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The rebel knelt on the ground, his hands tied with ropes, looked at Xiao Yongde's hypocritical appearance, and spat at Xiao Yongde's feet.

The soldiers around Xiao Yongde looked at it and showed their swords.

Xiao Yongde stopped them and watched the rebels patiently.

"Put away your hypocrisy."

The traitor said viciously, glaring at Xiao Yongde angrily.

"What is the undefeated god of war, what is a good official who is honest and honest, the common people who increase taxes can't open the pot, and recruit strong men into the palace to build the palace, my brothers only have a pile of white bones left when they enter the palace, you group of cannibalistic things, the Chu State will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later."

The rebels said in pieces, disheartened by the state of Chu.

This tax is already heavy, and now it has doubled, if you can't pay the tax, you will escort people to the palace, if there is no strong man in the family, you will take away the girls, this extremely evil practice is not to force them to rebel?

Rather than die like this, it is better to conspire with Yan Qi to rehabilitate the Chu State, maybe it is a new way out.

He divided the Chu State equally, and their taxes might be reduced.

Now that life is difficult, not to mention that they have to pay double the tax and hand it over to the imperial court, what did the imperial court give them?

Except for oppression, except for the people's livelihood, nothing can be given.

"Shut up!"

Seeing that the rebels were aggressive, the soldiers hurriedly scolded.

If it weren't for Xiao Yongde shouting to stop, they really wanted to kill these people.

"Isn't the imperial tax always fixed amount? When did it increase again? ”

Chu Mo was puzzled and asked, the taxes of the imperial court have not been changed for more than ten years, and the change was also celebrated by the whole country when Emperor Chu ascended the throne, not only amnesty but also tax reduction, and since then, no taxes have been changed.

As for the construction of the palace, he had already returned to the Northern Desert and didn't know what was going on, only that his father was now favoring an ordinary woman named Red Sleeves.

Hearing that the woman was a demon concubine, Emperor Dechu only stayed in her palace for the past few months and did not go to other concubine halls.

Naturally, he was only hearsay and had never seen it with his own eyes.

But when it comes to red sleeves, the first thing he thinks of is the maid beside Xiao Changge.

Today's Chu Mo is very different from before, he has more masculinity, his skin is tanned by the sun but healthy, he holds a spear in his hand, and his beard is even more attractive.

"When? Are you still pretending? It's a waste not to invite a few of you to sing in this play. ”

The rebels did not appreciate it, and felt that these people were a nest of snakes and rats.

It's not that he hasn't heard of Xiao Yongde's prestige, it's just that Xiao Yongde is an important minister of the court, and it is impossible for him not to know about doing such a thing in the court.

Now he pretends to know nothing, and he doesn't know who he wants to show it.

"We really don't know about this, can you please tell this big brother in detail."

Chu Mo asked politely, he is also a citizen of Chu State, and he has the blood of Chu State in his body, so he can't do anything to these people.

What's more, there seems to be a misunderstanding in this.

"A few big brothers, General Xiao and the third prince really don't know about this."

A gentle voice interjected into the conversation of several people, Xia Ruoyun walked slowly with a big belly, followed by several women beside her.

When the women saw the rebels who were being bound, they pounced on them.

"Erzhuang, you are stupid to do such a thing."

A woman hugged a rebel and cried, and the man also had a big belly like Xia Ruoyun.

When Chu Mo saw Xia Ruoyun coming, he hurriedly handed over the spear to his subordinates, and walked to Xia Ruoyun's side to help her.

"Yun'er, small

Heart. ”

Chu Mo said gently, Xia Ruoyun held Chu Mo's hand and smiled gently.

Now she is no longer a brocade dress, but wearing a coarse linen dress, and her black hair is not with tassels and jade hairpins, but ordinary hairpins, which look no different from ordinary people.

Or in the eyes of others, Xia Ruoyun is down-and-out, but in Xia Ruoyun's opinion, this simple happiness is true happiness, far away from the capital, Chu Mo also began to slowly accept her, from the original reluctance to get close to the current willingness to approach, she is already content.

"Why did you get out, didn't I let you rest in the house?"

Chu Mo reprimanded, more care and pampering.

Xia Ruoyun lowered her head like a child who had made a mistake: "I heard Sister-in-law Liu say that pregnant people should go out for a walk more, not to mention that it is so noisy outside, I can't sleep in the house." ”

Xia Ruoyun's words blocked Chu Mo to death.

"You have no conscience, General Xiao and the third prince are working hard for us, you still have the courage to be a traitor, I think you don't want your wife and children to even lose your life, right? Do you want your child to be born without a father? ”

The woman tugged at her husband's ears and chattered like a spicy household.

If she didn't dare to treat her husband like this before, after all, when she got married, her mother told her that her husband was the sky, and she had to listen to her husband in everything, but now she can't care so much, a good young man ran to be a traitor and ran to Yanqi to attack the land where he lived since he was a child, in case there are three long and two short, what can the child do?

"If you want to go, go but go, if you go to me... I'll hang myself and let your Liu family have no queen! ”

Sister-in-law Liu put down her cruel words, if he dared to get these, she would hang herself.

"Ouch, daughter-in-law, I'm also forced to be helpless, the taxes are increasing, our family doesn't even have a drop of rice, and we can't live this day, if you don't resist, are you waiting to starve to death?"

The rebel knelt on the ground, hammered the ground with both hands, and cried.

"General Xiao, have you heard of this?"

Chu Mo turned his head to look at Xiao Yongde and asked, Xiao Yongde shook his head.

All he knew was that the emperor had set up a new concubine, and he didn't know anything else.

"How much food do we have here?"

Xiao Yongde turned his head and asked his subordinates behind him, who glanced at these people and replied timidly: "General, we only have one cart of grain left, and the rest of the grain is still on the way." ”

"Today, I received a message from the flying pigeons in the capital, saying that Deputy General Xiao was sent to bring two thousand soldiers and ten truckloads of grain to rush over."

The soldier shrank his head and prayed.

They didn't bring many soldiers and horses when they came, and they lost a lot of brothers just to fight against Yan Qi, and now they only have a cart of food, and they are drinking water every day, and there are not a few grains of rice in this porridge.

"Two thousand soldiers? What can two thousand soldiers do? Is my father old and confused? ”

Chu Mo asked in shock, and said angrily without even thinking about it.

Yan Qi and the two countries together had 200,000 soldiers on the front line alone, they originally had 80,000, but now there are only more than 50,000 left, of course, Yan Qi also lost a lot.

I couldn't fight against them, but now Emperor Chu only sent two thousand soldiers?

Is this trying to give up the Northern Desert and let those people cross the border and approach the capital?

He didn't believe that his father didn't understand the truth of cold lips and teeth.

The soldier bowed his head, not daring to answer.

As soon as Xia Ruoyun heard this, she hurriedly covered Chu Mo's mouth.

"Husband."

Xia Ruoyun shook his head and reminded Chu Mo not to say anything like that again, if it reached the ears of Emperor Chu, he was afraid that he would be punished.

Those kneeling on the ground looked panicked, sister-in-law Liu

said that Liu Fugui was moved, but he was shaken by the words of the soldiers.

"Two thousand soldiers, the emperor wants us all to die here, daughter-in-law, you see, the emperor wants us to die, those people in the court should eat and drink, all day long with oil and water, but we have to starve and pay taxes, what kind of world is this, if we don't resist, we can only starve to death!"

Liu Fugui said excitedly, those people seemed to regard Liu Fugui as the leader, and they all hated Chu State when they heard his words.

"There is a war outside, but the palace is singing and dancing and building a palace, when did they think of us!"

Liu Fugui continued.

They were not in the Northern Desert, but they heard that there were rebels in the Northern Desert, so they organized all the way over to join them, and they were afraid that their daughter-in-law would have no one to take care of them in their hometown, so they dragged their family over.

If the Northern Desert is gone, it will be their turn to pass the city next side.

It's all sin, so it's better to resist first.

"Lao Cai, go and distribute that cart of grain to them first."

Xiao Yongde shouted and commanded when he saw everyone's excited appearance.

"General, if you divide it, what will the soldiers eat? This battle will continue. ”

The soldiers were a little unhappy, they fought for the Chu State, why did the common people eat food and they starved.

Have the ability to let these old, weak, sick and disabled go to the battlefield.

"If you want to go, you will go, as for you, the general will find a way!"

Xiao Yongde burst into tears, and the soldiers around him didn't dare to speak, so they had to obey Xiao Yongde's instructions to distribute the remaining cart of grain to the people in the city.

"Everyone, we are all from the Chu State, and we have the blood of the Chu State in our bodies, if you really take refuge in Yan Qi, and he waits for Yan Qi to win a big victory, do you think they will still stay with the people of the Chu State? They will only kill everyone, let you become their stepping stones, and when General Ben returns to the palace after this battle, it is convenient for the emperor to ask for an explanation, about taxes, General Ben promised that you will ask clearly and give you an explanation, as for now, you will go home first and take the pot to get food over there first, and fill your stomach before you can live. ”

Xiao Yongde's voice was hoarse, the corners of his lips were cracked, and his mouth was dry.

"How can you guarantee it!"

Liu Fugui asked, and Liu's sister-in-law was crying on the side.

"This general guarantees with his own head, if you can't ask for an explanation and a solution, this general will come to see you!"

Xiao Yongde raised three fingers and swore to the sky.

He didn't know what the situation was, but he understood a truth, and the people's hearts could not be shaken, especially at such a critical time.

"I don't believe in others, but I'll believe you once if you're General Xiao."

In the crowd, I don't know who spoke first, and one person spoke and the others compromised.

They made such a fuss because of taxes and no food to eat, so they wanted to revolt together.

The men got up and went back to the house with their own family members.

Sister-in-law Liu helped Liu Fugui and wanted to turn around, but was stopped by Xiao Yongde: "Brother Liu, stay here." ”

"Can you bother Brother Liu to explain the ins and outs of this matter?"

Xiao Yongde said politely, the more polite Liu Fugui felt that he was too much, scratched his head, and nodded honestly.

"Daughter-in-law, you go back to get food first, and I'll go over later."

Liu Fugui advised, Sister-in-law Liu swept to the people around and nodded, Xia Ruoyun spoke: "I will also go with Sister-in-law Liu." ”

After speaking, the two helped them to leave together.

She knew that they had something to discuss, she was not as good as Xiao Changge, and she couldn't give them advice, but she could help behind Chu Mo and be a virtuous helper.