Change means conflict, and conflict means death.

Everything that happened at the moment, whether it was the battle of the barbarians with countless casualties, or the current of the tide in the three northern continents, or these Shuli who died in the middle of the night and no one cared about it, was just a prologue.

As long as one of the sects, the royal family, and the prime minister's mansion does not back down, then many, many people are destined to die in the future.

Looking at it this way, these deaths really don't mean much now.

But

"You misunderstood."

Listening to Li Yunqing's ridiculous questioning, Xu Yuan's gaze slowly fell under the city tower.

He looked at these bustling people who were running around for the sake of copper coins, and his voice was very soft:

"Yunqing, why do you think those two people came down this path back then?"

Li Yunqing's eyes narrowed, and then he smiled:

"Sweeping the world, Datong is too peaceful in the world."

Xu Yuan smiled slightly and shook his head:

"You're talking about the ideals of the two of them, and we're asking what made the two of them give birth to this ideal."

Saying,

Xu Yuan glanced back at the three princes who were not seated, and asked rhetorically:

"Isn't it because of these low-level people? Isn't it because they want that there are no demons and man-made disasters in this world, and they want a peaceful and prosperous world where they can live and work in peace and contentment? ”

"Sacrifice is indeed a necessary existence on this road, but getting used to sacrifice does not mean that you can be numb."

A touch of complexity flashed in Li Yunqing's eyes, and then he returned to normal, shook his head and chuckled:

"Then the king hopes that you can keep your heart."

Xu Yuan took a deep breath, sat down beside Li Yunqing, and said with a smile:

"It's a bit far away, and I am indeed a little angry, but it is not because of Shu Li's death itself, but because of the inaction of the officials in this county, I feel a sense of powerlessness."

Li Yunqing's expression became a little strange:

"The biggest official in the county, but the Qipin county order can make your three sons feel powerless?"

Xu Yuan turned his eyes back and stared into the eyes of the third prince and asked:

"One county order is not enough, but how many county orders are there in Dayan?"

“.”

Li Yunqing suddenly fell silent.

Xu Yuan also did not continue to speak for a while.

He thought of the terrified gaze that the townsman had just looked at him.

Standing up, it is not allowed to kneel the six characters and the feudal dynasty is in natural conflict, but Xu Yuan feels that at least he should not be so afraid.

This is a kind of fear that life and death are completely unprotected and can only be revealed at any time when they can be killed.

From one small clue one can see what is coming

If we continue to explore the root cause of this scene, we will get a reality that makes people think about it carefully.

The law of the Great Fire is collapsing.

And the root cause of these collapses is the thousands of grassroots officials of the Great Yan Dynasty.

This is really powerless.

Sitting on the city gate tower and watching the rising sun slowly rise on the eastern skyline, Xu Yuan sighed softly:

"I always thought that with the supervision of cultivators sent by the court, these grassroots county orders didn't dare to disobey the yang and the yin, but now it seems that I have taken it for granted."

Li Yunqing chuckled, lay directly on his back on the city gate tower, put his hands behind his head, and complained casually:

"You, the pampered third son, have never dealt with mud legs, in fact, the problem of grassroots officials now is not in the county order, but in these gentry in the city.

"The royal chamber of commerce under the leadership of this king often has to deal with these local natives, and they have been operating in one place for several generations, or even more than ten generations, through a series of means such as marriage and marriage, and affiliation with the industry, which has long been deeply rooted.

"Except for the officials parachuted in from the imperial court, the rest of the officials are basically monopolized by them, and most of the county orders have to cooperate with these people to push the administrative order, and once the cooperation tastes the sweetness, they will basically default to the same stream with these people."

"The same is true for those cultivators sent by the imperial court to supervise, after all, cultivation also requires silver."

“.”

After listening carefully to Li Yunqing's complaints, Xu Yuan had a hint of surprise in his eyes.

In his cognition, compared to the sects that hold military power, these grassroots gentry are a group of pigs waiting to be slaughtered.

After all, the righteousness of the transcendent world royal family is in hand, and it is still easy to slaughter some secular giants.

But as soon as this thought flashed, he immediately dispelled it.

He suddenly understood what Li Yunqing meant.

Man is a creature of desire.

It's easy to kill these people, but soon new ones will grow.

These things are not the main contradiction at this stage, as long as these grassroots officials are obedient on the whole and do not disobey the decrees of the imperial court, then these filthy things are still within the scope of the acquiescence of the imperial court.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan exhaled lightly.

Li Yunqing glanced at Xu Yuan's expression and asked with a smile:

"Changtian, what are you going to do?"

Xu Yuan looked sideways when he heard this, hooked the corners of his lips, and asked rhetorically:

"What do you think I'll do?"

Li Yunqing touched his chin and grinned:

"With your temperament, most people won't put up with these things."

"Indeed."

Xu Yuan nodded and stood up on his knees: "Since you have seen some things, you can't ignore them." ”

Li Yunqing also sat up and asked with interest:

"What are you going to do?"

"Lou Ji has already gone to the county government here."

“.” Li Yunqing.

After a moment of silence for the gentry and officials in Huizhou County, Li Yunqing immediately stood up and prepared to leave the tower:

"In that case, this king will be out of company first."

Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked lightly:

"What are you?"

Li Yunqing looked back:

"You have to deal with the filth of this place, this king doesn't have any lofty ideals, but when you come here, let's go and experience the local customs."

Words fall,

Li Yunqing smiled, and then jumped.

Li Yunqing lied.

He went to the land of smoke and willows to experience the customs of Huizhou County as he said in his words, and after leaving Xu Yuan's field of vision, he wandered around Huizhou County aimlessly.

Huizhou County is the most common type of small county town in the north, and the glitz and glitz of the night are gone, and everything is dull.

The roads are lined with brick and wood buildings, and the open bazaars have gradually been occupied by vegetable farmers and vendors who have entered the city to catch the market, and occasionally you can see a sumptuous horse-drawn carriage passing through the street, and the smell of rouge is mostly a certain boy who has just spent the night in the green building.

Walking on the streets, looking at the various people around him, and feeling the smell of fireworks in the market, Li Yunqing's idle eyes still recalled Fang Cai's conversation.

What he said with Xu Changtian on the top of the city tower before, Li Yunqing actually never thought about it.

After all, these things were described in the governing books he had read, and the same was how Mr. Guozijian had taught him, and so had he been exposed to reality since he took over the Chamber of Commerce.

Officials protect each other, and the gentry collude, this is the basis of the rule of the Great Yan officials.

There is a shadow side, but it can keep running.

This was true for thousands of years, a hundred years ago, now and in the future.

In the conversation just now, Li Yunqing suddenly couldn't understand what the third prince was thinking.

The boy,

Something in my heart seemed to be more ambitious than what the two fathers wanted to achieve.

Thinking of this, Li Yunqing paused, looked up at the sky that had been dispelled by the warm sun, and his eyes were a little complicated.

Staring at the sky stunned for a few breaths, Li Yunqing sighed softly, but then hooked the corners of his lips again.

He thinks it's unrealistic, but a person like him is not qualified to dictate to others.

Although I am not optimistic, I hope that kid can keep his original intention.

"Your Highness."

Just as he was thinking about it, a voice like a blue orchid interrupted Li Yunqing's mood and sounded in his ears.

Hearing this voice, Li Yunqing's face did not change in the slightest, and he did not reply, and walked along the market street, bypassing the most prosperous neighborhoods, and turning into an alley.

The alleys are long and slender, empty and deserted, and the narrow passages are flanked by towering courtyard walls.

Continuing to go deeper for dozens of feet, turning a few intersections, Li Yunqing stopped in front of a closed courtyard gate with stone bricks and red walls.

Pushing open the door, the courtyard was overgrown with flowers and plants, and there was already a bewitching woman waiting for him.

The moment she saw Li Yunqing, the enchanting woman in the courtyard immediately bowed:

"Your Highness, you're here."

Li Yunqing walked into the hospital and looked around:

"You should have only arrived yesterday, right? Where did you get this yard? ”

The bewitching woman glanced at the inner room and said softly:

"Borrowing someone else's."

Li Yunqing raised his eyebrows, glanced at the inner room of the courtyard, and after sensing that there were two unconscious mortals in it, he shook his head slightly:

"Remember to keep it a secret."

The bewitching woman's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and her chin bowed:

"Yes."

"Don't kill anyone."

“.” Voluptuous woman.

Walking to the stone table in the courtyard and sitting down, Li Yunqing patted his thigh with a smile:

"Come here, this king hasn't seen you for a long time, and I still miss you a little."

The bewitching woman's beautiful eyes flashed, her face was slightly flushed, she stepped forward slowly, hooked Li Yunqing's neck, and sat on her thighs with her hips crossed.

Li Yunqing grabbed the bewitching woman's thin waist with his hand, and asked with a smile:

"How did you investigate the information I gave you earlier?"

The bewitching woman hesitated slightly when she heard this, and said in a low voice:

"That Third Prince Xu should have encountered something when he came here."

"Oh?"

A slight suspicion sounded in the silent courtyard, but there was no surprise in Li Yunqing's eyes.

With the foot power of the Xuanying Attic, he could fly back to Di'an City directly without repair, but Xu Yuan chose to settle in this Huizhou county.

If there is no cattiness in this, he will not believe it.

Thinking about it, he put a slight force on his hand, frowned and asked:

"But assassination?"

"Chances are." The bewitching woman felt the dishonesty of the other party's palm on her body, and she trembled and responded: "Moreover, I'm afraid that the cultivation of the person who came here is very high." ”

Li Yunqing couldn't help but sigh when he heard this:

"Tsk, do you know which side it is?"

The enchanting woman was silent for a while, and said softly:

"I don't know about this matter, but the concubine followed the message left by Your Highness all the way, and some time ago, I sensed the breath of the Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Pavilion near the Pingye Mausoleum and left."

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