Chapter 276 The nobles are more terrifying than King Yan

Their clothes were soaked with sweat, and the supervisors beside them kept yelling at them. An elderly man was even whipped a few times.

The supervisor who beat him was still shouting, "If you can do it, do it.

If you can't, leave." Su Changhe couldn't stand it, so he went over and snatched the whip, and said to the old man, "Old man, let's go. We don't want to be bullied by him!"

The old man was not only not grateful to Su Changhe, but also said with some displeasure, "Young master, if you want to have fun, go somewhere else."

After that, he knelt in front of the supervisor and said humbly, "Master Min, please be kind and let me continue to do it here!"

Su Changhe also got angry, "Old man, you can't tell the difference between a good person and a bad person, right? He has treated you so well, why are you asking him to do anything?" "What!"

The supervisor looked at Su Changhe, who was dressed in a bright suit, and said disdainfully: "This young master wants to be a good person today, right? Then what about you, Old Li?"

The old man called Old Li was so anxious that he almost cried when he heard it, and pleaded to Su Changhe: "Young master, please don't make trouble here. Master Min, please be kind and let me work for you for a few days!"

The supervisor called Master Min said impatiently: "You'd better move quickly, or don't come tomorrow!"

Old Li kowtowed a few more times with tears of gratitude, and limped to carry the wood.

At this time, the woman carrying the child had turned back. Maybe it was too hot, the child had been struggling on her back, and now he burst into tears.

The woman hesitated for a moment, patted the child on her back, and then carried a piece of wood on her shoulder. The child cried even more heartbreakingly.

Su Changhe felt uncomfortable watching this, and wanted to go up and say something to the woman, but was stopped by Kang Lun.

Su Changhe said dissatisfiedly: "Brother Kang, the child is crying like that, the mother is too cruel!"

Kang Lun shook his head: "Changhe, you are wrong. If she was cruel, she would not have carried the child to work on the construction site.

She would have thrown the child into the ruined temple in the north of the city, and the child would have starved to death or frozen to death!"

Kang Lun paused for a while, watching the woman's back getting farther and farther away, and the child's crying became more and more miserable, and then continued:

"The child's father was a simple and honest farmer. Originally, his family had an acre of land and a thatched house. Although the family lived in poverty, they were also happy. However, one day, a group of rich young men went out on horseback and trampled all the wheat they had worked so hard to grow. The wheat that had just emerged from earrings was gone, and that was their hope for the year.

The farmer was so angry that he argued with those young men and asked them to compensate him. Those young men laughed at the farmer while riding on their horses, and then they spurred their horses and whipped them. Those brightly-coated horses trampled the farmer to death in his beloved wheat field."

Kang Lun's expression was very heavy, his eyes looking into the distance, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

Su Changhe was so angry after hearing this story: "This is too much! They dare to do this under the emperor's feet. Don't they have the law?"

Kang Lun sighed heavily: "That woman asked the same question. As a result, not only did her husband die, but the land she depended on for survival was also taken away. She had no choice but to carry her young child on her back and make a living with these men."

"That old man originally had a pair of children. The daughter went to the river to wash clothes and was spotted by a rich young man. She was kidnapped and her innocence was ruined. The girl couldn't bear the humiliation and hanged herself when she got home.

His brother was so angry that he went to the rich young man's house to seek justice, but was beaten to death and his body was never found.

The old man's wife was shocked and fell ill. She relied on the old man to do hard labor to support her!"

Su Changhe felt that he was hit hard by something, and he didn't know what to say.

Kang Lun continued: "You think that sturdy supervisor is hateful!"

Su Changhe nodded heavily. He couldn't see other things clearly, but this one was still very clear.

The supervisor didn't regard these ordinary people as human beings at all.

Kang Lun shook his head and said, "In fact, he is one of the most popular supervisors in the capital. No, not just popular, but loved!"

Su Changhe felt that Kang Lun was making fun of him, and he said aggrievedly:

"Brother Kang, even though I have little education, you can't fool me like this. That supervisor is ferocious and he often attacks those workers. They can't even hate him, but you actually used the word love!"

Kang Lun lowered his eyes: "He is indeed fierce, known as King Min Yan, never has a good tone, and will use a whip when he is angry, but have you noticed that he has women, old people and children under his command. These people can't find work to do under the hands of other supervisors, only he would rather earn less and give these people a way to live!"

Su Changhe felt that everything was wrong today. He said with his eyes wide open: "This is unreasonable. He obviously doesn't regard them as human beings!"

"Changhe, what we see with our own eyes may not be the truth. Just like those rich young masters who trampled farmers to death and occupied their land, in our eyes, they are well-dressed, but in fact they are nothing but glittering shreds.

In the eyes of the common people, they are more terrible than King Yan!"

"Brother Kang, the laws of Dashuo are clearly written. If a prince breaks the law, he will be punished the same as a commoner, not to mention that they are just children of officials. Are the laws of Dashuo just for show?" Su Changhe couldn't understand.

Kang Luan sighed: "Princes who break the law are guilty of the same crime as common people, but it's just talk. Those young masters and their families, how many of them have clean hands.

However, they oppressed the defenseless and unrelated people. Their lives are worse than ants, and they die. Some people

who are not convinced went to the officials, but in the end, they didn't know how they lost their lives, just because those officials did not dare to offend the powerful, so they quietly suppressed the complaints and even had to be good in front of the powerful."

Su Changhe couldn't say a word. In his eyes, Dashuo was prosperous and peaceful. Although there were wars, they were in the southern and western borders thousands of miles away.

In his eyes, the current capital city is like a gentleman in gorgeous clothes whose robe has been opened, and it is full of bedbugs and fleas.

Kang Lun knows how big an impact all this has on Su Changhe, but he always wants to see the truth of the matter.

When he was framed by the playboy Zhou Chengye, Su Changhe came to his rescue. At that time, he knew that Su Changhe was different from those fools. He had blood and a sense of justice. Dashuo needed a son of aristocratic family like him.

Kang Lun patted Su Changhe on the shoulder and asked, "Do you know why I chose to work in the Hanlin Academy instead of being a local official like your cousin to benefit the people?"