Su Tiancheng's first stop was Changyi, Laizhou Prefecture.

Changyi was originally under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture, but later it was under the jurisdiction of Laizhou Prefecture. This was the place where the Later Jin Tartars finally plundered. At that time, most of the people living in Changyi fled. Therefore, the injuries received by the personnel were not very large, but there was no house or food. The Later Jin Tartars burned the houses and snatched the food. Some people who did not have time to evacuate or were unable to evacuate were killed.

Standing outside Changyi County, Su Tiancheng's face had no expression.

This can no longer be considered a city. What you see on the front is a black ball. There is no blue color on the city wall, no common yellow color, and black. All the chassis on the city walls no longer exists, and they must have been destroyed by the Later Jin Tartars.

The scenes he saw along the way made him unable to get angry. He walked over the official road and couldn't see the good houses, all of which were broken bricks and tiles, and some burnt wood told the cruelty of the Later Jin Tartars. When the people returned home, they had to build temporary shacks. Some ordinary people simply slept in the destroyed house.

On the official road, there were beggars along the way. These were people with nothing, no houses or food. They didn't know how to survive. The Later Jin Tartars had been away for more than a month, but their condition was getting worse and worse.

The magistrate of Changyi County brought all the officials to greet Su Tiancheng and his party outside the city gate.

Seeing the fat-headed and big-eared magistrate, Su Tiancheng had no idea of ​​speaking. Seeing the situation in Changyi County, he looked at the magistrate, including the many officials following behind, all of them were white and fat, and they were dressed well. It can be seen that their lives are worry-free, but their worries also show that the lives of the people are probably even less settled.

At this time, if someone stands up and rebels, I am afraid that this magistrate will become the first target.

Su Tiancheng did not enter the county town or go to the county government. Sun Chuanting, Liu Tiehan, Wang Dazhi and others who followed him had already arranged the tents and cooked the meal himself.

The magistrate was trembling and saw Su Tiancheng ignore him, not knowing what was wrong.

Su Tiancheng didn't want to pay attention to the magistrate. Information showed that when the Later Jin Tartars were still in Laizhou, the magistrate took the lead in evacuating the county town and hid in Jinan. According to the court's regulations, this requires a crime. Even if it is not bad, his life cannot be saved. For some reason, the magistrate can still rest assured.

In Su Tiancheng's heart, this magistrate is not considered a magistrate. He has no need to spend energy and talk about relief with an ordinary person.

After resting for a night, Su Tiancheng and his party rushed to Laizhou Prefecture City.

The situation seen in Laizhou Prefecture City shocked Su Tiancheng, a time traveler who had experienced many battles.

The city of Laizhou almost disappeared, the city walls were destroyed, and there was no intact house in the huge city, and the government office was razed to the ground. The half-wall exposed on the ground seemed to be mocking him and everyone around him.

The Laizhou Prefecture was killed in battle. Except for a few officials below the prefecture, the rest were killed. The entire Laizhou Prefecture City was dead. It seemed like a ghost city.

When the imperial court appointed the prefect of Dengzhou and the prefect of Laizhou, it encountered difficulties and no official was willing to come to these two places.

Su Tiancheng had already received a letter written by Sun Chengzong, the emperor meant that he came to recommend the prefects of Dengzhou and Laizhou. It can be seen that the court probably knew the situation in Dengzhou and Laizhou.

This can also explain why the magistrate of Changyi County escaped before the battle, but still remained the magistrate. To be honest, Dengzhou and Laizhou are already in an anarchy state, and there are no officials such as prefect, Tongzhi, Tongzhi, and Tongzhi. Who will take charge of the affairs, let alone what will happen to the people.

Su Tiancheng specially instructed Sun Chuanting and others to place the tent next to the government office that had been razed to the ground.

As night came, Su Tiancheng, accompanied by Sun Chuanting and others, wandered around the city, crying in a low voice everywhere, and the lights were invisible. Su Tiancheng and his team were lying on torches, which was particularly conspicuous.

This is a completely destroyed mansion. I am afraid that the situation in Dengzhou Prefecture will be even more miserable than here.

After dawn, Zhou Tianhao walked out of the tent. He was surprised to find that there were many ordinary people around the tent. Most of them were numb and were all elderly, weak, women and children, and they could hardly see any young and strong people.

A middle-aged man with a gentleman's appearance walked out of the crowd. He saw Su Tiancheng. Although he didn't know him, he knew that Su Tiancheng must be the leader of everyone after years of experience.

"I'm brave enough to ask if the lord was sent by the court?"

Su Tiancheng nodded without denying it. He felt that this person must be a scholar and had fame.

Sure enough, this person began to introduce himself.

"I am Liu Chongsan, a juren in the 11th year of Chongzhen, and his father Liu Erzhi, dare to ask what the emperor calls him."

Su Tiancheng looked at Liu Chongsan and was shocked. Liu Erzhi was also a famous minister in the court. He wrote in a superb way. He was once praised by the emperor as a magic pen and served as the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. In the fifth year of Chongzhen, when Kong Youde rebelled, Liu Erzhi invited himself to Laizhou to supervise the battle. He emphasized the importance of Laizhou and demanded that the court not give up Laizhou. However, his suggestion was not adopted by the court and eventually died of depression.

It seems that Liu Chongsan has a good background.

"I am Su Tiancheng."

Su Tiancheng answered a few simple words. He was unwilling to show off his identity. In this devastated city of Laizhou, it was ridiculous to show off his identity.

Who knew that when Liu Chongsan heard these words, his face turned pale and his body trembled.

"Sir, Lord Su Tiancheng, the governor of Ji Liao."

Su Tiancheng nodded and stopped talking.

Liu Chongsan made an action beyond Su Tiancheng's expectations. He knelt in front of Su Tiancheng, and the people around him also knelt down.

Liu Chongsan choked and spoke.

"Old man saved Laizhou. The Later Jin Tartars plundered Dengzhou Laizhou. Laizhou suffered heavy losses, and the military and civilian casualties were ten thousand casualties. In the fifth year of Chongzhen, Kong Youde rebelled, there was no such miserable situation. He led the villagers to bury the bodies of a month. The people of Laizhou had no way to survive. I beg the adults to investigate, save Laizhou and save the people."

Liu Chongsan finally couldn't help crying. The people around him were driven, and the crying sounded loudly for a moment.

Su Tiancheng frowned. It is not too much to describe the tragic situation in Laizhou, but time has already happened. Even if you want to cry, a month is enough. Now is not the time to cry, but you have to think of your future. If everyone kneels here to cry, it can solve the problem, then Su Tiancheng will cry with them.

"What's the use of crying?"

Su Tiancheng threw out this sentence heavily, and Liu Chongsan, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head and looked at Su Tiancheng with a serious expression.

"Liu Chongsan, you are a scholar, a scholar in the current dynasty, a king, a relative and teacher, kneeling in front of me and crying, thinking that I have broken the rules of the court, why don't you stand up quickly?"

Su Tiancheng's words reminded Liu Chongsan, and Liu Chongsan hurriedly stood up.

The common people still knelt, and no one got up, but the crying became much lower.

"My fellow villagers, the emperor and the court know the pain you suffered. I was appointed by the emperor to come to understand the situation and find a solution to the difficulties. More than a month has passed. You have lost your relatives, houses, and property. You are almost nothing. When you encounter such a thing, the iron-clad man can't bear it. But even if you want to cry, you have shed tears. In this situation, you cry bitterly. What problem can you solve? Can you let your deceased relatives come back? Can you get the robbed property? I came all the way from Jinan. The situation along the way is indeed heartbreaking. I also know that Dengzhou Prefecture City and Laizhou Prefecture City are the most severe losses. Dengzhou Prefecture City and Laizhou Prefecture City have all died for their country. But when we encounter such a thing, we can only endure the grief and stand up tenaciously."

After being suppressed for several days, Su Tianxian thought about it and said a few more words, but he saw that almost all the old, weak, women and children were kneeling on the ground, and he couldn't say anything. These people lacked the ability to survive. It was obvious that there was not much possibility of relying on them to build Dengzhou and Laizhou, so they still had to find another way.

"Liu Chongsan, please get up with the villagers. Don't surround me here. Since I arrived in Laizhou, I will not sit idly by and watch. I will definitely think of a solution to the problem. Let the villagers go back first, and the court will definitely think of a solution."

Liu Chongsan hesitated for a moment, but still called everyone to stand up. He walked to the elderly, whispered a few words, and everyone quickly dispersed.

Liu Chongsan did not leave and still stood not far away.

Seeing Liu Chongsan, Su Tiancheng suddenly had another idea, but he still needed to test Liu Chongsan's ability. If he was a pedantic scholar, then forget it, so as not to ruin the major relief matters.

Su Tiancheng had a vague idea in his heart that he wanted to play a big game of chess. This game of chess is related to Dengzhou and Laizhou, and even to the safety of the coastline of the Ming Dynasty. As long as this plan can be carried out smoothly, it will play an important role in solving the difficulties of Dengzhou and Laizhou.

As for the difficulties that exist here, we must always solve them slowly when we think of solutions step by step.

"Liu Chongsan, I am also planning to go to Dengzhou and Penglai to see it. If you have time, follow me to see how it will be."

"See the order."

"I have requirements. I am not very familiar with the situation in Dengzhou and Laizhou. Along the way, you need to introduce the situation here, including the extent of the losses suffered by Laizhou, what needs to be done at present, what matters are the most critical, etc., you can understand."
Chapter completed!