Lord of Civilizations

Chapter 268 What's wrong with the common people?
June [-].

There are only three days left until June [-]th, the night of the full moon.

And the atmosphere in the capital is becoming more and more turbulent.

The common people at the bottom were a little terrified when they first saw so many people from the rivers and lakes pouring into the capital.But then a large number of officials and imperial city guards appeared, and after arresting all the rioters, they settled down to work again.

But now, they are not at ease.

The common people at the bottom, although they don't know the big principles and don't have the wisdom to understand the overall situation, but they are the best at observing words and feelings.

Among the people coming and going from the rivers and lakes, they vaguely felt a calm atmosphere before the eruption of the volcano.

Some capable people have quietly left the capital, ready to go out and hide for a while.

Those who are incompetent also become more cautious.

Cats have cat ways, mice have rat ways.

To survive in this imperial capital, everyone has their own set of survival rules.

Drunk Moon Building.

Mo Wen sat in a window seat, overlooking the people coming and going below.

"They are very tired, Lu Xiaofeng, what do you think?"

I don't know if it's an illusion, but the Zuiyue Tower, which was originally bustling and bustling, suddenly became quiet for a moment.

In the next second, the noise returned to Zuiyue Tower again.

And Lu Xiaofeng with four eyebrows also sat opposite to Mo Wen.

Mo Wen smiled and said.

"The daughter's red here is not bad. I specially ordered the daughter's red that has been preserved in the proprietress's shop for 18 years. Don't you want to try it?"

"No."

Lu XiaoFeng shook his head.

Mo Wen laughed and said.

"You, Lu Xiaofeng, also have good wine, when you don't want to have a glass?"

"Yes, it's this time!"

Lu Xiaofeng nodded and said.

"That's a pity!"

Mo Wen shook his head, raised his glass, and drank the wine in the glass.

"Good wine! It's just that something was added, which affected some of the taste."

With that said, he poured another glass of wine and drank it down.

Lu Xiaofeng didn't say anything, just watched him drink half a bottle of wine.

Mo Wen laughed again, raised the jug and said to him.

"Would you like a drink?"

Lu Xiaofeng smiled wryly and said.

"It's okay for you to drink so much. I'll drink two at most, and I'm afraid I'm going to collapse."

A green light suddenly appeared on Mo Wen's hand.

all of a sudden.

The entire Zuiyue Building suddenly fell silent.

Even Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but froze.

As if Mo Wen hadn't seen it, the green light brushed the flagon in his hand.

"All right."

He poured a glass of wine into the glass in front of Lu Xiaofeng, and gestured with his hand.

"It's time to drink."

Lu Xiaofeng smiled, picked up the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.

"It really is good wine!"

The two drank three glasses of wine in a row.

Lu Xiaofeng put down his wine glass, fixed his eyes on Mo Wen, and said.

"I want to know, does Huo Xiu's death have anything to do with you?"

"Yes, I killed him."

Mo Wen nodded in agreement.

Lu Xiaofeng paused for a moment, then asked again.

"What is the relationship between the True God religion and you?"

"The True God Sect was created by me."

Mo Wen still nodded.

Lu Xiaofeng said with a painful look on his face.

"Why? Why did you do this?"

Mo Wen didn't answer, but just looked out of the window.

"Lu Xiaofeng, do you think they are tired?"

"tired?"

Lu Xiaofeng looked at the ordinary people coming and going, and for a moment couldn't understand what Mo Wen was trying to express.

"Is there anyone in this world who is not tired?"

"No! Not the same!"

Mo Wen shook his head.

"On top of their heads, there are too many things, imperial power, nobility, family, sects... Each of these is like a mountain, pressing on top of their heads. They don't know when, the top of their heads The mountain will fall and crush them to pieces!"

Lu Xiaofeng frowned. He vaguely understood what Mo Wen wanted to say, but he still had more confusion in his heart.

Mo Wen smiled and asked.

"Lu Xiaofeng, let me ask you a question. Do you know how many years the average person's life span is?"

Lu Xiaofeng thought carefully and finally said.

"If you don't practice martial arts, the lifespan limit of an ordinary person is about 80 years old."

"Then do you know what the average life expectancy is now?" Mo Wen asked again.

Lu Xiaofeng thought about it, but this time he didn't know.

Mo Wen answered.

"Under 30 years old! Now the average life expectancy is less than 30 years old!"

"what?"

Lu XiaoFeng was stunned.

How can it be so low?

Although he knows that many people will not live to be 80 years old, even in many places, 60 years old can be called an old birthday star.But he never knew that the current average life expectancy is actually less than 30 years old!

"Are you surprised?"

Mo Wen said.

"There is no war, no major turmoil. In a dynasty at its peak, the average life expectancy of ordinary people is actually less than 30 years old. Hehe, don't you think it's ironic?"

Lu Xiaofeng was silent, an inexplicable block in his heart made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Lu Xiaofeng, do you know why I put imperial power first?" Mo Wen asked again.

"why?"

Lu XiaoFeng asked.

"Because the emperor is too greedy! Too greedy!" Mo Wen sighed.

Lu Xiaofeng frowned.

"As far as I know, the current emperor is not a luxurious and lustful person. Where does the theory of greed come from?"

In the court, although it was said that the emperor's favor and trust in the power minister, Cai Xiang, caused him to confuse the court, but there was really no news of the emperor's extravagance and lust.

Mo Wen looked at Lu Xiaofeng and said.

"Lu Xiaofeng, you don't usually use copper coins, do you? Do you know that more than [-]% of ordinary people rely on copper coins as a currency for transactions?"

"What does this have to do with the emperor's greed?"

Lu Xiaofeng didn't know why.

"Then do you know that the first thing every emperor does after ascending the throne is to reprint copper coins. Everyone can only use new copper coins, and all previous copper coins will be invalidated!"

Mo Wen stared at Lu Xiaofeng closely and said.

"Do you know what this means? It means that the emperor directly steals money from the common people! What are the common people to blame? After working so hard for half their lives, a new emperor ascends the throne, and all their money is useless!"

"Without money, they can't eat enough, don't wear warm clothes, and can't even treat illnesses! The average life expectancy is less than thirty, half of which is because of the emperor! Tell me, should I put him first ?”

Lu Xiaofeng remained silent.

He is a vagabond, he has never thought about these things, and he has never known how miserable the people are.

But that doesn't mean he doesn't understand anything.

At least he knew about the reprinted copper coins.

It's just that in the past, he never thought about this problem.

Now that Mo Wen points it, he can see through it instantly.

(End of this chapter)