Chapter 53: What the Officials See
It is really unfortunate that such a prince appeared in Zhongwu Country. Is it a bit too hasty to decide whether it is too hasty to assist him?
Xiu'er nodded silently, "I will tell you one by one when I get ashore."
"good!"
The boat was rowing and rowing, and it was almost noon. It had become two wide rivers. The waves were rolling, and the turbid currents were rolling, and thousands of boats were racing. Ferries on both sides came and went, and some men and women of the rivers and lakes were carrying long swords and swords, and crossing the river on the back and forth. It looked so carefree. The pier on the riverside was filled with fish stalls. The fishermen mobilized the boats on the shore, and a few broken radishes supported a wooden board, and the boards were filled with lively river fish. Sun Ruoyu watched it for a long time and did not come back to his senses. This lively scene shocked him.
Along the River During the Qingming Festival!
This thought suddenly appeared in Sun Ruoyu's mind, as if the scene in the painting was suddenly presented to him.
Xiu'er said at this time: "Did you see the pier ahead? It's already at Zhongwu's border."
Sun Ruoyu suddenly came back to his senses, heard this and said, "Are we stopping at the pier?"
"No." Xiu'er shook her head slightly, "Let's just find a shore to stop."
Seeing Sun Ruoyu's face of confusion, Xiu'er couldn't help but explain: "We are strangers to those docks. Once we dock on the dock, it will definitely attract the attention of those interested. You Zhongwu Kingdom took advantage of you and your brothers to go out to compete for the throne and began to constantly eliminate the alien party. At present, Zhongwu has no leader, and most of the civil and military officials are tied to a rope by him. The rest are led by General Wang Sansi. The two sides fought very hard in the court."
Sun Ruoyu said in surprise: "I didn't expect you to be so well-informed."
"Wang Sansi belongs to the military."
Xiu'er glanced at Sun Ruoyu who suddenly stopped talking. She was very clear-minded and didn't know what Sun Ruoyu was thinking. She couldn't help but say lightly: "Don't worry, military strategists are not like the Mohist and Taoist schools. Military strategists are like a college. After they have achieved success in their studies, although there are gatherings every year, military strategists can only be realized in various countries, just like Wang Sansi of Zhongwu and Li Qi of Qin. I remember there was a fight between them, so you don't have to worry about any other thoughts we have."
Sun Ruoyu's expression was a little relaxed. Since Xiu'er made an announcement with him with openness, he would not be so petty that he wanted to have a handsome trick with the other party. He coughed lightly, "Let's go to the dock first."
When the boat landed, the two of them randomly found a slightly flat ground and went to the shore. Xiu'er saw Sun Ruoyu hanging his sword on his waist, carrying a bag on his back, and without saying a word. She walked silently. When she got on the official road, there were more pedestrians. From time to time, there were carriages passing by. Even neatly arranged trees were planted on both sides. Looking back, you could still see a big river rolling from here.
Sun Ruoyu was that some pedestrians on the road often had patches for some clothes, and some even had dish-like faces. Obviously, they had not been infected with meat for a long time, and even on the road, they often saw ragged beggars walking weakly with sticks on their backs.
Xiu'er, who had been paying attention to Sun Ruoyu, saw Sun Ruoyu's confusion expression. In order to avoid suspicion, she said, "Don't the young master know about the things in the people?"
Sun Ruoyu didn't know what Xiu'er wanted to say. His chin was raised, "Are you talking about beggars on the official road? There will be beggars in any era. If they don't work hard, they will become beggars. Who can blame this?"
Xiu'er frowned slightly, "This is the Zhongwu border, these are not beggars."
"What is that?"
"These are refugees, and they came from other small countries. Because of the wars every year, their original land was deserted and they could not continue to plant it."
Sun Ruoyu's expression moved, "Is it because of repeated wars?"
Xiu'er nodded slightly, "Because of the war, a lot of fertile land was completely abandoned and overgrown with weeds."
Speaking of this, Xiu'er looked at Sun Ruoyu calmly, making Sun Ruoyu touch her cheek, "What's wrong? Is there a flower on my face?"
"..." Xiu'er said slowly: "The land in the world was originally fertile and could support several times the population of the whole world. However, because of the war, the people in the world were still living a tight life, full and hungry."
Sun Ruoyu was silent. He had no feelings about this. After all, he didn't know much about the original things. There were many things he needed to learn from the beginning. However, he could still hear from the Internet that people who were famined caused the victims to eat, and those who were about to starve to death could do anything. All kinds of shocking things in ancient times were unimaginable, just like the singer in the abandoned tiled house who was unwilling to fall into the hands of those wandering bandits. She said lightly at the time. Once they fell into the hands of bandits, they would not only be defiled, but if those bandits were extremely hungry, they would even slaughter her as food.
He looked silently at the mother and son in front of him. The child was barefoot. Fortunately, there were no sharp objects on the official road. His little hand held his mother tightly and gritted his teeth. He seemed to be suffering the pain of every step he fell, but it was still silent and did not want to add to his mother's worries.
Seeing Xiu'er unable to help but step forward, Sun Ruoyu grabbed Xiu'er's wrist. Seeing Xiu'er struggling, Sun Ruoyu said lightly: "Can you help someone, can you help the people along the way?"
Xiu'er paused, she took a deep breath, silently walked with Sun Ruoyu for a while, and asked in a low voice: "Are you kings all so hard-hearted?"
Sun Ruoyu was silent. This was not his heart, but that he knew that once Xiu'er opened this end, hungry beggars would flock to the road, surrounding them, and maybe snatch them all away before he could stop.
Sun Ruoyu asked back: "You are a military strategist, don't you pursue killing and stop killing?"
Xiu'er felt stuffy and said, "We military strategists just chose the simplest and most effective path to achieve the ambition of unifying the world. Whoever has a big fist will have a greater chance of winning. The reason is to be made."
Speaking of this, Xiu'er looked directly at Sun Ruoyu and said bluntly: "You are in Zhongwu's power, the five thousand elite soldiers you personally trained have been destroyed with the battle of Wutong Mountain, and Zhongwu's power is also controlled by Prime Minister Gao. You are now weak and can only rely on our military strategists. This is a great opportunity for our military strategists, so that we can show our ambitions."
Sun Ruoyu's expression did not change at all, and he nodded, "It's simple and clear, just take what you need."
When Xiu'er heard Sun Ruoyu's words without any emotional fluctuations, she felt a sudden heart in her heart. Didn't this guy say that he was a common man who only knew how to fight? He was so cunning that he was not angry.
Chapter completed!