The general will eat grass

Feng Jingde didn't think that the second prince dared to avenge his personal revenge, so he stepped forward on his horse and shouted at the city gate guards to show his identity.Sure enough, the prefect of Ganzhou didn't know that they were going to pass here. After getting the news, he went out of the city to meet them.

The governor of Ganzhou knelt down to greet the Ninth Prince and apologized to him for the closure of the city. "Your Highness Ninth Prince doesn't know. A lot of refugees came from Yanzhou a few days ago. The officials were afraid that they would affect the public order and make the people in the city panic, so they ordered the entire city to be sealed off. But... I didn't expect that it would stimulate these refugees. , They are currently blocking the gate of the North City and smashing the city gate." The Ganzhou prefect wiped off his sweat, fearing that the Ninth Prince would blame him.

"Didn't the earthquake happen at the junction of Yanzhou and Puyang County? How could the refugees come to Ganzhou?" Zhao Yuansong asked doubts.Before departure, Feng Jingde showed him the map, and he knew that the place where the earthquake occurred was in the mountainous area of ​​Yanzhou, and if there were refugees, they should also go to Yanzhou City.

"The subordinate doesn't know."

The Ninth Prince rubbed his fat chin and ordered: "Go to the North City Gate to see the situation."

The refugees under the city were all dirty and sloppy, except for the few men who took the lead, the old and weak women and children at the back of the line looked dumbfounded.The Ninth Prince leaned on the wall and looked down: "There's nothing to be afraid of, it's just a group of rioting mobs, just send troops to suppress it."

Zhao Yuansong reminded: "Master Jiu came here to save the third prince and quell the civil unrest. It is not impossible to send troops out to control violence with violence, but his reputation will be ruined."

The Ninth Prince didn't take it seriously: "There are only a hundred people below, and we don't really do anything by intimidating them with force. As for the speech..." The Ninth Prince blinked, "My Highness is a prince, who dares to talk nonsense."

Royal people, power and status have created their fixed way of thinking.Zhao Yuansong guessed that the third prince would have conflicts with the people, and most of them would use his status to suppress people and make the people surrender unconditionally.However, Zhao Yuansong had promised the emperor that the royal prestige should be the most important thing this time, and he would definitely not conflict with the common people like the third prince.

"I have a plan." Feng Jingde looked around the terrain below the city and said, "Tune the tiger away from the mountain."

Ninth Prince's eyes lit up, he turned his head and waited for Feng Jingde to speak.

"When the gates of the city are opened, first use force to frighten them, and then send out a cart of food. While the refugees are robbing them, our army will pass quickly." Feng Jingde pointed to the luxurious carriage of the Nine Princes in the city, "It's just that I'm doing something. Before that, Your Highness, please change into ordinary soldier clothes and ride with your wife."

The eunuch Liu Yong shouted in dissatisfaction: "General Feng, what is your Highness's identity, how can you arrange it like this!"

Zhao Yuansong was upset, and stood back for Feng Jingde, "Your Highness's identity is more important than your life? The general also wants to be good for Lord Jiu. Look at those refugees, who are irritable and irritable when they are hungry. Then look at His Highness's carriage. What do you think will happen to them when they see the carriage?"

Unconvinced, Liu Yong pointed to the accompanying army and said, "We have soldiers, why are we afraid that the mob will fail?"

Zhao Yuansong raised his eyebrows: "I'm not afraid, but those are the people of Beixuan. If you use Beixuan soldiers to deal with your own people, would you ask the soldiers if they are willing? Also, if there is a conflict, the Ninth Highness and the Third Prince What's the difference between acting?" Zhao Yuansong turned to look at the Ninth Prince, "Ninth Master, what do you think?"

Liu Yong paused, after staying in the palace for a long time, they value status most.The Ninth Prince was not stupid, knowing that Zhao Yuansong was doing it for his own good, he just wanted to nod and say that it was all arranged by General Feng.I heard Zhao Yuansong say: "I have a plan too." Everyone's eyes were focused on him, the little dude grinned, his black grape eyes bent into crescent moons, wicked, a bit like a fox.

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Cheng Nanyun is known as a hero with double thorns in the Jianghu. His parents were heroes who robbed the rich and helped the poor. He liked to dance with knives and sticks since he was a child. He became a big hero with them and won the love of many people.

He heard that there was a natural disaster in Puyang County in the north, and the relief food and silver issued by the court were secretly embezzled by those corrupt officials. The people could not get help and clashed with the officers and soldiers. In anger, he came from the south to the north, trying to find out the list of those corrupt officials. , to uphold justice for the people.A few days ago, he made a well-informed friend who told him that the emperor was going to send relief money to the disaster area again, and they could assassinate the officials who escorted the relief money this time, just to give those corrupt officials a warning.

However, Cheng Nanyun didn't know that his friend was bought by Mr. Jiang, nor did he know that the person he was going to assassinate was the Ninth Prince of the current dynasty.The men in Jianghu didn't study much, and sometimes they were very simple-minded. They thought that the common people would suffer because of corrupt officials. If these corrupt officials were killed, the common people could live a better life.

Cheng Nanyun sent people to investigate before the operation, and knew that there were more than 2000 elite soldiers escorting the relief money this time.There are not many of his subordinates, but all of them are masters of the rivers and lakes. They cannot face the enemy directly, so they disguise themselves as traveling merchants and follow them, waiting for the opportunity to assassinate.Seeing that the army was about to pass through the "one-line sky", they could use the geographical advantage to launch an ambush, but the army suddenly changed its route and went to Ganzhou.

Cheng Nanyun was afraid that his side would be exposed, so he left a group of people to continue passing through the "One Line of Sky", while he himself brought a dozen or so people to continue to follow the army.Watching the army enter Ganzhou City from a distance, Qing Jinzhuang's men set up an arbor to look at it, then turned to Cheng Nanyun and said, "Brother, it looks like we can't keep up, how are we going to enter the city?"

Cheng Nanyun frowned, and said to a rough-looking subordinate from the countryside: "Brother Shao, go and inquire first by yourself, is there something wrong in front, otherwise why do you close the gate of the city in broad daylight?"

After a while, the man came back and brought back news of the chaos of the refugees in front of him.Cheng Nanyun discussed in a low voice with several good brothers, thinking that it was the inaction of the officials in the city that led to the civil unrest.They intend to sneak into the city at night to kill corrupt officials and eliminate harm for the people.

"Don't take risks. Our first task is disaster relief money. Only by grabbing the money can we buy more food and save the people." A burly man with a standard plum blossom knife on his waist objected.

Cheng Nanyun looked at the big man, not understanding why a person who usually followed the crowd suddenly had other opinions.The big man lowered his eyes, hid his clothes inside, scratched his head and said naively: "I used to be in the caravan of Hong Yu Hong Ye, and I often heard Hong Ye say that money is money when you get the money, so... If you want to save more people, should you save money first?" What about robbing the disaster relief money?"

Cheng Nanyun felt that what he said was right, disaster relief money was the most important thing.They hid weapons and other items on the truck, quickly turned into a group of traveling merchants, and came to the gate of the city to ask the guards to let them enter the city.After spending a long time talking and spending some money, the guards finally let them go. They thought that the escort officials would rest in the city, but they didn't expect that they had already left the city.

"It just so happens that it's getting dark, they can only stop in the wilderness or a small village to rest, we take advantage of the opportunity." Cheng Nanyun felt that this was a rare opportunity, so he winked at a few of his men and asked them to repeat their old tricks and quickly pass through the North City Gate .

However, when the North City Gate opened, they were greeted by pairs of eyes that seemed to be emitting green light.Someone pointed at them and shouted: "Look, there is indeed a caravan, we are saved. The Ninth Prince's people are not lying, they have come to deliver food to us."

His words were like a switch, with a click, hundreds of refugees surrounded Cheng Nanyun and others, "Master, we are so hungry."

"Good man, give me a stutter."

"My lord, save my child." A hundred or so people prayed.

Cheng Nanyun, as a hero of the rivers and lakes, originally held the idea of ​​helping the world and saving the people, so he was more kind to the refugees.Seeing him like this, the refugees who had been hungry for several days believed that this group of people were righteous men who came for disaster relief, and boldly robbed them of their immediate parcels and goods on the carriage.

The hero who robbed the rich and helped the poor was ransacked by the refugees. Cheng Nanyun was completely dumbfounded. When he reacted and yelled loudly, the refugees no longer listened to him.

The unremarkable man grabbed a refugee and asked, "Who said we came to deliver food to you?"

"Ninth prince's man, a beautiful young master, he left with the army in front. He said that they were disaster relief angels, and they were ordered by the emperor to go to Puyang County for disaster relief. The food and grass in their hands were prepared for the people of Puyang County. Anyone who dares to stop him will be shot and killed! He said that the emperor is merciful and will not give up on every commoner. Someone will deliver food to us later, and he asked us to wait here." A refugee answered cautiously holding the package he had snatched.He suddenly realized that this group of people was not what the pretty young man said.But they had been starving for several days, and they really couldn't care about other things. Seeing that the man's attitude was not tough, they became more and more courageous. "Good man, you are Avalokitesvara alive, save the suffering!" A certain refugee tore open the package and saw that there were dry food and water bags inside. He was so happy that he took a bite of the dry food.

The unremarkable man let go of the refugees, and looked at the army that had disappeared on the road with a smile in his eyes.

"Brother?" The tyrants gathered around Cheng Nanyun and waited for orders.

Cheng Nanyun looked at the poor refugees and sighed, "Give them the food and water, and let's go."

"Come on, catch them!" The commander of the Ganzhou city guard gave an order on the city wall, and the city gate opened wide, and fully armed soldiers poured out from inside. "During the time of the natural disaster, there are bandits who rob the refugees. It's really rebellious. Hurry up and arrest them!"

Cheng Nanyun and the others were shocked and wanted to break out, but they were surrounded by a large number of refugees and failed to escape.The unremarkable man was cut backwards and pressed to the ground, and begged for mercy to the city guard who walked out: "My lord, please forgive me, the little ones didn't rob the refugees, but gave them food instead." Good man, he even pulled refugees to testify.

The commander of the city guard stared and gave his soldiers a look, and the soldiers immediately ran over to search the truck, "Master Commander, there are really a lot of weapons hidden in the truck!"

Cheng Nanyun's face changed suddenly, he broke free from the soldiers' restraint, and pulled out the short thorn from his cuff, "Everyone fight."

The refugees fled in all directions in fright, and the soldiers swarmed forward with their knives drawn. The scene was particularly chaotic for a while.Cheng Nanyun's martial arts is very high, and there are more than a dozen soldiers surrounding him, none of whom are his opponents.Seeing this, the unremarkable man flew straight up, and when Cheng Nanyun was not prepared, he slapped Cheng Nanyun on the chest. "Brother, you!" Cheng Nanyun fell to the ground and vomited blood as this palm was not light.

The other tyrants in the Jianghu were also overwhelmed by the soldiers because they were too surprised and were negligently prepared.

The unremarkable man grinned, took out a unicorn gold token from his pocket, and waved it at the commander of the city.The commander of the city guard narrowed his eyes, bowed a few steps forward, and saluted him: "It turns out that the lord of the Inspector's Office is handling the case. This... I don't know if there is something wrong with the lord?"

"It doesn't matter, these people are indeed gangsters rampaging in the south, and the governor is trying to arrest them and bring them to justice." The unremarkable man no longer had a simple and honest face, only indifference remained.

Cheng Nanyun was so startled that he coughed fiercely, his clothes were stained red with blood, he didn't know that there were people from the imperial court hidden around him, and he couldn't believe that he would fall so easily!

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of gongs breaking the road in the city, followed by a cry: "The prefect has arrived!" Soldiers separated on both sides of the road, and the sedan chair of the prefect appeared, and the guards behind the sedan chair held a big wooden door in their hands. bucket.The guard who knocked on the gong shouted: "Master Taishou is here to give the porridge. The refugees are all lined up. Hurry up, line up, don't rush."

When the refugees heard that there was food to eat, they rushed to the gate of the city together.Bowls of steaming multigrain porridge slowly soothed their inner fear and uneasiness, and the sense of fullness in their stomachs also extinguished their grief and indignation, bringing them hope of living.After having a full meal, the refugees truly believed the words of the disaster relief angel. The emperor did not give up on them, and knelt down to thank them excitedly, "Long live my emperor."

Cheng Nanyun and the others were arrested, and the refugees were appeased. The Ganzhou prefect showed great kindness to the emperor, and led the refugees to kowtow in the direction of Kyoto.Things are linked together, and the arrangement is so ingenious.The unattractive man's eyes flickered. As far as he knew, the prefect of Ganzhou did not seek meritorious deeds, and generally would not have the courage to do such a thing.He felt that it was very necessary for him to investigate the ins and outs of the matter clearly. His Majesty the Emperor and the Metropolitan Governor absolutely wanted to know what was going on.