It was almost noon, the sun was very strong, the hot sun was scorching the earth, and the villagers in the village were hot and thirsty. After all, they had not received formal training, which was too forced for them.

All the water brought was drunk, and there was no water source around. Xueyan had to go to the distant stream to scoo up some water and give it to everyone. The villagers were grateful to the weak woman in white.

As the afternoon began, at the turn of the mountain, a huge group of cars and horses finally came into view, walking along the official road towards Hezhou, and A Qing signaled everyone to stand by.

The convoy approached, Xueyan saw the man leading the army clearly, and was slightly stunned. The light yellow cloak flew, Xueyan was confused. "How could it be him?"

Xueyan was about to stop the action, when A Qing ordered, everyone rushed out of the woods, blocked the road, and surrounded the chariots and horses that delivered food.

"People can leave, and the food is left!" Ah Qing didn't know that the person who came was King Ji Xian, and thought he was just an ordinary local official, dancing with a sword and stern command.

Ji Xian got off the horse and said calmly: "You are the people of Hezhou? This is the relief grain for the people of Hezhou, and it is also your relief grain. When I send it to the city, it will be distributed to everyone."

"Stop talking nonsense, just because it is the relief food of the people, you must stay even more!" A Qing said angrily. "Stop transporting it into the city and being divided by you corrupt officials again!"

"You go back to Hezhou quickly. This batch of food will be distributed to you, I promise." Ji Xian looked at the robbers around him. He was of varying age and old and weak. He saw that he was an ordinary citizen. He advised him kindly, hoping that they would not take action.

"You are hypocritical here, and there is no good thing in the official position." Ah Qing said angrily. "If you don't leave, you will die!" As soon as he finished speaking, he led the bandits and the soldiers guarding the grain, and the startled horses neighed loudly.

Ji Xian looked just a cynical prince. Unexpectedly, the three-foot sword was like a rainbow in his hand. He changed his usual elegant appearance and looked a little more awesome. In this way, A Qing and Ji Xian started fighting.

"Stop! Don't beat him anymore!" Xue Yan originally wanted to avoid Ji Xian, but the scene could no longer be controlled. If this continues, both sides will suffer. She really couldn't stand it, so she had to jump out and shout.

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Xueyan.

"Xueyan, why are you here?" Ji Xian was surprised. Everyone turned to Xueyan. Xueyan was afraid that Jixian would recognize her, so she had already covered her face with a gauze, but Ji Xian still recognized her.

Now I can't take care of so much. Xue Yan took off her veil and knelt on one knee, and said earnestly: "Prince, these people are all the people of Hezhou. I have to force me to come up with this bad strategy. Please don't blame them!" Ah Qing also heard that King Ji Xian was a good prince. He often punished corrupt officials and sought justice for the people. When he saw Xue Yan's actions, he was stunned at first, and then led the bandits to kneel down with Xue Yan.

"If you have something, get up and talk about it." Ji Xian put away his sword and came up to help Xueyan.

"The commander-in-chief of Hezhou is violent and greedy, which makes the people here live in poverty. The relief food assigned by the court rarely falls into the hands of the people." Xueyan raised her head. "If the prince treats the people here as your people, please find a way out for them!"

"I was also entrusted by someone, so I personally lent the food. Don't worry, I will not let this happen again."

"Thank you, Prince." Xueyan saluted again.

"Let's go to the city first and distribute the food so that the people will not suffer." Ji Xian helped Xueyan up and found a sweetheart who had been looking for so long. He was very happy to meet him here.

Xueyan nodded, and the bandits made way. The convoy entered the city in a mighty manner and set up a shed for storm. The food for relief was indeed distributed to the refugees. The army in Hezhou knew Ji Xian's identity, but they just laughed and did not dare to say a word. Ji Xian also ordered people to repair the crumbling dangerous houses and asked the guards to give the uncovered refugees.

Xueyan looked at all this and smiled on her face. It seemed that Ji Xian was really a good prince. The people of Hezhou were overwhelmed.

When several commanders saw Ah Qing and the others in the city, they ordered them to be arrested and told King Ji Xian with confidence that they were all bandits who attacked the army and stole food and did everything they could. The guards in the army responded one after another, and Ji Xian had to order an investigation under pressure.

A Qing and others were taken to prison. Ji Xian promised Xueyan: "I will find out this matter, but the most important thing now is to solve the survival plan of the people."

In the Hezhou Yamen, Ji Xian ordered the resumption of contacts with Liang State, but was stopped by the commanders.

"I said I've resumed the level, can't you hear it?" Ji Xian asked in a low voice, his voice a little angry.

"But the prince, Liang State is fighting. If the exchanges continue, spies from the enemy country will intervene, which will lead to war." The commander felt a little aggrieved and explained the pros and cons to Ji Xian.

"Do what I said!" Ji Xian was majestic and ordered loudly, and his words were unquestionable.

"Yes." Several commanders were intimidated by his power, and because he was the prince, he was not easy to resist, so he could only accept the order and was about to withdraw.

Ji Xian stopped them. "Put up some of the military grains and add several grain distribution points. If Liang State flees, they are not allowed to stop them."

"But... what should I do if the garrison is sent to the people?" a commander asked urgently.

"I will send someone to report and then transport the food."

"Yes." The commanders took the order and retreated.

The Hezhou magistrate knelt in the lobby of the yamen and told all the details about how these commanders acted as a mighty man and oppressed the people in Hezhou. All the crimes were found, and there were evidences and evidences.

"I understand, you can retreat first." Ji Xian waved his hand.

Even though Ji Xian knew that they were fish and meat, he did not ask about it, and did not even mention it. He just opened the borders and urged the city to distribute grain, and redistributed arable land to allow refugees to rely on themselves and work in exchange for clothing.

Hezhou has begun to resume normal operation, and the people praised King Ji Xian's wisdom. Even the people of Liang State fled to Hezhou. Hezhou is adjacent to Shen County and Liaocheng in Liang State. Due to the long-term war in Liang State and the unstable regime, the defenders of Shen County and Liaocheng both submitted letters to King Ji Xian, surrendering to Ji Xian, intending to surrender to Ji State and surrender without fighting.

Xueyan was very anxious. The commanders had been trying to find an opportunity to kill Ah Qing, but Ji Xian ignored him. Xueyan ran to Ji Xian and questioned him: "Why do you still need to use such commanders? You said to give the people an explanation!"

"I won't let them be kept in prison, but now is not the time." Ji Xian explained twitchyly. "After all, they are the commanders of Hezhou. They must have close confidants in the army and have a stable foundation. I have no military power. If they are moved at this time, the Liang State will be ahead. They can completely rebel against Ji State and flee to Liang State. If the war spreads, who will protect the people here? Besides, they are just small minions in some places. I guess there is a big fish in Jizhou. If I move them now, the army will change its ownership and the morale of the army will be unstable. If Liang State takes advantage of the opportunity, will the people in Hezhou not suffer from the disaster of fish? The people are determined. I will first solve the problems of the people and help them overcome the current crisis. Isn't it easy to deal with these commanders?"

Xueyan thought about what he said and felt that what he said was very reasonable. It turned out that he did not know how to look back and forth, only focused on Ah Qing and the others' safety, punished evil and promoted good, and forgot to take into account the overall situation, and felt a little ashamed.

"They have indeed done good deeds for the people and made military achievements before, but people will make mistakes. After soaking in power for a long time, they have developed selfishness and forget their duties. I am not in a hurry to deal with them. It can be regarded as giving them a chance to redeem their sins." Ji Xian sighed lightly.

"I'm too reckless, I'm sorry for your crime." Xueyan leaned over and saluted.

"You are also thinking about the people." Ji Xian helped Xueyan up. "Helping the people is not only giving them money and solving their food and clothing, but also helping them restore their ability to be self-sufficient and improve the order that Hezhou should have. As for the money they embezzled, I will use it to rectify the army, strengthen Hezhou's border defense, and avoid war, which is the long-term solution to protect Hezhou."

"Prince, you will be a good emperor admired by all people in the future." Xueyan looked at him sincerely and could solve the crisis here without moving a soldier. It is said that a benevolent and virtuous ruler will win the world, and he is such an emperor.

Ji Xian shook his head. "I don't want to be an emperor."

"Why?" Although Xueyan didn't know much about the mortal world, she knew that the king of one place held the power of life and death of the people, shouldered the rise and fall of the country and the welfare of the people of a country. This is the highest right and glory in the world, and it is what many mortals in the world dream of.

Master once said that those who can be emperors in this life must be those who have accumulated a lot of virtue and goodness in their previous life and have already become gods. If such people still have nostalgia for the world, they will be reincarnated as human beings again. All the glory and wealth they enjoy now are actually good deeds accumulated in their previous life. Although such people have a high cultivation level in their previous life, they will not have the memory of their previous life. Most people will use their power to do whatever they want until they are drowned by the greedy gutter of the world. Only a small number of people will emerge from the mud and continue to do good deeds and accumulate virtues, sublimate themselves until their merits are complete.

Ji Xian looked out the window. "I have loved music since I was a child, liked to recite poems and paintings, and travel through mountains and rivers. I don't want to be bound by the fate of the emperor. Instead of controlling the world in a magnificent palace, I want to stay among mountains and rivers and be myself."

This is the first time Xueyan heard the idea of ​​being indifferent to fame and fortune. She secretly admired her. Everyone in this world spent their whole life fighting for fame and fortune, and finally died of her own desires. How many people can look down on the ups and downs and downs and be free and easy.

"The fate is like this, you can't choose." Xueyan sighed softly, but a heart that is pure and has no desires and free mountains and rivers is trapped in this glitzy and chaotic world, and is stained with luxury and wealth, and is stained with fireworks on earth.

"I want to have a small house with my beloved among the green mountains and clear waters, with a few acres of thin fields, the piano and the zither are on the verge of the same heart as my white head." Ji Xian turned to Xueyan. "Since I met you that day, listening to the song you played, and talking about your thoughts slowly, full of hope and yearning for freedom, I know that your heart is the same as mine, and you are the person I am looking for in this life."

He was right. Such a life was exactly what Xueyan yearned for. There was no competition between the two realms of heaven and demons, no intrigue in the world, only green mountains and clear waters, only spring flowers blooming, and staying with the loved ones. This was exactly what Xueyan yearned for. It turned out that before he knew it, the sound of the piano at his fingertips revealed Xueyan’s thoughts!

Xueyan raised her head and met Ji Xian's burning gaze. His eyes were full of expectations. Such enthusiasm almost burned Xueyan. Xueyan hurriedly avoided his gaze.

"I'm sorry! I can't... I have something to do, so I'll say goodbye." After saying that, Xueyan owed her body and ran out as if she was running away. Xueyan never refused others, because no matter how tactful the words of rejection were, it was a kind of harm. She didn't want to hurt everyone.

"Stay with your beloved?" Xueyan looked up at the sky and muttered to herself. Ji Xian was a human being. Senior Sister Ruoxi admitted that she loved him deeply and that being friends with him was impossible, let alone staying with her.

"It's better to stay away from him and let him forget me." Xueyan sighed.

Until the end, Hezhou returned to peace and several commanders were demoted to joining the army. Ji Xian ordered Aqing to be the commander. Aqing was a little worried, but Ji Xian said that official positions do not distinguish between identity and gender, and knowing how to plead for the people is the most important thing.

Hearing that Ji Xian Wang was famous, the six cities on the border of Liang State surrendered to Ji State, the people of Hezhou began a life of full food and clothing.

Xueyan was very pleased to see all this, but she didn't want to have too much connection with Ji Xian. After all, there was a difference between shemale demons, and she couldn't harm him, and even more harm herself. She had to leave without saying goodbye and rushed back to Yao Town overnight.
Chapter completed!