"Brother Yun..." Han Feng saw many old, weak, women and children shouting in unison, and couldn't help but frown and think, thinking of stepping forward to calm the people's momentum.
"Don't worry, you are the current emperor and you are not suitable to show your face here." Zhou Xingyun stopped Han Feng who was about to step forward: "Your sister is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Let's just sit back and wait for the show."
"Qing Tian Xiong is so kind to you?" Han Qiumiao snorted and asked: "Where did the clothes and food Qing Tian Xiong gave you come from? Did it fall from the sky? Or was it given by an immortal?"
"Master Zhou Mu purchased it from other provinces with his own money for the sake of the people of Lingdu City!" the hunchbacked old woman replied proudly.
"Then you might as well continue to talk about it, how can a mere state pastor, He De, be so rich as the country and support the residents of the north from his own pocket?" Han Qiumiao looked at the hunchbacked old woman with cold eyes.
"How can I, a woman, guess the way Lord Zhou Mu governs the world? If the old woman had that ability, wouldn't she become a Zhou Mu!" The hunchbacked old woman snorted disdainfully.
"Since you don't know, let me tell you. You all have seen the harvest in the Northern Territory. If the royal family hadn't dispatched a large amount of food every year to relieve the famine in the north, how would Qingtian Bear have any surplus food for you to throw at me?
?As for quilts and clothing, do you know what kind of life the people in the suburbs of Lingdu City are living now?"
"Qingtian Xiong colluded with the Xuanyang Sect and committed evil acts outside the city, burning, killing, and looting. Whether it was the food or clothes he gave you, they were all stained with the blood of innocent people! It's a shame that you still persist in believing that Qingtian Xiong is a good person!"
"Ridiculous! You, a royal girl, really don't understand the sufferings of the people, yet you are talking nonsense like this!" The hunchbacked old woman stamped her cane again: "In order to let the people of Lingdu City live a good life, Mr. Zhou Mu, with the suburbs,
The villagers do business and purchase their food and clothing. However, they do not know what is good and what is good, and they are trying to get more than they can afford. Even though they know that we are not rich, they still give us sky-high prices to buy. The fault is clearly theirs. If they are willing to listen to Mr. Zhou Mu,
Given a reasonable price, how can we, the people of Lingdu City, make trouble unreasonably? Just like now, you have no right to stop us from leaving the city!"
"I will make it clear today on behalf of the folks in Lingdu City. Either kill us all today or open the city gate and let us leave! We don't want to be the slaves of the royal family! We want to follow Master Qing and leave!"
The hunchbacked old woman shouted aggressively, and hundreds of young men mixed in the crowd immediately followed her and cheered.
After hearing this, Zhou Xingyun couldn't help but silently look around at the thousands of Lingdu residents gathered at the city gate, and secretly laughed at the hunchbacked old woman's cry of "on behalf of the villagers and elders in Lingdu", which really made many people panic.
The old woman screamed majestically, either we will be killed today or the city gate will be opened to let everyone leave. However, the people who came with her showed panic and fear on their faces. This shows that they are not like the hunchbacked old woman.
So radical.
To put it bluntly, they were just following the trend and were inexplicably represented by the hunchbacked old woman.
Zhou Xingyun preliminarily speculated that the old, weak, women and children gathered at the city gate were just like those who made trouble in the granary two days ago. They did not have much food at home and could not make a living, so they needed relief from the powerful officials in Lingdu City.
After all, it is the autumn harvest season now, and last year’s grain reserves have basically been used up. According to the habits of previous years,
The people of Lingdu City will take advantage of the harvest period in various places to stock up on food as much as possible to prepare for life in the next year.
Unfortunately, war broke out in Lingdu City this year. Local residents were unable to leave, foreign businessmen were unable to enter, and ordinary people had no way to purchase food.
People who were short of food had no choice but to ask the hunchbacked old woman for help. So, the hunchbacked old woman used the supply of food as a bait to persuade the residents of Lingdu City and brought thousands of old, weak, women and children to the city gate clamoring to leave the city...
"I won't let you leave the city for your own good! I'm saving you! Don't be deceived by Qingtian Xiong's petty profits!" Han Qiumi advised earnestly: "Once you leave Lingdu City, there will be no one to save you.
Come on! Don’t you understand?”
"Master Zhou Mu's small profits can save the lives of our entire city. What about your royal family? You are not even willing to pay for your small profits! If you are willing to help us, give each of the old, weak, women and children here 1 dou of rice."
The hunchbacked old woman glared at Han Qiumiao without hesitation: "How dare you give me this little profit!"
"Here you go!" Zhou Xingyun flatly refused the hunchbacked old woman's request: "Qiu Miao, leave it to me. They are not here to reason with you."
"But..." Han Qiumiao hesitated. Changing Zhou Xingyun's appearance meant that he would once again use unreasonable methods to rectify the people of Lingdu City in front of him.
However, most of the people gathered at the gate of the city today are old, weak, women and children. If Zhou Xingyun does what he did two days ago, these old and weak women and children will definitely not be able to hold on.
"Let me do it." Zhou Xingyun touched Han Qiumiao's red lips with his index finger, then changed places with her, and walked to the hunchbacked old woman: "Forgive us that we cannot agree to your request. But we can help Qili Street and Luoming Street,
Like the residents of Dongdaohu Santiao Street, as long as you are willing to hand over the food stored at home, we will take you in. Of course, the food stored in Grandma Fushou's mansion is indispensable. Only if you cooperate with us can we save the old, weak, women and children here.
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Zhou Xingyun dared to take in nearly 10,000 residents of Qili Street, Luoming Street, and Dongdaohu Street because they confiscated the food hidden in the painting boat. If Aunt Fushou did not turn over the food stored at home, she would definitely be able to raise her children based on the food stored in the royal warehouse.
Not that many people.
In other words, the food in Lingdu City is currently mainly stored in the homes of the small dignitaries in the city. Only with the cooperation of the small dignitaries in Lingdu City can Han Qiumiao distribute it reasonably and provide for the entire city's residents.
It's a pity that the small dignitaries in Lingdu City are almost all the servants of Qingtian Xiong. They can prosper in Lingdu City because they must have benefited from the Xuanyang Sect and Qingtian Bear. Do you want the small dignitaries in Lingdu City to cooperate with Han Qiumiao?
It's an idiot talking in his sleep.
"Hmph! Look at the faces of these royal dignitaries! When our fathers and mothers were starving in Lingdu City and the countryside, not only did they not give us any help, they also worried about our food reserves and asked us to hand over the food! I have never seen this old man in my whole life.
Such a shameless person!"
"We cannot meet your demands. You are unwilling to accept our suggestions. Old man, just tell me honestly, what do you want?"
"I have made it very clear, either give each of us a dou of rice, or open the city gate and let everyone out of the city! We, the common people in Lingdu City, would rather wander with Master Zhou Mu than be the dog slaves of your royal family! If
You can't be satisfied
To meet our requirements, today the villagers and elders will follow Master Qing even if they try hard!"
The hunchbacked old woman stomped her crutches and called on the crowd behind her to shout in unison: "Follow Master Qing! Follow Master Qing! Follow Master Qing!"
"Please think clearly. Breaking through the city gates and following the rebels will lead to death. Her Royal Highness the Princess prohibits you from leaving the city for your own sake. I hope you can recognize right from wrong and don't seek death." Zhou Xingyun
He raised his voice and said to the many residents of Lingdu City. The helpless old woman with a hunchback insisted on going her own way, and solemnly replied on behalf of the confused old women and children: "We folks and elders in Lingdu City who dare to take to the streets today are already prepared to die!
Your royal family has slaughtered us! We will not hesitate to die! Thousands of people in Lingdu City will be awakened by our blood and see clearly the evil faces of your royal family and dignitaries!"
The hunchbacked old woman seemed eager to clash with the royal guards stationed at the city gate. Once the royal guards killed the old, weak, women and children gathered at the city gate, the people of Lingdu City would be angry, frightened, and uneasy, believing that the royal nobles were a group of heartless people.
Dictatorship and tyranny.
"We don't want to see any deaths or injuries. Your awareness of not being afraid of death is not worth mentioning. The truly strong people need the awareness to live! Do you have the awareness to live? Not for yourself, but for the loved ones around you.
The consciousness of working hard to survive." Zhou Xingyun said bluntly: "Once you leave Lingdu City, you will definitely regret it."
"It's our business if we don't regret it in the future! You just need to open the city gate and let us out of the city!" The hunchbacked old woman was determined. No matter what Zhou Xingyun and Han Qiumiao said, she just wanted to represent the people of Lingdu City and follow Qingtian.
Bear goes.
"Okay." Zhou Xingyun raised the corner of his mouth slightly when he saw this, and couldn't help but sneer: "Since you insist on following the so-called Master Qing, I will make the decision for Your Highness the Princess and let you leave the city."
"Xingyun!" Han Qiumiao looked at Zhou Xingyun in confusion, as if he didn't expect him to agree to the old woman so easily and allow the people of Lingdu City to leave the city.
"Then open the city gate quickly!" the hunchbacked old woman shouted arrogantly, as if victory was within reach.
"Wait, it's okay to let people out of the city, but I have to say it first. The opportunity to leave the city is only once, if you miss it, you will never get it again. Aunt Fushou of Lingdu City, are you really sure you want to leave the city now?
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"Stop talking nonsense! The fathers and mothers of Lingdu City and Countryside have already made up their minds, please open the city gate quickly! We will return to Lord Qing now!"
"Leaving the city is not a trivial matter. It is up to the folks in Lingdu City to decide whether they have made up their minds. However, I understand your intention, old lady. I would rather be Lord Qing's subjects than the lackeys of the royal family.
.Very good, I will help you now and let you leave Lingdu City!" Zhou Xingyun smiled and turned to the guards stationed at the city gate: "You guys bring the rope ladder so that this old nanny can go out of the city to find Mr. Qing."
"Rope ladder? What do you mean?" The hunchbacked old woman stared at Zhou Xingyun in surprise.
"Aren't you going to leave the city? I asked the guards to set up a rope ladder on the city wall. You only need to climb down the ladder and you will be able to follow the great, noble, merciful, kind, and the one who loves his people like his own son, your Lord Qing."
Zhou Xingyun smiled evilly and said: "You only have this chance. If you refuse now, you won't be able to get out."