A New Character Every Month

And in the past two weeks, there have been some small riots among the refugees from time to time, because these people are fanning the flames.

"Stand to!"

The soldier said coldly, and was about to step forward to arrest him.

The two refugees quickly ran towards the crowd of refugees in the distance like oil on the soles of their feet, as if they wanted to hide in the crowd.

It's a pity that although these soldiers are not Xuanshi, they do exercise a lot on weekdays, and their physical fitness is much faster than the two refugees who can't even eat enough.

In less than ten seconds, the two refugees were captured.

"Uncle."

Several soldiers said: "This matter is due to our ineffective supervision, please forgive me."

Lin Zian glanced at them, then looked at the amusing crowd lined up in the distance, and asked, "Does this kind of thing happen often?"

The soldiers hesitated for a while, then replied: "There will be several incidents every day, and sometimes it will cause some turmoil."

"Then what to do with them?"

"Thieves and robbers will be hit hard. Those who cause turmoil will be put in jail first, and will be dealt with separately."

"It's lighter."

Lin Zian glanced at the two refugees who were pressed to the ground with dissatisfied faces.

Xiao Ke nodded deeply.

Several soldiers looked at each other, and then asked: "Then, what kind of punishment is appropriate?"

These punishments are how they have been dealt with in previous years, but even they feel light.

This kind of refugee who commits crimes at will is usually not a law-abiding master.

After hitting a few big boards casually, they are estimated to rest for two days at most, and when their injuries recover, they will not be able to resist "returning to their old jobs".

"A row of punishment posts will be erected outside the city. Anyone who commits a crime without reason may choose to be tied to the punishment posts for half a day, one day, or two days according to the seriousness of the matter."

Lin Zian said lightly.

At this time of famine, heavy codes should be used.

Otherwise, if these people are allowed to harm other refugees again and again, it will cause big trouble sooner or later.

When the two refugees heard this, they immediately wanted to open their mouths to beg for mercy in horror, but the soldiers pressed their heads tightly, with their mouths pressed against the cold soil, and they could only utter a few sobs.

Only then did the soldiers look at Lin Zian in surprise. Naturally, they didn't think the punishment was light.

It's heavy, not just normal heavy.

You know, the weather at this time, regardless of whether it is inside or outside the city, there are nearly a hundred people who freeze to death every day.

If they were really going to be tied to the prison, facing this biting cold wind, I am afraid that even those who practice martial arts often may not be able to endure it for a long time.

Not to mention these refugees.

Even so, the soldiers decided to do what Lin Zian said, after all, he was the husband-in-law of their most respected princess.

After a while, Xiao Ke went to the porridge kitchen and brought back a large bowl of porridge, which he gave to the little boy.

After the little boy thanked him and left, Lin Zian looked at the thin and tiny figure and didn't move for a long time.

This is ancient times.

Soon, what Lin Zian said outside the city was presented to Zhou Yunhan.

Zhou Yunhan was naturally not polite to the offenders among the refugees, and with a swipe of a pen, he changed the treatment of the refugees to severe punishment.

As soon as the severe punishment came out, the atmosphere among the refugees suddenly improved a lot.

Among the refugees, most of them raised their hands in support of these punishments. After all, even if many of them hadn't been robbed, they couldn't see things like this.

Only a small number of arrogant people feel dissatisfied, but they dare not show the slightest.

Because the row of torture pillars outside the city had only been erected for two hours, and several people who had been frozen into bruises had already been tied up, and they were about to die.

They don't want to be next.

Qinling Mansion.

Tianjing City.

In a luxurious mansion, several old men in their 60s and [-]s were sullen.

Even though they were wearing casual clothes, they could still tell from their movements, expressions and demeanor that they were definitely high-ranking people.

The old man sitting in the first seat knocked on the armrest and said expressionlessly: "These days, that little disciple Ji Guoshi is too jumpy."

A person below said coldly: "However, a mere princess, with the backing of that demon master, doesn't think much of us."

"We must teach him a lesson, otherwise others will really think we are afraid."

"Not urgent."

The old man in the first seat stroked his beard and continued: "This winter is our chance."

"Lord Luo, what do you mean..."

Someone's eyes lit up below.

"Ah."

Master Luo nodded slightly: "The Holy Majesty was bewitched by the demon master, and became increasingly disgusted with us loyal subjects, and even wanted to unite with those generals to disintegrate our power... If this continues, the country will perish. We must let the Holy Majesty Wake up!"

"Master Luo is right. What do I wait for the scholars to get the honor? Isn't it for the sake of being loyal to the Holy Majesty and making the empire more prosperous. Only when the empire is in danger will the Holy Majesty know who is the one who really helps him. "

"Yes, the Holy Majesty will understand our painstaking efforts."

A group of people sighed with righteousness.

After waiting to stagger their gaze, many people's eyes flashed a trace of coldness.

After another month, the snow disaster gradually stopped.

But the cold temperature did not rise much.

The post-disaster work caused by the snowstorm cannot be completed in a short time.

Lin Zian still stayed peacefully in Ancient Phoenix City, but not long after, he received some information.

There are [-] prefectures in the empire, and it is said that refugees from one of the prefectures rebelled and caused riots.

At the beginning, those officials didn't take the riot seriously, but they soon paid the price for their contempt. A large number of counties fell, and officials were pulled out and beheaded for public display.

Not long after, most of the entire prefecture was captured by refugees.

In the end, the leader of the refugees even made himself king and repelled the imperial army that went to crusade.

In this way, the other prefectures that received the news, although they were peaceful on the surface, were undercurrents turbulent behind the scenes.

Less than half a month later, there were more and more uprisings caused by refugees.

Even Guhuang County erupted.

The refugees in Suo Xing's mansion have long been resettled, and very few responded to the uprising.

Coupled with the timely suppression, a greater disaster was avoided.

Since then, more and more of this dazzling information.

In just three months, seven prefectures lost contact one after another, which caused a great shock.

A huge empire seemed to be torn apart in an instant.

in the library.

Lin Zian looked at a sheepskin map in front of him.

This is a map of the mainland, with very simple strokes on it, depicting the land of the eighteen prefectures of the empire.

Among them, eight prefectures lost contact and were suspected to be occupied by refugees.

"Refugees...interesting."

Lin Zian lightly slid his fingers across the map and smiled.

Since ancient times, there have been many rebels, but very few successful ones.

And these successful people are either from aristocratic families themselves, or have the support of aristocratic families behind them.

Especially in this kind of world where the strong are enough to stand in the way, ordinary rebellion is doomed to fail.

And behind the disappearance of the eight prefectures, how many aristocratic families are involved?

However, compared to these things, Lin Zian is more concerned about another thing now.

These days, he made indirect remarks several times, wanting to see if Zhou Yunhan was interested in the Empress.

The results were similar, she only succeeded in taking over the throne of the county king and led the Zhou family to prosperity.

Even if it is possible, make some more contributions and be promoted to the title.

That's it.

However, Lin Zian was not discouraged either.

Instead, in daily communication, he intentionally or unintentionally explained the irrationality of various policies of the empire, as well as the fatuousness of the current Holy Majesty.

Although Lin Zian didn't know if the current Holy Majesty was fatuous or not, it was his fault if he allowed the civil servants to harm the country.

If you are incapable, don't stay in such an important position.

Later, Lin Zian occasionally revealed some things that could be applied in this era, but were more reasonable and advanced.

At first, Zhou Yunhan just listened carefully, but her gaze gradually turned to admiration, and her relationship with him became more intense.

And the idea of ​​serving the country in her heart is not as strong as before.

Especially after receiving a letter of persuasion against the king, in addition to anger, her eyes were filled with fierce fighting intent, and a trace of emotion that she didn't even understand.

Only Lin Zian, who was sitting across from her, understood what that emotion was, it was ambition!

"I just said that the task can't be so difficult. If she doesn't want to be an empress, I can't tie her to do it."

"Now, the ambition hidden in her heart has gradually grown."

Lin Zi'an can imagine that Zhou Yunhan will really embark on the road to hegemony after some changes over time.