When leaving Pofeng County, Yunjing encountered several waves of government soldiers escorting large groups of human traffickers coming to Pofeng County. These criminals were all follow-up to He Zhengdian's handling of the case.
He Zhengdian did not arrest people only in Pofeng County, but carried out the arrests in many places at the same time. He only brought the criminals to far away places.
Those hundreds of cases have affected most areas of Liangzhou, and they cannot be completely dealt with in a day or two.
However, the main batch has been processed, and the rest is not a big problem.
Yunjing will continue to pay attention to this matter, so I just have to take the time to fly around.
Without seeing the final fate of those criminals, Yunjing always felt that this matter was not satisfactory...
As he continued to go north, Yunjing silently crossed out most of the people he planned to visit on his list, and the ones he crossed out were all those who were famous.
It wasn't that he was afraid of meeting people like Zuo Wangshan again. In fact, at least a few people like Zuo Wangshan happened to be encountered by him.
The reason why he wanted to cross off a batch of lists was mainly because Yunjing experienced a visit to Pofeng County and clearly realized that if he had no reputation and rashly went to visit someone with a good reputation, they would not pay attention to him at all, so why bother?
Put that effort into it?
Just like Yunjing's previous life, everyone knew about Jack Ma, but most people wanted to 'negotiate business' with others. Do you think you can get in to his house...
"So, the target I want to visit next has to be someone who is well-known and willing to make friends from all over the world. However, I only know two or three of these people in the north. They may not be there when I visit them."
With this thought in his mind, Yunjing didn't care. Whether he could visit or not would depend on his luck.
But having said that, crossing off a batch of lists did save him a lot of time. He should be able to reach the border before the heavy snow closed the road.
Unknowingly, it has already entered winter. After this winter, Yunjing will be seventeen years old.
The north is already colder than the south. Although it hasn't snowed yet, the breeze has started to smell like a whistling cold wind.
Walking in the wilderness during the season when the grass and trees are withered, the world and the earth are desolate.
It's very boring to walk alone. Although there are pedestrians on the way, they don't interact with each other. Yunjing misses the "big cat" he met that day. If he takes it with him, a good beating when nothing happens will definitely relieve his boredom.
Of course, he was not bored enough to go back and catch the big cat.
For five consecutive days, Yunjing spent most of his time in the wilderness. The towns in the north were not as dense as those in the south. Sometimes, he could not find a town to rest along the official road for a day or two.
Occasionally, Yunjing would take the time to fly back to Pofeng County in the middle of the night to learn about the situation.
Judging from Yunjing's latest information, He Zhengdian has finished handling all the cases and reported them to the capital.
The normal process is definitely not that fast, but Yunjing learned from Yilou that the capital has been stepping up supervision of these cases, and there have even been documents issued to transport the most heinous human traffickers to the capital, where they will be paraded through the streets and then beheaded.
!
But the documents will not fly to Liangzhou so quickly, it will take some time.
However, the paperwork regarding Zuowangshan came very quickly. Yunjing personally saw people from the capital coming to Pofeng County to announce the contents of the document. Zuowangshan was publicly removed from office, banned from home, and 90% of his family property was confiscated.
His family's compound was confiscated in Pofeng County, and he was left with a few tile-roofed houses in the suburbs.
Nuoda's family property was destroyed at the drop of a hat, and most of the servants were dismissed in public...
When the trees fell and the hozens dispersed, when Zuo Wangshan left Pofeng County and went into confinement in the suburbs after the announcement from the capital, there was no one to see him off except his disciples, and everyone avoided him.
How miserable.
At that time, Zuo Wangshan was extremely old and decadent. His energy and energy were severely damaged by this blow. With his cultivation level, he could have lived to be 150 years old, but in his current state, he probably wouldn't be able to live for a few more years...
One day, Yunjing came to a small town.
This town is not big, with only more than a hundred households, and it is not as good as some larger villages in the south.
Although the town is not big, the town is well-equipped even though it is small. After Yunjing went to the government to check in, he found an inn to rest for one night before continuing his journey the next day.
From here, there are still several hundred miles away from the first person he wants to visit.
If he didn't cross off a bunch of things on his list, there would be several people he needed to visit along the way.
He left this small town in the morning, and before he had gone far, he saw more than a dozen people in ragged clothes coming south together in the cold morning wind.
At first glance, these people looked like poor people. They were dressed in rags, and they were still carrying their families and families.
It was obvious that the pedestrians were very afraid of Yun Jing, a young man dressed as a scholar. They walked away from the road and stood on the side of the road, not daring to look at him directly, waiting for Yun Jing to pass by first.
This scene reminded Yun Jing again of the first time he went to town. At that time, his family was the same. They didn't dare to look at the scholars for fear of offending, and they didn't even dare to speak loudly.
Feeling somewhat emotional in his heart, after getting closer, Yunjing took the initiative to greet one of the elders: "Old man, where did you come from and where are you going?"
Facing Yun Jing's stop and ask, this group of people seemed very uneasy, especially a few of them who were young and strong. They were vigilant but did not dare to show it. They just quietly protected the female family members behind them. Some people just hugged the packages.
They seemed afraid that Yunjing would steal them.
The old man who was being questioned did not dare to look at the cloud scenery and said solemnly: "To answer this young master's question, we came from Huitu County and want to go south to seek a life. We don't know exactly where we are going. We will just take it wherever we go...",
At this point, the old man was afraid that Yunjing would find trouble, so he quickly added: "We have household registration and road guidance, we are not refugees."
With a bad premonition in his heart, Yunjing still asked: "Old man, why don't you stay in your hometown, but why do you want to drag your family and leave your hometown and go south to seek life?"
Probably because he saw Yun Jing's kindness, the old man relaxed a little and said bitterly: "Where is my home? A month ago, an enemy army went south to plunder, passed by our village, burned, killed, looted and then left, we were the only ones left in the whole village.
These people have lost everything at home, and they really can’t survive anymore. They have no choice but to go south to make a living. In fact, there were some people there before, but as time goes by, they disappear..."
Winter is coming, and the enemy is marching south to plunder!
Yunjing's heart felt heavy, it was the people who suffered.
Although the northern countries all have orthodox civilization inheritance and are not barbarians from the north in Yunjing's previous life, they still engage in plunder and robbery...
War is a bloody battle, and soldiers are inferior to bandits, and they can do anything!
Thinking of this, Yunjing estimated that if he continued to move forward, he would encounter more displaced people. The cruelty of the war was approaching step by step.
No matter when, as long as they can survive, who is willing to leave their hometown?
Moreover, it is said that we are fleeing, but how long can we survive in the end? Most people will disappear while walking on the road...
With emotion in his heart, Yunjing cupped his hands and said: "Old man, I won't bother you anymore. There is a small town not far ahead. There are not many people in the town and there are many wastelands around it. I think the government should be able to accept you to settle there and expand Dingkou. If
If you don’t want to stay there, try to go to big towns. It’s always easier to make a living in places with more people.”
"Thank you for the directions, young master. We are going to the town now. As long as we can settle down, we are willing to stay. No matter how hard or tired we are, we are not afraid," the old man said gratefully.
Nodding, Yun Jing said: "Old man, after you go, you'd better go to the government first. For those of you who were affected by the military disaster, the government will have some resettlement policies. I will leave first."
"This young master is a good man. I wish you a bright future, good fortune and a long life. The further north you go, the more chaos there will be. Master, please pay attention to your safety," the old man said, expressing his inner gratitude in the simplest language.
After being separated from these people, Yunjing continued to head north with mixed feelings.
In the next few days, he encountered people fleeing south more than ten times, ranging from a dozen people to hundreds, all of whom were poor people with families and families.
At the same time, Yunjing also saw corpses on the roadside. The dead were all people who had died of freezing and starvation while running away.
When such a person dies, nothing is left except the body. It is self-evident where the things went...
Yunjing helped bury people like this in the wilderness at first, and it didn't take much effort anyway. But gradually, there were more and more people, and he couldn't handle it at all. If he wanted to bury them all, he would have to stop rushing.
I have no choice but to say sorry...
As he continued north, he saw too many sad things.
Some people fight wild dogs for a bite to eat. Some people are so hungry that they have no choice but to snatch the few rations from others and fight. There are also some women who are so hungry that they can't stand it anymore and don't hesitate to put down their reserve and face.
Selling one's body in exchange for a mouthful of food, and not forgetting to stuff the food into his mouth when being treated like that.
There are too many similar things.
If there was really no other way, who would do that?
The only thing that gives Yunjing some comfort is that he has not yet encountered the kind of human tragedy where one exchanges children for food...
One evening, Yun Jing once again slept in the wilderness. He stood on the top of a mountain, looked north, and murmured: "The war must end as soon as possible!"
It's ridiculous to say that the Dali Dynasty started this revenge war to avenge the murdered Master Chen. Is it really worth it now?
After so many years of war, I am afraid many people have long forgotten the original intention of this war!
But now, the war can no longer be ended if one side wants to end it. Only one side must act as a winner to truly end the war.
"Brother, it's windy up there, why are you standing so high? Isn't it cold?"
While Yunjing was looking at the north in trance, such a voice came from the foot of the mountain where he was.
Because he didn't feel any danger, Yunjing didn't have the habit of scanning his surroundings all the time with his mind, so he didn't notice anyone approaching.
He looked back and saw that it was not the lucky young man who was speaking.