The mistress is not a cannon fodder, the cold prince falls in love with her every night

Pei Shijie finally became sober.

He had originally wanted to die, but this commotion only intensified his anger. There were at least tens of thousands of people in the shanty town, and if he ignored them and allowed them to continue this commotion, he was afraid something terrible would happen.

"Brother Pei, what do you say we should do?"

Qian Wuyong wiped his sweat and was at a loss.

He became an official just for fun, but he never expected to encounter such a thing while in office. If he had known, he would have resigned and stayed at home walking the dog and playing with the birds. Why did he have to suffer this?

"Go back to the city! Let's go back quickly and discuss how to provide disaster relief. You..."

Pei Shijie glanced at Qian Wuyong, frowned, and swallowed back the three words "You can't do it".

"Anyway, let's go back first."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to Brother Pei. Let's go, let's go!"

Qian Wuyong didn't want to stay here any longer.

Everyone hurried to Lin'an City.

The riverbank shantytown at this time.

Zhou Kui's men stood on a high ground and took the opportunity to tempt people:

"Fellow villagers, these corrupt officials are so well-fed that they don't care about the lives of us poor people! They even use sand to fool us! This is simply too much!"

"Damn it! In their eyes, our lives are nothing! If that's the case, why bother listening to them?"

"Fellow villagers, the government is forcing the people to rebel! The government has oppressed us to this extent, are we just going to wait here to die?"

"That's right! It's reversed! It's published!"

Someone in the crowd took the lead, and soon it was like a fire that was lit and began to spread rapidly.

"Reverse! Reverse!"

Deafening shouts resounded through the sky.

In the distance, Zhou Kui and Pei Yan were riding on their horses, looking at the dense crowd by the river and laughing.

"Brother Pei, you're amazing! Now we have both food and people. Winning this battle was effortless!"

Pei Yan laughed and bowed slightly.

"Big brother, you are so lucky. I didn't expect that the soldier guarding the granary was actually your old friend. That's why our substitution was so smooth this time."

Zhou Kui laughed heartily and turned to a man dressed as a soldier behind him and said:

"Brother Hu, if I had known that you were the one escorting Big Brother this time, I would have saved you a lot of trouble. From now on, you'll be following Big Brother, and Big Brother will definitely ensure that you have the best food and the best drinks. It's a thousand times better than following that fellow Qian Wuyong."

The little leader bowed flatteringly and said:

"Brother, if it weren't for Qian Wuyong and Pei Shijie's suppression over the past two years, our secret businesses would still be thriving! They cut off our financial resources, and today is the day for us to take revenge! I've endured humiliation and waited for this day for a long time! It's my honor to serve you again, brother!"

Zhou Kui was in a good mood. He pointed to a vast plain at the foot of the mountain and said:

"What do you think we should do next?"

Pei Yan said without hesitation:

"Of course we strike while the iron is hot...seize the money, the food, the territory!"

He looked into the distance, towards Lin'an City.

"And then we robbed Lin'an City!"

……

Lin'an City.

As soon as Pei Shijie returned to the city, he did not even bother to go home and began to organize people to build temporary residences outside the city, and asked people to set up tents against the wall to distribute porridge.

In addition, he asked Qian Wuyong to order the Lin'an garrison to closely guard the city gates to prevent the victims from causing trouble.

In the city, Pei Xin, Madam Qian and Madam Pei organized wealthy businessmen to donate food and supplies and actively assisted in the disaster relief work.

Everything is proceeding in order amidst chaos.

"Master Qian, Master Pei,"

The yamen runners came to report,

"I've been observing for days and have discovered that the people living in the shanty towns along the riverbank have gradually moved up the mountain. Quite a few have already gathered there. Kuaiji County, sixty miles to the south, was looted by them yesterday!"

"That's unreasonable!"

Qian Wuyong slammed his fat palm on the table and said angrily,

"Good people shouldn't become bandits! They are indeed all untouchables and unruly people! I will send troops to encircle and suppress them immediately!"

Pei Shijie quickly stopped him and said:

"Master Qian, those people are honest and upright. Many of them worked with me to build the dam. They just want to make a living. Their crime doesn't deserve the death penalty!"

"Honest and dutiful? Brother Pei, you won't forget how they wanted to beat you and me to death with hoes and pickaxes! And they robbed Kuaiji County! Kuaiji County is the richest place under my jurisdiction! These, these are not things that an honest and dutiful person could do!"

Qian Wuyong still feels scared when he thinks of the scene by the river.

He has been hiding in the city these days, with dozens of guards protecting him whenever he goes in and out. He still feels uneasy when sleeping at home.

"If it were you, I'd send a team to encircle and suppress them. Let them know who's the boss in Lin'an City!"

"Wait!" Pei Shijie said, "If it weren't for the sand in the granary, would they be so angry that they would rebel? After all, it's because they're extremely hungry and angry that they've taken the wrong path!"

"Then what do you think we should do?"

"Call for peace first!"

Pei Shijie frowned and sighed,

"Post notices to let them know that the court has never given up on them. As long as they turn from evil to good, the court will forgive their past mistakes and continue to give them food, land, and houses. With food and homes, no one will want to rebel. They can continue to live peacefully as ordinary people."

When Qian Wuyong thought of the grain in the granary that had turned to sand, he felt that he was in the wrong. He had no choice but to give in and said:

"That's fine! After all, Qian Wuyong is a good official who wins people over with his virtue!"

……

Pei Heng traveled south through wind and rain, exhausted and dusty, not daring to delay for a moment.

"Qin Chuan, you will lead your troops and the relief funds and grain into the city with His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin. Issue the imperial edict, and then assist His Royal Highness in supervising the relief efforts. Anyone who disobeys my order will be executed!"

Qin Chuan bowed and said:

"Order!"

"My Lord, where are you going?"

Pei Heng pulled the reins, glanced at Li Ji, who had hardly spoken to him along the way, and said angrily:

"I'll go ahead and survey the disaster situation. I'll meet up with you in Lin'an City in three days. Helan Yue, take a few people with me!"

"okay!"

Helan Yue responded immediately and called a few capable people to follow.

"Master!"

Three people suddenly jumped out of the carriage in the team and ran towards Pei Heng.

Hearing the word "Master", Pei Heng's scalp went numb. Before he could respond, Xie An ran up to him, grabbed his horse's reins, and begged:

"Master, where are you going? Take me with you!"

"Nonsense!"

Pei Heng shouted sternly,

"I haven't beaten you yet for sneaking out from the team. I need to do some serious work now. Don't mess around with me."

Facing Pei Heng, Xie An was still scared.

However, this time, he, Li Xun, and Li Shou were determined to come along for the training. When the team set out, the three of them hid in a grain cart and sneaked out. By the time they were discovered, the team had already passed Jinkou and boarded the ship, and it was no longer possible to send them back.

Pei Heng had no choice but to let them follow him.