I really can't live this day.

The censor Wang Jin was a little seasick. The people on the same boat with him were all officials in the Censorate. Although these dozens or hundreds of ships were huge, they were not extravagant. The shaking of the ship made Wang Jin feel dizzy.

It would be fine if I just fell into seasickness, but the food on the way was also simple.

Although Your Majesty issued an order not to worship the prefectures and counties along the way, at the beginning, these prefectures and counties were still very attentive, and they still welcomed at the dock with chicken, duck, fish, and local specialties.

Li Shimin was furious and deposed a county magistrate on the spot and ordered someone to return the things, which severely stopped the unhealthy trend.

But the unhealthy trend has certainly stopped.

But the people on the boat had to endure hardships because they all ate military rations on the boat, just a few jerky pieces, some steamed cakes, and a few white buns. Occasionally... some people would send some white rice porridge with longans and other items in it.

But is this thing... eaten by humans?

Wang Jin was very angry and complained all the way, and the imperial doctors on the same boat were mostly like this.

An old censor was not used to these things. He was not good at speaking and muttered: "I am so old and still suffer such sins. When I was at home, the meat soup had to be stewed so hard, so that I could not even chew it. Now, eating such jerky meat would not be able to chew it, as if I was eating stones. Your Majesty treats ministers like this, and he still has to accept the orders of the king, but his heart... is cold."

When Wang Jin heard this, he was furious and said, "Yes, the king regards his ministers as brothers and sisters, and the ministers regard him as confidant. No one treats his ministers like this."

Originally, everyone was full of resentment and complaints about this these days. Now that they have suffered so much, some people have spoken up, and others are talking nonsense, looking extremely aggrieved.

Some people even threw all the steamed cakes and dried meat in their hands into the turbulent river water. The steamed cakes fell into the water, splashing water, and then sank to the bottom of the river with the surging river water.

Things like this... can be said to be endless.

Li Shimin's ship was behind, and he could always see all kinds of food on the boat ahead. Li Shimin saw it but didn't say anything. He also ate the jerky meat and steamed cakes, but he looked as if he was happy.

Zhang Qian was unhappy, why can His Majesty eat? You ministers can't eat it?

So he couldn't help but whisper to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, should you remind the people in the front boat to let them restrain themselves?"

At this time, Li Shimin was sitting cross-legged. This time he was on the boat, and he felt that he was not so dizzy. While biting the dried meat, he said, "I know what they are complaining about. I just think that I give little. They regard themselves as wolf dogs and want me to raise them with fresh meat. In fact, they are just native chickens and tiles. There is no need to remind them that they will know that they are amazing when they are hungry."

After hearing this, Zhang Qian nodded and turned around.

Li Shimin looked at the steamed cakes rolling in the river, but frowned, but still ignored the actions of the ministers.

Sure enough, at night, many people in Wang Jin's boat felt that they could not stand it anymore, they couldn't sleep anyway, and were hungry, but there was no fire on the boat, so where could there be food?

When this person was hungry, he tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep. He felt that he had no energy, his stomach was burning, and his mind was like a lantern. Thinking of the various delicious dishes at the banquet in the past, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his saliva was flowing out.

At first I thought of the delicacies of mountains and seas, but later I thought of the chicken, duck, fish and meat. Later, I found that even this had become a luxury, so I thought of the thrown jerky and steamed cakes.

The feeling of hunger... When I first tried it, I was especially uncomfortable. Time seemed to pass particularly slowly. An old censor hid in the boat and whispered, saying, "Die, die..."

Wang Jin was extremely uncomfortable and then became angry again, but he found that everything was in vain when he was in this big ship.

After a few days, everyone will eat these things obediently. They can't just wait to die of starvation, but everyone's resentment is getting stronger and stronger.

It was quite a bit like when Emperor Yang of Sui forced his conquest of Goguryeo, civil and military ministers and soldiers were in a state of great suffering in the cold and cold weather.

Amidst the resentment, the ship went smoothly and reached Tongji Canal.

This is the main road of the Grand Canal, but at this time, a news came from land, and the report was first sent to the shore quickly, and then someone took it onto the ship.

These express reports were sent to Du Ruhui first. Du Ruhui was responsible for handling them, and then sorted them out and gave them some important ones to Li Shimin.

But when the report was delivered, the civil servant who was responsible for assisting Du Ruhui could not help but trembled and was dumbfounded.

Such news cannot be hidden even in the fleet.

All of a sudden, all the ships exploded.

On the boat of Wang Jin and others, someone was beating his heart as if he was absent, and said in pain: "This is so great, this is so great, this is so great, this is going to destroy the family again, Your Highness King Yue... did such a thing... he actually rushed into Wang's mansion openly. What a family, how could he suffer such humiliation? There has never been such a thing since the Han Dynasty."

When Wang Jin heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning. He did not come from the Wang family in Yangzhou, but from the real Jiangnan. The Wang family in Yangzhou is just a remnant line and he doesn't move around on weekdays.

But what he heard was that, under the leadership of King Yue, a group of tax deputies rushed into the Wang family's house, and then began to search, searching all the accounts and treasury. Not only that, even the Wang family's children were directly arrested and imprisoned.

For the aristocratic races, destroying the family is a very serious matter. Today they can destroy the Wang family. Wouldn't they come for themselves tomorrow?

All ships were in a turmoil and were talking about this matter. Some people cursed and some were crying.

Wang Jinya was bitten to pieces, and she wanted to eat Chen Zhengtai's meat raw.

These ministers were tired and exhausted. They were so angry that they ate the steamed cake that they were bland and were angry. In addition, the news came out now, so angry that they were so angry that they vomited blood.

When the boat was about to reach Yangzhou, someone came. It turned out that it was someone from Yangzhou and said he wanted to see him.

The person coming was Su Dingfang. He brought his men to the shore, and then boarded Li Shimin's ship on a small boat and saluted Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was quite familiar with Su Dingfang and asked why Su Dingfang appeared here.

Su Dingfang said: "Your Majesty, my eldest brother heard that Your Majesty led all officials here, and believed that the territory of Yangzhou had arrived and should land and go to Yangzhou City by land, so that he could see the customs and customs of Yangzhou."

After hearing this, Li Shimin became interested and couldn't help but smile and said, "I have this idea. It seems... Zhengtai has made arrangements long ago. I want to see what he has arranged for me. Since that's the case, I will continue to send an order and all the ships dock, and I and the other people will go ashore."

With Li Shimin's order, the ministers got off the boat without hesitation. As soon as the foot approached the land, everyone finally felt much more at ease.

But the resentment in everyone's hearts did not dissipate.

Everyone was thinking about one thing, Wang’s affairs, so they couldn’t just forget it.

But this docking place is actually deserted, and looking around, it is a broken scene.

Wang Jin couldn't help but sneer in the crowd: "Look, what Yangzhou has become, ha... Chen Zhengtai is such a traitor who is so vicious."

Everyone nodded in agreement. They saw that many fields were deserted here, and they were angry and distressed.

You know... this is the field, no one works in the field, and no rice is born. This scene is really shocking.

Seeing this scene, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning.

He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, thinking that Chen Zhengtai would show him something good at this time, but now... he first entered Yangzhou, he realized that this was what he was like.

After everyone rested for a while, a Pegasus came: "Your Majesty, a village was found in front of you."

Li Shimin cheered up and immediately ordered all officials to follow him, but forbidden the officers and soldiers to follow him. He only took Du Ruhui and Wang Jin and others to go along the ridge of the field in the direction pointed by the guide.

Behind him, many people were talking about it, but Li Shimin turned a deaf ear. When he entered the village, it happened to be noon.

But strangely, at noon, there was almost no smoke in this small village.

Every household lives in the rammed earth house, or in thatched huts. The paths in the village are also filled with sewage. Li Shimin walked in it and remembered the scene when he was in Gaoyou County, and couldn't help but sigh.

All the officials pinched their noses. It was too dirty and smelly, like a pigpen. They were afraid that the sewage would dirty their boots, so they were always thinking about their toes and were cautious when walking.

I thought I could have a good meal when I got ashore, but who knew... This place was even more desolate than on the boat, and I couldn't even see a chicken.

Occasionally... from the hut, bursts of coughing came...

When Li Shimin heard the cough, he stopped in front of the hut and pushed the wooden door into the door.

The inside of the wooden door was very dark and damp, but it was obvious that a person inside was sitting on the straw.

The person behind quickly gave Li Shimin a lamp, and the hut became bright.

Only then did everyone see this hunchbacked person clearly. This person's skin is dark and thin. The most striking thing is that he has measles on his face, and he can tell at a glance that there are any skin diseases.

At this time, he started coughing desperately, but he saw many people coming in and seemed uneasy, but he still stood up quickly, limped forward, and said, "You are..."

"Bold..." someone was about to shout.

Li Shimin suddenly looked back at the person who was talking, with a clear warning in his eyes, so the minister hurriedly lowered his head and did not dare to make any sound.

Li Shimin immediately looked at the person in front of him. Seeing that he was dressed in rags, he couldn't help but sigh, "Isn't what I saw when I came to Yangzhou last time? I didn't expect that when I revisited the old place, I still looked like this."

Li Shimin felt a little sad and felt uncomfortable in his breath.

Many ministers later resisted the psychological discomfort caused to them by the hut and couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

Li Shimin said: "Who is you?"

This man saw these people who came here with a very good temperament, so he didn't dare to act rashly, and he respectfully said, "Little Min...Little Min Liu Er."

"How old is it?" Li Shimin tried to make himself more friendly.

At this time, Li Shimin was very disappointed. He thought that since Chen Zhengtai came, the situation of the Yangzhou people would be better, but he didn't expect... to be the same as before.

Li Shimin thought to himself, even if it is better... it is better.

"There are thirty-one people in the small people."

"How many acres of land are there in the family..."

"There are...thirty acres of land for the ridge and twenty acres of Yongye land."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "There is so much land that it is enough to manage the family, right?"

After hearing this, Liu Er looked at Li Shimin hesitantly.

Li Shimin couldn't help but say, "Why don't you speak? Don't worry, I'm not guilty."

"My Yongye Field had been bought by someone." Liu Er said: "At that time, I was hit by a disaster and would starve to death if I didn't sell it. As for the land distribution... the government divided my land more than 20 miles away, but it was scattered. The little people... Even if the little people had the strength, they were unable to farm."

Li Shimin showed confusion and said, "But I see that there are many deserted fields near your village, why do you divide your fields dozens of miles away?"

"This...this..." Liu Er seemed to be alert and seemed very hesitant, but looking at the unusual people in front of him, he still said timidly: "The fields near our village are all distributed to families dozens of miles away, and they are also scattered. They can't come to farm, and we can't go to farm dozens of miles away, so the land is deserted."

Li Shimin was dumbfounded when he heard this.

The civil and military ministers behind were also silent.

Is there any such operation?

Isn’t this equivalent to deliberately dividing the field into a very distant place?

What is this to do? Is it intentionally that the field is deserted?

Li Shimin couldn't help but say angrily: "Governor Chen Zhengtai dares to do such a thing here? I'm here to ask you, why do they do this on purpose?"

Liu Er didn't understand what I mean, but Li Shimin was furious and panicked for a moment, and said in a weak voice: "There is a big family here. They are colluding with the servants... No matter how they do it, the small people dare not say it, they only know... they only know... they can't plant land, but the taxes need to be paid. If they can't pay it out, the land will have to be rented and planted, and you can just share some food. The output in the land, even if it is from the Lu family, is not the case. When everyone has no food to eat, they have to go to the Lu family to claim the loan. Once they claim the loan, they will never pay it back. In the end, they have to sell themselves to the Lu family as slaves to gain a foothold. Otherwise, they will starve to death."

Li Shimin was furious when he heard this and couldn't help but curse: "Shameless!"

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