Dong Fuzi followed Yuanhang up the stairs, please take a seat. Yuanhang was not polite, he sat on the main seat, Dong Fuzi accompanied the prime minister, and Fu Yashi and others sat casually.

"How's this business in Yizhou?" Yuanhang opened his mouth and asked Master Dong.

Dong Fuzi nodded again and again, and replied: "It's very good, with your name here, and the protection of the dart bureau, no one in the city dares to open a second one, and a lot of silver taels have been accumulated." ”

Yuanhang nodded, at the beginning, he wanted to let the pawnshop make money for himself, and now he has enough silver taels, and this time he has made a fortune in Qi State, and he doesn't value it too much.

The woman walked upstairs with a tea tray and served tea for Yuanhang and the others. Master Dong introduced: "This is Lord Ye, don't hurry up and see you." ”

The woman put the tea tray away and bowed sideways to the voyage. The voyage returned the salute, and Master Dong laughed twice and said, "This is a concubine like smoke." ”

Yuanhang laughed. When the woman went down, Yuanhang pointed at Dong Fuzi and said with a smile: "You are not young, can your body still stand it?" ”

Dong Fuzi's old face was a little red, and he didn't dare to answer with a dry smile.

"Wait a minute, sir, and I'll show you the accounts." Master Dong got up to go downstairs, but Yuanhang stopped him and said: "I am just passing by here, and I am definitely not here for the accounts. ”

Master Dong answered and sat back again.

Yuanhang remembered what Du Yue'e and his wife said, leaned over and asked: "In this Yizhou City, but the tax and silver have increased?" ”

Dong Fuzi nodded, and then said: "The price is up, but Lord Zhizhou heard that this is your store, not only did it not rise, but it also exempted the original tax silver." ”

"Oh, it looks like my face is still okay." Yuanhang sneered, and then asked, "When did it rise?" ”

"I'm afraid it's been more than half a year, and I'll check the accounts later." Dong Fuzi replied.

Yuanhang patted the table and said: "This Zhizhou is not small, I don't know that the people are living hard, they are already living with food and clothing, and they have to add taxes and silver, it seems that I need to take care of it." ”

Master Dong hurriedly said: "My lord, don't worry about it, this Zhizhou once told me that he is your friend." ”

Stunned, my friend? He asked, "Who is it?" ”

"The new governor's name is Guan Chundu." Dong Fuzi replied.

"Is that him?" The voyage pondered for a while. Didn't he serve as a county guard in Qianling? How did you come to Yizhou and become the governor? This was originally his own righteous brother, but he was dismissed from his official position last time, and he saw that this person was becoming inflammatory, and he didn't plan to make friends with him, but he didn't expect to meet him here. Yes, no wonder he didn't come out to greet him when he came to Yizhou, it turned out that he was afraid that he would be embarrassed by bringing up the old things. Hehe, if you don't come to see me, I'm going to see you.

came out of Dong Fuzi, sailed lightly, and went directly to the Zhizhou Mansion. Holding their breath in their chests along the way, Fu Yashi and the others saw that the voyage was displeased, and they were afraid that this Zhizhou would be unlucky in the future.

When he came to the house, the officials blocked the way. The voyage revealed his identity, and the official hurriedly ran into the mansion to make a report.

After a while, a person walked out of the mansion, saluted Yuanhang outside the mansion, and said, "Ye Shoubei, my family is unwell and can't go out to greet me in person, please forgive me." Lord Zhizhou, please come into the living room for a while. ”

"Who are you?" Yuanhang looked at the visitor coldly and asked in a cold voice.

"Lord Hui, my subordinate is the master of the house, and I came to greet you for my family."

"Hmph, thank you, thank you." Yuanhang snorted coldly and walked in.

The master followed behind, turned around to block it outside the hall, and said to Fu Yashi and the others: "My family is unwell, so I should not disturb you, and please go to the side hall to rest." ”

Yuanhang turned around, nodded to Fu Yashi, and walked into the living room alone. Fu Yashi looked inside and said to the master: "Don't bother, I'll wait for my lord in this courtyard." ”

Yuanhang entered the hall, Guan Chundu was already sitting, and when he saw Yuanhang coming in, he got up with a smile.

"Brother Xian, after a long time, I want to die as a brother." Guan Chundu smiled and stepped forward to greet him.

Yuanhang also grinned, arched his hand, and said, "I'm tired of worrying about you, it's me who is wrong." ”

Guan Chundu smiled forcefully on his face, seeing Yuanhang's attitude, he knew that he was having a mustard, and the hand that was stretched out retracted, pointed to the chair and said, "Please sit." ”

Yuanhang walked forward, sat on the chair that Guan Chundu had just sat on, patted the armrest with his right hand again and again, and said loudly: "I'm used to sitting on this chair, and sometimes I miss it very much." ”

The corners of Guan Chundu's mouth moved, he thought for a while and didn't make a sound, and sat down on the first place.

"By the way, Brother Guan, when did you come to Yizhou to take office?" Yuanhang leaned over and asked.

Guan Chundu turned sideways, faced the voyage, and replied, "It's been seven months." ”

"Oh......" Yuanhang stretched out, leaned back in his chair, and suddenly asked, "Then how much more taxes and silver has Brother Guan collected in the past seven months?" ”

The muscles on Guan Chundu's face moved suddenly, and a cold light flashed under his eyes.

"Why did the virtuous brother ask that? But are you here to investigate the brother? Guan Chundu asked tentatively, his eyes fixed on Yuanhang, hoping to capture a little information on his face.

Yuanhang leaned his head on the back of the chair, closed his eyes and shook it, and said softly: "Officials have official ways, and each has its own way, but the people know it in their hearts, how can you decide." ”

Guan Chundu thought for a while, sighed and said: "It's a last resort for my brother, now that I have just experienced the war, all the states of Liang are not enough to eat, and only the people of Yizhou are rich, so I have to increase taxes and silver in Yizhou to prepare for military supplies." ”

"Who ordered you to increase your taxes?" Yuanhang asked, sitting up and staring at him.

Guan Chundu wanted to avoid the eyes of the voyage, but he couldn't avoid it, looking at his sharp gaze, he was a little scared.

"Yes...... It was the tax money that Chen Si asked me to collect. Guan Chundu replied in a low voice, and lowered his head after speaking, avoiding the direct gaze of the voyage.

"Chen Fu!" Yuanhang hated the name, and his eyes were fixed on Guan Chundu. Everything understands why he can be promoted to Yizhou, it turns out that he actually took refuge in the dead eunuch.

Guan Chundu raised his head and said, "Brother Xian, although I have increased the tax and silver, I have been exempted from your pawnshop and dart board, and I have not received a single point." ”

Yuanhang glanced at him and said coldly, "In this way, I have to thank you." ”

"No, no...... Can't. Guan Chundu was very nervous and spoke a little flustered.

Yuanhang stood up and walked in front of Guan Chundu, Guan Chundu, who was looking at it, had no bottom in his heart, hurriedly got up and took a step back, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Xian, what are you ......?"

"You defected to Chen Fu, have you forgotten how he made things difficult for you and me when we first met the saint?" Yuanhang asked coldly, if vision can kill, Guan Chundu is already dead at this time.

"Brother Xian, it's wrong for my brother." Guan Chundu suddenly knelt down, choked up, and said: "The officialdom is ups and downs, I don't have your good luck for my brother, and I have only been a county guard for three years as an official." I had to find a way to find a future for myself, but I had no money to help. It wasn't until one day that I climbed up to Ye's father-in-law, and through his connection, Chen Si Envoy transferred me to Yizhou, on the condition that he would collect additional taxes and send money to him. ”

Yuanhang looked at him with disdain, a look of contempt on his face, and raised his legs and walked out of the hall. Guan Chundu suddenly turned around, hugged Yuanhang's leg tightly, and pleaded: "Brother Xian, for the sake of you and me, please save me." It's really inappropriate to do the position of Zhizhou for my brother, so you can let me go. ”

Yuanhang raised his leg and kicked him away, shouting: "If I let you go, will you let the people of Yizhou go?" and thou shalt not live. With that, he walked out of the hall.

Guan Chundu sat on the ground, turned his head to look at the back of Yuanhang, and his eyes flashed with cold light.

He returned to the garrison and summoned Han to ask him why he didn't report the matter of Yizhou's tax and silver collection to the imperial court. Han Yu was shocked and hurriedly said, "Isn't this determined by the imperial court?" What Lord Zhizhou said is what the court decides. ”

Yuan Hang saw that he didn't seem to be lying, so he didn't pursue it again, so he immediately made a point and prepared to go to the back hall.

After Guan Chundu sailed away, he returned to the hall and sat down. Ever since I heard that he had come to Yizhou, I wanted to dodge. thought that he would leave after a night's rest, but he thought that he still knew about Yizhou's tax and silver increase. In desperation, he pretended to be pitiful, hoping that he would not pursue the matter for the sake of worshipping him, but now it seems impossible. Since it is impossible, then he will definitely go to the court, not to mention that after the emperor knows, he will be removed from his official position, even if Chen Fu knows, he will kill himself. It seems that if you want to keep yourself, you can only ...... Guan Chundu was ruthless and read: "Ye Yuanhang, don't blame me." ”

Dao Zi and the others had already prepared the carriage, and Han wanted to send troops to escort them, but the voyage was not allowed. Seeing that he went to the back hall, no matter how he moved the crowd, he was afraid of falling into his tongue.

Out of Yizhou, Yuanhang summoned Fu Yashi to the car and discussed with him how to impeach Chen Fu.

"My lord, now I only know from Guan Chundu's mouth that the private tax increase was instigated by Chen Fu, if he changes his words at that time, we will not be able to deal with it." Fu Yashi leaned on the side of the carriage and tilted his head and said.

Yuanhang sat at the front of the car, nodded his head, and said: "This is also the reason for discussing with you, I am also worried that the times will change, it is better to directly report this matter to the emperor, and the emperor will investigate it." ”

"Even if it is investigated, I think that Chen Fu will have a way to deal with it, at most, get rid of Guan Chundu, and it will be a hundred." Fu Yashi said lightly.

"It's better to be ...... than reasonable"

Before Yuanhang's words fell, with a "poof", a sharp arrow pierced through the curtain on the right side, flew in front of Yuanhang, and shot at the other side of the carriage.

"There are assassins, protect your lordship." Outside the car, Wuying shouted loudly, Yuanhang reacted, hurriedly got off the seat, and pulled Fu Yashi to lie in the car.

As soon as he lay down, a few more arrows pierced in, and the frightened voyage clung to the car board, not daring to look up.

The convoy has just traveled more than ten miles out of Yizhou, and the north side of the official road is full of paddy fields, and there is a forest on the right side. The Assassins did not stop their arrows in the forest, and it seemed that there were quite a few of them.

Damu Haoxing has been hit by an arrow and has fallen off his horse. Dao Zi dragged him to the back of the car, and saw that he was injured in his right leg, and he was not worried about his life for the time being. A few horses were shot down, and the rest of the crowd lay prone behind the horses' carts, dodging the arrows.

"Your Excellency, your Excellency." Ah Kim leaned against the carriage and shouted loudly inside.

"Ah Kim, we're fine, what's going on outside." Yuanhang moved to the left and asked.

Ah Jin saw that the voyage was fine, relieved, stretched out his head to take a look, and replied: "The other party has a lot of people, I'm afraid it will be killed in a while, don't come out in the car." ”

As soon as Jin finished speaking, a group of people rushed out of the forest opposite, all dressed in black and masked, with no less than 30 people, killing the convoy.

"Damn." Dao Zi scolded, got up and went out. Shadowless pushed Tamu Yinyue to the side and said, "Protect your lord and your brother." After speaking, he drew his knife and rushed after Shadowless.

Ah Jin wanted to help, but he was worried about the safety of the voyage, and when he was in a dilemma, Meteor ran over and said to him, "You go and kill the enemy, and I will protect the lord." ”

"Hmm." Ah Kim nodded, patted Meteor on the shoulder, and sprang out. Damu Yinyue dragged Damu Haoxing under the voyage car and leaned against the meteor.

"Let me show you how powerful the master is." The meteor took aim under the car, and arrow after arrow flew out from under the car.

Yuanhang raised his hand to pull out the arrows in the car, threw them down from the curtain, and shouted: "Come on, meteor, there are arrows here." ”

The martial arts of these assassins are acceptable, but they are far from Dao Zi. The meteor arrows were sure to hit, and most of the Assassins died before they could see where the arrows were coming from.

In less than a quarter of an hour, dozens of corpses lay on the official road. Dao Zi and the others were sure that there was no way to live, so they rushed back to join the voyage.

"My lord, I was in a hurry to kill, and I forgot to leave a living mouth." Dao Zi looked back at the assassin corpses.

Yuanhang got out of the carriage and raised his eyes: "You don't need to stay alive, it's so close to Yizhou, how can any thieves dare to kill and loot during the day." ”

Fu Yashi also followed and asked, "What are your plans?" ”

Yuanhang walked over to take a look at Tamu Haoxing's injuries, and Shadowless was pulling out arrows and applying medicine to him.

"Since he wants me to die, then I will let him die first." Yuanhang said coldly, closing his eyes.

"The matter of tax and silver ......," Fu Yashi reminded.

"It doesn't matter if he has him or not." This assassination wiped out the little brotherhood that was left in Yuanhang's heart.

Fu Yashi looked down, saw that Yuanhang no longer spoke, turned around and walked in front of Dao Zi, and said a few words to him.

Dao Zi looked at the voyage, then nodded, got on the horse with Ah Jin, and ran back in the direction of Yizhou.

Shadowless helped Damu Haoxing into the carriage and carried the rest of the carriage into the woods with Meteor. Yuanhang waited in the woods for half an hour, and two fast horses came on the official road, and Dao Zi and the two returned.

"My lord, it's settled." Dao Zi walked to Yuanhang's side and said softly.

Yuanhang nodded his head, feeling a little sad in his heart, and tears filled his eyes. Reaching out and taking the purple scimitar, he cut off a piece of his robe and threw it in the woods.

The group re-mounted the carriage, walked out of the woods, and continued to march towards the back hall. A gust of wind blew in the woods, blowing up and down the corner of the garment that had been lost by the voyage.