Outside Cheng'an City, piles of bonfires were lit.
The dead people sat around the bonfire, roasting their bodies without saying a word.
From the city wall, it looked like there were scattered will-o’-the-wisps outside the city. A group of motionless people were sitting around the will-o’-the-wisp. They didn’t speak, but just stared at the will-o’-the-wisp. This scene was a bit scary, and the county soldiers on the city wall hurriedly
Averted his eyes.
The wind blew up the bonfire and the flames swayed. Under the illumination of the flames, the pale faces of the dead people became even more terrifying.
But now, their eyes are not as dull as they were at first, and they will look at the city gate from time to time, waiting for food to be distributed tomorrow.
Several county soldiers were dragging the body past them, but no one was much touched.
From time to time, people still die here. They are already extremely ill. Even if they can eat here, they cannot avoid death.
In front of the campfire, there was a man with a dark face and muddy face, but he did not look thin.
He stretched out his hand, warmed it on the bonfire, and said, "We can still live thanks to Liu Youjiu."
The few dead people around him were still sluggish, as if they didn't hear what he said.
He continued: "That is the official who often rides a tall horse to inspect. He is Liu Youjiu."
"I heard that accepting the subjugated people was what he proposed. He dealt with many traitors and allowed the county to have food to accept the subjugated people."
"He would also patrol the roads to protect the dead along the way. If someone was killing innocent people indiscriminately, he would stop them."
"He is truly our benefactor."
"If you stay here, you won't be afraid of being bullied anymore. If someone wants to harm us again, just wait for the wandering prince on the big blue horse to show up and complain to him."
The man whispered, and everyone seemed to hear him, and several people looked at him.
However, similar situations occurred in front of many bonfires. There were about thirteen bonfires, and people were all saying the same thing.
In front of the seventh bonfire, a person cleared his throat and was about to speak when he saw the person opposite speaking first.
"I heard that the government wants to kill us all."
For a moment, everyone looked at him. The effect of these words was much greater than flattery.
The person who had no time to speak was stunned.
Then I heard the man on the other side continue to say: "I heard that all the people who were originally resettled have been secretly killed. The man named Gao Changgong wanted to completely kill all the dead people in Qingdu, so he came up with this poisonous plan.
"
"They first deceived us and then poisoned our food. Otherwise, how could they be so kind? Look at those people, didn't they just die after eating?"
After hearing this person's words, the crowd suddenly became a little restless.
It was getting bright and clear, and there was a person standing at the gate of the county government office.
The soldiers stationed on various important roads outside the county government finally disappeared. With Gao Changgong's departure, the defense of the county government was finally the same as before, and ordinary people could approach it.
The man looked at the closed gate of the county government office and turned around anxiously.
"Squeak~~~"
The door groaned, and Old Man Xu pushed it open. Holding the wooden basin in his hand, he looked up and saw the stranger in front of him.
Old man Xu was stunned for a moment, and then asked suspiciously: "Are you here to report to the official?"
"No, I am a servant of Mr. Tian's family. Something happened to his family, and I came to report it."
"Oh, from Tian Zili's family?"
"Yes, please let me go"
"You can't let go of this private matter. I can inform you. Just wait here."
Old man Xu handed the wooden basin in his hand to the man, motioned for him to help him pour it, and then walked into the courtyard. Soon, Tian Zili hurried out. When he saw this man, his eyes trembled.
After returning the wooden basin to Old Man Xu, Tian Zili pulled him towards the opposite side.
Old man Xu looked at them curiously, muttered a few words, and continued busy with his own affairs.
"Why are you here? What happened?"
The man hurriedly said: "Brother, something big happened. Last night, according to your instructions, I was preparing to tell everyone about the Lord's kindness. Who knew, someone suddenly appeared."
He told Tian Zili what the man across from him said yesterday.
The more Tian Zili listened, the more solemn his expression became.
After hearing what he said, Tian Zili nodded, "Okay, I understand. You go back and continue to keep an eye on that person to see if he has any accomplices. Tell the rest of the people to keep an eye on them."
"I will go back and report to the Lord!"
"only!!"
Tian Zili hurriedly walked to the county government office. Old man Xu suddenly stood in front of him and asked, "What is missing from your house? Is it a thief?"
"Huh? Nothing was lost, but he couldn't find it, so he thought he had lost something. It's okay, it's okay."
Tian Zili said a few perfunctory words, turned around and was about to go in. He suddenly stopped, took out some money from his arms, and handed it to the old man Xu, "Thank you for informing me in time!"
"Hey! Why are you doing this?"
Mr. Xu said something and looked at the other person walking in with a smile.
After seeing off Tian Zili, he took a broom and began to clean the street outside the county government gate. As he was sweeping, a man walked quickly with an empty bucket. Old man Xu quickly stopped him.
"Hey! You, a picky person, dare to go in through the front door? Are you really afraid of bumping into the noble? Take the side door!"
"Follow me."
At this moment, Tian Zili was standing next to Liu Taozi, describing what happened outside.
Liu Taozi glanced at him and said, "Send someone to praise me among the dead."
"And then you find out that someone is instigating the subjugated people to rebel?"
"Yes, brother, Shiro saw it with his own eyes!"
Tian Zili hurriedly analyzed, "Could it be the county magistrate? He wants to deliberately cause damage?"
"It's impossible. Now that the dead are revolting, he will be the first to be unlucky."
"Who could that be? Who would benefit from this??"
Tian Zili was really puzzled. He suddenly patted his thigh and said, "Brother, Shiro's original words were: The one named Gao Changgong."
"Is this a conspiracy against Duke Gao? Is it the work of his enemies?"
Liu Taozi's face was extremely solemn, "Call the Master! Let's go!"
At this moment, several officials at the city gate looked at the dead people in shock. The carriages around them were filled with various wooden barrels. However, the dead people in front of them were no longer trembling like they were yesterday.
They rushed towards me, seemingly whispering something, and their eyes were full of vigilance and uneasiness as they looked at me.
"What are you doing standing still? Food has been distributed!!"
The official said loudly.
Someone wanted to step forward, but was held back by his companions.
"poisonous."
"Poisonous. Whoever eats it will die!"
There were whispers from the crowd, and the clerk was shocked. He quickly stood on the carriage, "Who said that?! Who said that!"
The crowd became restless, the dead people pushed each other, and some people seemed to be shouting something. Seeing that the situation was not right, the soldiers at the door shouted, and they hurriedly raised their crossbows and blocked the way.
At the city gate.
The county soldiers on the city wall moved forward one after another, aiming their crossbows at the dead people.
Some Xianbei soldiers were shouting something.
This intensified the current conflict, and the refugees became even more frightened, and the refugees in the distance even began to flee.
At this time, the fierce sound of horse hooves came from the city.
A moment later, a big green horse appeared here carrying its owner. The horse raised its front hooves high and neighed. Liu Taozi looked down at the dead people outside the city gate.
"No one is trying to kill you!!!"
Liu Taozi seemed to have used all his strength, and his roar echoed outside the city gate.
"Give me something to eat!!"
He shouted, and the official on the side quickly handed him the dry biscuits.
Liu Taozi raised the dry biscuit in her hand, faced everyone's gaze, chewed it into pieces, and then swallowed it.
“Non-toxic!!!”
He roared again.
The dead people looked at him in shock, motionless.
Liu Taozi looked to the left and right, and Yao Xiong and Kou Liu led the county soldiers to file out.
"There are traitors among you, trying to instigate you to fight against the temple!! Now, all of you, squat down!!!"
"Squat down!!!"
Taozi shouted again and drew out his knife. A few people in the front quickly squatted down, which led to the rest of the dead. Everyone squatted down one after another, and the county soldiers quickly rushed into the crowd and controlled the crowds in different places.
"Shiro!"
"Go find those traitors..."
When Liu Taozi opened her mouth, she saw a person getting up from the dead and throwing himself at the person next to him, "Brother!! He is here!! This is the person!!"
The Taozi troops in the crowd suddenly took action, pounced on several people, and pinned them to the ground.
The county soldiers immediately had a target, and hurried forward, cooperating with them to subdue those few people, five of them in total.
Taozi signaled Yao Xiong to take these people away, and then looked at everyone again.
"I am a local official in the county!! I swear on this Zhang River!! As long as you abide by the law and cooperate with the officials, you will be protected and never harm anyone!!"
"If you violate this oath, the Zhang River will flood my ancestral graves!!"
The deceased looked at the official riding a tall horse in shock, and suddenly someone remembered the name he vaguely heard before the bonfire yesterday.
Murmurs came from the crowd again.
"Liu Youji"
"Liu Youji"
"Liu Youji"
Chapter completed!