Chapter 1155： Bad things happen one after another!

Chapter 1155 Bad things happen one after another!

Sure enough, the prince took a deep breath and said, "Father, this is an urgent memorial from Li Jiaren, the magistrate of Fengshan County near the Southwest Border Pass. A Maitreya sect suddenly appeared near Fengshan, instigating and tempting the people to attack the county town, and under the guise of Kaitai Under the guise of closing the warehouses and releasing grain, he wanted to seize and plunder the city.

“The Fengshan County Magistrate led the city defense battalion to repel the mob and captured alive a leader of the Maitreya Cult. After questioning, he learned that a large number of Maitreya Cult members would follow the refugees to the new capital.

The Fengshan County Magistrate suggested intercepting and destroying the Maitreya Sect as early as possible, otherwise it will become more and more powerful and difficult to deal with..."

Mob?

Maitreya?

The emperor and the courtiers were all shocked. The emperor immediately took the memorial.

A courtier next to him said in a low voice, for some unknown reason, "The Fengshan County Magistrate has really neglected his duty. Why didn't he stop the Maitreya Cult and instead allowed them to enter the capital?"

The prince glanced at the man lightly and replied, "There are only five hundred city defense camps in a county. How can we protect the people and the city while also stopping tens of thousands of mobs and believers? If this gentleman has a good idea, You can write to the Fengshan County Magistrate and give him some advice."

The courtier immediately shrank his neck and did not dare to say anything anymore.

Soon, the emperor and several important ministers had read the memorial.

The emperor thought for a while and said, "The Fengshan County Magistrate opened the Taipingcang in time to appease the people, gathered the people into the city, and prevented the people from being coerced by the Maitreya Cult and causing chaos. This was a good way to deal with it.

“But treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, if left unchecked, even if the Maitreya Sect cannot reach the new capital, it will definitely cause great losses to various places.

“Dear ladies, do you have any good ideas?”

Several important ministers looked at each other, their minds empty.

But they did not speak, and the emperor became angry again.

With no choice, everyone could only speak safely.

"Your Majesty, it stands to reason that a ragtag group of people is not enough evidence. But the large number of people coincides with a natural disaster, so we must deal with it properly, otherwise it will be easy to mess up the Tianwu Sheji."

“Yes, Your Majesty, the city defense camps in various states may not be able to handle it, so they still need to send more troops to intercept it.”

"Now the Northern Expeditionary Army is still in the north of the Yangtze River, thousands of miles away, and it is not easy to mobilize."

"There are only ten thousand people at the riverside wharf. If they are transferred, wouldn't it threaten the security of the new capital if the barbarians counterattack?"

“Furthermore, the new capital is thousands of miles away from the southwest. Even if we deploy troops and generals, it will take half a month. At that time, the Maitreya Sect may have even more people and will not be able to lose its tail..."

Everything everyone said made sense, but it was of no use.

The emperor's face became worse and worse as he listened, and the courtiers slowly stopped talking and looked at the prince pitifully.

The prince felt contempt in his heart, but he still spoke to comfort him.

“Father, this matter is very involved and cannot be decided in an instant. It’s better to have lunch first and think of something later.”

“Yes, the emperor’s dragon body is important.”

“The emperor’s dragon body is important.”

The courtiers also responded one after another, looking like they were sincerely thinking about the emperor.

The emperor stood up, snorted coldly, rolled up his sleeves and went to the back hall.

The prince smiled with everyone, and then followed him away.

The remaining courtiers breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got together to talk secretly.

“What’s going on in the southern state capitals? Why didn’t they intercept them and let the refugees run outside Xindu?”

“Yeah, there’s no news at all, and it doesn’t give us any time to prepare.”

“What else could be the reason? We were pushing each other! We all thought that someone would take care of these refugees in the next state capital, but in the end we pushed them back and forth, but no one took care of them! In the end, they all ran to the new capital!”

“These **** things are really a scam!”

"Stop talking, let's quickly send someone to take a look outside the city. Otherwise, when the emperor asks about it in the afternoon, we won't know how to respond." After a brief discussion, they arranged for their own men and slaves to go out to inquire.

Actually, it’s a mess outside right now.

In half a day, the number of refugees outside the city doubled again, and the roads were sparse, like ants moving. It is unknown how many people were rushing towards Xindu.

State capitals, counties, and towns can ignore them, but the emperor is the emperor and the head of Tianwu, and he must not watch his people starve to death!

This is the voice of all refugees, and it is also the belief that supports them in walking hundreds of miles!

Now that we have reached the end, the refugees are not willing to leave easily.

Not allowed to enter the city gate, they followed the example of their predecessors and gathered under the city wall to build shanties.

It’s summer around here and there’s no rain. Just put up a shelter and a whole family can stay there.

As for eating, of course the first choice is begging.

Everyone who enters or exits the city gate, whether they are nobles in carriages, common people walking with burdens, or even soldiers on patrol carrying swords, are the targets of their begging.

In the face of hunger and death, scolding, contempt, and even kicking are nothing!

Soon, it became more and more lively outside the city, with shouts and curses heard from time to time.

The people in the city are also curious. From time to time they go to the city gate to have a look, and then run back to tell them something new.

“You know, five or six thousand people have gathered outside the city, and the city gates are blocked, making it difficult to get out!”

“Of course, I went to see it with my own eyes. The refugees were so miserable that their clothes couldn’t even cover their skin and flesh, and they were left with nothing but skin and bones.”

“I heard that they traveled almost a thousand miles! It’s really scary. This is farther than when we moved the capital!”

“We were living a good life, why did it suddenly happen like this! Those people are so hungry that they have big heads and small necks. They are so pitiful. What a crime!”

"I originally wanted to steam some steamed buns and share them with these people, but the boy delivering food next door to my house said that half of his load was taken away from him, and no one could even get in. I was also scared, Forget it, let’s see what the court does.”

"Yes, there is a court, but if the court is not established, there are still those wealthy families who are giving porridge, so it is not our turn to bother."

While talking, two and a half-year-old boys pushed the barrels in a wheelbarrow and walked nearby to sell.

“Cool and sweet juice! It’s icy! One bowl will keep you from getting a heat stroke for half a month! It’s two cents a bowl, so cheap and affordable!”

Everyone was so thirsty that they couldn't bear it after hearing these words, so they called for a wheelbarrow to come over, and I'll relieve my fever with each bowl.

And the two and a half young men did not exaggerate or lie. A bowl of sweet and sour juice made everyone feel chilled!

So, the second bowl was quickly arranged, and some were brought home to give to my wife and children.

For a time, the business next to the small wheelbarrow was booming.

 And there are almost more than a hundred such wheelbarrows in Xindu City.

All the young and old at the Relief Department, as well as all the business associates under the Li family's name, are the wheelbarrow owners...

Not to mention the excitement that the people said, just that all the big families are also anxious to buy houses at the moment.

Yesterday, the Liu family, Jia family and others were busy packing things back, making a lot of noise, and of course everyone noticed it.

Some people are confused and don’t understand, some people have guessed but are reluctant to part with the things, and some people think these families are as timid as mice.

As a result, they all regretted it today.

Even if the refugees haven’t started grabbing things, the red-eyed “hungry wolves” outside the manor are really scary.

Almost every family immediately decided to grab it!

Two updates today~~

(End of this chapter)