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This was Song Li's first time leaving the village.

It was not yet bright when we left, and the drizzle was falling between the sky and the earth, making everything look hazy and cold.

He got up early in the morning, packed up and had breakfast, and then said goodbye to Granny Li, and headed to the county town. On the way, Song Li was still in a coma, and he didn't quite understand why he always Such drowsiness, presumably, can only be related to his lethargy at a young age!

Because it was raining, they entered the county seat by boat. Early in the morning, a black-covered boat was already waiting there, and there were already several people on it who were about to enter the city. Dong Wu carried Song Li with an umbrella and a suitcase. In the past, the people inside greeted him.

After entering the boat, Song Li sat beside Dong Wu, and after greeting a group of people, he hid beside Dong Wu and dozed off quietly. She stretched her arms around his body to make him sleep more comfortably, and Song Li dozed off with peace of mind.

The other passengers present would only think that the young couple had a good relationship, so they talked to each other, and they didn't make fun of their stickiness.

After waiting for the two of them to board the boat again, the boatman yelled and set off.

Song Li woke up halfway, looking at the fine and dense drizzle outside the black awning boat, and the world covered by this drizzle. In front of him was a woman in her 40s and [-]s, wearing a coir raincoat and a hat, Her husband was at the helm at the stern, and the rain fell into the river, splashing a little bit of small ripples, turning into a circle, and then fainting and disappearing.

As the boat moved forward, one could see ripples on the clear water in the river being drawn by the boat.

The boat swims in the middle of the river, and the green hills and fields on both sides of the river slowly recede. In the drizzle, everything is contained in the warmth and moisture.

It takes more than half an hour for the boat to arrive, that is, more than an hour. The people on the boat gossip and gossip about the outside world.

One of them was out on a business trip. He had just returned from the capital city and was going to Yunzhou city again. He had been talking loudly, and the people in the boat listened with great interest to what he had said.

From time to time, he would look at Song Li a few more times, as if he wanted to get his attention. Song Li didn't notice his gaze at all, but now he had to notice it. Seeing Song Li looking over, the man spoke louder After a while, Dong Wu naturally found out that someone wanted to hook up with his wife, so he lowered his head and asked Song Li in a low voice, "Is it cold, let's put on some more clothes!"

Dong Wu sat on the outside, blocking the wind that might blow on Song Li. Song Li was naturally not cold, so he replied, "It's not cold, don't bother to find clothes to come out."

But Dong Wu insisted on opening the box and took one of his long gowns out to cover Song Li. Song Li leaned against Dong Wu, covered so that only his eyes were outside, but it was indeed warmer all of a sudden. He leaned on Dong Wu contentedly, and also heard the man tell anecdotes about the capital.

"Shangshu, Wei Qinglian, and Lord Wei came out of our Yunzhou mansion. You know Shangshu, the official under the prime minister belongs to Shangshu is the biggest, and the prime minister is under one person and above ten thousand, only a little shorter than the emperor, Shangshu It's only a bit shorter than the prime minister..."

As soon as the man said this, someone laughed and said, "Then what about the emperor's wife, the empress?"

The sky is high and the emperor is far away. In fact, everyone is not particularly scrupulous about what they say. Compared with talking about the Shangshu who went out of Yunzhou Mansion, everyone wants to hear gossip in the emperor's backyard.

"Hey, you don't know this! The emperor doesn't have a wife right now. Where did the empress come from?" the man explained.

"There is no queen, there are other concubines. Who is not a concubine's room is more pleasing, and the wind blows more on the pillow."

"This can't be said like this. So far, the current emperor has had any scandalous things caused by women. Tell me, where have you heard about it. What happened to Empress Wu's house by the emperor and Di'er back then It's because a little brother-in-law committed a crime, and even the empress was sent to the cold palace. After only three years, Empress Wu died of illness, and there will be no empress after that. Everyone understands that the emperor must be jealous of Empress Wu's family. The power of the emperor was deliberately punished. With the matter of Empress Wu, which empress will be able to come up later, the emperor is not a person who listens to the wind, otherwise it would really be such a peaceful and prosperous world now. "

What this person said made sense, and Song Li couldn't help but look at him twice, so he spoke more vigorously as if encouraged.

"I still want to talk about Mr. Wei. He is quite famous in this Yunzhou Prefecture. He has just passed his sixtieth birthday this year, and he has been named by him in his whole life. When he was the first emperor, our Yunzhou Prefecture issued a After entering Dashui, he sold the valuables at home, even the golden hairpin on his wife's head, before he became a high-ranking official like Shangshu, to raise money to help our Yunzhou government, and then wore patched clothes In the court, the first emperor saw it, but gave him great praise. As far as this matter is concerned, everyone has to obey. Who is his wife? She is the sister of the dead Empress Wu. It's just a concubine, when the emperor dealt with the affairs of Empress Wu's family, Lord Wei was not affected at all, and he was an official. Everyone thought it was because the emperor wanted him to be upright and honest, and to serve the people wholeheartedly..."

Everyone nodded to show their understanding, but this person immediately turned around and said, "That's wrong. Who is the emperor, one thing can be remembered for a lifetime, just two months ago this year, Mr. Wei's family It was a disaster. It was said that Master Wei’s eldest son had come to inspect the embankment in Yunzhou, and he was sued for corruption. This river defense has always been the most important place for the emperor. Who would dare to be on it? Eating money, it has to be strictly dealt with, Mr. Wei, the eldest son, will be arrested and investigated soon. He saw that he could not escape beheading, so he jumped into the river and killed himself. This time, the whole family was harmed. "

Everyone sighed and said, "Anyone who dares to embezzle will be dealt with severely. He is the son of Shang Shu and should be killed!"

The man also nodded, but continued, "Many people probably know about this corruption case, but the next thing is beyond the reach of ordinary people."

Hearing what he said, everyone pricked up their ears to listen, even Song Li pricked up his ears.

"When such a big thing happened, the emperor will naturally send someone down to investigate carefully. The Shangshu Wei Lord was so angry because of his eldest son that he had a stroke and died within two days. His wife also followed the hanging beam. He committed suicide, leaving only a teenage son in the family. The youngest son knelt in front of the palace gate and cried out for injustice. He was recruited into the palace by the emperor and never came out. Now, the whole Wei family is considered to have fallen and the monkeys are scattered. It is said that Mr. Wei’s The eldest daughter-in-law and her son died of illness on the way back to Beijing from Yunzhou. Her son was a little stupid from birth. He was kidnapped and sold by wicked people because he was good-looking. So far, no one has been found. Tell me, take care A well-established and well-established family collapsed within two months."

Everyone's mood changed following his speech, and Song Li couldn't help feeling that the family was too miserable, and sighed sympathetically.

Everyone else sighed too.

One of them also said, "It's better to be an ordinary person, but there are no such things as those high-ranking officials."

"Now I feel that the Wei family is miserable, and the worst is still below." After the man said this, everyone looked at him again, thinking that there is something worse, and what could be worse than the destruction of the family. .

"It's okay to say that Mr. Wei, who came to inspect the river defense, was really corrupt. Now it's found that there is no corruption. It's a false accusation. Now in the capital, there has been an uproar in the court. Such a loyal family, for the country and the people , and this is how it ended.”

Now everyone really felt even more sympathetic, everyone shook their heads and sighed, and that person also said, "Your Majesty needs to investigate this matter carefully. Considering the affairs of Empress Wu's family back then, and only now came to rectify the Wei family, our emperor is really too deep, hey, it's hard to be a courtier."

"It's better to be an ordinary person. We can't think of those fights. If we let those smart people figure it out a few times, we won't be able to survive."

These words resonated with everyone present.

After he finished his gossip about the Wei family, if he looked out, he could faintly see the county town behind the rain.

Everyone packed up their luggage and prepared to go ashore.

Song Li still leaned against Dong Wu and did not move. Dong Wu looked down at him and asked, "What's wrong?"

Song Li shook his head, "It's nothing, it's just that I feel very uncomfortable."

"Is it chest pain?" Dong Wu became concerned.

Song Li still shook his head and said, "No, it's just very uncomfortable, and I feel panicked."

"Do you want to rub it?" Dong Wu asked.

Song Li buried her face in his chest for a while, and said sullenly, "No, I'm just sad, and I'll be fine in a while. You just let me lean on it."

Song Li didn't know why he felt so sad after hearing this story, but this kind of sadness couldn't be wiped away, it only pressed him so hard that he seemed to be unable to breathe.