Monk Daoyan recited a Buddha's name, rolled his eyes, and thought to himself, isn't this some kind of private visit and simple obedience you are doing in disguise? Otherwise, how could we end up in this situation?
Although I had agreed to this plan at the beginning and even thought it was very clever, the current situation is really a slap in the face!
He also knew that trouble could easily happen in this wilderness, but he never expected that there would be a large group of bandits and bandits roaming around.
Judging from the appearance, it was not a while ago. I really don’t know what Qin King Zhu Ping did when he was in office, which caused the people in the fief to suffer like this.
If you really want to go out, you will be laughed at. There can be such a large den of thieves in a land controlled by the lord.
When Zhu Di asked, Dao Yan just sighed and said: "Taoist Master, you have to ask your good brother. We are almost approaching Xi'an, and we can still be robbed from the road. These days, anyone who can Farming, who wants to come to these barren mountains and become a bandit?"
Dao Yan's words didn't sound good. He was blaming the King of Qin for not being able to live a good life and protect the people, so that the people could not survive and turned into bandits.
Zhu Di didn't know how to refute. He was a vassal king who grew up in the flames of war. Naturally, he knew that most of the common people were honest people and would only tolerate being bullied. It was really pitiful.
Back then, as long as my old man had enough to eat, he would never have reached his current position.
Therefore, he also knew where these bandits came from.
In fact, along the way, Zhu Di had seen many abandoned villages and many people selling their sons and daughters.
He really couldn't imagine that at this time, the people were still living in such misery, with no fields or homes, and even survival became a problem.
In the bright world, under the king's transformation, such tragedies could still occur. Zhu Di really didn't understand what his second brother had done to cause complaints in Shaanxi.
Did the eldest brother not discover these problems when he inspected Xi'an, or did he think that the second brother was covering it up?
"Hey, old monk, what will happen if the old man finds out what you said?"
Zhu Di sighed, a little sad. Although he was behind bars, he was not particularly anxious. The person who arrested them did not want to kill him.
This can be seen from the other people locked up around him.
Dao Yan found a comfortable position, sat against the wall, and said, "If it had been anyone else, they would have been compiled into the Great Imperial Order."
This was not pleasant to hear, but Zhu Di could only nod dejectedly. As a prince, he naturally knew the importance of the people.
Seeing the tragic scene of people being displaced and selling their children and girls in the second brother's fiefdom, he did feel angry in his heart.
Isn't this just destroying the empire of his old Zhu family? If the top and bottom were really divided, the world would be in chaos.
If it wasn't Zhu Ming who did these things, then he couldn't even imagine how angry his father would be and how many heads would be slaughtered.
Zhu Di was a little resentful and said, "Don't you, second brother, know how bad and hateful the things he did are?"
"Do you care whether an ant lives or lives?"
Dao Yan's words were still so heartbreaking, and Zhu Di wanted to refute that the common people were not ants in his heart.
But then I thought about it, maybe in Zhu Xi's eyes, the common people were indeed ants, and they could be bullied at will.
The once heroic and wise second brother, with the passage of time and the erosion of power, has turned into the ruler of Yuanting. Zhu Di felt deeply sad for this.
Seeing Zhu Di's expression, Dao Yan asked, "Are you going to tell the superiors about these things?"
"Here……"
Zhu Di narrowed his eyes and looked a little dodgey. He knew in his heart that once the old man knew that Shaanxi had become like this, he would definitely be furious.
According to Yu Gong, when the time comes, a series of officials involved will be bloody purged on various charges.
But Zhu Di understood that these matters had nothing to do with most officials. Just like Zhao Mian's embezzlement case, many officials were forced by the situation to do things against their will.
Personally speaking, this matter is a family scandal of Lao Zhu's family. As the younger brother, he should cover up for his elder brother.
Furthermore, before the eldest brother Zhu Biao came here, he handled her gently, but when he came here, he held on to her, which made Zhu Di mean and unkind.
Moreover, now that Qin King Zhu Xi is dead, what kind of impression will he bring to the old man if he struggles with these issues?
While the old man is still alive, you are so mean to your brothers and don't let them go even after they die. What if the old man passes away one day?
Zhu Di knew very well that his father valued blood and family ties the most. If he revealed everything about this, he would probably be dissatisfied.
After thinking about it, Zhu Di's back was soaked with cold sweat, and the wet feeling stimulated his nerves.
When Dao Yan saw this, he said: "Taoist Master, there is no need to be entangled, let's solve the matter at hand first."
The environment in the cell was not really good. Dao Yan had already seen several mice running around happily along the window.
When he was arrested before, he paid special attention to the accents of these bandits. They were basically locals. They were obviously forced to do nothing.
But these locals move very quickly and are very organized. Dao Yan speculates that there should be others secretly planning behind this.
Logically speaking, bandits usually only steal money and rarely harm people's lives. If they really kill people, who will go this way in the future?
These are all the rules on the road. Now that the world is at peace and the situation is stable, whoever wants to go up the mountain and become a bandit with no future is not forced to do so.
These people who were forced to become bandits were basically villagers who couldn't survive nearby. How could they have the courage to kill people? With the strength of the people and the money, why bother to arrest them and go up the mountain?
All signs indicate that this group of people has a grand plan. I am afraid it is not just to steal money, but also has a deeper reason.
Just as he was thinking about it, the bandits came over again with the people in custody. They opened the door and threw the people in. Daoyan glanced at them and said, "It looks like he is a private salt dealer."
Zhu Di was surprised and asked in a low voice: "Old monk, how did you tell?"
"Don't say it, don't say it."
Dao Yan shook his head mysteriously, looked at the private salt dealer a few more times, stepped forward and asked tentatively: "See, brother is not an ordinary person, why was he also arrested?"
The dealer was still scolding her when he heard a voice behind him. He turned around and cursed: "It turns out that you are a thief and a bald ass. Why are you asking so many questions? Aren't you also arrested?"
He was obviously angry and had vented his anger. Seeing that Dao Yan was still smiling, he couldn't help but frowned and said: "You are such a bastard, you scold you and I don't even reply. I have no intention of making a fuss. "
As he said that, the private salt dealer sat aside, took a deep breath, glanced at Zhu Di and Dao Yan in the cell, and asked: "How did you two get arrested? Are they like me?"
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