Datang: I was tricked by the system

"Emperor Yi is so good, he has already started to think about us, unlike the one in Chang'an City, who hasn't moved until now, and doesn't care about the lives of ordinary people like us at all. We are willing to be the subjects of Emperor Yi."

"That is, Emperor Yi can feed us, he is our emperor."

"Go, go find Deng Ling, is he going to watch our common people starve to death?"

"..."

Where there is contrast, there will be harm.

Especially in the current situation, when one person takes the lead, other common people follow suit.

A group of old and weak women and children who had no food left went to the Dudu Mansion in a mighty way.

As for others, those who should register continue to register.

After learning that it was Yihuang's people who recruited this time, they became more active.

As long as you sign up, you will get food and money, and you will be a soldier under Emperor Yi in the future. This is really exciting.

……

"My lord, it's not good my lord."

Deng Ling managed to calm Qin Qiong down, and just sat down, before the tea in his hand had time to drink, Deng Ling's lieutenant ran in in a panic.

Seeing this, Deng Ling couldn't help frowning and asked, "Why are you so flustered?"

"Master Chen from Youzhou, he...he..."

"What about him? Let's talk after calming down." Hearing that it was related to Chen Jinbai, Deng Ling was not so eager, and picked up his teacup again and drank leisurely.

Hearing this, the deputy general stood still and took a few breaths, and then said: "Master Chen recruits soldiers on the street and gives them food on the spot. It is said that there are still five hundred copper coins to take every month.

A lot of people have already signed up. Those old and weak women and children who can't serve as soldiers and can't get food, under Chen Jinbai's instigation, they all blame you. At this time, those troublemakers are already at the door. "

"puff!"

The tea that Deng Ling had just drunk spewed out instantly, "Why didn't we say something so important earlier."

The deputy general looked aggrieved, "Didn't you let me calm down first?"

Deng Ling didn't have time to worry about it. He grabbed the lieutenant general's collar and asked, "Did you really see that Chen Jinbai distributed food to those who signed up?"

No way, I was so excited to hear that there was food.

The soldier nodded, "Of course it is true. The grain in front of them is piled up like a mountain. It is said that it is the grain newly cultivated by Yihuang. It seems to be called potatoes."

If you sign up, you will get food, and you will be given copper coins. This not only makes the people's hearts move, but also the soldiers of the Dudu Mansion.

They were all conscripted to serve in corvée, not to mention paying money, and they couldn't even get enough food.

If it wasn't for the strict discipline, he really wanted to drop the pick and go to Emperor Yi.

"With so much food, why don't those people who can't sign up for it grab it? Instead, they come to trouble me?"

A good trick to bring disaster to the east.

Officials have always forced the people to rebel, Chen Jinbai is trying to get the people to force him to rebel.

"The people wanted to grab it, but after the people who signed up sent the food home, they came to help Chen Jinbai guard it together. How can the rest of the people, a group of old and weak women and children, grab it?"

Deng Ling let go of the lieutenant general's collar, helped him tidy up, and said, "Go ahead and inquire and see how much food Chen Jinbai brought over this time."

"My lord, then Chen Jinbai said that as long as the people persuade you to agree to submit to Youzhou, you will immediately distribute food to them. I don't think he is lying like that."

The deputy general did not leave immediately, but told the news he had inquired about, "The end general watched over there for a while, and those who sign up will indeed get a hundred catties of grain."

"My lord, why don't we switch to Youzhou!"

Chen Jinbai frowned, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the wrinkles between his brows could kill a fly.

Outside the mansion, the voices of the people were getting louder and louder, and Deng Ling didn't have much time to think about it.

He had already received the news that Jieli Khan was besieging Chang'an, and he knew how much food Qin Qiong had brought.

Now that the Tang treasury is empty, it is simply unable to solve the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of people in Jinan Prefecture.

It doesn't matter if he lives or dies personally, but what about the common people?
Today's saint is indeed a good emperor who is diligent and caring for the people, but what the people want is to have enough food, warm clothes, and a stable life.

Those in Chang'an City are currently unable to do this.

But Li Yi...Deng Ling didn't think highly of him either. Now that the Turkic army was besieging Youzhou, he couldn't protect himself, so he might not be able to take care of the people of Jinan Prefecture.

For a while, Deng Ling couldn't make a choice.

……

"Deng Ling, I heard that Chen Jinbai has food in his hand, is this true?"

Qin Qiong hurried in and asked.

Chen Jinbai nodded, come on, this master is here, let's see what he does first.

"Then what are you waiting for, count the troops immediately, let's grab the grain from Chen Jinbai's hands and distribute it to the people."

Now that there is food, it will be easier to handle.

"What about the old and weak women and children at the door?"

"Let them make trouble, we go through the back door, as long as we grab the food, the people have food in their hands, who will make trouble?"

Although Qin Qiong's attention was rude, it also made sense.

"Come on, order troops!"

Deng Ling waved his big hand to recruit the lieutenant general, ordered a thousand troops, and followed Qin Qiong to arrest Chen Jinbai.

……

"Chen Jinbai, how dare you conscript soldiers on Datang's territory, take it for me."

Deng Ling didn't really want to catch Chen Jinbai.

But Zhijun Zhilu worried about the king's worries, and he had to do it, not to mention Qin Qiong was still watching.

"It seems that Mr. Deng has already made a choice!" Chen Jinbai said calmly while sitting there.

But he sighed silently in his heart, he gave Deng Ling a chance!

"Master Chen, we are our own masters now, offended." Deng Ling struggled for a moment, but finally chose to stand with Qin Qiong.

"Take it!"

When Deng Ling gave an order, the soldiers immediately surrounded Chen Jinbai.

"Why did you arrest him?"

"What crime did Mr. Chen commit?"

"..."

The shouts and questions of the people came and went.

It was hard for them to have a glimmer of life, is it possible that they are going to die now?

It seems that Mr. Chen is right. Yihuang's disaster relief food was not distributed to the people because of Deng Ling. It was because he did not care about the lives of ordinary people like them.

"This person bewitched the people to treason, so I will naturally arrest him."

The only reason Deng Ling could think of was this.

"I bother!"

The victims standing in the front spat at Deng Ling's black face. "Deng Ling, in vain we still think you are a good official, I am really blind, you are clearly a rotten heart, don't give us a way out."

"Today, we will fight with you..."

"Yes, I fought with them."