Chapter 639: A Half-baked Doctor (6)
After Li Shichu followed the fleeing refugees to the outskirts of Funing City, he was ordered by the officials of Funing City not to enter the city. Even the city gates were closed, and officials were even sent to drive them away. For a while, the refugees complained a lot, and some impulsive young and middle-aged people even planned to force their way in.
In troubled times, heroes easily emerge. The refugees who were blocked outside the city gates and expelled had nowhere to go. Many of them were beaten by the officers, and several were seriously injured. Such cruel and ruthless behavior aroused strong anger among the refugees.
So, when the police were once again beating and killing and driving away the refugees, a group of young and strong men who could no longer bear the oppression finally decided to join forces with others, planning to climb up the city wall in the middle of the night and force their way in.
Because Li Shichu was dressed as a man and was a young and energetic "man", he was naturally pulled in to participate.
She listened to Bao Daqiang complaining indignantly about the officials in Funing City who watched him die without rescuing him, and she also watched him discuss with several other young men how to climb up the city wall and what to do after entering... In short, he was a man with ideas and action.
However, perhaps because they had no experience and lacked knowledge, Bao Daqiang and his companions only planned to break into the city by force. As for what to do next after entering the city, they did not even discuss it. Li Shichu was puzzled. Shouldn't all this have been planned in advance? Why didn't they seem to be in any hurry at all?
"What's the next step after entering the city?" Li Shichu asked hurriedly.
"The next step? The next step is to open the city gate and let all the refugees in." Bao Daqiang answered as a matter of course.
Li Shichu opened his mouth, but finally had to continue to ask: "What should we do after all the refugees enter the city? Aren't we afraid that the government will react and have them drive us out again?"
"Yes, even if we all go in, those corrupt officials will drive us out." A foolish young man suddenly realized.
Bao Daqiang also thought of this possibility after hearing his words, but he quickly reacted: "After we enter the city, we will disperse and hide a little, pretending to be locals. The government can't have so many people to identify us one by one, right?"
Li Shichu sighed. Bao Daqiang's idea was too simple. Firstly, the refugees could not speak the local language, so they would be exposed as soon as they spoke. Secondly, they had no money or food, were ragged and skinny, and their mental outlook was very different from that of the locals. They could be easily identified, so the strategy he proposed was useless.
"That won't work. It's hard for us refugees to integrate into the local community. We have to find a foolproof method." Li Shichu explained, "Besides, there are too many of us. We won't have a place to stay after entering the city. Even if we go begging, there will be so many beggars on the street all of a sudden. Isn't it obvious that something is fishy? We are bound to harm the interests of the locals after entering the city. We have to find a way to prevent them from being too repulsive to us."
"Then Doctor Li, do you have any good ideas?" Bao Daqiang asked her expectantly.
Li Shichu looked at him steadily: "It depends on how brave you are."
"We are definitely brave. In order to survive, is there anything we won't risk? Just tell me, what can we do?" Bao Daqiang asked quickly.
Li Shichu did not keep the secret and said directly: "Kill corrupt officials and open up the granaries to release grain. Of course, the targets of releasing grain should not only be refugees, but also local people, otherwise the locals will unite and drive us away. But if we include them in the targets of releasing grain, then our interests are the same and they will not resist."
Bao Daqiang and other young men were shocked when they heard what Li Shichu said. They didn't expect that she was so bold as to ask them to kill corrupt officials!
A few of the less courageous ones have already started to back down. Li Shichu was not surprised. After all, breaking into the city by force was not the same as killing corrupt officials and releasing grain. Killing corrupt officials meant breaking off relations with the court and starting a confrontation.
"Isn't this too serious? Is there no other way? Although we escaped, we didn't kill anyone..." Bao Daqiang took a deep breath and said to Li Shichu with a dry laugh.
Li Shichu shrugged and said, "You decide for yourselves. This is just my suggestion. It's okay if you don't want to do this. You can all seek your own way of life after entering the city."
Li Shichu actually didn't care. After all, she would never starve to death.
"Let's discuss it again..." Bao Daqiang pulled several people to the other side to discuss. Those people should be his fellow villagers and they all listen to him, so it is normal for them to discuss it again.
Li Shichu found a place to sit. She had sharp ears and could faintly hear Bao Daqiang and the others talking behind her: "It's not easy to kill those corrupt officials, right? What if the court investigates?"
"How can the imperial court have the time to investigate? I heard that many places have seen uprisings and rebellions..."
"So we are also rebelling? Can we fight for the world?"
"If I rebel, will I be able to have enough food to eat? Will I be able to marry a woman?"
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Li Shichu shook his head. These guys, they are already enjoying the glory after success before the action even starts?
Li Shichu has no ambition. She doesn't want to achieve great things or dominate the world. She is just an ordinary doctor, and her wish is to cure diseases and save lives.
After more than half an hour, it was unknown what Bao Daqiang and his companions discussed, but in the end they agreed with Li Shichu's suggestion and decided to kill all the corrupt officials after breaking into the city, open the granaries to release grain, and then use Funing City as their base - because they wanted to emulate others and conquer the world.
When Bao Daqiang talked about this with Li Shichu, a rare blush appeared on his thin face. It was obvious that he was very excited at the moment and felt that he really had the possibility to fight for the world. After success, there would be countless wealth and glory, beautiful women, and a name recorded in history. Which man could resist such temptation?
Seeing that they were all so proud that they could soar to the sky, Li Shichu couldn't help but pour cold water on them: "If you choose this path, you must be prepared to die at any time. After all, it is impossible for people not to die in such a thing. You have neither strong military force nor powerful weapons. If you want to kill the corrupt officials inside, you have to think of ways to outsmart them. What's more, you have to defend this city and make it your base camp? People will die. Have you thought about it? Will you really not regret it when you see someone familiar die in front of you? It's not too late to regret now, but it will be too late to regret it after you really take action."
Sure enough, as soon as she said this, the faces of that group of excited young men suddenly became solemn. Their minds, which had been bewildered by beautiful imaginations, finally became a little clearer. Li Shichu was right. This kind of thing was inherently cruel and everyone could die.
"Anyway, starving to death is death, and being killed is also death! So I would rather die with a full stomach than die of hunger before the end of my life!" a young man shouted tragically.
(End of this chapter)
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