Chapter 12 of the Flying Dragon (3)
"What's going on outside?"
After a few days of intermittent spring rain, the temperature dropped a few points suddenly, which was the season of spring sleepiness.
Master Cui, who was lying on the couch and being served by the concubine, closed his eyes and enjoying the right grip on his feet, was interrupted and was very annoyed to learn the tone of the scholar with status.
"Master, it's Lubu Feijie from Guizhou, who just passed by the street with a few fast horses, saying that the official army defeated the thieves in Wusa."
"Huh." The old man who was waiting for a reply laughed out loud, "When did Wusa become his Guizhou?" ”
Leaning on this house outside the south gate, it will only be purchased for two or three years, if it weren't for the development of this lord, the original owner of the house would not have the surname Cui. It's just that in the past month or so, my family has been angry with myself from time to time, which makes this old man so boring. This good friend of his, originally a person with some knowledge, in addition to skin and skin, can also help in business, but because of his brother's affairs, he turned his face with himself.
A few days after the Qingming Festival, there was rain in a row, today it was finally sunny, just before the Qingming Dynasty sent a good person back to the hometown to sweep the tomb, and when the one came back, he was ready to send it to Luomengguan's hometown, the Ma family sister who died of his brother, for Master Cui, there was only disgust left, and he couldn't wait to get as far away as possible, so as not to be contaminated with half a point of bad luck.
When I woke up in the afternoon, I had a rare time to enjoy it, but I was disturbed by the sound of hooves.
Wusa is located in the south of Zhenxiong Mansion, under the remote control of Xuzhou [now Yibin] Prefecture, at least its history of belonging to Sichuan can be longer than the Zunyi City at the foot of today.
Regarding the pen and ink lawsuit between Guizhou and Sichuan, Cui Ba, who is a tooth person, naturally knows that the economy that is the number one in Banzhou, the underworld and the white way, the Han officials and the people, can all be on the line, and the Guizhou officials and soldiers will see how the Sichuan political envoy steps down, and the envoys of Lubu Feijie have been sent, presumably the book for the Son of Heaven will also go to Beijing together, separated by thousands of miles, whose statement came first, this can be exquisite, and the next time, the life of the Sichuan government may not be easy, but no matter how the Sichuan officialdom is, as long as there are contradictions, can have business opportunities, for the tooth economy, the change of the situation has always had a natural stimulation to Cui Ba's nerves, so most of this drowsiness has been awakened.
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"It's better to go back to sleep like this, and the fifth brother said, where should Brother go first?"
Outside a foot shop outside Zunyi City, Wang Zhongde asked Wang Xingping impatiently.
The answer was unusually brief, "Chengnan Grange." ”
When he was about to arrive at Zunyi Mansion, Wang Xingping said goodbye to his sister and brother-in-law, it would take a few days for Zunyi's affairs to be dealt with, but Jian Shouzhi couldn't delay going back, and it was not convenient on the road, Wang Ruoxi had to take Wei Qianlan with him. When he arrived in Zunyi, Wang Xingping was only followed by a few juniors and some soldiers on horseback, there were no vehicles, and it was difficult for female dependents to move around. Anyway, we have to gather in Chongqing in the end, so I don't have to think too much about it.
Several owners of a field in the south of Zunyi City were killed by the rebels during the rebellion of Yang Yinglong, after the chaos was pacified, this borderless land became an official property, Wang Xingping's grandfather was still there, and the war for the officials to transport a lot, the imperial court was also empty after the war, and after the flat sowing, there were rumors that the imperial court would return to Guizhou after changing the land, and the Sichuan side pushed the boat to compensate the Wang family with these ownerless fields, otherwise this is far away, Wang Xingping's family will never buy another field in Zunyi Mansion, and there is no shortage of land here in the southwest.
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Tang Wuyi stood in place and was stunned, worked hard to plant the crops of the seedlings, and came to the new owner.
Seeing that this self-proclaimed master of the young man was a few years younger than himself, he felt a little resentful.
"Your name is Tang Wuyi?"
"I have a big name, my name is Tang Peng." said and bowed to Wang Xingping squarely.
Because he was born on the first day of the fifth month, he got this nickname, but the more he was in front of a young master like Wang Xingping, the more Tang Peng wanted to speak harder, what about the tenants, the ancestors of the Tang family for three generations were all pure white families, Tang Peng himself has always been ambitious, and he naturally lost his dignity when he was so humiliated, and he had to fight for it no matter what.
It's a tough one. Wang Xingping thought that such a tenant was rare, put away his scorn, and said: "I bumped into the little brother, I hope it's no wonder, we just came to inspect the Grange, and we have no other intentions." ”
"Are you from Master Cui's mansion?"
'Master Cui? Wang Xingping picked the corner of his eyes, the heart of this road is really smooth, just arrived at the Xifeng station came to the news of Wusa's victory, according to common sense, Guizhou wants to Sichuan Huguang to urge food and wages, the amount of money in Shu is mostly going to fall on a salt. If the government wants to deal with the errands sent by the imperial court, most of the salt introductions will be increased, and they are all in the mainland, which is naturally earlier than the long-distance travel of the border merchants in China, and the salt must be withdrawn and used in the market to exchange for the silver taels of white flowers, but there is no reason to let the salt administration pay for it himself. But after all, the output of the salt field is limited, even if it is inexhaustible, it will take time to cook, and the salt division in Shu also has to take care of the 'nest owner' and 'internal businessman' everywhere, among which there are the in-laws and nobles of the Shu Wangfu, so that the small introduction obtained from the opening of various places in the back, I don't know when to get the salt in Shuzhong, and I am afraid that the small economy will have to be sold at a loss.
Of course, acting in Zunyi Mansion, Jian Shouzhi also reminded Wang Xingping not to delay for too long, although the salt quotation in his hand is the same date, it can't stand the high sky, the local salt division can't do it, and the news of the war spreads, it is not impossible to be perfunctory. However, seeing that Wang Xingping looked calm and confident, Jian Shouzhi couldn't say anything.
The Tang Wuyi in front of him, although he is a tenant, has a different temperament, and Wang Xingping bumped into a colorful head, he was born with joy, and he didn't need to ask more, so he said the answer Wang Xingping wanted, how not to be happy.
"This Master Cui is called Cui Chenhao?"
Tang Peng thought for a moment and said, "Cui Bayuan seems to be called by this name." ”
The surname is Cui, Xingba, and he took the nationality of Wangjia Grange, which will not be wrong.
"Fifth brother, do you want to ......" Wang Zhongde was about to do a vote, this time he came out for a few days, and the good wine and meat were offered all the way, but his hands were already itching.
Wang Xingping raised his hand to stop the other party, "Let's go." ”
"Let's go? Where to go? ”
"Into town." Wang Xingping turned the horse's head happily and turned to look at everyone, "Let's find someone else to do this deal." ”
Only Tang Peng was still standing on the spot, not knowing what kind of medicine this group of people was selling in the gourd.
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"What is the Wang kid doing when he comes to Banzhou to do anything about me?"
Cui Ba looked at the cronies sent by Gu Erjie, and spoke with a sneer and sarcasm.
Last time, because Wang Laiting was implicated in something, the Guizhou government asked someone to Banzhou, and he was finally dotted by Cui Ba. The Wang family's property in Zunyi has long been occupied by him by means under his own name, originally thought that he would not mention it, wait for a year or two, and when the orphans and widows of the Wang family remember this, they have already made a new contract.
When the news was released through Ma Heimei, Cui Ba was actually just a fluke. At that time, he received Wang Laiting's silver taels, but the 10,000 stone grain originally arranged by the seller was not made, and those were all military rations, which were ready to be replaced by the laxity before the holiday, and some of the summer grain in Sichuan and Huguang could be made up after the harvest. Who thinks that it is not the time of the election, but there is a change of general, the new Wan Shen will not enter the oil and salt, and the original grain storage account must be seen, so the last 10,000 stone grain has not been able to go on the road.
Originally, if Wang Laiting really returned to Guiyang, but the grain had not yet arrived, he would return the payment and give up a piece of dough, so that he still had some friendship, and it would not be difficult to do. But I didn't want the local people of Baimatong to really collude with Hongmiao to sit down in a big case of murder and overkill.
Cui Ba first heard that the Wang family was destroyed, and he started the idea of payment for goods by luck, and after half a month, he heard that the officials and troops had leveled the red seedlings of Baimatong and Nanwang Mountain, so he immediately set up the officials in Fuzhong County, and the estrangement of Sichuan and Guizhou officialdom finally perfunctory. And then a few days before the Qingming Dynasty, the fearless Master Cui coveted the Wang family's Zhuangzi, the Wang family's Zhuangzi is close to the city, although there is no shortage of land here in Banzhou, but if there is no owner in a good grange, then there are still people who are willing to do it. colluded with a few slippery officials in the county who were used to fighting together, secretly occupied the Wang family's land, and promised the tenants benefits, which was the same as Gu Fengming's methods.
It's just that in the face of the sudden visitor today, I suddenly felt a little resentful in my heart, what is the surname Gu? A dog on the Wang's cabinet, relying on the owner's family to have an accident and wanted to bully orphans and widows to take some benefits, but in the letter with threats, together with the little guy who sent the letter, he was full of rebelliousness.
Although Zhang Changgeng stood and replied, he looked confident, he had to be a man with his tail between his legs at home, and when he arrived in Banzhou, he originally explained that Gu Erjie was going to be bigger, and it was rare to fight once, and he didn't feel that he had done it. Looking at Master Cui's disgusted expression, he didn't retreat, and said in a learned second cabinet: "My family also said that this time the young proprietor came to Banzhou for Master Cui, and he probably not only had the master's handle in his hands, but also found a few generals from Xifeng to support him, all of whom had killed people." ”
A word search is an understatement, the great background behind this is what Cui Ba needs to be afraid of, the Wang family is a soldier, although there are many restrictions on scientific research, but after all, it is a hereditary martial arts, even if the sword soldiers have not been moved for a long time, but if you really want to move, then Bai Matong is the proof.
This time, it would be good to talk about it if it was a good student, but I heard that the little young master of the Wang family was a ruthless character, so I heard Zhang Changgeng say something about Wang Xingping, and combined with the rumors I heard from Guiyang Mansion a few days ago, the image of a stunned young man who avenged his father came to mind.
Came to Banzhou and brought a special thug, which is very worrying, these people are not ordinary and, but they are muddy, and it is quite difficult to deal with it if it really makes a big fuss.
Cui Ba was frowning when he heard Zhang Changgeng's words, the trouble was not only the land, but if the payment of 5,000 taels was also known to the Wang family, I am afraid it would not be good. Thinking about countermeasures, he heard the porter's little guy running in.
"Master, master, it's not good."
"What's the hell? Have you been picked up by a ghost? "After Master Cui developed, what he hated the most was that his subordinates lost Zhang Zhi and were about to have a seizure.
"Master, someone has sued you."
Hearing this, Cui Ba relaxed, and ran to sue the official at this time, most of them were the young master of the Wang family from Guizhou. If he just wanted revenge, brought the soldiers to the door, and ran back to Guizhou after injuring his family, then Master Cui would have to worry about it, but since he wanted to sue the official, he didn't have to worry too much.
"Which one? Is it Liu Xianzun or Du Futai? ”
Liu Renbiao, the prefect of Zunyi County, and Du Tianpei, the prefect of Zunyi, are both from Huguangju, and they are both the Olympic aid of the Cui family in Banzhou, Wang Xingping wants to sue the official, except for the county and the government, he can't think of what else to do, since they are all under his control, in front of outsiders, he has to show some grandeur, win this time, and turn around and ask this Gu master to help him, but he can't let him despise it.
But the servants in such a backstage family also know it, but they are still a lot of tricks, and the words are a little unreasonable. "Old, old...... Master, no, county...... It is not a government office, it is a Tao...... on the road. ”
Before the words could be spoken, there was a loud bang outside, which was the sound of the gate being kicked open, and a rough voice was heard shouting loudly in the courtyard.
"Commander Feng Buzheng, arrest the traitor Cui Chenho."