Xiao Yunzhan smiled faintly.
"I wonder if Magistrate He has heard the rumors of divine oracles from heaven."
He Zhifu was slightly startled, glanced around, and nodded.
"But what about that line, 'Eat his mother, drink his mother, the God King has come to Luofan City, and you'll have food to eat if you take refuge with him.'?"
A few days ago, many refugees from other cities rushed in. He let them into the city and heard them all repeating this sentence.
He didn't take it too seriously at the time, thinking that the people were just starving and were making up a hope to comfort themselves.
Xiao Yunzhan nodded, "Exactly. This is God's will. I am just following His will."
"The drought in Daliang is so severe, and the court is inaction, causing the people to be displaced. Lord He, do you think we should rebel against Emperor Wu of Liang?"
He Zhifu's pupils trembled, and he looked around in fear.
"General Xiao, there are some things I still want to say..."
"Master He, you're worrying too much. Look at the refugees filling the city. Who would still expect the imperial court to rescue them?"
Xiao Yunzhan glanced at both sides of the street.
Prefect He followed Xiao Yunzhan's gaze.
The streets were filled with people who were starving to death. The scorching sun burned the earth like fire. The people were starving to death, but the most important thing was that they had no water to drink.
Now the only place with water in Pingliang City is the well in the yamen yard.
That was the deepest well he had dug, having recruited well diggers from all over the city at the risk of their lives. But it could not provide drinking water for the people for much longer.
In the past two days, the well water has become so scarce that it cannot be pumped out. Every day, people have to queue for half a day and can only get enough water to wet their lips.
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