Chapter 374 (Xie: The monthly pass of the two brothers, lecxf and bearded man. ）

The people of Yizhou, who had been sacked by thieves, were panicked, and more than 10,000 people escaped death, facing the devastated homes and lost relatives, their feelings can be imagined; As the sky got dark, Song Nan ordered people to clear out a vacant lot at the intersection of the street, light a fire, set up a stove, take out all the dry food carried by thousands of cavalry, and boil it with water.

The people gathered in the open space, frightened for a day and a night, and at this moment they could feel a little at ease under the outer protection of the Jinyi Guards, and after drinking gruel, they fell asleep on the ground one by one.

Song Nan sat by a bonfire and was stunned, the starry night sky in the northwest was a little unreal, but under such a brilliant starry night sky, who would have thought that a tragedy was being staged in the world, more than 20 days of dealing with thieves and soldiers, seeing too much killing and death, Song Nan's heart gradually became numb.

It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong, people are fighting for survival, thieves and soldiers, and so are officers and soldiers; The people were the most innocent, caught in the middle and became the targets of slaughter; Although the thieves coerced many people into thieves, many people also voluntarily followed the thieves, otherwise a group of people who were coerced into the army would never have such great destructive power; Often once the first person is killed, the first woman is raped, and the first house is burned, he is a timid and obscene people, and he will be as fierce as a hungry wolf, there is a first time and a second time, this is human nature.

Song Nan didn't want to think about this, he just wanted to solve the problem from the root, for so many days, Song Nan asked a lot of people and thought a lot, and basically it could be concluded that the root cause was in the policy of the imperial court. There were many riots and uprisings in various parts of the Ming Dynasty before, but it was the first time that such a scale was like this one, and this qiē began with the promulgation of Liu Jin's horse administration and land policy.

The people's livelihood is already difficult, that may be the last straw on the heads of the people, plus this fatal straw, Liu Liu, Liu Qi and others are actually just fake anti-riot and good people who use this opportunity under the banner of saving the people from fire and water, and many people who voluntarily join are also choosing to take risks because they have no hope of life.

For the first time, Song Nan was so desperate in his heart to bring down Liu Jin, this person was the source of the bane, to put an end to what was happening, Liu Jin must die, and the policy of the imperial court must be changed, otherwise, if Liu Liu, Liu Qi, Liu Ba, Liu Jiu, Liu Shi, and Liu Liu Ten are destroyed, and they will never be at peace.

Song Nan lay down, lying beside the bonfire, occasionally heard the cry of a baby in a dream, the horse snorted in the distance, the crescent moon rose, Song Nan's thoughts flowed, returned to the Song Mansion in the capital, and began to miss the wives and concubines at home.

The sound of the collision of the "dingding" iron chain sounded beside him, Song Nan looked sideways, and saw Liu Yuerong with shackles on her hands under the moonlight staggering over, Song Nan turned over and sat up, Liu Yuerong saluted and said, "Lord Song, did you disturb you?" ”

Song Nan shook his head and said, "I'm not asleep yet, didn't I tell them to go to your shackles?" I put it on again. ”

Liu Yuerong said in a low voice: "My slave family asked for it themselves." ”

Song Nan was stunned: "Why is that?" ”

"The slave family is a sinner, the elder brother rebelled, and committed such a heinous crime, the slave family felt very uncomfortable, and always felt that the person on his body was extremely guilty, and he only wanted peace of mind when he put on shackles."

Song Nan wanted to say that it was your brother's sin and not your sin, but when he thought about it, in these years, how can there be such a reason, not to mention blood relatives who rebel, even distant relatives and relatives are afraid that they will also be punished.

"Look at this Yizhou City, a great city, after a night into this picture, the people here are reunited and live in the city, now some have lost their relatives, some have no houses, the more they see these, the more uncomfortable the hearts of the slave family become." Liu Yuerong sobbed lowly.

Song Nan said softly: "Of course, it was your brothers who created the sins, and the imperial court is not without responsibility. ”

Liu Yuerong looked at Song Nan with a shock, and Song Nan smiled: "Am I not right?" ”

Liu Yuerong said: "When these words came out of the mouth of a court official, the slave family was surprised. ”

Song Nan said: "I'm just telling the truth, I was also born in a poor family, and I can empathize with the difficulties of the people's livelihoods. ”

Liu Yuerong's face was complicated, and she said in a low voice: "If the adults can do this, it will be a blessing, and the people will be grateful to you." ”

Song Nan smiled: "I can only say that I did my best. ”

Liu Yuerong was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "Why are you saying these words to me, the sister of the thief." ”

Song Nan stared at Liu Yuerong and said, "Because I believe that you are a person who knows right from wrong, and they are not the same kind of person as your brother." ”

Liu Yuerong stared at the bonfire for a long time, and said softly: "Tomorrow you want to escort the slave family back to Beijing, right?" ”

Song Nan nodded, and Liu Yuerong asked again: "Will the slave family be beheaded?" ”

Song Nan didn't answer, reached out and picked up a dead branch and threw it into the fire, Liu Yuerong sighed and said: "The slave family understands, Lord Song, you are a good official, if the court is all officials like you, no one will rebel." ”

Song Nan smiled and said, "Not necessarily, it's late, the girl should rest early." ”

Liu Yuerong nodded and got up, and disappeared into the darkness; Song Nan lay down again, the tiredness of the past few days finally hit, and he fell asleep after a while.

In the middle of the night, the mist descended like a large net, the crescent moon had sunk in the west, the square was silent, and the officers and soldiers of the brocade guards who were on vigil dozed off one by one.

A small voice sat up behind the low wall, gently moved the shackles on his wrists, and smashed a few times with a thin wire into the keyhole, and the shackles made a slight clicking sound, and opened in response.

The figure got up quietly, took out a dagger from the crack in the stone, carried the dagger and slowly walked towards Song Nan's sleeping place, came to Song Nan, slowly raised the dagger, looked at Song Nan's sleeping face, and whispered: "Lord Song, I'm sorry, although you are a good official, they are my brothers." ”

Song Nan turned over in his sleep, turned his back to the figure, the dagger in the figure's hand trembled, and he wanted to stab down several times but stopped every time he reached his body, and after a while, he finally threw the dagger into the bonfire to hide his face and walked quickly, stepping on a dead branch on his feet, making a popping sound, which immediately alarmed more than a dozen sleeping guards around Song Nan.

"Who, what?" Wang Yong jumped up, and several guards also quickly got up.

The figure quickly ran out, the guards scolded and chased, the figure turned around and waved his hand, then he heard the sound of breaking the air and remembered, the guards knew that it was powerful, and they were busy dodging on the ground, and several iron thistles swept by, the figure jumped and accelerated, and disappeared in the mist in an instant, and there was a roar of a brocade guard flag school in the distance, followed by the sound of horses' hooves, and gradually went away.

Wang Yong ordered loudly: "The first squad, chase." ”

Song Nan's voice came from behind him: "Don't chase after her, let her go." ”

Everyone hurriedly checked whether Song Nan was injured, and when they saw that Song Nan was all right, they were relieved.

"This man is strong in martial arts, how did he get in, see if anyone is still hurt; The whole city is checked for clearance. Wan Zhi, who heard the news, commanded loudly.

Song Nan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, that's Miss Liu." ”

Wang Yong was stunned and said, "Miss Liu? How could it be her? ”

Song Nan looked into the distance in the mist and said, "From the day I caught her, I knew that she was not an ordinary woman. ”

Wan Zhi Wang Yong was stunned and said, "Your Excellency knew that she was suspicious? ”

Song Nan said: "Of course, her brother rebelled, how could she stay in Wen'an and wait for us to arrest her, and she still revealed her identity; Liu Liu Liu and Liu Qi both have martial arts, engaged in the arrest of thieves for the government, martial arts must not be simple, I remember the information sent by Bazhou Wei that this brother met a stranger to teach martial arts when he was two children, Liu Yuerong is their sister, and it is not uncommon to learn martial arts. ”

Wan Zhi said: "My lord, this woman was captured by herself, is it to assassinate your lord?" ”

Song Nan shook his head and said: "Maybe it's not aimed at me, but its purpose is probably the officers and soldiers of the imperial court to suppress thieves, I just went to Wen'an County first." ”

Wang Yong said: "If you are so bold, aren't you afraid that we will cut her with a knife after we catch her?" ”

Song Nan smiled and said: "This is called resourcefulness, her identity is the sister of the anti-thief leader, how important is her identity, whoever catches her can't cut things with a knife, either ask for merit or threaten, in short, if she doesn't resist, who will cut her with a knife?" ”

Wan Zhi nodded and said: "What a scheming woman, if we let her enter Beijing, she is afraid that she will escape halfway, look at the shackles, and it will be opened lightly." ”

Wang Yong said dumbfounded: "She has been by the side of the adult for many days, and she has a good chance to assassinate the adult." Could it be that the adults have been wary of her? ”

Song Nan shook his head and said, "I only had doubts about her a few days ago. ”

"Could it be that you have taken a fancy to adults?" Wang Yongdao.

"Shut up, jokes like this are also made." Wan Zhi reprimanded.

Song Nan smiled: "There is always a reason, she has a lot of opportunities to attack me, although I am prepared, but I may not be able to escape, maybe...... Maybe we were kind to her, and her conscience found out. ”

Wan Zhidao: "Just let this woman come and go freely, but the joke is dead, and the next time she is caught, it will be a knife without saying a word." ”

Wang Yong said: "Yes, yes, don't give her a chance." ”

Song Nan said slowly: "Let's talk about it if we get caught, it's okay to escape, if you enter the capital, she may not die, but it is certain that she will be humiliated." This matter will not be mentioned again, it is almost dawn, send someone to inquire about the news over there at Bauhinia Pass, and when Hou Dabiao comes back, we will leave for Beijing. ”

Wanzhi Wang Yong promised and took the order.