Turbulent Times Chapter 322: The whole world is forcing you to die

At that time, Wang Junlin had already left Shifengzhai. On the way to Jincheng, he had not received any news because of the inconvenient traffic along the way.

Now there are snowstorms in the three counties of Jincheng, Zhangye, and Longxi, and all the refugees and some officials hate Wang Junlin because of the rumors. At this time, Wang Junlin came to Anning County, Jincheng County where there are many victims. As soon as we met, I asked such a sharp question.

"Tell me the reason why you dare to speak to me like this, otherwise don't blame me for killing people." Wang Junlin was stunned for a moment, then said coldly. He is well aware of how amazing his prestige or vicious reputation is in the Sui Dynasty, especially in Yongzhou, otherwise the governor Wang Tong would not let him go to Jincheng Yongzhou Governor's Mansion. In addition, his official rank is three levels higher than that of Li Chengsong, and he is also a powerful figure with an army in his hands. Under such circumstances, Li Chengsong, a small county magistrate, dared to say to him, 'How dare you live in this world. ’ In this case, there is obviously a special reason for this.

Li Chengsong let out a miserable laugh and said, "Hasn't Marquis Qin An heard the rumor that 'the poisonous general is bad, the fire will burn the mountain, the life will be burned, and it will eventually be punished by heaven'."

"The poison will be bad, the fire will burn the mountain, and the people will be burned, and it will eventually be condemned by heaven." Wang Junlin repeated the proverb in his mouth, and realized the meaning, his pupils shrank, and his face became extremely ugly.

It is certain that the imperial court will allocate money and food to the three counties affected by the disaster, but Wang Junlin does not have much confidence in how much it can allocate.

With the efforts of Yang Jian in the past few years, the government of the Sui Dynasty was still clear and clear. The people were honestly guarding their fields, and there was a lot of farm work to be done. Working according to their duties, it can be said that everyone keeps their own business and settles down in their own places. They have gradually enjoyed a peaceful and prosperous age, so in the past few years, the treasury of the Great Sui Dynasty has been quite rich.

It's just that last year's war with the Western Turks, Tuyuhun and Qiang lasted several months. The treasury was exhausted.

Then this year, King Bailan of Tuyuhun and Xue Yantuo of the Eastern Turks came to attack successively, and it lasted for half a year. The two wars almost wiped out the national treasury, and at this time, unfortunately, there was a rare snow disaster in a century, and the three affected counties were waiting for the government to allocate money and food for emergency relief. For the sake of the people and the stability of the rule, the governor Whether it is Wang Tong or Emperor Yang Jian, they all understand the importance of appeasing the victims, and they also know the serious relationship between them, but the problem is that the official warehouses in Yongzhou are now empty enough to run away mice, and the money and food from the imperial treasury are allocated to each disaster-stricken place. How many are left?

Looking at Li Chengsong's red eyes and exhausted expression, Wang Junlin knew that this was a county magistrate who was about to be driven crazy by the victims of the disaster. A good officer.

Although Wang Junlin has revenge for revenge, he has already become a hero in this world for more than a year, but he is definitely not a narrow-minded person. He has always been a good official who is not afraid of death for the sake of the people. With some respect, even such a person may not be smart enough or capable enough.

"Master Li reads the books of Confucian sages, do you believe that these are obviously nonsense proverbs spread on purpose." Wang Junlin took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and said lightly.

"Of course I don't believe it, but if the people believe that the snowstorm is because of me, and they gather a crowd to provoke the government to take down and behead me, then I will die without hesitation to appease the resentment in the hearts of the people. So that the victims of the disaster in the three counties of Yongzhou will not become rioters." Li Chengsong looked upright, with a hint of madness.

Wang Junlin snorted coldly, looked at Li Chengsong with a complicated expression, and said, "Master Li, you want me to die to appease the resentment in the hearts of the people?"

Looking at Wang Junlin's face, Li Chengsong knew that the other party would never voluntarily die like him at this time, he laughed miserably a few times, and his body shook a little.

"I am the people of Yongzhou. I am the county magistrate who can neither find food for the people nor prevent them from causing trouble. I am ashamed of your Majesty and the court. What kind of face do I have to stand in the sky!" Li Chengsong sighed. , burst into tears.

"It's extremely ignorant. Could it be that if I die, the victims will not be in chaos. You have to know that the cause of their chaos is that they are hungry and have no food in their hands, not because I am still alive." Wang Junlin said It felt extremely absurd, and his expression became more and more unkind.

At this time, Li Chengsong calmed down instead. He looked deeply at Wang Junlin and said, "Qin Anhou may not know that many aristocrats and grain gentry and landlords in Jincheng County have said that as long as the court kills Lord Hou Apologizing to heaven and earth, they will voluntarily take out the food they have accumulated for generations to ensure that the victims will not starve to death."

Wang Junlin's expression changed, and he was so gloomy that he could drip water. Who has such a big hand and is willing to pay such a high price, just to take advantage of this snow disaster and use countless victims to force him to death.

Li Chengsong may feel that the strength is not enough, and said: "I also heard that due to the heavy snow and frozen soil, there is no hope for spring sowing. Some places in the three counties have experienced civil unrest. I have also seen it in Anning County in the past few days. Many refugees who escaped from Zhangye County, among them leaders have appeared, and led these refugees to make trouble in Anning County, robbing several wealthy households, and the lower officials sent messengers to interrogate them. The Lord took it down and questioned the crime, so he continued to do the robbery."

Wang Junlin and Xu Jingzong looked at each other and realized the seriousness of the problem. The opponent's move was too ruthless.

Every dynasty, every generation, but in case of natural disasters, the most direct consequence is chaos, ranging from breaking into houses, murdering and looting, to rebellion, for a group of refugees who can't survive, have no hope and no tomorrow , Anyway, there is no way to survive, there is nothing in the world that they dare not do, the simplicity and kindness in ordinary times are extremely fragile in the face of hunger, and they will collapse at the touch of a touch. Natural disasters are the easiest to release the evil and viciousness in human nature. In order to survive, anyone can use any means and do everything. The so-called morality, the so-called law, has completely lost their effectiveness for them.

And these people are also the easiest to be used by some conspirators. The current situation is that the disaster victims are used, the landlords and nobles are used or hijacked, and the government and the court are persecuted. It seems that everyone has one goal, that is, to kill Wang Junlin.

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The whole world is full of hostility towards Wang Junlin. Under such circumstances, Wang Junlin naturally would not choose to rest in the city, but chose to camp outside the city.