Chapter 171 No One is Fighting to Become an Ordinary Person

Emperor Taikang was still short of money and food, and it was difficult to collect them directly, so Xiao Jingze led his soldiers to disguise themselves as robbers and robbed their village.

The faces of Xiao Jingze and his companions were discovered by the villagers. They were afraid that the news would leak out, so they opened a hole in the upstream dam during a heavy rain.

Due to flooding and heavy rain, the whole village was flooded.

Li Jidao and Feng Ying knew the rest.

It was Yunniang's grandmother who sacrificed her own chance to escape and saved a dozen children in the village.

Everything around me fell silent.

All that was left was Yunniang's sad crying.

Yunniang wiped her nose and said, "Also, there are two more people who were not saved by my grandmother, Ah Xue and her brother."

"Axue's family was originally a wealthy family in our village. Her father's wife died early, leaving behind only two daughters. Later, Axue's father adopted an orphan in the village. That man... was very powerful. The children in the village were afraid of him. He could even beat the bandits."

"Axue's father decided to marry Sister Axue to her stepbrother, but Axue liked her stepbrother, and the two of them ran away from home that day..."

The only thing Feng Ying thought after hearing this was that it was a good thing that she ran away from home, otherwise she might have died.

Yunniang knelt down and said, "Madam, Ah Xue felt guilty about her sister. They finally chose to return to the village, but they can't go back. Her father and sister both died in the village. She feels guilty and blames herself, so she decided to avenge her father and sister."

"Those people deserved to die. The head of the Wen family was Xiao Jingze's lackey. He was the vanguard when they robbed our village. Ah Xue killed his son for revenge, but it was a pity that she only killed one person."

"The soldier guarding the city was also the murderer. He was demoted because of his own mistakes."

"Those people back then took our village's money and food, sucked our villagers' blood, and trampled on our villagers' lives. Suddenly, they became great generals and important officials who had served the emperor well. Each of them rose to high positions."

"Do you think they did it in secret and no one knew about it? No, many people knew about it, but they all chose to close their eyes. How could they be more honored by speaking for the common people than by sending congratulatory messages to the new emperor?"

"Everyone in our village has been dead for twelve years. If it weren't for Ah Xue's revenge, I believe the ladies would not have heard of this. In another ten years, this matter will be completely forgotten. There will be no robbers like Xiao Jingze in the world. There will only be General Xiao and the Prime Minister. Those who have passed away are not even as good as a speck of dust. What are we?"

"My dear, who are we? No one gives us justice, so we can only seek justice on our own. We can only kill people on our own. Otherwise, how can we swallow this breath? Otherwise, how can we be worthy of our dead relatives?"

"We are human beings too. Our fellow villagers were once living people, but they died without leaving any trace. What are we? What are we?"

What does it matter?

It’s considered consumables!

It is said that water can carry a boat but can also capsize it. But are people willing to be like this?

Have you heard that some people are vying to become common people?

It's too quiet.

Feng Ying felt that this matter was not something she could handle.

Turning around, he looked at Li Jidao.

Li Jidao changed her usual calm and relaxed expression. She now looked at Xu Xukong in front of her with a deep gaze, her brows furrowed. Naturally, she was moved by Yunniang's words.

Why, when he was clearly a robber, he suddenly became a hero and was able to abuse his power and create false cases?

"Madam!" Yunniang realized her own misconduct, wiped her face, raised her head and said, "Madam, I have implicated you. I have heard that the Kongming lantern is mine. If I hadn't taken it out, you wouldn't have been implicated. I will go to the government and explain clearly that the Kongming lantern is mine."

"My dear, you saved me from the dire situation. I cannot let you be imprisoned because of me. I am really sorry. I am sorry. I am really sorry."

Yunniang kept kowtowing to Fengying.

The resentment in Feng Ying's heart had long since disappeared when Yunniang told him her true life story.

"Second sister-in-law, help Yunniang up quickly."

Gao helped Yunniang up.

Feng Ying shook his head and said, "Yunniang, I hesitated to bring you with me, but now, I don't regret it at all."

"Don't do anything rash." Li Jidao called Yunniang in a serious voice.

"Where is Chen Balang? Did the Chen family also participate in the flooding of Xilin Village?" Li Jidao asked again.

Yunniang shook her head and said, "The Chen family doesn't have it. I don't know why they wanted to kill Chen Balang. Only Ah Xue herself knows."

Yunniang thought for a moment and said, "Ahxue seems to have become a different person since her family members died. She used to be lively and cheerful, but later she became reserved and serious. She doesn't say anything."

"I am just guessing, it may be related to the internal strife of the Chen family."

Li Jidao nodded and said, "Okay, you don't have to feel guilty. Don't tell anyone about this anymore."

Yunniang hesitated, and Li Jidao nodded and said, "Go ahead. Your guilt can't save us."

Gao said, "I will send someone to find the King of Luoyang."

Li Jidao didn't say anything, just looked ahead with a faint smile on her lips. Feng Ying couldn't understand what she meant.

After Gao and the others left, Fang Heming came to monitor the situation.

Fang Heming now knows Feng Ying, who is also a person left behind by Song Jie.

When Song Jie kept him, he asked him to take care of Feng Ying.

"The prince is missing." Fang Heming said, "He encountered bandits in Tongguan."

"I'm afraid I can't help you this time. Our people in the city are also in chaos. I plan to take people to find the prince."

He looked a little guilty.

Li Jidao's smile widened: [Tongguan is close to Chang'an City, how could there be bandits? ]

[The bandits of the Xiao family like to set up ambushes in Tongguan the most.]

Gao was dumbfounded when she heard this. Not only was it impossible for Prince Luoyang to come to save her and her daughter, but she also had to worry about Prince Luoyang.

"What did you do to King Luoyang?" In the Qinzheng Building, Emperor Taikang smashed the inkstone on Xiao Jingze's forehead.

Xiao Jingze had made great contributions to the country and had always been a confidant of Emperor Taikang. Emperor Taikang entrusted many things to Xiao Jingze.

Almost closer than my wife.

He had never been so angry with Xiao Jingze before, but at this moment, he hit Xiao Jingze with an inkstone.

Xiao Jingze's forehead was covered in blood, and the front of his dragon robe was covered in black ink.

Xiao Jingze didn't dare to talk back and immediately knelt on the ground and bowed his head.

The emperor was still furious and said, "Don't even mention him. I've kept my useless brothers. What do you know? They are very useful. If you destroy the Song family's century-old foundation, I won't forgive you."

This is also what Xiao Jingze doesn't understand.

Who said the emperor was kind? He knew Emperor Taikang best. He was decisive in killing. After entering the city, Emperor Taikang killed all those who did not obey him.

The crown prince and others were also going to be killed, but after Emperor Taikang came out of the previous emperor's study, he smiled and imprisoned all of them without killing any of them.