This morning, Zhang Xiang woke up from his sleep, and his eyes were the pretty face of the slave.

The girl supported her chin with one hand, leaning against the head of the bed, her eyes blinking, and she was very fascinated.

When Zhang Xiang suddenly opened her eyes, she was also taken aback, and then quickly lowered her head, looking a little overwhelmed.

After a few days of recuperation, the bruises on her face had almost disappeared, but her spirit was still a little not good, and her face was still a little pale.

Zhang Xiang sat up, looked at her, and said with a smile: "Okay? ”

The slave nodded his head sharply and said, "Donkey, the slave and maid have been fine for a long time." ”

"Oh! So how long have you been sitting here? Zhang Xiang asked funny.

"Just... Just for a moment. The slave blushed, then stretched out his finger and gestured with his thumb: "Just like this, the slave and maid got up early, and the concubine stayed up late last night to sleep, so the slave and maid got up early this morning to come and see." ”

"What are you looking at?"

"I didn't see anything, it's... Just wanted to take a look. She shook her head, and then didn't know what was wrong with herself.

Zhang Xiang couldn't cry or laugh, and couldn't help pinching her face: "Slave, I still like to see you laugh, don't be so sad, I won't scold you." ”

"No, donkey, the slave doesn't have a sad face, you see, the slave smiled." The girl seemed to be a little panicked, and quickly grinned, and then lowered her head again: "It's just... It's just that the slave and maid occupy the bed of the donkey, let the donkey sleep in such a place, and let the donkey take care of the slave and maid, the slave and the maid have not been able to serve the slave and the maid, and the colt is already very busy, and at night they have to take care of the slave and the maid to drink medicine, accompany the slave and the maid, so that the slave and the maid don't feel bored, and the slave and the maid feel really useless. ”

Zhang Xiang was extremely surprised, nodded her head, and said incredulously: "What are you thinking about in this head?" Who are you useless? If you don't heal your wounds, how can you serve me and the princess? ”

The concubine's understanding made the slave very happy, she got up and turned around, and said happily: "Concubine, you see, the slave and maid are already well, and you can take care of the concubine today." ”

Zhang Xiang got up, and the slave hurriedly took the clothes on the side and put them on for him.

Zhang Xiang said: "Yesterday's doctor, you'd better rest for two more days, too much action will involve old injuries, if it recurs, but you have to drink a few more doses of medicine, the medicine is very bitter, I smell it and I'm afraid, aren't you afraid?" Therefore, you still listen to the doctor, I have nothing to do these days, and I don't need you to take care of it for the time being. ”

"But—" The slave pursed his lips.

Zhang Xiang put on a long robe and pretended to be angry: "I'm going out soon, you are not allowed to go out of this courtyard, if you are disobedient, I will be angry." ”

"Oh..."The slave could only nod hurriedly, with a deflated face.

Because he hasn't gone out much these days, Zhang Xiang has been in addition to taking care of slaves, and his range of activities is also in this county courtyard, so his spirit is also good, and he has been drying Na Shimeng for several days, and it's time to go and see him.

When he came out, he told the guards guarding the door, and then asked the family to find Li Yanzhi.

After a while, the family came back and informed Li Yanzhi that he had already known Xu Tongzhi and that Peng Zhixian had gone out to collect grain.

Zhang Xiang had no choice but to let the official take him to the county jail.

The cell was unusually damp, guarded only by two jailers.

There are quite a lot of prisoners imprisoned here, and along the way, there are bursts of ghosts crying and wolf howls.

When he saw Shi Meng, he was disheveled and shrunk in the corner of the prison tremblingly

Zhang Xiang said to the jailer beside him: "You haven't given him food in the past few days, right?" ”

The jailer hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, no, since he was imprisoned, according to Peng Darao's orders, we only give him water." ”

Zhang Xiang nodded, pulled out the knife on his body, and said to him again: "Open the door, and then go and prepare some hearty meals to come in." ”

"Yes." The jailer opened the door and withdrew.

As if hearing the sound of the cell door opening, Shimon turned his head.

It's just that when he saw Zhang Xiang walking in with a knife, he got up violently, kept shaking his head wildly, his eyes were terrified, and he shrank into a more corner: "Don't come, don't come, don't kill me, I beg you, don't kill me, I was wrong..."

Perhaps because he had been hungry for a long time, he had no strength to speak, and he was extremely weak.

Zhang Xiang walked up to him and squatted down, raised his head with his hand, this Shi Meng seemed to be frightened, quickly retracted his neck, his hand slipped, and the whole person fell on Lin.

But he hurriedly supported himself to get up, and quickly shrank back, until his whole body shrank into a corner and there was no way to retreat, and he curled up.

This Shi Meng was afraid of death, and Zhang Xiang had already discovered it as early as when Shi was in the house.

He said in a cold tone, "Do you know what I'm going to do to you next? ”

Na Shimeng didn't say anything, just shook his head desperately.

Zhang Xiang wiped the knife with his hand, and said in a calm tone: "I have long heard that you have been in Rong County before, relying on your Shi family's great business, doing all kinds of evil, molesting women from good families, and arresting any woman you want, you meet me now, and you are considered unlucky, since you like to catch women so much, then I will castrate you, and I will let you see that you can't eat meat in the future." ”

Seeing Shi Meng shaking his head frantically, Zhang Xiang laughed lightly, his expression was unusually evil: "Don't worry, it doesn't hurt at all, this knife is still quite fast, it is guaranteed to be cut down with one knife, at most it will only be a little paralyzed, you can sleep and wake up and be fine." ”

"Don't... Other... Don't kill me..."Shi Meng clasped his hands and feet, and kept shaking his head, Zhang Xiang at this time with that evil smile, in his eyes, was completely a demon, and the fear in his heart kept stimulating his nerves.

Zhang Xiang continued to smile: "Don't worry, I won't kill you, listen to the words of this life-root wine, there is still a chance to grow if you drink it, you might as well try it, drink the wine of your life-root, if it can grow, it is also your blessing, if it can't grow, you can only think that you are unlucky, anyway, it depends on your luck." ”

"Please... Beg... You... You... Other... Don't kill..."Shi Meng's body trembled violently, his words were slurred, and the fear in his eyes was even worse.

After scaring the guy for a while, the jailer brought in the food.

It seemed that he smelled the aroma of the rice, and Shi Meng, who was originally sluggish, suddenly became much more excited, and took the initiative to crawl over, staring at the jailer outside the prison door.

Zhang Xiang waved his hand, and the jailer walked in.

After Zhang Xiang asked him to put down the food, he let him out again.

Hunger can really make people crazy, at this time, seeing the rice material Shi Meng like a beast, he was not afraid of the knife in Zhang Xiang's hand, and crawled in front of the food in a few clicks, grabbed it with his hand and swallowed it frantically.

Zhang Xiang didn't stop him, he wanted this kind of person to tell the truth, slap him and give him a candy, as long as he struggled between despair and hope, he would be able to compromise.

If you want to defeat a Rao mentality, you have to start from his weaknesses.

It is hard to imagine that the noble son, who has always been pampered, will also show an ugly side even more ugly than a beggar at this time.

Zhang Xiang doesn't pity him at all, this kind of person is innocent.

If it weren't for the fact that this Shi Meng still had some value, he would have killed him with a knife when he was in the house.

The food brought by the jailer quickly cleaned Shi Meng, and even the rice that fell on the ground he picked up one by one and stuffed it into his mouth, stuffed a little muck into it, and then licked his fingers clean.

It's just that for so many hungry people, this meal is only enough to eat half full.

Zhang Xiang squatted down with a smile: "Full?" If you are full, then we will continue, if you obediently cooperate with me, not only will there be such a full meal in the future, but I will not castrate you, and I will spare your life. On the contrary, if you don't cooperate, I will not only castrate you, but also cut off the flesh on your body piece by piece, and cut it with a thousand knives, you know, well, it is to cut off the flesh on your body piece by piece, cut it into more than a thousand pieces, and not let you die, that feeling is more uncomfortable than death, and it is impossible to seek death, do you understand? ”

"As long as you don't kill me, I'll listen to you." After eating a full meal, Shi Meng's words were finally normal. It's just that the fear of Zhang Xiang has not weakened.

He, a noble son who has been rampant and domineering in a place like Rong County for so many years, has never suffered like this.

Zhang Xiang smiled with satisfaction and said slowly: "Your father Shi Liangyu collected so much grain from the people of Rong County at a low price, what is he going to do with it?" ”

"I... I..."This Shi Meng is not too stupid, hearing Zhang Xiang ask this, he immediately hesitated.

Zhang Xiang wiped the knife again with a cold face: "You only have one chance to answer, your father is difficult to protect himself now, don't think that he can save you, let me tell you, if you obediently cooperate with me, get out of your father's conspiracy, and when the time comes, you can show your father's purpose in front of many people in Rong County, I will spare your life, otherwise, if you still want to perfunctory me, I will never give you a second chance, I am a person." ”

"Don't... Don't kill me, I... I..."Shi Meng was frightened, and nodded hurriedly: "It's none of my business, it's all my father's idea..."

……

An hour later, Zhang Xiang walked out of the county prison.

He instructed the prison officials to take good care of this Shi Meng, and no one was allowed to approach him except him, even if Xu Tongzhi and Peng Zhixian wanted to see Shi Meng, they had to report to him.

Then Zhang Xiang went out of the county office, planning to go to the granary where the government collected grain.

It's just that just a few steps out of the county office, he was quickly captured into an alley by a black shadow.

When he came to his senses, the figure also stopped, it was Yuan Shen.

Zhang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Where have you been these days?" I searched everywhere and you couldn't find it. ”

"I followed a group of charlatans." Yuan Shen replied flatly: "There are a lot of people from the rivers and lakes in Rongxian now, and they are all coming for you." ”

"I know, so you're not here, I didn't dare to go out of the county office!" Zhang Xiang nodded, and then told him about the encounter with Yue Changzhong that day.

Yuan Shen said: "This Yue Changzhong is in a group with them, and I have seen them a few times in the inn. ”

"I don't feel malicious to me about him, and he deliberately reminded me to make me feel like these people in the rivers and lakes." Zhang Xiang said.

Yuan Shen also said: "This person seems to have some righteous spirit, I have also heard of his reputation, he is known as Xiangzhou Silver Gun in the rivers and lakes, and he is a top master of the Yue family's marksmanship, and he is also a top master, and he helped Miao Yanzhang's mother and son a year ago." This Miao Yanzhang is the right general of the Northern Foot Army, a year ago, when your father was deceived by a holy decree to Dingzhou, he was left to take care of Liangzhou, when the Northern Liao Army invaded Liangzhou, he also led the troops to resist, but the enemy was outnumbered, he died under the chaos of the Northern Liao Army when the Northern Liao Army invaded Liangzhou, after the fall of Liangzhou, because the entire Southern Chu at that time sent anger to your father, and Miao Yanzhang, as a general of the Northern Foot Army, was naturally affected, Miao Yanzhang's wife and children were also abused by the white eyes and many people in Xiangzhou, The government also pretended not to know, and later it was this Yue Changzhong who reported to the government, and then spread the matter to the capital, and the court set up a well-dressed tomb for this Miao Yanzhang, and was named a loyal general. ”

Zhang Xiang said: "Then it seems that Yue Changzhong is quite good." ”

Yuan Shen nodded: "But although he won't kill you with those Jianghu people, he will never help you, as far as I know now, there are at least forty or fifty Jianghu people living in many inns in Rong County, all of whom are mixed in the southern rivers and lakes, many of which I don't know, but there are many masters whose martial arts are comparable to He Sinan." Moreover, the famous strange man in the rivers and lakes, Dugu Liuying, also came. ”

"Dugu Liuying?" Zhang Xiang was taken aback: "Isn't he a disciple of Tie Jiangli's predecessors?" ”

Zhang Xiang remembered the old monster of the Divine Fist who had saved his life in Pingzhou City and had a relationship with him.

Yuan Shen nodded: "Yes, but this Dugu family in Baiyue Jianzhou is also a very famous martial arts family in the southern rivers and lakes, if these Jianghu people take him as the first thing to kill you this time, I am afraid that we are both fierce and unlucky, and now in this Rong County, we can't find help." ”

Zhang Xiang frowned, Yuan Shen could say this kind of thing, even with his martial arts, he couldn't deal with so many masters of the rivers and lakes.

Yuan Shen continued: "Although this Dugu Liuying is not high in martial arts, he uses poison to transform himself, and his junior sister Tang Yun is well versed in the art of Gu poison in Miao Jiang, so this Dugu Liuying has also learned a lot of Gu techniques when he was in Miao Jiang, although his Gu skills do not know what his attainments are, but if he uses poison with Gu, I am afraid that I will have to retreat." ”

"Is it so perverted?" Zhang Xiang was secretly speechless.

Originally, Yuan Shen was already very, very powerful in his heart, but he didn't expect that a mountain in this river and lake would be higher than a mountain!

Yuan Shen said: "If he doesn't change his form, how can he gain such a high reputation with his mediocre martial arts, even if I am poisoned by him, it is extremely difficult to force it out in a short period of time with internal force." ”

"Then let's run away!" Zhang Xiang was so discouraged by Yuan Shen that he made a joke.

It's just that I didn't expect Yuan Shen to take it seriously, and nodded: "I have this intention, at this time, all the people in the rivers and lakes are focusing on this county government, you will definitely be targeted by many people along the way, so you had better go back now, tonight, while these people in the rivers and lakes have not yet gathered together, I will take you with me, and there is still a great hope of leaving Rong County." ”

"I'll just kidding." Zhang Xianggan smiled and said solemnly: "I have already obtained evidence from Shi Meng that Shi Liangyu intends to sell the grain at a high price, and at that time, this Shi Meng is also willing to testify against his father in front of the people of Rong County, as long as the people of Rong County know about Shi Liangyu's conspiracy, the county government will be able to copy the Shi family." If I leave at this time, all my efforts will be in vain. Therefore, I can't leave now, this grain, must be requisitioned, at present, Pingzhou Mansion, not only Rong County, but also the rest of Liyang County, Yuan County, Hexian County, Ning County is also the same situation as Rong County, this must be the grain merchants of these four counties according to the gourd to draw a scoop, using the same method as Rong County, or Shi Liangyu and them are in the same breath, so that the grain collection of these four counties fell into such a predicament, these four counties have 10,000 stones, 10,000 stones, on the battlefield, how many soldiers can be saved! ”

"You're dying now, what do you care about so much?" Yuan Shen didn't care about that, he just knew that he wanted to protect Zhang Xiang's life.

Zhang Xiang still shook his head: "Someone has to do this, if the county government can do it, I won't do it, but if I go, this Rong County government can't do it, and there are people in the Rong County grain collection team who are corrupt and bend the law, collude with officials and businessmen, and oppress the people." Therefore, when I go, not only will there be no food, but in the future, the people of Rong County will die of hunger, and the Shi family will only empty the white wolf in this grain requisition, and earn a lot of people's high hard-earned money, and the corrupt people will only get away with it. ”

Yuan Shen sighed: "But if you continue to stay, you can't be sure that they will suddenly do something to you." ”

"Don't worry, I won't leave the county government for the time being, no matter how bold they are, they won't go directly to the county government to kill me!" Zhang Xiang said in a deep voice.

"That's not allowed." Yuan Shen shook his head.

Zhang Xiang said to him: "Don't worry, there is no endless road, I will go back now, you can help me do something." ”

"What's the matter?"

"You go to secretly guard the county jail, I'm worried that someone will let Shi Meng go..."