Liu Jun came to Elder Liao. At this moment, he was watching the competition on the stage intently. When he saw Liu Jun coming, he did not move his eyes away.
"This time the old man wants to thank you." He said suddenly.
Liu Jun just smiled and said nothing. He was also watching the fight on the stage, but he was focused on Li Zijin who was beaten violently.
Li Zijin is also in the Qi and Blood realm, and his moves are equally wonderful. However, his Qi and Blood realm is more watery and he may not have experienced a real battle at all. Liu Jun can imagine that when he fights against those guards at home, no one will fight him.
He means it.
Seeing that he was caught by his opponent because of the flaw in his move, and punched him in the chest. However, he relied on his stronger reaction speed to forcefully roll away from the opponent's attack, causing the opponent's attack to not be implemented.
When he got up, he showed a proud smile after the almost-dead look on his face, and what greeted him was an even more ferocious attack from his opponent.
"The Kingdom of Zheng is about to end." Elder Liao suddenly said.
It took several seconds for Liu Jun to react and slowly turned his head to look at the calm old man.
"What did you say?"
"The Kingdom of Zheng is about to end." The old man turned his head, met Liu Jun's eyes, and confirmed again that Liu Jun heard correctly.
When Liu Jun said before that this dynasty was going to end, he meant that with the current oppression and exploitation of farmers, it won't be long before people have no choice but to rise up and resist. But Elder Liao obviously didn't mean this.
"What happened?" Liu Jun's expression was not good. Although he had expected it, when something happened, he still felt helpless. Every time there was a change of dynasty, a large number of civilians would become refugees and then die.
But for him now, he can't save many people.
"The Jingwei troops who had been blocking the Hu people at the border rebelled."
"How is that possible? So many people in the Jingwei army died in order to resist the barbarians. Even I know the heart of defending the country. How can it be possible to go against the grain of the enemy?" Liu Jun felt a little ridiculous.
"They haven't received supplies for five years, and now they can no longer hold on." When the old man said this, there was ridicule in his eyes.
"It's impossible, the county even collected training wages last year..." Liu Jun suddenly stopped mid-sentence. He had already guessed it, or in other words, there was no need for him to be surprised.
"Do you know who is doing this?" Liu Jun's face had completely darkened.
"What, you still want to seek justice for them?" Elder Liao said with a bit of ridicule.
Liu Jun remained silent and just stared into his eyes.
The old man sighed: "Five years ago, when the training salary was handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, only 30% was left. Several heads of the household department discussed and divided it. So in the eyes of the court, the training salary was not confiscated five years ago.
No one can find out where exactly the money went."
Liu Jun was stunned and smiled bitterly for a while: "I once heard a saying that if the situation is getting worse, then the worst thing will definitely happen. Sure enough."
Liu Jun took a deep breath: "Honglian has been in Xuzhou for more than a hundred years. How is the business in Xuzhou?"
The old man was overjoyed: "I dare not say that it is impregnable, but officials of all sizes in Xuzhou want to secure their positions. He cannot do it without the consent of the Red Lotus Sect."
Liu Jun nodded, as it should be: "How are the lives of ordinary people down there?"
The old man was a little stuck now. Can he tell Liu Jun that Xuzhou is now a semi-independent kingdom? In addition to paying taxes to the court, ordinary people also have to pay taxes to the Red Lotus Sect. Although miscellaneous taxes are less, but
Because you need to pay two taxes, is life even harder than for people in other places?
The fact that the old man didn't say it didn't mean that Liu Jun couldn't imagine that he learned a lot from the new generation. The Red Lotus Sect, an organization determined to save people from suffering, had unknowingly turned into another evil dragon oppressing the people.
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The two were speechless for a long time before Liu Jun said: "So what happened with the Red Lotus last time was just a struggle for power within the sect? How many people in the Red Lotus sect still remember the purpose of the sect?"
Elder Liao thought for a while and said hesitantly: "Three? Maybe four?" He felt embarrassed when he said this.
Liu Jun sighed: "You should only be talking about those in power. Even if they still remember it, when it comes to really affecting their interests, I'm afraid it won't have any effect at all. Instead, it will be your flaw."
Elder Liao was stunned for a moment: "Isn't there no one there?"
"Of course not." Liu Jun immediately retorted: "Judging from the fact that your tutor sent you to lead this group of teenagers, at least your tutor is one and you are one."
Liu Jun's words did not bring any comfort to Elder Liao, and Liu Jun couldn't help complaining: "How did your leader, who is so capable, get things to this point?"
These words made Elder Liao blush all over.
"The leader is very talented in martial arts, but he is impatient to do these chores——"
Liu Jun took up his words: "So when he found out, although the Red Lotus Sect was still the Red Lotus Sect, it was no longer his Red Lotus Sect. Although he had the title of leader of the Red Lotus Sect, he didn't have much
I really listen to what he says."
The sadness in Elder Liao's eyes could no longer be concealed, and the muscles on his face twitched, as if he was about to cry.
Liu Jun felt bad and the joke went too far, so he quickly said: "If you think so, you are absolutely wrong."
Elder Liao froze suddenly and slowly turned his head, his eyes full of evil.
Liu Jun smiled awkwardly: "If you want to change those in power, it is naturally impossible, because if they change, the first thing they will harm is their own interests. For example, if you grow mulberry and raise silkworms, you can make profits every year
With 300 Tongbao, you bought enough food for the whole family and still had some money left over. But someone from the government told you: Don’t plant mulberry trees, just farm. There are too many people growing mulberry trees, and people have no food to eat. But
Farming can barely fill your stomach, what will you do? And now those in power in the Red Lotus Sect are probably no different from wealthy families, what do you think they will do?"
Elder Liao's eyes became even more sinister: "Of course I know, I just figured it out. This mission may be the leader's way of surviving in death. With his force, it is not difficult to destroy the entire Red Lotus Sect. It's just that I can't bear it."
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"What a spirit!" Liu Jun couldn't help but praise, but when he saw the old man's eyes that wanted to kill someone, he quickly returned to the topic, "You just didn't expect it. How long has it been since you looked down at the ordinary members of the Red Lotus Sect?
There may be evildoers among them, but most of them are attracted by the teachings of the Red Lotus Sect, and they are your foundation."
Elder Liao looked suddenly enlightened, and then fell into deep thought.
Liu Jun left quietly and at the same time removed the spiritual power covering his body. No third person knew about their conversation from beginning to end.
After defeating the two wounded, Li Zijin was also defeated by a strong opponent and lay on the ground. Even though he was unconscious, he still had a weird smile on his face.
When he woke up, he found that he was lying on the bed, and his brother-in-law was sitting on a stool with his back to him, whittling something.
As soon as his eyes fell on Liu Jun, Liu Jun looked back.
"woke up?"
Li Zijin sighed in his heart at Liu Jun's incredible martial arts, and sat up despite the pain all over his body.
"I was beaten like this, and you didn't even try to help me."
A faint smile appeared on Liu Jun's face: "I think you are enjoying it."
Li Zijin seemed to have thought of something, and his face couldn't help but reveal a look of confusion.
"It turns out this is what it feels like to be walking between life and death."
Liu Jun sneered: "How do you think you are so talented? It's not even a formal competition."
Li Zijin had an expression on his face that said, "You are trying to fool me." His face was full of disbelief.
Liu Jun didn't mean to make him believe it. He just said lightly: "You will feel better in two days. You can go to the training ground again."
Li Zijin walked to the chair next to Liu Jun with some difficulty and sat down. He watched with some fascination as a bright blade rotated between Liu Jun's fingers, followed by pieces of sawdust falling down.
"What are you doing?"
Liu Jun didn't even raise his head: "Organize your thoughts." As he spoke, the movements in his hands stopped, his wrist shook slightly, and the remaining sawdust fell, revealing a full-length portrait as big as a palm.
Li Zijin looked at it, and saw that she was a girl with a ponytail, dressed in smart clothes, full of heroic spirit, with a very cute smile on her slightly thin face.
"Is this the girl named Li Zhilan? She does look cute." Li Zijin couldn't help but praise.
Liu Jun glanced at him, put the wooden sculpture in his arms, and pushed a box on the table with carefully carved patterns.
Li Zijin's heart moved, and he reached out and opened it. Sure enough, there was another statue inside. He was wearing a wide skirt, long hair shawl, picturesque eyebrows, and a high-spirited look. At first glance, he looked like his sister. I can't say that they are very similar, I can only say
Exactly the same.
Li Zijin could imagine how happy his sister would be when she received this gift. If it were him, he would probably come to Liu Jun immediately regardless of anything else.
He said a little sourly: "I didn't expect that a rough and dark man like you could be so good at dealing with girls."
Liu Jun ignored his complaints: "The world is going to be in chaos. If you believe me, hurry up and buy food when you go back. The more the better."
Li Zijin was a little confused: "What happened?"
"Does the Jingwei Army know?"
"I know, it's the one stationed at the border of Bingzhou."
"The imperial court hasn't sent them supplies for five years. It's the opposite."
"This, this is impossible."
"I think based on the news about your family, we should know it in two days. However, by then, it may not be easy for you to buy food."