670 Black pot, we will take advantage of it

Just a second ago, Zhai Dongming was arrogantly kicking the policeman, but now he just stood there obediently, allowing the victims to accuse him and complain to him...

Faced with the accusations and complaints from the victims, Zhai Dongming could not say a word, because the facts were before him: it was these officials who had destroyed the victims' livelihoods, and it was this group of people who had acted arbitrarily and without regard for the lives of the victims.

His lifelong belief is to defend his country. Like a true warrior, he took up arms and fought with his life to defend his country with his life. But now?

He can't even protect the people of his own country, so what qualifications does he have to talk about defending his country?

Zhai Dongming lowered his head silently, looking guilty.

He came too late. If he had come earlier, the tragedy here would not have happened, and these people would not have been beaten to a bloody pulp over a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun.

Alas... Feng Qingchen sighed. It was not Zhai Dongming's fault. Zhai Dongming was considered good. As a young master of a noble family, he could think about ordinary people and was not angry when being criticized by ordinary people.

If it were someone else who came to rescue people and ended up being scolded by a group of victims, they would definitely be angry and arrest everyone. But Zhai Dongming did not do that. He just stood there and let the victims blame and vent their anger.

It is hard to know whether such a character is good or bad. Officials who hate evil are good for the people, but it is a fatal blow to the officials themselves. How can you move forward in the dark officialdom if you cannot tolerate any grain of sand in your eyes?

Feng Qingchen was somewhat worried about Zhai Dongming's future. Seeing that the atmosphere was becoming more and more tragic, Feng Qingchen had to step in to stop it: "Everyone, don't be sad. Since the prince is late today, let him help us get back the porridge and steamed buns that were smashed by the officials."

Letting Zhai Dongming do something can not only make him feel comfortable, but also make the victims grateful to him. After all, without Zhai Dongming, they would most likely not be able to escape the disaster. Zhai Dongming is their savior.

"Okay, I, Zhai Dongming, will double the food that was destroyed by those bastards today. Brothers... go and mobilize the city defense troops. If those sons of bitches dare to send out officials, I will send out soldiers. It's just a fight, who's afraid of who? Come on, fight me, beat me hard. If you kill them, Prince Su's Mansion will be responsible for collecting the bodies."

Zhai Dongming was full of heroic spirit, and acted fearless, but Feng Qingchen was frightened: "What did you say? The governor's office sent out officials?"

There's no way this matter can be resolved peacefully.

"Yes, my men just reported that the Governor's Office has dispatched more than a thousand officials to capture the rebels." This was the reason why Zhai Dongming was angry just now. Originally, he didn't believe that the Governor's Office would use such despicable means, but he didn't expect that the people in the Governor's Office would really use it.

It is really shameless to frame a group of disaster victims!

Labeling the disaster victims as rebels is to put them to death. Even if the people in the Governor's Office kill all the disaster victims, they will not blame them at all, because they are rebels.

"We are not a rebel group, we are not a rebel group." People who were closer to him trembled with fear when they heard Zhai Dongming's words.

"Sir, we are not rebels. We just want to have a full meal. Is that wrong?"

"We just want to survive, we are not rebels..."

Fear is also contagious. Everyone in the free clinic was so scared that they huddled together. They looked outside in horror, fearing that the soldiers outside would rush in and kill them all.

Being a rebel is a serious crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of your clan.

"Don't worry, I'm here, no one can do anything to you." Zhai Dongming drew the long sword from his waist, turned around, and pointed the long sword outside the house: "I don't believe that there is no law in this world, and they dare to do whatever they want under the emperor's feet. Come... protect this place for me, and kill anyone who trespasses!"

"Yes." Zhai Dongming did not bring many people, but they were very impressive. In addition, they saw the miserable conditions of the victims with their own eyes and could not help but be moved.

Zhai Dongming was disregarding the consequences and insisted on confronting the people from the Governor's Office for the sake of these disaster victims. However, the result of doing so would be a lose-lose situation. The emperor would never allow his men to rebel against him.

"Dongming, don't be impulsive." Feng Qingchen hurriedly chased out, stood behind Zhai Dongming, and reminded him in a low voice.

"Qingchen, it's not me who is impulsive. It's clearly the people from the Governor's Office who are going too far. I don't care if they want to catch the traitors and gain merit, but they can't target ordinary people." Zhai Dongming looked at Feng Qingchen unhappily. Didn't Feng Qingchen ask him to come? Why are these people persuading him not to take action again?

If he doesn't take action, how will he vent his anger today?

Feng Qingchen had seen Zhai Dongming's impulsiveness. In order to prevent the disaster from getting bigger, Feng Qingchen quickly grabbed Zhai Dongming's arm and said, "Dongming, calm down and think about it. The people in the Admiral's Mansion dared to attack the victims, so they must have someone to rely on. And don't forget that the Admiral is the emperor's confidant. What will the emperor think if you confront the emperor's confidant so blatantly?

Even if the admiral did something wrong, we can't let him down like this. If he goes to the emperor and sues you, you'll be the one who'll suffer. Besides, rebels are just people who follow the crowd. If he just randomly picks someone from the disaster victims and calls him a rebel, what can you do about it?"

"Is there really no law in this world? Does the Governor's Office have the final say? Can an innocent person be guilty?" After hearing Feng Qingchen's analysis, Zhai Dongming also understood that he would be in trouble if he confronted him head-on.

Family disgrace should not be made public. Zhai Dongming's city defense army and the officials of the governor's office are both giants who maintain the safety of the capital. If these two giants were to fight, it would be a disgrace to the emperor. If the emperor gets angry, both of them will be in trouble. As for who is right or wrong, the emperor doesn't care.

"It's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. It's easy to fabricate evidence and wrongly accuse two disaster victims." Feng Qingchen knew more about the darkness in this than Zhai Dongming.

"Then what should we do? We can't just watch the people from the Governor's Office come in and arrest people? I won't do that." Zhai Dongming was also a stubborn person. He had just made a promise to protect these disaster victims, so how could he give up halfway?

This person...

Feng Qingchen shook his head and found that Zhai Dongming was really not suitable to be an official, let alone lead troops. If it weren't for Prince Su, with Zhai Dongming's upright character, he would have offended countless people.

It is impossible not to bow your head when working in the officialdom. Even the emperor sometimes has to compromise with his ministers.

"Dongming, don't forget that it is your duty to arrest the rebels. The people from the Governor's Office have crossed the line by coming to arrest the rebels in a high-profile manner. If they want to confront you, they will be stealing your credit." Sometimes, if you just change your concept, things will be completely different.

Zhai Dongming was just unwilling to give in, he was not stupid, after hearing what Feng Qingchen said, he immediately understood: "Qingchen, you mean to say that I am not here to protect the victims, but to arrest the rebels?"

If this is the case, he has a reason to send troops and a reason to confront the Admiral's Office.

The emperor would like to arrest officials who rebelled against the party, but would not like officials who took on the responsibility of protecting disaster victims and their colleagues.

Feng Qingchen nodded: "That's right, remember, you are not here to protect the victims, but to arrest the rebels. Let your people change direction and point their guns at the free clinic."

Only in this way can the crime be put on the governor's office, and it can also save face for the emperor. The emperor's soldiers were not oppressing the people, but capturing criminals. In this way, everything can be explained.

"This is a good idea, but where can I find the traitors? Should I really arrest a few traitors from the disaster victims and treat them as traitors? This matter..." It's not that he has never done it before, but he has never arrested people from the ordinary people. He always catches a group of dissidents, accuses them of treason and throws them out.

"You are really stupid. Why did you come here to arrest the rebels? Of course, it was the news leaked by the Admiral's Office. After you came, you found that there were no rebels here, only disaster victims. At that time, you just need to say that the news from the Admiral's Office was wrong." The wrong news was also the fault of the Admiral's Office. In short...

Admiral, you should be prepared to take the blame, even though this is not really a blame.

"This is a good idea." Right or wrong is not important. What is important is how to solve the current difficulties. Although Feng Qingchen's method cannot hold the Governor's Office accountable for the crime of oppressing the victims, it can save the lives of these victims. Otherwise...

If the rebellion of officials, soldiers and civilians is really exposed, the emperor will definitely be unhappy, and these victims will have no chance of survival. The person who cares most about face in the world is the emperor, and no one can slap the emperor in the face.

Seeing that Zhai Dongming had figured it out, Feng Qingchen reminded him again: "When the time comes, you just need to hold back the people from the Admiral's Mansion and don't let them take action. I have already asked Tong Jue to go to Prince Su's Mansion. When Prince Su knows about this, he will definitely know how to deal with it in the best way. When the time comes, you must insist that you are here to arrest the rebels and you know nothing else."

Feng Qingchen has basically blocked the retreat route for the Admiral's Office. The Admiral's Office has the support of the Emperor, and Zhai Dongming has the support of Prince Su. Besides, it is obvious who is right and who is wrong in this matter, so even if the Emperor wants to protect the Admiral, it will be difficult.

Zhai Dongming was so impressed that he gave Feng Qingchen a thumbs up: "Feng Qingchen, you are so sinister... ahem, so wise!"

Under Feng Qingchen's cold gaze, Zhai Dongming forcibly changed "sinister" to "wise".

"Guard it well. If you do well, it might be a great achievement." Feng Qingchen gave Zhai Dongming a look and went to the free clinic.

It would be better for her not to get involved in the struggle between officials. There were patients in the room, so she just had to do her job as a doctor.

"Master, will everything be okay?" As Feng Qingchen entered, the victims all looked at her in unison, with both expectation and anxiety.

There is no common people in this world who are not afraid of the government soldiers. If it were not for their lives, these disaster victims would never dare to confront the government soldiers.

"Don't worry, with the prince here, nothing will happen." Feng Qingchen did not forget to say something nice to Zhai Dongming: "Sixing, have all the patients inside been settled? If so, come over and help bandage these wounded."

"good."

The master and disciple once again fell into tense and busy work. As for the ups and downs outside, Sun Sixing said that he was not afraid as long as his master was there.

Feng Qingchen said that the Ninth Uncle is here, so there is nothing to be afraid of!

Xuan Shaoqi stood in the corner without saying a word, but he did not miss any move of Feng Qingchen.

She is flexible and has a broad perspective, and is worthy of being the daughter of a victorious general.

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