After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Everyone gasped, and before they could react, they saw Ming Xiaoshuang pull out a long knife and stab it directly into the man's stomach.

The white knife went in and the red knife came out, and blood flowed instantly.

And Ming Xiaoshuang never blinked!

The man's eyes widened, as if he never expected that Xu Zhenying would kill someone without even saying hello!

What's more, the one who is killed is himself!

The refugees were frightened. Someone screamed, and everyone almost subconsciously took a half step back. They all looked at the young man sitting in the middle with panic on their faces!

Even Wang Xingye and others were shocked speechless by Xu Zhenying's methods.

Only the few young people around Xu Zhenying, although they could not bear it, no one stopped them, and they must have agreed to impose strict laws and regulations to curb the chaos.

At this time, there was no sound in the huge square. Even the breathing of the refugees was extremely low. Only the firelight was jumping, illuminating everyone's frightened faces.

Only then did everyone remember that the city lord was a bandit!

He had been kind and kind for so long that everyone had forgotten how he killed the Chen family when he entered the city.

Xu Zhenying's voice was cold, "This year's grain is so precious. It has been sold for ten taels of silver a dou outside. The bones of those who died of starvation are still in the deep forest without seeing the light of day. This man dared to set fire to the mountain and destroyed it just two days after he was full." Our food is worth killing to death!"

Under the heavy blow, no one dared to speak.

Especially those who were making trouble with the people who were chopped down were so frightened that their bodies were shaking, their faces turned pale, and some even peed their pants.

However, some of the refugees still applauded: "The city lord did the right thing! We have something to say, but setting fire to the mountain is unforgivable! We have just opened up the land here, there is food on the side, and there are tents on the river. What if it burns down? good?!"

Others were in shock and seemed to be frightened by Xu Zhenying's words, but some people still echoed loudly: "You're right! You should never, absolutely shouldn't, he shouldn't set the mountain on fire! We just planted sweet potatoes in the field, and We are waiting for the first harvest to mature so we can reserve food for this winter! Anyone who dares to touch our food will risk our lives. Such people should not be merciful!"

Xu Zhenying smiled slightly, but she was still a little touched in her heart. No matter what time, there were still people willing to stand on her side and speak.

She looked at the two people who spoke just now and pointed at them, "Okay, you two come out and speak. As representatives of the refugees, if you have any problems now, I am here today and I will try my best to solve them for you."

Seeing that the two people were a little embarrassed, Wang Xingye quickly pushed them out, "What are you afraid of? The city lord never kills innocent people indiscriminately. The man just brought it upon himself, and you didn't do anything bad. What are you afraid of?"

The man had a dark face and looked very honest. Just now he had dared to speak uprightly when he was hiding in the crowd, but now that he was pulled out, he became a little coquettish.

"I...I...I haven't read a book, and I can't speak clearly. What can I say? Brother Wang, tell me...you know the situation."

Wang Xingye couldn't resist, so he had to say to Xu Zhenying: "City Lord, let me tell you. If there are other situations, they will add more."

Xu Zhenying nodded.

"City Lord, the refugees didn't want to cause trouble, but most of the villagers were reckless and instigated with a few words. In addition, both parties were very excited, so they both took weapons. You also know, men in the countryside, what is going on in this village, who's family Even if you shout, you have to take something, but you really didn’t do anything, and no one hurt the people under your control. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Xiao Shuangye.”

Ming Xiaoshuang was stunned, but nodded.

Xu Zhenying actually remembered this Wang Xingye. When he went to the city to negotiate on behalf of the refugees, he found that this man was thoughtful and smooth.

Now he started by dividing the dozen or so troublemaking refugees from other refugees. It was obvious that he wanted to protect the other refugees.

The man who was pointed out also said anxiously at this moment: "Yes, City Lord, we didn't want to cause trouble. It was these dozen guys who shouted here, saying that the officials were beating people, so we came here with these guys. This guy As soon as there were more people, they all pushed forward, and the people behind didn't know what was going on. They heard someone shouting that they were being beaten. This... it was even more difficult to explain! But we really didn't do anything! I should have known it was these dogs who were causing trouble. , we will definitely fight and fight them back!"

Hearing this, Xu Zhenying roughly understood.

But at the same time, she also thought that the refugees were not of the same mind as her, otherwise they would not be so easily incited to go against her.

"When he shouted, you rushed forward indiscriminately? Wang Xingye, this means you don't trust us..."

At this moment, Wang Xingye felt that he was sweating when talking to someone like Xu Zhenying.

Although she didn't have a questioning tone, it just made people feel aggressive.

The man who was called immediately dropped the hoe in his hand. When it came to his own affairs, the man suddenly became eloquent, "City Lord, we are very grateful to you for giving us a place to stay. But a few days ago you sent someone to Here comes that sweet potato, it’s really impossible to grow it! Someone in our team has grown this thing in his hometown and said that it grows very fast, but it will absorb all the nutrients from the ground, and he will not be able to plant anything next year. No! And this thing is poisonous, you can’t eat it! You can’t eat it!”

Xu Zhenying frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, "Who told you that this thing is poisonous?"

"I heard what Old Li Tou from our village said. Where is Old Li Tou? The city lord is asking you a question!"

A hoarse voice came out of the crowd, "I...I don't know, I also heard what Old Man Xiao said!"

Old Man Xiao became anxious when he heard this, "It's not me, it's not me, I just listened to what others said!"

The man was also stunned.

Xu Zhenying laughed, "This is strange. No one can tell the source. Everyone just hears about it, but the rumors are spread in an orderly manner."

She looked at Ming Xiaoshuang and said, "Do you have any more sweet potatoes? Give me one."

Ming Xiaoshuang turned around and picked up a few pieces of sweet potatoes and handed them to her.

Xu Zhenying took out the dagger he carried with him and said to the soldier next to him: "Get closer to the fire."

The fire came and became brighter.

Everyone approached without knowing why.

But Xu Zhenying was seen cutting the sweet potato into pieces, and then without waiting for anyone to react, he threw a piece into his mouth. Ming Xiaoshuang was shocked: "City Lord!!"

Xu Yinxi, who was on one side, immediately grabbed a piece and said, "I'll try this poisonous sweet potato too!"

The refugees were all shocked, and even Wang Xingye said anxiously: "City Lord, sweet potatoes are really poisonous! Spit it out!"

Xu Zhenying bit the sweet potato until it was crunchy and swallowed it in three or two bites. Then he looked at the stunned people and explained: "Sweet potato is not poisonous, but eating it raw is not good for the stomach and may cause diarrhea. Cook it. , after steaming until soft, you will feel full. You will feel more hungry after eating a piece of sweet potato than a bowl of rice. Moreover, this thing grows quickly, can be stored for a long time, and the most important thing is that it does not require high soil fertility. This year it just I'm afraid it won't be possible to grow food on the reclaimed land, but it's just fine to grow sweet potatoes. If we plant it now, we can harvest it in three months, and we won't have to go hungry this winter."

Seeing that everyone was doubtful, Xu Zhenying smiled and said: "I've eaten all, what are you afraid of?"

Wang Xingye was speechless.

He didn't expect that Xu Zhenying would actually try the method and taste it himself. Now the refugees couldn't help but not believe it.

"City Lord, is this delicious?"

"I can only say that it tastes better when cooked. It's fragrant and sweet, and it's also very soft. It's best for the elderly with bad teeth."

After saying this, everyone began to drool.

The bold ones began to ask: "Then...why do people say this thing sucks fat from the ground?"

"Didn't you make compost some time ago? There is plenty of fertility in the land. I know everyone wants to grow some food, but please think about it. Our Lan County currently has reclaimed tens of thousands of acres of wasteland and has a population of over 100,000. , how can we feed so many people on this wasteland? Besides, the harvest of the entire Zhou Dynasty was not good last year. Where will we get so many seeds this year? So even if the fertility of this land is accumulated, we still can't grow food. We can't grow it. We all have to starve for food, so what I mean is that we plant sweet potatoes first in the first year, and we have to survive this winter first. When other places get better next year, the seeds will naturally come. As long as you If you can find seeds, you can plant whatever you want next year!”

Xu Zhenying said this with great emotion, and all the refugees present were moved.

Even the dozen or so people who made trouble felt regretful, "City Lord, it was our fault. We thought you deliberately refused to allocate the fields to us, and still insisted on us planting these poisonous sweet potatoes. It was our fault!"

"Yes, City Lord, I also heard some instigation from others, saying that you don't want to allocate land to us and only let us contribute our efforts. When the land reclamation is completed in the future, you will drive us all away!"

Xu Zhenying sighed, "You are indeed stupid. You were instigated by someone and came to be pawns. Think about it with your brains. I asked you to come and open up tens of thousands of acres of wasteland, and then drove you away. What did I want? ?”

"That's right, there is so much land. If we people are let go, who will plow the land and grow food? Wouldn't it be like clearing up wasteland in vain?"

"That's right, you are shouting so loudly, and yet the official wants to beat you! I see you are the highest jumper!"

"The city lord fed us three meals a day, never deprived us of food, and even had people teach the children. Even if you were a tenant, you couldn't find such a good employer, right? Not to mention the city lord made a promise. If you want to divide the fields for us, just you guys have been jumping up and down like monkeys all day long, for fear that the city lord will lose a bite of your food! I would say you are just a bunch of white-eyed wolves!"

"Yes, City Lord, they are not with us! Why not drive them away! We don't want these rat droppings in the demonstration village!"

As soon as the troublemaker heard that he was going to be kicked out of the demonstration village, he immediately panicked and hurriedly told everything. "City Lord! These words were not said by me, but by Ma Qiang! It was Ma Qiang who said that the City Lord would not Divide the fields for us, and say that the sweet potatoes are poisonous and cannot be eaten! He is the one who instigated us to make trouble, saying that if we can get the refugees to cause trouble, we can take this opportunity to seize Lan County! In this way, he can become the city lord and seal it It would be better for us to be a bookkeeper or something like that than to follow the refugees to open up wasteland!"

Xu Zhenying raised his eyebrows.

Good guy, it turns out that the reason behind these refugees' riots is to seize power?

This time, not to mention Xu Zhenying, even the Xu family was shocked.

In order to seize Xu Zhenying's position as city lord?

This... this... is too... too stupid, right?

Ma Qiang, who was hiding outside the crowd and watching from a distance, saw that something was wrong and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, he was caught by the people brought by Qian Zhenniang, who directly lifted him and threw him into the middle of the field!

Ma Qiang stumbled and rolled right in front of Xu Zhenying. There was a pool of blood splashed on the ground. It was the blood of the person who set the mountain on fire. Ma Qiang just happened to be carried into the bloody water. The rich and disgusting smell of blood made his scalp numb!

He raised his eyes and met Xu Zhenying's cold eyes.

Like a goddess, without a trace of emotion, looking at him was like looking at an object without any vitality.

Ma Qiang suddenly felt a cold feeling on his back!

Qian Zhenniang was filled with indignation, "City Lord, this bitch was trying to escape, but I caught him!"

Xu Zhenying frowned and looked Ma Qiang up and down.

She remembered that this man was the leader of the refugees, and at that time he brought ten or twenty thousand refugees to surrender.

It can be seen that this person seems to be just an incompetent person in his words and actions.

Now...are cats and dogs really daring to pick Xu Zhenying's peaches?

"Ma Qiang, it's you!" Wang Xingye said with an angry face, "You idiot, you actually instigated the refugees to cause trouble for your own personal gain! Do you know that they had to go through many difficulties and dangers to find a place to stay? After finally two days of peaceful life, we are about to take root in Lan County, and you actually risked our lives just to become the city lord!"

Ma Qiang knew he couldn't escape, so he choked his neck and said, "Winner or loser, stop talking nonsense! If you have the ability, just kill me. Anyway, I'll have a big scar on my head! If you don't kill me, let grandpa go as soon as possible." Walk!"

"Want to leave?!" Xu Zhenying shouted coldly. In order to frighten the disobedient refugees, she had killed the leader of the troublemaker first. If she kills people now, she is afraid that the refugees will be afraid of her. The only solution now is to let other refugees Only by opening her mouth to kill can the conflict between the refugees and her be prevented from deepening.

Unexpectedly, Xu Zhenying hadn't spoken yet. This issue related to food, and the refugees were more anxious than she was. At that moment, the man who stood up earlier grabbed him and said, "Want to leave? It's not that easy! You instigate a few of them." Forget about making trouble, you spread rumors that sweet potatoes are poisonous, causing many people to quietly pull the sweet potatoes out of the ground and throw them away! The city lord’s hard work was ruined because of your rat shit! If we are hungry again in winter If anyone dies, it will all be blamed on you, Ma Qiang!"

The man who made the trouble was also anxious, and dragged Ma Qiang to prevent him from leaving, "You just want to be the city lord yourself, but you also encourage your brothers to do it with you! You keep lying to us that sweet potatoes are poisonous, and you also encourage us to set fire to the mountains. Why? Is there such a vicious guy as you?”

"That's right! That's right! This kind of rotten person should be beaten to death! I'm so scared to keep such a person around!"

"Kill him, beat him to death! Beat him to death!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"