Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Great Sui Dynasty. Luoyang is an extremely prosperous place. Luoyang peony is the most famous all over the world. Even Buli, who grew up outside the Great Wall, has heard of the name here from Lao Luodu's mouth. When he was not in the city, he was eager to see the peony.

But after entering the city, it was like being poured down by cold water, all the expectations and fantasies were shattered, leaving only regrets.

It’s not that Wang Shichong refused to visit them, or that someone destroyed the peony during the previous battle, but that the entire city had withered, so how could a mere peony be spared?

After all, flowers, plants, gold and stones and other toys must be based on the peace in the world.

If you live and work in peace and prosperity, you will naturally have the mood to enjoy the flowers and plants. Only when you have the rare talents in all kinds of things can you make a breakthrough.

With Yang Guang's rebellious actions, the whole world is on the verge of falling apart. How can a mere peony be spared?

First, thieves in the Central Plains were rampant, and then righteous soldiers appeared.

After Wang Shichong suppressed the rebellion, he was caught in a fight for power with other ministers.

Until he successfully defeated the princes and became the number one person in Luoyang today, he received the bad news of Yang Guang's death, followed by a military threat from Wagang.

The once prosperous city has become a front line that is connected by war. Where can the generals be attached if they are not covered? Luoyang is in trouble, and who can have a good ending in the city?

Peony flowers were originally supported by Luoyang officials and wealthy families, and their status was getting higher and higher.

Now that the enemy is in danger, the life is hard to protect, who has the heart to take care of a few peony flowers?

In this case, how can the flowers look good?

No matter how good the scenery is, people must evaluate the quality of the scenery.

In other words, scenery and mood often influence each other and act on each other.

When a person is in a low mood, he will find out the shortcomings of any beautiful scenery. In fact, he still needs to maintain his emotions.

With the current mood, even if you give her any strange flowers and plants, it is difficult to hear a praise from her, and Luoyang Peony is no exception.

The reason is that this city is too dilapidated.

Not only is it not like the capital, it is even slightly deficient compared to ordinary cities.

How can people feel good in this environment?

How can you enjoy the scenery calmly?

After the bloody storm of troubled times, I saw the miserable scene of the scattered bones exposed in the wild, and also experienced the departure of Grandpa Luodun. Bu Li had long lost his fantasy about this troubled time.

After all, the living environment of the grassland is a little worse than that of the surrounding areas in the clouds.

Even Liang Haite, who is known as the richest among the nine tribes, is bound to experience hunger and cold fighting with heaven for life.

She is not the kind of greenhouse flower, nor is she a kind person.

But the scene in Luoyang today still shocked her.

The people closed their doors and doors wherever the army went. This is the basic principle of survival in troubled times. Buli never thought of being able to see the people.

But when she saw the first corpse, she was still surprised.

The body was in the ridge ditch on the side of the road, and several flies were hovering above.

Her eyes were sharp and delicate, so she was the first to discover it.

It was an old man's body, his clothes were very gorgeous, and the material was made of silk.

Luoyang City has not suffered any military disasters, and the basic order is still there.

Such a noble person should be properly settled when he dies, and should not be thrown into the ditch like a road.

Immediately afterwards, Bu Li discovered that something was wrong. The old man's body smelled extremely bloody, and there was obviously injuries on his body.

In other words, this person was stabbed to death?

She was not concerned about the public security situation in Luoyang, but since the Xuanjia Cavalry wanted to station troops in the city, she had to be careful of any conspiracy.

Therefore, she must pay attention to the abnormalities in this regard.

But before she could remind Xu Le to pay attention, she found a second dead body.

It was a corpse of a young man, and his death was far more miserable than that of the old man. The flesh on his arms and thighs was gone, only the white bones were exposed.

At this time, Bu Li was already alert and did not rush to speak, but wanted to see the situation again.

At this moment, she saw the third and fourth corpses again.

These corpses are all men, both old and young.

The clothes on the corpse are very new. In this year, a new dress can basically be equivalent to a rich man.

So many rich people were killed, and their bodies were thrown into ditches, and most of the flesh on the corpses were removed. If they were seen by ordinary people, they would inevitably find it strange, or they thought of some demons or bandits killing the rich.

Bu Li has seen the world and faced the evil and evil, so he will not be overwhelmed by this scene.

She had already seen it clearly that this was not a bandit, and of course it was not a monster, but an existence that was far more terrifying than a monster: people! The one who killed people was the one who killed people was just to eat meat.

This city is eating people and eating its own kind.

And it is not an individual behavior, but a conscious and organized eating.

The people who are eaten are either too old or too young. Occasionally, some young people are also very thin and cannot be a soldier or conscripted, which is of no help to the frontline war.

The method of killing them is very skillful, and you can tell at a glance that it is a habitual hand.

The bones were cleanly removed and no flesh left behind. Obviously, the knife holder did this with an extremely fine and professional attitude.

Kill your own kind, take away the flesh that can be used to fill your hunger, and be meticulous and do not waste a single minute.

This behavior and behavioral attitude made all the thoughts of Buli Li dissipate, and even this city didn't want to stay for too long.

The residence arranged for Xu Le was an extremely grand house. Just by looking at the layout, you can tell that the former owner of this house must be an important minister in the temple, and otherwise he would not be qualified to build such a mansion.

The mansion is fully furnished, and there are not many treasures and calligraphy. It doesn’t look like a city that has been plagued by war.

The only thing missing in this house is people. Whether it is a servant or a maid, Xu Le doesn't need to be served by others, but this abnormality is like other situations in this city, which is full of gloomy and weirdness everywhere, becoming more and more like a ghost city.

"Cook with bones and change the baby, eat with the baby." In the room, Xu Le pondered for a long time and finally said these eight words.

In addition to him, there were the Han brothers and Bu Li in the room.

When the three of them heard this, they were silent.

Their insight is not bad. The abnormalities in this city can escape their magic eyes. As for what happened, we can guess the rough ones without saying.

Everyone has enough brains and has no fantasies about this world.

From the beginning of Wang Shichong asking Li Yuan for help, he had a premonition that the situation in Luoyang was not good.

However, even Xu Le did not expect that Luoyang would look like this.

How could it be so ruined if the Great Eastern Capital of the Sui Dynasty have not faced the war?

The situations in previous dynasties are different, so our situations are naturally incomparable, but there is a consensus in general.

The closer you get to your heart, the better your life will be. If you are born in the border area, life or death depends on God's expression. The closer you live to the gate, the less you live like a human being. As for those who really live on the grassland, they cannot be considered human beings at all.

Therefore, everyone present had fantasies about the trustworthy area and longed for the prosperous scenery of the eastern capital in Jiangnan.

Although as I grow older and have gained knowledge and know that my ideas when I was young may not be reliable, I still believe that the Central Plains will definitely be richer than the border areas.

It was not until they entered the city that the fantasy was shattered.

The east is already like a purgatory on earth. If this continues, without Li Mi sending troops to attack, Luoyang will become a dead city.

Xiao Liu frowned and said, "Mr. Le Lang, we obey your instructions in everything. Even if we let us fight the Wagang Army now, it doesn't matter.

But there is one thing I want to say before, I won’t do anything about eating human flesh.”

Han Yue glared at his brother, "What are you yelling around?"

Which one made you eat human flesh?

There is a happy heart, please don’t cause trouble.”

Xiao Liu snorted unconvincedly, Bu Li didn't say anything, but his big eyes flashed, and the attitude in his eyes was also very clear: he would not eat human flesh.

Don’t look at her being called the little wolf girl, but she is a human or not a wolf after all.

Even when I lived in the wolves, I ate mutton instead of human flesh.

After being adopted by Luo Dun, she was even more cared for as a pearl in her hand. Although due to the limitations of conditions, her food and drink cost cannot be compared with the prestigious families in the Central Plains, she has never let her eat human flesh.

Buli's courage to kill does not mean that she dares to eat people.

It would be fine if someone else was there. At most, he could pull out a dagger and hit him or run away. Xu Le was the one she could not resist or escape. What would he do if Le Langjun asked him to eat human flesh?

Since I couldn't think of a solution, I had to beg him and told him not to do so.

It is not uncommon to use human flesh as military rations, especially in troubled times.

When the heroes were competing for the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Mengde and Yuan Shao confronted Guandu, and Cheng Yu used human flesh as military rations to deliver it to the front line.

During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, this kind of thing became even more common. People were called two-legged sheep, and different names were given to refer to them according to men, women, old and young.

Human morality often has to succumb to reality. The war and fire connect the people with misfortune is not only a collapse of order, but also a lack of material resources.

The young and strong were dragged to join the army, and there were no farmer farmer in the fields.

This situation lasts for many years, and even the best fertile land will be deserted.
To be continued...