Daughter Shenghua

Chapter 185
When Qingyi arrived at Jingbianhou's mansion, Jingbianhou happened to go to the city gate, so she had to chase in the direction of the city gate again.

At this time, Jingbianhou was standing on the tower, looking sadly at the more and more people gathered outside the city.

Things were going out of control, and what he was most worried about happened.

The massacre of those two villages was spread by those who cared, causing panic among the people.People around the capital flocked to the capital.

In this way, the burden on the capital will be even greater.If so many people flood into the capital, food will become the primary issue now.

These people came here with their families, just wanting to survive. If they can't even eat, it's hard to imagine what will happen.

Just as Marquis Jingbian was still in deep thought, a voice suddenly sounded, "My lord, the scouts are here to report that two or 300 people are coming towards the capital!"

Jing Bianhou frowned slightly, his thoughts were brought back, and he opened his mouth and said, "There are two or three hundred people? Where did they come from?"

"Returning to Lord Hou, it seems that he came from a nearby state and county. I'm afraid there will be refugees coming later."

"Refugees? Aren't they the people nearby?" Jingbianhou frowned even tighter.

The guard hurriedly said: "It is undoubtedly a refugee. According to the scouts, those people are all in a state of distress, and their behavior is very different from that of the people who have taken refuge."

"Didn't they arrange disaster relief in various places? How could there be refugees coming to the capital? What are those officials doing!" Jing Bianhou was furious.

Who would dare to say such words except Marquis Jingbian!The guards dared not answer.

"Those bastards know how to flatter their superiors all day long. If they can't do such a thing well, they should kill them that day!"

Hearing this, all the guards took a few steps back in fright, "Hou Ye be careful!"

Although Jingbianhou was angry, he still didn't talk about this topic again. He looked at Zhang Cheng who was at the side and said, "Is the capital still able to hold it?"

"Master Hou, although there is a little trouble everywhere, it has been suppressed, and it will be fine for a while. If it goes on like this for a long time, I'm afraid..." Zhang Cheng didn't finish his sentence, but Jingbianhou also understood him. the meaning of.

Jing Bianhou nodded, then looked at Shuanglin, the Minister of the Household Department who had just been brought up, and asked: "How much food do we still have for the people outside the city to eat?"

Shuanglin lowered his brows and pondered for a while before saying: "Except for the military supplies, if the number of people doesn't increase, you can be safe for a month. If the number continues to increase, it's hard to say!"

The original household minister was killed in the palace change that day.Shuanglin was ordered to take over his position when he was in danger. Although he was the servant of the household department, Chen Wanquan, the minister of the household department, fell ill since that day, so Shuanglin was in charge of the affairs of the household department.

He has been hoarding food, grass, and medicinal materials since he came to power. It is very rare to be able to do this in such a short period of time, and Marquis Jingbian can't blame him for anything.

"Master Shuang, this matter requires you to think of a way! Ben Hou has been guarding the border for many years, and he is helpless in these matters!" Finally, Jing Bianhou said.

Shuanglin didn't shirk, and quickly said: "Master Hou, don't worry, this is a matter for the lower officials. Master Hou shoulders the safety of the capital, please take care of your body!"

At this time, another guard came to report, "My Lord! The scouts came to report that the rebels had retreated thirty li and hid in the mountains."

Jing Bianhou's face turned cold for a moment, and he said in a deep voice, "Explore again!"

"Yes!"

Shuanglin was born as a civil servant and didn't understand these things. He was very happy when he heard that the rebels had retreated, but when he saw Jingbianhou's expression changed, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly asked, "Master Hou, what's wrong?" place?"

Jing Bianhou clenched his fists and said: "Shameless! They used such a despicable method. The people don't understand the reason, and they must think that the rebels are gone, and the capital must be very safe. If this continues, there will only be more and more people. The people flocked in. At that time, if they have no food and we close the city gates, I am afraid that if the rebels do not come to attack the city, those hungry people will come to attack the city. At that time, we people will be able to carry guns and kill them all. These people can't do it!"

"If we really killed all the rioting civilians, we would have suffered heavy losses. By then, it would be easy for the rebels to take us down. This plan is really vicious!"

After Jingbianhou finished speaking, Shuanglin on the side stared wide-eyed. He really didn't expect this to happen, so he hurriedly said, "What should I do! What's the strategy for Lord Hou?"

Jing Bianhou frowned and looked at the people outside the city, and shook his head, "If the rebels were here, I would risk my life and fight. But look at who are the people here? The people we are desperately trying to protect. How are their wives, children, and parents different from ours! I can't do anything!"

"Can the people be dispersed?"

"Dismiss? Their homes are all destroyed, where do you let them go? Isn't this forcing them to rebel? What's more, they really have nowhere to go."

Shuanglin was dumbfounded, he also knew that this was not a good idea.After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's report to the emperor as soon as possible!"

When Jing Bianhou heard his words, a mocking smile rose from the corner of his mouth, Your Majesty?Now it's just a madman!Just yesterday, everyone was ordered to search Xue Qing and the fake queen mother, not paying any attention to the massacred people.

How could such a person care about the life and death of the common people? Hou Jingbian could even guess that when the situation was out of control, he would definitely order the massacre of those common people.

Thinking of this, he said: "How many people still care about the life and death of the people nowadays? They are all fighting for power. How can they waste resources on such things? After all, it is these people who have lost the most!"

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Shuanglin, and said, "Go and collect food as much as possible! Maybe it can last for a few more days."

Seeing the back of Jingbian Hou disappearing slowly, Shuanglin only felt a sense of desolation slowly welling up.

He looked up at the people outside the city, then looked in the direction of the palace and shook his head, then he also walked down the tower slowly.

After Jingbianhou learned that Shuanglin had gone down the tower and went straight to the palace, he smiled and didn't care.

Here Tsing Yi is reporting to Hou Jingbian.

After she reported everything to Jingbianhou, Jingbianhou burst into ecstasy, "Okay! You have done a good job! How much food has been stored in the city?"

"About [-] Dan!"

"So much? How did you raise so much food in such a short period of time? As far as I know, even the Ministry of Finance is not as fast as you!"

Speaking of this, Tsing Yi smiled proudly and said: "Master Hou, the master has made plans a few years ago. Now the biggest grain merchant in Dajing is the master! Not only in the capital, the master has stockpiled grains everywhere .”

Jing Bianhou's eyes lit up and he laughed loudly, "Good! Good! Good!"

Three good words in a row cleared all the clouds in his heart.

"Then what should we do with the tens of thousands of dans of grain in the village? Wouldn't it be a pity for the rebels if it was for nothing!" Tsing Yi asked.

Jing Bianhou smiled and said: "It's okay, the rebels have already retreated, let me handle the food! I won't waste Xi'er's heart."

"Retired?" Tsing Yi was very puzzled.

Jingbianhou explained to her again.

Tsing Yi also stayed in the training camp, and she also knows the style of the army, so she couldn't help cursing at the moment: "You bastard with no humanity! How can you be so vicious!"

Jing Bianhou knew her temper and didn't care about her rudeness, so he interrupted her, "Okay! I'll take care of this! You need to find Xi'er as soon as possible. The refugees are coming, and I'm afraid there will be turmoil. If those people Shut Xi'er outside the city, I'm afraid something will happen!"

Tsing Yi's expression changed, and he hurriedly said: "Yes!"

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(End of this chapter)