After the subjugation of the country, I became pregnant with the cub of Emperor Qiu

Time passed and a few days passed.

Thinking of practicing boxing with Gu Zheng the next day, Yi Ci couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief.He had seen the soldiers practice. They came and went, punched each other, kicked each other, and after some practice, it was inevitable that there would be some injuries on the body.

Yi Ci only hoped that Gu Zheng would be more gentle when the time came, so that he wouldn't be troubled if he couldn't get out of bed.

Feeling uneasy in his heart, Yi Ci fell asleep with something on his mind.

In his sleep, he saw Gu Zheng's handsome and cold face, gradually distorted into an angry Hades face, couldn't help shivering, and woke up with a start.

At this time, the sky was already dark.

In the early winter weather, there is a heater in the house and it is not too cold. When I go out of the house, I just feel the cold air blowing against my face, and even my breathing becomes dry and cold.

Yi Ci was dressed in smart navy blue clothes and a thick fur coat, and rushed towards the martial arts training ground tightly wrapped up.In the empty and cold training ground, apart from the guards guarding him, there was only Gu Zheng alone.

Gu Zheng was standing in the training ground, also wearing a fur coat, with a luxurious black robe underneath.He is tall and slender, standing quietly, like a tall and straight cedar in winter.Seeing Yi Ci walking towards him, Gu Zheng's stern eyes softened slightly, and he raised the corners of his lips to Yi Ci: "You came so early today?"

Yi Ci nodded, and slowly moved to Gu Zheng's side.

He won't tell Gu Zheng, but actually he came so early because Gu Zheng woke up and couldn't sleep.

Yi Ci glanced at Gu Zheng, and felt that today's Gu Zheng looked different from the past, and seemed to be in a good mood.He looked back and didn't ask anything.Although Gu Zheng saved him, it can be regarded as the settlement of their personal grievances, but it doesn't mean that their relationship is good enough to talk about it.

From Gu Zheng's point of view, Yi Ci has always been a quiet character, so he took the initiative and said, "Come with me."

Only then did Yi Ci say: "Where are you going? Don't you practice boxing anymore?"

Gu Zheng walked beside Yi Ci, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Yi Ci's appearance as if he had been pardoned: "Are you so afraid of practicing boxing?"

Yi Ci shook his head slightly, but did not speak.

Gu Zheng said patiently: "Let's not practice boxing today, I will take you to a place."

There are two horses tied to the martial arts arena, one pure black and the other bay red.Seeing Gu Zheng and Yi Ci approaching, the pure black horse puffed and shook its head, pawing the ground with its front hooves, looking excited.In contrast, the other bay-colored horse looks much more docile and lovely.

The doubts in Yi Ci's heart became more and more obvious, and he turned his head to look at Gu Zheng.

Gu Zhengdao: "Which horse to ride?"

Yi Ci took off the rein of the maroon horse very self-aware, "This one."

That tall black horse looked like a fierce horse at first glance, with a bad temper and not easy to tame, unexpectedly, as soon as Gu Zheng took off its rein, it calmed down honestly, and looked like it wanted to get close to Gu Zheng but didn't dare to get close.

Yi Ci looked at the scene in front of him in surprise, and immediately thought of the golden pheasant in his yard, and when he saw Gu Zheng, he also looked like he wanted to stick his head into its wings.

Why are these animals so afraid of Gu Zheng?

Gu Zheng got on his horse, his movements were neat and unrestrained, and he could tell at a glance that he was a good horseman.When it was Yi Ci's turn, Yi Ci grabbed the reins and stepped on the stirrups and rolled up, his movements were as light as a flying swallow.Yi Ci knew how to ride a horse since he was a child, and riding a horse was not difficult for him.

Gu Zheng came first, followed by Yi Ci.

The two rode out of the palace gate one after the other on steeds.

The bitter wind was blowing on the face, and the scattered strands of hair flew behind him. The scene on both sides of the road was retreating rapidly. Yi Ci followed Gu Zheng and left the capital, galloping on the official road outside the city.

Yi Ci was on the bumpy horseback, but his heart seemed to be flying to the clouds by the wind.

He hadn't felt so at ease in a long time!

He was so comfortable that he even tasted a breath of freedom!

His voice raised unconsciously, and he shouted loudly: "Gu Zheng, where are we going!"

Gu Zheng didn't answer him.His fur coat fluttered, and he held the rein, as if the king was patrolling his territory, walking casually.

Some peasants stared at the two of them curiously, not knowing what this luxuriously dressed and noble master was doing in the countryside.

Finally, walking to a ditch, Gu Zheng tightened the reins in his hands.His best black high-headed horse raised its front hooves to the sky and neighed, then stopped galloping.

I saw that the surrounding area was divided into pieces of land, and some cold-resistant crops were planted in the land.In the middle of the land on both sides, there is a ditch dug by hand, which is convenient for people to fetch water for irrigation.With the arrival of winter, the water in the ditch has completely dried up, leaving only a yellow muddy bottom.But as soon as the next spring arrives, after the ice melts and the snow melts, precious water will flow through the ditch again.

Yi Ci stopped, kicked the horse's belly lightly, and came to Gu Zheng's side. Looking at the dry ditch in front of him, he didn't understand why Gu Zheng would suddenly bring him here.

Looking at the ditch in front of him, Gu Zheng recalled the days when he was a child and helped others to work in the land in order to fill his stomach. His deep eyes showed complicated emotions, and he asked Yi Ci: "I know what this is for?" Is it?"

Yi Ci nodded: "I know."

A trace of surprise flashed in Gu Zheng's eyes.

Yi Ci pursed her lips: "Do you think that I have been in the palace since I was a child, and I don't know anything about the outside world?"

Gu Zheng was noncommittal.

Gu Zheng looked at the well-divided land in front of him. Every piece of land was planted with well-growing cold-resistant crops, and no piece of land was barren and full of weeds.After the great changes decades ago, the Qin State allowed common people to reclaim wasteland and buy and sell land. Therefore, these fields that were originally barren mountains and wild mountains were reclaimed by hard-working people, which created the current scene.

At this moment, the mountains are quiet, the wind is quiet, and the people are quiet.

Gu Zheng suddenly became in the mood to talk. He recalled an incident that happened when he helped people farm the land when he was a child, and asked Yi Ci in a low voice: "Look at the ditch in front of you, it's so ordinary, but how many people's lives were buried in this ditch?" ?”

Yi Ci was stunned for a moment, his eyes widened slightly: "Because there was a war here?"

Gu Zheng shook his head: "It's a private fight among the common people."

Yi Ci was stunned and hesitated, "Why?"

Gu Zheng pointed to the ditch in front of him: "Because of the water."

"water?"

Gu Zheng stated in a calm voice: "You may not know how important this ordinary water is to the poor people. It is so important that a large family with hundreds of people would rather kill or injure dozens of people to rob the precious water source. Because of this The water determines their harvest for a year, and determines whether their family will be full or starve to death."

Yi Ci's eyes showed deep shock and emotion.He never thought that such a cruel truth was hidden behind an ordinary ditch. He unconsciously clenched his hand holding the rein until his fingers turned white.

Gu Zheng continued to narrate: "When I was ten years old, I helped people work in the land. At that time, when the water came from the ditch, the people of the whole family were busy working in the land. They were greedy and worried that the water would flow away. There wasn’t enough for them to irrigate the fields, so the ditches were blocked.”

Yi Ci is silent, if the water does not reach the downstream, the people waiting for the end of the downstream will only have insufficient food and everyone will suffer from hunger.

"The people of the downstream clan waited for a long time for the water to come, so they sent people to the upstream to investigate. After finding out that the upstream people blocked the ditch on purpose, the downstream clan were all angry. They took up weapons and rushed to the upstream, There was a tragic private fight with people from the upstream clan. Forty people died in that private fight."

And this is just the number of people who died in a private fight.

Perhaps every flood season, every ditch has such a tragic thing happened, the reason is just for some seemingly ordinary water.

I don't know how many lives were buried in the small ditch.

Yi Ci turned his head away, he couldn't bear to look at this ditch again.Although he knew that avoidance could not change what had happened, but as soon as Yi Ci saw the ditch, it was as if he saw densely packed corpses piled up in it.

Gu Zheng drove his horse closer to Yi Ci.Even when he was saying these things, his expression was still calm, even cold. Only the occasional fluctuations in his eyes could prove that he was not as cold as he appeared on the outside.

Gu Zhengdao: "This is just one of the things. The importance of water at certain times is far beyond your imagination."

Gu Zheng frowned, as if recalling something he hated to recall.

"It happened 12 years ago that the four countries jointly attacked Qin and surrounded two connected cities of Qin. The people in the two cities chose to defend the city and wait for rescue. When my relatives arrived with the army, a Although the people in the city were exhausted and haggard, they were not seriously injured, while the people in the other city suffered heavy casualties, and the people who survived were like walking corpses."

Gu Zheng looked at Yi Ci deeply, his deep eyes seemed to be an invisible deep pool: "Do you know why?"

For some reason, under Gu Zheng's gaze, Yi Ci shivered.

The author has something to say: there is another chapter that will be updated at midnight, everyone, please read it tomorrow.