Chapter 689 Let’s fight them!

The people who were queuing up to receive food were even happier and chattered excitedly.

"I understand! Sir! We are all grateful to the court! Thank you, Sir!"

"Finally, no one will starve to death this year. Every year, people die of starvation in Wufu Town. Now that the emperor has taken over, things are different. Good luck!"

"Before, I was worried that the young emperor was unreliable, but now that worry is unnecessary. Our new emperor! He will definitely be a wise ruler in the future!"

"It's too early to say that. Maybe he's just like everyone else, a new official starting out with three major tasks, trying to win people's hearts..."

"Bullshit! In the past, new emperors would waive taxes to win people's hearts, but the waivers weren't much. How could our young emperor do this? Not only did he waive taxes upon ascending the throne, he also distributed food to the people of the country? Do you know how much food it would take to distribute to the poor people across the country? It would empty the national treasury! There's no emperor who's so generous..."

"Tsk, you don't know, it was our Left and Right Regents who had foresight. The Right Regent was originally from the countryside and knew the suffering of our poor people, so he sent people to other countries to buy food..."

"No matter what, the fact is that we won't starve to death this year. Hehe, my mother has already set up longevity tablets for the little emperor and the left and right regents at home. We have to pray to them every morning and evening. It's more effective than praying to the Buddha!"

…

Everyone happily received food and chatted happily.

At this moment, suddenly, a large number of chaotic footsteps were heard...

Everyone looked outside the town and saw a group of poor people wearing tattered clothes like them, rushing over with cloth bags, wooden barrels and other things.

The people of Wufu Town were shocked!

"What's going on? Are there robbers?!"

"They don't look like bandits. They're probably from the Aquarius Country across from our town! They're only a few miles away! I've encountered them before when I was out hunting..."

"Why are they here in Da'an? They're coming with such force, are they here to steal our food? Hide quickly!"

Everyone panicked when they heard this.

The people of Aquarius State trespassed into Da'an State for no reason, which was a violation of the law, and they were so aggressive.

Now is the time when there is a shortage of food, and their lives are very poor. Looking at everyone holding sticks, bags, baskets and crates, it is obvious that they have bad intentions.

What you fear will come to you!

It was too late to hide the food, and the people from Aquarius Kingdom went straight to the place where the food was stored.

Without thinking twice, they rushed into the grain pile, knocked over the people who were storing the grain, and started looting.

The officials who were guarding the grain had no time to react before they were knocked down by the crowd, and carrying poles and sticks were swung at them.

The rest of the people took bags and baskets to load rice.

The people of Wufu Town were in an uproar.

He angrily shouted, "You Aquarius dogs, what right do you have to steal our food?"

"These damn bastards are here to steal our food. Let's fight them! Damn them!"

…

Unexpectedly, the robbers from Aquarius were not to be outdone. They shouted back while stealing food, "The emperor of your Da'an Kingdom has bought up all the food in Aquarius, leaving us with nothing to eat. We are starving to death. If we don't steal yours, whose should we steal?"

"These are supposed to be our Aquarius Nation's food!"

"Grab it! Grab it and save your lives! Why is Da'an giving out food for free while our Aquarius is starving to death?"

…

The people of Da'an cursed angrily.

"Bah! Shameless bastards! Our little emperor bought the grain with real money, not by robbing it like you did! We bought it with real money, and it was the merchants in your country who were willing to sell it..."

"If you want to blame someone, blame yourselves for being poor and not having a good emperor! Why are you jealous of us? Who told you not to reincarnate and become a commoner in our Da'an Kingdom?"

"Put down our food. If you don't, you won't be able to leave today..."

…

The two sides started fighting.

The people of Aquarius came prepared and did not want to fight. They just grabbed the food and ran away.

The people of Da'an Kingdom were chasing after them...

Some people died or were injured in order to protect food...

The scene was in chaos.

A lot of food was spilled on the ground, but half of it was snatched away by the people of Aquarius.

Many women, children, old and young in Da'an Kingdom sat on the ground, crying out in pain, "Oh, Heaven, oh, Earth! Damn you! You stole our food, you must die a horrible death! This is the evil of the Aquarius Kingdom!"

There was a lot of wailing.

A human tragedy.

The chief clerk of Wufu Town was knocked to the ground with a hole in his head. No one knew who hit him. When he woke up, the young and middle-aged men in the crowd had already gathered together automatically.

Those who came to collect rice just now were basically the elderly and weak at home, the real strong labor force, who did housework.

When they heard that their food had been stolen and their fellow villagers had been beaten to death or injured, they all took up weapons, filled with righteous indignation, and shouted to chase after the food and beat people.

The scene became increasingly chaotic.

The chief clerk's head ached. "Someone, report to the county! Report to the county! Report to the court! Report to the court! This is a rebellion! This is a rebellion!"

***

Imperial study.

Liao Jiu showed Dabao the intelligence that the Six Gates had recently collected.

Dabao frowned more and more as he looked at it.

"Zhu Han, Wan Guang, Qi, He and other small neighboring countries are secretly sending troops to Aquarius? Is there anything happening in Aquarius?"

Prime Minister Zhou and several other senior officials from the Ministry of War were also present in the imperial study.

Liao Jiu specially gathered all these people together to brainstorm and analyze the situation.

Liao Jiu replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, Aquarius Kingdom hasn't been hosting any major events recently. It's said that the Zhongyuan Continent's black market is held in Darong Kingdom, which is quite far away from Aquarius Kingdom. Some of these small countries have sent troops and envoys to Aquarius Kingdom openly, while others have marched secretly, sending their own elite troops..."

Prime Minister Zhou speculated, "Could it be that they want to attack Aquarius? Has Aquarius offended them recently?"

The old minister of the Ministry of War coughed and said, "It doesn't look like it. This should be a gathering."

The countries in the Zhongyuan Continent, such as Da'an and Darong, are big countries, while those with the word "big" in their names are small and medium-sized countries, such as Baoping, Zhuhan, Wanguang, etc. Generally, small and medium-sized countries dare not provoke big countries unless they have the support of big countries.

Or, many small countries can unite to deal with big countries.

Prime Minister Zhou's face grew serious. "Gather? For what? Liao Jiu, tell me, don't keep us in suspense. What on earth is going on? Do you, the Six Gates, have any clues?"

A bad premonition made him call Liao Jiu's name directly. In this situation, he should call him the Regent.

Liao Jiu said, "Your Majesty, recent news from spies in other countries is that some other countries are ready to make moves. They say that our Da'an Emperor is young and has just ascended the throne, and the War King has begun to retreat again. They have unearthed a large amount of treasure. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity..."