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Chapter 330 Riots ()

At this time, Jiang Shaohua didn't know that the first wave of hungry people she encountered had already arrived in the capital.

Most of this group of hungry people were young and strong men. After receiving the five kilograms of rations rewarded by Jiang Shaohua, they did not eat frugally. Instead, he ate enough for three days, and his escape speed was more than twice as fast.

It is unknown where the rations for the next few days came from. In short, when they arrived in the capital a few days later, there were almost no children in the fleeing team, and less than half of the women were missing.

The majestic and tall city gate of the capital is right in front of you. The hungry people were so excited that they cried bitterly.

They went through untold hardships and abandoned their homes and property to escape famine, and finally fled to the capital. The capital is the richest place in Daliang. There are palaces, courts, emperors, and hundreds of officials. You can't care about their life or death.

"We finally have a way to survive."

"God is wise, let's enter the city gate now."

The cries and shouts were mixed together, and suddenly a man's voice came out: "Everyone, don't be excited. Go and line up outside the city gate first. If the city gate official asks where we are, just tell the truth. Remember when the time comes. In other words, it is because Princess Nanyang rewarded us with food rations that we were able to go all the way to the capital."

This man was one of the hungry people who wanted to rush to the princess' side but was stopped that day. He is also the leader of this wave of hungry people.

After hearing these words, the hungry people responded in confusion, reluctantly formed two long queues, and walked towards the city gate with great expectations.

Unfortunately, before they even got close to the city gate, a group of more than twenty people came galloping over on horseback.

The leading city gate officer, wearing armor, with a majestic appearance and sharp eyes, asked sternly: "Where do you people come from?"

This city gate official was Zuo Yue, the general of the Zuo family whom Jiang Shaohua met when he entered the capital that day. The official position of the city gate officer is not high, but his position is very important. He opens and closes the city gate every day to check people entering and leaving the city. Anyone who is dangerous or suspicious must be stopped and carefully inspected.

Zuo Yue was wandering around the city early in the morning. When he saw such a group of young and ragged refugees, he felt alarmed and immediately ordered a group of people out of the city to question them.

These hungry people dared to kill people, steal food, and eat human flesh when they were so hungry, but their fear of the court officials was engraved in their bones. Zuo Yueguan was so powerful that the knees of all the hungry people went weak. Most of them knelt down and kowtowed habitually. Some called for mercy, and some cried out their sad stories. The noise was endless.

Zuo Yue's face darkened, and his gaze fell on the leading hungry man: "Come here and explain your identity clearly."

The hungry man had done some sorting, so he had some experience and was not so frightened. However, after receiving Zuo Yue's murderous glare, his legs became a little weak. Qiang Zi walked forward, then knelt down and quickly said that these people were hungry people suffering from the locust plague.

"You are suffering from the locust plague. You should go to the government office and wait for the government to provide relief. Why did you come to the capital?" Zuo Yue showed no mercy or sympathy at all, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "You are running around at will and have violated the law of Daliang. You will be punished. Beheaded!"

Daliang Law does have such a provision. Without road leads, they are refugees. No matter where they go, the government can send troops to arrest and deal with them.

Cold sweat broke out on the back of the leader of the hungry people. He kowtowed three times and begged: "Sir, we really have no way to survive. We escaped just to survive. When we left, there were more than 600 people, but now there are only 200 left." More than 60% of them died on the road. Please let us enter the city gate!"

The other hungry people also cried and kowtowed. Zuo Yue's heart was as solid as a rock, and he remained unmoved. He loudly ordered the soldiers to drive the refugees away. These soldiers were not polite, raised their whips high and brought them down hard.

The flogged hungry people cried out in despair. Some fell to the ground after being flogged, and some got up and fled in embarrassment. An almost cruel smile appeared on Zuo Yue's face.

At this moment, the leader of the hungry people suddenly shouted loudly: "It was the Princess of Nanyang who asked us to come. The Princess gave us food and asked us to come to the capital. You can't drive us away!"

As soon as the words "Princess Nanyang" came into his ears, Zuo Yue's smile condensed, and murderous intent flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand and the soldiers stopped. The hungry people thought there was a turn for the better and looked up eagerly.

"Did you really meet Princess Nanyang?" Zuo Yue asked slowly, "What did she say to you?"

The leader of the hungry people thought he had grasped a life-saving straw, and quickly talked about the situation when he met the princess that day. With his little cleverness, he also deliberately fabricated some "instructions" from the princess.

Zuo Yue didn't know what he thought of, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly turned around and ordered: "Come here, arrest all these rioting people and put them in prison."

The hungry people were shocked.

They are obviously fleeing the famine and coming to the capital? Why did he suddenly become a mob?
The soldiers have rushed over like tigers and wolves.

There were only about twenty soldiers, and the number of hungry people was almost ten times that of the soldiers, but no one dared to resist. Just like a bunch of pigs and dogs, they were kicked over and tied up by the soldiers.

Soon, dozens of soldiers rushed out of the city gate, bringing several long ropes and tying the hands of the two hundred hungry people into strings. Just like buying salted fish in the market, they were dragged away rudely.

Zuo Yue did not hesitate for a moment and immediately rode to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

It was already past noon, and Prime Minister Wang happened to be in the mansion. Hearing that Zuo Yue was coming, Prime Minister Wang was a little surprised and immediately said: "Let him enter the study."

After a cup of tea, Zuo Yue quickly walked into Prime Minister Wang's study and bowed with his hands in hand.

Prime Minister Wang stretched out his hand to help her, and asked directly: "You came here all the time during the day, what's the important thing?" In the top general's door of Daliang, the Zuo family was supported by Prime Minister Wang. It can be said that all members of the Zuo family are loyal dogs under the Prime Minister.

Zuo Yue was particularly loyal to Prime Minister Wang and spoke out about the "riots": "...These mobs, instigated by Princess Nanyang, stormed the city gate with the intention of rebelling. The general has captured them all and passed them through the pass. Prison."

"Please tell me what to do next, Prime Minister!"

The muscles on Prime Minister Wang's face trembled, and the corners of his mouth twitched again and again, and he endured it again and again: "Whose idea was this?"

Zuo Yue didn't know what was going on, and straightened his chest proudly: "It's the last general. That Nanyang Princess has offended the Prime Minister many times during her six months in the capital. The Prime Minister has many people and doesn't care about her as a woman. However, she dared to instigate the mob. It has caused chaos in the capital and made the people uneasy, so we cannot take mercy lightly. Please come into the palace now and report this matter to the emperor..."

There was a muffled sound!
Prime Minister Wang slapped the table hard. The pen and ink on the desk were shaken so much that they almost flew up: "Idiot!"