Chapter 829: Secretly Helping
This circle of people in their own country is either rich or expensive, they are all people who are held by people, where have they been guarded with such a shouting tone, immediately stunned in place, and there is a relatively interesting willow fish, hearing the voice and hurriedly stepped forward: "Official, we are from other places, we have been fighting everywhere in the past two years, and our family's fields have also been destroyed, and we can't live in our hometown, so I want to come to the capital to join my relatives!" We are new to the city, we don't understand the rules here, and we ask the official for some advice, dare to ask what are the rules of the capital? ”
The guards who came over turned blue and white for a while, obviously they had never seen such an unknown person, but fortunately, his tone was not as vicious as before.
"Hmph, for the sake of you countrymen coming to the capital for the first time, uncle, I will reluctantly explain to you the situation in the capital. Now the master of the capital, that is, the monarch of our Liang State, has just built a new dynasty, and the foundation is still unstable, and a lot of money is needed to repair the capital and the palace, so everyone who enters the city pays the entry tax, otherwise they are not allowed to enter! ”
This is a ridiculous joke! I've never heard of a city tax to be collected when entering the city, isn't this a deliberate attempt to bring the dynasty to ruin? Shen Ming is such a smart person, since he has the courage and ability to snatch the throne from other people's hands, it is impossible not to pay attention to such details!
If you want to find out why, you'll have to go in and find out.
When Yu Hopeless asked the guard about the entrance tax, Feng Changqi's gaze swept around.
They were not the only ones who wanted to enter the city, and there were many people in ragged clothes clapping at the gate of the capital. Feng Changqi has walked through so many places, and it is the first time he has seen such a bleak scene, the people are in rags, some clothes are not even good fabrics the size of a palm, and they are full of various sewing box patches, and what is even more surprising is that the reminders of the people are no different from skin and bones.
Their eyes widened, and they moved slowly like the walking dead, as if they had long since completely despaired of the world.
Feng Changqi's heart seemed to be twisted hard.
How could there be such a terrifying scene in the world, this city, which should have been the most prosperous city in the Liang Kingdom, was no different from hell!
At this moment, Feng Changqi also determined the nature of the regent he had never met, he may be a smart man and a hero, but he definitely can't be a virtuous king!
Feng Changqi's emotional changes attracted the attention of Yueqing next to her, Yueqing's mood at this time was as heavy as hers, she opened her mouth to comfort Feng Changqi, but she couldn't say anything, she could only purse her lips and become silent again.
"This is the world." Liu Yu sighed and said, as a character who really lives in the lower classes, she has not experienced as many people as the cyber walking dead, and even she is sometimes more difficult than them, but fortunately for now, she has finally survived, and I hope they will also have a good future.
"So many of you, all from the same place?" The guard looked at them in surprise.
Yu Wuwang nodded firmly: "They all came out of the same place, after all, they are fellow villagers, since they want to flee, then they will be brought together, and they can't be ruthless to watch one of them die, right?" ”
"Heh, you really know how to say that in this world, there are not many kind-hearted people like you, and kind-hearted and unlucky people have long become a pile of white bones on the side of the road." The guard took the silver tael handed over by Yu Wuwang, put it in his hand and weighed it for a moment, and said with a smile, "You are much more knowledgeable than them, since everyone is a smart person, then I won't embarrass you, go in." ”
"Thank you, sir."
And the people got into the carriage again, and just as they were about to go to the city, another man came out of the city.
The guards who were arrogant and domineering to the people, as soon as they saw the person's face, they were so frightened that they didn't dare to make a mistake, and hurriedly let the person go, and the same was true of the guard who was talking to Yu Wuwang just now, and it could be seen that this person's status was higher than him.
"Song ...... Deputy Commander Song, why did you come here in person? In this very hot weather, it will not be good for you to come here in person, in case you are overwhelmed by those inferior people. ”
The person called the deputy commander smiled slightly: "I'll just come over and take a look, by the way, I just heard that there seems to be a noise on your team's side, but what's going on here?" Someone doesn't follow? ”
The guard waved his hand again and again, pointed to the carriage not far away, and said, "A few strangers who don't know the rules came just now, and I just taught them the rules by the way." ”
"I see."
The commander's eyes turned to the carriage, and at that moment, he didn't know what he was thinking, so he walked directly in the direction of the carriage, and his rough but bony hand slowly knocked on the carriage body, "Is there anyone in the carriage?" Is there a girl surnamed Liu in the car? ”
Everyone's eyes turned to Liuyu, and at this time, only Liuyu was the only one in the carriage with the surname Liu.
Because he didn't know what the situation was, Liu Yu didn't dare to open the curtain easily, but leaned over to the window and asked, "Who are you, how do you know my surname?" ”
Just when everyone was holding their breath and quietly thinking about how to deal with the deputy commander outside the door, the other party took the initiative to open his mouth and said in a complaining tone: "Cousin, don't you remember me? I'm your long-lost cousin! ”
The sudden change in the plot not only made the observers fall into silence for a while, but even the party Liu Yu was a little confused.
"Miss Liu, is that really your cousin outside?"
Liu Yu shook his head with a complicated expression, since he was involved with the regent Shen Ming in order to survive, it seems that everything has changed, and Liu Yu always feels that he is not staying in a normal world. How could a woman who doesn't even remember what her biological parents looked like and where she lived could remember a cousin who had been separated for many years and didn't know whether it was true or false?
Everyone looked at the deputy commander with complicated expressions, but the latter smiled brightly, and when Liu Yu got out of the carriage, he immediately rushed to her: "It's me, you take a closer look at my face to see if there is anything particularly familiar?" As he spoke, the man approached Liuyu and whispered in her ear, "I am here to assist you on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and I ask for your little cooperation." ”
In this way, everything can be explained!
Liu Yu finally raised some interest, and said to the deputy commander with his already good acting skills: "I remember, it's cousin, I haven't seen you for many years, and I almost can't recognize you!" ”
"No, I'm fine, but your eighteenth woman has changed and become more and more beautiful."
Seeing the greeting between these two people, if it weren't for the fact that Feng Changqi and the others were relatively close and could clearly hear their voices, maybe they would have to believe that they were really cousins who had been separated for a long time. Those of them who knew were still stunned, not to mention those who didn't know what was going on outside the field, especially the guard who was looking for them to enter the city tax just now, and he almost regretted his intestines!
If he had known that the girl from the countryside was the cousin of the deputy commander, he would not have dared to go up and block their way, let alone scold them with such ugly words! Alas, if time could be turned back, he hated to kill the blind self just now!
The guard trotted all the way to the deputy commander, and this time he had a flattering smile on his face: "Deputy commander, I was really embarrassed just now, my subordinates didn't know that this girl was your cousin of the deputy commander, so when he spoke, he didn't cover it up, and I hope Miss Liu will forgive me." ”
The deputy commander smiled, waved his hand domineeringly, and said, "It's just a trivial matter, and this can be regarded as not knowing each other." ”
The guard breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, and suddenly he remembered something, took out the silver ticket that Yu Wuwang had given him just now from his pocket and handed it over.
"Isn't this for paying the city tax?" Liu Yu asked puzzled.
"Alas, Miss Liu, you are the cousin of the deputy commander, naturally you are our own people, what taxes do you need to pay when your own people enter and leave the capital? Next time, Miss Liu, you will come to me directly when you go in and out again to ensure that you can enter and exit smoothly. ”
After learning that there was a relationship, I didn't even dare to collect the tax.,It seems that the entrance tax that the guards said just now is not like that.,I'll have to ask this person about the situation later.。 Feng Changqi glanced at the so-called deputy commander, and then sat back in the carriage.
The farce in front of the city gate finally came to an end, and it all came to an end when the deputy commander personally led people into the city.
Everyone turned their eyes to the carriage that could enter the capital without queuing, and their eyes were full of envy: "It would be nice if I had a relative in the Praetorian Guard." ”
Because it is a special period, in order to prevent a detailed work from sneaking into the city, the defense of the city gate is very rigorous, down to how many people of each gender enter the city every day, and a list of all suspicious people is also listed.
The fact that the deputy commander brought a large number of his relatives into the city naturally attracted someone's attention.
I saw the man reclining on the Taishi chair, holding a jade bead in his hand and playing with it, when he heard that the deputy commander still had his family, he raised his eyebrows slightly: "Are you sure it's the deputy commander's relatives?" ”
"The subordinates heard it with their own ears, not only that, but the deputy commander also behaved intimately with a girl named Liuyu inside, as if she was really a cousin, but she had never heard the deputy commander mention her family before, so the subordinates dared to come to report!"
The man nodded, "Your choice is right." As we all know, the deputy commander is a very affectionate person, we have worked with him for so many years, but we have never heard him mention the affairs of his family, who knows if he has any family? You'll have to look it up. Oh yes, have there been a lot of rats in the capital lately? Occasionally, when I go out for a stroll, I always hear the arrogant cries of rats, and I am very annoyed. ”
"Great, my lord forgives me, and my subordinates will immediately send someone to deal with this matter!"