Datang Longya

Chapter 752 Prince? !
When Di Renjie saw Li Chengqian took the pottery bowl, he couldn't help but nudged Li Chengqian with his elbow, and said with his mouth, "Dirty!"

This pottery bowl was taken out by the old man from his pocket, Di Renjie could see clearly, the old man's clothes hadn't been washed for some time, and his open pocket was covered with stains.

Because of being instilled with the knowledge of bacteria by the cold front, Li Tai has been the laziest since then, and has also developed the habit of washing his hands before meals.

But Li Chengqian, as if he didn't see it, brought it to his mouth, and took a hard mouthful of the porridge.

Seeing Li Chengqian drink the porridge, the old man opened his toothless mouth and smiled, and drank all his porridge.

After the old man drank the porridge, Li Chengqian handed the pottery bowl to Di Renjie, and took the old man to the shade of a tree to sit down.

"Old man, don't you have any children in your family? I remember that the porridge shop can be brought by the children to the elderly in the family!"

Because soup kitchens are life-saving places, and as long as they are victims of disasters, they don’t have to worry about not having a meal, so there are no people who pretend to claim it.

As long as many ties are taken away, there must be elderly people with limited mobility in the family.

The old man wiped the bowl with his clothes, stuffed them into his arms, and then said with a smile: "It's all gone. The eldest son died of starvation during the famine, the second son joined the army and died in the war, and the wife died of dystocia when she gave birth to the third child." .”

Listening to the old man talking about the disaster in his family, both Li Chengqian and Di Renjie felt blocked.

It's obviously a tragic thing, but it's very plain when the old man said it.It can be seen how many years the old man has suffered.

Di Renjie couldn't help asking: "Then how do you make a living?"

"To make a living?" The old man looked back at Di Renjie, and suddenly realized: "Ask the old man how I survived! In fact, I usually help some fellow villagers in the village to farm, and they will give the old man some food to eat, that's all lived until now."

Looking at the old man's haggard face, thin arms and legs, it was hard for the two brothers and sisters to imagine how such an old man worked in the fields.

At such an age, one should take care of one's life and enjoy the filial piety of one's children and grandchildren!

Li Chengqian couldn't help but said: "Old man, the laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulate that when a person is over eighty, everyone in the world has the obligation to support him. Why do you still have to work hard for a living?"

The old man looked at Li Chengqian like he was looking at a fool.

This look made Li Chengqian feel ashamed, and his ears turned red.

The old man curled his lips: "Son, you are dreaming, the court's words are just talking, you are really a fool! Support? Who will support? Every family can't support their own mothers and children. How can they have time to care about people who don't matter? .”

Listening to the old man uncovering the hypocrisy of the imperial system bit by bit, Li Chengqian's face became more and more ugly.

No wonder the master advised him to go out for a walk, these things can't be heard in the palace.Before meeting this old man, he had always fantasized about the old man outside Chang'an City. When he was old, someone would take him into his home and take care of him like his own father.

Now, reality hit him hard.

The foundation of Datang Liguo is a empty promise. How much of the real situation is different from what he imagined?

At this moment, Li Chengqian realized that he was really an idiot.
Is it a year?Now that it's out, let's make good use of this year's time and see everything in Tang Dynasty thoroughly!

Seeing Li Chengqian's embarrassment, the old man might also feel that what he said was a bit too much, so he suddenly changed his words and said:
"Actually, we ordinary people should be content with such an imperial court. There was a drought this year, and there was no harvest in the fields. Didn't the imperial court immediately mobilize food to transport here? Although the speed of transport from Chang'an is slow, the surrounding state capitals are temporarily closed. Food was brought in for us to feed our hunger. The governor also mobilized the fishermen on the seashore to catch fish for us. It is estimated that we will have fish porridge in a few days.

You have to know, these are free of money, what a court!In the past during the Daye years, we had a famine like this, and the court really said that it provided disaster relief.But where did their food go?Didn't many people starve to death? "

Di Renjie couldn't help but nodded. In the last years of the Sui Dynasty, corrupt officials were rampant, and relief food in many places was exploited layer by layer.The emperor thought that the disaster relief had been completed, but in fact there were still starvation everywhere.

These, when I was studying history books, the great Confucian who taught the class hated iron and steel and kicked over the table, and said viciously that if any of the students he taught would lend a hand to the people in the future when they were officials, he would definitely follow him Never die.

Li Chengqian sighed and asked: "Old man, since your second son died as a soldier, why do you still support us to serve as a soldier?"

The old man grinned and said: "A court that prevents the people from starving to death is a good court, and such a court should naturally be maintained. And you don't know, now our Tang soldiers can enjoy the blessings.

I heard from the soldiers next door who went home to visit their relatives that many troops were equipped with thunder.He didn't say what Jinglei was, and we didn't understand it.He said, Jinglei can kill many savages without using a knife.That's all, he said he couldn't say it easily. "

Hearing the old man talk about thunder, Li Chengqian and Di Renjie looked at each other, and they both saw the smile in each other's eyes.

Unexpectedly, ordinary people can now know the power of Jinglei. Although the soldier is a bit talkative, it seems that the news of Jinglei has made the people more confident in the army.

When mentioning Jinglei, the two of them thought of the real developer of Jinglei—their master.

Now the master is also in Dengzhou, but because of the disaster relief, the master and the apprentice can't meet each other.

Thinking of this, Di Renjie felt depressed.I heard that Master took Senior Brother Li Tai and Senior Brother Li Ke out to sea for a battle, and they used the latest iron-clad ships.He has always been curious about how the iron bumps floated on the water, but he couldn't see it with the prince and senior brother.

Di Renjie was depressed here, while Li Chengqian helped the old man up on the other side.

"Old man, since you have no family, how about letting me arrange a place for you?"

The old man looked at Li Chengqian's hands and arms, which were more tender and whiter than the eldest girl, and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you refugees?"

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Of course not, you just need to come with us."

The old man was confused and was helped by Li Chengqian to the main road.

After a short distance, a luxurious carriage stopped by the side of the road.

After seeing the three of them, the soldiers surrounding the carriage all knelt on one knee: "His Royal Highness!"

The old man who was still being supported by Li Chengqian let go of Li Chengqian like an electric shock, looked at Li Chengqian in surprise and asked, "Prince?!"

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