Chapter 31: Determination

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The warm sunshine shines into the city of Hangzhou in winter, bringing a trace of warmth to this ancient capital that has suffered from hunger and cold.

Aunt Zhang from Dongcheng, taking advantage of the beautiful weather, picked up a chair at random, came to the pool in her garden, sat down, and held a small piece of white steamed buns that her little grandson couldn't eat in the morning.

She leisurely broke open the steamed bun and tore it into granular crumbs.

And with Aunt Zhang's shaking of her hand, the steamed bun crumbs fell into the pool on the side like snowflakes.

The sound of lapping on the water sounded in an instant.

The pool surface, which was originally quiet and green, suddenly churned into a crystal splash.

Groups of golden carp rushed to eat, for fear that the delicacy would be taken away by other fish.

Looking at the fish in the pond competing for food, it can't help but remind people of an unfortunate incident that happened in Nancheng last night.

Chen Yuanwai in Nancheng, yesterday evening, when distributing rice porridge to the refugees according to the usual practice, unexpectedly, several refugees, unable to bear the animal nature in their hearts, fought against the old, weak, sick and disabled people around them in order to grab more food.

In the chaos, the elderly Chen Yuanwai unfortunately fell, nodded on his forehead, and now his head was bleeding, and now he is still lying in the hospital bed, delirious.

Then, word spread.

As a result, the people in the city were panicked. People who were still sympathetic to the refugees have become avoidant or disgusted.

In fact, in the final analysis, human nature is different from that of beasts.

It's just that before the time of hunger and cold, the beast nature in the heart has not been stimulated.

Although the government has severely punished those refugees who rebelled, under this hunger and cold, who can guarantee whether similar things will happen among these large number of refugees.

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On the main street of Nancheng, Shi Wuwei and Mu Yiyi were walking together.

They had nothing to do, and they had no friendship with the disciples of the sect, and they wanted to come here to meet them when they heard about the incident in Nancheng last night.

It was three o'clock in the afternoon, and it was the time to put porridge, but today there was no noise, and there was no movement of the rich and noble families to send food.

Walking on a bluestone street, Mu Yiyi frowned one by one, and said loudly, "Senior brother, what happened last night seems to have really made people panic here."

Along the way, she saw many people with dull eyes and low wails, and she also saw many groups of bright and beautiful people.

But these well-dressed people are not seen to do anything to give today.

She remembers that a few days ago, many people spontaneously distributed steamed buns and other food for these refugees.

Shi Wuwei looked at the three men and two women who walked by, looked at Mu Yiyi, and said, "Last night's incident, it seems that the women who went out did not dare to travel alone."

He could imagine the women's concerns.

After all, in the eyes of these refugees, some of them will be willing to do it if they rob others of their property, even if they can only get a good night's sleep.

Although it is impossible to assume that all refugees are evildoers, no one can be sure whether they will be the unfortunate ones.

Mu Yiyi's mood was a little low.

She is a kind person, so naturally she doesn't want to see innocent civilians suffering in this world.

She was originally a member of the royal family, and when she saw these people suffering from such a hopeless disaster, she inevitably felt a little self-blame.

"Senior brother, could it be that the imperial court... Do you really regard human life as a mustard, and would rather the rivers and lakes be in chaos than let the people live and work in peace and contentment? ā€ć€‚

Growing up in the deep palace, what she heard in her ears was always the words of national peace and security in the mouths of the courtiers. I never thought that the life of the people at the bottom would be so involuntary.

She sometimes wondered if the fate of the refugees on this street would have changed if her father had remained on the throne.

As I was walking on the street, there were not many people around me, but there were people who came and went.

So, Shi Wuwei could only have a gloomy face and said softly angrily.

"The rivers and lakes are in turmoil, the people are struggling to make a living, and they are suffering from the state of dying, which is all done by the swallow thief! It's the fault of the thief, and it has nothing to do with the court! ā€ć€‚

He already decided in his heart that the reason why the people of Jiangnan have the tragic situation they have today is all because of the swallow thief.

If it weren't for the Yan thief usurping the throne, if it wasn't for him to compile this Yongle canon, how could the people of the Southern Sect rebel.

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Before they knew it, the two of them walked to the pier of a stone bridge and looked at the river in the bridge.

Shi Wuwei saw that there was no one around, so he looked at Mu Yiyi and said in a deep voice, "If Emperor Jianwen is found, if the Holy Lord can regain the throne, then how can this people suffer, and how can there be chaos in this world."

The deep blood hatred in his heart has penetrated deep into his bone marrow. So much so that he counted all the folk sufferings he saw on the head of the swallow thief.

Moreover, he also has his own opinion on the rebellion of the Japanese invaders.

Although the Japanese are also cultivators, they are not many in number, and if the imperial court really wants to suppress them, it is easy to do it.

But now, after the Yan thief ascended the throne, instead of caring about the safety of the coastal people, he used this as an excuse to let the people in the rivers and lakes come forward to settle the matter.

This kind of behavior, in his eyes, is tantamount to killing people with a knife.

Borrow the sword of the rivers and lakes to behead the heads of the widows.

It not only weakened the major forces in the rivers and lakes, but also won a good reputation in the eyes of the people.

Not only that, in the name of compiling the Yongle Canon, the imperial court provoked the contradictions between the northern and southern sects, causing the southerners to fall into the camp of the Japanese invaders.

This is what made the two camps that were originally in suspense suddenly balanced.

It's just that this balance is tantamount to a fatal blow to real people in the rivers and lakes.

You must know that there are not a few wandering disciples like Dai Tiansu.

The sect was destroyed, and the people of the same sect, the brothers who loved each other on weekdays, were all killed by Jinyiwei.

What is the difference between this kind of hatred and the hatred of his family and country, and the deep hatred of the sea of blood.

Therefore, in the face of the eyes of a large number of people who have a deep hatred of blood, he can't imagine what the situation will be like in the big war two days later.

He only knew that from the current point of view, the disciples of the various sects were all like young knights who had just entered the rivers and lakes.

Although he also has a jealous and hateful mentality towards the injustices of the rivers and lakes, how can he defeat the group of southerners who have lost everything with this blood alone.

As soon as Mu Yi saw that his senior brother was indignant, he unconsciously remembered the incident two days later.

So, she said worriedly, "Senior brother, do you say that this dispute between the rivers and lakes will also kill many people...".

Senior Brother Wang's words last night have already revealed the danger of the rivers and lakes back then.

She also heard that in the big war that year, many famous and famous people died.

She was a little frightened, and she began to be afraid, afraid that those people she knew would also leave.

Shi Wuwei's face was solemn, for such an inescapable question, it was impossible for him not to think about it.

He had already realized that the great battle in two days would probably be even more tragic than it had been twenty-five years earlier.

But how can this be.

With his current cultivation, in front of those big people, he is still reluctant to protect himself, so how can he change the situation.

He lowered his head helplessly and said in a deep voice.

"You can only take one step at a time".

He actually has his own concerns.

After this war, he will say goodbye to the rivers and lakes for a while.

He was going to find someone, to assist that person, to regain the throne, to let that person reign over the world again.

He also wants to kill a person, he wants to kill the person who destroyed the ten clans of his family, and he wants to make that person pay for his blood debt.

Therefore, he didn't want to see the rivers and lakes after he left, and they became devastated.

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