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Chapter five hundred and ninety-first bullying

Liu Mingzhi, who was eavesdropping, heard the footsteps and hurried back to his original position, pretending to be ignorant and looking at the surrounding environment, as if he had no idea that he had entered a 'den of thieves'!

The door opened and Brother He and Zhao Qi came out one after another. Zhao Qi nodded kindly to Liu Mingzhi.

Brother He stared at Liu Mingzhi unkindly, as if he wanted to see something. Under his vigilant gaze, Liu Mingzhi nodded in response.

He is really no different from a weak Jiangnan scholar.

This is really not an act. Liu Mingzhi is indeed a scholar from Jiangnan. It is hard to say whether he is weak or not.

Brother He did not relax at all about Liu Mingzhi's performance. Zhao Qi had made it clear just now that this seemingly weak wandering scholar in front of him had a lot of strength and was able to capture Zhao Qi with one move, leaving him unable to resist.

You must know that although Zhao Qi is not a martial arts master, he has also practiced rough kung fu. The ordinary banker can't do anything with three or five moves, but this guy in front of him calls himself a wandering poet.

Brother He examined Liu Mingzhi for a while and finally asked: "Where in the south of the Yangtze River are you from?"

"Looking back at my elder brother, my younger brother's ancestral home is from Jinling in the south of the Yangtze River. Although he has traveled to many places in the past six months, his local accent has not changed much."

Brother He thought carefully for a while that Liu Mingzhi's accent was indeed that of the Jiangnan generation. This could not be faked, which basically ruled out Liu Mingzhi's identity as a secret agent of the Qingzhou Prefecture.

Brother He nodded doubtfully: "Are you looking for something to eat?"

"Yes, yes, eldest brother has a keen eye. The body of the younger brother was confiscated by the guards at Qingzhou City Gate. No inn in the city is willing to let me stay. If I can't find a way out, I don't know how I will live in the future.

Go down."

"Have you ever practiced boxing or kung fu?"

"I have practiced. My younger brother's family is relatively well off in Jinling. I have learned a few rudimentary kung fu self-defense from the nursing school at home. It is difficult for me to become an elegant person. My eldest brother won't think that I am not good at kung fu, right?"

Liu Mingzhi directly admitted that he had practiced boxing and kung fu. He knew that sophistry was useless. Zhao Qi had already told Brother He that he had captured him with one move. If he wanted to gain their trust, it would be better to admit it openly and directly.

Come down.

"Well, it's quite practical. Come in, but don't ask around about some things. Knowing too much will not be good for you!"

"Yes, yes, I must abide by the rules. I would like to ask, brother, can I give you something to eat first when I go in? You also know that I have a big appetite for my age, and I am really hungry and can't stand it anymore!"

Brother He and Zhao Qi chuckled and shook their heads: "You're a very rude fellow. Don't worry about your food."

Liu Mingzhi's honest and honest behavior dispelled the two's doubts a bit, and he asked for food before entering the door. This is the most basic idea of ​​a hungry person.

"Thank you, thank you two big brothers for taking me in!"

He Qi looked around at the empty residential streets and walked into the residential houses first, followed by Liu Mingzhi.

Just before entering the door, Liu Mingzhi made a few quick gestures. It seemed that he would not be able to return to the Yunlai Inn today. He had to ask the relevant people to summon him back to Song Qing and Qing Lian to change places.

The leader of the guard at the Qingzhou City Gate obviously had bad intentions. He really didn't have 300,000 taels of silver on him to satisfy his greed, or the greed of the Qingzhou government officials.

Liu Mingzhi was a little startled when he walked into the private house. The seemingly dilapidated private house was actually a hidden cave. The entire private house was opened up, and inside was a very spacious place that could accommodate a thousand people.

Liu Mingzhi looked blankly at the thousands of people in front of him, who were leaning against the corner to rest with sallow faces and skinny muscles. The clothes on their bodies were all ragged and even exuded a strong odor.

Liu Mingzhi glanced at Zhao Qi and Zhao Qi, who looked normal, and sighed silently, probably because they were already used to the environment in front of them.

Following Brother He silently, Liu Mingzhi looked at the victims who looked at him curiously and nodded lightly in response.

Walking into a relatively neat private house, there was a relatively complete poplar table and a few rough stools, which were all the furniture in the room.

Brother He gave Zhao Qi a slight signal. Zhao Qi nodded and looked at Liu Mingzhi, who was pretending to be reserved, with a slight smile: "Brother, I don't know your name yet!"

"Oh oh oh, back to Brother Zhao, the name of the younger brother is Liushu, the willow tree of the willow tree."

Zhao Qi nodded: "Brother Liu, sit back first and let me get you some food to fill your stomach!"

"thanks, thanks."

After Zhao Qi left, Liu Mingzhi pretended to look at the house in front of him: "Brother He, can you tell me what happened in Qingzhou Mansion? I was fine when I passed by Chrome State, why was it confiscated when I arrived in Qingzhou?

If they don't return it to me, I will starve to death and will not be able to enter other cities, so I will naturally not be able to return to my hometown."

Brother He looked at the sky outside melancholy: "Don't think about it, you won't be able to leave Qingzhou City within half a year, and you may never leave Qingzhou City. Qingzhou Mansion is currently under martial law!"

"Martial law? Why martial law?"

"Do you know why your identity certificate was confiscated?"

"I don't understand very well. I thought this was the rule of Qingzhou Mansion. What will they return to me when I leave?"

"Because you know about the locust plague, they are afraid that you will leak the news! If they take away your ID, you will become a refugee without a household registration. You have nowhere to go, and naturally you can't spread the news so that they can hide their eyes from others.

the goal of."

"Brother, the more you talk, the more confused I become. Since there is a locust plague, shouldn't the officials control the locust plague? Why should they hide it from others? They can just write to His Majesty the Emperor to control the locust plague."

After listening to Liu Mingzhi's words, Brother He's face showed a look of horror, as if he had recalled some frightening scene.

Brother He couldn't help but shudder. He looked at Liu Mingzhi with lingering fear and shook his head with a trembling tone: "It can't be cured. The locusts are overwhelming. The crops are gone, the leaves are gone, and even the weeds that no one cares about are gone.

When locusts pass through the border, not even a blade of grass will grow!”

"Why don't the governor of Qingzhou Prefecture and the governor of Qingzhou open warehouses to release grain? The imperial court clearly stipulates that the prefectural treasuries of each state should store 300,000 shi of grain in the upper state, 200,000 shi in the middle state, and 100,000 shi in the lower state to meet unexpected needs. Now that it has happened

When there is a locust plague, the governor of Qingzhou should immediately write to His Majesty and ask for an imperial edict to open warehouses and release grain to help the victims. Qingzhou is a central state, and it should store 200,000 grains. The Governor's Office is in charge of the eight states under the jurisdiction of Qingzhou Prefecture, so it should also store 300,000 grains for emergencies.

Didn’t the Governor Tong and Governor Wu Tong of Qingzhou Prefecture submit a letter?”

"I have been studying for two months, and all the surplus food in the people's homes has been used up. Only then in Qingzhou Prefecture and the various states began to release food for disaster relief, but those disaster relief food..."

Liu Mingzhi narrowed his eyes, and an aura of calmness and self-power disappeared in a flash. The Qingzhou government was indeed deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth from the subordinates. The emperor did not issue an order for disaster relief at all. The officials of Qingzhou Prefecture pretended to be peaceful to the public and concealed the facts to the subordinates. According to

According to Dalong's law, the guilty party shall be executed immediately and the whole family shall be exiled for three thousand miles.

"Come, come, brother Liushu, the food is here!"

"Thank you, Brother Zhao."

Liu Mingzhi rushed forward and accidentally stepped on Zhao Qi's foot. Liu Mingzhi looked panicked and said, "Brother Zhao, I'm so sorry. I'll wipe it clean for you."

Zhao Qi placed two coarse porcelain bowls on the table: "It's okay, let's eat first!"

"You'd better wipe it, little brother, you really don't have it." Liu Mingzhi, who bent down, looked at Zhao Qi's shoes and was startled. He quickly glanced at Brother He's shoes and nodded thoughtfully.

"Brother Zhao, forget it if you don't mind!"


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