This simple meeting did not end until late at night. Xie Songhua sat on the steps in front of the house, leaning against the door frame and watching the cold stars in the sky.
Xiao Yu sent all these people away before turning back.
"It's this hour, why aren't you sleeping yet? Don't you always complain that you don't have enough time to sleep?"
Xie Songhua raised her eyes to look at him. In the hazy night, she couldn't even see his face clearly, but somehow she seemed to be able to see his expression clearly.
"Aren't you afraid that someone here will go to Liu Zhong to inform?"
Xiao Yu seemed to look at her for a while, then walked over and sat directly next to her, "Most of these people are from the town's wealthy family, and a few are from the original mayor Cai's family.
The other few are scholars."
Xie Songhua understood that the so-called barefoot people are not afraid of wearing shoes.
Anyone whose family had some assets would not be willing to go against the imperial court unless they were so angry that they lost their minds.
Needless to say, Mayor Cai’s family background. In the eyes of these people, the position of mayor may not be worth mentioning at all, but to the people in the town, it is the highest official. Mayor Cai is
Then Liu Zhong was killed. To these people, it was hard to say who was more hateful, Liu Zhong or Zhao Qingshan.
The rest of the readers will understand it better.
Those who are not afraid of rebellion are those who have nothing and know nothing.
Anyone who has read some books and knows some history knows what the consequences will be if Liu Zhong continues to be so reckless. You may be a little enthusiastic at the beginning, but as time goes by, fear and anxiety will take over.
"Besides, I have investigated all these people."
Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Xie Songhua couldn't help but be surprised, "You? Investigate? Just for a few days?"
"Do you think the only people in Jinyiwei who belong to the Zhenfu Division are those in the Department?"
Xie Songhua was stunned and suddenly remembered the novels and TV series he had read before. In those stories, Jin Yiwei was described as an all-pervasive existence.
So, what Xiao Yu means is that there are people from Jin Yiwei in this town?!
She suddenly thought of a deeper level, "So, you have already known about Zhao Qingshan's killing of good people and taking credit for it?"
When mentioning this, Xiao Yu shook his head slightly, "Zhao Qingshan and Qin Sheng are from the military. It would be a big taboo for the Jin Yiwei to get involved in the military affairs. By the time I knew it, it was already too late.
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Xie Songhua was silent, and the two of them just sat quietly.
After a while, Xie Songhua finally spoke: "From what these people said today, I'm afraid this matter is more complicated than we imagined."
These people obviously tried to go to Zhoucheng to redress their grievances, but they went there again and again, but failed again and again, not because of anything else, but because they simply couldn't get to Zhoucheng.
The bandits in Dapan Town are to the east of Dapan Town, in the opposite direction to Dengzhou City.
Even if those bandits had the ability to intercept them on the road, they probably wouldn't have the strength to hide them.
Such a big fanfare is clearly a slap in the face of the imperial court, and Dengzhou City will not allow such a thing to happen.
Then there is only one possibility, a possibility that everyone can think of. The person who stops them is not the bandit, but the person from Dengzhou they are looking for.
Therefore, it is not difficult to deduce that in fact, there is a clear collusion between the Dengzhou government office and the bandits.
Coupled with the matter of combining medicinal materials, not only Dengzhou Prefecture, but also Laizhou Prefecture may be involved.
What kind of bandit is this that has the ability to make the officials of two cities and towns related to them?
Could it be that...
Xiao Yu turned to look at her and suddenly chuckled, "Are you scared?"
Xie Songhua didn't say anything. If he pushed up the list further, it would be the entire Shandong Province.
A provincial capital, a group of bandits, and the Dengzhou Guards and the Crown Prince are involved...
How is that possible!
Xie Songhua looked at Xiao Yu who was standing aside, and he couldn't help but become nervous.
Could it be that such a large network is all because of...
"Why are you here?" Xie Songhua suddenly asked, his tone a little urgent.
Xiao Yu said matter-of-factly: "The emperor's order cannot be violated."
"Who can you deceive with this? You are Xiao Yu, a favorite of the Holy Emperor, and a noble prince. If you don't want to come, you can muster eighty, if not a hundred, reasons not to come. Why do you
Coming?"
She asked again, then stared closely at his face, as if she wanted to see his subtle expression.
Xiao Yu, however, cast her gaze towards the vast starry sky. She could only see a small half of his profile. Apart from the clear and sharp outlines, she could not observe his emotions.
"You know I've been on the battlefield."
Xie Songhua didn't know why he suddenly changed the topic to this, but she still responded softly, "Well, everyone knows."
"I have fought many battles, killed many people, and seen many dead people."
I don't know if it was because the night was too dark, but Xie Songhua felt a vast and vast feeling when listening to his voice.
She heard him continue, "When my weapon passed through those people's bodies, when my companions fell down, I didn't feel too much. All I was thinking about was how to control the situation on the battlefield.
How to fight this battle to the expected state."
He spoke very calmly, and Xie Songhua did not disturb him and remained quiet.
"These people, whether they are the enemy or our side, they are also ordinary people, and their lives are also lives, but because of the war, the battlefield has given their lives new meaning.
They fell because of their own country, the relatives behind them, and their compatriots."
He said and turned to look at Xie Songhua, "But the people in Dapan Town are different. They died in the hands of their own people. Their deaths will only satisfy those people's selfish desires for power. Those people are not qualified to deprive these people of Dapan Town."
Protect people’s lives.”
He finally turned his gaze back from the stars and landed on Xie Songhua's face.
This time, Xie Songhua saw his eyes clearly. It was a kind of silence that was so deep that it seemed to contain too many things.
She was speechless.
I don't know what to say or how to say it.
This is Xiao Yu's reason, because of the common people, because of the grievances of these common people.
There was a severe blockage in her heart, but she didn't know why.
In her previous life, she lived in a peaceful country and a peaceful era. There was no war, and there was no one around her who had real feelings about the war.
Social injustice often occurs in the news and often causes bloody turmoil in public opinion, but these situations seem too far away from real life.
What happened in Dapan Town was the first time Xie Songhua saw the naked reality before him.
And in front of her was a true superior.
He was showing mercy and taking action for the injustice suffered by these innocent people.
But he is Xiao Yu!
Isn't he the most cold-blooded person?
It took a long time for Xie Songhua to find her voice. She didn't know what kind of mentality she had. She lowered her voice very low and asked, "What are you going to do?"
The fact that he allowed himself to see all this today meant that he was about to take action, and I'm afraid he also had something to explain to himself.
Sure enough, Xiao Yu's voice became more relaxed and seemed to have a little smile, "There is still something I'm not sure about Liu Zhong. I'm afraid I have to go to his house to take a look, but I'm afraid what's coming is very complicated.
It will happen soon.
I have already contacted your brother. If something happens, he will come to you as soon as possible. You can just follow him and leave."
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