I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Fang Xiu hugged the little empress's slender waist, with a smile on his lips, and was about to say something when a guard's voice came from outside.

"Mr. Wu, Mr. Fang, it's going to be dark soon. Should we go to Anhua County to rest for one night, or continue on our way and rest in Luonan Prefecture."

Anhua County belongs to Luonan Prefecture.

But Anhua County is still some distance away from Luonan Prefecture.

At the speed of this carriage, it will take another hour or two.

Fang Xiu thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the county first."

"Yes! Son!"

The carriage continued on.

Wu Mingkong had already returned to his position, put on a defensive posture, and said vigilantly: "Without my permission, don't be malicious!"

Fang Xiu was a little helpless: "Just now, does it mean that His Majesty has evil intentions towards the minister?"

The little empress was silent for a while, raised her head, and said shamelessly: "I can, you can't."

"..."

Ok.

Who made someone the emperor?

Fang Xiu leaned on the carriage, looked at the little empress, and said casually:

"I don't have to be malicious, but Your Majesty has to promise me a condition."

The little empress hesitated for a second, then replied: "You say."

Fang Xiu said casually: "Since Your Majesty wants to visit privately, you must be mentally prepared in advance. When you arrive at Luonan Mansion, you will see the real suffering of the people, so don't cry."

The little empress was startled for a moment, then looked at Fang Xiu with strange eyes.

"Do you regard me as Emperor Ganhui who doesn't eat minced meat?"

Fang Xiu shrugged and said, "I didn't say that."

The little empress snorted and said: "Although I have never left Chang'an Mansion, I have read a lot of poetry and books, and I know the sufferings of the people very well.

I know that in the territory of Dagan, there must be the wine and meat smell of the Zhumen mentioned by the poet, and there are frozen bones on the road..."

Speaking of this, he paused and continued:

"Even in places where I can't see, there may be people who change their children and eat them, dissect their bones and cook them... maybe, I'm already mentally prepared.

Besides, no matter what, this winter, with your sweet potatoes, the situation should be better than in previous years. "

Fang Xiu didn't expect the little empress to have such awareness, so he glanced at her in surprise.

For a very young emperor who has just ascended the throne, it is not easy to have a general understanding of his own country, which is the so-called self-knowledge.

"Your Majesty is wonderful."

Fang Xiu praised sincerely.

Of course!

Wu Mingkong enjoyed the compliment from the traitor very much, he seemed a little proud, and thought: There are still many great things about me!It's just that you don't know it.

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Lin Wan'er looked at Fang Xiu, then at the little empress, and suddenly felt a feeling in her heart: she should be under the carriage, not inside it.

"Your Majesty needs someone to take care of food, clothing and daily life, I am not superfluous!"

While instilling such belief in herself, Lin Wan'er picked up the teapot and poured tea for the little empress.

Just now.

Suddenly there was a loud commotion outside the carriage.

Immediately, the carriage gradually slowed down.

Although I know that the guards around are all top experts.

But facing this situation, the little empress still felt a little nervous, and subconsciously looked at Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu looked very indifferent.

Because he knew in his heart that from Chang'an Mansion to Luonan Mansion, all the bandits had been wiped out by the First Village and the Xuanjia Cavalry.

Even if there is a fish that slips through the net, it will not pose any threat.

He lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at the guards outside, and asked, "What's going on?"

The guard hurriedly replied: "A group of beggars came and stopped the carriage to ask for food."

Fang Xiudao: "Give them some."

The guard said: "Yes!"

The little empress seldom saw beggars in Chang'an, so she felt a little strange at the moment.

Looking at Fang Xiu, he said softly, "I want to go down and have a look."

Fang Xiu hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay."

The little empress looked a little excited, lifted the curtain of the carriage and walked down.

Fang Xiu thought for a while and followed.

Both sides of the official road.

Dozens of beggars in ragged clothes stretched out their hands to pester the guards, begging for various things.

The guards took out the food from their pockets and put it in their hands.

They stuffed the food they begged into their tattered clothes and continued to beg.

None of these beggars were very old, some were eleven or twelve years old, and some were six or seven years old.

It is sunny and the weather is cold.

The bitter north wind howled past.

Even though the little empress was wearing fox fur, she still felt a little chilly, and she had to hold the stove to feel warm.

And these skinny, skinny little beggars, the tattered clothes on their bodies can only barely cover their bodies.

A cold wind blows.

The little beggar's dirty face, purple lips, trembling body.

Both sides of the cheeks and ears on both sides had frostbite.

Wu Mingkong looked at them, as if a basin of water had been poured in the cold winter months, the original novelty and excitement disappeared in an instant.

My mind went blank, and my lips trembled a little.

It took a long time before I recovered from the trance state, and there was only one thought in my mind.

"How can they stand it?"

Wu Mingkong opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but felt something was stuck in his throat, and he couldn't spit it out no matter what.

But those little beggars seemed to have light in their eyes, staring at the pockets of the guards, stretching out their little hands full of frostbite, begging for things over and over again.

at this time.

Lin Wan'er at the side seemed to have discovered something, leaned over beside the little empress, and said softly: "Your Majesty, look, there are adults behind these little beggars!"

"My servant heard from the servants in the palace that there are some people out there who are really disgusting. They deliberately abduct children and let them go out to beg for profit!"

"Will those people be such human teeth?"

Human teeth, the little empress still understands, upon hearing this, there is a light in her eyes.

"So it's a human tooth..."

Compared with Anhua County, which is so close to Chang'an, there are so many beggars.

Ren Yazi used the abducted children for profit, which was more acceptable to her.

"Fang Xiu, Wan'er told me..."

The little empress grabbed Fang Xiu's arm, stood on tiptoe, and repeated what Lin Wan'er said just now.

Fang Xiu heard this, and looked at the little beggars. Sure enough, behind them, he saw several adults in the same ragged clothes.

He thought for a while, then said in a deep voice:

"The premise of seeking profit is that it is profitable. These beggars stop the road to beg and beg for food, but they can barely eat.

That Ren Yazi took the risk to abduct them here, only to let them do the work to support himself, what's the point?It would be better to sell it to a rich family as a slave. "

Hearing this, the little empress fell into silence, her expression became a little dazed, and she suddenly felt powerless.

The hand stove didn't even hold it, and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu sighed in his heart, picked up the hand stove, and handed it to Lin Wan'er.

He held the slender and tender hand of the little empress again, leaned over to her ear, and said softly:

"It's cold outside. If you have anything to say, let's talk in the carriage."

Then, he brought the little empress back to the carriage.

Seeing this, Lin Wan'er followed.

in the carriage.

The stove exudes bursts of warmth.

After the three of Fang Xiu came in, they felt much warmer.

The little empress sat beside Fang Xiu, turned her head, looked at him, and asked softly:

"How many beggars like this are there?"

Fang Xiu was silent for a while, and said slowly: "There are countless."

Hearing this, the little empress felt a chill in her heart, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Her lips trembled, she looked at Fang Xiu, and asked again: "Can they...can survive this winter?"

Fang Xiu also looked at her, and said in a deep voice: "The minister said that since His Majesty decides to visit in secret, he must be mentally prepared."

There is no positive answer, but it is equivalent to a positive answer.

After getting this answer, the little empress suddenly felt very cold. She moved to the side and snuggled into Fang Xiu's arms, her voice trembling.

"I feel so cold, Fang Xiu, give me a hug..."

Fang Xiu sighed in his heart, stretched out his hand to wrap her in his arms, and hugged her tightly.

Wanting to be comforted, but feeling that this is something the little empress must go through.

As a powerful emperor, she always wanted to know how miserable the few short words and sentences in the book would be in reality.

Any scholar can read in a sad and indignant tone, "The wine and meat of the Zhumen stinks, and the bones are frozen to death on the road", and "Eat when changing children, and cook when dissecting bones".

However, only when you see it with your own eyes, you will know how shocking it is and how unbearable it is to witness.

At this moment.

Fang Xiu could feel the little empress trembling slightly in his arms.

Obviously she was wearing warm clothes.

There is a warm stove in the carriage.

Her body was still trembling.

It's not that the body is cold, but the heart is cold.

"His Majesty."

Fang Xiu didn't comfort her, but just called softly and hugged her even tighter.

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Seeing this, Lin Wan'er wanted to say something, but she still didn't speak.