Chapter 38 The Imperial Court Arrests Jiang Qingqing
Jiang Qingqing stood on a high place and saw this scene.
I quickly told Jiang Yu and asked him to prepare the anesthetic needle.
"Jiang Yu, hurry up."
Jiang Yu temporarily put aside his worries, took the anesthetic needle, and stabbed it directly at the people who led the riot, piercing the needle deeply into the acupuncture point.
Several big men who were rushing around in the crowd suddenly lost the feeling of their limbs and fell straight to the ground.
But he was still conscious.
He looked at the needle inserted in the acupuncture point in horror and tried to struggle but couldn't move.
"Murder! Murder in the Governor's Mansion!"
"Where are my feet? Why can't I feel them?"
The big man fell straight to the ground, as if he had seen a ghost, and didn't understand why he couldn't move.
He also tried to use the words of killing people in the governor's mansion to stimulate the people who came to collect food.
But the people, who only had eyes for food, didn't even look at it.
Still queuing.
Some people also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble, but when they saw the group of those who stood out being injured like this, they dared not act rashly and lined up obediently at the back of the team.
The people who received the steamed buns smelled the delicious aroma.
My eyes turned red with excitement.
He held the two steamed buns with great care in his muddy hands and put them into his mouth tremblingly.
I took small bites and was completely reluctant to eat it.
This is real food!
There is also a bottle of mineral water, the sweet and cool water moisturizes the lips that have long been chapped.
"Holy water! The imperial court has not given up on us!"
In fact, they all knew that there must be civil unrest in the court. Otherwise, they would not allow the new governor sent by the Queen Mother to suppress the people of Xuzhou so much.
Xu Jifeng represented the Liang Emperor's faction, which had been suppressed by the new governor and now had food distributed to them.
Does this mean that Emperor Liang has sent someone to take charge of Xuzhou?
"Your Majesty is wise and enlightened! Long live the Emperor!"
Among the people who received the food, one of them was the first to kneel down.
soon.
More and more people joined his behavior.
Everyone was probably too weak to bear the physical strain, but they still trembled and knelt down in the direction of the capital.
The voices became louder and louder.
"Long live our emperor!"
"Long live our emperor!"
“…”
The sound echoed one after another at the entrance of this not very spacious alley.
Jiang Qingqing stood on a high place.
I was shocked to see everyone kneeling on the ground and shouting "Long live!". At this moment, my heart seemed to be soaked in warmth and my vision gradually blurred.
It was clearly the imperial court that wronged them first.
Why do they still love it so much?
Xu Jifeng was also moved by this scene and explained to Jiang Qingqing:
"Your Highness, Xuzhou and Yingzhou have never been taxed in the past. They are the only two exceptions among the twelve cities of Daliang."
"Your Majesty, seeing that these two places are close to the border and have been plagued by wars for years, specially changed the policy after ascending the throne."
"So the people have great respect for the imperial court and the Jiang family army."
"It's a pity that now..."
Jiang Qingqing turned her head and looked at Xu Jifeng. She understood what he meant by wanting to say something but stopping himself.
Deal with those big guys who led the trouble.
The atmosphere at the scene was harmonious.
Some kind-hearted people even take the initiative to help others move things.
The news that free food could be obtained in front of the governor's residence spread by word of mouth and became more and more widespread.
New Governor's Mansion
Zhang Yuan drank fine wine, surrounded by dancers, lying on the beauty couch with a dazed look in his eyes.
He has a fat head and big ears, which makes people feel disgusted at first sight.
"Go, get me a bunch of grapes."
Zhang Yuan kicked the concubine kneeling beside him and gave the order in a proud voice.
He was the newly appointed governor of Xuzhou, the highest-ranking official in the entire state. He was also the nephew of the Empress Dowager, so it was no exaggeration to say he was a local tyrant.
I can see that more and more money is being squeezed out of the people in Weizhou.
Zhang Yuan also became increasingly dissatisfied.
He even wanted to extend his influence to Daizhou next door.
"Sir! Sir, something bad has happened. Governor Xu is distributing food in front of the government office, and all the people in the city have gone there."
Zhang Yuan smashed the wine glass in his hand hard at the visitor.
Cursed:
"Where did Governor Xu come from? There is only one Governor in Xuzhou now, and that is me."
The subordinates nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, yes, you are the only governor of Xuzhou."
With his subordinates' flattery, Zhang Yuan finally stood up from the couch with satisfaction and looked down at the spy kneeling at his feet.
Pointlessly authentic:
"Are you saying that Xu Jifeng is distributing food in front of the government office? Is that true? Where did he get the supplies? Didn't the governor's office already plunder them?"
"Or did you not loot it thoroughly at that time, huh?"
Zhang Yuan kicked the person on the ground intimidatingly.
The subordinates were only concerned with begging for mercy, "How dare we, sir? We searched the entire place thoroughly and didn't leave them a single grain of rice."
Zhang Yuan listened to his explanation and snorted.
He patted his wrinkled official uniform and walked out the door with his big belly.
"Let's go, I want to see how much wealth Xu Jifeng has left."
If anyone dared to pretend to be a good person in front of him, he would take all of Xu Jifeng's things and ask the people to exchange them for money.
Another considerable sum of money.
Zhang Yuan thought to himself.
Half an hour later, Zhang Yuan and a large group of guards surrounded the alley.
The guards wore armor and carried swords, numbering about a hundred in total.
The people were originally collecting their belongings in an orderly manner with hope, but when they saw the soldiers coming, fear suddenly appeared on their faces.
"Why are the officials here?"
"You're carrying a knife, what are you doing? Can you still get the food?"
The people were whispering.
I saw soldiers clearing the way, and a man walking slowly in the middle.
Zhang Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes as he looked at Xu Jifeng standing under the governor's plaque from afar.
He challenged, "Master Xu is so arrogant! I don't know where he stole these things from, but he dares to give them out to the people so brazenly."
"What if this is poisonous? Someone, come! Take away everything edible here!"
"This is for the safety of the people."
Zhang Yuan spoke righteously and waved his hand to order the guards beside him.
The guards drew their swords and were about to carry out the execution.
Xu Jifeng frowned and didn't bother to be polite with Zhang Yuan.
He stopped her and said, "How dare you! This is a gift from the imperial court. Your Highness is here, how can you just take it away as you please?"
Xu Jifeng's words reminded Zhang Yuan.
Only then did he notice that there was a man and a woman beside Xu Jifeng.
But why does it look so familiar?
Suddenly, Zhang Yuan suddenly realized, "Well, Xu Jifeng, you dare to hide the imperial criminals! Come, arrest these three people for me!"
Zhang Yuan was in a very good mood.
If these two wanted criminals were brought to the Queen Mother, they would be more valuable than these grains.
Maybe he can even be assigned an official position in the palace.
Xu Jifeng had not left the house for many days, so he naturally didn't know that Jiang Qingqing and the other person were being arrested by the court.
I just think Zhang Yuan is too bold.
He even dared to be so presumptuous in front of the princess of the time.
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