Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 414 Go down the mountain and surrender without killing
  "I am the one who kills officials and steals food!"

"The reason why we did this and led the villagers to rebel was because we had no choice but to do it."

"I am willing to surrender and ask Your Highness to punish only me and spare the other villagers. They were all bullied by Ren Deqiu and the Zhao family and had to follow me up the mountain."

"But during the time we went up the mountain, we never did anything else that was sorry to the people. We never killed anyone except me."

"They are still good people and they realize their mistake. I beg Your Highness to allow them to come down the mountain."

The purpose of Lei Gang's coming was to admit his mistake.

As he spoke, he kowtowed hard, hit his forehead on the ground, and said, "Your Highness, please let them go. I am willing to take all responsibilities."

Seeing his serious and sincere look, Zhu Xuan felt that this man was not a heinous bad guy, but he dared to kill people when he was ruthless. He didn't look like an ordinary farmer. He thought for a moment and said: "Yan Guan, arrange for someone to check him out and make sure identity."

"Yes!"

Jin Yiwei said immediately.

If he is a local, then there must be relevant information about his place of origin in the county government in Shunde, and many people in the local area know him.

These are easy to check.

"You said one person should bear responsibilities. Can you bear these responsibilities?" Zhu Xuan asked again.

Lei Gang was stunned.

The consequences of killing officials and grabbing food were very serious. He could not bear this responsibility alone. But when faced with Zhu Xuan's question, he could only lower his head. He was also very worried about the folks on Jinping Mountain. At that time, he was so hot-headed that he did everything. Now, Looking back, I regret it.

"I don't think you can afford it either."

Zhu Xuan waved his hand and said: "Here comes, lock him in the prison first."

Li Niu stepped forward and took Lei Gang away.

At this time, Lei Gang did not dare to resist and was taken to the cell willingly, because no matter how much he resisted, it was in vain.

"Your Highness, what shall we do?"

Hwayoung asked.

Zhu Xuan thought that there were many people on the mountain and said: "Go to Jinping Mountain tomorrow and meet those folks. As Lei Gang said, killing officials and grabbing food is also a last resort. If Ren Deqiu can be more responsible, the people will not be like this. extreme."

Hua Ying gritted her teeth and said: "You dare to greedy the food for disaster relief. Even if they die a hundred times, it won't be enough."

"Your Highness wants to let go of the people on Jinping Mountain?"

He guessed Zhu Xuan's thoughts again.

Zhu Xuan said helplessly: "Thousands of people died, and they are not like the Zhao family. They have never killed anyone. If they robbed food, it was really a last resort, so let them go!"

"Your Highness benevolent!"

It is indeed unreasonable to kill thousands of farmers like this. Those who can be persuaded can still be persuaded.

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It's not raining anymore.

The air outside still felt a little damp after the rain, but with the scorching sun in the sky, the damp feeling soon turned dry again.

On the way to Jinping Mountain, Zhu Xuan and the others were still treading mud.

The roads in ancient times were basically difficult to walk. Even if Zhu Xuan had cement, it would still be difficult to spread it across the country. Unless the infrastructure was built super well, they could only trample on the mud now.

In addition to the mud, they could see farmland on both sides of the road, where floodwaters had been drained but were also covered in thick silt.

The ridges between the fields can no longer be seen, and the crops in the fields are also covered with silt.

The farmers stood on the mud, turned over the submerged rice, and dug out as much mud as possible to separate the fields. The expressions on their faces were desperate, and some even sobbed while working.

Crops are their lifeblood, and now they are gone.

"Ugh!"

Hearing their cries, Zhu Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

Hua Ying said: "Damn Ren Deqiu, he has harmed countless people. The farmland has been damaged. We can still send food relief, but the people who died in the disaster will never survive again."

They couldn't help but think of the child's body and the old man. It’s hard to avoid feeling heavy.

Zhu Xuan said: "The officials are incompetent and the people suffer, that's it!"

They walked past the farmland as quickly as possible, not wanting to hear the cries of the people and feel helpless, but they would not lack any relief they should have.

Not long after, everyone came to the foot of Jinping Mountain.

"Your Highness, this is it."

A commoner who was leading the way stood at the foot of the mountain, looked up the mountain, and begged: "The people on the mountain are all good people. They have sent us a lot of food. I beg Your Highness to let them go."

The commoner who led the way knelt down as he spoke.

Zhu Xuan had no choice but to help him up, nodded and said, "I won't do anything to them. Which of you is willing to go up the mountain and help me persuade them to come down?"

"I'll go!"

Hua Ying took the initiative and said, "Your Highness is waiting for my good news."

In this case, Zhu Xuan handed over the people on the mountain to Hua Ying, dealt with the people on the mountain, and then went back to deal with Lei Gang.

at the same time.

"Oh no, a large group of officers and soldiers came down the mountain."

Someone noticed the situation at the foot of Jinping Mountain. They were immediately panicked and confused, and hurried back to report it.

After hearing this, other people on the mountain immediately stood up and looked down the mountain. Sure enough, they saw a large number of officers and soldiers gathering at the foot of the mountain, and even surrounded the place. They suddenly felt that death was right in front of them.

What will they do when the officers and soldiers come to fight?
  The officers and soldiers have sophisticated weapons, but they have nothing but hoes for work. How can they fight this?
  "Didn't Lei Gang say to go down the mountain and surrender and beg the emperor's grandson to let us go?"

"Surrender yourself!"

"I think he just ran down the mountain and abandoned us all. What should we do now?"

"It's over! We're gone!"

"When the officers and soldiers come up, we will all die. Lei Gang killed us!"

……

Others on the mountain let out a wailing sound.

Lei Gang should have been stopped at that time and not allowed to kill people. Now that they have killed people and the officers and soldiers have come again, they have no chance even if they fall into the trap and become bandits. The people who took refuge in Lei Gang are filled with regret at this time.

If they had known that His Highness the Fifth Emperor would come to provide relief, they should not have taken refuge in Lei Gang.

"what should we do?"

Someone asked this question again, but no one could respond, their eyes were filled with helplessness.

"Someone has gone up the mountain."

At this time, someone screamed in surprise.

Everyone was immediately shocked and quickly picked up the guy lying next to them, as if they were going to fight with the people who were going up the mountain. However, they soon discovered that there was only one person going up the mountain, wearing tattered official uniforms.

Looking at the style of the government, it seems that he is still a high official.

"I am Hua Ying, the commander of Guangzhou Prefecture."

Huaying's official uniform was torn and stained during the disaster relief work. When she walked to the mountain, she said loudly: "Our Highness wants you to be bandits, but we have no choice but to do so. We have no intention of holding you accountable. All Follow me down the mountain!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked again.

Can Your Highness let them go?

How can it be?

They are all rebels!

"What, you don't want to go down the mountain? Do you want to continue to be a rebel?" Hua Ying couldn't help but ask when she saw that there was no other movement from them.

Those villagers did not want to be rebels, but were worried that this would be a reason to trick them down the mountain. After all, they had rebelled. How could they be let off so easily? I'm afraid it was for sure.

(End of this chapter)