Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 81 The Gate of Hell, Open!
When Zhang Youdao heard this, he also realized the seriousness of the matter.

Once the hungry people at the city gate lose control, there will be hundreds or thousands of casualties.

Jumping on his feet he said:
"In the Qing Dynasty, there was a price to pay for doing good deeds."

"I have warned him a long time ago not to get involved in giving porridge, just donate some money."

"Quickly, take away all the government officials from the third class. Don't let anything happen, otherwise you will be finished and so will I."

The Yuanhe County government office was in a panic, and the government officials holding water and fire sticks ran all the way.

This diorama has aroused the curiosity of many bored people.

"Damn it, Brother Wang, I think something must have happened in the east."

"There are so many official servants, let's have some fun today. Hurry up, hurry up, I'm too late to catch up with the hot ones."

The city wall of Loumen was crowded with dark and happy people.

Looking down, I am very satisfied.

Free shows are not available every year.

The city officials tried their best to maintain order, but with little success.

Suddenly, a fast horse rushed out of the suspension bridge and came running wildly.

It turned out to be Huang Si, who had been promoted to the chief catcher of the prefecture's Yamen, and he looked very anxious.

"Where is Mr. Li?"

Li Yu saw it and pushed through with all his strength.

Asked in a loud voice:

"Huang Si, what's going on with this horse rider?"

"Why do all the people come to my place to drink porridge?"

Huang Si shouted loudly:

"I was tricked by that group of gentry. They used it for half an hour and then withdrew. They just came to you."

"Master Li, please retreat quickly."

……

Li Yu was furious. It turned out to be this.

Only I am giving out porridge sincerely and doing good deeds.

Those thieving gentry and wealthy businessmen made a show of hiding in the city.

He didn't know that there were actually only two porridge factories left.

One is Fengqiao in the west, near the imperial envoy's headquarters.

One place is my own side.

"Don't ask for anything. People come into the city immediately."

"Li Daguan, don't hesitate, these people will eat you up in a while."

"Hungry people are no longer considered human beings."

Huang Si is an old government official and knows how dangerous this situation is.

He took off his riding crop and swung it with a crackling sound.

Most of them were slapped in the air, and a small part was slapped on the hungry people who rushed forward.

The hungry people who were hit immediately fell to the ground and howled.

"No crowding. Damn it, whoever crowds you won't be able to eat the porridge."

Under his heroic example, the government officials armed with water and fire sticks were like tigers and leopards.

He just forced his way through the crowd.

Everyone was about to retreat into Loumen, but the city gate was suddenly closed.

It turned out to be an inspector from Jiangsu who was inspecting this place. He saw a huge crowd of people on the city wall.

When he came up and saw it, he was stunned.

Hungry people all over the mountains and plains are gathering here.

If he had seen the zombies in Silent Hill, he would definitely exclaim, this is the feeling.

Closing the city gates in broad daylight is against the rules.

However, the city gate officials would not dare to disobey the orders given by the third-rank inspector.

Immediately he called the soldiers, closed the city gate, and put away the drawbridge.

Li Yu and his party had no choice but to go south.

There is another city gate 2 miles south, "Xiangmen".

However, the six large iron pots that had been left unattended were surrounded by hungry people.

Li Yu's heart palpitated and regretted endlessly.

This kind of scene is more terrifying than a fight with swords and guns.

……

An iron pot was knocked over by hungry people, and rice porridge flowed all over the floor, mixing with dust.

The hungry people immediately prostrated themselves on the ground and drank greedily.

The hungry people behind also wanted a share of the pie, but were pushed over and fell down.

It fell on the person in front of him who was crawling and drinking porridge, and the screams were heart-stopping.

Under the influence of inertia, countless people rushed up from behind.

Like dominoes, there is a stampede effect.

Moreover, my group was surrounded by the crowd.

Huang Si lost his hat, there was nothing he could do, the scene was too chaotic.

He huffed and cracked his whip to disperse the crowd.

Cursing, but with red eyes, he rushed towards the "mountain of people" blocking the front.

The whip no longer works.

Hunger greatly reduces people's pain and fear.

He could only draw out his sword, hit people with the back of the sword, and drive away the crazy crowd with the tip of the sword.

Li Yu witnessed with his own eyes, a relatively fierce hungry man stepped on other people's heads and rushed to the big pot of porridge, knocking a woman who was eating porridge into the pot.

Huang Si saw this and stabbed his head.

"I call/your mother."

The headless corpse fell beside the pot, and the blood flowed into the pot and mixed with the white rice porridge.

It's messed up, completely messed up.

A sharp gong sounded in the city.

The governor's Yamen was also in the city and learned of the chaos in the east of the city.

Master Futai has mobilized the Fubiao Zuoying directly under him to prepare to suppress the rebels.

The deputy general who led the team received strict orders:

Disperse the refugees and do not allow them to stay. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!

……

"Official, please leave quickly." Huang Si was splashed with red and white dirt, like a wild beast.

"Where to go?"

"You have caused a big mess. When the city's officers and soldiers arrive later, they will take you down on the spot. Run away and leave the green hills behind without worrying about having no firewood."

Huang Si was so anxious that he pushed Li Yu directly.

"You protect the high officials and find a place to hide."

"Wait until today is over, then use the money."

Li Yu was confused by the sudden turn of events today, and was in a daze for a while.

Doing good or doing evil?
I can't even explain myself.

Fortunately, I am surrounded by loyal men.

Lin Huaisheng had no expression on his face, picked up a long knife, and walked at the front to clear the way.

Waving it left and right, it brought out streams of blood.

Stimulated by the blood, the refugees finally regained some sense.

They all avoided this man who killed people like chickens.

Opened up a way to escape.

Li Yu looked at the refugees who fell into the moat and struggled due to the chaos.

He closed his eyes in pain, and when he opened them again, he felt fierce and decisive.

He had already figured out the mess in front of him.

If you can't hide, come on.

In this life, he is destined not to make it to heaven.

On the city wall, the people watching the excitement were gone.

It wasn't that they couldn't bear to watch anymore, but that they were forcibly dispersed by the soldiers.

……

Fu Biao, the deputy general of Zuoying, took a look at the chaos below the city.

He drew out his saber and shouted:
"Archer, let go."

Within Fubiao, one was horsemen, four were infantry, two were musketeers, and three were archers.

Suddenly, there was a wailing in the city.

However, the lieutenant was unmoved.

Continue to order arrows to be fired until all the refugees are dispersed within a stone's throw.

The rain of arrows falling from the sky constantly stimulated the nerves of the refugees.

After five waves of arrows, the mess was sorted out.

No one gathered at the city gate to grab porridge anymore, or they fled far away.

Or become a corpse.

Seeing that the situation was stable, the inspector hurried down to the city and rode to Fengqiao.

The most important thing is how to characterize today's matter.

As for the corpses under the city, let them be exposed to the sun first.

Now if we go out of the city to clean up the mess, we have to consider how to treat the wounded.

At least several hundred people survived.

Lying on the ground and wailing, some were trampled and injured, and some were just knocked down and could never get up again.

under the sun.

They slowly became silent.

The deputy general of Fubiao Battalion also breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good to die, it's better to die, but I'm afraid it won't be dead or alive.

……

Li Yu and his party did not join the prime minister's door.

Instead, they hurriedly withdrew to Lijiabao and prepared for contingency.

Huang Si returned to Fucheng and promised to send someone immediately as soon as there was news.

The most important thing now is how the Imperial Envoy will characterize this matter.

According to the virtue of the officials of the Qing Dynasty, it is very likely that the worst blame will be placed on Li Yu.

After all, if you don't give out porridge, you won't cause the refugees to gather, and there won't be so many people.

As for giving porridge, it was in response to the government's call, or it might have been a good intention.

You go to the lobby and talk about it.

The atmosphere in Lijiabao was tense instantly.

Everyone was summoned.

The news that "the government wants to frame the master" spread like the wind.

The warehouse has been opened, and all swords, guns and spears have been distributed.

Arms were plentiful, half the men had matchlocks, and the other half had swords and spears.

Zhang Tiejiang and his son also looked panicked, the good days had just begun.

The promised daughter-in-law hasn't arrived yet, so the war is about to begin.

However, complaints are complaints.

Still holding their matchlocks, they joined the escort.

Because they know that if the master is finished.

The government will not let them go and will definitely torture them to death.

Almost all the weapons were made by them.

I'm afraid it will cost me a thousand dollars.

……

Lin Huaisheng lectured everywhere with murderous intent.

It just means that if officers and soldiers come to your door, none of you can escape.

Everyone in Lijiabao is like a grasshopper on a rope.

And Du Ren played another role.

It is said that there are friends of the master and enemies of the master in the government.If officers and soldiers come to arrest people, kill them.

The master’s government friends will also help cover it up.

The two cooperated to promote a combination of punches.

The people in the fort were temporarily calmed down.

Each gunner carried a horn of gunpowder and a bag of minion bullets.

There is constant smoke in the kitchen, and people are busy making big cakes.

Heavy oil, heavy salt, and minced meat.

In the words of a woman, it is not known how many days the Lijia Fort can be maintained.

Good things can't come cheap to a dog official. He would rather eat them in his stomach and die a full man.

Li Yu considered that if the officers and soldiers encircled and suppressed them, he would have all the boats rowed away and temporarily take them to the Shihu Inspection Department.

Fan Jing and his people were waiting in Shihu, so that someone could help them once they evacuated.

……

Prepare for battle.

Everything from the bottom of the box was taken out.

For example, the specially made bamboo tube will only begin to contain gunpowder.

The situation was not so tense before and we had no equipment.

Several women in the gunpowder workshop weighed it with small scales and poured it into bamboo tubes.

Their trembling hands revealed the panic in their hearts.

Li Yu gradually regained his composure and accepted the reality.

When officers and soldiers came, they raised flags and rebelled.

Rely on the fortress and destroy them.

Then he sent someone to contact the White Lotus Sect and unite to rebel.

He had previously monitored his sister-in-law and found out two White Lotus Sect secret stakes. He could go to them to deliver news.

After thinking about the strategy clearly, he felt relaxed.

Start walking around to calm down the troops.

After a while, he told everyone that he had hidden tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver, as well as grain and salt in Taihu Lake.

After a while, he talked about the situation in the world. There was Junggar in the northwest, Jinchuan in the southwest, and there were Burmese soldiers in the south.

In short, the Qing Dynasty was in chaos, and the prosperous times were just deceiving people.

Anyway, they won't know that these have been pacified by the Qing army.

Li Yu also made a joke with Zhang Tiejiang and his son:

"Are you worried that my promise will fall through?"

"Don't dare."

"Don't worry, even if you have to go to Taihu Lake to drop grass, I will find a child for your Zhang family."

Provoke a laugh.

Through threats, lies, encouragement and other means, Lijiabao was temporarily twisted into a rope.

……

"General Manager Hengtang Flood Control, do you want to send someone to inform him?"

Yang Yunjiao came over quietly and asked.

Li Yu was stunned. He was so busy recently that he almost forgot about this sworn brother.

However, he still hesitated.

"I think it's better to give it a try? Is it sincere or not? Just give it a try."

As she said that, she suddenly blushed:
"If you become a bandit, the slave family will suppress the stronghold."

"If the army is defeated, the slave family will throw themselves into the lake and commit suicide."

Yang Yunjiao said it very seriously, but she really meant it.

Li Yu nodded and threw her a short-handed gun.

Homemade or using a match rope.

However, it uses shotgun shells, which is suitable for close-range self-defense.

"Hurry up and get familiar with it. If you don't know how to use it, just ask Xiao Wu."

……

"Lin Huaisheng, go to Hengtang to flood and inform Mr. Hu."

"How to say?"

"Just tell me the current situation and don't say anything else."

Lin Huaisheng went in a boat.

Hengtang Flood has a special location, at the intersection of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Xujiang River.

Located on the delta in the middle of the river.

It has the functions of both postal post and waterway checkpoint.

The people at the post station and the flood soldiers totaled nearly a hundred people.

There are also boats, war horses, etc.

It is an extremely important hub in the flood season where the Green Camp troops are stationed.

Lao Hu's quality will be known this time.

Li Yu had no expression on his face, standing on the wall and looking into the distance.

When it comes to regrets, the biggest regret is not being able to produce artillery.

He has arranged for 20 young people to be ready to transfer those machine tools at any time.

This is the essence of Lijiabao.

When the people are gone, we can still practice again.

Without the machine tool, the difficulty and speed of making guns have changed.

……

Southwest of Fucheng.

Maple Bridge Town.

The Jiangsu inspector, who was running wildly all the way, did not care about official etiquette.

He rushed straight into the camp and shouted:
"Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, something went wrong while giving porridge in the east of the city."

The imperial envoy was stunned and quickly pulled him into the room.

"What's going on?"

"There is a businessman named Li Yu who gave out porridge and caused rioters to rob him. Fubiao Zuoying has come out of the city to suppress him."

"Where is the city gate?"

"It's safe and sound. Fubiao stopped the rioters outside the city."

"How many people died?"

"Of course there were some unruly people who were killed on the spot."

The imperial envoy turned pale and sat down on the chair.

This kind of thing is a slap in the face.

Your Majesty, he loves face the most. If he reported it to me, it would be bad.

He was from Shangsanqi and knew Qianlong's temper very well.

This emperor, who has been sitting on the dragon throne for 40 years, cares most about his dignity and order in the prosperous times.

When people cause trouble, they violate two taboos at the same time.

One is to tear up the paper of the prosperous age, and the other is to disrupt the Three Cardinal Guidelines and the Five Constant Rules.

Even if it is suppressed in time, it is not beautiful.

The emperor is kind-hearted and increasingly reluctant to listen to these "unbeautiful" bad things.

After a while, the governor and the chief envoy came.

In fact, these people all knew Qianlong and were carefully testing each other.

After an hour of Tai Chi, they finally felt relieved.

It turns out that everyone has the same idea.

conceal!
What happened outside Loumen today was not a riot by rioters.

But the sun was too hot and the hungry people were weak, so some people died of heatstroke.

The government sent personnel to collect the body and bury it alive.

People are calm at the tomb!

Just mention it lightly in the book and it's over.

Phew, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Whitewashed peace is also peace!

……

"When the imperial envoy comes to Jiangnan, why don't you try our place to eat?"

"Okay, okay. Guests can do as they please."

However, the voice did not fall.

An angry Ma Zhongyi rushed in and said loudly:

"problem occurs."

In front of a stick of incense, the refugees who were queuing up to drink porridge outside Fengqiao Town suddenly fell down.

Immediately afterwards, more than a dozen people fell to the ground, shouting that they had abdominal pain.

After a while, he was bleeding from all his orifices and died. His death was miserable.

Experienced government officials examined the body and concluded that it was arsenic poisoning.

Among the 30 soup kitchens, 4 people who drank porridge near the pot were poisoned.

The degree varies.

Ma Zhongyi has a rich career and rich experience. He realizes that someone is going to cause trouble today!
And the picture is huge.

The first thing to suspect was that people from other factions would take this opportunity to launch an attack.

With a small hand, a large number of people can use the lives of dozens of refugees to get rid of a bunch of red-topped people.

This kind of thing happens frequently in history.

This is the method that Qingliu in the civil service group is best at.

It's like, a small stone hits a huge wave of 20 meters.

He immediately ordered to stop giving porridge first.

Find out what's going on before continuing.

However, the hungry people don’t think so.

Many of them had been walking for a long time before they got here.

Standing in line under the sun for another hour.

I have already reached the critical point of my life.

They weakly grabbed the official and blocked the way.

Begging for a bite of porridge.

I don't care whether it's poisonous or not, whether it's clean or not.

All I can think about is the fragrant white porridge.

No, that's not porridge anymore.

It's life!

If you take a sip, you will live; if you don't, you will die.

Ants are greedy for life, let alone humans who are the spirits of all things.

……

Suddenly, someone in the crowd shouted:

"The officials won't give us a way to survive. Let's take it upon ourselves to rob."

This powerful cry is like a drop of water falling into a boiling pan of oil.

Thousands of hungry, skinny refugees scrambled to eat porridge.

There are only a few official officials, and the situation quickly gets out of control.

Cleverly, he immediately threw away the rice bag and iron pot and ran away.

Those who were stunned were pushed down by the hungry people and trampled to death.

Of course, during the fight, the refugees suffered more casualties.

Once you fall, it is impossible to stand up again.

Chaos, once it starts, never ends.

It quickly spread to all soup kitchens.

Ma Zhongyi suddenly felt a chill down his back. He pushed away the yamen servant and climbed to the top of a carriage to take a look.

He discovered that Zaoli and Yamen servants were quickly being overwhelmed by the refugees.

It's like a wild dog meets a fire ant swarm.

(End of this chapter)