Water droplets hit Zhou Zhizhi's face.
The others didn't react in time.
With a loud bang!
The second house ahead collapsed.
"Help!"
Zhou Zhizhi's heart skipped a beat when someone shouted something.
She stood there, stunned, her face filled with disbelief.
This happened so suddenly that Zhou Zhizhi didn't even have time to react.
Everyone ran that way, and Zhou Zhizhi finally caught her breath and slowly walked over as well.
At this critical moment, she forgot that she could ask the system for help.
When I walked over, I saw that there was no one in the collapsed house.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It's already difficult enough; if something else goes wrong, it will be even worse.
After all, the end of the year is approaching, so we'd better avoid any accidents.
Zhou Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief after walking over.
"We need to be careful."
"It's raining today, so it's already quite slippery, and the ruins of these burned houses are also quite loose."
"If anything else goes wrong, we really can't afford it."
Xiao Xiyou also led a team over at this time.
He looked rather serious and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that no one was in trouble.
But everyone was relieved, and then another guard ran over from the doorway.
"Your Highness, a large number of refugees have gathered at the city gate."
Xiao Xiyou and Zhou Zhizhi exchanged a glance.
Where are the refugees coming from now?
How could they not know?
Xiao Xiyou: "Let's go take a look."
Xiao Xiyou's voice was rather cold and deep, and his expression was extremely indifferent as he spoke.
I don't know who's deliberately trying to cause trouble for them, or if a real disaster has occurred somewhere.
They didn't know, but they had to investigate the matter thoroughly.
If a disaster really happens somewhere, but local officials don't report it, then the situation must be thoroughly investigated and rectified.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhou Zhizhi slowly said, "Or else..."
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Xiyou looked on incredulously.
"You should keep up too."
Zhou Zhizhi: "..."
I finally took the initiative, and she told me it was my duty.
Pooh!
Zhou Zhizhi followed behind reluctantly.
When we reached the city gate, we saw a huge crowd of people below, numbering around several thousand.
They were all emaciated, with unfocused eyes and exhausted expressions.
His clothes were tattered, and his arms, or rather, his whole body, were covered in scars.
This doesn't seem like someone deliberately trying to cause trouble for them; they're not refugees pretending to be refugees.
They all gathered at the city gate and sat there.
The food they were holding was all wild vegetables from the roadside, or rather, they were holding a broken bowl that kept catching rainwater.
Where are you from?
Ru Feng's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but everyone below the city gate could hear it.
At this moment, all the people under the city gate raised their heads and looked in their direction.
An older man stood up.
His hair was completely white, his clothes were tattered, and he was holding a stick that had long since broken off, which helped him stand up.
"My lord, we are from Le'an Prefecture. Please, my lord, save our lives!"
Ru Feng felt extremely sorry for the old man when he saw him like this.
After hesitating for a moment, he looked at Xiao Xiyou beside him and said, "Your Highness, why don't we let them in?"
When Ru Feng said this, he was also somewhat uncertain.
I realized even more that what I said was inappropriate.
Xiao Xiyou glanced at him indifferently and said nothing more.
Instead, he was thinking about his own things.
Zhou Zhizhi had already begun a mental dialogue with the system.
They had no idea what was going on.
"System, what's going on?"
What happened in Le'an Prefecture?
Looking at all the people below the city wall, all in such a miserable state, Zhou Zhizhi felt a little sorry for them.
There are even many elderly people and children.
They were already skin and bones from hunger, and must have suffered a lot along the way.
[Searching...]
A group of bandits broke into Le'an Prefecture last month and are now there, having declared themselves kings.
They committed arson, murder, robbery, and all sorts of atrocities, colluding with local officials to bully the people.
Zhou Zhizhi: "..."
I thought it was some kind of natural disaster.
I never imagined that it would be people harming each other.
As soon as the question was asked, all the people below the city came over and knelt down below the city gate.
"My lord, help me!"
"Those bandits, in collusion with local officials, have brought our people to a state of utter misery."
"They have homes but can't go back, and they are subjected to burning, killing, and looting; they commit all sorts of evil deeds."
"Now they have all declared themselves kings."
Xiao Xiyou's eyes widened in surprise.
But he quickly nodded.
"Please wait outside the city gate for a moment, I will go and report to the Emperor."
Although they have some extra money now, they have no way to deal with so many villagers.
We must report to the Emperor first.
Xiao Xiyou is also quite steady in his actions.
I would never use personal feelings to do anything excessive.
Or rather, it was a rather presumptuous thing to do.
Inside the magnificent palace, the men all stepped onto the table, one hand resting on it.
He looked languid, holding a freshly peeled grape in his hand.
His eyes were slightly squinted, and he looked lazy, with the sunlight shining in just right.
Xiao Xiyou walked to the door of the Imperial Study. At this moment, Eunuch Hai also knew that the Second Prince was the one who saved the Emperor.
Moreover, now that Eunuch Cao has stepped down, it's time for me to show my abilities.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is still busy. Please wait a moment while I go in and report."
Xiao Xiyou nodded slightly, in a rather respectful manner.
He knew about this new father-in-law before, but they had no connection and were not old acquaintances.
After all, he had lived in the palace since childhood and was bullied by everyone. Although this eunuch was not among them, he was still quite annoyed by these people.
A moment later, Eunuch Hai ran out and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor wants you to come in."
“These days, you have certainly held a significant place in the Emperor’s heart.”
He said this with a fawning smile on his face.
Xiao Xiyou smiled and nodded: "Thank you."
After trying it out, I went straight inside.
The Emperor has been quite idle lately, having finally found some free time, and has no interest in managing state affairs.
Many tasks were delegated to other people.
After Xiao Xiyou went inside, he casually lifted his eyelids and glanced at her.
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