I will not be king in the Spring and Autumn Period

Chapter 103 Public Resentment

Everyone is a thousand-year-old fox, who are they talking about chatting with?

Although the entire conversation between the two of them can be said to be without focus.

However, the less focused the communication, it often means that both parties already know it well.

So, Zichan was like this, only "chatting" with Feng Duan for a while, and then left.But as Feng Duan wanted to cover up, Zichan's doubts about Feng Duan became more and more determined.

The huge Zhengyi, under the long-term confinement, is now very dull.Coupled with the constant rumors in the city and the panic among the people, there was an unusual atmosphere for a while.

In the west of the city, at a well.

"My lord, please, my little grandson has a fever and I'm anxiously waiting for hot water, so let's fetch a bucket of water."

I saw an old woman pleading bitterly to the guards standing by the well, her silver hair was in a mess in the wind, her ravine face was pale, her description was haggard, really Really pitiful.

"No, there is an order from above that all the wells in the west of the city will be closed, and no one is allowed to draw water here!"

"Your water will be brought from the east of the city, spread it out!"

The attitude of the guards stationed at the well is also very firm, although they don't know why the superiors asked them to close the well.But in view of the current situation, they can more or less guess something in their hearts.

If it weren't for the weirdness in the well, how could the higher ups have allowed them to do this?

It's just that this kind of thing is nothing more than speculation at best, and naturally they can't spread the word about what they are thinking about.Therefore, this group of people can only do their duty right now, just squatting in the well.

"Oh, my lord, you see that the grandson of Lao Li's family has been ill for several days, so you can let her drink a bucket of water. What kind of weirdness can there be in this well? You can see it all day long How can the water brought in from the east of the city every day be enough for us to drink?"

The west of the city is the largest residential area in Zhengyi City, with a large number of people, which is one of the reasons why the poisoners chose to poison in the west of the city.

Although Zichan sent people to divert the river water from the east of the city, it was still not enough. It could only barely satisfy the people's three meals a day, and there was really no surplus at all.

In the face of emergencies, what the people can count on now is still the water in this well.

Seeing that the old woman was pitiful, the onlookers immediately spoke out for her.

"This is an order from the government! You little people dare to disobey!"

"It's time to leave! I have angered the officials, and I will arrest you all later!"

The guard's voice was stern, and he waved forward with his dagger in his hand, causing all the people to retreat immediately.

Seeing this, the old woman burst into tears involuntarily, and cried out:

"My lord... My granddaughter is only ten years old this year... You can't just watch her die... Please..."

At the end of the conversation, the old woman collapsed to the ground all of a sudden, not knowing whether it was due to lack of strength or other reasons.

Seeing this, the surrounding people stepped forward and shouted.

"How can you be so arrogant! She is just fetching a bucket of water, how can you treat her like this!"

"Hmph! You officials are really bullying!"

"Could it be that just because of the above-mentioned words, you can see death without help?!"

For a moment, I don't know how many people, filled with righteous indignation, rushed forward, and immediately surrounded the dozens of officers and soldiers.

These people are all neighbors, and when they encounter things, they are like-minded.Now seeing the old woman being bullied, I naturally want to ask these guards for an explanation.

The ancients said: Public anger is hard to offend, desire is hard to achieve, and two things are hard to stabilize the country, and the way is dangerous.

Therefore, even though this should be a very reasonable national policy, it will inevitably touch the backs of the people when it is implemented in this way.

Therefore, the huge momentum of its resistance for a while is also quite frightening.

And these guards in Zheng Yi are of course not vegetarians.It was their duty to maintain the law and order in Zhengyi on weekdays. Seeing that some of them were ready to move forward, they immediately brandished their spears in defense unceremoniously.

And this series of actions, in turn, caused those people who hadn't planned to do anything at all to be furious at this moment.

It's fine for you to bully others, but now you dare to fight against the powerless Chinese!
OK!I just held it back for almost a month and had nowhere to vent my anger!
come on!Then do it!

The crowd was furious for a while, although they didn't copy anyone, but even with bare hands and double fists, it was already spectacular!

Suddenly, a fight broke out between officers and soldiers and ordinary people.

However, the number of officials is really small, and they can't really fight against the civilians. If a civil uprising really arouses, how can they afford it?
And the common people, who thought they were weak, were completely enraged at this moment.Everyone scrambled forward, desperately snatching the weapons in the hands of officers and soldiers.

The two sides saw each other on the open space around the well, and the scene was in chaos.

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"My lord, something is wrong! Officers and soldiers in the west of the city fought with the people! And now there are already casualties!"

Owl Yi got the news at the first time and hurried back to report.

When Li Ran heard it, his heart jumped into his throat.

Only then did he and Zichan propose the order to continue sealing the gates of the city. He didn't expect such a big incident to happen in the city!
"Now it seems that there are not a few people who colluded with Feng Boshi in Zheng Guo's government and opposition!"

This is actually a guess he had earlier in the morning, but it was confirmed by this incident.

"What do you mean, sir, is someone deliberately causing trouble to discredit Dr. Zichan?"

Sun Wu couldn't help stepping forward to ask.

Hearing this, Li Ran crossed his hands over his chest, and looked like he was thinking about it.After a while, he continued to speak:
"Zhengyi's closure of the city was carried out by Doctor Zichan, so if something happens inside or outside the city, the finger will be directed at Doctor Zichan."

"With the closure of the city for nearly a month, the people in the city have already accumulated a lot of resentment. Once it breaks out, it will be like a river embankment breaching. If it is not handled properly, Dr. Zichan, as the ruling secretary, will naturally be full of resentment. His responsibility."

"A few days ago at the court meeting, it was said that the Sihei doctor had strongly demanded to continue the ban, but now it seems that the gathering of the crowd to make trouble this time is mostly caused by him behind the scenes."

At this point, Li Ran couldn't help frowning.

Sun Tzu, who was beside him, continued to ask:

"Sir, are you worried that there may be a follow-up to this incident? Or that such incidents will continue to erupt one after another?"

Li Ran couldn't help but nodded and replied:

"If it was just once or twice, the ruling and opposition parties might not have criticized Dr. Zichan. But if things like this happened one after another in the future, and Dr. Zichan couldn't be kind for a while. Then, with the help of other senior officials Gossiping, I'm afraid it will become a big danger to Doctor Zichan!"

Obviously, what Zichan has to face is not only the long-standing public grievances, but also the accountability from the court officials.

As the Secretary of State, his powers are equal to the responsibilities he should bear.

"Then...why don't we make the poisoning public?"

Sun Wu thought of a way to completely solve this problem.

As long as the poisoning is made public, the rumors of the disease will be dispelled, and the rumors and public grievances in Zhengyi City will naturally subside.

"No, now is not the time. If we say it at this time, firstly, no one in the government and the public will believe it. Secondly, this will instead become an excuse for the opponent to say that Dr. Zichan is not good at preventing and treating the disease!"

While talking, Li Ran shook his head straight away, but he looked very calm.

"In this case, I will go to Doctor Zichan to discuss it again. You and Xiaoyi will continue to watch from the sidelines. Remember, don't get involved!"

(End of this chapter)