After Liu Pei sent Wang Changde and his son away, Liu Pei really took a turn on Ryukyu Island. After the baptism of modern society, Liu Pei knows that many things cannot be said once above and done below. Because there are too many people who disobey the law, or procrastinate, and finally turn a good thing into a bad thing. So Liu Pei plans to choose a few cantonment points to see for himself. So Liu Pei asked the guards around him to choose three villages at random.

When Liu Pei came to the first village with the guards, Liu Pei sensitively sensed that something seemed to be wrong.

Many people know that everyone has a temperament, and it makes sense. If a person is in a good mood, in good health, and beaming, you can see that this person seems to be wrapped in a warm spirit. On the contrary, you can feel the decadent aura in him from afar.

The same is true of the village, when Liu Pei approached this village, he felt that it was lifeless, not at all like Baihua Village, which was full of hope for future life. Liu Pei looked into the field and saw only a few people working. It is said that there should be people working at this time, how can there be only these few people?

Liu Pei asked the guards around him what was going on. Because it was the village selected by the guards, he also knew the basic situation of the village. The guard said: "The village chief of this village is called Huo Changsheng, and he is from Yanzhou. Originally, he was characterized as a slave, but later in the camp because he did a good job in managing his slaves, he was promoted to the head of the village. The militia captain was a member of the family who was injured in the last battle with the Shimazu family. It's just that he is seriously injured and is still recuperating and has not taken office. ”

Liu Pei frowned and said to the guards, "Bring those people over for questioning." ”

The four guards immediately dismounted and went into the field, bringing with them all six or seven men who had been working for them. As soon as those people saw Liu Pei and the others riding high-headed horses and looking fully armed, they were already trembling with fright, lowering their heads and not daring to speak.

Liu Pei stepped forward and said warmly: "A few villagers, are you all villagers in this village?" Who are you? ”

Those people, you look at me, I look at you, but you don't speak. One of the guards next to him said, "What's the matter with you guys?" What am I asking you? What a reaction! ”

Those people still look at me and I look at you, and they all nodded in agreement, but their mouths were still closed.

Liu Pei said: "Why is there no one else in your village who works in the fields? I see that there are a lot of people in other villages who are busy weeding. ”

Those few still didn't speak. Liu Pei felt more and more that there was a problem in this village. So Liu Pei thought about it and said:

"Why don't the chiefs of your village urge you to go down to the fields? Is he lazy? ”

Unexpectedly, those people lowered their heads after hearing this. Liu Pei carefully observed everyone. These people are dressed in shabby clothes and have pale complexions, but this is not unusual. Strangely, the man in front of him seemed to have a whiplash wound on his neck!

Liu Pei stepped forward and opened his collar to look, the man was frightened and wanted to stop him, but was frightened by Liu Pei's glare. Liu Pei looked carefully, and sure enough, it was a whip wound. Liu Pei asked, "What's going on with this wound?" Who hit it? ”

There was silence in his answer. Liu Pei knew that they were afraid, so he said gently: "Don't be afraid. I am your king. Tell me anything, and I'll be in charge of it. ”

Those people immediately looked up at Liu Pei, and then looked at each other, their eyes revealing the brilliance of hope. But when Liu Pei was waiting for them to reply, the brilliance in their eyes disappeared again, and they lowered their heads again and said nothing.

Liu Pei can be sure that there must be something wrong with this village. He immediately said to the guards behind him, "Gather everyone in this village." ”

The guards immediately poured into the village, and there was a knock on the door. By the time Liu Pei and a few villagers arrived at the center of the village, the guards had already driven most of the people out of the village and were gathering in the open space in the center of the village.

Liu Pei did not immediately step forward, but stood on the edge of the clearing to observe the villagers. He found that the villagers naturally split into two groups. Most of the people gathered together with poor faces and dejected heads. There are also several families who gather alone. But these families are different! All of them are ruddy, fat and strong.

Liu Pei has it in his heart! Only then did he step forward and walk to the center of the clearing and said, "Who is the village chief?" Come and see me. ”

A person immediately ran from the small crowd. This person has a very ordinary figure, but there is shrewdness in his two eyes. The smile on his face is annoying.

Liu Pei said: "You are the village chief? What is your name? ”

The man immediately nodded and said, "Back to the king, the little one is this village chief." The little one is called Huo Changsheng. ”

Liu Pei was much taller than him, so he lowered his head and looked at him. This person had a smile on his face all the time, but Liu Pei's eyes were not only staring at his smile, but also at his face. Huo Changsheng and the people behind him were all ruddy and strong. In contrast to them were the pale and bloodless faces of the villagers.

Liu Pei said coldly: "I came here and found that there were few people in the field. Why are only a few people willing to go down

Growing food on the ground? ”

Huo Changsheng immediately wanted Liu Pei to spit out the bitter water, and said, "King, you don't know! These slaves are lazy to death, and they all feel that since they are slaves, they don't need to do so much work! Every time I go to the ground, I have to urge three times and four times! Even if you go down to the ground, you can do your work slowly, and it is very difficult to discipline! ”

At the same time, he also babbled about how so-and-so, so-and-so was disobedient, how so-and-so was lazy, and so and so. Hearing this, the green tendons on Liu Pei's neck jumped up. Liu Pei glanced at the numb faces of the villagers again, as well as the thin bodies of the children.

Liu Pei waved his hand to stop Huo Changsheng's words. Liu Pei took a few steps forward and said loudly to all the villagers: "My surname is Liu, and I am the king of Ryukyu who is about to ascend the throne. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can tell me, and I will call the shots for you! ”

What awaited Liu Pei was a wordless silence. Everyone looked at him with blank faces. Liu Pei knows the reason why it is not easy to raise his name, because these people have been disappointed in the government too many times! So they just numb to bear everything. Their only hope for the government is that they will stop bothering them and let them live quietly like grass.

But this is not the result that Liu Pei needs. There is no future for a numb population. Moreover, the longer the silence, the deeper the resentment. Until one day, pent-up anger will engulf the superstructure.

So Liu Pei said loudly again: "Fellow villagers, your identity is a slave. But you should know that I never treated you as slaves. I have clearly defined the conditions for you to be good for the people, and I think you should be clear about it. So, what's really going on in this village? Tell me that I will make decisions for you! ”

After Liu Pei finished speaking, he gave a look, and the guards around him understood, and immediately went deep into the crowd to quietly ask one by one, and made promises and promises to them. Finally, one of them whispered to the guards, "Can the king really make decisions for us?" I have heard that the kings are directed toward these free people. ”

The guard was very smart, and he also whispered: "You don't have to worry about this, in a few years you will also be free people, and you will no longer be slaves!" If you tell the truth in front of the king this time, I will be able to exempt you from slavery!" ”

When the villager heard that there was such a benefit, he plucked up his courage and nodded in cringe and said, "Then I will say, I will say!" ”

The guards immediately carried him and walked directly in front of Liu Pei. In front of Liu Pei, the guard said, "Dashuai, this person is willing to tell some information." However, I promised him the conditions of being exempted from slavery and reinstated to the people. ”