Chapter 243 Do you want to kill officials and rebel?

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 243 Do you want to kill officials and rebel?

Xia Yuan really couldn't compare this dog to the prince, and wanted to tie him back, but the dog held his head high and said, "I am the prince, who dares!"

It really calmed everyone present, and no one dared to tie him up.

Since he couldn't drive him away, he could only take this unlucky child with him. Besides, he was a little worried about letting Zhu Houzhao go back. This was a plain and there were no bandits, but there must be bandits.

Along the way, the plains were flooded, the city collapsed, and everyone rushed to higher ground. At this time, the government could no longer maintain order. In the worst case, everyone in the government died.

In a state of anarchy, morality alone cannot restrain human nature at all. The place where the surviving people gather has most likely evolved into the law of the jungle.

For a bite to eat, they will do anything. Hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of young people will turn into vicious bandits, robbing people and food.

The dozen or so victims in the team were robbed of the food they dug out from the ruins.

Those who robbed food were once common people, but now they are bandits.

As a Hanlin official, Xia Yuan did not have the right to mobilize troops. These thousands of young men were his source of confidence.

Another source of confidence is that eight days have passed since the collapse. Eight days have passed. The best chance for rescue has been lost, but the situation is far from the worst.

Even if tens of thousands of young and healthy people turned into bandits, they never became a single big force.

Bandit groups were formed one after another with family, same village, and even same county as the link.

These forces rob each other of food and materials until there is nothing left to rob. When the court's rescue does not come, all the bandits will consolidate into a large force and then go to other provinces, prefectures and counties to rob.

Thus, rebellion arose.

The court's rescue is always late, so natural disasters are always followed by man-made disasters.

It was originally meant to provide disaster relief, but later it became a counterinsurgency.

We are in a hurry now, because after the landslide, there are still floods. Even if there is food in Puzhou, there is not much.

He must arrive when all the victims have run out of food, use the food in his hand to integrate bandit groups one after another, turn them from bandits into common people, and prevent large-scale rebellions from happening.

Otherwise, when all the bandits are forced to consolidate in one place, his food transport team of thousands of people will only become an appetizer for the rebels.

At dusk, thousands of people came to a high slope, and thousands of people could be seen gathering here.

Seeing so many surviving victims, Xia Yuan felt no joy at all. His heart sank first, and he waved his hand and shouted: "Stop, everyone, take out all the hoes and shovels you are carrying!"

Some people didn't know why, but some people seemed to have a clear understanding, but they all stopped and took off the hoe and shovel from the wheelbarrow.

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao also wanted to ask what he was doing with a hoe and shovel. He should go to distribute food and provide disaster relief.

He has been hungry for the past two days, and he understands what kind of unbearable torture hunger is, the kind where the stomach is burning, the eyes are red, and the hunger makes you want to eat people.

But before he said anything, he saw the eyes of the victims, as if they were examining the prey, but also as if they were ready to move, until one by one they had hoes and shovels in their hands.

These victims seemed to have stopped, but they were still staring at the thousands of them, as if they were weighing something.

Such a discovery was like a sharp awl that suddenly pierced Zhu Houzhao's heart.

Along the way, he saw the miserable situation in Puzhou, saw the broken walls, and even saw the human and animal corpses floating in the dirty muddy water, so he wanted to come along and help with the disaster.

But now, he has become silent, feeling that this disaster relief has become a terrible and unworthy thing.

We worked hard to bring food to save you, but you are like this.

Xia Yuan didn't have time to pay attention to Prince Xiao Zhu, who was suddenly depressed. He just looked at the entire camp of the victims with his eyes.

No one was seen making fires to cook, and there was a mess everywhere. As hunger spread, these people had turned into hungry wolves, and their morals and laws were all forgotten.

Of these thousands of victims, a small number are women, children, the elderly and the weak, but most are young and strong men.

No one was standing, some people were sitting on the ground, and more people were lying down to save energy, but they were all facing their side.

I'm not rushing forward now, I'm just weighing whether I can eat these people.

Xia Yuan was looking at these victims, and these victims were also looking at them, with pairs of eyes peering at these uninvited guests. They didn't know who these people were.

After several days of walking, everyone's body was stained with mud. Even if they were wearing official robes, they could not see their original appearance.

The atmosphere was tense and on the verge of breaking out. Xia Yuan's muscles were already tense, but he tried his best to straighten his waist and said loudly: "You all, please prick up your ears and let me hear you clearly!

I am an official appointed by the imperial court to provide disaster relief. Now I am carrying thousands of dan of grain, and there are still hundreds of thousands of dan of grain being transported here. Who among you is in charge now? Come out, me!

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When they heard about the officials appointed by the imperial court, the first reaction of these victims was disbelief. How could the imperial court arrive so quickly? It would take at least more than a month, or even several months, for them to arrive.

When they heard about Qianshi's grain, Qianqianqiangzhuang stood up, as if he wanted to move forward, but when he heard all the words, he took back his steps and froze in place.

After a short silence, a strong man stood up from the ground, walked slowly closer, and glanced at thousands of people with a pair of gleaming eyes. Everyone was stared at by his eyes, and their hearts moved unconsciously.

Feeling timid, some even take two steps back.

Finally, the man looked at Xia Yuan and stared straight at him.

This man was probably over 1.9 meters tall, so Xia Yuan had to look up at him, but after just one glance, he suddenly raised his hand and slapped the man's face hard.

"Snapped!"

Along with the crisp sound, came his shouting voice, "What do you want to do by staring at me like this? Kneel down and answer me!"

Being slapped hard on the face, the man suddenly froze on the spot, and everyone present was also stunned and had not yet reacted.

At this moment, the man suddenly fell to his knees: "The leader of the Puzhou Kuaiban Yamen Team has seen the Imperial Envoy!"

"Name."

"The younger one's surname is Shi, and his nickname is Dashan."

"Shi Dashan, there are no mountains in Puzhou, but you have become a mountain."

"Young ones don't dare."

"Don't you dare?"

Xia Yuan had a sneer on his face, "You had those vicious eyes just now. Why are you so hungry that you want to eat me?"

"Little, little, I never meant this, but I've been really hungry for too long."

"You can look down on your superior when you're hungry? Then if I'm hungry, wouldn't I still look down on the emperor?"

Speaking of this, Xia Yuan's eyes were half-closed, and his voice was faint, as if floating from the sky, penetrating into people, "Or do you want to kill officials and rebel?"

"Young man, I have no objections!"

"Then what do these victims behind you mean now?"

Shi Dashan heard this and looked behind him, only to see thousands of young men already standing up and ready to move.

Xia Yuan's faint sneer sounded again, "According to my opinion, these victims are probably just waiting for your order from Team Leader Shi, and then they will rush over and eat me alive, right?"

Hearing this, Shi Dashan immediately yelled: "Go back here!"

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Faced with this roar, each of the victims retreated.

Xia Yuan felt relieved, but still had a smile on his face, and said in a light voice, "Shi Bantou has great prestige. Just a few words, these victims are so obedient. In my opinion, I am afraid that the imperial court

If you're one step too late, these kind people will become your bandits!"

Shi Dashan lowered his head deeply and felt sweat on the back of his neck. The more the Shangguan spoke like this, the more frightened he became.

This is clearly a feeling of confidence. Without tens of thousands of troops, it is impossible to express this feeling even in words.

"Little ones. Little ones don't dare."

"Do you want food, or the imperial army to suppress the rebellion?"

"The little ones want food."

"You want food, and I can only give you food. Even if you want an army, I don't have it now."

Hearing this, Shi Dashan suddenly raised his head and met Xia Yuan's smiling face, which seemed to him to be a sinister smile, "Why, do you feel confident? I think so.

Are you going to kill officials and rebel?"

"Young ones don't dare!"

Shi Dashan trembled and knocked his head heavily on the ground, his forehead touching the soil.

He was obviously as strong as a bull, but now he was trembling like a docile sheep.

"Whether you dare or not, whether you want to or not, since I have come here, you must obey me. This has nothing to do with whether there is an army or not, and it has nothing to do with whether there is food or not. It only depends on me.

I am an official, but you are a servant!"

At the end of the sentence, Xia Yuan's voice suddenly rose, and then softened, "Teacher Shi, do you think what I said is right?"

Shi Dashan took a deep breath and shouted loudly: "My lord is absolutely right!"

"Since I was hit by a disaster in Puzhou and it's the right time to employ people, I will show mercy beyond the law. I will remember your disrespect today to see what the consequences will be."
To be continued...