Rebirth of the eldest daughter

Chapter 1189 What is their purpose?

The man holding the bow has a numb expression and dull eyes.

But under that dejection, there was a faint sense of caution and danger.

How different are they from the refugees outside?

No one responded for a while.

Bai Ming slightly raised his voice: "Reply!"

Everyone was shocked, but still no one spoke.

At this moment, someone carrying the hem of his clothes came towards us "deng deng deng".

He was an old man, with white hair and beard, and a thin build.

When he saw Bai Mingwei, he looked up and down, and then said after a while: "Who do you think you are?"

Bai Mingwei raised his badge: "General Zhenbei, Bai Mingwei."

The old man was doubtful.

It seemed that he didn't believe Bai Mingwei's words at all.

Bai Mingwei took the initiative and said, "Your Excellency, is Mr. Cheng?"

The old man frowned and suddenly became alert.

Bai Mingwei explained: "I have seen all the official lists in Luquan County. Judging from your appearance, it matches Master Cheng's list very well."

The old man still had doubts.

At this time, a man dressed as a soldier stumbled and said: "She flew up, just like that. Many arrows shot at her, but they couldn't hurt her."

After hearing this, the old man said, "I am Master Cheng."

Although he revealed his identity, he still did not believe that the person in front of him was the general from the imperial court.

Bai Mingwei could understand his attitude. After all, they didn't know General Zhenbei.

But at the same time, Bai Mingwei was also quite confused.

Why are they so wary?

At this time, Master Cheng spoke: "I want to verify your identity with the official seal document."

Although he knew that with Bai Mingwei's skills, if he wanted to harm everyone, no one would be able to escape.

But he was extra cautious and mustered up the courage to prove his identity.

Bai Mingwei took out the document from his arms and handed it to Master Cheng.

Master Cheng checked it carefully and reviewed it several times.

Finally, he knelt on the ground with a bang, held up the document with both hands, and presented it to Bai Mingwei.

He burst into tears: "Finally, someone is here, someone from the imperial court is finally here."

Bai Mingwei bent down and helped him up: "Master Cheng, what is going on?"

Three days ago, she received information from Luquan County.

Judging from the letter from the secret guard, the situation in Luquan County is not the worst.

After the secret guard wrote the message, what happened in Luquan County?

Master Cheng wiped the tears from his eyes and then began to talk about the situation in Luquan City.

He said: "After the disaster occurred, the county magistrate quickly took response measures and opened warehouses to release grain. However, the food in the free warehouses in the city quickly ran out, so the food from the closed warehouses could only be used."

"In order to facilitate storage, Luquan City's warehouse was placed in a cave dug out of the mountain. Three nights ago, the county magistrate took people to open the warehouse to prepare to move the grain back and continue to distribute food to the victims."

"As a result, a fire broke out in the direction of the granary. The fire burned half of the sky until it was extinguished. However, no one from the county magistrate and his party came back. They don't know whether they are alive or dead. I sent people to investigate the situation, but they all left and never returned."

"Later, because there was no relief, the victims flocked to Luquan City to find a way out. When the county magistrate was away, the master took charge of the overall situation of Luquan City. He decided to open the city to accommodate the victims and resettle them in the east of the city."

"However, as soon as these victims were resettled, they suddenly rioted one night. Not only did they kill the master, but they also robbed some wealthy households in the city."

"All the Yamen police officers were dispatched, but due to the huge disparity in numbers, they were ultimately defeated. I could only watch them walk away."

Robbing rich people?

The goal is so clear, why?

Could it be that this was a tactic specifically used to target her efforts to win support from wealthy households?

Thinking of this, Bai Mingwei narrowed his eyes——

If these situations occur in every city, and wealthy households are harassed and robbed, and if the warehouse can be opened smoothly, people will definitely notice something strange, and I am afraid that the drunken power will no longer be able to hide it.

But at this time, she was not too obsessed with this question and continued to ask: "Because of this, you don't dare to take in the refugees who are coming again, or even shoot them with a bow?"

Master Cheng quickly explained: "General, don't get me wrong, the truth is not just like that. Before those people left, they even said harshly that they would mix with the victims again and come to Luquan City again." "However, despite this, we still opened the city to rescue the women afterwards. People and children. But who would have thought that they would disguise themselves as women and get in there, and start killing people as soon as they entered the city."

"After repeating this several times, almost all the Yamen's agents were lost, and even the soldiers guarding the city also sacrificed a lot, so we didn't dare to open the door."

Is it because of this that people are attracted to the city wall to make up the numbers?

Bai Mingwei asked again: "Why don't you ask the garrison for help? Even if the county magistrate is gone, you still have the right to use the magistrate's official seal to seek help from the garrison."

Director Cheng shook his head: "We went! But the people we sent were like stones and disappeared into the sea. Once they left, there was no news. They still don't know whether they are alive or dead."

"In desperation, we can only close the city gate tightly and prevent the victims from entering to ensure the safety of the people in the city."

Bai Mingwei asked: "What's going on with these corpses?"

When Master Cheng heard this, he burst into tears again.

He choked for a long time and then made a hoarse voice:

"We didn't open the door, and they didn't force their way in. In the past two days, the mob came to the city gate from time to time, randomly selecting the refugees who came to seek refuge, beheading them and throwing them directly into the moat."

"When the people saw that Luquan City was closed and had no hope of survival, they left one after another. But these people did not intend to let them go."

"Since yesterday, people have come to disturb the victims from time to time. They killed the old and the weak, leaving behind women and children..."

"The hundreds of people who originally gathered outside Luquan City, after they wreaked havoc several times, there were not many left."

"The survivors had no choice but to leave, intending to go elsewhere to find a way out, but I don't know if they are safe... General Mingjian, it's not that we don't want to open the door, it's that we can't open it!"

Bai Mingwei asked again: "Many of the corpses below were killed by arrows. What's going on?"

Chief Cheng replied with a tearful voice: "When they came, we also organized resistance, but they were too cunning and kept hiding outside the shooting range and pulling back and forth with us."

"When our bows and arrows were exhausted, they picked up the bows and arrows on the ground and used them as weapons to kill the people."

"And some refugees who didn't know the truth thought it was because the city refused to help, so they shot them. After the news spread, no one dared to approach Luquan City."

After hearing this, things seemed clear.

However, there was a fog lingering in Bai Mingwei's heart.

With so many people witnessing it, Mr. Cheng should not lie.

But if what Mr. Cheng said is true, it can be inferred from the behavior of the gangsters that their purpose is to intensify conflicts and create panic, thereby causing turmoil in the situation in Jiangbei.

The goals were exactly the same as those of the gangsters we encountered before.

It can be inferred that these people are not a mob at all, but people pretending to be a mob.

But Luquan City is not big, and it is not the most important county in Jiangbei. How can it be worth their efforts?

Or is this happening in many places, not just Luquan City?

But this doesn't make sense. How could the other party send so many troops to Jiangbei without knowing it?

Furthermore, she has not received news from the secret guards so far, and it is unlikely that such a thing will happen in the entire Jiangbei.

If not, why did something happen in Luquan County?

There must be something hidden in this.

However, no matter what, bandits robbing wealthy households must be treated with caution.

We need to find out as soon as possible whether this situation occurs in every city.

Bai Ming thought about it for a while, but had no idea for the time being. She spoke to comfort Master Cheng:

"Now that the troops sent by the imperial court are here, we will solve the problem of the gangsters. Please don't worry, sir."

Chief Cheng seemed to have noticed Bai Mingwei's doubts. He slowly said, "General, these people are organized and disciplined, and they seem to be deliberately disrupting the situation."

"Luquan City runs from north to south and is the only way to go deep into the hinterland of Jiangbei region. There are hundreds of thousands of residents living in the city."

"If chaos breaks out in Luquan City, things from the south may not be transported to the north... Fortunately, the imperial court sent people over in time, otherwise we really wouldn't be able to survive."

Bai Mingwei's face was calm, but he was thinking in his heart.

Master Cheng’s analysis makes sense.

Although the gangster's intention was exactly the same as what they had analyzed before, was this really just Yuan Wu's attempt to disrupt the situation in Jiangbei?

Or perhaps, Qin Fengye, the prince and others also had a hand in it.

No matter what, maybe those people's purpose is not just as simple as Master Cheng said.

Before they could figure things out, there was a violent commotion on the hillside where Yu Jianling and the others were.

"Master Cheng, tell the archers not to act yet. I'm going to see what's going on."

(End of this chapter)