Zhu Bai suddenly realized: Oh, it turned out to be the urban management of the Ming Dynasty.
In order to ensure the safety of the capital, even if disaster victims come to Yingtian City, the Military Command will remove them.
Zhu Biao turned to Liu Bowen and said, "Master, how about we stop and go to the county government office to have a look?"
Liu Bowen handed over his hand: "Your Highness Shengming. Originally, the emperor asked all the princes to march all the way to Fengyang, just to let your highnesses experience the suffering of the people. Go to the county government and ask and you will know everything."
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When I entered the county government office, I didn't see a single government official.
Zhu Biao frowned: "Who is the Dingyuan County Magistrate? Why are you so neglectful of your duties?!"
Liu Bowen twisted his beard and said: "Those who are not at the county office at the moment are not necessarily comatose officials."
Zhu Biao thought for a moment and nodded slightly: Yes, the disaster is serious, and good parents and officials should be busy with disaster relief.
They parked the horse in the backyard and sent a few people to guard it while others came out from the county government office.
The gate of the county government office was surrounded by victims of the disaster.
Wuyangyang is crowded with people, and you can't see beyond.
Zhu Bai took a breath and muttered: "Why are there so many people?"
When those people saw them coming out, they pushed forward as hard as they could and stretched out their hands to them.
"Well done, for those who stutter."
"The master gave me the stutter."
The princes had never seen this scene before, and they were all dumbfounded.
The guards became nervous and formed a circle outside.
The civil and military officials formed a second circle, protecting the eight princes in the middle.
Zhu Biao turned to the other princes and said, "Brothers, take out the dry food you have."
Liu Bowen hurriedly said: "This won't work. There will be too little food and too many people, which will lead to looting. We have to wait until the county magistrate comes back and then make a long-term plan."
But Zhu Xiang was quick and had already brought out a few cakes.
As soon as the victims saw the bread, their eyes were filled with greed, and they pushed forward more and more desperately.
No matter how strong the guards were, they could not stop this group of people who looked like hungry wolves and were forced to retreat.
Zhu Biao said: "Don't hurt them."
Oh, my brother, can you still care about their life and death at this moment?
If they rush up like this, even we will be eaten alive, not to mention the things that are on us.
Zhu Bai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He turned around and said loudly to the others: "Retreat to the county government office and close the door."
The princes immediately protected Zhu Biao as he walked inside.
I don't know who shouted: "Don't let them escape."
"They must have money and food on them."
Several victims pushed down the guards, and the crowd rushed over like a flood that burst a dam.
Zhu Bai was so small that he couldn't turn around in time and was dragged over by his collar. He was then hugged and disappeared among the victims in an instant.
The little monkey was frightened and ran up to the roof and escaped.
"Twelfth brother!!"
Zhu Di and Zhu Xi screamed in panic, their eyes turned red instantly, they pulled out their knives and rushed out.
The only option is to take action.
The military attachés also drew their swords and shouted: "Disperse, otherwise they will be killed without mercy."
The victims can only listen and come forward.
Zhu Di aimed his knife at the hungry man closest to him.
Zhu Feng couldn't get out, he was cursing and slashing left and right, while the people around him screamed and blood splattered everywhere.
The military attachés raised their swords and dropped their swords, leaving a circle around them.
"Killing, killing."
The victims fled in panic, and the crowd dispersed like a tide.
Zhu Bai was covered in blood, holding a small dagger in his hand, standing not far away, with several people lying around him.
Zhu Di rushed over, grabbed the dagger, and hugged him: "Twelfth brother, what's wrong with you?"
Zhu Bai trembled his lips: "They were just discussing how to eat me."
These people fought for him desperately, trying to kill him alive on the spot.
He did not hesitate to pull out the knife from his sleeve and chop at random.
Those who were holding him were cut and painful, so they let go and ran away with the fleeing victims.
Fortunately, he had a knife on him, otherwise he would have become meat in someone else's pot.
After listening to Zhu Bai's words, the princes had goosebumps all over their bodies.
I once heard it written in a book that during times of famine, the ancients changed their sons to eat.
Unexpectedly, they met and snatched people to eat.
Mu Ying and the others protected the princes and said, "Let's talk after we go in."
The princes hurriedly pulled Zhu Bai back into the county government office and closed the door.
The body outside was dragged away, and it was unknown who had taken possession of it.
Zhu Biao, who had been gritting his teeth and clenching his fists, suddenly hugged Zhu Bai, broke down and cried: "I was scared to death. Twelve brother, luckily you are okay. It's all my fault."
Zhu Bai's eyes were dull and he said nothing. He stiffened and let Zhu Biao hold him.
Everyone felt scared when they thought about it, and cold sweat ran down their backs. Only now did they realize what the prefect of Chuzhou had not fully said.
The bones I saw on the road were probably not dead animals, but people who had been eaten.
After counting the number of people, fortunately, everyone was there, only a few guards were slightly injured.
The county magistrate came back in a hurry. As soon as he entered the door, he prostrated on the ground: "I am guilty of death. I didn't know that His Highness and the adults are here."
Zhu Fang was shocked and angry, so he stepped forward and kicked him: "Where did you go, this ignorant official? You allowed the victims to mutiny. How did you rescue the disaster?"
The county magistrate was kicked to the ground and fell to the side. He did not dare to hide. He got up and crawled to the ground again.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. The relief food allocated by the imperial court has only arrived today. I took people to prepare porridge and distribute it. I didn't expect such a big thing to happen in just half a day."
In fact, he was also terrified.
Not to mention that King Xiang was eaten, even if he was slightly injured, Zhu Yuanzhang would eat him alive.
Zhu Fang wanted to fight the county magistrate, but Zhu Biao stopped him.
Zhu Biao asked the county magistrate: "The imperial court had already ordered the distribution of disaster relief food in May, why did it arrive only today? Doesn't this county also have an official treasury?"
The county magistrate said: "Your Highness is wise. Although the imperial court issued an order to distribute grain in May, in the harvest land of Huguang and Sichuan, if the grain from the autumn harvest does not come down, there will be no grain. The county's official grain has been used up as early as July."
Everyone silently calculated. The harvest in August would take two months to collect, transport and distribute from Huguang and Sichuan.
In other words, these victims have been hungry for three months. No wonder they appear like hungry ghosts.
Zhu Fang gritted his teeth and said: "No matter what the reason is, if you dare to threaten the safety of our brothers, you will die. Let people arrest all the unruly people who rebelled today and peel the day lilies to see who dares to rebel."
Zhu Biao said: "It's necessary. Although they went too far just now, they are actually just hungry people. Besides, they have killed so many people, so they are no different from Jie and Zhou."
The county magistrate hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness is kind and loving."
Zhu Feng was indignant and wanted to kick the county magistrate again: "Damn it, I am Jie and Zhou! If you couldn't even manage a county well, how could this happen?"
Zhu Biao hurriedly asked people to pull Zhu Ping aside, and then comforted the county magistrate with a few words and asked him to provide disaster relief.
Zhu Di's hands were still shaking.
This is his first time killing someone today.
If the situation hadn't been urgent and all he could think about was saving Zhu Bai, he would never have done anything.
