Qin Yining's calmness infected everyone around him. Pang Xiao was still a little irritable, but he calmed down at this time.
Pang Xiao took the first step to stand in front of the door, Qin Yining followed closely, Jinghu Guard and Yin-faced spy guarded Pang Xiao and Qin Yining respectively.
The torches in the hands of the people in front of the yamen were as bright as day, which made Qin Yining better see the anger on the faces of the people.
There are more than a thousand people in these people, and everyone has weapons in their hands, and they are only a few steps away from him. If these people swarmed up, Qin Yining really didn't think the hundreds of people brought by Pang Xiao could stop him.
In fact, Qin Yining was a little flustered in his heart. In the event of danger, she couldn't feel nothing at all, especially since so many people were staring at her with angry eyes, and Qin Yining, who had a very keen sense of danger and hostility, wished she could cramp her thin skin, at this time. It's like being slashed by someone.
But reason prevailed. At this juncture, neither she nor Pang Xiao could panic. If they panic and are afraid, what about the people under them? Are they advancing or retreating? If these people retire, the consequences will be unimaginable. Even if they are full of martial arts, they will be trampled into meat sauce in such a crowd.
The people had gathered in front of the yamen and had been shouting for a while. When I saw someone come out, I suddenly stopped talking.
Someone in the crowd said loudly, "Prince Zhongshun came out!"
It was confirmed that it was Prince Zhongshun, and the people were full of anger.
Pang Xiao couldn't hear it clearly, so he raised his hand and pressed it down, with a friendly smile on his face, and said kindly: "Everyone, everyone gathered together today to see this king, but something must have happened. Don't worry, everyone, if there is any problem, this king has come out at this moment, the big guy can say whatever. As long as the request is reasonable and doesn't violate the laws of the country, this king will help you solve it!"
In the face of angry people, the best way is to appease. On the one hand, as a military general, Pang Xiao is also a well-known God of War, his slaughtering knife can only be aimed at the enemy, at those who invaded the Great Zhou Dynasty, but not at his own people. Second, the disparity in the number of people is too great at the moment. Although Pang Xiao is confident that he can protect Qin Yining and kill a bloody path, once he really kills the people, the consequences will be almost devastating for them.
If the innocent people were really killed and the news spread, it would not only give Li Qitian a reason to punish him, but also lose all the image and reputation that he and Qin Yining had worked so hard to manage before, turning the name of heroism into infamy.
He and Qin Yining were desperate now, and could not tolerate half a step back and mistakes.
Therefore, now, Pang Xiao tried to lower his body as much as possible to make himself closer to the people, just thinking about how to solve the current situation safely.
When the people saw that Prince Zhongshun was so gentle and easy to talk, they couldn't help being stunned for a moment.
Then someone dared to say loudly: "We are not going to repair the emperor's mausoleum! You give us a letter!"
"Yes!" One person spoke, and others immediately echoed, "You give us a letter! As long as it is written that the emperor will be repaired in the future, we will not send people from our Danfu County, and we will disperse immediately!"
When Pang Xiao heard the words, his face gradually sank.
"Are you all for the people?"
"Yes! We just don't go to repair the imperial mausoleum!"
Pang Xiao said solemnly: "The construction of the imperial mausoleum is the will of the sage. Don't look at this king as a supervising official, but this king only has the power to supervise the management, and the matter of the people's husband cannot be decided by this king alone. Besides, this king is in In the dossier, we can see that when I went to build the imperial mausoleum, the people lived well, and they could eat meat every few days, which was even better than living at home. , This is the will of the Holy One, the holy decree of Jinkou Yuyan, Danfu County has gathered many people to violate the holy decree, are you trying to rebel?"
"Bah! Fuck your mother's stinky farts!" Someone in the crowd shouted and scolded, "What is good to live in, what is meat to eat! Are you fooling us to be fools who don't know anything!"
"That's right, the last time the emperor's mausoleum was built, three thousand people were recruited, and less than four hundred people came back alive in the end!"
"Even if our people are poorer, they are all raised by their parents. Don't those people have no relatives, not humans but beasts who can let your court harm at will!"
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After some words, the people present became excited. The screams of the people in front of the yamen were loud.
When Pang Xiao saw it, he knew that the scene in front of him was someone stirring up emotions among the people. But what they said, expropriated 3,000 civilians, but only 400 people came back alive in the end, this is indeed true! And these situations, he has seen no records!
From the point of view of the common people, Pang Xiao felt very distressed for them. This Danfu County has a large population and a large number of fields. It can recruit three thousand people, and every family must have a strong man to go out. In the end, only 400 people came back alive. I am afraid that the county is not a vegetarian
Such a scene is even more chilling than a plague, because a plague cannot be controlled by humans, but the imperial court caused the death of civilians by expropriation!
But from his own point of view, Pang Xiao was indeed wronged. Before that, he didn't know the situation at all, and he didn't even think that such a thing would happen when the imperial mausoleum was built. It seems that the person behind inciting the emotions of the people is trying to put him to death!
When Pang Xiao's heart turned back and forth, someone in the crowd was crying loudly.
"Don't believe the nonsense that the imperial court said! I am a civilian husband who was lucky enough to come back alive before, and repairing the emperor's tomb is not a job done by humans! Officials deduct our food, and every day is a rare person who takes photos. Porridge, I haven't had a meal for more than ten days. If I sleep for less than two hours every day, I will be blindfolded and called to work. Those who refuse to go, and those who move slowly will be whipped up. If you’re full, don’t wear warm clothes, and don’t sleep enough, you won’t be in danger when you start work? Even in times of famine, digging grass roots to eat at home is much better than going to repair the imperial mausoleum!”
As soon as this person talked about the situation at that time, it attracted the other people to agree again and again.
The scolding, which had been slightly weaker, exploded again like water poured into hot oil. Not only the court was scolded, but Pang Xiao, the prince who was in charge of repairing the imperial tomb, and even all of Pang Xiao's family members were greeted by the common people with the most rude swear words to the ancestors of the eighteen generations, especially the female elders. In-ear.
The other party was so large and powerful that Pang Xiao and Qin Yining would definitely not be able to quarrel between them.
Pang Xiao shouted loudly: "Quiet! Be quiet! Are you here to solve the problem or rebel? If you continue to yell, in the end, even if it makes sense, it will become unreasonable! Be quiet!"
Many people who were close by heard that Pang Xiao's words made sense, so they became quiet. After all, no one wants to be labeled as a rebel, and finally be suppressed by the court justifiably.
Most of the people came to take risks for the benefit and safety of their own families, and were forced to come.
However, there were those who incited the atmosphere in the crowd and deliberately misinterpreted Pang Xiao's words.
"Bah! Stupid! You don't want to do anything for us, and you still want to threaten us? There are so many of us, are you afraid that you won't do it! This matter is stabbed in front of the Holy One, and that's why we have a reason! You are happy to stand for us. The letter guarantees that we will not requisition civilian husbands from Danfu County in the future, and we will disperse immediately! If not, we will simply kill you corrupt officials today!"
"Yes! Kill the corrupt officials! Live a stable life in the future!"
"Our entire county has been dispatched. How can the imperial court help us? Isn't there a saying that we shouldn't blame the public!"
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Most of the people have a herd mentality, and in front of such a big event, someone advocates and someone immediately responds. At this time, if someone in the crowd said, "The prince is innocent," they would immediately associate that the prince was also a supervising official who just took office, and he did not repair the former imperial mausoleum.
However, preparations have been made for the people of Pang Xiao, and it is bound to arouse the anger of the people.
The anger of the people was incited, and there were so many of them that everyone in the entire county was dispatched. I don't believe that the imperial court could cut off the heads of the entire county!
Thinking about this, the commoners couldn't even care about it, and there was a stunned young man who raised his scythe and rushed forward, "Kill the dog officer!"
The guards of the palace were about to unsheathed their weapons and blocked them in front of the yamen gate.
Seeing that the people in the court drew their swords, and the sword light was pointed at these people, the people were panicked and angry.
The people who rushed forward were thrown to the ground with a scabbard.
Tang Xiu strode to the periphery and drew a line on the ground. As a Jinghuwei, who has really killed people and seen blood on the battlefield, the momentum of his body should not be underestimated when he is serious.
"Listen clearly! The lord has no intention of harming innocent people. If Ruoer et al. commit the following crimes and besiege the government office, they will all be regarded as the crime of treason! Those who cross the line will die!"
Tang Xiu used the loudest voice and the most imposing manner, and the people who were closer even had their eardrums tingling.
Many of the people were quiet and fearful in their hearts.
Those who can take the lead will not give up.
Immediately, several men rushed up with pickaxes, shovels, door latches and other weapons, cursing.
"I don't believe it! How dare you really kill me!"
"There are so many of us, if you have the ability, you will cut it!"
These people didn't care about the swords in the hands of the guards of the palace, they directly rounded the guy and rushed towards the palace.
Tang Xiu looked at Pang Xiao in embarrassment.
Pang Xiao made a gesture, shook his head, and instructed everyone not to harm the lives of the people.
Tang Xiu was helpless and could only go forward and knock out the leaders one by one.
These guys are all tall and strong, who knows that they will fall down in no time.
The people in the vicinity all realized the power of the guards of the palace, and they all timidly wanted to retreat.
But someone behind the crowd deliberately rushed forward and shouted: "Murder! Prince Zhongshun murdered the people in public! He dared to kill our juniors, let's rush up and kill them!"