Chapter 5 Beggar Gang
Although he established a relationship with the abbot of Shaolin, Yang Kang's trip to Shaolin was postponed until two months later because of the disaster victims.
Fortunately, this time the Yellow River was not a major breach, and there was no situation of starvation for thousands of miles. Under the wise command of the supreme leader Wanyan Honglie, with the strong support of the gentry from all over the country, and with the cooperation of the government and the people, the famine crisis was finally overcome.
, fully embodies the beautiful side of the Jin Kingdom system.
This is the official article that Yang Kang saw in the memorial in the palace. The actual situation was of course much worse. People died every day outside the city for two full months.
After several days of fine weather, the victims began to return to their hometowns with a small amount of rations distributed. They wanted to rebuild their homes in the washed-out villages and continue their hard work.
These are the Chinese people who can endure all hardships as long as they can survive.
Yang Kang was sitting on the carriage, looking at these numb and hopeful victims from the curtain, and could only wish them well.
He is not a savior and has no grand ambition to save the poor people around the world. He is just a selfish time traveler who only wants to ensure the safety of himself and his loved ones.
This is Yang Kang in this life, an ordinary time traveler.
When Yang Kang was heading towards the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng County, two children came to the outside of Kaifeng on horseback. It was Tuo Lei and Guo Jing who had come all the way from Mobei.
The two people first went to Zhongdu City. At that time, they did not know whether Hua Zheng had followed Wanyan Honglie to Kaifeng. They made inquiries in Zhongdu City and did not find Hua Zheng in Prince Zhao's Mansion, so they rushed all the way to Kaifeng.
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They encountered difficulties when they arrived outside Kaifeng City. At this time, the victims had not yet dispersed, and the gates of Kaifeng City were heavily searched. Tuo Lei and Guo Jing were holding road guides issued by the government office of the Jin State in Mobei.
Entering Zhongdu City with this kind of guide will not arouse much suspicion. There are many Mongolian herdsmen living and doing business in Zhongdu.
But there is a problem in Kaifeng. I am afraid there are no Mongolians here in Kaifeng. The sudden arrival of two Mongolian children in Kaifeng will inevitably attract the attention of the officers and soldiers guarding the city. Especially during times of famine, the alert level in Kaifeng City is very high. Once
Any abnormalities found will be reported promptly.
It doesn't matter if they are here for sightseeing, but they are here to steal children, not to mention that Kaifeng Mansion is Wanyan Honglie's territory, and if their whereabouts are accidentally revealed, their success will be in vain.
At this time, Tuo Lei was twelve years old and Guo Jing was eight years old.
Guo Jing was still confused about these details, but Tuo Lei was thoughtful and flexible. As the planner of this operation, he did not allow himself to make such common sense mistakes.
Of course, if Wanyan Honglie is really caught, they can assume that they are here to visit relatives. There is nothing wrong with a brother visiting his sister. Besides, he is Temujin's son, so Wanyan Honglie will not kill him.
Two children dressed as disaster victims were observing outside the city, watching the crowds coming in and out of the city gate, and the intensity of the officers and soldiers' interrogations.
After two days of observation, they found that under such strict control, it was basically impossible to enter through the city gate. However, they also discovered a strange phenomenon. Some beggars could enter and exit the city gate at will.
Those beggars wore tattered clothes and held bamboo sticks and broken bowls in their hands. They entered Kaifeng City in the early morning and came out at night, leading a very regular life of begging.
Tuo Lei and Guo Jing discussed it and decided to sneak into the group of beggars and wait for an opportunity to enter the city.
Guo Jing is better than Tuo Lei when it comes to common sense in the martial arts world. He often listens to martial arts stories told by his masters and knows that it is best not to provoke monks, women and beggars when traveling in the martial arts world.
The beggars below are not only powerful, but also very difficult to offend.
But the plan to drag him out was decided, so Guo Jing had no choice but to follow him to the gathering place of these beggars, a dilapidated mountain temple.
The arrival of the two children attracted the attention of the beggars. The Beggars Gang is a well-organized gang in the world. Not all beggars can join it. It is divided into two factions: the clean clothes and the dirty clothes. The one they came to find was the dirty clothes.
Yipai's territory.
"We two brothers are homeless and want to join your gang and beg for shelter." Tuo Lei clasped his fists and begged in his less fluent Central Plains dialect.
Tuo Lei and Guo Jing not only tore their clothes and smeared their faces with mud in order to pretend to be victims of the disaster, they looked like they had the potential to become beggars.
"You go, this is not the place you came from." A young man among the beggars said loudly.
The young beggar could tell at a glance that these two children were from extraordinary backgrounds, especially the child who was speaking. Even though he was begging, he still gave people a feeling of being superior.
These two children were suspicious, so he flatly refused.
"There are rumors in the world that the members of the Beggar Clan are all heroes and chivalrous people, helping the weak, helping the poor, and eradicating violence. Why can't we still take in the two children?" Tuo Lei wanted to continue to plead, but Guo Jing stepped forward and started talking.
Guo Jing heard this sentence from Zhu Cong, a masterful scholar. Zhu Cong liked to tell stories about rivers and lakes the most. Guo Jing heard it so well that he no longer stuttered when he spoke it, but had an aggressive aura.
This made the Six Jiangnan Monsters eavesdropping outside the temple very happy. This child was able to keep his integrity at the critical moment.
As soon as these words came out, the beggar gang's youth became even more suspicious. Not only were the two children's origins strange, but their words were also aggressive. They might have been sent by their enemies to cause trouble, and their adults were watching from the side.
Thinking of this, the young man clasped his fists in the air and spoke with his inner strength.
"I'm Lu Youjiao, a five-pack disciple of the Beggar Clan. I don't know which hero has a grudge against the Beggar Clan. Please show up and see him."
This young beggar was Lu Youjiao, one of the four future elders of the Beggar Clan. At this time, he was just a disciple of Wubao. He was appointed as the incense master here and presided over the affairs of the Beggar Clan in Kaifeng.
Since the Jin Kingdom occupied Jiangbei, the living conditions of the Beggar Gang here have become increasingly difficult. The Jin Kingdom has adopted a suppressive attitude towards the Beggar Gang, but there are countless beggars in the world. How to suppress them completely, especially in times of famine, is even more difficult.
Difficult to control.
The activities of the Beggar Gang in Jiangbei are mainly to spy on intelligence, and sometimes assassinate local officials. They are classified as terrorists.
In the original story, Yang Kang got the dog-beating stick and almost became the leader of the Beggar Gang at the Junshan Conference of the Beggar Gang. In order to facilitate the Jin Kingdom's southern invasion, the first thing he did was to withdraw the Beggar Gang disciples from Jiangbei. This
This shows that the disciples of the Beggar Clan caused great trouble to the Jin Kingdom in Jiangbei.
The Kingdom of Jin had a headache with the beggars, so in order to facilitate control, they had to limit the number of beggars, register the beggars in a register, and issue nameplates. Only beggars with the nameplates could go to the city to beg.
This was the strange situation Tuo Lei and Guo Jing saw at the city gate.
The Six Jiangnan Monsters heard Lu Youjiao's words outside the ruined temple and sensed a challenge in them. They knew that if they didn't show up again, there would be misunderstandings, so they gave their names and met to explain the reasons.
When Lu Youjiao heard that the two children were going against the Jin Kingdom, he still snatched the children from Wanyan Honglie's mansion. This incident suited his temper, so with the help of the Beggar Gang, the Six Jiangnan Monsters prepared to cause trouble in Kaifeng Mansion and bring trouble to the people of the Jin Kingdom.
Chapter completed!