The three of them went south together, and arrived in Texas after half a month...

Since Zhu Wuneng came to power, the government and China have been tossing and turning a lot, and the already stretched treasury has been as empty as a widow who has lived without rain for a long time. But now it's only March, the old rice has been exhausted, the new rice has not been laid, and most of the people's homes are green and yellow. Many people were forced to sell their houses and land, and became homeless. When these displaced people heard that Jiangnan was rich, they went in groups and begged all the way south.

Zhang Youqian couldn't stand it at first, so he bought rice out of his own pocket for disaster relief. But the situation was not optimistic, more and more people were affected, and after 'spent' tens of thousands of taels of silver, the three gave up this idea. Li Changling also sighed that this silver is just a drop in the bucket, and if we really want to solve this problem, we need to solve it from the root.

The roots, where are they?

Li Changling said, of course, the one in the palace. The common people of the Ming Dynasty have always been obedient, as long as they have something to eat, it is the same for whoever becomes the emperor, but in the current situation, it will not be long before the officials will 'force' the people to rebel.

The people are like this, and the rivers and lakes are no better.

The League of Heroes helped Zhu Wuneng regain the country, and his status on the rivers and lakes rose to the top. Due to enjoying some special policies, many small and medium-sized 'sects' on the rivers and lakes have also attached themselves to them, and within a month, the scale of the Hero League has expanded rapidly, vaguely surpassing Shaolin and Wudang to become the first 'gate' faction in the rivers and lakes.

When there are many people, it is inevitable that the level will be a little uneven. Some speculative 'sect' factions, but with the help of the power of the Hero Alliance, they have their backs to the big trees to enjoy the shade, and take the opportunity to merge some 'sect' factions that are not as good as themselves. Along the way, we saw many 'sects' on flags with the logo of the League of Heroes: the six-pointed star.

Xu Kaishan once said that this six-pointed star is the symbol of the underworld. More and more 'sect' factions are joining the Hero Alliance, which means that the power of the underworld in the human world is getting bigger and bigger, and it is vaguely out of the control of the imperial court, but Zhu Wuneng has three chapters of the Hero Alliance, and the Hero Alliance still has its handle in his hands, and in the face of this matter, he can only turn a blind eye and pretend not to know.

When I arrived at the Texas Mansion, the city gates were closed.

The three of them discussed and planned to spend the night in a nearby village. This village is called Tieying Town, there are about 300 households, located not far from Leling County, Dezhou Prefecture, and they knocked on the big 'door' of several houses in a row, and the other party said that it was inconvenient to stay overnight.

We thought it was strange, but we didn't know what was going on. After walking half a mile, I came to the largest house in town and knocked on the 'door'. A young man opened the door, and when we explained our intentions, the man slammed the door shut.

Zhang Youqian then smashed the 'door' and said, can't we give money?

Dude opens the 'door', how much money?

Zhang Youqian took out five taels of silver, which should be regarded as some compensation for disturbing the precious land. The man took one look at the silver, took it, and slammed the door shut again. Zhang Youqian is not doing it, what do you mean?

The man opened the 'door' and said, I won't let you live for your own good. I take your money to save your lives.

Zhang Youqian said that the dare is still for us, no matter if you are here in the Longtan Tiger 'Cave', I will live today.

A few people quarreled at the entrance of the 'door', and not long after, a middle-aged steward walked in, and after asking the reason, he said, it turned out that a few people were foreigners, you came to ask for accommodation, if it was in the past, our Tie family would be hospitable, but now, our family also has some difficulties, and please bear with me.

Zhang Youqian said Look, the money has also been 'paid', there is no village here, there is no store in the back, and we can't let a few of us 'open' sleep on the streets, you see this cold day.

The steward sighed and said, it's not that we refuse to keep you, it's just that our Tie family has provoked some powerful opponents in the past few days, and it doesn't matter if you stay overnight, if you give away your 'life' for no reason, it will be our sin.

Zhang Youqian was excited when he heard it, it's okay, it's okay, I don't know who Guibao has provoked, maybe we can help.

Suddenly, I saw a few figures not far away, looking this way, and the steward saw it, and hurriedly said, don't ask, this thing should not have happened. At this moment, I heard that there was a 'woman' in the inner courtyard, who was in charge, who was so noisy outside?

The steward hurriedly replied, the 'woman' is humane, and she is a guest from afar, so let her in. Isn't there still a few empty rooms in the east wing, you tell Laifu to clean up, don't neglect the guests.

We say thank you again and again.

The woman went back to the room and did not come out. We also understand that after all, it is the inner house of a big family, and we are just passers-by, so it is inconvenient to come out to entertain guests. The three of them put their things away, found someone to feed the horses, and stayed.

Zhang Youqian asked, do you have anything to eat? I heard that you are very famous for grilling 'chicken' here, so let's bring a few of them.

The steward smiled bitterly and said, our Tie family hasn't seen 'meat' since the New Year. You don't dislike it, there are still a few small dates at home, take them for you to taste. A few of you later. So saying, he withdrew. Not long after, a thirteen-year-old boy knocked on the 'door' with a basket and entered, which contained a pound of Duoleling jujubes.

Li Changling picked one up, put it in his mouth, and said, there are three treasures in Texas, picking 'chicken', donkey 'meat', and golden silk dates. This jujube is a tribute to the imperial court, sweet but not greasy, known as the first in the world. There are clouds, fighting the ground to beat stone grain, three autumns a year, and tasting it today, it is not in vain in this life.

Zhang Youqian ate a few, the taste was not bad, I relieved my hands, and there were not a few catties of jujubes left.

The young naughty child's heart is 'sex', staring at the blade in our hands, and can't take his eyes off it.

The three of us all use swords, if you want to be extravagant, Zhang Youqian's one is the most outstanding, this sword is called Zhanlu, ranking in the top 30 in the world's famous sword spectrum, and it is said that it 'spent' more than 10,000 taels of silver at the Xiaosheng Jianghu auction meeting. Li Changling's long sword is simple, the hilt is yellow, and it looks quite old, after all, it is the sword of Langya Pavilion, and the blade in his hand is not much worse. It's just that my iron sword is a little shabby, two pieces of pig iron and a wooden handle, which were given by Feng Wanli on the day. I don't pay much attention to the blade, and after some time, this sword is rusty, but it is also quite easy to kill, so I always carry it with me.

The boy asked, do you all know how to use a sword?

The three nodded.

The boy said excitedly when he heard this, our Tie family is also a kendo family, I started learning swords at the age of six, and now I am a master. Since they are all from the way of the sword, why don't we have a discussion? Li Changling smiled, put the long sword into his arms, and did not speak.

Zhang Youqian wanted to take the opportunity to talk, but it was not impossible to say, what is your name, boy?

The young man said, my name is Tiedan.

Zhang Youqian sneered, this name is hard!

Tie Dan scratched his head and said that my father gave it to me, and when I was sixteen years old, I would change my name to Tie Shaoqiu. Big brothers, since you are swordsmen, have you ever killed anyone?

Of course we have killed people, but we really don't know how to answer to a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. Zhang Youqian changed the topic and said, "What difficulties is your family encountering? Say it, maybe we can help?"

When Tie Dan heard this, his eyes 'revealed' the "color" of hatred, our Tieying Town recently met a powerful demon, they claimed to be members of the Hero League, and wanted all of our Tieying Town to submit to them, my father refused to agree, not long ago, they were killed. They also said that if they did not return within three days, they would kill all the men in our Tieying Town.

At this moment, the 'woman' outside the 'door' shouted, Tie Dan, what are you talking about in the guest room, don't you come back quickly. Tie Dan said in a low voice, I know, mother! This Tie Dan is also a filial son, and when he heard his mother shouting, he hurriedly said goodbye.

Zhang Youqian said, this Hero League is so arrogant?

I said leisurely, the way of the rivers and lakes has always been that big fish eat small fish, small fish eat dried shrimp, and dried shrimp eat mud. Now that the Heroes League has gained momentum and set off wind and waves on the rivers and lakes, those big 'doors' and factions only need to make a choice, and it is these small 'doors' who have no foundation that really suffer. If you are not careful, you will fall into fire and water.

Zhang Youqian asked, shouldn't we take care of it?

Li Changling said, how do you care? Do you want to kill these people completely? These opponents of the Tie family are just a few small shrimps on the rivers and lakes, if we come out, they will find a place to hide, and as soon as we leave, they will be the ones who really suffer.

The three of them had their own hearts and were silent.

Early the next morning, I heard the sound of whistling in the courtyard. When I went out of the 'door', I saw that it was Tie Dan practicing swords under a jujube tree. The 'woman' who spoke yesterday stood aside with a rolling pin in her hand, and the iron egg stabbed out with a sword, crooked a little, and the 'woman' shouted to stop, and went up to beat her.

This trick is to stab the opponent's shoulder well 'acupoint', you have practiced it several times, why still not?

Tie Dan muttered, mother, I think this sword pierces the 'acupoint' of the shoulder well, it is better to take the 'acupoint' in the front of the 'chest', and you can kill the enemy. Why do you want to stab a little bit? The woman's face was displeased, killing people, you know how to kill, our Tiejia swordsmanship, you have to forgive people and forgive people, if you really kill people, it is difficult to guarantee that others will not treat you the same?

Li Changling hugged his 'chest', leaned on the 'door' frame, and said, in my opinion, the sword of Fang Cai pierced the 'acupoint' in the chest, if you meet an ordinary martial artist, it is okay, but if you meet a master, you will lose your 'life' if you don't keep it.

When the 'woman' heard this, she glanced at Li Changling. Li Changling is handsome, with peach 'flower' eyes and sword eyebrows, which is a little more beautiful than the 'female'. Hearing Li Changling's words, she became irritable, and raised her head and asked, I will teach my own children, who are you, and when will it be your turn to speak?

Li Changling made a fuss, and Zhang Youqian and I laughed.

The dignified Langya Pavilion sword, the master of the Elephant Realm, Li Changling, who ranks among the top three young talents today, was trained by a widow and embarrassed, his face was flushed, and he turned back to the room. The pretty 'woman' glared at Tie Dan, and was still stunned, why did she hurry up and practice her sword!

Tie Dan was a little aggrieved, threw the sword in his hand, and I stopped practicing. Anyway, no matter how much you practice, you can't beat those demons. The woman's eyes were slightly red, and she said, "Ah, my mother let you practice swords, not so that you can beat them, but so that you will have the opportunity to escape in the future and save your life."

When he was stunned, Li Changling pushed the 'door' out, carrying the long sword in his hand.

Zhang Youqian hurriedly persuaded, didn't you just say two words to you, anyway, we also ate a lot of jujubes from other people, don't you 'mess around'.

Where did Li Changling pay attention to him, he raised his sword and came straight to the mother and son, the 'woman' was not afraid, stopped the iron egg behind him, raised the rolling pin, and laid it in front of the 'chest', and said, what do you want to do?

Li Changling looked at Tie Dandao seriously, Tie Shaoxia, do you want to learn swords?