Qin Zhou said coldly, "You know what you are thinking, and I don't want to point it out. Some things are better if everyone knows them. But I have to say one thing in advance. With me here, any conspiracy of yours will not succeed. Also, if you come to me today just to gossip, there is no need for that."
Zi'an looked at her and shook his head gently, "Gossiping? Fine, just treat it as gossiping. In that case, I might as well tell you one more thing. Cao Ji settled all the disaster victims in Ancheng, but there will be no food, no doctors, no medicine. Ancheng is a ruin and can't accommodate so many people. Once these people go in, they will never get out. In this world, what is more cruel than sin is indifference and turning a blind eye. You, the hero in the hearts of the people of Beimo, just believe in your emperor and believe that he will give up attacking Dazhou and protect the people in the disaster area."
Qin Zhou's heart was filled with huge waves of turmoil, but his face remained expressionless.
What Xia Zian said actually flashed through her mind for a moment, but she didn't dare to think about it too much, because it was really horrifying.
However, looking at everything, this guess is the closest to the facts.
Because, at this time, if taxes are increased, the people are forced to harvest in advance and every bit of money that can be squeezed out of the people is squeezed out, where will all this grain and money eventually go
Now all the food that has been raised has been transported to the border areas. So, what will the disaster victims who have been resettled in Ancheng eat
Her expression changed several times, and finally, she slammed the table and shouted, "Ah Jing!"
A black figure quickly pushed the door open and stood up with his hands clasped, "General!"
"Go check immediately whether the Ministry of Revenue has sent food and medicine to Ancheng, and see what doctor the emperor has arranged to go to Ancheng." Qin Zhou ordered.
"Yes!" A Jing took the order and retreated.
Qin Zhou stared at Zi'an and said in a cold voice: "I will trust you for once and order someone to investigate. If they find that you lied to me, even if you have..." She glanced at the scar rope on Zi'an's arm, "Even with the magic rope in hand, you can't leave the gate of the general's mansion."
Zi'an said, "Go ahead and investigate. It's best to investigate everything thoroughly. I'm just afraid that you won't investigate. However, I also want to ask you one question. If you investigate and find that everything I said is true, what will you do?"
Qin Zhou was silent for a moment, his brows furrowed. What should he do
She didn't know, but if what Xia Zian said was confirmed to be true, she would be very angry.
But what can she do? All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the world are his subjects.
She is just a subject.
"Qin Zhou, loyalty and righteousness have always been difficult. Should you be loyal to the emperor or be worthy of the people? I cannot make the decision for you, but the most important thing for a man is to be true to his conscience. Your position as a general was promoted by the emperor, and your reputation as a hero was crowned on your head by the people who believed in you. If you are worthy of the emperor, you will be unworthy of the people. If you are worthy of the people, you will be disloyal to your emperor. I will not say much about how to choose, and I have no right to say much, but I hope you will not make a decision that you will regret for the rest of your life."
Qin Zhou looked at her, a hint of doubt and shock flashed across his heart.
Xia Zian's eyes were clear and frank, as if he was giving earnest advice, or as if he was disappointed in his child.
"Why did you come to Beimo?" Qin Zhou asked softly after a moment of silence.
Zi'an smiled bitterly, "Do you believe me when I say we were tricked by you? Actually, after we found out you tricked us, we could have just walked away. But we didn't. Do you know why?"
"Why?" Qin Zhou locked his eyes on her. Seeing her red lips slightly raised, she forced out a helpless smile. What was she helpless about
"Because I can't ignore life. Along the way, I saw the post-earthquake areas, the people who lost their loved ones, the bewildered, helpless and eager eyes, the devastated houses, the piles of corpses, and the epidemic patients waiting for rescue. Can I leave? Not to mention that I just know that you have deceived me, even if there are dangerous places ahead, I can't turn back, Qin Zhou, in life, people have something to pursue and something to bear. Everyone has his or her own mission. I am a doctor, and curing diseases and saving lives is my mission. What about you? Are you Qin Zhou, a famous veteran who defends his country on the battlefield, or are you a general who kneels in front of the Golden Palace and bows to the emperor? What is your mission? What do you have to bear? In the past, I didn't like to preach to people, because I felt that what I said was superficial and everyone should be able to understand it, especially you, as a person who has experienced thousands of lives and deaths on the battlefield, you actually understand it better than me."
Zi'an's eyes were earnest and his face was sad.
Qin Zhou's whole body trembled. Zi'an's words were like a sharp sword that pierced her heart, penetrated the numbness on the surface, and pierced the red heart wrapped in numbness.
Should she be loyal to the emperor or love the people
Seeing her moved, Zi'an continued, "If you were powerless, I would not come to you today. However, looking at the entire Northern Desert, you are the only one who can fight against the emperor. So, Qin Zhou, today it is not me, Xia Zi'an, who is coming to you. It is all the victims in the disaster area, the people of the Northern Desert, who are coming to you to beg you to make the decision for them."
Qin Zhou looked up suddenly and was stunned by the light in Zi'an's eyes.
However, she did not lose her mind. She pondered for a moment and said, "You are a doctor. Your mission is to cure diseases and save lives, but you also have another identity. You are the regent princess and Murong Jie is your husband. Even if you have no ambitions and no ill intentions towards Beimo, what about Murong Jie? He may not think the same as you. He is the regent of the Great Zhou, but he was deceived to come here and did not make trouble or leave. He is so compromising. Is it for the people of Beimo? I don't believe it."
Zi'an let out a long sigh, damn, Qin Zhou is such a stubborn guy, he is so stubborn.
She needed a cigarette to suppress her urge to go crazy.
"Why should my Great Zhou fight with you, Northern Desert? Because you have invaded our borders, you have evil ambitions, and you want to devour my Great Zhou. Without this premise, do you think the Great Zhou needs to mobilize troops against Northern Desert? As long as there is a glimmer of hope that there is no need to go to war, Old Seven will not let it go. You are a military general, how could you not understand what Old Seven is thinking? The cruelty of the battlefield, you understand it without me telling you, I might as well tell you that Old Seven is contacting the peace-loving faction in Northern Desert, hoping to form a force to force the emperor to withdraw his troops, provide disaster relief, govern the country, and truly seek the welfare of the people in Northern Desert."
Qin Zhou sneered, "Just because he is the regent of the Great Zhou, he wants to contact the peace-loving faction in the Northern Desert? Even if he does, so what? Even if he has this force, so what? Without troops, forcing the emperor to..."
She suddenly raised her head and stared at Zi'an, "So, you came to me today because you want me to help you?"
"That's right!" Zi'an nodded thoughtfully.
"Ridiculous!" Qin Zhou slammed the table and stood up, grinning coldly, "You have a very good plan, but it's a pity that I will not be used by you."
"I have a recipe to cure the plague!" Zi'an said softly.
"… "
Grass!
(End of this chapter)