Chapter 38 Tragedy

At noon on the second day, rough papers fell from the sky.

Many people scrambled to see the contents of the papers.

Gan Fanren took the initiative to pick up a piece of paper on the street.

This time, the content of the paper was no longer a criticism but a praise.

It praised the achievements of officials at all levels, with beautiful sentences and exquisite words. Even people with little culture could feel the talent of the writer.

If such an article appeared before the flood, everyone would be moved and sincerely admire the officials in the article.

But what time is it now?

The people are hungry and the city is in turmoil. The appearance of such an article at this time will only make the people feel angry.

"This man was questioning the official righteously yesterday, but he is praising him today?"

"If it weren't for the cat shit, I would have eaten shit in the street!"

"Oh, I haven't seen these achievements. I only know that the rice jar at home is empty and we are going to starve to death!"

"What kind of great official is this? I think he is a piece of shit!"

"I can't even eat, how can I care about what the county official does!"

"The riot broke out yesterday, and such an article came out today. The government is so fast. If it is so fast, why hasn't the granary been opened yet?"

When the weather is good, people will pursue spiritual satisfaction. Now that even survival has become a problem, who will care about what the officials do?

They only know that whoever can feed them is a good official! Those

who don't feed them and only want to give them big cakes are rubbish!

[Yesterday, the government just used an iron-blooded hand to drive away the petitioning people. Today, no matter how dissatisfied the people are, they dare not go to the government to make trouble. ]

[The people in the government may not know that Gongsun Yue's list not only did not help them with publicity, but also had a counterproductive effect. ]

[Gongsun Yue is really amazing! ]

Gan Tian admired Gongsun Yue from the bottom of her heart.

This time, Gongsun Yue should be able to avoid the fate of being gouged out and tattooed with words, right?

She thought, revealing a relieved smile.

Soon, a small group of soldiers rode past on horseback, and roars were faintly heard in the distance.

Since knowing that there was food in the granary, many people who had no rice at home had the idea of ​​opening the granary. Originally, they were somewhat rational, but seeing that the people in the government had time to build momentum but were unwilling to open the granary, they forced the granary open in a fit of anger.

Seeing that the granary was open, many people rushed in to grab food.

Although the yamen runners arrived in time, there were too many people participating in the food grabbing, and they could not control the situation at all. They had no choice but to ask General Sun for help.

However, General Sun's camp was a long way from the granary, and even if he rode at full speed, he was still a step late.

The granary was almost empty.

The court didn't care how much the grain price rose or how many people died of hunger, but if the granary was looted, the court would definitely investigate.

Seeing the empty granary, the county magistrate's head boomed, as if it had been blown up.

Where is the granary?

Where is the grain in the granary?

How come such a big granary is now empty?

His body couldn't stop shaking. If it weren't for the support of the chief clerk, he would have sat on the ground by now.

"Quick, check for me!"

"Check every house for me!"

"No matter who it is, as long as they participated in this grain robbery, they will be arrested and thrown into prison. I will personally ask for execution!"

This group of bastards!

How dare they do such a rebellious thing?

The magistrate's eyes flashed with ferocity.

If he failed to handle such a big matter, his position as magistrate would be over.

If anyone dared to destroy his career, he would be prepared for the death of his entire family!

He wanted to watch this group of ruffians die in front of him.

With the magistrate's order, these yamen runners looted property in the city in the name of investigating a case.

Anyone who dared to resist would be taken to jail in the name of catching a thief.

Whenever there were ten people gathered, the executioner at the execution ground would chop off a group of them, and the strong smell of blood could not be dispelled by the wind.

On the execution ground, a big man struggled and cried.

"My mother, wife and children haven't eaten a grain of rice for five days. I just want them to have something to eat."

"I know I was wrong. I can return the food. Please let me go!"

"You dog official!"

"The food in the granary originally belonged to us. We can't eat. Why don't you open the granary to release the food?"

"What's wrong with us just taking back our things?"

Their crying, begging for mercy, and cursing did not receive any response. They were greeted by only cold swords.

The soil on the ground was stained red with blood and exuded a fishy smell. Just passing by would make people vomit.

At the end of the day, the executioner's arms were so tired that he couldn't lift them. Even if he made a living by killing people, he felt that it was too cruel.

But what was the use of his thoughts? He

still had to obey orders and kill unarmed civilians one after another.

All he could do was to act faster, more accurately, and more steadily, so that those people would suffer less and leave without pain.

"My son, my poor son!"

"It's all my fault. I'm the one who dragged you down!"

"If I didn't want to have a full meal, you wouldn't have died!"

"Don't be afraid, son. I'll come down to accompany you."

An old woman knelt outside the execution ground and cried loudly.

After crying, she rushed towards her son's body.

The officers on both sides of the execution ground drew their swords and stabbed her to death.

At that moment, the people who were crying suddenly quieted down.

They watched quietly and numbly, like walking corpses.

They stared at the officers, as if they wanted to engrave their faces in their hearts.

The officers felt a chill on their backs and cold sweat appeared on their foreheads.

For a moment, the scene was extremely weird.

Those who were beheaded would still leave a few words, while others said nothing.

Such a bloody scene is really not suitable for children to watch, so Gan Fanren could only bring Li Zhi with him.

Looking at the ragged and hungry people dying in front of him, he suddenly felt a sense of humiliation.

If his daughter didn't have a system, their family would probably not be much better, right?

It is certainly wrong to rob the granary privately, but if they were not hungry because they had no rice at home, they would not fight for food!

Gan Fanren stood here for a long time, his legs were a little stiff, and then he said to Li Zhi: "Let's go find Gongsun Yue and Doctor Su."

Li Zhi was stunned by Gan Fanren's sudden words, and then asked: "Why are we looking for them?"

"To save people."

The Gongsun family is a big family here, and Gan Fanren found Gongsun Yue with almost no effort.

Because the government was arresting people everywhere, many people in the city were injured, so Su Baishou went out to see doctors.

Li Zhi could only find Su Nanxing.

In the inn, Gan Tian looked at a few people curiously, and his black eyes were glued to a few people and refused to move away.

[Sitting together so formally, it seems that they are going to cause trouble! ]

[Hurry up, I want to listen too. ]

Gongsun Yue looked at the little guy and found it a little funny.

Although young, he is quite gossipy.