As September passes, autumn is over, and the weather is starting to get colder.

Compared with the colder weather, there are also the hearts of those who have just warmed up with the Yellow Turban Pacification, but have been hit hard again.

The rice thieves in Yizhou Ba County and Hanzhong County rebelled, and the climate has been completed.

The Qiang people and bandits rebelled in Beidi County, Liangzhou, and approached Sanfu for the sake of Liangzhou.

The people of Jiaozhi County, Jiaozhou revolted and rebelled against tyranny.

Black Mountain White Water gathered millions of bandits and thieves to bring disaster to Hebei.

From time to time, the Di people went south, invading and annexing the two states......

In addition to these relatively large chaos, scattered bandits and bandits are scattered everywhere, and there are countless of them.

For the people in it, the war and chaos have made people frightened, life is worse than death, and as the weather turns cold, food is scarce, and the probability of being robbed and persecuted has begun to rise, they can survive, and they have to worry about whether they can survive the harsh winter, hunger and psychological torment in the future.

And the people who were far away from these chaotic areas were not spared, and the imperial court continued to increase taxes and force military service in order to levy anti-thieves from all over the country...... Corrupt officials and corrupt officials in various states and counties are still expropriating money on a rampage, and some of those who received the news in advance that the inner courtyard of the palace is going to build a large scale are going to destroy the people and embezzle family property.

So on October 25, as the news spread from all over the country to a farm outside Zhuoxian County, a somewhat obese middle-aged man who had sorted out and archived the news from time to time gathered the fine bamboo slips and wooden slips and put them into the corresponding drawers, or circulated and transcribed them, and threw the strips of cloth, leaves, and bamboo slips with special messages written on them into the fire, chattering and communicating with people.

"There will be a lot more people in various places, and it is estimated that most of them will not survive this year...... In the past few years, the situation in our Youzhou every winter is actually similar, but this year it should be worse...... Well, the Yellow Turban Rebellion harmed others and oneself...... The climate here is not as good as Yuzhou, the weather is cold, the people have the habit of storing grain and firewood, and they don't want to go out of the door in winter, sitting on the kang and hiding at home to enjoy the joy of family. Those who will run out, except for the army that has to fight, or those who have no way to live and have to go out to work, the rest of the people, regardless of their status, are basically without food and ready to take risks, or follow the crowd to prepare to beg for food. One catches one accurately. ”

“…… Yes, it's not going to be easy, but everyone is used to it, so it's okay...... Needless to say, the rest of the Di people, including the surrendered Wuhuan Southern Huns, or the bandits and thieves among our own people, are also a lot of rebellion. Do you think it's really peaceful in the sea? Those who are county commanders and county guards, for the sake of official positions, are not able to conceal a ...... Uh, you two brothers and sisters don't look at Zhang like that...... Didn't Zhang lose a lot of weight...... It should be considered a clean official, right? Besides, do you think Zhang really likes to stay here, and the food and firewood at home have been separated, so he came over to warm up...... Tsk, don't mention it, the county government is also poor...... Haha, I don't feel good when I see this, I want to have fun, where is there anything to damage my official prestige, it doesn't hurt. ”

“…… The second son thinks a lot, that's right, the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been pacified, and after the meritorious deeds, someone should come over to sit in the Taishou position of Zhang's temporary representative in the past for a while. Zhang Mou just found an excuse to disappear for a while in advance, so as not to let the people worry about Zhang's past, so as not to make the new official take office and Zhang be used to establish official authority...... Liu Tingshi will protect us, Zhang's money is not in vain, and you have helped here, but it is different after all. I don't know who it is, but if there were some festivals in the past, hehe...... Other places can allow Zhang to sit here, and Xintai can keep the news, and he will also weigh whether to encroach on the farm...... Haha, let Miss Cai laugh, to be honest, Zhang has considered himself a mischievous since he settled down, but Liu Gongzi is kind to me, but I have to be ruthless......"

“…… Yes, Zhang said that the kindness is from beginning to end, how about your brothers and sisters explain their origins? Yingchuan is not a powerful Cai family...... This is not a compliment, there are few scholars who can put down their figures, as smart as you, and their character is introverted...... Haha, good, good, you used to be businessmen, I don't praise you ......"

"Just reading your surname, except for the Zhang Cai clan of Liu Gongzi's third brother's family, all I can think of is Yanzhou Chen Liucai...... Yes, Cai Yong Cai Bojiao, it is said that the party was exiled back then, and I don't know where he went...... It's not to test that you have a clan relationship with him, but to think about it and say it. Okay, let's not talk about it, you and I will each take a step back...... Where did you go? Yes, the officials concealed it and did not report it, and the people below had no way to endure their lives. If you really can't get by, then it's like those moth thieves...... Some of them are the same as the people of Cochin. What Miss Chua said is that there is a difference between the two...... In the past, Zhang couldn't see it. I feel that they are all thieves, no matter what the reason is, now that I have visited, my family is poor, and I am quite emotional. ”

The somewhat obese middle-aged man is naturally Zhang Ke, compared with five months ago, Zhang Ke has obviously lost a lot of weight, although he is still a little obese, but he looks old, his temples are slightly white, and he doesn't know how much calmer than the oily noodles in the past, and the clothes have become much simpler, so he has a more simple atmosphere.

He spoke for a while, put down his pen and ink and stretched his muscles, and then went over to open the window to let in the air.

The cold wind came in, carrying with it the noise in the distance.

The farmstead was full of people, from time to time there were figures shaking, and some people noticed this, and gestured to Zhang Ke's eyes, he shook his head and said that it was okay, touched his itchy nose, walked back and fanned the incense that smelled a little irritating to him, as if he thought of something, and frowned: "I was busy with things in the ya, and I really forgot." How is Grand Master Cai's side? Questions? Although Zicai Gong and Xiongfu Gong have been famous in the rivers and lakes for a long time, but those bandits have a brutal temperament after all, and they are many people, that is, Zicai Gong and Shiren led more than 100 people to accompany them to negotiate in the past, and they really want to be greedy for your goods, but I am afraid that they will ...... Why don't you show the history of Zhang's assassination and see if you can reconcile it? I really want to fight...... The people are even more miserable, and now in this weather, don't make such trouble, just reconcile. ”

There was a handsome and elegant young man sitting on the side of the desk next to the incense, and at this time, he smashed the brazier with the wooden slip that had been copied and was ready to be discarded, and threw it in, and said with a smile indifferently: "Zhang Xianling does not need to be worried. It's okay, my brother has his own decision. What's more, Zi Caigong has trained those people to have a small achievement in marksmanship and knife skills, and they have the technique of encircling and cooperating with the battle array, although it is not very mature, but it also works, if the fish is really broken, Yang Feng and those people may not be willing to fight. With both hard and soft treatment, there won't be much of a problem. ”

The young man's name is Cai Yu Cai Laichao. In addition, the eldest son of Cai in Zhang Ke's mouth is called Cai Nu Cai Buzhuo, who is Cai Yu's brother, and at this time, the woman who is kneeling on one side to copy the bamboo slips, with a soft temperament and gentle appearance, is Cai Yu's little sister, named Cai Yu.

Originally, Zhang Ke would not be curious about the identity of the three brothers and sisters, that is, the three brothers and sisters are quite capable, and even the girl's family can write and help out, at most, he doesn't believe that they are from businessmen, and he imagines that they should be the official eunuchs in the middle of the family.

After all, in these years, there are many scholars who are maintained by moths and thieves, and it is not that everyone can be spared, and occasionally a few children of the family are killed and killed, and it is very common for them to take refuge in other places, even Jian Yong, although he is suspicious of them, he has not delved too much into the family background of the three people, and he has sent someone to check a few times before, and he gave up if he can't find it, thinking about using it first, someone will guard it, and now the two brothers are here again, and they are not afraid that the three brothers and sisters who are relatively powerless will make trouble.

Until one day, Zhang Ke accidentally read "Historical Records" and felt that the name of the Cai family girl seemed familiar, and then read a large number of scriptures and classics, only to find that the names of the Cai family brothers and sisters were very wrong.

Cai Fu, the eldest son of the Cai family, is angry and Cai does not take it, and the name is taken from "Xunzi" "Anger is not taken, joy is not given", and the meaning of the first half of the sentence is to say that "you can't punish others excessively because of anger".

And Cai Yu Cai came to the dynasty, the name is taken from the "gentleman comes to the court, He Xiyu" in the poetry "Cai Shu", that is, "the gentleman comes from afar, what reward does the Son of Heaven have", this name is simply arrogant.

As for the awkward name of the Cai family girl, it is even more bizarre, Zhang Ke also accidentally found that this name is indeed related to the "Historical Records" of "the year takes the grain, and the silk lacquer", this sentence means "when the grain is ripe, buy the grain, sell the silk lacquer", tells the story of Bai Gui's business, the name of the Cai family girl comes from the first half of the sentence, but it is also related to the identity of the merchant they said.

It's just that there are some problems with Cai Xiao's name after all, Cai Xiao's character is taken, if you want to be crooked, to put it mildly, it is the popular "flowers can be folded and must be folded" in later generations - to put it bluntly, I am mature, you can marry me and enter the door.

Zhang Ke actually felt that the other party's parents were ridiculous when he first heard this girl's nondescript name, where did he do this if he wanted to marry his daughter, and when this name was reported, everyone would laugh in their hearts, how could their own girl live? It's like a businessman's style, and it's extremely philistine.

It was only when he saw "Historical Records" that he read Cai Xiao's name in Youzhou dialect coldly, only to find that this nondescript female name was homophonic with "Cai Shu", and it happened to be related to the origin of her second brother Cai Yu's name - and among the three siblings, the third sister was the only one who knew a little bit about Youzhou dialect.

This discovery caused him to start reading the Book of Songs and become more serious.

In fact, it was not a big deal, these years like to quote scriptures, and there are scholars who do not follow common sense to play cards and take the table words, similar to Fu Xie's table word "Nanrong", which he later changed in order to spur himself, Zhang Ke also saw and heard similar things about changing his name informally, that is, Jian Yong even changed his surname, and there was nothing peculiar.

But after such an investigation, he suddenly discovered that the names and words of the three brothers and sisters were definitely not taken by their fathers and mothers, and they had a deep meaning.

The name of the girl's family is already very "chic", and his second brother is even more wild, boasting of being a capable person, and asking the Son of Heaven for something, the only thing that is normal is the eldest brother of the Cai family, but the little sister is related to the name of the second brother, which always makes people feel that his eldest brother's name comes from "Xunzi" and seems to be strange.

Or maybe the name of the second brother and third sister is too wild and childish, so his eldest brother took such a name to spur himself, even if the second brother and third sister are messing around, they can't be punished too much.

The latter is very likely, and Zhang Ke didn't dig into the former one, anyway, this discovery made him excited for a long time, and he didn't know why, it made him feel more excited than usually solving the case in the yamen.

The layers of associations between the name and the name are enough to let people know that these three brothers and sisters are delicate, talented and wealthy, and they quote scriptures but easily, and the name is wild and uninhibited, quite arrogant, and between the lines, it seems that there is something to do with Liu Gongzi, as if they came here specially.

The third sister recommended herself to be bedridden, the second brother asked for a reward, and the eldest brother came to supervise......

Zhang Ke actually sometimes suspects that he thinks too much, but the title of this son has been decided, but when he talked about Liu Zheng or received news from Liu Zheng a few times, Miss Cai's reaction was indeed a little abnormal.

What he especially remembered was that when Cai Xiao first came to the village to help a few days, he suddenly learned the news that Liu Zheng had been framed for rebellion, and immediately excused himself from feeling unwell, and went home for more than half a month before returning to continue working.

No matter who just arrived at the owner's house to do things, they are not so capricious, and Cai Xiao's temperament is actually quite docile and diligent, Zhang Ke Jianyong actually sent someone to check because of the importance of this job, and there is no big problem for the Cai family girl to rest at home, but occasionally she is a little unwilled, but there is no similar trace of going to other places to spread the news.

After that, it was gone, but since Zhang Ke found that the names of the three brothers and sisters have a deep meaning, he felt that the three brothers and sisters might be the same as those who admired Liu Zheng's reputation in the past, but they were ruined by Zhang Jiao, so they came here to help Liu Zheng to repay his kindness.

After that, he also forgot about this matter a little, but he would think about it from time to time, and then use some side-knocking means to find out the life history of the three brothers and sisters. In addition to joking and exchanging feelings, I occasionally thought that if I could attract other taxis to come and help, it would be an opportunity.

It's just that these three brothers and sisters never let go, and those family members only speak dialects, and they don't leave home, and they can't even speak, and he has no way to dig deeper, so he also asked a few words about the business Tao, and generally understood some of the things they were doing about the maintenance of the business road recently, and after knowing that they didn't need to help, they also nodded.

When the air in the room was fresher, seeing that the two brothers and sisters couldn't stand the cold and shivered, Zhang Ke pinched his itchy nose and went over, and was just about to close the window, when a commotion suddenly sounded in the distance.

The noise spread from far and near, spreading throughout the farm, and a similar situation only happened when Yang Feng and Bai Bo led eight thousand bandits to attack Zhuo County a month ago, Zhang Ke couldn't help frowning, and his fat face was tense and majestic.

At the same time, the two brothers and sisters behind him also stood up, but compared to Zhang Ke's solemnity, the two brothers and sisters who also knew the recent surrounding developments did not have a solemn look, so Cai Xiao's face was also tense, and Bei Ya subconsciously bit his lip, and then noticed Cai Yu's eyes, secretly rubbed his eyes that began to redden, rubbed his face and exhaled, and became calm.

Cai Yu retracted his gaze, shook his head helplessly, then walked to the side, accurately selected a box from a large number of drawers, took out a piece of wood from the inside, flipped it a few times and handed it to Zhang Ke.

Zhang Ke glanced down and immediately took a deep breath.

On the wooden slip is a message from Gu'an five days ago, with the words "The lord has arrived at Gu'an" written on it.

His face became agitated, and he confirmed with some disbelief: "Really? ”

"If it weren't for the recent closure of roads in Hebei by bandits, I would have come back a long time ago. I just don't know if they called, or if they bought the relationship and walked in...... Or they were escorted in by the bandits. ”

Cai Yu shrugged his shoulders, beckoned to Cai Yu, and then took the coat on one side and opened the door and said, "Let's take a look." Well, you can only see it from a distance, not approach...... Zhang County order, there is an unsociable rule for keeping filial piety, right? ”

"Knowingly asked! Isn't your father and mother dead? I don't know this yet? ”

The second half of the sentence was already outside the door, and Zhang Ke's somewhat obese figure was walking like a fly, and he ran away in the blink of an eye.

"I said it was a businessman, but without the red tape of your scholars, how do you know."

Cai Yu wrapped his coat tightly and said to the air a little boringly.

On the other side, Cai Yu took a cloak and put it on his body, put on a hat to cover his face, and then wiped Cai Yu's shoulders over, and said in dialect with a little sorrow: "Xun Wenruo, the name of the concubine is what you ...... Do you really think that the concubine is this kind of person who does not abide by women's morals? ”

Seeing the thin figure also walking out quickly, Cai Yu chased after him a little helplessly, and said with a wry smile: "I am your second brother, you call your name a name, and you speculate on Cai with the heart of such a villain, it's a big rebellion!" ”

"So what? I told my sister-in-law to go, huh! ”

There was a somewhat lame Youzhou dialect in the distance, and Cai Yu was in a fog when he heard it, so he reacted quickly, hurriedly went back to the house and wrote the homophonic words, and then chased after him, "Take it, wait for your brother, what do you mean by this...... Tsk, where is such a strange name for my brother, obviously the eldest brother spurred you, why is it on my head! When he comes back, you look for him. ”