Chapter 1854 Scarlet Terror
A decisive battle is taking place on the northwest border of the empire that will affect the situation throughout the world. At the same time, the south of Qin is not peaceful either.
Although the shadow of war is still far away from the south, its radiation impact has begun to destabilize people's livelihood in the country.
The prices of daily necessities such as grain and salt soared. Rumors spread among the crowd. Some said that the imperial court had been defeated but they concealed the news. Some said that the imperial court had defeated the Liao army. What was even more outrageous was that there were rumors that His Highness the Crown Prince secretly went to Gansu and Shaanxi to supervise the war.
, the news that he was captured alive by Yelu Shenxuan, the prince of Liao Kingdom, spread widely.
The more outrageous the news, the more people will spread the rumor.
As these news spread among the people, coupled with the soaring prices, the most direct impact was that people's hearts began to become unstable. Jianghu sects took the opportunity to expand their territories, fight and injure people with force, and murder cases occurred every day.
In other words, people's living standards began to plummet, and some wealthy or powerful people began to blatantly oppress people.
And the most direct impact of their oppression of the people is that people's lives are more difficult. People are bankrupt and homeless on the streets. People beat drums outside the government offices and complain that their fields have been occupied every day. Under the intervention of Jianghu sects, the entire society
Internal conflicts surged, and more people joined thieves and bandits because of their displacement. This further destroyed the social system, and people began to use force to solve problems instead of the law.
Life is difficult for ordinary people, and life is also difficult for wealthy people.
Even their suffering is more direct and terrifying.
Dongchang Jinyiwei, these five words have now become a nightmare that the rich people in the south will wake up from their dreams.
Jin Yiwei used his bloody butcher knife to tell the rich people that in the eyes of the imperial court, they were not even the meanest dogs. If they dared to go against the imperial court, there would be only one fate, and the whole family would die.
That would be the real death of the whole family. Not to mention the population, even the livestock raised in the family would be robbed.
Under the bloody terror of the Jin Yiwei, the rich dare not speak out. They are in panic all day long. What they fear most every day is a knock on the door and the words "Jin Yiwei are handling the case", which is a death knell for them.
Under this terrifying high pressure, the anger of the rich has accumulated to the point of breaking out. No one knows whether they will be the next to have their homes confiscated and destroyed, but until now, Jin Yiwei has never stopped the butcher knife.
Meaning, they had a premonition that one day it would fall on them. Undercurrent, an invisible force was surging, trying to make them unite to resist the Jin Yiwei.
In the dark of night, there were still singing and dancing along the Qinhuai River, cruise ships and boats were constantly coming and going, and there were tourists on both sides of the river. Everything was as usual. It seemed that the hustle and bustle of the outside world had not affected the Jinling City under the rule of King Wen at all.
"There is a fish in the Yangtze River called Dao. It is named because it looks like a big knife. It is usually the size of a palm. Its taste is extremely fresh and is called the most delicious in the world. This fish dies when it comes out of the water. Therefore, throughout the ages, not even the emperors have eaten it.
It, Brother Zhang, today the king will catch a few fish for you to have a taste."
A small boat floated at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Qinhuai River. There were four people on the boat. King Wen was wearing a raincoat and holding a fishing rod in his hand. He was talking to Zhang Biwu, while the middle-aged scribe who had played chess with Zhang Biwu in the bamboo forest was sitting cross-legged.
Chapter completed!