System, help me be an empress

Chapter 194
He Jiangyi was not dazzled by the victory in front of him, and began to deploy according to what Xu Youxi told him before.

After going all the way, even He Jiangyi couldn't help frowning frequently.

The townships and counties along the coast of Mingmi are poor to a certain extent. A few pieces of rotten wood can be put together to form a wooden house that can be lived in. The clothes on the people’s bodies can be made of any material, and many people are even just wrapped in a layer of smelly Smelly garbage.

The few children hiding in the corner were so skinny that they were all skinny. At this moment, they were sitting on the mud with their buttocks, biting the rotten fish meat wrapped in the mud, their faces were stained with blood, their expressions seemed to be Enjoy what is delicious in general.

The soldiers who saw this scene only felt nausea in their stomachs. If they didn't hold it back, many of them would be able to vomit it out.

"Even the poorest township in Dagan is not like this." The adjutant who followed He Jiangyi sighed, "What did they survive on before? Even such a small child ate raw carrion."

The other adjutant had been to Mingmi country before, so he had a little understanding of the situation here.

"Most of the rich people in Mingmi live near the capital. The farther away they are from the capital, the worse their living conditions are. Their rich and powerful control the gold mines and live a decadent life. Their food depends on going to other places. The state buys them, and the life and death of these poor people can only be resigned to fate.”

"Living such a life that is worse than death, don't they resist!" the adjutant said angrily.

He Jiangyi listened to the words of the two adjutants beside him, and was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth and said, "If they had seen Dagan, would they still be willing to maintain this kind of life?"

"But throughout their lives, not only can they not go outside, but they also live in countless lies."

"How sad!"

……

When most Mingmi people saw this group of uninvited guests, they carefully hid in a hidden place, with panic and fear in their eyes.

"Send someone to the locals to find out where their rebel army is?" He Jiangyi ordered.

Fortunately, Mingmi's language was passed down from Dagan many years ago. It sounds like some Dagan dialect mixed with a strong accent, and the two sides can still communicate normally.

the other side.

The soldiers began to divide their labor according to General He's instructions.

"The 40 people from the second and third teams are equipped with weapons, and I will set off with me to search the city in a quarter of an hour."

Xu Shengshi was supposed to stay at the camp and take care of logistical work like setting up tents, but someone in the second team got injured temporarily, so he took the top spot.

"Yes."

Xu Shengshi knew a lot of people in the second team, everyone was very happy to see him make up temporarily, and talked to him about the points to pay attention to in searching the city.

City search begins——

"They don't even have bowls, how can they eat?"

"My neighbor's pigsty is better built than their house."

"Oh, I can't even see a person."

In the group with Xu Shengshi was a young man of sixteen or seventeen, Xin Nan, who kept looking around while walking on the road, but Xu Shengshi, who was basically silent, looked much more mature and stable.

"Do you know where the Peasant Rebel Army is?" Xin Nan finally stopped a woman who was holding three children tightly and asked.

The woman shook her head in fear, while protecting the child behind her.

"Don't be afraid, we are Dagan soldiers and we won't hurt you."

It may be that Xin Nan looked like a child who hadn't grown up, and didn't pose much threat. The woman gradually calmed down. Although she didn't speak, she seemed to want them to follow her.

"Go, there are clues!"

Xin Nan's eyes lit up.

Xu Shengshi quickly stopped him: "Should we report first?"

Seeing the woman's quickening pace of leaving, Xin Nan became anxious: "I can't be a mother-in-law at this time. I finally met someone who might know the clues of the rebel army. Let them go. I don't know how long it will take to search. Don't be afraid, we With knives and guns, are you still afraid of these unarmed people?"

This sounds reasonable, but as Xu Shengshi grows older, he likes to look ahead and behind the scenes when doing things.

Seeing Xin Nan running over in a hurry, Xu Shengshi quickly grabbed his saber and was always ready for the battle.

The woman took the two of them to a distant place, and at an unknown time, the three children she brought suddenly disappeared.

Suddenly, a dozen men with fierce expressions rushed out of the houses on both sides. These locals didn't talk nonsense, and ran over directly trying to snatch their guns and things.

"Protect the knife!"

Xu Shengshi had never killed anyone before, but in this situation, in order to protect himself, he had to slash at the enemy.

Finally, he slashed the enemy's stomach with a knife, and as the blood spurted out, the blood splashed on his clothes and his face, and at the same time, memories of the past battlefield began to occupy his mind.

Xu Shengshi's hands trembled, and he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing.All he knew was that his understanding of death three years ago was still limited to simple numbers.

Seeing that someone might die in front of him now, he actually felt inexplicably terrified.

Although Xin Nan was young, he had completely calmed down now, and stabbed three villains in a row with a knife.Probably because his behavior was too brutal, these people became afraid after realizing it, and they didn't dare to fight recklessly, so they could only run away.

"Sheng Shi? You're not injured, are you? I'm too reckless." Xin Nan's expression was about to cry, "I'll let it go at my own risk. It's my fault that I put you in danger with me."

"I'm fine." Xu Shengshi wiped off the blood on the knife with a cloth. These people's purpose is to grab things, but they don't have any weapons at hand, so they have no power to parry at all. "Don't worry, Soucheng is not Be safe, if it weren't for your good sword skills, I wouldn't be able to escape."

Although several Mingmi people were injured, neither of them did anything cruel. They basically covered their wounds and were supported by their companions to run away.

After all, they are not familiar with the place where they live, and they don't know if there are other plots in front of them. Xin Nan and Xu Shengshi stood in place for a long time, but they still had no intention of chasing after them.

Seeing Xin Nan's guilty look, Xu Shengshi was stunned for a moment: "Are you okay?"

"I'm sorry, I almost hurt you just now." Xin Nan repeated this sentence repeatedly.

Seeing Xin Nan's constant confession, Xu Shengshi's hand paused for a moment: "Why do you have to apologize?"

"I did something wrong, how can I not apologize? If I really caused you to have an accident, I will not be too much to apologize for my death!"

Xin Nan is only 16 years old, but he already has a strong sense of right and wrong, and he must apologize when he knows that he has done something wrong. This seemingly almost instinctive action has caused Xu Shengshi to fall into confusion. He has lived for 22 years and has never formed This notion of doing something wrong.

Xu Shengshi was silent for a while: "Did anyone... die because of you?"

"No."

"But... I have."

Xin Nan thought he had hit Xu Shengshi's heartache, so he quickly added: "That person must really, really want to protect you. In the future, you should carry that person's future and live a good life together."

"Xin Nan, do you think...it is an honor for soldiers to die for the emperor?" Xu Shengshi suddenly fell into doubt when he remembered what the grand master said back then.

"That's for sure! It's not worth it to exchange my life for the life of our emperor!" Xin Nan said firmly, "Although I am also very reluctant to part with my parents, brother, and younger sister, Daqian needs His Majesty even more, and everyone in the world needs him." His Majesty."

"If that day really comes, the whole family will definitely be proud of me. After many years, when my brothers and sisters get married, they will often mention my name and tell their children repeatedly. If there is no uncle of yours, You will definitely not be able to live a good life like today."

Xu Shengshi knew that the person Xin Nan was talking about was Xu Youxi, and if he considered it from his point of view, it seemed to be the case.

He remembered that a history book said that the significance of a Mingjun to a dynasty is like a candle that suddenly lights up slowly in the dark night, and finally the candle becomes the belief and hope in everyone's heart.

The temperature brought by the fire led everyone to wait until the daylight.

Youxi's existence is like a candle, but it doesn't seem to be.She is more like the bright moon in the dark night, surrounded by bright stars.

Just her appearance is enough to expel all the darkness and fear, not to mention the followers and praises of countless people.

"What if you protect an ordinary emperor who does nothing?"

Xin Nan thought for a while: "I will also protect it, but when I die in battle, I will probably feel a little bit aggrieved."

Even if Xin Nan said so, Xu Shengshi still felt that he couldn't breathe a sigh of relief, he still did something wrong.

Xin Nan suddenly whispered furtively: "Of course, if it's like the previous foolish kings in Dagan, I definitely don't want to. If the situation is not forced, I'm afraid I can run faster than them."

"..."

Oh how he forgot.

In the eyes of the common people, he does not seem to belong to an 'ordinary emperor'.

He's an 'ordinary fool'!
"If you really encounter this kind of gentleman, I advise you to run quickly. After all, some people are a kind of disaster in this world. Have you seen these people in Mingmi? It's not because they have a A mediocre monarch? Fortunately, the previous emperors of Daqian didn't live long, otherwise Mingmi's current situation might be Daqian's future."

Seeing Xin Nan's beaming expression, Xu Shengshi felt more and more heavy. He couldn't imagine what it was like for the soldiers who died because of him. Every one of them was once as fresh and immature as Xin Nan. The future is full of expectations.

But now, the person is dead...

When you die, there is nothing left.

Perhaps only the monument that came to Beijing is left.

Xu Shengshi felt that his past self was extremely ridiculous, and even developed hatred for his former teachers. Why didn't they teach him even the most basic of being a human being?
He can go back to Beijing, but what face does he have to go back?
"Sheng Shi, why are you so weird? Don't think about so many messy things. Let me tell you, His Majesty will not let the soldiers die casually! Back then, His Majesty could beat the Wala people out of the Central Plains with firearms, but she In the end, peace talks were chosen, do you know why?"

"why?"

Ask knowingly.

Isn't it because he is in the hands of the Oirats?

"Because Your Majesty said that if the Oirats are driven away by force, many soldiers will still die. Dagan has already sacrificed many people. Now she only hopes that the remaining people can survive safely. She wants to let the survivors Everyone has the opportunity to witness this peaceful and prosperous world!"

"So since three years ago, I have been firm, and I will definitely become a soldier who guards the prosperous world in the future; three years ago, everyone thought that even if the prosperous world that His Majesty said had a chance to come true, it would be a second chance. Thirty years later; three years later, everyone discovered that the so-called prosperity is just today and tomorrow..."

Listening to Xin Nan's words, Xu Shengshi's eyes swelled slightly.

"You must not read the dry newspaper very much. You don't know these things." Xin Nan patted Xu Shengshi on the shoulder, and the two started to walk towards the camp.

"Do you know that a hero monument was built in Shangjing? When the monument was first built, it was a monument without words, but later, many families of soldiers who died in battle went over and began to engrave the names of their loved ones on the monument. Later, the imperial court issued a rule that no matter who died in that war or died of various reasons later, as long as they are soldiers guarding the main body, their names can be engraved on the inscription."

"If one day I die in battle, I just have one wish. I hope that someone can help me engrave my name on the monument." Xin Nan whispered, "Let me tell you quietly, more than half of our team has It’s just that everyone is embarrassed to say this wish.”

Xu Shengshi's mood became more and more depressed.

"Some time ago, many men with pregnant women at home would go to that monument to worship, and take away a name that fits their eyes from the monument before leaving. People say that by doing this, the souls of these soldiers who died in battle can be brought back. They died in order to protect Daqian, and they must be reluctant to let their mother suffer during childbirth in the next life, so the woman who gave birth will be safe."

Xu Shengshi didn't know what to say, so he quietly listened to Xin Nan's non-stop talk. When he went back, he might borrow the "Ganbao" he hadn't read. He probably missed a lot of meaningful stories.

The two returned to the team and reported what happened just now. The superiors immediately put on guard and asked all the search soldiers to act together in two or three, always guarding against Ming Mi's barbarians.

After a busy day like this, there was no sign of half of the rebels.

According to the seven days promised by Xu Youxi, three days have passed.

On the fourth day, He Jiangyi couldn't sit still anymore, so he reluctantly found a more reputable man in a nearby city to come out for an interview.

This man is called Feng Nantu, who used to be a miner, and later returned to his hometown to take care of his parents. Because he is down-to-earth and smart, he is very popular with people here.

He Jiangyi stared at Feng Nantu for a long time: "We are looking for rebels, do you know?"

"know."

Feng Nantu nodded obediently.

"Mr. Ming Mi is not a good person. He doesn't care about the life and death of the people and makes people miserable everywhere. When you see this scene, don't you have any thoughts of rebellion?"

"This..." Feng Nantu was too frightened to speak, "This, definitely not..."

"No, you want to!"

He Jiangyi helped Feng Nantu make a decision.

Your Majesty has spoken.

What should I do if I can't find the rebel army?
Then create one yourself.

(End of this chapter)