Kou Ji did not speak, but Li Di already understood through Kou Ji's attitude that his guess was probably correct.
Li Di's eyes were a little red, "These corrupt officials and profiteers are all damned."
He tried his best to help the refugees survive, but these corrupt officials and profiteers had ruined all his thoughts. He was so angry that he wanted to lift the sword and kill people.
Kou Ji said solemnly: "The most urgent task is not to pursue corrupt officials and profiteers. It is to find out the matter as soon as possible, and then figure out how to deal with it."
After a pause, Kou Ji gritted his teeth and reminded: "Tomorrow, the 50,000 refugees with the largest number will be here."
Speaking of refugees, Li Di became sober a lot, and the largest group of refugees will arrive tomorrow.
If it is not handled properly, many people will die.
"Just stay here and wait for the news, and the old man will go to your grandfather and Wang Zeng to negotiate."
Li Di dropped this sentence and hurriedly walked down to the palace.
Kou Ji stood alone on the city gate.
Stayed until midnight.
The soldiers of the Forbidden Army who went to meet the third batch of grain and grass dispatched a scout, and rode a fast horse to the southern gate of Bianjing City.
The scout looked very solemn. After arriving at the gate of Nancheng, seeing Li Di was not there, he stood at the gate of the city and waited for Li Di, asking anyone to ask questions without answering.
After Kou Ji got the news, he hurriedly got down from the city gate and found the scout.
When the scout saw Kou Ji, he bowed and said, "The villain has seen Kou Engineering Department."
Seeing that the scout's face was not good, Kou Ji knew that the situation was not good.
But instead of chasing the scout to ask questions, he took the scout up to Chengqiang, and went to the gate of the city.
"Is it bad?"
Kou Ji asked.
The scout hesitated and nodded.
Seeing this, Kou Ji's mood fell to the bottom.
He chased the scout and said, "Tell me carefully!"
The scout hesitated, and said: "My school lieutenant knows the importance of the matter, and he specifically reminds the villain that he can only tell the truth to Li Xiang and not tell others."
The scout bowed and said: "Military orders are like a mountain, please don't embarrass the villain."
Kou Jichang sighed, and did not continue to chase the scout to ask questions, but sent people into the palace quickly to report to Li Di.
After receiving the news, Li Di hurried to the South City Gate.
After arriving in the city gate, Li Di saw the scout and directly asked, "What's the situation?"
The scout handed over to Li Di, "When I returned to Li Xiang, the villain and others were ordered to pick up the third batch of grain and grass, and they ran into the pipeline escorting the grain and grass. They also ran into a group of refugees robbing the grain and grass.
Refugees defeated by the villain and others.
But the food inspector suddenly set the grain on fire.
The villain and others risked their deaths to snatch a cart of grain and grass, and found that the cart was filled with hay, not a grain of grain.
Those refugees, as well as the soldiers who escorted the grain and grass, were taken down by the villain and others. "
When Li Di and Kou Ji heard this, their faces were very ugly.
The only little hope in their hearts, with the words of the scout, was washed away.
Li Di gritted his teeth, and said from his teeth, "Is there any questioning?"
The scout nodded, "After interrogation by the lieutenant of our battalion, it was found that the refugees and the grain supervisor were in the same group. They were ordered to work together on the way to Bianjing in the grain truck and burn the grain and grass."
"Whose order?!"
"My battalion lieutenant did not cross-examine it."
"Then let them escort the evil leader to Bianjing, and the old man will interrogate him personally."
"What about the rest?"
"Kill together! Don't keep one!"
Li Di doesn't have any good feelings about these people who help the abuser.
Directly issued the order to kill.
The scout clasped his fists and withdrew from the city gate to deliver Li Di's order.
Kou Ji stared at Li Di, who was trembling all over, and asked, "What should I do now?"
Li Di closed his eyes in pain, and muttered: "Tenwu and Japanese troops are dispatched into the city..."
When Kou Ji heard this sentence, his eyes widened in amazement, with an unbelievable expression on his face.
The inner court decided to mobilize the Tianwu and Japanese forces into the city. What should be done
To cooperate with the Dragon God Second Guards to defend Bianjing City.
Prevent the refugees outside the city from turning into a mob and attacking Bianjing.
Kou Ji clenched his fist and asked: "The court is going to abandon these refugees?"
Li Di trembled: "The court did not give up..."
Kou Ji asked: "If the court did not abandon these refugees, why would it mobilize the Tianwu and Japanese armies to enter the city?"
Since the imperial court mobilized the Tianwu and Japanese armies into the city, it means that they have no plans to release the exiles into the city of Bianjing.
Refugees gathered outside the city, without food to eat, will inevitably turn into mobs.
At that time, the mob attacked Bianjing, and the Tianwu and Peng Japanese armies could only kill the killer.
Kill a group of refugees and deter others.
Then when the refugees were wailing everywhere, they were mobilizing food from other places to appease the refugees.
Use the lives of refugees to make up for the imperial court's faults.
Use the lives of refugees to buy time for the court to provide disaster relief.
This is probably what the court thought.
But it is clearly the fault of the imperial court, why should the refugees bear the cost of their mistakes
Are the words "kindness not in power" really so bloody
Under Kou Ji's questioning, Li Di trembled and said, "The old man doesn't know what other people think, but the old man never gave up the ideas of those refugees."
Kou Ji gritted his teeth and said: "Then the exiles should be released into Bianjing City, and let them find food in Bianjing City. I believe that there is enough food in Bianjing City to support them.
Just the stocks in our Kou Mansion, You Li Mansion, Wang Mansion, Xiang Mansion, Cao Mansion, Liu Mansion, and several mansions can feed tens of thousands of refugees for a day.
Then the grains in the hands of other big wealthy families must be enough for the refugees to eat when the grains from other regular warehouses are delivered. "
Li Di said painfully: "There is no room for loss in Bianjing. If there is a turmoil or a plague, then the entire Song Dynasty will be in chaos."
Kou Ji stared at Li Di and questioned: "Grandpa Li, you said that you can't treat people like us as beasts. But the court now does this, it treats people as beasts.
You also said at the beginning that if I kill one person, you will blow my head.
But the current practice of the imperial court is worse than that of Caosuga. "
Kou Ji's words were like nails that pierced Li Di's heart.
Li Di felt very painful, very suffering.
On the one hand, he guarded the court for half of his life, and on the other hand, he protected the people for half of his life.
He can't let it go on either side, he cares about both.
But when the two sides collided, he, as a political participant, had to make a choice.
No matter which side he stands on, it is a painful choice for him.
But in the end he chose to stand on the side of the court.
Because his reason tells him that if the refugees rush into Bianjing city, they will surely disrupt Bianjing city if they lack food and clothing.
If Bianjing City is in chaos, some ambitious people in various places will inevitably take the opportunity to cause chaos, and the entire Central Plains will be raged.
At that time, many people will die.
He didn't dare to calculate it in detail.
When he, Kou Zhun and Wang Zeng made this decision, all three of them slumped on the chairs in the Shishitang, and did not speak for a long time.
The three of them were also not at peace, but they would not do it whenever there were other options.
But they have no other choice.
But for the sake of the Great Song Jiangshan Sheji, they had to do this.
They also considered the proposal Kou Ji just mentioned.
But after careful discussion with them, they found that if they forcibly take food from the big wealthy families, before the refugees disturb the city of Bianjing, the big wealthy families will take the lead in disrupting the city.
The method of getting food from the rich and powerful is obviously undesirable.
With tears in his eyes, Li Di said to Kou Ji: "If you feel unfair, after waiting for the matter, take the old man's life to return the refugees for justice."
Kou Ji stared at Li Di for a long time and sighed.
He was anxious for a while before he said that heart-wrenching remark.
Now that I think about it carefully, I feel that what I said is really unreasonable.
Li Di is a political minister and an important minister in the DPRK.
Things have reached this point.
In the face of two evils, Li Di chooses lightly and is the most correct choice.
Li Di made this decision, but he was also bleeding in his heart.
He has tried to do everything he can.
It's not what Li Di wanted to see when things got to this point.
Kou Ji thought a lot of words to excuse Li Di, Kou Zhun, and the king, as well as a lot of words to excuse himself.
But his heart still couldn't calm down.
When he thought that the refugees were about to be buried under the butcher knife because of the court's fault, there was a burning anger in his heart.
He is not a saint, and he never thought of saving the world.
He just remembered what Li Di told him in the city gate cave.
The phrase'people are not animals'.
"You'd better save your life. Save your life and slaughter the food that was resold in the usual warehouse, and the beasts who caused this disaster."
Kou Ji said quietly.
After saying this sentence.
The two stayed in the city gate and said nothing.
It's the time of the third watch.
Liu Heng straddled his horse and rushed to the bottom of the city gate, and rushed to the city gate out of breath. When he saw Kou Ji's first words, he was shocked.
"Fourth brother, it's okay. The victims have discovered that we are using sand to pretend to be food, and they are now gathering people to make trouble."
Kou Ji and Li Di were shocked when they heard these words.
Kou Ji asked, "What's the matter?"
Liu Heng wiped the sweat off his head and said solemnly: "In the evening, several people were among the refugees, spreading rumors. It was said that the second batch of grain and grass used by the court for disaster relief was burned by the culprits.
It is said that the place where we pile up grain is not grain at all, but sandy soil.
Under the comfort of myself, Cao Tong, Chen Jing, Wang Tiansheng and others, they did not listen to the rumors.
But in the middle of the night, someone sneaked up to the place where the grain was piled up, stole a bag of grain filled with sand, tied it to the horse’s tail, and put a string of firecrackers on the horse’s tail, and then lit the firecracker to let the horses in the refugees. Running wildly outside the living tent.
Almost all the refugees were awakened. Almost all the refugees knew that the food bag was not grain but sand. "
Kou Ji and Li Di glanced at each other, and almost invariably guessed that someone secretly took action.
Li Di's face was sullen and he almost didn't break his teeth. His tone was full of murderous intent and said, "Has the person spreading the rumors been caught?"
Liu Heng looked sad and shook his head, "They were all dead men. When I took people to catch them, they all bit their tongues and committed suicide, and there was nothing to survive."
Li Di gritted his teeth and said coldly: "As long as it is man-made, there are always clues to be found. The old man will go to the penal department and ask the people from the penal department to come over. As long as the person behind the problem is found, the old man must pick it up. Their skins."
Kou Ji had no words, he arched his hands to Li Di, and left the city gate with Liu Heng.
Kou Ji has probably guessed a little bit about the person behind the scenes.
After all, there are not many people in Bianjing, and even the entire Song Dynasty, who can support dead men and dare to raise dead men.
But he was not in a hurry to deal with the matter.
He wants to appease the refugees first.
When Kou Ji rushed to the north gate of Bianjing City, the refugees were opposing the Yamen.
Tens of thousands of refugees crowded into one place, full of momentum.
The servants were forced to retreat to the place where the grain was piled up.
On the weaker side.
The food parcels filled with sand have been torn to pieces by the refugees, and the sand is scattered all over the ground.
If it weren't for Chen Jing, Wang Tiansheng and others' strong restraints, I'm afraid the yamen would be torn to pieces by the refugees.
After Kou Ji arrived, he sullenly said, "What are you doing? Rebellion?"
Chen Jing, Wang Tiansheng and others saw Kou Ji as if they had seen a savior.
Chen Jing shouted to the refugees: "The Kou Industry Department is here, and the Kou Industry Department is here. The Kou Industry Department will give you an explanation, you must not do stupid things."
Kou Ji walked to the place where the refugees and the government officials opposed, frowned and asked the refugees: "What are you going to do?"
"We want a statement!"
"Obviously there is no food, why are you lying to us?"
"..."
"How can we spend the winter without food? How can we survive?"
"..."
Among the refugees, some were brave and shouted to Kou Ji with their necks.
Kou Ji snorted coldly and asked, "Which of you has been hungry since the officer took over you?"
When the refugees heard the words, they were a little confused.
They were silent for a moment, and shouted to Kou Ji: "But there is obviously no food here, why are you lying to us?"
"Yes! Why do you lie to us?"
"..."
"The court clearly does not want to control us, let us fend for ourselves."
"Yes, yes, yes, if the court wants to control us, it should let us enter the city of Bianjing instead of keeping us out of the city."
"..."
Kou Ji glared at the refugees, and said coldly: "Who told you that you are out of food? Call it out for the officer to see."
Without waiting for the refugees to speak, Kou Ji said again: "Is there a grain officer who still doesn't know? Need your reminder? Need you to make trouble?"
When the refugees heard this, the sentiment was raging, and they wanted to speak.
Kou Ji took the lead and said: "The officer finally asked someone to get a batch of sand and pile it up here, in order to build a workshop where you can have a bite of food in the future.
But it was disturbed by you.
Who of you give me an explanation? "