"Yes...it's Zhu Tiandu!" The skinny middle-aged man hesitated for a moment, then bravely said.
"Who?" Liu Xiu wondered if he heard wrongly.
The skinny middle-aged man said: "It's Zhu Tiandu who won't give us refugees a way to live!"
After a pause, the skinny middle-aged man cried with snot and tears: "Before Zhu Tiandu came to Xinye, the county government would give porridge to us refugees from time to time, but since Zhu Tiandu came to Xinye,
, the county government has only given out porridge a handful of times, especially after the general led his army to leave Xinye, the county government has never given out porridge again. Strong young people can still join the army and join Zhutiandu
We all have enough to eat, but what about us old, weak, sick and disabled people? Doesn’t Zhu Tiandu’s department sincerely want to starve us all to death?”
It can be seen that the skinny middle-aged man really has no chance of survival. Now that he sees Liu Xiu, the second-in-command of Zhu Tiandu Department, he is willing to go all out and say whatever he wants.
Xu Ying, Xu Fei and Xu Ting who were standing aside were all secretly sweating for him. Saying such words in front of Liu Xiu, does he not want to live anymore?!
To his surprise, Liu Xiu didn't get angry, at least not towards this skinny middle-aged man. Liu Xiu frowned and asked intently: "Since the general left, the county government has never given out porridge.
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"Yes, General Liu, the common people can swear to God that every word they say is true!" As he spoke, the skinny middle-aged man knelt down and kowtowed forward.
He choked and said: "The common people know that General Liu is different from other officials. Whether in Deng County, Chaoyang or Huyang, General Liu treats the local people well. I hope General Liu can treat the local people as well as he does in Xinye."
Deng County, Chaoyang and Huyang are the same, treat us well!"
As he spoke, he kept kowtowing forward. Liu Xiu hurriedly took two steps forward, helped the skinny middle-aged man up, and said seriously: "If what you said is true, I will give everyone justice!"
After such an incident, Liu Xiu no longer wanted to go to the teahouse to watch a show. He said to Liu Boji and Xu Xiling in the car: "Xiling, you take Boji to Muyang Chunxue first, and I'll go to the county government office!"
As he spoke, he turned to the guards in casual clothes on both sides and said, "You escort the two ladies to the teahouse."
"Yes!" All the guards in plain clothes agreed in unison, and then protected the carriage and continued to go to Duyang Chunxue. Liu Xiu took another carriage and took Xu Ying, Xu Fei, and Xu Ting to the county government office.
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Behind the carriage were hundreds of refugees.
The magistrate of Xinye County is named Liu Tong, and he is a relative of the Liu clan. He also lived in Chongling before. He has a good relationship with Liu Yan, but his relationship with Liu Xiu is average. The main reason is that the age difference between the two is more than ten years.
We haven't played together since we were little.
When he learned that Liu Xiu had come to the county government office, Liu Tong took the initiative to welcome him out and asked with concern: "Axiu, you are not recovering at home, why did you suddenly come to the county government office? Did something happen?"
Liu Xiu said: "Mr. Liu, it is said that since the general led his army to the north, the county government has never given porridge to the refugees in the city. Is this true?"
Liu Tong was stunned for a moment, and then looked behind Liu Xiu. He saw many old and weak refugees in rags and rags. He thought about it and understood what was going on.
He leaned down, waved his hand and said, "General, please come inside and talk!"
Liu Xiu didn't say anything more and walked into the county government office.
After entering the hall and sitting down, Liu Tong said: "Axiu, do you know how many soldiers there are in our army now? There are more than 15,000. So many brothers are fighting in the front. They need to eat and drink every day. The food they consume
It's so huge that you can imagine. Our army's food is basically stored in Xinye, which is the lifeblood of our army. I don't dare to move a grain of food, for fear of being in an emergency ahead and starving my brothers."
Liu Xiu can understand what Liu Tong said, but under Wang Mang's rule, the people were displaced, had no food to eat, and had no means of living. If under his own rule, the people's life is not as good as before, then in the future we will face Mang's army.
How could it be justified? How could Zhutiandu’s tribe have the dignity to call itself the Han Army? How could it have the dignity to continue to hold high the banner of restoring the Han Dynasty?
Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "I know and understand the difficulties mentioned by Brother Tong, so it is not easy to be the magistrate of Xinye County. No matter who is appointed as the county magistrate, I have only one request.
Xinye, as long as Xinye is still under the governance of the Zhutiandu Department, no one will be allowed to starve to death. If Brother Tong can do it, you, the Xinye County Magistrate, will undoubtedly have done a great job. If Brother Tong cannot do it,
I immediately wrote to my eldest brother and asked him to replace the county magistrate with a capable one and come to Xinye!"
Liu Tong's expression changed and he subconsciously said: "Axiu..."
Liu Xiu waved his hand to him, interrupted him, and said decisively: "Brother Tong just needs to tell me now whether he can do it or not!"
Liu Tong and Liu Xiu looked at each other for a long time. He sighed quietly, lowered his head, and remained silent for a long time. Then he slowly said, "Axiu, I... I just try my best!"
Liu Xiu shook his head and said resolutely: "What I want is not Brother Tong's best effort, but only one word from Brother Tong, whether it can or cannot!"
"This..." Under Liu Xiu's tough and unyielding questioning, Liu Tong's sweat almost broke out.
Liu Xiu stared at Liu Tong without blinking, and said sternly: "Brother Tong, have you ever thought about how many of our army's troops are expanding so fast, how many of them are newly joined refugees? They are fighting desperately against the reckless army in the front.
What is the purpose of fighting? It is to fill their own stomachs, and even more to fill their families’ stomachs! If one day they know that their parents are still hungry in the rear, or even starved to death on the streets, they will fight on the battlefield.
Will they still fight as hard as they can? Will they switch sides at the end of the battle, turn around, and in turn help the reckless army to deal with us?"
When Liu Tong heard this, his body suddenly trembled and he looked at Liu Xiu blankly. He had never considered these issues before.
Liu Xiu asked again: "So, my request is that no one in Xinye will starve to death. Now I only need a word from you, Brother Tong, whether it is possible or not!"
As if Liu Tong had made a major decision, he took a deep breath and said to Liu Xiu word by word: "Axiu, I understand! Even if I dig three feet into the ground, I will dig all the mouse holes in the city.
After everything is over, we need to collect food to ensure that we can give porridge to the homeless people in the city at least once a day!"
After hearing this, Liu Xiu's face finally showed a look of relief. What he wanted was Liu Tong's words.
It is not easy to ensure the supply of food and grass for the soldiers in the front and to ensure that no refugees in the rear starve to death. But having said that, raising troops to rebel is not an easy task in itself. If you don't face all kinds of
The courage to overcome difficulties and the determination to overcome all kinds of difficulties, don't do it with your head in the first place.
In front of Liu Xiu, Liu Tong called the government servants and asked them to go to the granary immediately to collect grain, make porridge at the county government office, and give alms to the homeless people in the city.
I saw a government official coming out of the county government office holding a white notice and hanging it in a conspicuous place. The refugees waiting outside gathered around them, stretched their necks, and looked curiously. Those who were literate read the notice aloud.
When I heard that the county government would resume giving out porridge from now on, and that they would also give out porridge every day, at least one meal a day, the crowd at the scene immediately went crazy.
A large number of people knelt down in front of the county government office, shouting in unison: "Zhu Tiandu saved us, it was Zhu Tiandu who saved us!"
"We should also thank General Liu. It was General Liu who spoke for us and the county government resumed giving porridge!"
“Thank you, General Liu!” “Thank you, General Liu—”
The sound of thanksgiving in front of the county government office could be heard one after another.
Reputation is not something that can be achieved quickly or be improved all at once, but must be accumulated over time.
Of course, Liu Xiu's reputation was not innate, but was accumulated bit by bit during his governance of Deng County, Chaoyang, Huyang and even Xinye.
He forced Liu Tong to make a promise to ensure that no one would starve to death in Xinye City. This incident also made Xu Ying, Xu Fei and Xu Ting get to know Liu Xiu again and look at him with admiration.
No matter what his purpose was, in short, he did indeed do a great thing for the people of Xinye. I don’t know how many people will be saved by this move!
If Xu Ying, Xu Fei, and Xu Ting were completely indifferent to Liu Xiu before, then now, they are standing by Liu Xiu's side, and looking at the grateful looks cast by the people around them, they have begun to have feelings for Yourong.
feel.
Liu Xiu went to the county government office and was delayed for an hour. When he arrived at the tea house, the opera had already started for half an hour.
Seeing Liu Xiu finally coming, Liu Boji and Xu Xiling, who were sitting near the railing on the second floor, stood up together. The latter said: "My lord!"
The former complained with a displeased look on his face: "Third brother, why did you come here? It's been a long time since we started!"
After a pause, she pulled Liu Xiu and said enthusiastically: "The juggling and illusion performances are over! You didn't see the illusion just now. The person in the curtain just changed and the person disappeared..."
Liu Boji kept talking about how wonderful and incredible the illusion show just now was. Liu Xiu smiled, listening, and matching the two sentences from time to time, although his eyes were full of weariness.
Xu Xiling, who was sitting opposite, could see clearly that Liu Xiu was obviously exhausted, but he still insisted on coming to the teahouse and showed great interest in accompanying Liu Boji to watch a hundred plays. This shows that Liu Boji was in Liu Xiu's mind.
How much does it weigh?
After the illusion show, martial arts and dance performances are next. Martial arts performances include sword dancing, knife dancing, and fights between two or more people. After the sword dancing and knife dancing performances by a single person in the front, the double dancing performance will follow.
Battle performance.
Due to the intense action, the battle between the two was also very exciting. There were bursts of applause and cheers in the teahouse, and the atmosphere of the scene was gradually pushed to a climax. The battle between the two ended, and then there was a multi-player battle show.
All of a sudden, seven or eight men wearing black clothes and wearing ghost masks ran onto the stage, some holding swords, some holding knives, and some holding sticks. After getting on the stage, they jumped up and down one by one, doing somersaults one after another.
One, dazzling and dizzying.
At this moment, a man in white slowly walked onto the stage. As the man in white came on stage, there was a burst of exclamation from the stage. Liu Xiu put down the tea cup in his hand and looked down through the railing on the second floor.
go.
When he saw clearly the appearance of the man in white, he couldn't help but be startled.
Liu Xiu himself is a handsome young man, and he has seen many handsome men, but compared with the man in white on the stage, he is probably ashamed of himself.
This man in white is not handsome, but beautiful. Even the most beautiful woman standing next to him would probably be overshadowed by her.
