A hundred miles away from Zhenjiang Prefecture, Chen Yanqing rented a carriage and set off with his luggage and Jiang Miao.
After leaving the border of Furong Town, the more you go west, the drier the weather becomes. The fields that should have been planted with crops are empty, the land is cracked into pieces, and the grass next to it is sun-yellow.
Jiang Miao looked at the scene outside through the car window, and the more she looked, the more she felt solemn.
The borders of Zhenjiang Prefecture have become like this. What is it like there?
No wonder the victims are in chaos. The land is not full of grass and they meet corrupt officials. The people cannot see hope. Instead of waiting for death, it is better to fight.
Near Zhenjiang Prefecture, victims began to appear intermittently on the roadside. They were thin and had only a handful of bones. Their clothes were torn to cover their bodies. They all rushed up when they saw the passing carriages.
"Master, good, please give me some food!"
"Okay, give me some food..."
The curtain of the car next to Jiang Miao was lifted, and a thin hand stretched out from outside. He leaned into his head by the car window. The man's face turned pale and his eyes were muddy and he kept muttering.
"Madam, please give me some food. My son has been hungry for three days and he can't hold on anymore. Please kindly save him..."
Jiang Miao was suddenly startled and subconsciously paid for it. Chen Yanqing stopped her with a calm face.
"Can't give it to you! Driver, go quickly!"
"Okay!" The coachman seemed to have seen a big scene. Although his face was cold, he was not afraid of danger. With a whip, the horse ran quickly and got rid of the victims outside the car.
"My husband?" Jiang Miao raised her eyes in confusion.
"There are too many victims outside, so the rest of the people who are given to him will definitely surround him. Then the only three of us can't stop him."
Although the coachman outside is strong, it is still too difficult to fight against a hundred people.
After hearing this, Jiang Miao felt scared. She was born in a peaceful era in her previous life. When did she see such a scene? Now she was so scared that her face was pale and her lips kept trembling.
"Oh, what should these people do?"
Jiang Miao felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at the ragged victims outside.
"After entering the city, I will let them go into the city."
Chen Yanqing held her hand and comforted him, he was not a cold-blooded and ruthless person, but now he has no energy to help so many people. Jiang Miaoyi was in his arms and nodded. Although she was uncomfortable, she could understand it in her heart and thought so much. For homeless people, Jiang Miao’s thoughts on growing sweet potatoes are getting stronger and stronger.
"good."
Both of them were silent for the next journey, and the hungry people outside were all over the ground, and Chen Yanqing and Jiang Miao were in a heavy mood.
Before dark, the carriage finally arrived at Zhenjiang Prefecture.
Someone guarded the city gate. When they saw a carriage coming, they were as if they were facing a great enemy and stopped the person with guns in their hands.
"Who?"
The leader asked sternly. Although he was wearing military uniforms, the banditry in his eyes could not be covered. The soldiers following him could tell that they were an official before.
Chen Yanqing phoenix eyes slightly concealed, covering up the emotions in her eyes. It seemed that Zhenjiang Prefecture had been occupied from the inside out.
"The newly appointed county magistrate Chen Yanqing."
"Chen Yanqing? Chen Yanqing, the new top student in the subject?"
Li Biao stared at him. Chen Yanqing and Jiang Miao were young and outstanding in appearance, and were already eye-catching, but this appearance turned into a weak little white face when they fell into Li Biao's eyes.
He felt relieved, and the vigilance on his face turned into contempt. He took back the gun in his hand and waved his hands at the two of them.
"Zhenjiang Prefecture has already had a county magistrate. Where did you come from? If you dare to get close, you will be careful of your life!"
Li Biao hated corrupt officials in the court. If these dog officials were not greedy and allowed drought to do nothing, his parents, wife and children would not have been starved to death, nor would he plan a riot, and he would have ended up in his current state.
But Chen Yanqing is different from them. He comes from a poor family and has a low status, but he is only very knowledgeable and has passed the top scorer.
Li Biao, a rough man, respects scholars the most in his life. The emperor did not send other officials to come to Chen Yanqing to this riot place. It must be because he was born in poverty and was easy to control. Otherwise, the top scholars of all the previous classes were all in the Hanlin Academy, so why would he be the only one. He came to Zhenjiang Prefecture.
The more Li Biao thought about it, the more he felt Chen Yanqing was miserable, and he couldn't help but look at him with sympathy.
"Go away! Your white-kill chicken figure is here to die!"
He said and pushed Chen Yanqing staggered when he was pushed, subconsciously protecting Jiang Miao behind him and stood there not far away.
From Li Biao's words and deeds just now, he could see that he was not bad in nature and had shown mercy to him. There was still room for improvement in this matter.
"Honey?"
Jiang Miao called out softly behind him. There were so many people on the other side who were still holding weapons in their hands. They couldn't fight it. Do they really want to leave?
But how should the emperor get a job? Will the top scorer who was finally won by Chen Yanqing, and his future will be ruined?
"Don't be afraid."
Chen Yanqing had an idea in his heart. He pinched Jiang Miao's hand to comfort him. Sure enough, Jiang Miao gradually calmed down when he heard his words.
"The imperial court's will cannot be violated. Since I leave is death, and entering the city is also death, why not take a gamble? Moreover, my inner fellow and I have already arrived at Zhenjiang Prefecture, so we never thought about leaving."
"You, pedantic!"
Li Biao was so angry that he smoked from his head, and he couldn't help but tremble when pointing at him.
"I wanted to let you go, but you insisted on seeking death. Let me tell you the truth. Now the county magistrate of Zhenjiang Prefecture is my elder brother. The previous county magistrate was still beheaded. Are you sure you still want to go in?"
His elder brother is not easy to meet, and he will not let him go just as a scholar.
Jiang Miao thought of the plot of the original book. The mob leader Liang Duo was brave but not scheming, but was unable to manage after occupying Zhenjiang Prefecture. As the drought became more and more serious, the people were starved and killed and injured countless times. The court sent troops to confiscate them, but Liang Duo and his subordinates did not The enemy committed suicide and Zhenjiang Prefecture returned to the court.
Although the original book only has a few short sentences, it can be seen that Liang Duo is concerned about the people, but he failed because of his limited ability. Moreover, because of their mob status, the court's relief cannot be obtained, so he can only let the people go. starve.
Jiang Miao stood up behind Chen Yanqing and said with a firm look on his face.
"What if we can save the people of Zhenjiang Prefecture?"