Chapter 13 Taizhou Mansion and King Wuxing
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As soon as they arrived at the camp the next day, Qin Liupo took Qin Xiaomi and ran into the forest, waiting for the victims to finish digging the tree roots. After that, Qin Xiaomi was asked to jump into the tree pit and look at the soil.
After finding the cicada nymphs, they noted the location. After the victims had almost left the forest, Grandpa Qin and the others went into the forest to dig up the cicada nymphs.
Although I didn’t get anything every day, after searching for a month, I had accumulated nearly a hundred kilograms of cicada nymphs when I was approaching Taizhou Mansion.
Qin Liupo was very pleased with herself, but in order to deceive others, she would drag the victims to cry every day, saying that they were about to run out of food, regretted following Grandpa Qin's group, and wanted to go back to Qin Laojiu's group.
But when Qin Jiupo agreed that her family should go back, she found an excuse to run away again.
After returning to the resting place, he said to Qin Xiaomi and the others: "Bah, they are all reduced to sending their daughter to sleep with others in exchange for food. They still want my mother and her family to go back, what are they daydreaming about. ”
Qin Laojiu’s group became even more shameless. They sent Qin Erchun and several girls from the village to Liu Li’s family, took the opportunity to get in touch with Liu Li, and took his tribe to Liu Li’s side. The elder became a half-slave to the Liu family.
Qin Dashi's daughter-in-law, He, hugged her daughter Ertao tightly and said with fear: "It's a good thing that we followed the fifth uncle. If we followed their group, our girls would have to be given away by them."
Qin Dashi and the others cursed: "They will suffer retribution if they disgrace their ancestors so much."
Qin Laoliu was the most thoughtful and said: "We have separated our clans and severed ties, so let them die. "
Qin Liupo nodded again and again, talking about Qin Zheng's family: "Qin Huiwen is an incredible daughter-in-law. Ah, he hooked up with Liu Lizhang's third brother, a widower, and said that he would marry him when he arrived at Taizhou Mansion. He also gave the child to Qin Dashi, saying that it was the Qin family's son and that the Qin family had to raise it. "
< br>Qin Dashi failed to sleep with Qin Zheng, and ended up raising a son for Qin Zheng and Qin Huiwen, completely becoming a laughing stock.
"Qin Dashi deserves it. This is the retribution for his family to help Qin Huiwen's family do evil!" Qin Cunquan said bitterly.
But Grandpa Qin still couldn't help but feel heartbroken when his former sect members were living in such a bad way now.
Seeing that he was sad, Qin Xiaomi changed the topic: "Grandpa, we will arrive at Taizhou Mansion in a few days. We have to run faster from tomorrow on. There are too many people fleeing the disaster in eight prefectures in Zhongyuan Prefecture. I’m late, I’m afraid I won’t be able to receive the relief materials.”
Grandpa Qin listened. He was inspired: "Xiaomi is right. From tomorrow on, we will have to travel half an hour longer to get relief supplies."
The next day, Grandpa Qin and the others walked much faster. Every day, he has to travel half an hour longer than other victims, and he only stops to rest in the evening.
The closer we get to Taizhou Prefecture, the more victims there are. The villages and towns along the way are afraid that the victims will cause trouble, so they organize a large number of young people and set up wooden barriers to block the roads, preventing the victims from approaching the intersections of villages and towns.
The people in the county are even more vicious.
The third squad of government officers, soldiers from the military station, and the manpower hired by rich families all worked together to drive away the victims. Not to mention approaching the county road, they were not even allowed to stay or camp.
“Get away, this is our Qinghu County’s territory. Everything belongs to our Qinghu County. If you dare to dig into the mountains and forests, the county government will arrest you and make you a mining slave!”< br>
The victims were despised and driven away all the way, and were worse than beggars. Fortunately, they reached Taizhou Mansion in three days' journey. I heard that disaster relief was being provided there, and the victims had hope, so they didn't cause trouble. Rushing hard.
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Three days later, the accompanying capital Taizhou Mansion was guarded by 5,000 northwest troops a hundred miles outside the city. Checkpoints were set up to prevent the victims from advancing even half a step further.
More than a dozen ordering soldiers shouted at the checkpoint: "According to King Wuxing's order, all victims will line up on the spot waiting for resettlement. Anyone who dares to break through the checkpoint will be shot on the spot!"
Northwestern Army He is a frontier soldier who fights foreign enemies all year round. He really dares to kill people.
The reason why the Northwest Army came to Taizhou Mansion was because of King Wuxing... King Wuxing was the younger brother of the current Emperor Ningkang. He was framed and murdered by Emperor Ningkang twenty years ago, which caused King Wuxing's wife and family to be separated from each other. The mother clan was exterminated, and King Wuxing was thrown to the Rong Kingdom, where he worked as a slave for three years and suffered inhumane suffering.
But King Wuxing was a ruthless man. Not only did he survive in the Rong Kingdom, he also raised a large army on the border between the two countries. In the past few years, he even subdued the Northwest Army. At the beginning of this year, taking advantage of the frequent disasters, On this occasion, on the grounds that the emperor's evil had caused natural disasters, he issued a petition to the emperor and led 200,000 troops to the capital, vowing to destroy Emperor Ningkang. This is the reason why Zhongyuan Prefecture has been affected by the disaster for so long, but the imperial court has not provided relief... The throne is more important than disaster relief.
However, even if King Wuxing captured the capital and took the throne, this would still be the Wei Dynasty. Therefore, after discussing with Marquis Wenchang of Taizhou Mansion, King Wuxing decided to join forces to provide disaster relief.
Dang, Dang, Dang!
"All newly arrived victims should take their household registration papers and queue up under the black flag to register and receive a wooden sign. After receiving the wooden sign, they can go to receive relief materials. Do not run around or cause trouble by running around. , Kill them on the spot!"
A group of soldiers from the Northwest Army were shouting as they shuttled among the victims.
Grandpa Qin called to the big guys: "Quickly line up, don't run around... Protect the girl and the baby in the middle, hold hands, don't get separated."
Several families hurriedly followed the instructions, Protect the women and children in the middle, and slowly move forward with the victims in front.
But there were so many victims that it took two hours to reach Grandpa Qin and others.
“Stop!” Four armor-piercing soldiers holding knives and full of bloody aura stopped them. They stared at them with arrow-like eyes. After a while, they were released and shouted to the registration desk behind them. Said: "The eyes and skin are all in good shape. Chang, if you haven’t eaten red meat, you can register.”
Grandpa Qin led the whole family to the registration desk, took out the thickly wrapped household registration paper, and solemnly handed it to the registration clerk: “ Please take a look.”
The clerk stared at Grandpa Qin with a serious look and asked: "Where are you from, how many people are in your family, what you did for a living, who you escaped with, and are there any mutual sponsors with different surnames to prove your identity?!"
People with the same surname are the same. We are all afraid of lying collectively, so we require different surnames for mutual protection.
Grandpa Qin confessed everything and took out a mutual guarantee letter jointly signed by Qin Jiang, Xu Qiao and his family.
After reading it, the scribe asked Grandpa Qin to call all the family members forward. After asking if there was any difference, he printed the official seal on the household registration paper, pointed to the side and said: "Go and get the wooden sign. There is a wooden sign. Only then can I receive the supplies."
"Thank you, sir." Grandpa Qin thanked him repeatedly, and after taking his family to receive the wooden sign, he went to wait for Jiang Dalang and the others.
The waiting time was uneasy, and some victims with unusual eyes and skin were arrested: "They had eaten red meat, were taken away, and sent to the battlefield to be used as arrow targets!"
The arrested victims They wanted to escape, but the Northwest Army didn't give them a chance. They killed them directly and took away those who were still alive.
Grandma Qin covered the eyes of Qin Xiaomi and the others and comforted them: "It has nothing to do with us whether you are afraid or not. They deserve what they have done."
Qin Xiaomi was not afraid at all, but Grandma Qin covered her eyes to comfort her. Her appearance touched her very much.
"Xiaomi, we got the wooden sign." After Jiang Dalang and the others received the wooden sign, they came over to meet them.
"Let's go get the supplies." Grandpa Qin took several family members and ran to the place where the supplies were distributed.
There were more victims lining up here, and it wasn’t until it got completely dark that several families received supplies.
But the supplies were pitiful: "Each household was given only one quilt and one pound of grains per person, which lasted for ten days."
Dang, Dang, Dang Dang!
The gong sounded again, and the soldiers of a team of five people shouted: "Everyone who has collected the supplies gather here and follow us to the camp for resettlement!"
Grandpa Qin and others hurried to gather, and after gathering a hundred households, the soldiers took them away, and they walked for half an hour before reaching the camp.
"Every family has a flag. When you see an open space, put it up. That will be your family's residence for the next ten days. Do not take down the flag and occupy the land randomly. Anyone who violates it will be beheaded in public." After the soldiers finished explaining, they left .
Grandpa Qin and the others hurriedly planted flags to occupy the open space.
When they were completely settled, it was already midnight. They were tired and hungry. One of them grabbed a handful of roasted cicada nymphs to satisfy their hunger. After arranging the vigil, the men and women separated and wrapped themselves in the tattered quilts they received. Fall into a deep sleep.
(End of this chapter)