"Hey, are you okay?"
Seeing Xiao Han's face suddenly turn sallow, Liu Hongji thought that he had made him so angry, and he didn't dare to play tricks anymore, so he hurriedly came over and asked nervously.
"It's okay! I just accidentally pulled the wound." Xiao Han gritted his teeth and forced a smile to Liu Hongji, indicating that he didn't need to worry about him.
"Hey! You, you, what can you tell me? Why do you have so many enemies wherever you go?"
Seeing this, Liu Hongji finally felt relieved, but when he caught a glimpse of the thick bandage on Xiao Han's chest, he sighed helplessly.
He looked at the injuries on Xiao Han's body very carefully.
It is no exaggeration to say that that arrow was completely aimed at killing Xiao Han!
If it weren't for the protection of the black armor and the last layer of soft armor, he would probably have already started arranging arrangements for Xiao Han's funeral.
Moreover, even though Xiao Han had taken such strict protection, the arrow still left a large bruise on his chest. Judging from Liu Hongji's experience, Xiao Han was fine now, just like a fine person.
In fact, most of the internal organs have been slightly injured, otherwise he would not have passed out at the top of the city.
"You think I do? I haven't even met a few of the Li family in Zhao County you're talking about. How do I know who I'm provoking?"
When talking about this matter, Xiao Han couldn't help but feel aggrieved. He didn't know where he was. The Li family of Zhao County who had offended Nao Shizi could actually make him spend so much effort to kill him!
Logically speaking, I should not have any interaction with the Li family in these years, right?
"Forget it, you need to rest now, don't think too much about these things!" Seeing Xiao Han's depressed look, Liu Hongji stopped dwelling on this issue and said slowly: "Since it is certain that someone wants to kill you, Then the original plan can no longer go ahead! I have sent people to notify Cheng Guogong and the Prime Minister! People from the Firearms Camp should also be rushing here! I feel that chaos is about to happen in Shandong! "
"Is there going to be chaos again so soon?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Han frowned little by little, sat on the bed and muttered a few words.
He knew that Lao Liu was never as reckless as he seemed.
In fact, those who can hang out in the court these days are the best among the best! Not to mention those 250 fools, even someone as powerful as Li Jing would not be able to survive in this muddy water?
If Liu Hongji was as rough as he appeared, then the grass on his grave would probably be as full as a lid.
"Although Ningcheng is a bit shabby, it is fortunately located on the fringes! The few people outside the city have retreated and they probably won't come back for a while."
Liu Hongji didn't notice Xiao Han's strangeness, and continued to talk to himself: "So, before the big troops arrive, let's stay here for a while and wait and see what happens!"
"That's the only way!" Xiao Han sighed. He knew that the reason why Liu Hongji made such an arrangement was not only to take care of himself, but also because he didn't want to get involved in this long-brewing whirlpool!
However, now that the vortex has appeared and the storm has taken shape, is it really possible to avoid it if you want to?
Shaking his head, not wanting to think about these complicated questions anymore, Xiao Han took a deep breath, changed the subject, and asked Liu Hongji: "But in the final analysis, can the identities of those people outside the city be confirmed? Are they really from the Li family of Zhao County?" "
"We can't confirm it yet." Liu Hongji seemed to have expected Xiao Han's question. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly and replied: "Jiayi and the others went to the hillside to have a look. These people were very cautious in doing things and left almost no traces. Something to prove your identity!”
"What about the people among the refugees? Can you dig something out of them?"
"This is also very difficult! Except for the person who shot you and I cut him in half, everyone else is mixed in with the refugees. As long as they lose their weapons, it is difficult to distinguish them from ordinary refugees. In addition, our manpower is too large. There's no way to check them all!"
"Does that mean you don't know anything?" Xiao Han sighed, a feeling of powerlessness arising in his heart.
He is not afraid of the enemy facing him head-on, but he is afraid of the snake-like guy hiding in the dark!
Because there is no telling when this kind of person will come out from some dark corner and bite him or her hard, causing him to die!
"It's not that I don't know anything." Liu Hongji was a little embarrassed by Xiao Han's question. He touched his bare head and said: "Judging from the weapons and cautious attitude of those people, the origin of the other party is indeed extraordinary. , most likely people from seven sects and five surnames.
"It's not as if I didn't say it! Fools all know that ordinary people can't get that kind of crossbow arrows!" Xiao Han rolled his eyes, and then as if he remembered something, he frowned and asked: "What's the reason for the refugees to attack the city? They Why did you instigate these many people to attack Ningcheng?"
"I also asked Jia San and the others to investigate this." Liu Hongji murmured: "According to what the refugees said, someone told them that a kind person donated a large amount of food to them, and it was just shipped from outside. It was seized by Ningcheng officials for personal use, so they were so angry that they rushed into the city to take back the food that should belong to them."
"No wonder those people called them Dog Officials!" Xiao Han nodded thoughtfully. When he was on the city wall, he heard the people below shouting about Dog Officials and food. However, the situation was tense at that time, so he did not go there. After thinking about it more deeply, it now seems that those people used this excuse to provoke public anger, and then the farce of siege occurred.
"Then did they say who donated the food? Is it the imperial court or which person?" After thinking about this, Xiao Han seemed to have grasped something, and asked hurriedly.
"I didn't say who donated it, let alone the imperial court. I just said it was donated by good people!" Liu Hongji continued to shake his head and said: "According to what they said, the Li Tang court didn't care about their life or death at all! Compared with the Daye years, , but also cruel!
In a year of great calamity like this year, the imperial court not only did not reduce or reduce taxes, but also added countless new exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes. As a result, they were unable to pay even though they were selling iron, so they had to leave their homes and become homeless!
And even if this was the case, the imperial court also ordered the towns along the way not to take them in. They all regarded them as savage beasts and closed the city gates tightly to prevent them from approaching! "
At this point, both Xiao Han and Liu Hongji fell silent. They both felt that there seemed to be an invisible net that enveloped everything.
