In front of Zhao Xiyan, he never concealed his thoughts.
"It's very bad. The nightmare you told me before was that in the late Jin Dynasty, bandits were everywhere. I heard it a little distantly, and I always felt that you were too worried and anxious."
"From what I have seen and heard these days, I understand what it means to be in troubled times."
"The people have been suffering from famine for many years. The court has no intention of providing relief, and the government agencies are unable to intervene. The hungry people abandon their homes and businesses and flee in all directions. They will eat people when they are extremely hungry. Ordinary people, armed with knives and guns, become bandits..."
Xu Jing exhaled a breath of turbid air and said in a low voice: "Sister Yue Ya'er, the world has become like this. The troubled times you mentioned are really coming."
No matter how many history books you read, it will never be as shocking as seeing it with your own eyes.
This is still the case in the states and counties close to the capital. What will happen to those counties far away from the capital? Ordinary people have no way to survive, but there is only one way left?
No matter what, his surname is Xu, and he has the blood of the royal family in his body. Seeing the Xu family become like this, how can you not feel uncomfortable in your heart?
Zhao Xiyan was silent and reached out to hold Xu Jing's hand.
Xu Jing subconsciously held her hand in his palm, groped for her other hand, leaned forward, and leaned his head against hers.
Zhao Xiyan did not dodge, and she leaned head to head with him. Just like when she was a child, Xu Jing's eyes would burst into tears every time he was punished to copy books, and she would always comfort him like this.
After a while, Xu Jing sat up straight: "We will arrive in the capital in a few days. I want to go into the palace to see the emperor and the prince. I want to tell them everything I see and do along the way. I want to see
, do they, father and son, have any guilt at all?"
When Xu Jing's blood surges, he can do anything.
Zhao Xiyan said softly: "Don't be impulsive. Calm down for the time being. Write a memorial and send it to the court first to see how the court reacts. When you arrive in the capital and enter the palace, first find out the tempers of the emperor and the prince, and then act arbitrarily."
At this time, only Zhao Xiyan could persuade him.
Xu Jing took another breath and nodded.
…
That night, Xu Jing tossed and turned on the bed and didn't fall asleep until late at night.
In a daze, he had a nightmare.
In the dream, he led his soldiers to fight with a group of bandits. The bandits were inexhaustible. After killing one group, another group came over.
The edge of his sword was curled, and his infinite strength was exhausted.
A man suddenly appeared in front of him, looking at him arrogantly: "For Yue Ya'er's sake, I will spare your life. I will make her the queen. If you return to Beihai County, you will never leave Beihai County."
Pooh!
If you want to steal his sister Yue Yaer, get out!
Xu Jing suddenly turned over and got off the bed, angrily touching the sword beside the bed.
Xu Shiyi, who was on duty at night, was startled. He stood up and rushed over, grabbing Xu Jing's arm: "Did the prince have a nightmare?"
Xu Jing: "..."
Xu Jing shook his head vigorously to wake himself up.
At this time, the sky was slightly brighter.
What a nightmare indeed!
Xu Shiyi saw that his master looked gloomy and was in a bad mood, so he did not dare to persuade him. After he let go, he immediately called a soldier and whispered a few instructions.
After lighting the incense, Zhao Xiyan came over.
Xu Jing glared at Xu Shiyi angrily: "Asshole! Who told you to alarm sister Yue Ya'er?"
Xu Shiyi was scolded and did not dare to say a word.
Zhao Xiyan laughed softly and said, "I woke up just in time and came over to have breakfast with you."
Xu Shiyi took the opportunity to slip out.
"Did you have a nightmare?" Zhao Xiyan asked softly.
Xu Jing was born with great strength and had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. However, he only took action very rarely. The last time he killed someone was when he was chasing Zhou Sui, and he killed a few people.
This time, more than a dozen "bandits" were killed. In fact, they were all hungry people who had never practiced martial arts. Such bloody killings inevitably made me feel depressed.
Xu Jing wanted to save face and refused to admit: "No, am I the one who will have nightmares?"
Zhao Xiyan did not expose him, but followed the words and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, the Prince of Beihai is the top master in the world. He can kill a few bandits and capture them with ease."
Xu Jing didn't feel blushing: "That's right. If we encounter bandits again on the road, I will kill every one I see."
Zhao Xiyan pursed her lips and smiled, and ordered Yuhan to go to the kitchen to pass the meal.
The two cooks got up at midnight to make porridge. The rice porridge was thick and sweet. After drinking three bowls in a row, my heart felt warm. The nightmare from last night had long disappeared.
Xu San also came back and replied: "To inform the crown prince, I sent the corpses and bandits to the government office. The county magistrate was so excited that he almost cried when he saw so many corpses of bandits."
This group of bandits occupies this section of the official road and does evil things. Unfortunately, the court is unable to control them, and there are only dozens of police officers in the county government, so there is nothing they can do.
Now that the prince of Beihai had eliminated the bandits, the county magistrate was so grateful that he wrote a memorial overnight and sent it to the court.
Xu Jing was in a good mood, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Let's continue on our way."
…
The convoy was not fast to begin with, but Xu Jing deliberately slowed down the journey, so the convoy went even slower. The originally five-six-day journey was delayed for half a month.
Even the upright Yushi Meng did not say a word.
In the past half month, Xu Jing killed two more groups of bandits. One of the groups of bandits was actually far away from the official road. Xu Jing heard about it through word of mouth among the refugees, so he led his people to go over and kill the more than a hundred bandits.
The bandits killed them all.
Censor Meng wrote three memorials and sent them to the court one by one.
As an imperial envoy and a seventh-rank censor of the imperial court, the memorial he wrote was naturally the most fair and convincing. At least, it was much more credible than the memorial Xu Jing boasted about.
The memorial was sent to the court first, and all the civil and military officials had different reactions. Whether the emperor on the dragon throne was happy or angry was not mentioned for the moment.
No matter how slowly the convoy moved, it finally reached the capital.
Xu Jing spent the night repairing himself at the nearest post house outside the city. He specially took a bath and put on a brand new crown prince's clothes. He rode a BMW and walked slowly with a sword on his waist.
Meng Yushi, who had been riding a carriage all the way, saw the tall and majestic city gate, and his heart suddenly became bright.
Zhao Xiyan was sitting in the carriage, listening to Hosta and Begonia's excited voice, and couldn't help but smile.
"This city gate is really impressive!"
"That's right, it's much bigger than our city gate in Beihai County. And the city wall is also much higher."
"Look, there are so many people lined up outside the city gate waiting to enter the city."
"Huh? Why is a group of people coming here?"
"The one in the lead looks familiar. Wait, miss, isn't that Colonel Murong?"
When the words "Colonel Murong" came into his ears, Zhao Xiyan's eyebrows did not move, and the smile on her lips remained unchanged.
From the moment she decided to come to the capital, she had expected this scene.
Murong Shen is still just an imperial captain, and he is still far away from the day when he can control the world and do whatever he wants. Don't be afraid!
