Rice bug

It is said that Lin Dong and Ye Qingshan headed straight towards Chang'an. After the road started to go smoothly, the two changed to a new carriage and accelerated the speed again.

But no matter how fast it is, it will take several months to arrive in Chang'an. During this period, Ye Qingshan couldn't help fighting against the injustice again, which made Lin Dong see the current situation of Datang from a different angle.

There were many innocent people who were oppressed along the way, and all of them complained, some against the emperor, some against the current ministers of the third department, and some against Haotian and Li Sheng.

Lin Dong was chewing an eggplant cake, lying on the window and looking out. There were also many people who had taken refuge near the battlefield. A large group of people were displaced and had nowhere to settle down.

Ye Qingshan sighed as he drove the carriage, "I just can't figure it out, why are they both raised by their father's biological parents, and they are all human beings, but people always want to hurt each other? Why are those who are officials just not willing to think for the common people?" What do you think? What is the use of them doing this?"

Lin Dong nodded, "It's insightful, but it's useless."

Ye Qingshan pouted, "Then why don't you tell me?"

Lin Dong withdrew his head from the window, opened the curtain, and sat next to Ye Qingshan.He looked around and stretched out his finger, "Look at that man, he is dressed in rags and the soles of his feet are rotten. He must have been begging all the way here."

Ye Qingshan looked in the direction he pointed, and was about to nod, but saw the man sneaking behind a woman, reaching into the woman's back basket, and stole two heads of green vegetables.

The carriage just passed by the man, even if Ye Qingshan wanted to stop it, he couldn't stop it.Lin Dong asked him to look at the other side again, "Look, this man is still with a child, and his situation is similar to that of the man just now."

Ye Qingshan turned his head to look, and saw the man with the child huddled in a corner of a tea shed eating dry steamed buns, and there was a small bamboo basket in front of the man, which was full of handmade things.

"Even in the same situation, people have different attitudes towards things. Even if some people starve to death, they still have to fight and rely on their conscience. Do you think the woman who was stolen just now will be better? Maybe she There is a big family, old and young, and maybe they can only afford two heads of green vegetables for two dollars. But some people, even if they only suffer a little bit of hardship, can find countless reasons for themselves, dragging their feet and violating their conscience. and morality."

Lin Dong asked Ye Qingshan to stop the car, went down and bought some woven grasshoppers in front of the person with the children, and when he got in the car and left, Ye Qingshan seemed to have realized a lot.

"People are different from each other." Lin Dong played with the grasshopper, dangling his legs, and said, "The same is true for poor people, let alone those in high positions. This has nothing to do with status, it has nothing to do with people's hearts."

"Then... when the emperor selects officials, he should look at his character."

"How can you tell? If he can pretend for a while, the emperor can always guard? The world is so big, some people want to do something good, but others can't tolerate it, and if they can't tolerate it, he can't do it, otherwise It's death."

"It's as if it has nothing to do with the emperor..." Ye Qingshan disagreed, "No matter how big the world is, it's not him who decides."

"Yeah...he makes the decision." Lin Dong frowned. These days, he often showed such an expression when he was thinking about something.

Ye Qingshan couldn't help but said: "What are you bothering about? Your appetite has become a little bit smaller these days."

"Hmm..." Lin Dong shook the grasshopper's tentacles, "Think about something."

"What's the matter? Can I help?"

"No...don't get involved in this matter." Lin Dong raised his head and said, "When you get to Chang'an, you go to worship your master. His name is Shi Chengjie...ah, I don't know if he and Brother Nanhai have come back."

"Where did they go?"

"Youzhou." Lin Dong thought for a while, "I should be back, it's not very far there, and it's not as difficult as the south road..."

"That won't work." Ye Qingshan shook his head, "I promised Brother Feilong to protect you, how can I just leave, I have to wait for Brother Feilong to find you before my merits and virtues are complete."

Lin Dong leaned back, seemed a little tired, closed his eyes, and said, "Could it be that there is no king in the world... Is there really nowhere to escape?"

"what?"

Lin Dong shook his head, "You're right. There have been officials who have not acted in all dynasties, but it is the emperor's responsibility to let them go. But what does the emperor want to do, how can we, the common people, count? Life or death... But today's word..."

Ye Qingshan became more and more confused the more he listened, "What are you talking about? What's wrong with the emperor?"

"...It's nothing." Lin Dong closed the curtain of the car and went back into the car.

The two walked all the way, listening to the news of the people around them.

When we got close to Chang'an, we heard that Haotian and Li Sheng were in conflict, and the Son of Heaven hadn't been to court for many days.

Entering Chang'an Gate, the prosperity and atmosphere are unmatched by other places.Although it is not a road paved with gold, the streets and shops on both sides are large and magnificent, with angled corners and cornices, and official roads extending in all directions.An ordinary carriage on the official road looks several times more magnificent.

The people here speak in an official tone, with a final accent, and a sense of pride that is not found in other places.It is a taste unique to Chang'an.

There is an imperial temple in the middle of the mountain, and the incense is in full bloom. The clouds and mists seem to fall on the top of Chang'an City, smoky, with a sense of compassion in the bones, and a sense of loneliness like looking at the dust.

A few small carriages wandered past Lin Dong and the others, the women in the restaurant were laughing with silver bells, and there were blond and blue-eyed foreigners on the street.

A large group of people surrounded the front, cheering and making noise from time to time.Ye Qingshan stopped the car slowly, and the two looked curiously. It turned out to be a group of big men playing posture. One took a sledgehammer and slammed it on the ground. There is also a piece on the chest.

The people around were amazed, and the bah bai who was holding the sledgehammer spat twice into the palm of his hand, raised it up and tried it, yelled, and smashed it down.

"Wow!"

People around screamed, and saw that the stone slab was broken in two, and the people below sat up unharmed.

There was a ping-pong sound of falling money into the copper plate, and the head of the class was all smiles.Ye Qingshan smacked his lips and was about to continue driving when he saw another person appearing in the middle.

"Come and take a look! The new handsome boy from our team is proficient in all eighteen martial arts. Anyone who wants to come up to practice in the arena? If you lose, you will pay ten!"

"What? Pay ten?"

"Is this class leader crazy?"

The onlookers started booing, and saw a boy in a yellow shirt walking on a small platform.Hugging his hands to his chest, his eyes contemptuous of everyone, his brows slightly raised, that's called arrogance.

When Ye Qingshan saw the man clearly, he exclaimed, "Brother?!"

He also heard the voice at the other end, looked for it, and saw Ye Qingshan at a glance, his eyes were as wide as copper bells, he jumped over the crowd with a light kung fu, which attracted applause, but he didn't care, and only landed on Ye Qing In front of the shirt, he pulled up the front of the shirt and slapped his mouth first.

Ye Qingshan's eyes turned red, "Brother!"

Ye Batian said angrily: "Where did you die? Do you know that your second brother is looking for you like crazy!"

Ye Qingshan lost the rein and ran down, hugging his elder brother, crying loudly before he could answer.

This scene was unexpected, the class leader was dumbfounded, and pushed away from the crowd, "This... oh my god, is this?"

"This is my younger brother." Ye Batian patted Ye Qingshan's back, his eyes were also a little red.

The class leader was stunned for a long time, looking at the two of them.

Ye Batian has a baby face, so he looks like a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old. In fact, he is about the same age as Zang Feilong and the others. Ye Qingshan is a real boy, about the same age as Lin Dong. Wake up... brother?dear?Not sworn?

Lin Dong saw that it was not good for them to be stuck on the street, so he advised: "Let's find another place to catch up on the old days, it will be a long story."

Ye Batian nodded, turned to the head teacher and said, "I'm going back today."

"Don't!" The class leader turned his head and pointed at the people behind him, "It's all bets!"

"My brother is here, let's talk about the rest later!" Ye Batian took out a heavy treasure from his body and threw it at the class leader, "Take it to pay for it."

The head teacher made a bitter face, "Xiao Tian, ​​it's wrong for you to be so willful, what we said back then..."

Before he finished speaking, a few people came from the other end, the leader was a man who looked like a housekeeper, he saw Ye Batian from a distance, walked over and said, "Master Ye, the master is looking for you."

"Let's go back now." Ye Batian pulled Ye Qingshan, "This is my younger brother, this one over here is my old friend, who also knows your master."

The butler was a little surprised. He looked at Lin Dong and nodded, "Please."

On one side, someone was sent back to report first.

Ye Qingshan drove the carriage, and Ye Batian sat beside him to guide the way.

The carriage turned around the intersection ahead, went along the river to the right, went around a small bridge, and came to a place shaded by willow trees, where there was a big house.

This kind of mansion should not be uncommon in Chang'an, but Lin Dong can still see at a glance that he is different from other places.

The one squatting at the door is not a lion, it looks like a unicorn, and there is a plaque on the red lacquered gate with the words "General's Mansion" written on it.The house is grandly designed, with upturned corners and upturned eaves, the blue tiles on the top are shining with sunlight, and there are several animal-shaped sculptures sitting on the ridge of the roof. From this point of view, it looks like a royal ostentation.

The three got out of the carriage, and the butler asked the porter to lead the carriage to the back.

How many people enter from the main entrance, and there are countless servants and maids along the way. The inner courtyard is surrounded by courtyards, and there are countless small doors and side doors. Some people sang songs, with a melodious voice like a yellow oriole, and the whole mansion was filled with a faint fragrance of flowers.

"Where is this place?" Ye Qingshan looked curiously, "Brother, when did you meet such a handsome man?"

Ye Batian was still a little dissatisfied, and turned to look at Lin Dong, "You also know this person."

Lin Dong had already thought about it, but he was still a little surprised, "Although he doesn't look like a mortal, but..."

"He is the legendary General Li who died." Ye Batian clicked his tongue, "Ji Le is a lie. His real name is Li, and his name is Mu."

"I didn't mean to deceive people." A male voice suddenly sounded from in front of the group of people. Lin Dong raised his eyes and saw Ji Le, no, it was Li Mu, walking steadily in a fine attire.

The author has something to say: After cleaning the house all day, I am exhausted..._(:з」∠)_Wenwen is a little late, sorry qaq

Character reminder:

Ji Le: She was injured and rescued by Ye Batian, and stayed at Zhang Zijian's house with Lin Dong and Zang Feilong.Later, he and Ye Batian went back to Chang'an first.