A few days later, in a restaurant in Rong County, a man named Yue Xin met with a man named Tao Lin.

"Brother Yue, it is really a blessing for the younger brother to be able to see Brother Yue here, in the past (rì) said goodbye to Brother Yue in Xiangzhou, I didn't think that three years have passed, come, I salute Brother Yue for a cup." The man named Tao Lin, with the word Shuangqing, raised his wine glass.

This man named Yue Xin and his name Changzhong also raised his glass: "I don't know what happened when Brother Tao came south to Pingzhou this time?" ”

Tao Lin said: "This time I went south to Pingzhou was entrusted by a strong man from Qingzhou, and came down to bring some news for him. ”

"Oh?" Yue Xin looked at him curiously.

Tao Lin drank a glass of wine with some bitterness: "Brother Yue, do you still remember the incident (qíng) when Liangzhou fell into the hands of the Northern Liao people more than a year ago?" ”

"Naturally remember, this is the most humiliating thing in my Nanchu in the past 20 years, why don't Chang Zhong remember?" Brother Yue nodded.

Tao Lin said: "Although this (jiān) minister Zhang Jian has been executed by the imperial court, his son was spared from death by Chaotian because he had a marriage contract with Princess Gaoping since he was a child, and he also married Princess Gaoping and stood in Pingzhou. ”

Yue Xin pondered: "If you don't say it, I really almost forgot that this (jiān) minister also has a son." ”

Tao Lin said: "This Qingzhou strong man who let me go south to Pingzhou to bring news is Qingzhou Xiaoba He Sinan, at the end of July last year, I had the honor to meet him in Shunzhou Mansion, he told me that he was going south to Pingzhou to assassinate Zhang Jian's son, at that time, he also invited me, hoping that I could go with him. ”

Yue Xin stretched out his thumb: "This kind of heroic hero, is a model for us, the son of a (jiān) minister, should not be left alive in the world, the court is afraid of dishonesty and provoking criticism from the world, let him go, but I and other righteous people in the rivers and lakes don't have so many rules and regulations, so we can't be so cheap The son of this kind of (jiān) minister, if I am present, I will definitely walk with this strong man." ”

Tao Lin nodded: "Yes, Tao also wanted to go with him very much at that time, but there were still many important matters in Shunzhou Mansion that had not yet been resolved, so he told him that when Tao's important matters in Shunzhou Mansion were over, he would go south to Pingzhou to find him." In mid-September, I received a letter from a merchant who claimed to be from Jizhou and was entrusted by a strong man to pass through Shunzhou when he was doing business in Pingzhou. ”

"I opened it to find out that it was He Sinan, he said in the letter, they and a group of Jianghu people were trapped in Pingzhou City by this horse, unable to get rid (shēn), there is very important news that can not be sent, they can contact not many people now, only sent a few letters that can be passed, after all, they are also afraid of sending too much, some letters will be intercepted by people in the imperial court, if I receive this letter, he wants me to go south to Pingzhou to meet with him, help him bring the news north."

"After I received the letter, I went south non-stop, but when passing by Yangzhou Mansion, I encountered an injustice, although I was anxious, but I couldn't ignore it, so I was delayed in Yangzhou Mansion for a while, and when I arrived in Pingzhou, it was the beginning of November, after many inquiries, I learned that He Sinan and other people who assassinated the horses had all been killed, according to the people in the government, they were killing each other at that time, their hands and feet were abolished, and their deaths were particularly miserable."

"Bang!" Yue Xin slammed his fist on the dining table: "It's just nonsense, how can such righteous people kill each other?" ”

Tao Lin drank a glass of wine sullenly: "Yes, I was also so suspicious at the time, because I was unhappy for them in my heart, so I stayed in Pingzhou for a while, and secretly observed this Zhang Xiang (rì), but unfortunately, there were people following him on the side of his whereabouts (shēn) a few times, even if I had the intention to assassinate, but I didn't have the ability to do it, and finally gave up, I was not angry, I also left Pingzhou, went south to Linzhou to scatter my heart, and by the way, I made some Jiangnan people, this time I went north, passing by here, I just met Brother Yue. ”

Yue Xin clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "The son of such a (jiān) minister, harming my righteous people in the rivers and lakes, if my Yue Changzhong encounters him, he will definitely cut off his head." ”

Tao Lin shook his head: "Our personal strength is small, and now he is a concubine of the imperial court, it is even more difficult to kill him, he can kill a master like He Sinan, either he (shēn) has extraordinary martial arts, or he (shēn) also has such a person to protect him, otherwise, it will not be possible." I know that Brother Yue's martial arts are also good, but Brother Yue should not mess around. ”

Yue Xin said: "Brother Tao, don't worry, Yue is not such a reckless person. ”

After finishing speaking, Yue Xin asked him, "Then I don't know what Brother Tao plans to do next?" ”

"Since I returned to Shunzhou Mansion, now the imperial court is collecting grain, it should be to prepare for the recovery of Liangzhou, if I have the opportunity, I also want to go to the battlefield to contribute."

"Yue Mou also plans to go with Guangyi and Juyuan this time, and he also wants to return to Xiangzhou to join the army."

"Brother Yue is both civil and military, if he joins the army, he will definitely achieve a great cause."

"Chang Zhong didn't think much about it, but after the Northern Liao captured Liangzhou a year ago, I think that the imperial court's move to collect Liangzhou this time may not have a chance of winning, and joining the army is just trying to make a meager contribution when the imperial court needs it."

Tao Lin nodded, and asked him: "By the way, after talking about it for so long, I still don't know why Brother Yue stayed here?" ”

"It's a long story." As he spoke, Yue Xin told Tao Lin about the fact that he was passing by here and found that the government had bullied and oppressed the people in order to collect grain.

"How can it be?" Tao Lin was also angry: "There is such a thing, even so, then Tao will stay and meet with the brother-in-law for the time being, if there is really such a move to oppress the people, Tao will definitely seek justice for the people of Rong County." ”

Yue Xin arched his hand: "It's good to have Brother Tao to help, but this matter has not yet been concluded, and it is not possible to make judgments, there is a new adult in the first few (rì) of Pingzhou City, and I don't know where it came from, I just look at the young and you and me, but Xu Tongzhi is extremely respectful to him, indicating that even if this person is not a big member, he must not be low, since he came to Rong County, these (rì) officials have not forcibly requisitioned grain, I will wait and see what happens!" ”

"After dinner, I will take Brother Tao to introduce Guangyi and Juyuan, these two are my best friends, although they have just entered the rivers and lakes, they are also chivalrous..."

……

In the courtyard inside the county office, Zhang Xiang was listening to the situation that Li Yanzhi brought back from the door.

Although he had been staying in this courtyard for a long time, he would ask Li Yanzhi to go out with some clever family members every day to inquire about the situation.

"Don't worry, you guessed it right, I went out to observe, and found that those people made trouble and it was really instigated, every day in every fixed place, someone would come out to shout injustice, this shout, the people watched, and then these instigators complained about the oppression of the government, and those people followed to make trouble." Li Yanzhi said.

Zhang Xiang nodded: "If this matter hadn't been premeditated, it would have been impossible for these people to unite and become so united in a short period of time." ”

"Could it be the Shi family's doing?" Li Yanzhi asked.

Zhang Xiang shook his head: "There is no evidence at present, and now in the hearts of the people, the status of the Shi family is higher than that of the government, we must not figure it out without authorization, let alone target the Shi family on the surface, that will only arouse greater public anger among the people, what we have to do is to mediate the contradiction and let the Shi family return the food to the people, so that we can receive food from the people, instead of letting us stand on the opposite side of the people." ”

"So what's next?" Li Yanzhi asked.

Zhang Xiang thought for a moment in silence, and then asked, "How many places have you found in the gathering points of these troublemakers?" ”

"There are about seven or eight places, and in each place there are dozens to hundreds of people, and the others have not been found." Li Yanzhi replied.

Zhang Xiang said: "Later, I will let the little slave give you some silver, you go to a remote place to borrow a house, tomorrow, I will let two guards follow you, you go to squat to guard these troublemaking gathering points, and when they finish the trouble, you will arrest the leader." ”

"But remember, just catch it alone, and if anyone sees it or someone walks with the leader, don't do it, and don't let the people in the government know." Zhang Xiang admonished.

After following Zhang Xiang for so long, Li Yanzhi instantly understood what he meant, and nodded: "Don't worry, don't worry, your words will be done." ”

After Li Yanzhi left, Zhang Xiang wrote a letter of worship and handed it to the officials, asking them to send it to the Shi family, and then dismissed all the people in the courtyard, and the little slave was also paid by him to buy pancakes.

Soon, Yuan Shen, who was dressed in black, appeared next to him.

Yuan Shen held the sword in front of (xiōng) and said calmly: "Say, what's the matter with looking for me?" ”

"You also heard what I said to Li Yanzhi just now!" Zhang Xiang has become accustomed to his qíng, and in his words, it is as if the whole world owes him tens of billions of taels of silver.

"I hear you." Yuan Shen nodded.

Zhang Xiang said: "I'm a little worried about them, Ming (rì) you follow them secretly, there is no difference in the pool, if there is any difference, please make a move." ”

"What about you?" Yuan Shen asked him.

Zhang Xiang moved his muscles a little proudly, and smiled: "I learned the martial arts method taught to me by Elegy, and now I can be regarded as half a master, in this place, who else can pose a threat to me?" ”

Yuan Shen directly gave him a disdainful god (qíng): "With your current skills, you can only pinch an ant to death." ”

"I'm telling you, don't look down on people." Zhang Xiang was a little unhappy, this guy spoke too much to hurt his self-esteem, he had practiced martial arts for so long, he was so proud in his heart!

"Cut..."Yuan Shen turned (shēn) and disappeared directly: "Then be careful yourself." ”

After Yuan Shen left, Zhang Xiang asked Peng Zhixian to prepare a carriage for him, and when he learned that Zhang Xiang was going to Shi's house, Xu Songwen hurriedly arranged a team of officials to accompany him.

At Zhang Xiang's suggestion, the gates of the county government were closed, and only the officials took turns to be the guards of the wall to block those people, and then let those people gather outside to cry out for grievances.

At the beginning, those people were even more angry because of the government's move to close the door, saying that the county government was at a loss and did not dare to give an explanation to the people, and they wanted to sue the government office.

It's just that, gradually, after the county government ignored them, their voices became much quieter.

At this moment, Zhang Xiang opened the door and came out, and many people outside were sitting on the ground and chatting very happily, but from time to time one or two people came out and shouted, 'Release the innocent people' to boost morale.

A few days passed, and suddenly saw the gate of the county government open, and many people blocking the gate of the county government were stunned for a moment.

When they saw the young man who made Xu Tongzhi very respectful, a group of people seemed to rush up as if they had seen a life-saving straw: "My lord, make the decision for the people of Rong County!" ”

"My lord, Xu Tong knows that there is no king's law, and he cares about people's lives..."

"My lord, Xu Tongzhi oppressed the people and forcibly saved lives, and we can't open the pot in our home..."

"I implore you to make the decision for us, kill Xu Gouguan, and give me justice to the people of Rong County..."

"Your Excellency... My lord..."

“… Adult"

In the face of these people's gossip and grievances, Zhang Xiang ignored it, and under the protection of a group of officials, got into the carriage and drove away.

It is meaningless to reason with these angry people now, after all, the people here do not know which ones are instigated and which ones are the first to instigate, and only when a solution is found can they give them an explanation.

It's just that after Zhang Xiang's carriage went away, among the people behind, someone spat disdainfully: "Phew, what an adult, I think it's the same group as Xu Tongzhi..."

"That's it, officials and officials are oppressing each other, it's really unreasonable."

"Dog officer..."

……

In a teahouse on the main street of Rong County, Yue Xin and Tao Lin sat together again.

These few (rì), they also came out every day to observe the development of the situation in Rong County.

"Brother Yue, what kind of trick are you playing when you say that the gate of this county has been closed for so many days?"

"You ask me, how can I know? Now that the government and the people of Rong County are in a state of incompatibility, they don't expect to be able to collect grain from the people of Rong County anymore, now we just need to watch them and don't let them rob the grain again. ”

"It stands to reason that it is better for us to burn down this county office, and then kill a few of his dog officials, and go away, which should be a bad breath for the people of Rong County."

"Brother Tao, that's really not a wise move, not to mention that we don't know what happened (qíng), and we can't fully believe the words of the people alone. Besides, the government also requisitioned grain for war, which offended the local people, and they couldn't receive food, what good did it do them? Anyway, I always felt that there was something wrong with this. ”

"What's that..."

While the two were talking, there was a sudden disturbance (sāo) on the street not far away, and the two looked up.

"Hurry up, everyone, stop his carriage."

"Hurry, hurry..."

I saw a group of people holding brooms, hoes and other farm tools, blocking in front of a slowly approaching carriage.

"It's him, this dog officer, don't let him go, stop him."

Then there was a voice, and then rows of people rushed over, blocking the whole street, and the human wall was three layers inside and three layers outside, and soon the road of the carriage was blocked.

The officials around the carriage had already drawn their sabers and confronted the people.

Someone in the crowd shouted, "Dog officer, let the innocent people out." ”

"Yes, let people out."

"Let go..."

……

The sound is deafening (yù) and spreads throughout the street.

After a while, Zhang Xiang lifted the curtain and walked out with a blank face (qíng) and stood on the frame, overlooking the crowd of people.

This news was transmitted quickly, and it was not long after he left the yamen, and it was blocked.

Not far away, when Tao Lin, who was drinking tea, saw Zhang Xiang, there was a 'bang', and the cup in his hand was directly crushed by him.

"That's him." Tao Lin stared intently at Zhang Xiang standing on the carriage frame in the distance.

Yue Xin frowned and said, "Brother Tao, do you know him?" ”

Tao Lin said hatefully: "It's really hard to find a place to step on the iron shoes, it doesn't take much effort to get it, Brother Yue, he is the son of Zhang Jian, the current court horse, Zhang Mingheng, I didn't expect him to come to Rong County..."

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