Zhurou

Chapter 38
At that moment, Zhao Mingzhi finished packing, took his bags and went downstairs to meet with the two of them.

As soon as she walked out of the gate, Wei Chengyan brought out an ordinary-sized axe, holding a wooden plank with one arm, grabbed a stack of seals, nailed a horizontal seal on the door, and pasted the seals again.

The note was huge, with simple words such as "thief", "black shop", "robbery", etc. In addition, red and black were dripping on the gate, which was sticky and daunting.

And after he sealed the wooden plank, with a quick stroke of force, he nailed the ax deeply into the door plank.

After dealing with this problem, he took a few steps back, took a look at his results, and still sighed, saying: "It's a pity that the necks of those chickens are bloody. If you scald them with thick soup, the original soup will turn into raw food. It's a bit of a headache."

Zhao Mingzhi knew that this was a warning, to prevent people from coming into the inn by mistake, but this place is only a branch stronghold, and if the bandits' nest is not eliminated, it will actually treat the symptoms rather than the root cause.

She hesitated for a moment, but still asked: "I wonder if there are any counties along the way recently? The matter of the bandits in the Jingshan Village, can we report to an official in time?"

Wei Chengyan said with a cold face: "I don't care about anything here, so how can the government pay attention to it? You think they don't know that there are many bandit villages nearby, robbing and killing passers-by? If they are willing to work hard, they won't be where they are today."

Zhao Mingzhi was silent for a while, feeling powerless, but even more helpless.

She always wondered in the past, if the armies from all over the country couldn't beat Di Bing, could it be that they couldn't even beat bandits?

However, what she saw and heard during this journey made her understand that at this time, no matter whether it is the prefectural and county government offices or the camps in Dajin, the food and salaries may not be fully paid. Fight for your life with a knife and a gun, but when a monk hits the clock for a day.

What's more, as far as the Yamen is concerned, the imperial court itself is hard to protect at this moment, and no one will test their merits. Once the bandits are suppressed, they will lose their soldiers and lose their generals. Where do you live, and they are all extremely vicious, once you get annoyed and turn back, how do you deal with it?
It was simply a dead end.

The Di people invaded, and the Jin soldiers were useless, causing the city and farmland to be lost. The people had no choice but to flee southward.

As a result, the defenders became weaker, the territory was lost faster, and more refugees were added, and the banditry became more serious, so they had to mobilize troops to suppress the bandits.

Suppress the bandits, the bandits will fight back immediately, if you don't suppress the bandits, the voice of the people will spread, but there may not be an accident immediately, although the evil consequences will be eaten in the end, but if you drink poison to quench your thirst, you will not die of thirst immediately.

As for the suffering people, born at this time, if the emperor is like that, what can the people do?
Just be patient.

If you were really robbed and killed, you can only complain about your fate, and you will die if you die.

Seeing Zhao Mingzhi's gloomy expression, Wei Chengyan picked up the burden she was carrying and threw it on the saddle beside him, but said: "Come on, this face is already yellow, and if you don't smile, it will turn black—Yamen It doesn't matter, but it doesn't mean that no one can take care of it, it's also considered that the bandits in this place are unlucky, and if they meet me, Mr. Wei, let's see how I can teach them a lesson!"

As he spoke, he strode forward, without needing to support the saddle, he stepped on the horse's back with one foot, and galloped out first.

Zhao Mingzhi couldn't catch up with him in time, and didn't have time to ask him what he meant, so he hurriedly got on his horse, and before he could take two steps, he suddenly remembered that there was someone reliable behind him, so he turned around and shouted: "Second brother? Where is Cheng Yan going?"

Li Xun also got on his horse, but there was no worry on his face, he just said: "Let him go, bear with this journey, the temper of a dog is already difficult."

He said again: "Don't think about it too much, he has seen many unsatisfactory things these days, he is very dissatisfied, and he is about to find an excuse to vent his anger."

Having said that, because of this incident, Zhao Mingzhi was facing the wind and snow when he was on the road, and Zhao Mingzhi followed behind Li Xun, thinking about the banditry on the way west and the plight of the people, and felt that although he was helpless , but she can't really turn a blind eye to it and think about it, but tell her to come up with one, two, and three points as the truth.

While taking a break in the evening, taking advantage of Wei Chengyan going ahead to explore the way, she asked Li Xun beside her, "Second brother, there were no soldiers in the prefectures and counties to suppress the bandits in the mountain village yesterday, but it's not necessarily a matter of letting it go—I have Some superficial thoughts, now speaking, I would like to ask my second brother to help me take a look."

Li Xun was standing, but when he heard this, he sat cross-legged facing each other, looking very solemn.

Zhao Mingzhi said: "You can't suppress, and you can't hide—there are bandits everywhere on the road you must pass. If you hide from this village, you can't hide from that village, so the only thing left is defense."

"First, Junzhou and Dengzhou don't suppress bandits, but they don't have the power to publicize? They can send manpower at the state borders, and in addition to making public announcements, they should also orally inform the refugees moving westward, so that they know what lies ahead. Bandits and bandits are common, if you want to be safe, you can go around Hezhong and Kuizhou again, although it will take time, at least your life will be safe."

"Secondly, there are old and weak women and children among the common people, but they are not without courage. Maybe the local patrol shop can be led in parallel, and all the refugees can go together. In ordinary bandit villages, there are usually no more than a hundred people, and they go out to rob at the same time. There are only a few dozen or dozens of people, even more than a hundred people, if there are two or three hundred brave people in front of the refugees, even if they come out of the bandit village, they have to weigh one or two."

"The Xiang army dare not fight the bandits with their lives, but the refugees are strong and brave, but they are protecting their relatives and property. How can they not do their best? It is safer to walk together like this than scattered."

"Thirdly, there are a lot of merchants going west now, and many of them carry wealth with them. Thinking about it, they are also afraid of bandits along the way. Apart from their own guards, most of them have to hire another bodyguard to protect them along the way. If this is the case, can we ask them to raise money to give to the refugees? Zhuang Yong as the guard, and the rest of the women and children follow behind?"

"Accompanying women and children, those refugees who are brave enough to restrain themselves will not be coveted on the way, and when they arrive at Jingzhao Mansion, they will not be able to do illegal things because of the law and order..."

She put out her own thoughts, and after she finished speaking, she asked anxiously: "However, if you think about it hastily, if it is implemented, the government must be careful and perfect-but it is better than nothing, I don't know if it is true or not, is there any feasible way?" place?"

After listening carefully, Li Xun said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, you can take it to heart and think about it so much, no matter how much it is feasible, it is extremely rare."

After boasting, he said: "It is extremely difficult for refugees to go west. In the cold winter and the lunar month, people are not familiar with the place, and they can't make a detour. If you detour around one more place, many old and weak will lose their lives, and merchants cherish their lives. I'm afraid it's worse to guard against refugees than robbers, how could you agree to ask no one to protect refugees as guards? What's more, women and children walk so slowly, delaying time, merchants may also complain..."

After hearing this, Zhao Mingzhi felt depressed, and managed not to lose his face, and reluctantly said: "Sure enough, my thinking is too simple..."

But Li Xun said: "That's not the case, the method of exiles traveling in parallel is indeed somewhat promising..."

He paused for a few breaths, looked down at her for a long time, and then said: "When we go to Dejunzhou, I have a few acquaintances who can talk to some officials. You write down the method, and I will do a little bit with you." Revise it, pass it on, and ask them to try it out to see how it goes, it’s considered exhausting.”

The voice was low, but very gentle.

He said again: "If everyone in the Yamen is like you, it won't be here today."

Although he only mentioned a sentence in an understatement, but when it came out of Li Xun's mouth, most of Zhao Mingzhi's discouragement dissipated, and he was encouraged again, thinking to himself: This second brother Li runs darts and joins the army. I don't know what other livelihood he has. Duo, who knows the hardships of people's livelihood, doesn't bother to coax me. Since he said it is feasible, there must be something feasible.

As long as one or two efforts can be made, it is better than doing nothing at all.

Her heart knot dissipated, and her whole body felt much more relaxed. She looked up at the sky, and then looked forward. Wei Chengyan hadn't come back for half a day. Calculating the time, she felt that he had been away for an unusually long time. Thinking about the situation here, what about Wei San? The brother's temper and what he said in the morning made him a little nervous.

　Thank you Xian Youqin for giving me Zuo Jue and Shi Bi, okay =3=
　　Thank you Hua Yingying for giving me the sachet :)

　　Thank you Shucheng Happy Horse for sending me roses ^_^
　　
　
(End of this chapter)