Pig Killer

Chapter 234

All the people left at once. Huang Zhongchang waited until they were gone and could no longer be seen before he asked in confusion, "Why don't they want to learn to read?"

"I don't think it's necessary! It's not used anyway, and you can't live well like this." Shen Hui'e said casually.

"Letting them command themselves seems like they don't know what to do." Zhang Jixian said carefully, "I don't understand why they want to be controlled so much!"

"How can I explain this? It's just like the sheep we raise, which have been kept in the sheepfold. If you let them out, we won't know what to do with them." Shen Hui'e explained briefly.

"Is that so? I'll observe it later when I have a chance." Zhang Jixian said thoughtfully, and then said, "You spare no effort to teach them, aren't you afraid that you will use it on yourself?"

"People are all made of flesh and blood. Many things happen by taking advantage of the situation. It's not as easy as you think." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark eyes and said, "Have the descendants of the vassal states succeeded in their rebellion against the imperial court over the years?"

"That's not the case." Zhang Jixian said after being choked for a long time.

"If the common people don't rise up, they are useless." Shen Hui'e looked at them with clear eyes and said, "As long as the common people can farm peacefully and have enough food to eat, who cares who is the emperor sitting above you?"

"Hey, hey! You are appointed by heaven and will live long and prosper. The imperial power is granted by heaven and is legitimate and orthodox." Zhang Jixian kindly reminded her.

"Since you have been given the mandate by Heaven, why are you rebelling against the Second Emperor? Isn't it better for you to just continue to be obedient citizens?" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at the two of them with her deep and bottomless eyes.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Jixian opened and closed his mouth and couldn't find his own voice for a long time.

"Why are you running away?" Shen Hui'e said to them with raised eyebrows.

"They abused us and didn't even treat us as human beings," Huang Zhongchang said angrily.

"Then why are you running away now?" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them calmly.

"They whipped the man to death." Huang Zhongchang said angrily.

"Blood builds consensus." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her deep and clear eyes and shook her head slightly. "From the bamboo slips, it seems that as long as the court is corrupt and corrupt officials are rampant, it will definitely be overthrown. But I didn't expect that this second emperor would ruin himself."

"I can't understand it either. We have made so many efforts and persevered, but we can't shake the court at all." Zhang Jixian looked at her puzzledly and said.

"Because the Second Emperor is standing against the common people." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her dark and bright eyes and said, "Such frequent tax increases are unbearable even if there are mountains of gold and silver in the family."

"I have a deep understanding of the situation when officials force the people to rebel." Huang Zhongchang said to her with a raised eyebrow.

"Did you have a peaceful journey along the way?" Shen Hui'e remembered and looked at them and asked.

"Our Hedong County is too close to the capital, so the local common people didn't make much of a fuss." Huang Zhongchang thought for a moment and said, "It was the counties far from the capital that rose up in rebellion."

"We can only have a chance to escape if the capital's troops go out to quell the rebellion," Zhang Jixian said with a sympathetic heart.

"If we want to stabilize the country in this land, we must win the hearts of the people. In fact, it is not difficult. The common people have very low demands. As long as we can achieve four words: live and work in peace and contentment, everything will be fine." Shen Hui'e looked at them with her bright dark eyes and said.

"This is very difficult to do." Huang Zhongchang shook his head slightly. "We were all slaves before. Everything, including our lives, belonged to the nobles. We finally got our land and freedom, but who knew it would become like this."

"So we, the second generation, just have to bear it!" Shen Hui'e said bluntly, with a strong sense of gloating in her voice, "Common people are very tolerant. They won't turn the table over unless they can't survive. But once they turn the table over, the destructive power is amazing."

"I've seen it." Huang Zhongchang smiled slightly, "I heard that other places stormed the county government, but I didn't expect that our small county would do the same." He took a deep breath and looked at her and said, "Honest people will do anything when they are pushed to the limit." He said bluntly, "If they don't let the common people farm and eat, marry and have children, don't blame us for rebelling."

"Yes!" Shen Hui'e nodded slightly and said, "By the way! Did the common people who rebelled at the beginning have any slogans?"

"Slogan?" Zhang Jixian blinked and said, "Yes! Are there any kings, princes, generals or ministers of different races?"

This familiar slogan made Shen Hui'e's ears warm.

The history of our Chinese people is a history of rebellion. They rebel when they can't survive.

Even the nine years of compulsory education teaches people how to rebel.

As for rebellion, this is a traditional skill of the Chinese people. Every dynasty has been built on rebellion.

This was really a good start. Every time an uprising started, it was because the emperor was incompetent, the eunuchs were disrupting the government, the foreign relatives were meddling in politics, the people were living in misery, and natural disasters were everywhere.

This second generation is really courting death! There are no natural disasters, no financial crises, or unstable borders.

As long as we follow the procedures and recuperate, the country will be very stable. It is really puzzling, as if a curse had been cast on it.

"I really can't understand why the Second Emperor would do this?" Shen Hui'e looked at them with a puzzled look on her face.

"Maybe he thinks his kingdom will be passed down from generation to generation." Huang Zhongchang snorted, "So he is not afraid of anything, just do whatever he wants!"

"Don't be afraid." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at them and said, "We are isolated from the news here, and we don't know what's going on outside? Have they been suppressed?"

"We don't know either. We have to go outside and find out the situation." Huang Zhongchang said seriously.

"Brother has been to Hezhong Prefecture. I wonder if he can find any useful information." Shen Hui'e said, looking at the endless mountains with her dark and bright eyes.

"Second sister, second sister." Shen Changsheng walked over hurriedly, waving his hands and looking at them while panting.

"Brother!" Shen Hui'e stood halfway up the mountain and watched him coming up with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and immediately went to meet him.

"Slow down, slow down." Shen Hui'e looked at him, who was sweating profusely, and pointed at the wooden stool, "Sit down, sit down and take a rest." She smiled and said, "This man really doesn't like to be talked about."

Shen Changsheng let out a long breath, lifted up his clothes and sat on the wooden stool.

"Brother-in-law!" Huang Zhongchang came over and bowed.

Shen Changsheng put his hands on his knees and was about to stand up, but Huang Zhongchang pushed him down, "Sit down, let's not be polite to each other."

Shen Changsheng sat down, clasped his hands together, and said, "Brother-in-law." He looked at Zhang Jixian and said, "Mr. Zhang."

"Mr. Shen." Zhang Jixian clasped his hands together and returned the greeting.

"Brother, you run so fast! I haven't even tied up my carriage yet!" Shen Penglai hurriedly caught up and said.

"I'm in a hurry to come up." Shen Changsheng looked at him and said gently.

"What did you find out in Hezhong Prefecture?" Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with her deep and clear eyes.

"The first resistance was suppressed, but other places are surging and rising up." Shen Changsheng said excitedly with a red face, "The court is busy sending troops to suppress it everywhere!"

"Does he have so many troops?" Zhang Jixian asked him with raised eyebrows.

"It seems that the civilians, prisoners in prisons, poor farmers, slaves, and other craftsmen have been organized and led by General Han Zhang to fight everywhere." Shen Changsheng told the news he had heard.

"You know this too." Shen Hui'e said in surprise.

"In order to appease the people's hearts and to intimidate us, the imperial court has sent troops on a large scale. Now everyone knows about it." Shen Penglai snorted.

"How many people are there?" Shen Hui'e asked.

"It is said that this prisoner army has more than 400,000 soldiers." Shen Changsheng said as he fixed his eyes on her and let out a long sigh, "Luckily you escaped, otherwise you would have been dragged to the battlefield and your life would have been at stake."

"The first heroes who rebelled against the imperial court were killed, but there were actually millions of people who joined them." Shen Penglai clicked his tongue and said, "My God, I didn't expect so many people." He told the details he had found out in detail.

"It seems like they have been forced into a desperate situation." Shen Hui'e said as she looked at them with compassion.

"Yes! Otherwise it wouldn't have caused such a big storm." Shen Changsheng said with emotion.

"What about now?" Huang Zhongchang asked with concern, "What about other forces?"

"You have all avoided the court, how dare you show up!" Shen Changsheng said as he looked at them with his dark eyes.

"Have the troops from the south been called back?" Shen Hui'e asked him with her deep and clear eyes.

"We have enough government troops now, why do we need the southern troops?" Shen Penglai said without thinking, "There are also 400,000 troops in the Northwest Frontier!"

"What about us?" Huang Zhongchang glanced at them and asked, "What do you think?"

"Let's deal with the troops first!" Shen Hui'e thought for a moment and said to them, "First, you need to be able to protect yourself, and then we'll see what happens."

"Then shall we still attack Hezhong Prefecture?" Shen Penglai asked them calmly.

"What's the current situation in Hezhong Prefecture?" Huang Zhongchang looked up at him and asked.

"It's the same as before, except that the county magistrate has become even more evil-minded." Shen Changsheng pursed his lips and said to them.

"What's wrong? The price of food has gone up again." Shen Hui'e raised her eyebrows and looked at him.

"It's not just the food prices that have gone up! Everything has gone up." Shen Penglai smacked his lips and shuddered, "There are a lot of beggars on the street, and some selling food with straw signs." He continued, "There are more and more thieves and robbers on the street. Women and children don't dare to go out. Rich people obviously bring more servants with them when they go out."

"What about you? Have you been targeted?" Shen Hui'e said to them worriedly.

"No." Shen Penglai chuckled and shook his head, "We are two grown men, who dares to snatch it!"

"Then the locals have no reaction?" Shen Hui'e asked them with raised eyebrows.

"What's your reaction? The army is out, and I'm scared to death." Shen Changsheng looked at them with dark eyes and said, "It seems calm for the time being, but I just feel it's getting more dangerous."