I wondered in my heart, Nan Luyuan still didn't make a noise, but just kept what happened this night in my heart, and I couldn't sleep all night until the dawn of the day.

Zhang Shenling yawned and knocked on his door, he suddenly woke up, got out of bed to change clothes and tidy up his appearance, and glanced at the bronze mirror during the period, and had a rough idea of his current haggard face before opening the door.

"My God, second brother, what did you do last night? You're not going to be a thief here, are you? Zhang Shenling was speechless at his iron eye sockets and the blue spots on his chin, and almost pulled off a beard in front of him to show him.

Nan Luyuan didn't sleep all night, and his complexion was naturally not very good. He flicked his hands and asked, "Nothing unusual in your room last night, right?" ”

"What could be out of the ordinary? I slept soundly. Zhang Shenling came into his room and walked around, "Isn't it?" You won't be a burglar in your house, will you? ”

"Maybe I'm thinking too much." Nan Luyuan looked at him with such a heartless look, sighed, and knew that even if there was really someone, according to Zhang Shenling's character of not knowing anything when he died, he couldn't ask anything.

Zhang Shenling remembered something: "That Shen Zhiyi is coming in the afternoon, if the second brother doesn't sleep well and is suspicious, you might as well hurry up and sleep for a while now, and I'll guard you." ”

Nan Luyuan said: "Isn't this hurtful etiquette?" ”

"I can't sleep well, what etiquette do you care about?" Zhang Shenling didn't agree with his cumbersome etiquette, so he pushed Nan Luyuan back into the house and pressed him to the bed, "Sleep well, don't be tired, something went wrong at a critical time." ”

When Nan Luyuan heard this, he felt that there was some truth, and he was about to widen his clothes, when his eyes swept and saw Zhang Shenling sitting on the edge of the bed, and said suspiciously: "You are not leaving?" ”

Zhang Shenling was confident: "Am I not guarding you?" I'm not in the house, how can I keep it? ”

Nan Luyuan said angrily: "Go aside, beware of me telling Master Zhang Xiang on a piece of paper, and I will personally see you kneeling in the ancestral hall when the time comes."

"You are still squeezing a quilt with Your Majesty, what's wrong with me taking a look?" Zhang Shenling was not convinced, sat on the bed and couldn't get up, and patted the bed, "Still not brothers?" Are you looking forward to seeing your brothers kneel in the ancestral hall? ”

Nan Luyuan raised his eyebrows: "You who write a book of Jianghu dialect, how credible are you when you say these things?" 'Lin Shenzhang'? ”

Zhang Shenling patted Nan Luyuan with a hippie smile, no longer arguing with him, and just said: "One yard to one yard, second brother, go to sleep quickly." ”

Nan Luyuan also knew this truth, and knew that although Zhang Shenling was unforgiving, he would not really do anything out of the ordinary, so he was no longer hypocritical, took off his clothes, and went to bed.

After his body tense for so long, he relaxed all of a sudden, and his eyelids quickly sank.

Zhang Shenling sat on the edge of the bed, staring at the window fixedly, and said nothing.

The second brother must have something to hide from him.

The second brother's house has entered the people?

.........

...

It was a cold winter day, and a thin layer of snow was piled up on the ground of the Nanshang Palace.

Nan Zixiao wore a thick coat and coaxed Xiao Xuesheng to play in the imperial garden.

Xiao Xuesheng is just two months old, and she can't speak yet, so she can only exchange it with a mouth that hasn't grown teeth yet.

Su Duxue, who became a mother, had just finished her confinement and couldn't go too far, so she had to be closely protected by the maid. Since Su Duxue Xian's pregnancy, there have always been dignitaries and dignitaries who have supported the palace people to give gifts, and they have given a lot of everything.

Nanzi ordered someone to take care of it, and asked the couple to stay if they wanted to stay, and send back what they didn't want to want.

Nan Zisheng followed Nan Ziyan every step of the way at Nan Luyuan's request, looked at Xiao Xuesheng who was held in Su Duxue's arms, and couldn't help but say, "It's strange to look at people." ”

When Nan Zixiao heard what she said, he smiled and said, "What, if you like it, you can find a wishful husband this year, and add a little nephew to this king next year." ”

Nan Zisheng said disdainfully: "How can an ordinary master be worthy of me!" If I want to marry, naturally I must be the dragon and phoenix among the people of this southern businessman. ”

Nan Zixiao sighed slightly in his heart, and he also knew who he wanted to marry as Sister Wang. But there is no way, Brother Yi is indifferent to Sister Wang, and even seems to have a happy person...... The twisted melon is not sweet, but Sister Wang can't listen to the persuasion, this kind of thing, let's wait for Brother Qi to come back and solve it by yourself.

Speaking of which...... He hadn't seen his brother for almost a year.

Nan Zixiao's heart moved, it's time for Brother Yan to go to southern Fujian now, right?

The place is very mixed, I don't know my brother....... Can you get used to it?

Su Duxue smiled softly and softly, holding Xue Sheng and swaying gently, the maid on the side took a small drum to beat him, listening to the white and chubby little guy squeaking with laughter.

"When will Brother Yangguan come back?" Nan Zi said with a smile, his face was as bright as a spring breeze when he smiled, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, and his childish face showed a very smart face.

"It's early, it's late. Recently, there have been a lot of things in Beijing, so I have to be tired. Su Duxue responded. She has been in Nanshang for more than a year, and she is much easier to talk and do, even in the face of the king of Nanshang, there are not so many complicated etiquette.

"It would be nice if Brother Qi could come back, if there is less person, the king's work will increase." Nan Zixiao looked at the end of the red wall, as if he was looking at the people in the distance through the red wall, "Speaking of which, Brother Qian seems to have a happy girl." ”

He didn't care about saying this, but he didn't see Nan Zisheng's pale face behind him in an instant.

.........

...

"Oh, oh, the no-son hey change oh Bo (good afternoon, are the two sons resting well)?"

With a Hokkien dialect, Shen Zhiyi pushed open the gate and stepped into the courtyard.

Nan Luyuan and Zhang Shenling glanced at each other, Zhang Shenling stood behind Nan Luyuan and asked in a low voice, "Second brother, do you understand?" ”

Nan Luyuan quickly recalled the book he had opened after waking up this morning, and felt that the person who came was not good, and he was afraid that he had come here on purpose, so he whispered hesitantly: "He seems to say, we can live ...... Good no good? ”

Zhang Shenling whispered, "Then will you?" ”

"I ...... I'll give it a try, if I'm not mistaken," Nan Luyuan shook his hand without a trace, hiding the cold sweat in his palm, and said, "Bo Whoosh." ”

He saw Shen Zhiyi gently hook his lips.

"The sound is not accurate, Lord Emperor," Shen Zhiyi said, and walked out sideways, "Grandpa ordered me to take you around the village to have a look, and then take the two of you to the place where the water is sent." ”

Nan Luyuan breathed a sigh of relief and nodded slightly towards Zhang Shenling.

"Don't you need to bring some people?" Zhang Shenling asked.

"It's just that if you go out to explore the situation, you don't need to make a big fuss," Shen Zhiyi saluted, "Besides, this is also a small place, if the two of you are too strong, I'm afraid it will disturb the villagers." ”

This was said in a high-sounding manner, and it was not directly blocked that the two of them refute, nor did they refute, so they had to hold their breath in their hearts.

"Does this count as a disappointment for us?" Following Shen Zhiyi, Zhang Shenling quietly walked towards Nanluyuan.

"I'm afraid it's not just this," Nan Luyuan said, realizing that something was wrong as Shen Zhiyi walked all the way, "This place ...... People are unable to make a living by growing rice. ”

After walking around, there are rugged mountain roads, and there is basically no place where you can really farm a large area, all of which are mountains and forests, and the land is not as fertile as Jiangnan.

If they can't even grow rice, what do they live on?

Shen Zhiyi said: "The emperor smiled, this is already a common problem in my place. In the past 100 years, no one at the top has said that they want to trim it, and they still have to pay a lot of rent for rice every year, which is also our fault in the final analysis. ”

These words seem to be self-blame, but they are full of dissatisfaction with the court.

Nan Luyuan said: "How much rent do you pay every year?"

Shen Zhiyi seemed to respond respectfully: "If you return to the emperor's wishes, you will have to pay 100 catties of grain per mu of land. ”

Nan Luyuan stared at Shen Zhiyi's eyes, and said coldly word by word: "Have you thought clearly, this place may not be able to produce 150 catties of land a year, but the magistrate levies a tax of 100 catties a year?" ”

Xu is cold light in his eyes was too strong, Shen Zhiyi didn't dare to look directly at his light gray eyes, but he still replied stubbornly: "Lord Hui's words, everything I said below is true, if you are not forced to have no way out, how dare you be so reckless!" ”

Nan Luyuan just stared at him like this, his face was still calm and restrained, and he couldn't tell whether he believed it or not, but those beautiful eyes showed a light color, like a knife, which made Shen Zhiyi always feel that his body was dissected, and there was nowhere to hide any thoughts.

Under this powerful deterrent, Zhang Shenling didn't even dare to make a sound.

After a long time, when Shen Zhiyi felt that his knees had become weak and he could barely stand anymore, Nan Luyuan looked away expressionlessly, and said something that seemed to be a bull's head and a horse's mouth: "You told me behind the back of the Grand Duke of the Shen family." ”

Shen Zhiyi gasped fiercely, glad that he had survived: "Yes, I feel ...... The Emperor may be able to believe it, after all...... It's the second time of the Seventh Son. ”

Nan Luyuan looked at it and said without emotion: "The little abacus is good, the officials here have indeed not reported these things to the imperial court, I think they also have different intentions and forget who the master is." ”

He gently spit out a sentence: "Shen Zhiyi, lead the way." ”

didn't say where to go, but Shen Zhiyi knew it, he looked at Nan Luyuan in surprise, and hurriedly said, "Yes, I'll take you to the official mansion in the next place." ”

.........

...

Stepping on a mess of broken jade, Nan Luyuan and others were stopped in front of the official mansion.

Nan Luyuan's eyelids jumped, and the governor of the state dared to give the emperor a horse?

Stopping Shen Zhiyi, who was skillfully about to bribe the guards, Nan Luyuan's voice was also very calm, a little ethereal: "Wait, I'll see how long he can hang me."

Shen Zhiyi looked at him like this, although he didn't seem to look different from usual, but he could see at a glance that this emperor was extremely angry, so he didn't dare to say anything, so he stood behind Nan Luyuan and waited quietly.

It wasn't until it was dark that the snow didn't reach Nan Luyuan's knees, and his shoulders and head were covered with a thick layer of snow, that Lord Zhizhou was late.

"Oh, Lord Emperor, look at it, the official is so busy that he forgot about you!" Zhizhou greeted him, his face was frivolous, and he couldn't see the slightest respectful look, "Lord Emperor, go back, next time you want to come over, you have to send someone in advance." ”

When Nan Luyuan heard this, he glanced at him as if he was looking at a funny monkey.

He didn't reply to anything, but just asked nonchalantly: "It's you, who collects 100 catties of taxes a year?" ”

Zhizhou's face changed, and his mouth was stiff: "You don't know!" This place is a blessed land, it can produce more than 500 catties a year, and it is the villagers who are wild, so they spread rumors. ”

Shen Zhiyi said angrily in the back: "You dog official! Last year, thousands of people starved to death in the famine here, and you don't panic when you say this! ”

Zhizhou seemed to have been stabbed in the foot, and he was so angry that he was about to slap Shen Zhiyi: "This official is going to clean up your nonsense pariahs today!" ”

Shen Zhiyi was about to hide, but unexpectedly, the cold light flashed in front of him, and the thick blood exploded in front of his eyes!

Nan Luyuan was splashed with blood, but his eyes were still faint. The fat man's head rolled down beside him, and a pair of dead eyes stared at him tightly.

Shen Zhiyi was so frightened by this surprise that his legs and stomach became weak.

Nan Luyuan wiped the Han Shu Sword in his hand, looked at the guards who surrounded him, and the officials at all levels who rushed out, his face remained indifferent.

Just gently said to Shen Zhiyi, "Don't you let your friends come out?" ”