Outside Chengdu Jinguan City, in the garden belonging to the Xichuan Jiedu envoy, there is still a scene of lush grass and flowers; And in the owner Chen Jingxuan's favorite Panyue Hall.

"What, after watching "The Wonder of Shushan", the Holy Lord intends to visit Qi Practitioners and Dan Masters? ,Then don't you try your best to find it for the miscellaneous family.。。 ”

Tian Lingzi was very angry and reprimanded Zuo Jin.

"If you can't find Qingcheng Mountain, you can go to Emei Mountain to find it, and if you can't find Emei Mountain, you can go to Kongtong Mountain to find it, Longmen Mountain, and Xiling to find it. Isn't the way of these close servants to stand up is to meet everyone's thoughts, what everyone is anxious about, and no matter what, there must be something to do and the result? ”

He then pointed to an old eunuch with a few beards in the crowd who was hanging his head and leaning on his ears.

"By the way, Li Wenge, it's you; I'll let the hall give you a whip.,Entrusted to find the immortal and ask the messenger.,How about the place where you can act expediently.。。 ”

"Self-sufficiently. Since the only noble life is from. ”

The old eunuch named Li Wenge couldn't help but feel sad and embarrassed in his heart, but he could only show an ugly smile on his face.

Then, Tian Lingzi named the names of several people one after another, as the messenger of this trip to find all kinds of things for the Son of Heaven. Of course, in a sense, these are also in Tian Lingzi's eyes, who are not so diligent on weekdays, and it just so happens that this time they are out of sight.

Especially at the moment, when he tried his best to overcome public opinion, he wanted to send out these not very powerful people around the Holy Lord when he was rebuilding the Divine Wisdom Army, and also to avoid the dissident voices in the escort army, and to have the opportunity to reach the Holy Lord of the Dao.

After explaining these things, the singing and dancing in the hall were able to resound, and many beautiful dances were waved by the kabuki dancers dressed in Shu brocade light veils.

"Although the Holy Lord is playing around as usual, the miscellaneous family always feels a little unsteady in their hearts. Even in my sleep, it's faint."

It's just that Tian Lingzi, who was behind the curtain, didn't look a little better because of this, but said to his brother Chen Jingxuan with a little crappy eyebrows:

"What's he not sure. Our brothers have mastered the internal and external soldiers and horses, are you afraid that he will be capricious in his business? It's a big deal to send a few more Meng Zhaotu on the road. ”

Since Xichuan took office, he has obviously been a little fluttering, and Chen Jingxuan, who has swelled up on his own, is holding the concubine's thin waist with a big grin.

"By the way, has Yang Shili's army money been sent over to Dongchuan, why don't you let your raised son urge it again. The cattle in Shanxi were very neat, and when they heard that they were going to train the new army, they immediately offered a large number of armor, money, and food first. ”

"Relying on the town of Xichuan alone not only to worship Ouchi, but also to transport and maintain the soldiers and horses at the forefront of the three views, it is still a little tight. You see, the concubines in my house haven't bought new clothes for more than half a month. ”

"However, after the current training of the new army of Shence, maybe everything will be solved. However, I would like to ask for a dozen positions as grace and favor. ”

His complacent thinking diverged this time, and Tian Lingzi immediately reprimanded:

"You have come to think of the beauty, this new army has to act under the nose of the Holy Lord, don't bring in your old habits of the bastards; This is the biggest reliance after the miscellaneous family. ”

At the same time, one of the several figures who left Chen's Garden with the order came to the vicinity of Zicheng in a light car; was cautiously welcomed in.

"Holy Lord Mingjian, Tian Dagui rearranged and expanded the army this time, but it was Xiang Zhuang's sword dance that intended Pei Gong."

In front of the young Son of Heaven, Zhang Jun, a bachelor of Hanlin and a member of the military department, once again bitterly stated his interests.

"Nowadays, the soldiers who accompany the army have a lot of backgrounds, but there are quite a few people who respect the Holy Lord, so they control and weigh each other, and they are still afraid; But if Tian Guiren is made into one place, and Chen Xichuan has external assistance, it will really be a situation where internal and external water cannot be watered. ”

Between the sun's rays that swayed with the clouds in the sky, the figures of the monarchs and ministers who were being summoned were extremely distorted and long.

- I'm the dividing line -

And in the chaotic territory of Fangzhou, the eastern province of Shannan, in a large-scale manor.

"Tenant relaxation, rent reduction, annulment of those years of debt deeds? Kuro, do you know what you're talking about? ”

The old man, who seemed to be pampered and kind-hearted, couldn't help but widen his eyes and tense his face, put down the teacup and said sharply.

"The younger generation should know what they are talking about, this is the best way out for the family to be preserved in the current world."

And the young student Yu Donglou, known as Jiulang, also insisted on reason.

"On my way back, all the villages I saw were ruined, only the courtyard and the dock wall of my family, in which the richness and glory stood majestically; Uncle is above.,Isn't this the way to get into trouble for the family at the moment?。。 ”

"I naturally understand what you mean, this family business, but your ideas and practices are too light. Although my Yu clan has a wide range of fertile land with ten miles and eight townships, there are also a lot of clansmen who support and maintain it. ”

The old man, who was called his uncle, also sighed with a sigh.

"Naturally, there is not much tax exemption for a family, but if it opens an opening for a poor family, then other families will also take advantage of the situation to ask for exemption or postponement, so what should the family do, as the so-called is the truth of suffering from widowhood but not suffering, why don't you understand it after reading too much."

"The tenants and tenants under the name of my family, not to mention thousands, if they are all exempted or postponed, then what should so many people in my family eat, what to use, and who will those children in the clan study let support...

"Not to mention how to rise back in the future when there is a good year? Do you want to let the family sit and fall into ruin? As the first good family, the dignity and the pomp of the township family are gone. ”

"The same is true for those debts that have accumulated over the years, if this family is exempted but more other families are exempted, and this requires the family to be lenient, or even a group of debts, what should I do, and it will cost a lot of money and food to summon Zhuang Ding to re-collect one family after another."

"Even if they can't give it for a while, they can always remind and spur this generation to work more diligently, so that those lazy people know that there are rules and regulations in the world."

"And if the family easily sets a precedent, the other big families in the township will ask why they have broken the rules that everyone has worked hard to maintain, and how should the family explain, I am afraid that they will betray their relatives and be regarded as aliens, and they will leave a poor and stupid reputation."

"This is to cut the flesh of the family, put the blood of the family, and win the temporary favor of those poor sticks and mud legs, but it may not be able to worry about it for long, and it is not beneficial to others."

The other clan elders also followed.

"You've been studying a lot abroad.,Why are you getting more confused and indistinguishable from inside and outside.。。 The patriarch is not for everyone's sake. ”

"You can rest assured, my family has already made a joint guarantee with various townships, don't say that the family of the refugees and thieves cannot be violated, even if the thieves cross the border, they must negotiate and avoid."

"There are rice grains in the dock wall warehouses that have been prepared for a long time, and there are also Ding Zhuang who has practiced martial arts, which is enough to resist for a while, and there is no need to mess up or damage the foundation to please those weak poor sticks."

At this time, the patriarch also spoke again.

"If Jiulang has a position and background outside, the family will naturally spare no effort to help you; Then whether it is the tax of the household, or the assignment of conscription miscellaneous subjects, you have to find a way to let the family to undertake it, and at the worst, you must try your best to exempt the family. . . ”

At this moment, Yu Donglou only felt that he was going to be confused, and he was bent on letting the family engage in non-middle crimes, but the patriarch and clan elders were indeed bent on using his identity and name to continue to control and control the township to make profits. How can this not be disheartening and depressing?

When he was studying abroad, because of a mistake, he became a local recruit clerk in the Taiping Army in the same year; In this way, I have learned and understood the corresponding ideas and principles. Then the more he came into contact and learned, the more deeply he thought about it, and at the same time he couldn't help but think about it carefully, and worry about those relatives in the township.

It was because he hastily asked for leave and ran back to his hometown, because he wanted to take advantage of the arrival of the three detachments of the Taiping Army to gain a glimmer of life for his family, even if he had some more clansmen left, or to save some of his wealth.

But at the moment, it seems that the gap between expectations and reality is too great; It is so great that most people and relatives cannot understand and accept that the world has reached a time when it has to change dramatically, and still take for granted what is in front of them.

He could only try to disassociate himself from it in order to keep his position. Then, when the township was liquidated in the future, and escorted to the south to be supervised labor, he secretly took care of the young clansmen and female relatives who had not been implicated too much;

Even for this uncle and patriarch who has supported his study and study tour since the death of his parents when he was a child, the last bit of kindness and repayment. It's just that after he left, the patriarch, who still had a normal expression, slowly lowered his face and looked left and right.

"Jiu Lang is really in vain with his family's cultivation, but he didn't know what he was bewitched by when he went out to study, and he came back with this upside down.

"I will let the son of the family keep an eye on him, so as not to spoil the atmosphere and hearts of the clan by talking nonsense everywhere. And his sister should take a good look at it, just in case. ”

"By the way, Da Lang and Wu Lang have already gone to Dr. Yu (濆) in Sizhou; Shichiro and Shiro also voted for Zhao Tingshi in Dengzhou and Qin Defense in Caizhou, respectively; There are also Lao Liu and Changde Gong in the mountain (south) west (Dao) Xingyuan Mansion to set up another business, and now it is not bad for Jiulang to leave a reason here. ”

The patriarch added.

"It's good to let people keep an eye on it.,Don't act rashly.,Maybe it's still useful in the future.。。 In addition, the rent cannot be reduced, but it must be levied. These days, the out-of-town people are still afraid that no one will farm? ”

"If there is any more shirk and complaining, don't catch it or stand on the stake, just push the house and drive it out to fend for yourself. If you can't contribute to the township at this juncture, then why let the family be thoughtful and protect them. ”

"Later, I will send someone to the son-in-law of Niutouwu outside the mountain, and send 500 quintals of rice, and I will ask him to send someone to help one or two in private, and beat a side drum."

"Of course, the means of doing things should be more low-minded, and if you can scare away, you can scare away; The province has done too much, and it is still unclear what to do, and it still hinders the reputation and reputation of the family. If you really can't do it, you can drive out the first householder, but your wife and children can stay in the Zhuangzi, and you can still have a bite to eat, right? ”

"The patriarch is really kind-hearted, presumably these mud legs should also repay their kindness."

The old people of other clans present couldn't help but compliment.

After the crowd dispersed one after another, a rather beautiful young woman came in and changed the tea, but it was really difficult to hide a certain sad color of forced laughter under the heavy makeup.

"Did you know that Jiurou has just returned?"

And the patriarch who suddenly spoke made her bow her head and stand beside her like a frightened little beast.

"You're still the right person."

The patriarch pinched her chest reluctantly, and said in a somewhat distressed tone.

"This time Jiulang came back, I originally planned that if I could make a name for myself, or help my family in this way, then it would be okay to give you to him. But who would have thought that he would build up too much outside but have a bad mind.,All he thinks about is something for those poor ghosts.。。 ”

"Hey, let's not talk about these boring things; To say that Ling Zun was also an old friend and a friend who had a little friendship and correspondence with me, but who would want to have nothing overnight; This world is too difficult and dangerous, and even the majestic eunuch house in the past will inevitably say that there is no more. ”

"However, I also see some truth; Since power and fame are inevitably precarious, only the food and human hands and guns in the hands are enough to stand on their own feet in the chaotic world. ”

In his gradually harder movements, the woman still didn't dare to make a sound, but with a slightly trembling body, some of her scarred limbs were inevitably exposed under Ayara's dress.

On the other side, Yu Donglou, who returned to the old and dilapidated ancestral house, was also repeatedly persuading his sister, who had not yet reached the end of time, to pack up her things and go with her immediately.

"Sister, hurry up and leave with my brother, I'm afraid I can't stay in this clan anymore. Hurry up and pick up your pockets, and when it comes to night, we will go out of Zhuangzi. ”

"Why, doesn't the clan say that there is chaos outside, and people who are starving to death are all over the ground, and only those who stay in the Zhuangzi can stutter."

Some thin girls don't know why.

"Because the more people outside are children, the more this Zhuangzi may not be able to live and survive."

Yu Eshui became more and more anxious.

"You're right."

At this time, a voice came in abruptly outside the door.

(End of chapter)