She looked at the two people in the room, and probably understood something in her heart, so she turned her head and whispered to the willow behind her, "You go back first." ”

Zheliu didn't ask any more, only nodded slightly, and then turned around and left after convincing Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning walked into the room and closed the door with her hand, and the candle flame in the room shook with her movements.

Mu Jingzhao smiled on his face, and he casually pulled the chair beside him, "Come here and sit down." ”

She didn't say anything, just sat down as she said.

After she was completely seated, Mu Jingzhao turned his head and nodded slightly to Lin Zheng behind him.

I don't know if it's because of Jiang Ning's presence, Lin Zheng twisted his neck a little uneasily, and then slowly spoke, "The minister followed Lord Shen's entourage all the way today, and those people sent the group of displaced people to an abandoned temple to barely shelter according to their words, and gave them some food and daily necessities to settle them down, and then left." ”

All this was completely expected by Jiang Ning and Mu Jingzhao, after all, Lin Zheng's name was detective, and he was actually a supervisor, and under his nose, these people didn't dare to do anything.

Jiang Ning vaguely felt that something was wrong, but after thinking about it, in the current troubled times, it is impossible to find such a large place to accommodate displaced people in a short time, if it is a luxury to have a place to live, the temple must be the best arrangement.

"The minister went to the city today to investigate, and he also learned about the situation in the city."

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Lin Zheng's lips moved slightly, and he was about to speak, but he didn't know if it was because he thought that this was Jiang Ning's homeland, and his face showed a little hesitation, he lowered his eyes and glanced at Jiang Ning unexpectedly.

Jiang Ning twisted her body a little uneasily, she rarely was looked at like this, she felt a little uncomfortable.

"Why don't you sit down too, I'm not used to being stared at like this, it feels a little strange."

Seeing her speak like this, Mu Jingzhao raised his chin slightly in agreement, after all, he was used to the unruly appearance in Jiangning Palace, but he didn't feel anything.

Lin Zheng went to move the chair as he said, Jiang Ning and Mu Jingzhao were sitting next to each other at this time, and the other side of Mu Jingzhao was the window, and he had no choice but to sit down beside Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning glanced at Mu Jingzhao on his right, and then at Lin Zheng on his left, and the uncomfortable feeling not only did not fade, but became deeper.

She twisted uncomfortably, no longer looked at the two people beside her, and raised her hand to pick up the cup on the table and pour herself a cup of tea.

Seeing her like this, Mu Jingzhao gestured to her with his eyes, and coughed lightly twice.

When Jiang Ning heard this, he picked up the teapot and put it in front of Mu Jingzhao, but he neither picked it up nor thanked him, but just said to Lin Zheng, "Go on." ”

"Today, the minister saw that the scene in the city was not as chaotic as he imagined, but the doors were closed everywhere, and the streets were lonely and empty, similar to a ghost town."

Hearing Lin Zheng's words, Jiang Ning suddenly had some doubts, since it was chaos, why did those homeless people only gather in the woods on the outskirts and not in the city?

She looked confused, picked up the tea in front of her and took a sip, and the moment she looked up, her eyes unconsciously glanced at Mu Jingzhao beside her, and the two sides glanced at each other, but they didn't say anything if they had a tacit understanding.

"According to the words of the homeless people on the edge of the city, this riot is very strange, those thugs every once in a while purposefully commit crimes, only pick the local famous big families to attack, at once they burn, kill and loot all kinds of evil, but only kill their masters and masters, and do not hurt their maids."

"Every once in a while, something like this happens, and the way of doing things is irregular, today it may be a wealthy tycoon, tomorrow it will be a magistrate, and the day after tomorrow it will be a restaurant and a song house. There was no warning every time something happened, so everyone in this city was in danger and closed their doors every day, for fear that one day it would be their turn if they were not careful. ”

Jiang Ning's brows kept frowning as Lin Zheng spoke, and it was really tricky to deal with Shenlong's style of acting without seeing the end.

Although Qingshui County is only a county seat, fortunately, in the past few years, the business has developed, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

Although Qingshui County's proudest business has declined in recent years, fortunately, this place is rich in products and minerals, and no matter how poor it is, it will not be poor.

"The outcasts out of the city—"

As if he understood what Jiang Ning was thinking, Lin Zheng slowly spoke, "Those homeless people were originally the servants and maids of the wealthy nobles, those wealthy nobles were killed, and these servants and maids were also homeless, and there would not have been a few people in a family, but this rebellion has been going on for a long time, and it has accumulated so much unconsciously." ”

Lin Zheng said, his voice gradually narrowing between the words.

When he said the last word, he cautiously glanced at Jiang Ning beside him, and there seemed to be a little pity in his eyes.

Hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart, those who made trouble were originally bent on leaving these innocent people a way to live, but they didn't expect to unknowingly push these people into a more desperate situation.

Just when Jiang Ning was in an emotion, Mu Jingzhao spoke out at the right time, "Then why are you gathered outside the city." ”

Lin Zheng retracted his gaze, and his expression revealed a bit of haste, "Those who survived in the city, everyone is in danger, and they don't go out every day, and those who are forced to wander have no place to live, so they can only wander and beg in the city, and those who have a bad temperament will loot, and with the increase in numbers, the city will become more and more chaotic." Eventually, in order to protect themselves, the people of the city drove the displaced people out of the city. ”

Jiang Ning's hand holding the teacup tightened suddenly, when he was in such a crisis, he never thought that it was his own people who shed the knife on his own people at the critical moment.

Hearing this, Mu Jingzhao quietly poured himself a cup of tea and drank it to himself.

This matter is far more tricky than he imagined.

If it is an ordinary rebellion and commotion, it is just a fair fight, and the winner is the king, and the loser is the villain, and it will be clear at once.

But now, they don't even know who the enemy is this time, and they don't know where to start.

The three of them sat relatively silently, as if they were frozen even in the air, and only Mu Jingzhao's slight swallowing sound remained.

"Ah Zheng, you will find a way to collect information about those who have suffered from disasters tomorrow, and collect them all, the sooner the better."

"Yes."

Mu Jingzhao gave the order, but there was no follow-up.

At this moment, Li Zinian's voice came from outside the door.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner." (End of chapter)