Wu Yu

The carriage rolled on the slightly moist soil, leaving deep or shallow marks. The road in this area was unstable, and people also swayed along with it.

Most of the doubts in my heart were solved, but there was still a small part of the unknown, but Xie Lingyu first asked a seemingly insignificant question: "Tell me, are there many such towns?"

Qingqiu Jue closed his eyes, and opened them slightly at this moment: "What kind?"

"Those who are oppressed and unable to resist, those who don't have enough to eat and wear warmly, those who disregard human lives, and the people who live in dire straits."

Qingqiu Jue opened the curtain, there were many animals in the forest, and there were also many of their stumps.

"Flying birds choose trees to live in, and hunters break their wings." Qingqiu Jue closed his eyes again, as if a little tired, "The foundation of the capital is rotten now, so we can only pull out the rotten roots and plant new trees."

Xie Lingyu's heart moved slightly, and he took the initiative to lean over: "So, who are you?"

Qingqiu Jue didn't open his eyes to look at him, but only smiled: "Didn't you guess it?"

"Why does the leader of 'Kill' wear the mask of his subordinates?"

Qingqiu Jue ignored him, his brows and eyes stretched, as if he was very comfortable.

Xie Lingyu didn't care either, he chattered endlessly as if he was talking to himself, but also seemed to be really asking him questions.

"Are you all from His Royal Highness?"

"What happened back then, you told me about it."

"Hey, everyone is an ally now, why are you so stingy?"

Seeing that he was still looking dead, Xie Lingyu also calmed down, and sighed melancholy, but he quickly cheered up and comforted himself that after all he had just joined the gang, it was normal not to hear any news.

He only knew that everything happened very suddenly at that time. It didn't seem like a coincidence, but it seemed to be planned for a long time. Originally, His Highness Chongyan and His Highness Chongmiao's first mother compatriots had a deep relationship. If no one provoked dissension, how could they turn against each other?

He knows the character of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince very well. How could he personally kill His Highness Shigemori who was stationed at the frontier and devoted himself to serving the country?

The death of the first emperor is strange. There was only one heavy slaughter left in the chaotic royal family. His Royal Highness and the Qingqiu family were half of the imperial court. After this fight, now only the Xie family is left to act as the pillars, and the few loyal and bitter Suffering supports this dilapidated "prosperity".

Xie Lingyu breathed out, before he could continue to think wildly, the carriage stopped slowly, he was taken aback, he didn't expect to arrive so soon.

"Thinking about those things is the most useless course of action."

As if he knew what he was thinking.

Qingqiu Jue dropped these words and got out of the carriage very irresponsibly, Xie Lingyu had already gotten used to it, and followed silently.

Unexpectedly, he ran into Military Officer He as soon as he entered He's residence. He stared at the two of them suspiciously, apparently having doubts about why Xie Lingyu was under his nose and didn't know what he was doing.

Xie Lingyu took it easy, patted Qingqiu Jue hard, and explained: "This...an old friend of mine came to Zizhou City for the first time and asked me to show him around, but Xie's official business I can only spare so much time when I am alive, so I have to investigate the case with my lord?"

Military Officer He glanced at Qingqiu Jue half-believingly, but didn't hold on to it, nodded and said: "Then let's go, most of the refugees are resettled in the city, let's go and ask about the situation, just urge it."

Xie Lingyu and Qingqiu Jue looked at each other indiscriminately, and they both saw the word sarcasm in each other's eyes. Qingqiu Jue said goodbye expressionlessly, and did not show any mercy to Military Officer He the whole time.

Military Officer He felt baffled, and gave a cold sneer that he felt neglected. Xie Lingyu just pretended not to pay attention this time, and the two of them were silent all the way. Without Meng Yi, who adjusted the atmosphere, it was really difficult.

Somewhere in the city, there is a place for temporarily housing refugees. It sounds good, but it is actually a big tent-like shed. A group of people are crowded inside, and the locals treat them like raising livestock.

Xie Lingyu watched from a distance a few people dressed as officers and soldiers carrying a cauldron to the door, and the refugees inside seemed to be used to it, lined up one by one, holding worn-out bowls in their hands.

He found that if these people are a family of three, or a person with a child, there is only one bowl.The pot contained porridge with a lot of water, and there was not much rice at all.

The bowl was not very big, and these officers and soldiers only made half a bowl at most. A woman in a family of three couldn't help but begged: "Officer, can you be more accommodating, my child is still young, and there is a man in the family, You... hey!"

The officer and soldier pushed the woman to the ground, cursing and swearing, and the bowl shattered. The man and the child rushed to help, but the woman cried loudly holding the broken pieces of the bowl.

No one will give them a bowl, and they can't even get half a bowl of porridge. How should the three of them live?

But no matter how much she shouted, the officer and soldier ignored her except cursing, and even spat viciously.

The refugees behind couldn't bear to look away.

We used to be people who got along day and night, and greeted each other with a smile when we met in the streets and alleys, but now that we can't even protect ourselves, how can we take care of others?

A young man in the crowd stared at them in a daze, looked at his own bowl, and a look of struggle flashed in his eyes. After a while, he gritted his teeth and finally took a step forward.

And at this moment, a slender jade-like hand stretched out from the sleeve of the plain brocade robe, gently helped the woman up, and patted the child's head along the way.

With a cold face, Xie Lingyu's eyes were as sharp as a sharp sword, and he stabbed at the distressed officers and soldiers: "Is this what you call 'placement'?"

Military Officer He followed closely behind. Seeing that the situation was not right at this moment, he deliberately cleared his throat: "What are you doing, why don't you hurry up and prepare a new bowl?"

This is lightly wanting to expose the matter.

Xie Lingyu sneered, and Military Officer He was startled by the sudden attack. He stepped forward and grabbed the big spoon, stirred it in the gruel twice, and smashed the spoon back: "Just order rice, one person Half a bowl?"

"Is the imperial court harsh on your food, or did you get greedy and put it in your own granary?"

If the court is harsh on food, it will not be a trivial matter.

Several people were sweating profusely when they heard the words, and knelt down at once, completely losing the "prestige" just now: "My lord, atonement, we, we are just gruel givers, and we definitely don't have such great rights... ..."

Xie Lingyu raised his eyebrows, looking very uncomfortable to speak: "Oh... If it's not you, then it's the corruption of your manager?"

A few people are miserable, how should I say this, to refute it is tantamount to saying that it is the court's problem, they are dying?Don't refute it, that's their problem.

That won't work either!

Seeing this, Military Officer He wanted to smooth things over again, but just moved his lips twice before being interrupted again, Xie Lingyu said righteously: "I was sent by His Majesty to supervise the investigation, my surname is Xie, I hope you can change your mind, don't give me the wrong One thing on the surface and another thing on the back, otherwise don’t blame me for being rude.”

He emphasized on "His Majesty sent".

Military Officer He: "..."

This directly blocked his words. He was just an accompanying military officer, and he was officially appointed by His Majesty.

Xie Lingyu usually has a good temper, and asked him to push his nose on his face, but now he was really angry, but he didn't dare to say much, and followed behind in a pretentious manner: "Why, didn't you hear Mr. Xie's words, why don't you hurry up and prepare for it?" Sufficient food?"

Xie Lingyu added in a cold voice: "There are still bowls, all of them will be reissued, and they will be taken from your useless master."

Military officer He agreed with a fierce face: "Did you hear that, why don't you go quickly?"

They didn't dare to refute, and resigned without hesitation.

Xie Lingyu turned back after getting angry, and found that everyone had tears in their eyes and looked at him gratefully. He took a step back uncomfortably, and apologized: "I'm sorry everyone, I'm late."

Everyone shook their heads, with hope in their eyes, and thanked him gratefully.

Xie Lingyu was rarely at a loss. Seeing the woman and the man holding the child and about to kneel down for him, he said, "Thank you for saving my life, my lord. Our family of three will be your cows and horses in the next life..."

Xie Lingyu panicked, and quickly stepped forward to help the three of them up: "You don't have to do this."

Seeing that the woman was about to cry again, Xie Lingyu quickly changed the subject: "I happen to have something to ask for."

"I'm sorry to bother you."