Troubled Times: Added six doors at the beginning, pushing the world horizontally

Chapter 227 Danzhou catastrophe, robbery and killing
Danju,

Compared with the bustling Fengzhou, Danzhou is much worse overall, and it can even be described as a world of difference.

The carriage drove slowly on the official road. On both sides of the dilapidated official road, the trees were bare, and there was no grass growing around.

The yellow sand was blowing, and the crows were circling in the sky, making harsh and unpleasant calls.

On the yellow sand ground, there were countless ragged corpses, and wild dogs gnawed at the corpses.

Both sides of the official road were full of skinny and hungry people, their eyes were green, and they were staring at the people passing by.

It seemed that the next moment, they would swarm up and rob all the money.

Shen Du frowned slightly.

What is going on in Danzhou?

Logically speaking, Danzhou is not a border state capital, and it should never be so depressed.

He didn't pay too much attention to the affairs of the court, and the six sects were not responsible for this.

Liang Ying keenly sensed Shen Du's expression from the side, rode his horse forward, and said in a low voice: "My lord, a letter from our people said that there is a drought in Danzhou, and it hasn't rained for a long time."

"Not only in Danzhou, but also in Lingzhou next door."

Earlier, many police officers from the six gates had dispersed first to scout for information in various places.

Shen Du frowned and asked, "Could it be that the government didn't provide disaster relief?"

Shaking his head, he said in a low voice, "I have, but..."

There is no need for Liang Ying to say the following words, Shen Du also understands.

"Let's go!"

"Speed ​​up the trip!"

Everyone left the official road quickly, but when they passed by the foot of a mountain, they were stopped by a group of people.

In the mountain forest, a large group of people rushed down, nearly a thousand people.

It's just that these people are all holding simple weapons, some of them are holding farm tools, and all of them are wearing shabby clothes. They are yellow and emaciated, so thin that they are almost skinny. Obviously, they are not real bandits, but more like refugees.

"stop!"

"Leave money and food!"

A man with a fairly strong body stood up, holding a dilapidated big knife.

Shen Du glanced at everyone, threw out a hundred taels of silver, and said calmly, "Get out of the way."

These people looked like disaster victims, and he didn't want to care about them.

Looking at the hundred taels of silver thrown at him, Zhao Pengcheng was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but glance at Shen Du, his face changed slightly.

"Dare to ask, but the chief arrester of Gyeonggi, Mr. Shen?"

Shen Du frowned slightly, looked at the man one more time, and asked, "Who are you?"

I didn't pay much attention to it before, but after looking carefully now, I found that this person has thick bones and thick tiger fingers, obviously he is a martial arts practitioner.

His demeanor is also very good, which is in stark contrast with the victims around him.

Zhao Pengcheng took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "Catch the head in Xialin City, Zhao Pengcheng."

Shen Du was slightly taken aback.

A county arrests the head and leads people to rob here?

Seemingly seeing Shen Du's doubts, Zhao Pengcheng laughed at himself, and said helplessly, "If there is food, who would want to make such a living."

He has long heard people from the rivers and lakes in the past say that the governor of Gyeonggi arrested Shen Du to come to Danzhou.

This group of people is very personable and has a carriage, presumably it must be Shen Du, so they have the courage to ask.

Zhao Pengcheng waved his hand to signal the crowd to disperse, then handed over the money, shook his head and said, "Master Shen, this money cannot be accepted by lower officials."

"Before, it was the lower official who had no eyesight and offended the lord, and asked the lord to make amends."

Although they robbed, they only robbed some caravans and wealthy Jianghu people, and they only robbed wealth and did not hurt people's lives.

Shen Du did not reach out to pick up the money, but asked: "Where did the relief money allocated by the imperial court go?"

Zhao Pengcheng laughed at himself, and said with hatred on his face, "Isn't it being swallowed by the top?"

"I have pity on the people of Lincheng, [-] new graves were added in just one month."

Zhao Pengcheng suddenly knelt down on the ground and said loudly, "Master Shen, you are a figure in the capital."

"Your Majesty, I implore you to judge the injustice of the people of Danzhou and report this matter to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"It's not just Lincheng that is affected by the disaster, the people in the six counties of Danzhou are in dire straits."

In an instant, the people behind Zhao Pengcheng fell to their knees following Qiqi.

Shen Du said in a deep voice, "Get up, let's talk in another place."

Zhao Pengcheng nodded, turned around and gave instructions to the people behind him, and then they dispersed one after another and rushed into the forest again.

Shen Du and his party followed Zhao Pengcheng to Lincheng County.

The entire county office was extremely deserted, and there were hardly many people in sight.

Shen Du summoned Zhao Pengcheng after Xiong Qingqing, the princess of Western Chu, settled down.

Zhao Pengcheng walked into the hall and saluted respectfully.

"Meet Master Shen!"

Shen Du looked around and asked, "Why don't you see the county magistrate here?"

A trace of sadness appeared on Zhao Pengcheng's face, and he said in a low voice, "I'm starving to death."

"Master Song was devoted to the disaster situation, and distributed his rations to the people. By the time we found him, it was already too late."

Shen Du's index finger clasped the blade lightly, and the atmosphere in the room became extremely dull for a moment.

This is the first time he has heard of a county magistrate who starved to death.

A county magistrate, no matter how severe the famine is, will never starve to death.

Ironic!
Shen Du said in a deep voice: "I see that you are successful in martial arts, you shouldn't be an ordinary policeman, right?"

"Yes." Zhao Pengcheng nodded, and said: "The lower official once paid homage to Longhushan as a disciple of the outer sect."

"Later, he realized that his martial arts skills were difficult to improve, so he went down the mountain and returned to Lincheng County. Because of his lifetime of martial arts skills, he was promoted by Mr. Song to serve as the head arrester in Lincheng."

Zhao Pengcheng sighed softly, and said: "I have also gone to the state government to file a complaint, but it's a pity that I couldn't even enter the gate of the state government office."

Shen Du paused slightly in his hands, and said in a deep voice, "You write a complaint."

"I will take it back to Beijing."

Hearing this, Zhao Pengcheng was overjoyed, and quickly fell to the ground, kowtowed and said: "On behalf of the 20 people in Lincheng, I would like to thank Mr. Shen for his kindness."

Shen Du shook his head and said, "It doesn't have to be like this."

Even if there is nothing about this place, he still has to look for evidence, which saves a lot of trouble now.

It's just that he already had a premonition that his trip would not go well.

The situation here, if he returns to Beijing, the imperial court must know about it.

No matter what the officials here, I am afraid that they will not let themselves leave safely.

It's just that he didn't intend to say these words to Zhao Pengcheng.

into the night,

Shen Du sat cross-legged in the room, silently adjusting his breath.

He gained a lot from the battle at Jinghong Villa.

"promote!"

[Seventh level of Yuanshen Realm! 】

[Killing points - 800]

In an instant, the true energy in the body gathered at the dantian like a torrent breaking a bank, forming a vortex.

The qi and blood seemed to be ignited for a moment, and the bones of the whole body exploded.

The power of the primordial spirit quietly spread out, and everything around was clearly reflected in his mind.

Even the mosquitoes flying at night became extremely clear.

At this moment, in his eyes, the surrounding world seems to have undergone a new change. In the void, there are countless lines intertwined faintly, colorful.

This is a change perceived by the power of the primordial spirit, a change that cannot be detected by the naked eye.

It seems that there is only one weight difference, but the change in strength brought about is earth-shaking.

Surrounded by the power of heaven and earth, the illusory phantom behind him gradually solidified, and between the eyes opened and closed, a ray of fierce light radiated and disappeared in a flash.

"Oh!"

Shen Du let out a breath, the air exploded in the air like a shock wave, and the air roared.

A satisfied smile appeared on Shen Du's face.

In this chaotic world, only strength is fundamental.

……

Danzhou government office,

Zhang Shen, governor of Danzhou, held the letter in his hand, looked at Chen Quan, the Sima of Danzhou, and asked, "Where did Shen Du go?"

Under normal circumstances, the governor of a state and Sima have always been at odds with each other, which is also the way of the imperial court's division of checks and balances.

But in Danzhou is obviously an exception.

"Lincheng!"

Zhang Shen clenched the letter in his hand tightly, with a murderous intent in his eyes, and said coldly: "He didn't go to so many places, but he wanted to come to my Danzhou, and he insisted on meddling in his own business. Since he wants to die by himself, don't blame Ben. official."

If the news of this place is reported back to Beijing, all of them will die.

Zhang Shen looked at Chen Quan, and said in a deep voice, "Chen Sima, the rest is up to you."

"There must be no accidents in this matter. If he is allowed to leave alive, you and I will die."

"Don't worry." Chen Quan said with a sneer, "I promise to let him come and go."

"What capital chief arrester, it won't be long before it will be a corpse."

Chen Quan stood up and said, "I'll go down and get ready."

……

After resting in Lincheng County for a day, Shen Du and his party set off again.

Two days later, everyone had traveled more than half of the distance, and there was only one day left before leaving Danzhou.

Outside Yangcheng County, Jiuyi Mountain.

As soon as Shen Du set foot here, he felt a strong killing aura.

That murderous intent condensed and did not dissipate, it can be seen how many people in this place had the intent to kill him.

However, Shen Du seemed to have not noticed it, and rode straight forward.

The cold wind is raging!

The robe swayed in the strong wind, making a rattling noise.

The surrounding area was extremely silent, only the sound of Shen Du's horse's hooves riding forward.

The killing intent in the sky was concentrated and did not dissipate, and a group of dark clouds slowly gathered in the sky, as if there was a feeling of being pressed by black clouds.

"Come out!"

Shen Du sneered, and said lightly: "There is not even a single bird in such a dense forest, your disguise is too stupid."

After the voice fell, there were bursts of footsteps and the sound of weapons colliding suddenly.

From the surrounding mountains and forests, dense crowds of warriors emerged, all of them were dressed as Jianghu people, there were a large number of them, there were thousands of them, and they surrounded Shen Du.

That murderous intent almost condensed into substance, slowly pressing towards Shen Du.

Looking at the gathered crowd, the corners of Shen Du's mouth slightly raised, and he laughed loudly: "It's such a big scene, you really think highly of me, Shen Du."

The current one is an old man who looks quite powerful.

This person is the elder of the Xunfeng Sword Sect, and he came here this time for revenge.

"Shen Du!"

"You should know why we came here."

"You killed me, the head of the Xunfeng Sword Sect, and slaughtered us in the righteous way of the world. Do you really think that no one in the world would dare to kill you?"

"Today is where your bones are buried."

"We must seek justice for our comrades in the world and for our elders."

Now present, besides the Xunfeng Sword Sect, there are also people from various Funiu Mountain sects, all of whom were relatives of Yuanshen Realm disciples who were killed by Shen Du in Jinghong Villa.

In addition, there are many people from the rivers and lakes with grievances.

"Shen Du!"

"Did Jiangdong Five Heroes be killed by you?"

At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly questioned loudly.

They are all friends of the Jiangdong Five Heroes. Back then, the Jiangdong Five Heroes went to rob and kill Shen Du. Now Shen Du is safe and sound, but the Five Heroes have not been seen for a long time.

Looking at the few people standing in front, Shen Du said indifferently: "What are you talking about with so much nonsense? It's just that they can't figure out who they are. They asked for it."

"However, I am a little curious. Who is it that gave you idiots the courage to come here to rob and kill me?"

The cold voice resounded through the mountains.

The faces of the people were ugly.

"Shen Du, don't be rampant!"

"You can't escape today even if you have wings, but if you are willing to abolish your martial arts, maybe you can save your life."

Shen Du shook his head, with sarcasm in his eyes, he sneered unceremoniously: "Just relying on you trash?"

The moment the words fell, a cold murderous intent flashed in Shen Du's eyes, and the devilish energy roared all over his body.

Since some people are eager to seek death, he doesn't mind fulfilling them!
(End of this chapter)