Chapter Four Hundred and Seventy Nine [People's Hearts Are Scattered] (Part 2)
But everyone just glanced this way, and then started doing whatever they were supposed to do, as if they didn't hear Hu Xiaotian's identity at all. However, Xiong Tianba's roar still had some effect, at least for these warriors in the escort team.
They are no longer required to be searched.
Hu Xiaotian and his party suddenly fell into the trap of being ignored. Visa whispered to Hu Xiaotian: "Master, what's going on? They don't seem to want to pay attention to us?"
Hu Xiaotian looked at the group of warriors who were staying away from each other and said with a smile: "It seems that we are not popular."
Tang Tiehan said: "Master Hu, aren't there people from the local government to greet you?" The emperor has given Dongliang County to Princess Yongyang as a fief, and personally ordered Hu Xiaotian to take charge of everything here, which means that from today on, Hu Xiaotian is
Why don't these people give the chief executive here any face?
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "Interesting!" Zhao Wusheng reminded him before coming here that the people in Dongliang County have no sense of belonging at all. Most people think that they are still the people of Dayong. They are very depressed about the current embarrassing situation and have no feelings for Dakang.
One side is full of resistance and resistance, and Dakang has not played a good management role. The recent influx of disaster victims has seriously interfered with the normal life of the locals in Dongliang County, so most people in Dongliang County have resentments in their hearts.
, thinking that he was a grandma who didn’t love his grandma, so Dayong ceded them to Dakang without any explanation, but Dakang didn’t have the ability to manage this place well, so he had to rely on himself▽.
Suddenly there was a commotion in the distance, but it was a conflict between the group of refugees who had just disembarked and the samurai at the port. Some refugees said: "We just want to use the road to Dayong, why don't you let me wait ashore."
The group of warriors just did their duty and forced the group of refugees to return to the ship. Someone at the scene shouted: "Damn, this is Dakang's land. Why are you driving us away? Folks, fight with them!" The crowd was excited for a while.
, there are nearly a thousand refugees at the port. All of these more than a thousand refugees have been wandering around and suffering from hunger and hunger. They finally set foot on the land on the north bank of the Yongjiang River, thinking that hope was right in front of them. But when they came here, they were disappointed.
They were blocked by the local escort and forced to return to the south coast by boat. They would either starve to death or freeze to death when they returned. There was still a glimmer of hope for moving forward. When people are desperate, they can do any crazy thing. The refugees rushed forward.
Although there were more than 200 escort warriors at the scene, they were still outnumbered compared to the nearly 1,000 victims.
In addition, these warriors tried their best to maintain restraint and did not dare to use weapons easily. A cry was heard at the scene, but a warrior was forced to have no choice but to stab a victim with one shot. This was like poking a hornet's nest.
Seeing that his companion was injured, his eyes suddenly turned red and he launched a frenzied attack regardless of the risk. The scene became a mess. There were screams and curses, mixed with the cries of women and babies.
Hu Xiaotian winked, Xiong Tianba grabbed a pair of sledgehammers, lifted the reins, and the big black horse carried him towards the melee camp like a black wind, shouting: "Grandma, who dares to fight again?"
"I'll smash his brains out first!" A pair of sledgehammers swung left and right, causing both parties in the melee to dodge to both sides, and tore a passage out of the crowd. One of them slashed at Xiong Tianba with a knife, and was killed.
Xiong Tianba struck with a sledgehammer. The shock caused the opponent's tiger's mouth to bleed, and the long knife flew far away.
No one dared to approach Xiong Tianba easily when they saw how powerful he was.
Xiong Tianba jumped on his horse and raised his hammer in the crowd, shouting: "Listen to me, everyone. From today on, this Dongliang County is my third uncle. The current prince-in-law, Hu Xiaotian, is the commander of Sir Hu. Everyone must wait and see."
You must obey Master Hu's orders. Anyone who dares to disrespect is like..." He looked around and saw the towering wooden arrow tower on the side. He urged his horse to run over and hit the arrow tower with a hammer.
The thick and thick base pillar below was smashed by him with a hammer, and the arrow tower slowly fell into the water. There was also a warrior on the arrow tower responsible for lookout. The warrior screamed in fright and jumped into the water from the arrow tower.
Everyone was shocked by Xiong Tianba's bravery, and the scene was completely silent for a moment.
There was an old man in the group of refugees holding a sallow child with one hand. The oldest of the two children was only five years old. The old man said in a trembling voice: "Ya'er, kneel down for Mr. Hu!" The two children looked at their grandfather.
He knelt down obediently, and the old man also knelt down. He said with tears in his eyes: "Master Hu, please do me a favor and just take in common people like us. If there is any way, we will not take the risk of wading through the water."
, I don’t regret dying, but my two grandchildren are less than five years old. If they go back, they will starve to death..." The two children saw their grandfather crying, and one of them was busy wiping his tears.
, kowtowed to Hu Xiaotian hurriedly.
Hu Xiaotian's eyes were hot. When Visa and Tang Qingxuan saw this scene, they both shed tears of sympathy. They got off their horses and came to the child to persuade them to get up, but the two
The child was quite stubborn and refused to get up no matter what.
Nearly a thousand refugees knelt down one by one, and everyone in Xiasha Harbor fell to their knees, crying miserably.
The warriors guarding the port also showed a dilemma. It was not that they were cruel, but that if this situation was not controlled, it would inevitably become uncontrollable. It would not be long before the entire Dongliang County was in chaos due to the arrival of refugees.
, even the survival of the residents of Dongliang County itself will not be guaranteed.
Hu Xiaotian got off his horse, slowly came to the old man's side, and said softly: "Old man, please get up first!"
The old man said with tears in his eyes: "If Mr. Hu doesn't agree to let my two little grandsons enter the city, I will kneel down and die here."
Hu Xiaotian nodded, looked around the crowd and said: "I am here, Hu Xiaotian, to take charge of Dongliang County in the name of Your Majesty. Dongliang County has been the land of Dakang since ancient times. Although it was once occupied by Dayong, it has now returned to Dakang.
, Every inch of land in Dongliang County belongs to Dakang, and every common person in Dongliang County is a subject of Dakang. Why should people from the same Kang fight against each other?"
The guarding warriors all lowered their heads in shame. In fact, most of them knew the history of Dongliang County and the fact that they had always been Kang people. However, in the current predicament of Dakang, they would inevitably have the idea of self-protection.
, preventing these refugees from entering the port and entering the city is also a helpless self-protection strategy.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Dakang has suffered from famine for many years, and the people have been displaced. If they were not forced to do so, no one would leave their hometown, and no one would abandon their wives. I also know that you have worked hard to escape all the way north, for
It is just a way to survive, but a city in Dongliang County cannot save a big fortune. If the city gate of Dongliang County is opened wide and everyone is allowed to enter, I am afraid that within a few days, the city will be overcrowded, food and grass will be exhausted, and then there will be no place here.
Without a way to survive, everyone has no choice but to look for other ways to survive."
One person in the crowd said: "We are just taking the road to Dayong, isn't this possible?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Dayong has sealed the border and deployed heavy troops. Anyone who enters the territory without permission will be killed without mercy! Do you think they will treat the people of Dakang well?"
The scene fell silent again. In fact, they had heard the news before, but they still wanted to go there to confirm it with their own eyes. What Hu Xiaotian said now should be correct.
Someone in the crowd cried: "This won't work, and that won't work either. Are we going to have to starve to death here..."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Don't worry, everyone. Today is the first day I arrived in Dongliang County. I don't know the specific situation here yet. I, Hu Xiaotian, swear to God that if there is a chance, I will do my best to help everyone. Please
Dear fellow citizens, please be patient and don’t do anything drastic.” He said to the old man, “Old man, you’d better get up. It’s freezing cold, so don’t freeze your grandson.” He took off his black mink skin.
The large cloak was draped over the body of the child beside him.
The old man nodded with tears in his eyes and said in a trembling voice: "Master Hu, you must help us!"
Hu Xiaotian nodded. At this time, two carriages came quickly from the direction of Xiasha Port. The one who came was Li Chengming, the prefect of Dongliang County. Li Chengming also heard that Hu Xiaotian had arrived at Xiasha Port, so he hurriedly came to meet them.
He is forty-three years old, dark and thin, and his official uniform has been patched a lot. Hu Xiaotian has seen many officials, and Li Chengming can be regarded as the shabbiest one among them. Li Chengming came to Hu Xiaotian with a frown on his face,
He said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Li Chengming, is here to see Mr. Hu!"
Hu Xiaotian nodded, turned around and walked to a deserted place, and Li Chengming hurriedly followed him.
Hu Xiaotian said: "What's going on?"
Li Chengming sighed and said: "Mr. Hu, on the first day you came here, you didn't know the situation here. In the past three months, the number of refugees sneaking across the Yongjiang River to Dongliang County has increased day by day. In the past, there were only dozens of people a day. Later,
There were only a few hundred people, and now there are thousands of people. At the beginning, Dongliang County also accepted some, but who would have thought that these refugees would come in an endless stream, and some said they wanted to borrow roads to go there.
Dayong, but the Dayong border is strictly guarded to prevent any refugees from entering. Those refugees who could not get in turned back and were unwilling to return to Jiangnan. They were all detained in Dongliang County. Now there are nearly 30,000 refugees in Dongliang County.
People have seriously interfered with the normal life of local people, and they have committed robbery, theft, murder and arson in an endless stream just for food and clothing."
Hu Xiaotian knew that what Li Chengming said was true. With the increase in refugees, this kind of thing would be inevitable. People can do any crazy things in order to survive.
Li Chengming said: "The imperial court has not paid attention to Dongliang County from the beginning. I am a civil servant and have brought a total of six assistants. When I came here, I found that not only the soldiers who guarded the city had withdrawn to Dayong, but also the government officials had followed.
, Dongliang County is just an empty frame. The court does not send troops. How can I manage people? My words have no effect. These guard warriors were established by the wealthy businessmen in the city who wanted to protect their own rights and interests. Even I did not
I can't command them to move." At this point, Li Chengming had a wry smile on his face.
Hu Xiaotian said: "Go back to the city first!" (To be continued...)
