Chapter 416 Escape

The sound of gongs and drums, and the urgent urging of the imperial guards, made more and more people anxious.

They rushed back home, packed up their things, and tried to escape.

Some smart people knew that the flood was severe, so they hurried back home, rolled up their valuables, and took their parents and children out to escape immediately.

But there were very few such people.

Most people wanted to take everything away after they ran back home.

But the more anxious they were, the less they knew what to take.

They had saved every stitch and thread in the house, and they were reluctant to leave anything behind.

They wanted to take the bed and bedding, and the pots and pans.

They were reluctant to leave even the chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry at home.

But a person only had two hands, and even if the whole family worked together, there were only so many things they could take.

For a while, the anxious urging of women, the shouting and cursing of men, and the panic crying of children floated out from every house and courtyard.

People were already panicking, and when they heard the crying of other families, those who were originally calm began to panic.

The crying was like a contagion. Not only the children cried, but also the panicked and anxious women couldn't help crying.

Some people rushed back home without any ideas, tied their hands but didn't know where to start packing, and could only turn around in a hurry.

As time passed, less than one-tenth of the people went out to escape.

The imperial guards who assisted in the retreat frowned and couldn't help shouting, "Now we are escaping, not going out to visit relatives. You carry so many things. How can you escape when the flood comes?"

Ling Chu couldn't help shouting, "Don't bring your luggage. The flood is coming. It's important to escape. If you keep your life, you can earn back your property later.

But if you lose your life, you will lose everything."

She shouted hoarsely, but few people listened.

Everyone knows that if you lose your life, everything will be gone.

They know it, but the broken family is worth a lot of money, and leaving any of it is as painful as cutting out your heart and flesh.

They want to take everything away.

Some imperial guards were furious. The flood was imminent. If they continued to procrastinate, not only would these people not be able to escape, but they, the imperial guards, would also be buried in the flood.

Some people did not want to care about these ignorant people, but the emperor had given an order and they had no choice but to obey.

They could only hold back their anger and urge them loudly again.

Some people saw that the imperial guards looked unhappy and did not dare to pack up their things. They left their belongings with their families and left with their hearts.

But not everyone could understand the imperial guards' painstaking efforts and still insisted on taking their belongings away.

Seeing that some families had finally managed to carry large quilts and large and small bags in their hands and move out of their homes with difficulty.

Ling Chu could not help but get angry.

Half an hour had passed, but there were only a few people who evacuated.

This was running for life. How could they escape with so many things?

If it dragged on like this, they would probably be drowned by the flood.

Some anxious imperial guards could no longer bear it, and rushed forward to pull down the bags of those people, "No things are allowed, hurry up, leave quickly."

These imperial guards were kind and wanted them to quickly drop their bags and escape.

But the woman whose bag was pulled did not appreciate it, and she held the bag tightly and refused to let go.

The children beside her thought that the imperial guards wanted to rob things, so they rushed forward crying and wanted to help their mother to get things back.

A man in the family heard something wrong, rushed out to see, and immediately became furious. Without asking right or wrong, he rushed forward to scold and push the imperial guards.

Those who can be imperial guards are not ordinary people. They are respected in the capital, and they have never suffered such humiliation.

In anger, some people couldn't help but push and shove.

All of a sudden, it was like lighting a gunpowder barrel, and the scene became more and more chaotic.

Seeing that the scene was about to get out of control and develop into a fight.

A burst of hurried horse hooves suddenly came from the other end of the street.

Two teams of imperial guards riding tall horses surrounded Ning Chuyi and galloped over.

When they got close, Ning Chuyi stopped the reins, and his sharp eyes swept through the chaotic crowd quickly.

He raised his right hand.

Wei Feng, who was following him, took out the gong and hit it suddenly.

After a loud bang, the chaotic crowd finally quieted down, and everyone turned their heads to look over here.

"Everyone listen to my order. Except for light gold and silver, no other things are allowed.

All those who disobey will be killed without mercy!"

As soon as Ning Chuyi's solemn and majestic words fell, the imperial guards behind him drew their long swords and shouted, "Everyone evacuate immediately, no delay, otherwise... kill!"

In order to deter, these imperial guards all had murderous looks on their faces, and with the sharp swords in their hands, some people were finally scared.

They left those large bags and hurriedly took their families away.

However, some old people have lived here for their whole lives, and they are very obsessed with their hometown.

They are unwilling to leave no matter what.

Their sons, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and granddaughters persuaded them together, but they refused to leave.

Ning Chuyi looked at Wei Feng expressionlessly, and without saying anything, Wei Feng immediately approached them with a knife in his hand.

"Old man, if you don't want to leave, it means you want to kill your family. In this case, why don't I send your family off now?"

The stubborn old man looked at the knife flashing with cold light in his hand, and instantly understood that what he said about sending them off was not a literal meaning.

That was to kill their whole family.

Seeing that Wei Feng was ferocious and was about to take action, the stubborn old man had to let go and reluctantly followed his family away.

But there are still some old people who would rather die than stay. They are not afraid of those imperial guards.

Ning Chuyi did not give them a long speech, but just waved coldly at the imperial guards around him.

Seeing these people approaching with swords and knives, the children and grandchildren who did not want to die were so scared that they did not care whether the old man and the old woman were willing to leave, and just tried their best to pull them away to escape.

Seeing more and more people evacuating, Ling Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief, secretly sighing that he was not cruel enough.

In extraordinary times, we still have to use Lord Ning's method and suppress it by force.

Ning Chuyi worked in the Jinyiwei, and his methods have always been swift and resolute. This time, he asked the people to evacuate, and he knew that he could not be soft-hearted.

When he met a man who was not only unwilling to evacuate, but also vigorously promoted that there was no flood, and even encouraged others to stay.

He asked Wei Feng to persuade him a few words, and seeing that the man did not listen, he immediately killed him with a knife.

With his iron-blooded suppression this time, no one dared to have other thoughts.

Hastily speeding up to escape.

Ning Chuyi led his men, riding horses from the beginning to the end of the street. Gradually, the houses were empty wherever they passed.

The people of the entire Yangqu County were rushing to the north.

Ling Chu also followed the emperor and evacuated with the crowd.

But looking at the long team, her brows were furrowed.

She could see that the people were trying their best to hurry up under the supervision of the imperial guards, but the speed was still too slow. After all, in addition to some young and strong people, there were also many elderly people and children, and they were relying on their legs to hurry up, so the speed was not fast at all.

After walking for more than a quarter of an hour, Ling Chu counted with his fingers and his face changed. She immediately rode forward, shouting, "Everyone listen, the Honghu embankment has collapsed, everyone run, don't stop."

Ning Chuyi was the first to hear her words, and immediately waved his sword to the sky, "Everyone listen, run immediately, if anyone disobeys the order, kill!"

The imperial guards on both sides of the team also raised their arms and shouted, "Kill!"

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