"Who the hell are you?" The soldier picked up the sword, with mixed emotions in his eyes, hating and being afraid of Yan Li.
Yan Li glanced sideways, "It doesn't matter who I am, the important thing is that you don't arrest people casually on the street in the future, otherwise, I will trouble you in the future."
The soldiers looked at each other, as if they were still unwilling to be defeated by Yan Li.
"We'll meet later! You're here waiting for us!"
After speaking, the two ran away like a smoke.
The scholar kowtowed to Yan Li and said, "Thank you, my lord, for saving me!"
Yan Li solemnly said to the scholar: "Scholars are proud and arrogant, and they are arrogant and open-minded. This is your characteristic. But you can't be too arrogant, otherwise you don't know when you will be killed."
"I will definitely remember Engong's teachings. Dare to ask Engong's name, and I will pay back in the future."
A faint smile appeared on Yan Li's face, "There is no need to repay your kindness! But I guess, you are here to catch the spring exam, right?"
The scholar pointed to the Qinjian bookcase that he had left in the tea house, and said proudly, "You guessed right, I'm here to catch the exam."
Yan Li looked at his face with Chinese characters, his eyes were bright, his arrogance was not stagnant, and he expected to become a great talent in the future, so he asked, "What's your name?"
The scholar was also very proud of his surname, and said with a smile, "My surname is Liu, and I have a family tree. I am a descendant of Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty. My name is Ziming."
Yan Li read "Liu Ziming" twice, smiled and said: "I hope you can achieve great achievements like Liu Bang in the future. Let's say goodbye! You also leave this street as soon as possible, and don't meet those two people again." Soldiers, I think they will go and come back."
Yan Li and Liu Ziming said their goodbyes and continued to walk towards Huairenli.
Before arriving at the destination, Yan Li heard the heaven-shaking cry.
An old man was sitting at the entrance of the alley, crying, "You can't do such a thing. This is the property my son bought for me to retire. You just give me a little compensation and take the land! You are a bunch of robbers." .”
Seeing that the old man is well dressed, he should be from a well-to-do family. She was sitting on the ground, her clothes were stained with dust, her hair was in a mess, and tears flowed down the wrinkles on her face. It was heartbreaking to see.
"Old man, what's the matter with you?" Yan Li helped the old man up, and helped her to sit on a relatively flat rock.
The old man sniveled and said with tears: "I said, can you make the decision for me?"
Menzi thought it was funny: When he saw someone, he said he wanted to make decisions for her, and he didn't know who the other person was. Do you have the ability? But when I think about it carefully, I feel desolate. If the old man hadn't reached the point of loneliness and helplessness, how could he say such things just to save someone
However, even though she met the prime minister of Dajing Kingdom, what she met was about the emperor, and Yan Li had the intention but was powerless.
"Old man, tell me, what is it?" Yan Li also sat down while touching a relatively flat stone, and listened carefully to what the old man had to say.
The old man took out a fringed handkerchief and wiped away his tears, and said with red eyes: "My son runs a gold and silver shop, saved some money, and bought me a house in Huairenli two years ago. I also bought it. Last year, my son got sick and passed away, leaving behind the house and a few servants. I have no one to rely on, so I count on this house to escape the wind and rain. But who would have thought that just a few days ago, the government’s Someone suddenly came to tell me that my house was bought by the government, and the land was also bought, and asked me to move out of this place as soon as possible."
"I think this is a matter for the government. My arms can't twist my thighs. I'm 70 years old. How can I gossip with them? If there is some compensation, I am willing to leave. The people from the government promised well that there would be compensation. But just the day before yesterday, when the officials came to drive me away and demolish the house, the compensation they gave me was less than one-tenth of the original price!"
The more the old man talked, the more grief and indignation he took out from his clothes, untied the bag and threw it on the ground.
"With such a small amount of money, how will my wife live in the future?"
Yan Li opened the bag and saw that there were only a few taels of silver in it, not enough to buy a bed!
"It's... really annoying," Yan Li said.
After thinking about it and turning bitter, the old man lay on the ground again, crying, "My son, the house you bought for mother was taken away by the government. You are under the nine springs, remember to get it back for me! "
Cold anger flashed in Yan Li's eyes, his fists were clenched and then loosened.
"Menzi, you send the old man to the prime minister's residence first."
Menzi agreed, "Sure!"
The old man was taken aback when he heard Yan Li say "Prime Minister's Mansion", and looked at Yan Li, "You...you are from the government? You...won't take me to the Prime Minister's Mansion, will you bring me to justice?"
Menzi smiled, helped the old woman up and explained: "Old man, standing in front of you is the Prime Minister of our Dajing Kingdom. He is a man who loves the people like a son. How could he bring you to justice? Don't worry, Prime Minister Yan will find a way to help you." You want the house back."
When the old man heard this, he knelt down in front of Yan Li, crying even harder than before: "It turns out that you are the prime minister, but the villain has no eyes. I don't know that you are our prime minister! If the prime minister can get my house back, I will definitely give it to you in the next life." You are like a cow or a horse!"
Yan Li's face was a bit dignified, and he rolled his eyes at Menzi: This is a matter between the emperor and the queen mother, the possibility of getting the house back is very small, wouldn't Menzi's promise to the old man hurt Yan Li!
"Old man, get up quickly!" Yan Li put his hands together and lifted the old man up, "Kneel down for me, I will lose my life!"
"You are my master Qingtian, you must be the master for me!" the old man cried.
Yan Li couldn't hear the old man's cries, so he asked Menzi to send the old man back to the prime minister's mansion.
When they came to Huairenli, the houses, shops, and walls were all demolished, leaving only a bare piece of open land. On this open land, the officials, with whips and big knives in their hands, drove a group of strong men to tamp the land. The sound of shouting and cursing, screaming, the sound of leather whips, and the sound of labor horns could be heard endlessly. Yan Li was shocked when he saw it.
I saw a strong man who couldn't bear this kind of suffering, was exhausted, his face was pale and pale, he couldn't breathe and fell to the ground.
Yan Li originally thought that the officer next to him would go up to help the strong man up and give him saliva to drink, but to Yan Li's surprise, the officer raised the whip and cracked it, hitting the strong man rolling all over the ground and screaming loudly.
"Stop hitting, Grandpa Guan! Stop hitting, if you hit me again, I'll die."
The officer sneered and said, "Lazy donkey! If I don't beat you to death today, you think you're playing a game by building a temple for the Queen Mother. I'll beat you, a lowly slave!"
The whipping made the strong man's body shattered and his clothes ragged.
Yan Li was afraid that the strong man would be killed if he continued beating like this, so he dashed over, tore the whip from the officer's hand, and threw it on the ground.
"He is so tired, you beat him to death? Do you still have humanity?"
But the official recognized Yan Li, and quickly clasped his fists for Yan Li, "So it's Prime Minister Yan! This bastard is actually lazy, you know, he's doing something for the emperor, nothing else!"
"Okay, I saw everything, don't beat him, and help him to rest in the wooden shed." Yan Li said.
Displeasure flashed in the official's eyes, "Prime Minister Yan, if you start this way, others will follow suit and be lazy. If we can't build a temple within the time limit set by the emperor, we can't afford it! Prime Minister, I think You can't afford to suffer too, right?"
Yan Li's eyes showed contempt, "You whip the young man like this, and build the temple with blood and tears. Do you think this is the best gift for the Queen Mother? I think the Queen Mother will be unhappy when she hears you whipping the young man like this."
After all, the official rank is much lower than Yan Li, so he didn't dare to contradict Yan Li, so he said: "Since the prime minister interceded for him, I will give the prime minister face. But if the emperor blames him, then the prime minister will be responsible."