On the third pole of the day, Zi Shouzheng led the ministers to the bank of the Qishui River.

It rained a few days ago, and there were more potholes on the main roads and small roads, which were not easy to walk.

The Xuanniao Wei led by Jin Cheng has already pressed the Xiqi refugees and the herdsmen from the north who participated in the brawl into temporary tents, and things are doing well.

The officials of the criminal department who arrived first were mainly the waiter Ouyang Tianlu, and according to the main culprit, hurting people, and making noise, the three categories were distinguished, and there were many people who watched the excitement, although there were horse gambling and cockfighting, but there were still not many entertainment activities.

The Chaoge masses are the group with the highest quality of life today, they love novelty things, and they generally go to eat wherever they have melons, and they are never tired of it.

Some shrewd people even set up all kinds of stalls, walnuts, melon seeds, etc., without publicity, the best bite of today's king.

Some people say that the new law is strict, and the king is going to kill them on a large scale; some people say that the criminals are all homeless, and it is okay to kill them all; some people guess the root cause, saying that it is actually the handiwork of the nobles behind it, and in the end the criminals will not have any.

The courtiers centered on the imperial drive were extremely quiet, as if nothing had happened, and walked silently to the bank of the Qishui River, just waiting to arrive at the scene.

The car drove forward slowly, and accidentally met a group of homeless people who also rushed to Qishui, and Ao Lie, who was leading the Imperial Forest Army to escort the left and right, suddenly showed a murderous aura in his eyes.

Holding his breath slightly, he watched the refugees get closer and closer, and when they almost leaned to the side of the car, the homeless and Ao Lie moved at the same time.

Ao Lie had a spear in his hand, shouted violently, and directly confronted the homeless.

Zishou and the civil and military officials were stunned at the same time, and the Imperial Forest Army was also confused, and the thirty or forty on one side, who seemed to be refugees who went to the riverside to find out the situation, suddenly changed their expressions, and they didn't know where to draw their blades and pointed directly at the imperial driver.

The civil and military officials were shocked, and stopped in front of the car, thinking that it was just a group of insignificant homeless people, but they didn't expect it to be a group of assassins, and the goal of this group of assassins was very clear, to assassinate and kill the king.

The Imperial Guards were even more furious, drew their swords and stepped forward, with Ao Lie as the center, surrounded the assassins, and killed several people in a single face, this group of assassins showed a look of chagrin, they had already identified their identities, but they did not even take a step closer to the royal driver.

Zishou was quite calm, and he panicked for a while at the beginning, stabbing is actually a good thing, it is not reasonable for the faint king not to be stabbed at all, how many years has the king of Maiyun stabbed and sung, it should also have some effect, anyway, he has the imperial robe with max defense on his body, and Li Lie, a personal guard, basically can't turn over the wind and waves.

It is possible for immortal cultivators to break through layers of defense, but the cause and effect are too great, Nuwa doesn't dare to do this, let alone others, even if they really do it, they have to weigh whether their brains are hard enough, and whether they can take a Kongtong seal without dying.

Soon, the assassins were taken down, and they were tied up by the Imperial Forest Army, and at this time, Zishou was a little nostalgic for Chongying Biao's rope art, which was a must, and it was the most suitable for grabbing and binding, and it was always worse for other people.

Zishou boldly approached them and quickly looked at them, but in fact, he could not think of anyone who would come to assassinate him at this time, whether it was the nobles, the princes, or Xiqi.

He fixed his eyes and saw that there was one person among the assassins who was different, although his face was covered with mud and black, and his facial features were handsome but could not be concealed, and although the clothes on his body were tattered, they were not exposed in key parts.

The most important thing is that the pair of bare feet without shoes, the footprints left on the potholes and mud are one point smaller than others, looking petite and exquisite, and they can be grasped.

It's a woman.

Zishou was a little curious, when he spared no effort to improve the status of women, there were still women who would assassinate him.

Ao Lie also realized this, and with a spear, he pointed it at his throat and asked, "Who are you?"

The female assassin was silent for a moment, but she simply said: "Naturally, I want to assassinate the driver, after learning about the Qishui riot, I felt that there was an opportunity to encircle the homeless people, and wait on the road that the royal driver must pass, and then assassinate." ”

As soon as these words came out, they made the ministers frown, what kind of homeless people are these, they are all Diao people, kindly accept them to eat and live for them, not to mention gratitude, they will be stabbed by someone as soon as they are fooled.

If there were still many people who couldn't bear it before, but now they have strengthened their determination, these homeless assassins should be killed, those homeless people who rioted and brawled should also be killed, it is better to kill him Qishui Crimson, how can there be such a reason in the world?

Ao Lie continued to ask: "Are they really homeless, and besides you, how many other homeless people are moving?"

The female assassin shook her head, "No." ”

She then asked: "Dare to ask my lord, they are homeless people, and their identity should be flawless, why can you find out in advance? Where is it exposed?"

Ao Lie chuckled: "They are outcasts, but you are not, when the leading courtiers passed by, you not only avoided them, but also knelt down to salute, right?"

The female assassin was puzzled: "Don't the people need to salute when they see the officials?"

Ao Lie shook his head: "Salute and salute, but there is no need to kneel, the bones of merchants are hard, no matter when they do not need to kneel, even if they are homeless, their kneecaps will not touch the ground, and it is precisely in this way that they will have today's riot." ”

Ao Lie's gaze was extremely firm, the Dragon King of the East China Sea took refuge, but the West Sea where he was located hesitated and had an ambiguous attitude, the reason was that he knelt in the heavenly court for too long, and his bones were soft, so he would be angry and join the business.

The king gave the people the same standard of etiquette as the nobles, to be honest, few people could afford to buy aristocratic clothes, such a ritual system is the same as not, and it attracted the complaints of the nobles.

But in fact, it is not so simple, Ao Lie knows that this is the king of Xuan is shaping the bones of merchants, so that every merchant knows that the nobles and people are the same.

"Thank you for your confusion. The female assassin said this, and then, already bound and pressed by the two royal guards, her two little feet suddenly turned into snake tails, and then her whole body turned into white snakes, and she slipped away with a bang, leaving only the clothes on the ground.

The ministers were horrified, this was... Monster?

Zishou was thoughtful, so it was much more reasonable, the demon clan didn't care about cause and effect, if he was really hostile to himself, today was indeed a good opportunity to assassinate.

There are monsters like the Seven Monsters of Meishan who take refuge in themselves and build a lot of infrastructure, and there must be monsters who resentful themselves like white snakes and stabbed themselves.

Although the root cause of the assassination is unknown, it is a good sign.

Some monsters ostensibly take refuge in the big merchants, but in fact they are constantly stabbing the knife, and some monsters are ostensibly stabbing drivers, but in fact they are contributing mediocre values.

The assassination was just a small episode, and the royal driver soon traveled to the bank of the Qishui River.

The riverside is empty, the air is moist, and it is not as dry as in Asakajo.

After the courtiers dispersed, he asked Ao Lie to buy a handful of melon seeds and knock to pass the time.

Baiguan didn't care, the king of the Xuan had a deep intention in this move, on the surface he was snorting melon seeds, and he didn't think about it, it seemed to be inaction, but in fact it was doing it everywhere.

In this way, there are many benefits.

One, can make the king of the rebellion keep a distance, after the conviction must be killed, the sooner the better, a kill is hundreds of people bigger, although it is natural that there is a reason for the incident, but as the king of a country, you still have to keep a certain distance, in case you are infamous for killing.

Second, this is the place where the ability of the group of subjects is displayed, and if the Chinese Wu Qi of the DPRK still needs the command of the king of Xun, how bad is the ability? Such behavior can temper the ability and increase the cohesion of the six ministries, which will be of great benefit to the six ministries that have been restructured for less than a year and the officials who have newly entered the DPRK.

Three, only when the king throws himself out of the game, can he condescendingly look at the overall situation from the outside, so that he can think carefully, look at the results of the changes in the past year, see what kind of existence the homeless people are, and look at the nobles behind them, and what they are thinking.

Fourth, this is also the performance of the king's trust in the ministers, for the monarch does not need to show too much, can use people, will use people, dare to use people, is the biggest advantage.

One step at a time, the King of Xuan is still the unfathomable King of Zhou.

After a long time of boredom, Zishou was about to fall asleep, and was suddenly woken up by Ao Lie.

"Your Majesty, Li Shangshu asks to see you. Ao Lie whispered.

"Oh, Li Jing, have you found it out?"

Zishou yawned and finally sat up straight.

Li Jing hurriedly greeted him, with a tired look on his face: "Minister Li Jing, meet Your Majesty." ”

Zishou waved his hand, he just wanted to finish quickly: "Li Qing's family has worked hard, barbecue, the sky is just right, let's talk while eating." ”

He pointed to a charcoal fire surrounded by stones not far away, and there were two or three guards grilling fish next to him.

The stones were picked up on the edge of the water, and the meat was just sent to the river to fish, so it was regarded as an outing.

Belch....

Li Jing only hesitated for a while, and then ate, or His Majesty was thoughtful, these officials didn't care about eating, they were all investigating things, in fact, they couldn't do anything good when they were hungry.

After feeling that his stomach was heavy for a few minutes, Li Jing groaned: "Your Majesty, the ministers have already made a judgment. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

"It is very hateful to disrupt the people and break the law, and the new law is first implemented, and it is not allowed to show weakness, but there is no need to worry about other things when the law is decided. ”

There's nothing to say, the killing is open, even soft-hearted people like Boyi and Shuqi can't stand it, not to mention the riots, and there are still people who stab them?

If you don't even kill the exiles who have committed crimes, how can you subdue the nobles and how can you deter the princes?

Zishou asked, "The execution ground has been built?"

Li Jing responded: "A place has been fenced out. ”

"Let's go, take me to see. ”

"Yes. ”

The son was set off and walked to the execution ground.

In the execution ground, Ouyang Tianlu was announcing the verdict.

The melon-eating crowd outside the execution ground had nothing to do with this matter, and they also showed frightened looks, all of them felt the majesty of the law, and as for the relatives and families of those prisoners, they were even more unbearable, they hung their heads one after another, and their whole bodies were paralyzed on the grass, crying silently.

They were not allowed to see each other before the execution, they could only watch their relatives and friends being tortured, and many people secretly complained that the court had no benevolence at all, and it was too ruthless!

The thousands of people who watched the bustle found that the royal car of the king had arrived, and suddenly there was silence, and they all knew that everything was about to begin.

In the past, when they watched the killing at the Chaoge execution ground, they were still in the mood to talk about it, but now it is gone.

There are too many, too many people involved.

Although the execution ground on the banks of the Qishui River is very simple, and it is not wrong to say that it is just a hastily enclosed open space, there is no doubt that it is several times larger than the Chaoge execution ground.

When people thought of buying charcoal and the stone monument standing quietly in the bazaar, they couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh in a low voice: "Why is it here?"

"Escort the people involved to the execution ground—"

With Ouyang Tianlu's order, the Xuanniao guards surrounding the execution ground gave up a few positions, forming a corridor.

A team of Xuanniao guards, led by officials of the Criminal Department, divided into two columns and escorted the long line of prisoners into the execution ground.

The people involved were tied hand and foot with thick hemp ropes, one for every two people, and hundreds of strings were skewered, and these were only murderous and wounding prisoners.

They were pressed and slowly walked to the center of the execution ground, and with them were the twenty or thirty assassins.

The melon-eating crowd on the Siye Heights was silent, thinking that this dense crowd would fall to the ground in a while, and everyone's hearts were hanging, so there was really no reason?

The prisoners no longer have the arrogance and impetuousness of fighting, and the people who had been shouting that fighting and fighting should be taken for granted are all dejected and pale.

Among them were old men and teenagers, and the gray hair of the old man shook in the wind, and the slightly green faces of the young men were full of puzzlement.

In the face of the bright blade, endless fear was born in their hearts, some of them were actually weak legs, paralyzed on the grass, everyone was afraid of blood splashing on the spot, death, everyone was afraid.

The nobles hidden in the crowd scoffed: "How can you convince the people?"

Yes, if you kill like this, you can't convince the public.

Gan Pen even ridiculed him: "The people are not afraid of death, so why should they be afraid of death!"

Fu Yan on the side thought that they were all cultural people.

It is not impossible to oppress with harsh laws, but if one day people are no longer afraid of death for a certain pursuit, then will the rule of the Great Shang still exist?

Will the rule based on the harsh law still exist?

Intimidating people by taking away their lives will have no effect.

Fu Yan said: "Only by convincing people can the world be governed." ”

Such torture is obviously unconvincing.

Gan Pen shook his head again and again: "The king of Xuan acts against the hearts of the people, whether it is collecting land from the nobles or forcing the displaced people to work, it is not advisable, and if he does not win the hearts of the people, no matter how strict the law is, it is only a temporary force." ”

If the king didn't even realize this, if he continued like this, they would soon have the idea of giving up the big business and going to Xiqi.

Ouyang Tianlu in the center of the execution ground shouted: "Execution!"

Zishou immediately stepped forward: "Stop!"

Regardless of whether killing people can work or not, it is certain to be strict with the law, and he must intervene to cause some small damage.

"If there are people who are dissatisfied, they can fight with me, don't you like to fight? ”

Zishou stood on top of the execution ground and took a pose.

Killing someone may be a strict law, not killing may be benevolent and benevolent, since both options in the multiple-choice question may be correct, then I will tear up the paper.

Before the courtiers deal with it, beat everyone up and show their perversity.

The execution ground, which was still a little whispered, was quieter, and the people who ate melons couldn't figure out what the king meant, and the ministers also felt extremely embarrassed.

Can't you sit down properly? What are you going to do at this time?

However, the prisoners who were about to be tortured didn't have time to think about it so much, especially those assassins who were stabbing the king, they had planned to assassinate the king of Zhou, and they were both killed horizontally and vertically, didn't they dare to fight to the death with the king of Zhou?

Someone did it right away, but the results were clear.

The second sultan of the Seljuk Empire, Arslan, was assassinated by a prisoner, and then the assassins were released and fought alone, and as a result, the wise king who conquered Georgia, Armenia, and Asia Minor from Byzantium was picked to death.

However, Zishou is different, he is a fierce man who can change beams and pillars, plus the small pills and imperial robes that follow-up, it doesn't make sense for this group of prisoners to go together, it's just that he doesn't usually shoot much.

Before the first person to make a move did not make any further moves, he was lifted up by Zishou and thrown into the water, and the prisoner who was tied to him also suffered an unwarranted disaster, and the double kill was successful.

Two, four, six....

It's like playing in the water, almost all the prisoners who stayed on the execution ground have gone to the water, and if there are flattened prisoners, maybe they can jump on the water twice because of the huge force.

The people who eat melons gradually let go of their hands and feet, and some even laughed.

It's a comical scene, and no one knows what the King is doing.

The nobles in the crowd shook their heads again and again, they could see that the king wanted to kill but didn't dare to kill them, so he could only use this ridiculous way to deter them.

But does it work?

Showing personal prowess?

How can there be anyone in the world who will surrender to you because of your strong martial arts?

And even if there were, how many of them were there?

The courtiers were at a loss, Yang Ren waited for Yu Shitai to spray a black face and admonish a few times, and Zishou's movements stopped, he was tired.

Jin Cheng, who was guarding the periphery with the Xuanyao Guard, heard about it, and did not comment on it, which was also a helpless move on the part of the King of Xuan.

He didn't know where to pick up the small leaves, this matter is really difficult to do today, it is difficult for the king to do, and it is also difficult for the officials of the court and the central government, fortunately, he is a Xuanniao Wei Qianhu, no matter how big the matter is, it can't fall on the head, and it can be regarded as comfortable.

But just when Jin Cheng'an was paddling the water, someone came to report it unexpectedly.

Jin Cheng spit out the leaves in his mouth: "What are you doing? Don't you know that there is going to be a big punishment inside? If you die, hundreds or thousands of people will die! You just cheat and play tricks on weekdays, and you don't do things well today? The court also wants to save face, and they are all serious!"

"A thousand households..."

The man gave up his hand and swallowed for a long time.

Jin Cheng frowned, kicked him directly, and said impatiently: "If you have something to say, continue to patrol the surroundings if you have nothing to do, in case the homeless people riot again during the execution, no one will be able to please anyone!"

The man bowed directly: "Out.... Something went wrong. ”

"What's the matter?" Jin Cheng's eyes widened, could it be that he was really right, and there was a riot of homeless people?

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was possible, and the homeless people outside knew that their relatives and friends were going to die, could they not make any movement? Maybe they would be so enthusiastic or bewitched again.....

"There are brothers watching from outside, and hundreds of thousands of people are gathered in the south, and I ...... I...... Fear... I'm afraid!"

"What?" Jin Cheng couldn't care about anything, and exclaimed, "More than 100,000 people?"

"Nothing more, no less!"

"Where did this person come from? There aren't so many homeless people, could it be that the princes from all the way got the song of the court?"

Jin Cheng muttered to himself while secretly scolding in his heart, what if this is really the enemy coming? Pack up and run away? But how can there be an organization like Xuanniaowei in the world that raises idlers, and he is reluctant!

Jin Cheng summoned someone and advised, "You guys are guarding here." ”

A few people didn't know why: "Qianhu, are you going to run away?"

Jin Cheng kicked again: "Are you stupid? Where can you run and where can you live?"

They also made an oath to help the torture when the book was burned, but unlike the courtiers, they were only hot-blooded at that time.

After the blood receded afterwards, I didn't think so, and I didn't take it to heart when I smiled, but when it came to something, they wouldn't run, because the interests were related, they had been locked, and there was really no better place in the world than Chaoge.

Jin Cheng squinted, there are more than 100,000 people, if it is an enemy, it may not be able to fight the song, even if the focus of everyone in the court is now on the execution ground, no one pays attention, and it is impossible to be completely unguarded, most of them are in danger.

After a while, he made a decision and said, "Look, I'll go and report to Your Majesty!"

Jin Cheng reported to the execution ground, at this time, the execution ground had not yet recovered from the chaos of the son's trouble, and many people had fallen into the water and were not fished out, and it was inconvenient to carry out the execution.

Fu Yan, Gan Pen and other nobles looked at such a chaotic scene, and already knew that the court had no choice, but the displaced people were already like this, and the king would definitely realize that the nobles could not be forced with land endowment, and the overall situation had been decided.

Whether it is the beating of criminals as if the king of the Xuan Dynasty, or Li Jing's severe punishment of criminals with the law, even if the heads are rolling today, dyeing the water red, there is no problem.

The aristocracy is the victor.

Of course, the nobles are also generous people, their game with the king is always in the dark, no matter what the result is, they have saved face for both sides, the rioters are the homeless, the dead are still the homeless, after today, the matter has been revealed, how should it be or how, everyone lives in harmony.

But at this moment, Jin Cheng shouted: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Jin Cheng rushed directly into the crowd, it stands to reason that he is just a Xuanniao Wei Qianhu, which is nothing, but seeing him in such a hurry, Ao Lie also let him go.

Jin Cheng hurriedly bowed: "Your Majesty, something is wrong!"

He didn't know what etiquette was, and there was a long and short thing in and out of the words, and everyone was startled at first glance.

The Xuanniao Guard is guarding the perimeter, what else can happen? Could it be that there is another riot?

Zishou was in a fog: "What's the matter?"

Jin Cheng panted: "Your Majesty, there are more than 100,000 people gathered in the south, the crowd covers the sky and the sun, and they are coming towards Chaoge, I don't know if it is an enemy or a friend, I hope Your Majesty will prepare early!"

Zishou felt strange, where did more than 100,000 people pop up?

Even if a hostile prince sent troops at this time, is he stupid to send troops in the winter? A prince with more than 100,000 troops has no reason to be so stupid.

"Stump, Tread, Tread—"

At this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves, and the general was fully armored, more than eight feet long, with a large waist and ten measurements, a golden face and a long beard, tiger eyes and thick eyebrows, and a majestic appearance.

"Who's coming?"

Ao Lie was not frightened by this tiger-eyed general, and asked with a gun.

"In Xia Zhang Mountain, the soldier can be proven. ”

Zhang Shan took out the talisman, and Ao Lie took it and was able to verify his identity.

Ao Lie asked, "Why did General Zhang come here? Your Majesty sent General Zhang north to plunder the princes' territories... Isn't it just a matter of more than a month to free the slaves?"

Zhang Shan nodded: "There are some results, and I have brought 130,000 people here, but the people of Echeng are the mainstay." ”

Ao Lie was a little confused, and he didn't understand after listening to it for a long time: "Please also ask the general to enter and talk to Your Majesty in detail." ”

Zhang Shan went inside and reported everything.

If the slaves are taken captive, it is nothing, but if there are still people who join them, it is different.

The ministers were stunned for a long time before they said:

"What kind of king can win hearts and minds?"

"What kind of king will have people come from far and wide to attach themselves to?"

"What kind of king is worthy of the people crossing the river and rushing to take refuge with their families?"

"What kind of king can make people pleasing and submitting?"

"Your Majesty!"

Everyone listened in disbelief and felt incredible.

Zishou also understood, Zhang Shan went to rob slaves, but the slaves didn't grab a few, and when they passed through Echeng, they robbed the people of Echeng.

It can't be said to be a robbery, maybe it's encountered, and then because Echeng is a place where many princes are fighting, the people can't bear it, and they don't know when they want to fight, so they simply follow Zhang Shan.

Zhang Shan crossed the river with the people, which sounded quite awesome.

Zishou coughed lightly, he felt that there must be some misunderstanding in this, and said: "Don't talk nonsense, Zhuqing, I don't pay wages, resulting in riots among the homeless, not only do I have no merit, but also have a great deal of mistreatment of the homeless, how can there be people who take refuge? These people come to vote, don't they all become homeless? What is the difference between them and the homeless people in Xiqi? Most of them are just because of the war, and there is really nowhere to go." ”

Zhang Shan's voice was loud, and the nobles in the crowd also heard this.

They pondered, this is more than 100,000 people, from the city of E, then this must be empty for most of the city.

Is Chaoge so good? Is it worth these people crossing the river and coming here to settle down?

None of the nobles figured things out, so why should this king?

I'm afraid that Zhang Shan just picked the good ones and said that most of them were snatched from Echeng in the same way as robbing slaves.

When I think about it, it's really disgusting.

Fu Yan shook his head at the Gan Bin beside him and said: "I just thought that the king of Zhou disobeyed the will of the people, and now the so-called public opinion has come, it is hard to guarantee that it is not a show, I am afraid that the king of Zhou will use these people as a fig leaf today, not to mention whether there are more than 100,000 people, the source of these people is too suspicious, they must have been coerced!"

Gan Bon nodded yes, after all, they really didn't think there was anything good about Chaoge.

But he was also nervous, maybe the song was really nothing good for the nobles, but what about the ordinary people?

The people can wear gorgeous clothes as they like, they can ride the carriage, and they can live in the Gaomen compound....

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong, and Gan Pen only felt that the slaves and people of more than 100,000 people had become a sharp blade hanging over their hair.

The courtiers were also suspicious of Zhang Shan's words, they were in the middle of the game and did not see it thoroughly enough.

Shang Rong hurriedly said: "Why do the people come to the court?"

Zhang Shan was stunned for a moment and replied: "Your Majesty is not only to free the slaves, but also to rescue the people in the war, and they are here like this." ”

Shang Rong was a little confused, and he really couldn't figure it out, so he asked the king for instructions: "Your Majesty, this matter involves 100,000 people, and the stakes are very high, please put aside the execution for the time being. ”

Zishou's expression was a little complicated, it was a good situation, but it always felt like it was gone.

But it's good to ask clearly, you can't just guess here.

Zi Shou bowed: "Hurry up and invite people." ”

The execution ground suddenly became quiet again, and everyone had their own thoughts.

The matter was urgent, so the work was very efficient, but in a few moments, the fast horses of the Royal Forest Army brought about 20 people.

These people were also frightened, and when they walked well, they were taken away by the Royal Forest Army.

Looking at it again, this place was an execution ground, and I was almost scared to pee, and my legs were so weak that I couldn't stand up.

These 20 or so people, young and old, young and strong, and women, looked at the battle of the surrounding civil and military officials and the melon-eating masses, and they were just better, and they were frightened again.

They just kept begging for mercy and crying for revenge: "We will go north without authorization, although we are guilty, but we will not die?"

As soon as the wailing sounded, I didn't know anything else, but at least it was certain that they came spontaneously without being coerced.

Isn't this the real behavior of ordinary people?

Some of the nobles in the crowd laughed, look, the people are so unusable, they can cry and cry, and this kind of person is worthy of wearing the same clothes and riding the same carriage as them?

But the nobles who are like Fu Yan and Gan Pen, who have some foresight, have raised their hearts, and the people are sincere, what does this mean?

Zishou faintly smelled a smell of urine, he was closer, he could see it more clearly than anyone else, dark and rough skin, calloused hands, and wounds on tattered clothes, some of which were new, so it could be seen that the road was not easy.

These people are the real people, not the pseudo-people that any minister came up with to relieve the siege, but the Baixin who came up from the north of Echeng to vote for the same as Zhang Shan said, and the real one can no longer be real.

Zishou exhaled softly, he didn't know what to say, the current situation made him a little at a loss, and he didn't even have a person to report before.

At this time, some people remembered that two days ago, someone came to report that a group of people in the south were coming in the direction of Chaoge, but this was not a big deal, and two days ago was not the day of the previous dynasty, so there was no way to report to the king.

Originally, I was going to keep it together and say it today, but before the court started this morning, I dispersed because of the homeless riots, and hurried to Qishui, I was busy, and I didn't have time to take care of these, and finally I forgot about it.

Shang Rong eagerly picked up an old man, who was about the same age as him, about seventy years old, but he didn't have his bearing, and he was still working in the fields a few months ago.

Shang Rong kept comforting, none of these people could straighten their tongues, and if they wanted to ask everything clearly, they could only appease them first.

The old man was shocked, and after a long time, he bowed and said, "Long live Your Majesty, Long live Your Majesty... Hooray, hooray...."

Zishou's face was black at that time, why did you curse me to die early?

The people of Chaoge basically don't shout long live anymore, but the people of the border areas don't understand.

However, Zishou felt that what the old man said was right, as soon as these more than 100,000 people came, he could really only live long live.

Shang Rong asked gently, "What's your name?"

The old man replied: "Wang Lao Wu..."

"How old are the years?"

The old man said again: "Thirty-seven." ”

Even the people who eat melons can't bear it, how can they open their mouths and talk nonsense?

Counting the wrinkles on his face, this old man should be about the same age as the old prime minister, how can he reach the age of his grandchildren?

The nobles couldn't help laughing, it seems that these "people" are fake, and the court has fooled people.

Seeing this, Wang Lao Wu hurriedly said: "I am the fifth oldest in the family, and there are four brothers in the family, all of whom are older than me..."

He didn't understand why others would doubt his age, almost all of his peers were like him, could there be a fake?

I go out early and return to work in the fields late, and I can't get young.

Fu Yan suddenly came out of the crowd at this time, and said: "Your Majesty, please let me ask one or two, the old prime minister has been in the court for a long time, and he has been accumulating prestige for a long time, but I am afraid that it will scare this person." ”

These words are quite reasonable, these people are afraid of officials, and they all have to tremble when they look at the official hats.

In fact, it was because he was sure that Wang Lao Wu was the person who the king had found to cover up, and continued to let the courtiers ask each other, wouldn't he just be fooled?

Zishou didn't know Fu Yan, and when he saw him out of the ranks, and he was dressed in fancy clothes, he just thought that it was impossible for the nobles to help him, so he waved his hand and said: "The question is, the officials of the DPRK and China are indeed a little unsuitable." ”

As soon as Fu Yan gave up his hand, it seemed that the king of Xuan was completely helpless, so he turned to Wang Lao Wu and said, "Who asked you to come to the court?"

Because Fu Yan had already guessed, he directly asked who was the person behind the scenes who instructed them to come to the court, as long as he said the minister of the court or the king of the court, the matter was over.

Wang Lao Wu sighed and said, "Yes... King Yue, King Yue and General Zhang. ”

King Yue.... Zhang Shan....

Fu Yan felt a little strange, these two people were in the south, how could they know about the changes in Chaoge?

Or did King Su have long expected that there might be a homeless riot and greeted Zhang Shan in advance?

It is also possible to say this, after all, it was the king who forced the displaced people to work, and they felt that there was something strange about this matter at that time.

Fu Yan continued to ask, "Then why did you come? They asked you to come, and you came?"

Wang Lao Wu said honestly: "If you don't come, you won't go anywhere else, there is still a war in the south, and the city of Hubei is about to be blocked, and if you don't leave, you won't be able to leave." ”

“......”

Fu Yan's face changed slightly, this reason is reasonable, the homeland is difficult to leave, if it were not for natural disasters and swords, the nobles and people would be the same, and they would not leave their hometown casually.

He asked again, "Then why do you have to come to the court?"

Wang Lao Wu said strangely: "If you don't come to the court, where else can you go?"

There is only one option, this is not a multiple-choice question at all, except for the king of Xu, there is no one else in the world to accept the homeless.

Fu Yan didn't understand, and the people who ate melons didn't understand either.

The Xiqi homeless people and the herdsmen in the north changed their faces and thought of something.

Wang Lao Wu explained: "If I leave home, I will be a homeless, look at this world, where else can I accept homeless people?"

"Chaoge even accepts slaves, can he still accept the homeless? Besides, there was this thing last year, and after thinking about it, I came, and there was General Zhang's escort along the way, and there was nothing to do, so I didn't have to worry about being bitten by the tiger wolf. ”

That's it?

Fu Yan wanted to say this, but he knew that it was not that simple.

Wang Lao Wu continued: "When I arrived at Chaoge, I had a house and food, and I heard that when I went to gamble on horses, I could still wait for the philanthropic Taoist to send money. ”

"As long as you can hunt with the hunting team, maybe you can still get some meat, no matter how bad it is, you don't have to worry about sleeping in the open, and you don't have to worry about the disaster of Bingge, if you still stay in Echeng, you may be stabbed by a knife at some point!"

"I ......" Wang Lao Wu cried with a wow: "I have four brothers, two died a few years ago, and two are farming outside the city, I don't know which way the soldiers and horses are gone, and I don't know whether it is life or death, I have a hard life, come to the court, and I can settle down....."

He beat his chest and stumbled, as if he regretted it, if he had realized this earlier, he might have been able to escape to Chaoge with his brothers.

Fu Yan couldn't help but say: "Don't you know that Chaoge wants to force the homeless people to work? ”

Wang Lao Wu was stunned: "What salary?"

He came back to his senses: "I also heard a while ago that the homeless people of Chaoge must work, and there is no salary for work, but what do I want this salary for?"

"The expansion of Chaoge is because there are more displaced people, do I still need to be paid for doing things for myself?"

"Even if you don't pay your salary, it's okay, I have a place to live, I can fill my stomach, I feel guilty, I feel good when I do something, I can't eat and live in vain with these things, right?"

These homeless people from Echeng are very simple-minded, if you give me food and shelter, then I will work for you, and it is normal not to pay wages.

Because, Chaoge is the only ray of light he sees in the war, and he may not have a good life, but at least it is a relatively stable life.

The Xiqi refugees in the crowd were extremely moved.

Is there any difference between the Echeng refugees and them? Actually, no.

Their situation last year was worse than that of the Echeng refugees, who at least encountered the Central Plains generals, but they were harvested by the Qiang people, even if they fled east to Chaoge, the road was not necessarily stable.

It was Chaoge who accepted them and gave them a stable life again, although it was not the same as before, but at least they no longer had to worry about being robbed by the Qiang people, and they no longer had to worry about their wives and children being abused by the Qiang people.

In this way, the king of the Emperor was more kind to them than to these outcasts.

But when did they forget about this kindness?

It's only been a little over a year, less than two years, how can they take everything for granted?

has been able to survive until now, isn't it all because of the kindness of the king?

It's just work, just like Wang Lao Wu said, isn't it just a matter of course? Why do you still complain because you can't get paid? They also fought and killed people, which made the court extremely troubled.

They pondered it and felt ashamed.

Fu Yan was silent, he found that he had neglected a lot of things because he had been in Chaoge for a long time, and other people's views of Chaoge were different from them.

Wang Lao Wu was already accustomed to everything around him at this time, relieved himself, and looked directly at Zishou who was wearing the imperial robe.

This person is more handsome and imposing, and in this case, he can still eat melon seeds with peace of mind, and he is more generous than everyone else.

"Your Majesty. Your Majesty....."

He seemed to have found the backbone of his heart, and his eyes, which had been dry for a long time, were moist again.

In fact, Wang Lao Wu also knew that the king was not so good, and there were rumors in the market that Echeng suffered from the chaotic war of the princes because of the plan set by the king of Zhou, and it was because of the king that they had to be displaced.

But he also knew that the king was not so bad, and the other princes would not accept the displaced people, only the king would be, and even if the king didn't need to care, in today's troubled times, others would still come to attack Echeng, and the result was not bad.

Wang Lao Wu cried like that, and he couldn't speak again.