The world is broken, the cubs mend it

Pei Zhiyan heard her words clearly, lowered his eyes to look at the child sitting on his arms, perhaps because they had been raised for a long time, they did look somewhat similar.

The sedan chair was waiting outside the palace. Caizhi and Xiao Fuzi took the children out of Donghua Gate, and the two teams met on the outskirts of the city.

It was naturally more lively outside the palace than inside, with vendors shouting and hawking all over.

The old man carrying the candied haws was holding a rattle in his hand, shaking it and singing a long tune.

Yuanyuan lifted the curtain and looked at it curiously. Passersby also looked at the carriage, followed by a group of Jinyiwei disguised as servants.

"I want to eat that."

"Girl, just wait!"

Xiao Fuzi immediately called the driver to park the car, took out some change and bought her a string of candied haws.

The sour and sweet hawthorn was very delicious. Yuanyuan ate it in small bites with a bamboo stick. She couldn't eat something too sour and didn't have the courage to take a big bite.

The street that Pei Zhiyan walked on was completely opposite to theirs. When the people in the city saw the eunuch wearing a dragon robe, they tried to avoid him.

The scenery along the way was bleak, and the vendors all kept their heads down and remained silent, as if they would lose their lives if they looked at him for even one more second.

The dead atmosphere was very depressing. Pei Zhiyan sat on the horse and looked into the distance with a calm gaze.

He did not feel pity for these people. This was what they deserved to bear.

At that time, the streets were filled with insults to his sister and father, and some children even made up songs to sing.

There were people insulting the Pei family's ancestral hall every day, and some people even teamed up to set it on fire.

His father died on the battlefield for the people of the world. When the northern barbarians invaded, the court had no generals available. Pei Zhihe took the initiative to volunteer to go to the border.

Daqing's military was weak, but Ajie held out on her own for several months, allowing the people in the city to be safely evacuated. She fought a desperate battle and was captured.

He was tortured before his death, but he was so strong that he refused to bow or kneel no matter how the enemy tortured him. His legs were broken while he was still alive, and his head was cut off and hung on the enemy's city gate.

The Pei family protected the people of Daqing for generations, but in the end they were burdened with infamy and died a miserable death.

His maternal grandfather, Lord Yan, cared about the country and the people, reduced taxes to redress the grievances of the people, was loyal, righteous and honest, and used all his salary to support students.

But when he was framed, no one remembered his good deeds, and even the students he had cultivated wanted to step on him.

When he was beheaded in public, rotten vegetable leaves were thrown around the road, and his fame was lost in the constant criticism.

During those dark days, he could hear the street storytellers insulting and making up stories about his sister.

I can hear the people cursing the Pei family for collaborating with the enemy and selling out their country, which has led to their current poverty.

They used the dirtiest and most obscene words to describe his sister, and just thinking about it made him want to kill everyone in the world.

Now Pei Zhiyan wanted to let these ignorant people see what those so-called ministers of integrity could do for them and what kind of emperor they relied on.

Who is the loyal and righteous person who is loyal to the emperor, patriotic and protects the world?

Allowing these people to survive is the greatest tolerance we can show them.

They deserve to experience this kind of repressed hatred but helpless suffocation.

There were few pedestrians on the deserted road on the outskirts of the city, and Pei Zhiyan's team met up with the children.

The maple leaves in the suburbs were as red as fire. Yuanyuan watched her old father riding a horse and opened her hands, eager to try riding a horse as well.

Pei Zhiyan picked her up and sat her on the horse's back. The little girl was a little scared at first and held the white horse's mane tightly with her little hands. After she got used to it, she wanted to grab the reins in his hand.

It takes ten days to walk from the capital to Lizhou, and the road is all mountainous before reaching the next post station.

At night, the soldiers camped in the suburbs to rest and built a bonfire in the open space in the middle.

Yuanyuan sat on a rock and munched on some dry food. She had only eaten the pastries she brought from the palace during the day, and she felt a little thirsty after eating too much.

Those things can only be eaten as snacks. You still need to eat something hot for all three meals.

The original enthusiasm for going on a long journey disappeared without a trace, and the little hand was holding a dry steamed bun.

"Can't eat?"

Pei Zhiyan noticed that she was not in a good mood. The food was not bad for him. The food during marches and battles was worse. It was just that the child was still young and could not adapt to it.

"I want to eat something hot, Daddy. I want to drink porridge."

Yuanyuan leaned her head on his knees and spoke in a weak voice. She drank a lot of water but still couldn't swallow the dry buns.

The soldiers around lowered their heads and dared not say a word. They had all traveled with the Lord Seal-holder before, and anyone who dared to complain and disrupt the morale of the army would be punished by military law.

"..."

Pei Zhiyan put down the steamed bun in his hand without saying a word, smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes, stood up and left.

The others looked at each other and stared at the child. After a while, a young soldier spoke.

"Take the children and have some rest. It looks like Pei Zhangyin is angry."

"how come?"

Xiao Fuzi didn't think so. Even if the Master was angry, he couldn't bear to hit the child.

"I'll tell you in secret. Two years ago, I followed Pei Zhangyin to suppress bandits. Halfway through, a soldier complained of being tired and wanted to quit. He was beaten so hard that he had to lie down for five days before he could move."

Although Pei Zhangyin is a eunuch, he still has the blood of the Pei family in his body and has a rare talent in leading troops in battle.

The army he led had strict military discipline, and each of them was a tough man with no cowards.

The coward was beaten half to death by him...

"You're overthinking it. The Master Seal couldn't bear to hit our girl. Maybe he went to get food for her."

Xiao Fuzi smiled proudly. He was a leader, but the children were not his soldiers.

"I think you are dreaming..."

The young soldiers snorted. These rough guys were usually in the horse farm or military camp, and had no idea what was going on in the palace.

"If you don't believe me, let's make a bet?"

"Who wants to bet with you? Isn't it boring?"

"I think you just don't dare!"

"..."

Yuanyuan listened to their bickering, picked up the cold steamed bun and took another bite. It really had no taste at all. It would have been better if there were some pickles.

"Girl, eat a little more. I'll buy some more food to take with me when we get to the post station."

Caizhi had never experienced such a journey before, and she neglected to consider the food carefully.

Pei Zhiyan was gone for half an hour when he heard the howling of wild wolves coming from the deep mountains.

A figure gradually became clear in the darkness. His robe was stained with blood. He was holding a few hares in his hands and dragging two fat gray wolves.

"Prepare these and roast them, and put some porridge in the copper pot so that the soldiers can have something hot to eat."

Pei Zhiyan dropped the prey in his hand and went to the carriage to change his clothes.

I originally thought that since today was the first day, I would just eat some dry food to get through it.

But the child could not endure such hardship, and it was not easy to give him special treatment with so many soldiers watching him.

My father once said that when we go to war, we should share the joys and sorrows. So since we are going to eat meat, let's eat it together.

The brothers who have followed him through thick and thin will never be treated unfairly.

This is also the reason why even though people all over the world curse him, there are still soldiers willing to follow him.

"..."

"..."

The soldiers were all a little confused. After a long while, someone went to pick up the rabbit and skin it. They never thought that one day they would be able to eat the prey hunted by Pei Zhangyin himself.

"Let me tell you! You are all thanks to our girl."

Xiao Fuzi became more and more proud. Caizhi, who was standing beside him, pushed his shoulder and whispered to him to stop showing off.