I, Kiriko, the Cheater

In the north, west, and south of the empire, there were three different ethnic groups. These three ethnic groups were very difficult to deal with the empire, and they often plundered the borders of the empire, causing the common people living on the borders of the empire to suffer.

On the east side of the empire, there is an island country. During the heyday of the empire hundreds of years ago, that island country sent many people to the empire, eager for the knowledge of the empire in all aspects like sponges. However, the exchanges between the two sides gradually decreased. Years ago, that island country even implemented a lockdown, denying any foreigners to enter.

On the west side of the empire, further west than the western nations, is a large desert. It is said that after crossing the desert, there is another continent. There are many western countries, but the village chief also does not know about western countries.

As for the interior of the empire, the first emperor and the first empress passed away, and members of the royal family also died of illness one after another. In the end, the youngest prince ascended the throne. Since the new emperor was young, the new emperor was assisted by the elders of the two dynasties, named Onei Minister of Sturt.

After hearing Minister Ernest, Tongzi's face changed slightly undetectably.

Ernest...that guy is Sheila's father.

Tongzi thought for a while and asked, "How about Minister Ernest?"

The village chief sighed heavily.

"Hey, the former minister, Jolly, was a good man. Unfortunately, he was forced to leave the field and went to live in seclusion in the countryside. But after this Minister Ernest came up, he made a lot of taxes, which made it difficult for us ordinary people to live on."

The village head's wife also said.

"And I heard that Minister Ernest also wantonly killed the civil servants of the Conscience faction. Originally, there were many civil servants who worried about the country and the people in the court, but as long as they dared to speak to the emperor, they would be killed by Minister Ernest. .If things go on like this, the empire will probably..."

Before the village head's wife finished speaking, the village head coughed heavily.

The village head's wife woke up, took a look at Tongzi, and shut up quickly.

"Sorry, just pretend you didn't hear what I just said."

"Don't worry, I have a measure."

What the village chief and his wife said was similar to what Sheila said... much more serious.

After all, Sheila is a second-generation ancestor. He is probably the same as his father. He doesn't care what the country is like, and he doesn't care whether the common people live in dire straits.

Therefore, in Sheila's words, you can't hear the sufferings of the people, and you can't hear the voices of those conscientious factions who yearned to change the fate of the empire and to continue the empire, but were mercilessly executed by Minister Hornest.

After continuing to talk for a while, Tongzi understood why the village chief knew so much.

In fact, as the head of a village, the head of the village should not know so much. These are actually said by the traveling merchants who came to the village to do business. For merchants, information is as valuable as goods, even information. more valuable than goods.

More and more traveling businessmen are lamenting that the world is becoming more and more chaotic, there are more and more bandits, and life is becoming more and more unsustainable.

It is precisely because of this reason that the current empire is full of rebellions. The largest one should be a force in the south of the empire called the Revolutionary Army. It is said that they have spies all over the empire, and there are many prefects who also show I hope to negotiate with the Revolutionary Army.

"Is there anything else going on?"

"Yes, it is."

So the village head stopped talking about major national affairs, but talked about dangerous things.

In this world, there are dangerous species.

It's just that the dangerous species in this world are not monsters, but a collection of monsters, beasts, and animals, because cats that are harmless to humans and animals also belong to the third-level dangerous species.

Compared with bandits, dangerous species are actually less threatening. This is not to say that dangerous species are weak, but that dangerous species mainly gather in a few places. As long as they are not close to their habitat, they are generally less likely to touch them. Up.

While Tongzi was talking with the village chief, the door was suddenly pushed open heavily, and a villager in rough sackcloth ran in in a panic. When he ran past the door, he fell because of excessive panic.

"what happened?"

The surprised village head stood up, and the village head's wife stepped forward to help the villager up.

The villagers were full of panic. He first glanced at Tongzi, and then said to the village chief in an uncontrollable panic voice: "Village chief, it's not good, the tax officer is here."

……

Near the entrance and exit of the village, all the villagers of this village gathered.

Young and strong men stood in front, women and children hid behind, and facing them was a group of soldiers in armor and a tax official in fine clothes.

Each of these soldiers is wearing heavy armor that covers the whole body. Although the long sword at the waist is not out of the sheath, it is enough to deter these mud legs. The tax official who is protected by the soldiers is a middle-aged man with a bald head. man.

The man's face was smeared with makeup. Although he was obese, his fingers were very delicate and soft. At first glance, his fingers did not touch Yang Chunshui. He covered his nose and kept waving his hands, as if he was trying to repel flies.

The villagers formed a human wall, confronting the soldiers and the tax collectors, and whispers continued to emanate from the crowd.

"The prefect's army has already come to collect food, why is the tax official still coming?"

"Don't they know that we don't even have anything to eat?"

"Mom, I'm so hungry."

"Hey, Dad and the hunter uncle in the village have gone to the mountains, and they will bring back meat at night, can you bear with it?"

"Ah."

There was a sudden commotion in the crowd.

"The village chief is here, the village chief is here."

"Great."

"Village chief, tell the tax official quickly, our village doesn't even have food for ourselves, how can we pay taxes?"

The mayor walked through the crowd toward the tax collector.

But he couldn't get close to the tax collector, because the two soldiers beside him drew their swords halfway, and the threat was self-evident.

The village head had no choice but to stop, and slowly knelt down towards the tax official.