Chapter 34 • Natural and Man-made Disasters
Liu Ru looked around, and everyone quieted down, even Liu Quan, who had stood up to refute him before, and the son of the household servant also sat down quietly, just because the reason given by Liu Ru was impossible not to believe.
Yes, if a person is to be famous, he will never use the way of self-determination to attract people's attention, since it is not to attract people's attention, then his story may be true.
"In the next year, there are six out of twenty, people in Chu County, Yunzhou, not to mention that the family is rich, but life is worry-free, I study hard for my future, looking forward to one day to be named on the gold list, glorious lintel, but everything has changed since last summer."
Liu Ru's originally slightly lowered head suddenly raised, and his voice was already a little choked, but he endured it, which could be heard from the tone of his voice.
"Since May, the rain in Yunzhou has not fallen, it is the season of seedlings, but because of no water, can not be planted, even if the water is barely planted, but also because of the lack of water in the later stage, the seedlings gradually dry up, until the autumn, it should be a day full of harvest joy, but the people can only suffer from the dry fields, at this time we all thought that the imperial court would soon issue a drought relief notice, but guess what we waited for in the end?"
No one answered, because the answer was already clearly placed in front of everyone, and Liu Ru didn't need anyone else to answer him.
"Yes, it is the official errand who collects grain and taxes as in previous years, they don't care whether the people are affected or not, they only know that if they can't pay back the taxes according to the regulations of the officials, they will be punished, and my family has handed over all the grain and money saved in previous years."
laughed miserably, "Hehe, it's just enough, they haven't thought about it, the people have no food to eat, how to survive the coming winter!" “
"So that winter, because my wife did a good job of needlework, so I went to the county government to work, in exchange for some rice bran, my father and I went to do short-term work for large families, and my mother went up to the mountains every day to pick wild vegetables, it seems that this can also survive this winter."
At this time, there was only one voice in the hall, and the world described by that voice was a world that no one else had ever experienced or never seen, and they never knew that in this world, within the territory of the Great Yan Empire, there was such a hard struggle to survive.
The voice continued: "But unfortunately, the people of Yunzhou still underestimated the power of the heavens, and also underestimated the courage of the imperial court, after the winter, the heavy snow fell day and night for several months, and the rare snow disaster in a hundred years came again, those people who were blocked by the snow at home, without food, they could only gnaw on the snow, and then eat bad stomach, but they had to gnaw again, so until they died of illness, the government organized people to clean the roads in the county, we thought that the government began to do something for the people, But the first thing the government did after opening the road was to collect the 'disaster tax', and all the money we spent working on was used as taxes, and my mother couldn't survive it, and my father died at the beginning of this year. “
"As for where I got the money to come all the way to Beijing, I can also tell you that this is my wife who used her own from Chu County... Too... In exchange for that. “
The three words "county master" popped out of his mouth word by word, like teeth bursting out, Liu Ruye's eyes were instantly bloodshot, exuding hatred through gnashing teeth, it is hard to imagine what kind of humiliation and unwillingness such a man is carrying in the face of such a fact.
"My lady went to the county government to be a female celebrity, and was favored by Chu Shouren, the county commander of Chu County, coerced and lured my wife, my wife refused to obey, and he used to put me in prison and cut off my life's future as a threat, and my lady had to obey that beast for me."
Lu Fuzi said rashly at this time: "Chu Shou people, but in the first year of Jin Hui, the Chu Shou people who promoted filial piety and honesty as an official in Yunzhou?" “
Liu Ru never thought that there were still people here who knew the county order of a remote small county, for the local people, the Chu Shou people were as high as the sky, but for the people in the hall at this time, they were the heavens of the Chu Shou people, and they were stunned for a long time before they suddenly said: "It is the Chu Shou people who are officials with filial piety." “
"No wonder, no wonder, 'Filial piety, father on the side', it's really ironic, if it's really as you said,......" Lu Fuzi obviously still had words, but he seemed to have some concerns, so he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.
"This long gown and the entanglement in Shangjing were given to me by my mother-in-law, and I have not seen her since she went home to spend time with me for the last time in her Chinese New Year's Eve, and now I don't even know whether she is alive or dead.
It seemed that after finishing speaking, there was still no sound at the scene, and a soft sigh sounded after a long time: "I can testify for him, when my family found him, he was already hungry and fainted outside the back door of my house, and he was still holding a package tightly in his hand, presumably the package contained in the package was the green shirt on your body, right?" “
The person who spoke turned his head to look at Liu Rushi, as if asking.
"Yes, it was a gift from my wife, even if I die, I don't dare to bear it"
After receiving the reply, the man said: "After he woke up, my father wanted to send him away, but when he saw that he was quite talented, he stayed in the house to be a companion. “
After this person finished speaking, Liu Ru turned to face each other, and then slowly knelt down, touched the ground with his forehead and said: "The life-saving grace of the lord and the young lady, Liu Ru is toothless and unforgettable, but the parents died, although there are natural disasters as a guide, but it is really caused by human disasters, and those who are sons of man must not be reported, besides, my lady is now in a devil's cave, and I don't know when I will see the light of day. No matter what the outcome of this matter is, even if I, Liu Ru, get Jiuquan, I will ask for a few more years of longevity for the lord and the young lady in front of Lord Yama. “
"Mrs. Li is kind-hearted, Yanjing City is already known to everyone, and she is really a model for my generation, and it is also commendable that Miss Li can uphold the ambition of Mrs. Li." Lu Fuzi nodded approvingly to the woman who was called Miss Li, and at this time Liu Ru had already been pulled up by Miss Li.
Lu Fuzi spoke again, and wanted to make a simple conclusion: "After this incident, all the students must also think that this flower night meeting is ....... “
"Wait!" A very abrupt voice sounded from behind the curtain, the four of Jinhong sounded a little familiar, before they could figure it out, the owner of the voice had already strode out from behind the curtain accompanied by several black-clothed warriors, and the person who came was none other than the master of the current Dayan Empire, Emperor Yan Shuyi.
Jin Hong never imagined that Yan Shuyi would appear here, not to mention that Yan Changfeng and the four of them looked at each other, all of them were at a loss.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Lu Fuzi led the four old scholars beside him to walk out of his seat first, and came to bow down to Yan Shuyi's standing.
Those who were originally inexplicable, still wondering who this person was, why did they see Lu Fuzi and other five gentlemen bowing to him and shouting three times, only then did they realize that the person who suddenly appeared was actually the current saint, so they also got up one after another, bowed upwards and said: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live."
Yan Shu thought that he was originally curious today, and came to watch the Hua Dynasty meeting with the guards, and by the way, he also came to the school to test his own talents, and secretly competed with the talents of Dayan, but he never thought that he ran into Liu Rus, which made the current Emperor Dayan angry, so he couldn't help but show up, just to personally confirm whether what he said was true.
To say that the most frightened of all the people present, Liu Ru is called second, no one is called first, at this time Liu Ru is kneeling on the ground, but the look in his eyes is changing rapidly.
There was a surprise, he knew that he had made the right bet this time, and he happened to sue the master of the Great Yan Kingdom.
There is fear, he doesn't know what this master of the Great Yan Kingdom will do with him, he will definitely not allow a moth like Chu Shouren to exist anymore, but it is difficult to say whether he will tolerate the existence of a person like himself who uncovers the dark side of the empire.
"Get up, I originally wanted to enjoy the joy of the flower dynasty with all the test students today, but it made me tremble." A guard had already placed a chair behind Yan Shuyi, Yan Shuyi glanced at everyone, and when he saw Jin Hong and Yan Changfeng, he paused slightly, obviously he didn't expect them to appear here.
Yan Shuyi, who was seated, pointed to the man in the corner and said, "Except for him, you all sit down." “
All the students sat down in unison, but they all turned their heads to look at the only man standing, and all of them had inexplicable expressions on their faces.
"When did you offend His Majesty the Emperor? There's no good fruit to eat now, so you might as well pack up your things and go home as soon as possible. Gou Yuezhi quietly asked Jin Hong, and then turned his head to Yan Changfeng and the three of them with an inquiring look.
Yan Changfeng led Ling'er and Xiang'er to make a gesture of spreading their hands, saying that they didn't know either, and Gou Yuezhi could only helplessly let out a light "oh".
Ignoring Jin Hong's resentful glaring at him, Yan Shuyi looked at the green shirt and shouted, "Liu is like this." “
Liu Ru, who was personally called by His Majesty the Emperor, was a little too nervous, so he almost fell on Miss Li when he got up, but fortunately, a Li family guard next to him helped him in time.
"The grass people are here."
Yan Shuyi felt a little like laughing, but he had to make a majestic appearance, to be honest, he actually enjoyed this feeling that one sentence could intimidate everyone.
"Everything you just said is your side, can there be evidence?"
"Grass People...... No. Liu replied with difficulty, which immediately caused an uproar.
"But!" The sudden high voice still came from Liu Ruyi's mouth, "If Your Majesty doesn't believe the grass people's words at this time, you can send someone to Yunzhou, and the grass people in other places dare not guarantee it, but Chu County is ten miles away, the grass has no roots, the trees have no bark, and the ten rooms and nine emptiness of the village are the best evidence." “
Yan Shu stared at Liu Ru with a sharp look, but what answered him was Liu Ru is calm and slightly sad eyes, and at this moment, Yan Shu believed nine times out of ten.
"Shangguan Yu," Yan Wuji shouted.
There is one person who came out of the ranks, hugged his fists and promised, it was the little colonel who stopped Jinhong outside the palace this morning, and he could follow the emperor out of the palace as the emperor's personal guard, and it seems that the identity is not as simple as a captain of the imperial city.
"Take Liu Ru to settle down, and send someone to take care of him all day before I find out about it."
"Order!" Shangguan Yu clenched his fists again to receive his life, and then retreated to his original position.
"What else do you have to say?" No names were named, but everyone knew who they were asking.
Liu Ru bowed again and said, "The grass people thank Your Majesty!" ”
Yan Shuyi nodded and said: "Get up, I also know about the matter of Yunzhou, and I personally promulgated the disaster relief matter, but I didn't expect it to be so appalling when it fell to the ground, a person who is filial piety and an official can do such a hurtful thing, this is a slap in the face of the court!"
Saying that, Yan Shu swept everyone present with a rather majestic look, and said sharply: "If this matter is true, then the nine clans of the Chu Shou people will not be able to escape, and I also know that many of you will become parents in the future, and even worship the prime minister, but I want to sound a warning bell for you at this time, don't act recklessly with the idea of the emperor of the mountain, you must know that the sky net is magnificent, and there will always be a time when it reaches my ears, and he Chu Shou people are your lessons from the past, so don't complain about me when the time comes." ”
Lu Fuzi took the lead in kneeling and bowing to the promise, and then everyone in the hall followed closely and knelt down again: "Your Majesty, remember the grass people." ”
didn't tell them to be flat, Yan Shu walked towards the door with a raised step, and when he passed by Jinhong and a few people, he deliberately pulled his face and said, "If you don't go back with me, how long do you want to mess around outside?" ”
Yan Changfeng didn't wait for Yan Shu to shout flat, he stood up, and then gave the other party a very sharp little look, as if to say: "Give you face outside, wait back to the palace to see how I clean you up." ”
Yan Shuyi was a little weak by Yan Changfeng's eyes, and had to turn his target to Jin Hong, ready to play majestic again, but Jin Hong also glared at him with a small eye, which made His Majesty, the emperor of the Great Yan Kingdom, instantly feel a sense of powerlessness from the bottom of his heart "Isn't my current appearance fierce enough?"
He shook his head like a child and walked out the door.
The people in the hall now found out that the stunning woman who was all over the country and the city actually knew our Emperor Majesty, and the relationship was not ordinary, because the sentence "How long is the fool" just now said to be a reprimand, but they couldn't hear any angry ingredients, but it also contained extreme spoiling, which made the sons and brothers who originally wanted to go up to contact them immediately dispel the thoughts in their hearts, and some guys who had looked at each other a few times before had begun to worry about whether they would be condemned by His Majesty the Emperor.
Gou Yuezhi hurriedly grabbed Jinhong, who was about to leave, and said seriously: "Who is Your Excellency?" ”
Jin Hong smiled and said, "Jin Yu Silk"
Gou Yuezhi waved his hand, then returned to his place and did not speak again.