It was not until the 14th day of the lunar month that the heavy snow finally passed, and after a few days of hard work, the closed city streets were restored to smoothness, and there were less than ten days left before the Chinese New Year. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This sudden heavy snow and the imminent festival made the people's attention finally divert their attention from the Li family. Even if there is a big grievance, you still have to live the current life and live this year. Therefore, after entering the 22nd, the county town has no more of the previous chaos, and it is replaced by a celebratory atmosphere before the arrival of the festival.

As a big family in the county, the Xuan family naturally has too many things to prepare when the New Year is approaching, whether it is dishes to be used for various banquets, such as rice noodles and other foods, or new clothes for adults and children, they all have to be prepared one by one. This made the entire Xuan family seem busy, except for Xuan Weixin, the head of the family.

After instructing everyone to do something, Xuan Weixin lived in the backyard very leisurely. Or read a book in the room, or enjoy the snow and plum blossoms among the flowers and trees in the backyard, waiting for the arrival of Chinese New Year's Eve. It's just that the family doesn't know that behind his leisurely interest, there is a trace of uneasiness and hesitation.

After being reminded by his brother, Xuan Weixin was shocked to realize that the Li family still had an extremely powerful killer feature. This made him worried, but also very conflicted in his heart, and he didn't know whether he should disclose his concerns to the people of the county government. Although his Xuan family and the Li family have been at peace all these years, he really shouldn't stab someone in the back at this time, but when he thought of the loss of his own family if the other party really did this, Xuan Weixin had the urge to sue.

And he has not acted until now, but he is worried that his speculation may not be true. If the Li family actually didn't have this idea and action, then he Xuan Weixin would be a villain in vain. At that time, there will inevitably be irreconcilable contradictions between the two families, which will only cheapen Yang Chen's county order.

"It's hard, it's really hard to make this decision." Xuan Weixin looked up and stared at a red plum tree blooming in front of him facing the north wind, but he still had a tangled face.

At this time, his brother Xuan Weisen, who had been taking care of the New Year's affairs outside and had almost no time to come to see him, suddenly came over with a strange face: "Big brother, Yang Zhen from the county government asks to see him." ”

"Huh? Why did he come out of nowhere? Xuan Weixin was slightly stunned, but then said: "Invite someone to the guest hall, and I will go to see him after changing my clothes." ”

After only sitting in the guest hall for a cup of tea, Yang Zhen saw Xuan Weixin walking in with a smile on his face: "Lord Yang is really a rare guest, what kind of wind is this that blows you here?" ”

"Let's pay a respectful visit to the propagandists in the early years." Yang Zhen also stood up and bowed in return, as if two ordinary friends had come to the door.

The two then sat down separately, and exchanged a few more words, and Xuan Weixin asked a little tentatively: "I don't know what happened to Lord Yang today's visit to the cold house?" ”

"First, I came here on behalf of my brother to say good to the propagandists. After all, your Xuan family still has made a lot of contributions to the security and economy of this county. Yang Zhen said casually.

"There is a Laoyang County order to worry about it, and the Xuan family is really flattered!"

Seeing that the other party was so calm, Yang Zhen knew that he had only a single knife to go straight in, so he continued: "These two are coming, I guess the Xuanyuan must have seen it a few days ago, many people are complaining about the Li family, and the county government has also punished many people who are evil to the Li family, but I don't know what you think about this?" ”

"Well...... I've really heard of this. However, I heard that the complaints of those people are true, and since this is the case, there is naturally no problem for the county government to handle this matter. Xuan Weixin hurriedly showed a supportive attitude.

"Oh? In this way, the Xuan family is on the side of the county government? Yang Zhen asked.

"This ...... So to speak. At least in this matter, our Xuan family felt that Lord Yang and the county government had done a good job. ”

"That's easy to say." Yang Zhen smiled with satisfaction: "The second thing I did here today is to hear your opinion on the Li family. Let's not say dark words in front of the Ming people, you and I know very well how hard the Li family's background is, but this time they have been beaten and not moved, which makes the county magistrate feel strange. And if you have an understanding of the style of the Li family, you are the number one outsider, I don't know what you think about it? ”

Xuan Weixin saw that the other party spoke so directly, but he was really a little overwhelmed. He hadn't decided whether he should report what he suspected to the county government, but now Yang Zhen's question made him feel even more entangled.

Seeing Xuan Weixin's embarrassed look, Yang Zhen stared at him and said, "What? Do you have any concerns outside of the preachers? I think with the power of the Xuan family, I won't be afraid of offending the Li family, right? ”

Seeing that the other party had used the agitation method, Xuan Weixin couldn't help but smile bitterly. Then he spoke: "I just don't know what to say." In fact, a good official like Yang County Ling who dares to be the master of the people has not been encountered in Zhuji for many years. In the past, even if the people had grievances, there was nowhere to redress, so the Li family had never encountered such a thing, and I had no experience in this area.

"If our Xuan family encounters such a situation, we will inevitably accept the punishment of the government, and we dare not have the intention of resisting. But after all, the Li family is different from us, and whether they will use some extreme means to fight back, I dare not guarantee it. Although he didn't know what he said, the meaning of his words was very clear, and the Li family would use some extreme measures to fight back.

Yang Zhen is also a person who knows the meaning of the strings and songs, and seeing that he refuses to say it directly to his face, he also follows his meaning and says: "Then according to the outside of the propagandist, if they really want to fight back, what means should they use?" He also focused on the word "if" and tried to leave room for the other party.

"It's hard to say this, after all, the Li family controls too many things in the county. But if I had to guess, it would have to come down to food. ”

"Grain ......" Yang Zhen's eyes narrowed, and he immediately thought of Chang Ping again, did the Li family really dare to make a move on the grain in Chang Ping? But he was confident that he was set up enough to deal with the problems that might exist, and he was not too worried.

Seeing that Yang Zhen was still very calm, Xuan Weixin only thought that he didn't know much about it, so he explained: "The people take food as the sky, Lord Yang, don't underestimate the things that may be done on this." Once there is a shortage of food in the city, it is not difficult for someone to incite it, just for fear of provoking a popular uprising. And once there is such a chaos, Yang County Order may not be able to afford it. ”

"This is naturally understood, but what do the propagandists think they might do with food?" Yang Zhen asked.

"It's hard to say. However, I just got a piece of news that I heard that the Li family has paid a lot of money this time and has purchased a large amount of grain from Xu Tongzhou, a big grain merchant in Zhejiang. It's unclear what their intentions were, but it was strange to suddenly buy so much grain after the autumn harvest. Forced by Yang Zhen to ask to this point, Xuan Weixin had to come up with some real materials.

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Why doesn't our county government know anything about it? Yang Zhen frowned slightly at this time, and was very dissatisfied with the blockage of the county government's news.

"That's because the food hasn't arrived yet. It is said that after the New Year, Xu Tongzhou will transport no less than 5,000 stone of grain to the county seat, which is almost the temporary circulation of grain by the people in Zhejiang. In other words, once the grain enters the Lijia warehouse, it will be difficult for us to buy grain. Xuan Weixin said.

"Does he want to fight a food war with us?" Yang Zhen couldn't help but muttered in his heart. This couldn't help but remind him of his previous life, when he read about the grain war in Shanghai in the early days of the founding of New China, when those capitalists also tried to use this trick to bring down the government.

But soon, Yang Zhen felt that his guess was very problematic. Now is not the beginning of the founding of the country, if they really dare to do this for no reason, the county government has every reason to deal with them. And even if you take a step back, the county government does not condemn them because of this, there are often liquidations, and there is a foundation from the Shaoxing Mansion above, and the county government is enough to deal with this food war. Could it be that these local tyrants in the county are so arrogant that they think that they can intimidate the government in this way?

Xuan Weixin saw that Yang Zhen was silent for a long time after listening to his words, so he seemed to clear himself up and said: "Of course, all this is just a little speculation after knowing that the Li family bought grain, and it can't be accurate, and Lord Yang can understand." ”

"This, I naturally understand it below." Yang Zhen smiled and nodded at him. He is still quite satisfied with Xuan Weixin's cooperation today. It seems that the plan made before is really good, in the case of only attacking the Li family, the Xuan family really did not fight with the same enemy in the same camp.

Then the two talked again, but it was obvious that Xuan Weixin couldn't get more valuable news. Yang Zhen quickly ended the meeting, got up and wanted to leave.

When Xuan Weixin turned around to leave, he suddenly patted his head, as if he suddenly thought of something, and said, "By the way, there is still something that Lord Yang may not know." In the past few years, the embankment of the Puyang River has been repaired by the Li family. If you want to find out more, maybe it will be helpful to check the situation on the embankment. ”

Unexpectedly, the other party suddenly fell into the trap of the Li family at this time, and Yang Zhen couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous of Xuan Weixin's personality in his heart. But after all, the other party said this to help himself, and Yang Zhen still thanked him for the reminder with a smile.

But not long after Yang Zhen walked out of the Xuan family, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind: "No, Xuan Weixin is not such a villain, he must have his intentions when he suddenly said this!" He said that the Puyang River embankment has always been repaired by the people of the Li family, could it ......be said that "a terrible idea has gradually been sketched out by him!"