"Yes, the carriage drove straight in, crossed the bridge and drove to Huajia Island, and then stopped."
He Lingchuan's eyes flashed slightly: "I visited Qingyang openly, what is the origin of this?"
King Yao is currently in Daxing Prison. With so many lessons learned, which official now dares to work against the wind and come to Qingyang with such arrogance?
"Hey? What is the name of the new Qingwei leader next to Qingyang, Yuan..."
"Yuan Xuan."
"Hmm, Yuan Xuan came out and welcomed this person into Youhu Xiaozhu." Aunt Zhu recounted the scene, "It was quite respectful and said, 'Special envoy Wu has come from afar, and the palace master has been waiting for many days.'"
Coming all the way, the leader of Qingwei came out to greet him? Well, but Qingyang didn't come to greet him personally, which means that the guest's status is not high enough.
special envoy?
The current situation is delicate. Who is this visitor's special envoy?
Forget it, He Lingchuan turned his thoughts back to Bai Ziqi and suddenly said: "Maybe we can be more active."
Aunt Zhu became excited when she heard the word "positive": "What kind of positive method can there be a fight for?"
"I have to wait for news before making a decision." He Lingchuan smiled and said, "Don't worry, you will have a fight sooner or later."
Sooner or later.
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In fact, Yaoting also recovered a small part of the missing grain, but it was a piecemeal and a drop in the bucket, and it was difficult to quench Tianshui City's thirst. Several officials from Yaoting jointly signed a letter, lamenting the critical situation and proposing relief measures.
The first is to open all public warehouses and some military warehouses, and first transport grain to the market to stabilize prices; second, is to purchase grain from neighboring countries to alleviate domestic grain shortages.
There was simply not enough food in Pingzhun Granary, so Lumi Granary and Wang Granary had to be used. Of these two granaries, the former was used to distribute salary grains to officials, while the latter was the rice vat for the royal family.
Both of these are emergency measures, but Yao Kingdom has used them before, so King Yao had no objection and said:
"Purchase grain from surrounding areas as soon as possible. The money in the national treasury is originally taken from the people and used for the people."
But there is another point in the combination of the seven officials:
Material and food aid to Vishal are suspended.
Each batch of military rations transported to Bixia is no less than 50,000 shi. Now that the Yao people themselves are not full, how can they provide food assistance to foreign countries?
Regarding this, King Yao hesitated for a moment and agreed.
Stop aid to Vixia! This will inevitably have a huge impact on the war between Vixia and the Allies.
What surprised him was that Qingyang, who was sitting aside to supervise national policies, had his eyebrows lowered and remained silent.
During the recent court discussions, the Supervisor rarely expressed his opinions and was not as stern as when he first arrived in Yao Kingdom. Is this a sign of submission, or does he have other secret plans?
King Yao really hoped it was the former. Unfortunately, he also knew that the truth could only be the latter.
At the same time, before the new grain was shipped, the situation in Tianshui City was further deteriorating.
News of the refugee riots spread throughout the city and outside the city. The heads of households and workshop owners who had hired the refugees to work became frightened when they heard about it and fired their refugees one after another.
Just one family or two did this, but hundreds and thousands of families all did the same thing. The number of refugees who lost their source of income increased sharply, and they became even more violent, so they joined the team of vandalism, smashing and looting without hesitation. It was like a prosperous capital city that had been around for two hundred years. Now,
People are so frightened that ordinary people dare not go out at night.
Some officials tried to destroy the houses and drive the refugees out of the city, but the refugees knew very well that they would die if they left Tianshui City. Even if they were driven around like rats, they would not leave Tianshui City.
And these refugee teams quickly gave birth to their own leaders. They organized robberies and directed the refugees to deal with the officers and soldiers. Within a few days, they became small-scale and popular. In addition, each gang house protected each other, sheltered and hid people from the government.
The hunted refugees.
Of course, there are spies in many huts, who often report information to the royal court in exchange for food. The problem is that in this case, even sending out the army is of no use. The number of refugees is staggering, and they are packed in every city.
A corner - attacking one's own city is not what the army is good at.
After the Yao army wiped out more than a dozen squatter houses in a row, it triggered a fierce confrontation; the refugees arrested by the government and the army also became a thorny problem:
What to do with them?
In just a few days, the authorities arrested 7,000 refugees who participated in the riots, which cannot be said to be inefficient.
But what happens next?
Kill them all? After killing these 7,000 people, there will be the next and the next two 7,000 people. After all, the fundamental problem has not been solved.
Locked up? People also need to eat and drink. Now the police officers don’t have enough to eat, so the government wants to feed these 7,000 people in vain?
Are these seven thousand prisoners or seven thousand ancestors?
Then let them go? If they let them go, what would be the official’s face? Once the refugees win, they will know how to fight against the government in the future.
In short, the path of strong suppression seems to be unworkable.
There was a lot of commotion inside and outside the city, but He Lingchuan sat quietly at Yongquan Villa, either eating, sleeping, or teasing monkeys and practicing martial arts. Anyway, the Tianshui Eastward Expansion and Youhu Villa projects have been suspended, so it was rare for him to be so free.
He knew very well that he was about to escape from the center of the whirlpool of Yao Kingdom.
Fan Shuang came to see him several times and was envious of his leisure.
King Yao has been so angry recently that he scolds officials to death at every turn. He also went to the palace to accompany his superiors and was scolded several times, so he deeply understood what the fury of thunder is.
When no one was around, the Soul-Taking Mirror asked He Lingchuan: "If it were you, how would you deal with the mob problem?"
"If there is no one to organize, it will be nothing but disunity." He Lingchuan did not hesitate, "We just need to divide, win over, and suppress."
The refugees also pursue their own interests, so how can they have any loyalty to the temporarily formed team? As long as he uses the strategy he implemented in Takigawa, the refugees will collapse faster than the water bandits.
"If someone organizes it - and it seems that there is indeed someone organizing it - this matter will become very complicated." He continued, "If you look at the way the refugees resisted official duties, and how to break them into parts, it is obvious that someone has given guidance.
.They even have a pretty smooth escape route, who planned it for them?"
The mirror understood: "Qingyang's partner?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Fan Shuang just said that the temples in Tianshui City have launched a large-scale relief operation and moved out a large amount of food to distribute to the hungry people. This move made all the nobles click their tongues.
Praise, the poor people cried bitterly after eating the food, and they all kowtowed to the temple to thank them." He Lingchuan analyzed, "Did you hear it? The refugees gathered in large numbers around the temple, and the temple attendants could easily contact the leaders of the refugees, but the officials were not aware of it at all.
To this point.”
While panic buying food drives up inflation, it also encourages refugees to riot and disrupt order in Tianshui City. This is an organized and planned action.
Moreover, this should be just the prologue of the Qingyang Plan.
The mirror asked him: "Do you know how they plan to cause trouble?"
"Six to seven out of ten," He Lingchuan said seriously, "Qingyang's side should be the first to attack. As soon as that signal appears, it's our time to evacuate!"
"The speed of the turmoil in Yao Country is in line with my predictions. Qingyang's plan is indeed good. Within today, all non-combatants in the village, as long as they are good people, must evacuate!"
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King Yao was restless. After a cursory glance at the document in his hand, he threw it aside.
Why did the Bega messenger come at this juncture?
Every year or a year and a half, Bejia would send envoys to the Kingdom of Yao to check in with each other and communicate with each other. When envoys came from the upper kingdom, King Yao would warmly welcome them every year, hoping that the envoys would give many kind words to the Kingdom of Yao when they returned.
But this year is special. Qingyang has been stationed in Yao Kingdom for a long time and is still causing trouble here. King Yao has no intention of receiving the distinguished envoy of Bejia.
But the envoy is about to arrive in Tianshui City, and the superficial diplomacy still needs to be done.
King Yao readily approved and asked You Rongzhi to be responsible for the reception.
What makes him particularly worried now is not only the frequent food shortages and refugee riots in Tianshui City, but also another thing:
Wang Sili.
This was the candidate he sent to the northern border of Yao Kingdom to replace the heavy weapons and lead the army. In order to reduce resistance and accidents, this matter was still carried out secretly.
If it were announced at the court meeting, the officials would have a lot to say. These guys are good at finding trouble for the monarch.
If Qingyang knew about it, he would definitely interfere with it, so everything should be done quietly.
In terms of time, Wang Sili should be almost there, or have already arrived at the northern front line. After all, it was a very fast pace and the whole process was lightning fast.
Then Wang Sili would first go to join Yu Wenyong, and accompanied by the latter and the army, he would enter the camp in the north, announce the monarch's decree in public, and show the festival flags and talismans.
In this way, it is justifiable for Wang Sili to replace General Chongwu.
Even though General Chongwu was unwilling to give up, he had to hand over his military power in full view of the public. After all, the soldiers all over the camp saw with their own eyes and heard with their own ears——
The king has changed his general!
Chongwu had only been operating the northern front for more than two months, and it was impossible to conquer all the soldiers on the front line. Therefore, as long as this ceremony was carried out in public, Wang Sili would definitely succeed.
King Yao is now sitting on pins and needles, waiting for his reply.
Has the replacement been successful? Have you obtained military power?
King Yao has determined that Qingyang is conspiring to cause trouble, and Chongwu must be her accomplice!
The two people had a close relationship in Lingxu City. In order to help him rise to power, Qingyang even made an exchange with King Yao to stop reporting corruption - this was her most powerful weapon before.
King Yao now finally understood why Qingyang insisted on getting this position for General Chongwu:
This is her most important move.
Now he regrets it very much. Why did he agree to Qingyang's conditions and let an outsider guard the northern line?
At this time, Qiu Long strode in: "Your Majesty, there is news from the north!"
King Yao suddenly turned around: "Speak quickly!"
"The Yanmu Cliff landslide has blocked the road to the camp in the north."
King Yao was startled: "What?"
He thought it was Wang Sili's flying message that had arrived.
"A few days ago, there was a heavy snowfall at Yanmu Cliff. The rocks there are weathered and may not be able to withstand the heavy snow and collapse." Qiu Long certainly knew what King Yao was concerned about. "Perhaps, maybe General Wang will take a detour and not arrive for a while?"
King Yao pressed his head and felt a dull pain in his temples: "Is it such a coincidence?"