Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

50. Refugees

The smoky scenery is cold and vast, and there is frost in the late autumn night.

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Deaths spread in Wu County. The crazy old man's crazy words seemed to be effective in the village. Now not only many people died in the village, but also in Wu County. People began to believe that it was caused by evil spirits. The people in Wu County became more and more uneasy. Some people advocated an investigation. He reported it to the governor's office. Although the county magistrate was nervous, he also knew that the matter was serious. After discussing with the old staff and others, he believed that it was caused by evil spirits as the rumors said, which meant that the evil spirits could not be intervened by manpower. Moreover, if the imperial court learned that he had taken office If something like this happened, it would definitely affect his official career. After careful consideration, he thought that if he reported it, he would be responsible, and if he didn't, he would have no responsibility. The county magistrate finally decided to hide it and not report it, trying to downplay the matter to fool the past. At this time, he thought of Staff Liu and was afraid that he would go to the state capital on his own initiative, so he sent people to look for him everywhere.

As the death toll increased and panic intensified, some people began to flee and poured into neighboring prefectures and counties. The more they fled, the more terrified they became, and the more people fled. The county magistrate was afraid that the news would reach the court, so he ordered people to be blocked along the way to Chenzhou. The people of Wu County asked the officials of Wu County not to go out. They also built high courtyard walls and sealed their mansions tightly.

Staff Liu was half-masked among the fleeing crowd and was intercepted on the way to Chenzhou. The guard took off his mask.

"Staff Liu, is that you? Where are you going?"A police officer recognized

"I'm going to Chenzhou for business."Liu Staff

"What should I do? I might go to Chenzhou privately to file a complaint against the county magistrate."

Several officers gathered around, and one of them said:"The county magistrate was indeed right. Staff Liu thought that he would be caught now, and he was nervous about what to do. A policeman next to him came over and suddenly asked:"Does Staff Liu know about the situation in Shikou Village?""

Staff Liu briefly explained what he saw, and then asked Muramasa about it. After hearing Staff Liu's answer, his expression was very sad, and it took him a while to recover, and then he called the other officers. After discussing for a while, he came to Liu's staff alone and said,"I am responsible for my duties. The county magistrate has ordered me not to pass through this place. There is a small road in front that can bypass this place. Let's take the people there.""

This officer is from Shikou Village. Ever since I heard the rumors on the street, I have been very worried and asked several times to go home. The county government is hiring people and will not let anyone leave. I learned about the new village from Liu's staff Just as he took office, his parents must have died, which made him sad. He had heard about Liu's staff leaving the county government to check, and he admired him in his heart. He also couldn't bear to see his fellow villagers wandering around, but he was just the last person. The small officers at the bottom could do very little if they had orders, so they tried their best to persuade other officers and let them pretend not to see it, hoping that Staff Liu could go to Chenzhou for help and help these poor people.

Staff Liu and some The people finally took a detour to Chenzhou. It was getting late and the city gate was closed. He tried to call the door but no one paid attention, so he could only wait under the city gate.

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In the early morning, the sun hid behind the dark clouds, and there was no warmth in the sky. The city gate official was about to open the north city gate when he saw a dark crowd gathering outside the city gate. It was very abnormal. He immediately reported it to the police and arrived after a night. The whole family is in mourning.

Su Su didn't even bother to put on his court clothes and came to the city gate:"Why don't you open the city gate? Hurry, open the city gate quickly.""

"Lord Governor, no."Cheng Gang stopped the guard who was about to open the city gate.

"Why not? They had been freezing all night and were now hungry and cold."Su Su was very heartbroken when she saw the people outside the city.

"Lord Governor, this winter, there will be no natural disasters or human disasters. The people will not be short of food. We must take precautions against sudden refugees."Chenggang has no intention of opening the city gate.

"Look at them, they are exhausted. What else do they have to guard against? What else can they do?"Susu is very anxious.

"The reason is unknown, but it is better for adults to be cautious."Chenggang insisted.

"As a parent official, you should consider the people, not just shut them out and ignore them."What happened during this period, Su Su always felt ashamed of the people of Dongfu and insisted on opening it up.

Chenggang understood Su Su's mood at the moment:"I am doing this for the good of the people in the city."

"Aren’t there people outside the city?"Su Su was a little anxious.

Chenggang couldn't say anything to Su Su:"I am responsible for Chenzhou's safety."

"There are people from Chenzhou both inside and outside the city. As the governor, I will open the city gate."Su Su gave the order angrily, but found that the city gate guards did not move. Their eyes switched between Chenggang and Su Su.

"Open the door, open the door quickly."Su Su shouted again.

Still no one moved. Su Su rushed to open the door, but was stopped by Cheng Gang.

"If you don't open the door, I will remove you."Su Su shouted to Chenggang, but she didn't expect him to be so stubborn.

"The governor should first report the matter to the Minister of War."Cheng Gang

"You people who only listen to Taoism do not take me as the governor seriously, because I am a woman?"Su Su looked at Chenggang fiercely, and her tone suddenly became much weaker.

"Lord Governor, I have been entrusted by the Minister to do my best. The situation is still unclear, so please do not act emotionally." Chenggang tried to persuade again.

Su Su felt that although he was the governor of Chenzhou, Chenzhou's affairs seemed to be arranged by Tao. He said sadly:"You can't do nothing, regardless of their life or death."

"It's not that we won't do it, but we can't let them enter the city rashly right now."Cheng Gang replied helplessly.

"That's not to do nothing. You can't be so ruthless. I'll go find Dao Zhi."Su Su turned around and left, rushing towards the military camp.

Looking at Su Su's speeding back, Cheng Gang walked up and down the city gate, hesitating, and finally asked the soldiers to prepare some steamed buns and water for the victims outside the city. The city wall was lowered with ropes, and some wood was given due to the cold weather. People outside the city came one after another, and Cheng Gang tried his best to provide them with food. After listening to

Su Su's report, Daozhi realized that something was unusual and immediately ordered:" Li Lai, Suosuo, you will be responsible for the military camp affairs. Can I go to Chenzhou City to have a look? After saying that , he turned around and was about to leave. Suosuo quickly said:"General, I'm going too.""

"Let Suosuo go, maybe he can help."Li Lai.

Several people in light casual clothes rushed towards Chenzhou. It was already dusk when they arrived at the North City Gate. Cheng Gang never left the city gate, anxiously looking at the crowd outside the city. The number of people continued to increase, and they were weak. They sigh, they feel resentful

"Not opening the city gate yet?"Susu saw people lying aside outside the city and shouted anxiously.

Dao Zhi climbed up to the city gate and observed carefully. He had no intention of opening the door. Chenggang looked helpless and Suosuo stepped forward:"You can't open it yet."

"Why do you want the people to continue to spend the night outside the city? They will die."Susu.

Susuo stopped Susu tightly and said,"It's just that we can't drive now."

"It's freezing cold and the people are dying. We can't let them all die here. I am the governor and I am responsible for the people of Chenzhou. Open the door. Open the door quickly.……"Susu.

Then Su Su asked his entourage to open the door, but was stopped by Suo Suo again. Su Su pushed Suo Suo away fiercely:"I'm opening the door, and you dare to stop me."

Suo Suo showed no weakness:"Although you are the governor here, but I It's none of your business."

Su Su angrily pulled out the knife from the guard, and snorted contemptuously:"Why, you are the only one who wants to compete."

The situation was tense for a time, and people outside the city arrived one after another. At this time, a woman A man rushed over with a staggering child to helpThe person who placed the food immediately handed the child a steamed bun. The woman was thanking her when the child picked up the steamed bun and was about to nibble on it. Suddenly someone snatched it away. Several gangster-like people came and grabbed the food when they saw it. It seemed that The man was so hungry that he stepped forward to stop him. He was knocked down several times by them. After he fell to the ground, he continued to kick him hard and shouted:

"If you dare to stop me, you are seeking death."

"I'm tired of living, and I don't even look at who this is"

"Don't know what is good or bad."

Causing chaos for a moment, Daozhi signaled. Chenggang took out his bow and shot one of the gangsters in the head with an arrow, causing him to fall directly to the ground. The other gangsters were immediately restrained and were too frightened to move. Everyone was shocked. , Fortunately, they didn't have much strength due to hunger, so the man was not seriously injured and slowly got up from the ground.