Today, Cui Wenqing and Su Shi are both wearing official hats with their feet stretched and green embroidered robes, young and handsome.

However, it is a pity that the expressions of the two of them are indescribably solemn and serious, and there is a tense atmosphere where the mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings.

At this time, the Zhezhao horse team rushed to the outskirts of Baode County, but because there were too many people, the crowd blocked the road, and they could no longer advance.

Zhi Zhao's eyesight is very good, and he has clearly seen Cui Wenqing on the city tower, knowing that he must have something important to announce when he came this time, so he did not rush to the city, and ordered the knights to turn over and dismount, rest and wait for a while, and he took Mu Wan forward, wanting to hear what Cui Wenqing had to say.

The sun finally rose overhead, and noon quietly came.

Lu Ruoxuan walked out of the crowd under the support of the Lu clan, came to the farm tool hill in front of the city gate, bowed slightly to the city tower, and said in a straight voice: "Lord Cui, the day has come, I don't know what you say about our people wanting to return to Jiangnan Road?" Is it allowed? ”

The clear voice of a yellow warbler out of the valley spread far and wide, and it also clearly reached the ears of all the people present.

Faced with major matters related to their vital interests, the people spontaneously quieted down, staring at Cui Wenqing standing on the city tower with a pair of eyes, wanting to hear what he said.

Looking at the crowds of people in the field, but the people who were silent, feeling their ardent and expectant eyes, Cui Wenqing felt like a thorn in his back and was under a lot of pressure.

However, at this time, he was not allowed to compromise and be weak, because he represented the imperial court, and also represented fairness and justice.

Therefore, he groaned slightly, and his clear and not firm voice had already sounded: "Everyone, the patriarch of the Lu clan, this official has affirmed yesterday the imperial court's method of resettlement of people resettled in other places, that is, it is directly decoupled from the original place of origin, and the local resettlement takes root, this is the proposition that the imperial court adheres to, and it is also the soul of the resettlement policy, so everyone wants the imperial court to provide the matter of entangling and returning to the Jiangnan Road, which is absolutely impossible!" ”

Hearing Cui Wenqing's affirmative answer, the people were in an uproar, just like a calm pool of water suddenly boiling, and the buzzing and coaxing discussions extinguished all the sounds of heaven and earth.

It was only at this time that Zhi Zhao understood the specific reason why the people handed over the peasants, and also understood that Cui Wenqing had categorically rejected the petitions of the people to hand over the peasants, so wouldn't it mean that things had become out of control, and the contradictions between the two sides had deepened?

Thinking of this, Zhe Zhao was very worried, and he was really a little unsure whether Cui Wenqing would be able to deal with this matter smoothly.

On the other hand, Lu Ruoxuan was also stunned by Cui Wenqing's words.

She didn't dare to expect Cui Wenqing to agree to her suggestion, but she believed that Cui Wenqing would definitely mediate for it, compromise partially, and even politely invite her and the patriarchs into the city to negotiate, so as to find a way acceptable to both parties.

However, what I didn't expect was that Cui Wenqing refused mercilessly, and there was no room for turnaround, so he seemed to be ready to fight the people with his own body.

Although Cui Wenqing is the minister of the Qin Mission, and the pacification envoy of the school and the prefecture, if he despises the people's injustices and despises the people's will, then he is already completely on the opposite side of the people.

Thinking of this, Lu Ruoxuan secretly sighed that he was really ignorant, and the original little respect for Cui Wenqing also disappeared, he was too young after all!

So, Lu Ruoxuan motioned to her subordinates to calm the surroundings, and after the voices of the people gradually calmed down, she shouted to Cui Wenqing on the city tower: "Master Cui, according to what you say, then are you ready to ignore our invitation to hand over the farmers?" ”

"Yes!" Cui Wenqing nodded, and reaffirmed with a stiff erection, "Patriarch Lu, no matter what, it is impossible to return to Jiangnan Road. ”

Hearing this, Lu Ruoxuan sneered: "Since Lord Cui, you ignore the request of more than 10,000 people to hand over the farmers, then well, we can only report the request to the court, I believe the court will not sit idly by!" ”

When Zhi Zhao heard this, he was immediately angry, and he also had deep worries.

Although the imperial court does not want the people resettled in other places to return to Jiangnan Road, but there is such a big thing as Jiaonong, I know whether the imperial court will punish Cui Wenqing to calm the people's anger, after all, there are too many things to lose the car and protect the handsome, and the officials and the ministers of the court have to weigh it.

Unexpectedly, Cui Wenqing on the city tower listened to Lu Ruoxuan's words, but he couldn't help laughing, and after laughing, his tone turned cold, staring at Lu Ruoxuan and saying coldly: "Patriarch Lu's hand of coercing public opinion to threaten the court is really superb, but do you think I, Cui Wenqing, can let you threaten?" ”

Lu Ruoxuan replied calmly: "Master Cui, the little woman is not threatening you, she just wants to find a way out for the people." ”

"Haha, that's a good point, then I'll give the people a way to live and cut off your delusions!" Cui Wenqing said a word, then looked around, raised his hand and said in a loud voice, "Fathers and fellow villagers present, this official is Cui Wenqing, the pacification envoy of the imperial court inspection school and Suizhou, and I also ask you to listen to what this official says." ”

As soon as the words fell, the noise of the people's dissatisfaction became louder:

"What else does this mediocre official want to say? It's nothing more than deceiving us. ”

"Yes, we are not allowed to return to Jiangnan Road, no matter how much we talk at this time, it is useless."

"Everyone, no matter what he says, let's not believe it, let's sue the court together and punish this dog official!"

"Yes, yes, punish this dog officer!"

……

Hearing such a monstrous scolding, the good-looking E's eyebrows furrowed even tighter.

I can't wait to immediately dispatch the elite army of Zhenwu Army to Baode County to suppress this ignorant Diao people who have won Longwangshu and have insufficient people's hearts to swallow elephants.

However, she knew that if she really did this, the prestige of the imperial court in the hearts of the people who had been resettled in other places would be lost, and the policy of resettlement would completely collapse.

On the top of the city tower, Cui Wenqing let the people scold for a while, and when the scolding gradually subsided, he raised his voice and said loudly: "This official knows why everyone wants to pay the farmers, it is nothing more than because all the fathers and villagers are tenant farmers of these big families, if the big family leaves, you will not be able to enjoy tax reductions and exemptions, so you will pay more grain taxes every year, so in the face of such a situation, you can only be at the mercy of the big family, choose to come to Baode County to hand over the farmers, and want the official to agree to let you leave with the big family." ”

Cui Wenqing's remarks can be said to have hit the essence of the people's handover to agriculture, and it is also the problem of this handover incident.

Indeed, the reason why the common people were willing to follow the arrangement of the big family to come to the farm was to be able to pay less taxes every year.

And a big family like the Lu family has grasped this point in order to coerce the people's grievances and public opinion, and have the courage to resist the policies of the imperial court.

This is a dead knot, and it is also a difficult problem.

Although it is wrong for the people to do it for profit, it can be regarded as excusable.

But it is these big families who really benefit, and they are the root cause of the chaos of the resettlement strategy.

(End of chapter)