After rebirth, I joined forces with my mortal enemy to seek revenge.

Quan Dehui suddenly felt something bad as his eyes covered with frost and snow fell on his face. However, before he could react, Pei Jiaoran had already drawn a knife across his neck.

"Servant Pei, what do you mean?" Quan Dehui frowned.

"Kill you to appease the public's anger." Pei Jiaoran's gentle face had a clearly visible sneer, "Tongzhou governor Quan Dehui failed to observe, causing the people to be displaced. The county magistrate under his rule wanted to kill the imperial envoys indiscriminately. Pei I was ordered by the governor to provide relief, and it was easy to do it. I would also kill you, a criminal official who has neglected his duty."

When you are in an environment where there is no room for conspiracies and schemes to be used, directly taking down the organizer is the simplest and most effective way.

All the county magistrates in the house heard the commotion and ran out. They were all dumbfounded when they saw the scene in front of them.

"Servant Pei, we have something to talk about." Quan De looked around dimly, and in an instant all the angry eyes of the refugees fell on him. He could only say: "This matter is caused by a certain person's incompetence in governance, and I ask the minister to punish him. But the most urgent task now is to calm down this group of refugees."

He knew very well that this turmoil was caused by him behind the scenes, and if it was not suppressed, it would continue. Then he would most likely be killed by Pei Jiaoran to appease the public's anger. But the initiator of this order can only be Pei Jiaoran.

"Then why don't the governor make an oath in public?" Pei Jiaoran smiled slightly.

"What?" Quan Dehui said in shock.

"It's not difficult." Pei Jiaoran raised his head to look at the refugees in the rain, his red lips parted slightly, "Just now, Governor Quan said that he would like to spend all his family's money to help the people and the countryside, and he is also willing to fight for you and the gentry of the same state. Return. I hope you will put down your farm tools, and I will work with Governor Quan to give you justice. You can go home on your own, and I will not take the blame for what happened today. But if you dare to commit the crime again, you will be punished as a crime."

Listening to Pei Jiaoran's words, the group of refugees finally calmed down. His eyes also moved from Quan Dehui to her. Different eyes fell on her, but she still looked calm.

In the end, the refugees were helped and left one after another.

After looking at Quan Dehui, who had an angry look on his face, Pei Jiaoran smiled, "The incident happened suddenly, and Pei was forced to do such a thing." She said with a solemn look on her face, "I hope Governor Quan won't be surprised."

When Quan Dehui heard this, his eyes were sarcastic, and his eyes burst into tears. "I can't bear the people to kill each other like this. I would like to thank Shilang Pei for coming up with such a clever plan to avoid using weapons."

After hearing this, Pei Jiaoran just smiled and said, "Chief Quan really understands the general situation. It's getting late, so take a good rest and think about how to proceed with this matter."

She knew exactly what caused the refugee riot tonight. In the final analysis, it was because they had been desperation under the extreme exploitation of the gentry and the government, and they were tempted to attack the inn. On the surface, Quan Dehuiming seemed to be protecting her, but in fact he wanted to use her hand to get rid of these refugees. If today she gives orders to the people to cause chaos, the people may no longer trust her as the governor and relief envoy. Then he has the final say on how the disaster will unfold.

It's just that the current situation in Tongzhou is worse than she imagined. This group of people who are being dragged along are always the ones who suffer the most, but they are also easily manipulated. Today she can kill Quan Dehui to appease the public's anger, but next time this method will not work.

Sheathing his sword, Pei Jiaoran glanced meaningfully at Quan Dehui, "For the sergeants who were injured tonight, I will report them all to the court and seek awards for them."

"Then thank you very much, Minister Pei." Quan Dehui cupped his hands and said.

Under the leadership of Quan Dehui, Tongzhou Zhenbing and other county magistrates all withdrew to Heyang County. They took away the dying Magistrate Yang along the way, and silence returned to the post. And He Liang also returned to the post house half an hour later.

"Servant Pei, general." He Liang saluted Pei and Li.

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran nodded and said, "Tell me what's important."

"Here."

He Liang recounted what he had discovered in the county today. Although the county has set up a porridge shed, there is not much corn in the pot. As for the price of food in the city, no matter how they asked, they were willing to tell. They were even driven away. And the people in the city also avoided seeing them.

After hearing He Liang's report, Pei Jiaoran said: "Tomorrow you will personally lead people to reset the porridge shed outside the city. In the name of the county, we will requisition the food from the homes of the gentry and wealthy households. If not, we will seize it as well. Send people again Go find refugees outside the city and bring them food. Listen to their demands."

"Sister Pei, are you trying to rob the rich and give to the poor?" He Liang looked excited.

"I'm borrowing food from you, who dares not to give it?" Pei Jiaoran took a deep breath, "What's more, it's the county that wants to requisition their food, not me."

Seeing her like this, Li Xiujing couldn't help but smile.

"Jiajia, what are Madam Zhou and I going to do?" Wu Lingjia walked towards her and said warmly.

Reaching out to hold Wu Lingjia's hand, Pei Jiaoran frowned and said, "Come with me tomorrow. You two should have a good rest today."

Knowing that Pei Jiaoran always had his own ideas, Wu Lingjia nodded and left with Zhou Mancao.

Only Pei Jiaoran and Li Xiujing were left sitting opposite each other.

"I don't know how long it will take for this situation in Tongzhou to end." Pei Jiaoran looked at Li Xiujing, his eyes darkening, "I don't want to touch Zuozang's taxes right now."

Looking at her, Li Xiujing said: "You want to squeeze money from the gentry?"

"It's best to do this. You have also seen the situation in Tongzhou now. The people's dissatisfaction is getting deeper and deeper, and the court must find a way to solve this matter."

The common people are always the most tenacious. Although they have experienced ruthless war and suffering, most of them can survive in the cracks. And once the new dynasty can give them a peaceful life, they can still revive and take root in the new place. Like bamboo shoots springing up after a rain, it becomes a new piece of greenery.

But now the situation in Tongzhou has aroused the evil deep in their bones. Exploited by the officials and gentry, they gathered together due to similar sufferings, and hostility wandered around them. They don't know how to think, and most of them blindly follow the herd. Even if there are one or two sober people, their voices will soon be lost in the excitement of the crowd.

If the court cannot resolve the demands of these refugees, then once their anger has nowhere to release, they will develop the power to destroy everything. And these forces will make the entire Tongzhou fall into the abyss. This situation was not what she wanted.

"So you are going to talk to those gentry. Do you want them to spit out their money?" Li Xiujing said solemnly.

He could see what Pei Jiaoran was planning. Only by dividing these refugees can we prevent some refugees with ulterior motives from maliciously instigating them and causing bad effects.

"Yes. At this juncture, it would be best if the court could not provide any money." Pei Jiaoran's eyes were blazing. "If money comes out of the mouths of the gentry, the people here will be able to relax a lot in the coming year."

The people are the foundation of the country's livelihood. She did not order the suppression of the mob, not only because she saw through Quan Dehui's plan, but also because she knew that once she ordered the suppression of the mob, in addition to the loss of her own prestige, the vitality of the place would also be greatly damaged, and the loss of population would leave behind Endless hidden dangers. The imperial court will also lose a lot of tax revenue as a result.