"To tell you this, sir, we are villagers from Gou'er Village and Qu'er Village. The reason why we came here is because the government recruited us for labor a few days ago and ordered us to serve at the Tianmen River Dam. We dare not not Following the official order, I packed my bags and set off. Unexpectedly, when I arrived here, the sky suddenly changed."
Li Wei answered truthfully, and when he said this, there was a sudden hatred in his eyes.
Then he first glanced around at the exhausted Yuzhou guards who had just rescued them, then gritted his teeth suddenly, as if he had made some determination, and continued:
"Originally, when the common people saw that the nearby mountains were unstable, there was a sudden heavy rain, and there were signs of flash floods, they made it clear to the yamen responsible for us and others, suggesting that we change the route. But the man not only refused to allow it, but also accused the common people of being sneaky and sneaky. They scolded the common people for delaying the trip, and then forced us to go through the dilapidated folk road first, while they hid behind and watched from a distance. As a result, when we walked in the middle, the mountains directly above suddenly collapsed. A flash flood formed, and if the military lords had not arrived in time, we might have been buried alive by the flash flood."
Having said this, he suddenly turned around and knelt down suddenly towards Zhang Shiping, who was looking complicated for some reason not far away.
"Li Wei, a humble citizen, would like to thank General General for his kindness in saving the people."
As he spoke, he ignored the mud on the ground and banged his head heavily on the ground.
"My great kindness and kindness will be remembered by the common people. If there is an opportunity in the future, I will do whatever it takes to repay the general."
It was Zhang Shiping who dug him out of the soil just now.
In order to complete the task as quickly as possible to avoid another flash flood, Zhang Shiping, the strongest member of the Yuzhou Guard, had no choice but to put down his body and take matters into his own hands, digging earth together with the soldiers to save people.
It was obviously to protect the soldiers of the Yuzhou Guard, and saving them was just a last resort, but seeing Li Wei kneel down to him so sincerely, Zhang Shiping couldn't help but feel a complicated and unspeakable feeling in his heart.
But after a moment, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Um?"
In an instant, he realized the source of this something amiss.
"No, it's not that we won't be required to collect labor this time to control the flood, but we and other military personnel will be asked to assist Xiao Shangshu in quelling the flood? Why are they still..."
After thinking this, he subconsciously raised his head and looked at Lu Chen.
Then, he noticed that Lu Chen's eyes had turned cold.
There seemed to be an ice in his eyes that could not be melted away for thousands of years, making him feel an inexplicable chill all over his body.
That look in his eyes was actually colder than when he heard his contemptuous remarks about the people before.
"Where is Fang Yu!"
Fang Yu jumped up and landed in front of Lu Chen in an instant, bowed and said:
"This is my humble duty. Sir, please give me your instructions."
Lu Chen's left hand was clasped behind his back, and his right hand clenched the sword of the Supreme Dao. The hilt of this sword of the Human Emperor, which can "cut off the rebels at the top and punish the unconquered ministers at the top, kill first and then attack, authorized by the imperial power", quietly exuded from the blade. With supreme power, he said calmly and authentically: "The yamen officer that the fellow countryman just mentioned should not have gone far yet. Go and bring him here to see me."
"I accept my order from my humble position!"
Uh-huh!
The moment the words fell, Fang Yu suddenly disappeared from the place like a ghost. After only two breaths passed, his voice could no longer be heard around him.
After ordering Fang Yu, Lu Chen looked at Li Wei again.
"My fellow villager, are you sure it's someone from the government who went to your village to collect labor?"
Hearing this, Li Wei suddenly felt something unusual.
The impossibly young scribe in front of him seemed to have an instinctively awe-inspiring power about him, which made him subconsciously look away, not daring to look at him.
It was as if he was the real big shot who could decide the fate of everyone present.
Li Wei shook his head, suppressed the urge to worship in his heart, and then said with determination: "To tell you what the adults are saying, I am sure that this is the labor order issued by the government to us. Those who came to our village to announce this order that day , it is the county registrar who comes in person every time the county government collects taxes."
When he thought of the arrogant and domineering appearance of Master Gao before, and of the fellow villagers who he killed like ants with his great power, Li Wei's eyes flashed with resentment, and he couldn't help but remember what happened in the village that day. I told Lu Chen about it.
Lu Chen didn't say a word, and the expression on his face didn't change at all. He just listened to him quietly.
The people who had just escaped death also recalled their tragic experience of being conscripted into hard labor.
Thinking of how difficult the world is, and thinking of all the close relatives and friends who had been oppressed to death, I couldn't help but feel sad, and I hid my face and cried bitterly.
Listening to the extremely sad cries of the people, the original pride and inexplicable joy in the eyes of the Yuzhou guards gradually disappeared without a trace, and then they fell into collective silence.
These people, who are also their fellow villagers, are living in such misery now...
Although his body is so thin, it is so difficult to even walk, and he cannot even carry a bundle of firewood, but he has to carry his own food rations and trek to the Tianmen River Dam where the weather is getting worse. To do something heavier than cutting firewood and carrying water Twice the life.
That was hard work that even strong and brave men like them found extremely hard!
Doesn’t this mean they are going to die?
It’s simply a waste of human life!
At this moment, whether it was the top soldiers at the bottom or the officers from hundreds of families, they were inexplicably less resistant to the sudden task of going to the dam area to quell the flood.
Some people even think that it is proper for them, strong soldiers, to do these things.
After all, they are human beings, with flesh and blood, and emotions. They are not yet stone-hearted, but people who can empathize with others.
When Li Wei knelt down and cried again, Lu Chen slowly raised his head.
"I know."
At this moment, a scream suddenly came from behind.
"ah!"
Immediately afterwards, with the sound of breaking wind, two figures with fat heads and big ears wearing official uniforms suddenly fell from the air, and finally landed heavily not far from Lu Chen.
At the same time, Fang Yu's figure suddenly appeared next to Lu Chen, coming and going without a trace just like when he left.
"Sir, I am humble enough to live up to my fate!"
Lu Chen glanced at him.
"Thanks a lot."
Fang Yu bowed again and stepped aside.
Li Wei quickly reacted and subconsciously looked at the two wailing figures on the ground. After seeing their faces clearly, his eyes suddenly widened with surprise on his face.
Who else could those two people be if they weren't the official servants who had often bullied them as laborers before and deliberately made them risk their lives to explore the road?
'I actually...really caught them, and so quickly! '
Li Wei raised his head and looked at Lu Chen.
Under the shocked eyes of Li Wei and the other people, Lu Chen slowly rode forward and looked condescendingly at the two cadres with bruises on their noses and swollen faces, and their bodies were covered with mud.
The two men soon noticed the approach of the war horses. They immediately ignored the pain on their bodies and hurriedly got up. Then they knelt down on the ground. They did not bother to see the surrounding situation clearly and directly begged for mercy: "My king, have mercy on me. All heroes, have mercy on me." ! I have two hundred taels of silver at home. I am willing to write a letter to my mother-in-law and ask her to take the silver taels and present it to the king. I will definitely deliver it in three days at most. I beg the king not to kill me!"
"Me too!"
Obviously, the two of them thought that Lu Chen and others were the kings of a certain cottage, and they wanted to spend money to save their lives and avoid disaster.
