Prehistoric: Across The Country

Hong Lei and Lu Zhen stepped forward politely.

"Excuse me, is this Chaoge?"

The man glanced at Hong Lei impatiently: "Yes."

Hong Lei said: "I remember that the capital city has a large population. It is reasonable to say that many people leave the city and enter the city at this time. Why is there no one at this moment?"

The gatekeeper looked at him questioningly: "You are from another place, right? We have always been like this here."

"I see that the two of you are dressed in extraordinary clothes, so you must have some background. Let me tell you clearly, it's better to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible, so as not to get burned!"

The gatekeeper seemed to be apprehensive, looking left and right.

Hong Lei noticed his little gesture: "You tell me the truth, why this place is so unusual."

The gatekeeper stopped holding it, coughed twice, and said in a low voice: "The current emperor has no thoughts about government affairs, embezzlement of salary, corrupt bureaucracy, and the people who can leave have left."

"All those who had no way to escape were sent to build the emperor's palace, and they were not allowed to come back until night. No one dared to go out on weekdays, for fear that they would be arrested and do hard labor if they were not careful." "

"Even if we guard the city gate, we have to pay according to the general manager's mood, otherwise it is worthless.

The gatekeeper sighed as he spoke.

"How could it be like this here? I heard that this sage is a good emperor with both civil and military skills!"

"You heard the news ten years ago, right? When he first took office, he was indeed governed well, but what happened later, the emperor was intoxicated all day long, and he didn't know how to reflect. No one dares to write the above memorial anymore.”

"Okay, I can't say so much. It stands to reason that talking about the emperor in private is a death penalty. Forget what I just said, you two."

Hong Lei nodded and gave Yuan Yilu a look. Luzhen quickly took out a few pieces of silver from her pocket and put them in the hands of the chef.

The eldest brother quickly thanked him, opened the city gate and let Hong Lei enter the city.

Hong Lei walked into the city gate, which was facing the main city road, with shops on both sides. But there is no one on the main city road, and garbage can be seen everywhere on the street corners.

It doesn't look like a capital city at all, it looks like an empty city without people. The houses leaned and collapsed, and the thresholds were dilapidated and distorted. The stalls on the street have not been cleaned for a long time, and they are full of spider webs.

Some stones piled up in disorder on the road, blocking the passage of the road.

Hong Lei saw some people looking out curiously through the doors and windows, but they still dare not come out. Some naughty children quietly ran from home to the side of the road to play, and the adults who caught up hurriedly grabbed them into the house, for fear of encountering any accidents outside.

Luzhen next to her questioned and said: #N "This is too outrageous, there is not a single living person on the street. "

How should the people survive under such conditions?

Hong Lei said solemnly: "I thought it was just some small incident, but I didn't expect that the people could not even do the basic travel (commitment).

Lu Zhen said: "Shall we go to the palace to find him?"

"You don't need to go to the palace. You might see him in that stunning tavern near the palace tonight. Let's go to have a look today and act at night."

"it is good."

Hong Lei and Luzhen came to the only Shunlv Inn that was still open.

As soon as he entered the store, the waiter from the store greeted him: "Are the two guest officers going to stay in the store? Welcome, welcome!"