My country, you can pinch it

As Xiaotuanzi expected, Gao Xueli's attention was entirely on the spitting little official in front of the notice board. This person spoke in an easy-to-understand manner, and could explain the regulations in the immunity law one by one in a simple way, and even draw inferences about other cases from one instance.

"Paying money and working hard is related to everyone. No one's money comes from strong winds, and no one's strength can be wasted, so listen carefully. In case the little official who came to collect money one day wants to drink more wine at night, It's five cents a day's service money, but it's an extra cent and a half, what should the villagers do?"

Someone below immediately said: "Report!"

"Yes, it's a report! Whoever answered just now went to the side to get a bun."

The man who was ordered immediately became happy, squeezed out of the crowd and ran to the nearby tea room, took a steaming steamed bun from the store, took a big bite, puffed up his cheeks, and the eyes of the surroundings were hot, and they rushed to the restaurant. All eyes turned to the little official who asked the question.

"Brother, ask quickly, ask quickly."

"Mom, I want to eat buns too."

The crowd kept urging.

"Don't worry, don't worry." The official raised his hand to press down unhurriedly, and then said, "After the report is made, someone will investigate the matter. What will happen after verification?"

"Exemption from service money!"

"Five times the reward!"

The crowd scrambled to answer, the little official's eyes lit up, and he laughed loudly, "You two are the fastest, but the answers are only complete if you put them together, what should I do?"

An old lady gave the young man next to her an angry look, "Why, do you still want to share a steamed stuffed bun with my old lady?"

The young man waved his hands again and again, "You can eat."

"Haha..." There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

"Okay, everyone, let's do this today, please hurry up tomorrow. Please go back and tell your family members. It's best to go to various places to listen to it yourself. The immunity law is closely related to you, so you know it well. , Once you start, you won’t panic. Of course, after listening to so much, if you feel that there is something unreasonable, you are welcome to leave your comments. Once adopted, it will be a reward of ten taels of silver.”

"so much?"

"Hey, if you think it's too much, please give me some good advice. This immunization law will be implemented next month."

Advice is so easy to give, the crowd quickly dispersed.

Gao Xueli nodded as he listened, and then said to Shang Jinling: "Lingling, I used to think that it was not good to seek the people with benefits, but now it seems that the people don't care about the new law at all, even if it is closely related to them, it is true Flock here for a few steamed buns."

Liu Ke said from the side: "Under Lu Wanshan's tyrannical government before, they could still bear it. This time, if the king directly implements the new law without informing them, it will be the same. Even if they have resentment in private, they dare not resist. With them He said, as long as they don't even have food to eat, they will be obedient if they have a way to survive."

"However, His Highness still followed the method I mentioned casually, even if he used this petty profit to attract the attention of the crowd." Shang Jinling said.

Liu Ke listened to the bustle coming from the market, twitched the corners of his mouth and said: "I don't want a bunch of foolish people who are obedient, and the New Deal is not the exemption method. There are still a series of waiting for them. If you have a problem and don't talk about it, is it possible that the accumulated resentment will explode in one go?"

His gaze carried the indifference of a superior, but also contained a trace of pity, "I don't need to whitewash the peace to gain political achievements. As long as they live well, they are the king's greatest reliance."

It's the same New Deal, one is full of anger and resentment, and can only be carried out under heavy pressure, while the other is cheered and loved, and the whole people participate in joint improvement. The comparison between the two is enough to make people look sideways.

Shang Jinling nodded with a smile. If the surly and disobedient Seventh Prince in the capital was just a cynical boy who was unable to change, but he has grown up rapidly after experiencing the suffering of refugees in Lijing, and he understands the true mission of being a ruler.

But these indifferent words caused shockwaves in Gao Xueli's heart. He suddenly understood that even though Shang Jinling knew King Ning's thoughts for him, he was still unwilling to stay away. No one with ideals and ambitions would abandon such a monarch.

After a while of silence, Shang Jinling looked at Gao Xueli, "Brother-in-law, it's already gone, we're going to go to the market, are you going?"

At this moment, the little official who explained just now is drinking water to moisten his throat in the nearby teahouse, and by the way, settle the bun money distributed today with the store. This is not a day or two. , handed over a pot of tea and a plate of buns.

The little official was surprised, and was about to give money again, only to hear the girl in the store smile heartily, "Please, no money."

The thought was very frank, the little official blushed, but sat down happily and continued to eat, watching the girl busy entertaining others.

Seeing this, Gao Xueli smiled and said: "You and your highness go down, I will talk to this little brother, don't worry about me."

As he spoke, he walked towards the little official.

Shang Jinling felt helpless when he heard the words, and said to the guards of the Shang family who stayed behind: "You stay and protect the second uncle, I will go first."

One of the guards looked at Shang Jinling hesitantly, "Young master, then you..."

"The king is here, why, are you afraid of losing your young master?" Liu Ke was waiting for this opportunity, so naturally he hoped that the less people would follow him, the better.

"Don't worry, King Ning will protect me well." Shang Jinling said.

"OK then."

In the end, only Changkong followed Shang Jinling.

Although he was traveling with his family, the result seemed to be no different from a date alone. Liu Ke looked at Shang Jinling who was walking beside him, and couldn't help feeling elated.

Even Luo Yun and Xiaotuanzi who were following behind were in a delicate mood, Luo Yun said: "I think we will be dismissed soon."

Now Xiaotuanzi can't wait to sew up this guy's mouth, "You don't need to tell me, I can see it too!"

Although Shang Jinling is an adult at heart, he is also very interested in this kind of lively market.

As soon as you enter, you can smell a tangy aroma of meat at the entrance, as if your five senses of the whole body are instantly opened, as if you can feel the crispy and tender taste of fried oil when you sniff your nose.

He stopped for a moment, looked towards the corner of the street, and his eyes were as bright as Shang Yangyang's.

Liu Ke asked, "Can I eat it, Lingling?"

He still remembered how pitiful Shang Jinling was when he went to the barbarian's banquet and could only eat clear soup and porridge.

Shang Jinling's eyes were burning, and he whispered, "I'll just eat a little, okay?" He stretched out his hand, his thin white fingers were shining, and he opened a small gap between his fingers.

The expectant eyes, full of longing but restrained, almost melted Liu Ke's heart, and turned around and shouted: "Tuanzi."

Xiaotuanzi let out a hey, and then elbowed Luo Yun.

Luo Yun looked at him wonderingly: "Why?"

"You go buy it."

"Why, His Highness called you." Luo Yun said bluntly.

Xiaotuanzi said confidently, "I have to serve you personally."

"Why do you need to serve me personally now? I can't wait to do it myself if I don't see His Highness?"

Xiaotuanzi: "..." This guy actually became smarter, he took a deep breath, and finally went, but before leaving, he said angrily, "Why don't you bring more people to protect His Highness?"

Luo Yundao: "I brought it, but His Highness ordered to protect it secretly."

Xiaotuanzi felt that Liu Ke must have pushed him away on purpose, because the stall for roasting lamb legs was only a little big, but the business was surprisingly good. It's not easy to jump in line by virtue of your identity.

And here, Liu Ke cleared his throat and said: "It seems that it will take a long time, Ling Ling, we might as well go forward, he will naturally follow when he buys it."

Shang Jinling didn't object, took a look at Liu Ke, and followed the flow of people into the market.

Liu Ke took a slow step, turned his head and gave Luo Yun a cold look. As soon as the latter raised his heel, he put it down involuntarily, and even grabbed the sky on the other side with a sincere heart, "Let's slow down!" step."

"No, Madam told me not to stay too far away from the young master." Changkong struggled, but he didn't move away.

Luo Yun rolled his eyes at him, "Your young master is not stupid, could he not see it? Our Highness is not a person who has no sense of propriety, which means that we really have important matters to discuss." It's nothing more than a name for continuing to play, to get closer .

For Luo Yun to be the commander of the guards, even if he is straightforward, he is limited, and he should have a lot of winks.

Changkong paused for a moment, seeing that Shang Jinling didn't look back, but walked forward talking and laughing with Liu Ke, after some hesitation, he followed Luo Yun one step behind.

Although Shang Jinling didn't go out of the gate in this life, he hadn't seen any novelty in his previous life, and the market was lively, but that was all, there was nothing particularly attractive to him.

And Liu Ke, as the prince, naturally didn't like these rough things placed on the street stalls. The two of them just chatted and walked around casually, trying to make a fuss in the world.

In the northwest border, the folk customs are open, and there are many young men and women who come out to the market together, and couples walk past, carefree and full of joy, which makes Liu Ke envious.

But he is very satisfied with this opportunity today.

Suddenly Shang Jinling said, "There is a question I've always wanted to ask."

Liu Ke looked away from those men and women, "What?"

"I believe that even if people in the city don't care about the immunity law being publicized in the streets and alleys like this, they will be aware of it. But what about the people outside the city, and the farmers in the countryside who rarely go to the city to go to the market? It is the subject of corvee."

With the passing of the cold disaster, farming has gradually resumed. Even the refugees who followed Liu Ke into the city, after overcoming the hardships of hunger and cold, many have returned to their hometowns and continued to live.

Liu Ke said: "Brother is also thinking about this issue. I planned to follow the precedent and invite the village leaders or village chiefs to come to the city to listen to the lecture, but this way, it is not what you said in the letter. Everyone knows. In addition, Zhao Bufan is ordering people to count the number of service households and household grades, and it is not possible to avoid people making false reports, so it is best to go door-to-door to check, but this manpower seems to be insufficient, and time is also tight."

Shang Jinling didn't answer directly, but just asked: "Where are the people from Master Wang?"

"According to Uncle Yun, it should be this month."

"So fast, with this calculation, Master Wang sent someone here almost as soon as he received the letter."

Liu Ke nodded: "I don't know him well, and I've never met him. But Uncle Yun said that once a decision was made, my grandfather would not hesitate. It is not an ordinary person to leave with my uncle's body. So as soon as my letter arrives, he will either send someone over immediately, or give up on me completely."

And as the only chess piece for revenge, Master Wang will not give up on Liu Ke no matter what.

Shang Jinling smiled and said, "Mr. Yun Luo seems to know Master Wang very well."

Liu Ke sighed softly: "My grandfather watched him grow up, Zeng and Jin can be considered as close as nephews."

"Nephew?" Shang Jinling suddenly felt strange, "Mr. Ke Yun's age..." It seems that he is no younger than Xilinghou.

"Lingling, don't listen to Uncle Yun calling himself an old man, he is actually not even fifty." Liu Ke explained, "It is because of the inhuman ordeal that he suffered in the early years that he became like this, even if the old man is in front of him, I don't even recognize him."

That's why he was able to stay by Liu Ke's side all these years.

Shang Jinling was stunned, and then apologized: "I'm sorry..."

"Uncle didn't mind a long time ago. Before I met you, he was the only one who was sincere to me. Compared with the emperor, he is more like a father."

Liu Ke had this dream more than once. If Miss Wang had not entered the palace back then, but had a good relationship with Zhuangyuan Yun, would he be a little dandy whose father loves his mother now?Every time he had this dream, he felt it was very beautiful, but when he woke up, it was only cold.

Mentioning this, Liu Ke was in a daze for a moment, but when he came back to his senses, he found that there was a yellow sugar figure in front of him, a naive pig.

"There's nothing I want to buy. I see that the old man's candy figurines are made to life. Your Highness, try it." Shang Jinling held a candy stick in his hand and brought it to Liu Ke's mouth, while he was licking a rabbit-like candy. , said with a smile, "very sweet."

"Lingling, when did you go to buy it?" Liu Ke asked in his heart, did it take so long for him to be distracted?

Shang Jinling raised his chin behind him, and when he turned his head, Luo Yun spat out a tiger from his mouth and raised his hand, while Chang Kong gnawed on a dog with relish, both of them had the same innocent expression.

"Don't you want to eat it? It's quite sweet." Shang Jinling held up the sugar figurine and smiled with crooked eyebrows.

Eat, of course!However, just as he was opening his mouth, Liu Ke glanced lightly and landed on Shang Jinling's other hand, which was a little rabbit.

Somehow, he blurted out: "I want to eat rabbit."

Hearing this, Shang Jinling suddenly opened his eyes, and Luo Yun bit the sugar figure in his mouth abruptly, and even Xiaotuanzi, who had finally found the guard's instructions and ran over with the hot leg of lamb, also Almost staggered and fell to the ground.

For a moment, the surrounding noise seemed to fade away.

In such a stagnant atmosphere, Liu Ke suddenly realized what he said was a tiger and a wolf, and quickly explained: "Brother, there is no other meaning, I mean the candy rabbit in your hand, it looks more delicious."

The more this is explained the more confusing it seems.

Shang Jinling looked at his rabbit, licked the corner of his lips, and couldn't help saying, "I've licked it."

"It's okay, and I don't mind." As soon as the words came out, Liu Ke wanted to slap himself, and then find a crack in the ground to sneak in. Can he think before speaking, he has no face to face people!

Xiaotuanzi: "..."

Luo Yun: "..."

Chang Kong: "..."

Shang Jinling showed hesitation. It seemed that it was okay for men to share food with each other, but knowing Liu Ke's thoughts, he just... but if he refused, it seemed that he was too deliberate and caused a estrangement between them.

While Shang Jinling was hesitating, Liu Ke didn't make things difficult for him in the end, "Lingling, I'll just say it casually, don't take it seriously..."

"Then give it to you." Before Liu Ke finished speaking, the naive pig in front of him was replaced by a cute and exquisite rabbit. Liu Ke stared at Shang Jinling blankly, only to see the latter smiled and said, "One It’s just a rabbit, if His Highness likes it, let’s exchange it.”

As he spoke, he stuffed the candy stick into Liu Ke's hand, and Shang Jinling held the pig and licked it repeatedly, watching the old people's hands in the distance draw exquisite and lovely patterns one after another.

Holding the candy stick, Liu Ke raised his head slowly. It was as if a piece of fireworks exploded in his mind, making it difficult to calm down for a long time.

He couldn't help but imitate Shang Jinling's way and licked it lightly. It was really sweet, so sweet that it touched his heart. He looked at Shang Jinling who seemed nothing had happened, and the smile on the corner of his mouth curled up into a crescent moon.

Lingling, that's great.

"Your Highness, do you still eat this leg of lamb?" Xiaotuanzi asked softly.

The smell of meat spread, Shang Jinling sniffed, and couldn't hold back the greed and said: "Eat, let's find a place to rest, I'm tired from walking."