, he had no other way.

Besides, Cao Ang is not planning to stay in Hedong County permanently, so he is not afraid of offending these people.

After Cao Ang arranged for the two of them, he ordered all the big families in the city to come to discuss the matter. The power of these big families in the city was beyond imagination. It would be best if they obeyed him, but if that didn't work, they could only be used as hostages.

Cao Ang didn't want to take this step, but he had to consider it.

After arranging these, Cao Ang had the energy to fulfill his original promise and give porridge.

So Cao Ang summoned Li Yan and Liu Zhou and ordered them to complete the matter. Even if it gave the people some food, it would give them hope.

Cao Ang cannot guarantee that these victims will always have food to eat, but he will do his best.

After Cao Ang finished handling everything, Guo Jia came to the hall. He had already learned about Cao Ang's arrangements. Guo Jia did not agree with Cao Ang's choice.

Cao Ang was gambling at this time.

But Guo Jia didn't stop him because he knew very well that if Cao Ang didn't do this, he wouldn't be Cao Ang.

Seeing Guo Jia, Cao Ang didn't know what to say.

"I think I'm stupid, thankless for my efforts, and will attract notoriety!"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Ming Gong is indeed not as smart as before. The former Ming Gong was good at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and was as smart as a demon; but the current Ming Gong is more real."

"I have selfish motives!"
Chapter completed!