Zhao Lang looked at the message Ji Wushuang brought back, and the anger in his heart could hardly be contained.
The area in the north with heavy snowfall had so far only a scattering of farmers who had not made it through because of their health.
But in the south, which was relatively less cold, quite a few farmers had frozen to death and starved to death instead.
This is because the nobles of the six kingdoms in the south have taken for themselves most of the property and tools distributed by the peasant families.
As a result, many farmers did not repair their land in time and did not harvest enough.
And this was already more than a month ago.
The transmission of information from the Great Qin is, after all, slow.
This also meant that even if Zhao Lang wanted to rescue him, it was already too late.
It was foreseeable that more deaths would be reported afterwards.
There would not be too many such cases in each place, but when they all converged on Zhao Lang, it would be an enormous number.
In fact, a similar situation had already happened before.
It was just that the nobles of the six kingdoms were mostly local powerful people who held most of the power at the local level.
The peasants put up with it.
Less is less, as long as they can still get by.
Only to my surprise, this winter, the nobles have intensified their efforts, causing many farmers to die in vain.
He was extremely upset when he thought that all the money he had managed to get was taken by the nobles of the six kingdoms for themselves.
Even though he knew that the nobles did not treat ordinary people as human beings, he had never imagined that these people would dare to go to such an extent!
“Chen Sheng, Wu Guang, tell all the places to give me the list.”
“Murder pays for life, and I want them to pay back these moneys tenfold!”
Zhao Lang spoke to the two men who had followed Ji Wushuang back, this debt, he must settle it!
“Yes, chief!”
Chen Sheng, Wu Guang and the two men also replied with red eyes.
They had all practically followed Ji Wushuang these past few months, running around for the sake of the peasants.
Countless efforts had been expended.
But seeing the smiles on the farmers’ faces, they all felt that it was extremely worth it too.
They were even more grateful to have a chief like Zhao Lang who truly cared about the ordinary farmers.
Only now, when they saw this news, they were also extremely unhappy in their hearts.
The two men led the order to leave, and the room was suddenly left with only, Ji Wushuang and Zhao Lang.
“Ah Long, do you really want to go against all the nobles of the six kingdoms?”
Ji Wushuang said, with a few moments of worry.
“Their power is not small, even the farming family can hardly resist.”
Hearing Ji Wushuang’s words, Zhao Lang froze for a moment.
He certainly knew that Ji Wushuang was right, although the Great Qin had destroyed the Six Kingdoms, those local powerful people in the Six Kingdoms still held the places.
Their strength should not be underestimated.
He had also been prepared for this. What surprised him was Ji Wushuang’s performance.
“What? When did the White Lotus, who is cynical of evil and not afraid of heaven and earth, become afraid of these people?”
Ji Wushuang’s small mouth turned up in a sullen manner as she said that
“How could I be afraid of these people! It’s just that Chen Sheng and the others said that Ah Long will definitely make a career out of you in the future, so I should stop being so capricious.”
“Otherwise, you won’t like it.”
Zhao Lang’s expression moved slightly, really these arrangements of his own still could not escape the eyes of those who had a heart.
It was not surprising that Chen Sheng Wu Guang and the others could see it.
However, Zhao Long had never thought of keeping Ji Wushuang as a canary in his house.
Living like that, erasing Ji Wushuang’s nature, was no different from killing the other side.
So with a smile, he returned.
“What I like is all of you, and your capriciousness is naturally included.”
“Whatever you do, as long as you don’t hurt your own people, I’m with you.”
Hearing Zhao Lang’s words, Ji Wushuang’s eyes instantly lit up and said that
“Really?”
When Zhao Lang saw that his earthy words had an effect, he naturally wouldn’t throw cold water at this time, so he nodded with certainty.
Ji Wushuang immediately blushed slightly and bit her lips as she said.
“Ah Long, thank you.”
As they watched the bond between them grow stronger, the sound of an endowment rang out from outside at that moment.
“My lord, there is an official outside the academy who claims to be from the Tai Lieu’s residence looking for you.”
“The Tai Lieutenant’s Office?”
Zhao Lang was a bit puzzled, he was currently on holiday, and what was the Tai Lieu’s Mansion doing looking for him in this winter?
“Ah Long, you go ahead and get busy.”
Ji Wushuang said in a soft voice.
Zhao Lang nodded and followed the servant towards the outside.
Only when Zhao Lang left, the smile on Ji Wushuang’s face was swept away, and she said with hatred that
“These b*****ds, they dare to bully Long and me! They’re tired of living!”
He then left the door in a rage.
By now, Zhao Lang had followed the servant to meet the officials of the Tai Lieutenant’s residence.
“General Zhao!”
As soon as he saw Zhao Lang, the official hurriedly came up to him, took out a transfer order and said, with a smile
“Congratulations General Zhao, the transfer order from the Tai Lieutenant’s Office, allowing you to accompany His Majesty on his southern tour, we have only just received the order, so we hurriedly sent it to you by fast horse.”
“My humble servant almost fell.”
Now who in the whole Tai Lieu Mansion did not know that this young general, who had suddenly risen to prominence, was someone who was favoured by Meng Tian, Meng Yi, and had a promising future.
This time, it was even the Tai Lieutenant’s Office that directly ordered Zhao Lang to accompany the Emperor on his southern tour!
What does this mean?
Zhao Long is going to be reappointed!
But how old is Zhao Lang today?
His future is more than boundless, it’s terrifying!
Even the job of delivering letters was snatched up by a few officials.
Hearing these words, Zhao Lang’s heart trembled!
But he couldn’t show it, so he held his thoughts and exchanged pleasantries with the other party for a while before speaking slowly.
“The superior officer has worked hard, someone, take the officer to rest.”
The official of the Imperial Court hastily excused himself.
“Don’t bother, the subordinate officer has to go back to his orders.”
Zhao Long didn’t stay long, he just secretly slipped some money and the other party left with a smile on his face.
As soon as the person left, Zhao Lang looked at the transfer order in his hand, and then said to the servant at the side that
“Call them to my study, and send a letter to my father, saying that there is an urgent matter to discuss!”
The servant hurriedly left.
Zhao Lang also took a slight breath, things had changed a bit beyond his expectation.
It was necessary to discuss this with his cheap old man.
If something really happened to the First Emperor on this early southern tour, then his setup would have to be brought forward too!
Soon, all these people arrived inside his study. Zhao Lang looked at these people and suddenly noticed that something was not right.
“Well, where is Miss Bai and the others?”
Ji Wushuang had not arrived.
On one side, Tianyi spoke in a muffled voice and
“The Holy Maiden has just taken Chen Sheng, Wu Guang out, saying that she is going to the south.”
Zhao Lang froze for a moment and said that
“Why didn’t you stop it?”
As soon as the day returned, the
“The Holy Virgin said that it was you, Chief, who agreed to it.”
“When did I…”
Zhao Lang didn’t finish his sentence when he suddenly remembered what he had just said to Ji Wushuang.
This nature of leaving when she said she would, was also her.
Blinking at once, he sighed and said to
“Send a message to her that her own safety comes first and her main task is to get the information.”
And then added that
“This is an order from the head of the farming family!”
Mentally, however, he slapped himself in the face for pretending to be an enlightened boyfriend over nothing.
But it was good, he was also going to follow the First Emperor on his southern tour in the beginning of spring, and Ji Wushuang was just the right person to go and make a good front stop.
The sooner the better, the better!
Thinking of this, Zhao Lang’s gaze could not help but look to the south.
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Amidst the wind and snow in the south, a young figure knocked on a door in Huizi County, Wu Zhong Zhuangzi.
The young man smiled at the servant and said
“Zhang Li, a columnist, seeks to see Xiang Liang, a descendant of the General of Chu.”
