Chapter 267: Fighting for Position
Tried to stir up the anger of the crowd.
But when the refugees heard these words, they looked at each other in confusion.
“Is there any sand in this porridge?”
“I didn’t drink it…”
"It doesn't sting your teeth, and it tastes good. It's very fragrant."
"That's right, this porridge is so fragrant and thick, I want to drink a pot of it!"
“…”
The people around were talking in amazement while slurping the porridge from the edge of the bowl, their faces full of satisfaction and intoxication.
It smells really good and tastes really good! Some people were drinking the porridge in their bowls, looking at the people who were dissatisfied with the sand in the porridge, and asked tentatively, "Since you dislike the sand, do you not want to drink it? Why don't you give it to me?"
There were also people who had just returned from fleeing, who had not had enough to eat for several days and were extremely hungry. When they saw the bowl of porridge thrown on the ground, they felt extremely distressed. They just lay on the ground, picked up the half-broken bowl, and seeing that there was still some porridge left on it, they quickly put it to their mouths.
After a few mouthfuls, he still felt unsatisfied, so he scraped up the porridge that fell on the ground with the broken porcelain pieces, not caring that the porridge was already stained with dirt and gravel, and just put it in his hands. After he finished eating it all, he did not forget to glare at the dark-skinned young man, "You are wasting food!"
"That's right, I've never seen such a waste of food!"
"You've only had enough food for a few days, and you're already being picky. Don't you feel bad about eating food that's not your own?"
"Don't be ungrateful. Can you drink such thick porridge at home?"
"You are such an ungrateful idiot!"
“…”
With every word of condemnation and spit spraying on their faces, those people who were previously filled with righteous indignation were suddenly stunned.
The dark-skinned young man in the lead was even more stunned.
What kind of magic potion have these people been fed? Why are they speaking for the government like this? Do they all have tongues in their mouths? They can't even taste the sand? You know, they paid someone to secretly add the sand, and they added a lot of it!
Even those people kept saying that he was wasting food. These were just coarse grains, all for feeding livestock. How could they be called food? These people were all crazy...
…
The Third Prince and He Yanzheng were standing not far away and saw the whole scene clearly.
"These people are really stupid." The Third Prince shook his head. "Do they really think that by mixing sand into the coarse grains, they can stir up the anger of the people and join them in doing those evil things?"
"Little do they know that ordinary people usually lead a hard life. In their eyes, plain porridge and small dishes are already very good food. During this flood, they have not had food to eat for several days. In their eyes, this kind of food mixed with sand is sweet and delicious, and it can save their lives!"
"These people are not stupid, but they are just too smart." He Yanxiu said, "They have made a very good plan, but they are used to living a life of luxury and have never experienced the suffering of ordinary people. They did not expect that ordinary people would be like this, so they made a wrong calculation."
Having been surrounded by wine and meat for so long, how can one know the pain of eating grass roots and wild vegetables?
The Third Prince frowned, his anger grew even stronger, and his chest heaved with anger.
These people, not only fight for power and profit, but as local officials, they only care about pursuing pleasure and have no idea about the people's affairs. This is really despicable.
And these people are all followers of the First Prince and the Second Prince.
If one of the eldest prince or the second prince comes to power in the future, he will definitely protect these corrupt officials. I dare not imagine how the people will live in the future.
Even if it is for the sake of his country and the people, he has to fight for the position of crown prince!
The Third Prince clenched his fists and shouted angrily, "Tie those people up and torture them severely!"
"Yes." He Yanxiu agreed and waved to the people around him, "We must find out who is behind this from them!"
Although we have already guessed who did it, we still need evidence to eradicate some of these nasty sores!
After receiving the order, the bailiffs stepped forward and wanted to take the young man and his accomplices to the yamen.
Seeing that the situation was not good, several people tried to escape, but were stopped by the victims.
They smashed bowls and splashed porridge, complaining that the porridge was undrinkable. They were obviously troublemakers. They wanted to escape now, but there was no way! Before the yamen runners could make a move, the victims had already tied up these people and even stuffed rags into their mouths to prevent them from barking any more.
"Thank you for your trouble." The runners thanked them.
"You're too polite, sir. These bastards are so careless with their words that you can tell at first glance they're not good people!" Someone bowed.
Others echoed, "That's right, we all have flesh on our bodies, how can we be like refugees? It's just that some people are trying to stir up trouble so that we can cause trouble with the government."
If things really get turbulent, it will be the common people like them who will have no food to eat in the end!
They are peasants and have little knowledge, but that doesn't mean they are stupid! "That's right." The yamen runner nodded, "Now the emperor is kind and loving, and loves the people like his own children. It's the rainy season again in August, and there are floods everywhere. I don't know how many people have drowned or starved to death. We are really doing well here, and everyone should be careful not to be fooled by those villains with ulterior motives. If things go wrong, we will be the ones to suffer."
"We understand this."
"Don't worry, sir..."
Seeing that the victims were all very sensible, the yamen runners felt relieved and just dragged those people towards the government office.
The queue for porridge returned to calm.
The fragrant smell still lingers in the air, and those who are greedy can't help licking their lips.
Seeing that it was getting late, the Third Prince and He Yanxiu went to the inn.
Just as the two of them sat down, Zheng Yakun came in hurriedly. Without taking a breath, he bowed to the Third Prince and He Yanxiu, "Third Prince, Lord He, the murderer who blew up the river bank has been found."
"Oh?" He Yanxiu asked, "What do you mean?"
"We found two suspicious people." Zheng Yakun nodded, "Those two people are brothers. Although they are from Zuojiazhuang, their surname is Ge. They moved to Zuojiazhuang from somewhere else a few years ago."
"The Ge brothers used to make a living by fishing, but because they were not good at fishing and often went hungry, they thought of a crooked way and used a local method to make homemade explosives to blow up fish. However, this method did not yield much, so the two of them moved to Zuojia Village to settle down."
"A few days before the riverbank was blown up, some people saw the Ge brothers often wandering around the riverbank. Some even said that one night, they saw the Ge brothers carrying heavy bamboo baskets and walking towards the riverbank. When they came back, they were still carrying the bamboo baskets, but they were obviously lighter without the weight."
"I have asked people to inquire carefully, and they said that when Zuo Dali from the village was drinking with the Ge brothers, the Ge brothers also spoke wildly."
I accidentally bought a big bag of super crispy and delicious fried dough twists. I ate half of it in one go and couldn’t stop eating...
(End of this chapter)
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