Since Wang Fuzhi had already prepared a response plan in advance, he did not answer Ren Qi's question, but asked in return: "I would like to ask everyone present, why do you want to rebel?"
One stone can cause a thousand ripples!
When talking about the reasons for the rebellion, everyone left their seats and rushed to speak.
"When officials force the people to rebel, how can they not rebel?"
"Yes, after working hard to cultivate the land, paying the rent and taxes, and paying the corvée, in the end, there are only two handfuls of rice left, not even enough to feed the chickens! Isn't this bullying an honest person?"
"There was a flood in our area. The water was more than a meter deep. Not only did the people get washed away, but all the houses were washed away. The government not only did not provide relief, but also forced us to pay taxes. How could we not rebel?"
"I heard that the imperial court had already distributed the disaster relief money, but we haven't seen a single penny. It was all taken away by those officials!"
"You are the imperial envoy, quickly arrest and behead all those corrupt officials, and let us take charge!"
Wang Fuzhi nodded as he listened, to show everyone that he was listening carefully.
After a pause, Wang Fuzhi found that everyone was talking more and more, and becoming more and more excited.
no!
Wang Fuzhi immediately decided not to let them continue talking.
If we continue talking, the order on the scene might get out of control.
Recruiting for amnesty will also turn into condemnation!
After making up his mind, Wang Fuzhi stood up and stretched out his hands to press down: "Everyone!"
The others didn't understand what was going on, so they all fell silent and looked at Wang Fuzhi.
Silence soon returned to the military tent.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Wang Fuzhi said seriously: "Just now, you all said that you were forced to rebel because you had no way to survive. If I give you a way to survive, will you stop rebelling?"
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