In the dark and cold cell, Lu Weiyuan was lying on the ground looking for the mouse he had just seen, he hadn't eaten for five whole days, not because he didn't want to eat but because he didn't have anything to eat, and now he felt what hunger was.

Although there is no food, the water is enough, Lu Weiyuan's stomach is already bulging high like a toad, and the sound of the water is constantly ringing with his movements, as long as he feels hungry, he will drink water.

The torture of hunger is no less than a torture, at the beginning, Lu Weiyuan felt that it was nothing, he should be able to hold on, but slowly he was tormented by the gurgling sound of his stomach, out of helplessness, he could only smile at the jailer who didn't even look at him on weekdays, and thirst for a bowl of rice porridge.

It's a pity that the jailer completely ignored his existence, and instead carried out the wooden bucket containing the rice porridge, and didn't even let him smell the smell.

Liu Yong is very smart, this jailer was originally a servant of Zhending Mansion, and his mother died in this snowstorm, the reason is to buy food on the street, but he never thought that the food was not bought but was frozen to death on the street, because Chang Ping did not release food in time, and there were not a few people who starved to death.

How could such a jailer give Lu Weiyuan a little more food? Liu Yong confessed that as long as Lu Weiyuan didn't die, it didn't matter if he was hungry for a few days, and it would be good for him to feel the hunger of the people.

So such a ridiculous scene was staged in the cell, Lu Weiyuan pouted his ass like a toad on the ground to catch mice to eat, but unfortunately he was already hungry and dizzy, and he was not a flexible mouse opponent at all, and he was escaped by rats several times.

Watching the other prisoners gobbling up gruel, Lu Weiyuan kept swallowing his saliva, at this time he wished he could have a hearty dinner.

It was cold and snowy outside, and it was even more uncomfortable in the cell, the cold breath constantly stimulated Lu Weiyuan's fat all over his body, the snow did not turn cold into snow, and the melting of snow continued to take away the heat, making the already cold noisy room into a cold hell.

The dirty and smelly rag was tightly strangled by Lu Weiyuan, and he cried with regret when he thought about his previous brocade clothes and food.

Liu Yong looked at this poor man standing on the verge of despair and sighed slightly, took out a roast chicken from the cage and walked towards Lu Weiyuan.

An indescribable fragrance woke up Lu Weiyuan, and he was exhausted and collapsed for a long time, and he didn't even open his eyes before he said, "Ask grandpa to give me a bite to eat...... For the sake of my parents, give me a bite to eat! ”

The greasy thing was placed on his hand, and Lu Weiyuan looked down and saw that it was a roast chicken with a ruddy color and fragrant aroma!

Like a hungry dog, he frantically bit the roast chicken in his hand, and Lu Weiyuan let out a whimpering cry from time to time.

Liu Yong, who was miserable and aggrieved in his cry, couldn't help but say: "I knew why I had to do it today, Lu Weiyuan, you recruited from the truth, and the official must report to the official family to give you the opportunity to make meritorious contributions. ”

"Liu Yong, you are a righteous man and a gentleman, this time I was sent by the official family to Hebei West Road, can you talk about my crime and have a chance to be extrajudicial? Don't forget that whoever touches and dies in this often close position, the official family has already had an oracle in the previous disaster relief! ”

Liu Yong wondered: "Don't you think about your family?" ”

Lu Weiyuan sneered: "Family? I recruited everything, they still can't escape death, even if the official family lets them go, but some people won't, if I don't recruit, I'll be the one who dies, if you are me, will you recruit me? ”

Liu Yong said categorically: "Don't worry, this official will definitely be able to protect your family, do you want to be a traitor who has been stinking for thousands of years or a loyal minister who has turned back to the prodigal son?" ”

Lu Weiyuan didn't answer his words, but said earnestly: "Liu Zhuangyuan, although you are not young, it is a pity that you have just entered the office, and after a long time, you will find that there are things that you can not do by yourself, and people can't help themselves in the court!" The court is a big dye vat, no one wants to go out without a little contamination, in the early years, it was better to open one eye and close one eye to the first emperor, although the current official family is in the name of benevolence, but there is no room for a little sand in the eyes! ”

Liu Yong laughed when he heard Lu Weiyuan's strange argument: "It's hard to understand that you forgot Ding Xianggong?" Is he clean or not? And does the official family use him? Isn't the position of the third envoy a good job? The official family only depends on the talent, and the official family will pay attention to the morality, as long as you are useful, maybe you don't have to die, this is the final bottom line given by the official! ”

Liu Yong's words made Lu Weiyuan see vitality, how many people can really give up the prosperity of time? How many people can really face death calmly, anyway, Lu Weiyuan doesn't have the courage.

The appearance of a glimmer of life became the last straw that completely crushed him, and he stood up tremblingly and said, "I...... No, can a criminal be pardoned by the officials? ”

Liu Yong nodded slightly: "Yes!" The official family has a will, as long as you Lu Weiyuan confesses everything, the official family will spare you from death, and assign Zhengzhou to manage the city of labor, and will not confiscate your family property! ”

Lu Weiyuan changed his attitude in an instant, and explained everything without hesitation: "In fact, everything is caused by the grain storage that is often closed!" This year, for some reason, the heavy snow came much earlier than in the past, and the Liao people's domestic grain was probably stretched thin, and the output of Yanyun was not enough at all, so the Liao people paid attention to the Great Song Dynasty, and the Hebei West Road transshipment made Sun Wei have an affair with the Liao people, and privately closed the warehouse to sell the grain to the Liao people! Originally, I thought that the impact of the snow disaster on Hebei West Road was not very large, but who knew that this year's cold was exposed, otherwise it would be unaware of waiting until the beginning of spring to buy grain at a low price to fill the Chang......ping position."

Lu Weiyuan's words made Liu Yong tremble, he didn't expect that there would be such a brute who eats inside and crawls outside and makes a fortune in the country, and this beast is also a dignified high-ranking official transfer envoy all the way!

Hatred, anger, anger, pity, several emotions are intertwined, Liu Yong let out a long sigh: "Is my Great Song really in danger?" ”

Lu Weiyuan sneered: "What do you know? Is this a stake? Do you know what the consequences will be if this batch of grain cannot be delivered to the Liao people on time, although it will not be cut down by the whole country, but how many people will die in the entire Hebei Road this winter?

The Liao people's threshing grass is not only to grab food, even the old and weak, women and children will not let go! How many villages will be extinct, and how many innocent people will die under the butcher's knife of the Khitans! ”

Liu Yong frowned and said, "Can't the border army resist and watch the Liao people wreak havoc in my Great Song Dynasty?" ”

"Resist? How to resist? The land of Hebei is vast and flat, so can you get the west from the east? The Liao people threshing grass sent by elite cavalry, coming and going like the wind, half a day from the Flying Fox Ridge to the border of our Great Song Dynasty, avoiding the walled city to take the village, what kind of scene will it be at that time? ”

Liu Yong was speechless for a while: "Could it be that the Liao Dynasty was affected by the disaster, and my Great Song Dynasty not only wants to fund them, but also use the grain that was supposed to be for the people to help them in the disaster?!" ”

Lu Weiyuan sighed: "This is the helplessness of the Great Song Dynasty, and I can't help it......"