Although those people were not dressed in costumes that could be seen at a glance as Western Tang people, they could be easily distinguished because of the obvious difference between the Western Tang people and the Southern Merchants in terms of appearance.

Most of the southern merchants look slender and fit, even if there are tall and fat people, they do not feel very tall at a glance, most of them give people a gentle and delicate feeling, and there seems to be some "literati style", which is a typical southern person's face. The Western Tang Dynasty is located in the southwest, with many plateaus, so the Western Tang Dynasty was born with a high nose bridge, three-dimensional facial features, high cheekbones, a warm complexion, and a tall figure, which looks quite heroic. It is said that the Western Tang Dynasty is also a country that has come all the way from horseback, and the Northern Qin people always have the same thing in all aspects.

It is easier to distinguish between the Northern Qin and the Western Tang people, the Northern Qin people are in the northwest area, the Northern Qin people and the Eastern Wei people in the northeast mostly have curly hair, while the Western Tang people have straight hair.

Another important point is that the wealthy families of the Western Tang Dynasty would pierce the ears of their children when they were young and hang small gold plates, so the earlobes of the nobles of the Western Tang Dynasty would appear very long and drop-shaped, and this face was also related to the local religion.

These sneaky people in front of them, with long earlobes, slender eyes, and three-dimensional faces, seem to be from the Western Tang Dynasty.

Zhang Shenling and Shen Zhiyi were blocked behind, and Nan Luyuan and Min Chunchi, who were a little bit ahead, had already quietly pulled out their respective weapons, estimating how they could be wiped out at this hundred paces distance.

"They may have ships parked nearby," Shen Zhiyi whispered, he had to stand on tiptoe to see those people, "it may be that they have settled in the woods near here, and we will slowly sneak over and go separately, maybe it will work." ”

"No, Shen Ling doesn't know martial arts, I don't worry about him following or being here alone." Nan Luyuan said in a suppressed voice, his eyes staring at those busy Western Tang people without blinking.

"Shen is good at martial arts, which is enough to protect himself and Zhang Gongzi." Shen Zhiyi said, Nan Luyuan and Zhang Shenling were a little surprised, after all, judging from their previous speech and demeanor, Shen Zhiyi didn't look like a person who knew martial arts.

Shen Zhiyi said: "Shen doesn't know any powerful moves, but since he was a child, he has followed the eldest grandfather and second grandfather, and he is taught by them. ”

Nan Luyuan turned around and looked at Zhang Shenling, still not very relieved, but this was the most effective method, so he hesitated: "Shen Ling, can you?" ”

Zhang Shenling raised a smile and said: "I am an official of the imperial court, the son of Zhang Xiang of the dynasty, not a three-year-old yellow-haired child who can only follow behind people and wait to be fed. Second brother, go ahead. ”

Nan Luyuan looked at him worriedly for a while, and finally turned his head in Min Chunchi's "Those who become big things are not informal", and set the direction they wanted to go with Min Chunchi in an instant.

Min Chunchi went to the place where they might anchor their ships, and Nan Luyuan sneaked into the woods, following in the footsteps of the Western Tang people.

It wasn't until the grass had already reached his waist that Nan Luyuan faintly glimpsed a corner of the house hidden in the verdant greenery after passing through a piece of betel nut old man, Yuewangtou tree, cycada, yellow cicada flower, tea plum, dragon boat flower, hibiscus tree, pineapple, pandanus, dragon's blood tree, cranberry velvet, fruit taro, and variable leaf wood.

Fortunately, the official dialect of the four countries is almost the same, and Nan Luyuan can understand what they are talking about.

At this moment, there are about twenty or thirty people in front of and behind this house, and counting Min Chunchi, it is estimated that the number is more than forty or fifty.

To be honest, these people don't have much, if Min Chunchi is willing, it is estimated that he will be able to cover it all.

"What do you say King Qi asked us to come to here? This place is partial and poor, if you go to Jiangnan, wouldn't it be better than here? ”

"Shhhhhhhh There is also a giant Zhang family in Jiangnan, how dare you win over Jiangnan to rebel under the noses of others? ”

"But it's so poor here, so far away from Jingcheng, the capital of Nanshang, can it still shake the foundation of Nanshang?"

"What do you know? It's far away, the king of Nanshang can't control it, besides, Jiangnan and southern Fujian are so close, Jiangnan is so developed and prosperous, but southern Fujian is so downtrodden, and there are such things every year, southern Fujian must have been resentful of the imperial court for a long time. As long as we taste some sweetness here, are we still worried that Minnan will not submit to us? There is a big gap between the rich and the poor in Nanshang, and there are many poor places, and seeing this in southern Fujian, plus we say a few words, it is easy for troops to rise up and surround the central government. ”

"Why?"

"Isn't there enough local taxes and miscellaneous taxes in NCB? The officials in Jiangnan dare to withhold disaster relief money, not to mention even poorer and more remote places? ”

Nan Luyuan listened silently, and did not rush forward when this opponent was the most relaxed. If even the Western Tang people knew about it, then why were they kept in the dark? The situation in their country has reached this point...... And they naively thought that the Southern Merchants would be able to protect themselves in the turmoil of the Northern Qin and Eastern Wei dynasties?

Nan Luyuan suddenly felt that he was still too tender, even if he had worked very hard since he was a child, studied under famous generals, read a lot of books, and later became famous, but in this treacherous world, he still seemed ...... It's too immature and too small.

It's like a blind fish that has been kept in the dark.

He listened for a while before he came back to his senses, and suddenly rushed towards several people, giving the nearest person a sword!

That person didn't expect this change, and was immediately slashed on the cheek by Nan Luyuan's sword, and the whole person shook violently, and knelt on the ground with wide eyes, not blinking his eyes.

Nan Luyuan just took a look, among them, the man wearing the green Qiluo had the longest earlobe, four or five rings on one hand, and a high-quality jade wrench, and his eyebrows were also the most upright and handsome, and he was estimated to be the leader of this group.

But he was afraid that things would change, so he saw one more and was ready to keep only these two and the rest alone.

Those people finally reacted after he stumbled, drew their sabers one after another, and surrounded Nanluyuan.

Nan Luyuan raised his sword like a dance, the sword body on the hilt of the black iron sword was as cold and clear as snow water in the sunlight, and the sleeves flew between his side and bow, as if it was not a killing here, but a graceful boy dancing gently in the snow.

Nanshang's romance and poetry are all slowly sung from the sound of his sword.

There is not a single swordsmanship in the Southern Commercial Kingdom that is not composed by a single chapter of musical score, and this is indeed true.

The blade slashed the throat of the person in front of him with a blast of wind, and a large stream of blood splattered on the white snow. The son, who was as bright as the moon, stood silently in front of the two surviving people, his handsome face was expressionless, and his eyes were like quenched knives, sharp and without a trace of temperature.

When Min Chunchi came with a bag of human heads, he saw such a picture.

"I've looked for everything I can find, and there's no one on the ship who knows anything." Min Chunchi said, not reacting to the dead corpses all over the ground, looking like he was used to it, "It's the two of you, who seem to know a lot." ”

"What's the catch?" Nan Luyuan took out a snow-white handkerchief from his arms and carefully wiped the blood-stained Han Shu Sword in his hand.

"There are objects. The food and wine, and some letters, had only a small '蘅' character, and it was impossible to tell who wrote them. ”

"King Qi." Nan Luyuan recalled the words he had just heard, and subconsciously said, then lowered his head, lowered his eyes, and asked the most luxuriously dressed person without seeing joy or anger, "What's your name?" What was the idea of the king of Western Tang Qi? ”

The man snorted for a while, and suddenly smiled strangely at Nan Luyuan.

Before Nan Luyuan could understand what was happening, he saw Min Chunchi who suddenly appeared beside him, he stretched out his hand violently, and before the person could react, he lifted his chin!

The pain was so severe that the man instantly spasmed and writhed to the ground!

Min Chunchi expertly removed a tooth from his mouth and took out a tiny pill from between the teeth.

"Old-fashioned tricks." Nan Luyuan heard Min Chunchi sneer.

Then Min Chunchi straightened up again, moved his muscles and bones, and said strangely: "You can't save that one." ”

Nan Luyuan followed his words and looked at the other, only to see that the man had a blue face, his expression was full of pain, his teeth were clenched, and the green tendons appeared next to his eyes and forehead, and after a while, he fell to the ground, his hands were clasped in the snow, and his body twisted several times at an unnatural angle.

This lasted for about half an hour, before he jerked violently, and the seven orifices bled to death.

Nan Luyuan was speechless by this, and it took a long time to find his voice: "...... Dead? ”

"Let's go back quickly, and find someone to clean up here." Min Chunchi picked up the frightened Western Tang man, took out a large handful of letters from his arms and handed them to Nan Luyuan, and the two went to find Zhang Shenling and Shen Zhiyi together.

.........

...

In the middle of the night, Shen Zhiyi finished reporting the situation to the Grand Duke of the Shen family and returned to the residence of Nan Luyuan, Song Ci and his party.

He was really trustworthy, and really sent people to buy some oysters, shellfish, shrimp, crabs, and sea fish, as well as some local yellow beef, picked a few Yue Wang heads, and sent them to the house.

A group of people had a lively meal, and Shen Zhiyi sighed with emotion: "In the coastal state, fishing and seafood are cheaper than rice, and they are all eaten by people in southern Fujian who can't eat enough. You may taste these things, and the fishermen along the coast will vomit. ”

Song Ci said: "It's really delicious, it's not a superior or inferior person, it's just a truth that scarcity is expensive." I thought about it, even if you can't grow rice here, it's a good thing to grow some melons and fruits. Moreover, many melons and fruits are only available in southern Fujian, and if you can open up channels and exchange food for food from all parts of the country, it is also a way out. ”

Shen Zhiyi's eyes lit up.

"Of course, if we still focus on 'Shinong industry and commerce' today, we can't just farm, but also open schools. There is another reason why southern Fujian is barren, that is, it does not understand the language from the outside, and it is easy to be manipulated by others. It is a long-term solution to let local talents lead local development. Du Songyin added, "And these people also have to borrow from the Shen family." ”

"That's no problem, as long as you are really for us, I can go and discuss it with grandpa." Shen Zhiyi got up excitedly and saluted, but was stopped by Song Ci and Jun Songyin, especially Song Ci, whose whole face was round with a smile: "As a parent official, if you are not sincere, you should kneel and scold your ancestors." Besides, aren't I also an official of our land? Why bother to see the outside like this! ”

Nan Luyuan and Zhang Shenling also laughed and participated in the warm laughter, and even Min Chunchi, who had always been out of place, was pulled in by people one by one.

When it was time to arrive, everyone went back to their rooms, and Nan Luyuan lit the bean-sized lamp, and wrote a letter to Lu Liuhui one by one, sharing some of the strange flowers and plants he saw with him.

Then he carefully put the letter away under the paperweight on the side, and then picked up the pen to write a letter to Nan Zixiao.

But his mind was very confused, and his mind was full of the words of the Western Tang people in the woods. I tore a few letters in succession, and I always felt that it was not interesting.

It wasn't until it was almost ugly that Nan Luyuan wrote it, and there were only a few words on the letter-

"Harsh government is fiercer than a tiger."