I directed the Xuanwumen Incident

"Poor..."

Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but said,
"This girl, no matter how difficult life is... there is no need to sell your sons and daughters!"

"what on earth is it?"

During the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty, people all over the world were displaced, and such things were commonplace.

But now there is no war in the Tang Dynasty, and it is a start-up country. The common people, especially the common people around Chang'an, are divided into fields. With those few acres of Susukida, it is not possible to reach this point!

"My son's father died last year..."

Seeing her daughter's delicious food, the woman couldn't help swallowing, and then said in a low voice,
"The field at home has been deserted for a little while, and a few uncles and brothers have snatched most of it away."

"In addition to the drought and the plague of locusts this year, the harvest is gone, but the court tax still needs to be paid, so we can't live through the second half of the year, let alone winter..."

Li Shimin's expression turned serious.

The man died, and there was only one daughter under his knees.

Those relatives are ruthless, so naturally they want to eat their families in advance!

This kind of thing, no matter in aristocratic families or in folk villages, is not uncommon.

"I thought... finding a home for the child, even if there is only food to eat, would be better than following me...starving to death..."

With tears in her eyes, the woman sobbed,
"When I die, I die. The child is still young..."

"Master, please, buy her! Master is kind, if you can give her a good meal, I don't need money, I don't want money!"

These words made Li Shimin's nose a little sore.

"The people of a country have been reduced to the point of selling their sons and daughters. No matter what the reason is, the most responsible... is the emperor."

he sighed softly,

"Here, my crime is also..."

"Are there people like you who prostitute their sons and daughters around, how many?"

The woman nodded.

"Yes, yes."

She didn't quite understand Li Shimin's exclamation, so she whispered,
"In the event of a disaster, if there is no harvest, you have to pay the court tax... Those who have a lot of land in the family can still sell the land to the landlord, and those with little land can only sell their sons and daughters. One less mouth can save less food, and they can also be exchanged. Some money..."

"There's an alley in there, and there's an alley for sale... Recently, there are more and more people, I... I was squeezed out by them, so I can only stay here..."

It's ironic to say that the power is weak, even if it is selling children, there is no good stall!
"what?!"

Wei Zheng said in surprise,

"You said... like you, there are many more?!"

The faces of all the ministers became serious.

"It seems that the disaster caused by this drought and locust plague is much more serious than we imagined..."

Du Ruhui said in a deep voice,

"Those people who can pray, there is still hope in their hearts."

"And these people who sell their sons and daughters are obviously desperate..."

"If His Majesty hadn't caught a glimpse of it, I wouldn't have seen such a tragic incident among the people... Well, why didn't the following report this matter!"

Logically speaking, if others don't know about it, don't the Jinwu guards patrolling the street know about it!

"Someone wants to whitewash peace."

Xu Fenglei said lightly,
"After all, it's the Zhenguan Dynasty now, so how can there be such a tragedy that only happened at the end of the Sui Dynasty?"

"Master, here." Li Chengqian rushed up, handed him the skewers in his hand, and said, "Give them the freshly fried locusts! It's so pitiful!"

Xu Fenglei touched his head, and seeing the expressions of pity on the children, he couldn't help feeling relieved.

"Very well, all of you have compassion."

He applauded,

"As a royal family, living high in the temple, they are often very indifferent and treat human life like nothing."

"The so-called king treats his subjects like dirt, and the subjects treat the king like a bandit."

"You have to maintain this compassion, don't let it go away, if it goes away one day, the crisis of overturning the boat will follow."

"Yes." The children listened to the instruction and obediently nodded in agreement.

Xu Fenglei raised his hand and handed the skewers to the woman, saying:

"Are you hungry? Eat."

Smelling the alluring fragrance, the woman hurriedly reached out to pick it up, but just as she handed it to her mouth, she subconsciously glanced at her daughter.

Seeing that her daughter was still eating the pastry, she felt relieved and took a bite.

"Knowing that you have no man, life is hard."

Xu Fenglei crossed his arms and said,
"Don't sell your daughter, take care of her."

"Did you see the person frying locusts over there? I'll arrange for someone to teach you this craft later, and start a small business to earn a living."

"You can't make money with this kind of thing, but as long as you do it diligently, you and your baby's food and clothing can still be guaranteed. Don't expect the master to be kind. Most rich people are snake-hearted and can't treat your daughter kindly." Yes, fate is best controlled in your own hands."

"Give."

While talking, he casually took out a handful of copper coins from his money bag. There was about a hundred coins, which was regarded as the start-up capital for her.

"This...Master, you are really a kind-hearted master!"

"Xiaozhu, hurry up, kneel down and kowtow to the master, quickly kowtow to the master!"

The woman got the copper coins, and wept with excitement, she hurriedly dragged her daughter to kowtow to Xu Fenglei and others!

"The grand master is kind."

Changsun Wuji praised,
"This craft has been passed down, and it has saved the lives of the mother and daughter."

When Xu Fenglei heard the words, he waved his hands.

"My ability is limited. I can only save one life and two lives, which is nothing."

He looked at Li Shimin and said,

"To cure this miserable phenomenon, it depends on His Majesty..."

"Your Majesty, shall we go and see that alley?"

Li Shimin's face darkened slightly, and he nodded slowly.

Led by the woman, they turned around and gradually left the densely populated place to a remote alley.

But in that alley, people are all dressed in rags, and when they see someone coming, they all get up and sell:

"Master, take a look! This kid is strong, strong, not lazy, eats well, and can work!"

"Master, go buy it! Be a bed-warming maid, or a house-warming maid..."

"Masters, I don't want much, just five taels of silver, and the price can be negotiated..."

"..."

For a while, the sound of twittering was endless.

At the front, there are also buyers picking and choosing:

"This girl is too thin! What's the use of buying it back? The customer will die within a few days after tossing around! It's not worth it!"

"No, no... This child has been hardworking since he was a child, so you can do whatever you want..."

"Heh, she's not worth two or three taels, at most half a penny, if you sell it or not, you'll be knocked down if you don't sell it!"

"Old lady! You are robbing! There is no girl who is only worth half a penny, me, me... woo woo..."

"If you don't sell it, get out! If you don't sell it, someone will sell it! After a while, the famine will break out and the price of food will rise. Your family can't sell it all the time!"

"Woooooooo..."

"..."

Li Shimin's face began to turn pale.

Being in this alley is like being in purgatory!
The words of those sales and purchases reached his ears, as if they were being eaten away by thousands of insects, making his scalp numb!