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

After a day of fierce fighting, Tubo was also seriously injured. Taking this opportunity, Pei Jiaoran ordered Feng Yuanxian to lead people to reinforce the city wall day and night. He took Cui Xiancheng and Chu You with him to inspect the city.

At this time, withdrawing the charity warehouse is equivalent to cutting off the livelihood of the people in the city. It is essential to appease the people. As long as people's hearts are not in chaos, there will be no big trouble.

"I don't know how ill the governor is now. In the Ming Dynasty, you are busy dealing with state affairs and guarding the city wall. Even your iron body cannot bear it." Cui County Prime Minister looked at Pei Jiaoran and said: "If it doesn't work out, you can send a message to Commander Jie, and maybe he will send troops to support you. We can also breathe a sigh of relief..."

"Who is going? Can Cui Xiancheng guarantee that Guazhou City can hold out until the Commander-in-Chief deploys troops to support it? The only solution now is to wait for Tibet to run out of food and withdraw its troops."

Hearing what Pei Jiaoran said, Cui County Prime Minister did not dare to say any more. He was worried that if he spoke again, he would be sent to seek support.

However, after spending these days together, he admired Pei Jiaoran more and more. If it were him, he definitely wouldn't be able to coordinate everything in such a chaotic situation. He even dared to open a charity warehouse to help the people. Pei Jiaoran was able to defend the city against enemies while also stabilizing all parties. He was ashamed of himself.

Others see her handling everything with ease, but in fact only she knows what kind of path she is walking on now. Walking alone on the edge of a dangerous cliff, if you are not careful, you will be shattered to pieces.

Issues such as post-war reconstruction and the Spring March were flashpoints that would cause conflicts. She wasn't very sure whether she could handle this matter well.

But now we can only take one step at a time.

"Cui Xiancheng, you need to worry more about the summer tax." Pei Jiaoran's eyes were tired, "If you can use the war as an excuse, use the war as an excuse."

"Yes."

While they were talking, several people had already arrived at the gate of Yicang. On weekdays, the Yicang is bustling with activity, but at this time, it was also filled with darkness.

The people cursed endlessly, and the soldiers looked helpless. Pei Jiaoran had given orders before, not to attack the people under any circumstances. Now they can only stand and get beaten.

"Now the charity warehouse is closed and no food is distributed to us. We only rely on ourselves. There will be no taxes to collect during the summer tax next year!"

"Didn't I promise before that I wouldn't give up on anyone in the city?"

"My family of five has no food to eat. What if we starve to death!"

The county soldier replied with a serious face.

"The Ming government is calculating the grain, please wait patiently."

"The state will never give up on anyone!"

Naturally, the people would not be satisfied with such an explanation. They pounced on the county soldiers and beat them up randomly. One person started, and the others followed him.

Taking a deep breath, he ignored Chu You’s dissuasion. Pei Jiaoran walked over quickly, pushed through the crowd, and stood in front of the county soldiers.

"Mingfu is coming." Someone in the crowd shouted.

The attackers heard the sound and quickly stopped. He stepped back in front of the people and looked at Pei Jiaoran with an annoyed look on his face.

"This matter was the idea of ​​one person in my house, and they all acted under orders. If you are angry, you can come at me, and there is no need to embarrass them." Pei Jiaoran said solemnly.

As soon as she finished speaking, a stone flew towards Pei Jiaoran. She did not avoid it and let the stone hit her forehead. One person took the lead, and the others followed suit.

All of a sudden, rotten vegetable leaves, rocks, mud and other objects all fell on Pei Jiaoran, and the light green robe instantly became dirty. The futou also fell off.

The county soldiers behind him couldn't stand it and wanted to step forward to stop the people from committing violence, but were stopped by Pei Jiaoran.

"Chu You."

Upon hearing this, Chu You ran to Pei Jiaoran and stood still, looking at her with a distressed expression.

"Arrest all those who caused trouble just now. According to my laws of the Great Wei Dynasty, what kind of crime should those who assault people and obstruct official duties be punished?"

"One year's apprenticeship!"

"Immediate execution."

The people who were still looking unhappy at first were all panicked now. Seeing that the situation was not good, the people who took the lead in making trouble pushed away the people around them in panic and fled away. In the end, they were all captured by Chu You and the soldiers.

"Dog officer! You don't keep your word, how can you arrest people? Is there any royal law!" One of the old men with a cane pointed at Pei Jiaoran and cursed angrily.

"You're a dog official who cares about human life! I'm going to Chang'an City to sue you."

After speaking, a mouthful of phlegm spat on Pei Jiaoran's face.

After slowly wiping away the stains on his face, Pei Jiaoran raised his head and looked at the people in front of him. She was not surprised that people would misunderstand her in this way, but she was too lazy to explain. If you stay in this position, no matter what you do, outsiders will always find all kinds of mistakes. But she couldn't waver in her decision just because others criticized her.

Any decision has its pros and cons. And all she has to do is stick to her position, otherwise she won't be able to go on.

"You guys have been beaten and scolded. Your anger should be gone, right? Let's all go back to rest and stop making trouble. I promise you, the state government will not give up on anyone." After saying this, Pei Jiaoran bowed and said, "I hope you will understand the pain of the soldiers guarding the city. I would like to thank you on their behalf. I will submit a letter to the court during the summer tax this year, asking for exemption from Guazhou taxes."

Someone in the crowd said, "What guarantee do you have?"

"My head is on my head! If the imperial court collects taxes from Guazhou again in the Xia Dynasty, I will die to apologize!" Pei Jiaoran said loudly.

With her words, the people also left one after another.

After the people dispersed, Chu You and others immediately surrounded them. They all looked at her with worried faces.

"Mingfu——"

"Mingfu..."

Looking at the concerned eyes around him, Pei Jiaoran shook his head, "I'm fine."

Touching the wound on his forehead, Pei Jiaoran raised his lips. He walked to the well nearby and fetched a bucket of water to wash his face. The biting well water splashed on her face, calling back her thoughts.

"Let's all go back and rest. Chu You, stay." Pei Jiaoran waved his hand to signal them to go back quickly.

Several other people looked at each other, bowed and left.

Chu You, who was left behind, looked at Pei Jiaoran and sighed, "Actually, the Ming government still wants to open warehouses to help the people, right? But you know that it can't go on like this anymore. The people keep asking for it. And we can't let the sergeants go hungry during the war." , under balance, we can only temporarily close the charity warehouse. But this will definitely cause public resentment, and you must be blaming yourself now."

Hearing this, Pei Jiaoran said nothing, but the disgust in his eyes was unforgettable. She hated herself now, and even more disgusted with the calculations of the center's infighting. If the Central Committee is willing to be considerate of the people's sentiments, why is it like this?

The endless internal fighting in the center is like a cancerous abscess on the giant tree of Wei, greedily absorbing all the nutrients in the trunk. In their seemingly concerned actions for the country and the people, in fact, every step contains calculations, all for the purpose of overthrowing their opponents. How can you care about the life and death of the people?

"Chu You, you should try to appease the people." Pei Jiaoran said warmly.

"Don't worry Mingfu, I know what to do."

"I think Tubo will retreat soon..."