Chapter 23: Yuzhou Civil Uprising

The dust thrown up by the carriage made people uncomfortable.

“What’s going on with these people?”

“You can drive your horse so fast without fear of hitting pedestrians on the road.”

Some villagers murmured dissatisfiedly.

The younger aunt held a child by the hand, fearing that they would be hit by the carriage.

Su Yin watched one group after another of carriages passing by and walked up to her uncle.

“Uncle, I always feel that something is wrong with this situation.”

Yang Dashan also realized, “There is indeed something wrong. There seems to be something chasing them behind.”

Yes, that’s the feeling.

The sound of horse hooves “ta da da da” sounded from behind again, and another group of people came towards them from a distance. The other party also saw their team and slowed down slightly.

Su Yin stood on one side and waved towards the team.

She had the attitude of giving it a try, but she didn’t expect that the team actually stopped.

The leading guard looked at Su Yin warily, “Is something wrong?”

The accent seemed to be from that area in Yuzhou.

Su Yin said, “Brother, something happened in Yuzhou?”

The man did not respond.

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m just seeing you all in a hurry, so I ask.”

The leading guard glanced at their team, and then at this group of people. Although they were dressed in tatters, they were very clean and tidy, and everyone’s face was His expression and look were all radiant, completely different from the refugees encountered in Yuzhou.

“Victims from Yunzhou, Ganzhou and other places have a civil uprising in Yuzhou, and the mob is heading towards Meizhou.”

Yang Dashan and others opened their eyes in shock, “Didn’t you say that the imperial court sent a governor there? Why was there a civil uprising? “

The leading guard shook his head, “We don’t know that. Those mobs have massacred many counties and villages. You’d better leave here as soon as possible.”

“Thank you.” Su Yin bowed.

The leader rode away with the convoy and waited for them to leave.

Several surrounding families panicked when they heard what had happened.

“What should we do?”

“Should we leave quickly?”

Yang Dashan and Su Yin found Yang Li and explained the situation.

Yang Li’s expression became solemn, “Su Yatou is careful. I felt strange just now, but I didn’t expect the matter to be so serious.”

That was a civil uprising, which meant that troubled times were coming and social unrest was coming.

Every dynasty encounters this kind of situation, which means that the dynasty will be destroyed at any time.

“We can’t walk so slowly, we must hurry up.”

“That’s right.”

Yang Li told every household what happened. No matter which household heard about the civil uprising in Yuzhou, no one could remain calm. Those who had some complaints before and felt that they should not leave so easily were all relieved and did not dare to mention this matter again.

“Everyone should hurry up. We must cross Fushun County today.”

“There are children at home who cannot walk. Adults should try their best to hold them back. Don’t let the children fall behind and slow down the pace.”

The orders were passed from the front of the team to the back of the team.

The tense atmosphere of the adults infected the children, and they followed closely one by one.

“Yinyin, what do you think about your father and the others?”

According to the time, tonight is the time for the mob to massacre the village.

The rich always have more channels to get news than the common people. These people fled early to avoid disaster.

Civilians realize it later, and even if they know it, some people will take it as a fluke and not take it seriously.

“Mom, nothing will happen to them. They were fine in the last life, and they will definitely be fine in this life.”

It was supposed to take two hours to arrive in Fushun County, but it took them one and a half hours to arrive. As soon as I arrived in Fushun County, I saw a group of government officials emerging from the city gate, shouting, “Close the city gate, close the city gate.”

Many horse-drawn carriages waiting in line to enter the city were stunned and took advantage of the city gate to open. Before it was closed, everyone crowded into the city.

Su Yin and others noticed what happened at the gate of the city, and saw a swarm of people rushing towards Fushun County. They were far away, and did not hear the shouts of the government officials, so they saw a swarm of people rushing forward at the gate of the city in the distance. What happened.

“What happened?” Mother Su was worried.

Su Baozhu also looked worried.

The Lin family’s daughter-in-law, who was walking in the front, asked worriedly, “Is there a civil uprising in Fushun County?”

These words instantly caused the team to explode, and everyone panicked.

“Yinyin.” Su’s mother subconsciously held her hand.

“It’s not a civil uprising, don’t worry.” Su Yin shouted.

The restless team calmed down a little.

Su Yin saw the action of the Yamen servant and realized something.

“Uncle, Fushun County is closing the city gate.”

“What!”

Their team has to pass through Fushun County. If the city gate is closed, they need to bypass the county seat through the trail on the other side, and the distance is much longer than planned. It’s an extra half day’s journey.

There are mobs rioting behind them, and those people will catch up at any time. Every minute of delay is an added danger.

“Let’s go, hurry up.”

Not only Su Yin realized it, but Yang Li and others also realized it.

“Run.”

The originally orderly team was immediately broken up, and everyone rushed forward, fearing that they would be too late to break away from the team.

When they arrived at the city gate, the city gate was already closed.

Several government officials were left at the door, loudly urging the crowd to move away. Some people obeyed and left directly. Some people are unwilling to leave just now.

“My lord, why are you closing the city gate at this moment?” someone asked unwillingly.

The yamen servant was also offended by their lack of knowledge and said in a harsh tone, “How do I know the orders given by the superiors?”

Even if he knew, he would not tell them.

The man was disappointed. Seeing that the yamen officer looked unkind, he did not dare to say anything more.

“The people behind have dispersed.”

“Well done, sir, I have to go to the city to find a doctor for my grandson.” An old man begged.

The yamen servant pushed him, “Go, go, go. Even if you go in, you can’t get out even if you call the doctor.”

Yang Li stepped forward, and before the yamen servant scolded him, he quietly stuffed a few coins into his hand. The yamen servant’s expression instantly relieved a lot.

“Master, I am Li Zheng from Xinghua Village. Those behind you are all people from our village. We are going to Yongqing County. I wonder if you can be accommodating and let us go through it?”

The Yamen servant shook his head, “It’s not that I’m not accommodating. The boss has given an order and no one will open the door.”

“Can you tell me the reason for the sudden closing of the city gate?”

Yang Li stuffed the other party with a few more coins.

When the yamen officer saw him walking on the road, he lowered his voice and said: “There has been a civil uprising. The county magistrate made a decision to ensure the safety of the people in the county. You should leave quickly to avoid encountering that mob.”

“Thank you, thank you very much.” Yang Li cupped his hands and thanked him.

As soon as Yang Li came back, everyone gathered around him.

“How? Can the other party be accommodating?”

Yang Li shook his head.

“Then why did the city gate suddenly close?” someone asked.

Su Yin had already guessed the reason.

Yang Li said, “This is to prevent rioters. It’s very dangerous here, we have to leave quickly.”