The imperial government failed to provide adequate relief, and some families had been unable to eat for a long time, and the children and the elderly were starving.
There was originally hope of receiving relief food, but a rumor spread throughout the capital overnight.
It is said that all the granaries in Beijing were burned down during the turmoil. The reason why the imperial court failed to rescue them was because there was no food, and it was difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice.
Food is the most important thing for the people, and the people in the capital were already unstable. With this inducement, chaos suddenly broke out.
First, the family members of the officials who died in the turmoil went to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Priest's Palace, and the Royal Palace to cry and kneel, begging for pensions and food to be released as soon as possible to alleviate the urgent needs of their families.
Then the rich families whose houses and shops were burned down left the capital together, preparing to go to the countryside to live in Zhuangzi to escape the disaster.
Then some of the victims joined the group of people crying and begging, begging the court to take effective measures to solve the problem of people's livelihood.
Some victims even moved their families and prepared to leave the city to visit relatives and friends elsewhere to survive the disaster.
Lin Gong was the first to know the news, and he suddenly panicked.
He eagerly hopes to come up with effective ways to solve the problem quickly, but although he has been working with Lin Youfang and taking care of family affairs in the past, he is more than ruthless. This kind of control over the overall situation requires a combination of strength and softness and great wisdom.
Great courage comes without experience.
The first thing he thought of was Meng Jia: "Let Meng Jia quickly lead the troops to control the situation! If anyone is disobedient, let him suppress him with iron blood!"
He also told his confidants: "Go and find out! Go and find out who is disturbing people's hearts and spreading rumors!"
Meng Jia played a trick and said that his shoulder was injured by Mu Yunhan. The military doctor said that it was a vital injury and he must rest and rest, otherwise he would not be able to go to the battlefield in the future.
Therefore, he was willing to lend troops to Lin Gong and let Lin Gong make arrangements by himself.
Although Lin Gong sneered at Meng Jia's statement and felt that he was evading responsibility, he was happy that he was willing to lend him so many troops.
So he asked his confidants to lead the army, with strict orders to do it beautifully in order to show his face in front of the Empress Dowager and the ministers.
His confidant led a group of soldiers and first surrounded the officials and the common people who were crying and begging. If someone made trouble, he did not dissuade them and directly ordered them to be beaten hard.
The reason is that if you beat the leader who is afraid, the people behind will become intimidated and frightened.
But these soldiers were not serious and they just killed people in a short time.
The person who was beaten to death was none other than the only son of an old minister who was killed in the war, and this old minister was famous for his loyalty and integrity.
This was like poking a hornet's nest, and the small conflict suddenly turned into a big one.
In the big conflict, more people were injured, including old and young, including women and children.
As a result, more people fled out of the city. In the chaos, one of the two remaining granaries was burned down by an unknown person.
Seeing the black smoke rising into the sky filling half of the capital, the people's morale was suddenly in chaos, and even the morale of the military was shaken.
Lin Gong knew the news and quickly ordered people to close the city gate and not let anyone out.
Otherwise, if everyone in the capital is empty, what else would the emperor be called an emperor?
The city gates were shut, there was no food to eat, and they had to be beaten and beaten. A group of desperate people angrily rushed to Lin Guogong's mansion.
Lin Gong ordered the army to suppress it, but another soldier dropped his weapon and helmet, saying that his sword was used to kill Qi people, not his own people.
The scene was in chaos, and a corner of Lin Guogong's mansion burst into flames.
By the time Lin Youfang learned the news, the situation was already out of control.