Chapter 34: The Revolt of the Displaced People
"Overseer, eldest princess, there's something going on outside!" Jiu Li soon walked in from outside, his face solemn.
Tan Jiuzhou frowned, Jiuli has always been moody, it seems that something tricky has indeed happened.
However, in an instant, Suzaku Street, which was still bustling and lively just now, was already in chaos.
At the door of the Star Picking Tower, a man dressed as a scholar was angrily scolding: "Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road." Now there is a famine in the north, and people are displaced, feeding on the bark of trees, and even on the birth of a child. And I, the powerful in Yanjing City, are drinking and having fun here, without caring about the suffering of the people, is this the peaceful and prosperous era that the Empress Zhenyi allowed me to wait?! ”
"Where did the poor scholar come from, dare to talk about the empress like this in Yanjing City, is he looking for death?!" Ye Jinyu, the son of the Ministry of Rites, was glaring at the scholar who was speaking, and the sword he held in his right hand was still dripping with red blood.
On the ground not far from Ye Jinyu, there was a young woman with good looks but shabby clothes.
Blood continued to flow out of the woman's chest, dyeing her plain white dress a blinding red, and her eyes widened, apparently unwilling to die.
After the scholar, there was a group of homeless people, including women and children, and men in the prime of life, all of whom were on fire at the moment, looking at Ye Jinyu and his party with jealousy.
The scholar snorted coldly, his face full of righteousness: "You are the son of the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, but you forcibly abducted the people's girls on the street, and when the abduction failed, you were so angry that you killed people." ”
As he spoke, his expression was a little more sad, and his tone was even more indignant: "This girl's family fled here, and her father and mother didn't eat anything for half a month in order to save her, and finally starved to death. And this girl serves her parents for filial piety, but she wants to be insulted by you, a thief, is it possible that the secretary of the Ministry of Rites can ignore the royal law and do whatever she wants in Yanjing City by relying on the momentum of the eldest princess of Yongle? ! ”
As soon as the words fell, the crowd was in an uproar, and someone pretended to say in a pretentious tone: "It turned out to be the eldest princess's lackey, no wonder so, the straw bale princess was originally a tyrannical lord." ”
Someone loudly rebuked: "What about the princess, the Son of Heaven broke the law and should be guilty of the same crime as the common people!" Could it be that this Nanchen Law only restricts us and other powerless ordinary people?! ”
Ye Jinyu saw that there were more and more dissatisfied voices in the crowd, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and he said viciously: "Be bold and make up the people, you dare to call the name of the eldest princess!" This son will dispose of you for the eldest princess, see who dares to offend the eldest princess. ”
As soon as the words fell, the voice of disgruntle in the crowd became more and more intense, and the scholar straightened his waist and looked generous and righteous: "If Shen Mou's life can be exchanged for justice in this world, Shen Mou will die without regrets." Eldest Princess Yongle, you are my Nanchen Prince, but your subordinates are doing such nonsense, how can you be worthy of being my Nanchen Prince! ”
After that, he took out a dagger from his bosom, and he actually wanted to die.
Several silver needles flashed, and the dagger in the scholar's hand was knocked to the ground, and he was stunned and wanted to pick up the dagger, but found that where the silver needles passed, he actually sealed several acupuncture points for him, and his limbs could not exert a little strength.
"Nanchen's laws are strict and clear, and this palace will not let the people of Nanchen suffer any grievances."
A female voice came from inside the Star Picking Building, and everyone looked over, only to see a group of several people walking out of it.
Those people were all dressed in purple, and the two people in front of them were not ordinary people in appearance and bearing.
"Isn't that the eldest princess of Yongle and the rumored 'jade-faced Yama' Tan Jiuzhou?" A voice sounded somewhere in the crowd, not big or small, just enough for the onlookers to hear clearly.
Yuan Zhao looked at the source of the voice, but he didn't find anything unusual, and sneered in his heart, the man found a group of experts.
"The minister has seen Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and disturbed Her Royal Highness's interest, the minister really deserves to die." Ye Jinyu was overjoyed when he saw Yuan Zhao and his party coming, knowing that Yuan Zhao was there, so he didn't need to deal with today's affairs personally.