Chapter 46: Infiltrating the Palace
Jin Ziyan has done it several times in the past few days, sold the gold and silver jewelry for a few hundred taels of silver, and donated it all to the Heavenly Master Dao, this time alone donated five hundred taels, Jin Ziyan saw Yun Ru, but she didn't understand how Yun Ru could have money to donate out.
Wei Huacun is worried about the preparation for the construction of a refugee shed, and he is very relieved to see that someone has donated so much money, and seeing that the weather is getting colder, if the refugee shed is not built before the winter comes, then I don't know how many refugees will be frozen.
Yun Ru went home, Jin Ziyan finished registering the silver taels, left a fake name, and was just about to leave, when suddenly a gong sounded, and five or six sergeants came over, with bright guns and armor, all of them were aggressive, with teeth and claws!
Two tax collectors in front of him, one carrying a bag, and the other holding a gong in one hand and a mallet in the other, shouted as they struck: "Listen, everyone! On the 60th birthday of King Zhao, each merchant has to pay ten taels of birthday wine, and the people have to pay one tael of filial piety! Those who disobey and do not pay will be arrested and sent to the army! ”
Someone whispered: "This is the person from Zhao Wangfu, King Zhao set up a private tax collector to collect money, all kinds of names have been used up, now in the name of birthday celebrations, this bastard King Zhao just passed a birthday last month, alas, and let the people live......"
Jin Ziyan knew that King Zhao had been extorting money since he returned to Luoyang, and he had not entered the official treasury for a penny, so he was really a prince of Hun who brought disaster to the country and the people, and he was very angry.
"Pay your taxes! Taxes paid! ......," the tax collector shouted at the fundraising table.
Wei Huacun stepped forward and said: "We are here in the land of righteousness, I don't know what taxes to pay?" ”
"All merchants have to pay money, you have a daily account here, can you not pay money, not only to pay, but also to pay double!" The tax collector said, staring at the silver ticket on the table.
"There is really no heavenly reason, the court did not take a penny to help the refugees, but had to use our charity money to pay taxes, it is really unreasonable!"
"What? You dare to slander the court! Beware of arresting you and banishing you to the Ryukyus! Behind him, the sergeant put a gun on Wei Huacun's neck.
"Stop!"
It turned out that Zu Ti and Liu Kun came over, and they wanted to come to see the situation of the refugees, and they happened to encounter this scene.
When the tax collector saw that it was two people wearing official clothes, he said angrily: "I see that you are also on errands, what, do you want to stand up for them!" ”
"You collect taxes privately, and you also have the idea of the refugees' life-saving money, beware that I will arrest you and go to Sili Mansion!" Zu Ti said categorically.
"We are collecting taxes privately, we are collecting taxes on the orders of King Zhao, do you want to fight against King Zhao!"
"The state has a national law, how can it be added by the law of Zhao Wangfu!"
The tax collector said: "Since you are disrespectful to King Zhao, then don't blame me for being unjust, brothers, arrest him and return home!" ”
Liu Kunzu pressed his sword and said: "Who dares to come up!" ”
Then the tax collector with the bag whispered in his ear; "What do you see on those two boys' waists!?"
The tax collector took a closer look and couldn't help but gasp, it was the waist card of the Prince's East Palace, could it be that they were from the East Palace, but they were obviously wearing bad clothes, what was going on? Thinking about it again, heroes don't suffer immediate losses, if they really have something to do with the East Palace and hurt us with their hands, we won't be able to take advantage of the prince's support behind us.
Thinking of this, the tax collector changed his words and said, "Brothers, these are all refugees, and there is not much oil and water, so come with me to the gold market to collect taxes!" ”
A few sergeants followed the tax collector away, and Wei Huacun stepped forward and said, "Thank you two for breaking the siege." ”
"It should be you who should be thanked, your Heavenly Master Dao scattered all his assets for the refugees, which is the most admirable, and the last time Zu escorted the military funds, thanks to the help of the four elders, I haven't had time to thank you yet."
"My Dao assets have long been beyond our means, but fortunately, kind-hearted people like you often come to donate silver, so we have survived to this day, especially today two people donated six hundred taels of silver, which really helped us a lot. As for helping to escort military funds, I just want to do my part for our Dajin. ”
"By the way, Daoist Wei, who is the donor you mentioned just now?"
When Jin Ziyan heard that she was afraid of being seen by the two of them, she quickly dodged away, Wei Huacun swept around and couldn't find Yunru and Jin Ziyan, and said, "Strange, I was still here just now, it's an old man and a young brother, I don't know where I went at this time." ”
Zu Ti and Liu Kun each took out two taels of silver and handed them to the registered Taoist boy, Wei Huacun said: "The two of you don't have a lot of money, so let's do what we can." ”
"Don't worry, Dao Chief, we just sent out the money, and we won't be able to use it up this month."
The two chatted with Wei Huacun for a few words, said goodbye and went out of the city to the western suburbs, and waited for the conference before Jin Ziyan hurriedly came.
"Master."
Jin Ziyan said: "You have been learning martial arts with me for a long time, and what the master has learned has basically been taught, and you will have to practice hard by yourself in the future, so you will fight with me today to see what level your martial arts have reached." ”
"You want to fight, Master, how dare the apprentice do anything with your old man?" Zu Ti Dao.
"Yes, only actual combat can comprehend the mystery of the move as soon as possible, let's do it! Liu Kun, you come first! ”
Liu Kun said that he was disrespectful, and bullied him to hit Jin Ziyan, Jin Ziyan intended to spar, and he had seventy or eighty moves before stopping.
"Zu Ti, it's your turn."
Zu Ti said that Master was careful, jumped up and kicked Jin Ziyan, Jin Ziyan flashed and moved, intending to be a professor of actual combat, of course he would not be heavy-handed, and when he reached a hundred moves, he accidentally revealed a flaw, Zu Ti grabbed the fighter and slapped Jin Ziyan on the chest with both palms!
Jin Ziyan clutched her chest and stepped back repeatedly: "Dead boy! You ......"
Zu Ti stared at his palms and said, "What's going on, why is Master's chest so soft?" ”
He was in a trance, Jin Ziyan came up and kicked him to the ground, Liu Kun didn't know it, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, good fight!" ”
Jin Ziyan kicked Liu Kun again: "What's good, I'm happy to see my master being beaten, stinky boy, hum, that's all for today!" ”
Without waiting for the two to speak, Jin Ziyan disappeared.
The two got up, and Liu Kun said: "Big brother, Master is so weird today, he obviously let us fight, and he was furious after two palms, what an old naughty boy." ”
Zu Qi said: "Liu Kun, have you noticed that something is wrong with Master!" ”
"What's wrong...... No......"
"Think about it again, usually he teaches us martial arts by hand, are his fingers very thin and long and a little slippery? And there is a special smell on the body! ”
"Long fingers? Mine is also very long, slippery - a little, if you want to say the taste...... Anyway, it smells better than you, hehe......"
"Okay, if I didn't say it, let's go back."
In the middle of the night, the palace of King Zhao was silent, the soldiers on patrol walked back and forth, the family members on duty at night looked around with lanterns, and the leaders lectured everywhere: "Give me the spirit point, don't let the thieves in", the family members all promised to promise.
A dark figure jumped into the courtyard from the back wall, stuck to the wall to watch the movement, and after watching for a while, the cat ran forward.