The dark night had just faded a little, and the whole world was still gray, but Zou Guangda was already dressed neatly and standing in front of people with great momentum.
In the past, the Zou Guang Conference ordered Wang Lizheng and others to do things without showing up in person, but this time it was different. After all, there were officials coming from the capital. It was related to who would succeed Sun Ji in charge of Taozhou in the future. Secondly, they used too much to encourage the refugees.
After much thought, he promised the Feng family that nothing would go wrong this time.
Zou Guangda looked at several of them: "Are they all ready?"
Wang Lizheng spoke first: "Don't worry, there was movement among the emigrants in our village last night. It must be because the officials from the capital are about to arrive, and they are waiting to go to the government office to complain!"
"They have been busy doing this these past few days. I saw with my own eyes that they always get together."
Why do the emigrants gather together? Of course, they discuss today's affairs, surround the government office, and stop official carriages and horses to complain about their grievances.
Wang Lizheng saw with his own eyes that the emigrants wrote a complaint, which included how Zhao Jingyun did nothing, so that the emigrants froze to death and starved to death, and how Zhao Jingyun pretended to be a public servant for personal gain and allowed Fengxia Village West Village to oppress the emigrants.
Some people were even preparing to carry the coffin to the scene. The coffins were all bought and now parked in the village.
The same was true in other villages. The relocated people were secretly preparing to fight for a way out for themselves. To be honest, Wang Li was touched by the excitement of the relocated people when he saw it. How difficult it was to do it for the sake of the family.
If he stutters, he will sue his parents.
If he got deeper into the drama, he would shed a few tears.
Everyone nodded.
The refugee said: "I saw it with my own eyes."
The two people walked quickly for two moments, and Taozhou City was not far away. However, Cao Ben on horseback did not relax because he found that many people had gathered at the gate of the city.
I also saw some refugees running out of Taozhou and persuading those who were going to Taozhou: "Taozhou has no food. Yesterday there was chaos in the city. Some refugees questioned the government office. They were killed by the government officials after just saying a few words."
Already."
"Here we come," Feng Antai put down his tea cup and looked at Zou Guangda, "Is everything arranged?"
"Here we come." Zou Guangda saw the emigrants among the refugees.
Ever since Sun Ji's accident, everyone has not been so relaxed. It is really hateful to think about Zhao Jingyun like this.
Cao Ben frowned deeply as he listened. Before they came, they had already sent someone to deliver the letter to Zhao Jingyun. Didn't Zhao Jingyun receive it?
Xie Chen wanted to enter the city as early as possible so that he could ask Zhao Jingyun about the current situation of the refugees. Along the way, they saw many refugees going to Taozhou.
In fact, he was eager to cause trouble by relocating people.
Cao Ben pursed his lips and had no choice but to follow Xie Chen forward.
"Later, some refugees robbed food and were taken to prison by people from the government office. I think they will die in prison too."
Zou Guangda left with satisfaction. He still had to rush to the city to see Feng Antai. Today they were going to witness everything that happened.
"The blood was dripping all over the ground."
While everyone was talking, it became a little brighter outside. Zou Guangda ordered: "Everyone, go back and keep an eye on it. If the emigrants dare not leave the village, someone should come and inform me in time."
The relocated people can leave the village, and there is no suspense about what will happen today. Zou Guangda sneered, Taozhou City was like a pot of water about to be boiled, he could already see the water rolling, and it would emerge when the time comes.
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After another half an hour, more and more people came. At first some yamen came forward to stop and persuade, but soon the yamen were lost in the crowd.
In the private room on the second floor, Feng Antai sat on a chair and drank tea.
Zou Guangda frowned and thought again. Although he thought it was impossible, he had to add: "If there is anything strange about the immigrants, stop them. In short, you have to be extremely careful."
Xie Chen stretched out his hand to stop Cao Ben: "We're all here, what's the rush? Let's go to the government office ourselves."
Zou Guangda rode all the way on horseback. At this moment, he didn't bother to cover his whereabouts as usual, because there were too many things to do, and he didn't feel it was necessary.
Thinking like this, Cao Ben asked the refugee: "Is it true?"
But now he had to enter the city. Even if he stopped, Xie Chen would not be able to listen to him.
Zou Guangda stepped forward and saluted, with a smile on his face: "It's done, you will see the refugees and emigrants gathering together in a moment."
This time, for the sake of safety, a lot of people were really placed in it, just to crush Zhao Jingyun at once and not give him any chance to stand up.
"I'll go get someone to report it." Cao Ben held on to his last glimmer of hope and prepared to inform Zhao Jingyun in advance.
Zou Guangda paid careful attention to the movements outside. After more than an hour, there was finally a noise outside the window. Zou Guangda got up to check and saw that refugees were already gathering here.
When the teahouse steward saw Zou Guangda, he immediately bowed and saluted, then looked towards the second floor: "We've arrived."
Zhao Jingyun did not send additional manpower. He may have thought that today's events would be similar to yesterday.
During these days, the immigrants were really noisy. They were walking back and forth from village to village, and they must have invited many people to go with them.
After Zou Guangda entered the city, he got off his horse and walked around for a while until he came to a teahouse not far from the government office. This teahouse was also their property, and everyone inside and outside was their own people.
Zou Guangda nodded: "That's good. If things are done well this time, Taozhou will be at peace in the future."
But when he thought about what would happen to these people, he wanted to laugh again. Foolish people are like this. As long as you give them a little information, they will believe it and think that there will be good results if they move forward. They may not understand who they are for until they die.
Fighting?
The other villagers also nodded and talked about the situation in their own villages.
Cao Ben felt cold after hearing this. He didn't want to see anything happen to Taozhou. This was a good opportunity to restrain the Feng family. If Zhao Jingyun caused trouble at this time, all his previous efforts would be wasted.
Zou Guangda took the towel from the steward and wiped his sweat, lifted up his robe and walked upstairs.
Several people couldn't help laughing.
Feng Antai's expression was calm, as if everything was expected. Such a calm and composed expression gave Zou Guangda a little more confidence.
Feng Antai did not speak too clearly, but Zou Guangda understood that the New Year's gift Feng Antai mentioned was for the Feng family. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.
Cao Ben and Xie Chen were still on their way, and Taozhou City was just ahead.
Zhao Jingyun was trapped, and he didn't have the energy to investigate them secretly.
"Don't worry," Wang Lizheng said, "those emigrants don't dare. Even if they really want to take action, there are so many households in our villages. One person from each household can capture them all."
They actually had the opportunity to serve the Feng family like this.
"Gao Lizheng is the most anxious," Sun Lizheng said, "I see that he is sick, and I am just waiting for a breather from what happened today."
It’s hard to say anything else, but today’s Taozhou City will definitely turn into a mess.
After a long while, Feng Antai said: "This is a good New Year gift."
"Let's go," Xie Chen said, "If you want to know the truth and falsehood, just go to the city and find out."
"Our people are also among them, and we will encourage them to take action when the time comes."
Sun Lizheng said: "There are many men in our village. The leader is called Fang Shengzhong. He usually has a bad temper. He came to me the day before yesterday and wanted to get some sticks from my hands. I gave some out so that they could keep them for use.
, but I also advise them not to take it out until it is critical."
Cao Ben had a bad feeling. They might have ignored this. Maybe the Feng family had stopped the messenger and made secret arrangements while they were coming.
The two people got off their horses, and Xie Chen strode forward. When he passed the city gate, he saw that more people had gathered in the city, and Xie Chen's face darkened.
So what the refugee said is probably true, and Taozhou is really in chaos.
While he was thinking about it, a voice came from Xie Chen's ear: "Master, where are you going?"
Xie Chen turned his head and looked over, only to see a girl standing there, her clear eyes looking at him. The moment she looked into his eyes, the girl smiled slightly, with two dimples faintly exposed on her cheeks.