Chapter 121: Fighting in the Ring
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Qi Jinzhi took the luggage prepared for him by Gu Jialuo, led Qi Dayong and fifty guards, and left the city in the morning light, heading to two county towns near Wumeng: Shanyin County and Shanyang County.
San'in and Sanyang are rare basin plains in the entire jurisdiction of Wumeng, surrounded by mountains, the main mountain range of Wufeng Mountain divides the plain into two, the north is called San'in County, and the south is Sunyang.
In the past ten years, the bandits in these two counties have been particularly serious, there is no way, there are mountains all around, which is very suitable for mountain bandits to 'live'.
In addition, the two places are the hinterland of the plains, with a large area of fertile fertile land and abundant water sources, which are very suitable for growing grain, and are the two main grain producing areas of Wumeng.
Therefore, every time the Tartars raided Wumeng, they always came to Shanyin and Shanyang to take a stroll.
Of course, the vast majority of the land in the two counties was controlled by the eight major families of Wumeng, and at that time, King Xiaoliang had some dealings with several of them, and after continuous communication and negotiation between the two sides, an unwritten rule was reached.
King Xiaoliang will never set troops to loot the granaries of the two counties, but the two counties will divide 30% of the grain harvested that year to 'donate' King Xiaoliang every year!
Now that King Xiaoliang is dead, thousands of Tartars have been wiped out, and although there are still small groups of mountain bandits hiding in the surrounding mountains and forests, they are not enough to threaten the two county seats.
After the purge of the eight major families, only half of them remained, and the remaining four families made timely efforts to quietly occupy most of the fertile land in the two counties.
ββ¦β¦ Alas, you guys, at the beginning I advised you not to take chances, who is Qi beheaded, how could he easily give up Wumeng's 'granary'? β
Ah Zhuo, who was still in the newlywed period, was dressed in brightly colored national costumes, and the silver ornaments on her head and neck were shining, she glanced at the clan uncle on the main throne, sighed, and said: "Now it's okay, as I expected, the first stop of Qi cutting off his head and going to the countryside went to Shanyin Countyββ"
Ah Zhuo shook his head, his face full of helplessness.
The head of the Wumeng Zhan family is Ah Zhuo's cousin, and the blood relationship is already very far away, but in the end, it is the same family, and if there is something difficult here, she can't sit idly by.
It just so happened that she had just become a relative to Duan Zhengdao, and according to the rules of the Han people, she had to follow her husband back to her hometown to meet her in-laws, worship her ancestors, and by the way, fill in her name Zhan Azhuo on the Duan family tree.
Therefore, she returned to Wumeng with a reluctant Duan Zhengdao.
As soon as the group entered the city, they had not yet rushed to Duan's house, but they were picked up by the Zhan family, who had been waiting for a long time.
Duan Zhengdao couldn't bear to listen to the Zhan family's, of course, in his identity, he was not qualified to discuss matters.
When he entered the door of the Zhan family, he was personally led by the eldest young master of the Zhan family to the study to talk about poetry and lyrics.
Duan Zhengdao was obedient, and he was annoyed that his family was rude, but he didn't refuse, and separated from Ah Zhuo with a straight face.
Ah Zhuo didn't pay attention to it, but turned his attention to what the clan uncle said.
"Well, how is that good? Qi has already gone to Shanyin, nominally presiding over spring ploughing, but in fact, everyone knows what it is, alas, Ah Zhuo, what do you say about this? β
Master Zhan was so anxious that he rubbed his hands and looked at the Zhan family's 'Zhi Duoxing' with blank eyes.
Originally, the Zhan family's recognized Zhiduoxing was Zhan Aduo, but she let go of so many good sons of the Yi family and did not marry, but she took a fancy to a Han person. also gave birth to a son to that Han, and completely became a person from 'over there'.
In this way, the Zhan family has a feeling of looking at the 'spilled water' when they look at Zhan Aduo.
Maybe it's still so close on the surface, but there is already a gap and defense in my heart.
On the contrary, Ah Zhuo, because of his performance in the past year, gradually came into the sight of the Zhan family, and everyone suddenly realized that this mountain girl who looked delicate and reckless on the outside was a scheming and successful person on the inside.
Well, although Ah Zhuo is also married to a Han Chinese, the Han and the Han are not the same.
Duan Zhengdao is a native of Yunnan, his ancestors have taken root in Yunnan for two or three hundred years, and he once ruled this land as a royal family.
Therefore, in everyone's minds, the Duan family is an orthodox family.
Marrying him, not only will Zhan Azhuo be separated from his clansmen, but it is a kind of loyalty rooted in Yunnan, which is an honor!
The comparison between the two is immediately apparent!
"What to do? Of course, according to the laws of the imperial court! β
Ah Zhuo rubbed her eyebrows, things have developed to this point, what else can she do?
Qi Jinzhi is strong, some people have firearms in their hands, and there is more support from the imperial court behind them, unless they are the people of the whole clan and a few villages, it is difficult to compete with others.
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Master Zhan is very reluctant, it is hundreds of acres of fertile land.
Wumeng is barren, and it is really not easy to get such a family business.
Now let him let out the fat that was so easy to eat in his mouth, he said that he was not willing to say anything.
After hesitating again and again, Master Zhan leaned forward and asked cautiously, "Ah Zhuo, is there no other way?" Those are all good fields~"
Ah Zhuo was also a little annoyed when she saw him so slimy, she had said all the truths that should be said, but this clan uncle was still whimsical. I fantasize that I will not offend Qi Jinzhi and will not lose those good fields.
Way? She Zhan Azhuo is not a fairy? Where is the best of both worlds?!
"Uncle, I've said everything I need to say, and I can't help anything else."
Ah Zhuo got up slowly and said lightly: "I only remind you of one thing, don't be an enemy of Qi Jinzhi." β
After that, she didn't talk nonsense with Master Zhan anymore, and left directly.
"Hey, Azhuo, you, don't be in a hurry to leave, I still have something to tell you."
Master Zhan only thought that Ah Zhuo was 'Zhiduoxing', but he forgot this girl's temperament, she was different from Ah Duo, she was the most refreshing and spicy girl.
If it was Ah Duo, he might be able to patiently analyze the situation with him, and explain the stakes clearly by breaking them apart.
But Azhuo won't be like this, if you ask her, she will say, if you don't believe her, she won't explain too much, raise her legs and leave.
When Master Zhan saw that Ah Zhuo was leaving, he remembered this layer and hurriedly called her back.
Azhuo paused, didn't look back, only asked, "What's the matter?" β
The corners of Master Zhan's forehead twitched, and he secretly cursed in his heart that this girl's temper was still so impulsive, but there was still a smile on his face, "Recently, Gu Yi is recruiting farmers, and I heard that he has an excellent livelihood and grows crops for a noble person from Beijing......"
When Ah Zhuo heard this, he couldn't help but turn his head and just met the eyes of Master Shangzhan expectantly.
Master Zhan asked eagerly, "I heard that you also know that nobleman?" β
Ah Zhuo frowned, his intuition was a little bad, but he still nodded.
Master Zhan clasped his palms together and laughed, "Oh, that's really good, Ah Zhuo, since you know that nobleman, can you introduce Uncle and me?" I've heard that that warbler millet is very valuable, and Gu Yiren has not started planting yet, so he has received a deposit of tens of thousands of taels of silver, and when he harvests, he can get more silverββ"
The fertile fields of Shanyin and Shanyang are destined to be lost, and Master Zhan wants to make up for it from other places.
And he also inquired, it is said that what kind of warbler millet can also be planted on the slope of the mountain, their Zhan family is not next to Wumeng, but there are several mountains and forests.
The nodule in Ah Zhuo's eyebrows became even bigger, "Uncle, I can introduce you to that nobleman, but in Wumeng, there can only be one family that grows warbler millet seeds, at least in the last three years, only Gu Yiren can grow them." β
There is a problem, shouldn't the matter of planting warbler millet be kept secret, why did Gu Jialuo not start planting it yet, so it was known all over the city?
Ah Zhuo couldn't help but worry that according to this momentum, after the first batch of warbler millet fruits were ripe, the He family would send a large amount of silver, and Wumeng might not have many people who were red-eyed.
In this way, there is no need to wait for three years later, and the entire southwest will set off a storm because of the warbler millet incident, and several major families will compete fiercely and fight each other for huge interests.
It is very likely that their Zhan family will face the siege of other families!
β¦β¦ There's definitely something wrong with this!
But who is making trouble behind the scenes and deliberately exposing the Yingsu thing?
Gugaro?
It shouldn't be her, Ah Zhuo lives with himself, and his intuition is not Gu Jialuo's doing.
Could it be He's?
It's not like ah, when they first came into contact, He's intention was obvious, that is, he wanted to seek the cooperation of powerful people in the southwest.
Stirring up the matter of Yingsu is well known, and several major families are eyeing each other, making the atmosphere in the entire southwest tense, which is not beneficial to the He family at all, and she doesn't need to do it.
Ah Zhuo patiently persuaded Master Zhan to dispel the idea of planting warbler millet, and at the same time thought quickly in his mind.
Zhuo's judgment has always been good, but this time she guessed wrong!
The news of Yingsu was released by Gu Jialuo.
Yesterday, Gu Jialuo received a letter from Master Miaozhen, which vaguely mentioned one thing, there are nobles in the palace who are paying attention to the matter of 'Xiaoyao Pill' and 'Immortal Cream', and that nobleman is also secretly investigating the movements of the He family and the Qi Yao family.
Master Miaozhen also mentioned as if unintentionally, 'The Ninth Princess is quite close to the East Palace'.
Nine princesses?
It had been a long time since he heard from this 'old friend', and Gu Jialuo almost forgot about her. After reading Miao Zhen's letter, she suddenly remembered the 'identity' of the ninth princess.
Hiss~~ Princess Nine also sensed the conspiracy of the He family and others, and used this matter to sell the prince's favor.
After the prince learned the truth about the so-called 'Xiaoyao Pill' and 'Immortal Cream', he took action in secret.
Gu Jialuo remembered that Xiao Shisan once said that the saint had the Jinliang Guard and the Jinyi Guard in his hands, and the prince also had his own team.
The prince's people may not be able to compare with the mysterious brocade guard, but it should be no problem to investigate the details and movements of several women.
If the prince intervenes, then Yingsu's true face will soon be exposed, and the conspiracy of the He family and others will also be stillborn, right?!
Gu Jialuo immediately had a new plan, ready to expose this matter in advance and secretly add fuel to the fire.
She didn't believe it, in such a sensitive place as the southwest, there was a harmful warbler inexplicably, and the prince would not react?
"Don't guess, Gu Jialuo must have done this."
Sure enough, in response to that sentence, it is often your enemies who know you best. Yao Xiruo listened to He's words, pondered for a moment and came to a conclusion.
"What? It's her? This can't be, isn't Gu Jialuo stupid?! β
He looked incredulous.
She just gave Gu Jialuo a lot of silver tickets and promised a lot of money, as long as people with normal brains know to keep it secret, Gu Jialuo has no reason to poke this matter out by himself.
Even if Gu Jialuo and the He family don't deal with each other, she has no enmity with Qian. Otherwise, she wouldn't have accepted the money happily that day!
"Snort~~ She's naturally not stupid,"
Yao Xiruo sneered and said coldly: "She's just too smart." Do you think, in Daqi, Yingsu is just a somewhat rare medicinal material, with little effect and low value. You, Dr. He, threw out tens of thousands of taels of silver, and begged for nothing to 'ask' someone to plant warbler millet for you, which in itself is very strange. β
He Shi looked stunned, didn't she, it was actually her act of throwing money that caused the trouble?
Yao Xiruo nodded: "That's right, it must be your eagerness that aroused Gu Jialuo's suspicions." Hmph, I really didn't expect that the few months in the Iron Threshold Nunnery actually made Gu Jialuo learn to be cautious. The second half of the sentence was a bit gnashing.
He Shi was taken aback, "Isn't it her suspicion of Yingsu-" It's a poison that harms people?
Yao Xiruo waved her hand, "No, although she has learned some medical science, she doesn't know the magic of Yingsu." She did this just instinctively worried, and deliberately broke the news to attract more families to plant, and finally achieved the purpose of sharing the risk. β
Yao Xiruo, based on her understanding of Gu Jialuo, has carefully analyzed Gu Jialuo's performance in the past two years.
He pondered for a long time, feeling that it made sense, and she said tentatively: "Then let's go nextβ"
The corners of Yao Xiruo's lips rose, "She wants to make a big deal out of it, then I will fulfill her!" β
She came to the southwest this time, firstly, to wash her reputation, secondly, to find energy for the system, and thirdly, and what she cared about the most, was to take revenge on Gu Jialuo!
Gu Jialuo has damaged her reputation, and she will let Gu Jialuo lose her life!
Yao Xiruo beckoned to the He family and whispered a few words in her ear.
He's eyes lit up, and he was immediately a little worried, "Will this beβ"
Yao Xiruo said: "Don't worry, I will put this matter on Gu Jialuo's head later, and if the incident happens in the future, the biggest culprit will also be Gu Jialuo." It has nothing to do with you or me! β
He Shi looked directly into Yao Xiruo's eyes, and saw that her eyes did not dodge or dodge, so he was relieved.
Looking at He's back, the smile on Yao Xiruo's lips was full of mockery: another idiot, what a good candidate for the black pot.
When He Shi left, things would go on in an orderly manner according to her plan, and Yao Xiruo was not idle, ordering someone to collect a large number of medicinal materials and hand them over to the system to carefully concoct.
Choosing an auspicious day of the zodiac with good sunshine, Yao Xiruo set up a stall on the most prosperous street in Shuixi County, hung a banner of 'free clinic', and treated ordinary people on the street!
Aren't you Gu Jialuo a heroine praised by the people of Wumeng, then I, Yao Xiruo, will become a goddess doctor respected by the entire southwest......
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