Since seeing the infantry's timid appearance in front of the cavalry, Li Xiang gathered all the donkeys, mules and horses in Mingyuezhuang except for the weapon workshop, and specially trained the infantry's courage. As for the cavalry? Hehe, forget it for now. So in Mingyuezhuang, everyone is walking, and after a few years, the situation has changed greatly, and the high-level executives of Mingyuezhuang who are on the run are glad that they have practiced a pair of iron feet.

The first batch of displaced people who entered the mountains have been settled, Ding Shihang and Liu Decheng returned to the village to rest, and the next group of people will come after the public middle school adjusts its policy. During the march, Ding Shihang approached Liu Decheng, "There are really a lot of good things in this mountain, and I have killed seven prey in this moment." If our village can stuff the Qinling Mountains with homeless people, and then exchange ironware, cold-proof clothes, and salt tea cloth rice for their minerals, medicinal herbs, and prey, wouldn't it be distributed? ”

Liu Decheng squinted at this guy who was already crazy about marrying a daughter-in-law in order to earn money, "The mountains in the Qinling Mountains are covered with mountains, if it is really full of people, how many carloads of food do you have to eat every day, and how much food do you have to consume on the road alone?" How much grain do you have to spend to connect the eastern side of the Qinling Mountains with Zhuangzi? ”

Ding Shihang also knew the difficulty of logistics, just now he was just a money obsession, and after his mind calmed down, he began to consider the difficulty of fighting in the mountains. At the same time, I was also thinking, how can I make more money, I can't lose face with the bride price to Wang Xiaochen's family, why don't I ask the little master......

"Ahh Li Xiang sneezed and looked at the sky depressedly, who is thinking about me?

Li Xiang and Liu Susu had already set off for more than ten days, accompanied by Zhang Qingping, Yang Yingdong, Xiong Chengwu, Qin Zhong and Yang Jianchuan, as well as 30 other personal guards, who went to Bianjing in batches. I didn't bring any roles such as staff clerks, mainly because Zhuangzi was very busy, and Li Mengkong's old man stared at Li Xiang every day, for fear that he would abduct valuable public middle school personnel.

In order to practice the skills of horseback riding, and at the same time to see more about the livelihood of the Great Zhou, Li Xiang did not take a boat all the way, but took Liu Susu to ride slowly. The others don't have horses, so they can only practice the soles of their feet.

Passing by Nanyang, Liu Susu was crazy about the lively Goolan and the bustling market, and Li Xiang had to stay with her for a few more days. So half a month passed, and Li Xiang and his entourage had just arrived in Ye County.

Turning a small mountain pass, in front of you are endless plain fields, and the river is crisscrossing in the distance. A flock of geese flew over, and Li Xiang was full of interest and wanted to be a "copyist", but he was attracted by the scene in front of him.

I saw a bare-chested, oblique cloth strip strong man stopped in the middle of the road, wearing a hat, and there were two flags behind his back, and the handwriting on it was neat, "I planted this road, leaving it to buy road wealth." ”

I always feel like there's something wrong? When Li Xiang saw the slogan on the other party's flag, the first thought in his heart was to complain.

"Wu Na Housheng, hurry up and leave the copper coins and leave you a small life. In the next robbery, the little lady next to her is self-sufficient. The big man raised his dirty beard, revealing a fierce look, and spat everywhere.

Li Xiang sat on the horse, looking around suspiciously, what about the few boys who were in charge of pathfinding, how could they let people stop him directly? What a dereliction of duty...... Then he glanced at the guy who was blocking the way. Liu Susu took off the horn bow and was about to give the dirty man an arrow, but was stopped by Li Xiang.

Observing carefully, Li Xiang found that the guy blocking the road was dressed in coarse linen clothes, and the Pu knife was also rusty, and he was a poor ghost. Barefoot is not panicked, and his hair is messy, and the hat looks like he is robbing others. The strangest thing is that this guy's hand holding the knife is actually shaking, and the corners of Li Xiang and Liu Susu's eyes twitch. I don't know why, Li Xiang didn't feel threatened at all......

Zhang Qingping, Yang Yingdong, Qin Zhong and Yang Jianchuan also turned the mountain pass and were shocked when they saw this. took out their weapons and ran over, several people looked at Li Xiang suspiciously, and then looked at the rough man blocking the road, what is the situation?

The sharply dressed rough man was still shouting there, looking very arrogant, but he just said it over and over again. Li Xiang and Zhang Qingping, who is experienced in the rivers and lakes, couldn't understand the number of roads in this guy, and were worried that there was an ambush ahead, so the two sides stood in the field and blew the wind awkwardly.

didn't wait long, Xiong Chengwu carried one person on his shoulder, and the other two ran back quickly. Xiong Chengwu caught a young man who looked like a scholar, but the Confucian robe was dirty enough. When the big man with the Pu knife saw the young man who was arrested, he yelled and wanted to fight Xiong Chengwu......

Because of Liu Chengdong's relationship, Li Xiang and his party lived directly in the post station, Xiong Chengwu was explaining what happened during the day, "I was exploring the road with my two brothers in front, but I saw this dirty man, and he didn't have a knife in his hand at that time." He just sat on the side of the road and picked his feet, I thought it was an idler or a fool somewhere, so I didn't care. ”

Xiong Chengwu was also a little afraid, thanks to the fact that the big man had no ability, he was actually kicked by himself. If Huang Liren sent a few practitioners to get so close to the master, it would be dangerous! It seems that I have to learn more from Uncle Zhang Qingping and Brother Yang Jianchuan, otherwise I will be scolded again when I go back.

"After walking a few more miles, we saw this guy dressed as a scholar, and he ran away as soon as he saw me. I chased after him, grabbed him, gagged him and brought him back, and that's pretty much it. ”

After listening to Xiong Chengwu's explanation, Li Xiang and the others looked at each other, feeling even more confused, what is going on? At this moment, a post man brought someone to ask for a meeting.

The person who asked to see Li Xiang was a young official of the yamen, of medium height, somewhat emaciated, and probably in his forties. This little official in Ye County knows the background of Li Xiang's father-in-law, and he is very polite. After drinking tea, the clerks began to ask for the rough men and young men in Confucian robes.

Cheng Cheng first hugged his fists, "Congratulations to Li Gongzi first, with a big Zhou Dongliang like Liu Chengdong, a loyal and brave heirloom, as his father-in-law, Li Gongzi's future is limitless." ”

Li Xiang knew very well how terrible the Yamen officials were, and made a junior salute, "Uncle Cheng is polite, it's just for the Great Zhou, I don't know if Uncle Cheng is here this time?" ”

When the officials saw that Li Xiang actually gave him a junior salute, his heart was stirred. How did he know that Li Xiang was a well-known corporal of Lixian in Mingyuezhuang, and he was everywhere to curry favor with the elderly. The benefits of respecting the elderly are terrible, and Li Xiang will benefit from them more than once in the future.

The clerk coughed a few times, Li Xiang asked Xiong Chengwu to retreat outside, and then the clerk told Li Xiang a story.

Ye County, which connects Nanyang and Xuchang, has a large family with the surname Cheng, whose ancestors have made a living from shipbuilding for generations, and this situation lasted more than 100 years ago.

A hundred years ago, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty relaxed the control of shipbuilding and other industries, and due to the prosperity of water transportation, water transportation, fishing and sea trade, a shipbuilding boom was set off in various parts of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and some shipbuilding families of the people became famous.

At that time, the head of the family invested all his belongings, bringing the family to a new height in one fell swoop, and the flat-bottomed boats made by the family were very sought after by the government. The family without a big backer almost became fat, and the head of the family lost most of the family property to stop those who wanted to divide the family.

The head of the family then gave up part of his business and specialized in building two or three small boats, and at the same time asked the Master to start a family school. Ten years later, there were a few talents in the family, a few people in another ten years, and finally a child in the Jinshi after another five years.

The elderly head of the family cried all night holding the ancestral plaque, and soon handed over the position of family residence to the jinshi. On the occasion of his death, the legendary old family owner passed down the teachings that the family should be the head of the family, regardless of the descendants.

A hundred years have passed, and the shipyard has gained a great reputation in Jingxiang, and the children of the family are flourishing. The position of the head of the family has always been in the hands of the first Jinshi, and then this vein has also been Jinshi, and the family has been calm for a while, and finally became a generation of scholars. However, since 30 years ago, there has been no new jinshi in the main line of the family, so the infighting between the first line of the head of the family and the other two houses has intensified.

Ten years ago, there was a great infighting in the family. The reason is that there is a side branch that has several people in a row and began to covet the position of the head of the family, and then that side branch was removed by the main vein design. The scandal of starting a family is very marketable in Nanyang and Xiangyang, and there are even better things that literati have written books and commentaries based on this, and it is said that they were sold for a good price.

Li Xiang interrupted the officials, "Let me interrupt, these two I arrested won't be ......"

"That's right, it's from the side branch where I got married."

"Then Uncle Cheng, are you also from that side branch?"

"Ahem, the old man was born in another side branch, and he has been a servant in the yamen for generations, and he has always been looked down upon by the main line. To be honest, my team is even more miserable......"

"Oh, I see, this, then you go on."

So the clerk continued: "That side branch didn't get any family property, and the talented man who was most likely to be admitted to the Jinshi was busy with his livelihood all day long, and he had no hope of jumping into the dragon gate and went crazy. Before he died, the guy who regained consciousness renamed his three sons Chengjianghe, Chengjianghu and Chengjianghai, and no one knows why. ”

In order to make a living, the three brothers of the Cheng family regained the craftsmanship of their ancestors and built ships for a living, and actually gained some fame. It's not bad to live like this, but the third adult Jianghai inherited his father's cleverness and his father's ambition. I was admitted to Tongsheng and Xiucai early, and when I saw that I was going to take the exam, at this time, disaster came again. ”

Li Xiang's excitement was not concealed at all, and the official frowned, and said in his heart that Liu Chengdong's son-in-law had no sympathy at all. Li Xiang was completely immersed in the wonderful story, it would be better if there was a pot of popcorn, but unfortunately there was no corn in Dazhou......

On the eve of Cheng Jianghai's departure to participate in the township test, the three brothers' small boat workshop ignited a skyrocketing fire. There are several theories about what happened, but Cheng Jianghe, the eldest of the three brothers with the best skills, died, the second Cheng Jianghu, who had some armed forces, went crazy, and the brilliant third Cheng Jianghai cowered and trembled, and his hands trembled and he could no longer write. ”

The clerk wiped a handful of tears, "Three stupid children, isn't it good to build a good ship and live their own little life, do you have to mess with the gang of people in the main vein?" ”

"Cheng Jianghu, this kid, now always thinks that he is a good man in the rivers and lakes, and robs every day with a knife. Passing by was frightened by him, so he gave him a copper coin, and those who saw through it beat him violently. Cheng Jianghai, the child, followed every day, and when he saw that his brother was in danger, he knelt down and pleaded. ”

"This time, Xu saw that Your Excellency was overwhelmed, and the matter was not over, so Cheng Jianghai, the kid, wanted to take a detour back when he saw someone chasing him, and he should have asked the old man to come forward. Xiong Chengwu's little brother caught up with Cheng Jianghai and caught the child, but the old man also got the news. ”

"It's also the old man who didn't do things carefully, and he actually let these two children collide with Your Excellency, please bear with me." After finishing speaking, the clerk got up and saluted, and the teary-eyed Su Su hurriedly stopped him.

Li Xiang motioned for Su Su to go out, and after Liu Susu left with a pout, he motioned for the officials to sit down. After taking a sip of tea, Li Xiang suddenly said: "Uncle Cheng, boy, when you are an elder, you are so respectful, but you treat me as an outsider." ”

Seeing that the Cheng official was about to explain, Li Xiang laughed a few more times, "It doesn't mean anything else, it's what happened on the night of the three brothers of the Cheng family who were killed, doesn't Uncle Cheng know?" What else do you say about living a good life, and the three brothers in the family can live a good life if they keep to themselves? The bloody case that night was obviously inseparable from the main line of the family, and the cautious head of the family would never allow threatening people to exist. ”

"You have received the favor of Chengjiang Haizu, and you want to repay the favor by protecting your two children, I believe this. But I'll hand over the people to the county government tomorrow, it's not easier for you to fish them out directly, and the county lord will give you a face. So Uncle Cheng came to the post station at night, definitely not just to plead, Uncle Cheng is not sincere, he wants to test me. ”

"If you are looking for someone to cooperate, you must show sincerity, don't try to test it, take the school and go to the school, that will only cause estrangement, Mingyuezhuang has long stopped playing like this. I will take Chengjianghu and Chengjianghai away, there is a shortage of people in Bianjing. Now, Uncle Cheng can tell his true intentions. ”