From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 260

It was noon, and the sun was shining brightly.

The snow on the ground had not melted yet, and the whole world seemed white.

Zhou Yuan strode forward and saw a corpse lying at his feet. He kicked it twice and heard a weak wail.

The unconscious man opened his eyes hazily, and when he saw Zhou Yuan, he didn't know where he got the strength from, and hurriedly hugged his calf.

The weak cry was moving: "Master, give me something to eat, save my life, I can work, I can work when I am full."

While saying this, he kowtowed again, and his head was covered with snow and scarlet blood.

Seeing this scene, Li Yu'an felt inexplicably heavy, and whispered: "Zhou Yuan, don't... There are five or six thousand people here, you can't save them all."

Zhou Yuan nodded and continued to walk forward.

More refugees gathered around, and they all knelt on the ground, crying weakly for help.

Under the midday sun, there were wailing everywhere, and people were dying.

Zhou Yuan squatted down, looked at a young man, and said lightly: "How old are you?"

The man was very excited when he saw Zhou Yuan talking: "Master, I am nineteen years old. Give me food and I will work for you for the rest of my life!"

"Master, help me!"

"Please be kind and save me."

"Please have mercy!"

Countless refugees around burst into tears, and there were wailing everywhere.

The sun became more and more dazzling, and the wind began to blow.

Zhou Yuan looked at the dying people on the ground, and suddenly turned back and saw the great Shenjing.

It was a huge city, the best in the world, with countless dignitaries, countless gold and silver jewelry, and the best resources in the world.

Two miles apart, it was like the difference between heaven and hell.

"Zhou Yuan!"

Li Yu'an's face was serious, and she said in a deep voice: "I know you are still young, you have your own ambitions, but you are not cruel enough to see them die like this."

"But you must know that you can't save so many people. There are five or six thousand here, and there are millions more in the Central Plains."

"There are more than tens of millions of refugees in Jizhou, Shandong, Huguang, and even Jiangnan. How can you save them?"

She found that Zhou Yuan looked at her with a calm face and clear eyes.

Inexplicably, Li Yu'an felt a little soft in her heart, and whispered: "Listen to me, let's go back to Shenjing, saving the country is saving people."

Zhou Yuan nodded, but smiled: "The Holy Mother of Wusheng, the Wuji Old Mother, and the Holy Mother of Yuhua are all one person. There are eight empty townships, saving people from suffering in the world. For the helpless people, she is a kind mother."

"Sister Holy Mother, your Wusheng Sect has developed to this point today, in fact, there are also reasons in this aspect."

Li Yu'an said: "That's just a means! It's packaged! If you really do this... I'm not a real immortal!"

Zhou Yuan said: "I'm not a saint either. I must save every life. It's nothing more than doing things according to my conscience, but I just want to be guilt-free."

"If I didn't see it today They, then you can just pretend you don't know, but I saw it after all."

Li Yu'an grabbed Zhou Yuan and shook his head, saying, "You are a man who does great things, don't be dragged down by these little things, hesitation is not the posture of a hero."

However, Zhou Yuan slowly said, "It's okay not to save them. When I return to Shenjing, I will still be the young and noble Loyal Martial Earl."

"It's just that when it's late at night and I suddenly think of what happened today, I will despise myself."

"I have always been conceited, and I don't like the feeling of looking down on myself the most."

After speaking, he turned around and shouted, "Mingrui! Go tell Qu Ling! I want these refugees to have a meal before dark!"

"Okay!"

Mingrui doesn't think so much, he just thinks that his son-in-law is really a man, really awesome.

Li Yu'an said anxiously: "You are crazy! What good can you get from doing this! These dying people need to eat every day, can you support them for a lifetime!"

Zhou Yuan gently patted the back of Li Yu'an's hand and sighed: "Yes, they are dying people, but they are also the gold left after the great waves."

Li Yu'an frowned and said: "Gold? Them? Zhou Yuan, are you crazy?"

Zhou Yuan said: "From Shandong to Shenjing, it is nearly a thousand miles away. Who can hold on here without a good physical foundation? He Most of them are tall, can withstand hunger and cold, and can fight and rob. "

"Heaven has helped me to select them. They are the winners, the ones who have successfully survived here."

Li Yu'an sneered: "There are more than 100,000 such people! Go and save them all!"

Zhou Yuan waved his hand and said: "You are right, more than 100,000, but why are the others gone?"

"Because after being driven out of Shenjing, those people fled to the surrounding areas to rob food. Or turned into robbers, or went up the mountainAs bandits, they have their own way of survival. "

"And the rest are still the result of the great waves. They are struggling here, relying on the money and food given by people who pass by every day, which is not enough to eat, so they can hardly hold on."

"But Saint Mother, why are they still here? Are there many corpses here?"

Li Yu'an said: "I don't understand what you are saying!"

Zhou Yuan said: "They stayed here and did not turn into bandits and robbers because they still have good thoughts in their hearts."

"The reason why they can still stay here is that they did not block and rob the money and materials of the carriages, otherwise the soldiers of Shenjing would have left the city and driven them away. This is also because of good thoughts."

"There are not many corpses here, most of them died of starvation, and there is no blood, which can prove that they did not kill each other and turn into beasts when they were at the end of their lives."

"This is also good thoughts, a symbol of human nature. "

Li Yu'an was stunned, looking at the young man in front of her, with an unspeakable shock in her heart.

Zhou Yuan said: "There are hundreds of thousands of refugees, and only a few thousand can do this, which means that there are also one percent of good people."

"If I don't save such people, my conscience will not go through with it."

"I dare to use such people, and they can also repay me."

"They are all fellow Shandong natives, and they have traveled thousands of miles, experienced life and death together, and have been tested by humanity and kindness..."

"If such a group of people become an army, I dare not imagine what kind of enemy can defeat them. "

Li Yu'an felt her scalp tingling and her heart trembled suddenly.

She felt as if she had been enlightened, so that her emotions could not be suppressed for a moment, and she was shocked and lost her voice.

They were all fellow villagers, who had traveled thousands of miles together, experienced life and death together, had humanity, kindness, and a physical foundation carefully selected by heaven.

Five or six thousand people, if they were really trained as soldiers, my God, this would probably be the strongest army in the world and the most impeccable brigade.

It's really true gold that has been washed away by the waves!

Li Yu'an couldn't help but say: "You... are so sharp... If you were a descendant of my Li family, you might have taken back the country long ago."

Zhou Yuan said seriously: "I can no longer be a descendant of the Li family, but I can be the son-in-law of the Li family. What do you think? "

Li Yu'an was slightly stunned, then she covered her face and laughed.

She laughed so hard that her face turned red, and she couldn't help saying: "You were so serious just a moment ago, but you suddenly teased me. You are really interesting, young man."

"But my age is enough to be your mother, but I'm afraid I can't be your wife."

Zhou Yuan glanced at her and said lightly: "Mother."

Li Yu'an was petrified on the spot and stuttered: "You...you are also..."

Zhou Yuan looked down and said: "I want to drink milk."