After I traveled through the book, I was spoiled by five little villains

"Your Highness."

Yue Lu came in hurriedly from outside, greeted and said, "A group of disaster victims who came from nowhere clashed with the villagers guarding the stone bridge and tried to force their way in."

Disaster victims?

How could it come so quickly?

Qin Yaoguang thought to himself: Most of the houses nearby are villas of powerful and wealthy families. Even if they are affected by a disaster, famine will not occur immediately.

If it came from other places, the hailstorm would have occurred at the Yin hour. Now it is just after the Si hour, so only two or three hours have passed.

The disaster victims all fled with their families.

It would take at least half an hour just to pack our luggage and get ready to go.

From this we can see that in this Dajing Dynasty where transportation relies on legs or horses, it is obvious that there is not enough time.

something wrong.

Qin Yaoguang ordered Yue Lu: "Choose two more blue-clothed guards to follow me and take a look."

Chun Ning hurriedly said: "Sister, I'll go too!"

Qin Yaoguang shook his head: "It's not safe there, don't let me worry."

"Didn't you go there too?" Chun Ning asked worriedly.

"There's Moon Heron here."

Qin Yaoguang said: "With one less person protecting them, they will be more confident."

Only then did Chun Ning give up the idea.

Everyone in the other courtyard had their own duties, even Qin Ying and Qin Li were helping in the courtyard of the wounded.

The Cold Dew and White Dew are so busy that people have no time to spare, and the Guyu has a leg injury and is not suitable for walking.

The only one serving Qin Yaoguang was Xuelian.

As soon as he walked out of the main courtyard, Yan Shouzhuo hurriedly caught up.

"Mother, your son will go with you!"

There was a lot of noise ahead, and he couldn't feel at ease knowing his mother was going to that kind of place.

Yan Shouzhuo added: "The golden pheasant was frightened and lost a few feathers, but otherwise it was fine and has been moved to the side room for the time being."

After he completed the assigned task, Qin Yaoguang nodded and motioned for him to follow.

There is a long distance from the villa to the stone bridge at the entrance of the imperial manor.

Yue Lu led out two docile mares for Qin Yaoguang and Yan Shouzhuo to ride.

A quarter of an hour later, the two men arrived at the stone bridge and dismounted.

Next to the bridge, Hu Yanjin was leading his men in a confrontation with the disaster victims on the other side of the river.

Among the soldiers, Yan Changqing, wearing a bamboo hat, was mixed in.

Feeling Qin Yaoguang's gaze, Yan Changqing nodded to her and then looked towards the other side.

Under the stone bridge, the river is not wide and the water flows rapidly, forming a natural moat.

In the cold winter, it becomes an insurmountable chasm.

On the other side of the river, there were people in ragged clothes, all with pale faces. There were about forty or fifty of them, kowtowing and bowing on the river bank.

"Please, let us in!"

"I can work like a cow or a horse, do any labor, as long as I have food to eat and a roof over my head."

"Have mercy!"

In addition to the pleading sounds, there was also the crying of children.

It was a gloomy and sad scene.

On the other hand, on this side of the stone bridge where the imperial farm is located.

Hu Yanjin was dressed neatly in armor, and the long spears in the soldiers' hands were shining coldly.

The villagers had just eaten a full meal and were wearing thick padded jackets. They used hoes, rakes, shovels, etc. as weapons.

The contrast is stark.

Under the protection of the Blue Guards, Qin Yaoguang stepped forward from the crowd and came to Hu Yanjin's side.

"I have met His Highness."

Hu Yanjin was wearing armor and did not perform the full ceremony.

"No need to be polite." Qin Yaoguang asked, "General, do you know where they came from?"

Huangzhuang Villa is a place for vacation, not a place with convenient transportation.

If there are really refugees, they should not come here, but to counties and capital cities that can provide more job opportunities.

"I asked them and they said they were ordered to move from the south to the north. The camp was hit by hail in the middle of the night yesterday and they lost their way. It was hard for them to get here."

Looking at the appearance of the people opposite, if there is another hailstorm as Fang Ting predicted, how many people will be able to survive?

Migrants, a special group.

Most of them were families that had committed crimes, or fellow villagers who had been implicated, and they moved to another place as a group.

Similar to exile, but the crime is less serious and the scale of migration is larger.

As far as Qin Yaoguang knew, because of the great victory over the Northern Rong, the imperial court did have a policy of relocating people to the north.

Compared with previous migrants, those who are willing to go to designated locations in the north to open up wasteland can be exempted from all previous crimes and can also go to the government to receive subsidies for seeds, plows, and other agricultural tools.

The climate in the south is mild, and crops are easier to survive.

If it weren't for the special situation of relocation, who would be willing to leave their hometown even if there were subsidies?

Qin Yaoguang nodded.

This situation is understandable.

but……

Still suspicious.

People are all made of flesh and blood, and when they saw the people on the other side of the river looking so miserable, the people in the village felt sorry for them.

But no matter how much I couldn't bear it, I didn't dare to make the decision.

Seeing Qin Yaoguang arriving, everyone looked at her, waiting for her to make a decision.

The people on the other side also noticed her, and knowing that she was the master here, they all kowtowed to her.

Yan Changqing hid in the crowd, staring at Qin Yaoguang.

What will she do?

It is wise to watch someone in danger and not help him, but to protect yourself.

still?

Not only him, but almost everyone present was thinking the same question.

Qin Yaoguang pondered for a moment and said, "Let their leader come over."

Yue Lu nodded and passed the message to the other side.

Soon, an old man with white hair and beard came to the stone bridge, leaning on a cane and trembling.

Being led by the elders is consistent with the characteristics of migrants.

"Let him come alone." Qin Yaoguang ordered.

"it is good."

As the old man crossed the bridge, Qin Yaoguang asked Hu Yanjin in a low voice: "You have a team of people outside, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness. They were ordered to investigate the damage nearby and will be back soon."

"Can we contact them?" Qin Yaoguang asked again.

Hu Yanjin shook his head and looked at Yuelu: "I can give you the badge, please send someone to search along their route."

He couldn't cross the river, but someone in the Qingyi Guard could.

After saying that, he used a branch to draw a simple topographic map on the mud, marking his team's exploration route.

After Yue Lu asked, she took his badge with both hands and looked at Qin Yaoguang: "Master, please give me your orders."

"Send a message to them and have them split up and secretly search for anyone with a suspicious identity."

Yue Lu raised her head: "Master, you are worried..."

Qin Yaoguang nodded slightly and looked at the mountains and forests on the opposite bank.

The identities of these people may be true, but who knows whether their appearance here is a coincidence or they are being driven by someone?

She did not forget the Empress Dowager's intention in giving her the Qingyi Guards before leaving Beijing.

If one can be safe as long as he leaves the capital, why do he need special forces like the Qingyi Guards?

The guards from the princess's mansion are enough.

And there is Hu Yanjin.

Now that I think about it, did Hu Yanjin really come with more than thirty soldiers just to abuse his power for personal gain and take the opportunity to get closer to Bai Lu?

Qin Yaoguang turned his gaze to Yan Changqing.

He worked for ten years for revenge.

He knows the situation in Beijing better than I do.

Perhaps, I should ask him what the Queen Mother really wants to do.

Unfortunately, now is not a good time.

The elder who had moved had already walked across the stone bridge. He put his walking stick on the ground and knelt down with difficulty: "I pay my respects to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

After he said this, the faces of the people following Qin Yaoguang changed.