An old woman spat and said, "Pah, where did these damn thieves and soldiers come from? Let us in quickly."
"How can you be so ignorant, old woman?"
The soldier was spitted on and flew into a rage, but he dared not take any action due to the order from the Imperial City Guards.
"Can you bear the consequences of delaying my search for my child?"
The old woman shouted.
With her taking the lead, the people behind her became noisy, and the scene suddenly became more chaotic.
However, this side was closer to the embankment, and it quickly caught Zhao Jun's attention. He turned his head to glance at the street scene behind him, then walked down from the platform and headed this way.
After a moment, he came closer, and the surrounding soldiers hurriedly bowed and said, "Master!"
The originally noisy people became quiet when they saw an official in a purple robe arrive.
Compared with soldiers, the people of Bianliang were more afraid of officials.
"What's going on?"
Zhao Jun asked.
The soldier who had been spat on earlier immediately pointed at the old woman and said, "Master, this person is inciting the people to attack the roadblocks and spitting on us."
Zhao Jun swept his stern gaze over and shouted, "Anyone who dares to attack the roadblock is defying the authorities. Furthermore, the soldiers have said that all victims will be sent home afterward. Anyone stirring up trouble now must be an accomplice of the bandits, hoping to cause civil unrest. Rescue the bandits during this chaos and arrest them!"
Some people were dissatisfied and said, "We are also trying to find our children. Why are you arresting us?"
"I have the power to rule the Constitutional Court!"
Zhao Jun looked over and said coldly, "I'm the one who arrested the corrupt officials in Kaifeng Prefecture. I also cleared out the Wuyou Cave and the Ghost Fan Tower under Bianliang. I understand your desire to see your loved ones, but that's no reason for you to attack the government roadblocks."
"What? This is the Director Zhao?"
"Oh my god, we actually acted wildly in front of Zhao Qingtian."
"Zhao Qingtian, this has nothing to do with us. It's all that old woman's fault."
"Hurry up, hurry up."
The people were shocked all of a sudden. Some of them stood there in shock, some even knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and some, seeing that the situation was not good, wanted to leave.
Zhao Jun waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him immediately rushed forward and captured those who were making the most noise.
Among them was the spitting old woman, who was still wailing and throwing tantrums, cursing the Kaifeng Prefecture and the Imperial City Administration for arresting people indiscriminately, trying to stir up public opinion and attract the sympathy of the people around her so that they would help stop them.
Little did they know that Zhao Jun had already gained a great reputation among the people of Bianliang. Before they saw him coming, no one dared to act rashly. Some even blocked the escape routes of those who tried to escape and captured them all.
After investigation, it was found that except for a few ignorant people, the rest of those who instigated the commotion were basically connected with the lower levels.
The old woman's son was imprisoned in a nearby prison van, and she hoped that the people would rush in so that she could rescue her son in the chaos.
As time passed, the hostages were basically rescued, and all the bandits who could be captured were sent to the shore.
At noon, they started moving supplies.
Boxes and bags of grain, coins, gold, silver, jewelry and other items were loaded onto the bow of the ship, sent to the riverside, and then moved onto the carriages by the soldiers.
Zhao Jun left Cao Xiu to continue guarding the Yunqi Bridge area, while he went to inspect the other canals.
The area around Yunqi Bridge is only the headquarters of Wuyou Cave, and there are a large number of branches elsewhere. Due to lack of manpower, Zhao Jun even asked Zhao Zhen to mobilize 10,000 imperial guards from the Palace Front Department to help control the entrances and exits of various channels.
The battles in most Wuyou Cave branches were basically over, and many victims were rescued. After seeing the light of day again, the victims hugged each other and cried bitterly, and many of them kowtowed to the soldiers who rescued them.
When Zhao Jun arrived at the Bianhe River's Xiatu Bridge area, where Fan Zhongyan was commanding the attack on Guifanlou, he saw the same scene: countless women and children had been rescued, their cries echoing throughout the fields.
"I really hope those gentlemen in the court can see what the Song Dynasty is like under their rule."
When Fan Zhongyan saw Zhao Jun coming towards him, a trace of sadness appeared on his face.
The situation below was so tragic that the victims were treated inhumanely. Even many soldiers wiped away their tears secretly when they saw their miserable appearance, with sympathy on their faces.
Zhao Jun looked down indifferently. It was not that he did not sympathize with the victims, but he was almost numb because he had just rescued three more Ping'er in Wuyou Cave.
"That day will come."
Zhao Jun raised his head and looked up at the sky, saying softly, "Let's find a place to house them first. Tomorrow I'll take Lü Yijian and the others to see how prosperous the Song Dynasty is under their rule."
I'm really overwhelmed with the two-in-one work today. I was thinking of taking the day off, but I decided to just grit my teeth and persevere. It's mainly because I don't know if I have a cold or what, but I'm dizzy, have a runny nose, a stuffy nose, a cough, and a sore throat. I'm not in the best of spirits. I took cold medicine this morning and fell asleep until noon. I've barely managed to code this afternoon. After this episode, there's a new one, and being sick again is a hassle. I have a headache. I hope the cold goes away soon.
(End of this chapter)
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