"I heard that something happened to Fengbao Cang, and the whole thing burned down!"

"Oh my God, isn't there any food there!"

"Of course."

"What ...... this year's tax"

"Fengbao Cang was destroyed, Lord Assassin Shi was placed under house arrest to be investigated, His Royal Highness King Ding took over Huzhou, I heard that the first thing to take over Huzhou was to deduct the fold that Lord Assassin Shi was going to hand over to Tianjing to reduce taxes this year, and re-wrote an excerpt, said about Fengbao Cang, and said that he wanted to share worries for the country, and it was bound to fill Fengbao Cang as soon as possible!"

"Fill up as fast as you can? That's not even on us! ”

"And the conscription! The reconstruction of the granary is not also our job! ”

"Speaking of which, it's all to blame Master Thorn Shi's poor supervision, how can he let Feng Baocang have an accident!"

"That's a good thing to say. Why did Feng Baocang have an accident? Such a large warehouse, specially done waterproof and fire prevention treatment, dozens of warehouses, I heard that all of them burned within a quarter of an hour, how can you say? I heard that before the fire started, His Royal Highness King Ding went out of the post house, and not long after the fire burned, His Royal Highness King Ding arrived at Fengbaocang, which can only be reached in an hour...... You think, you think about it! ”

"That's right, a distant relative of mine lives in the south of the city, a mile away from Fengbaocang, and he also participated in the firefighting that night, but when he arrived with a bucket, His Royal Highness King Dingwang arrived, and everyone saw it at that time...... The inn is in the east of the city! ”

"I heard that His Royal Highness King Dingwang has always been at odds with Lord Thorn Shi......"

"Didn't you say that His Royal Highness Dingwang has been pursuing Lord Thorn Shi?"

"The pursuit was unsuccessful, repeatedly rejected, and then picked the Spring Festival, and returned ......"

"How?"

"Attach your ears to me, and listen to me whisper to you...... Yes, that's it, that's it, do you think His Royal Highness is angry? ”

"Hah, that's a ......"

"You guys, you still have the leisure to talk about these gossips, haven't you seen that Huzhou City has been in chaos recently! His Royal Highness not only sent the witnesses of the Fengbaocang fire incident that day to Beijing to sue Lord Shi, but also intercepted all the power of the Assassin's Mansion and asked Huzhou to offer auspicious rui to the imperial court, forcing the wealthy merchants in Huzhou to be anxious; He also said that the officials in Huzhou were negligent in their duties, and demanded that all the case files handled by Mr. Wen during this time be re-checked, and the officials had not slept for many days recently; The state bachelor, he was sympathetic, saying that people's schoolwork was too heavy, so he took more vacations, canceled the homework assigned by Lord Thorn Shi, and only studied for half a day every day. I also looked for the stubble of the state army, saying that the state army's armament was slack, and let me practice around the mountain every day, and I heard that people were tired to death......"

"Jianghu Lao is clever, Lord Thorn Shi has just been placed under house arrest here, and Jianghu Lao over there has been closed, and the mushrooms have just come out of the bottom of the nine fresh pots, and those gourmets are complaining...... However, I heard that there is a new store next to Fengbaocang, which is very chic, the dishes are delicious and immediately desirable, and the price is cheap, and many people have rushed to ......"

"Don't care about what to eat and drink, think about ourselves first, I heard that His Royal Highness King Dingwang is whimsical, to strengthen the city defense of Huzhou, every family draws Ding to repair the city wall, just in the busy season of farming, at this time to repair the city wall, the weather is hot, people suffer not to say, what to do with the farm work in the field? If you miss the harvest, you won't be able to pay this year's tax......"

At this point, the topic continued, and there was a sigh of sighing, and everyone looked up at the sun in the sky, which seemed to be about to be eternal, and remembered in a trance that this seemed to be the second month of rain.

The seedlings died a lot, the harvest was imminent, but the bad news was one after another, everyone looked back at the streets, and always felt that the streets that had just been restored to prosperity some time ago seemed to have fallen a lot recently, and then remembered the heavy taxes that were about to end, and some people couldn't help but sigh.

"If you want to fill up the Fengbao warehouse, then this year's tax will only be a few percent higher than in previous years......"

"Not only that, I heard from the yamen that the staff around His Royal Highness King Ding has set the tax amount of the previous year plus fifty percent of the tax to report to the imperial court!"

"Plus 50%!"

"Oh my God!"

"God, I hope that Lord Assassin Shi is innocent and returns to the Yaya, but don't let this Highness toss anymore!"

"Even if Lord Assassin can get rid of his guilt and return to the position of Assassin Shi, can she immediately and completely veto the decision of His Royal Highness the King?"

“…… I don't dare to hope for a reduction now, but I can do it as in previous years! ”

……

The news that His Royal Highness King Dingwang was about to raise taxes in Huzhou also spread to Dingyang, which was separated from Huzhou by two cities and one water.

When Jia Si heard the news, he understood why Gongzi said "It's not good" when he heard that King Ding had arrived at Fengbaocang. ”

At that time, he foresaw that His Royal Highness King Ding rushed to seize power, and after seizing power, His Royal Highness, in order to show his ability and authority in the shortest possible time, would overturn all of Wen Zhen's established policies, including taxes.

One is to extinguish Wen Zhen's arrogance, and the other is to please his father, why not. As for the life or death of the people of Huzhou, His Royal Highness King Ding will not care.

Jia Si ran to report the news to Tang Xianzhi, and at the same time said very suffocatingly: "It's a pity that the son's arrangement, otherwise it should have been the female assassin Lord Shi who fell into the quagmire, but now it's okay, the court has set a heavy endowment, and that is also the fault of His Highness." Lord Thorn Shi came out again to go around, and in the end, even if the taxes were the same as in previous years, the people would only be grateful to her! It's a pity that we rushed back to clean up the north of Sichuan at that time, and we couldn't stop it, so we cheapened her, and what's even more hateful is who notified King Ding to rush to Fengbaocang, and who stopped us! ”

He was very annoyed, thinking that Gongzi had a good plan to kill several birds with one stone, and he actually rushed out to a fool to stir it up, and the person who drove the fool to rush out was naturally the culprit.

Tang Xianzhi was watering the flowers, his white clothes were clear and sparse in the wind, and his smile was also sparse, and his calculation seemed to have failed, but he was just the morning dew that disappeared in an instant at the tip of the petals, and it disappeared in a flash.

"Guess who?"

Jia Si is trying to say that I am not a child, how can I guess? Seeing the smile on the corner of Childe's lips with a little satisfaction and appreciation, a flash of inspiration blurted out incredibly: "Lord Wen? ”

Tang Xianzhi put down the kettle, and personally applied fertilizer without being dirty, and said with a smile: "You are smarter than Jia San." ”

Jia Si gasped.

I thought it was the handwriting of the old man or that person, but who would have thought that it was the female assassin who dug the pit herself. Could it be that she also guessed the follow-up plan of the child, so she dragged King Ding out to the top?

That's a ......

Shocked for a long time, he finally said unwillingly: "Maybe we should have sent someone to persuade His Royal Highness Dingwang to be more restrained, and not to get involved in taxes......"

Tang Xianzhi shook his head and did not speak. How could he not think of this, but Yan Jueqi has a paranoid and irritable personality, and he is not a person who advises Yana, so if he really wants to say it, it may be the opposite effect.

He stared at the anchovian at his feet, the pure white flowers hanging slightly shyly, the flowers and leaves were plump and full, and the flower plate was as heavy as a pink baby, and somehow he thought of the woman, the sweet breath he felt when he pressed her in front of the wall under the secret passage of the Blue Mountain Villa that night, and the hand that he had almost touched but was blocked by her that was about to fall on her abdomen.

Count the days, and maybe it's getting closer.

Huzhou has not yet settled, although Mao Lao has fallen off the horse, there may be a back hand in the arrangement of Huzhou, and the king of Dingwang is also coiled on her side, can she give birth safely?

……

"I have a feeling that I'm going to give birth soon." In the Thorn History Mansion, Wen Zhen was also watering the flowers, and when she put down the watering can, she said this to Cai Sang beside her lightly.

Cai Sang stumbled and almost planted herself in the flower garden, and she turned her head to look at Wen Zhen's belly in a little horror - although she was not sure how many months she was pregnant, it was certain that she must not be full-term, and her belly was not too big.

The extreme trust in Wen Zhen made her not even say anything questioning, and she subconsciously pulled her legs and left, thinking in her heart that although Dr. Wen Po and all kinds of supplies were ready, but Wen Po had not yet entered the Assassin Mansion, so it was better to find a way to arrange it earlier, but at present, the Assassin Mansion was closely guarded, and how to introduce these people into the mansion quietly was also a problem.

"Come back."

Cai Sang turned around and saw her young lady smiling a little helplessly: "Don't listen to the wind and rain like this, I just feel, maybe, it's an illusion." ”

"Even if it's an illusion, you have to prepare for it first."

Wen Zhen shook his head: "It's not the right time, if Yan Jue detects it, it will be a big trouble." ”

Cai Sang was still going to speak, and when he turned around and saw Zhang Yue coming, he had to stop, knowing that the two adults had official business to discuss, so he retreated first, but after all, he was troubled, and he felt that he had a mountain of weight on his shoulders, but there was no one to share, and he was shaking in the garden for a while, trying to find the jackdaw cold warbler, but he didn't find it, but he suddenly saw Su Xun standing in a corner of the garden, as if talking to the person opposite, but the person opposite was covered by a rockery, and he couldn't see his appearance.

Cai Sang quietly walked over.

But she wore clogs today, but the ground was a stone road, and she walked crisply, so she stopped after walking a few steps for fear of being discovered, hiding behind a tree, and vaguely heard Su Xun over there: "...... The matter was over. ”

There seemed to be a bit of an argument on the other side, and Su Xun's tone became cold: "...... That's when I didn't have a chance. ”

After a while he said, "...... There are only two left. ”

Finally he said, "Okay, I'll try." ”

After a while, Su Xun turned around, Cai Sang's heart jumped, and he hurriedly wanted to hide, but he saw Su Xun walking in his direction, looking preoccupied, Cai Sang looked behind him without shelter, and simply walked out from behind the tree, making the appearance that he had just come over, and said in surprise: "Hey, Mr. Su, why are you here?" ”

She stared at Su Xun's face, in the past, because of psychological barriers, she didn't want to look at the face of His Royal Highness Ku Xiao, but at this moment, when she looked carefully in the daylight, she suddenly found that Su Xun's face seemed to be paler than before, as if it was transparent at first glance, and even her lip color was a little lighter.

He was already not as good as His Royal Highness, and he was even less like it at the moment.

She couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Su is unwell?" ”

Su Xun looked at her eyes and said, "Look at you, you look a little worried, but what's wrong with adults?" ”

Cai Sang's heart jumped, she didn't expect Su Xun to be so keen, and when she raised her eyes to look at him again, she saw that his eyebrows and eyes were full of concern, she suddenly felt confused in her heart, and couldn't help but smile and said, "My lord is fine." ”

Su Xun nodded and said, "I don't have anything either, you can wait for the adults to go." As he spoke, he was about to leave, and as soon as he took two steps, he heard Caisang shouting at him, and when he looked back, he saw the little maid smiling at him again, and asked him: "Mr. Su, if, I mean if, if there is an adult in distress one day, you can also be like Lord Zhang, because you admire and love the adult, are you willing to do whatever it takes to save the adult and help the adult?" ”

Su Xun stood in place, staring at Caisang for a long time.

The anchovy orchid filament swirled and brushed the cheeks of the two, the hibiscus flowers clustered all over the feet, the lotus pond lotus flowers not far away bloomed noble and lazy, and the crystal water droplets on the broad lotus leaves "snapped" for a long time to open a ripple.

It was also a long time later that Caisang heard Su Xun say softly: "Yes." ”

……

In the small kitchen in the backyard of Jianghulao, Jun Moxiao was busy boiling soup, lifting the lid of the pot from time to time to smell the smell, while muttering: "When it is really born, you can't put salt in this soup, and the taste will be discounted, but what can you do......

She muttered to herself, not noticing a thin pipe buried between the blackened walls near the kitchen chimney, the walls were black, and the pipes were black, so she couldn't see them even if she was lying on the wall.

What she didn't know was that the pipe was buried in the wall, all the way down the courtyard wall that extended to the back wall, and at the other end of the courtyard wall, someone stuck to the wall, using a bowl-like thing upside down at the outlet of the pipe, listening carefully.

After a while, the man took the bowl and pulled down the vines at the head of the wall, covering the exit of the pipe at the head of the wall, and Shi Shiran walked away.

……

In the Assassin's Mansion, the conversation continues.

"Word has spread outside the people?"

"Yes. The people of the Sanwen Book House intentionally or unintentionally led everyone to think about the premature arrival of His Royal Highness King Ding, and now everyone has decided that the fire in Fengbaocang and the tax increase behind him are all caused by His Royal Highness King Dingwang's pursuit of adults, and the old grudges are regenerated and deliberately done. It is the life of an adult, but it is the people of Huzhou who accompany the burial. Since the Spring Festival, there is little rain in Huzhou, seeing that this year's harvest is inevitable, the people have been very anxious recently, and I heard that there are gentry and villagers who are organizing the whole city to pray for rain. ”

"Is it good to meet in the rivers and lakes?"

"It's far away, business is very good, Miss Jun said that she is ready to open a second branch. Jianghu fishing is temporarily closed, Miss Jun can't be idle, recently to the state army to run diligently, often bring new dishes to Pan Hang they taste, but I look, Miss Jun runs too diligently, every time in the school field to watch the training for a long time, once I heard her sigh, said that women can not fight on the battlefield can be described as a big regret in life, if there is a chance to join the army. ”

"It's better for her not to fulfill this wish, if she joins the army, either Huzhou will be in chaos, or Dongtang will be in chaos, and nothing will be good...... What about Pan Hang? ”

"It's a bit tough. His Royal Highness King Ding, like crazy, specifically aimed at the state army, inspected three times in ten years, not only picked the state army from head to toe, but also tripled the training volume of the state army in the name of slackening military equipment...... Thanks to the arrival of the adults, they are all brave men, and the training methods are more useful than those of the original state army, Mao Duwei timely promoted the training methods and various rules and regulations brought by Captain Pan and others to the whole army, and reorganized the state army...... Captain Mao also praised Captain Pan and the brothers who were replaced by him as natural soldiers......"

Wen Zhen glanced at Zhang Yue, who was talking eloquently.

She didn't believe that Zhang Yue couldn't see the greasy here, Pan Hang alone had outstanding military quality, and the so-called large number of "fellow villagers" brought by Pan Hang were also of outstanding quality and familiar with the army, and then when it came to the time when Pan Hang appeared beside her, this matter was unusual.

Mao Wanren can definitely see it, but there is a deal between Mao Wanren and her, and it is tacit. But what about Zhang Yue? Zhang Yue is not a stupid person, he once stayed in Wufeng Mountain, and helped her defend her against the charge of "Wen Zhen colluding with the Mutual Aid League" in the court hall, and now seeing this large number of talents appearing beside her, if he can't think of what is going on, she can follow his surname.

And Zhang Yue is different from Mao Wanren, Mao Wanren is a martial artist, resolute, and has a kind of courage to mix up, and loyalty is left behind himself. Zhang Yue has been influenced by Confucianism in the Four Books and Five Classics since he was a child, and his courtiers' loyalty to the dynasty is deeply rooted in the bone marrow. What she is doing now, with him, is enough to be classified as a "great rebellion".

Rao is like this, Wen Zhen didn't plan to hide this from him, first, she couldn't hide it, and second, she just wanted to see what he thought.

“…… His Royal Highness Dingwang also issued the task of suppressing bandits during the training, requiring that all the large and small mountain bandits and water bandits around Huzhou be swept away within ten years, and the specific number of heads was set. This is really a bit ridiculous, some bandit villages are actually very small, but there are only a dozen people, but His Royal Highness Dingwang said that it is a powerful giant village, and also set a task of at least 100 heads, and if it is not completed, 300 military sticks will be beaten, and 300 military sticks will kill people...... Since ancient times, we have only seen the tax quota, but not the capitation quota, where does the remaining 80 vacancies come from? Do you want to kill the people to make up the numbers? If it was the previous state army, it was really possible to do this, but if this was done, it would definitely be caught by His Royal Highness King Ding, and this matter stumped Mao Duwei and Pan Hang, and they asked me to ask what to do with the adults......"

"What do you think?"

Zhang Yue was asked, and his eyes widened: "I...... If I could think of a way, I wouldn't be bothering the adults......" he smiled wryly.

"I mean," Wen Zhen stared at him, and said slowly, "What do you think of the sudden appearance of Pan Hang and his group of fellow villagers to fill the state army?" ”

Zhang Yue choked suddenly, and then began to cough, coughing all over his face, Wen Zhen took out a lung-moisturizing pill from his sleeve and gave it to him, he took it but didn't use it, wrapped it in cloth and stuffed it into his sleeve, Wen Zhen didn't see it.

Coughing half-truths, or thinking subconsciously.

Zhang Yue finally finished coughing, calmed down, and didn't answer immediately, just looked at the clusters of blooming hibiscus flowers in front of him, and said for a while: "My lord, your soldiers are soldiers of the imperial dynasty, right?" ”

Wen Zhen had a smile in his eyes: "Yes." ”

He knew it, but he never raised any questions or objections.

Was it time and experience that changed him?

"If, I mean, one day, this dynasty loses you, will your soldiers turn against you?"

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