Xiao Qian said that he couldn't afford it and was too lazy to scream, so he ate the fish himself.
Fuchen: "..." My rice.
Practicing martial arts and fishing as usual, nothing much happened in the next few days, just repeated day after day.
On the fourth day, Xiao Qian told Fu Chen, "The Lan River has completely burst its banks. The flood has spread from the upper reaches to the lower reaches. The entire waterway has become a mess and many people have drowned."
The floating dust is no surprise.
Not long after, Zhang Yunqing came with two people and said with a smile that he wanted to build a kiln at the foot of the mountain.
Blacksmithing and calcining require a very high temperature of the fire and a high quality kiln to ensure that the furnace does not explode.
Fuchen said thank you, Zhang Yunqing smiled and said no.
For some reason, Fuchen felt that Zhang Yunqing's smile did not reach his eyes. His smile seemed to be covering up something. It was very forced.
The people outside were trembling with fear, cursing in their hearts, their faces contorted, and hesitated several times whether to go in.
The days pass by while sleeping.
The topic suddenly turned to the worship of the Ghost King.
He had heard about Liu Shenyi's grain transfer. He estimated that the amount of grain was either 10,000 or 5,000 dans. He would be able to eat meat and eat enough grain to last the whole year.
So Liu Shen asked the people outside the city gate to whisper to the people outside the city. At this time, there were still a few who were still determined to dig holes around the city gate and wanted to get in. The soldiers on the city wall pretended not to see anyone and discussed loudly there.
With.
Someone went to "check the granary" and found that the grain was soaked in water and turned moldy. All the grain on the lower floor was inedible. The grain in the granary was reduced by 40%, and it could not even survive the summer.
Everyone knows that the man went to steal food, but no one cares about this now, but is worried about how to survive in this troubled year - they are used to having enough to eat every day, and they never dare to think about it.
Tight stomach days.
Liu Shen was silent, feeling so helpless that he was trapped like a trapped animal.
At the end of June, the Zhou family was in great crisis.
Everyone here is a trapped beast, unable to escape. Those ten thousand people are not just ten thousand people, hundreds of thousands of people are driven here and there, as humble as stones. What is left for people is a deep sense of hunger.
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"Are they really planning to make a meat grinder?" Gui Wu was slightly surprised.
No matter how humble, people's desire for life will burst out in the face of hunger. This is the secret hidden in the genes for thousands of years and passed down from generation to generation step by step to this day - it is better to die than to live!
The head of the Zhou family, Zhou Xuezhi, looked at the fermented bean curd and white porridge on the table, stared at the shameless mob outside, said, "I haven't eaten meat for a long time," and waved people in. Like Ancheng, only a few people were selected to come in every day.
Jing Yan: "The Zhou city of the Zhou family in Lujiang is overcrowded and has long been out of food."
When Liu Shen got the news, it was already a week later.
The ghost smiled. That smile bloomed like a flower.
These skins were pulled from the bodies of people who were not yet dead on the battlefield, and the secret water will not rot them.
"That's fine, there are fewer people to eat, and the province's rations are saved." Gui Wu said.
Guiwu interrupted, "If you get sick, don't come back."
Zhang Quan took it, and several kiddies gathered around him. Zhang Quan took a look at the letter and roughly stated its meaning: Brother, I know you are living a good life in Wuhe City, but it is difficult to live without meat and vegetables.
I have one here. There are a bunch of people outside the city. I plan to make a large meat grinder to make rations. Do you want it? There are too many people here. I can send some of them to you. I can also tell you how to make the machine.
You guys. We, the Zhou family, are very skilled and cannot do rough work. Can you bring a small team of people over to help? Not many, just a hundred. I admire your brother Zhou Xuezhi.
If you can't hold on to anything, you can only tear apart human nature.
White smoke immediately billowed in the ravine, and there was a faint aroma of rosin and meat in the screams. There was a strange sense of satisfaction in the years of hunger.
"It's wrong to spread the news. If you spread the news, I'm afraid more people will imitate it and it will be even more uncontrollable." Liu Shen lowered his head and muttered to himself.
After struggling like this for half a month, news came that there was food in Wuhe City. But soon came the news that there was food in Ancheng and the news about the terror of the ghost king in Wuhe City.
"Yes. We still grabbed a little bit of food from the emperor. Well, you didn't see that the granary in the palace was full. Oh, my eyes were gleaming at that time.
I wish I could stay in there like a mouse and not come out. But there is no way. If I don’t come out, I will be found out. In the end, I only brought out so much. I just regret that there were so few people at that time!”
"Why are you applying so many layers of skin?" Zhi wondered.
The people in the palace have... Liu Shen didn't say any more and sighed. Although it was something he had foreseen, he still felt sad after knowing this day.
The moment he heard the news, he knew the reason.
"That's right! Our ghost king is the ghost king who was named and enlightened by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva! If you follow him, even if you starve to death, you won't be entangled by wild ghosts and you will be reborn in a good pregnancy in your next life! Haha."
The Lan River overflowed, completely dividing the north from the south.
Kiwu yawned, stretched, and then continued to sit on the chair.
The people below were so frightened that they crawled away quietly.
Only then did he realize that he couldn't do anything or accomplish anything.
"Fortunately, I'm following you." Zhang Quan sighed.
"Nonsense!" Liu Shen was furious. After his anger, a chill ran down his spine. He never expected that his decision would bring about this kind of result - he couldn't accept it.
Zhang Quan warned, "The Zhou family talks a lot, but they don't know how to do things. I'm not worried about how many people they can eat, but I'm more worried about what kind of trouble they cause. If they can't get it right, everyone will die."
"Oh, I'm starving to death. How do you think those idiots think we have food?"
"What about the deep mountains? They stretch for hundreds of miles, so they must be..." Liu Shen continued.
Compared to them, the guys from the Zhou family and the Imperial City are more like ghosts! They lure people in, and then eat them bite by bite.
After several days of burning, there were finally fewer people in the ravine.
Liu Shen remained silent. At this time, he slowly turned his gaze, passed by the people next to him, and finally picked one person, "Ghost, you go."
The land in the north is a wasteland.
Anyone who climbs a ravine will inevitably be covered in rosin.
Zhou Xuezhi excitedly organized people and asked the Zhou family's children to deceive the beggars outside the city and let them become cannon fodder, and then they went to steal food.
The Lanhe River blocked the food line, and Zhoucheng closed early and entered into self-consumption. The food in the city was either too much or too little, and could barely last until autumn and winter. When the water in the Lanhe River receded, people could be sent to the south to buy food no matter what.
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Meixiaoxiao nodded, pinched Zhen's butt, turned around and walked away, leaving Zhen blushing and embarrassed.
Take the order and go out.
The news that they had food must have come from the palace. The emperor did not have the courage, and only the royal family around him would do these things.
The people inside were extremely excited, and someone in the ravine lit a fire - wishing to see more white smoke, smell more rosin, and hear more screams.
Liu Shen nodded and moved his index finger to let people go down.
There were 30,000 dans of grain shipped that day. They only had 3,000 soldiers. As long as they didn't go out to fight and weren't robbed, they would be fine until this year.
A fair-looking young man stood up and accepted the order.
"How many people are there?" Liu Shen asked.
Three days later, Liu Shen received the letter, opened it, and snorted coldly, "This Zhou Papi is really cruel and shameless."
Liu Shen thought: The Zhou family in Lujiang... is a threat.
But for now, he has to defend the city and food.
Liu Shen opened his mouth, "I just asked him to spread the news and control things. If there is danger, just come back."
Only then did Zhou Xuezhi remember that he didn’t believe in ghosts, but these idiots did! He was so angry that he yelled: A bunch of idiots! Why should we be afraid of ghosts if we want to die?
"No." Jing Yan stopped talking, "The place is already overcrowded."
"No way. The animals in the mountains are also very hungry. If you go in there, they will die faster."
When he heard that a large number of beggars were turning to Ancheng, Liu Shen felt that this little plan was very good and immediately praised the two soldiers. He did not expect that these two men would also quietly influence later generations.
In less than three days, there were countless corpses outside the city gate, and the death was tragic. The name of the Ghost King officially defeated hunger and was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. No one dared to approach.
It has already started to eat people.
The head of the Zhou family does not believe in ghosts, but he believes that there is food in Wuhe City.
"There were hundreds of casualties a day, and the exact number cannot be estimated."
"Tell me about the situation in several big cities." Liu Shen said.
Liu Shen shook the letter and said, "Let's take a look."
The Zhou family of Lujiang, one of the wealthy noble families, has always been famous for its "eloquent talks" and "profound knowledge". It has many admonishers and historians from generation to generation. The city is located on the edge of the Lujiang River. It was built high to prevent waterlogging. For drainage, there are gullies on the ground of the city.
Connect out.
"My subordinates are still worried about him alone..."
Jing Yan said calmly: "The first place is probably the imperial city. When the emperor travels, the whole city is sealed off, including the palace. As an imperial city, Ancheng has a lot of money and food depends on transportation. The emperor got the news first and left
Later, fearing that someone would further interfere, he ordered the army to blockade the entire city and not allow entry or exit. There was no food in the city, and wealthy families began to buy and sell people to eat."
Zhou Xuezhi silently calculated: There is very little food in this northern land, but there are many people... There are also "10,000 loads of food" outside the city, which is enough for them to last until autumn and winter.
He is willing to use most of his humanity to protect the last bit of humanity!
Liu Shen closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the unwillingness in his heart. He could only hope for the survival of his own people, and he was powerless for more.
The two of them chatted here and there, and finally sighed, "It would be nice if we could all be little ghosts when we die."
Possibly, rosin is also addictive.
"Let them pay attention and handle the corpses carefully to avoid the plague. The city gates will not be opened this year. The city is also cleaned regularly. If you find animal carcasses, remember to burn or bury them." Liu Shen reminded.
But they alone are not enough.
Even in Wuhe City, which was suppressed by the Ghost King, there were still a large number of people who attacked the city gates for food. They even organized themselves into teams to attack.
No one wanted to go to Wuhe City, and Zhou Xuezhi would not let his own people rob it. The days passed by cursing and eating people.
Liu Shen ignored these matters and left them to his thirteen little ghosts to deal with.
Liu Shen and his adviser Zhang Quan discussed dealing with the Wang family.
The entire ravine was covered with a thick layer of pine resin, and the surface was sprinkled with oil.
"Yes, but you can't steal it now. They must have discovered us now, and they must be on tight defense. They think we don't starve to death soon, so they say we have food. Tsk, tsk, the thoughts are really evil, but luckily we followed
King of Ghosts. Even if you die and become a little ghost, you will still be glorious! Haha."
There is no reason, only the ending that has been foreseen.
Even if you scold him, you should eat the fool. In his opinion, the value of the fool is either to eat or to be used as cannon fodder.
"Wang, is it too dangerous to let Mei go alone?" A person stood up and asked. This person is "Zhao". He has a baby face and is cute at first sight, but his skills are very domineering. He is also a dangerous person.
I dare to do anything when I'm hungry.
"Eunuch Mao, the eunuch in the palace, was also the first person to start cannibalism. He even openly held a food competition in the palace to explain how to cook the most delicious parts of the human body."
Fuchen asked Xiao Qian what he knew, but Xiao Qian shook his head and said nothing.
But I don’t know who leaked the news that there was a lot of food in Wuhe City.
"Summer is here, and the dead bodies must be disposed of."
"By the way, what's your relationship with Zhang Yunqing?" These days, he even helps her with laundry and cooking.
Xiao Qian turned around and went to help Zhang Yunqing, completely avoiding the problem.
"Me too." Gui Wu said.
The ravine was quickly filled with people. No matter how hard the people inside fought and killed, there were always people coming outside.
"King, what's wrong?" counselor Zhang Quan asked.
"Does the emperor also eat?" Liu Shen was also curious.
But they underestimated people's hunger.
Liu Shen rushed back to Wuhe City and stayed behind closed doors, strictly guarding the city gates.
"Those ten thousand people probably fulfilled their wishes."
In order to eat people, they really dare to do anything. Although they kill people, they will never touch the last bottom line.
But soon, the children of the Zhou family reported back: No one outside the city wanted to go to Wuhe City. In their opinion, going to Wuhe City was the same as going to Fengdu City. They went directly to see the King of Hell.
Zhou Xuezhi paid attention to Liu Shen.
The next few all admitted it.
Liu Shen covered his face, remained silent for a moment, and said, "If I remember correctly, the Lujiang River is also flooding. Where there is water, there are fish..."
Jing Yan beside her nodded.
When Xiao found Mei, she was packing her things and applying the leather in her hands to her body layer by layer.
There are thousands of people in the Zhou family, so making food rations is difficult. The Zhou family are all scholars and cannot do such a thing.
Those who talk about "benevolence, justice, propriety, wisdom and trust" directly break the bottom line to the end and turn into mandrills wearing human skin.
Jing Yan nodded.
When the people in the city saw that the ravines were full of people, they lit torches.
A large number of people flocked to the palace. Surprisingly, this group of tens of thousands of people actually decreased day by day.
The letter didn't say it was a meat grinder, but they all knew what it was.
Fuchen doesn’t force it and continues to sleep on his own.
From that day on, those few people had two secrets. One they decided to implement quickly, and the other they unanimously buried deep in their hearts and decided: never to come to Wuhe City again.
This inability to suppress turned into anger: He really didn't understand why the Tianyu Congress was so powerless? It couldn't even withstand a little natural disaster! A normal city would store food for at least a year!
The south is so rich and has transportation every year. Why is it that there was a flood today and even the palace didn’t have food in stock?
Liu Shen became more determined to destroy Tianyu Kingdom and the noble clan!
Zhou Xuezhi edited a letter and chose one of the three leftover carrier pigeons to deliver the letter.
"Of course it's for precaution. What's the situation outside Zhou City? Is it scarier than a pile of dead people? You're not sick but you still have a deadly aura. If you touch my skin, you might as well just cut it off." Meixi elaborated.
He said, "And that guy Jing Yan. Even if I come back alive, she will skin me. I might as well prepare a few more sets of skins now."
"..." This seems to be the reason.
The two of them disguised themselves, packed their things, and left through the small door.
As for Zhou Cheng’s reply, have you replied?
Did you use carrier pigeons? No, the carrier pigeons ate them.
Liu Shen found an eagle, asked it to grab a turtle shell and threw it over, writing: Get out of here, turtle grandson.
