Along with the news of King Xing's uprising in Xia's house, King Xing's 3,000 elite soldiers occupied the palace in just half a day, and also played the banner of the Qing monarch's side to echo King Yi.

After King Xing's uprising, he did not rush to the capital. Instead, he issued a message to appease the people, only saying that the current emperor trusts the villain and wants to slaughter the descendants of the previous emperor, and it is not enough to be angry with the people.

Although the people were a little dissatisfied with the lack of tax reduction after the disaster, the people's anger was not so great that they wanted to punish the government as soon as possible. But King Xing's words were reasonable, and how many people watched at the beginning: Fu Yin Sun Lu shouted at King Xing, how could this royal majesty allow others to blaspheme wantonly. So when Lord Sun was beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market, not many people came out to complain.

Sun Haoran disappeared very early, and even the daughters of the Sun family returned to their hometown very early, presumably Sun Lu also expected today.

Although there is no Lord Yin, the life of Fengxiang Mansion seems to be still going on as usual, and it is not any different from the past.

In the countryside of Fengxiang County, in the new house of the Xia family, Xiaoyu caressed the newspaper, looked at her mother with a pair of big eyes shining with curiosity and said, "I don't know what is going on with the sixth brother now, which side will the Lan family stand on?" ”

Ruhai and Seventh Brother are no longer as ignorant as they were at the beginning, Seventh Brother stroked his chin, blew the tea leaves in the teacup and said: "The first emperor killed a large number of humerus generals before he died, and the original intention was to clear the obstacles for Jinshang, lest they rely on the dragon's skills to bully the young emperor." But I didn't expect this move to not only chill the hearts of the old ministers, but also make no one available today. ”

The third brother nodded, Lord Lan was also at the end of the day, and he picked up a life, and he may not have the same heart as he is today.

Xia Xiucai sighed and said, "Now is not the time to worry about this, I'm afraid our food will not be enough." ”

Everyone was stunned: "Isn't it the grain that has been stored for a year?" Even when life is difficult, it is enough to give some subsidies to villagers and villagers to change their reputation. ”

Xiao Xia shook her head when she heard this: "Since King Xing wants to use the power of King Yi's name, he must also give King Yi some benefits, and the next vote." At present, it seems that I am afraid that we will have to work military food and grass. ”

Xiaoyu and Ruhai couldn't help but exclaim: "Conscription of military rations?!" ”

Everyone was silent for a while, the Xia family did prepare a lot of grain, but this year's harvest in the entire Zhaowang Village and Zhuangzi was not good. Many families in the village are reluctant to pay taxes, and if they have to pay military rations, they are afraid that the villagers will have to hand over the rations. No matter how much grain the Xia family saves, I am afraid that they can't help but pay the military rations again, and now that there are disasters everywhere, if King Yi wants to ensure sufficient grain and grass, it may not be possible to levy and extort money arbitrarily.

Xiao Xia's mother-in-law seemed to think that everyone was not frightened enough, and added a sentence leisurely: "King Xing's third son, --- Zhou Li, why hasn't he shown up." ”

Xiaoyu suddenly glared at him and said, "The golden cicada is out of its shell!" In this way, his leg injury is also fake! ”

Xiao Xia pulled the corners of her mouth, sighed and said, "Look, where in this world are there any simple-minded people playing with you." ”

Xiaoyu couldn't help but collapse her shoulders in frustration when she heard this, and looked at the bricks on the ground and snorted as if she didn't want to. He seemed to mumble, "That's a fool too." ”

Ruhai pondered for a while before thinking about it and said, "Grandmother also knows Princess Xing, why don't you beg her." ”

Xiao Xia Pozi tilted her head to look at him curiously: "What do you ask her to do?" ”

Ruhai thought for a while and said: "A woman is kind, begging her to levy a little less is a little." ”

Xiaoyu was happy when she heard this: "If it's me, I'll make a hard stroke, and when you are so hungry that you are dizzy and faltering, I will come out to give porridge." When the time comes, whether you like it or not, you must praise me for being kind and kind, and bodhisattva-hearted. ”

Ruhai looked at the little aunt's triumphant smile, and couldn't help but say angrily: "He is not afraid of the officials forcing the people to rebel." ”

Xiaoyu slapped his palms and laughed: "That's just to recruit some young people." I think, as long as you take care of the food, there must be a lot of people who want to go. When the time comes, they will all be given to King Yi to replenish the military horses. It's a big credit, isn't it? Mother? ”

Ruhai looked at the little aunt speechlessly, and thought to herself: "If the officials are as treacherous as the little aunt, the common people will not live." ”

Seventh Brother thought for a while and asked, "Can you give our family less levy?" ”

Xia Xiucai sighed and shook his head: "No." I'm afraid, we still have to pay more. ”

Seeing that everyone was listless, Xiao Xia Pozi smiled and cheered everyone up: "The benefits of paying more and paying more, the so-called wealth and avoiding disasters." ”

A few young people couldn't help but be surprised: "Our family has a large population and many relatives, what is the benefit of making more friends?" ”

The eldest brother went through more things, and explained to his younger siblings, sisters and nephews: "Everyone knows that our family has food," and when several younger brothers wanted to refute, they explained: "You think you have hidden it very safely, so no one knows?" Let me ask you, how many soldiers and horses do you think King Xing has? ”

The third brother thought for a while and said, "On the surface, there are three thousand guards, but there must be five thousand anyway." ”

As soon as the third brother's words fell, everyone immediately suddenly realized: "How much food does the Xia family have, and everyone also has a number in their hearts." No matter how much Xia Jiaming's face appeared, as long as it didn't reach that number, they wouldn't believe that they had no food to eat. It's okay now, if you really wait until everyone's food is gone, the Xia family will not become the target of public criticism. ”

However, if these grains are really handed over, the Xia family has such a population, it is impossible for others to pull it out, and the family will really want to drink the northwest wind at that time!

The Xia family discussed a countermeasure, but they didn't expect that the tiger and wolf army that collected grain had not yet arrived, and bad news came from Zhaowang Village first.

At the beginning, it was just that some careless daughters-in-law in the village lost a few chickens and ducks, and they all thought that they had forgotten the chicken coop at home at night, and they didn't care much. Not long after, when the youngest son of Sister-in-law Lin's family next door to the Xia family was playing outside, he disappeared. The villagers who went out to look for it picked up a shoe next to the grove, and when they went deeper into the woods, they saw the children's bloody clothes.

Not long after, the three girls of the Lizheng family were bitten to death by wolves and dragged away on the way to their brother's house in the evening. Only then did the villagers panic and began to hurriedly strengthen their houses and walls. Even so, at night, the wolves still arrived as scheduled. By the next day, a few more families who were poor and had no money to fortify their houses were looted by wolves.

For a time, everyone in Zhaowang Village was in danger, and every household was closed before evening, and the small village of Ninghe in the past was replaced by a bleak and bleak place. Xiaoyu heard that her good friend Sanya was eaten by a wolf, and she cried angrily. If it hadn't been for Xiao Xia's mother-in-law to stop her, she would have dragged her brothers to avenge Sanya.

However, Zhaowang Village organized several times to go into the mountains to kill wolves, and the Xia family also sent the eldest brother, the third brother, Ruhai, and the seventh brother to go together. But the wolves are very cunning, and they will not show up until evening. But in the evening, the sight is not good, and even the best hunters in the village may not be able to shoot mountain wolves. For a while, he couldn't do it, so he had to tell the villagers to take care of the door.

A few days later, the sixth brother's letter also arrived. The Northwest Lan family really began to waver between the emperor and King Yi as Xiaoyu expected. King Yi was afraid of his tiger camp, so he sent two people to be lobbyists. The person in charge turned out to be Xue Yu, the son of the protector of the country, accompanied by Zhou Li, the third son of King Xing--- the king of the county.

Xiaoyu couldn't help but sigh when she looked at the names of the two. Turning his head to look at Xiao Xia Pozi, she said, "Look, we have tightened our bellies, cut down on food and clothing, and provided them with calls and flaws." Jiangshan is not theirs yet, what does it have to do with us. ”

Looking back at the letter, he said: "At first, Zhou Li and Liang Guogong boasted that King Yi had strong soldiers and horses, with 300,000 soldiers and horses, and there were countless sieges along the way, and the capital was just around the corner. Liang Guogong listened to them and didn't pay much attention to them. ”

"But in two or three days, I don't know how Xue Yu talked to the Lan family. Liang Guogong's attitude suddenly changed, not only agreed to defend the northwest, but also sent his own prince with a tiger camp and 10,000 horses to help in the battle. ”

The sixth brother didn't follow the past, but the Di people in the northwest will inevitably hear some rumors, and I'm afraid that there will be no less wars in the northwest in the future.

Xiao Xia squinted her eyes and thought about the thin fair-skinned young man in her memory. I don't know what kind of sadness it is to be able to cry so sadly and depressed on her body? Unexpectedly, such a delicate young man with a polite temperament can now deal with the scheming old fox Liang Guogong, which is really terrifying.

Mrs. Xiao Xia couldn't help but smile again, why not her own children. The sixth brother, who used to be as bright as the sun, is now a thousand households who have killed countless people with knives in their hands. Even Ruju and Ruhao are growing up day by day.

And Xiaoyu, her only daughter.

Mrs. Xiao Xia couldn't help but turn her head and look at Xiao Yu lovingly, she was about to grow as tall as her. The nimble fingers gently twisted the letter paper, and the setting sun sprinkled on her smooth face, as if she had been trimmed with gold. A pair of big eyes, staring intently at the letter of the sixth brother, looking at it in a daze.

Xiao Xia's heart softened suddenly, and she couldn't wait to hold her daughter in her arms like when she was a child. However, then Xiao Xia's mother-in-law's heart was filled with another kind of love, who is it that will take away her heart in the near future? Xiao Xia thought about it for a long time, and it seemed that there was no one she knew who could match her baby daughter.

Xiao Xia exhaled, maybe the most pampered Xiaoyu in the family is her seemingly strict mother.