The look on Lu Zhengchu's face became a little complicated, he shook his head, and sighed: "The young man is shallow. Blockade? How to block? Who to send to blockade? Over the years, Wang Ziyong, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong, Tang Zhongyuan, which of these people has not entered and exited from Shanxi in the encirclement and interception of the imperial army? These rogues roamed around the Central Plains, and the officers and men were panicked like lost dogs. I ask you, who will block? ”

Wang Xiao was stunned.

Lu Zhengchu said: "The Central Plains and other places have been plagued by drought and locust plagues for several consecutive years, and there is no harvest in the fields. Do you know what happens when refugees are allowed to flee the famine, and these hungry people come together? When the time comes, there will be another Zhang Xianzhong and Tang Zhongyuan, what should I do? Let him Fu Qingzhu go to suppress it? ”

Wang Xiao opened his mouth and muttered, "But ......"

"But? The four words you said about burning corpses, once it gets out, what kind of resistance will it arouse? The world pays attention to entering the soil for peace, Zhu Zi said that although the ancestors are far away, the sacrifice must not be sincere, if you want to burn people's relatives, it is no different from people's enemies. ”

The king laughed and said, "Then let them regard me as an enemy, for how can so many people die because of ignorance?" ”

Lu Zhengchu stared at Wang Xiao for a while, there was a faint appreciation in his eyes, but more of a sigh, he stroked his knees and sighed: "This is just a small rule, and the difficulty in it is not something that you can understand as an ignorant child." If it can be prevented, why don't we and Your Majesty want to prevent it? But the court has no money and no food, the generals are cowardly, and the soldiers are arrogant, how to prevent and control it? The court didn't have the heart to talk about it, and this matter was not the most important thing at the moment. ”

"You don't understand the consequences of this." Wang Xiao became a little anxious, and persuaded again: "Have you thought about it?" If the plague spreads to the capital one day, as long as half of the soldiers of the three battalions of the Beijing Division are infected, the world of the Chu Dynasty will die......"

"Shut up!" Lu Zhengchu shouted suddenly.

Both of them fell silent and turned their heads to look at Emperor Yanguang.

Such a rebellious remark came into his ears, but Emperor Yanguang just sneered habitually.

"Let him speak." Emperor Yanguang said: "It's not the first time I've heard people say that the world of the Chu Dynasty is going to die. I still remember, the first person to say this was Gu Chengxian, right? At that time, I was still young, and when I heard this, I was anxious and angry, thinking that if I ascended the throne one day, I must turn things around and rejuvenate my ancestors. ”

He said, looking up.

"But now, what else can I do? When the people reach a dead end, they can still count on the officials, and the officials can still count on me when they have no choice. So who can I count on?! I sometimes wonder if it's not that hard to admit that I'm incompetent. Isn't it just a stroke in history? What's the big deal. Maybe I indulge in lust, and when this throne reaches my children and grandchildren, they will have the ability to thrive? ”

Emperor Yanguang said, suddenly pointed at the king and smiled, and his expression became extremely weird.

The young man in front of him was like a pure jade, with blood and pure goodness, which reminded him of his ambition when he was young. But no matter how ambitious a teenager is, he eventually becomes a cowardly and dirty middle-aged man, and even the emperor is not immune.

It's infuriating to think about it!

"Why don't I prevent it? I'll tell you the truth...... There are 20,000,000 people in this world, and I just can't feed them! Why? Why are they all pointing to me to be responsible?! Therefore, I wish that most of them would die, and all those rogues and thieves, corrupt officials, and incompetent officers and soldiers would die! ”

"All to death!"

Wang Xiao stood there stunned.

He looked directly at Emperor Yanguang's somewhat crazy eyes.

He knew that what the emperor said was from his heart.

I see......

At this moment, he stood in front of the emperor, and suddenly felt that the emperor was nothing more than that.

After all those very powerful ways of governing the country and the art of scheming have retreated, the emperor in front of him is just an ordinary person who is powerless......

In the study, Zuo Jinglun and Song Li were still talking.

Zuo Jinglun was actually very tired, but he was still waiting for the results in the palace.

Song Li was about to persuade him to go and take a nap first, but someone reported outside the door: "Old lady, Miss Sun has been waiting in the hall outside for a long time, will she send a villain to ask the old lady and Mr. Song if they want to use some snacks?" ”

Zuo Jinglun smiled and said, "Mingxin is back?" Let her in. ”

After a while, Zuo Mingxin, Zuo Mingjing and Song Lan'er came in together.

"Granddaughter greets grandfather." Zuo Mingxin and Zuo Mingjing performed ten thousand blessings to Zuo Jinglun, and called to Song Li: "I've seen Mr. Song." ”

"I've seen Elder Ge." Song Lan'er also saluted, and called out to Song Li again: "Father." ”

Zuo Jinglun smiled kindly and asked, "When did you come back?" I didn't even tell my grandfather earlier. ”

"There was a delay on the way, and I only entered the city at the time of the unit, and I returned to the house at the end of the day. Seeing that his grandfather and Mr. Song were busy, he didn't dare to disturb. But I always have to say hello to my grandfather to feel at ease. Zuo Mingjing said.

Zuo Jinglun stroked his beard and said, "How is that old imperial doctor's medical skills?" ”

"I prescribed a few pairs of medicines, and asked my granddaughter to use them for a few days before going to see them." Zuo Mingxin said in a low voice.

Zuo Jinglun nodded, and asked with a smile: "That child of the Qian family is named Qian Cheng, right?" What do you think of him as a person? ”

Zuo Mingxin and Zuo Mingjing glanced at each other, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

"Elder Ge, Mr. Song." At this moment, a small servant ran in quickly and handed a note to Song Li.

Song Li spread it out and looked at it, and his face suddenly changed.

"Elder Ge......" he handed over the note.

Zuo Jinglun only glanced at it, and he was also a little shocked.

"Go and rest first."

They had no desire to talk to their children any more, so they sent them back to the house first.

The three women got up and walked out, and when they went out, they only heard Zuo Jinglun scolding in a low voice: "This Wang Xiao is really a traitor, and the family and country may be ruined by this son." ”

Zuo Mingxin only thought that his grandfather was talking about who was joking at first, and only reacted when he heard it, this is a person's name.

She didn't care about these state affairs either, she just remembered the strange name.

Out of the courtyard, Zuo Mingxin and Zuo Mingjing separated from Song Lan'er.

Zuo Mingxin turned his head and saw Song Lan'er's figure turning through the Moon Gate, so he said to his maid: "Quickly bring the things." ”

Her maid answered and ran to the carriage, and after a while she came with a large cloth bag.

"Miss, what's in there? It's heavy. ”

"You don't care." Zuo Mingxin took the big cloth bag with some difficulty, turned around and walked towards the kitchen.

Zuo Mingjing was startled, and exclaimed softly: "You really want to bring this over?" ”

"Shh Zuo Mingxin is very mysterious.

The two of them did not bring the ring, but quietly went to the kitchen and put the cloth bag on the stove.

When I untied it, it was a big pig's foot.

"This thing is disgusting." Zuo Mingjing frowned, quite disgusted.

Zuo Mingxin said softly: "Sister, don't say that. ”

Zuo Mingjing said: "What? It's really your dowry ......."

Zuo Mingxin lowered his head and did not speak.

Zuo Mingjing couldn't help but sigh and said, "Don't be deceived by that kid, you stupid girl, he looks like a prodigal who is used to coaxing little girls." ”

"But," Zuo Mingxin lowered his head and said softly, "It's not clear who got into whom's trap." ”

"Huh?"

"I know he's a prodigal son of a game, but he can talk to me all night long, going back and forth for two hours to find a token for me...... Pig's feet. Zuo Mingxin said softly: "He is a young man who likes the girl's family, and I am just a sick man." But from now on, he can only take my scoop and hang himself on the tree of my Zuo Mingxin, who has entered whose trap? ”

Zuo Mingjing was stunned for a moment, and muttered, "You ...... say this?"

Zuo Mingxin sighed softly: "Sister, I am also the granddaughter of the old man of the Tang Party, how can I be so easy to deceive?" ”

The next moment, a cook shouted, "Who?!" Who would dare to come to my kitchen and steal something to eat! ”

In the moonlight, two girls with skirts ran past in a panic.

The cook strode into the kitchen, and when she looked closely, she saw a big pig's foot on the stove......