In the north of Linzi City, there is a small courtyard, most of the small courtyards of this generation are Di shops, and the people who live in them are also business guests, but since the war in Linzi City, it has always been a state of martial law, and people here are not allowed to enter and exit, and the surrounding streets are guarded.

At this time, in a small courtyard, an inconspicuous middle-aged peasant man was half-squatting outside the door, his ears close to the door, listening nervously.

In the room, there were two people talking secretly, one of them was a middle-aged man who was unusually powerful, and the other was also quite majestic, but there was a hint of aristocratic cultivation between his words.

I only heard the middle-aged man say to the nobles: "Brother Tian, General Zhou has already sent a message from the outside of the city, let you go and discuss the matter as soon as possible." ”

After hearing this, Brother Tian pondered: "I know what they mean, but I can't take risks for the time being, if I go to him, it won't be good to be controlled by him, Chen Sheng's ambition is not small." ”

The middle-aged man shook his head after hearing this, and suddenly said: "Actually, Brother Tian doesn't have to worry, Chen Sheng is powerful, but his subordinates are not monolithic, at least, as far as I know, Zhou City and Ge Ying are not the same heart, and the military ministers of Zhou City and Zhao Di still have other ideas." ”

"What do you mean?" Brother Tian was stunned.

The middle-aged man lowered his voice again and said: "I heard that Zhou Shi and Wei Bao are very close, and after the military minister pacified Zhao Di, it is reasonable to go back to Chen County to meet Chen Sheng, but he has not moved. ”

"They have different hearts!" Tian Heng exclaimed, and finally said, "However, what does this matter to me?" ””

The middle-aged man smiled and said: "Brother Tian, do you think, since Zhou Shi and Wei Bao have other plans, then he must face Chen Sheng's anger, or he wants to find an ally, Brother Tian, you are a nobleman of Qi State, he definitely needs you to call on Qi State and become allies in the future, at this time, if he occupies Qi Land and has Ge Ying, he will not be able to gain any benefits." ”

"You're right." Tian Heng nodded: "Okay, I'll go." ”

"Without further ado, let's go now." The middle-aged man got up immediately, then walked to the side of the bed, fiddled with it a few times, and when he lifted the bed board, a big black hole was revealed underneath.

Tian Heng didn't delay, stood up and walked to the cave, and then said to the middle-aged man: "Don't be brave, you go and contact the other brothers in the city, let them prepare in advance, maybe the action will be tonight." ”

Wu Yong nodded: "Okay, I'll wait for Brother Tian's good news." ”

Soon, Tian Heng got into the tunnel, and then Wu Yong carefully closed the bed, cleaned up the traces, and finally made sure that the water was not leaking, before getting up and walking to the door.

At this time, the peasant man who was eavesdropping outside turned his body smartly, turned a corner, and ran quickly, while running, he was still shocked in his heart, obediently, these two Zhuang Ke seem to be big people, and they actually dug a tunnel in my house, it seems that they have a sharp weapon, it's not simple, no, I have to go back to my mouth and say.

Soon, he ran out of the small courtyard, to a slightly larger courtyard ten zhang away, this is his own family, originally he was just an honest farmer, but when the Qin State destroyed the Qi State, the old father bought a lot of low-cost transfer houses in Linzi, and later he relied on the Di shop for a living.

A middle-aged woman in the yard was sprinkling grain to feed the chickens, and as soon as the middle-aged peasant man came in, he shouted: "Old woman, old woman, it's terrible, something is wrong." ”

"You dead ghost, you are in a panic, now that the whole city is under martial law, Hou Ye has just won a battle, what can be a big deal." The middle-aged woman continued to feed the chickens without raising her head.

The peasant man hurriedly said: "I'm afraid this matter is related to Master Hou." ”

After saying that, he didn't wait for the old woman to ask carefully, grabbed his hand and went into the house, then looked out again when he got to the house, and finally closed the door cautiously.

When the woman saw this, she said with a gloomy face, "What are you doing mysteriously, my two old hens are about to lay eggs, if the eggs are small, I can settle accounts with you." ”

"What a woman, it's all a big deal, and you still care about the eggs laid by those two hens." The middle-aged man reprimanded.

"What is the big deal if you say it quickly, you have to dare to tell the old lady, there will be your good fruit to eat on the kang tonight." The woman's face turned grim.

When the middle-aged man heard this, he seemed to think of the horror of something, and his eyes unconsciously showed fear, and he hurriedly said: "I found a hole in the courtyard to the east of us, and there is a big person. ”

"Which one? What big shots? ”

"Hey, he just gave us a year's rent, and said that he didn't want us to disturb his house, I didn't see him going out much for most of the year, so on a whim today, I wanted to take a look, guess what I overheard?"

The woman was aroused by curiosity, and hurriedly said, "Say it quickly, don't rub it in." ”

The middle-aged man said mysteriously: "I heard them say that they are going outside the city to find some Zhou City general, Bacheng is the group of people who attacked us, and he himself is surnamed Tian, and he claims to be a nobleman of Qi State, think about it, the nobleman of Qi Country is surnamed Tian, isn't it the royal clan back then?" Listening to what he meant, there are still many of them in the city, and it is estimated that they are going to conspire with Zhou City to do something big. ”

"What?" The woman was stunned for a moment, and then said smartly: "I'm afraid that our Linzi City is in danger." ”

The middle-aged peasant man sighed and said, "Who said it wasn't, I'm worried now, what should we do." ”

After the woman regained her composure, she glared at him and said, "What should I do, hurry up and inform the Hou Ye." ”

The peasant man was stunned for a moment, and then hesitated: "But after all, we were all from the Qi country, if the Qi country recovers, then we will follow suit." ”

"Phew." The woman said disdainfully: "The Qi State is all an old thing, and now it is the world of the Qin Dynasty, so can the people who rebel now beat the Qin State?" How many strongmen in the Six Kingdoms were not swept away by the Qin State back then, how could these people succeed, if they were defeated, you and I would not be able to escape the scourge of extermination. ”

"But what if, wouldn't we have a merit then?" The peasant man is still holding on to speculation.

When the woman heard this, she was angry and said, "I see that you old things are really old and confused, they are acting in secret, and you must let him know that you have discovered their secrets, and I am afraid that they will kill you immediately, and if you do not tell them, how will they be grateful to you afterwards?" And outside the city is Zhang Chu's army, they don't say that we are Qi people, and when the city is broken, if we are unlucky and are harmed by the soldiers entering the city, you deserve to suffer yourself. ”

The farmer was still a little hesitant.

The woman's angry teeth rattled, hating that iron could not become steel, but in the end, she held back her anger and patiently guided: "Old man, let me ask you, you touch your mother's heart, how has the Hou Ye treated the people of Linzi in the past few years?" ”

"Needless to say, taxes and servitude have been reduced by nearly half, even those who are officials are more humane than before, and they don't dare to treat the people at will. The man said without hesitation.

The middle-aged woman nodded when she heard this, and asked again: "Then I'm asking you, the law and discipline in the Qi Kingdom were lax, but it is as good as it is now?" ”

The middle-aged man showed a thoughtful look after hearing this, and finally shook his head: "That's not true, although the laws of Qi are not strict, but the private feelings are heavy, it is impossible for us and other ordinary people to throw themselves into the land, and it is okay for the nobles to kill one or two untouchables, although it was much freer at that time, but it was not as fair as it is now, and it is not as merciful as the Hou Ye to us." ”

"That's it." The woman rolled her eyes and said, "You don't care which country you are from, our good days are real, you hurry up to the Shenwu Marquis Mansion now and inform the Hou Ye, it's too late." ”

At this time, the middle-aged peasant man had already come to his senses, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." ”

After speaking, he got up to leave, but the middle-aged woman said: "Remember, you must see Hou Ye to say, one is to keep the news secret, and the second is that you meet Hou Ye, Hou Ye will naturally remember our love, and when the thief army runs away, the benefits are indispensable to us." ”

"Okay, I know, then I'll go." The man opened the door, ran out of the courtyard, and finally walked towards the Hou Ye's mansion as if nothing had happened.

After a while, he was relaxed on the outside, but anxiously came to the Shenwu Marquis Mansion in his heart.

However, there are iron guards guarding the gate of the Shenwu Marquis' Mansion.

"What man, stop!" As soon as Tie Wei saw someone approaching, he immediately became alert, and did not take it lightly because the man was dressed as a farmer.

The peasant man hurriedly lowered his head and said with a smile: "I am Zhang Butcher in the east of the city, and I have some mansions and pig killing businesses at home, so I bother you to inform Master Hou, I want to meet him." ”

"See Master Hou? Hou Ye has all kinds of opportunities, how can you see what you want? Tie Wei said coldly, such a person usually happens every day, usually sent to the post house or the county guard's mansion, and after the official reviews it, he will report to the Shenwu Hou, otherwise the Shenwu Hou will be exhausted to death just by seeing people a day.

The peasant man was stunned for a moment, and then made a look of urgency: "Please be accommodating, I really have a big matter, and I want to report it personally." ”

"Who's making noise outside the door?" At this time, Wang Shan, the commander of the Iron Guard, walked out, and he happened to be on duty today.

Outside the door, the iron guard hugged his fists and said: "Commander Wang, there is someone here who said that he has an urgent matter to see the Hou Ye." ”

"Oh?" Wang Shan was stunned for a moment, and then turned his head to look at the man: "Who are you?" What do you want to see our lord? ”

"My name is Guan Fu, it's a major matter in Linzi, I have to see Hou Ye in person to say it, and I'm in a hurry." The middle-aged man bit his mouth and didn't let go, making it clear that he wanted to fully respect his wife's decision.

"Let's go, come in with me, if you dare to tease the Commander, you will regret it." Wang Shan glanced at him coldly, then turned around and walked inside.

Guan Fu didn't dare to say anything, and then hurried to follow. (To be continued.) )