Laiyang, Shandong, a place that has been rich in high-quality pears since ancient times.

Laiyang's farmers grow a lot of pears, but these people do not live more nourishing than people in other places because of planting pears, which is also easy to understand, according to Liu Zongyuan, Yongzhou even risked his life to catch snakes The buddies barely have a round belly, don't call if you grow pears, there are people who are more bitter than you.

However, the above conclusion does not include the big ones among these pear farmers, who are quite comfortable.

So everyone grows pears, so why do these big farmers rise above ordinary pear farmers? Quite simply, they grow pears for the emperor.

The varieties of tribute pears are not rare, but the production process of tribute pears that can be given to the emperor is very elaborate and time-consuming. It involves the selection of seedlings from one in a hundred, and then uses overnight boy urine, virgin menarche blood and other things that ordinary people seem to be unbelievable to make fertilizer to carefully cultivate, and finally when picking, you also need to ask a master to do it and a series of ghosts know what the exquisite ceremony is before it is completed. Next, the local officials are responsible for escorting the tribute to the capital, and when they arrive in the capital, the personnel of the escort team will inevitably eat seafood (dried abalone) and buy famous brands (Cai Diexuan), of course, these fees are naturally levied on the people.

At this point, if I tell you that Brother Yun in Yanggu County can sell the pears grown by these big families in Laiyang, do you believe it? Is this possible?

Of course, it is possible that the number of pears paid to the emperor is naturally indispensable, but the local pear farmers have a tradition, that is, every time they are picked, they should leave a few pears on the tree for the winter, and ask for a surplus of color every year, which is a custom that is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and no one can interfere with it.

As a result, these pears that were lucky to "escape from the dragon's mouth" became a popular commodity among the people, and the dignitaries and nobles were proud to eat this kind of "residual pear", as if they had eaten a bite of the pears that the emperor might eat, and their ancestral tombs could also be stained with dragon spirit. In fact, according to the informed eunuch research, the main use of these tribute pears in the palace at that time was to soak the feet of the ladies after being juiced, which is said to be able to nourish the yin and beautiful feet.

From ancient times to the present, stupid people are not scarce resources, but this is a good thing, at least it has enlivened the private trade, Brother Yun is one of the beneficiaries, he squeezed the head of the pears sold back every time they can be sold at a good price from the Ximen officials, and never worry about the market, the Ximen officials are very particular about life, and they have to buy some of this luxury every day in the pear season.

But Ximenqing has not bought Brother Yun's pears for two consecutive weeks, this information Yu Zecheng used a few side dishes and a pot of bad wine to get out of Brother Yun's mouth, for Brother Yun's statement, Yu Zecheng has no doubts, because Brother Yun currently has two baskets of tribute pears in his hands, and no one else will buy it locally except for Ximen's officials, and the purchase price of this kind of pear is very high, Brother Yun is naturally very sure that Ximenqing's habit will sell such expensive goods back, so according to this information, combined with some side research, there is no doubt that Ximenqing has been missing for two weeks。

However, what is abnormal is that according to Yu Zecheng's squatting observation in the past few days, Ximenqing's family members did not have too much panicked reaction to this, what should they do, at least on the surface, they can't see anything, but with Yu Zecheng's ability to figure out people's hearts, it can be seen in the demeanor of his family that their inner emotions are very chaotic and anxious.

There are two hypotheses that Yu Zecheng can think of about this abnormal situation, one is that Ximenqing's disappearance is caused by the drastic changes within his family, and his family is psychologically prepared after the disappearance, so he is not in a hurry on the surface.

But this assumption is untenable, Ximenqing is a man of the year in the region, and there must be a lot of things to deal with every day, such a big living person who has a lot of opportunities to suddenly disappear for two weeks, not only did not arouse the suspicion of the people in the government, but even the county has almost no relevant public opinion, which is also not in line with the characteristics of our nation's love of discussing right and wrong.

The second is the most likely hypothesis, Ximenqing's disappearance is very likely to be related to the local government. Only with the intervention of the government can the secrecy work be made almost airtight, and only the pressure from the government can control the emotions of Ximenqing's family after Ximenqing's disappearance, but Ximenqing is a powerful faction in the local area, what did the government do to make it so solemn?

This issue needs to be investigated, but in any case, a key piece of information has emerged, that is, Ximenqing, who has been missing for two weeks, could not have seriously injured Wu Dalang about a week ago, and there should be someone else who injured Wu Dalang.

Who is this person?

A heavy fog followed, Rao is Yu Zecheng couldn't figure it out, he rubbed his somewhat sore forehead, after all, he was reborn in this script world for only a few days, neither lived in this era, nor inherited Wu Dalang's previous memories, many things are guessed out of thin air based on clues is really half the effort......

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After being reborn, although Wu Dalang's body was injured, his head was intact, and he could be sure that he had not been hit hard, and Yu Zecheng did not find any symptoms in his body that would cause amnesia in the past few days, so it can be explained that Wu Dalang's previous memories played a vital role in the breaking of the entire script.

The willows and flowers are bright and another village, and the key points are about to come out.

Wu Dalang is an ordinary fart person, his life experience will not be anything special, and the people he knows are all characters like Brother Yun, this kind of person can play a little clever, but it is impossible to involve intentional injury to serious injury, or to make a big person like Ximenqing disappear. But there is one exception, Wu Song.

The role of Wu Song has not appeared since Yu Zecheng was reborn, Yu Zecheng can only piece together a psychological portrait of him through a conversation with Pan Jinlian, and after a few days of piecing it together, it can be believed that Wu Song is healthy and skilled, and he has indeed killed a tiger with his bare hands, which is very close to the traditional image, but it is very unreasonable.

As the saying goes, the poor learn literature and the rich learn martial arts, and practicing martial arts requires a lot of material resources and time costs, which are absolutely impossible for a civilian family like Wu Dalang to afford.

First of all, it is necessary to learn martial arts early, and a man has to spend a lot of time every day to hone his physique since he was a child, which is equivalent to wasting a man's labor force, which in itself is impossible for a civilian family, not to mention other huge expenses on the way to practice martial arts, and he has to ask for money to apprentice to a teacher, right? He has to pay money to buy a sword, right? He has to pay for the treatment of injuries he has to pay for martial arts, right? A person who practices martial arts consumes a lot, and he has to pay money to eat meat to replenish his body, right? Relying on Wu Dalang to beg for a hundred families to become a contemporary ceiling-level martial arts master? The probability of this will not be higher than that of Iraq having weapons of mass destruction.

Since Wu Song's stunt is a fait accompli, some of the previous role positioning will be overturned, first of all, Wu Song can never be Wu Dalang's own brother, these two should have come together for some reason in Wu Song's childhood, and had a physical relationship. This also explains why Wu Dalang, an honest man who can be regarded as a good person, would attack his young brother and have a philosophical ♂ relationship, because the two of them are not brothers at all.

Secondly, the person who seriously injured Wu Dalang can basically be determined whether it is Wu Song, or that reason, among the people Wu Dalang knows, except for Wu Song and Ximenqing, there is no such character who can hurt people with one kick to the point of death and serious injury, since Ximenqing has long been missing, the suspect is only Wu Song.

If that's really the case...... Yu Zecheng broke out in a cold sweat, this script is full of traps, if you don't drink Pan Jinlian's medicine, you will die, if you don't trust Pan Jinlian, you will die, if you run away, you will die, and if you hide it, you will die when Wu Song comes back from a business trip.

Yu Zecheng couldn't sit still, went to bed after eating, and secretly got up when night fell, and slipped out of the house after confirming that Pan Jinlian was asleep.

Yu Zecheng walked on the street after going out, there was no curfew outside, although many dynasties in ancient times would have curfews, but the Song Dynasty did not, on the contrary, the nightlife of the Song Dynasty was relatively rich. Xia Xuebing encountered a curfew at that time, which was completely arranged by Dutou Wu Song.

Yu Zecheng soon came to Ximen Qing's house, the door of the big family is high, but this is difficult for Yu Zecheng, who was born as an agent, he sneaked into Ximen Qing's house after sliding the door and picking the lock over the wall, if it was in a normal state, it would be faster, the injured body and five short limbs made Yu Zecheng really spend some effort, as for the dog of Ximen Qing's family, he was poisoned by Yu Zecheng with a bun mixed with arsenic.

In ancient times, people went to bed early, and almost all the lights were turned off in Ximenqing's house, but the lights were lit in the main room on the east side of the north, and Yu Zecheng took off his shoes and socks, quietly came to the door, and did the work of listening to the root of the wall.

After listening for a while, it can be determined that Ximenqing's wife and parents are talking to people in the room, and the specific content of the conversation is how to open up the relationship and rescue Ximenqing who was escorted to Shanxi. It seems that Yu Zecheng's conjecture was right before, Ximenqing really committed a relatively serious crime and was quickly dealt with by the local government, and the crime was not suitable for disclosure to the people, so the handling was fast and low-key.

What kind of crime? Could it be that it is a rebellion? Yu Zecheng restrained his desire to reason, and then listened to the root of the wall.

There was no more information about Ximenqing, but Yu Zecheng confirmed the identity of the fourth person in the house: the local county lieutenant Chen. Ximenqing's family is begging Lord Chen to take it lightly and let Ximen's family go.

This is a bit strange, the Song Dynasty's civil and military systems emphasized civil and military affairs, and the rights of military attachés were far inferior to those of civilian officials, and the county lieutenant was supposed to be in charge of a local armament, but in the Song Dynasty, he basically became the deputy county magistrate in charge of public security, and had no other rights except to arrest criminals and inspect public order.

At this moment, the people in the house ended the conversation, Yu Zecheng quickly hid in the dark, and after sending Lord Chen out, he thought that it was not going well, and Ximen Qing's wife sighed: "Since that Wu Erlang came back, there has been no good thing in our family since the county lieutenant Chen gained power, and this time it is estimated that there will be more than one good luck." Ximenqing's father said that there was still room for maneuver in this matter, and he would make plans after Ximenqing arrived in Shanxi.