Turbulent Times Chapter 332: Into Jincheng

"Ah! On the contrary, I heard many inexplicable sayings, saying that the poisonous general is bad, the fire burned the mountain, and the people were killed, so we were punished by the gods, and our people were implicated by that poisonous general... Sigh, we are poor people. If you want to feed your family, those important people have their own opinions, how can we tell the difference? Just keep your head down and go your own way..."

The people are the easiest to be fooled. This is an undeniable truth through the ages. Since ancient times, when dynasties have changed, the leader has a few rumors and a few incitements. , One dynasty after another was basically overthrown in this way.

The words of the old man express the mentality of most refugees.

They can't see the long-term. What are "poisonous generals bad" and "ultimate condemnation", these things are not what they are interested in caring about at all, or they are too far away from them, and they can't afford to get involved , I'm not interested in getting involved.

What are people most concerned about? Two words, "clothes" and "food", no matter what age, the people are willing to recognize whoever gives the people clothes to wear and food to eat. We have food to eat and clothes to wear, and that is enough.

Obviously Wang Junlin's enemies also realized this, that's why some aristocratic families, nobles, and landlords in Yongzhou said that as long as the imperial court cleans up Wang Junlin's scourge, they will selflessly provide their own food to the victims They eat, obviously wanting to use this method to make the people share the same hatred with them, and together force the court to kill Wang Junlin.

This is what Wang Junlin is most worried about at the moment. Because of natural disasters, the imperial court can no longer satisfy the people in time for the two things of "clothes" and "food". , and finally discredited Wang Junlin, and then incited a few words among these refugees, causing some civil disturbances, forcing the court to kill Wang Junlin to quell public anger and the Yongzhou rebellion. After all, due to natural disasters, the most basic needs of the people can no longer be guaranteed. For the people, this means that they have no way of life. Since there is no way of life, as long as someone gives them food, why are they afraid to do it?

Wang Junlin saw that the old man's face was very pale, so he waved his hands and ordered people to bring dry food to the family, until the whole family was completely full, and when the old man's face finally recovered a little rosy, he was full of energy and confidence Wang Junlin was not in a hurry, he squatted in front of the old man and chatted with him about irrelevant household matters for a while. Seeing that the old man's complexion had returned to rosy and healthy, Wang Junlin finally got to the point.

"Old man, who do you think spread these rumors?" Wang Junlin smiled gently.

The old man shook his head: "Where can we find out the truth about rumors? One spreads to ten, ten spreads to hundreds, and everyone knows it in the end. Stomach, gossip, these vain things can't fill the stomach."

"So, how many people believe these rumors?"

The old man hesitated for a moment, and said: "I'm afraid there are many people who believe it. The villagers have complained a lot along the way, and the snow disaster this year is indeed very evil. The most important thing is that as long as the court cuts down the As the head of a poisonous general, those landlords and nobles will take out their own food to help everyone. Whether you believe it or not, everyone will say that the poisonous general burned the mountain. It hurts the folks..."

The old man paused for a moment, looked at Wang Junlin, and said in a low voice, "Isn't this old man talking...too much? Dare to ask this strong man, but he is a spy of the imperial court?"

Wang Junlin will not answer the old man's question, and he probably won't be able to find out if he asks again. After all, this family is just ordinary refugees and doesn't know much about the rumors, so he ordered someone to bring a big bag of food Pass it to this family and continue to Jincheng.

A group of people entered the city, and under the leadership of Shen Guang, they settled down in a secret house and locked up Su Meier. Shen Guang was ordered to mobilize people to arrest those who maliciously slandered Wang Junlin. Xu Jingzong came to the state capital without any guards.

But Wang Junlin did not enter the yamen, but handed a jade pendant to Xu Jingzong who had been dressed up in disguise, and after giving Xu Jingzong a few words of advice, he disappeared in a flash, and Xu Jingzong let out a sigh of relief. Feeling nervous, he went straight to the corner gate in the north of the courtyard, got off his horse ten steps away from the corner gate, and walked slowly over while holding the rein.

Before reaching the door, a servant has already greeted him. Xu Jingzong took out the jade token from his luggage, handed it to the servant, and said loudly: "This is the residence of Lord Inspector King, please tell me that there is a descendant of the Taiyuan clan Wang Jiasanlang who came to visit the elder !”

"This place is Lord Inspector's back house. Wait a minute, I will pass on a message for you." Wang Tong came from the Wang family of Taiyuan. Pass the jade card and bow to the ground.

Xu Jingzong stretched out his hand to help each other, and when the other party got up, he stuffed a small string of copper coins into his sleeve. The servant was used to welcoming and seeing off guests, and he knew from the sudden increase in the weight of his sleeves that the young man in front of him had given him a lot of money, so he thanked him and ran in hastily.

A moment later, footsteps sounded again in the yard. As soon as the door opened, it was the same domestic servant who came out. He saluted first, then took out a square towel to wipe his sweat, and said pantingly: "My master went to the general manager's mansion to talk to General Yang Hushi, the general of Zhonglang, to discuss business matters. I haven't returned yet, but the villain has reported to my eldest son, and the eldest son invited two distinguished guests to the front door, where he greets old friends!"

When Xu Jingzong heard that Wang Tong was going to see Yang Hushi, his pupils shrank, and when he looked at the governor's mansion, he felt like a tiger and wolf's lair. Thank you, throw the reins of the horse to the servant, and go to the front door. The servant looked at each other, and did not lead Ma Yi to the courtyard until Xu Jingzong's figure was far away.

The Sui Dynasty inherited the Han system, and the government offices all faced south. If the position is high enough to bring family members with them, the officials' wives and children are usually placed in the back house of the yamen. Usually, when dealing with business, all the guests go through the front door, and only close friends or younger generations of the family enter through the back door. Hundreds of years later, greed and sycophants became popular, and the term "going through the back door" came from this. This is a later story, so let's not mention it for now.

The guest who alarmed the host's house and came to the front door to greet him is a distinguished guest at home. So although Xu Jingzong asked to see him with the courtesy of a junior, he was arranged by the master to meet him at the front door.

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