Mizhi County is the poorest county in Shaanxi and the poorest county in the northwest.

Not only is the land barren, but it is mostly sandy, and it does not produce much grain at all.

However, such poor counties and such barren land have a population of more than 200,000, which makes the local food produced is not practical enough for the local people.

Fortunately, the surrounding areas of Mizhi County are mostly rich and vast lands with sparse populations, and food continues to flow in so that the local people can survive.

This year, due to the severe drought, all crops in the northwest region have been reduced, and some areas have even lost their harvest, resulting in food shortages in the entire Shaanxi Province.

After the court learned about this situation, it immediately sowed funds for disaster relief and transferred grain from surrounding provinces to Shaanxi.

If everything goes well, the disaster should not have much impact, and at least it will make the people survive.

But Ye He's troops invaded the south, sweeping over half of Shanxi and disrupting the imperial court's disaster relief plan.

Shanxi is the closest province to Shaanxi. Without the food here, life in Shaanxi will be difficult.

Originally, with the foundation of the Dagan Dynasty, it was possible to deal with the past without the food from Shanxi.

However, Ye He's tribe invaded the south and defeated the three camps of the capital, attracting the attention of the entire court.

In this way, the court paid less attention to drought in the north.

The Dagan Dynasty has been established for more than two hundred years. Not only is the bureaucratic group bloated, but corruption has become a trend. Shaanxi is also a high emperor and the imperial court has paid less attention. The officials below immediately started to make trouble.

After the disaster relief funds arrived in Shaanxi, officials from all over the Shaanxi officialdom, all from the governor, began to embezzle the disaster relief funds from the imperial court and turned a blind eye to the disaster situation.

In other slightly richer places, Baineng can still grit her teeth and dig some grass roots and tree bark to survive. However, the drought in Mizhi County is the most severe, with a population of more than 200,000, and it cannot hold on at all.

The magistrate Mizhi didn't care about the lives of the people, but colluded with the landlords and gentry to raise the prices of grain and want to make a fortune.

Who knew that being too greedy led to a big disaster.

Due to the barren land and the hardship of life, the people of Mizhi County are already difficult to survive. In addition, the drought is severe, so the people can't survive anymore, so they teamed up to the county government to cry, hoping that the magistrate would release grain and provide relief.

But the magistrate Mizhi ignored it and even asked the officers to drive out the victims from the city in order to embellish the peace, but also arrested a few of them.

The people can't stand this happening. There is a saying that officials force the people to rebel, which is just right for Mizhi County.

The northwest people were fierce and some men who couldn't survive began to resist the atrocities of the government and even beat the officials to death.

Killing an official is like rebelling. Although a dead servant is not considered an official, the people have no way out.

Under the leadership of a pair of brothers, they began to attack the county town and loot the government office.

Mizhi has not many servants, and there are not many troops in the county town, and the number of victims in the disaster is tens of thousands, so naturally it cannot be resisted.

Under the leadership of a pair of brothers, the victims quickly broke through the county government and arrested the magistrate.

Afterwards, the two brothers led the victims to open warehouses and release grain, and soon gathered tens of thousands of tribes.

If Shaanxi responded in time at this time, it would not be a big disaster.

However, the governor of Shaanxi was foolish and incompetent, and did not take Mizhi's civil rebellion seriously at all, and only sent a small group of people to eliminate them.

Such carelessness naturally leads to no good results. Under the leadership of the two brothers, the victims struggled to defeat the official army. Although there were many casualties, their morale was rising.

After a war, there were many casualties. The two brothers looked at the wealthy families in Mizhi County.

The social contradictions in the Dakan Dynasty were very deep. The bureaucratic and gentry class controlled a large number of resources, and ordinary people naturally hated them.

When there is order and can survive, the people will still be worried, but when there is no way out, there are still people who will take the lead, so naturally they dare to do anything.

So the wealthy guards in Mizhi County suffered, and a catastrophe came to these wealthy guards.

The rich family were looted with the victims, and the two brothers distributed most of the money they robbed to the victims, which immediately won the hearts of the people.

After doing everything, the two brothers took the arrested magistrate to the people and shouted loudly: "The emperor is stupid, corrupt officials are in power. We two brothers have decided to do the way for heaven and overthrow this dark court..."

After saying something stoked, the eldest brother of the two brothers pulled over the arrested magistrate and drew out a ghost-headed knife.

Seeing this, the magistrate was frightened and cried, "Brother Liu, you can't turn back if you kill me."

Seeing that the two brothers were indifferent, the magistrate continued to cry and beg: "As long as you release me, I promise to submit a memorial to the court and forgive your crimes..."

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A cold snorted, and then, the eldest brother of the two brothers cut off the magistrate's head with a knife.

The subordinates, led by several leaders, immediately cheered.

Seeing this, the two brothers looked at each other and smiled tacitly.

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When the drought came and the government responded to the disadvantages, the Gao brothers seized the opportunity and decisively incited the people to rebel.

Later, defeating officers and soldiers, robbing gentry, and killing corrupt officials were all means by the two brothers to win people's hearts.

After killing the magistrate and occupying the county town, the Gao brothers officially raised the anti-flag flag and led their troops to loot the surrounding prefectures and counties.

Due to the severe drought, the people suffered a lot. After being robbed by the Gao brothers, countless people were displaced.

Some people are trapped in their livelihoods and simply make up their minds and join the rebellious army.

As time went by, the Gao brothers looted more than a dozen county towns, and the team of victims led by them grew like snowballs.

In just one month, hundreds of thousands of people gathered and even began to march towards Chang'an, the capital of Shaanxi.

A few days after the civil unrest, the court received the news, but it did not pay attention to it.

Because the news was conveyed by the Jinyiwei and the content was not comprehensive, the Shaanxi Governor did not report the news of the civil war as soon as possible for his official position.

Therefore, the officials of the court did not pay attention to the news about the Jinyiwei, and even the emperor could not make any decisions for a while.

It took a lot of time to stop the Gao brothers from Shaanxi, gathering hundreds of thousands of people to approach Chang'an, the capital of Shaanxi, and then the governor of Shaanxi was panicked and reported to the court in panic.

After learning that hundreds of thousands of refugees had looted more than a dozen county towns and were about to gather people to attack Chang'an, the court was shocked and the emperor immediately spat a mouthful of blood.

The emperor was not young anymore. Before Ye He's invasion to the south, he had worried him for a while.

In addition, the matter of establishing a prince and the civil servants impeaching the two countries' dukes, he was exhausted. Now there are still victims who rebel and cholera in Shaanxi. The emperor was furious and his body could not hold on.

Two days later, the emperor woke up and immediately summoned more than a dozen ministers to the palace to discuss the chaos in the warm room.

"Now the people in Shaanxi are in chaos, what are the solutions for the ministers!"

At this time, the emperor was a little weak due to illness and was speechless.

"Your Majesty, the chaos in Shaanxi is just a disease of scabies. You don't have to worry, you should pay more attention to the dragon body!"

The chief assistant Gu Hanming was the first to speak, caring about the emperor's body.

"I know my health myself, so let's talk about the chaos in Shaanxi first!"

The emperor waved his hand, with a little displeasure.

The current emperor is very dissatisfied with Gu Hanming because the chief minister took the lead and all officials impeached the two countries.

The emperor was in power for decades and understood the meaning of this move. Once the two dukes were impeached and fell down, the civil servant group would immediately make the case for the crown prince.

That is why the emperor determined to protect the two dukes. Even if he was dissatisfied with the two dukes who were defeated, he would not deal with it.

"Droughts broke out in Shaanxi, and civil chaos is common. Just send troops to eliminate them. This matter is also exposed. Shaanxi officials are not good for disaster relief, otherwise such a big chaos will not occur.

I think the court should send people to investigate the matter strictly, otherwise even if this group of riots is wiped out, the situation will not be cured!"

After being the chief minister for many years, although Gu Hanming did not have much military ability, he immediately pointed out the key points in civil affairs.

The emperor nodded when he heard this. Just when he was about to say something, Lu Hezhang, the second assistant, stood up and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the chaos in the people in Shaanxi is just a trivial matter. The most urgent thing is that the emperor is in good health and the imperial throne is empty. For the sake of the country and the country, please ask Your Majesty to appoint the crown prince as soon as possible!"

As soon as Lu Hezhang finished speaking, the other dozen officials looked at each other for a few times, and then knelt down one after another: "I'm asking."

"I'm asking..."

Seeing that more than a dozen ministers were requesting the crown prince at this time, the emperor frowned immediately, and there was a hint of hatred in his eyes.

Fortunately, the prime minister Gu Hanming did not kneel down together. The emperor was a little relieved and thought to himself that the prime minister was still considering the overall situation.

Just as the emperor wanted to wink Gu Hanming and let him speak out, the chief assistant slowly knelt down in the emperor's expectant eyes!

"I'm going to discuss it!"

These three words, like cold water, made the emperor extremely disappointed and hated Gu Hanming.

If there is no hope, there will be no disappointment. Gu Hanming's hesitation made the emperor see hope, but it was quickly shattered.

This made the emperor even hate Gu Hanming more than Lu Hezhang who brought up the matter.

In fact, as the chief minister, Gu Hanming knew the priorities and knew that the chaos in Shaanxi was not taken lightly and must be dealt with as soon as possible.

But more than a dozen ministers asked to establish a crown prince, which was what Gu Hanming wanted. Even though he thought this was not the best time, he still knelt down.

The dozen ministers in Nuan were all second-rank or above. These people jointly submitted a memorial, and the emperor could not ignore it.

"In the morning court tomorrow, we will discuss the matter of the prince!"

"The emperor is wise!"

Although there is no clear reply, the court can discuss the prince, which means that this matter is very likely. It will be decided tomorrow and all the ministers will no longer force them.
Chapter completed!