Yingzhou Hou Mansion

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The night is getting late, Fuzhong Lake reflects the bright moon, there are a lot of osmanthus flowers planted around the lake, now in the season, you can smell the fragrance of osmanthus everywhere, there are a lot of little maids, secretly pick the osmanthus flowers and put them in the sachet.

The patrolling armor turned a blind eye and did not care.

The study of the Hou Mansion is hidden in the depths of the forest, the yard is full of bamboo, blowing the sound of Xiao Xiao, it is very quiet, there is a pro-soldier every five steps in the corridor, the light shines, so that the pro-guard within a few meters is colorful.

Inside the study

Wei Ang was dressed in a green shirt, wearing an eye patch, and the rest of his eyes were ruthless, and he couldn't recognize him as a refreshing son at all, so he sat quietly on one side, holding an account book in his hand, and followed Jibei Hou to talk.

Talking about the profits made by the fleet, doing things for the Hou Mansion, Wei Ang felt that there was still value in living, and the Hou of Jibei listened with a smile on his face, he was very satisfied with Wei Ang, and he felt sorry in his heart.

"San'er has finally matured, but it's a pity to pay such a big price - blind, and he can't become an official, because he pays attention to an official body. ”

The hatred for Pei Ziyun has increased by three points, he loves his son the most, how could he become like this if it weren't for Pei Ziyun?

Just thinking about it, Wei Ang handed over the income in and out of the account book, and added: "Father, I have connected with the Fusang Shangyue Domain, and the Shangyue Domain is quite respectful. ”

He also said: "Fusang is really interesting, there is a court, but it is already a puppet, a while ago there was a prince who basically unified Fusang, but he was called the general of Zhengyi and opened the shogunate." ”

"But this unification is very different from ours, and the princes still have fiefs and armies. Speaking of this, Wei Ang was envious: "It seems that in ancient times, when we divided the seals." ”

"The location of the Shangyue Domain is a small island itself, and the actual development of the field is only 10,000 stones, and there is only 30,000 or even 100,000 stones with trade. ”

"There are some people and materials that can't be put on land, and it is okay to arrange them to go to the Shangyue Domain, but this is not a long-term solution. ”

"It's only been a year since I left the army, and it's hard for some veterans to keep their way to the same. When Wei Ang said this, he shook his head and sighed: "Don't talk about the next generation, it's our generation, it's hard to say how many years it can last." ”

"That's a big problem. Jibei Hou groaned, the so-called fragmentation can be maintained for a while, but without the system, it cannot be maintained for a long time.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and Shen Zhi whispered outside the door: "Master Hou, son, I have something to report." ”

"Come in. Jibei Hou said.

Shen Zhi hurriedly entered, approached Jibei Hou, and whispered a few times.

After Shen Zhi's words were finished, Jibei Hou was furious, and the thick account in his hand slammed on the table.

The "touch" ledger bounced on the table, the teacup shook, the water in the teacup gushed out and flowed to the ground, and the two only watched Jibei Hou roar loudly.

"I was born and died, I have eleven wounds, sixteen years of war, the court wants to cut the military power, I swallow my anger and hand over the military power, now I only have 5,000 people in my hands, and I will not let go, I want to kill them all?"

"Going back on his word, it's really a ridiculous and ruthless villain. Jibei Hou roared, his face turned red, and the green tendons on his neck were bulging.

"Could it be that I have fought all my life for this thousand two hundred stones?"

"I don't earn more than this amount a year on a boat!"

In the Daxu system, 100 households are feuded males, 300 households are feuded, 600 households are feuded, 1,000 households are feuded marquis, and 2,000 households are feuded dukes, but these are all fictitious seals, in fact, the marquis gives 1,000 to 1,500 stone a year.

The one of the Marquis of Jibei was 1,200 stones, which was converted into the output of seven or eight hundred acres of fertile land at that time.

Hearing Jibei Hou's scolding, Shen Zhi's body was shocked, and he said, "Master Hou, be careful that the wall has ears." ”

Saying this, the Hou of Jibei was still angry, and it took a long time before he sat down, leaned back on the chair, his eyes were gloomy, and he looked ahead and was silent.

Wei Ang understood what was happening, and his face was gloomy: "Father, cutting the town is going to break our foundation, don't look at what we and Fusang can say, the soldiers arranged in the fleet can still listen to orders, but this all depends on my father still in power and can still be in power." ”

"Once my father completely cut off his military power, he was just an idler with an empty title, and he couldn't speak in the government, Fusang and the fleet would be difficult to control, and then our life and death would really be no longer up to anyone, and the financial route would be cut off. ”

"And if the financial route is cut off, we will not be able to support people, and those who depend on us, whether they are generals, soldiers, and merchants, will all fall and scatter. ”

"If it goes on like this for ten years, I'm afraid my family won't even be as good as a county order. ”

"It is really hateful for the court to kill everything. Wei Ang gritted his teeth, eager to bite off a piece of meat from the court.

The full moon in the sky had some shadows, and an owl flew through the night sky, leaving a strange cry, and in the room, the atmosphere was depressing, and for a long time, Jibei Hou turned his face and smiled: "Mr. Shen, what do you think?"

Shen Zhi thought for a long time, his expression was solemn, and he bowed down and said: "Lord, there is news from the capital recently, I heard that the emperor asked the prince to take the thorns, but the prince did not dare to take them, and the emperor sighed and said that you dare not take them, although you are old, you can only remove the thorns for the prince." ”

"Thorns!" When Jibei Hou heard this, his heart immediately brightened, and he wanted to speak, but he suddenly felt dizzy, and faintly heard the dragon's groan.

"Boom" between the sky and the earth are covered with dark clouds, a dull thunder woke up Jibei Hou, Jibei Hou stood up and looked, at this time the window flashed, the study inside and outside the snow white, the bamboo forest in the courtyard swayed, and then a chilling thunder, the study trembled, startled Jibei Hou trembled!

A gust of wind came to his face, the wind crackled, Jibei Hou looked up at the dark and heavy sky, the thunder rolled, the lightning swept from time to time, and he was about to say something, but suddenly he felt dizzy, stretched out his hand to hold the table, and sat down reluctantly: "Let me think about it, let me think about it again." ”

Sweat flowed down his forehead, with palpitations, and for some reason, some thoughts that he might have on weekdays, but never dared to think about it, appeared in his heart.

"Boom" thunder sounded in the sky, and only a few hundred meters away from an inn in the Hou Mansion, which was an elegantly furnished guest room, the walls were framed with paper, and the sleeping old Taoist was startled.

When he woke up, the old Taoist only felt a palpitation and opened his eyes: "This is, dragon qi?"

The old Taoist of the Holy Prison Gate who came to negotiate walked to the window and pushed it open, and it was still clear at night, and the moonlight was shining, but at this time it was dark clouds, covering the stars.

Looking at the sky, for some reason, the hairs stood on end, and I felt cold.

"Huh?"

The old Taoist frowned tightly, his face changed, dense clouds, his mind turned, he turned around and left, the Hou Mansion here is too close, there is interference, running at night, here are all houses, now the street is quiet, the doors of every house are closed, the lights are dim, and some even completely extinguish the fire.

Occasionally, the old Taoist walked along the narrow and long streets and alleys, and when he arrived at a remote bridge, he saw that there was no one around, so he took out the communication talisman and stretched out his finger, and the talisman suddenly lit up.

After a while, the head of the Holy Prison Gate appeared, looked at the old Taoist and asked, "Late at night, what happened?"

The old Taoist chief said: "The door ordered to strengthen the contact with the Jibei Hou, I have been there during the day, and tonight I stayed in the inn not far from the Jibei Hou Mansion, only a few dozen meters apart." ”

"In the middle of the night, I suddenly felt a change in the dragon's qi, and it seemed that the earth dragon appeared, but it disappeared in a flash. ”

"Are you sure?"

"Yes!"

"Strange, the real dragon is out, the earth dragon is hidden, the real dragon is declining, and the earth dragon is prospering, this is the law of the summary, although it is not a hundred shots, it is almost the same. ”

"Now that Da Xu has been in power for ten years, the situation is gradually becoming peaceful, how can the earth dragon show up at this time?" the head was very puzzled, muttered for a long time, and said: "You pay close attention." ”

The head said, remembered a little more, stared at the old Taoist and asked, "Is there a vision?"

"Master, I was about to tell you that it was a clear night at night, when I noticed a change in dragon energy, I pushed open the window, and saw that the sky was full of dark clouds and thunder. ”

"Could this be a heavenly variable?" the head muttered, and came to his senses in a blink of an eye: "This is a major matter, the elders in the door must be convened to discuss, you continue to follow up, this is a major matter involving life and death in the door, you have to be cautious." ”

As he spoke, the head of the door stretched out his finger a little, and the talisman closed.

The old Taoist suddenly shuddered, stood for a moment, and then went back to the inn.

The capital of the Prince's Mansion

The hall was brightly lit, and the prince came in outside, took off his boots at will, and put them on wooden pedals, and a eunuch came forward and served tea.

The cup of cyan porcelain was full of warmth, the prince took a sip, and then saw a hundred households entering, and whispered: "Your Highness, Pei Zhenren is here." ”

Hearing this, the prince stood up with some joy and hurriedly: "Quick, quick, please come in." ”

Pei Ziyun came in, the prince wanted to greet him, but he stood again, and said with a reserved smile: "It's been a long time since the real person was found." ”

Pei Ziyun saluted, and the prince hurriedly said: "Excuse me, you are not in Beijing, you are really bitter and lonely, for more than ten days, Your Majesty has been arresting me to review and review the chapters, study state affairs, and I can't have a day of leisure." ”

Just ask Pei Ziyun to sit on the side: "Serve tea to real people." ”

A maid served the tea, Pei Ziyun took a sip and put down the porcelain cup, looked at the prince, and saw that it was the same as before, but his face was paler, and his eyes were a little dark, so he smiled: "This is the emperor's painstaking efforts to cultivate His Royal Highness." ”

This is something that everyone knows, although the prince shouted that he was hard, bitter and lonely, and he couldn't be idle for a day, but if the emperor didn't want him to do it, the prince would be very painful and lost.

immediately changed the topic and asked: "Your Highness, it is rumored in Beijing that Your Majesty wants to further cut the domain?"

"Yes, the world is peaceful, and cutting off the feudal towns is the right way for the country. ”

"Even for the heroes, it is a way to protect them, and it is the emperor's grace. The prince said very easily, and took a sip of tea, apparently not realizing the seriousness of the matter at all.