Lian Zhan was not too shocked when he heard what the waiter said.

Li Yunxing also noticed this and raised his eyes to look at Lian Zhan.

"Did General Lian know about this situation a long time ago?" Li Yunxing's tone revealed a murderous intent.

The whole court knew the seriousness of the situation of the victims in Jingzhou, but even the waiters at the street tea shops did not dare to speak out.

Not to mention the memorial that Li Yunxing had read. The text on the memorial was so beautiful that he could only praise the peaceful and prosperous Wu Dynasty and Emperor Wu's efficient governance.

As for the floods and the true situation of the victims, no one dared to mention it.

So, is this how these people fooled the Emperor of Wu Dynasty?!

Lian Zhan glanced around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, then answered quietly.

"Your Highness, please calm down. I only heard about it and don't know the details."

Lian Zhan did not lie in his words.

Emperor Wu and the prince were trapped in the palace, so why was he so incorruptible?

In order to seal off the possibility of Lian Zhan's comeback, the Liu family had wiped out his influence long ago.

Could he know some of the real situation about the refugees, or it was because some refugees had fled to the city earlier that he heard some rumors.

Li Yunxing slapped the table angrily, "You! You are so impudent!"

This time Li Yunxing was really angry.

He didn't expect that he would kill so many of Liu Zhongqing's faction in the court.

But it hasn't sounded the alarm to those old foxes who don't know the heights of the world.

Although Lian Zhan has been an official for decades, he often encounters the enemy in close combat on the battlefield, fighting to the death.

However, Li Yunxing's anger was so overwhelming that he did not dare to breathe.

This young emperor has a murderous spirit in him, and he likes to use thunderous means very much.

Lian Zhan was very lucky to have chosen Li Yunxing.

If not, the person being questioned today would probably have his name on him.

"General Lian, I respectfully call you General Yiyi, but you should also remember who put this clothes on for you!"

"In the future, I will never hide anything from this palace again."

"Even if you are now Grand Sima, the leader of the northwest camp, I will never let you go around in vain!"

Li Yunxing's last threat made Lian Zhan feel cold all over.

This is imperial power, even if it is him, he still has to obey.

"Wei Chen, please remember His Highness's teachings."

"Yes." Li Yunxing nodded, but his expression showed no sign of relief.

How far has Liu Zhongqing extended his power? There is not even a hint of news in the palace.

At this time, the old man was still kneeling in front of the tea shop.

Perhaps it was the old man's unique insight, but he was sure that Li Yunxing would reward him with some food.

After all, his little grandson is still waiting for him to return.

"You go with me to see the victims and understand their true situation."

"yes."

Before leaving, Li Yunxing asked Lian Zhan to pack up all the buns in the tea shop and take them away.

There were a total of forty buns, filling a full sack.

"Old man, I'll give you this bun. Can you please lead the way and take us to see the victims?"

Li Yunxing helped the old man up, not caring about the dirt and mud on his body.

After all, compared to this external dirt, the hearts of corrupt officials like Liu Zhongqing are dirtier!

The old man raised his head. He just wanted to show his kindness by tasting the leftovers, but he didn't expect that the other party actually gave him a piece of white bread.

Immediately, I burst into tears and almost fell to my knees with my crutch.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master! I can't repay you for this life-saving grace!"

"No need to be polite, just get up."

Lian Zhan stepped forward and helped the old man up. The gray-haired man was probably over seventy years old, but he didn't expect that he would leave his hometown and flee to the capital.

"Thank you, sir! I have only one unkind request, and I hope you two agree."

When he thought that he had met a kind person, the old man didn't care about his dignity and knelt on the ground for a long time, unwilling to get up.

Crying and fussing, he wanted Li Yunxing to grant his request.

According to the past, how could anyone dare to put forward conditions in front of Li Yunxing? It is not clear how he died.

But Lian Zhan glanced at Li Yunxing, but he didn't get angry.

He just said patiently, "Old man, get up first. If you have any requests, please stand and tell me."

After receiving the approval, the old man slowly raised his head.

The furrows and wrinkles on his face are all filled with gratitude to Li Yunxing.

The old man led them deep into the mountains with runny noses and tears.

There are many victims on the roadside.

It turns out that the old man can still walk, which is already a good situation.

Many people were so hungry that they were reduced to skin and bones, and it took a lot of effort to even get up from the ground.

Li Yunxing saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart.

Although he worked hard in his previous life, he had never experienced a disaster as serious as famine.

Even if you occasionally see people begging on the roadside, the country will have welfare stations to help.

But the scene in front of him made him deeply understand what it means to be full of hunger and death, and the people are in dire straits!

Many people just lay casually in the forest, leaning against a tree, waiting for death to come.

On the way, the old man also told a lot of truth about why he came to the capital.

"I am a mountain farmer in Deng County, Jingzhou. My son and daughter-in-law died in the flood, and the farmland was also flooded."

"I had no choice but to seek refuge with my distant relatives in the capital."

"Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers of the capital guarded the city gate and did not allow us, the victims of the Jingzhou disaster, to enter."

"So I would like to ask the young master to take my grandson to the city to find my distant relative."

After Old Man Deng finished speaking, he kowtowed to Lian Zhan beside him and said, "Master, please do your best!"

Lian Zhan looked at the wrinkles on the old man's face and the tears overflowing from the corners of his eyes, and felt a little touched in his heart, "Don't worry, we will definitely take you in!"

The old man wiped his tears and felt a little out of sorts.

It's just that they haven't had enough to eat for many days, and everyone is like hungry wolves.

Old man Deng and his grandson, one is old and weak, the other is less than five years old, it is not easy for them to survive until now.

"Why don't the officers and soldiers let you enter the city?" Li Yunxing asked.

Lian Zhan raised his head and looked at Li Yunxing. He used to think that Li Yunxing was decisive in killing and that he looked like an emperor.

But now he feels pity for the victims because of their suffering, and feels that Li Yunxing may not be as cold-blooded and ruthless as the rumors say.

"I heard it was an order from the emperor."

"Say...said that letting us disaster victims enter the city will damage the face of the capital."

"Sir, how can you say that this is more reasonable than reasonable?"

How could civilians oppose the imperial power?

They even couldn't even see the emperor's face throughout their lives.

Therefore, when encountering injustice, you can only swallow your anger.

But now, these victims are being driven out of the city.

Li Yunxing was silent for a long time. He couldn't help clenching his fists and veins popped out on his forehead.

Someone dared to falsely pass on the imperial edict and use the name of Emperor Wu to oppress the people.

These damn corrupt officials deserve to die!
Chapter completed!