Chapter 217: Misfortune does not go alone
"I didn't expect the prince to really have two brushes!" , the man flew up, his movements were a little embarrassed, but his words were not down.
"Huh! Who are you? The prince snorted coldly and frowned.
"It seems that the prince is really a noble man who forgets things, and he doesn't even remember who I am. But that's right, how can the high-ranking prince remember us low-level people! ”
"Big brother, don't talk nonsense with him, only by killing him can you avenge the brothers in Baijiazhuang!" , another masked man in black urged, his tone impatient.
The man in black, who was called the eldest brother and the leader, spat out, "Also, if you talk to him so much, he won't remember what he has done, so why talk nonsense." Prince, the game is over, I don't want to go around in circles with you, today, you must die! ”
"Brothers! Shoot the arrows! The man did not wait for the prince to reply, but turned and waved at the archers who were crawling on the hill behind him.
As soon as he gave the order, those arrows pierced the air like dense feathers and struck at the prince.
The prince's eyes narrowed, and he immediately waved the sword in his hand, dodging left and right, and at the same time waved down the arrows that seemed to have eyes, "You are from Baijiazhuang?" ”
Baijiazhuang? Something flashed through his mind, and he vaguely remembered a year ago..... At that time, the city wall of the palace city needed to be repaired, so the people hired strong men to help, because there were many strong men in Baijiazhuang, so they hired most of the strong men in Baijiazhuang....
In the first few days, the repair of the palace wall went smoothly, but who knows, in the days when it was almost completed, the accident suddenly happened.... The city wall fell suddenly, and all the strong men were buried under the fallen city wall, and there was no survivor.
This incident happened very suddenly and strangely, and it was almost impossible to find out, and at that time, because I was busy with other matters, I put this matter on hold for the time being, and just asked the government to compensate each family of these strong men with fifty taels of silver, which is enough for a family to eat for decades.
He thought this was the end of this matter, but he didn't think about it.....
"Heh, did you finally remember?" , a trace of pain flashed in the eyes of the man in black.
At this time, the prince finally understood the look of the man in black.
"The wall fell very strangely that day, it was purely accidental, not intentional, and the government had already given their families a subsidy. What are you dissatisfied with? ”
The white clothes flew up, and the intermittent sound came from mid-air.
The man in black's eyes sank, waved his hand at the archer behind him, and looked at the figure not far away, "What's the dissatisfaction?" The crown prince is really a noble royal family, and he doesn't take the lives of the people at the bottom seriously. ”
After a pause, he said, "We have a lot of men in Baijiazhuang, and the people are prosperous, but because of the city wall, so many brothers died in vain, and the old mother in the family washed her face with tears all day long, and her body was not as good as day by day, and a few acres of fertile land in the family could only be shelved because there was no one to cultivate.... Do you know all of this? The government said that it would give each family a subsidy of 50 taels of silver, but only 5 taels were received, does the prince know about these? ”
Word by word, word by word, implies unspeakable anger and pathos.
Because the arrow had stopped, and the prince's figure had also stopped, at this time he had been hit by an arrow wound in the shoulder, and a trickle of red blood stained his plain white clothes, but his face was not bitter, but his brows were furrowed, as if the arrow wound on his body was just a decoration, "I really don't know what you said." ”
The man in black snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "You noble person is busy, naturally you won't know." ”
"Why bother talking nonsense, maybe he is also on the same path as the government." , a man in black who only showed a pair of sparkling eyes said coldly.
The man in black in the lead waved his hand, "Don't worry, I'd like to see what else he can say!" ”
"Since it is the government that deducts silver taels and the government is immoral, why don't you report it to the prefect?" The prince ignored the conversation between the two of them, and only muttered for a while.
It seems that these moths in the government should be cleaned up a few times, and a hint of darkness flashed in the prince's eyes.
"The prince thinks so simply! Not to mention that reporting to the prefect needs to go through the first floor of the government, as far as the kind of things we report, they will all be rejected within a day. The collusion between officials and officials, presumably the prince knows much better than us ordinary people. ", the man in black scoffed.
"In the case of Baijiazhuang, I will go to find out, although people cannot be resurrected after death, but I will give you a satisfactory answer. As for the silver, it is your due, fifty taels, not one less. A trace of measurement flashed in the prince's heart, the important thing at the moment is to stabilize their emotions, he can't fight anymore.... However, as soon as they mentioned this matter, he also felt that the sudden collapse of the city wall was full of suspicions, and the case should be overturned and re-investigated....
"Is that true?" , a trace of hesitation and struggle flashed in the eyes of the man in black.
"Big brother, don't be deceived by him, this person just wants to fool us into letting him go, and then beat us up." , the man in black with sparkling eyes persuaded loudly.
"I didn't expect you to be so young, but you are quite discerning. It's just that you are wrong this time, and I really plan to help you rehabilitate. As for whether you believe it or not, it's up to you. The prince smiled slightly, his lips a little white.
"Do you hear the sound of horses' hooves in the distance? If I guessed correctly, the Seven Princes will be here soon, the Seven Princes and the Seven Princes and Concubines are strong in martial arts, but not ordinary people can deal with them, I am outnumbered and slightly injured today, you can still help me, but you can deal with them? After a pause, the prince looked behind him and added.
A trace of hesitation flashed in the eyes of the man in black, he had heard of the reputation of the Seven Princes and the Seven Princes, but at the moment he was not sure whether the carriage later was the Seventh Prince, as the crown prince said.
After thinking about it for a while, the man in black bowed slightly at the man in black with bright eyes, and the latter immediately dodged away, obviously to find out who the person who came to the carriage was.
The prince smiled lightly, and it seemed that he really didn't believe him.
The prince did not speak again.
The man in black didn't speak.
There was a long silence in the air, and the air was a little condensed.
No one spoke.
A man in white with a woman in pink standing among the many people in black, the carriage next to him was scattered aside, and when viewed from mid-air, the picture was strange.
"If I let you go today, do you really promise to help the brothers in Baijiazhuang find out the truth?" The man in black in the lead spoke first, breaking the silence in the air.
"Nature." , The prince smiled slightly, even if it was not to give them justice, he would thoroughly investigate the matter of deducting condolence money from the government and find out the corrupt officials one by one.
"Okay, I trust you." , A hint of resoluteness flashed on the face of the man in black.
"Big brother! By the time the Seven Princes came, he would have already become a sieve, so why bother talking so much! The man in black in the back obviously disagreed.
"I've made up my mind." , The man in black's eyes sank, if he can really be rehabilitated, it's not bad, if not, it's not difficult to plan an assassination.
As soon as the words fell, a figure ran from a distance, it was the man with bright eyes.
"Big brother, there are two carriages on the way, look at the sign, one is from the General's Mansion and the other is from the Jinhuang Mansion." , The man secretly glanced at the prince, and then whispered to the leading man.
As if he had expected this outcome, the leading man turned to the prince and said, "Prince, I hope you will remember our agreement today. Otherwise, what happened today will happen a second time. ”
The prince looked at the warning in the man's eyes and nodded with a smile.
He was majestic, standing there, noble and arrogant, even if he didn't speak and just nodded, everyone couldn't help but be convinced.
"Brethren! Remove! The leading man looked at the prince deeply, then turned around and waved his hand.
Although some of the men in black were not satisfied with the decision of the leading man, they did not insist on anything more, but just glared at the prince indignantly a few times and turned away.
Facing the stares of these black-clothed people, the prince's face did not move, he just stood quietly like that.
When all the black-clothed people dispersed, the prince finally couldn't bear it anymore, a mouthful of blood clicked in his mouth, and he fell to the ground with a puff, he was no longer able to hug Zuo Qingqing, so Zuo Qingqing slid to the side with his movements. And he is holding the sword in one hand, trying not to fall.
He maintained this posture and squatted for a long time, and Zuo Qingqing, who was lying on the side, was completely unaware of the surrounding situation, and was unconscious with his eyes closed.
A cold wind whistled by, blowing up the fallen leaves on the ground, and carrying the dust, rushed to the prince's body.
He looked up into the distance, the distance was empty, and the carriage of the Seven Princes had not yet arrived.
At this moment, there was a strange and high-pitched animal cry in the air, which made people feel chills in their hearts.
The prince was shocked, this is ......
It seems that today is really a disaster! He smiled, then wiped the blood from the corner of his lips, and stood up, his body was not slow, and his face was indifferent and natural.
"I didn't expect that the jade-faced Hades would also start to set foot in the affairs of the official family." , The prince looked at the windless automatic forest leaves around him, and said indifferently.
"Hahahahaha." , A burst of clear laughter came from all directions, making it impossible to distinguish the true direction of the speaker.
"Who said that the Jade-faced Hades didn't care about the affairs of the official family? How did I not know? A gust of wind blew, and a masked man in a dark brocade robe slowly fell from mid-air, and the forest leaves on the side flew, as if he was just his foil.
His hair was as black as ink, and his eyebrows and eyes outside the veil were lightly hooked, with a seductive taste, "In my place, as long as you have money, there is no one you can't kill." ”