Chapter 422: Help
Change means conflict, and conflict means death.
Everything that is happening now, whether it is the barbarian battle with countless casualties, or the current undercurrent in the three northern continents, or these common people who died in the middle of the night without anyone paying attention, is just a prologue.
As long as the sect, the royal family, or the Prime Minister's Office do not give in, many, many people are bound to die in the future.
Looking at it this way, these deaths really don’t mean anything now.
but
“You misunderstood.”
Listening to Li Yunqing's teasing question, Xu Yuan's eyes slowly fell under the tower.
He looked at these bustling people, running around for a few coins, and his voice was very soft:
“Yun Qing, why do you think those two people took this path now?”
Li Yunqing narrowed his eyes and then smiled:
"Sweeping across the world, restoring great harmony and peace to the world."
Xu Yuan smiled slightly and shook his head:
“You were talking about the ideals of these two old people, and I was just asking about the reasons why they had this ideal.”
He said,
Xu Yuan glanced back at the third prince who was sitting upright, and asked:
“Isn’t it because of these low-level common people? Isn’t it because we want this world to be free of evil and man-made disasters, and to have a peaceful and prosperous world where they can live and work in peace and contentment?”
“Sacrifice is indeed necessary on this road, but being accustomed to sacrifice does not mean that you can be numb.”
Li Yunqing's eyes flashed with a hint of complexity, then returned to normal, shook his head and chuckled:
“Then I hope you can keep your true intentions.”
Xu Yuan took a deep breath, sat down next to Li Yunqing, and said with a smile:
"Some things are far away. I was indeed a little angry just now, but it was not because of the death of Shu Li, but because of the inaction of the officials in the county, which made me feel a sense of powerlessness."
Li Yunqing’s expression became a little strange:
“How can a county magistrate, the largest official in the county, who is no more than a seventh-grade magistrate, make you, the third young master, feel powerless?”
Xu Yuan turned around and stared into the eyes of the third prince and asked:
“One county magistrate is not enough, but how many county magistrates are there in Dayan?”
ˆ “.”
Li Yunqing suddenly fell silent.
Xu Yuan also did not continue to speak for a while.
He thought of the fearful look that the common man looked at him just now.
Stand up and don’t kneel. The six words are naturally in conflict with the feudal dynasty, but Xu Yuan feels that at the very least it should not be so fearful.
This is a kind of fear that life and death are completely unprotected and may be beaten and killed at any time.
If you continue to explore the root cause of this scene, you will get a reality that is extremely scary to think about.
The law of Great Flame is collapsing.
The root cause of these collapses was the thousands of grassroots officials in the Dayan Dynasty.
This is really powerless.
Sitting on the city gate tower and looking at the rising sun slowly rising on the eastern skyline, Xu Yuan sighed softly:
“I have always thought that there are cultivators from the court to supervise, and these grassroots county magistrates don’t dare to act openly and secretly, but now it seems that I have taken it for granted.”
Li Yunqing chuckled, lay down directly on the city gate tower, put his hands behind his head, and said casually:
“You, the pampered Third Young Master, have never had any dealings with mud-legged people. In fact, the current problem with grassroots officialdom is not the county magistrate, but the gentry in the city.
“The King leads the Royal Chamber of Commerce and often has to deal with the indigenous people in these places. Through a series of means such as marriage and intermarriage, affiliated industries, etc., they have been operating in one place for several generations, or even more than a dozen generations, and have long been entrenched.
"Except for the officials parachuted in from the imperial court, the rest of the officials are basically monopolized by them. Most county magistrates have to cooperate with these people to implement administrative orders. Once cooperation tastes sweet, they will basically tacitly agree with these people. "
“The same applies to the supervision of cultivators sent by the imperial court. After all, cultivation also costs money.”
ˆ “.”
After listening carefully to Li Yunqing’s complaints, Xu Yuan’s eyes showed a hint of surprise.
In his opinion, compared to the sects that hold military power, these grassroots gentry are just a group of pigs waiting to be slaughtered.
After all, the royal family in the extraordinary world has great righteousness, and it is still easy to kill some secular wealthy families.
But as soon as this thought crossed his mind, he was immediately dismissed.
He suddenly understood what Li Yunqing meant.
Humans are creatures of desire.
It is easy to kill these people, but new ones will soon appear.
These things are not the main contradiction at this stage. As long as these grassroots officials are generally obedient and do not violate the imperial decrees, then these dirty things will still be within the scope of the imperial court's tacit approval.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuan breathed out lightly.
Li Yunqing glanced at Xu Yuan’s expression and asked with a smile:
“Changtian, what are you going to do?”
Hearing this, Xu Yuan turned his eyes, raised the corners of his lips, and asked:
“What do you think I would do?”
Li Yunqing touched his chin and grinned:
“With your temperament, you probably won’t tolerate these things.”
"really."
Xu Yuan nodded and stood up on his knees: "Now that you have seen some things, you can't ignore them."
Li Yunqing also sat up and asked with interest:
."Li Yunqing.
After a moment of silence for the gentry and officials in Huizhou County, Li Yunqing immediately stood up and prepared to leave the tower:
"In this case, I will excuse myself first."
Xu Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked lightly:
“What are you doing?”
Li Yunqing looks back:
"You have to deal with the dirty things here. I don't have any lofty ideals. But when you come here, let's experience the local customs."
The words fell,
Li Yunqing smiled and then jumped up.
Li Yunqing lied.
He did not go to the land of smoke and willows to experience the customs and customs of Huizhou County as mentioned in the words. After leaving Xu Yuan's sight, he wandered aimlessly in Huizhou County.
Huizhou County is the most common small county town in the north. The glitz of the night has dissipated and everything has become dull.
There are brick and wood structures on both sides of the road. The open market has gradually been occupied by vegetable farmers and vendors who come to the city for the market. Occasionally, you can see a luxurious-looking carriage passing by on the street. The rouge smell coming from it is probably from someone. The young master just spent the night in a brothel.
Walking on the street, looking at the various people around him and feeling the smell of fireworks in the market, Li Yunqing's idle eyes were still thinking about the conversation just now.
Li Yunqing has actually never thought deeply about what he and Xu Changtian said on the city tower before.
After all, this is how these things were described in the books on statecraft he had read, how they were taught to him by Mr. Guozijian, and how he came into contact with reality since he took over the Chamber of Commerce.
Officials protect each other and gentry collude. This is the basis of the official administration in Dayan.
Has a shadowy side, but can keep things going.
This has been true for thousands of years, it was true a hundred years ago, it is true now, and it should be true in the future.
During the conversation just now, Li Yunqing suddenly couldn't understand what the third young master was thinking.
That boy,
Some things I pursue in my heart seem to be more ambitious than what the two fathers want to achieve.
Thinking of this, Li Yunqing stopped and looked up at the sky where the mist had been dispersed by the warm sun, his eyes a little complicated.
Staring at the sky blankly for a few breaths, Li Yunqing sighed softly, but then curled his lips again.
He thinks it is unrealistic, but a messy person like him is not qualified to dictate to others.
Although I'm not optimistic about it, I hope that guy can keep his original intention.
“Your Highness.”
Just as he was thinking, a voice like an orchid interrupted Li Yunqing's thoughts and sounded in his ears.
Hearing this voice, Li Yunqing's face did not change at all, and he did not reply. He walked along the market street, bypassed the most prosperous blocks, and turned into an alley.
The alley is long and thin with blue bricks and stone tiles, and is deserted. The narrow passage is flanked by towering courtyard walls.
Continuing to go tens of feet deeper and turning several crossroads, Li Yunqing stopped in front of a closed courtyard gate with stone bricks and red walls.
Opening the door, the courtyard was full of flowers and plants, and a voluptuous woman was already waiting for him.
The moment he saw Li Yunqing, the enchanting woman in the courtyard immediately bowed:
“Your Highness, you are here.”
Li Yunqing walked into the courtyard and looked around:
"You must have just arrived yesterday, right? Where did you get this yard?"
The enchanting woman glanced at the inner room and said softly:
“Borrowed temporarily from others.”
Li Yunqing raised his eyebrows and glanced at the inner room of the courtyard. After sensing that there were two unconscious mortals inside, he shook his head slightly:
“Remember to keep it a secret.”
The enchanting woman narrowed her beautiful eyes and nodded:
"yes."
“Don’t kill anyone.”
.A enchanting woman.
Walking towards the stone table in the courtyard and sitting down, Li Yunqing patted his thigh with a smile:
"Come here, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I still miss you."
The enchanting woman's beautiful eyes flashed and her face turned slightly red. She stepped forward slowly, hooked her arms around Li Yunqing's neck, and sat on his thigh with her **** raised.
Li Yunqing easily put his arms around the slender waist of the enchanting woman and asked with a smile:
“How did you investigate the information I gave you earlier?”
Hearing the words, the enchanting woman hesitated slightly and whispered:
“That Third Young Master Xu must have encountered something when he came here.”
"oh?"
There was a sound of suspicion in the silent courtyard, but there was no trace of surprise in Li Yunqing's eyes.
With the foot power of Xuanying Pavilion, he could fly directly back to Di'an City without repair, but Xu Yuan chose to settle in Huizhou County.
He wouldn't believe it if there was nothing fishy about it.
Thinking about it, he put a little pressure on his hands, frowned and asked:
“But assassination?”
"Most likely." The enchanting woman felt the dishonesty of the other person's palm on her body. She endured the trembling and responded: "Besides, I'm afraid the person coming here has a very high level of cultivation."
Li Yunqing couldn’t help but sigh when he heard this:
“Tsk, come on, do you know which force it is?”
The enchanting woman was silent for a while and said softly:
“I don’t know about this, but I followed the message left by Your Highness. A few days ago, I noticed the aura of the Saint of Jiantian Pavilion leaving near Pingye Mausoleum.”
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(End of this chapter)