On this day, Shen Tang was invited by Liu Gong to go out of the city to inspect the chaos!
Since Shen Tang had expressed that he would say good things to Zhao Shen, it was naturally impossible for him to leave Shen Tang speechless.
Therefore, after the situation outside the city became more stable and smooth, he invited Shen Tang to go.
Shen Tang naturally left happily!
The group of people rode on horseback at Liu Gong's invitation. Not long after, they exited the south city gate. Looking around, most of the originally countless rioters had been reduced!
"This time, thanks to the two Shaosheng chambers of commerce, they shipped a large amount of grain and grass! Otherwise, it would not be easy to suppress these rebellious people!"
To put it bluntly, most of these so-called rebels are just ordinary people who were bewitched! Li Jin's death also made these people wake up from their fanaticism!
However, if you stop killing by killing, you will naturally continue to resist when faced with a certain death situation.
However, instead of continuing to kill, the officers and soldiers gave them some food and took the initiative to send them back to their hometowns. In this way, even if a few were unwilling, most people no longer had any intention of resisting.
"Previously, Marquis Zhongwu suppressed the rebels and captured more than 40,000 people, as well as nearly 20,000 rebel family members!"
Liu Gong introduced it to Shen Tang.
It is not surprising that there are many rebels but few family members here.
These people who rebelled against the imperial court all brought their families with them. Regardless of men, women, old or young, those who were basically able to move were incorporated into the army. There were only some old men and young children who were powerless and could only follow the army and stutter.
And in order to use the army for his own use, it was impossible for Li Jin to drive out all these family members and kill them all.
"According to the instructions of Marquis Zhongwu, the lower officials first separated these rebels according to different prefectures and counties! Then distributed a part of the food and grass, and then escorted them back to their hometowns by soldiers and horses! This matter has been reported to the imperial court immediately, and has also been communicated to the prefectures along the way. The information, I guess, won’t be biased!”
"Master Liu not only contributed to suppressing the rebellion, but the survival of these tens of thousands of people also depends on Master Liu's kindness!"
Shen Tang nodded and said.
Although Shen Tang also contributed a lot to this, it at least shows that Liu Gong is capable of doing things.
Otherwise, it would be really difficult to calm down in such a messy situation.
"How dare I take credit as a lower official!"
Liu Gong smiled and said, "If it weren't for Marquis Zhongwu, the head on my father's neck might have been moved at this moment!"
While the group was talking, there was a noise from the mob in front of them.
Liu Gong frowned, wasn't he giving himself eye drops?
He turned his head and winked at the judge! The judge hurriedly stepped forward and returned after a while, whispering to Liu Gong, "Sir, these people in front of you are the people from the Nanyue Temple in Hengzhou! However, one of the women was convicted of a crime. Imprisoned and prepared to be used as a camp prostitute in the army! However, Hengzhou was attacked by the rebels, and this woman was also brought with them. Now they are ready to return her, but she is unwilling, so there is a dispute!"
The so-called camp prostitutes need no further explanation, it just means literal meaning! The reason why there is such a setting is because basically all the soldiers in the army are men, so there will naturally be more disputes.
In order to let soldiers vent their excess energy, there has been a saying of camp prostitutes since ancient times.
The sources of camp prostitutes are also diverse, but most of them are women who have committed crimes, or after the official family suffered a disaster, the female family members of the family were directly used as camp prostitutes.
"In that case, then just escort him back to his place of origin and let the local government handle it!"
Liu Gong frowned and said.
The judge was about to respond when Shen Tang suddenly spoke up and said, "Master Liu, since this woman is unwilling, I guess there is some reason why, why not call her over and ask her a question?"
Originally, Shen Tang would not interfere in this kind of thing! Don't talk about the matter itself, even if it is really unfair, it is not appropriate to intervene at this time! However, when he heard the judge's story, something came to his mind. It reminds me of a name.
If he really is that person, maybe he can change her tragic fate.
So, after he thought about it, he spoke directly.
Liu Gong was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Tang's calm face and said to the judge on the side, "Since Marquis Zhongwu has something to say, go and call this woman over."
The judge obeyed the order and left. A moment later, a woman was escorted by two soldiers and came to the Shen Hall in front of several people.
Shen Tang looked closely and saw that the woman was in ragged clothes, her hair was messy and dirty, and she didn't know what she had put on her face. She looked so dark that she couldn't even see her true face.
Liu Gong didn't speak, but turned to look at Shen Tang! Shen Tang didn't care whether he was acting on his behalf or not. He thought for a moment and said, "Let me ask you, where are you from, what is your last name, and why you were convicted. !”
The woman knew that the person in front of her was a high official who could decide her fate! When she heard Shen Tang's question, she broke away from the soldier's lock, gave Shen Tang a slight blessing, and then whispered, "Excuse me. Sir, the daughter of the people is originally from Taizhou! Her name is Zhou Youfang. Her parents died early in a disaster and she lives with her grandmother!"
"Last winter, my grandmother couldn't survive it and died. The village girl pawned the only farmland and house in her family to bury her!"
"Because I had no way of living in Taizhou, I came to Hengzhou to find my relatives! Then I lived at my uncle's house! My uncle was originally a small official in the county, but he offended the county magistrate. My uncle was directly imprisoned and then exiled, and the women were also imprisoned for their crimes. !”
"Sir, the daughter of the people now has no relatives, and if she returns to Hengyang, she will definitely be imprisoned again and used as a camp prostitute! Please have mercy, otherwise, the daughter of the people will just die..."
Liu Gong and others looked calm. This kind of thing, regardless of whether it is true or not, is not unusual even if it is true.
Moreover, who can tell clearly whether it is right or wrong?
As for saying this woman is innocent... there are so many innocent things in the world, even the emperor can't deal with them, let alone them?
As for Shen Tang, although his expression remained unchanged, he was filled with surprise!
Originally, he was just troublesome, but he didn't expect that he would actually meet the person he wanted!
If the name Zhou Youfang is relatively unfamiliar, then the name Yan Rui must be well known!
Yes, it was Yan Rui, the great poet who wrote "It's not that I'm in love with the world, but I seem to have been misled by someone else"! And the name Yan Rui was exactly the stage name she got after she was thrown into a prostitution camp.
Although Yan Rui's reputation is not as good as that of Xin Qiji, Li Qingzhao and others, the lyrics he wrote have been passed down for thousands of years! However, when it comes to the tragic fate of Yan Rui, it is at least 10,000 times worse than these people.
Yan Rui's background was actually quite good, and she was also from a family of etiquette, which enabled her to learn poetry, calligraphy, etiquette and music since she was a child, laying a solid foundation for her to become a noun.
However, as she said, her parents died early and the family suffered a disaster, which started her miserable life.