Chapter 144 Sacrifice
As soon as these words came out.
Everyone was suddenly horrified and looked terrified.
Some people.
They subconsciously ran out of the teahouse, looked at the surrounding terrain, and wondered which direction they should escape if a fire suddenly broke out.
But Jiangzhou is located in a low-lying area.
Unless you run for your life now, there will be nowhere to escape even if you know the water is coming.
No.
I can't die, I have to live.
Countless panics, superimposed on countless despairs, gave rise to the vicious thought that it would be better for others to die than for themselves, which made them go crazy all of a sudden.
Chu Jiuning held the teacup in her hand, with a hint of hostility in her eyes.
These people.
He is quite good at bewitching people.
She winked at Mingtang, who immediately stood up with a guard and quickly left.
In less than half a minute, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Shen Liuguang and Hongye, who were in disguise, appeared in the teahouse and sat with them.
Chu Jiuning glanced at the people who were talking the most enthusiastically, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew what was going on.
The two of them memorized the appearances of those who stood out.
Chu Jiuning discovered.
The man in the dark green robe had a purple pendant dropped from his arms. He seemed to have seen it somewhere before, but he couldn't remember where it was for a moment.
The man in green robe was looking around as if he was looking for someone. When he met Chu Jiuning's eyes, he walked over.
"This young master."
Chu Jiuning nodded and raised the teacup.
"Look at yourselves, you are so young, so promising, you could marry three wives and four concubines, have many children and grandchildren, and live a long life. But you were swept away by the flood, destroying everything. Are you willing to accept this?"
"Of course I'm not willing to accept that."
Chu Jiuning immediately pretended to be very frightened, her expression became serious, and she nodded heavily.
"This elder brother is right. As a Jiangzhou native, if I flee with my family now, where can I go? I don't want to be washed away by the flood. I want to live well."
She was sure of it.
If any citizen wants to flee Jiangzhou, they will be killed on the way.
Amber and the others also cooperated and looked terrified.
When the leaders saw that they had all been fooled, a hint of satisfaction suddenly flashed in their eyes.
The panic shown by young people can resonate more with others.
Because young people's lives are the brightest and longest.
"Right now, we can only save ourselves, we can only find solutions on our own, we must unite as one, save our own lives, and save the lives of our families."
Chu Jiuning agreed deeply and quickly poured a cup of tea, holding it up to the man with both hands.
"But the problem now is that with just a few of us, I'm afraid we can't do anything."
"Yes, this matter needs someone to take the lead, someone to lead us, and can we come up with any good ideas?"
The eldest brother took the tea and drank it all. Seeing that they were drinking good tea, he knew that they must be rich young men, so he spoke even louder.
"There is a way. By sacrificing just one of them, we can save hundreds of thousands of us. The master said that we should find that precious person and sacrifice him to the gods. Only then will the gods not be angry and will not send a flood. Only then can we be saved. Otherwise, we will all die tonight."
The word death made everyone feel cold.
"I remember now. Fourteen years ago, it was because of the sacrifice of two people that Jiangzhou was able to remain safe."
Chu Jiuning's eyes suddenly turned to look at the old man.
"Is this really the case?"
She asked Amber to bring the old man a cup of good tea. The old man was very happy and continued.
"Yes, it was a couple. The woman was the daughter of Jiangzhou. They couldn't bear to see the people suffer, nor could they bear to see their families suffer, so they volunteered to be sacrificed."
voluntary?
The cup in Chu Jiuning's hand almost exploded.
These people.
What a good conspiracy.
"Is it a couple surnamed Chu?"
The prince asked calmly. He had changed his appearance and looked like a middle-aged man. Some people were stunned when they heard that he could accurately say the other person's surname.
"The woman's surname was Chang. They were originally from a wealthy family, but as far as I know, all the members of the Chang family have died."
The man in green frowned and said loudly.
"That...it was a child from their house who threw the medicine into the well and killed himself. The gods can't be blamed for this."
"Yes, that's the truth."
The prince put down the teacup.
"Since they sacrificed themselves for the people of Jiangzhou, why haven't you erected a monument or built a temple for them, and why haven't you seen anyone thank them?"
"yes."
Someone nodded and stood up.
"This brother is absolutely right. We shouldn't forget them. We should build a temple for them and let them receive incense."
"I agree with that."
Seeing that everyone's attention was diverted, the man hurriedly said.
"Let's do this. As long as there's no flood tonight, we'll do this tomorrow. But if the flood comes tonight and washes us all away, and we all die, then there's nothing we can do."
This successfully drew everyone's attention back, and someone slammed the table and shouted.
"We have to go find the prefect and ask him to step in, and then we can all work together to find that precious person."
"What's the point of saying he's truly noble? If he truly was noble, he wouldn't have attracted such a severe divine punishment. Perhaps he's just pretending to be noble, just like..."
The man paused, then lowered his voice with a mysterious look on his face, causing everyone to quickly fall silent, lean forward, and listen carefully.
"It's like, this is clearly a snake, but it insists on pretending to be a dragon. Isn't that a mess? How could God tolerate that?"
This sentence has a rich meaning.
Chu Jiuning smiled faintly, raised her long eyelashes, and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but saw that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked normal, as if he was listening to someone else's story.
There was a murderous look in Shen Liuguang and Hongye's eyes.
Both were shocked.
Are people nowadays so brave?
Not only did he dare to criticize his superiors, he even had the audacity to say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was not the Emperor's biological son.
This kind of words.
Even if he died a thousand times, it wouldn't be enough.
For ordinary people.
The wind has always blown both ways.
The man knew this very well, so what he had to do was to brainwash these people and make them believe in him.
"Young man, do you think what I said makes sense?"
The man tried to persuade His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to listen to him.
The prince drank his tea, looked at him for a moment, and nodded.
"What you said makes sense, brother. I will listen to you."
Seeing that the prince also supported him, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the man's eyes. His purpose of coming here today was to spread these things.
The greater the public outrage.
The easier it is to handle things.
"Bang."
Someone slammed his fist on the table and stood up.
"We can't put this off. We have to act quickly. Do we really have to wait until the water rises in the middle of the night before we start struggling?"
"Yes, the prince has come to Jiangzhou and hasn't met with the government yet. I think he must have done something dirty. Since he is not the emperor's biological son, it's okay for us to kill him."
"It's not a question of whether to kill him or not, but he must sacrifice himself to save the people of Jiangzhou. Do you know how many people are still in Jiangzhou?"
"Three hundred and seventy thousand, folks, there are still three hundred and seventy thousand people."
Chu Jiuning and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt a chill run through their bodies as they listened to their indignant words.
What the royal family feared most was the evil among the people.
Not only can they bewitch people, they can also make these people voluntarily die, regardless of the consequences. Until they die, they don't know that they are being used.
This is the sadness.
"young people."
The man walked up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and bowed to him.
"You are young and strong. I need your help in this matter. Why don't you take the lead and go to the government office together to ask the officials to make the decision?"
Suddenly.
All eyes in the entire teahouse fell on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Chu Jiuning lowered his eyes.
There was sarcasm in her eyes, and she asked him to kill herself in front of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Since everyone trusts me, then I am naturally willing to do it. It's getting darker, so let's all take action."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince stood up and walked towards the door.
Then.
Everyone present stood up and rushed towards the door.
It was just a moment.
Hundreds of people gathered, and some of them led the prince and others, marching towards the government office in a mighty procession.
When the prefect, Mr. Cheng, heard that the common people had arrived, he hurriedly opened the yamen.
Those people pushed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince forward and told him everything that happened in the restaurant. Lord Cheng was a little frightened when he heard it and asked them.
"Will the water really rise tonight?"
"It will definitely rise, so we must find that person and make him sacrifice, sir."
Lord Cheng is in a dilemma.
"What if he doesn't want to?"
"You have to be willing even if you don't want to. Only if he dies can we live. Only nearly 400,000 of us can live."
Lord Cheng shook his head.
"No matter what, he is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I am a minor local official. If he wants me dead, I must die immediately. I have no way to fight him. On the contrary, if you gather more people, I am afraid he will have no choice but to accept fate."
Everyone could understand what Mr. Cheng was hinting at.
then.
The man turned and looked at His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Brother, what do you say?"
The prince thought about it.
"That's easy. Let Lord Cheng search for the prince's whereabouts in the name of the government. Openly, he should say he wants to protect the prince, but secretly, he wants to find his exact location. We can then cooperate with him in secret, and we can work together from inside and outside."
"Yes, that's a good idea."
Lord Cheng felt that the young man in front of him was quite capable. He and the man in green exchanged glances and were both very satisfied.
then.
Everyone split into two groups, and the government officials went out in all directions under the pretext of paying their respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and protecting his reputation.
And the people.
With the help of the government, everyone's confidence increased greatly.
After a round of spreading the word, in just over an hour, several thousand people had gathered.
Everyone began a carpet search, determined to find the prince and his entourage.
The sunset filled the entire sky.
The entire Jiangzhou was plunged into a sea of blood.
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