Back in the palace, Ji Jingli found Fan Zhongyan and told him about the experience of leaving the palace.

After finishing speaking, Ji Jing said directly: "Zhongyan, what do you think?" Do you want to change your strategy and fight the million-strong army of the five countries? ”

"My lord." Fan Zhongyan hurriedly shook his head and explained.

"Even if you want to work hard, it's not the right time now, it's not too late to work hard after the relationship between the five countries is divided, otherwise you will kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred. When the time comes, the other vassal states, as well as the dog Rong, Beiyi will definitely take the opportunity to send troops, and we will have no troops to fight. ”

"The small can't bear to mess up and make a big plan is related to the net worth and lives of tens of millions of people in Dazhou, and it is related to the overall situation of the prosperity and long-term stability of Dazhou. Don't be impulsive! Fan Zhongyan said bitterly.

"That's right."

After thinking about it carefully, Ji Jing also felt that what Fan Zhongyan said made sense, so he gave up.

Seeing that the lord did not insist on working hard with the million-strong army of the Five Kingdoms, Fan Zhongyan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

If the lord still insists on working hard, Fan Zhongyan has no choice but to 'betray' Guo Jia.

"Concubine Xinniang asks to see Your Majesty."

A report from the guards came from outside the Heart Nourishing Palace.

"Lord, then I'll go back first." Fan Zhongyan took the opportunity to say, feeling that it was too 'dangerous' to be with the lord at this time!

"Hmm."

Fan Zhongyan retreated and left, and Li Xuexin walked in.

"Concubine Xin, why are you here?" Ji Jing walked out from behind the desk with a smile and looked at Li Xuexin.

"Your Majesty."

Li Xuexin first saluted Ji Jing slightly, and then said quietly: "Your Majesty, Xuexin has heard the news outside. ”

In the past few days, Li Xuexin has lived in the West Palace and has not gone out.

But the news of the death of the country has spread even outside the palace, and the palace is naturally no exception, and she naturally knows about it.

Ji Jing naturally understood the outside news in Li Xue's heart, took her little hand, and comforted her with a smile: "Don't worry, my Da Zhou doesn't mean that he will die." ”

"Well, Xue Xin has confidence in His Majesty." Li Xuexin smiled gently at Ji Jing, like a blooming snow lotus, very beautiful.

Ji Jing couldn't help but be a little stunned.

Being stared at by Ji Jing, Li Xuexin's cheeks couldn't help but fly with two red glows, and she glanced at Ji Jing before she said her purpose: "Your Majesty, I also want to contribute to the country." The Li family was wiped out that year, but the Blood Lotus Sect did not find any property, and I wanted to contribute the Li family's money to His Majesty to buy some of the food needed by the army. ”

The increasing number of people who have voluntarily joined the army has indeed increased the number of troops on the one hand, but on the other hand, it has also increased the burden on the state.

An extra 10,000 troops is 10,000 more people to eat, and an extra 100,000 troops are 100,000 more people to eat.

Now there is still a month or two before the autumn harvest, and the grain depot of the imperial court is not abundant.

This requires buying from the private sector, and buying grain naturally requires money.

Li Xuexin planned to use the Li family's money to buy food for the army.

That's what it said: Someone is out of people, and no one is out of money.

"Concubine ......"

Ji Jing was greatly moved, and his eyes gently rubbed Li Xuexin's head.

At the moment of national crisis, Ji Jing really felt the cohesion of a country.

"Your Majesty, Xue Xin is alone, and it is useless to ask for that money. It makes more sense to spend on national affairs than to bury them in the ground. ”

Li Xuexin gently snuggled in Ji Jing's arms, and said quietly: "Xuexin is also atoning for her sins, many people have died in the hands of Xuexin over the years, and now I think about it, most of them are innocent, just like the Li family in the past." I can't do anything for them anymore, but I can do something for the living. ”

"You're not alone, you still have me!"

Ji Jing hugged Li Xuexin tighter, maybe he was more interested in Li Xuexin's beauty before.

But at this moment, he was full of pity for Li Xuexin.

……

Ten days later.

Gangyang-gun.

Light rain misty streets.

"Call me!"

Three evil slaves punched and kicked at a thin teenager.

The emaciated young man curled up in a ball, allowing his fists and kicks to rain down on him.

Soon, he was beaten on the head and bleeding and dying.

"Alright, don't kill you."

A gorgeously dressed young man not far away shouted.

Only then did the three evil slaves stop.

A gorgeously dressed young man walked towards the young man who was still curled up on the ground and dying.

He looked at the young man on the ground condescendingly, and said with a cold look in his eyes: "Li Fu, I will give you three more days, if you don't pay back ten taels of silver, don't blame Young Master Ben for being ruthless and wasting your hands!" ”

"Let's go!"

After saying that, he left with the three evil slaves on his toes.

The teenagers huddled together on the ground dared to move, and then stretched their scarred bodies with difficulty.

When he moved, the wound hurt even more, and his tears almost flowed out of the pain, but he held back and didn't say a word.

The crowd of onlookers in the distance dared to come over after seeing the gorgeously dressed young man leave, and they began to talk about it.

"Alas, this Young Master Shen really doesn't give people a way to live!"

The gorgeously dressed young man is surnamed Shen Wanwen, the third young master of the Shen family in Jiangyang County, and a well-known bully.

"Li Fu is just a son-in-law (door-to-door son-in-law) of the Lin family, he can't even eat, where to get ten taels of silver."

"This Lin family is not a good thing, since you chose Li Fu, can't you be kind to him?"

"And the young lady of the Lin family, who not only doesn't care about Li Fu on weekdays, but also connives, and the servants at home bully him."

"You know what. Zhao's son-in-law is like a dog, who will look at it. It's good that the Lin family can reward him with a mouthful of food. ”

"If you are not desperate, who will be a son-in-law. Alas~~"

"Poor boy."

"Scattered, scattered, everyone scattered! Otherwise, if Young Master Shen heard it, everyone would be unlucky. ”

At the mention of Young Master Shen, everyone was really nervous, and then they left one after another.

Under the hazy drizzle, Li Fu was like a turtle, retracting his head into the turtle shell, numbly listening to the sound of discussion one sentence after another.

It wasn't until the crowd had dispersed that he slowly tried to get up.

But before he could stand on one foot, he fell to the ground with a thud.

"Mother, Fu'er can't hold on......"

"It's better to live a dog than to live again, it's really painful to live."

"Mother, shall I come to you?"

……

A horse-drawn carriage drove into Jiangyang County and walked down the street.

Ji Jing and Li Xuexin were sitting in the car, and Xiao Guizi was driving the car.

"Little Guizi, slow down."

Li Xuexin explained to Xiao Guizi, who was driving the car, and then lifted the curtain of the car and looked at the street outside.

Although more than ten years have passed, she still has some vague impressions of some restaurants and shops on the street.

Looking at the streets that I have gradually become familiar with, it seems that the carefree days of childhood come back to my eyes.

Gradually, Li Xuexin's eyes filled with tears.

She has returned, but her loving father and mother are gone.

A figure lying on the wet street suddenly jumped into her eyes......