The other soldiers who followed Pang Xin were so scared that they were afraid to move. Although they were wearing the military uniforms of the Chenxi Army, they were still a group of mobs ten days ago. The long-term shortage of food caused everyone to be malnourished, their combat power was extremely weak, and their fighting spirit and courage were even worse. Moreover, they had seen He Lan'er's methods, so they did not dare to resist at all.

Chu Zheng shouted: "Let all the girls who have been captured!"

"Yes!" Several soldiers closest to the city gate quickly got up, and soon the village girls locked in the city tower were released, recognizing their relatives, crying and thanking each other.

Chu Zheng stepped forward and helped the people up again and said sincerely: "Groups, please come up. It's not good if the weather is cold. I will take you into the city in person to collect cotton coats and hot porridge at the disaster relief office. The relief food and accommodation will be distributed to you after registration. Please rest assured that everyone has a share and will never miss anyone! As for your future life, you don't have to worry. You can live here when you come. The city lord's mansion will release recruitment news. As long as you have the strength and expertise, you can sign up. The earned wages can ensure that your family can have a full meal every day!"

The people were even more moved to tears when they heard this, which means that they not only have a way out, but also see the hope of being able to wear warm clothes and eat fullness in the future!

Chu Shuai is really the same as the rumors, a good leader who loves the people as much as his son!

Everyone really didn't know how to express their gratitude, so they had to kowtow desperately and thanked: "Thank you, thank you, Chu Shuai!"

"Ship Chu... You are a good person. I have scolded you before, and I will accept the punishment myself!" The middle-aged man slapped himself twice and advised the people:

"Group, please get up quickly. You will only make Chu Shuai embarrassed. He looks so dusty that he must have just returned to the city. He will arrange everyone early, and Chu Shuai can rest early."

The people then started to thank them with tears.

Chu Zheng asked the people to pack their bags again and help the weak, not to fight for them, and not to leave one person behind. Everyone agreed.

Taking advantage of this moment, Chu Zheng's eyes moved to Deputy Commander Wang Honggu.

The latter's clothes were immediately wet with cold sweat. He kowtowed hard and said, "Ship Chu, I have never had to force a robbery of a commoner. I just respected 300 taels of silver. I accepted it in a daze and immediately handed over it after I went back!"

If he handed in double, he would pay 600 taels. He took advantage of the chaos to confiscate the property of the Li family in the city and almost all the money he had hidden secretly was spent. However, compared to Xiaosheng, all the money was external. According to Chu Shuai's opinion, there would definitely be a big investigation in the city. If he handed in quickly, he might even be able to leave it lightly.

At the same time, he secretly thanked that the Hedong Lion Roar at home was strictly controlled, so he did not dare to touch any lust, otherwise he would have lost his life today

Chu Zheng still had some impression of Wang Honggu. At that time, Qin Ruyun mentioned this person and said that he could barely be considered a talent, but he didn't say anything, but he was still staring at Wang Honggu coldly.

Wang Honggu did not dare to hide anything at all, and said in a trembling voice: "Ship Chu, the income that Bei Zhi secretly concealed when confiscating the property of Li Jia is also included in these 600 taels of miles. Apart from this, Bei Zhi has never done anything that violates military orders. Please check it out!"

Chu Zheng is best at judging the authenticity of people's expressions. Knowing that Wang Honggu was telling the truth, he snorted: "According to Article 5 of the Discipline Regulations promulgated by me, corruption of more than 50 taels, resigned from his post, confiscated property, and was imprisoned for ten years! I thought about your first offender and confessed that you will go to the city lord's mansion to receive twenty whippings and demoted to a small banner official, and redeem your sins with merits. If you commit another offender, you will definitely be killed!"

From the deputy commander to the small flag official, it was equivalent to three consecutive demotions, but Wang Honggu breathed a sigh of relief. Such a punishment was better than the worst result he expected. He immediately kowtowed and said, "Thank you, Shuai Chu!"

As for the rest of the soldiers, Chu Zheng, who had no time to investigate slowly, he ordered: "Official Wangqi, you will be here to guard the city gate today, but if the people come to surrender, they will all send people to guide the disaster relief department."

Wang Honggu immediately responded, and Chu Zheng ordered fifty soldiers to stay and help him, and looked around the soldiers and generals and said sternly:

"Everyone, I won't say anything extra. What should I do and what should not be done. The discipline regulations issued by me are clearly written! What I want to say is, don't forget your origins. I believe that none of you are born rich and wealthy. Think about what it would be like if your parents and family members were almost starved to death and were still criticized like this! Today I will put them here, but who dares to blame the people and extort money. These heads will be your end!"

The soldiers and generals were both panicked and guilty, and saluted Chu Zheng and said, "I will never forget Chu Shuai's teachings!"

Chu Zheng hurriedly wrote an order, stamped it with a large seal, and handed it to He Lan'er, asking the remaining soldiers to collect Pang Xin and all the evil soldiers' corpses, and He Lan'er and others took them to pass on the guards at the city gate to shock the illegal people.

He Lan'er took the order and took the people away.

Chu Zheng finally looked at the middle-aged man. Seeing that he was talking clearly and had courage, he asked, "Brother, the surname Gao?"

The middle-aged man's attitude towards Chu Zheng has become extremely respectful and said, "I have met Shuai Shuai."

"I think I am a well-educated person after listening to Brother He's conversation?"

"I dare not, my father was originally an aide to the King Chen's mansion. Caomin studied with his father since he was a child, and has been around for nearly 30 years. Half a year ago, the Li thief invaded, and his father intended to die with King Chen. Before his death, he asked me to take my mother to his hometown in the countryside to escape. Unexpectedly, the Li thief exploited and forced her too much in the countryside. My mother and wife and children died of hunger." Speaking of this, He Han's eyes were filled with deep hatred.

Chu Zheng observed his face and knew that what he said was not false. He was short of a clever man who was trying to run errands by his side, so he said, "If Brother He doesn't dislike him, would he be willing to do things with me?"

He Han asked: "Can Shuai Chu start a war with the Li family in the future?"

Chu Zheng's murderous aura suddenly rose in his heart and said coldly: "I will never give up until the Li family is removed!"

He Han knelt down without hesitation and said solemnly: "As long as Shuai Chu is willing to deal with Li thief, He Han is willing to die for Shuai Chu!"

Many men among the people squeezed out of the crowd when they heard this, knelt down and cried, "The villain is also willing to follow the Chu general to attack the Li thief and take revenge!"

Chu Zheng did not agree easily and said, "You settle down first. I will release the results to recruit soldiers tomorrow. If you want to join the army, you can sign up at that time."

After quickly making arrangements, seeing that the people were almost ready, Chu Zheng personally led the nearly thousands of people who gathered toward the disaster relief department.

He held the little girl who was still unconscious with one hand, and helped the old man with his broken legs with the other hand, and his back was covered with luggage. He looked almost the same as a refugee. The people following him looked at his back with gratitude and closeness. He felt that no matter how hard or tired he could follow such a city lord, he would have the motivation and hope to survive.

People watched from time to time along the way, and the villagers who entered the city told the matter briefly in tears.

One transmission is spread to ten thousand times, and countless people were moved when they heard the news. They all came to help their compatriots in distress. The calls for "Long Live the Supervisor Chu" along the way were endless.

Chu Zheng saw that most of the original disaster victims in the city were resettled. Although he still looked handsome, he didn't see any people who were frozen to death on the street corners. It seemed that Tong Hai was barely qualified for disaster relief in the city.

When Chu Zheng brought the people to the disaster relief office, the officials of the disaster relief office had already heard the news. Hu Xin, the Director-General of the Disaster Relief Office, brought officials at all levels to greet them. He quickly settled the people and delivered the prepared cotton coats and hot porridge.

"Chu Shuai, what you are holding..." Hu Xin asked tentatively when he saw Chu Zheng holding a dirty and thin little girl.

Chu Zheng felt a little sad and said, "Get me a bowl of hot porridge."

Hu Xin ran down and personally delivered a bowl of hot porridge. Chu Zheng tried the temperature and just in the mouth, so he gently shook the little girl and slowly fed her with a spoon.

The little girl was so hungry that she was confused with her spiritual consciousness that she instinctively opened her mouth and ate.

Chu Zheng was afraid that she would be hungry for too long, so he dared to feed her some porridge. However, after half a bowl of porridge was eaten, the little girl's face improved significantly.

Chu Zheng was about to send her down to take a shower and change clothes, but the little girl woke up, sobbing and looking around, constantly calling her father and mother. The pitiful look of not crying made Chu Zheng's nose sore. He patted the little girl lightly and said softly: "Your father and mother have gone far away and handed you over to your brother to take care of you. You have to be good, and your brother will take you to see them in the future. But you can't cry. Your father and mother said that if you cry, you won't let your brother take you to see them."

"Well, Niu Niu doesn't cry." The little girl was extremely sensible. She forced herself to hold back the tears rolling in her eyes, but didn't cry, and asked again: "Who are you? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"I am my brother, your parents have handed you over to me to take care of you."

Perhaps it was Chu Zheng's gentle expression that made the little girl feel relieved, and her eyes looked at Chu Zheng's hand.

When Chu Zheng saw her looking at the half bowl of porridge in his hand, he fed her a few more bites. The little girl had just taken a bite and asked again: "Can Niu Niu leave this half bowl of porridge for her parents? They always said they were not hungry before, so they gave me all the porridge, but Niu Niu knew they were hungry too..."

Chu Zheng's eyes turned red, and he suddenly remembered his little sister.

Children from poor families are sensible. The younger sister is obviously very hungry, but she always says she is full by eating only some food.

Chu Zheng choked in his throat: "Don't worry, your parents are in a very far away and can eat full every day..."

"Oh." The little girl took a few more bites and said quickly: "Brother, you eat too, brother, you must be hungry."

"Yes, I'm hungry, I'll eat too." Chu Zheng held back his tears and started eating porridge.

The two of them drank one by one and quickly finished half a bowl of porridge.

"Be good at Niu Niu, you will go to take a shower and change clothes with this aunt soon, and then my brother will pick you up again, okay?"

"Brother..." The little girl Niu Niu pulled Chu Zheng's clothes with a look of reluctance.

"Go, someone will send you back after you take a shower."

Niu Niu nodded sensibly, let go of Chu Zheng's clothes, but after walking a few steps, he turned around and asked, "Brother, I'll just cry, can I really miss my dad and mother..."

Chu Zheng's tears were provoked by her words.

"Well, I can only cry for a while. I won't tell you dad and mother."

Niu Niu started to sob, and tears fell down as the people listening to the conversation between the two.

The woman next to her also burst into tears. She kept listening to the conversation between Chu Shuai and the little girl, and naturally understood what was going on.

She saluted Chu Zheng with respect before picking up the little girl and taking her to take a shower and change her clothes.

Chu Zheng hurriedly wiped his tears and smiled reluctantly at Hu Xin who was standing next to him: "It makes you laugh. This is the little girl I rescued when I entered the city. Her parents have already passed away in the cold... Xiao Hu, your job is very important. No one starved to death in the city, I am very grateful to you."

Hu Xin was filled with emotion and hurriedly said, "If you don't know where, it depends on Chu Shuai's trust. I will give me such an opportunity to serve the elders of my hometown."

Hu Xin is Tong Hai's deputy and the grandson of the seventh uncle of the small mountain village. He is a hero and has a strong sense of principle, so before leaving, Chu Zheng entrusted him with the key point of the disaster relief department.

Chu Zheng asked Hu Xin about disaster relief again.

Hu Xin's eyes were covered in blood, his face was full of fatigue, and his beard was unshaven. It seemed that he had not closed his eyes for several nights.

When Chu Zheng asked about disaster relief, he answered very clearly, and he saw that he was doing it himself. Chu Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and finally did not entrust the wrong person.

However, when asked about the difficulties in disaster relief, Hu Xin couldn't help but become angry.

Chu Zheng asked carefully before he learned about what happened recently.

It turned out that after Wei Huan and Pang Xin, the two leaders of the rebel forces, were appointed as commander, they were blindly trying to win profits and expand their troops. The puppet army composed of gangsters and gangsters in Chenxi City was almost completely enclosed and was pulled into Chenxi's army by them, and continued to feed the people. Nearly half of the food distributed through disaster relief was stripped away by them.

Tong Hai's several advices were ineffective, which made Tong Hai very worried. He had originally had some friendship with Wei Huan and Pang Xin. When he joined forces to resist the Li family, he had also received favors from the two of them. At this time, he was even more difficult to do, especially because he was afraid of causing a major conflict to lead to chaos in the city and causing the people to suffer, so he could only compromise.

Fortunately, Cheng Sanniu stood on Tong Hai's side, and many generals in the Yuan Yi army were quite upright and unwilling to raise their butcher knives to their compatriots. Wei Huan and Pang Xin were afraid of being angry and did not dare to be too arrogant. They also kept the bottom line in their work. At present, they were just trying to set up tax cards privately, greedy for food and wages, and bullying men and women.

This is also the reason why Pang Xin wanted to abduct a female girl, but he only dared to secretly ask his trusted subordinates to attack from the mountain villagers outside the city.

The more Chu Zheng heard it, the more angry he became. Unexpectedly, the city was in chaos just a few days after he left!

It seems that there is no big killing, these people don’t know how to write the word “death”!

At the same time, he was also a little disappointed with Tong Hai. Although Tong Hai had excellent martial arts skills, his courage and strategy methods were not outstanding in doing things. He was far inferior to his six major guards, let alone compared to Qin Ruyun.

Especially Tong Hai took into account his old feelings, did not enforce the law strictly, and was still very angry. He was indeed a mistake in making him the temporary manager of a city.

In fact, Chu Zheng was in a hurry to go to Bat Island at that time and was not concerned about the affairs of the Chenxi City. He also arranged for Tong Hai to be loyal and trustworthy, with high martial arts skills and certain management abilities, but it was just a temporary solution.

The most suitable candidate for the general manager in his mind was Qin Ruyun. Secondly, his previous chief guard Yang Qing was also a good candidate. However, Qin Ruyun wanted to go to Bat Island with him, and Yang Qing was still in Shaocheng, so she was probably still on the way to Chenxi City.
Chapter completed!