There were thunder and lightning, wind and rain, and God was not merciful at all. So many people had died, but the rain didn't seem to stop.

Several horses were riding on the muddy road, whistling in the wind. There were people fleeing the disaster all the way, and there were people who died of freezing and starvation on the roadside. Beichenxuan felt very sad when he saw it, and the road was blocked by people.

, unable to move forward again, Beichenxuan could not help but stop. The guards wanted to drive away the people who blocked the road, but were stopped by Beichenxuan. These people were pitiful enough.

Beichenxuan's starry eyes narrowed, he flew down from the horse, pushed a person away violently, and looked at the frightened little girl sitting on the ground, her face covered with mud, her lips trembling and crying loudly, "

Mom, I want mom."

Beichenxuan's heart tightened, and regardless of whether he was dirty, he hugged him and flew to a high ground, shouting loudly, "Whose child is this?"

Startled by Beichenxuan's voice, someone in the crowd realized that their child was missing. A middle-aged woman wearing shabby clothes squeezed out and glared at Beichenxuan, "Give me my daughter quickly."

"Mom, Mom, Nuo'er is scared." The little girl cried and struggled to return to her mother's arms when she saw her mother.

Beichenxuan returned the little girl to the woman. The woman held the little girl in her arms and hurriedly fled to Canggu County without saying thank you.

Such an unorganized escape was not only slow, but it was also unknown how many people would be trampled to death. Beichen Xuan's eyes flashed with regret and he shouted loudly, "I am the third prince of Beichen Kingdom, Beichen."

Xuan, I am here to provide disaster relief. Please listen to what I say..."

Before Beichenxuan finished speaking, a ball of mud was thrown over. The guard who followed Beichenxuan had a cold look in his eyes. He flew to block the mud and put a sharp sword on the man's neck. He only waited for King Xuan's order to kill him.

he.

But this only aroused the anger of the people. They were homeless and fled here, and they were simmering with anger in their hearts. Now they saw that these officials only used knives to bully them, a group of poor people.

The man risked his life and shouted, "Kill, if you can, kill me. Anyway, I am not afraid of death. You people who only know about your own happiness, I don't want you to show mercy, I'm sorry." He spat.

Vomited on Bei Chenxuan's body.

The guard's voice turned cold, "Looking for death."

"Stop it, I won't back down before you." Beichen Xuan scolded with his eyes darkened. If he kills one person now, wouldn't it arouse public anger? If the officials are to force him to do so, the trouble will be huge.

"The imperial court's failure to investigate caused such a great disaster for you, and I apologize to you." Beichenxuan bowed deeply to everyone.

"You have nothing to apologize for. We want a home and food."

One voice rang out, followed by many voices, "We want a home and we want to eat."

"I promise here that I will not let you be displaced and will definitely return your homeland." Beichenxuan frowned and shouted loudly.

After all, the common people are still the most simple people. To such a point, they don't rush to kill him to relieve their anger. They only need a home and the most basic food and clothing. Compared with those corrupt officials who are rich and powerful, they are like a world away. This makes Beichenxuan

I couldn't help but feel a stab of pain in my heart. This was the sorrow of their royal family.

"Ya Ya, bah, the high-sounding words of your royal family are not only exploiting poor people like us. Taxes are rising every year. You are a group of devils who eat people without spitting out their bones. Don't believe him." The person who spoke.

It was the man who had been stabbed by the guard just now.

Beichenxuan couldn't help but tighten his eyes when he looked at this thorn-headed hand. His starry eyes became darker and darker, and he said solemnly, "What is your name? Tell me, when did the imperial court increase taxes again?"

The man patted his chest, took a step forward, raised his chest and said loudly, "I can't change my surname, but I can't change my name. Li Wei is the uncle. Do you dare to guarantee with your life that your court has not increased taxes on the people?"

"I am here to guarantee that the imperial court has known that Jianghuai County has been hit by disasters in recent years and has reduced its taxes for three years, and also allocated money to strengthen the dam. Why are you talking about exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes?" Beichenxuan looked at this man named Li Wei with interest,

He looks like a ruffian, but he is not brave enough to stand up for the people without fear of power.

Li Wei was stunned when he saw that Beichenxuan actually dared to risk his life. He wiped his rain-stained face with his hand and said in disbelief, "The imperial court really doesn't impose excessive taxes?"

"If that's true, why would the imperial court hear that Jianghuai County was hit by a disaster and allocate two million taels of silver and then order me to personally come to provide disaster relief?" Beichenxuan said solemnly.

Seeing that the court said no, Li Wei became even more angry. He stepped out and raised his bow, and said with a sneer, "Hey, you royal people will be even more hateful. Although I, Li Wei, can't read a single Chinese character, I can't stand it."

At least I know

Your court is so blind that you allow these corrupt officials to fool the people without any sanctions. If I see corrupt officials, I will kill them one by one, until they are afraid, to see if they dare to be greedy or not."

Everyone was even more angry after hearing this, "What kind of court can support corrupt officials? It is precisely because you enjoy a luxurious life all day long that you have these corrupt officials. Kill him and avenge our dead relatives."

More than a dozen guards drew their knives and guarded Beichenxuan's side. The bright knives shone with a cold light, making people tremble with fear and dare not get close. After all, they were also afraid of death.

Beichenxuan slowly walked out, instead of being angry, he smiled and said, "Since you hate corrupt officials so much, I will give you a chance to punish corrupt officials. Are you afraid?"

Li Wei wiped his head, raised his eyes and looked at Beichenxuan and said, "Hey, I've risked my life a long time ago. What are you afraid of? Tell me what I need to do to punish corrupt officials."

Beichenxuan took out a gold medal from his arms and threw it to Li Wei. He smiled and said, "I have ordered you to be the Imperial Envoy of Jianghuai. As long as you collect evidence of corruption, you will be killed first and then reported. If anything happens, I will protect you."

How about you?"

Li Wei hurriedly took the gold medal from Beichenxuan, a cruel look flashed in his eyes, and he said politely, "Okay, this is what you said, I will not be merciful, I will kill anyone who is greedy, but I

If you can't defeat them, you should at least give me a few helpers, right?" Li Weike had seen the skills of those guards, and they were in front of him before he could react.

"Whoever you want, I will give it to you." Beichenxuan also had the attitude of giving it a try. After all, he couldn't take care of so many people, and he didn't want to use God's people. A person like Li Wei, who was born in a local ruffian, was probably the most vulnerable person.

suitable.

"King Xuan, just him, the guard who held my neck just now." There should be some benefits if he wants him to work for him. Although he says he doesn't care about life or death, who wouldn't want to live? Otherwise, he wouldn't have to flee all the way from Luming County.

The disaster has ended.

"Li Ba, you will be responsible for protecting Li Wei from now on."

"It's the prince." Li Ba cupped his hands and said to Li Wei, "I have met your Excellency."

Li Wei was called "Sir" in high spirits, but he knew that Li Ba was a double-edged sword. If he himself was greedy, he would have sent him to the West before he could kill others.

Li Wei stayed awake, nodded and said, "Your surname is Li and mine is Li. We were the same family five hundred years ago. From now on, my life will depend on you."

"My lord, please put it down."

Seeing that Li Wei was not fascinated by power, Beichenxuan couldn't help but feel relieved, and said Shen Shen, "Now that I have given you a hand, remember what you have to do and don't let me down."

"It's the prince, just watch it." Li Wei turned to everyone and shouted, "I, Li Wei, swear here that I will not eliminate all corrupt officials in Jianghuai County, so you can use my head as a ball to kick."

Li Wei's funny words made the people feel relieved. After all, Li Wei was also born in a poor family. He was not even afraid of death, and he dared to be the first to throw mud at the prince of Beichen Kingdom. This was something they could not even imagine.

They have been afraid of being squeezed by corrupt officials. After a year of hard work, most of the harvest is turned in as taxes. If the harvest is bad, they can only dig tree roots and dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, so

They really wanted such a person to stand up and fight for even a little benefit for them. Li Wei's words were more like a good medicine in their hearts. They would rather believe him than those corrupt officials.

One person raised his hand and said, "Li Wei, I believe in you. Please help us people punish those corrupt officials who are venting evil for the people."

Someone stopped and shouted. They had been waiting for this moment for too long.

Beichenxuan looked at these sallow-looking people with a glimmer of hope in their eyes, "Li Wei, I will ask you to do the first thing now. Take these victims to Heze County to settle down, and let the county magistrate

Open a warehouse to store grain and build a porridge shed. First, we can provide food and clothing for you. When the flood recedes, I will definitely give you a home again."

"I have the order, please don't worry, Your Majesty." He turned around and said to everyone, "Your Majesty is so generous and kind, everyone is grateful to Your Majesty for his compassion for the people and for asking for their lives."

With tears in their eyes, the common people knelt down on the muddy ground desperately and shouted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, you are truly our living Bodhisattva."

Some of them have been hungry for a day, and some have been hungry for several days. Now that they suddenly heard that they had a full meal, they were already grateful to Beichen Xuan as if they were a favor.

Beichenxuan hurriedly spread his hands and shouted with twitching eyes, "Get up quickly. This is because the court is not aware of the people's sentiments, and you are suffering."

The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the Beichen Kingdom is so big. Many officials can't help but flatter their superiors in order to get promoted. They even report good news but not bad news about things in the county. Think about it, they can hide something as big as a flood from breaking the embankment.

For three days, you can imagine how cruel the officials below are. Now that he is here, he will not sit idly by and do nothing. He will kill the chicken to scare the monkey. This kind of thing happens in every county. He just wants to give

They sound the alarm about what can and cannot be violated.

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Chapter completed!