"Chengxi Street this place, from the west gate of the capital is the closest, the west of the capital is the nearest is Xingtai County, more than ten years ago Xingtai to the west of thousands of miles of drought, years after year without harvest, the imperial court in those years is even more than enough to make ends meet, even open the warehouse to release grain can not do."

"So, those refugees who fled had no choice but to go east and came to the capital, do you know how many displaced people were recorded in the historical records of the year?"

Jiang Si held up a finger and shook his head.

Wen Ruxi was curious: "How much?" ”

Jiang Si stretched out his hand and said in surprise: "Ten million!" ”

"So much!" Wen Ruxi was really shocked, Great Xia is vast, but the total population adds up to fifty or sixty million, and the disaster that year actually affected nearly one-fifth of the people!

It's a pity that she was still young at that time, and she was still studying art in Yuqing Palace, so she couldn't empathize with this period of history.

can only look at the cold historical records, and know a little about it.

Jiang Si nodded and continued: "This is only an approximation, those who have all poured into the capital, but although the capital is large, it can't accommodate so many people at once, and those people have been begging under the city wall for a long time. ”

"Emperor Mingde couldn't bear it, so he opened his mouth and said that a piece of land was demarcated in the west of the city for those refugees to live in."

"But how long have the refugees suffered? As soon as you see the light, it's the same as what you just saw, and all of a sudden it becomes chaotic. ”

"At that time, because of these refugees and displaced people, a big riot broke out in the capital, and in the end it was forced to be suppressed by the forbidden army and the cavalry battalion stationed outside the city."

"It's because the locals in the capital have always hated these homeless people, and they don't even want to do some chores, so it slowly evolved into what it is now."

"And after the suppression, according to statistics, only four or five million people survived the disaster that year, and more than half of them died!"

"Since then, the area west of Great Xia has become more and more inhabited, and it has become more and more desolate."

The extreme west of Great Xia is an endless desert, and it is said that this place is connected to the place where ten thousand demons gather—the Demon Domain.

This is where the Demon Lord's lair is.

Wen Ruxi and the others actually didn't know who the demon lord's surname was, and they didn't even know if it was a man or a woman.

I only know that the other party wears a ghost-faced Yama mask all the year round, and the world has called the demon lord for so many years, so it is the name of this person that the demon lord is the one.

After all, a name is just a codename.

"It's the Far West again." Wen Ru said with pity, "Could it be that the demon master who does all kinds of evil did it?" ”

Hearing this, Mo Qinghe didn't say anything, Jiang Si was not happy.

Jiang Sidao: "Why do you have to put the pot on the head of the human demon lord for everything?" ”

"During this great drought, the human and demon masters have been dead for a few years, and their corpses are cold, how can they come out to do evil?"

Wen Ruxi choked and said, "It's me who is narrow-minded." ”

Mo Qing said with a rare encounter: "Don't push the pot on other people's heads for everything, maybe the words you listen to all day long are all rumors, and the human demon lord may not even have stepped out of the demon realm." ”

She was telling the truth, if it weren't for the fight, she wouldn't even want to go out of the Demon Palace.

After living for thousands of years, Mo Qing and even the Demon Domain didn't know how big it was.

She only knew that the Demon Domain was roughly divided into twelve cities, as well as twelve Heavenly Demon City Lords, and she didn't recognize all the twelve Heavenly Demons.

The demon lord has really been in vain for so many years!

While the three of them were talking, they had already arrived at the destination of Mo Qing and his trip.

Yesterday I went to the home of the old man in the group of people who were rescued by Dali Temple.

The old man's surname is Hu, and he has lived in Chengxi Street for generations, but the disaster more than ten years ago made this originally rich South Street a target of public criticism.

As soon as those bosses heard that he lived on the southwest street of the city, they waved their hands and refused to use him again.

So this day is getting more and more sad day by day.

Mo Qing and looked up, this old man Hu's house was much stronger than the house he saw all the way.

At least there should be, even if the furnishings inside are simple and simple, but they can barely shelter from the wind and rain, so as not to sleep in the open.

As soon as Mo Qing and the old man Hu arrived at the door, he was carrying water in the courtyard, and immediately greeted him.

"The benefactor is here." Old man Hu was wearing a washed white robe, and bowed slightly to Mo Qinghe.

Mo Qinghe accepted this gift very indifferently, and immediately said, "Do you remember what I told you yesterday?" ”

"Remember, remember." Old man Hu nodded again and again.

Led people into the house, Old Man Hu rubbed the corners of his clothes with his hands a little cramped, and said, "The cold house is shabby, I'm afraid I will snub the distinguished guests." ”

Mo Qinghe said bluntly: "Don't slack off, I came to ask you." ”

Mo Qing and the old man saw that the old man Hu was walking in a slightly strange posture, and his voice changed: "How is the injury on your body?" ”

When Old Man Hu heard that Mo Qinghe took the initiative to care about his injury, his heart warmed, and he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's just some skin trauma, most of what the benefactor wants to ask is about Brother Dou and Dou Sanniang." ”

"Exactly." Mo Qinghe nodded.

Wen Ruxi found a small bench, put her legs together and put her hands on her knees, and sat beside Mo Qing and Mo Qing like a good student.

He looked up and looked at his eyes full of curiosity.

Old man Hu cleared his throat, and then said: "Speaking of Brother Dou, he also fell to us in the natural disaster more than ten years ago. ”

"He was alone with a child of three or four years old, and his life was not easy at the beginning."

"But gradually, after everyone has settled down, there are bosses in the city who are willing to use Brother Dou."

"Although Brother Dou is old, he works quickly, and his body is much better than those of us who can only read."

"He was originally a farmer in Xingtai County, and he grew up working in the fields all year round, and after coming to the capital, he would only do some coolies."

"There are a lot of casual workers needed at the Beijing wharf, we are close, and we are familiar with each other after coming and going, Brother Dou is righteous."

"Whatever good work is on the brothers."

"After a long time, Brother Dou has some fame among us casual workers, he is honest and reliable, and gradually he has become a small foreman."

"Take care of our twenty or so people who are willing to follow him."

"Some time ago, there was a heavy rain in the capital, and the wharf was washed away by the water.

"The official family said that a large number of people would be recruited, and the wharf would be repaired immediately, and the reward was very attractive."

"Brother Dou is a capable person, he just grabbed such a good job for his brothers, and we can't thank him too late."

"But who would have thought that the wood used for the dock plank road was all rotten wood, and the feet collapsed not long after they went up, and the wood allocated to us to repair the dock was almost eaten by insects, and we immediately knew that there was something wrong with this errand."

"Brother Dou immediately went to Zhisu Neishi, who was in charge of this matter, to ask for an explanation, but he just left, one of our brothers went to see how the rotten wood had decayed to what extent, and whether it could be remedied."

"But the wood under his feet was very brittle, and he accidentally fell into the water."

"In those days, the wind was strong and the water was deep, and it didn't take long for people to sink."

"A few brothers on the side immediately went down to save people, and they were rescued, but they were already lacking in skills."

"Not long after Brother Dou found Zhisu Neishi, he heard the bad news of his brothers, and immediately made a fuss."

"But who knows that Nazhi Su Neishi is a person from Shaofu Temple, and the money given is small, and he can't do anything here, so he is recruiting some casual workers, and if something happens, he will throw it on these people's heads, so the price is much higher than that on the market."

"But someone died before the start of work, and Zhi Su Neishi was angry, so he let the officers and soldiers around him beat him up and throw him out."

"Where will Brother Dou let his brothers be wronged, he heard that the Dali Temple in the capital is the most just, and if there is any injustice, you can go to the court to petition."

"With a body injury, Brother Dou went to knock on the big drum in front of the door of Dali Temple, which is something that can only be knocked on if there is a great grievance!"

"None of us knew that Brother Dou was going to Dali Temple, and when we got the news, Brother Dou was already wrapped in a straw mat and thrown on the side of the road by them at will."

"Brother Dou died a miserable death! When Sanniang asked about his father, we didn't dare to tell her, but Sanniang was not young, a big girl in her twenties, and she still had to collect her father's body. ”

"Brother Dou died for our brother! How could we let him die in vain, so we dragged our family and dragged our family to argue at the gate of Dali Temple every day to ask for an explanation. ”

"For three days in a row, no one paid attention to us, until the fourth day, when Sun Zhen ordered those officers and soldiers to arrest us all and punish us for a crime of rebellion."

"At first, some people scolded us, but gradually they cut off our food, and they couldn't stop shouting."

"If it weren't for the benefactor Shengming who rescued us yesterday, how could Brother Dou's grievances be cleared one day!"

Old man Hu suddenly knelt down and buckled his head, and made a great salute to Mo Qinghe.

Mo Qinghe raised his eyebrows.

I only heard Old Man Hu say: "The old man knows that the girl is a person with great ability, I heard that the girl is investigating Sun Zhen's case, and the only person who has a grudge before his death is our group." ”

"Sanniang is just a little woman, where is Sun Zhen's opponent of the high-ranking official, please also ask the girl to be clear, don't blame the good people!"

Mo Qinghe propped his chin and said, "I thought you asked me to avenge your big brother Dou." ”

Old man Hu buried his head deeper and said, "Don't dare." ”

"What don't you dare." Mo Qinghe's tone was casual, "I can't avenge your big brother Dou, it's not my responsibility." ”

Old Man Hu's shoulders trembled slightly.

Mo Qinghe said: "But you can beg me to be on the side, I believe that the name of the eldest princess of Great Xia is better than mine." ”

Old man Hu was excited, walked to Wen Ruxi, and kowtowed again and again: "The grass people are rude, the grass people are rude, I didn't know that the eldest princess was coming." ”

Wen Ruxi had received such a big gift, and she was in a hurry for a while, and hurriedly helped people up.

"The old gentleman doesn't have to make such a big gift, since I am the princess of Great Xia, I naturally have to consider the people of Great Xia, I never knew that such moths came out of the pillars of the Great Xia Kingdom."

"When I go back and find out, I will definitely give you justice."

"Her Royal Highness the princess is a person of great kindness!" Old man Hu burst into tears with excitement.

In those dark days in his cell, he thought that there was no justice in this world.