Wang Ran and Li Shun walked on the way back to Beizhuang, Wang Xiaobo on Li Shun's back woke up slowly, after hearing the two of them's plans, he thought for a moment, and said weakly: "It's not right, Shi Zanshan and us have a deep relationship in the past, and have been officials here for a long time, I know very well that we are waiting for our belongings, your other village outside the city, that Ding has already sent someone to guard it, we sneaked back rashly, I am afraid that we will fall into the net." Recently, I recently disposed of a Zhuangzi called Xichun Garden in the southeast five miles, and I haven't sent anyone to take care of it for the time being, so I don't think they should know about it, so we can go there to hide and recuperate. After saying that, he coughed lightly a few times.

Wang Ran and Li turned their heads and went to Xichun Garden by the way, and Wang Xiaobo went to Xichun Garden. When they arrived outside the park, Wang Ran went first to investigate, and when they saw that there was no one in the park, the three of them sneaked in.

At the end of the next day, Wang Ran, who went out to inquire about the news, led a person back to the garden. Seeing that Wang Xiaobo's complexion was getting better, he said: "The county town is now heavily guarded, and there are people interrogating and inspecting people when they enter and exit, I can't enter the city, so I only ask someone to enter the city to find Wang Yuyi here." ”

This Wang Yuyi was originally Wang Xiaobo's younger brother, the two have been playing together since childhood, and later Wang Xiaobo settled in Qingcheng County, Wang Yuyi came to him to help Wang Xiaobo do some business. Wang Yuyi is long and good-looking, and he was as evil as an enemy in the past, Wang Xiaobo has a deep brotherhood with him, so at this time, in addition to Wang Ran and Li Shun, this person is the most trusted.

Wang Yuyi, who was behind Wang Ran, hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about Wang Xiaobo, and saw that although Wang Xiaobo was injured, his life was safe, so he relieved his heart and said urgently: "That Shizhi County suddenly sent people to surround the tea shop and the house of the righteous brother and the second brother Li yesterday, saying that the two of you tried to assassinate him. He also sent officials to inform them from door to door, saying that if they saw the two of you, they would report to the official immediately, and those who did not show up would be regarded as accomplices. Later, I heard that you escaped from the county government, I was happy and surprised, anxious, this morning sneaked out of the city to find you, ran all over the nearby village of Beizhuang and did not find, back to the city is making plans, this Wang Qi brother asked someone to bring me a message to say that you are temporarily fine, I am a little relieved. ”

Wang Xiaobo asked, "What is the situation in the city at this time?" Can our family members be disturbed? ”

Wang Yuyi's face darkened, and he replied: "The city is very heavily guarded at this time, and the soldiers and officials are searching from house to house, saying that if there is no result, they will go out of the city tomorrow to search for you and others." Family... That dog magistrate county sent someone to escort the family members of the righteous brother and the second brother Li to the county government for strict interrogation, saying that you are plotting against him, not only assassinating him, but also intending to rebel! ”

Li Shun was shocked: "Dog official, you actually implicated our family." I'm going to cut him with a thousand knives! Wang Xiaobo almost fainted again.

Li Shunxian's wife died early, and he was so sad that he never remarried in the future, and he had no children, but his parents were healthy, and his sister was Wang Xiaobo's beloved wife. Wang Xiaobo has two sons and a daughter under his knees, both of whom are of the age of the chief horn, and his parents are from Mianzhou, not in Qingcheng County. It is a family of seven in the same house, Zuci and Sun Xiao, who knows that in an instant, the family was imprisoned, and he was wanted by the government, what a bleak scene.

Wang Xiaobo stopped Li Shun, who wanted to go back to the county seat alone to rob the prison and save people, and coughed lightly: "What is the reaction of the people in the city, the servants in the village and the surrounding farmers?" ”

Wang Yuyi thought for a moment and returned: "The people are frightened, but they don't believe that Brother Yi and Second Brother Li are such villains, the servants of the village and the nearby farmers are already boiling for a while, and the farmers say that you were framed by the government because of the summer tax, and they are the ones who have affected you. ”

Wang Xiaobo pondered for a moment and instructed Wang Yuyi.

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The next day, when it is time to hai, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, 36 peaks surround the undulating, the forest in the valley is verdant and verdant, known as the Qingcheng Mountain, which is known as "the world is secluded", it is inaccessible in the daytime, and it is even more lonely at night.

Xichun Garden, located in the southeast of Qingcheng County under the mountain, is also silent at this time, there are no lights in the garden, but there is a constant buzzing sound coming out, listen carefully to the sound of breathing one after another, think that there are a lot of people gathered in the garden, but no one speaks for a long time, the end is very dignified, as if brewing something.

The door of the main house in the garden was pushed open, Wang Xiaobo was helped out by Li Shun, Wang Ran held the lamp, and Wang Yuyi was on both sides. Looking at the twenty or thirty pairs of concerned eyes in the garden, Wang Xiaobo looked left and right before he said in a deep voice: "Invite you to wear the stars and the moon here, just because I am afraid of alarming the government's chasing soldiers, I have to do it as a last resort, thanks to the trust of your neighbors, I thank you in advance." After speaking, he bowed deeply.

Only then did the Ding Zhuang farmers in the garden who had gathered from the farms in the nearby villages ask earnestly: "I can't thank you, how is Wang Dadong's injury?" ”

"Fortunately, thank you for your concern." Wang Xiaobo smiled gratefully.

"The county order, in the past, pretending to be, calling Wang Dadong's family brothers, tearing his face turned out to be a slave dog with a beast's heart, and he was ruthless, we heard that Wang Daguan, you almost died." A Ding Zhuang in the garden said sadly.

And all the people in the garden spoke to me for a while, and they were angry with their enemies.

Wang Xiaobo raised his hands and pressed them, and when he saw that his neighbors were quiet, he continued: "I invite you to come here precisely to present this matter. I've been living in Qingcheng County for a while. In the past 12 years, I have started a family here, thanks to the love of my neighbors and friends, I have been the owner of the Snow Tea Shop, and I have supported each other with my neighbors in the past few days, and I have often communicated with the government on behalf of you. A few days ago, you asked me to communicate with the government about the summer tax reduction, and I found Shizhi County and argued with him. The guy promised to fight for the people and keep the place alive. Unexpectedly, yesterday, my wife and brother Li Shun were lured into the county government by Shi Zanshan, intending to kill us. Fortunately, he was rescued by Brother Wang Qiren, so he escaped with his life. Wang Ran was worried that the enemy would know that he was not dead, so he begged Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun not to reveal his real name to others.

"It's us who have the two owners in a row." Another Ding Zhuang said.

Wang Xiaobo fixed his eyes on Li Jun from Juyuan Village, and replied: "Brother Li, don't worry, it's because I don't know anyone, so I fell for that Shi Zanshan's trick." ”

Wang Xiaobo paused for a moment and continued: "We were lucky to survive, and we thought that since we offended the government, we would escape from here, and we would just endure the humiliation and steal our lives in the future. But today I heard that Shi Zanshan Pan had slandered someone and others for their intention to rebel and arrested our family, and I was heartbroken. My children are still young, and my mother-in-law and father-in-law are all good and weak, how can they withstand the torture. Wang Xiaobo couldn't cry.

"Oh, that dog officer, how can you be so hateful."

"It's hard for the two owners."

The garden began to boil again. Suddenly, I heard a loud shout: "Why don't you take us into the city with you to save your family." ”

The noisy crowd suddenly quieted down, attacking the official mansion was a rebellion, the simple people suddenly thought of the word rebellion, their faces were horrified, thinking that it was going to kill the head, everyone followed the reputation, and saw that the person was Wu Lishe, who was quite famous nearby, and his steps were lightly raised, and he was busy leaving some distance from him.

Wang Xiaobo saw everyone's reaction, and hurriedly said: "I invite you here today, not to emulate the Chen Sheng King Wu Guangwang to change his surname to change the generation, but to think about your neighbors, how the government treats you, since the 28th year of Guangzheng's reign after the fall of the Great Shu was incorporated into the Great Song Dynasty, our Shu people have been repeatedly exploited by the current imperial court, and the Shu land, which was originally richer than that pass, has now been looted and ruined, and the people are not happy." ”

Since Li Bing, the Taishou of Shu County of Qin State, built Dujiangyan on the Minjiang River, the original flood was serious, and the Chengdu Plain of "silkworms and fish, people or adult fish and turtles" gradually became a country of abundance with water and drought from people and fertile fields. During the five dynasties at the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Plains experienced repeated wars, and the wealthy families in Guanzhong took refuge in Shu one after another, bringing a large number of resources and craftsmen to thrive here. After the founding emperor of Shu Meng Zhixiang Tang Changxing established the country here for four years, but it collapsed in 100 days, passed the throne to the third son Meng Chang, Meng Chang and his virtuous people, reigned for more than 30 years, worked hard, persuaded agriculture and religion, and managed the wealth and peace of Shu, the country and the people, far better than the rest of the five dynasties and ten countries. Helplessly, in the twenty-eighth year of the Guangzheng of Dashu, that is, the third year of Song Taizu Qiande, the Great Song Dynasty sent troops to Shuzhong, and the Dashu that had not been in trouble for many years was destroyed in only 66 days, and Meng Chang was also captured. After the Great Song Dynasty merged with Shu, the people of Shu were dissatisfied with Zhao and Song, and they were grateful for Meng Chang, the queen of Shu.

"Yes, my father told me that our family used to be rich peasants, and the family has always had plenty of food and clothing, why is it that my old Zhang is short of food and clothing, and if it goes on like this, how will the children live in the future."

"No, today Li Zheng came to our house again, threatening us and saying that if we don't pay the endowment, we will be arrested and confiscated, so that our children will have no father. We also heard that Liu Laosan of Baisha Village had a dispute with Li Zheng about the summer tax that day, and was arrested by the officials, and half of his life was tortured in prison. Li Jun said.

"yes, I've heard that too" someone responded.

Wang Xiaobo took the hot railway: "The harsh taxes are heavy, it is not easy for you to earn interest, and most of the grain you can grow has to pay taxes, and you are often kicked by the officials, deducting a few points, and the rest is not enough to eat, you have to go into the mountains to dig some wild vegetables to satisfy your hunger to barely survive." There is a great drought this year, there is no harvest in the field, and the government is indeed unwilling to reduce the tax, how will you live in the future? And there is one more thing I want to say to you, I recently received news that Chengdu Prefecture has a new Bomai envoy, as soon as he takes office, he is ready to implement the tea monopoly on the entire Xichuan Road, and the tea in your hands can only be sold to the government in the future, and it is not allowed to sell it privately. ”

"Huh?" The neighbors were shocked again.

"This is worth it, we heard that since the government did not allow the private sale of cloth, the weavers in Chengdu have been exploited very much, and many of them have fled the famine to become homeless."

"In the past, we lived by selling tea and some food, and we are not allowed to sell it privately in the future, what will we eat?"

"I worked hard to grow grain and pick tea, and the money went into the pockets of the officials, but we didn't even have the only way to live."

The neighbors were overwhelmed with grief and indignation.

"If there is an inequality between the rich and the poor today, and the government is tyrannical, leaving us and other Shu people in the water and fire, I heard that there are heroes in Changzhou, Hezhou, Rongzhou, Rongzhou, and Zizhou last year, and there are heroes who lead the people to do things, why don't we also rise up, drive away the dog officials in the government, and rob the grain in the granary." Wang Yuyi stepped forward and shouted.

"Yes, it's not that we have to do evil, it's the government that forced us to have no way to live, so we simply turned against our mother and robbed the food." Wu Lishe raised his arms in response.

These neighbors were quietly invited by Wang Ran and Wang Yuyi today, and the list was carefully agreed upon by Wang Xiaobo and Li Shun. The Ding Zhuang farmers looked at each other for a while, thinking of the children who were waiting to be fed at home, the skinny father and mother on the bed, the Hun family was still telling themselves that there was no rice in the jar just now, listening to Wu Lishe's deafening voice, thinking that there had been a predecessor who had done something, and he would not be alone, he couldn't help but start trembling, confirmed each other's eyes, slowly raised his arm, and shouted with the neighbors around him: "A certain is willing to listen to the orders of the big boss, but instead!" Anti! Anti! ”

Wang Xiaobo and the others looked at the bloodshot eyes of the villagers, listened to the louder and louder shouts, and slowly exhaled, relieved a little.

Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and the lantern in Wang Ran's hand swayed from side to side, and the candles in the cage flickered, attracting flying insects in the garden.