"His brother?" Old Xu sighed and shook his head when he heard this.
"If Meng Xiucai is too young, doesn't listen to others' advice, and is too impulsive, which leads to this end, then what happened to his brother can only be said to be the viciousness of the prefect's family."
"Well, what should I say?" Xiao Liu asked curiously.
"Meng Xiucai has read many sages' books. Although he has a righteous heart, he has never suffered setbacks and does not know how to deal with the world tactfully. However, his brother is a well-rounded person. After he came back, he heard that such a thing happened at home and immediately So I went to the magistrate's house with heavy gifts to apologize."
"Then what's the result?"
"The result? As a result, he was captured and imprisoned on the spot by the prefect. The prefect directly sent people to search his home. The next day, he was convicted of evading huge amounts of taxes, and his home was searched and sentenced to death. His property was also All went into the pockets of the prefect’s family.”
"This! Is there any royal law for this?" Xiaoliu was also shocked when he heard this. They all came to apologize, but they still didn't let him go. What a cruel prefect.
"Wang Fa? In this city of Luoyang, the Zhou family is Wang Fa." Old Xu sighed and shook his head.
"This week, the magistrate's family is so unconscionable. Is there no one to take care of it? Luoyang City is so prosperous, and people come and go in the city. Even if the officials protect each other, if they can't sue the officials, what about those Jianghu heroes? There is no one The road is rough?"
"Don't talk about the distance, let's talk about the Beggar Gang. Didn't you say that the headquarters of the Beggar Gang is here in Luoyang City? The Beggar Gang has always regarded itself as chivalrous. If there is such a prefect in Luoyang City, won't they do something?" Liu asked confused.
"It's difficult! Young Master Yan, this Luoyang City is no better than other small cities. Governor Yang has thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands. How dare those Jianghu knights attack him. The beggar gang you mentioned is just a group of people who were driven to Just a beggar in Nancheng.
As for the powerful martial arts families in the city, such as the Golden Sword King family, they all have good relations with Magistrate Yang. "
"Furthermore, those Jianghu knights may sound like knights, but they are just ordinary people. Offending the prefect is equivalent to offending the court. Even if they have the intention, they don't have the courage!" Old Xu sighed.
Xiao Liu also nodded when he heard this.
Indeed, killing officials is tantamount to rebellion. Those knights and knights, all with names and sects, if this is discovered, it will not only be them, but also their sects will be implicated.
Today's world is no longer what it used to be. After the catastrophe eighteen years ago, it is now an era when the imperial court suppresses the world.
Thinking back to how powerful the Jianghu forces were thirty years ago, Ye Gucheng, the lord of Baiyun City, dared to sneak into the palace alone to assassinate Jiajing. If Lu Xiaofeng and Xifeng Chuixue hadn't stopped him, he would have succeeded.
Nowadays, any one of the three major imperial forces has the power to suppress the entire world. It can be said that it is Hedong in thirty years and Hexi in thirty years.
"Young Master Yan, I know you have a chivalrous heart, but I advise you not to wade into this muddy water. It will be bad if you get into trouble." Old Xu advised.
Xiao Liu nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Xu, for reminding me. I understand."
But in an instant, Xiao Liu ran towards the crawling Meng Xiucai.
"Eh..." Lao Xu looked at Xiao Liu and quickly reached out his hand, but Xiao Liu had already run away.
But seeing Xiao Liu running away, one person was extremely happy. It was the middle-aged man who had been tortured by Xiao Liu repeatedly.
When the middle-aged man saw that Xiao Liu left and actually forgot to tap his acupuncture points this time, he felt ecstatic in his heart and quickly planned to sneak away quietly, but he had just taken a step forward.
"Puff!" With a sound, a stone hit him, and he was instantly frozen again.
Looking at the middle-aged man who was immobilized, Xiaoliu smiled. Although he didn't know whether he was doing acupuncture from a distance, the skill of throwing stones to acupoint was not difficult. With enough finger strength, plus the Precise shooting skills are enough.
Looking at the person who suddenly appeared in front of him, Meng Xiucai couldn't help but raise his head in confusion.
Xiao Liu felt Meng Xiucai's gaze and quickly leaned over with a chuckle. He took out a piece of sesame seed cake wrapped in oilcloth from his arms.
This sesame seed cake was what Xiao Liu planned to buy for Xiao Qi when he was on the road, but Xiao Qi insisted not to eat it, but now it comes in handy.
"Come and eat, your sacrifices have been stored for a few days, and some of them are rotten." Xiao Liu persuaded them gently.
However, Meng Xiucai shook his head, and then he crawled with both hands, bypassing Xiao Liu and crawling away with difficulty.
Xiao Liu looked at Meng Xiucai's figure crawling with difficulty. This time he did not chase after him, because in that glance just now, he saw something called persistence in the other person's eyes.
. . .
Xiao Liu came back thoughtfully, and seeing Xiao Liu coming back, Lao Xu also came over and whispered comforting:
"Young Master Yan, don't worry, he won't accept food from others, no matter who he is."
"Oh, what does this mean?" Xiao Liu couldn't help but curiously asked after hearing this.
"It's like this. Seeing how pitiful he is, many people actually wanted to help him secretly, but they were all rejected by him. He said that he was a scholar, not a beggar." Lao Xu sighed.
"Oh, he is a scholar, not a beggar, so he would rather eat the offerings of the dead than accept charity from others. How pedantic." Hearing this, Xiao Liu couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.
"Who says it's not?" Lao Xu also nodded. "All of us said that he was stupid because of studying, and that's why he ended up like this."
Lao Xu agreed, but he didn't notice Xiao Liu's gaze. At this time, Xiao Liu was looking at Meng Xiucai's crawling body from a distance. He already knew what the other person was insisting on.
'It's really sad and ridiculous, but at the same time it makes people admire. If in a peaceful and prosperous age, such a person would be a talent, but it's a pity. '
Xiao Liu sighed and shook his head, but then he turned around and saw that Xiao Qi had finished crying and was slowly walking towards him.
Xiao Liu suppressed the thoughts in his heart, walked over and gently hugged Xiao Qi.
Xiao Qi's originally dark face had white and tender tear stains after crying.
Xiao Liu said gently: "Have you finished worshiping?"
"Yes." Xiao Qi nodded, but she was still in a very bad mood after crying just now.
Xiao Liu also saw that Xiao Qi was still feeling a little heavy at this time, but he did not persuade him because he knew that some things must be killed by time. He just said gently:
"Okay, then I'll take you to the inn to take a shower and eat something."
"Um!"
Xiao Liu chuckled and carried Xiao Qi to the tomb of Xiao Qi's mother. Although he didn't know what kind of person Xiao Qi's mother was during her lifetime, Xiao Liu still bowed to the tombstone because the deceased was older.
Then he wrapped the sesame cake in oilcloth paper and placed it gently in front of the tomb. Finally, he took everyone away.
