Ye Chu quickly walked over with the child in his arms, "What's going on?"

"Young lady, these are refugees from the edge of the city, and they want something to eat."

Those refugees are also smart, seeing that Ye Chu can speak, they stopped surrounding the carriage, walked towards Ye Chu, knelt down and kowtowed, "Miss, help us, give us a stutter Please, we've been starving for days."

Ye Chu frowned deeper and deeper, and subconsciously looked at Wen Zheng who was walking over.

The refugees asked again, "Grandpa, please give us something to eat...we are really hungry..."

Wen Zheng frowned, and told the guards, "Leave a few days' surplus food, and distribute the rest to the refugees."

"Yes."

"Thank you, sir, thank you, sir!"

Ye Chu, holding the child on the side, ordered Qing Zhu to ask, "Ask them why they are here."

After a while, Qingzhu came back, "Mother...Young Mistress, they are here because of a few robberies on the official road."

Ye Chu nodded. Sure enough, in this official way, once something happens, it is not a simple matter.

There are more and more refugees, but fortunately, after Wen Zheng asked people to distribute the food, the refugees dispersed.

Wen Zheng frowned tightly, and ordered a guard to follow, "You, follow and see where they come from and where they are going. Why don't the nearby towns accept them."

"Yes."

Sitting back in the carriage, Ye Chu was a little worried, "Your Majesty, or else we'd better split up. The official robbers are raging, and we can't. After encountering the robbers, the whole army will be wiped out."

"No, how can I safely separate from you. Even if there are robbers, I will protect you and your children."

Ye Chu blinked lightly, "When did the concubine say that the two of us would split up, what the concubine meant was that we lead the child and pretend to be casual, and the others dispersed as well. In this way, we can explore the way, It’s not like they were all robbed.”

Wen Zheng lowered his eyes, "Alright, let's split up."

Soon, Wen Zheng gathered the team, and he and Ye Chu left Qingzhu and a guard with excellent martial arts.

Even if we act separately, there should be someone who takes care of us and protects us.

After the arrangements were made, the team separated.

The guard and Qing Zhu sat outside the carriage and drove together.

Originally, Qingzhu was asked to sit in the carriage, but she didn't want to get in the carriage again, so she let her go.

The vanguard troops were all bodyguards, so the driving was naturally not slow, but it took half a day to reach the neighboring county town.

However, the gate of the city was closed tightly, and the refugees outside the gate formed a long queue.

The guard didn't dare to delay, so he asked the guard who was good at lightness to immediately turn around and go to Wen Zheng to report the situation.

Wen Zheng took Ye Chu and the child along and walked slowly. Halfway through, they met the guards who came to return.

Wen Zheng lifted the curtain of the carriage, and frowned, "How is it, what's the situation?"

"The subordinate followed the vanguard to the nearby county town, but the gate of the county town was closed tightly, and many refugees gathered outside the gate."

"The city gates are closed? What's going on? If it wasn't for a major enemy situation, the city gates must not be closed, but now they tell me that the city gates are closed? What's going on!"

The guard did not step forward to inquire, but guessed based on the past situation, "Perhaps, it is to keep the refugees out of the city."

"What an idiot!" Wen Zheng stared angrily, but ordered, "Go on to the next county, don't startle the snake. I want to see what kind of medicine they sell in this gourd."

The guard took the order and left, but Wen Zheng was very angry.

Ye Chu raised his hand to caress his brow, "Your Majesty, don't be so worried, we have already arrived here, and the situation will improve in a short time."

"How can I not be worried? If I hadn't passed by here, what would the refugees do? Every year, countless people suffer from droughts and floods. It is precisely because these county officials don't do their jobs that it makes the people even more difficult."

"Hey, Your Majesty, this corruption of officials has existed throughout the ages. Why do you bother about it? The most urgent task right now is to continue to investigate the situation so that the common people can have a place to live."

"What the queen said is true."

Hearing what Ye Chu said, Wen Zheng didn't continue to struggle, but let the guards speed up and move forward.

The leading troops went to several other neighboring counties, and it was the same situation.

There was a long queue of refugees, but the gates of the city were closed tightly.

Wen Zheng asked them to come back and meet at the first county town, Changlong County.

And when he arrived, the gate of the city had already been opened, and there was no trace of the refugees.

Wen Zheng felt a little strange, and Ye Chu raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this scene.

These people move fast.

Wen Zheng naturally didn't think that the refugees left on their own, and there might be something tricky about it.

Ye Chu guessed what he was thinking, so he ordered Qingzhu to ask.

The girl Qingzhu is sweet and clever, if you let her go, you will definitely be able to ask something.

After a while, Qingzhu trotted back out of breath.

Wen Zheng's face was sullen, and when he was about to speak, Ye Chu pulled his arm and pinched it.

Wen Zheng looked at her suspiciously, but heard that she had already asked, "How about Qingzhu, do you know what's going on?"

She was afraid that Qing Zhu would be frightened by hearing that Zheng was like this, and she would forget all the news she had heard.

Qingzhu looked at Ye Chu and said slowly: "Those refugees were driven away, and they said that some important person was coming. Some refugees who were unwilling to leave were also arrested and put in prison."

And at this moment, isn't this big man sitting in the carriage!

His face was so dark that it was almost dripping ink. These officials, who know nothing else, are very good at flattering people!

It just doesn't make sense!

Wen Zheng clenched his fists, wishing he could rush straight to the county government office and kill that damn county magistrate!

This parental official doesn't care about the common people, he only thinks about extortionate taxes and flattery!

Seeing that he was very angry, Ye Chu sighed leisurely, "Your Majesty, I know you are impatient, but right now, it's better not to startle the snake. There are probably a lot of tricks in it. I know that the county in Changlong County Officials have always been upright and honest, but for some reason, they are acting like this now."

"I definitely want to find out." Wen Zheng's eyes darkened, and he squinted at one place, not knowing what he was thinking.

Ye Chu knew that he must have made up his mind, so he didn't bother him, and rested with the child in his arms.

Soon, Wen Zheng asked the guards and Qingzhu to pretend to be refugees, and asked them to find a way to sneak into the refugee crowd to find out some news.

If they were really expelled, let them insist on not leaving, and sneak into the prison to have a look.

After making up his mind, the guard and Qing Zhu acted like refugees.

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