Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

But just about ten meters to the left of the woman, another corpse came into his sight.

It was an old man with gray hair, also lying on the ground naked.

There was not a trace of fat on his body, only his belly was bulging high, like a woman about to give birth.

Yutong came over quietly and spoke in a low voice.

"Your Majesty, this person must have died from eating Guanyin soil."

Guanyin clay, also known as kaolin and white clay, is one of the raw materials used to make ceramics.

After being eaten into the stomach, it will absorb a large amount of gastric juice, causing it to swell and harden.

Due to the loss of gastric juice, people will become extremely thirsty and can't help but drink a lot of water.

But the more you drink, the faster you die!

Some people say that dying of overeating is better than dying of starvation, but how painful would it be to really die of overeating?

Looking at the corpses in front of him, Zhu Youxiao knew that he was wrong!

Big mistake!

When facing the Jiannu, his mind was filled with hatred, and the scene of people's heads being chopped off and intestines being dragged all over the ground did not cause him too much discomfort.

But now!

These corpses are all civilians of the Ming Dynasty!

Because of his different standpoint, he had a completely different feeling when looking at these corpses than when he faced the Jiannu.

A dizziness swept through his brain and his body swayed twice on the horse's back.

"Your Majesty!"

Youtong was horrified when he saw this, and quickly stretched out his arms to hold up Zhu Youxiao, who was about to fall off the horse, at the critical moment.

Chapter 392 The smell of meat

"His Majesty!"

When Guo Yunhou, who was chasing from behind, saw this scene, his expression instantly became extremely nervous.

The thing I worried about still happened!

He immediately glared at the Jinyiwei and shouted.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and drag these bodies away!"

"Yes, Master Guo!"

The Jinyiwei finally reacted, hurriedly picked up the body and ran towards the woods.

"stop!"

Zhu Youxiao was helped off the horse by Youtong and gave the order in a trembling voice.

Then, he walked towards the woman's body step by step.

He couldn't imagine that even with his efforts to provide disaster relief, so many people would still starve to death!

What would the scenes in Shanxi and Shaanxi be like in history?

Hell on earth?

Do not!

I'm afraid this word can't describe everything here...

"Bring the tools. I want to bury them myself!"

His voice sounded very sad, and a tear silently slid down from the corner of his mouth.

Upon hearing this, the Jinyiwei next to him hurriedly did as he was told.

This is the job they do, and they carry short jackets with them.

The cracked ground is very hard!

It's very difficult to dig.

Zhu Youxiao didn't say another word, but just silently dug a hole about ten meters away on the side of the road.

Guo Yunhou also wanted to use a short hoe to help dig.

Not long after, Wei Zhongxian, Sun Kangwang and others also caught up. Seeing this scene, they dared not say anything more and came up to help.

There were more than a dozen bodies, and it took everyone nearly an hour to bury them all.

Zhu Youxiao casually stuck his short hair into the ground, stared at the grave in front of him, and his eyes became extremely cold.

"His Majesty!"

Liu Yue, who had been standing nearby for a while, accidentally saw his hands and immediately rushed up with a nervous look on her face.

Wei Zhongxian and others took a closer look and discovered that Zhu Youxiao's hands had been worn out without them knowing.

Drops of blood dripped from the fingertips, staining the ground red.

Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything, but just let Liu Yue bandage him.

No one knows what he is thinking at this moment...

After a moment, he looked at his hands that were wrapped like dumplings and uttered four words expressionlessly.

"Keep on going!"

The road ahead was very fast.

Even when he saw dead bodies lying on the roadside, Zhu Youxiao did not go to collect them.

Shortly after passing Shiling Pass, when there were only a few dozen miles left to Taiyuan, the imperial carriage passed through an unnamed village.

It was noon and wisps of smoke were floating above the village.

This is the first time I have seen this after walking for so long.

Zhu Youxiao rode his horse into the village without saying a word. Wei Zhongxian and You Tong stood on his left and right to protect him, fearing that he might encounter another accident.

Just as they entered the village, a half-grown child suddenly jumped down from the tree in front of them.

"The soldiers are coming!"

The child shouted and ran towards the village.

At first Zhu Youxiao didn't take it seriously.

But when we entered the village, we found it deserted everywhere and there was not a single common person to be found.

“Squeak…”

Sun Kangwang casually pushed open a courtyard door and took a look inside.

But the next moment, he subconsciously closed the gate again.

"what happened?"

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao asked in confusion.

Sun Kangwang quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is no one inside."

"Ok?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned.

He clearly saw a hint of nervousness in the corner of Sun Kangwang's eyes.

What is he worried about?

Could it be that the scene in this yard is even more tragic than those corpses before?

Wei Zhongxian also noticed something strange about Sun Kangwang. He rolled his eyes and stepped forward to speak.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late. We have to keep going, otherwise we may not be able to reach Taiyuan today."

Zhu Youxiao was about to say something, but he sniffed hard.

seem.......

Is it the smell of meat?

Or it floated out from the yard...

He was suddenly startled, then he strode forward and kicked the gate hard.

Seeing this, Sun Kangwang quickly grabbed his arm from the side and tried to persuade him with a frightened look on his face.

"Your Majesty, you can't watch this! You can't watch this!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Youxiao stopped, turned around, stared at him, and asked word by word.

"Answer me!"

“Is it cooking inside…?”

Sun Kangwang nodded repeatedly, but didn't know how to start.

Guo Yunhou came up from behind and reached out to close the gate again.

Then he knelt down in front of Zhu Youxiao.

"Your Majesty, I failed to do my job well, which led to such a tragedy. Please punish me!"

Zhu Youxiao understood!

He finally understood why there were knife wounds on the body of the woman he had seen before!

I also understand where the cut meat went!

Cannibalism!

To him before, these were just three words in a book.

But now, he saw it with his own eyes!

How can this be described with just one word, miserable?

His eyes swept over Wei Zhongxian, Sun Kangwang and Guo Yunhou one by one.

"Do you all know about this kind of thing?"

Hearing this emotionless questioning, Sun Kangwang shuddered involuntarily and knelt down quickly.

"I am guilty! I deserve death!"

Then, Wei Zhongxian also knelt down and kowtowed three times. When he raised his head again, his face was full of tears.

He looked at Zhu Youxiao eagerly and took two steps forward on his knees.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say!"

"speak!"

"The Emperor is merciful and has already exempted the agricultural tax. Now he has come here in person to spare no effort to provide disaster relief and rescue the people. This is truly the limit of human power!"

"As the saying goes, do your best and leave the rest to fate."

"Your Majesty! I beg you to be more open-minded and not think too much, lest you hurt yourself!"

Zhu Youxiao did not reply, but kept questioning himself in his heart.

It has been almost a year since I traveled to the Ming Dynasty.

Have you really done your best?

But he couldn't give himself an answer.

After a long time, he slowly stood up and gave orders to Sun Kangwang.

"Leave a team behind to find all the people in the village!"

"Anyone who has killed a person will be chopped off on the spot!"

"The rest of the people will be sent to Taiyuan for resettlement!"

Apart from that, he did not blame anyone else.