The streets of Yangcheng, which had just been ransacked, were full of devastation. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info The elderly woman hugged the bloodied corpse and cried, and in front of the burned house stood a homeless old man, all over the ground, with blood stains everywhere, the more Zheng looked at it, the more frightened he became, and the more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable he became. Why should these damned thieves attack the unarmed people!

In today's Yangcheng, there are few adult men left, young girls have been robbed and mutilated, and the atmosphere of sadness and despair fills every corner of this city, if it is not for the occasional low whimper, it will almost make people mistakenly think that this is a dead city that has lost its popularity!

From the south of the city to the north of the city, from the east of the city to the west of the city, Lord Zheng looked all the way and cried all the way. He was born in the family of the Minister, and he had never seen so many tragic things. The young children, dressed in tattered clothes, held a notched bowl, pulled the corner of his clothes and wept, "Uncle, have mercy on me, my father was captured by King Haven, and my mother was killed by random arrows,...... Give me a stutter, my brother and I are so hungry. ”……

A woman lay naked on the side of the road, with an arrow stuck in her belly, staring blankly at the messy street, bleeding to death......

This is not a war, a war should be a confrontation between two armies, and the king will be defeated. Bullying the people and plundering the people's wealth, King Haven only deserves to be called a bandit!

Master Zheng cursed secretly in his heart, compassionate, and slowly walked on the smoke-filled street.

Suddenly, he raised his eyes and saw a richly decorated car passing through the alleyway in front of him. A figure flashed in the window, as if it was someone who was once very familiar.

He chased two steps, and saw the car turn around and disappear into the alley ahead.

A team of Zheng Jiajun passed by him, and the leader saluted him: "Lord Zheng, it's getting dark, do you need your subordinates to send you back to the mansion to rest?" ”

He shook his head, pointed in the direction where the car had disappeared, and asked, "Who was sitting in the car that passed by just now?" ”

The leader said: "That, it's a businessman who just came here, bought a large row of shops in the east of the city, and sent a lot of grain and grass to our Zheng Jiajun......"

"Do you know where it came from?"

"I know, it is clearly written in the paperwork, I am a wealthy businessman in Jinling. I heard him say that he had offended the officials of Jinling City, so he had to hide here for refuge, planning to make a comeback. The shopkeeper has dealt with his subordinates twice, and he is indeed an honest man in business. ”

"I see. I see, you go and get busy with yours. ”

"Yes!"

After a few days, Yangcheng regained its tranquility. Dilapidated houses have been repaired, bereaved families receive pensions, and the shops in the markets have opened to welcome customers. The row of newly opened shops in the east of the city is among the first batch of merchants to open the market.

"Did you hear that? The owner of the shop was choosing a wife for his only daughter. He has already met with several big families in the city, saying that he intends to recruit a son-in-law with a local household registration to help him take care of the property. ”

"Tsk, now that Yangcheng is like this, the rich and powerful have long avoided other places, and with such a big industry as him, will he be able to look down on the remaining ordinary people?"

"I don't know how ugly that girl is, and she needs to be tempted to marry with money and property."

"The son of a good family, who will come to the door as a son-in-law? I'm afraid that I can only recruit some prodigal children. ”

"It's not, I heard people say, this trick is exquisite, only need to be in the family for five years, and the first boy born follows the surname of the female family and inherits the property in the future. The children after that can be included in the man's family tree. ”

"Five years, a daughter-in-law, and a lot of money? That's a good deal, isn't it? Or, I divorced my mother-in-law at home and went to propose? ”

"You're coming! I heard this from my cousin who was on an errand in the yamen, and they only let go of those big families, but they didn't say that they could accept us poor people......"

The news of the newly arrived wealthy businessman in the east of the city recruiting his only daughter soon spread all over the streets and alleys. Those widowers who lost their wives and children in the war inevitably moved their minds.

Wei Yan looked at the crowd outside the store, couldn't help but hold his forehead, and sighed helplessly.

The dyed ink face sank like water, quietly pacing back and forth in the room, the question that Wei Yan had asked him the day before yesterday, and he had not yet found a suitable answer for her to answer.

She asked, "Why did King Haven's remnants invade most of the eastern part of the city, but they didn't come to our shops to make trouble?" It is said that the hands of the people who have been devastated by the war should not be more profitable than our shop. ”

He only said at the time: "Xu has robbed the shop at this end, but I don't know that we have newly opened the shop, thinking that the inside is empty, so we have not come to intrude, but we are lucky to have escaped." ”

But he could tell from her suspicious look that she didn't believe it. Although she did not understand many things, she was definitely not an ignorant woman who was easy to fool.

"Dye Mo, you used the matter of recruiting to get close to those powerful people in Yangcheng, but did you find out the details of this new city guard? Zheng Jingming is relieved that he will not be an ordinary official when he comes to be this city guard. Moreover, just looking at his series of measures to appease the people after the Huiliu Kou raided the city, he seems to be a very skillful person. ”

Wei Yan didn't know when, he had come to Dye Mo's body.

Dying Mo, who was thinking about his thoughts, couldn't help but be stunned, and smiled: "You analyzed it well, this person is more talented than you imagined." I had a relationship with him on the street the day before yesterday. Zheng Jiajun was very respectful to him, and he thought that he should be a member of the Zhenguo Gongfu clan. Otherwise, Zheng Jiajun will not be moved. I only hate Zheng Jiajun for always guarding him, and his subordinates are not easy to start. ”

"No, I didn't mean you were going to do anything to him." Wei Yan shook his head and said, "No one will carry the city guard seal, if you kidnap him, the court will change someone to be the city guard, and the army led by Zheng Jingming is near Yangcheng, but I am afraid that when the time comes, we will not be able to retreat." Speaking of which, I still have a question, what is the use of the underground palace to be printed in Yangcheng? What can you do if you take the seal of the city guard? Can you drive away those Zheng family troops and occupy Yangcheng? ”

Dye Mo took a deep breath, stared at her silently for a long time, and said slowly: "That's it, you will know about this matter sooner or later, so I will say it bluntly!" The matter of taking the book and seal was a bet between Helian County and King Haven. When King Haiwen was captured, he said that Helian County would never be able to recover the seal of the city guard that he had hidden, and even if he recaptured Yangcheng, it would be unjustifiable. Helian was a reckless man, so he fought with King Haven, saying that he would immediately retrieve the seal and convince him. As a result, King Haiwen ran away and left a letter mocking Helian County for never really returning to Yangcheng, and then Helian County was driven back to Yumen Pass by the imperial court. Helian County had made an oath that if he lost this bet, he would kneel down and be a vassal when he saw King Haiwen in the future. And King Haven's gamble is that if the seal is found by others, he will not be able to rebel again in his life......"

Wei Yan's eyes widened when he heard this: "A thief who has set himself up as a king, a general with a heavy army, it's too child's fun to make such a bet, right?" ”

Dye Mo smiled: "It's really a bit of a child's play." However, both of them are well-known figures, so they shouldn't go back on their word. ”

"But what does all this have to do with our dungeon? Which side are we trying to help? (To be continued.) )