On both sides of the moat in front of the city wall of Taishan County, two rows of weeping willows are planted.

The light breeze blows through the willow branches, and the golden light of the setting sun dyes the newly extracted buds of the willow trees into a golden red, which is particularly eye-catching.

Liu Zheng was reminded by the groom, opened the carriage curtain and looked towards the city wall of Taishan County.

The wall is more than twenty feet high, and when you look up, you can barely see the appearance of the guards on the wall, and you can only see a vague black shadow walking.

Some parts of the weathered walls are old and yellow, while others are new gray, and it is believed that someone has renovated the walls later.

Liu Zheng's eyes flashed.

It was not unheard of that he had never seen a city wall that was more majestic than the city wall of Taishan County, but he was surprised that Taishan County actually had such a well-preserved ancient city wall, which he did not expect.

You must know that it has been hundreds of years since the last Qingguo Rebellion.

I didn't expect the ancient city wall of Taishan County to stand so majestically on the land of Qingguo.

At the same time, Liu Zheng thought of the city wall of Han County.

That's called a rundown, and there are not a few pieces left.

Maybe there are ignorant villagers who move a few pieces to build their own houses, which makes the already depressed city wall of Han County even worse.

However, Wang Jian has been presiding over the renovation of the city wall recently, after all, the city wall guards the foundation of the territory.

And the punishment for destroying and delaying the construction of the city wall, Liu Zheng also adjusted it to a very high level, so that those who dared to steal stones stopped when they heard it.

In addition, Liu Zheng's cash-for-work decree greatly alleviated the problem of stagnation in the development of Han County and mobilized everyone.

As for those old men who refused to work, Liu Zheng directly sent someone to arrest them and throw them into the barracks.

Wang Jian has the means to make them move.

"Hey, you can't get by!"

A shout brought Liu Zheng back to his senses.

It turned out that it was their turn to enter the city in line.

"Yes. The groom smiled apologetically and replied to the guards at the door.

"Master Da, I'll come!" Uncle Liu stepped forward, and while pressing down Liu Zheng, who was about to get up, he popped his head out of the carriage.

Liu Zheng didn't care about what happened next.

Uncle Liu has lived in Taishan County for most of his life, and he basically knows everyone big and small here.

For example, the two military masters guarding the city gate recognized Uncle Liu, and they had to bow their heads and say hello.

Uncle Liu used to be in charge of the rice business of the Liu family, and he was the second-in-command of the Liu family after Liu Zheng's father, and he was also one of the influential figures in Taishan County.

Although he has now abdicated, after all, there have been deeds in the past, so it is inevitable to be respected.

Liu Zheng decided to go home, in fact, part of the idea was to hit his own rice shop.

The Liu family's rice business dominates the whole Taishan County, and it can be said that the rice eaten by every household is sold by the Liu family.

So in recent decades, the Liu family has grown from a small age and has become one of the leading families in Taishan County in one fell swoop.

However, because the rise time is too short and the roots are not stable, it is not a big force.

But Liu Zheng is short of food now, and his own family is in the grain business, so the idea naturally hit his own rice shop.

If you swallow the grain stored in your own rice store, it will be enough for a year's food consumption in Han County, this is not Liu Zheng's joke, and his family has such food.

"Alright, let's go over!" Uncle Liu waved to the groom, and the carriage drove into the city.

The arch of the city gate is about ten meters long, that is, the thickness of the city wall is so much.

If there is really civil unrest in Qingdao, Liu Zheng must seize power in Taishan County as soon as possible.

Because Taishan County is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the city is high and the walls are thick.

If you can't take advantage of it unpreparedness to take it as soon as possible, then Liu Zheng wants to capture it in the future, but I'm afraid it will be a headache.

However, if he really captures it and makes his own territory, then Liu Zheng will have great confidence in the subsequent Nanban invasion.

Originally, Taishan County was located in a corner, and if you want to come to Nanban, you won't pay too much attention to this place.

Coupled with the guards of Liu Zheng and others, Taishan County should be foolproof.

Thinking about it like this, I actually arrived in front of Liu's house.

If it weren't for Uncle Liu's reminder, Liu Zheng would still be thinking nonsense.

"The young master is back!"

"The eldest young master is back!"

After the transmission of the maids and servants, Liu Zheng's mother and Liu's mother soon learned the news of Liu Zheng's return and immediately came to greet Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng looked at Liu's mother who was walking towards him, and lost his mind for a while.

This feeling of being both strange and familiar made Liu Zheng stiff.

"Kid, you've been made to suffer outside. ”

Feeling the warm fragrance of nephrite in his arms, Liu Zhengru was struck by lightning.

"Why don't you speak, are you being bullied outside?"

Mother Liu looked at Liu Zheng's unnatural expression and asked worriedly.

"No, no. ”

Liu Zheng replied with a little stammer.

In this way, Liu's mother pulled Liu Zheng and walked inside step by step.

The two chatted without a word, and most of them were Liu's mother talking.

It may be the reason for the rich generation, so there are not many people in the Liu family.

Liu's father, Liu's mother, Erniang, plus Liu Zheng and a younger brother of Liu Zheng, formed this family.

Liu Zheng's younger brother, who is three years younger, is much more promising than Liu Zheng.

In the county examination just passed last year, he was the first in Taishan County and became the Xie Yuan of Taishan County.

Because I had to take the follow-up government exam, I went to the Kamiya Academy in Kamiya Prefecture at the end of last year to prepare for the government exam in the early spring of this year, which is next month.

For this younger brother, Liu Zheng didn't care much about it.

This younger brother's ambition is above the court, and he doesn't want to fight for family property, so he has always had a good relationship with Liu Zheng.

Because of this, the relationship between Liu's mother and Erniang is also very good, and they often go to the theater together on weekdays.

For such a harmonious family, Liu Zheng, who used to be an old code farmer, was a little emotional.

No property disputes, no backyard fires.

This made Liu Zheng save a lot of thoughts.

Otherwise, the problems at home will be enough for him to eat a pot.

Since ancient times, it has been difficult for Qing officials to cut off family affairs, and Liu Zheng is no exception, he has no experience in this area.

The mother in the previous life united with outsiders to rebel, which can be regarded as making Liu Zheng extremely disappointed in family affection.

That's why Liu Zheng resisted going home so much in this life.

If it weren't for this ten thousand taels of gold, he wouldn't have come back.

Because I'm afraid of trouble!

......

At the dinner table, Liu's father, who was smiling, only asked a little about the progress of Liu Zhengli Han County, and didn't mention anything else, probably because he didn't want Liu's mother and Erniang to know.

Liu Zheng was also happy to do so, so he also did not take the initiative to speak.

It wasn't until he finished eating that Liu's father said to Liu Zheng: Come to the study after eating.

Liu's mother and Erniang didn't notice anything, but Liu Zheng's heart sank slightly.

Father Liu should have known about what happened in Han County, so he ......

Liu Zhengyi estimated that it was probably Uncle Liu who said it.

But if you say it, you can say it, Liu Zheng has his own excuse to fool the past.