Jiang Shumiao turned around and looked at the group of aristocratic young men who seemed detached from worldly affairs.
"Many children in the countryside, around your age, have been sold into slavery or servitude to wealthy families. Many more don't even live to this age. If you don't believe me, go back and ask how many servants in your household were bought from outside. Ask them why they sold themselves into servitude."
No one spoke.
Jiang Shumiao's expression was serious.
"Therefore, Your Majesty wants to implement the Equal Field Edict so that more people can have enough to eat and more children can stay by their parents' side like you, instead of being slaves and servants to others."
Wen Yicheng and Shen Xubai listened most attentively and even nodded in agreement.
I don't know if Wen Zhixuan explained it to them, but the two kids remembered it.
"Zhao Huaichu".
Jiang Shumiao called out a name, and Zhao Huaichu subconsciously raised his hand and squeezed out from the middle.
"arrive!"
Jiang Shumiao said, "Do you know why your uncle's house was seized? It's because what he built wasn't a house, but an estate, covering a full 800 acres, which is half the land of the village."
Zhao Huaichu was stunned.
Jiang Shumiao's youthful face was no longer filled with the usual playful smile; her gaze was extremely heavy.
Do you know how many people this 800-acre land can support?
Zhao Huaichu, of course, had no idea.
He felt a vague unease.
Jiang Shumiao smiled, her eyes revealing deep compassion.
"Do you know how many lives a pound of rice can take during a famine?"
Zhao Huaichu's eyes widened.
Jiang Shumiao continued, "Your parents all say that the Imperial Advisor is a bad person because he wants to seize your family's land. Have you ever considered that your family's land was also seized from the common people?"
"impossible."
Some people instinctively retorted.
Jiang Shumiao wasn't angry. "I've told you this many times: there is cause and effect in this world. But your parents didn't take it to heart because people who stand on high places for too long are unwilling to come down."
"People die for wealth, birds die for food; when profit is the priority, people will not even care about their own lives."
Liu Jing'an shrank his neck.
"I... I value my life."
Jiang Shumiao pulled out a stack of talismans. "Would you dare use truth-telling talismans on your parents? Would you dare listen to a few words of the truth?"
Everyone looked at each other, hesitant to move.
Jiang Shumiao's lips curled slightly. "What are you afraid of? Feeling guilty? Or feeling guilty for your parents? No matter how many lies you tell, they will never become the truth. If you dare to do something wrong, you should be prepared to be exposed."
"Liu Jing'an, you said that day that if everyone hates a person, then that person must be a bad guy."
Liu Jing'an felt inexplicably guilty.
"That wasn't what I said..."
“It doesn’t matter who said it, the key is that you took it seriously.” Jiang Shumiao interrupted him. “I’m telling you today, if many people are saying that someone deserves to die, it’s probably because that person is unwilling to conform to the masses. The one who deserves to die is not him, but those with filthy minds.”
All the children were truly stunned by these words.
Jiang Shumiao put away the talisman and waved her hand.
Everyone vanished on the spot.
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