Zhouyi County, southwest of the imperial capital, is the location of the Dade Royal Mausoleum.

For more than 100 years, successive emperors and major members of the imperial family have been buried there.

It is a land of beautiful mountains and rivers, and Tongzhi County, one of Jia Yucun's most trusted friends, is now the county governor of Zhouyi County.

Tong Zhixian is a native of Zhouyi, and the Tong family is a big local household, and he is very powerful in Zhouyi.

The goal of Jia Yucun's trip is to go to Tongzhi County. Get out of the limelight there.

Although it is now a refugee, Jia Yucun is not desperate.

He is a person who has had ups and downs in officialdom, and it has not been without bad luck before. When I was most unlucky, I was not as good as now.

At that time, there was no travel fee, and food and clothing were a problem. I had to live in a monastery and make a living by selling poetry and writing.

It was at that time that he met his current wife, Jiaoxing.

At that time, Jiao Xing was still the maid of Zhen Shiyin's family, and later Zhen Shiyin took the initiative to give him money and subsidize him to go to the imperial capital to take the exam.

"It's the dragon that always flies, but now it's just a hidden dragon don't use it."

Jia Yucun secretly encouraged himself in his heart.

It's early summer, and it's getting hotter. Jia Yucun pushed open the window and looked at the scenery in the distance.

This is a good township in the southwest of the imperial capital, which has been far away from the imperial capital urban area. Although it is also a relatively large town, the war in the imperial capital does not seem to have any impact here.

In the evening, there are pedestrians rushing through the streets from time to time, whether it is the atmosphere here or a sense of tranquility.

Like most inns, this inn has a name that is both common and auspicious: Ping An Inn.

The master and two entourages came in, followed by the innkeeper and a little er, carrying a food box full of wine and food.

The shopkeeper and Xiao Er'er quickly set up the wine and food.

"This guest officer, if you still need anything, just say it, even if you don't have it in the store, it's fast to buy it now."

"Okay, that's enough, shopkeeper, your store is good."

"That's natural, in the past, all people with some status, when they came here, they all lived here with me. At the beginning, the prince Tengwang of the Jingying Festival envoy used to live with me. ”

The shopkeeper's tone was a bit ostentatious.

As soon as he heard about Wang Ziteng, Jia Yucun felt a little embarrassed in his heart, but now he couldn't say anything.

Hmph, based on your words, if it was in the past, this official would have sent you to the prison of Shuntianfu.

"Okay, you go down, and I'll call you again if there's anything."

Jia Yucun waved his hand, and the shopkeeper withdrew.

"You guys sit down and eat together, too."

"My lord, my subordinates don't dare."

"Don't call me an adult, don't call yourself a subordinate, I'm not an official now, so call me Mr. in the future. In the future, we will continue to share weal and sorrow. There is no need to talk about those false courtesies. ”

Jia Yucun naturally likes to be called an adult, but now it is different. In the future, I still need these people to help me.

The three of them excused themselves, Jia Yucun pretended to be angry, and a few people sat down to eat and drink together.

"Master, what do you think about the current situation in the future?"

"My lord, oh, Mr. Jia, if the general trend of the court is gone today. It would be wise for the gentleman to stay away for a while. In some time, he will have great ambitions. ”

"Oh? Why? ”

"Within a year, there were two changes of dynasty. The ministers of the DPRK and the central government killed those who were killed, those who were dismissed, those who were abolished, those who were exempted, and those who had both ability and political integrity went seven or eight out of ten. In the future, Chang'an and Jia Min will sit in the world, and they will also need someone to assist them, this is one of them. ”

"Second, in the future, when the world is stable, in order to clean up the hearts of the people, the new emperor will inevitably pardon the world, and when the time comes, maybe Mr. will not be held accountable."

"Third, there will always be a few future ministers of the DPRK and China who can speak to them. When the time comes, go and meet them, give them some gifts, and they may intercede for the new emperor and re-use him. As long as Mr. re-enters the officialdom, with Mr.'s talent and morality, he will surely rise to the top. ”

"Well, yes, borrow your good words, come, have a drink."

Master's words are in Jia Yucun's heart, and this is exactly what he intended.

"In the end, no matter how bad things are, Mr. can go south, have the capital in his hands, and do some business, he will not become a rich businessman, but also a well-off family."

The master's analysis made Jia Yucun's mood gradually brighten.

Although he was temporarily frustrated today, he had more than 300,000 taels of silver in his hands and three loyal subordinates, which was the capital for a comeback in the future.

Compared with the poor situation in the past, it is still much better. As long as he avoids the current limelight, as soon as Jia Min returns to Beihai in the future, it will be the time for him to make a comeback.

After breakfast the next day, the group of four set off and rushed to Zhouyi County.

At the beginning of the afternoon, we arrived at Mangqiu Mountain.

It is relatively deserted, there is no village in front of it, there is no store in the back, and there is no human population for more than ten miles. The mountain was even quieter, from the top of the mountain to the top of the mountain, after walking for more than half an hour, there was no figure.

"Let's rest here, eat dinner and then leave."

Jia Yucun dismounted, walked to the shade of a big tree, and sat down on a large rock.

The master and two entourages came over and surrounded Jia Yucun, but they didn't take out the food, just looked at him coldly.

"Why don't you take out something yet, eat it and hurry."

Jia Yucun urged.

"Jia Yucun, are you in such a hurry to get on the road? In fact, it doesn't hurt to be a starving ghost and hit the road. ”

The master, who has always been respectful, looked at Jia Yucun coldly, his face full of ridicule.

"Master, what do you mean by this?"

"Hmph, Jia Yucun, don't you understand?"

"Do you have evil intentions and want to kill for money?"

"Jia Yucun, you're right, we just want your life."

"Master, I have always been kind to you, why are you so ruthless and unjust? Hmph, do you think that now that I am in trouble, I want to fall into the well? Don't you think that when I rise again in the future, you will share the glory and wealth with me? ”

"Hahaha, Jia Yucun, you are not thin on us? After following you for so many years, I have already seen you through. Who can you be unkind to in this world? You are only thin on yourself. ”

"Presumptuous, you dare to humiliate me like this."

"I humiliate you? When Xue Pan killed Feng Yuan, you wanted to arrest Xue Pan, or that disciple reminded you not to offend the Xue family. What do you do with that doorman in the end? He was sent far away. ”

"When Zhen Shiyin funded you to take the exam, you won the Jinshi, and his daughter was robbed, how did you judge the case, and let the murderer be indulged."

"When the Jia family brought you, how did you treat the Jia family? In the end, the Jia family was ruthlessly rectified. ”

"When the Jia family asked Wang Ziteng to bring you, how did you treat Wang Ziteng? actually partnered with the three feudal clans to murder Wang Ziteng. ”

"The Jia family and Wang Ziteng treated you like this, you actually conspired with the three feudatories and killed Jia Guifei."

"How did the Emperor treat you? You actually took refuge in the three feudal domains. Madame Jiaoxing followed you when you were destitute, and now you have left her alone and fled for your life. ”

"The Tianshun court gave you high-ranking officials, and now you abandon the court and want to take refuge in the new dynasty."

"Ruthless, unrighteous, unfaithful and unfilial, who can you have in your heart? It's just you. Now that you are in trouble, if one day in the future you will soar, a few of us insiders will be the first people you to eradicate, so as to cover up your past. ”

The master counted Jia Yucun's crimes, which made Jia Yucun both angry and afraid.

"So, how many of you have calculated and are going to murder me?"

"You've finally got a sense of something. Get rid of you now, not only for the sake of the people of the world, but also for your money. Two brothers, let's do it. Kill him, and divide the money equally. ”

"Okay, master."

The tall retinue drew his sword and walked towards Jia Yucun, who wanted to run, but was stopped by the short retinue.

The tall man held his sword and suddenly stabbed out, and Jia Yucun closed his eyes.

After a while, I didn't feel anything unusual about my body, and I opened my eyes. I saw the master fall to the ground.

It turned out that it was the tall retinue who killed the master.

"Hahaha, master, you ungrateful villain, you dare to rebel against me, you didn't expect it to be you who died, right? Hmph, if you want to kill me, it's not that easy. ”

Jia Yucun got carried away for a while, and wanted to walk over and pat the entourage on the shoulder to encourage him.

"Well, well done, in the end, you two are loyal to me. Come, this is two hundred taels of silver, and one of you two is one hundred taels. Follow me well, and in the future, you will be rich and powerful, and you will be glorious. ”

Jia Yucun handed over the silver ticket, but neither of the two attendants reached out to take it.

"You don't want money? Well, he doesn't want to repay his kindness, he has courage and knowledge, he is affectionate and righteous, and he is a true hero. In the future, I will do it for your officials, and we will share in the blessings. ”

"Jia Yucun, who said we don't want money?"

The short retinue spoke suddenly.

As soon as he heard his name called, Jia Yucun's heart couldn't help but tighten, and he felt bad.

However, he is also a long-standing person, and he still did not show the panic in his heart.

"Since I want money, I will have 100,000 taels per person, and the money on my body will be divided equally between the three of us. In the future, if you are willing to follow me, you will be an official in the future, and if you are not willing to follow, you will take the money back to your hometown, buy some fields and real estate, marry a few wives and concubines, and live freely. Thank you for helping me kill this villain. ”

"We didn't kill him for you."

This thing the tall man spoke.

"What's that for?"

"Divide the money for one less person."

"You ......."

"Jia Yucun, you guessed it right, we are for the money, for all the money on you."

"For the sake of money, all the money will be given to you. Just leave me with my life. ”

"Leaving you with your life? Leave you to seek revenge on us in the future? Would we be so stupid? ”

The tall retinue raised his sword and approached Jia Yu Village. The short man also raised his sword and walked step by step.

Oh my God, am I really going to die here?

The bright sword stabbed over, and Jia Yucun closed his eyes.

Smack, slap, two gunshots.

When Jia Yucun opened his eyes, he saw that the two attendants had fallen to the ground.

Hahaha, I'm saved again, it's really the road to the sky.

Some people came out of the bushes next to them and surrounded Jia Yu Village.

Looking at these people, Jia Yucun couldn't help but be surprised.