I'm not a genius in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 216 From Li Yuan's Lobbyist

On the other side of the Huai River.

The mob camp.

"Leader Zhang, you should know the reason why a gentleman will act when he is judged. Now he has lost his way, risked the world's dissatisfaction, killed his brothers and brothers, and put his father under house arrest. His actions have caused the anger of heaven and man. Therefore, since he ascended the throne, natural disasters have continued frequently. In the spring of the first year, there was a severe drought in Hebei first, and in the summer of the first year, there was another severe drought in the states of Shandong. , the plague of locusts flourished in Gyeonggi, while in Guanzhong there was rain and waterlogging, so that the surnames were screaming, the chimes were hanging, the people were displaced, and they sold their sons and daughters. , Disasters spread all over the world. If one person is unethical, thousands of people suffer from it..."

In the camp of the rioters, a middle-aged man wearing a gray robe and a three-strand beard was talking in a low voice, with a look of anger on his face.In the large tent, the torches flickered, and the light flickered on and off.In his early thirties, Zhang Yansheng, whose temples had already turned gray, narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the visitor's excited face, noncommittal.

"In the spring and summer of the second year of Zhenguan, there was a severe drought in the states in Guannei. In March of the second year of Zhenguan, locusts in Guannei, in June, locusts in Gyeonggi ate crops. In August, there was a severe frost in Henan and Hebei. Years, there was a severe drought in the states in the Guan. From spring to summer, the sun was threatening, the ointment rained, and the fields were abandoned. In May, locusts in Xuzhou.

As for autumn, there was a severe drought in the land of Liufu and the three prefectures of Mian, Shi, and Li, locusts ravaged the prefectures of De, Dai, and Kuo, and frost hit the northern prefectures.Nine prefectures including Bei, Qiao, Yun, Si, Yi, Xu, Hao, Su, and Long were flooded at the same time. How innocent are the people, and the virtuous king suffered?The foolish king does not think about his own faults, but instead resorts to military force externally, resorts to weapons repeatedly, is arbitrarily arbitrary at home, abuses the scholars, and the well-dressed family is trembling with fear, while the humble scholars have nowhere to go..."

Zhang Yansheng's unhappy face was finally a little moved, and a look of pain flashed in his eyes.Such an expression fell into the eyes of the middle-aged man. He couldn't help standing up, waving his arms in grief, and his tone became more painful and passionate.

"In the autumn of the fourth year, there were floods in Xu, Dai, and Ji, and locust plagues in Guan, Yan, and Liao. In the first month of the sixth year, there were floods in several states in Henan and Hebei. In June of the seventh year of Zhenguan, the decisive battle was in Yangzhou, and in August , the floods in the 3 prefectures of Shandong and Henan. In September, Dilong turned over in Gyeonggi. And this year, the floods in Shandong, Henan, and Huainan, the plague raged—Commander Zhang has experienced it first-hand, so you should know the tragedy..."

Zhang Yansheng buried his head in pain.That is, in this flood, his elderly parents and married wife all died in the flood, and his only son died in the plague.

"The king loses his virtue, and the heavens are furious—the leader is a gentleman who reads and understands, and a handsome man with a beautiful heart. You should know that your so-called going north to ask for orders will not have good results. The imperial court will not take the pain of you and other ordinary people in their eyes, They only care about the positions below their buttocks and their respective interests. Commander wise, you should know that what I said is true. For so long, have you ever seen an envoy from the imperial court go south to comfort these suffering people? The empathy you expect from the imperial court is simply impossible, the army on the other side of the Huai River is already eyeing up, gearing up, ready to cut off the commander's head to ask for credit from the faint king!"

The middle-aged man twirled his beard with his hands, his eyes were shining, and he stared at Zhang Yansheng, whose face was changing frequently, his voice was full of bewitching colors.

"The tyrant has no virtue, and the court is not benevolent. Why don't the commander follow the orders of the heavens, take advantage of the situation, and go straight to Huanglong. When His Majesty returns to the Great Treasure, the commander will be the first to set things right. He must be an extremely human minister, rich and prosperous, and his descendants... If the commander is interested, I am willing to go to Huazhou and Zhengzhou, contact the alliance, and join in the grand event together!"

Zhang Yansheng's eyes flickered, but he didn't say a word.The middle-aged man knew that too much was too late, he had to give Zhang Yansheng time to think, so he bowed and left.Inside the big tent, the torches were shaking, and Zhang Yansheng curled himself up on the chair as much as possible. Only in this way could he feel the reality of this world.He was just a talented scholar, and he never thought of raising troops to rebel.Even before the counselor who called himself Zhang Chuan arrived, all he wanted was to discuss an explanation with the court and give an explanation to his dead parents, wife and children, even though what he did was a rebellion...

Do you really have to go there?

"Yansheng, the situation is not good, and more than a dozen villagers outside fell ill..."

An old man with a dark face came in, picked up the teapot in front of Zhang Yansheng without any surprise, poured himself a cup, then raised his head, and went on doing it.This is an uncle of Zhang Yansheng's family. Since Zhang Yansheng rebelled, he has been by his side and has become one of Zhang Yansheng's most reliable confidants.

"Give them a day's ration each, and drive away—"

The pained look on Zhang Yansheng's face flashed, and he waved his hand.In the past few days, he has become a little numb. Although he led the villagers to escape from their hometown, the terrible plague followed like tarsus maggots, and there was a faint tendency to expand.

"Yansheng, either, or burn—"

The old man's dark face showed a hint of hesitation, and he struggled to propose.

"No!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Yansheng's expression changed drastically, he stood up abruptly, and refused without hesitation.The old man wanted to say more, but after seeing the terrifying look on Zhang Yansheng's face, he finally closed his mouth.Zhang Yansheng was silent for a long time before he waved his hand lightly.

"Let them all go away and resign themselves to fate..."

The old man sighed, turned and went out.Zhang Yansheng retracted himself back into the chair, staring at the dangling torch in a daze.If there hadn't been this flood and this plague, what would they have been doing since then?
Maybe he lost his temper about his son's homework again?
As soon as he saw his son, his heart felt a little prickly.

"Commander Zhang, since you don't want the villagers outside to die from the plague, why do you want to kill the officials who came to treat the villagers?"

Outside the big tent, a strange voice suddenly sounded.Zhang Yansheng's body trembled suddenly, and he raised his head suddenly.The faces of the men in front of him couldn't help turning aside, and they took Zhang Yansheng to protect Zhang Yansheng in a blink of an eye, watching the door of the big tent warily.

Looking at the guards guarding Zhang Yansheng, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but blink.These people are all first-class masters, and they almost have the cultivation base of his previous life's True Qi rank eight.It's too weird for a poor scholar who started a riot to have so many expert personal guards around him.

(End of this chapter)