"Zhao thief entered Beijing along the canal, right?" Wei Zhongxian was still a little puzzled, "I haven't heard that he has entered the Guangping Mansion?" ”

"The old man is right...... the old man nodded again, "It was the officials and soldiers who ransacked Lao'er's hometown!" ”

Looting everywhere, creating these displaced people, it turned out to be the official army?

Qi Wang was immediately stunned.

"How so!" Wei Zhongxian was also taken aback.

The passage of guest troops has always been a nuisance to the place, which he originally knew, but how did he do it to such an extent?

"Lao Er didn't lie half-heartedly." The old man shook his head, "In order to quell the rebellion of Zhao Jin before, the imperial court ordered large armies from all over the country to enter the king of Beijing to suppress thieves...... At this time, the looting was okay, although the attitude was arrogant, but after all, they still had scruples in their hearts and did not kill people. But...... But...... Since Zhao Jin defeated the army of the imperial court, the defeated soldiers everywhere have become the king of Yama! A few of them, or dozens of them, wandered around looting, and they didn't know how many villages and towns had ruined their woes! After these routs, it was like a strong wind passing through, and there was not a single tile left in the old man's house......"

It seemed to be said that the sad place was reached, and a little tear appeared in the corner of the old man's eyes, "The old man has a son who was killed when he was routing and looting......"

Although his tone was quite calm, Qi Wang and the others couldn't help but feel a pain in their hearts. The white-haired man sends the black-haired man, I don't know how miserable it is.

"Bastard! What a bastard! Wei Zhongxian was so angry that his whole body trembled. What did Wang Zaijin do! It's a shame that he's still in charge of the troops, and after so long, he can't even collect these routs! ”

Although he scolded in his mouth, he knew in his heart how difficult it was to gather the rout after the defeat, and no matter how hard Wang Zaijin tried, he was afraid that it would be useless.

"The soldiers of the imperial court, now everyone is afraid, and when they see it, they hide ......," the old man said and already cried, "On the contrary, I heard that the soldiers under Zhao Jin did not commit any crimes, and they never robbed places." ”

Wei Zhongxian and the others were speechless anymore.

Compared with the thief army, it is already a shame for the official army, but even the military discipline of the thief army can't be compared, so this shame is even deeper.

The soldiers of the imperial court should protect the territory and the people, but these soldiers kill people everywhere and set fires, cripple the people and hurt people, which side is the official and which side is the thief?

"So, since I can't stay here anymore, now everyone has to find a way to go to the boundary of Xuzhou......" Maybe it's because it's rare to find someone to talk to, in the strange dead silence, the old man continued to babble, "I heard that Xuzhou is still quite peaceful now, and they are still short of manpower, and they are recruiting workers everywhere." As long as he can run to the boundary of Xuzhou, although Lao Er is already old, he can still get a few bowls of rice to eat...... It's just that I don't know if Lao Er can go to Xuzhou all the way. Forget it, life and death are fate, so many people have died along the way, and Lao Er can't think about it so much......"

How could it be?

This mighty army of displaced people actually went to defect to Zhao Jin?

"Bastard! As the people of the Ming Dynasty, how can you ...... How can you be a thief! Qi Wang shouted out without thinking, and his face showed anger. You still have loyalty, filial piety, honesty and shame in your hearts! ”

This angry scream deepened the wrinkles on the old man's face even more.

There was silence for a long time before he opened his mouth tremblingly.

"My lord is a scholar, right? That's right, Lao Er is really ashamed, he didn't understand the reason after reading the book, and he still had to run to the thief, but if he didn't join the thief now, would he make Lao Er wait to starve to death? As long as there is a place to reward two mouthfuls of food, where can Lao Er care about loyalty, filial piety and righteousness now? The old man let out a long sigh. Besides, what did the court and the official army give Lao'er? Lao Er has already given his son to the imperial court, can't he even leave this last cheap life......? ”

This bleak cross-examination made Qi Wang speechless for a while.

That's right, now that it has come to this point, if he doesn't go to Xuzhou to stay in Guangping Mansion, is there any way to live?

Even with Qi Wang's loyalty to the Ming court, he couldn't say the words "Even if you starve to death at home, you can't go to Xuzhou to surrender to thieves".

But as long as there is a glimmer of life, who would want to be an outcast?

"Old man, you're right, it's the court that can't stand you." At this moment, Wei Zhongxian suddenly interjected, "It's the imperial court that can't stand you!" ”

Yes, this road was not the route that Zhao Jin had traveled to the Jingshi before, so he couldn't even find an excuse to blame Zhao Jin for causing trouble. Now in the eyes of these displaced people, the court of the Ming Dynasty is just a ferocious beast that devours their savings and lives, and Xuzhou has become an ideal place for peace and tranquility.

Qi Wang lowered his head, but in the end he didn't say anything.

"Okay, old man, let's get on the road quickly, wait until it's going to get dark next day, quickly find a place to rest." At this time, Liu Songping spoke, "There are still hundreds of miles away from the boundary of Xuzhou, be careful on the road!" ”

Qi Wang's heart throbbed again.

Although he knew that the third uncle's approach was right, he still found it emotionally difficult to accept this kind of practice of driving the people of Daming to the thief realm.

"Thank you for the rescue, the old man is going to leave first. If Lao Er can get lucky enough to reach Xuzhou, he will definitely burn incense and pray for several masters! The old man gave a deep grateful look at the men again, and then trembled back on the journey he didn't know if he would be able to complete.

Wei Zhongxian didn't speak again, he stood dumbfounded, watching the endless stream of displaced people pass by him, heading towards the south and towards Xuzhou.

In their eyes, Xuzhou represents the way of life and the hope of survival. Even if people keep dying on the road, they have to go there, because they know that there is only one way to stay.

From these displaced people, he saw the hearts of the people in the world and the end of the Ming Dynasty.

No matter what, no matter what, the court is supported by the people, and as a result, the court that is supported can't defend the land, the second can't protect the people, and the third has to destroy the place, so the court, such an official government, what qualifications do you have to prevent the small people from running to their own lives!

After shaking their heads and sighing for a moment, Wei Zhongxian and the others walked again.

It didn't take long for them to notice that there seemed to be a large crowd of homeless people crowded there in front of them, and the road was blocked.

Could it be that the government does not allow displaced people to leave the country to join thieves?

When I got closer, I found that it was a group of strong men wearing errand uniforms and holding weapons, who had set up cards to prevent the homeless people from passing.

"In order to prevent thieves from mixing in, the government hereby announces this notice!" There were a few strong men with loud voices who kept shouting, "If you don't have a document to tell you, you can pass by paying five cents!" ”

Only then did they realize that the government did not want to prevent the displaced people from leaving the country, but that the scribes of the yamen were in collusion with the servants below, and wanted to collect a sum of money from these displaced people!

The imperial court has reached this point, and the hearts of the people in the world are about to be corrupted and cleaned, but the government here not only does not want to win back the hearts of the people, but also wants to profit from it and get a handful of money from these displaced people......

"It's really a loss of conscience!"

"It's really a loss of conscience!" Looking at the scene in front of him, Qi Wang couldn't help but scold.

Although this group of servants prevented the group of displaced people from going to Zhao Jin, this practice made him unbearable.

Although it stands to reason that the people of Daming should not go to thieves, Qi Wang is not a cold-blooded person, and now in Daming, these homeless people have no place to stay, and they can't just watch them die without food and clothing. If only by going to Zhao Jin can there be a way to survive, then it is better to let them go over.

Under their gaze, there were more and more displaced people, and soon the road ahead was blocked, and the displaced people behind kept rushing forward, and the road in front could not walk, so it became crowded and chaotic.

Although the toll of five cents was not too much in the past, in this world, it is a group of displaced people who have left their hometowns, how many of them can come up with the money? Therefore, most people cannot be released, and can only be unilaterally blocked on the road, unable to advance or retreat.

The crowd grew more and more, and at last some of them were involuntarily crowded towards the servants, and these fierce servants were obviously impatient, and rushed up to drive away the homeless people, so that the people who came behind could come and pay the money.

They pushed at first, but because there were so many people, they couldn't push all the time, and their patience became lower and lower. It wasn't long before a leading strong man picked up his stick and slammed it at the homeless.

The screams immediately resounded through the four fields, and as if they had received some orders, the other servants also started to attack these homeless people.

They are all very ferocious, how can these hungry and weak homeless people resist it?

Soon, a large group of people were knocked to the ground by the officers, while the others were driven to the back and collided with the people behind them.

Some people knelt on the ground and pleaded with them, some people were crying loudly, and some people had fallen to the ground and saw that there was no life.

"Third uncle, you wait for me here!" He turned around and shouted at Liu Songping, and then rushed towards the group of strong men.

"Brother Wang!" Liu Songping was a little anxious at first, and stretched out his hand to catch Qi Wang, but because his speed was too fast, he didn't hold it. He watched his nephew's back rushing over, and finally had to sigh and let him do it himself.

In the blink of an eye, Qi Wang had already rushed in front of this group of errands.

"Stop!" He shouted out loud.