lucky star girl

Chapter 232 Riot
Almost on the second day after refugees entered the city in large numbers, Yan Ye noticed something was wrong.

The timing of these refugees' appearance was too coincidental, and according to the news sent back, they were from the prefecture next door, several counties near here.

But after encountering such a thing, why did they go straight to the south? Why didn't they go east to the capital?

The most important point is that until now, they have not found any trace of Ye Jingde.

But the local county magistrate is a good official, and he can't just watch the refugees appear and do nothing, just lock them up outside the city.

After asking Mr. Sun for instructions, the county magistrate directly ordered people to take the refugees as far as possible to Beicheng.

The people living in Beicheng are ordinary people, and the land is sparsely populated, so these refugees can be better accommodated.

In addition to these, the county magistrate even called on the big households in the county to donate food and set up three cauldrons in Beicheng.

There are three large pots, two of which are boiling thick and suitable multigrain porridge, and the other is boiling soup and medicine prepared by the county doctor, for fear that these refugees will contract some diseases after long-distance migration.

There are quite a few rich families in the county. Although there are no particularly wealthy families, the county government took out some rice grains, and after they took out some, they all felt that these rice grains and medicinal materials would definitely last until the magistrate reported them. After that, Jingli replied.

But on the third day after these refugees ate the county's rice porridge and drank the county's medicinal soup, a boy with red spots all over his body suddenly appeared in the refugee camp in Beicheng because of the persistent high fever.

It took only two hours for the boy to die from the onset of the disease. Just a quarter of an hour after the boy died, more and more people in the refugee camp started to have a fever.

After the county received the news, before it had time to send a doctor to treat it, a voice suddenly broke out in the refugee camp.

plague!This is the plague!
As soon as the news broke out, the refugees who had been pacified suddenly rushed out like crazy. Although the county government sent yamen servants here, after three days of pacification, even the county magistrate felt that these refugees had been pacified. He was appeased, so he let more than half of the yamen servants go home to rest.

After all, they were very tired a few days ago.

But who would have known that in just half a day, something like this would happen again to this group of refugees.

The county magistrate was going to bald his well-maintained beard, and he still wanted to go to the Sun's house to ask advice, but he was not an idiot for being able to enter the imperial examination and serve as a county magistrate here for almost two terms.

Now that the refugees are rioting, he, the county magistrate, cannot shirk his responsibility.

Although he did a good job at the beginning, but now that something like this happened, no matter how much credit he had, he couldn't cover it up.

But if Elder Sun is involved, maybe there will be no one to help him after his accident.

Nervous and frightened, the county magistrate quickly wrote a letter for help to the magistrate, and at the same time ordered his confidant to send a letter to Mr. Sun.

Mr. Sun is talking with Queen Mother Hu at Yan Ye's house, and because he received news of the refugee riots, he took the initiative to comfort Queen Mother Hu and Xu Yanzhu.

After receiving the county magistrate's letter, Elder Sun didn't hide it, and looked at it directly in front of Queen Mother Hu, Yan Ye and Xu Yanzhu.

After reading the county magistrate's letter, Elder Sun heaved a long sigh.

Elder Sun didn't hide anything either. After putting down the letter, he told the county magistrate what he meant.

"But you can't blame the county magistrate for this matter?" Xu Yanzhu's tone was full of doubts. From the discovery of the refugees at the beginning to the rescue of the refugees later, the county magistrate did a good job.

Now that the refugees are rioting, the county magistrate cannot be blamed for such a thing.

If this matter goes deeper, it is also the fault of the prefect of the neighboring prefecture and the county magistrates of several counties that were affected by the disaster since last spring.

The drought in spring and summer, the inaction of the county magistrate and the magistrate, the inaction of the county magistrate and the prefect for half a month of heavy rain in autumn, the heavy snow in winter and the freezing rain this spring are the last straws that crush the people of these counties.

The imperial court didn't know these things, but the county magistrate and magistrate still exploited the people layer by layer for the taxes that should be paid, so that the people would rather abandon everything in their hometown and come to them.

But when we got to them...

Thinking of this, Xu Yanzhu sighed for a long time.

Just as she sighed, Yan Ye reached out to hold her hand and said, "Don't worry, everything is up to me."

Hearing Yan Ye's words, Xu Yanzhu looked at him and shook his head, "This matter is not the point now, but the plague in the refugee camp. Is it true? If it is true, then we..."

Although Xu Yanzhu hadn't finished speaking, Yan Ye understood what she meant.

Although the veracity of the plague has not yet been ascertained, the hearts of the people in the city were disturbed as soon as the news broke out.

Especially the wealthy households who donated a lot of food under the call of the county magistrate.

This county magistrate has been here for nearly six years, and was retained during the last assessment. According to the rules, after the assessment at the end of this year, he will leave here, either to change to a richer county, or to be directly promoted.

Because he has been doing very well during the five years he has been here, and the county town has been managed by him in an orderly manner, so this time, when he opened his mouth, these wealthy households gave things without hesitation.

But now, these refugees who ate their rice grains brought a plague!
plague!It's not a minor ailment, it's a plague that could kill a whole city of people when it breaks out!

The wealthy households probably wanted to blame the county magistrate, but because of the county magistrate's performance before, they probably didn't want to blame him.

Since the county magistrate cannot be blamed, these rich households naturally turned their anger on the refugees.

Yan Ye could imagine what these wealthy households were thinking now.

It's nothing more than feeling that if these refugees hadn't come to them, such a thing would never have happened here.

As soon as Xu Yanzhu opened her mouth, Yan Ye understood what she meant. He looked at Xu Yanzhu, paused for a moment, and then said: "When Ye Shuo and Yan Hao come back from investigating the news, I will send you away."

Almost at the moment Yan Ye finished speaking, Xu Yanzhu looked at him and shook his head.

Before Xu Yanzhu could speak, the Empress Dowager Hu who was sitting at the top looked at Yan Ye and said, "Can we leave the city smoothly? Where else can you place us outside the city?"

As soon as Queen Mother Hu spoke, Xu Yanzhu immediately didn't know what to say.

She could hear what Yan Ye meant, he wanted to send them away, but what about himself?

How could Empress Dowager Hu not understand what her grandson meant, but she also had her own thoughts in her heart, as long as Yan Ye sent them out of the city, she would naturally have a way to make him never come back.

Elder Sun sat aside and listened to their family's conversation. It was not until Queen Mother Hu spoke up that he took the initiative to say: "Others can't do anything, but our Sun family has a way. It's just that too many people can't go out together, otherwise it will be too much." conspicuous."

After saying this, Sun Lao paused and continued: "Didn't you say that Ye Jingde also came to our place? If someone goes out of the city, will he be watching?"

Elder Sun knew about this matter, and so did the others sitting here.

But now Xu Yanzhu is eight months pregnant, and she is about to give birth in more than a month. I don't know if this plague is true or not, and I don't know when it will be suppressed. The family members don't feel at ease to let her stay here .

Xu Yanzhu also understands this, but knowing it doesn't mean she can accept such an arrangement with peace of mind.

And just after Sun Lao's voice fell, when no one in the house answered, Ye Shuo and Xu Yanhao who had gone out to inquire about the news came back.

"Almost all the shops in the city are closed, but there are still some refugees who recklessly start smashing and looting the things in the shops. Some shops with a solid foundation, it's good that there are more employees, and some shops with small businesses, this time they can be regarded as Crap."

Just after Ye Shuo finished speaking, when he was drinking from the teacup Yan Ye brought up, Xu Yanhao, who had already finished drinking a glass of water, continued, "It is true that many wealthy households have started to find ways to leave the city, but the county magistrate It seems that I want to order the closure of the city, but I am worried that this will cause more turmoil, so I am still hesitating. I arranged some soldiers from the Iron Eagle Brigade to help, they have all experienced life and death, and they will not be afraid of these things."

"What my cousin said is true, but I think the north of the city must be closed, but the county will definitely not be safe during this period of time. Cousin, do you want to go out of the city to live for a while?"

As soon as Ye Shuo's question came out, Xu Yanzhu looked at him and shook his head. After Ye Shuo understood Xu Yanzhu's words, he ignored Yan Ye's winks and continued: "Actually, I think it's better for my cousin to stay in the city. There is Ye Jingde's shadow behind this incident, if my cousin leaves the city at this time, Ye Jingde's people may catch her."

As soon as Ye Shuo said this, Xu Yanzhu's eyes lit up.

"Brother Shuo is right, what if you send me out of the city and you end up being bumped into by Ye Jingde's people?" Xu Yanzhu was happy in her heart, but her face was full of worry and approval.

Yan Ye knew Xu Yanzhu well, and when he heard her words, he didn't know what was going on in her heart.

Because of Ye Shuo's words and Xu Yanzhu's insistence, Yan Ye couldn't open his mouth to insist on sending Xu Yanzhu away.

And not long after they finished talking about this, the soldiers of the Iron Eagle Brigade, who were outside inquiring about the news, sent them the latest news.

"I don't know why news came out in the refugee camp that the county magistrate wanted to bury them alive. Now the refugees in the entire refugee camp have gone crazy. They started rushing out desperately. When their subordinates came back, some healthy refugees had already started to go to the east city. coming."

The news brought back by the soldiers of the Iron Eagle Brigade made Yan Ye, who was still thinking about how to send Xu Yanzhu away, suddenly forget his previous thoughts.

After such a thing happened, even if Xu Yanzhu agreed, he would not dare to send her away.

It's true that he can send someone to protect Xu Yanzhu, and it's true that he can personally send her away, but there are so many crazy refugees outside, it's really beyond his control.

Knowing that the matter was urgent, Yan Ye immediately made arrangements.

The guards at home, Ye Shuo and the people brought by Xu Yanhao also quickly set up their defenses.

Old Sun knew the seriousness of the matter, so he didn't stay at Yan Ye's house for a long time. After hearing the news, he returned home through the small door opened between the two houses.

After returning home, Mr. Sun also made arrangements. Finally, before the arrival of the refugees, the two families had prepared their defenses.

After learning that the refugees had rushed to the East City, Yan Ye told Xu Yanzhu to stay in the backyard obediently, while he himself led a few people to stand on the temporary wooden shelf in the front yard and look out.

The refugees had no weapons, and what they held were stones and tree trunks picked up at random. They clamored to rush into these big houses in the East City.

They knew that in these big houses in the east city, there was endless rice and gold and silver. As long as they could break open the door of a house, they would be able to live comfortably in the future.

Yan Ye looked coldly at the refugees outside, but asked Ye Shuo and Xu Yanhao beside him, "Do you think Ye Jingde was responsible for this incident?"

"there must be!"

Almost as soon as Yan Ye's voice fell, Ye Shuo spoke.

After he finished speaking, he paused before continuing: "These refugees seem to be unorganized, but they have been rushing towards our two families, and although they can't hear what they are talking about, they must be discussing How did you break into our family?"

Although Yan Ye's family didn't have arrows and weapons that can only be found in military camps, they did have a lot of sturdy wooden sticks, some hoes and firewood knives that were not under the control of the military camp.

In addition, the soldiers from the Iron Eagle Brigade brought by Ye Shuo and Xu Yanhao all had weapons, so this group of refugees outside was really ignored.

Even if Ye Jingde's people really mixed in with this group of refugees, they are confident that they can stop them.

But when Yan Ye, Ye Shuo and Xu Yanhao were discussing how to take down these refugees without violating the law, a lot of burning oil tanks were suddenly thrown into the backyard of Yan Ye's house.

Almost instantly, the refugees who were hovering at the door of Yan Ye's house in the front yard also shouted and rushed towards Yan Ye's house.

(End of this chapter)