Chapter 262: Quelling the Troubles (Part II)
"The princess wants to poison us, let's not be fooled!"
Although I don't know who shouted, the voice still reached the woman's ears, the corners of Bai Xiaoqian's mouth twitched, and he said speechlessly: "Why did I poison you when you came to me as a guest?" When the steamed rice is cooked, I will eat it with everyone, and if you are still not at ease, I will be the first to eat it. ”
"Don't believe it, the princess is a big liar, this is the medicine powder you give to each of our families, in fact, this is flour. A bold woman actually threw flour at Xiao Qian.
Suddenly, the atmosphere became tense, and many secret guards clenched their hands into fists, holding back the strong anger in their hearts, and all of them showed murderous aura! The frightened woman was paralyzed in her legs and fell to the ground.
"Haha-" Bai Xiaoqian laughed calmly, breaking the murderous aura, and at the same time, his eyes were slightly cold as he looked at the woman who attacked him with flour, and stepped forward to help her up. While picking up half a bag of flour on his body that had not been scattered, "Ling'er, you also take this half bag of flour to cook, don't waste it." This aunt, you really make me cry and laugh, the person I deceived is a murderer, I just want to delay time, do you know that I signed a life and death certificate, and the deadline is five days to solve the case on the last day of today. I have to deceive you, I am just using my own methods to protect you, you really misunderstood. ”
"Princess, if the murderer comes out to kill again, how will you protect us? The murderer is so brutal, you just tricked some bee flour out, can bee flour kill the murderer? A slightly mocking voice rang out in the crowd.
"Your question hits the nail on the head. It doesn't matter if you don't trust me, look at these secret guards around you, all of them are elite soldiers, strong martial arts, like wolves and tigers, this princess now orders you to protect these people while arresting the murderer. ”
"Yes!" The Dark Guards replied in unison, their voices as loud as bells.
"Princess, in your eyes, we are all people, even waste. Of course the guards will protect the people, but will you also send someone to protect us, our beggars? A crowd of beggars was shouting and laughing.
The woman's beautiful eyes coldly glanced at the group of beggars who were crooked melons and cracked dates, and said calmly: "I want to tell you about the bloody incident that happened in Jianzhao Temple not long ago. It was also committed by the same murderer. There were sixty-one corpses in total. Five of them were young monks, and the rest were the most famous bandits of this generation, the Evil Tiger Gang, and one monk survived, and while we cleaned up the body, ahem-"
"There was an eighty-year-old woman who lived by begging, and she died not far from the roadside of the temple of Jianzhao Temple. Her body was ignored for more than 20 days, and I was surprised to ask the surviving little monk what the reason was, and he said that the old beggar had starved to death by himself, and they had already reported it to the authorities, but the government ignored them. She didn't have any family. No one will collect the body. The bustling pedestrians who passed by would not pay attention, not even the old monks in the monastery of mercy, because they were unwilling to collect the bodies of beggars, they were afraid of being contaminated, and their hearts were extremely indifferent. ”
Xiao Qian took out a bundle of white hair from his arms and showed it in front of everyone. "You see this is the hair of the old beggar, I have buried the old beggar himself, if I hadn't passed by there, I would like to ask, who will collect the bodies of these beggars who are alive or dead without dignity, what happened to the people of Xuanwu?! You have gathered here to protest, and many of you are just doing it for your own safety. For personal self-interest. Have you ever thought that there are weaker and weaker people than you waiting for your help, even if it is just a little help that can save a life! Leaving the old beggar's hair, I want to always warn myself that some of the people of Xuanwu are sick, some bureaucrats are also sick, and after the defeat of the war, everyone has become indifferent and selfish, although Xuanwu has been defeated. But we didn't lose our country! We must not lose the spirit of Xuanwu's friendship and self-reliance. Today's emperor is wise and martial, diligent and loves the people--and King Chen, cough-cough-cough-"...
When it came to Chenwang Xiaoqian, he couldn't help but feel a sharp pain in his heart and coughed violently. Zhou Hong nervously held the woman's trembling body tightly, feeling the internal strength and warmth that the man passed on to her. Xiaoqian calmed down a lot.
"Folks, King Chen is cold and bloodthirsty and kills countless people, and that is on the battlefield! He joined the army at a young age, and after so many years, he was scarred, what was he for? He is for the love of his heart, he loves the country of Xuanwu, and he loves you ignorant people who are selfish and have forgotten where justice and justice are. Because you have mistakenly believed the rumors and rumors of the enemy's country. You have to give up the folk god of war who once protected you with flesh and blood, and even now is still protecting you. If something happens to him, who will resist the attack of the army of the Witch Zhao Huang? Who will defend the country?! ”
Everyone's expressions were stunned, and after a moment of silence, someone finally couldn't help but mutter, "But where did King Chen go, why did he become silver-haired and silver-eyed, and became a monster?" ”
The woman had infinite compassion in her heart, so she could only endure it, and said with a slight smile on her lips: "He's not a monster, he just looks several times more beautiful than you, me, and everyone here." King Chen is now in the palace, as for the silver eyes are natural, the silver hair is because of me, I think his temperament is more suitable for the silver hair, so I helped him dye his hair. This is more in harmony with his eyes, if you are so interested in silver hair, I can also help you dye your hair silver, white, red, green, if you still don't believe me, I can help you dye your hair now, enough to prove that this has nothing to do with the rumors. ”
In order to maintain the face and dignity of the prince, Xiao Qian had no choice but to lie and cover up, hoping that Qingye would not blame her in the future.
"No, me, I'll be fine with my black hair." The ancients did not have such an advanced sense of aesthetics, and in their eyes, silver hair was equivalent to monsters.
"In my eyes, beggars are also human beings, and they also need dignity, you can't be a burden to Xuanwu, why can't you support yourself if you have hands and feet?"
"We want to, too, but we don't have any of them. All the fields and families were destroyed by a big flood, and the largest flood in Xuanwu occurred more than ten years ago. I'll tell you a big secret, I was one of the water officials who received the emperor's secret order back then, that is, the faint emperor asked us to release water from the floodgate, and the emperor's order was embarrassing! How many innocent people have drowned, and thousands of people have been displaced and have been begging for a living, all because of the debauchery and cruelty of the faint king! ”
This time, the already calm people were angry again, and Xiao Qian was also a little frustrated, because she couldn't solve it. The first emperor is indeed mediocre and the people's grievances have accumulated for a long time, and when the entire Xuanwu regime is handed over to the emperor, it is already a piece of rotten and stinky meat, and it will take time for him to have the ability to turn decay into magic, it seems that these people are not only targeting her. Or the hatred of the ruling government * violence!
In fact, the real king in history was not so brutal and unreasonable, and it was all processed and fabricated by the literati and common people of later generations to fabricate many tyrannical stories. So the people don't care at all, they just want to vent their dissatisfaction. What's more, the former emperor did make an unforgivable mistake, and Xiao Qian felt that he was interested in making the truth public, so that the people could vent their anger.
All the guards began to draw their swords, and both sides exuded a fierce anger and murderous aura. In the event of a popular uprising, this place will become a slaughterhouse, and the situation will be out of control?
Just when the atmosphere was a little stiff for a while, Xiao Qian shouted in a commanding tone, undoubtedly, domineering. "Calm me down, I'm ready to eat! Everyone's eating! ”
"Miss, now divide the steamed buns for everyone to eat."
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As soon as the fragrant steamed buns came up, the tense atmosphere was suddenly broken.
Some people have milk and are mothers, and their expressions are relaxed when they hear about eating. Everyone instantly let their guard down. …
Xiao Qian stood with a pen in his hand, his lips pursed into a sharp arc, his expression was solemn, and he took a deep breath, "Everyone eats steamed buns first, can you calm down and listen to me tell a true story, after listening, you will understand the truth of the matter." ”
So they surrendered. I have to admire this seemingly thin but powerful woman, everyone patiently listened to a touching story while eating steamed buns. How the three generations of the Bai family worked hard to build the water tower, told the contradictions and hatreds between the old man Bai and the father and son of Bai Modian, the touching and profound true feelings between the father and son, and then talked about how Bai Shuishui inherited the will of the martyrs to build this skyscraper water tower step by step.
found that everyone had tears in their eyes and looked sad. Indeed, the deeds of the Bai family are too touching. They are indeed conscientious, have paid for the country and the people without regrets, and have dedicated several generations of their life's efforts and youth.
"Look, everyone, this is the Bai family's compound, that eldest sister, where you are is a descendant of the Bai family, and she is just a five-year-old girl, and she died there. The Bai family was brutally killed. Only my mother Bai Qianwan escaped, she gave birth to me after marrying a man named Ma Xiaodong, my father respected the Bai family very much, so he named me Bai Xiaoqian, let me inherit the surname of the Bai family, let me stay for the Bai family, and carry forward the spirit of the Bai family.
So many people were silent, quietly listening to the story told by Bai Xiaoqian. All the secret guards were shocked, because they had always been in the dark about the identity of the princess, and they didn't know if she was Bai Xiaoqian or Shangguan Xiaoqian.
"It wasn't the bandits who really killed the Bai family, but the faint monarch and the emperor who left the wind. In order to open the floodgates and distribute water, he brutalized the Bai family that had been loyal to the martyrs for generations, because it was impossible to release the floodgates without getting rid of the Bai family. I'll tell you these facts, these truths! Like you, I used to have a grudge, when I was very young, and when both my parents were killed, I didn't feel a day of affection. The person I hate the most in this world is the deceased faint king, and I even want to transfer my hatred to his son, because my suffering has nowhere to vent, and it is only right for the father to repay the debt, right? But I was wrong, we were all wrong! Do you know how long the current emperor will be when he will review the recitals at night? Do you know how many days and nights he spent hungry trying to save the country? By the time he took over, the regime was rotten and riddled with holes! But he did not abandon the country, he took on the burden of saving it. How could I hate such a man? All of you must not resent the emperor, because he is the hope of Xuanwu, and I believe that he can transform this country, and Xuanwu will become a great power, and Xuanwu will become a powerful country that rules this world. ”
The anger and resentment on the faces of the people have disappeared, and it is obvious that Xiao Qian's words have resolved the hatred and resentment in people's hearts, and the people are dissatisfied with the most use of the pen and the tricks. As long as there is food to eat, there will be no rebellion, and this turmoil seems to be finally subsiding.