After transmigrating into the villain's daughter, I lie down and win

Chapter 787 The whole family is a rebel (71)

"Shu'er, I'm sorry for you."

Arriving at Qin Shu's room, Li Cong's eyes were filled with heartache and guilt as he looked at his son who could not lie upright and could only sleep on his stomach because of his serious injuries.

He sat on the edge of the bed and gently touched his son's face. Unexpectedly, Qin Shu woke up after this touch.

After seeing the person clearly, he called out "Father" and asked hurriedly, "Any news received today? Has Xiao Yan'er returned to the Northland?"

Li Cong was stunned and looked up at Wei, only to see that Wei's expression was exactly the same helplessness as his.

The couple looked at each other, then looked away and looked at their son who was looking at them eagerly.

"Yes, someone reported to the pursuers that they had appeared in Yu County, but when the pursuers caught up, the city was already deserted..."

Li Cong pretended to pause, and seeing that Qin Shu's face showed anxiety again, and Wei pinched his arm again, he gave up the idea of ​​teasing and told him all the information.

"The young princess is fine. She and the second young master and others have already left Yu County. There were not many people left in Yu County after the last rebellion, fire and plague. This time they were infected with the plague again and were saved by the princess and others. After the princess left, most of the people also left Yu County and headed north."

"There is no news about the prince yet, but since His Majesty has sent so many people to hunt him down, no news is the best news. Most of the generals in various places have served under the prince before, and have been promoted by the prince and the general to varying degrees. They are also military generals, and they will not fail to think that the present of the Northland will be their future. If they see that the prince is about to leave the country, most of them will turn a blind eye."

He said a lot in one breath. Wei poured him a cup of tea. After drinking it, he asked Qin Shu what else he wanted to know.

Qin Shu: "Your Majesty..."

Li Cong sighed and didn't say much.

His Majesty seems to be the same as before, but he is much more difficult to serve than before. He has become more suspicious and looks at everyone as if they were traitors. His temperament has become more unpredictable and he goes crazy from time to time.

To be fair, half of your Majesty's suspicions are true.

But what’s the point?

It was your Majesty's own suspicion that destroyed the trust and loyalty of court officials. Even many censors who were famous for their outspoken advice began to protect themselves and no longer gave advice. Some even deliberately broke their legs to avoid daily court meetings. This shows how unpopular your Majesty is.

Qin Shu wanted to ask something else, but Li Cong tapped his forehead three times.

"I know what you want to say."

"The young princess is safe and sound, you should have a good rest."

After forcing Qin Shu to shut up, Li Cong and Wei left.

After they left, Qin Shu couldn't sleep anymore, and he thought back to the day they parted.

Jin Yan said that her plan also included their family's evacuation route, and asked him to evacuate with her, and someone would take his parents out of Chang'an safely.

Qin Shu knew clearly that he was shaken at that moment.

A big part of his selfish motive for coming to Chang'an was because Jin Yan was in Chang'an and the devil Xiao Jin'an was not there, so he had to accompany her and protect her personally until the day she returned safely to her father and brother.

But reason prevailed.

If he followed Jin Yan, it would confirm the rumor that his father was colluding with the North, and it would disrupt his father's plans, making his father and teacher's plans in Chang'an become empty talk.

This is not what a son or a subject should do.

If Xiao Jinan knew that he was a deserter, he would laugh at him. He would never give Xiao Jinan a chance!
He would not give Xiao Jinan and the people in the palace any chance to look down on him or obstruct him!

just.

Ugh.

He misses Xiao Yan'er so much.

……

"Fortunately, nothing serious happened!" After passing another checkpoint, Jin Yan and his group hurriedly walked for several miles and finally arrived at a village where they had camped on the way to Chang'an.

"Strange, why is it so quiet?"

Jin Yan muttered secretly that Xiao Quji had already asked his personal guards to find out the situation.

Half an hour later, the guards came back, all of them looking solemn.

“There is almost no one in this village.”

"unmanned?"

Jin Yan and Xiao Quji were both shocked.

The last time they came, they were delayed here for a few days due to illness. They interacted with the local people a lot and learned that apart from those who were doing corvée, business, or working outside, there were at least three hundred permanent residents here.

How long has it been since then and already there is no one here?
The guard said, "We searched the whole village and found only a few old people and children who were on the verge of starvation. The old people told us that all the young men and women in the village were conscripted for corvée labor. There was no labor force at home, and the fields were abandoned with no one to cultivate them. The court also kept collecting taxes, and after paying the taxes, there was no food left, so many people starved to death."

When they were left with no other options, they had to sell their land bit by bit to the rich and powerful in exchange for a little food, but that little bit of food was just a drop in the bucket, and they still couldn't avoid starving to death in the end. The only difference was that they died a moment earlier or suffered more before dying.

Even when they went to look for people just now, they discovered cannibalism in a remote house.

They were a few skinny people with sunken eye sockets, naked, and their every move was like that of a skeleton. They could no longer be called "humans". Surrounded by them was a child with dark skin and the stench of corpse.

The guards had all been on the battlefield and had lost countless lives at their hands. They were shocked when they first saw the scene. They then gave the dry food they had with them to those people and buried the dead children in an unknown place.

They did not tell Jin Yan about these details, but only mentioned them to Xiao Quji, and asked him how to deal with those people.

dispose of?

Xiao Quji fell silent for a moment.

Should those people die?

Damn.

They have lost their conscience and moral integrity, and their behavior is no different from that of beasts. They deserve to die.

But what forced them to become "damned" people?

It's hunger.

It is the fear of death and the instinctive desire to survive.

It is an unjust world, a turbulent world, a world of powerful families who oppress the common people, and a foolish and unjust emperor who asks the gods for help.

Not to mention having clothes to wear and food to eat, their families are all there and they have nothing to worry about. Even if they are given just a bite to eat so that they don't starve to death, they will be honest and obedient, and it is impossible for them to turn into beasts.

They have no right to judge such people.

Xiao Quji was silent for a long time and did not give an answer, but Jin Yan sent someone over.

"Leave?"

The personal guard who delivered the message said, "The princess said that wars are fought for people. With people, you have everything. In this time of turmoil, people are the most precious resource, so we must keep them and let them atone for their sins and take revenge."

Xiao Quji first affirmed the proposal, then his eyes changed and he looked at the man sternly, "Didn't I say that such a cruel truth doesn't need to be told to Yan'er? Who leaked the news?"

However, the guards said that they didn't know how Jin Yan knew it.

After calming down, Xiao Quji couldn't help but curse "stupid".

He was scolding himself for being so stupid.

Yan'er has a smart mind. After going through so many things, how could he not know what will happen in this turbulent world?