Legend has it that in years of great disaster, people were driven to the horrific act of exchanging their children for food. Li Qingmu and Long Yue had only heard about it, never witnessed it in person. Listening to the old gentleman speak, a feeling of unease settled in their hearts.
Qi Jingyu felt it even more so. As the ruler of a nation, he should be making decisions for the countless people under his care. Yet, how could a tragedy like this occur under his rule? How would the historians of the future write about it?
An inept and muddled monarch, exploiting the people, ignoring the plight of the world, corpses lining the road, unable to fill their stomachs...
Thinking of these words made Qi Jingyu feel a sharp discomfort, as if a thorn were stuck in his back.
The unchecked tyranny of these village gentry and wealthy powerful must end. Even if it means offending the Imperial Grandmother, he was determined to eradicate the corruption and evil wind of land seizures!
