There is a larger camp outside the camp of the rebels, the "tents" here are even more broken than those of the camp of the rebels, and some are even directly haystacks, and the people here are not as strong as the soldiers in the camp of the rebels, all of them have yellow faces and thin muscles, and their eyes are blank, as if they have not eaten for several days.

In fact, it's not that they haven't eaten for days, but for months or even years!

This is the real refugee camp, where it is inhabited by hungry people, who wander around all year round, digging grass roots, eating tree bark, living a "nomadic" life like livestock, where the grass roots and tree bark are eaten, they change places and continue to eat, until they can no longer eat or walk, and starve to death!

It was these hungry people that Li Yan wanted to save, but Li Zicheng repeatedly refused his requests on the grounds of insufficient military rations, so he could only squeeze out a little of his rations, set up porridge sheds around the camp, and cook some clear porridge like clear water to hang the lives of these hungry people.

Others like Liu Zongmin and Tian Jianxiu were not as stupid as him, so almost all the hungry people in the vicinity gathered outside his camp for the two bowls of porridge that couldn't even see a few grains of rice Xingzi every day.

Li Nian and a few cronies carried Li Yan through the refugee camp for about two miles, and a dilapidated flatbed truck and a sturdy old horse appeared in front of them!

What's going on, the hungry people can even eat ants to satisfy their hunger, why don't they eat such a strong old horse?

Of course, the hungry people nearby wanted to eat this old horse, but the more than ten strong men around the old horse discouraged them, and they all had bright knives pinned to their waists, these people were not hungry people, nor homeless people, but rogues, rogues who killed people without blinking, who dared to eat their horses!

Rogues, homeless, hungry people, these are the most common three groups of people on the Central Plains now, the top layer of which is naturally those with weapons of rogues, they are all ruthless and abnormal, and they are all murderous and robbing business, not only the local tyrants and squires are afraid when they see them, but also the homeless and hungry people are afraid when they see them, they don't care about their identity, no matter who you are, they want to kill and kill!

Li Nian didn't know if his brain was in the water or if he was fearless, so he took his cronies and carried Li Yan straight to the gang of rogues!

As soon as they approached, the dozen or so rogues stood up one after another, staring at them without saying a word, and the situation was about to start, and the hungry people nearby hurriedly woke up their companions and hurriedly hid in the distance, for fear that these two gangs would kill them and cut them together.

The strange thing is that when the two sides approached, they did not draw their knives, but greeted each other affectionately like a family, and it didn't take long for them to put something on the flatbed, drive the horses, pull the cart, and leave!

What's going on here?

In fact, these people are not really rogue bandits, but Zhao Ru and a small team of elite scouts under him, and the reason why they came here in disguise as rogue is to pick up Li Nian.

The aged Fen wine that Li Nian took to Li Yan to drink was brought by them, and the fish was also caught by them from afar, Li Yan was also negligent, he didn't expect Li Nian to lie to him, there were tens of thousands of hungry people and hundreds of thousands of righteous soldiers gathered around here, not to mention the fish in the river, even the mussel shells, screws, and loaches were eaten up, where could Li Nian touch any fish more than a foot long!

They designed to get drunk Li Yan in order to steal Li Yan out and pull him to Zhongmu, because Li Yan didn't really want to be a rogue among the generals under Li Zicheng, and Zhang Bin wanted to rebel against him!

About two hours later, Li Yan felt a clear stream enter his thirsty mouth in a daze, he hurriedly drank hard, and after drinking, he gradually woke up, although his head was still a little dizzy, but his consciousness recovered.

Is it dawn?

He slowly opened his eyes and looked around unconsciously.

it!

When he saw the situation around him, he couldn't help jumping up from the ground, and subconsciously wanted to pull out the saber on his waist, but unfortunately, his waist was already empty.

Something is wrong, he looked at his hands, and then looked at the officers and soldiers and generals in full armor around him, and his mind couldn't help but be confused, this can't be a dream, why don't these people tie themselves up?

He was there in a daze, when a soft call suddenly came from behind: "General Li, don't be so alarmed, this official doesn't want to kill you, nor does he want to arrest you." ”

Li Yan slowly turned his head and saw that it was a young man in a red official robe, who was sitting behind the public case, looking at him with a smile on his face.

This place is so familiar, it seems to be the county government hall, why did he suddenly come to this ghost place, he thought about it, and simply asked: "I don't know what the adults call it, what are you arresting me for?" ”

Zhang Bin replied with a smile: "The first assistant of the official cabinet, the prince and the prince, the governor of the five provinces, Zhang Bin." I asked General Li to come over for nothing else, just to talk to you. ”

When Li Yan heard this, he didn't plant his head on the ground at the wrong point, this turned out to be the first assistant of the cabinet, the biggest official in the Ming Dynasty!

He looked at Zhang Bin dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

Zhang Bin still smiled and said, "What, General Li doesn't want to talk to this official?" ”

"This, this." Li Yan stammered, "What are you talking about?" ”

Zhang Bin said lightly: "Let's talk about your King Chuang, do you think he can save the people of Li by doing this?" ”

When Li Yan heard this, he was stunned again, if he first met Li Zicheng, he would definitely not hesitate to say yes, but now he doesn't think so, because Li Zicheng really doesn't look like a hero who saves the world, and he is not even a hero in troubled times.

Zhang Bin saw that he was not angry, and then said leisurely: "Perhaps, it is more appropriate for me to call you Li Gongzi, Li Gongzi was born in a family of eunuchs, why don't you want to enter the officialdom and save the people of the Ming Dynasty with your own efforts, but instead join the thieves and follow the nonsense?" ”

Li Yan already had an answer to this question, and he said disdainfully: "The corrupt officials and corrupt officials of the Manchu Dynasty only think about fighting for power and profit all day long, how can they care about the life and death of the people, I know that I am not as greedy as them, and I am not as good at fighting as they are, and it is useless to enter the officialdom, I can't climb up at all, and if I join the anti-thieves, I can at least kill a few corrupt officials, and vent my anger for the people of Limin!" ”

Zhang Bin nodded lightly and said: "Corrupt officials and corrupt officials should be killed, but can just killing corrupt officials save the people of Limin?" How many corrupt officials have you killed, and what is the result, the people of Li in the five northwestern provinces are not displaced, they have no food to eat, no clothes to wear, those who starve to death, and those who freeze to death. ”

Li Yan thought of the tragic situation of the hungry people, and couldn't help but say gloomily: "Poor remnants are still breathing, and their souls will be buried in the spring first." Skeletons are piled up everywhere, and the karma is difficult to pass the hunger level. Where do you know the miserable situation of the hungry people, and what is the point of talking about the wind and cold here? ”

Zhang Bin couldn't help but say dumbly: "Who said that this official doesn't know the tragic situation of the hungry people, isn't this official trying to save these hungry people?" ”

Li Yan was a little unconvinced: "You came here to exterminate King Chuang, what are you trying to save the hungry people?" ”

Zhang Bin shook his head and said: "If you don't exterminate the rebels, how can you save the hungry people, even if the official sends food, how much can they eat, even if the official gives them farm tools, cultivates their land, and gives them seeds, can they farm with peace of mind?" ”

Li Yan didn't believe it anymore, he said with a slight mockery: "You people like to talk empty words and deceive people, if the imperial court really wants to help the victims, can it be like this?" ”