Zheng Ziqiu was startled by Rong Fei's words. His mind was spinning for a moment, and then he smiled slightly.
"You are worthy of being the number one policeman in the world personally appointed by the emperor. I admire you! I admire you! But can you please ask Chief Rong to clear up my doubts? I think I hid it very well and didn't leave any clues that could reveal my traces. And you are How did you find me?"
"You're admitting it? Why don't you try to quibble?"
Rong Fei did not answer Zheng Ziqiu's doubts, but asked with interest.
"If I'm not completely sure, even if I want to catch the head of Rong, I won't make a plan for you to fall into a trap. Useless excuses are just a waste of time. There is no need. Tsk, it really is a good wine."
Zheng Ziqiu took the jug and filled the empty wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, smiled and shook his head.
"Haha, if it weren't for the heinous crimes you committed, but with this free and easy spirit, I might as well make friends with you."
Rong Fei also poured another glass of wine, taking a sip and sighing.
"If you want to achieve great things, you must resort to extraordinary means. Small sacrifices are inevitable."
Zheng Ziqiu replied nonchalantly.
"A small sacrifice? I'm afraid tens of thousands of people have been bought and sold by you over the years. That means tens of thousands of families have been torn apart and endured the pain of losing their loved ones. How did you say this without changing your face? Are you saying something so crazy?"
Rong Fei asked angrily.
"I came to Kyoto five years ago. A total of 29,633 people sold to Kyoto, and 6,674 people sold to Kyoto, for a total of 36,307 people. Fourteen of them By the age of twenty-four, there were only 24,789 women, 4,887 children, and 6,631 handsome men."
Zheng Ziqiu reported a series of numbers in a clear and logical manner without any change in his expression.
It seems that it is just a series of numbers, lifeless numbers. Chinese website
Seeing the murderous intent in Rong Fei's eyes getting stronger and stronger, Zheng Ziqiu smiled slightly.
"Do you know how many people died of cold and starvation outside Kyoto during the whole winter last year?"
Rong Fei was stunned, how could he know this.
"More than thirty-four thousand. This is the number reported by the officials responsible for resettling the refugees outside the city at the Jinluan Hall at the beginning of spring in March this year. They also said that this was a situation that could only be seen in the prosperous times. But the actual number is far more than that. , I personally walked around Kyoto City and counted the flowers, and I conservatively estimated that there would be no less than 50,000 people.
Did Captain Rong find that official repulsive? But in fact, compared to the officials in previous years, this one was already somewhat conscientious, but he only concealed the number of less than 20,000.
From the seventh day of October the first light snow fell in Kyoto the year before until the third day of March the following year, it was estimated that as many as 70,000 people died of cold, hunger and disease outside Kyoto, but when the report was reported to the late emperor, only 20,000 people died. , a total of nearly 50,000 was concealed. This was also the case in previous years, and the officials in the court who knew about it were no longer surprised, and they followed suit to deceive the dim-sighted emperor.
I heard that Capt. Rong and Liu Yingrong, the daughter of the recently retired Chief Assistant, were close friends. Although Liu Yingrong is a woman, she loves political affairs, so she should know a little bit about it. If Mr. Rong doesn't believe what I'm saying, you might as well ask her. "
Rong Fei did have doubts about Zheng Ziqiu's words, but his reason told him that there was no need for Zheng Ziqiu to lie.
Seeing Rong Fei's expression changing and becoming speechless, Zheng Ziqiu smiled slightly and continued.
"Have you heard about the great disaster in Dunzhou ten years ago, Captain Rong?"
"I've heard a little bit about it."
Rong Fei was moved in his heart and replied as if nothing had happened.
"Do you know how many people died in the Dunzhou disaster?"
"Forehead…"
This is something Rong Fei has never been able to confirm.
The Di Bao and local county annals issued by the imperial court did not even record the Dunzhou disaster, let alone count the specific number of casualties.
I just guessed based on my feelings that the number of casualties should be around 100,000.
"Before the disaster, Dunzhou had more than 200,000 registered households and a population of over one million. After the disaster, the surrounding prefectures and counties had a total of
Less than 300,000 victims were received. "
Rong Fei's breathing became a little sluggish.
According to Zheng Ziqiu's words, the Dunzhou disaster killed at least more than 600,000 people!
"How...how do you know such details?"
Rong Fei couldn't help but ask.
As he spoke, he realized that his voice was so hoarse.
"Because I was one of the 300,000 people who were lucky enough to survive that year."
Zheng Ziqiu replied with a smile as usual.
"I was thirteen years old at the time, and I witnessed everything with my own eyes. How the disaster occurred, how people fled, and how the officials in the surrounding states and counties kept the victims away from the city, leaving them to starve, drink, and die of illness...
How they slaughtered their fellow tribesmen who wanted to rush into the city to find a way out. After that, they tried every possible means to cover up, tamper with, and erase, trying to make this disaster as if it had never happened.
At that time, I was supposed to be sent to the northern border with other children of similar age by the government to join the army, but I was lucky enough to escape halfway and survive until now. From that day on, I swore in the wilderness to my relatives who died tragically that I would seek justice for them. "
"But how does this relate to the evil deeds you committed in Kyoto?"
"Because I want to change the day. Since the court does not treat the people under its rule as human beings, then it must change to a more conscientious court. The city of Kyoto is the center of Dayan. If you want to destroy Dayan, you must first destroy Kyoto. But Kyoto City is protected by the Five Jue Formation. To destroy Kyoto City, we must first break the Five Jue Formation. The Five Jue Formation relies on luck to operate, so I will try every means to reduce Kyoto's luck.
Where does luck come from? Nature comes from people. All it takes is for the people in Kyoto to lose trust in the imperial court, become full of resentment, and lose their luck, and Jie Shi will have an opportunity to take advantage of it. Such a simple truth, Rong Baotou, you don’t understand it, right? "
"Well... of course I understand. But why are you so frank? Aren't you worried that I will find a way to destroy your plan after I find out?"
Rong Fei asked strangely.
"Hahaha, this is the general trend. You, Rong Captou, cannot stop it with your own strength. Just like what I did, I also followed the trend. Like Chu Wei, Liu Tang and those court officials, Their hearts were corrupted first, I just pushed them along and accelerated their corruption."
Rong Fei nodded when he heard this. Zheng Ziqiu was right. This was a conspiracy. Even if he knew about it and exposed it, it would be useless.
Rong Fei was unable to do anything about the situation with his current status. After thinking for a moment, he turned to ask more practical questions.
"Can you tell me about Shadow Kill?"
"Shadow Kill! This goes back ten years to the day I escaped from the escorting officers and soldiers."
Zheng Ziqiu didn't mean to hide it. After drinking another glass of wine, he raised his head and looked at the stars. There was a hint of memory in his eyes, and he said leisurely.
"I escaped secretly at night when the night watchmen were lax, but I was discovered. There was no light in the wilderness and I couldn't tell the direction. I ran around like a headless fly, with soldiers chasing me behind me. .
At that time, I was tired and hungry. I didn't run very far before I lost all my strength and collapsed on the ground. Two pursuers rode towards me, holding torches and laughing.
Just when I thought I was certain to die, a figure suddenly appeared and stopped the two pursuers. At that time, I saw the shadow master for the first time. "
When he mentioned the film owner, a look of reverence appeared on Zheng Ziqiu's face.
