"Third master, things should be almost over, and the news we have before is not false...... Almost all of those wastelands are related to the Hengwang Mansion...... Moreover, there seem to be some changes in it, which are related to several sons in the palace......"

When approaching Qingzhou City, Ma Wu inquired about a lot of news and reported it to Li Chunlai carefully.

It's just that the water in here is too deep......

Even though Ma Wu was already deliberately suppressing it, he didn't dare to say it too thoroughly, but his voice still couldn't stop trembling.

“……”

Li Chunlai nodded slowly, frowning and silent.

Along the way, although Li Chunlai has been mentally prepared, he is still a little uncomfortable when he is really sure of these things under the majestic Qingzhou City.

Zhu Changshu, the contemporary king of Heng, has been reigning for 20 years, and there are more than 50 people, although he rarely shows up now, there is still some news coming out.

The core one is:

His body doesn't seem to be doing anything anymore......

However, this Heng King is very different from other vassal kings, and they have not yet officially determined the son of the Heng vassal at this time.

In such a state, how could the palace be safe?

Li Chunlai spent the old nose effort to collect the memories from that soul, and the next Heng Fan has nothing to do with the few princes of the palace who are fighting to the death at this time.

Rather—

A little-known concubine won the final victory.

It's a pity that Li Chunlai really can't remember whether that concubine is the second son or the third son of Prince Heng.

There's no way around it.

In the past hundreds of years, there are really too many descendants of the old Zhu family, I am afraid that they have already been able to be millions, and even the names of these princes who are still in the bloodline have to be newly coined......

Who can withstand this?

Of course, the vassal kings of the national dynasty were a little different from all previous dynasties, and although their status was very high, their actual political rights were almost equal to zero.

What can be tossed is the land under the Heng Domain.

Those abandoned fertile fields were the products of the struggle of the royal government at this time.

But even if you just fight for these lands, the water is still very deep.

Raising rents and doubling down on the exploitation of the poor peasants is even a trivial matter.

Li Chunlai has now received the news that a son has asked that if he wants to cultivate his land, he must sell himself as a slave, and his wife and children must be controlled by him.

There are also sons who are even more desperate, no matter how the people beg, he just won't rent the land, and it has nothing to do with him if you starve to death, figure it out yourself.

This is only what can be detected on the surface, and if you dig deeper, then I don't know what new real horrors are going to be......

However, this is not a bad thing for Li Chunlai......

At the beginning, when discussing with the white-haired old eunuch Huang Gonggong in Yiyuandong Prison, Huang Gonggong focused on the line of 'Wangfu' for Li Chunlai.

After all, at the beginning of the establishment of Qingzhou Jinyiwei, the most essential and core task was to monitor the Heng Domain!

At this time, it is not an exaggeration to say that Heng Fan is in such a state, and Liu Zhenbang, the supreme commander of Qingzhou Jinyiwei, obviously has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter.

Moreover, the Heng Fan lineage started in the Chenghua period, and by now, it has already been out of five suits with the Wanli Emperor, and it is not an exaggeration to say that grandma does not hurt and uncle does not love.

However, the affairs of the vassal king are directly related to the foundation of the dynasty, and the accounts are far from being calculated as they seem.

Once something really happens on the side of the Heng Domain, how can the other vassal kings sit idly by? will definitely fight hard to get together.

So.

It is true that things have to revolve around the Heng Domain, but they must be skillful, and they must not let themselves be involved too deeply.

Otherwise, the Zhujiu Clan is really not a dream......

……

The big is hidden in the court, the middle is hidden in the city, and the small is hidden in the wild.

As for how to enter Qingzhou City, Li Chunlai had already made a lot of preparations on the way here.

When approaching the magnificent ancient Qingzhou City, Li Chunlai and his party were divided into pieces, entering Qingzhou City in batches from different city gates in turn, and then, with several very ordinary inns in the south of the city as gathering points, scattered and gathered.

Qingzhou City is a thousand-year-old city, and the infrastructure is much stronger than that of Yiyuan City.

The city gate and many buildings are more magnificent, the road is wider and magnificent, needless to say, the dense flow of people in the city alone is difficult for Yiyuan to beat the horse.

It's just that Li Chunlai only glanced at it casually, and he also knew it in his heart.

Qingzhou City is indeed much richer than Yiyuan, but the rich people are probably only the upper vested interests, for ordinary people, they are not much stronger than the people of Yiyuan, and even faintly inferior......

When he came to this Jiaozhou inn to settle down temporarily, Li Chunlai ordered a few side dishes and came to the terrace on the third floor along the street to watch the scenery.

When he arrived here, even though he had an alliance with Jin Ye, Li Chunlai obviously didn't dare to take the initiative to contact Jin Ye.

This thing can only be cautious and cautious, cautious and cautious.

Otherwise, as long as the other party has a wrong idea, even if it is not intentional by him, I am afraid that it will be a catastrophe for Li Chunlai.

Do you really think that Liu Zhenbang is playing for nothing at this time? I'm afraid that Jin Ye will be stared at to death a long time ago.

Li Chunlai was not in a hurry.

The main reason is that Liu Zhenbang also learned to be obedient at this time.

Even if he is a thousand households in Qingzhou, he can't stretch his hand too long and directly intervene in local affairs like Yiyuan.

This time, he walked the road at the official level, and he wanted to use the prefect's yamen to crush Li Chunlai to death from the front, at least to expel him from the local government affairs system.

But as the saying goes, 'success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He'.

Liu Zhenbang thinks very beautifully, but the efficiency of the local yamen is like 'the child has no mother, it's a long story'.

Li Chun didn't come to see the scenery for a long time, and the news came back from Ma Wu's side.

There is not much movement in Qingzhou about this matter, and the people of Qingzhou don't know where he Li Sanye is at all.

And their news transmission channel in Qingzhou did not have any new news.

Li Chunlai also knew it in his heart.

It may be too much to say that ten days or eight days are a matter of course, but at least for five or six days, it shouldn't be a big problem.

And these five or six days of work are enough for Li Chun to find a way to break the situation!

……

As night falls, the lights come on.

Li Chunlai only took Chen Liuzi, Ma Wu, and Shanzi to Nanyang after careful dressing. Beyond a magnificent complex on the water's edge.

Here, it is one of the most famous gold caves in Qingzhou, Nanyang. Water Pavilion.

Unlike a small place like Yiyuan, the green building is the green building, and the gambling house is the gambling house.

This Nanyang. The Water Pavilion, because of some historical reasons, is a very diverse place, bringing together many elements such as kilns, gambling houses, and inns.

The foundation behind it is a bit unfathomable.

Because of this complexity, the traditional literati dismissed it, but for many more, it was the best place to spend their time.

Li Chunlai is here today for two main reasons.

On the one hand, I want to see the prosperity of Daqingzhou, and on the other hand, I am here for Liu Zhenbang's most beloved son.

At this time, the north wind is howling, and Qingzhou City, which is not covered by mountains, is obviously much colder than Yiyuan, but this little weather obviously can't stop the enthusiasm of a group of pleasure seekers.

Li Chunlai and a few people stood outside the door for a few minutes, and three or four waves of carriages and horses came over, and they were warmly welcomed in by the old bustard and the turtle slave.

Li Chunlai also understood almost at this time, and said in a low voice to Chen Liuzi and the others: "Let's go, let's go in too!" ”

"Ouch, this guest officer, are you a fresh face? I don't know, who introduced you? ”

As soon as Li Chunlai and his entourage arrived at the door, an obese and flowery old bustard greeted them.

In other words, it was in front of the inevitable path of Li Chunlai and a few people.

She seemed to be smiling all over her face, shaking all over her body, very humble, but in fact, she was looking at Li Chunlai and a few people very cautiously.

"Huh."

"Sister, I know the rules of your land. This is our margin. ”

While speaking, Li Chunlai had already taken out a small cloth bag like a trick and stuffed it directly into the fat old bustard's hand.

The fat old bustard weighed it, his complexion changed, and he opened it carefully to investigate, and saw that it was full of the most familiar white flowers, and the more smiling his face became, it also had a bit of sincerity.

Hurriedly said: "A few guest officers, I don't know where you came from?" I want to be in our Nanyang again. What to do in the Water Pavilion? ”

As she spoke, she hurriedly explained, "Guest officer, don't be angry. You already know our Nanyang. The rules of the Water Pavilion should also be considerate of the slave family's hardships......"

Li Chunlai smiled: "This is natural. Sister, let's not hide it, a few of us came from Laiwu, and it happened to be a little bit here. I've heard about Nanyang for a long time. In the water pavilion, there are a lot of masters, and they play big, so don't you just come here to see and see. ”

"Ouch, it turned out to be a distinguished guest from Laiwu. A few masters, you are really as wise as a torch. If you want to play these things, come to our Nanyang. The Water Pavilion is right, wow. A few masters, please inside, please ......"

Hearing that Li Chunlai was here to gamble money, the fat old bustard was about to smile on his face, and he was busy beckoning a few turtle slaves to accompany him, and personally led Li Chunlai and his party inside.

When he entered the brilliant interior, Li Chunlai also became more and more aware of this Nanyang. The foundation of the water pavilion.

The hall was so big that it was almost as big as a temple.

If it is really calculated, this must be an arrogance, in the Hongwu period, the common people built such a big house without permission, and it is not an exaggeration to raid the family and exterminate the clan.

But now, who's taking it seriously?

The joy is over.

However, this hall is just a 'plain field', a place for drinking and bragging, but looking at some of the furnishings, it should also be a place to hold some events.

Li Chunlai and the others obviously didn't know how to play this, so they directly followed the old bustard into a long corridor and came to a larger, more brilliant and magnificent Dingnei.

This is pure 'meat farm'.

You can also be accompanied by a girl for gambling money.

It's already a bit of a post-life casino vibe.

In some ways, it may be more unrestrained than in later generations, and there are many various lounges around......

Of course, the price is also expensive.

For example, if a 'newcomer' like Li Chunlai wants to go in and play, he has to start with twenty taels of silver, which is staggering.

has come to this point, Li Chun will not be stingy, when even if he called Chen Liuzi and the three of them, one of them called a girl, and he himself called two, and directly came to a table playing pai gow and sat down.