Empress, she is beautiful Lu Ziye

Chapter 414
The words "Original Nan Family Army" carry so much weight that Xiao Rongxi was stunned.

After a short breath stagnation, he came back to his senses, picked up the tea in hand, and took a sip.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

After Nan Tianheng left the capital, although he no longer holds military power, the prestige of the Nanjia Army has already been deeply engraved in everyone's heart.

Children may not have heard of his name, but young people and even the previous generation must have cherished his achievements and feel admiration.

Otherwise, the first emperor would not be so jealous of his achievements, and hastily attacked the Nan family at the beginning of peace in the world.Fortunately, Nan Tianheng was well versed in the way of being a minister and took the initiative to hand over his military power, thus retaining his family's glory.

Xiao Rongxi, who was the prince at that time, was still quite emotional, and had some criticisms about the late emperor's actions.

Employing people, but not trusting them, is really not the act of a good master.

After Nan Tianheng was disarmed and returned to the fields, Xiao Rongxi secretly searched for him, but unfortunately he went very thoroughly and searched for a long time, but found nothing.

I never thought that many years later, I would meet people belonging to the original Nanjia Army in this small Wuti Mountain.

The tea is slightly bitter but refreshing.

Xiao Rongxi swallowed the tea in his mouth, and said slowly, "I admire General Nanda very much, and I have included his tactics and marching methods, but I really have no impression of Chief Cheng, where can I see it?"

Cheng Fang smiled and said, "When Your Majesty was the prince, he once met the general in a restaurant, and I was by his side at that time."

"I see."

Xiao Rongxi and Nan Tianheng didn't have many opportunities to meet in private, so when Cheng Fang mentioned it, he remembered it, but he didn't have much impression of others.

Seeing that Cheng Fang was still standing, he pointed to the seat opposite him, "Sit down, Chief Cheng."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Cheng Fang sat down and straightened his back habitually, but it was not difficult to see the natural state of stooping.

Although a pair of eyes are full of spirit, they can't hide the turbidity in them.

The once heroic young man is now in his sixtieth birthday, and his temples are stained with frost.

I can't tell whether it's more admirable for a beauty's twilight, or a hero's white head is more embarrassing. When Xiao Rongxi and Cheng Fang's eyes meet, I always feel that the wind passing through the forest outside the house is not only from the deep mountains, but also from a group of flying horses many years ago. The figure of Yangsha.

Xiao Rongxi felt a bit depressed in his heart, and quickly restrained his emotions, and said, "Let's talk about the past later. Now I want to know what happened in Jincheng, and why did you lead all the children to Wuti Mountain?"

Cheng Fang nodded his head, speaking in all directions.

"My ancestral home is in Jincheng, so after the disbandment of the Nanjia Army, I returned here. My parents passed away when I was very young. I have been on the battlefield with the general since I was a teenager. After 30 or [-] years, I returned to my hometown again. , Many people from the older generation are gone, so naturally no one recognizes me, so I built a yard on the outskirts of the city to live in."

"Let's go back ten years or so. Jincheng is still quite peaceful, with abundant rain and good harvests. Since about five years ago, the climate has changed, precipitation has decreased, and drought has begun to appear. Had a good time."

"Later, the situation became more and more serious. It stands to reason that the government should submit a letter to the court to reduce taxes and protect the people's peace, but this is not the case. After He Ting took office, he did do some practical things for the people at first, but unfortunately the good times did not last long. Nian showed a greedy attitude, disregarding the life and death of the people in the city, so it was difficult to make money."

Cheng Fang paused suddenly, and looked at the people who were timidly looking in, "Does your majesty still remember the child who fell down just now?"

"En." Xiao Rongxi nodded, "What's wrong with him?"

Cheng Fang sighed, "His parents were buried a few days ago, because they had a bad spleen and stomach, and were weak inside. They ate porridge mixed with gravel and gravel distributed by the government, and died of bleeding."

According to He Ting's letter, the imperial court must have distributed relief food, but it's just that black-hearted people ignore human life for money.

Xiao Rongxi frowned slightly, "When did you allocate the food?"

"Two months ago."

At that time, Xiao Rongxi had already said that he was sick and bedridden, so he used this to leave the palace and made a private visit in disguise.

In this way, Zhang Dian should be aware of the situation in Jincheng, but He Tingzhi probably lied in his notes, and he did not clarify this matter in his letter to Zhang Dian.

However, he did not reply to the news that he sent to the palace two days ago, and he had to wait to know the specific situation.

"Right now, the whole Jincheng is short of water and food. The only place where there is no shortage is probably Mr. He's mansion." Cheng Fang sneered, with a bit of contempt in his eyes.

He hates evil like an enemy, so he can't get used to this kind of people who eat vegetarian food and fish and meat.

Xiao Rongxi: "I see that those officials have also learned this style, taking benefits everywhere, taking advantage of it, and the common people are angry and dare not speak out, so you came up with such a way to take these children up the mountain?"

"It's just a stopgap measure," Cheng Fang said. "If it can't be solved fundamentally, there will still be riots in Jincheng in the end, and innocent people will still be hurt."

"So while I was dealing with the government, I was trying to find a way to spread the news, hoping that it would reach the ears of some sensible and caring adults, so that this matter could be completely resolved."

"I even ran across the surrounding states and counties, but found that He Tingzhi's relationship was very good, and there was nowhere to find help."

Xiao Rongxi nodded slightly, and suddenly asked, "Have you never thought about sending a letter to your former colleagues?"

(End of this chapter)