Outside the palace, the rising sun shines brightly on the exquisite glazed tiles of the imperial palace, reflecting a brilliant and glorious light.

But he felt cold all over.

He was heartbroken by such an incompetent and selfish emperor.

It's heartbreaking to wander in such a broken mountain and river.

Even more heartbroken are the millions of suffering people.

The imperial palace is full of twists and turns.

When Lu Yinli walked to the outside of a desolate palace, he vaguely heard a woman's sobbing.

He frowned, and after walking a few steps, he saw a figure in plain clothes behind a lion statue.

This road is the only way out of the palace. Lu Yinli coughed, trying to remind the woman and not embarrass her.

The woman originally wanted to run away after lifting her skirt, but when she heard his cough, she immediately stopped. Her voice was crisp and a little choked.

"Lord Lu, it's you again, what a coincidence."

Lu Yinli frowned.

The next moment, the woman turned around, revealing a pretty face, which looked extremely pure against the crimson walls of the palace.

Lu Yinli quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Ninth Princess."

The ninth princess came over holding up her skirt.

The last time they met, she was still wearing luxurious brocade clothes and a head full of pearls and jade, looking unattainable.

This time she was only wearing plain clothes, with her long hair tied up with a wooden hairpin, and she looked haggard.

She raised her face and said with tears in her eyes, "Lord Lu, do you think Beijiang is really hopeless? Is our Li family unfit to be the emperor?"

Lu Yinli's heart skipped a beat, and he evaded the question by saying, "I don't understand what the princess is saying."

The Ninth Princess continued to talk to herself, "I donated all the jewelry in my house, and I also went to persuade my brother, even though he didn't listen to me. But when I left the palace, I realized that Beijiang had become like this, and so many people were displaced. I don't deserve to be a princess, and I don't deserve to enjoy the worship and service of the people..."

She cried as she spoke.

Lu Yinli felt as if there was a thousand-pound weight on his neck and he dared not raise his head.

After a while, he said in a hoarse voice: "The princess is a gentleman."

The ninth princess stopped sobbing.

The moment when the wrong sound passed by.

Lu Yinli heard her recite a short poem.

It's very light and will be blown away by the wind.

Lu Yinli's heart was beating like a drum, but he never looked back and stood like a sculpture under the high wall.

Not far away, the Ninth Princess had regained her composure and turned into the noble and elegant Princess again.

She raised her chin slightly, "Lord Lu, let's just pretend that nothing happened today."

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Sinan County.

A wail rang out from the county magistrate's mansion.

"It's so hot today, how can we survive?"

Xie Ling patted Gao Wanhua on the shoulder and said, "I think it's going to rain soon. Will you accompany me to deliver the sweet soup today?"

Gao Wanhua fanned herself and nodded, "Are you going to the Changshou Salt Field?"

Xie Ling nodded.

After a while, the two of them got on the carriage to Changshou Salt Field.

The back of the carriage was filled with cold sugar water.

As they were always guarding the salt field, some soldiers recognized Xie Ling's carriage from a distance.

Everyone rushed forward, vying to help Xie Ling move things, their smiles brighter than flowers.

The faces of the soldiers who were on guard were uglier than each other.

Okay, here we go again.

They originally thought that coming to guard the salt field would put pressure on the people of Sinan County, but they did not expect that they would be the first to break through the defense.

Let’s talk about food first.

Not only can the soldiers in Sinan County eat four meals a day, but they can also eat meat at every meal.

Every time the meal starts, the rich aroma of meat wafts over, and everyone can't help but drool.

One time, Captain Sun secretly ran over to take a look and discovered that what they were eating was actually white rice!

Fragrant, soft rice!

Later on, when the weather got hot, there was even sugar water to drink!

Every day at noon, cold sugar water is delivered on time.

That's sugar, the kind that ordinary people can't even afford!

Let’s talk about training.

Different from their lazy training, Sinan's training is very intensive. He runs in the morning, practices camp and martial arts at noon, and dances and plays with sticks in the evening.

Captain Sun thought he had some skills, but even he couldn't figure out the ways of the regular soldiers.

What upset them most was that Sinan's soldiers would have a small competition every seven days, and the winner could get five taels of silver.

A competition is held every fifteen days, and the winner can get ten taels of silver and a roast chicken.

That’s roast chicken, fresh, fragrant and spicy roast chicken!

The atmosphere in Sinan military camp is countless times better than Changshou.

There is singing and dancing every day, just opposite Changshou, it is so carefree.

The soldiers were very harmonious with each other, and even when they occasionally fought, they were just playing around like brothers.

After being here for half a month, watching the life in the Sinan military camp every day, Chang Shou's heart felt like being fried in a frying pan, it was extremely uncomfortable.

We are all soldiers, so why do others have such a free and easy life?

They eat thin porridge and plain water every day, work as hard as dogs, and still get such low salaries?

The scorching sun and the unique wet and salty sea breeze at the seaside make the climate even more sultry.

At this moment, seeing that everyone in the Sinan military camp was holding a bowl of sugar water, Chang Shou felt jealous and his eyes turned red with envy.

The soldiers from Sinan County drank it loudly and said loudly, "It tastes good! It tastes so good!"

Xie Ling waited until the soldiers had almost finished eating before he spoke: "The barracks are almost built. The brothers went up the mountain and hunted dozens of wild boars. Let's all go back to Sinan to celebrate today."

"good!"

All the soldiers answered loudly.

Captain Sun's eyes widened. He finally found a chance to pick a fight with Sinan County. He jumped up and said, "You can't leave!"

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