"Don't, don't hit us." An immature and hoarse child's voice sounded.

Xiao Yuansi searched for the source of the sound in the noisy wind, and finally bent down slightly, looked under the altar, a few pairs of big eyes stared at them in horror.

Xiao Yuansi approached half a step, they trembled even more, the space under the altar was narrow, they had nowhere to hide, they could only curl up their bodies tighter to get some comfort.

At this time, the sky outside the door shone in, and what was more eye-catching was their yellow and white complexions, sunken cheeks, and the skin loosely attached to the jawbones.

To describe them, the first thing Xiao Yuansi thought of was a litter of little mice that had just been born without fur, with wrinkled skin, fragile and pitiful screams, without the feeding of the mother mouse, they could only cuddle togetherNest together, die in hunger and cold.

"Your Majesty, look there." Wen Youting pointed to a dark corner.

Xiao Yuansi looked over, and there was only darkness.

But suddenly, the darkness moved, Xiao Yuansi suspected that his eyes were dazzled, rubbed it and looked again, the darkness was not only moving, but also trembling!

A flash of light briefly illuminates the situation in the corner.

Xiao Yuansi couldn't help opening his eyes wide.

The dense black mass squeezed together sticky.

That's human!A real person whose whole body is blackened with mud!

Xiao Yuansi immediately understood what was going on here, and exchanged glances with Wen Youting, both were silent.

After learning that they had no malicious intentions, the people hiding under the altar and in the corner slowly came out.

The little boy who stole his sachet held in his arms a doll that was younger than him. The baby's teeth hadn't grown out yet. Holding a piece of pancake in its two dirty little hands, he tore it vigorously and bit it hard for a long time.Only one layer of the pancake was broken.

He let go, and burst into tears with grievance. The little boy took the pancake from her hand, tore a small piece and put it in her mouth.

"Is she your sister?" Xiao Yuansi asked.

The little boy glanced at him guilty, and turned his head away: "No, her mother died of starvation, and her grandfather was beaten to death when she went out to beg for food. The rest of us saw her pitiful and helped to raise her."

While talking, the little doll finished eating the crumbs, opened her hands to grab the boy, babbled and spit bubbles, she wanted more, the little boy lowered his head to coax her, patted her on the back, and freed aHe broke his hand a little more to feed her.

Xiao Yuansi wanted to give his hand, but he didn't know how to take care of such a small child, so he stretched out his hand halfway and then took it back.

He glanced at these children, all of them were sallow and emaciated, wearing rags he picked up from nowhere, with dirt under their fingernails, so black that they couldn't see their original color, the only thing with light was their eyes, but after a whileIt won't be long before they become as dull as the other grown-ups.

Xiao Yuansi had mixed feelings that he couldn't express.

Isn't it said that the people of the world live and work in peace and contentment?

What's the matter with these people?

Still at the foot of the capital.

"Your Majesty, here are the things." Wen Youting handed over the dirty sachet that had been stepped on.

Xiao Yuansi opened it and checked it, and was surprised to find that there was nothing missing except the leftover pancake.

The little boy noticed the change in his expression, and said timidly: "I didn't take your money."

"Why don't you take it?" Xiao Yuansi asked back.

Before leaving the palace, Xiao Liuzi stuffed several gold ingots into it, even if he didn't recognize the value of the military talisman, he still knew the value of the gold.

"I will be beaten to death." The little boy buried his head very low and said something vaguely.

Xiao Yuansi didn't hear clearly: "What?"

"If you steal money, you will be beaten to death. If you steal some food, you will be interrupted at most."

The sound was very small, but it was like throwing a stone into a calm lake, causing ripples. The people nestled in the corner moved, and imperceptible sighs came from all directions.

In pity for this child, they are also pitying themselves.

They know that they will die sooner or later, instead of struggling to find a glimmer of light, it is better to lie down and wait for death, which can save energy, and the death will not be too uncomfortable.

After a long silence, Xiao Yuansi raised his hand suddenly, the little boy shrank his neck in fright, closed his eyes tightly and dared not move.

The fiery and loud slap in his imagination didn't come down for a long time, a big warm hand covered the top of his head and rubbed it gently.

He opened his eyes in surprise, Xiao Yuansi dragged the gold with the other hand and handed it to him with a smile.

He suddenly raised his head and stared at his round eyes, he couldn't believe that this noble man could speak so peacefully and amiably.

Because from the first time he saw him, he knew that this person was either rich or noble, and he was determined to grab that piece of pancake with the determination that he would be beaten to death.

People like them don’t care how much money beggars rob them. Those are life-saving money for beggars, but for them it’s just a little bit of Xiaohui casually rewarded to their servants. They get angry because they feel that they are being abusedOffended, or offended by a pariah whose status is far lower than their own, this is a great shame for them!It is an unforgivable capital crime!

So beat all these untouchables to death, they all deserve to die, and it doesn't matter if they die.

Originally, the boy was numb to these things, but now, someone was willing to bend down and look at him.

"Take it to buy food, children will not grow tall if they don't have enough to eat."

The little boy looked at Jin Jin and pursed his lips awkwardly. The eyes of other beggars were straightened, but he didn't reach out to take it.

Xiao Yuansi thought he was still afraid, so he comforted him softly: "Don't be afraid, I won't beat you."

He grabbed the little boy's hand and wanted to give it to him directly, but the little boy shook it away forcefully.

Just when Xiao Yuansi was puzzled, he only heard the boy say: "It's useless."

Xiao Yuansi explained: "This is real gold."

"It's useless." The boy repeated it again, looking up at Xiao Yuansi, an unknown depression flashed in his eyes.

"They won't sell us food."

"Why?" Xiao Yuansi didn't understand that doing business would make money or not?

The boy lowered his head again and said sullenly: "We can't even go out on the street. If we go out, we will be beaten by the government, and the merchants are also asked not to sell us anything."

Xiao Yuansi frowned: "Then what do you eat?"

"Nearby people occasionally give some food."

Xiao Yuansi looked down and saw the protruding leather ribs under his body wrapped in rags.

"Is it filling?"

"In the past, when there were many people, there was not enough to eat. Later, many people starved to death, and the rest could barely starve to death."

"It makes no sense!!"

Wen Youting's sudden shout of anger scared the baby in the boy's arms to cry "Wow", and the boy hurried to coax him.

Wen Youting couldn't bear it anymore, at this moment she was surrounded by anger, her fists were clenched and her bones could be heard faintly creaking, she looked at Xiao Yuansi, her eyes were heavy, and she paused word by word: "They are killing people!"

"I know."

"I'm more curious about who made them do this? How dare they?"

Xiao Yuansi's eyes were slightly cold.

He looked at the crying baby, because she had been hungry for too long, she couldn't stop howling after a few times, she was sobbing breathlessly, her eyelids were tiredly closed, her face seemed to be a little paler.

If they hadn't been here today, maybe in a few days, this baby would have ended up like her mother.

Wen Youting suppressed his anger, took a few steps forward, and asked, "Your Majesty, my lord, how should we deal with these beggars?"

"We are not beggars!" The little boy rushed to speak in front of Xiao Yuansi, stiffening his neck stubbornly.

"We all have families, we were tricked into getting here!"

"Tricked?"

Xiao Yuansi immediately squatted down, looked at the little boy at the same level, and asked, "Who lied to you?"

At this moment, the little boy stood up hesitantly, not daring to look into Xiao Yuansi's eyes, and retreated a little bit.

Xiao Yuansi took his arm directly, looked into his eyes, and looked at him as gently as possible: "Don't be afraid, tell me."

"If you say it, you will suffer."

"I won't, no one can threaten me, you can trust me,"

After a long time, under the encouragement of Xiao Yuansi's eyes, the little boy mustered up a little courage and moved his lips.

"You can't go out and talk nonsense, or we will be burned to death by them."

"Um?"

At the feet of the Son of Heaven, who dares to be so arrogant?!

Xiao Yuansi vaguely smelled something abnormal, and looked at Wen Youting, she obviously noticed it too.

"We used to live in Quzhou. There was a flood half a year ago, and our home was washed away. The imperial court sent officials to resettle us. At first, those people were kind and kind. They asked us to go to the capital with him, saying that there was nothing to eat in the capital.Finished white rice, endless Shehuo drama, lit lights everywhere at night, as lively as daytime, we are homeless, we can only follow the government.”

"But when we came here, we found that everything was different from what they described. White rice was not something we could eat. There were no lights on this poor street at night. The night wind was very cold, and many people froze to death. We had no food or clothes., running around for survival every day, maybe we will starve to death tomorrow, and going to the theater is not something we should expect.”

Wen Youting: "Why didn't you report to the officials?"

The boy glanced at her, and said coldly: "Isn't it the government that brought us here and left us to fend for ourselves!"

Wen Youting was stunned for a moment, glanced at Xiao Yuansi and looked away, then turned around silently, but the disappointment and complaint in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

Xiao Yuansi felt that he was blamed for being innocent. The flood in Quzhou happened half a year ago, and he hadn't gotten through it at that time!The disaster caused by the original owner can't be let him bear it!

But he couldn't tell because he was suffering, and on the way back, he was scorned by Wen Youting all the way for nothing.

He had heard about the floods in Quzhou. First, the floods caused thousands of people to be displaced, starving and dying everywhere, causing huge damage.

The second reason is that the officials sent to control the water had a great strategy. Within half a month, they blocked the river that broke the embankment and resettled most of the refugees. They also envied others because of their outstanding achievements in government.

So, the so-called resettling the people within half a month means taking them to the capital and letting them fend for themselves?

It's hard to believe that letting the people die on their own is something that group of civil servants who are loyal and courageous and have worked hard for this country can do!

After all, they knelt in front of the main hall for three days and three nights in order to force him to go to the court to deal with court affairs, and his lips were dry and dry before a drop of water entered.

Xiao Yuansi returned to the palace with his front foot and stepped into the hall, the sound of the system sounded from his back foot.

"Don't doubt, host."

The system voice was cold: "It was one of them who did it."

Xiao Yuansi paused in his footsteps, looked up to the top of his head, and narrowed his eyes.

"What exactly do you want me to know? Can't you just say it?"

System: "What you saw with your own eyes is more convincing than my recounting."

Don't say it, it does make sense.

If the system directly whispered in his ears that the civil servants who are passionate about serving the people are actually smugglers, he would not believe it even if he was beaten to death, and would wonder if the dog system was digging holes for him.

The shock of seeing it with your own eyes cannot be replaced by a few words.

System: "You see, the civil service group is not as clean and clear as you and the world think. They also use their power for personal gain, they also deceive others, and they disregard the lives of the people for the sake of political achievements. What you see is justThe tip of the iceberg, many more people died before today."

"There will be injustice and cruelty under the feet of the emperor."

"Because the most dangerous place is the safest place." Xiao Yuansi laughed at himself: "What's more, I, the emperor, is essentially controlled by their puppet."

System: "It's good that you know."

"I spent a lot of time trying to enlighten you. I distracted the guards for you, showed you the way to ruin the temple, and confused the civil servants. I'm exhausted!"

The old lady of the system talked about its hard work, and she was about to compose a song to praise herself, but Xiao Yuansi interrupted it impatiently.

"What do I do next?"

"Continue to die."

System: "When will you be able to destroy this country, and when will they be liberated."

"The country is subjugated." Xiao Yuansi sighed.

Easy to say.

Xiao Yuansi walked to the window unknowingly, childish laughter accompanied by the refreshing fragrance of flowers blowing into the hall, leaning on the window and looking out, there were a few children around twelve or three in the garden chasing and fighting each other,The maids followed, shouting nervously to be careful.

They are relatives of the royal family, and they wear satin tribute from the south of the Yangtze River. A piece of satin is worth the expenses of ordinary people for several years, but to them, it is just a piece of dispensable clothing that will be thrown away if it gets dirty.

They also have wrinkles at the corners of their eyes, but they are just laugh lines, and the corners of their eyes and brows are full of enviable innocence and happiness. Maybe life in their eyes is where they will play tomorrow, which restaurant they will go to try something new, and what novelties their parents will give them.sample to them.

If you ask them what is survival?They would probably stare at a pair of black and white eyes and shake their heads and say they don't know.

It is not their fault that they are ignorant of the world, nor is it the fault of those refugees who were forced to live by looting.

But... it would be nice if there was a gentler way out, if everyone could be saved.

Xiao Yuansi was thinking about his thoughts, and slowly tightened his grip on the window sill. He is a person who does not reveal his thoughts easily, and even the closest people may not be able to guess what he is thinking.

However, the system can detect that under the calm sea surface, the turbulent vortex is circling and gathering, and the chaotic wind is howling.

"Why."

"Host, you can't save everyone."

"This country has gone through the ninth century for three hundred years, accumulated three hundred years of old diseases, and countless wriggling moths have grown up in invisible places, some of which are relatives of high-ranking officials.The shady place where these moths grow, the core of the tree has been gnawed by them long ago, and it stinks, and this big tree is only left with a brilliant skin."

"If you look forward and backward because of a soft heart, it is actually a disguised form of cruelty to those who live in dire straits."

Xiao Yuansi looked into the distance, his eyes were out of focus, as if he was in a trance.

The sun sinks into the top of the mountain at some point, and the cool night breeze pours into the wide dark dragon robe. The world is covered by a dark curtain. The person standing by the window is silent and lets a pair of invisible hands pull him into the blackinside.

The palace suddenly became very quiet.

After a long time, there was a cold voice—"Understood."

———

"Your Majesty! It's bad!—"

Early this morning, Xiao Yuansi just sat up with staring eyes, and the maids surrounded him to help him get dressed. For the eleven thousand and one time, he complained in his heart about the system that the emperor needs to get up at three o'clock in the morning to go to bed.Even the donkeys in the team can't do this, no wonder the emperor's life is short.

At this time, Little Six ran in scrambling, ran too fast and was caught by the threshold, fell down and gnawed on the ground with his strong mouth.

"Bang dong!"

"Huh." Xiao Yuansi waved his hands in disgust, and asked the maid to help him up.

Little Six didn't care about the pain, picked up the whisk on the ground, straightened his hat with one free hand, knelt on the ground panting, and kept shouting: "No, it's not good!"

Xiao Yuansi: "What's wrong?"

"Wen, civil servant..."

"Oh, I see!"

Xiao Yuansi clapped his hands together, guessed it right away, he didn't care and even asked a little proudly: "Is it because the civil servants are jumping and cursing because I am late for the court, muttering that they are going to hit the post?"

Little Six: "Yes!"

He thought for a while, then immediately changed his words: "Yeah, not exactly."

"uh-huh?"

So what else can make civil servants hit the pillar?

Little Six breathed a sigh of relief, and said with this breath: "They fought with General Wen!"

fight?

Xiao Yuansi sneered: "They are still fighting with others, and they don't even look at their skinny arms and legs..."

"Wait, say it again, who fought who?!"

"And General Wen!"

Xiao Yuansi stood up abruptly, stared at Little Six for a while, then sat down, put one foot on the bed, and put his chin in thought.

Little Six probed: "Your Majesty?"

Xiao Yuansi: "These civil servants are promising, they dare to fight with the military officer."

The little six said anxiously: "The beating was terrible. General Wen sent three of them flying with one punch. I think those grown-ups are all very happy! Your Majesty, go and see..."

"I bet a piece of gold, Wen Youting will win."

"ah?"

Xiao Yuansi waved his hand to let the maids back down, took off his outer robe, and in front of Xiao Liuzi's astonished face, he got back into the bed and closed his eyes comfortably.

In this palace, there is only Zhang Longta and his heart, and he can't wait to lie on the bed every day.

It's none of his business if civil servants and military officials fight outside, he is a foolish king, and he wished that all the civil and military officials would fight among themselves and make this dynasty a mess.

It's just that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry, the little six trotted to the bedside, and seeing Xiao Yuansi sleeping soundly, he stomped his feet anxiously.

"Oh, Your Majesty, why did you fall asleep again?!"

"The civil servants are still waiting for you to uphold justice for them!"

"Why did they quarrel?" Xiao Yuansi asked casually.

"For some reason, General Wen led troops into the houses of the adults last night and asked them to donate money to help the victims."

"Isn't this a good thing?"

"Where is it!"

The little six squatted beside the bed, and put their hands on their necks to show Xiao Yuansi: "General Wen put a knife on the necks of the adults like this, and said that he would give money or his life. How many adults have never seen this situation?"Zhan, I was so frightened that I fainted!"

"Did you faint? Then Wen Youting did something wrong."

You should bring a doctor by your side, and win at any time when you faint, so as to save yourself from being slapped by those hard-nosed civil servants afterwards.

Xiao Yuansi didn't open his eyes from the beginning to the end, as if what Little Six said had nothing to do with him.

Little Six wanted to say something, when suddenly a group of unkempt people ran in from outside the hall, their hats were hanging obliquely on their buns, their clothes seemed to have been cut by sharp swords, hanging like rags on their bodies, their wristsThere are also bloodstains from the sword.

If this appearance is seen by those civil servants, they will definitely pinch their noses and scold, "How decent!" "Shame on me!"

Little Six immediately changed his face, stood in front of Xiao Yuansi, and shouted sharply: "Who dares to trespass into His Majesty's bedroom!"

"Your Majesty, help me!"

The voices of these people were somewhat familiar, and Xiao Liuzi took a closer look, and found that they were the civil servants who were chased away by Wen Youting in the hall just now!

Little Six was stunned for a while, swallowed the scolding, and asked at a loss: "My lord, you, how did you become like this?"

"Hey, hey! Adults, don't come here, Your Majesty hasn't..."

The civil servants didn't care, like a group of hungry wolves, with green eyes, swarming over, pushed Xiaoliuzi to the ground, fell to the bedside and started crying, those who didn't know thought they were lying on the bed.It was their old father who passed away.

"Your Majesty! You have to decide for your ministers!"

"That Wen Youting, suddenly led troops into the residence of the ministers last night, burned, killed and looted! Contempt for the king's law! Looted all the family property of the ministers, the group of warriors didn't care about the importance, and the minister almost died under their swords!!"

"This morning, the ministers were going to report their atrocities to His Majesty, but Wen Youting led someone to snatch the memorial and tore it up in front of our faces. The ministers vowed to let His Majesty recognize their evil deeds, so they went with them."They had a dispute, how could they dare to hurt someone with a sword in the hall!"

"What Wen Youting is doing now, he doesn't pay attention to laws and regulations! Don't regard His Majesty's Longwei as a deterrent! If you commit a crime of bullying your subordinates, you should be punished!"

"I beg your Majesty to depose Wen Youting from the post of Hussar General, and be demoted to a criminal. He will be distributed to the frontiers and never return to the capital!"

The indignant petitions of the civil servants shook the roof three times, and they stared at the man in Longtao with sad and indignant eyes, breathing as softly as a needle dropping.

One moment, two moments... half an hour passed, and the man on Longtao was motionless, unable to see clearly what was going on inside through the veil.

The civil servants were at a loss: "Your Majesty?"

Little Six tiptoed close to the veil, and whispered a few times: "Your Majesty?...Your Majesty!"

Under their successive calls, Xiao Yuansi finally responded.

I saw him slowly sitting up from the bed and raising his arms, and everyone looked up nervously following his movements, uneasy.

Is His Majesty finally going to issue a decree to question the crime?

"Aha—"

Xiao Yuansi yawned, stretched his waist comfortably, turned his head, and vaguely saw a person kneeling on the ground outside the tent, before he could stretch out his hand, Xiao Liuzi, who was the first to react, stepped forward and lifted the gauze curtain for him.

What caught my eyes was the complicated and helpless eyes of the civil servants.

Xiao Yuansi was puzzled.

What did I do again?Didn't he just catch up on his sleep? It's not the first time he dozed off in front of them. As for attacking with his eyes?

A civil servant said with a smirk: "Your Majesty sleeps really soundly, unlike ministers and others who, for the sake of state affairs and people's livelihood, can only rest at two o'clock every day."

"I know, Aiqing has worked hard." Xiao Yuansi was full of smiles, as if he didn't hear the sarcasm in his words.

"I'll give you a break today, go back and be with your wife."

"..." Everyone was at a loss for words, and there was no trace of blood on their faces.

If this person was not the emperor, they would have rolled their eyes long ago.

The more daring ones began to slander in their hearts.

Is His Majesty really stupid or fake stupid, so obvious dissatisfaction can't be seen?I really have no eyesight.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that at this time, we must first appease us important officials in the court and the country's reliance, but this majesty doesn't even act like a show, and he doesn't even know how to please.

After all, she is still young and mediocre, raised and disabled, and doesn't know how to be an imperial servant, so it's no wonder that she would make a woman an official, dismiss an important minister, run out of the palace alone, and other absurd things.

Hey, the winner is like this, the misfortune of the country, and our misfortune!

no!

It doesn't matter if your majesty is confused, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to handle court affairs, it's okay to be a mascot, but you can't stop them from using their rights on their behalf.

"Your Majesty, Wen Youting must be severely punished for entering the mansion to rob without knowing the law! Otherwise, if you dare to break into the family of the officials and others today, you will dare to break into the palace tomorrow!"

"Oh, this matter."

Xiao Yuansi seemed to have finally remembered, and smiled kindly at them.

The little six who watched with a smile immediately raised the alarm bell.

Having been with Xiao Yuansi for so long, he has been able to tell when Xiao Yuansi's smile is from the heart, and when his smile is hiding evil intentions.

For example, now, he has a strong feeling that these adults will suffer.

Little Six stood beside Xiao Yuansi, looking at them with pity.

Xiao Yuansi sat cross-legged on the bed, propped his head with one hand, and tilted his head slightly. When he blinked his eyes, he looked like a child who had done something bad, with an imperceptible cunning in his innocence.

Xiao Yuansi smiled when he saw the anger of the civil servants was so strong that it was about to burst out into flames.

"I know what Wen Youting has done, and I agree with it."

"What, what?"

When the civil servants stammered and asked these two words, they felt that the world was spinning for a while, and the stuffy people couldn't breathe.

How, how could it be Your Majesty?

Immediately, the hall fell into a dead silence, each of them stared at the huge eyeballs, as if they wanted to eat the calm and calm person above.

Not long after, a roar broke out in the terrifyingly silent hall.

"His Majesty!!"