Since leaving Yu County, "cannibalism" has been happening all the time. The only difference is "how they are eaten", "who" eats them, and "how much they are eaten".

Even in Chang'an City, which was right under the emperor's feet, there were so many people starving to death, not to mention the villages and communities that the emperor could not see and did not want to see.

In this kind of world, death is really not something to be shocked about.

But Jin Yan still felt very uncomfortable.

The imperial court and the north have not yet started fighting, and the real war has not yet arrived, but there have been so many deaths. If the war really breaks out, who knows what kind of devastating scene it will be amid the chaos and disorder.

dead.

dead.

Still dead.

Jin Yan suddenly opened his eyes, and those bloody and heavy scenes disappeared in an instant, replaced by a messy and desolate yard and the slightly pink flowers of the mountain peach trees in the yard.

She stood up and walked to the wild peach tree. Looking at the scattered peach blossoms on the tree, the heavy and irritable feeling in her heart was temporarily replaced by the greatness of life itself.

"Dead people" are not what they want to see, but if nothing is done, more and more dead people will appear.

Until corpses are everywhere, until hatred grows, until the common people can no longer tolerate the foolish kings and greedy families, until people shout "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?" or "The blue sky is dead and the yellow sky should be established."

People are all longing for the emergence of a new court that is powerful and prosperous and treats people as human beings, but they forget that the road to peace is paved with sharp thorns, with white bones on the thorns and blood on the ground.

They don't want to go down that road.

But the world will push them into desperate situations step by step, forcing them to grit their teeth and complete this journey.

If you lose, you will just die and be covered in dust.

If you win, the possibilities are endless.

……

Jin Yan didn't have the mood to be sad. After she comforted herself, she went to look for her brother with high morale.

At that time, Xiao Quji had just finished arranging some things and was about to write a letter to Beidi. When he saw Jin Yan coming in, his expression softened, "Didn't I tell you to have a good sleep?"

Jin Yan said “I’m not sleepy”, but in fact he could fall asleep if he closed his eyes, so how could he really not be sleepy.

Xiao Quji didn't believe her, but gave up his seat to her and put the food in front of her, "I'm writing a letter to my mother."

They fled and caused trouble along the way. Although they generally maintained contact with the North, the time when both parties received the letters was always wrong and inappropriate.

His brother's letter was delivered to Yu County, but they had already walked two distances from Chang'an to Yu County. The messenger who had come back empty-handed could only gallop after them, but with the pursuers behind them, they could not stop and wait. A letter always had to go through many places and many experiences before it could reach them. He could only write more, and write down all the experiences that could be told in detail to reassure his mother and the others.

Jinyan: "I write too."

She took a new piece of paper and began to write about the customs and experiences along the way.

Xiao Quji stood aside and watched for a while. Seeing that she even wrote about how many wild rabbits she hunted and how she made rabbit meat into delicious food, and the words she used were humorous and made people laugh and drool, he teased her, "Yan'er, do you want to write a recipe?"

"Good idea!"

Jin Yan gladly accepted the suggestion, so after writing down his experiences, he started writing the "recipe".

In fact, there were no delicious foods on the road of escape. They just caught something to fill their stomachs and solve the problem of survival. But even a bunch of inconspicuous weeds was written to feel delicious by her.

As Jin Yan was writing, his stomach began to growl.

Jin Yan dropped his pen, leaned down on the desk, rested his head on his arm, and said to Xiao Quji while sighing, "It would be great if I could wake up next to my mother."

What an innocent and lovely idea.

Xiao Quji wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.

He touched Jin Yan's little face lovingly, comforted her, and coaxed her: "We have passed the most difficult stage. Although the Northland is far away, most of the people in power in the remaining areas are the old subordinates of my grandfather and my grandfather. They will not make things too difficult for us. We will be able to rush back to the Northland soon."

Jin Yan burst out laughing.

Xiao Quji was puzzled. Jin Yan said, "Brother is right. When I heard that we are all family members in the world, I suddenly didn't miss home so much."

Xiao Quji: "..."

own people?
Uh.

He suddenly understood something.

When he looked at Jin Yan again, he saw that she was smiling cunningly, and she must be planning something again.

What could it be?

Do something!

Do something!

Still causing trouble!

……

Changan.

In a low-rise residential building, the tall Xiao Sui, dressed in a coarse linen robe, sat in the house, with a handsome young man standing beside him.

"Father, this is today's news."

The young man handed a small bamboo bucket for letters to Xiao Sui, muttering something.

Xiao Sui took out the letter and glanced at the young man again, "If you want to say something, speak louder."

Zhong Xing put away his funny expression and said with emotion: "I mean, your Majesty is really strong. After taking so many pills, he is still as healthy as ever. Many noble families and dignitaries believed the sorcerer's tricks and secretly supported him."

Xiao Sui had no expression on his face. "Are you very sorry?"

Zhong Xingxin said that was such a pity!

With so many pills and so much poison, how come the dog emperor wasn't poisoned to death?
what a shame.

He said, "It would be great if Your Majesty is safe. Otherwise, there are so many noble families. You can't just wait for your uncle to kill them, right? I don't know how the history books will write about my uncle!"

Cruel and inhumane?

Cruel and bloodthirsty?

That's bullshit!
So he sometimes hoped that the old emperor would live longer and longer. It would be best if he could uproot all those noble families before his death and become enemies of the whole world. In this way, it would be easier for his uncle to start a rebellion and he would have a better reason to do so!

Although Xiao Yaner said that people in later generations would not necessarily call his uncle a tyrant.

However, his new king does not need to bear these unwarranted infamy.

Xiao Sui knew best what kind of person his grandson was and what he was thinking.

He didn't comment on anything, but just asked Zhong Xing, "How is Shu'er?"

Zhong Xing snorted, obviously disliking the name, but Qin Shu's choice made him accept this "little junior brother", so he said: "The injury is not healed yet, but he can walk. His Majesty has also ordered him to enter the palace to accompany the prince to study."

"Which prince?"

Zhong Xing said, "I don't know. Your Majesty asked him to choose for himself."

Xiao Sui's face suddenly darkened.

Zhong Xing cursed in dissatisfaction: "How can this be called accompanying the emperor to study? It's clearly asking him to choose how to die. Everyone knows that the ministers around the princes have had their property confiscated and their families exterminated. Your Majesty is warning the Li family."

Without waiting for Xiao Sui to continue asking, he beamed with joy again and praised: "Your Majesty left no room for maneuver. That kid was no pushover either. He didn't choose anyone. He said he wanted to be the emperor's general, and then he was kicked out of the palace."

As we all know, the last person who wanted to be the "general of the emperor" was named Xiao Ji, and he is now holding up a big banner to rebel! (End of this chapter)

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