If any of the soldiers escorting the salary embezzle or steal, it is a capital crime, implicating the entire clan.
This is also a form of rigor; King Zheng of Qin would never allow anyone to tamper with the annual salary.
On the other side.
"Zhao girl, don't be anxious. In a moment, you'll know how your brother is."
Wu Lizheng looked at Zhao Ying beside him and spoke.
"Mm." Zhao Ying nodded, but to be safe, she deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Grandpa Wu, can I ask you for a favor?"
"Zhao girl, go ahead." Wu Lizheng agreed at once.
"If there really is any bad news about my brother, can you tell the villagers not to spread it around? My mother's health is already poor. If something truly happened, she wouldn't be able to take it."
Zhao Ying spoke with deep worry.
Hearing this,
Wu Lizheng pondered for a moment, then nodded: "I promise you."
When it came to Mrs. Zhao's condition, Wu Lizheng naturally knew it well.
In those early years,
