Hu Guang pretended to pass by the gate of the state prison, thinking about what he had just heard. He vaguely felt that something was really wrong.

Thinking about walking like this, suddenly a loud voice in front of him shouted: "Don't have long eyes, be careful of bumping into it!" ”

The two guards had already crossed Hu Guang at this time and protected him with their bodies.

Hu Guang looked up when he heard the sound, and it turned out that a group of beggars came out of the fork in the road in front of him, and they were arrested and detained by the officials, and they almost collided.

What he spoke just now was a tall and arm-long catcher, with a gloomy face, and a long beard fluttering in the wind under his forehead, and he didn't know if he was handsome or wanted to keep warm?

Hu Guang recognized this person, the one who was scared away in the mountain temple, and the one who let Li Hongji be swept away at the post station.

Subconsciously, he felt that he had met an acquaintance, so he immediately stepped aside, and then looked sincere, clenched his fists and asked: "Dare to ask this eldest brother, why are there so many beggars coming out?" ”

This is Zhang Xianzhong, he looked at Hu Guang, and vaguely felt a little familiar. But if you think about it carefully, you really can't remember, where have you seen it?

Right now, seeing that Hu Guang looked like a rich and noble family, he didn't dare to be as presumptuous as just now, and raised his hand to clench his fist and saluted back: "It's just a group of hungry ghosts, and I dream that this is a disaster relief." When I saw nothing, I stole and robbed, and I did everything! ”

When Hu Guang heard this, he inspected the beggars who were escorted away. He was a little suspicious, could it be that these people were sent by Gao Yingxiang to learn from his own methods, make noise in prison, and pull people to escape from prison and rebel, right?

But after a closer look, it doesn't look like it. These people were listless one by one, and when they heard themselves talking to this catcher, it was as if they were not doing their business. No matter how you look at it, it looks like a hopeless man, just a walking corpse.

Even if these are people sent by Gao Yingxiang, their acting skills are so clever, but looking at this body, they will not be the ones who want to risk killing officials and rebelling!

Zhang Xianzhong was a little surprised when he saw Hu Guang looking at these beggars. The average son-in-law is the master who is afraid to avoid.

Hu Guang didn't notice that Zhang Xianzhong was looking at himself, and after denying his conjecture in his heart, he looked up at Zhang Xianzhong and asked: "The disaster in northern Shaanxi is indeed a real thing, and the imperial court really doesn't plan to provide disaster relief?" Seeing that the coldest day is coming, do you want to leave them alone? ”

When Zhang Xianzhong heard this, he sneered in his heart. Disaster relief? Even if there were, it was just a joke. In the eyes of those officials, I am afraid that they are thinking more about how to compete for the wind and be jealous in the Fengyue Field than about the questions asked by this son.

He couldn't figure out Hu Guang's identity, and although he thought so in his heart, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he just replied: "This is for those big men, it's just a small catch." After arresting these people, they have to go to the north side of the city to inspect them, lest those starving ghosts make trouble again. Leave! ”

In fact, after Hu Guang asked that, he also knew what the answer was. If the government can really manage it, even if it is just a mouthful of porridge, it can hang the lives of these victims, and I am afraid that there will be no magnificent peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty!

When he saw that Zhang Xianzhong was leaving, he returned the salute.

"Childe, shall we go back?" A guard saw Hu Guang staring blankly at Zhang Xianzhong's back holding the beggar, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice.

Hu Guang turned his head, glanced at the tip of the guard's nose that was white from the cold, shook his head and said, "No, it's still early, let's go to the north of the city to have a look." ”

He listened to Zhang Xianzhong's meaning, as if there were more beggars over there. Now that it's out, it's okay to go over and have a look.

Sure enough, Hu Guang passed all the way, and the closer he got to the north gate of Yan'an Mansion, the more beggars hid from the wind on both sides of the road.

The beggars here should be new and have the strength to toss. Many beggars kneel in front of some shops and beg and cry, or sing songs and say good things, hoping to receive a little alms.

However, Hu Guang has come all the way, and most of the situations he has seen are in vain, and even many guys in the store are driving people away.

From time to time, I can still hear the complaints of some guys: "It's really evil, why are there so many beggars these days, and the official doesn't care!" ”

"Yes, a batch of knocks is taken and a batch is coming, how is this business still doing?"

"It's such a cold day, it's a shame that these people can come here, how can they not die on the road!"

“……”

In these heartless and selfish words, Hu Guang was reminded again. These beggars came out of their homes in the bitter cold, and I am afraid that many of them either froze to death or starved to death halfway through!

He was thinking about it when suddenly his pants were ripped off.

Hu Guang was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he was a thin little boy, who should be in his teens, kneeling on the ground and pulling his pants, looking up at himself, and begging with a cry: "Okay, okay, uncle, give me something to eat!" Uncle, give me something to eat! ”

When the two guards saw it, they hurriedly stepped forward and tried to tear the little boy away. But the little boy's frozen and swollen hands grabbed Hu Guang's pants but he didn't want to let go, his eyes were full of begging.

Hu Guang, as an agent in later generations, can also be regarded as an iron-blooded man. But at this moment, it made his heart sour.

He immediately bent down, helped the little boy up, and asked softly, "Where is your father?" ”

Seeing Hu Guang so kind, the little boy's face had a little more hope, he turned around and pointed to an eaves and said, "My father is sick, and my mother is watching." ”

Hu Guang turned his head to look, and sure enough, under the eaves, it was a shelter from the wind, there was a person wrapped in a shabby quilt, and a person was kneeling there to take care of it.

Hu Guang's hand wrapped the little boy's red and swollen hand and walked under the eaves. The woman who was kneeling saw it, walked a few steps on her knees, kowtowed to Hu Guang and said, "Master, it's okay, give me something to eat!" ”

As soon as she had finished speaking, the woman threw herself to the ground, barely got up, and looked at him with a look of hope.

When the little boy saw this, he hurriedly went over to help his mother, and then knelt beside his mother, looking at him with the same longing.

Hu Guang nodded at one of the guards, and the guards immediately left and headed for the restaurant not far away.

The woman was overjoyed, turned and walked back on her knees, and said to the man who was lying down, "Father, boy, if you insist on it, you will have something to eat soon." ”

Hu Guang looked over, but saw that the man's lips were chapped, and he wanted to speak but couldn't.

Seeing Hu Guang's appearance, the woman hurriedly explained: "Our family of three finally arrived here, but we found that there was no disaster relief at all. The child's father was reluctant to eat the last bit of bread, so he was hungry like this! ”

Hu Guang looked at their appearance and understood that it should be the man who didn't eat it, and gave it to his daughter-in-law and child, and the daughter-in-law only ate a little bit and left it for the child. Therefore, the three of them, that is, the man is lying down, the woman is almost unable to hold on, and the child still has the strength to run out and beg for food.

Hu Guang was afraid that they would not be able to do it, so he hurriedly said to the remaining guards: "Go buy some porridge and ask for some warm water!" ”

As soon as he said this, he was surrounded by a large group of beggars, centered on him, and fell to his knees.