Empress: Your Majesty, please respect yourself, I don't want to be promoted

Although Yuzhou and Suizhou are both administrative regions located in the northwest of Yunlan Province, which is lined with high mountains, they are not Zhili Prefectures or subordinate states that belong to Yunlan Province, but Zhili Prefectures that are directly governed by the central government. .

Although some areas in the upper reaches of the Qingjiang River in the two prefectures have a relatively harsh environment, the land in other areas is relatively fertile and the climate is pleasant, and after most of the spiritual power was siphoned by the upper reaches of the Qingjiang River, a large area of ​​aura concentration was formed, which is very livable zone.

Therefore, the population of the two states is not large, and they were already extremely prosperous in the period of the first emperor.

But in the past few years, after the Empress Dowager Zhao came to power, the lives of the people in the two states were extremely difficult.

The most intuitive manifestation is population.

When the first emperor tried his best to rule Zhongxing Daxia, the population of the two states continued to grow rapidly, and once became a tax-heavy land comparable to the Canglan Province. But it is decreasing every year.

The population of the two prefectures is now 30% less than that of the year when the first emperor died.

It is conceivable what a "grand occasion" the world was when the Empress Dowager Zhao came to the imperial court.

At this time, in a village belonging to a county in Yuzhou.

More than a hundred households in the village, hundreds of men, women and children gathered in the dry valley field, looking desperately at the official who suddenly visited not far away.

"My lord, I beg you to raise your hand high and leave a way for Xiaomin's family to survive!"

This year is sixtieth year, Chen Baiqian, who has already withered face and skinny body, knelt down in front of a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe, and shouted with great sorrow:

"In the past few years, although the county magistrate has increased taxes every year, Xiaomin's family has never been in arrears. Now the villain's original family of eight has only four members left, and there are only more than ten days left in the family to barely survive. For rations, if you do hard labor at this time, you will not be able to prepare all the rations you need by yourself, and if Xiaomin takes away all the surplus food from the family, Xiaomin's family will have no way out, isn't this driving Xiaomin's family to a dead end?"

As soon as the words fell, Li Wei, who was also yellow, thin, and ragged, also knelt down and begged:

"My lord, it's not because the little people are unwilling to contribute to the government. It's really that the little people's family is desperate, and they don't even have the food they bring, and the county magistrate refuses to provide rations along the way. Let's live together..."

With the beginning of the two, the other villagers also followed their example, kneeling on the ground and kowtowing to the middle-aged scribe.

"Please forgive me..."

"Please have mercy..."

"Xiaomin's family really can't survive anymore."

Some villagers were so excited that they rushed to the middle-aged scribe, wanting to hug his thigh and beg.

However.

"Damn troublemaker, get the hell out of here!"

Swish!

Accompanied by a sharp shout, a burst of spiritual power suddenly surged from the middle-aged scribe named Gao Ping.

Immediately afterwards, a gust of wind suddenly appeared around his body, circling continuously, protecting him in the middle.

bang bang! !

"ah!!"

"ah!"

The villagers who rushed towards Gaoping screamed, were directly swept into the air by the strong wind, and then fell heavily to the ground.

"Daddy!"

"Uncle!"

Suddenly, there was an anxious and immature exclamation from the crowd, but it was two sallow-faced and thin children who rushed out, running to the side of the two fallen villagers with tears in their eyes.

However, he saw that the bodies of the two villagers were twitching violently, and then they kicked their feet a few times, and they were completely silent in just a moment.

"Wow!"

The two children burst into tears, shaking the bodies of their loved ones, shouting loudly, trying to wake them up.

But obviously, this is nothing but futility.

Seeing this scene, the villagers immediately shrank their necks, looking at Gao Ping with fear in their eyes.

Even most of the villagers did not dare to beg for mercy.

"snort!"

Gao Ping snorted coldly, and at the same time stretched out his hand, patting the dust on his body.

"Damn mobs, dare to attack this master book, really reckless!"

The crime of attacking the imperial court official was so lightly placed on the two villagers who could no longer argue.

The yamen servant at the side came over, smiling all over his face, and flattered him one sentence after another.

"Worthy of being the right-hand man that the county magistrate relies heavily on, Master Gao is indeed well-cultivated."

"These untouchables really overestimated themselves. They dared to attack Master Gao in vain. How is this different from hitting a stone with a pebble?"

"Hmph! These untouchables are cheap. They obviously obediently obeyed the county magistrate's order of hard labor and nothing happened. In the end, they wanted to seek death. They attacked us recklessly. They had to see some blood to be obedient. They deserved that their ancestors could only Nest in this square inch."

"Who says it's not..."

Hearing this, Gao Ping narrowed his eyes immediately, and put his hands behind his back, looking enigmatic.

"It's not surprising that ignorance is the same in Qianshou."

It can be seen that he is still very useful to the flattery of his subordinates.

They didn't lower their voices when they spoke, nor did they hide it at all. They let the surrounding villagers listen to their unscrupulous words without any scruples.

pat...

Looking at the two children who were gradually fainting from crying not far away, Li Wei clenched his fists violently, his eyes full of anger.

This is the imperial court that they pay taxes on time every year to support, and this is the court officials who can be selected by the imperial court to select talents!

How cannibalism does not spit out the bones!

This kind of dog official, this kind of court. Damn it!

While the other villagers were afraid, their hearts were also filled with anger.

But they are just ordinary people, and they have struggled to survive the hunger and cold for several years. They have not had a full stomach for a day, and they are powerless to resist. Facing Gao Ping, a genuine cultivator, they can only dare not speak out.

At this time, Gao Ping suddenly turned his head and looked around the villagers with contempt.

"Listen to the officer!"

His face was full of arrogance and rebellion, and there was no trace of politeness in his words, as if the people standing in front of him were not villagers at all, but a group of livestock.

"Flooding around the Tianmen River is imminent. The county magistrate has already said that no matter what, the county will recruit 4,000 young men to repair the dam area and dig channels just in case. Now is the time to repay the court, no matter who it is, no matter what the reason is, it will never allow excuses."

Hearing this, everyone was completely desperate.

Chen Baiqian shouted with an extremely pale face: "But we really don't have any rations...Master, can you..."

"There is no food in the county government either."

Before he could finish speaking, Gao Ping interrupted expressionlessly: "The county government is busy with water control matters now, and has no time to pay attention to other things. This is a small difficulty, and you should find a way to solve it yourself."

Hearing this, Chen Baiqian's gray eyes completely dimmed.

It's... completely dead...

Li Wei gritted his teeth, and said: "Without rations, it is a question of whether we can even walk to the dam area alive, and the government provides so little food in the dam area, even if we are lucky enough to go to the dam area, we will not be able to eat enough. Got a job? What's the use of going for a walk?"

Gao Ping glanced at him expressionlessly, and said indifferently: "As long as you pass by, it will naturally be of use to you."

No matter how bad it is, it can save a sandbag for the court.

"Okay, my master is busy with work, so I don't have time to talk nonsense with you."

As he said that, he turned around slowly, and said impatiently: "You have to go if you go, or you have to go if you don't go. This master book is here to inform you, not to discuss with you. If you dare to disobey orders Follow..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly sneered, and there was a hint of viciousness and cruelty in the smile.

"Once verified, they will be executed without mercy!"

Hearing this, all the villagers suddenly looked like chaff, and their extremely thin bodies trembled uncontrollably.

And this scene is constantly being staged in parts of Yu and Sui prefectures at this time.

Obviously, the imperial court did not order labor labor, but after learning of the flood in Qingjiang, some people with good intentions still acted quickly

besides.

Continue to work hard to pay off debts today!

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