Lu Heng's words made the hearts of everyone present heavy.
No one wanted to live in a chaotic world, and no one wanted to face destruction and death.
The Lu family had such a deep foundation, but there would be a day when it would be destroyed. Lu Heng had such a high status, was a marquis, and was also the head of a large aristocratic family. Now, he had to live such a precarious life, let alone ordinary people like them.
The people's faces were solemn.
Qin Yining couldn't help but admire Lu Heng's ability to stir people's emotions and make them sympathize with him. His words captured the hearts of the ordinary people and placed his actions on the side of justice. It also made people sympathize with his experience. In this way, no matter what he did next, it would be more justifiable.
Lu Heng looked around at the people present and opened his arms. He said loudly, "Is this kind of emperor really the Son of Heaven's Mandate? When the incapable emperor was in power in Beiji, everyone didn't have enough to eat or wear, and their lives were precarious. At that time, everyone had one or two people who died of hunger or illness. I thought that everything would improve in Da Zhou, but now, Your Majesty is actually the same as the incapable emperor in Beiji! He doesn't care about the lives of the people and used all his money to build the Imperial Mausoleum! "
Lu Heng angrily pointed in the direction of the Imperial Mausoleum. Every word seemed to contain tears of blood. He said sadly, "How much of our people's blood and sweat is mixed in there? How many people have sacrificed their lives in order to build the Imperial Mausoleum?
"Your Majesty ordered us around like mules and horses! Not only did they use us, but they also wanted to eat our flesh and drink our blood! Everyone in Huichuan is better, but you don't know how many people have starved to death in Da Zhou! Not to mention those far away, just the starving people in Shangjing who sought Your Majesty's protection were all blocked outside the city gates by Your Majesty's troops. He would rather let them starve to death outside the city gates than enter the capital! In the capital, there are still songs and dances, and Your Majesty is still leading those corrupt officials to enjoy themselves!
"This is our Da Zhou, and this is the emperor we have high hopes for! Tell me, is such an incapable emperor worthy of our trust? Is he worthy of this position?! "
Lu Heng's roar shook the heavens. The emotions of the common people were stirred up, but very few people dared to respond to his words.
However, there were always some simple-minded and hot-blooded young people in the crowd. As long as someone took the lead, their emotions would be stirred up, and they would not care much for a moment.
Perhaps it was Lu Heng's arrangement, but someone in the crowd was the first to shout, "Unworthy! A fatuous ruler doesn't deserve it! "Soon after, there were scattered voices of agreement. In the end, it turned into a mass of excitement!
As early as when Qin Yining and Pang Xiao were still here, there were already signs of food shortage. For this reason, Qin Yining even ordered Master Zhong to think of a way to distribute food, and also to guide some people to cultivate terraced fields.
Now that the resentment that had been suppressed for so long had finally erupted under Lu Heng's intentional guidance, it was very difficult to suppress the people's resentment once it boiled over!
Everyone in the open space was cursing angrily. Their roars were so loud that it made people's hearts tremble.
Lu Heng stood on a high platform and also waved his fists and cursed. Then, he pointed in the direction of the imperial mausoleum and shouted, "The fatuous ruler doesn't care about our lives because of the imperial mausoleum! Since I dared to stand out today, I dare to stand out! I will go and destroy the imperial mausoleum for him! This matter has nothing to do with anyone here. Even if the fatuous ruler really blames me one day, I will bear the responsibility alone! Today, everyone will be my witnesses! "
Lu Heng climbed down the high platform as he spoke. Immediately, there were men protecting Lu Heng on both sides. Like Moses parting the sea, they passed through the crowd and headed in the direction of the imperial mausoleum.
The common people automatically opened up a path for them, and then curiously followed behind.
Qin Yining and his group were also pulled along and followed.
Liao Zhibing lowered his voice and whispered in Qin Yining's ear, "We haven't even finished what we wanted to do, and we've already been snatched away?"
Qin Yining pursed his lips and said, "There are no other ways at this time. Since he stood out like this, he must have made complete preparations. I'm afraid there's no chance for my plan to be carried out. "
Jing Zhe said in a low voice, "That's good too. It saves us some trouble."
Qin Yining smiled, but his eyes were full of worry. "Although it saves us some trouble, he incited the common people's emotions and destroyed the imperial mausoleum, which is equivalent to starting a rebellion. Huichuan is also close to the capital, and it also involves the imperial mausoleum. I'm afraid that it will cause the imperial court to go crazy and suppress it.
When the people around him heard this, they all fell silent for a moment.
"When the emperor rises, the common people suffer. When the emperor dies, the common people suffer." Lu Heng could retreat at any time, but the unlucky ones were the common people who stayed behind.
The reason why Qin Yining wanted to destroy the imperial mausoleum quietly was because he was afraid that if he did it with great fanfare, it would implicate everyone.
But now, she was powerless to change the current situation.
The mighty crowd surged towards the imperial mausoleum. Lu Heng seemed to have been prepared. When they were a certain distance away, a group of men blocked the common people's path and shouted, "Fellow villagers, it's dangerous to get any closer. We need to use kerosene! Everyone, back off! Back off! "
Once they heard that they needed kerosene, the common people knew how dangerous it was and didn't dare to move forward.
However, the imperial mausoleum was right in front of them. Everyone's attention was focused on the front of the group. Some people climbed up trees, some climbed up large rocks, and some found a high ground. They were all waiting for the imperial mausoleum to be destroyed.
Among all the common people, only a portion of them had worried expressions.
Destroying the imperial mausoleum was considered a rebellion. Even if Lu Heng said that he would take responsibility for everything, who knew if the higher-ups wouldn't blame the entire county's common people?
Previously, some of the relatives in Danfu County said that when the common people of Danfu County gathered in front of the mausoleum to cause trouble, Your Majesty almost killed all the common people in the county. Your Majesty even sent troops and horses. It was only because Prince Zhongshun interceded that they were spared from suffering.
Now that Prince Zhongshun wasn't around, if Lu Boye destroyed the imperial mausoleum and ran away, who would be the scapegoat?
When some people thought of this, they didn't even want to watch the show anymore. They pulled their relatives and friends back.
However, they didn't succeed in leaving this place. Because at some point, a large number of men with weapons had surrounded this area. The way back had been blocked!
They wanted to speak out, but the other party's knives were on their necks. They didn't dare to make a sound. Therefore, the people who were surrounded in the middle couldn't notice the situation at the edge. They were all still discussing and craning their necks to look forward.
They saw Lu Heng step forward, holding a torch high. He bent down and lit a long fuse on the ground. Then, he immediately retreated.
The common people saw that the spark was like a snake, spitting out its scarlet tongue as it moved toward the square hole made of wood.
Everyone waited. Time seemed to drag on indefinitely. No one knew when the kerosene would be lit, and no one thought about where the troops that were originally guarding the imperial mausoleum had gone.
After waiting for a long time, the scene they wanted didn't happen. Someone muttered in a low voice, "Did they fail?"
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