Man Tanghong

Chapter 42 Troubled Times!Troubled times!
Ma Zhou's words were very blunt.

Xie Shufang was annoyed, and all the subordinates of the Qi Palace were also annoyed.

It's just a teaching assistant, and the official is not as big as a dog in Qi Wang's mansion, and he dares to speak nonsense in front of His Highness Qi Wang.

"Bold lunatic, how dare you be presumptuous?!"

Xie Shufang shouted angrily, and immediately ordered to arrest him.

All the subordinates of Prince Qi's Mansion are eager to try.

Yin Qiao's parts are also eager to try.

Li Yuanji raised his hand, stopped Xie Shufang's move to arrest someone, and stared at Ma Zhou with a half-smile, "Don't move yet, I want to hear how I saved and hurt people."

Xie Shufang and the others could only grit their teeth and stare at Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou bowed to Li Yuanji and said solemnly: "His Royal Highness sent people to take a group of children, and ransacked the shop and library behind them, and the food they took out helped the refugees, it was indeed saving people.

However, His Highness dispatched troops and horses to force local government offices to resettle refugees, which is obviously harming people.

A yamen under the care of His Highness's soldiers and horses will naturally follow His Highness's instructions.

But there is no yamen guarded by His Highness's soldiers and horses. In order to avoid being pressured by His Highness, they will drive the refugees into the mountains or confine them when His Highness passes through their jurisdiction.

What's more, the refugees will be driven back to the north of the river.

His Highness thinks, if the refugees go to the mountains, are locked up, or are driven back to the north of the river, how many ways can they survive? "

The poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in the mountains, bandits and bandits, coupled with the cold weather, will definitely make the refugees' life worse than death.

Refugees who were locked up by the local yamen would also live a life that would be worse than death.

Driving refugees back to Hebei Road is no different from letting them die.

The local government tosses the refugees so much that the refugees have little chance of survival.

Li Yuanji knew the way to do this, but he could only deal with these matters after he settled down.

You can't keep the army halfway to deal with this kind of thing, right?

The military situation is urgent, so it is natural to take care of the military situation first.

Li Yuanji pretended to be ignorant and said, "There is such a thing?"

Ma Zhou nodded seriously.

Li Yuanji narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Unexpectedly, I was kind-hearted for a while, not only failed to save many people, but also harmed them."

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji looked at Ma Zhou and said, "Since you can see the problems clearly, you must have a way to solve them."

Ma Zhou was taken aback.

Li Yuanji ordered without hesitation, "Then I will enlist you as an officer of the Rear Army Commander's Office to deal with this matter."

Ma Zhou was a little confused.

I just can't understand your reckless behavior and harming the people, so I just came out to correct you. I didn't expect you to be an official under your command.

As far as your notoriety is concerned, let alone one good deed, even if you do a hundred good deeds, it will be difficult to reverse it.

"Xie Shufang, send a school of soldiers to accompany this teaching assistant to deal with the refugees in various places. Then send someone to send orders to various places. I have recruited this person as a subordinate officer of the rear military commander's office to supervise the people's situation here. Officials from all over the country must cooperate. , otherwise it will be punished as a crime."

Li Yuanji didn't care about Ma Zhou's thoughts at all, and ordered Xie Shufang decisively.

Uncle Xie was also a little confused.

Li Yuanji actually recruited this lunatic to serve in the rear army general manager's office, and gave him so much power.

Seeing that Xie Shufang was unmoved, Li Yuanji glared at Xie Shufang and said, "Can't you hear me?"

"No... no."

Xie Shufang hurriedly bowed, "I obey."

Ma Zhou also came back to his senses at this moment, and hurriedly bowed and said, "I'm afraid it's hard for me to take on such a big responsibility because I'm a humble minister."

Li Yuanji stared at Ma Zhou, and said bluntly: "Since you discovered the problem, it is up to you to solve it. If you can't solve the problem, then a school of soldiers and horses who accompany you to deal with refugee issues in various places will send you on your way." people."

Ma Zhou was dumbfounded and froze on the spot.

But Li Yuanji didn't say much to Ma Zhou, and ordered Xie Shufang to stay behind and lead the army to continue on their way.

Li Yuanji wanted to recruit Ma Zhou, but there was no need to be too eager.

Ma Zhou is only a ninth-rank sesame official now, and no one will compete with him.

As long as Ma Zhou entered the Palace of the General Manager of the Rear Army, he would belong to him.

He recruited Ma Zhou to solve the problems of refugees from various places, and threatened that if Ma Zhou could not solve it, he would send Ma Zhou on the road.

When the news got out, others would only think that he was stopped by Ma Zhou, and felt displeased, so they wanted to find an excuse to kill Ma Zhou.

Nobody thinks about anything else.

Qu Tutong felt that Li Yuanji's move was a bit hasty, and thought that Li Yuanji was out of his old ways, so he couldn't help but immediately stepped forward to persuade him, "Your Highness, is your decision a bit hasty? Although Ma Zhou is a little crazy, it is also rare. For Fangzheng, His Highness should let him live."

Qu Tutong didn't care about Ma Zhou's life or death, he just didn't want Li Yuanji, who had become better, to return to that cruel and heartless appearance.

Li Yuanji looked at Qu Tutong and sighed: "I also know that my decision was a bit hasty, and I never thought of killing him. But you and I can see clearly what the refugees around Luoyang are like all the way. clearly.

I don't have anyone in my hands to solve this problem.

Since Ma Zhou could see some problems, he must have thought about how to solve them.

As long as he can solve any one of the three problems he said, he can save countless lives.

As long as countless people can survive, so what if my decision is hasty? "

Qu Tutong looked at Li Yuanji in astonishment, he didn't expect Li Yuanji to think so.

Qu Tutong said with emotion on his face: "It's the minister who is being rude. Your Highness cares about the people, and I feel ashamed."

Li Yuanji smiled sadly.

Do you care about the people?
A bit out of the question.

He is not that big-hearted, let alone do his best to die.

He just can't bear the sight of people being sold like livestock, and he can't bear the sight of his own kind lying on the side of the road like weeds.

……

The 27th of the twelfth lunar month.

light snow.

Li Yuanji and his party traveled for more than half a month, and finally arrived in Luoyang.

The scale of Luoyang City is not inferior to Chang'an City at all, and it is even more magnificent than Chang'an City from a distance.

It just looked dilapidated.

After experiencing a war in the middle of the year with a force of up to 100,000 people, the walls of Luoyang City are full of potholes, and there are still many traces of smoke and fire.

Although the city gate building on the top of the city has been repaired, it still looks dilapidated.

The only brand-new general flag has added some new ideas to Luoyang.

There are many pedestrians on the official road, and there are even more people on both sides of the official road.

Soldiers and horses from all over the country gathered in Luoyang, as well as civilian husbands who escorted food and grass, walked on the official road. On both sides of the official road were refugees who escaped from Hebei.

The number of refugees is so large that the scalps of those who watch it feel numb.

When the team escorting food and grass passed the place where refugees gathered, they had to send heavy troops to defend.

Even so, when the food escort team passed the refugees, the refugees would still keep moving forward.

When Li Yuanji led the team passing by, some people dragged their children to kneel on the ground and begged bitterly, and some people pinched their children and cried loudly, trying to arouse Li Ji's compassion.

Li Yuanji rode a tall horse with a clear cavalry behind him.

As long as the refugees are not stupid, they can see that Li Yuanji is a big shot.

As long as the big people have a little compassion, their children can live.

Xie Shufang, subordinates of Prince Qi's Mansion, and Yin Qiao trilogy guarded Li Yuanji's surroundings like an iron wall.

Li Yuanji closed his eyes, unable to bear to see the plight of the refugees on both sides of the official road.

He was afraid that he couldn't help it, and his sympathy was overflowing.

While guarding him, Xie Shufang made a rough count of the refugees on both sides of the official road, and the number was around [-].

One hundred thousand refugees, as long as he dares to open a mouth, he will be surrounded immediately.

"Go away! Go away!"

When the army was about to enter the gate of Luoyang, there was a commotion among the refugees.

Xie Shufang and the others stared, drew out their sabers, and drove the refugees vigilantly away.

A refugee suddenly shouted.

"Your Majesty, have you ever tasted a human being?"

Li Yuanji suddenly opened his eyes, looked intently, and saw a sallow and thin man, laughing and biting off a piece of meat from his arm, stuffed it into his son's mouth mixed with blood, and laughed wildly at him.

"Fuck!"

Li Yuanji stared and shouted angrily.

Seeing Li Yuanji getting angry, the man laughed louder and more arrogantly.

Seeing that Li Yuanji reacted, the others decided to follow suit.

"Xie Shufang, let me go into the city to send troops! Let me keep an eye on the others, whoever dares to bite the meat again, I will beat you to death!"

Li Yuanji was a little bit mad with anger.

Xie Shufang looked at Li Yuanji in astonishment, and so did the others.

Seeing that Li Yuanji's situation was not right, Qu Tutong rushed to Li Yuanji's side and reminded loudly, "Your Highness, restrain your anger! Your Highness, restrain your anger!"

Li Yuanji's eyes were a little red, he glared at Qu Tutong and shouted angrily, "This is an order!"

Qu Tutong was stunned and didn't dare to say another word.

Seeing that Xie Shufang was not moving, Li Yuanji gritted his teeth and asked Xie Shufang, "Are you going to disobey the military order?!"

Xie Shufang said anxiously: "Your Highness, you are the commander of the rear army. Only the soldiers and horses of Shanzhou can be mobilized for this expedition. All the soldiers and horses of Shanzhou are here."

"Go to the city and send me Bingzhou troops!"

Li Yuanji shouted loudly.

Xie Shufang hurriedly rode his horse into Luoyang to dispatch the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou who had arrived in Luoyang.

If Li Yuanji dispatched soldiers and horses from other places, it would be a bit beyond his authority, but it would be no problem to dispatch soldiers and horses from Bingzhou.

As soon as Xie Shufang left, Li Yuanji told Qu Tutong, "Send someone to Luoyang Ling to come and see me!"

"Here!"

Qu Tutong didn't dare to hesitate, agreed, and immediately sent someone to deliver the order.

Seeing Li Yuanji, the refugees felt compassionate, and crowded around Li Yuanji.

Although Shanzhou, Guozhou, and the cavalry of Prince Qi's Mansion frightened them very much, they hoped to find a way out of Li Yuanji.

Those who bit the flesh from themselves, seeing Li Yuanji's compassion moved, slapped their mouths before the soldiers took action.

He beat his own teeth down, laughing while beating.

Li Yuanji was trembling all over as he watched.

"Get them for me!"

The subordinates of Prince Qi's Mansion gritted their teeth, rushed into the crowd, and took down those who slapped themselves.

Xie Shufang soon led the Bingzhou soldiers and horses to appear outside the city, accompanied by Li Sixing, Luo Shixin and his Jiangzhou soldiers and horses.

　Thanks to 'Su Yu Wei Lan' for the reward of five hundred book coins!
　　
　
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