The 15th day of the eighth month in the third year of Fuling. The Mid-Autumn Festival is a day for family reunion.

As the sun rises, the King of Zhenbei, Zhao Heng, leads the way, while the Imperial Master, Luo Xinghe, holds Zhao Xuaner’s hand. The three of them walk out of the South Gate of Longcheng and walk slowly towards the East Parade Ground two miles away.

"Master Imperial Master, our Wei State has suffered from a severe drought for three years. Have the officials of each state counted the exact number of victims?"

Zhao Heng asked.

"Wei has thirteen states, seven in the north and six in the south. The seven northern states have all fallen, and there are signs that the drought is invading the six southern states."

"Now a large number of disaster victims have gathered in the six southern states, and their numbers are difficult to count.……"

Luo Xinghe pondered for a while and said,"The governors of the six states reported a total of more than 97,300."

Zhao Heng frowned slightly and asked,"What about those that have not been reported?"

Luo Xinghe sighed and said,"At least several million, at most……"

The King of Zhenbei was horrified.

The number of victims who starved to death alone was in the millions, or even tens of millions.

The total number of refugees was at least hundreds of millions. It was too terrible.

"Xuan'er."

On the broad official road, Luo Xinghe suddenly squatted down.

His vicissitudes eyes stared straight at Zhao Xuan'er.

"What's wrong, Master?"

The little girl, about seven or eight years old, was wearing coarse linen clothes and straw sandals yesterday, but today she is wearing silk and satin.

Although her face is yellow and rough due to severe malnutrition, her big eyes, with distinct black and white, are full of the spirit of a clear spring and green pond after rain.

"If a couple starves to death together, it is better for me to go to the vegetable market.

I can get 3,000 yuan to support my husband. One piece of meat can be used to carry a mile."

"The texture of lotus is fragrant when cooked, and the milk is mixed with chaos and people compete to taste it.

The two arms are cut off first and hung in the butcher shop, and the thighs are slowly cut and the fat is used to make soup"

"I don't want to kill you, I want fresh meat, I want to see it go into the stomach of hungry people.

Male meat is fishy and cannot be eaten, female skin is smooth and has no sweat."

……

"Xuan'er, can the master teach you this poem later?

The girl nodded,"Okay."

Luo Xinghe let go of Zhao Xuan'er's hand, and the girl jumped away, as happy as a butterfly.

"My Lord, who wrote this poem?"

"Hehe~"

Looking at the girl not far away with her arms raised and flying like a bird,

Luo Xinghe smiled coldly,"This is not poetry, this is bloody reality."

"It happened in Jintong, the capital of Liangzhou"

"Your Majesty, have you heard of the vegetable market?"

Zhao Heng shook his head.

Luo Xinghe explained:"There are people selling pork, dog meat, and mutton in the vegetable market."

"The vegetable market has an extra character"人" (person) in it, compared to the vegetable market."

""Hiss~"

Zhao Heng took a breath of cold air, feeling terrified.

Luo Xinghe continued:"Whether it is the kings, generals, or peddlers, whether it is pork, mutton or dog meat, they all like to eat fresh"

"The older the meat, the tougher it is; the younger the meat, the tenderer it is."

"The male's flesh is fishy and the female's skin is creamy"

"Also, knockout drugs are very expensive."

"So, those who were sold to the vegetable market……"

Luo Xinghe made a motion of cutting with his knife,"Take the pig as an example. In order to ensure the meat is fresh and delicious, the butcher will never kill the pig cleanly."

"Zhang San came to buy meat. After choosing for a long time, he ordered a pig's front leg."

"The butcher chopped off the pig's front leg with an axe"

"Li Si also came to buy meat and asked for a piece of rump meat."

"The butcher cut off a piece with his sharp knife."

"No matter how the pig screams, the butcher and the buyer will not show mercy."

"Because the butcher gets money and the customer fills his stomach"

"As for the pig, it could only watch itself being dismembered bit by bit.

Luo Xinghe pointed his chin at the innocent girl who was chasing sparrows not far away.

"Xuan'er's mother volunteered to become a pig on the chopping board of the vegetable market in order to let her husband and daughter survive."

As the King of Zhenbei, Zhao Heng, who had experienced more than one tragic war, could not help but feel his palms wet when he heard what Luo Xinghe said.

War is people killing each other.

And the vegetable market is people eating each other.

It is not terrible for one person to lose his humanity.

The most terrifying thing is that everyone loses their humanity.

Because the moral law has collapsed.

……

The eastern parade ground of Longcheng.

Zhao Heng took Luo Xinghe and Zhao Xuan'er in and out of the tents, and asked the soldiers about their well-being.

The Wei Kingdom had suffered from a severe drought for three years, and there were countless refugees. In order to maintain domestic stability, most of the grain was used for disaster relief, and the grain and grass distributed to the 100,000 soldiers in Longcheng were pitifully small.

The treasury was empty, the body was already hungry, and there was no spiritual comfort. There was no guarantee that the 100,000 tigers and wolves would not turn their weapons against the Wei Kingdom.

A tent was packed with skinny soldiers.

Luo Xinghe saw it with his own eyes, and felt pain in his heart, with tears flashing in his eyes.

"Heroes who defend our country."

Luo Xinghe clasped his fists and said affectionately,"Please accept my greetings."

With a thump, the great Wei State Master actually knelt on his knees and banged his forehead heavily on the ground.

"My Lord Imperial Master, this is not acceptable!"

"My lord, you are the patron saint of our Wei State. We are but ordinary mortals. How can we be worthy of your respect?"

"Defending our country is our duty to defend it to the death. Please stand up quickly, Master Guoshi!"

In the Wei Dynasty, Luo Xinghe was second only to one person and above all others.

Even when he met Emperor Fu Ling, he did not need to perform the etiquette of monarch and subject.

The kowtow of the master was no different from the emperor bowing his head.

The soldiers were moved to tears.

……

Half an hour later, Luo Xinghe was about to leave after visiting a tent when he suddenly saw a little girl about six or seven years old lying on the blanket in the corner.

""Master Imperial Master, this child must have been found by soldiers who went out hunting and brought back to the training ground. Is there any problem?"

Zhao Heng asked.

Luo Xinghe smiled calmly and said,"This girl's aptitude is no worse than Xuan'er's."

"I am Xuan'er whom I met on the morning of August 13th"

"The girl I met at noon on August 14th"

���If it had been two days earlier, I would have accepted her as my disciple instead of Xuan'er."

Zhao Heng was surprised and said,"How could we have such a fate?"

"One is learning, two is teaching, why don't you accept this second opportunity, Master?"

Luo Xinghe shook his head,"Three thousand rivers, one scoop is enough."

"It's like there are hundreds of countries standing side by side, I only see the writers of Wei"

"All the fates in the world, like flying seeds, will eventually fall on the most suitable piece of soil."

Just a few words, Zhao Heng's mind was clear,"Master State Master, I have learned from your teachings."

Luo Xinghe and Zhao Heng walked out of the tent surrounded by a group of soldiers.

Zhao Xuan'er did not leave with them, but squatted beside a girl of the same age.

After looking at the girl's face for a while, Zhao Xuan'er stretched out a small hand.

The sharp nails scratched the girl's face.

The girl in her sleep may have felt the pain and frowned slightly.

Retracting her palm, Zhao Xuan'er leaned over slightly and whispered in the girl's ear.

"I have a master, what do you have?"

……

The noises were like sharp arrows, coming from the front, from the back, from the left, from the sky.

They shot from all directions and pierced into her ears.

Cang Xue slowly opened her eyes and struggled to sit up.

"You are finally awake."

A middle-aged man squatted in front of the girl, holding a large white bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other.

While speaking, he scooped a large amount of broth from the bowl into his mouth.

"Uncle... where is my brother?"

"Ding ding~"

The man knocked on the edge of the white porcelain bowl with chopsticks.

"Isn't this"

"In the bowl"

…… ps: The national teacher is called Luo Xinghe, and the previous chapter has been modified.

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