Qin Yining narrowed his eyes and suddenly said, "Look at those men who are playing gongs and singing. They don't seem to be people from the yamen."
Ji Yun was stunned and quickly leaned out to take a look.
"It's as you said, they don't look familiar." Ji Yun was suspicious and inexplicably nervous.
They had lived in Huichuan County for a few months and Pang Xiao's identity was special, so they naturally had a lot of contact with the yamen. Even if they didn't recognize all the bailiffs in the yamen, they were still very familiar with them. However, these people in front of them were very unfamiliar. They weren't wearing official uniforms, but they kept saying that they were here to deliver a message from the imperial court.
Qin Yining said, "Since that's the case, let's not move for the time being and quietly listen to the news. Don't act rashly. "
"Yes, don't worry." Liao Zhibing and the others nodded and their hearts were also in their mouths.
This time, when they came to Huichuan County, the entire county was filled with an indescribable strangeness.
The few of them were prepared to move at any time, so they quietly stayed in Qin Yining and Ji Yun's room and waited for the news. At this time, it was naturally safer to gather together.
Not long after, someone on the street knocked on the gong and shouted, "Everyone, gather at the big square in the east. The imperial court has something important to announce, so all the villagers must go! No one is allowed to delay! "
Qin Yining and the others looked at each other, "If the imperial court has any news, they won't make such a big fuss. Naturally, there will be people who will look at the announcement and there will also be literate people who will read it out loud. This time, it seems like they want everyone in the county to go to the east square."
"You're right, I feel the same way too. Why don't we wait a little longer? "
"I'm afraid that if we don't go, someone will come to check. If they find out that we don't want to go, it will attract attention."
Everyone couldn't make a decision for a moment. Qin Yining didn't say anything, so no one moved.
When someone on the street knocked on the gong and shouted again and began to force some women and children who were unwilling to show their faces to go to the square, Qin Yining stood up and said, "I'm afraid we can't avoid it. Let's take this opportunity to go and take a look."
Everyone knew that they couldn't avoid it, so they followed Qin Yining downstairs.
As soon as they reached the street, the group blended perfectly into the crowd of commoners heading east. Fortunately, they had made sufficient preparations before they came. When they disguised themselves as ordinary citizens, none of them were eye-catching. They were able to blend in perfectly with the crowd.
Not long after, a group of people followed the crowd to the square.
As far as the eye could see, at least half of the county's citizens had come.
Behind them, there seemed to be many women and children being urged to walk over.
Qin Yining said doubtfully, "I really didn't see any bailiffs."
"Yes," Jing Zhe said in a low voice. "Master, something doesn't seem right."
Liao Zhibing also said, "It seems like someone has taken control of the yamen and called all the people here to do something."
After all, Huichuan County was where the imperial mausoleum was located. Its location was too sensitive. Anyone who wanted to target Li Qitian couldn't touch Li Qitian himself. Seeing how Li Qitian treasured the imperial mausoleum, who wouldn't have thoughts about the imperial mausoleum?
Qin Yining said in a low voice, "Don't be anxious. Let's not act rashly. Let's just hide in the crowd for now. "
The commoners who came on their own accord had already crowded the square to the point that not even a drop of water could trickle through. Many of the people who came later were unwilling. Some of them were cursing the imperial court in a low voice for causing trouble again. If they had the time, why didn't they think about how to feed the commoners? There were also people who scolded the people who went to pass the message for being too vicious.
Qin Yining felt like she had fallen into a hive of bees. She was surrounded by buzzing sounds.
But soon, she didn't have time to care about these things.
This was because she saw a familiar figure in the distance climb onto a temporary high platform in front of the square.
The people around her naturally saw it as well. Ji Yun lowered her voice and said, "It's Lu Heng!"
Qin Yining's expression immediately became serious.
Lu Heng was no longer the local county magistrate. What was he trying to do in the name of the imperial court?!
Lu Heng had been the county magistrate of Huichuan County before. Many of the commoners recognized him. Not only were the people around Qin Yining surprised, but the commoners were also confused.
"Didn't Lord Lu quit being the county magistrate? Why didn't Lord Lu come to announce the imperial court's matters?"
Once the first person had doubts, there was a second, and a third. These kinds of discussions were like ripples. Many of the commoners whispered to each other, guessing what the imperial court was going to do.
Those who didn't know would only think that Lu Heng had been arranged by Your Majesty to do some work elsewhere.
However, Qin Yining and the others had heavy hearts.
This time, Lu Heng was clearly going to fight with Li Qitian.
In recent days, the Lu family had been weakened. Although Lu Heng had taken the main backbone of the Lu family with him when he escaped, how could Lu Heng be willing to let such a huge family be trampled under someone's feet at such a time?
Qin Yining thought about Lu Heng's temperament, his recent actions, and the situation of the disaster victims. His heart trembled as he muttered,
"I'm afraid he's going to rebel."
Ji Yun and Jing Zhe, who were next to him, heard it clearly. The two of them felt their hands and feet turn cold, and they didn't know how to react.
Back in Dayan, they had witnessed the fall of a dynasty with their own eyes. They also knew that when the emperor was in power, there were a few commoners who rose up in rebellion, but it ended in failure.
Ordinary commoners didn't act in a systematic manner, but Lu Heng was a scheming and astute person who was familiar with military books. What he wanted to do in Huichuan County was as clear as day.
"Fellow villagers. Fellow villagers and elders! " At this time, Lu Heng, who was standing on the stage, mustered up all his strength and said loudly, "It was this Lu's idea to gather all of you here today. This Lu is truly apologetic for wasting everyone's time. "
"However, this Lu family has suffered unjust injustice and abuse, and we want to take this opportunity to redress our grievances. Fellow villagers, please listen to me. "
Although there were many commoners in the square, everyone's attention was focused on Lu Heng. Lu Heng's words of 'unjust injustice of the Lu family' successfully piqued their curiosity. Everyone quieted down and listened to Lu Heng's speech.
"As everyone knows. Our Lu family has been a prominent family for hundreds of years. Dating back to before Beiji was established, our Lu family was already a prominent local family.
"In recent years, the world has been in chaos, and the commoners have had no way to make a living. The reason why the Lu family is loyal to Your Majesty is to end the chaos and give the commoners a stable life.
"However, everyone, take a look. What did Your Majesty do with the money that our Lu family gave him?
"Even though he had the money, he wasn't willing to think of ways to sell food to the commoners. Instead, he wholeheartedly wanted to build the imperial mausoleum! In Your Majesty's heart, the glory of his death is even more important than the lives of the commoners! "
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