Chapter Twenty-Four: The Old Woman and the Child

A day later, He Fenglin's family was investigated for treason and collaboration with the enemy, the whole family was arrested, and the nine clans were beheaded. Two days later www.biquge.info there was a purge of officials in the ministry, with some officials either being transferred from their original posts or being directly deposed, and some young students or officials from various prefectures and counties were exceptionally promoted to serve as fresh blood in the ministry. Three days later, the Ministry of War was investigated by the Supervision Envoy, three officials in power were replaced, and four or five out of ten prison officials were beheaded.

For a time, the entire Shiyu Kingdom court was full of soldiers, and the officials were all in danger.

During this period, most of the prisoners in the prison were also redressed and convicted, and finally acquitted, and the first thing these people did after they were released from prison was to rush directly to the northern frontier of Shiyu Kingdom, no one knew what they wanted to do, but there was an imperial order, and no one dared to stop them.

In this way, in the turmoil of the stormy and precarious people's hearts, time finally passed slowly for four days, and the morning of the fifth day arrived as promised, and the sun rose in the east as usual, without any difference from the usual.

At the end of September, the temperature is no longer so high, and sometimes it is a little cold at night, some people don't know if it's because of the turmoil in the imperial court, or if they really feel cold, their clothes are thicker, and some people are bulging and swollen inside, and they don't know what to hide.

Early in the morning, Zhu Chenhuan put on his clothes under the service of the maid, although he felt that it was too extravagant for someone to come to serve, according to the noble values of eight honors and eight shames, Zhu Chenhuan despised it. But he thought about it again, he had been a monk for more than 500 years in his previous life, and Buddhism said that if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell, so he has great wisdom and a big mind, and he should sharpen his heart with extravagance and spread the Buddha's light.

After breakfast, he went to look at the Tianshan Tong Ye on the rockery as if he was sitting in hibernation, felt the surging vitality spring on the mountain, and knew in his heart that the Tianshan Tong Ye had cultivated to a key place, if he could break through, he would really be completely relieved, leave the Shiyu Kingdom, and travel in the Three Realms in a low-key manner.

"Tell me that no one should come near this place, and those who violate the order will not be killed. ”

"Yes!"

After Zhu Chenhuan told the guards again, he turned around and walked out, he still has an appointment to go today, according to the agreement with Sun Qinran and the three of them that day, today they are going to see the widow's family of the fallen soldier.

"What will be the purpose of today?"

A hint of thought flashed in Zhu Chenhuan's eyes, he rubbed his chin, the corners of his mouth smiled, and there was a sense of expectation, Zhu Chenhuan shook his head helplessly, and secretly sighed that he really didn't have a tendency to shake M, but life was too boring, and he didn't like to sit and practice, and the only fun was to use his brain.

When he walked out of the back door of the palace, he found that Zhu and the three of them were already waiting here.

"You have been waiting for a long time, the palace is too big, and I have been lost on the road of life for a while. Zhu Chenhuan made a joke to everyone, and the expressions of the other three today were far less chic and calm than those of that day, as if they were shocked by Zhu Yitian's methods, and hurriedly shook their heads and said that they had just arrived here and had not waited for a long time.

Zhu Chenhuan looked at the embarrassed appearance of several people, and felt funny in his heart, but he didn't show anything, "Brother Sun, let's go, you are a winner, you have the final say today." ”

Sun Qinran only felt uncomfortable, before leaving home, his father told Sun Qinran to control his temper and emotions, and not to anger His Royal Highness the Prince, otherwise the Sun family would be in danger.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, please. ”

Sun Qinran turned sideways, far from being as high-spirited as he was that day, Zhu Chenhuan saw this, his heart moved, but he was not modest, and walked straight in front of the three of them. Just to enter the WTO, be born first, but how many people can resist the prosperity and status of the human world after they are born?

The place they were going to today was a slum-like place in the south of Shiyu City, where most of the people living here were not wealthy families, but often poor peasants or working classes, struggling at the bottom of society, starving to death but unable to get ahead.

Occasionally, a few people's homes are smoking, and they will take their families out of here to get their names or become soldiers, and they will be able to live in a more prosperous place in Shiyu City, which must be able to raise their eyebrows and make everyone envious and jealous.

A small river meanders in Shiyu City, separating the southern suburbs from the entire Shiyu City, crossing the river to the north to live a worry-free life, crossing the river to the south is miserable, the gap between the rich and the poor, can be seen.

Walking on the small bridge, looking at the scenery on both sides of the river, a few thick willow trees are rooted on the bank, willow branches are swaying with the wind, a few birds are chirping on the trunk, occasionally a gust of wind blows, startled out of the sky, turning in a circle in the air, it is also a beautiful picture, but behind the picture, it is a sad life.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the front is our destination, many of our soldiers are from here, if you fight for military merit and can be promoted to captain, it will be the blessing of the ninth generation, and the family will follow the rising tide and fight for a good fortune. But if you unfortunately die on the battlefield, the backbone of the family will be cut off, and you can only rely on the women or our army to support the hard work. ”

Sun Qin pointed to the mud house in Xiao HN Fang, his tone was not very sad, but there was also a heavy atmosphere, as a military family, he had eaten and lived with soldiers since he was a child, and he was very clear about some things about soldiers, but he was helpless about these pitiful things.

A hundred battles were killed on the battlefield, and no one returned. How many of those who joined the army with conviction survived in the end? Even if they survived, it was not even possible whether their limbs were sound or not, let alone the accumulation of military merits.

Therefore, for the vast majority of ordinary soldiers' families, leaving this dilapidated slum is often just a thought of seeing the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

Zhu Chenhuan nodded, and the four of them got off the bridge one after another, and walked into this slum with the real meaning of "wailing and howling, ignoring dogs, and no one burying the lonely grave".

This place is not small, the area is about one-eighth of the entire Shiyu City, the houses are connected, the road stones are protruding, the slightest carelessness will bump the soles of the feet, there is a faint burning pain.

Walking in other streets of Shiyu City, the worst thing is that the hawkers are constantly shouting and singing, which seems to be full of popularity, but in this slum area, the streets are empty, and occasionally you can see them, all of them are old and weak, women and children, and there is no strong man.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, the young and strong men here either join the army or work hard to earn money to support their families, so there is this peculiar phenomenon of 'women and children are in charge of the family, and the old are old to support the family'. ”

Zhang Wenran didn't know when he walked in the second position behind Zhu Chenhuan, and when he saw Zhu Chenhuan's puzzled face, he hurriedly explained to Zhu Chenhuan.

Zhu Chenhuan nodded slightly, and suddenly saw an old woman in front of her carrying a big bag of rags, a young child who was about four years old a year was nervously supported behind him, perhaps the bag was too heavy, the old woman was tripped by the rubble under her feet when she was walking on a hunchback, and her body fell forward uncontrollably, and the child was powerless to stop it, seeing that the old man was about to fall completely, if the heavy bag was pressed against the trend, judging from the old woman's skinny physique, she would die.

"Not good!"

Sun Qinran was the first to discover the abnormality of the old and the young in front of him, and was about to come to the rescue, but was unexpectedly stopped by Zhang Wenran: "Brother Sun, life and death, sickness and old age are all the will of God, my Shiyu country is in the Buddha realm, and the gods and Buddhas of the sky no longer pay attention to us all the time, if she dies here, it is the will of the gods and Buddhas, and I wish her an early ascension to Bliss." Besides, you are a big family, and if you rescue an old woman who has no status, it will humiliate the court. ”

Zhang Wenran can indeed say that the dead are alive with one mouth, and he originally saw death and could not be saved, but there were two meanings in his mouth, but Sun Qinran couldn't refute it, and he was entangled in place for a while.

Zhu Wenran nodded slightly, and was thinking about how to publicize the fact that His Royal Highness the Prince of Shiyuguo would not save the people, but when he saw a flower in front of him, a sentence that was not salty or light sounded: "! There are so many excuses for not saving you when you see death, if the gods and Buddhas are so ruthless, then I will be the one who has sentient beings." ”

Zhang Wenran's face changed suddenly when he heard this, and the three of them looked forward, only to see that Zhu Chenhuan had helped the old woman up at some point, and squatted on the ground and touched the child's head to comfort the two.

"Thank you...... Thank you, Childe, for the rescue. ”

There was still a little panic on the old woman's old face, she knew that she was only less than two inches away from death just now, and if no one rescued her, she would definitely die. She is not afraid of death, she is afraid that this young child will be taken care of, and she is afraid that her daughter-in-law will be bullied and no one can talk to her.

Zhu Chenhuan shook his head with a smile, his face was full of tenderness, and said softly: "Even if I don't make a move, this little guy will definitely save his grandmother, don't look at his young age, but he is already a little man, right?"

The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, although the child is small, but he has the sun and the moon in his heart, I saw him nod heavily, clenched his fist in his hand, and said in a childish voice: "My mother said, I am a man, I want to take care of my grandmother and mother, and in the future, I will serve the country in the army like my father, kill the enemy, and protect my family." ”

Zhu Chenhuan looked at the little guy who stubbornly raised his head, something seemed to be touched in his heart, he nodded with a smile, and said: "In the future, you must be a man who stands up to the sky, a big hero in the hearts of your family, and in the future military camp, there will be a place for you alone." ”

The immature boy and the old woman didn't know the meaning of Zhu Chenhuan's words, but Sun Qinran and the three of them knew that from today onwards, this little guy had been shrouded in a halo, and what others couldn't do for generations, Zhu Chenhuan's words could make his ancestral grave smoke.

Zhu Chenhuan saw that the old woman was weak and struggling with a big bag, and wanted to help, but the old woman looked at Zhu Chenhuan with some vigilance, no matter what Zhu Chenhuan said, she wouldn't give it to Zhu Chenhuan.

This made Zhu Chenhuan a little surprised in his heart, and later learned from the child that this was the bereavement food that he had just received from the reserve of the barracks, which was the foundation of their family's survival for the next half a year, and it was the only food left for the family by the child's father who died in the sand.

Zhu Chenhuan saw that the old woman's expression was sad, and the vigilance in her eyes couldn't be reduced, which made him feel a little indescribable, even his own life-saving benefactor was vigilant, is this the current situation of their lives?

"Bold, do you know who we are, ...... Childe took the initiative to help you, and you dared to refuse suspicion, did you really not want to live?"

Zhang Wenran stepped forward and shouted, his cleverness lies in knowing when to say something, and he also knows how to make up for his previous mistakes, but unfortunately he doesn't know what kind of life Zhu Chenhuan has lived in the past three years, let alone how many times Zhu Chenhuan and Lao Zhu, who were penniless, have been helped by such poor families, and most importantly, he doesn't know that Zhu Chenhuan has been reincarnated and reborn.

"Childe, this kind of Diao people should be arrested by the yamen and punished heavily, so that the world knows what kind of attitude should be towards the benefactor. ”

Hearing Zhang Wenran's words, a strange look flashed in the depths of Zhu Wenran's eyes, and Sun Qinran was a little dissatisfied, but he couldn't say anything, after all, it was Zhu Chenhuan who was swept away.

And the old woman and the immature child were frightened by Zhang Wenran, even if she was old, she also knew that the three people in front of her were definitely not something she could afford to provoke, and at this time she was frightened by Zhang Wenran, and her face immediately became desperate.

But who knew that Zhu Chenhuan didn't pay attention to Zhang Wenran at all, and didn't even look at him, only to see him bend down and bow his head to the old woman and say, "Grandma, I'm a little thirsty, can I borrow water to drink?"

The old woman was stunned, and then her face immediately showed joy, she kept nodding, and the bag behind her pressed her body even shorter.

Zhang Wenran, on the other hand, stood on the spot, and unconsciously, his back seemed to be as stiff as the old woman, and he was so short that it was dust.