I went crazy after dressing as a villainous tyrant

The chickens are flying and the dogs are jumping, and the ground is in a mess.

Although poor but still happy, her life vanished in an instant. Xu's body was overwhelmed by the sudden suffering. With tears in her eyes, she stood alone in the courtyard, looking crumbling.

Lan Yao jumped off the roof and cursed in a low voice: "This guy is really a dog official, I really want to kill him directly!"

As soon as Ye Qingli heard this, she immediately got excited, and immediately rushed out with a stride, and said with a smile:
"Then what are you waiting for? It's better to catch up sooner than later. Let's first do justice for the sky, and then come to help justice, how about it?"

Lan Yao grabbed Ye Qingli, who was in high spirits, and said solemnly, "No, this matter cannot be rushed. Only by finding out the truth can we really save them."

Ye Qingli originally wanted to come to a place where she could see injustice and draw her sword to help, but after hearing Lan Yao's words, she had no choice but to calm down and say: "Forget it, Yaoyao, you are right, even if you want to meddle in other people's business, you must first find out the situation It is."

The conversation between the two fell into Xu's ears. She was weak and had nowhere to ask for help. Even if she knelt down to Lan Yao and Ye Qingli who seemed to her to be very powerful and had a sense of justice:
"My two young ladies, please save Ah Shun. In recent years, the county government has imposed hard labor, and nine out of ten of them never return. Now that all the property in the family has been bought and confiscated, Ah Shun still cannot escape the hard labor. Going to be doomed to death, and hope that the son-in-law can help us for the sake of our orphans and widows."

Lan Yao hated people kneeling down the most, especially a delicate and frail pregnant woman who was pregnant with Liujia. She quickly helped her up and asked her to sit down, feeling guilty in her heart:

"Don't, I can't bear this gift. In fact, this matter is my duty. Even if you don't tell me, sister, I won't let this kind of thing continue. After all, this kind of phenomenon has been banned repeatedly. Da Xuan The people are in danger."

Lan Yao is well aware of how important it is to guard against inevitability. Now that the common people at the grassroots level are suffering unspeakably, behind it is the formation of cliques for private interests and the mutual protection of officials and officials. Since she has encountered such things, she can't sit idly by and ask again:

"Now that Her Majesty the Empress has issued a decree to stop the construction of the Mausoleum and the Tower of Picking Stars, why are taxes and labor still being levied here? Sister, you know something, why don't you tell us first."

"In the first half of this year, labor was levied twice, as well as poll tax, land tax, and hunter tax. After all, there is a hundred taels of silver. Now the family has nothing left."

Mrs. Xu sat on the chair and thought about it, and said dejectedly: "I, a woman, don't understand these things, and we haven't read any documents. We only know that the government's order has to be obeyed, and if we resist, we will be arrested. In prison, I’m afraid I’ll lose my life by then.”

Lan Yao felt even more uncomfortable. Of course, she understood that it was not easy for ordinary people to survive in this feudal era, so she asked again: "Then there is no good official?"

"It would be great if there were. A few years ago, the emperor implemented a benevolent government, and life was passable, but since the female tyrant came to the throne, military service, hard labor, and exorbitant taxes have almost squeezed out all the remaining money we saved."

"Officials have followed suit, and our life has become more and more difficult. Now that we can't even eat enough, we can only take one step at a time!"

Xu's age is not very old, but when he talked about this matter, his face was full of vicissitudes, and he couldn't help sighing:
"Hey, in our place, the county magistrate is a huge existence. He runs rampant in the village, fish and meat people, and he is related to the prefect of Xuezhou by marriage. It is said that there is a prime minister backing the court. Naturally, no one dares to control it. Occasionally, those who remonstrate and resist will only end up with the end of killing everyone, so that everyone is in danger."

Xu felt hopeless, after all, she was the only one left in the family, and it was hard to keep food and clothing, so she didn't shy away from what to say and what not to say, and said with a wry smile:

"Speaking of which, even if we have moved to Wanxue Mountain, we still cannot escape the tyranny that will drive us to death!"

Although Ye Qingli didn't have the ability to empathize, she still turned her head slightly to look at Lan Yao, and said with deep emotion: "How difficult is the people's livelihood when a foolish king is in power!"

Lan Yao was very ashamed, even though she was not the one who did these things before, she felt heavy in her heart at this moment, a kind of silent anger surged up, making her clenched her fists, and promised:

"Sister, don't worry, I will give you an explanation for this matter!"

Xu looked up at Lan Yao's unwavering eyes, as if seeing the light of hope, and thanked her a thousand times:
"I know that the son-in-law is not very human, and I hope that the son-in-law can save Ah Shun from the fire and water."

Xu's desperation pinned his hopes on Lan Yao and Ye Qingli, who did not know their identities, but since Lan Yao and Ye Qingli met, they planned to solve the matter thoroughly.

So after briefly comforting Mrs. Xu, Lan Yao and Ye Qingli quietly followed this lawless team, and when they walked up to the big willow tree in the village, she saw a familiar figure, and immediately He grabbed the person who was returning in a hurry, and called out in a low voice: "Chai Yu."

"Your Majesty, how could you—" Chai Yu looked at the empress whose temperament had changed drastically, and rarely showed surprise, but soon he remembered his mission, and quickly responded:
"It should be that the county captain came to Wanxue Village to collect labor. It's just that this battle is a bit big. According to the observation of my subordinates, they seem to want all the males in this small mountain village who can work. Roughly speaking, there should be 30 around people."

Lan Yao suddenly remembered something, and quickly asked: "That Ah Fu was not taken away, right? His injury seems to be very serious!"

Chai Yu was still not used to Lan Yao's sudden outburst of kindness. Although she was prejudiced against her, she was not slow in doing things, and quickly replied:

"No, because he was so injured that he couldn't even get out of bed, so those officials let him go, but the money His Majesty gave him was taken away again."

"Fortunately, it's good that people are fine." Lan Yao breathed a sigh of relief, and then smiled viciously after rejoicing: "As for the money, if you take mine, they will spit it out a thousand times when you turn around. Corrupt officials who cannibalize people without spitting out their bones should have been rectified a long time ago!"

"But I have clearly ordered that labor should be lightly paid, and there are no large-scale fortifications that require hard labor recently!" Lan Yao couldn't help asking again, because she recognized Chai Yu's investigative ability, so she also seriously solicited labor at the same time. His opinion, "Chai Yu, do you feel that something is not right?"

Although Chai Yu has a very cold personality, he has never been confused when it comes to business, so he quickly replied:

"There is no decree on the recruitment of men for labor service, and there are no detailed rules. Not only is the teacher unnamed, but also such a style, it is hard to believe that this behavior is public. Maybe it is a government official using this name to seek personal gain. .”

"So behind this, I think there is a lot to write about." Lan Yao sighed, secretly sighing that her intuition was right, and then ordered:
"Chai Yu, you will follow up later to see what's going on. You have to find out where this group of guys are going to take Ah Shun. Since this matter has happened, you can't just sit idly by."

"Today, we will go to the county to check the situation first, and we will meet up at Ah Shun's house at night. Be sure to pay attention to safety."

Chai Yu looked at Lan Yao's demeanor of a good emperor, so he also chose to follow the trend and said, "Your Majesty's order is strictly obeyed."