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Although there was a long queue, the faces of the people showed no trace of impatience, instead they were full of anticipation and excitement, and proceeded in an orderly manner.
Lu Bu and Guo Jia changed into their regular clothes and came slowly.
Coming to the back of the long dragon, perhaps it was by fate, Lu Bu saw the old farmer he met in the field a few days ago, and said hello, "Old man, what a coincidence!"
When the old man saw Lu Bu, he was obviously quite surprised. After bowing and saluting, he respectfully replied, "My lord, it's you."
"What are you doing here?"
Lu Bu asked the question knowingly, and wanted to hear the opinions of the people on the new policy.
The old man was a little cautious, and said humbly: "The general issued a new order, all elderly people over 50 years old and children under ten years old can come here to receive food."
Lu Bu showed some disbelief, "Is there really such a good thing?"
The old man nodded his head firmly, it was absolutely true.
"This general is really our savior!" Behind the old man, a man holding his own child was deeply moved.
There are mostly young and strong men who line up here. They are afraid that their children or fathers will not be able to carry the food, so they come with them.
"Who said it wasn't? I always supported General Cao before, and hoped that the general would retreat in defeat. Now that I think about it, I'm really heartless and heartless!" Someone said in an annoyed tone, repenting for their original thoughts.
The man next to him seemed to have had a similar experience, and he sighed and said: "Rumors have spread outside, saying that the general is bloodthirsty and violent, and his cruelty index is no less than that of Dong Zhuo back then. The moment I learned that Yanzhou was broken, if my mother was not seriously ill In bed, I almost fled to Yuzhou with my whole family..."
"It's a good thing you didn't go, otherwise, how could you get these living grains!" The man next to him said heartily.
The man nodded in agreement, and at the same time expressed his admiration for the general who had never met before, and said with great emotion: "In the world, it is difficult to have such a kind heart as a general! After receiving the food, I will go home Let's set up a longevity monument for the general, and bless him with a long life."
The common people at the bottom are like this. They don't know a lot of words, and they don't understand the principles of family, country and world, but they will think of whoever treats them well.
The long line moved forward in an orderly manner. After chatting with the old farmer for a while, Lu Bu planned to return home.
At this time, an impatient voice came from the front: "Okay, that's it for today, those who want to receive food, come back tomorrow!"
Hearing these words, the common people panicked and begged together.
"Master Guan, my family has been out of food for several days, and I only count on this morsel to survive. Please give us some more time!"
"That's right, please!"
Facing the pleadings of the people, the county secretary who wrote the pen was unmoved at all, waved his hands impatiently, and sneered in a shrill voice: "You didn't distribute food before, didn't you live well?" Now you can receive food, but you say you can't survive, you untouchables are hypocritical!"
The common people dared not speak out, fearing that if they offended the food delivery official, they would never receive food again, so they could only swallow their anger in aggrieved manner.
In order to beg for food to survive, some people knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged repeatedly.But the county bureau didn't even bother to take another look, and scolded the officers who couldn't bear it: "Why are you standing still, why don't you move all these grains, tables and chairs back to the county government."
The yamen servants couldn't afford to offend the county boss, so they had to carry the grain.
"My lord, it's not too late now. How many people are counting on food to survive. What is the difference between you doing this and disregarding human life?" Lu Bu came forward from behind, with his head held high.
The county bureau looked at Lu Bu up and down, and he was no different from ordinary people except that he was taller, so he taunted: "Who are you? Do you want to stand up for them?"
Lu Bu glanced at Xian Bo, his cold gaze made the latter shiver unconsciously, and his back felt cold.
"I don't know who I am, but I do know that the court and the people are supporting you. If you are in your position, you should manage your own affairs. Otherwise, how are you different from a beast?" Lu Bu said in a deep voice, and stepped forward. two steps.
In a large crowd, being so reprimanded by people, the county boss who has a good family background felt that he had lost face, blushing and shouting at the yamen servants around him: "Come on, let me take down this lunatic who insulted the imperial court official!" !"
More than a dozen Gua Ya beside him made a gesture and stepped forward.
At this moment, an anxious shout suddenly sounded from the gate of the government office: "Stop!"
Everyone looked around and saw the county magistrate Wang Li running towards them in a hurry, with an anxious look on his face.
Wang Li couldn't be more clear about this tall figure with his back turned to him.
I remember that when Lu Bu first took over Yanzhou, he called all the county guards and magistrates from all over the country to Yanzhou city, and carried out a division of power and interests.
Those who were willing to work with him continued to go back to serve as county sheriffs and magistrates after signing up for a petition. At that time, someone sang against him, but they were dragged out on the spot and had their heads chopped off.
Therefore, Lu Bu left a vicious impression in the hearts of Wang Li and others.
Trotted up to Lv Bu, Wang Bi bowed his hands in salute, almost bent his waist to the ground, and said in panic: "Your official, Wang Bi, is late to greet you, please forgive me, General Sima."
To everyone present, this sentence is no less than a thunderbolt from the heavens, a bolt from the blue.Everyone was stunned at this moment.
Great Sima... Great General...
Xian Bo's mind was shocked, he staggered back two steps, looked at the person in front of him in disbelief, felt as if he had been struck by lightning, then his eyes went dark, and he fainted on the spot.
All the people knelt down on the ground, nervous and uneasy, especially the few men who had talked to Lu Bu carelessly just now, they were even more frightened, almost buried their heads in the soil, fearing that they would offend Lu Bu with their words and kill them.
"You all get up!"
Lu Bu raised his hand, glanced at the comatose county official out of the corner of his eye, and said to the people in a loud voice: "There is such a black sheep, who brings shame to the court and the government. I apologize to everyone!"
As he spoke, Lu Bu bowed and cupped his fists, and made an apology to the people.
"You mustn't do it, General. How dare we, the lowly people, accept such a great gift! What's more, you issued a new order and put yourself in our shoes. We will remember this kindness in our hearts for the rest of our lives!"
The common people spoke out one after another, expressing their gratitude to Lu Bu in their hearts.
"As a token of forgiveness, I will distribute food to you next."
As he spoke, Lu Bu rolled up his sleeves, scooped up the wheat and millet from the wooden ladle he took from the yamen servant, put them into cloth bags and handed them to the people.
Lu Bu did this, so the county magistrate Wang Bi dared to sit idle, kneeling on the ground, and took the place of the fainted county book with a pen to record.
Lu Bu's act of being close to the people moved the common people into a panic.
Two hours later, the moonlight climbed up the branches.
Walking on the way back to the mansion, there are two black shadows reflected by the moonlight on the Qingshi Road, one high and the other low.
I believe that within a few days, the story of Lu Bu punishing the evil officials and personally distributing food to the people will soon spread throughout Yanzhou.In this way, Lu Bu's prestige will also rise rapidly, and the people's hearts will be strengthened. It will be much easier to govern in the future.
The only thing that annoyed Lu Bu a little was that the new order had just been implemented, and he dared to be so negligent under his nose. One can imagine the situation in other places.
After going to the barracks, Lu Bu ordered Song Xian, Hou Cheng and other generals to lead their soldiers to other counties and counties to take charge of supervision.
Back at the house, it was already dark.
Seeing Lv Bu come back, Chen Wei stepped forward and reported, "My lord, Patriarch Zhou from the east of the city has been waiting for you in the lobby for a long time."
This Patriarch Zhou is the uncle of the County Bo.
(I saw a book friend in the book city asking Huang Fujue a question. The author has not forgotten this. As for when he will appear again, there is a definite number in the dark.)