Luo Shixin kept an eye on it, his brother said that he would not let himself hurt this general, but it was difficult to keep the living under his hammer! I can only attack this person's weapon, clamp the tip of your gun, and see how you fight me, can't this not hurt this general? It's just that Luo Shixin's strength is too great, after the double hammer clamps the big spear head, no matter how hard Hou Junda tries, he can't stab in, and he can't pull it out, and the anxious mount also kicks back again and again, helping his master to exert his strength, but he just doesn't move.

It was not easy to exert himself immediately, Hou Junda hurriedly jumped off the horse, set up a lunge, exerted all his strength, and pulled it out with both hands. At this moment, Luo Shixin unexpectedly loosened the hammer, Hou Junda was unprepared, and the force behind him was too strong, only to see Hou Junda's body center of gravity lost, and he took a few steps back, fell to the ground with a plop, and the big gun in his hand flew out far away. Seeing this, the Xue Wanche brothers hurriedly dismounted and rushed over, both of them helped their brother up, and slapped the dirt on his body for him.

On Yang Er's side, only the heartless Zuo Tiancheng and Yu Wenhua Long were laughing wildly, and Lao Zuo even left tears of laughter.

Seeing that the victory and defeat had been divided, Yang Er approached Luo Shixin, who was still smirking, and came to Hou Junda, clasped his fists with both hands and saluted: "Master Hou Zhai, the little brother has been offended." My brother is born with divine power, and he only has this trick and a half, and the lord of Hou Zhai is a light enemy. ”

Looking at the two brothers who were supporting him beside him, Hou Junda was full of shame and clenched his fists and bowed his head and said: "I am willing to lose the bet, I, Hou, am by no means a narrow-minded person, just ask Yang Gongzi to go by himself." ”

"Good! It was still early, so I waited and walked over the mountain. Brother Xue and second brother, take care of the Hou Zhai master here, I will wait for you two at the inn in the town ahead. After saying that, Yang Er also hugged the Xue family brothers, turned his head and shouted to the people behind him: "Let's go, go to the town ahead to rest." With that, Le turned his horse's head and rushed forward along the avenue.

"Luo fool, give me your hammer, help you hold it, you can run more easily, isn't it." Zuo Tiancheng came to Luo Shixin and teased Luo Shixin and said.

"--you, my--home--live, no--not heavy." After speaking, he put the double hammer on his shoulder, spread his legs and chased Yang Er, he really ran faster than the horses of Zuo Tiancheng and others, it was strange!

Seeing Yang Er's entourage and more than a dozen people passing by like a gust of wind, Hou Junda sighed, and had no choice but to get on the horse and follow the Xue family brothers to lead the minions to the cottage on the left and right. Yang Xuan gritted his teeth with hatred, and saw that the Xue family brothers who were guests were obviously with Yang Er, and felt that it was useless to go back to the mountain, so he did not leave, and led the 500 soldiers he brought over to Luoyang.

Back at the cottage, Hou Junda hastily wrote a letter and handed it over to his henchmen to send it back to Wang Shichong in Luoyang, briefly explaining the situation, as for how Wang Shichong thought, he didn't bother to care.

"Brother Wan Che, this time I offended the king of Luoyang for my brother, but I just want to leave a laughing stock on the rivers and lakes, alas!"

"Big brother Hugh wants to talk about it like this, let's not say that there is a reason for it, just say that the duel in the rivers and lakes is only about winning or losing, and there is no joke. If anyone dares to laugh at the eldest brother, the younger brother will fight with him alone. On the contrary, the eldest brother handled this matter openly, and all parties had nothing to say. Xue Wanche hurriedly comforted Hou Junda and said. Although Hou Junda lost, he lost frankly, kept his promises, and was a good man.

"Although I said that, my brother didn't have the heart to go to Jeju to meet with the heroes, and I had prepared a birthday gift separately for Shubao, so I asked the two brothers to bring it for me, and I hope that my brother will be thoughtful for me in front of Shubao." After that, Hou Junda raised his hand and asked Er Xue Shili to behold.

"Okay, let my brother go to Jeju to see that Qin Qiong on behalf of my eldest brother." Er Xue raised his hand and saluted back.

After a brief conversation, the trio dispersed. The Xue brothers went back to the room to pack their luggage and other things, and prepared to go down the mountain tomorrow morning.

Pegasus galloped all the way along the official road, and it was 60 miles away, and finally saw a small town, and a big bluestone at the entrance of the town was written with three big black characters of "Banzhu Town". Yang Er couldn't help but be shocked when he saw it, and thought about it.

Soon, the people found a decent inn in the town and stayed there. Yang Er had something in his heart, and after settling down in his room, he took out the topographic atlas that Wang De of the Thousand Households of the Luoyang Military Intelligence Department had already given to him, and spread it out on the desk to find the one marked with the word "Banzhu", which was requested by Yang Er, and all the thousands of households in various places must draw the map text of their own jurisdiction, and carefully mark the rivers and towns along the rivers as required.

This "Banzhu Town" is inconspicuous in the eyes of others, but Yang Er knows that this is an important node of the "Sui-Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal" seen by later generations, that is, the westernmost point of the canal from north to south and the middle to the west, and the location of this "Banzhu Town" is just on the bank of the Yellow River, which is the intersection of the North-South Canal and the Yellow River. It's no wonder that when he saw the word "Banzhu Town", Yang Er had reflexive memories.

Looking at this map, it also indicates the location of dozens of famous families at the junction of Luoyang and Shandong, and also indicates the surname. It's really incredible, the scholars around the north and south of Banzhu Town are densely arranged, and Yang Er can't help but have a layer of sweat on his forehead when he sees it. It wasn't until someone was wiping the sweat on his forehead that he found that he was not the only one in the house, and at some point Chuchen and the two daughters of Abeyi had come to the house, and Abeyi was wiping the sweat for himself. Chuchen also looked at the map that Yang Er held down with his hand on one side, but for some reason, his own brother was so stunned when he saw this thing, as if he had entered a realm, completely unaware that her second daughter had come to his side.

"Brother Shi, why don't you sweat all the way on horseback, why do you suddenly see beads of sweat on your forehead when you see this picture? What's so weird about this picture? Confused, he asked.

"Huh! This map is indeed weird and scary, and it's the first time I've seen such a terrifying map! Yang Er took Abeiyi's handkerchief and said self-deprecatingly while wiping his sweat.

"Oh? Can you tell me about it, and let my little sister try to find a way to solve it. Izumi asked curiously.

"Sister, come and see, what's the most on this map?" Yang Er pointed to the position of the two characters of Banzhu and drew a circle with his fingers.

"Xiaomei saw that the land on both sides of the Yellow River at this Banzhu Ferry is full of different names and surnames, why is this?" Puzzled asked.

"Alas! For my brother, I was shocked into a cold sweat when I saw these dense names and surnames! Yang Er sighed lightly and got up and walked to the tea table in the room, and seeing this, Abeyi hurriedly stepped forward to pour the tea for Yang Er and handed it to Yang Er who was sitting down.

Yang Er nodded to her, and then continued: "The surrounding areas of this Banzhu, such as Shandong, Zhongzhou, Luoyang, Hebei, and Jizhou, are all the most densely populated places in my Great Sui, but these millions of people are attached to the dozens of families in this map. Most of the land taxes that originally belonged to the imperial court also belonged to these big families, and the imperial court only got a small part. The most infuriating thing is that these big clans do not obey the jurisdiction of the central government, and they only recognize the feudal lords here. On the contrary, because the food needs to be provided by these nobles, the lords of the feudal towns do not dare to offend them easily. If the imperial court policy is unfavorable to these scholars, they will encourage the gate lords of the feudal towns, such as Wang Shichong, the king of Luoyang, to raise troops against the Sui, and even collude with the gate lords of Shandong, Hebei, and Jianghuai to rebel together. Sister have you thought about it, if your brother ascends the throne and becomes the emperor and wants to send troops to conquer Nanchen or the Northern Turks, then it will inevitably increase taxes and collect grain from all over the country, which will definitely hurt the interests of the scholars and lords in various places. So when I think of this, I sweat coldly for my brother! Yang Er put down the teacup, picked up the folding fan and fanned it lightly a few times, and Abeyi hurriedly took the group fan and gently fanned him behind Yang Er.

"Oh! Brother Shi, you see, there are many fewer names and surnames in this land near Chang'an and Hedong. In this way, the world is really unstable! It was as if she had felt something, something she hadn't even thought of even her masters, or maybe they thought it was a kind of nature! I don't think too much about the potential safety of the country.

"The wealthy family of my Hedong clan has long been extinct, and the land is all owned by the state, so there is no hidden danger in my Hedong. Otherwise, Brother Wei will always be worried that the scholars in Hedong will unite to rebel here, and An can sleep? Yang Er said proudly.

"Hee-hee!" Behind him, Abeyi burst out laughing.

"Then how does Brother Shi plan to deal with these hidden dangers in the future? It seems that none of the gate lords and scholars in the feudal town are moving! ”

"Actually, it's simple, just find an opportunity to sweep the acupoints with thunder and clear them in one fell swoop."

"Huh? How do I remove it? Could it be that the world brother wants to start a war and eliminate dissidents? ”

"Yes and no! A civil war is indispensable, but to eliminate dissidents! There is no need for this king to do it himself. Hehe! Yang Er walked to the side of the case again, pointed to Banzhu and drew a big circle and pointed and said: "These names and surnames are brothers, and he will disappear for a few years, and none of them will be left." There will no longer be a gate valve town like Xiang Wang Shichong, Li Yuan, and Tang Bi. ”

"Ah!!h Izumi and Abey screamed in shock at the same time.

"It's still early, let's go, call Zhong Jian and Hua Long, and accompany my brother to the river bank to have a look." After speaking, Yang Er took out a map of the local rivers in the atlas and put it in his arms. In addition to inspecting the people's sentiments in various places and the strength of the feudal towns, one of the most important purposes of this micro-service tour is to investigate the situation in the Yellow River and Huai River basins. Up to now, only one section of the canal has been fully formed in the heart, that is, the shortest section of the five sections, the section "Tongguan to Chang'an". Yang Er had already planned to rely on his own financial resources to build this paragraph, and he had already explained it clearly to Pei Shiju and others when he left Luzhou.

The section of the canal that is about to be launched is historically known as the Guangtong Canal, which connects Tongguan (Yellow River), Shaohua Mountain and Chang'an. It can also be said that Luzhou, Hedong and Chang'an have been opened up through a canal. This will benefit both places. The key is that it can be built in a very short distance, without much manpower and financial resources, and then used as a model to accumulate experience before opening the remaining four sections of the canal. In 1 year, it should be possible to build this Guangtong Canal, Yang Er looked at the surging Yellow River and thought silently in his heart. At the same time, the grand plan that has been thinking about for a long time in my heart is also gradually unfolding with this trip. Every time he thought of this, Yang Er's heart felt a sense of pride, and he felt like pointing out the country and scolding Fang Xuan.

Unconsciously, a few people came to the bank of the Yellow River. Yang Er raised his eyes to see, the surging Yellow River waves are wide and wide, the water of the Yellow River at this time is not as turbid as in later generations, there are many boats of different sizes docked on the shore, and many fishing boats can also be seen, there are many fishermen who take the boat as their home, each boat is a home, each boat is floating out of the boat There are bursts of cooking smoke, the old man on the boat is fiddling with the fishing net, the woman is cooking food, and the children are chasing games on the shore in groups of three or five, a harmonious appearance. Yang Er was also quite happy in his eyes.

There is a small restaurant on the shore of this pier, and what is more interesting is that this restaurant is actually connected to a tower platform. Yang Er was very excited to see this primitive Yellow River style, so he turned back to Yu Wenhua Long and said: "Although it is not yet the time for dinner, it will not affect me to wait for a few drinks in this restaurant, go, go in." ”

Then everyone went directly to the restaurant, found a private room on the second floor, let Yu Wenhua and order wine here, Yang Er was full of interest to see the scene, went up along the corridor, and climbed on the platform of the high-rise building through the passage connecting the high platform on the side. It is 2 floors higher than the two-storey restaurant on the side, and it is full of wooden houses in Banzhu Town to the side, and the Yellow River is magnificent and the water and sky are the same color. The gust of river wind blew, blowing up the silk scarf coiled on Yang Er's head, and the brocade robe and robe on his body kept swaying with the wind. Looking at the white sails of the cargo ships coming and going in the river in the distance, with the sunset falling day by day in the west, the water surface is sparkling, and the scenery is beautiful.

Yang Er suddenly remembered a poem "Climbing the Yellow Crane Tower" written by Wang Zhilian, who would memorize it in junior high school, isn't it just for this scene? So he read it out loud:

"At the end of the day, the Yellow River flows into the sea. If you want to be poor, go to the next level. Out of the dust girl, brother, can I still hear this poem? Yang Er shook his head with a folding fan and said proudly to the dust.

"What a poem! Today, fortunately, Zixiong Xian was invited to watch the scenery and drink, and he listened to a good poem. How about inviting the poet to drink with me? ”

"Just sir, and wait, the students will come on stage and invite it."

Yang Er looked at Chuchen, and Chuchen couldn't help but be stunned, before he could answer his brother's question, he was actually snatched by someone downstairs who snatched his lines, and couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

Hearing the sound of going upstairs on the stairs on the side, Yang Er and the others had to turn around and look up. I saw this person who appeared on the high platform, 17 or 8 years old, with a round face, childishness that had not yet faded, wearing a beige fine sand gown, a khaki turban and a belt, and a pair of white-soled green cloth shoes.

"Everyone, don't you just take the liberty of it, I don't know which gentleman is reciting poetry? The student happened to be having a banquet downstairs for my husband, could you please come downstairs and meet my husband? Seeing that only one of the three people upstairs was a scholar, and the other two were obviously dressed as Taoist servants from their clothes, the young man decided that the person in the middle was a great talent who was only able to recite poetry, so he gave Yang Er a teacher's courtesy.

"Oh? I don't know who your husband is? ”

"My husband is from Xiangping, Liaodong, and he is also a rare talent in the world today, surnamed Li Mingmi, Zi Xuansui, and invited his son to go downstairs to drink together."

"Oh? Your husband is that Li Mi Li Xuansui, who has been famous for a long time, and it is really rare to see him today! Please! Yang Er never thought that he would meet Li Mi, who he had always despised here, and thought to himself, eating a melon seed can really knock out a bed bug, since he met it, he might as well go and see the next deity.