There was a reason why Li Shi Min was so furious.
In the past month, after hearing Jiang Fan's words, he was already determined to be an eternal emperor for the country and the people.
However, in a month, he had become a fatuous ruler who made the people suffer.
How could he not be angry at this contrast?？？
He was filled with anger.
"Fang Qiao, did you just say that there are many disaster victims outside Chang 'an who have been expelled?"”
"Your Majesty, according to my scouts, the real situation might be even more tragic than what I said. If Your Majesty is fine, you can go and take a look.”Fang Xuanling didn't know how to answer Li Shiming. According to his spy, this matter had become a big deal, especially outside Chang 'an. The disaster victims were not like humans. They were gathered together and waited for the officials to take them away.
Therefore, in this situation, he had to let Li Shi Min see it personally.
If he didn't go, Li Shiming would never know what was happening to the victims.
That was why he answered like that.
"Alright, zhen doesn't want to read any memorials today. Order someone to make arrangements. Today, zhen wants to see how muddle-headed the Jiangnan Road officials are.”Li Shi Min immediately agreed.
After saying that, he began to wait.
About an hour later, he changed into a simple set of clothes. Then, under the lead of a group of Imperial Army soldiers, he walked out of the Imperial City step by step.
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Outside Chang 'an, Wannian County was the closest.
It would take at least four hours to travel from the palace to Wannian County.
However, Li Shi Min, who was burning with anger, could not care less.
He rode on a simple carriage and headed there with Fang Xuanling.
As for the Imperial Army soldiers, they were silently guarding the carriage on foot.
Around noon.
In Wannian County, Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling had arrived.
When they arrived, they could not be bothered to eat. They directly came down from a hidden place in the carriage.
After coming down.
The two of them found that everything in Wannian County seemed very peaceful. It didn't look like there were disaster victims at all.
Seeing this, Li Shiming couldn't help but frown at Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling frowned when he saw him. The scout had said that he was here.
He couldn't possibly lie to the spy.
However, he had to give an explanation today. Fortunately, at this moment, a woodcutter who had just returned from chopping wood walked over.
After walking over, Fang Xuanling asked directly,""Old man."
When the woodcutter heard Fang Xuanling's words, he found it a little strange, but his eyes were still filled with panic.
He was ready to run.
"Old man, what's wrong? I'm not some evil person." Fang Xuanling felt even stranger and asked.
However, the old woodcutter still did not speak, and his eyes were still filled with panic.
Seeing this, Fang Xuanling took out a string of money from his pocket without a word and stuffed it into the woodcutter's hand. He then said,""Old man, I have no ill intentions. I just want to ask a few questions.”
It was unknown if it was for the sake of money or something else, but the woodcutter finally put down his firewood and revealed their thoughts with a single sentence.
"You must have come from Chang 'an to inquire about the disaster victims.”
Li Shiming and Fang Xuanling were shocked. How did the other party know?
Seeing the change in their expressions, the woodcutter immediately felt helpless.
"I won't accept the money. If you're here for the disaster victims, go to the east.”The woodcutter didn't take the money. After saying this, he carried the firewood on his back and left very quickly, as if he was afraid that someone would see him.
"Looks like we've already alerted the enemy.”After seeing the woodcutter leave, it wasn't hard for Fang Xuanling to guess what had happened.
"Forget it for now. Follow zhen to the east to take a look.”Li Shi Min also knew about it, but he didn't say anything. He wanted to see what was going on with the disaster victims.
They walked east for about an hour.
Finally, they arrived at a remote mountain forest.
After arriving here.
Before he could see anything, he heard a series of sounds.
"Sir, please save my grandson. Give me some food, just a little!”
"Sir, I will listen to you. I will not come to Chang 'an. We will go back, but please give us some food, even a piece of cake.”
"Sir, I'll kowtow to you. I beg you!!”
Following the voice, Fang Xuanling and Li Shiming exchanged a glance and quickly walked forward.
When they arrived.
A scene that made Li Shi Min want to kill appeared in front of him.
They saw over a hundred disaster victims with torn clothes kneeling before the group of people.
All of them had their hands tied up as if they were escorting criminals.
There were at least a dozen corpses lying on the ground, all of which were covered in wounds. They must have been tortured when they were alive.
Under this scene, a person who looked like a leader held a whip in his hand and said arrogantly.
"Beg us?"
"Now you know how to beg us?"
"I told you to leave before, but now you know how powerful we are?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers behind the leader all laughed.
In contrast to these emaciated disaster victims, none of the officials standing there were thin. All of them were eating very well.
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