Alas, Uncle Li has never seen the God of War Prince. If he is so desperate to defend the fugitive that the officer wants to catch, isn't he looking for death?"

When Gu Xi heard this, she was stunned. She really didn't expect that the reason behind it was this.

The old man fought tooth and nail to protect Prince Ning.

Gu Xi suddenly felt a little bit relieved for Prince Ning.

As she said before, even if he was feared by the emperor and framed by treacherous officials, some people in Da Qin knew his goodness and remembered his bloody protection over the years.

Therefore, after something happens to him, some people will always stand up and choose to protect him, even if they risk their own lives.

"Miss, please hurry up, wuwuwu... My mother said that my grandpa is almost out of breath..."

The thin black boy ran to the door of the house. Seeing that Gu Xi hadn't followed, he quickly ran back to her and urged her with tears.

"Shui Sheng, the eldest lady is kind-hearted and capable, but your grandfather was injured too seriously. Don't embarrass the eldest lady!"

The peasant man frowned and yelled at him, telling him not to offend Gu Xi.

The skinny black boy named Shui Sheng immediately didn't dare to cry anymore, but his tears fell even more fiercely, his face full of despair.

Gu Xi didn't say anything, but ran quickly into the house and came to the bed to check on the old man's condition.

He is indeed dying, breathing out more and taking in less air, but he is still conscious.

When Mr. Li saw her, his eyes widened with excitement, and he struggled to speak to her.

"Old man, take this medicine first to save your life. It's not too late to tell me what you want to say slowly."

After Gu Xi spoke to him gently, without any hesitation, she took out a precious heart-protecting pill from her purse, directly raised the old man's chin and fed it to him.

Although the heart-protecting pill is precious, it is not more valuable than the life of Mr. Li, who has a brave heart.

After feeding the old man the heart-protecting pill, his condition improved almost at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The old man who was dying just now is breathing steadily, his face is rosy, and he can still speak.

Shui Sheng Niang, Shui Sheng, and the peasant man who followed them all opened their eyes in surprise, and looked at Gu Xi again as if they were looking at a living Bodhisattva.

"I only have this life-saving medicine. Don't tell me about it, lest I bring disaster to you." Gu Xi said.

When Shui Shengniang and Shui Sheng heard this, they immediately knelt down and kept kowtowing to Gu Xi to thank him.

They felt that they were humble people whose lives were worth nothing, so they were so moved that she could come up with such a precious medicine and they didn't know what to do.

"Miss, thank you for saving my grandfather, Shui Sheng will work like a bull to repay your kindness in this life!" Shui Sheng kowtowed several times and said with tears of gratitude.

"Miss, my old man's life is worthless, and I don't deserve to be treated with elixir."

Uncle Li also struggled to get up from the bed, his eyes filled with tears and wanted to kowtow to Gu Xi.

He is a person who takes medicine and can best feel the magic of this medicine!!

"You all get up first. Uncle Li, your injuries haven't been treated yet, so you should lie down and don't move." Gu Xi said with a straight face and dignity.

Shui Sheng, Uncle Li and others all obeyed obediently and did not dare to make any more moves.

"Although medicine is precious, Uncle Li's righteous deeds are even more precious. I heard that you had the courage to contradict the official and defend Prince Ning, and I admire you very much.

Uncle Li, there is no need to belittle yourself, you have a much more conscience than those officials!"

Gu Xi smiled and spoke, unabashedly praising Uncle Li for his actions in protecting Prince Ning.

Uncle Li was completely relieved when he heard that Gu Xi also defended Prince Ning. When Gu Xi praised him again, his face turned red and he waved his hands repeatedly.

"My old man is not as good as the eldest lady said. My old man fights to the death to protect each other because our family has received favor from Prince Ning.

Prince Ning is really a good prince and a good general. I can't hear that he was wronged just because he was afraid of being mute. That would be so heartless!"

"Oh? When did the old man receive favor from Prince Ning?" Gu Xi asked curiously.

"My second son, Shuisheng's father, was drafted into the army and was fortunate enough to be assigned to Prince Ning's command.

When he was seriously injured and retired from the battlefield, King Ning gave him thirty taels of silver and sent someone to take him home.

Although he did not survive in the end, we saw him for the last time and the thirty taels of silver allowed our family to survive the most difficult years and still have the opportunity to come to the capital to make a living.

I miss my eldest son, who was also drafted into the army back then, and finally heard nothing from him. He has not been seen for so many years, and his body has never been seen after death!

In our village, there are also men from ten miles away and eight villages nearby who have been drafted to serve as soldiers. If you ask around, you will know that serving as a soldier under Prince Ning can send money home while you are alive, and you can return home and receive a pension even after you die.

Silver.

As for those who go to serve as soldiers in other places, there are very few who can send money home while they are alive, and even less if they die!

The good thing is that the government informs you that the person is dead. The worst thing is that you are like my eldest son, who doesn’t even know whether he is alive or dead!"

When Uncle Li mentioned the sad part, he couldn't help wiping his tears before continuing,

"How can a good general like King Ning, who cares about his soldiers and repulses Beiyan's attacks every year, collaborate with the enemy and treason as they say? I don't know other things, but I won't believe this to my death!

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After hearing what Uncle Li said, Gu Xi was deeply touched in her heart and was speechless for a long time.

She couldn't help but think of Prince Ning telling her that he had no money. When she asked him where all the money went, he simply said two words: "Raise troops."

At that time, Gu Xi thought that the most he could do was to keep his soldiers well fed and clothed, and to ensure the army's weapons supply. However, he did not expect that he would also provide pensions to the seriously injured soldiers, and even allow them to return to their roots.

Just this expenditure is an unimaginable huge amount of money!

Think about the extravagance of the emperor, his clan, and the nobles. They all use their money for their own enjoyment and don't care about the lives of the people and soldiers below.

What works is effective.

If King Ning is the emperor and leads by example, there will definitely be another scene where the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

"I, an old man, speak softly and can't do much to help Prince Ning, but even if my words of rebuttal can make those people think more about whether Prince Ning is wronged, my life will still be worth it!

King Ning is our God of War and the patron saint of Qin. He cannot be killed unjustly!

Without him, who would fight the Northern Yan people? Without him, those men who were dragged into the army would not even have the last thought of being able to serve as soldiers under King Ning!"

Old Man Li said with red eyes and choked with sobs.

When Gu Xi heard the old man's last words, he was greatly shocked. At the same time, he felt that his conscience had been greatly impacted and tortured.
Chapter completed!