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"How so?"

Huan Chang's eyes were a little confused, and he felt that the belief in his heart seemed to collapse in an instant.

"How so!"

Huan Chang's face was a little pale, and his brows were furrowed tightly.

It's no wonder that Huan Chang is like this, after talking with the old man, the old man's words made Huan Chang suffer a great impact on his heart.

According to what the old man said, it was not that they didn't want to take refuge in the government, but they had other hidden secrets.

Maybe the vast majority of the people don't know the difference between the cities under the jurisdiction of the princes and the cities under the jurisdiction of the sects, but the old man knows a little about it.

The old man told Huan Chang that they were originally the people in the Lu State Government.

However, as a citizen of the government, you not only have to pay taxes to the government, but also have to serve all kinds of forced labor.

The most important thing is that the government has no way to protect the people in the territory in many cases, which is also the most important reason for the old men to flee.

Generally speaking, the people who take refuge in the government can indeed be protected.

However, this is a very chaotic world, and this is an era of chivalry and banditry.

Those people living in the country of Lu have a relatively stable life, but some people living in the cracks are miserable.

The so-called gap refers to the territory between the princes and the princes, or between the spheres of influence of the princes and the sect.

Unfortunately, the old men lived in the city of Lu and the city under the jurisdiction of the Juye Gang, which happened to be in the middle of the crack.

This kind of crack is often a three-way zone, where bandits, rogues, and wanted criminals gather.

Even if it is the government and the Juye Gang, in order not to touch the other party's nerves, they will not interfere too much, let alone send troops to suppress the bandits.

In the long run, these bandits in the three areas have become more and more arrogant.

Some powerful bandit groups often openly plundered the territories of princes and sects.

Because the princes' territories were too large and the troops stationed there were also very scattered, the princes' territories were plundered more often.

If it is compared to the comprehensive strength, a third-rate sect like the Juye Gang will definitely not be stronger than the Lu State.

It's just that the few cities occupied by the Juye Gang are their lifeblood, so naturally they will also send sect masters to station here.

Therefore, generally speaking, bandits do not dare to rob the sect's sphere of influence on a large scale.

There used to be a master of the Mortal Realm, who gathered in the Three Regions and became stronger and stronger, and finally plundered the people under the jurisdiction of the Juye Gang on a large scale.

At that time, the interests of the Juye Gang were endangered, and the masters of the sect did their best, first destroying the powerful bandit force, and also chasing and killing the bandit in the realm of Qi State.

In the end, even that mortal realm martial artist could not escape the fate of death.

After that incident, although the bandits in the Sanzhi area were rampant, they did not dare to anger the interests of the sect too much.

On the contrary, the Lu government treated these bandits much gently.

As long as these bandits do not attack the city and plunder the people in the hinterland of the Lu State, the Lu State Government will not send troops to suppress it.

In this way, the tragic fate of those people living on the border of Lu can be imagined.

These people, who are not qualified to live in the city, not only have to pay the rent of the government, but also face endless plunder.

Fortunately, the vast majority of bandits, even if they plunder, have their own rules.

Generally speaking, bandits do not do anything to kill chickens and eggs, and they usually only ask the people for protection money.

However, excluding the land rent handed over to the government, the surplus food and money in the people's homes were very small.

If there is a good harvest, they can still pay the bandit protection money, but if the harvest is bad, they can't afford it at all.

And the people can't afford to bear the wrath of the bandits.

The old man and his clansmen, unable to bear it and unable to resist, want to move to the sphere of influence of the Juye Gang, but they will not be allocated fields.

After all, there is no shortage of people in the territory of the Juye Gang, what is lacking is land.

There was no way, the old man and the others had to leave their hometown and come to the poor mountains and bad waters, living a difficult life.

For these people, they would rather face the fierce beasts and poisonous snakes in the mountains, and would rather endure hunger and cold than continue their old lives.

These people may be just a special case, but they are not the epitome of a group of people.

When the old man said these words, there was no anger, no resentment, and no emotion, some were just helpless.

But after Huan Chang listened, his mind couldn't calm down for a long time.

When Huan often reads, although he knows some general things, he can't know the details without experiencing them himself.

As a descendant of the Shujian Pavilion, he knew that three hundred years ago, the predecessors of the Shujian Pavilion had assisted the princes against the various sects of the Kyushu Continent.

Huan Chang always firmly believed that the displacement of the people of the world, the endless wars, and the rampant bandits were all due to the fault of the sect.

However, Huan Chang today has a subversive understanding of the princes and sects from the mouth of the old Han.

From the old man's words, Huan Chang could hear that he was deeply disappointed in the Lu State Government and longed for the life of the people under the jurisdiction of the Juye Gang.

The people in the territory of the Juye Gang, the taxes they pay are the same as those of the people in the Lu country.

However, they rarely perform military service or conscription, but they can also be blessed by the Juye Gang, and their lives are much better than those of the old men.

Even though the border was occasionally raided by bandits, the bandits did not dare to be too rampant, for fear of angering the Giant Wild Gang.

This kind of life may not be good, but it is better than the life of the old man.

Moreover, the people under the jurisdiction of the Juye Gang, their wealth and the degree of stability in their lives are generally higher than those of the people in the Lu country.

This is also why, there are many people who have poured into the sphere of influence of the Giant Ye Gang, and they want to become the people under the jurisdiction of the Giant Ye Gang.

They may not know that these cities are the sphere of influence of the Giant Wild Gang, but they want to be able to live in them.

However, the Giant Wild Gang has a limited sphere of influence and very limited land, so it is impossible to accommodate too many people.

The vast majority of the people came on the occasion of prosperity and returned in defeat.

Over time, living within the sphere of influence of the Juye Gang has become the ideal of many poor people.

"If the sect is more conscientious than the vassal states, and the people in their territory live better, then is it really right for the ancestors to help the vassal states launch wars against the sects back then?"

At this moment, Huan Chang was confused.

He didn't know where his path was, nor did he know whether he wanted to inherit the career of his master.

He only knew that the lives of the people in the territory of the Juye Gang were far higher than those in the country of Lu.

"Perhaps, what the old man said is more one-sided, when the matter of the Black Sand Gang is understood, I must walk around to see what the truth is. ”

Huan Chang's eyes flashed with determination.

He will not blindly follow what the old man says, nor will he think that what his master does must be right.

All things, only if you have experienced it yourself, Huan Chang will know the truth.