Liu Rong thought very simply. Anyway, she now only has a brother who is about to die of illness and a meager family fortune.
Any one of the four people in front of her is richer and more capable than her, and she has nothing to lose.
And these four people were willing to go to such great lengths to come here in disguise, obviously they wanted to solve the problem, so why didn't she just go with the flow?
It has to be said that Feng Xi and the others think Liu Rong is very smart and wise.
So a group of five people had a simple lunch at Mrs. Chen's house, then got on the ox cart that Qi Xiao and Feng Xi rented this morning, and headed all the way to Qingquan County.
"I heard that some of them came from Fucheng. I wonder what's going on in Fucheng and Linshui County? I heard from people who fled to our village a few days ago that Maolin County is almost becoming a gangster den. Tonghe There is also chaos in nearby counties, and I am afraid that Fucheng and Linshui will also be in trouble..."
The owner of the carriage believed in the king, and his family went to San'er, so he was called Wang San'er. Next to him were his older brother Wang Er, who was more dull, and his younger brother Wang Si, who was more lively.
The Wang family is next door to Mrs. Chen's house. The family is considered wealthy in the village. During the off-farm period, they often use this ox cart to pull people and goods to earn some money to buy wine.
Of course, that was before, but now that Mingzhou is in chaos, they don't want to buy wine, but they want to make ends meet.
In fact, if the family hadn't paid a little more, they would never have dared to take the business, for fear that they would not be able to come back.
"Can there be no chaos? Fucheng is now under martial law by the officers and soldiers above, and Linshui is also in chaos. If my family were not worried about the nephew in the county, and seeing that Qingquan County is peaceful again, they would not come from Fucheng, right?"
When Li Cifu was a child, his family was poor, and the people around him were foraging for food in the fields, so it was not awkward at all to talk to this farmer.
Naturally, the information he mentioned was not known to him, but from the refugees who fled to Qingquan County last night.
It's amazing to say that he heard that their princess said she wanted to come to Mingzhou to visit, and even though she recommended herself, she insisted on coming with her.
After all, he understands the farmers and the people's livelihood, and wants to see with his own eyes how those low-level officials are exploiting the people, causing the people to live in dire straits.
Only by seeing it with your own eyes can we formulate effective laws to curb these people in the future. It is more important to treat the symptoms than to treat the root cause!
The princess agreed at that time, so he immediately wrote to the emperor to report his illness, and arranged all the affairs at home. Then he was secretly brought into the palace by the Dark Dragon Guard.
He originally thought that they would disguise themselves again and secretly leave the city and go straight to Mingzhou.
Who would have known that as soon as he arrived at the palace, he drank a bowl of medicine prepared by Imperial Physician Bai. After drinking it, he closed his eyes and fell asleep. When he opened his eyes again, he had arrived in Mingzhou and was being carried away by his consort.
"Hey, yes. Of the five counties in Mingzhou, we are the only magistrate of Qingquan County who is still a parent official. He can still think about us common people. If my Wang Saner was born in other counties, I am afraid that I will stand up and rebel now. That bitch is a princess!"
Wang San'er was filled with indignation, but Wang Er on the side glared at him, seeming to signal him not to talk nonsense.
But Wang San'er stopped talking nonsense, and the young man Wang Si said angrily:
"That's right! The corvee has been increasing every year, and taxes and money have been collected. Can't we live like this? In the past few years, our family could still eat some meat, but now it's better. I haven't seen any meat in months!"
If the county magistrate hadn't organized a militia to patrol around our county, the rebels from other counties would have attacked us long ago. I think we should make a mess and let the court listen to our voices! "
"Fourth!"
Wang Lao Er glanced at Feng Xi and others, and immediately scolded Wang Lao Si.
But although Wang Laosi kept his mouth shut, Feng Xi and the others looked at the scene in the field around them with cold expressions, and they didn't speak again for a long time.
In May, the fields are full of green seedlings, and some places have even begun to bear fruit.
However, in the many fertile fields beside the village paths, not to mention the flowers and fruits, even the seedlings were sparsely planted, and some fields even had no seedlings planted at all.
If only one village in Xiakanzi was like this, their faces wouldn't be so ugly.
It happened that nine out of ten villages along the way were like this. Every villager on the road was walking in a hurry and looking more depressed than the last.
Not to mention Li Cifu, who is very knowledgeable about people's livelihood, even Qi Zhuo, who is still a primary school student in the academy, knows that Qingquan County's harvest this year will be difficult.
It's no wonder that the Wang family asked the three brothers to go out together for their business. In such a desolate scene, if only one person drove the bullock cart back, even a man would be difficult to be safe.
Seemingly sensing the thoughts of the four nobles, Liu Rong immediately chatted with the three Wang brothers:
"Three brothers, can your family farm this year? I see that the land on the roadside is very desolate. I am afraid it will be a little difficult this year..."
Liu Rong knew these things, but she felt that these words should not be said by her, but by strangers like the three Wang brothers.
The three Wang brothers also thought Liu Rong and others were from the city, so they immediately complained:
"No, it's not like you don't know the amount of grain you received last year. How many grains of rice can be left in the house after receiving this grain? In the past, everyone had to save seeds, but these people are starving to death. Who can save the seeds for planting? Well?"
"Our family still has a few acres of land to plant, but in our village there are so many that all the reserved seeds are eaten. Now when the weather comes, people dig wild vegetables, or go up to the mountains to hunt for food. There are almost no wild animals on the mountains. Wild vegetables They’ve all been poached a long time ago!”
"Hey, this life is really unbearable. What's the use of the county magistrate being Master Qingtian? There's a prefect above him, and there's that thief princess on top of the prefect!"
A certain thief princess who was sitting on their bullock cart said: "..."
Taking the blame was a thing that happened once, became familiar the second time, and she didn't even want to raise her eyebrows after the third or fourth time.
Liu Rong glanced sideways at her from time to time, fearing that His Highness would suddenly change his face.
After all, the three brothers of the Wang family have started talking enthusiastically, and even the stupid second brother has begun to say that the princess is unkind and that she is going to force them, the common people, to death...
Unexpectedly, Feng Xi's expression remained calm, as if everyone was not scolding her.
Listening to the current situation in Qingquan County and Mingzhou along the road, the group finally arrived at the county gate before sunset and said goodbye to the three Wang brothers smoothly.
Then, each person paid two cents in front of the city gate to enter the city, and then entered Qingquan County before the city gate closed.
Unexpectedly, not long after they entered the city gate, they saw a crowd of people running towards the city, as if something big happened in front of them.
Seeing this, Liu Rong casually grabbed a familiar man and asked:
"Niu Da, what are you running for?"
"Rong, Sister Rong, you, haven't you been missing for a few days? Oh, you'd better go back and see your brother quickly. Doctor Zhang said it's only been these few days..."
"Let you tell me what happened before!"
Liu Rong naturally knew that her brother would die soon, but she had already received a promise when she assassinated the princess that day, so she was not panicking now.
Niu Da was surprised when he heard this, thinking to himself: Does Sister Rong not even want to see her brother now?
But he still responded quietly:
"They are Green Forest Heroes. They are the Green Forest Army from the same state. They say they want to lead us to live a good life! People from other counties have responded, so we are the only ones left."
