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Six horses galloped into the city, the first one was Zhang Mao, and the five behind were all dressed in earth-gray suits, with long-handled swords with red tassels on their backs. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Although the big man is dressed ordinarily, there is a kind of arrogance between Gu Pan, which is daunting.
The horse's hooves are trampling, even if they don't recognize Uncle Zhang Mao of Bazhou and are not familiar with the clothes of the horse thieves, but their awe-inspiring momentum still makes the people avoid. As soon as he entered the West City Gate, Zhang Mao saw a string of bloody human heads on the high flagpole, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise and restrained the war horse.
With a slight knock of his legs, the horse trotted lightly, and took him briskly around the law field twice, Zhang Mao looked up at the bloody human heads, suddenly threw the stirrups off the saddle, and strode closer.
The soldiers guarding the court saw that there were several big men with strong figures, all of whom were wearing knives, and a saber colonel who was immediately alert with a gun shouted loudly: "Stop, you can only watch from a distance, not close."
Zhang Mao was stunned, looked up for a long time, then turned his head and asked, "Who was executed today?" ”
The saber colonel recognized Zhang Mao, and when he saw that it was him, he couldn't help but say in a lost voice: "Uncle Zhang!" After this shouting, I woke up to realize that Zhang Mao's current identity was a bandit, and he was a prisoner, and he was released by Lord Qincha early the day before yesterday to recruit the horse thief. Now it is not as good as in the past, he is an officer and soldier, but he is a prisoner, calling him an uncle is really losing his identity, and he can't help but blush.
Zhang Mao smiled faintly, and said disapprerovingly: "Official, I don't know who was executed today?" ”
Under Su Ri's prestige, the little colonel didn't know whether to return the salute or still stand proudly, so he had to reply abruptly for a moment: "According to the order of Lord Qincha, today's execution is 31 people including Zhang Zhong, Fan Moli, and Gui Dan, who are prisoners in Bazhou. ”
Zhang Mao gasped, it was really them who died, the former majestic Bazhou town guard, Zhizhou, and Tongzhi cadres were now just a human head hanging on a high pole, and the flesh and blood were blurred and difficult to distinguish. Zhang Mao felt a sadness in his heart, abandoned the horsewhip and walked to the middle of the court, and suddenly knelt down in front of the high flagpole, and solemnly kowtowed.
Liu Liu approached and said in a low voice: "Big brother, how can these dog officials have a good thing, they will die when they die, we once sacrificed our lives to save him, we have done our best to be benevolent and righteous, what do we do to worship him?" ”
Zhang Mao straightened up and said in a deep voice: "No matter what Zhang Zhong is sheltering me for, it is always my brother who has beheaded the head of the chicken and worshiped the handle, and he has also solved problems for me many times, and it is also appropriate to accept my three worships."
Liu Liu said angrily: Zhong is the sworn brother of the eldest brother, that is, the sworn brother of our brother, a few brothers come over and worship together! ”
Feng Lei and the three horse thieves in the good hands, Qi brushed and walked behind Liu Liu, looked at the flagpole and worshipped, the officers and soldiers did not dare to move, only to see Zhang Mao and others bowed three times, stood up, stepped out of the law field, turned over the horse, a hoof sound like thunder, went straight to the Qin Cha Xingyuan.
Yang Ling was overjoyed when he got the news that Zhang Mao led people to surrender, he expected that the messenger would arrive either today or tomorrow, if Zhang Mao could not convince the horse thieves, he could only leave this matter and go back to the capital. One of the four evils of Bazhou has been left, and it is always a heart disease, but now it is finally a complete merit.
Yang Ling greeted Zhang Mao, Liu Liu and others with joy, and seeing Wei Guogong personally greet him, he felt his sincerity, and these arrogant and untamed men couldn't help but be arrogant.
These ringing horse thieves are also a little self-aware, and they don't dare to open their mouths to put forward conditions, and a group of ringing horse thieves only ask to be blameless in the past and join the Bazhou garrison as a general, as for the subordinates who do not want to be soldiers, the government will give them a few acres of thin fields in order to survive. As for those who originally had land in their homes but secretly stole them, once they did not pursue their past crimes.
These conditions were originally within the acceptable range of Yang Ling, plus he may return to Beijing at any time now, hoping to solve these things before he walks away, so that the people of Bazhou, who have suffered many disasters, can take a breath, so he does not want to be involved in these matters.
The governor of Bazhou and the magistrate were all summoned to arrive, and in the name of the local government, they agreed to Liu Liu, Feng Lei, and the conditions of resettlement of horse thieves without land and the removal of the crime of the bandits. However, for the placement of several thieves, Yang Ling did not agree to let them join Jiang Bin's army, but placed them in the Bazhou anti-theft camp and Bazhou Weizhong respectively.
Jiang Bin's contingent is currently the most elite unit in the entire Bazhou, and the guerrilla general's troops are highly mobile and are often ordered to fight on the move; Zhang Mao, Liu Liu, and others have just surrendered, and the banditry has not disappeared, so it is not suitable to join such a unit; besides, Jiang Bin and Zhang Mao are cousins, and if these people get together, they are bound to corrupt military discipline. Put them in a fixed guard in Bazhou, so that they can be restrained.
Each of these people has obtained an official position of no less than 100 households, and the past sins have been erased again, so they are also happy to agree to serve the court from now on. After everything was agreed, Liu Liu and Feng Lei took the appointment letter and the pardon letter and drove out of the city to inform Liu Qi, Xing Laohu and others to lead their troops into the city. Zhang Mao, accompanied by Hua Tuiguan, went to the prison to release the hostages Jiang Bin and his two sons, and at the same time explained to his comrades in prison that the leaders unanimously agreed to submit to the government.
In the afternoon, the Bazhou garrison lined up to welcome the surrender, more than 400 Xiangma thieves surrendered to the officers and soldiers under the leadership of Liu Liu and others, paid weapons, registered the list, these resettlement affairs were in charge of Mu Zhizhou and Huatui officials, and after the surrender was completed in the evening, Jiang Bin was entrusted by Yang Ling to hold a banquet in the city, entertaining the big and small leaders of the Xiangma thieves, welcoming them to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, Zhang Mao, Liu Liu and others all wore new military uniforms to attend, and were warmly entertained by the Bazhou officials.
The Bazhou Xiangma Thieves are far from being comparable to the power of the three great pirates in the East China Sea, and Yang Ling, as a prince of the country, has a valuable status, so he did not participate in the welcome dinner.
Last time, in order to lure the horse thieves, the goods loaded and shipped were actually fake, but this time he was really going back to Beijing, and he expected that the envoys from Beijing would arrive tomorrow, and he counted the number of goods packed again in the evening.
The inventory matched, closed the library door, and just returned to the bedroom, Liu Dabang hurriedly chased in. Hurriedly said: "Grandpa Guo, someone has come to the capital, and I asked you and the deputy envoy to go out to receive the order." ”
Yang Ling was stunned, he didn't expect the messenger to arrive at this time, and hurriedly came to the front hall, and saw a eunuch sitting in the hall drinking tea, next to four brocade-clothed guards, standing behind him with embroidered spring knives, and on the side were Lord Mu of Zhizhou and a few officials who received the meeting from Yingqin. Seeing him arrive, the eunuch hurriedly put down the teacup, gave him a salute, and said respectfully: "Our Mo Yunxiang has seen Grandpa Guo."
Yang Ling hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Father-in-law Liang is exempt, but the emperor has a will?" ”
Gong Mo is the eunuch of the celebrant eunuch, in his twenties, but he has a good skin, clear eyebrows, and a tall figure.
Yang Ling nodded hurriedly and said to Liu Dabang: "Go quickly, please ask Deputy Envoy Liang to come to the front hall to receive the order."
Liang Hong and two henchmen were busy in the house, full of a large table of money, including gold beans, silver ingots, and copper coins and Daming treasure banknotes with various smells. The three of them were busy sorting out and counting, and before they could figure out the number, there was a knock on the door outside, which startled Liang Hong.
There was another sound outside, and then there was the voice of Liu Dabang: "Father-in-law Liang, did you sleep so early?" Grandpa Guo invited you to the front hall, there is a will in the capital, Father-in-law, are you awake? Rumble! ’”
Liang Xing snorted angrily, and hurriedly motioned to the two little eunuchs to bring up the tablecloth from the four corners of the pocket, covering the belongings on the table, and then lowered his voice and said: "Let's come when we go, you then count, clear out the number and put it in the box under the table, you don't need to count the Daming treasure banknotes, the master will reward you, you know?" ”
The two little eunuchs, who were only eleven or twelve years old, hurriedly agreed, and then Liang Hong stood up, stuffed the small copper abacus hanging around his neck back into his collar, coughed before the door, and then opened the door, pretending to be calm: "Guard Liu, don't knock, is this a knock on the door or a drum?" ”
Liu Dabang mallet smiled dryly: "Hehe, Liang's father-in-law, I have a lot of strength", he poked his head to look inside, and said strangely: "Father-in-law didn't sleep, take the two boys to sit under the lamp and chat?" Why did you bolt the door on? ”
Liang Hong hurriedly walked out and closed the door, and said: "What's the matter, what are you talking about, someone is coming from Beijing?" ”
Liu Dabang slapped his head: "It's not, why did I talk to you here, Grandpa Liang has to hurry up, Grandpa Guo and the messenger are waiting in the hall."
When Liang Hong heard this, he hurriedly came to the front hall with Liu Dabang, and when he entered the door, he said with a smile on his face: "Grandpa Guo, thank you for a long time." Kyosato ...... Ouch, Xiao Mo, it's you who are here to deliver the message."
Liang Hong is also the person who is the master of ceremonies, and he has always been familiar with Mo Yunxiang, seeing that he is coming, he was very happy and wanted to come forward to talk, but Mo Yunxiang turned his face and said in a deep voice: "Yang Ling, the prince of Weiguo, Liang Liang, the right commander of Jin Wuwei, stepped forward to receive the order!" ”
When Yang Ling and Liang Hong heard this, they hurriedly cleaned up their robes, stepped forward and knelt down to listen to the decree, and Gonggong Mo took the holy decree from the hands of Jinyiwei, slowly unfolded it, and preached: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is ...... funeral."
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"The Empress Dowager is dead?" Cheng Qiyun was dressed in a scholar's white robe, and said in a deep voice: "The Empress Dowager is dead, and the adults will return to Beijing, and I am afraid that the battle with Liu Jin will have to be advanced." I don't know if he's ready. If this battle is lost, there will be no power to turn over, and the stakes are great...... No, I'll have to rush back to Kyori right away."
Chu Ling was dressed as a scholar in Tsing Yi, her eyebrows and eyes were lovely, handsome and pretty, she asked, "But, what about Qingzhou?" Just put this on hold? ”
Cheng Qiyun frowned: "This woman is too cunning, I sent six people, but I never found her whereabouts to handle the case, and I have always been unfavorable, planted in her hands, I am not willing to ......."
Cheng Qiyun said, her eyes turned around, and she saw Chu Ling's nose wrinkled, the corners of her mouth slightly curled, and she looked like she was smiling, and she couldn't help but say angrily: "What are you thinking about?" ”
Chu Ling ate and smiled: I know where there is a smell of vinegared cabbage, so sour, so sour! ”
Cheng Qiyun glared at her, and she couldn't help laughing: "Forget it, weigh the two phases, the adult's affairs are important, who has the leisure to be jealous with her." I'm just worried...... She said that she wanted to poke a big hole for adults to fill it, and it was by no means untargeted.
Adults are in high positions, and I don't know how many people covet them, and a short walk is a catastrophe. He is a person who attaches great importance to love and righteousness, in case the red lady really causes a monstrous disaster, the adults can't bear to stand by and watch, and they will inevitably be implicated. In that case...... It is a pity that our manpower is mainly arranged in Biansai and Jiangnan, and now a group of capable people have been allocated to go to the Nanyang countries, which Qingzhou...... The roots are too shallow".
Chu Ling said: "Not only that, the people here simply regard the government as enemies, Liu Jin, Bi Zhen and a gang of people are killing here, causing the people of Qingzhou to stay away from all the outsiders. There are not many cars and horses and wine shops here, and there are few countrymen in contact with the characters, even if our people are dressed as merchants. Walking around the countryside will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the local people, and many of them are still connected to the bandits on the Taihang Mountains, and they are ten times more careful with strangers."
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Cheng Qiyun sighed: "So, I have to sit here and wait." The red lady ran to Qingzhou, but she was willing to be a peasant woman and came here to live in seclusion. As long as she has other plans, there will always be a time to show up and enter the city, but unfortunately, I can't wait now......".
Chu Ling bit her lip and said tentatively, "What if...... What if Miss finds her? ”
Cheng Qiyun didn't want to say: If you don't live it, you will kill it! I must not let her be a burden to adults! ”
Chu Ling's body was shocked, and she said in a low voice: What about the people that adults like dare to kill? ”
Cheng Qiyun was silent for a long time, and sighed faintly: "It's a big deal...... Let the adults kill me again."
She glanced at Chu Ling and said with a wry smile: "Don't blame me for being ruthless. Yang Hu and his wife have long been opposed, I don't know how the adult and the red lady have formed a bad fate, but if the red lady really rebels, it is difficult to say that it will not cause great harm to the adult, in case it is involved, it is a big crime of raiding the family and exterminating the family, this big disaster, how do you let the adult make up for her? ”
Chu Ling sighed lightly: "What kind of woman is not easy to mess with, but it is bitter for you to touch her, Miss, Miss decided to leave for Beijing immediately on the grounds that the adult returned to Beijing, isn't it...... Did Cheng Xin find an excuse to avoid her, so as not to really force the soldiers to meet? ”
Cheng Qiyun smiled faintly and said, "In the end, it's my good sister....... And only you know what is on my mind. I have never escaped, but this time ......, I want to catch her and find out what she is going to do, but I am afraid that I really understand the truth, I must get rid of her for selfishness, I don't want to kill her or for selfishness, I really regret coming to Qingzhou, Red Lady, Red Lady, you can do it yourself......".
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The red lady was dressed in coarse cloth clothes, her face was yellow, her eyebrows were thick, she was leaning on the car, one leg was hanging on the wheel, and the other leg was crossed on the car, looking like a half-sized young man with a big grin. However, although he has been deliberately dressed, his delicate facial features still look very handsome.
The side door opened, and the two old donkeys that had lost their hair pulled the vegetable cart and drove slowly into the Hengwang Mansion. Hengwang Mansion, located in the southwest of Qingzhou City, is magnificent, simple and elegant. King Heng Zhu Youyi is the seventh son of Ming Xianzong, and was canonized as King Heng in the twenty-third year of Chenghua.
Zhu Youyi has not been a vassal because of his young age, and he did not become a vassal until the twelfth year of Hongzhi. Emperor Hongzhi was very good to him, and allocated a large sum of silver taels to build this Hengwang Mansion for him.
King Heng was young and vigorous, and Emperor Hongzhi was benevolent and generous, and allowed him to build this Hengwang Mansion completely after the Forbidden City. Although the entire palace is not the most luxurious and magnificent building among the palaces, the architectural layout, furnishings and staffing are completely a copy of the Forbidden City, but the scale is smaller, as if it is a country within a country.
The food delivery cart can't go to the 'King of the Wu Dynasty', which is the gate where civil and military officials enter and exit when they knock on King Heng. The red lady walks the corner gate of the Xihua Gate, the palace is divided into the palace city and the inner city, and the inspection into the palace city is not so strict, especially the trucks that often deliver food and charcoal and supply various palace items.
The vegetable cart came to the imperial dining room smoothly, and Zhao Gonggong pulled the throat of the male duck and said: "The food is here, go over a few unloading cars, little rabbit cub, do you have any eyesight?" ”
With his scolding, several little eunuchs hurriedly ran out and moved the vegetable baskets out of the car one by one, and Zhao Gonggong said with a smile: "Xiao Cui, I'll go to pay the silver."
Manager Zhao took Cui Ying'er into his room, looked back and saw that there was no one, quickly closed the door sneakily, ran to the side of the bed and dragged out a small burden from underneath, and said: "It's thanks to the prince's youth and strength, I don't need these things, how many years have I been in the library before our family dares to move." Xiao Cui, our family and Imperial Physician Chen have taken a great risk."
Cui Ying'er was busy with a smile on her face: "Thank you to Father-in-law Zhao for the little one, Father-in-law Zhao is benevolent and righteous, and the little one is really grateful." As he spoke, he took out a cloth bag from his bosom, took it with one hand, and handed it over with the other.
Gonggong Zhao took the amount in his hand, and a little smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he smiled: "These precious tonics in the palace are almost exhausted by us." Next time, if you have the money and don't have to buy it, how about it, is your relative's illness better? ”
Cui Ying'er put the tonic into her arms and said with a smile: "It's much better, you can be cured after taking these few more servings, thank you father-in-law."
Zhao Gonggong patted his chest and said: "Ouch, that's good, our family has also done a good deed, hehe, although your relatives are rich, but these tonics are rare and good things in the world, this is given to our prince by the first emperor, the treasure of the big house, I have received so much money from you, if you can't cure the disease, our family will not be happy." ”
Cui Ying'er thanked her again, and then withdrew and drove out of the palace and left the city. An ordinary donkey cart, a grocery delivery vendor who looks the most ordinary and poor, who can pay attention? The donkey cart slowly left the city and walked slowly along the country road.
Touching the medicine in her arms, Cui Ying'er was excited, these treasures in the palace, even if the people have money, they can't buy them, she spent a lot of money to find the way of Zhao Gonggong, and finally got these drugs out of the palace in batches, and after taking these medicines, he will be completely fine.
Thinking of this, Cui Ying'er couldn't hold back the excitement in her heart, brushed the whip, and pulled a beautiful whip flower, the whip flower exploded, like a firecracker, but the two old donkeys were still unhurried, leisurely, and didn't pay attention to her at all. Cui Ying'er saved herself from forgetting her form for a while, thinking that she was riding a horse, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
The whip flower attracted the attention of two people, they are Cheng Qiyun Anbu's inner factory fans in Qingzhou City, most of the people who drive the cart can play whip flowers, but there are also a lot of doorways here, the young man on the donkey cart almost does not see his arm move, he can swing such a beautiful whip, how strong is the wrist? Especially since she is driving a donkey cart, and the ground whip is not the kind of long black horse whip, strange!
It's just a little doubt, but for those who don't have any clues, this clue is worth checking out, and the two winked at each other and dropped out far away.
With black tiles, blue bricks, red railings, and white walls, this house still looks relatively wealthy in this village. The car rushed to the door, Cui Ying'er hurriedly tied the reins on the wooden stake at the door, and then hurried into the yard.
A fifty-year-old man in a green cloth robe was pushing a plate of stone mills, and when he saw her coming back, he clapped his hands and limped up, and said with a smile: "Ying'er, you're back, the medicine ......."
Cui Ying'er smiled and said, "Third uncle, the medicine is back, let's go back to the house."
"That's good", the wrinkles on the old man's face stretched out when he heard this, and an old woman on the kang head in the house was teasing a child, and the little guy had big eyes and pointed chin, white and clean, wearing a tiger skin hat and a hundred family clothes, lying in the middle of the guardrail surrounded by quilts.
Although he looks thinner, the little guy is very energetic, and he is struggling to stretch out his little hand, grasping the old woman's fingers, and not letting go as soon as he grabs it. If the two fingers are held by his small hands, if you lift them up, you can bring him up, but the child's neck is still soft, and he doesn't dare to raise him, and it is very rare for such a small baby to have this strength.
Seeing Cui Ying'er come in, the old woman also straightened up with a smile.
"Three aunts".
Come on, the medicine is back? ”
The third uncle interjected and smiled: "I got it back, it's okay now." This child's life has also been a little miserable. What a handsome male baby, he was born a month prematurely, and there was something wrong with the fetus. The parents were ruthless and lost, and they had to meet Ying'er and pick them up back to the mountain, otherwise, tsk, they wouldn't feed the wolf."
Cui Ying'er's face was not very comfortable, and she turned her mouth and asked, "Third aunt, it's almost noon, is the water boiling?" ”
It's open, let it go", the third aunt got up, dusted off her placket, took a big wooden basin and put it on the kang, and then slowly went to carry water, and said in her mouth: "Old man, don't say that." I think it's because this child is blessed, so Ying'er picked it up, otherwise can ordinary people afford to cure this premature fetal disease? Now, the people can't live, the adults can't take care of it, and who can take care of the children."
The third uncle ignored her, he bent over and teased the child, and said with a smile: "Look at how handsome this child is, it's amazing to grow up, maybe how many big girls will be fascinated." Abandon revenge, give the third grandfather a smile, look at him smiled, this kid, when he smiles, he is very attractive when he smiles. ”
He shaved the little guy's face and teased him: "Hehe, you little pervert, you will be happy when you say that you will marry a daughter-in-law, don't say it, this child is destined for you, the longer you are, the more you have a relationship, this eyebrow is ......." [Heaven's Kiss Hand-hitting]
He sat down on the side of the kang and said, "But then again, a godson is always a godson, what kind of trouble are you having with Huzi?" Wasn't it good before? I went to Beijing last year, look at the two of you, last time I came back, the boss also blew his beard and glared at Huzi, isn't it....... He's out there twisting flowers and grass? ”
Cui Ying'er said worriedly: "Third uncle, don't say it."
"Don't say it, don't say it, sometimes, you should open your eyes and close your eyes, just pretend to be confused, look at your third uncle is honest, when he was young, hum, that is also a cat who steals his mouth! Between husband and wife, you can not make a temperament, this has been troubled for more than a year, as the saying goes, there is a fight at the head of the bed and the end of the bed, this has been awkward for almost a year, and it should be reconciled. The third aunt is still looking forward to holding the child for you, woman, there must be someone born of herself, right? ”。
The third aunt was chattering, while carrying a large kettle to pour hot water into the big wooden basin, the big kettle was filled with water and weighed more than ten catties, but it was as light as nothing in her hands. Don't look at her kind eyebrows, she walks slowly, this old woman was also a tigress in the Cui family's cottage back then, with a pair of cold and shining hunting forks in her hands, and her martial arts were never under her husband.
Cui Ying'er's mother died early, and the third aunt brought her up, and the feeling between her and the couple was no less than that of her biological parents, knowing that she didn't like to hear it, but only the couple dared to nag in front of her.
As soon as the third uncle heard his wife mention the past of his youth again, he hurriedly twisted his neck to the side and stopped talking.
Cui Ying'er sighed and didn't say anything. She knew that the third uncle and three aunts had good intentions, but could she and Yang Hu still reconcile? At first, she refused to say that Yang Hu was sorry for her brother's righteousness, just because she was the first and felt that she was at a loss to him.
Later, Yang Hu's desire to make a profit became more and more intense, but under the strict order of Boss Cui, all the people in the Cui family's old house had withdrawn, and the red lady was alone in the old boudoir, sometimes walking down the mountain, going alone, as if it was the style when she was not married, and she broke off contact with him, so she was even lazier to pay attention to his affairs.
Unexpectedly, Bazhou commanded Zhou De'an to suppress the bandits by holy order, because Yang Hu's cottage main force has heard the wind and fled, there are not many bandits to suppress, in order to make meritorious contributions, he began to plant innocents, so that the lure plan broke through the Cui family village, killed many women and children, the unguarded Cui family village was taken by surprise, and even Cui Boss was hit by a sharp arrow and died.
How can such a blood feud not be avenged? How can the court not hate treachery? The surviving members of the Cui family's old house unanimously decided to join the Yang Hu Righteous Army, rebelled, and avenged the thousands of lives of the Cui family. Things have come to this point, and Cui Ying'er can't stop it. I had to tell my second uncle about Yang Hu's ugly behavior.
But what the Cui family's cottage is full of hatred now is the government, that is, Zhou De'an, who has thousands of lives in the cottage, as for Yang Hu, he killed the people of his Yang family's cottage, after all, Cui Lao Wu was only led away by Yang Hu's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain. In order to facilitate his silence, he happened to meet the Maitreya sect leader and gave his life.
If you really want to calculate, how can this revenge compare to the great revenge of the cottage being destroyed, the boss being killed, and more than 1,000 brothers, women and children abandoning their bodies in the mountains and wilderness? The third child was injured and lame in his early years, and he didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the village for a long time, and the fifth brother died again, so the second uncle and the fourth uncle discussed it secretly and decided to keep the news secret, and use Yang Hu's rebellion to achieve his wish for revenge. What Yang Hu wants is the world, and what they want is Zhou De'an's head, which is to use each other and take what they need.
Cui Ying'er is helpless, the elders and brothers are bent on avenging their father, can she, as a daughter, stay out of the matter for her own selfishness? Yang Hu is powerful, and the Cui family Laozhai, who is greatly injured, no longer has the deterrent power of the past in front of Yang Hu, and she is really relieved to send the people of the Cui family Laozhai to Yang Hu, who looks like a tiger king but is actually a jackal.
But to protect them as much as possible, the only way to do that is to be their leader and firmly control this force. As long as Cui Ying'er is willing to stay in the cottage, then she is the natural leader of this team. No one can take her place, because of this friendship and this bond, she can only come to Qingzhou with her vengeful subordinates.
But what about the other stumbling block......
She gently stroked the child's smooth cheeks and sighed faintly.
After the water was placed, Cui Ying'er woke up from her stupidity, tried the water temperature to be suitable, she took out the prepared medicine and poured it into the basin to melt, and then untied the little guy's clothes and gently soaked him in warm water.
The third uncle smacked his lips and said: "When you were a child, your father prescribed this recipe and asked your third aunt to soak you in this potion every meridian, so that the foundation of kung fu is good, and the child's bones are better than you, but he is a little congenital deficiency, and there is something wrong with the fetus, and it will be good to eat the medicine you caught, this child will teach him well, and he will be a little smarter than you in the future." ”
Cui Ying'er was happy in her heart, smiled and pursed her lips slightly, but did not make a sound. The child was very comfortable lying in the warm water, his head was resting in Cui Yinger's hands, lying in the water on all fours, kicking a few times from time to time, looking at people with a pair of dark eyes, always with a three-point smile.
The water temperature gradually cooled, Cui Yinger gently took the child out, put it on the mattress that had been laid out earlier, wiped the water droplets on his body with a towel, and coaxed softly: "Don't cry, dry your body, and carry you to the door to bask in the sun, okay?" ”
At this time, there was the sound of soaring footsteps in the yard, and a man with a green cloth head flashed in hurriedly and shouted, "Third master!" ”
The third uncle flashed out with an arrow and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
The man hurriedly said: "Someone just came back with the eldest lady's car, and they are still chatting with people in the village, asking how long our family has been moving here and what kind of livelihood they are doing.
The third uncle's face tightened, and he hurriedly said, "What about people?" ”
"They were very alert, we just paid attention to them, and the two of them left for some reason and went to Qingzhou City."
The third uncle groaned slightly, waved his hand and said: "Mouth look", and entered the house in a flash.
Cui Ying'er had wrapped the child and handed it to the third aunt, and said: "I heard it, the person tracking me may not know my identity, but I don't need to go to the palace to ask for medicine in the future, this identity is not needed, there is no need to stay here to take risks, let's go back to the mountain and leave immediately!" ”
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"Big brother, your prestige is in full swing, and now not only the Taihang group of thieves is only looking at you, but also the people of Qingzhou are also the desire of the people, not only many hunters, tenants, and poor people go up the mountain to defect, no, recently there are three local gentry who have also poured their wealth into your command, and the people are the people and the trend of the times."
Mu Yun said complimentarily to Yang Hu, who was sitting on the tiger skin chair. He was a newcomer to the mountain, bringing with him a dozen brothers. He was originally a hunter in Zhuyin County, Qingzhou, because of his dignified appearance, extraordinary martial arts, shrewd and good speech, so it didn't take long for him to stand out and was highly valued by Yang Hu.
Yang Hu's face flashed a hint of triumph, but thinking about the current situation, he shook his head and said: "It is true that the people's desire in Qingzhou is true, and it is not false that it is the general trend in this Taihang Mountain, but it is not easy to make the people of the world want to do it." We have a border fortress in the north, a heavy army in the west, and a boundless sea in ......the east.
He shook his head and sighed, "I have suffered setbacks for more than a year. If you lose this foundation again, it will really be a failure, and you must not be careless. ”
Yang Hu frowned and said, "But I haven't been able to fight." It's not a way to wait like this, so many people, who used to be separated from each other to rob their homes and houses, can still survive, but now they are gathered together for the sake of the incident, and tens of thousands of troops have to eat and drink. Our money and food can't last long, and with so many soldiers and horses gathered together, it's hard to keep it a secret. If it continues like this, it will be disturbed by the government."
Mu Yun smiled and said, "Big brother, you can't go to the east, the north, and the west, so what about the south?" Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains and flowers in the world, from the Taihang Mountain swooping down, a thousand miles, not the three rich men who take what they want to take up the mountain with all their family property, you have also seen it. In this barren land, how rich are they, in the north and south of the Yangtze River, there are ten, hundred, and thousand times richer than them. ”
Yang Hu shook his head and said: "Brother Mu, this is a bad word, how many people are there in the Taixing army?" However, more than 10,000 people, once there is an incident, it is estimated that at most 30,000 people can be recruited from the county governance of Qingzhou, and 40,000 people will go deep into the Central Plains? Hehe, can the loach make any waves when it enters the sea? ”
A hint of mystery flashed in Mu Yun's eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Big brother, you are a bright and upright hero, and you are careful about acting above board, and some things are not as clear as those of us poor hunters who have never seen the world. ”
He leaned into Yang Hu's ear and whispered, Yang Hu's eyes widened when he heard it, and he said with a shocked face: It's too poisonous, is this strategy feasible? ”
Mu Yun smiled slightly and said, "Big brother, since ancient times, 'one will achieve ten thousand bones', let alone be an emperor?" Throughout the ages, which founding emperor's throne was not built with a base of white bones? If the eldest brother uses this strategy, the million army can be obtained in an instant, at that time the eldest brother is the tiger who goes down the mountain, the dragon who enters the sea, this Ming country may just change the master, big brother, we are confined in a corner, the land is poor and sparsely populated, in addition to this method, do you have another clever plan to compete with the imperial court? ”
Yang Hu's face changed several times, and his flickering gaze finally gradually stabilized, slowly condensing a murderous intent, he nodded slowly: "Now the plan is the only way." Brother Mu, step up the recruitment of troops, save money and food, prepare for another month, and then ......".
He stood up, raised his palm, and waved diagonally in the air, with a murderous face!
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The wind was cold and swishing, standing at the head of the city with a canopy and watching Yang Ling's convoy gradually move away, Liang Hong let out a long breath, and for a while he still had the feeling of stepping on cotton: "Old slave...... Our family... Can you be the master of your own business? ”
Liang Hong looked around dreamily, and all the officials in Bazhou were standing three steps behind him, respectful, and couldn't help but feel a heroic feeling of dominating the situation and looking at the world.
Master Mu stepped forward and said respectfully: "Father-in-law Liang, Grandpa Guo has gone far away, the wind is very urgent here, let's go back to celebrate Father-in-law, you have been appointed as the town guard of Bazhou, the officials have prepared a feast in the 'Guanyuxuan', please go to the banquet tonight, and I hope that Father-in-law Liang will not refuse, you must come to enjoy it."
As soon as he heard that the officials of Bazhou were going to hold a banquet for themselves to celebrate, Liang Hong immediately habitually bowed down, with a smirk, and was about to express his gratitude, when he suddenly realized that he was now the town guard of Bazhou, the biggest official in Bazhou. He smiled reservedly and said slowly, "This...... This town guard has just taken office, and he is busy with official business, so he doesn't need to be sent to us, right? ”
Master Mu said with a smile on his face: "Yes, yes, the lower officials and others will have business affairs with Duke Liang in the future, and there are many matters to ask you for advice, everyone is not familiar with the father-in-law, see you." Familiarity and familiarity, this is the way it should be, and it is necessary to reward everyone for this face."
"Yes, yes, Father-in-law Liang must appreciate the light."
Liang Hongge smiled and said: It's difficult, okay, this time, this town guard will make an exception to the banquet, let's not take it as an example, huh? ”
"Yes, yes, yes, not as an example, not as an example".
Hong Dezhi smiled and said, "Then ...... Let's disperse first, this town guard has to go back to the town guard mansion, hand over and count some affairs, let's see you in the evening, see you in the evening, hehehe......".
The officials were busy laughing and scattered. Liang Hong walked triumphantly to his sedan chair. got on the sedan chair, opened the way with a gong in front of him, and went straight to the eunuch's mansion.
Sitting in the sedan chair for a while, Liang Hong suddenly remembered that Mo Yunxiang had a separate conversation with him last night, and couldn't help but feel worried again. How big an official you are, how much responsibility you have to bear, and now you are a town guard, and your majesty is majestic, but this responsibility is ......... This is the responsibility to make money...... Alas!
Liu Jin explained two things to him, one is to find a way to save Zhang Zhong and a group of Bazhou officials, whether these people should be killed or not is one thing, but they are Liu Jin's faction, if they are rectified by Yang Ling, then what will be damaged is Liu Jin's prestige and political status, and if there is still a chance to rescue him, he will naturally spare no effort.
It's a pity that Mo Yunxiang didn't expect Yang Ling to make an assertion and get rid of Zhang Zhong so quickly, which also helped Liang Hong a lot, otherwise he really didn't know how to exonerate Zhang Zhong and rescue him. The second thing is that the envoy who was originally handed over to Liang Zhong is now handed over to him, and he still has to find a way to raise the 100,000 taels of silver.
Liang Hong pinched his chin and worried: "Zhang Zhong has just been killed, his method of squeezing the rich and gentry is bound to be no longer usable, in my opinion, the reason why Lao Zhang is ruined is because he is also too dark, rich and poor, and there are too many people who have offended."
There is always an inextricable relationship between the local gentry and the government, and they don't know which line can lead to the sky, and if they are all offended, can they still gain a firm foothold? The gentry and landlords have more contacts, and filial piety is naturally indispensable, but they also have to let the family live.
Tax ...... It's possible, but not now, so we have to wait for this gust of wind to pass. So what to do? Gong Liu appointed me as an envoy, and a total of two things were assigned, Zhang Zhong is now hanging on the flagpole, there is no need to save it, if the 100,000 taels of silver can't be raised, Liu Gonggong is angry, he can immediately remove me from his position, and transfer me back to the celebrant supervisor, but I am afraid that I will lose the favor of Gonggong Liu, and the celebrant will not be able to stay, if I am transferred to the cold palace to serve as a sprinkler ...... sweeper."
Liang Hong's heart was cold, and the fluttering feeling was swept away, he had just tasted the feeling of being noticed and the stars holding the moon, and he felt especially precious in his heart, and now it was an unbearable pain for him to return to the identity he had before yesterday, not to mention that he had been reduced to an old eunuch in the cold palace who had no power, no power, and no one cared about.
"Liu Gong's bus stay, I must do it, otherwise my fate will not be much better than that Zhang Zhong! But...... Silver, a hundred thousand taels of silver, where can we raise it? As soon as he thought of this, the first fire of the new official took office burned in Liang Hong's heart, and he felt uncomfortable scratching his heart and liver.
Liang Hong opened the sedan curtain sullenly, took a few breaths, raised his eyes, and saw Zhang Mao, Jiang Bin, Liu Qi and other generals riding horses and talking and laughing on the other side of the street, and they seemed to be about to enter a restaurant. When Liang Hong saw this scene, his heart lit up: The current Bazhou, if you want to raise this 100,000 taels of silver, you can't fight the idea of the officials, you can't beat the idea of the gentry, you can't beat the idea of the people, so whose idea can you fight? There will be no silver in the sky, and the idea of these horse thieves will be beaten?
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Liang Hong thought calmly: "Zhang Mao is a rich man, Liu Liu and Liu Qi's gang must also have money, after so many years of robbing homes and houses, the money is not easy to come by, they have just returned to obedience, there are not many acquaintances in the officialdom, it is much easier to rectify them without interceding." Moreover, the local gentry and the common people secretly hate these thieves, and our family can get a good reputation if we rectify them.
Now that these people have seen the light and exposed their whiteness, they can no longer be loud horse thieves, and the way out is gone, so they are not obedient to my mercy? As long as you coerce, intimidate, and intimidate, let these thieves obediently offer 100,000 taels... 20,000 taels of silver, that's not easy?
Yang Ling's big broom! It's really clean, it's so clean! I remember that Zhang Zhong's town guard mansion was full of gold and silver, Yang Ling's big broom went to sweep around, swept dusty, and when I arrived, he left me an empty house, and all the valuable things were registered in the treasury.
, Now that our family is guarding Bazhou, we can't be too shabby, this Ding Nursing Home, the maid and maid ring, there should be pomp and circumstance. It's not enough to ask them for 20,000 taels, right? ”
Looking out from the sedan chair, Zhang Mao, Liu Liu, Feng Lei, Xing Laohu and others had become red in Liang Hong's eyes, like ripe persimmons, it was really ...... It's so tempting!
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Sorry, I'm sorry, I was so busy this day that I didn't bother to go online. Pre-holiday education meeting, safety education meeting, financial closure processing, busy turning, in the afternoon there was a problem with a bank bill, all the people came to my office, I had to stand up, arms with both hands, frowning, accompanied everyone to analyze the reason, find information, just finished the work, the meal chop pulled two mouthfuls on the anxious to check and upload. Tonight, there is a karaoke competition in the unit, and it is required to participate, I will go to shout and cheer up, and then go home in the evening and continue the code word, flash ~~~~~~~~~~~
Only add one fine again, have a meeting at half past five, and then add a flash when you go home in the evening~~~