Chapter 55: Going and Returning (The title of the book will be Conquest of the Four Seas)

The moon and stars are scarce, the breeze passes slowly, and Zhao Min sleeps sweetly in Yang Lin's arms, peaceful and quiet.

The dry wood was crackling and burning, and the red flames reflected Yang Lin's face was slightly yellow. At this time, it was late at night, although he was tired, Yang Lin still tried his best to open his eyes wide, shook his head from time to time, looked at the fire in front of him, condensed and pondered, and his memory slowly emerged.

Yang Lin tightened the clothes covering the little girl's body, then looked up at the sky, looked at the star-dotted night, concentrating and meditating, and his thoughts flew and clear.

The bright moonlight and quiet night made Yang Lin recall some things in the first year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty and the disaster that affected many provinces. If it is a disaster, it is better to say that the people can no longer endure the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and cannot endure the rampant exploitation of corrupt officials and corrupt officials, so they rise up to revolt.

Speaking of the uprising, it was none other than the White Lotus Sect, which had the greatest influence and spread the widest at that time, and gave the Qing court the most headache.

The rebel army of the White Lotus Sect was active in Sichuan, Shaanxi and Chu, wandering among the mountains, rivers and forests, and confronting the Qing court, and the two were in a state of stalemate. Between victory and defeat, it is difficult to separate.

This war is not only the people's dissatisfaction with the imperial court, but also means that Emperor Qianlong is constrained by Jiaqing. Some of the anti-chaos plans agreed by Jiaqing could not be implemented, so he could only sigh and let He Shen dictate on some major matters, and let He Shen make things bad to Emperor Qianlong.

The emperor of a country, the edict needs to be stamped with the father's seal to be effective, and all matters large and small can only be approved after consulting the emperor and getting a nod. It must be said that Emperor Jiaqing is a person in power who is too filial and does nothing. The only commendable achievement in his life is to bring down the corrupt official He Shen, or three years later, the day after Emperor Qianlong died.

However, the problem of corruption did not not not be solved with the fall of Heshen, but intensified, and became more rampant and corrupt than in the late Qianlong period. It can be seen from this that Jiaqing's incompetence and inaction.

Thinking about it, Yang Lin couldn't hold on any longer, his eyelids began to close slowly, and he fell asleep. The night was still silent, silent.

"Ah~ow, I'm so tired from sleeping this night, ah~!"

Yang Xiao yawned, woke up with a mutter, and couldn't help but stand up and stretch. However, just as he was about to stand up, he stopped moving when he thought that Zhao Min was still in his arms.

Seeing that the little girl was sleeping soundly, Yang Lin did not stand up, but rubbed his somewhat stiff face, looked around, and suddenly exclaimed.

"Ah, what's the situation? How did so many people appear overnight? ”

Yang Xiao's exclamation was like a thunderbolt in the silent morning, waking everyone up at once.

At this time, I saw the entourage who came with Yang Lin woke up suddenly, stood up cleanly, looked around vigilantly, seemed to realize something, and quickly and consciously formed an encirclement to protect Yang Lin inside.

Yang Lin couldn't take care of the little girl Zhao Min, the matter came too suddenly and urgently, so he had to put the little girl there, stood up, looked around, and seriously analyzed, what was the situation?

A series of noisy sounds made the little girl Zhao Min also wake up, sleepy-eyed, in a state of confusion, not knowing what was going on.

Zhao Min rubbed his eyes, and saw that the big brother was all in a nervous state, looking around with different eyes, full of vigilance.

Zhao Min was very puzzled and wondered, what's wrong? The sky is not fully dawn, why does everyone look like they are facing a great enemy? Instinctively walked towards Yang Lin, and asked with a little bed anger: "Big brother, what's wrong?" Did something happen? ”

Coming to Yang Lin's side, leaning on one side, following everyone's gaze, through the gap in the crowd, Zhao Min saw that there were many people on the periphery, most of them were people who were displaced like himself yesterday, dressed in tattered clothes. At the moment, they are all sleeping there, as if they have been here for a long time.

However, Zhao Min looked at the withered and thin faces of the people on the periphery, the bodies covered with dirt, and couldn't help but feel sad, thinking of what happened to him, he was still a part of them before, he couldn't help but pull Yang Lin's sleeves, and said in a mournful voice: "Big brother, they are so pitiful." Those little brothers and sisters are so pitiful, hungry and crying, big brother, you can help them. ”

Yang Lin was about to speak, but at this time, he was robbed by Zhao Min, and was blocked back by this sympathetic word, and there was a trace of speculation in his heart, but he was full of uncertainty and did not say anything.

At this time, Yang Lin couldn't determine what attention the crowd around him was fighting? Is it hunger and crying for help, or is it greed and besieging your own people? So, I don't know what to do? The little girl's request was not immediately acceded to.

Just when Yang Lin was undecided, when he was hesitating, two people came from Yang Lin's left front, walking a little hard, walking slowly and towards him.

Immediately, two retinues armed with bird guns pointed at the incoming person, put their fingers on the trigger, and if the other party made any unkind moves, they would shoot in a posture.

Yang Lin raised his hand, waved it, signaled to put away the bird gun, and explained at the same time: "Don't be nervous, it's just two old men, and they won't make any unfavorable moves." Even if there were, it wouldn't make any waves."

The disaster victims on the periphery were not far away from Yang Lin, and as soon as the entourage put away the bird guns, the two old men in ragged clothes and with white hair on their heads walked over, two steps away from Yang Lin, standing there, their bodies were slumped, a little trembling, as if they were nervous, as if they were afraid.

The two old men took a slight breath, calmed down, and said slowly with some begging: "This little young master, please have mercy on us, it's okay that we haven't eaten all night, but those children really can't." Especially for those babies who are still breastfeeding, their mothers can't lack rice food~! ”

Yang Lin was unmoved, because the actions of these victims were full of ill intentions and hostility loomed.

If you are simply begging for something to eat, why form an encirclement and surround yourself with these people? Yang Lin was about to refuse, but suddenly felt his right hand shake and looked down.

I saw that the little girl Zhao Min had a serious face, looking at herself pleadingly, her two little hands shook her right hand slightly, her eyes flashed with hope, flickering, and she whispered: "Big brother, you can save those children and those aunts~!" ”

Seeing Zhao Min's expression, Yang Lin felt pity in his heart. At the same time, my heart moved slightly, and I thought about it in case of accidents, and I had a countermeasure in my mind.

"Young master, Amin is right, save those old and weak women and children first, it looks like it attracts sympathy, it's pitiful." Yang Xiao didn't expect so much, so he echoed Zhao Min and said.

Yang Lin smiled lightly, put his finger on Zhao Min's Xiaoqiong's nose, scraped it affectionately, and said, "Okay, just follow Amin!" ”

Suddenly, Zhao Min's eyebrows fluttered, his eyes were full of smiles, he narrowed into a slit, and said to Yang Lin: "Big brother, lower your head, I want to tell a secret to my big brother!" ”

"Yo~, Amin, you're biased, I also helped you speak, why don't you tell me a secret." Yang Xiao pretended to be angry with a smile and said playfully.

"Amin, don't pay attention to him, he just said it, and he didn't do anything!" Yang Lin said in a choked voice, and at the same time bent over and leaned over to his ear.

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