Liu Xin moved his family to Chang'an this time, and he did not deliberately conceal his whereabouts, besides, with such a large group of people, even if he wanted to conceal his whereabouts, it would be difficult to do it. And now that someone dares to storm their camp, it must be a bad one.

Thinking of this, Liu Xin's face changed slightly, his left hand was put to his mouth, and with a "whistle", the white horse that was grazing leisurely on the grass immediately raised his head and galloped. Liu Xin jumped and flew onto the horse's back, with a right hand, the one that was still in the palm of his hand just now knew a "squeak" and flew into the air.

Over the years, Liu Xin's riding skills have also improved greatly, in addition to his own kung fu not falling behind. The saddle on this horse had already been removed, but Liu Xin was still sitting firmly on the smooth back of the horse. If it was the time he had just traveled over, it would have been absolutely unthinkable for him to do so.

Seeing Liu Xin coming, the soldiers moved out of the way. The closer you get to the outer line of defense, the more you can hear the noise. The voices were noisy, there were men and women, and there were bursts of crying, as if they were arguing over something. However, Liu Xin's speed slowed down, and he may be sure that this situation is definitely impossible for someone with ulterior motives to storm the camp, but it is a bit like a ** person in the future.

Sure enough, when Liu Xin came closer, a lieutenant came over and said, "Lord Qi, there are a few people outside shouting grievances and clamoring to see the lord." The last general had already told them that if there was a grievance, they should go to the county yamen, and they should not make noise here, they just didn't listen. ”

Liu Xin jumped off the horse and asked in a deep voice, "Have you done anything to the people?" ”

The captain hurriedly said: "The lord has always taught us that the army of the Han Dynasty is the children of the common people, and the common people are our food and clothing. No matter how impulsive the soldiers were, they didn't dare to fight back. ”

At this time, Liu Xin had already seen that the captain's armor was torn, and there was a long finger mark on his face, so he couldn't help patting the captain's shoulder and said, "You did the right thing to be able to endure humiliation." What is your name? What is the place of people? ”

Seeing Liu Xin ask the name of the captain, the soldiers around him all cast envious glances, and the captain himself became excited, puffed up his chest and said: "Back to the lord, the last general Li Yan, a native of Nanyang, and his parents were all lost in the yellow scarf." The last general is in the Xiangyang Orphanage, so knowing the hardships of the people, it is nothing to endure some hardships. ”

Hearing that Li Yan was an orphan, Liu Xin couldn't help but nod secretly, the purpose of setting up the orphanage was very simple, that is, he was reluctant to let these lonely children go, but he didn't expect to be unintentionally planted in the willows. Ten years have passed, and many of the children who came out of these orphanages have grown up, some have followed Zhang Ji and Hua Tuo to help the world, and some have become students of the academy. More boys enthusiastically joined the army, they did not have a family to drag them down, and they were grateful for Liu Xin's grace to live, trained hard, fought bravely, and soon became the backbone of the major legions.

Liu Xin was very satisfied with Li Yan's performance, nodded and said, "Yes, do a good job, don't lose the face of the orphanage!" Let's go with me. ”

Outside the first line of defense, six or seven civilians in cloth were still there pushing against the wall of soldiers. The people, young and old, men and women, looked as if they were from the same family, with angry faces on the faces of the men and weeping for women and children.

Liu Xin couldn't help but shout in a deep voice: "Stop it for me!" ”

Just now, the soldiers have always adhered to the principle of not fighting back and scolding, and in addition to hard persuasion, only a few people pushed and shoved. Now Liu Xin suddenly let out an angry shout, which made those people stunned, and the movements in their hands couldn't help stopping, but their mouths were unrelenting, and they continued to shout: "We want to see Lord Liu, we want to see Lord Liu......"

Although Liu Xin is adventurous, it does not mean that he acts recklessly. What's more, it is no longer the time for him to feed the whole family without being hungry, from a small point of view, he shoulders the safety of a large group of wives and children in the family, and tells the adults that he will guide the tens of millions of Li people of the Han Dynasty to live a happy and prosperous life. Therefore, Liu Xin was very cautious, he looked at it carefully, and was sure that these people were just ordinary people, so he separated the soldiers who lined up on the wall, stepped forward, and said, "I am Liu Xin, what are you looking for me?" ”

The old man suddenly fell to his knees and cried loudly: "My lord, you must be the master of the little people!" ”

The family standing around the old man also knelt down one after another, shouting to the sky and grabbing the ground, as if there were endless grievances. Liu Xin couldn't help frowning, glanced at Li Yan, and said, "Old man, fellow villagers, please get up and speak." ”

Li Yan was not only brave in battle, but also very smart, otherwise it would be impossible for him to be promoted from a small soldier to a lieutenant in an army full of talents. Seeing Liu Xin's glance at him, Li Yan hurriedly took a few soldiers and helped the old man and those people up.

Liu Xin was not in a hurry to ask about the grievances of these people, but waved his hand behind him and said, "Come on, bring some water and dry food." ”

Over the years, Liu Xin has always emphasized the rule of the Ming Dynasty, for which he also set up a special imperial history platform, and appointed the upright Chen Gong as the first supervisor of the imperial history. Even so, Liu Xin was still not at ease, and hired Qiao Xuan as a civil supervisor, and intended to promote this method throughout the country. And the officials in various places are also competitive, and it is very rare for them to commit adultery, and it is even more rare for them to come to Liu Xin to redress their grievances like today.

Although Liu Xin has been making a lot of fanfare since he left Xiangyang, and the speed of the march is not fast, it is unlikely that these people will rush over to intercept them halfway when they get the news. Generally speaking, if these people must find Liu Xin to redress their grievances, the most reasonable way is to stay in Xinye City, the only way for Liu Xin.

This is just a temporary rest spot selected by Liu Xin, not even the main road, and they have just set up camp and have not had time to rest before these people appear. It can only be said that these people have been informed for a long time, and they have been waiting here for a long time.

Liu Xin did not immediately ask these people where they had heard that they were going to pass by, but asked them to bring them some food and drink first. Because Liu Xin has seen from the soldiers' actions of supporting these people that these people are not strong people. If these weak people had been waiting around this early morning, they would have been hungry and thirsty by now.

Sure enough, when the people saw the dry food and drinking water sent by the soldiers, they devoured it, and their emotions were not as excited as they were just now.

Liu Xin asked the old man with a smile: "Old man, you are so old, and on such a hot day, it is not good if you have heat stroke." ”

The old man sighed and said, "It's good to teach Lord Liu that the little old man is already seventy-two this year, and the governor of Jingzhou doesn't know how many appointments have been changed." If it weren't for the last resort, give the little old man ten guts, and he wouldn't dare to disturb the adults. ”

"Hehe, life is rare for seventy years, it's not easy, it's not easy." Liu Xin sighed, suddenly turned pale, and said, "It must be a great grievance to let a seventy-year-old man personally block the road and complain, and let's hear it." ”

Seeing that Liu Xin was always approachable, the old man hesitated, turned his head and saw the eager eyes of the others, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Lord Hui, the old man's surname is Chen, and he is from Xinye County in front of him, and his family is full of children and grandchildren, and his life is good." It's just that a few days ago, one of the granddaughters of the old man went to the street to buy something, and was favored by the county order and robbed back. The old man's son went to beg for it, but instead he was beaten by the servants, and he is still bedridden. The old man had no way to ask for help, and then he was instructed by a master, so he came to wait on the road, and he really saw the adult today. ”

When Li Yan heard this, he couldn't help but be filled with righteous indignation, and said loudly: "The county order is a parent official, and he actually did the evil act of robbing men and bullying women, which is unbearable!" ”

Liu Xin glanced at him and said lightly, "Li Yan, why didn't you ask about this situation just now?" ”

Li Yan hurriedly stood up straight and said loudly: "Back to the lord, the last general has been asking them, but they insisted on not saying it, so the last general didn't know that they had this grievance." These people's identities are unknown, their intentions are unknown, and the general's duties are unknown, and he does not dare to let them in, and he asks the lord to find out. ”

Liu Xin was very satisfied with Li Yan's performance of not being humble or arrogant, nodded, and asked the old man again: "Uncle Chen, why don't you tell the soldiers about your grievances, but just argue here?" If it weren't for Liu who happened to hear it, you wouldn't have been able to see Liu no matter what, and no matter how big the grievance was, there would be no way to appeal. ”

Old Chen Laohan's face turned red, and he said embarrassedly: "The person who pointed out the little old man said, don't look at the soldiers of the big Han who usually help the people do this and that, in fact, they are all hypocritical, they and those who are officials wear a pair of pants." He also told Xiao Lao'er that only when he saw Lord Liu could he tell his grievances, otherwise Xiao Lao'er's whole family would be worried about their lives. ”

"Nonsense!" Li Yan immediately jumped up and said sharply, "Our soldiers of the Han Dynasty are really thinking about the people, who is that bullshit master, I want to confront him face to face!" ”

Liu Xin's face became solemn, if this old man did not lie, then this matter is definitely not an ordinary unjust case, and the so-called master must have assumed a disgraceful role in it, and there must be an ulterior conspiracy in it. But in any case, if the Xinye County Decree did do the act of robbing the people's daughters, it would be an absolutely unforgivable act.

Thinking of this, Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Li Yan, now is not the time to discuss these things, the top priority is to save people." Pass my order, order a team of personal guards, and go to Xinye County immediately! ”