Regarding the emperor's accusation that he deliberately brought him here, Huang Qiong admitted it indifferently. But for the accusation of interfering in politics, Huang Qiong will not admit it even if he is killed. The title of the king of the county is not abolished, but Huang Qiong actually doesn't care much. Because he believed that the old man's words were far more threatening than practical.

But if on this street, he becomes the target of the old man's venting, and he is scolded or slapped a few times, then he can't accept it anyway. Although I don't know much about the character of my emperor Lao Tzu. But Huang Qiong knows that the more tolerant people are, the more difficult it is to control the fire.

I, the emperor, can endure it, and I know this from my mother and Sister Yao. But looking at the old man's face now, Huang Qiong felt that at least in this matter, the old man may not have any intention of putting up with it. Since you don't plan to endure it, it's normal to find a target to vent.

Right now, on this street, Huang Qiong looks left and right, and feels that this unlucky guy should have no one else except herself. Therefore, for the emperor's accusation, Huang Qiong will not admit it even if he is killed. Although the thunder and rain and dew are all Jun's grace, everyone wants to take advantage of the rain and dew. But Thunder, it's better for the old man to keep it himself.

And seeing that Huang Qiong was also obviously playing Lai Pi, he didn't admit it alive or dead, and the emperor, who was not angry, laughed. patted Huang Qiong on the shoulder, gave Huang Qiong a look that you are waiting for me, and didn't say anything more. The emperor didn't speak, and the so-called shocking thing of the strong man was naturally revealed. Huang Qiong, who has achieved her goal, will not be bored with herself.

Neither father nor son was talking, and several guards naturally did not dare to speak, but kept carefully looking around with vigilant eyes. As for the strong man, he didn't come out after entering the dilapidated house that didn't even protect him from the wind and rain. At this time, there was a strange calm on the scene. This strange calm made Huang Qiong very unnatural.

Fortunately, this calm did not last long, and was interrupted by the report of the guard who had left earlier and returned with a few ragged old men at this moment. Seeing a few old men, the emperor's face looked slightly better. But he didn't plan to let Huang Qiong go, turned around and whispered to Huang Qiong: "It's going on here, you and I will go back to the palace together, I have something to say to you." ”

Seeing that the emperor let himself go for the time being, although he also knew that this might be the calm before the storm, Huang Qiong could only touch his nose and take the initiative to step aside. At this time, there are outsiders present, so it is better to keep your mouth shut. He didn't want to be the calm of the moment now, at most he was just a superficial emperor's punching bag. As for the matter of returning to the palace, it is better to wait until after returning to the palace.

Several old men who were found by the guards looked at Huang Qiong's father and son in fear on the side. In the eyes of these old people, although the clothes of Huang Qiong's father and son are very ordinary, from the silk and satin clothes, they are either rich or expensive. And he has a noble temperament, and at first glance he is not an ordinary person, maybe it is the big official.

After all, this is the Jingzhao Mansion where the emperor Laozi also lives, and the most important thing here is high-ranking officials and dignitaries, dragon sons and phoenix grandchildren, as well as various big people with deep backgrounds. It's not even good, it is not an unusual thing for the emperor Lao Tzu to run out of the palace that day to pay a private visit.

However, since these people arrived here, except for those officials who are like wolves and tigers, and only know how to ask for money all day long, there has never been that high-ranking official who has come here. So when they saw the pair in front of them, they were not ordinary fathers and sons when they saw their momentum and dress, and several old men were very cautious, and no one dared to speak.

It's just that these old men who were found by the guards never dreamed of it. The middle-aged man in front of him, who at least looked extremely elegant, was indeed not a high-ranking official, let alone a wealthy businessman. It is the first person today, the dignified Son of Heaven. It's just that these old people don't know that it is naturally impossible for the emperor himself to tell his identity.

Seeing that no one spoke to several old men, the emperor was a little embarrassed and glanced at Huang Qiong fiercely. In the gentler tone possible, he said, "I am also a member of this Jingzhao Mansion. It's just that I've lived in this Jingzhao Mansion for decades, but it's the first time I've seen this kind of place. That's why I took the liberty of bringing a few old men to understand the situation, but I didn't expect to make a few old people frightened, and I asked for forgiveness. ”

Speaking of this, the emperor pointed to the surrounding shacks that could not be seen at a glance, and the sewage flowing everywhere. And those who came out in tattered clothes and with hungry faces after seeing that the street had calmed down again: "A few old men, I want to ask who these people are, and why is this place so tattered?" ”

"The situation here is hard to imagine, and this place is also among the Jingshi in the first good place at the foot of the Son of Heaven. As I have just seen, the people here are so miserable, hungry and cold, and even sold their sons and daughters. Along the way, I saw dozens of people selling their bodies by planting grass. With such a scene, doesn't Jingzhao Mansion Yin, who guards the side of the Son of Heaven, care? ”

A few old men who had obviously never seen the world, for the emperor's questioning, you look at me, I look at you, and no one dared to reply immediately. It wasn't until a long time that an old man with fewer patches on his body and no exposed flesh stepped forward and replied, "The little second child is the Lizheng here." I don't know who the big officials are, but the big officials shouldn't be suitable for people in the capital. ”

The old man's rhetorical question made the emperor slightly stunned, but then said in a more gentle tone: "Old man, I am a local." It's just that I rarely go out on weekdays, so I don't know that there is such a place in the capital. Today, I just walked here by accident, and I found that this place is so difficult, so I asked a few old people to ask. ”

Hearing the emperor say that he had just come here unintentionally, the old man who replied was somewhat disappointed. However, after thinking about it, he replied truthfully: "The big officials don't know, except for a few poor people who originally lived here and are like Xiao Lao'er, most of them are refugees from Zhengzhou or Ruzhou who came to the capital to make a living. ”

"When these people were in their hometowns, most of them were ordinary farmers, and they had no other skills than farming. Even if you want to rely on your strength to eat, you can't get into the inner city where the rich live the most. Although this government is afraid of provoking a popular uprising, it does not dare to drive it out openly. ”

"But not only did a proclamation be issued that it was strictly forbidden for the homeless to enter the inner city unless they were hired or bought home as slaves, and that anyone who was found to have entered the inner city in violation of the order was to be punished with a hundred boards, and then the whole family would be sent to their place of origin after three days. He also sent officials to search the gates of the inner city, and once he was caught, he was severely punished if he wanted to enter the city in a sneaky way. ”

"The people here, the only way to support their families, will go to the edge of the inner city and wait and wait, and when an employer comes to hire someone, they will look at themselves. or by selling children and daughters and others as slaves to support themselves, or even relying on the women in the family to sell themselves as semi-closed doors to support themselves. This generation is now the largest human market in the capital, and it is also the largest concentration of private prostitution in the capital. ”

"The big officials are dressed in such a grand style, at first glance, it is the home of generations of hairpins. Presumably, as a big official, he naturally can't come to prostitute those half-hidden doors. When they first met, the old man thought that the big officials were here to buy girls to go back as concubines and maids, or to buy a few strong men to go back to be healthy servants. didn't expect that the big officials would just stray into this place. ”

"People in the capital know that the slaves who go out here are all in the mansions of the dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital. In the Goolan Courtyard in the capital, there is not a single woman who has not been bought from here. Since the big official is a personnel in the capital, how can he not know the situation here? It was the little old man who asked more. ”

Hearing the old man's answer, the emperor was visibly stunned. It's not a slight stunned, it's really stunned. After a while, he said: "Although Zhengzhou and Ruzhou are not as rich as Jiangnan and Lianghuai, they are also rich on this Henan Road, how can there be so many displaced people?" ”

"Even if Zhengzhou suffered a flood the year before last, the imperial court had already allocated money and grain for disaster relief, not to mention that it had also exempted Zhengzhou from money and grain for three years, and it was ripe last year. In Ruzhou, the wind and rain have been smooth for three consecutive years. Why did so many people leave the land in good place and not grow it, and came out to be this homeless people? Can you tell me more about the reason for this? ”

Before the old man could answer the emperor's words, the old man remembered a sneer behind him: "Yes, Zhengzhou has indeed been smooth in the past two years, and there have been no natural disasters." This natural disaster comes in turns, and it does not necessarily harm the common people every year, but this man-made disaster may not be avoided. Maybe Emperor Lao Tzu has seen that we have lived too comfortably in the past few years, and sent us a disaster star to the past. ”

It was the strong man who spoke with a fist that almost didn't break Huang Qiong's shoulder. I don't know when, when he came out of the broken hut, he heard the emperor's question, but he sneered and answered for these people, after learning that Huang Qiong and his party were not here to buy servants, and he didn't have much interest in continuing with Huang Qiong's father and son.

How else to say that Hades is good, but the little ghost is the most difficult? The emperor didn't have time to say anything about this big man's sneering words. A few guards stopped doing it, and the one who took the lead shouted angrily: "Presumptuous, do you know who you are talking to now?" ”

"Hmph, is this old man majestic? But it's a pity that it's just a powerful mouth, and as for the kung fu in the hands, it's not like we haven't seen it just now, but it's very loose. Who am I talking to? Let me tell you, even if it is the emperor Lao Tzu who is here today, Lao Tzu still talks like this. ”

"Lao Tzu's sweat beads fell to the ground and fell eight petals a year, but he has never been in arrears for a day after paying taxes according to the chapter, and he is worthy of this Great Qi Dynasty. But what did his emperor Lao Tzu do, seeing that our life was comfortable, he sent his son to Zhengzhou to take up the domain. Lao Tzu's good family was ruined by his emperor Lao Tzu's son. ”

"We are right about Emperor Lao Tzu, but Emperor Lao Tzu is sorry for me. How do you make me talk? I said a few words, and it was presumptuous. But who the hell should I talk to about the grievances of our family? The grievances of tens of thousands of displaced people here, go to that one? Heaven is unfair, how do you want me to speak? If we don't like what we say, then don't fucking come here. ”

was made by the words in front of this strong man, like a cat whose tail was trampled on. If it weren't for the emperor by his side, he would have copied the guy and fought to the death with this guy. Although the emperor was by his side, he did not dare to act rashly without the emperor's permission. But a few guards looked at this guy, if he could kill someone, I'm afraid this strong man would have been in a lot of holes.