Guo Yang was originally a strange child with no vices, but since he started practicing knives, he has become more and more strange.

He was silent most of the time.

Walk silently, eat silently, and build bronze ware silently.

occasionally speaks, and like his father Guo Coppersmith, he is concise and to the point, never talking nonsense.

It's spring again, but it's a rare warm spring.

The spring breeze is blowing, and the willows are still clinging.

In the distance, on both sides of the river, the grass sprouted early, one by one, piece by piece, green and dazzling.

Guo Yang sat on a low hill, looking at the west bank of the Qianhe River, where groups of slaves were working on the farmland in the shape of "wells".

Farther away, someone sat under a mattress and drank, and several slave girls bent over and waited carefully.

Looking back to the east, the villages of those recalcitrant merchants are sparse and sparse, and they seem to be scattered on the plain.

There are also fields, which are also divided into neat "well" shapes by ridges. However, these fields did not belong to the recalcitrant people of Shang, but were divided among the generals who gathered on the east bank of the river.

The recalcitrant people of Shang can sell themselves to the generals and become untouchables like Di and Qiang, and help them take care of these fields. But this rarely happens, and even the most declining merchant relict people would rather beg along the door and eat with pigs and dogs than commit themselves to slavery.

This spring, like the palm of a mother's hand, is full of villages and land, as well as the shadows cast by birds on the earth.

The shadows were light gray, like knives, cutting through the earth with swiftness.

Guo Yang looked at this warm spring, but his mood was very heavy.

He doesn't like it here.

……

"That's it." Suddenly, someone whispered.

Guo Yang was stunned, quickly found a rock and hid it, and quietly poked his head out to look.

His position was inconspicuous, and although it was slightly higher, it was not easy to be spotted. In addition, the nearby shallow grass is lush, which just serves as a shelter, so that Guo Yang can peep at others, but others can't see him.

I saw seven people walking up from the hillside, ragged and unkempt, looking at the costumes, they should be recalcitrant people.

The seven men looked around vigilantly as they walked up the hillside, looking a little nervous.

Among the seven people, there is one person Guo Yang who recognizes that he is a child trade of Lijiamen Village.

This person was originally the captain of the guard in the palace of the King of Shang, and he was also a man of the year back then. It's just that after the Shang Dynasty was destroyed by the Zhou people, it was reduced to an ordinary aristocracy, and although it was free of food and clothing, its status plummeted.

I heard that among the businessmen who participated in the "Three Prisons Rebellion", this person was also one of the important figures, and he had been in contact with more than 100 nobles in the merchant capital.

Most of the Shang nobles who directly participated in the "Three Prisons Rebellion" were killed by the Zhou people, and their bodies were picked up on the flagpole and exposed to the sun for three months until they turned into dried corpses, which were taken down and thrown to a group of wild dogs.

It is said that because the number of participants was too large, and the Zhou people took advantage of the chaos to retaliate, there were also a lot of ordinary nobles and civilians who were killed and injured, and the flagpoles of the Zhou people were not enough, so they began to hang people on the willow trees next to the road.

In that commotion, the vitality of the blood relatives and nobles of the Shang family was greatly damaged, and they have been in a slump ever since.

But this captain of the guard, who had been running around and leading the needle back then, was only imprisoned by the Zhou people for a few years before he was released.

Guo Coppersmith has always been very cold to this sub-trade, and warned Guo Yang that he must stay away from this person in the future.

"Harboring evil intentions, not auspicious people." Guo Coppersmith's attitude affected Guo Yang, so at this moment, seeing the sneaky appearance of Zimao and the other seven people, he was also instinctively a little disgusted.

"There's a nest in front of you, and the grass around it grows luxuriantly, and it's just right to hide." Zimao said in a low voice, and took the lead to a depression not far from Guo Yang's hiding place.

The other six looked around vigilantly and walked briskly.

"Zimao, this place is secret, you can tell your plan!" A shirtless man said angrily.

"Invite a few adults to come, just to discuss something." Zimao said with a smile.

"Hurry up. I've had enough of these days, being watched by Zhou Gou all day long, and handing over all kinds of handicrafts to them. The little food given is not enough to stuff your teeth! ”

"Yes, I've had enough. Without land, we will never be able to take root, Zhou Gou's hand is so vicious! ”

"You are all fine, after all, you are blood relatives of the first emperor, and you have a lot of money in the family. Pity my dignified Chongkehou, I can't support it anymore! ”

……

The seven people hid there, complaining and cursing the Zhou people in a low voice, but they did not warn that there was a person hiding not far from them.

Fortunately, the person who overheard their conversation was Guo Yang, and if it was replaced by the Zhou people or those recalcitrant people who were close to the Zhou people, they could immediately report it to the Zhou people by arguing about the government and slandering and plotting rebellion, and the consequences would be very serious.

Guo Yang pressed his body tightly to the ground, for fear of being discovered by those people, but it was a little bad.

Once such a confidential matter is leaked, I am afraid that many people will die because of it. Although they are both recalcitrant people, the matter involved is too huge, maybe Guo Yang will be killed and killed.

Thinking about this section clearly, Guo Yang lay on his stomach in the shallow grass without moving, and he didn't dare to come out.

"The big thing I'm talking about is the only way to solve all of these problems." I only heard Zimao say in a low voice, "Zhou Gou is tyrannical and unreasonable, and his sex is like a tiger, and he doesn't treat us businessmen as human beings at all!" ”

After a pause, Zimao continued: "You see, we are all still dynastic blood families, and we can't survive anymore. If you think about our people, it's a misery that you can't put into words! ”

"Yes, even if we are sold into slavery, we merchants are the most despicable. Zimao, you should hurry up and talk about what can completely solve this dilemma! One of them said in a thick voice.

"Actually, it's very simple. That's if we organize another revolt! Zimao said in a deep voice.

"Huh? We ......"

The men were silent.

After a long time, a person whispered: "We are now being cut and managed by Zhou Gou, and there is a special person to supervise the land of one mile." I am afraid that this matter will not succeed. ”

"Yes, the last time the eldest prince called for it, it was unsuccessful, and now most of the royal family's blood relatives are killed and injured, and they are not Zhou Gou's opponents at all. What's more, after years of differentiation and collapse, many businessmen have taken refuge in Zhou Gou. ”

"Yes, just like Ran Si, in the previous dynasty, he was just a dog slave who was just a man of great business for me, and after taking refuge in Zhou Gou, he turned into a great karcist!"

This Ran Siguo Yang knew that he was one of the forty-eight divination officials of the previous dynasty, and it is said that the Zhou people had not yet broken through the Yin capital, so he took his family to the Zhou people and was named Qing.

"They are all sinners of our great merchants! When all their dog slaves are dead, they will see what kind of face they will see their ancestors and ancestors! ”

An old man with a rather clear voice said hatefully.

"Not to mention the dog minions. It is still important to discuss the big things. Zimao said in a low voice.

"Zimao, just say it, against the Zhou people, you should be the most experienced." Someone said.

Zimao cleared his throat and said, "Zhou Ren has a big deal, don't you know?" ”

"Huh? What's the big deal? ”

"The Northwest Di and Qiang have united more than a dozen powerful tribes in the wilderness and have attacked the nest of the Zhou people, and the southwest barbarian tribes have united with the ghost side and have also begun to attack the Zhou people on a large scale. You say, "Isn't this a good opportunity for us?" ”

Zimao whispered, full of schadenfreude.

"Is there really a fight? That's great! ”

"Like, there's a saying, how do you say it? Jackals fight tigers and leopards, the sky is full of hair, haha! ”

When several people heard the good news, they got a little carried away and their voices became louder.

"Silence! Don't die, you guys! Zimao scolded in a low voice.

The people immediately shut up, and one of them even bent his waist, half-squatting, stretched his neck, and looked around vigilantly.

Guo Yang was startled, and quickly hooked his head down, clinging to the ground, holding his breath, and not daring to move.