Ling Xue discovered that many refugees spontaneously followed Ling Xue's team, wanting to get close to the Shen family's guards.
They weren't following closely, and there was still a short distance between them and the guards behind them. The road wasn't Ling Xue's, so how could she stop others from walking on it?
Shen Zhen once asked Ling Xue this question: "There are more and more refugees following us. Should we drive them away?"
Ling Xue felt that there was no need to waste the effort: "The ones following us now are just some relatively honest refugees. They are following our team because they are afraid of being robbed. As long as they can't affect us, there is no need to pay attention to them."
"Okay, Shen Zhen also knew what Ling Xue meant, so he didn't ask anyone to drive them away. He just ordered people to keep a close eye on them to prevent any trouble!"
It took them a month to finally reach the city, but unfortunately they were not allowed to enter.
Ling Xue was speechless. The situation hadn't gotten chaotic yet, so why didn't the prefect of the city let him in?
After a while, Ling Xue knew the reason.
The prefect of the city wants to take this opportunity to collect tolls!
Refugees fleeing must pass through the provincial capital. If he doesn't open the door to let you pass, you really can't get through.
The officers clearly marked the price: 2 taels of silver per person.
Is it a lot?
It’s not much, but it’s a sky-high price for ordinary refugees.
If there are ten people in the family, that would be twenty taels of silver. According to the current consumption level, two taels of silver are enough for them to live for a year. How could they possibly come up with so much silver?
Ling Xue rode a horse and came to the city gate with guards and a convoy. The refugees surrounding the city gate stayed away from them, so Ling Xue and his party had a smooth journey.
The difference in the gatekeepers was terrifying. Which army was coming?
Is there going to be a war?
After taking a closer look, they saw the word "Shen" on the flag, and they were a little confused. Which general had the surname Shen?
It's no wonder the officers made a mistake. Ling Xue and the others were dressed in uniform, riding tall horses, and with flags flying, they really looked like an army coming.
As for the convoy and civilians behind, they didn't care about them. Even if they saw them, they thought they were military supplies and didn't find it strange at all.
Normally, ordinary people were not allowed to carry weapons at this time, but the situation was chaotic and no one cared. Of course, even if someone cared, it wouldn't be easy for Ling Xue to listen.
Sometimes the two ends of a road are the territories of two different forces, and it is not right to listen to either side. Ling Xue simply makes the rules and only listen to her own side.
This makes it easier to direct.
When the prefect heard the report from the officers, he was almost scared to death and almost ran away immediately. Someone came to attack them?
This prefect is not a completely corrupt official. He is just a little greedy at ordinary times. Now that he sees that chaos is coming, he probably wants to collect more money to keep himself!
The prefect forced himself to send people to investigate, but was stopped by the concubine.
"Oh my, my lord, what time is it now? Why don't you run away quickly? Do you still want to die for your country?"
The prefect was already a little flustered, and was stunned when he heard the concubine's words: "Why did I, your master, die for my country?"
The concubine clapped her hands and said excitedly, "Why don't you die for your country? My brother just came from the city gate. He said that the young general who came this time was named Shen, riding a tall horse and carrying a precious sword. He is waiting impatiently and is about to charge in!"
The prefect believed it as soon as he heard it. He had arranged for the concubine's brother to collect money at the city gate. He was always smart and his words were very trustworthy.
The prefect became anxious and immediately started packing up his belongings!
