Chickens fly and dogs jump, and the ground is in a mess.

Although she was poor but still happy, her life came to naught in an instant, and Xu was crushed by the sudden suffering, her eyes were filled with tears, and she stood alone in the courtyard, looking crumbling.

Lan Yao jumped down from the roof and cursed in a low voice: "This guy is really a dog official, I really want to kill him directly!" ”

As soon as Ye Qingli heard this, even if she was strong, she was about to rush out with an arrow step, and said with a smile:

"Then what are you waiting for, it's better to be in time than to be in a hurry, let's first do the right thing for heaven, and then come to Kuang Fu Justice, how about it?"

Lan Yao grabbed Ye Qingli, who was in high spirits, and said with a solemn face: "No, this matter is not urgent, only by finding out the truth can we really save them from fire and water." ”

Ye Qingli originally wanted to come to see the unevenness of the road and draw a knife to help as she wanted, but when she heard Lan Yao's words, she had no choice but to stop and say: "That's it, Yaoyao, you're right, even if you want to be nosy, you have to figure out the situation first." ”

The conversation between the two fell into Xu's ears, she was weak, and now she had no way to ask for help, even in front of Lan Yao and Ye Qingli, who seemed to her to be very powerful and had a sense of justice, knelt down:

"Two sons-in-law, please save Ah Shun, in recent years, the county government has levied more than hard labor, there are eight or nine out of ten people who have not returned, and now the property in the family has been redeemed and confiscated, but Ah Shun still can't escape from hard labor, and he will die for the sake of our orphans and widows, and I hope that the son-in-law can help for the sake of our orphans and widows."

Lan Yao couldn't see anyone kneeling the most, especially a pregnant woman who was pregnant with Liujia and was delicate and frail, so she quickly helped her up and let her sit down, and said guiltily in her heart:

"Don't, I can't stand this ceremony, in fact, this matter is also within my responsibility, even if you don't say it, sister, I won't let this kind of thing continue to develop, after all, this kind of phenomenon has been repeatedly banned, and the people are in danger."

Lan Yao knows very well how important it is to prevent micro problems, and now the grassroots people are miserable, and there is indispensable behind them to form a party for personal gain, and officials protect each other, since she has encountered such a thing, she can't sit idly by, and even asked again:

"Now that Her Majesty has issued a decree to stop the construction of the mausoleum and the star-picking tower, why is there still a large collection of taxes and labor here? Sister, you know something, why don't you tell us about it first? ”

"In the first half of this year, there were two forced labors, as well as a poll tax, a field tax, and a hunter tax, all of which have to be counted, and there are also a hundred taels of silver, and now there is nothing left in the family."

Xu sat on the chair and thought about it again and again, and said dejectedly: "I don't understand these things, and we haven't read any documents, we only know that the government's order has to be followed, and if you resist, you will be arrested and put in prison, and then I am afraid that I will not even have my life." ”

Lan Yao felt even more uncomfortable in her heart, of course she understood that it was not easy to survive as an ordinary person in this feudal era, so she asked again: "Then there is no good official?" ”

"It would be nice if there were, the emperor in previous years practiced benevolent government, and life was passable, but since the female tyrant ascended the throne, military service, hard labor, and excesses and miscellaneous taxes have almost squeezed out all the surplus money we have saved."

"The officials are going up and down, and our lives are becoming more and more difficult, and now we can't even eat enough, and we can only take one step at a time!"

Xu is not very old, but when he talked about this matter, he had a face full of vicissitudes, and he couldn't help but sigh:

"Alas, in our place, the county order is the existence of the sky, he is rampant in the township, fish and flesh people, but he is also related to the Selangor Taishou is an in-law relationship, saying that there is still the support of the prime minister in the court, naturally no one dares to care, even if there are occasional admonitions to resist, it will only end up with a full end of beheading, so that everyone is in danger."

Xu Shi only felt hopeless, after all, she was the only one left in the family, and it was difficult to keep food and clothing, so she didn't shy away from saying what to say and what not to say, and said with a wry smile:

"Speaking of which, even if we have moved to this Ten Thousand Snow Mountain, we still can't escape these tyrannies that are going to drive us to death!"

Although Ye Qingli didn't have much empathy, she still tilted her head slightly to look at Lan Yao, and sighed meaningfully: "The faint gentleman is in charge, how difficult the people's livelihood is!" ”

Lan Yao was very embarrassed, even if it wasn't her who did these things before, at this moment she felt a heavy feeling in her heart, and a wordless anger surged up, making her clench her fists and promise:

"Sister, don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter!"

Xu raised his eyes to look at Lan Yao's unwavering eyes, as if he saw the light of hope, and thanked him with a thousand thanks:

"I know that the son-in-law is not very human, and I hope that the son-in-law can save Ah Shun from fire and water."

The Xu family was desperate to pin their hopes on Lan Yao and Ye Qingli, who did not know their identities, but since Lan Yao and Ye Qingli had met, they planned to solve this matter completely.

So after briefly appeasing the Xu family, Lan Yao and Ye Qingli quietly followed this very lawless team, and when they walked to the big willow tree in the village, she saw a familiar figure, and then grabbed the person who returned in a hurry, and called in a low voice: "Chai Yu." ”

"Your Majesty, how could you-" Chai Yu looked at Her Majesty the Empress who had changed her temperament drastically, and rarely showed a look of surprise, but soon he remembered his mission, and quickly replied:

"This should be the county lieutenant who came to Wanxue Village to collect labor, but this battle is inevitably a bit big, according to the observation of subordinates, they seem to want all the men who have the ability to work in this small mountain village to serve, roughly calculated, there should be about thirty people."

Lan Yao suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked, "That Ah Fu wasn't taken away, was he?" His injuries seem to be severe! ”

Chai Yu was still very uncomfortable with Lan Yao, who was suddenly kind-hearted, although she was prejudiced against her, she was not slacking off, and quickly replied:

"No, because he was injured and couldn't even get out of bed, those officials let him go, but the money that His Majesty gave him was looted again."

"It's okay, it's okay." Lan Yao breathed a sigh of relief slightly, and after rejoicing, she smiled and said: "As for this money, if you take mine, you will naturally ask them to spit it out a thousand times when you look back, a group of corrupt officials who eat people and don't spit out bones, it should have been rectified a long time ago!" ”

"But I have obviously ordered a light levy, and there are no large-scale fortifications that need to be levied recently!" Lan Yao couldn't help but ask questions again, because she recognized Chai Yu's investigation ability, so she also seriously solicited his opinion at the same time, "Chai Yu, do you think something is wrong?" ”

Although Chai Yu has a very cold personality, he has never been confused in his business, and quickly replied:

"There is no explicit order for the recruitment of men to serve in labor, and there are no detailed rules, not only is the teacher unknown, but it is also such a way that it is difficult for people to believe that this act is public, perhaps the people in the government are using their power for personal gain in such a name."

"So behind this, I think there is a lot to do." Lan Yao sighed, secretly sighing that her intuition was indeed correct, and then commanded:

"Chai Yu, you will follow later to see what the situation is, this group of guys must find out where to take Ah Shun, since this matter has happened, you can't sit idly by."

"Today, we will go to the county to investigate the situation, and then meet at Ah Shun's house in the evening, so be sure to pay attention to safety."

Chai Yu looked at Lan Yao's style of a good emperor, so he also chose to take advantage of the trend and said: "Your subordinates obey Your Majesty's orders. ”