Chapter 241: With the precious blade and fierce bow in my hand, who dares to meet my arrow's point!

Three days later, within the borders of Qingzhou.

"I beg you, give us a bite to eat!"

"Kind sirs, have mercy and bestow a little food upon us!"

"Stop begging. These government officials are all the same!"

"That's right, we have fallen into this plight all because of them!"

"........"

As the great army marched through Qingzhou, the surrounding refugees and displaced people cursed them incessantly!

The reason the land of Qingzhou has always been called the hotbed of the Huang Jin bandits!

Is because the local folk are fierce and unyielding, coupled with the exploitation by the local government!

Whenever a disaster strikes, the people here either starve to death or have no choice but to rebel!

The rebellions have happened so many times!

The common people here have a particularly poor impression of the government!

"Men, send them a bowl of white porridge and a white flour bun each."

Seeing refugees everywhere and knowing it was the depths of winter, Lin Yang ordered his army to distribute white flour buns and white porridge!

It was not that Lin Yang was a saint!

But rather!

These people were all subjects under the jurisdiction of Beihai Commandery!

They could be considered the subjects he, Lin Yang, would rule in the future!

"Yes, my lord!"

As the soldiers departed, a portion of the accompanying troops began to distribute the white porridge and white flour buns!

Seeing the government distributing white porridge, the group of refugees was first incredulous, then swarmed over with expressions of joy!

Lin Yang, Guo Jia, and the others could not help but shake their heads as they watched this scene!

Looking around, there were thousands of refugees, and many of them had already frozen to death on the spot, looking like ice sculptures!

Such a scene of disaster left Lin Yang, a man from a previous life, deeply moved!

This is the ancient era!

Once a famine strikes, corpses litter the fields!

Changing this is not something that can be done in a single day!

"My lord, Qingzhou has suffered a grievous blow from this calamity!"

Guo Jia, standing to the side, also felt unbearable pity!

The Qingzhou of the past did not have such a miserable sight!

"Natural disasters and man-made calamities!"

Natural disasters are inevitable; the crops of the Eastern Han Dynasty era were simply too fragile!

A minor natural disaster would lead to a total loss of harvest!

Coupled with the government's refusal to open granaries to provide relief, the people could only eat tree bark and wild grass to stave off hunger!

If it were a winter where even tree bark and wild grass were unavailable!

Then only one method remained!

Exchanging children to eat!

There are only four characters for this in ancient books, but in this late Eastern Han Dynasty era, it has already happened more times than one can count!

"Let's go. Have the army speed up so we can reach Shouguang sooner."

After a glance at the surrounding refugees, Lin Yang withdrew his focus!

At this time!

It was not the moment to stay and perform acts of charity!

If he truly wanted to save these people, he had to first take Beihai Commandery and Donglai Commandery into his hands!

Following Lin Yang's order, the great army set off again, marching rapidly toward the land of Shouguang!

Third year of Chuping, mid-first month.

Shouguang County, located in Qingzhou, within the territory of Le'an Kingdom!

But it was also close to the two large commanderies of Qi Kingdom and Beihai Commandery!

It could be considered the junction of three commanderies within Qingzhou!

At this moment, outside Shouguang County, the great army of Cao Mengde and the great army of Yuan Benchu were confronting each other!

In front of the two armies, on a massive wooden platform, three tables were set up with various fine wines and delicacies!

Cao Mengde and Yuan Benchu were now sitting at the tables, leisurely sipping fine wine, seemingly waiting for someone!

"Hmph, Cao Aman, is a mere Lin Ziyuan worth you doing this?"

Yuan Benchu, sitting opposite, glanced at Cao Mengde and said with utter disdain!

This wooden platform, these tables, and the fine wine were all the other's handiwork!

The reason for this!

Was entirely because Lin Ziyuan would arrive before long!

The three greatest warlords of the three regions bordering Qingzhou were arriving!

Their purpose, however, was self-evident! ===== CHAPTER 242 =====