Chapter 488 How come you can't rest in peace even after you go underground?
The old man cursed: "One slap is too light, I want to beat you to death!"
He pulled the man's collar.
"What is this place?"
"Do you know why this is a hillside?"
"There are tens of thousands of dead bones buried under the ground you are standing on!"
"Too many people died in the famine that year, and the mass graves are too far away. Not to mention other places, just from what I know, there are many mass graves in the four nearby cities! This is one of them. Every day, carts of corpses are pulled in, and the deep pit is gradually filled. But the corpses are constantly coming, and finally it is piled up into a slope."
"What imperial envoy Zhou Qin, he is clearly a dog thief who has committed many evil deeds."
The old man was angry and spitted. But he was hungry and anxious, and his eyes were black and dizzy.
Wei Jiajun quickly stuffed another handful of beans into his mouth.
The old man wanted to vomit it out.
He is already this age, why waste food, it is better for this young man to keep it for himself!
But the beans are too fragrant.
He could not control chewing and swallowed.
After swallowing, he realized that he could not vomit even if he wanted to.
He could only continue to curse the man who was shouting.
"If he had not been corrupt, and exchanged the disaster relief silver for the lowest and cheapest coarse grains to make porridge, the people would not have high demands. If they ate three-quarters full every day, they would not starve to death. Do you know how many people could survive, and how many people would not be emaciated when they died?"
"Little beast! Have you forgotten? Your grandparents starved to death at that time. The couple was reluctant to eat a single bite, saving their rations and saving them all for you! That's why you are alive."
"Now you tell me that Zhou Tan is Zhou Tan and the fifth prince is the fifth prince? Ha, what a joke."
His voice echoed on the hillside.
"Remember this, anyone who has anything to do with Zhou Tan is your enemy, the enemy of the four cities who suffered from famine!"
The roaring sound of water accompanied by the whistling wind seemed like the dead crying.
People who have experienced famine all look sad.
An old woman under a tree not far away, with her rescued grandson beside her.
She knelt on the ground and dug a shallow pit with her bare hands.
Her fingers were cracked, mixed with dirt and blood.
The old woman was completely unaware.
When the digging was almost done, she picked up the unknown bones that had been fished out earlier and put them in, and then pushed mud to cover them.
"Grandma, what is this?"
Chang Ge'er was confused.
The old woman's voice trembled: "It's the same person as us."
She sighed deeply.
"Why can't it rest in peace underground?"
The river was surging at the bottom of the slope, and there might be more than one corpse washed out.
She murmured: "It's been many years, but you still can't rest in peace?"
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With the involvement of the Wei family army, people said all kinds of things. And public opinion was one-sided, questioning the royal family.
Emperor Ying Qian quickly and accurately arranged the transfer of officials and made sufficient preparations.
He finally had a chance to breathe.
Lipin patted his shoulders behind him: "Your Majesty has taken great pains to work for the Great Jin, and when this matter is resolved, the people will surely respect and appreciate it."
Emperor Ying Qian loved to hear compliments.
He also felt that he was worthy of the title of wise ruler.
But even so, he whispered and rebuked.
"Look at what you are talking about?"
"I am in the ninth heaven, my heart is in the dawn, and I should put the people first, isn't it?"
Lipin hurriedly said: "It is the concubine who can't speak."
She said: "Standing on the supreme throne and always being in awe, living in the temple but not forgetting the ditches, there is no better virtue for a wise ruler."
Emperor Ying Qian smiled, pulled her to his side, and raised his hand to touch her belly.
"I haven't been able to take care of you and your son recently. Is the prince still obedient?"
Lipin smiled: "He has been very noisy these days, perhaps because he is worried about Your Majesty and misses those innocent people."
Emperor Ying Qian sneered.
What do you still know in your stomach?
However, he would not blame Lipin for her little thoughts.
"Your Majesty."
A black shadow came in from outside.
"General Wei requests a meeting,"
he added.
"Prince Xiao is here too."
Emperor Ying Qian's eyes were filled with emotions, and his hand on Lipin's belly tightened slightly.
Lipin felt pain.
He retracted his hand and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Lipin was slightly stunned. When she looked up at Emperor Ying Qian's caring gaze, she felt a chill in her heart for some reason. She lowered her head quickly, "Nothing... nothing."
Emperor Ying Qian nodded, "That's good. Guizhi is here. If you're okay, leave."
After Lipin left, Wei Zhao entered.
Emperor Ying Qian couldn't figure out why he entered the palace, but when he saw that there was another person besides Wei Zhao and Xiao Huaiyan, Emperor Ying Qian's face showed obvious emotional fluctuations.
He stood up and went to meet him as usual.
"Why is Guizhi here?"
Xiao Huaiyan, as a playboy, said, "Your Majesty, I'm such a grown man standing here, why do you only have Wei Zhao in your eyes?"
Emperor Ying Qian looked at him unhappily.
"It gives me a headache to see you. What good can it be?"
Xiao Huaiyan muttered unconvinced.
"If I hadn't run into him on the road, and my father had insisted on bringing me along after learning that he had entered the palace, I wouldn't have bothered to come."
Emperor Ying Qian was not surprised.
Xiao Huaiyan was already married, and the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had only this one son, so how could he not make plans for him.
I'm afraid he also wanted his son to hang around in front of him more, say some good things, and it would be best if he could get an official position.
He knew it.
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery had been comparing Wei Zhao and Xiao Huaiyan since they were young. Xiao Huaiyan only cared about pleasure and was inferior to them in every way. He was beaten over the years, not only because he deserved it, but also because the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery thought he deserved a beating after comparing him.
The two had a fatherly relationship, and they had a friendship since childhood. They had contacts, but Xiao Huaiyan was more or less jealous of Wei Zhao.
People are despicable, and Emperor Ying Qian understood.
Otherwise, why would Xiao Huaiyan prefer to hang out with bad friends all day long?
Sure enough, Xiao Huaiyan was very unconvinced: "I don't know what's good about him. He's so sick. How can he be as healthy as me? In fact, I've been with you longer than he has."
Emperor Ying Qian was relieved by these words.
Isn't it just that Wei Zhao has a short life?
But his face darkened.
"Shut up!"
Xiao Huaiyan was honest.
Wei Zhao had a medicine box on his knees, and when Emperor Ying Qian approached, he smashed it directly to the ground.
Oh, no.
He didn't hold it firmly, not to mention his shaking hands, he was also weak, so he dropped it.
With a snap, the medicine box fell to the ground, and the full medicinal materials, diagnostic and pharmaceutical tools, and celadon containing various pills all rolled to the ground.
The celadon shattered all over the ground.
Pills of all sizes fell to the ground, and a few rolled to the feet of Emperor Ying Qian, successfully stopping him.
Wei Zhao looked sick and spoke slowly: "Oh."
"You didn't scare His Majesty, did you?"
Xiao Huaiyan started to yell again: "What's wrong with you? If something happens to His Majesty, can you bear the consequences?"
Emperor Ying Qian stamped his feet and looked at Wei Zhao with scrutiny.
"No."
Wei Zhao: "Then Your Majesty scared me."
"It's my fault that I'm not steady enough. I really see that Your Majesty is now emaciated. If I look closely, you seem to be several years older than the last time I saw you. The burns on your body are also particularly..."
unbearable to look at.
It's really disgusting.
He changed his tone and expressed his sincerity.
"Since you were injured, I have been extremely worried."
Xiao Huaiyan, who wanted to get an official position in the eyes of Emperor Ying Qian, rolled his eyes and said in a flattering tone: "Me too."
Wei Zhao was not interrupted by him at all, and continued to worry: "I can't sleep well, I wish I could take his place."
Xiao Huaiyan: "I can't sleep even more than he does."
Wei Zhao: "I..." He
didn't finish.
Xiao Huaiyan thought he was too slow and clapped his hands: "Yes, yes, yes, what he said is exactly what I feel!"
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