At the age of three and a half, I paid too much to support my family [Live]

After the errand of disaster relief was handed over, everyone was finally able to relax a bit.

Li Zhi taught many people how to burn bricks, and gave them some rough design drawings, which aroused Li Wang's amazement.

When everything in the folk was on the right track, King Li's days of hard work were over, but soon he ushered in the most exciting project - the platform for picking stars.

"I heard that the King's Star-picking Platform was built by the King for the Queen's concubine. This kind of intention is really rare," Li Zhi praised unexpectedly. King Li was a little caught off guard, and was stunned by the next words that were about to ease up. , "Since the king is so infatuated, then build a star-picking platform for the princess with his own hands."

The calmness on Li Zhi's face didn't look like he was joking.

"Your Majesty, how could you do such a thing?" King Li frowned, and refused to go forward. In his eyes, climbing up and down to carry building materials, or even mixing himself into a pile of muddy water, was the lowest level. and so on.

Li Zhi didn't say anything more, and turned to look at Afu: "Then please trouble the princess."

"Wait, just do it alone!" King Li immediately changed his words, picked up a stone with a pale face, and slowly climbed up.

The steps are very high and steep, and because they are not yet finished, they are not level. If you are not careful, you will fall directly from the top, and you will be sore from the fall.King Li endured the soreness on his body and climbed up bit by bit.

Li Zhi rubbed his chin, and suddenly leaned into Xiao Baiyan's ear and said something, which caused the eyes of the two little guys to brighten up, and they repeatedly reassured: "Don't worry, my magic weapon is very powerful."

"I just learned the art of controlling the sword, so it will be fine." Wan Ding also said.

Afu looked at the three of them without knowing why. At this moment, Xiao Baiyan's fingers moved slightly, and a white light flashed across the air, like a gust of wind, which made King Li sway and his face changed drastically. He hurriedly supported the railing , and the stone that was finally moved up rolled down in an instant.

King Li was so angry that the veins on his forehead burst out.

Wan Ding took a deep breath, and then blew it out with a "huh". On the steps, King Li's feet were unsteady, his body tilted to one side, and he was about to fall down. Afu couldn't help but exclaimed: "Your Majesty, be careful!"

I don't know if it was because of this reminder, or because King Li lost his strength, and his body suddenly fell from mid-air. Xiao Baiyan quickly took out his fan, caught him firmly, and put him on the ground.

Li Zhi patted his chest with some fear, and said nervously: "Fortunately, nothing major happened, otherwise we would have just played it off."

Even if King Li was nothing but the leader of the city, if something happened to him, there would be a lot of trouble in the future.

Frightened by this, King Li unexpectedly did not get angry, but walked to Afu calmly, hugged her gently, and said in a low voice, "Afu...it's a mistake..."

"Lonely wrong..."

The platform for picking up stars, which has not yet been built, has been put on hold.

The disaster relief and reconstruction of Wangcheng are also proceeding in an orderly manner. Under the supervision of the two little guys, Xiao Baiyan and Wan Ding, the few officials dare not be lazy, and even dare not sleep too much at night, for fear of being detained for not enough. Diligent charges.

When the situation in the royal city was completely stabilized, King Li issued an imperial edict of guilt. The content in the imperial edict was sincere and not fake, but few people in the imperial city believed it.

"Maybe there will be more taxes collected next time, and the Star Picking Platform is not finished yet." Someone said.

"What's the use of the Edict of Guilt? If he really knows that he is wrong, he should execute that demon concubine! Otherwise, he will die on the demon concubine's belly sooner or later!"

"Isn't that right? I don't know who the king is making this sinful edict for? I'm afraid it won't be easy to collect more taxes in the future?"

"Who knows...the earthquake has caused so much damage, and I have no more money to ask for. I heard that the state of Chu is going to call..."

"Fortunately, we didn't ask for money from us this time. If Chu State calls, we can only run away..."

"..."

Naturally, King Li would not know about the private conversations between the common people and merchants. He began to investigate and deal with a series of incidents before the disaster relief, and soon uncovered Wu Cheng's crimes of embezzlement, bribery, and cultivating party members.

The evidence was conclusive, Wu Cheng was sentenced to exterminate the nine clans, and all the members of the prime minister's mansion and his followers were put on the beheading platform.

It was already early winter on the day when the head was beheaded, and there was a perplexed chill in the damp and cold air.

The executioner was sharpening his knife at the side, and more than a dozen prisoners, wearing prison clothes, knelt on the beheading platform, waiting for an order, and their heads fell to the ground.

Xiao Baiyan didn't intend to come over, but Li Zhi insisted on pulling him because he found a familiar figure among the group of prisoners - the headless ghost.

"Wu Liang is Wu Cheng's son, and the official responsible for building the Star Reaching Platform," Li Zhi said honestly, "It is said that he is not aware of the crimes his father committed, and he insists on rehabilitating his father, but obviously No one paid him any attention."

A look of confusion flashed across Xiao Baiyan's eyes. He only knew that Wu Cheng was ignorant of the relief money and almost made those people homeless. But as for Wu Liang...he didn't know why he wanted to be beheaded. .

"Did the Headless Ghost make a mistake?" Xiao Baiyan asked puzzledly, "I didn't see any blood debt on him, but just resentment...Brother Li Zhi, what is Zhu Jiu Clan?"

Li Zhi explained: "Punishing the Nine Clans means that one person makes a mistake, and all relatives in the Nine Clans will die. It is a very severe punishment."

Xiao Baiyan remembered what he saw on the street that day, the headless ghost helped persuade that person, and only then did the merchants on the street escape from prison, clearly he did not look like a bad person.

"If you want to die, let him die clearly." Xiao Baiyan took the king's token and interrupted the beheading, and the Wu family father and son were quickly brought into the palace.

King Li was very upset about this, but he didn't dare to say anything more. He impatiently threw the evidence to the Wu family father and son, and said with a sneer: "The Pingyao flood five years ago, the Huaihua inspector case three years ago, and so on. There was last year's Xingxingtai... one after another, who wronged him?"

"Your Majesty, this... none of this is true!" Wu Liang couldn't believe it, and argued, "Last year's Star Picking Stage was all run by me, and my father really didn't know about it. These silver coins... yes, it was me Used elsewhere."

"Other places? Well, another big case!" King Li snorted coldly, "I only trusted him to let you build the Star-picking Platform, but it's a pity that you are so foolish that you have to defend him when you die."

Wu Liang closed his eyes, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty is right? The Star-picking Terrace has been under construction for more than three years, and every year there are many gifts and money. The people in the royal city are miserable, and the merchants dare not open up... ...Does Your Majesty really want to disregard the people of the world for the sake of a woman?"

"You!" Li Wang stood up angrily, and said angrily, "You have already issued an edict to sin against yourself, what do you want to do?"

"It's too late. Now the national treasury is exhausted, and the people's hearts are in panic..." Wu Liang knelt on the ground and raised his head, "Your Majesty thinks that if you make a mistake, you can expose it? It's too late to admit... the king's fault."

"You...presumptuous!" Li Wang trembled all over, staring at him with red eyes, but Wu Liang did not show any fear, met his gaze calmly, and said softly: "My father's fault can be a death apology, but the king up?"

"The king's crime lies in the future, and the crime lies in the country. How many people lost their lives because of this, the family does not make a family, the country does not make a country, and the king is not a king!"

"If you dare to ask the king's fault, how can you make up for it?"

King Li closed his eyes dejectedly, he didn't realize his fault, he just didn't want to admit it.

Being humiliated and interrogated in such a naked/naked/naked way, he just felt particularly ugly, as if he had been stripped clean from the inside out, and even the darkest side of his heart had been publicly executed.

He is the king... the king of Da Li!

"Come on, drag it on..." King Li was talking, when Wu Liang suddenly stood up and interrupted him: "No need, I ask myself that I am innocent, only the matter of picking up stars, I should never sit idly by the king Stupid and senseless."

"There is no need for the king to behead me, I will die myself."

A blood-colored flower bloomed on the main hall, and the dark red blood filled the cracks in the floor. The cool wind from outside the hall came in, carrying a strong smell of blood.

His speed was so fast that Xiao Baiyan had no time to stop him, but at the same time, everyone knew that no one could stop him. This was his last explanation to the dynasty and the king.

King Li couldn't bear to look any further, and left the palace with big strides.

Winter is here.

Everything in the royal city seemed to be improving, new houses were built, and the fertile fields favored by the spirit array began to harvest food. It seemed that there was no difference except that the weather became cooler.

But everyone knows it's too late.

The army of Chu State went south all the way, the momentum was like a broken bamboo, and it was no more than a hundred miles away from the royal city.

"Are we really not going to care?" Xiao Baiyan looked at the approaching Chu army, and he couldn't help but feel heavy in his heart. He still couldn't understand what it means to lose a country, but the scene before him made him extremely sad. .

"It doesn't matter," Li Zhi said without hesitation, "This is their fate, and they should pay off their debts."

"Chu's army is coming in!"

"Called in?!"

"Run, Chu State is attacking!"

"..."

The people on the street rushed to tell each other, dragging their families and leaving with their mouths, but at this time someone in the army of Chu State said: "Our State of Chu does not kill unarmed people. , exempt from taxes for three years!"

"The King of Chu has an order that those who are willing to be the people of our Chu Kingdom will be exempted from taxes for three years!"

"Three years of tax exemption..."

A heroic voice brought unbelievable cheers into the empty palace.

Many of the maidservants in the palace had already left, King Li looked at the woman beside him and said in a low voice: "Afu, what you said before, I am alone... you go, don't forget to bring the maid with you. "

King Li smiled, couldn't help but glanced at her again, and said: "Be careful on the road, I won't see you off."

"But I changed my mind." Afu pursed her lips and smiled lightly. The plain white dress made her look even better. She stepped forward to hold King Li by her arms, "Your Majesty may not be a good king, but Afu is already Enough."

"If the King's crime lies with Afu, I am willing to go to hell with the King."

The woman's delicate and charming face is like a spring flower blooming in winter, which is out of season but makes people unable to take their eyes off it.

King Li gently held her hands.

On the unfinished Star Reaching Platform, two figures stood side by side.

The voices outside the palace suddenly stopped, and the common people stared blankly at the two figures, all fell silent.

"It's the king." Someone whispered.

Only then did they realize what subjugation and dynastic change are.

Two figures jumped down from the high star-picking platform. At this moment, King Li hugged Afu tightly and placed under her, letting the wind blow by his ears.

"Live," Li Wang said softly, "Afu, I forgive you for your innocence."

A low whimper sounded from the crowd.

"The Kingdom of Li is dead..."

"Our country of Li is dead..."

"..."

From today onwards, they are no longer the citizens of the Li Kingdom.

There is no more Li country in the world.