Qiu Yi's pen walked the dragon and snake, and in a moment, he had already drafted the letter, read it again, and changed a few of the typos casually, and did not transcribe it again, so he sealed the letter with his own hands, handed it to the black man beside him, and said: "Brother Zhao, you find a reliable brother and send this letter to the master immediately." ”

This "Brother Zhao" is Qiu Yizhi's fellow townsman - because he looks black, he is nicknamed "Zhao Heizi", the most righteous and loyal, and has been the king of the mountain for several years; Later, he was recruited by King Youyan, and the name "Zhao Chengxiao" has been with Qiuyi since then, and he has done countless great things for him.

This Zhao Chengxiao took the letter, and greeted a lean man under his hand, and said a few words in his ear, and asked him to set off immediately to the north.

Qiu Yizhi saw the man leave, and said to the old man, "The old man's words have been written down below. There is a master below, and he can be regarded as able to speak in the household department, and when he sees the letter below, he must have something to deal with, and the old man can just rest assured. ”

The old man only thought that Qiu Yizhi was bragging, and said nonchalantly: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away, even if there is really any benefit, how can it fall into our hands?" We only ask a few big landlords to show mercy and reduce the rent of a few grains, and we are thankful! ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't explain much to him, but asked: "Old man, since this is in Huaiyin County, have you heard that there is a person named Wang Lao Wu here?" ”

"Oh~ You said that Wang Lao Wu! Recognize, recognize! The old man said, "This kid has a fast mouth and fast legs, and he is a little famous in our place, is the son going to find him?" ”

Qiu Yi's inspiration moved: "Exactly." When I went to Beijing to take the exam, I had eaten a few melons from him and just didn't have change to pay him, and this time I returned the same way and was about to pay him back! ”

The old man waved his hand and said, "If the son is really for this, then I still advise you not to go, old man." Now this Wang Lao Wu is amazing, where can he still look down on these copper plates of Gongzi? ”

"Oooh?" Qiu Yizhi was shocked when he heard this, and asked casually, "What do you say about the old man?" ”

The old man replied, "I am also hearsay." It is said that Wang Lao Wu got acquainted with an officer from Youyan Dao last year, and the county prince here surrendered to the prince of Youyan at that time. Now that the prince has ascended to the pole and become the emperor, Wang Lao Wu is naturally worth an extraordinary, taking the opportunity to help people talk about things in the county, and the county lord has no disagreement, and now he is really majestic! ”

Qiu Yizhi laughed dumbly when he heard this-the officer from Youyan Dao was not himself; As for the county grandfather Sun Peeling the skin and seeing the wind, the rudder was also fast, and he finally kept the black gauze hat on his head - so Qiu Yizhi said: "It's okay, I talked well with that Wang Lao Wu at the beginning, and I also have some old friendships with Mrs. Sun, they will never refute my face." ”

The old man shook his head and said, "In these days, human affection is thinner than paper, what else can you say about friendship?" Since Childe is far from each other, it doesn't hurt to meet. Oh, when I entered Huaiyin City, there was a big house in the south of the county ya, which belonged to Wang Lao Wu. ”

Qiu Yizhi nodded, drank all the herbal tea in the bowl, and rewarded the old man with two taels of broken silver, then led his own soldiers, and went to Huaiyin County in the old man's thousand thanks.

Henan is the hinterland of the Central Plains, sitting on the North China Plain with fertile fields for thousands of miles, a horse and a flat river, for thousands of years have been farming and harvesting mulberry as a business, if there is no war and military disasters, it is a feng shui treasure land that can achieve great causes.

Qiu Yi walked along the way, and saw the traffic on both sides of the avenue, and countless farmers stood in the farmland, planting seedlings in the field together.

The so-called "all things are born in the soil, all by two hands; As long as the effort is deep, gold will come out of the soil".

Qiu Yizhi saw that the people of Henan were so busy and industrious in farming, and thought that the imperial court had exempted Henan from paying taxes for two years, and the people of Henan must have enough food and clothing - but he didn't expect that the emperor was merciful and the court made profits, and in the end, the money and grain still fell into the hands of the landlords and rich households, and there were such drawbacks in the taxation.

Qiu Yizhi thought about it, and had arrived at the foot of the city wall of Huaiyin County.

Qiu Yizhi of Huaiyin County came once last year, but it was an important task at that time, so he came and went in a hurry, and did not leave any impression on him. See you again today, although it is not as prosperous and rich as the capital Luoyang or Youyan Guangyang, it is also a large county town in the Central Plains.

Since the new emperor ascended to the throne, he has made great efforts to rectify the governance and military affairs of officials in various parts of the Han Dynasty. This Huaiyin county town is near, naturally there can be no exception, the soldiers guarding the gate stood guard with twelve points of spirit, and saw Qiu Yizhi brought a large group of people over, and hurriedly blocked him with a spear: "Where did you come from, what is the matter with coming to this Huaiyin county?" ”

Qiu Yizhi tightened the reins, but did not dismount, took out a name card from his arms, handed it to the soldier who blocked the road, and said: "I entered the city to find an old friend, and these are my cronies behind me, not bad people, and I ask this soldier to make it convenient." ”

The soldier guarding the gate didn't know how to read, and he took Qiu Yizhi's name card and rubbed it up and down for a long time, but he couldn't see any name, so he handed it to the leading non-commissioned officer sitting next to the city gate.

Qiu Yizhi's name post was a gift from his third brother, Zheng Miao, the third son of the emperor, before he left - he took the fine bamboo from Sichuan, carefully polished it by the skilled craftsmen in the palace, and then asked his father-in-law Qin Guangyuan to write a few small pieces of "Enke Jinshi and the First Hand-picked Shanyin County Order" - it is a rare treasure.

Although the leading officers and soldiers were shallow and could not recognize the origin, just by looking at the small lines written on it, they knew that the owner of the post was extraordinary.

So he hurriedly got up and trotted to the horse of Qiuyi, knelt down on one knee and said, "It turned out to be a county lord, a small faux pas." I don't know if the adults came to the city to find my grandfather? As he spoke, he raised his hands and handed the name card back.

Qiu Yizhi put away the name card and said: "I also have some friendship with Sun County Order, so I may meet him here." But I want to meet your Wang Lao Wu here first, I don't know if he is still in the city? ”

"Yo, it turns out that I'm here to find Wang Wuye. The fifth master is in the city, but he is busy now, and ordinary people may not be willing to meet the fifth master. But since the adults are old friends with the fifth master, then the fifth master will not be unappreciative, right? With that, the city gate leader told Qiu Yizhi about Wang Lao Wu's residence.

This city gate official is just a mustard petty official elsewhere, but in this small Huaiyin County, he is also a terrible figure - but he is very respectful to Wang Lao Wu, who is not a mere grass people, and he is called a "fifth master".

In this way, even if he is as smart as Qiu Yizhi, he doesn't know what kind of ability this Wang Lao Wu has in just a few months to be able to mix so well in this Huaiyin County.

So Qiu Yizhi's curiosity was in full swing, and he didn't want to watch the customs in the county, so he led everyone and went straight to Wang Laowu's big house.

Wang Lao Wu's so-called mansion is, in the final analysis, just a slightly taller bungalow - but in Huaiyin County, which is mostly low-rise shantytowns, it is quite eye-catching. It's just that this house is located alone on a vacant land, there is neither a gatehouse archway, nor a stone lion gate beast, and there is no wall around to protect it, just by Qiu Yizhi Zhao Chengxiao, hiding on the side of the gate, watching the situation.

I saw a person sitting in the main hall of the house, with a short figure, a dark face, and rough skin, and at first glance he looked like a farmer, but he was wearing a set of very gorgeous satin clothes, which looked extremely incongruous—this person was Wang Lao Wu.

There were two people standing on the left and right beside Wang Lao Wu, their faces were somewhat similar, but they were baring their teeth and arguing about something.

Qiu Yizhi pricked up his ears to listen, and it was easy to hear his eyebrows from the quarrel between the two: it turned out that the two brothers were divided, and the field left by the ancestors was to be divided into two.

This is a very common occurrence in rural areas. Originally, a difference of a few inches in the length and width of the land was not a big deal, but it often involved grievances between the two families, and there were also lawsuits that intensified into human lives.

But this Wang Lao Wu was very calm, holding the title deed handed over by the two families in his hand, looking up and down left and right for a long time, and suddenly he didn't know what flaws he saw, and patted his thigh and said: "It turns out that the land was not measured accurately, but it is just a trivial matter. ”

The younger brother on the side listened, but he was not convinced, and said: "He is older than me, and he has eaten for two more years, so he should let me have a little." Fifth master, are you right? ”

The elder brother also sneered at each other: "I brought you up when you were young, don't say anything else, how many necks did you pee on me when you were a child?" It's okay to divide this land equally, you let me pee in my neck first! ”

The elder brother spoke very harshly, and the younger brother immediately became angry when he heard it, and he got up and was about to come forward to scuffle.

Wang Lao Wu interrupted and shouted: "You all give me peace!" ”

When the two brothers heard his words, they really didn't say anything, and only quietly listened to Wang Lao Wu continue: "I don't ask anything else, just ask if you have been assigned to the land and are you still living together?" ”

The two brothers replied in unison: "It's all divided, what else has happened?" ”

Wang Lao Wu smiled: "That's it." If you are determined to divide your family, the land of your fathers will be divided in two. Since the land is to be divided, it is natural to build a ridge in the middle - then, according to my will, build the ridge wider, so that the two of you have equal land area, and it will be easier to walk. Are you optimistic? ”

If this is the case, the two brothers will suffer a little, but they will not let the other party take advantage.

The two were calculating the gains and losses, and heard Wang Lao Wu ask in a loud voice: "What?" Not convinced? Do you want to ask the county magistrate to decide this lawsuit? ”

As soon as the younger brother heard this, he immediately returned: "Convincing, convincing." The fifth master is reasonable, we will do it when we go back, and we will do it when we go back. After that, he took the title deed from Wang Lao Wu and walked out of the door.

When the elder brother saw that his younger brother was gone, he had no object to fight against, so he also left in a huff.

When Qiu Yizhi saw this scene, he couldn't help laughing loudly: "Okay, you are a fifth king, I haven't seen you for a few months, but you have grown your ability to open a trial here!" ”

Wang Lao Wu was no longer what he used to be, and when he heard someone sneering at him like this, he immediately became furious, got up and shouted: "Which one is not long-eyed here? See that your fifth master doesn't break your bones! ”

Qiu Yizhi immediately turned around and said unhurriedly: "I said the words, what?" Do you dare to hit me? ”

Wang Lao Wu was stunned when he saw Qiu Yizhi appear in front of him as if falling from the sky, and hurriedly rubbed his eyes with his hands, only then did he make sure that he was not dizzy, and immediately changed to a flattering smile and said, "Yo! It turned out that my noble man was here! Why don't you send someone to inform the little one in advance, and the little one can drive away the idle people and prepare a food feast, which can be regarded as a piece of kindness of the villain. ”

Qiu Yizhi smiled when he heard this: "Your Wang Lao Wu's mouth is still fast and sweet, and I can hear your few good words, and I don't have to lose my coming from the capital all the way!" ”