Seeing that Chinese New Year's Eve is approaching, this year, like last year, the Chinese New Year's Eve all-night and fireworks outside the palace gate have been canceled, the difference is that last year it was for Emperor Taizong, and this year, it was for Emperor Renzong.

Hua Qiao sighed, she couldn't be with her senior brother, and it didn't matter if she watched the fireworks or not.

"Xiao Gao, you go and ask Haihua, have Haiming come back?"

Hua Qiao remembered that her senior brother had said that the housekeeper and Haiming had gone out to find a place to stay, which was a little hope left for her after all.

How is this not the case with Huyanjin? But when a few of them went out, it wasn't as simple as looking for a place to stay.

Haiming first went to Guantai Mountain in Fujian, where he found Lian Hu and Zhou Baorong. Zhou Baorong immediately took a few people and set off for Nanao Island, Guangdong.

Xu Jiugong has always lived in Guantai Mountain, he knew that he would soon be destined for heaven, so he no longer cared about whether his internal strength could be restored, and also left for Guangdong.

Recently, a letter came from the beggar gang, saying that Yi Chengjin had been found, but it was very strange that he only brought a dozen or so people and slowly bought a boat to go north, but the rest of the people were nowhere to be found.

After Yi Chengjin arrived in Beizhili, he did not enter the Beijing Division, and he didn't know which post station he changed the carriage in, and he lost it.

"Since you have arrived in Beizhili, then I will wait for you!" Hu Yanjin was a little excited in his heart, and if he killed Yi Chengjin, he could leave Jingshi with Hua Qiao and his master without any nostalgia.

This time, Steward Liu will take his two boxes of jewelry to Nanjing and sell them for gold ingots for better use in the future.

Zheng Kuannan's business has been handed over to his younger brother, and he seems to stay in Taxue Lou every day in Beijing, but in fact he has joined forces with Meng Chen to smuggle official ships into sixty percent.

As the saying goes, "black eats black".

The owner often suffers this dumb loss because of the remaining forty percent of the black goods in his hand.

Hu Yanjin and Zhang Yue both thought that in the days before the festival, as long as the wind was not so tight, they could send the master out of the city.

But Huang Yan from Dongchang gave the emperor an idea:

"Your Majesty, if that person is really rich, I have a way to make him have nothing to hide."

"Oh? What can you do, come quickly. ”

Huang Yan said: "We can take the hutong as a unit, and the neighbors testify to each other, if there is a discrepancy, the implementation of the hutong sitting, the minister will not believe it, everyone is so desperate." ”

The emperor thought for a while and nodded: "I'll leave this matter to you, don't kill innocents indiscriminately." ”

Huang Yan went to the order and took the people from Dongchang to start the third round of search.

This method really worked, there was a bounty in the front, and then there was a sitting, and within a day, several people on the West Market Street came to report.

Huang Yan led people to copy the courtyard behind the medical hall.

Zhang Yue found Hu Yanjin and said: "It can't go on like this, you will find Lanxi soon, if it is in the hands of Dongchang, it will not be so easy to hide." ”

"There's another place where you should be able to escape for a while. I'll go find them now! ”

Hu Yanjin didn't expect that the Jinyi Guard had already been dispatched, and the emperor would send Dongchang out.

All he could think of now was the beggars.

Who knew that he was on the horse, Li He brought Gonggong Li in front of the emperor's palace and announced his entry into the palace.

When Zhang Yue saw that he was called "father-in-law" outside, he had already dodged and hid in the inner room, and he left in a hurry when Hu Yanjin left.

What is the emperor's important matter at this time? I also have to hurry back to Jinyiwei, I don't know if the emperor will also look for him.

The snow has stopped for a few days, the snow on the road has been shoveled to the side of the road, and the snowdrifts have long since lost their original whiteness, and the black and yellow look is annoying.

Suddenly, a team of men and horses ran past him, and the leader recognized Zhang Yue, but he did not slow down, and led the team to deviate from him and stepped through the snowdrift on the side of the road.

Huang Yan! Could it be Lanxi......

Zhang Yue was inexplicably a little uneasy in his heart, and quickened his pace, running like a brocade guard.

His intuition was quite accurate, and when he entered the courtyard, someone ran forward to report that the emperor had announced that he had entered the palace. Zhang Yue didn't dare to delay, turned around and hurriedly entered the palace.

Lanxi ...... For no reason, her shadow flashed in my mind again. Zhang Yue had a bad premonition.

The people in the alley of Lanxi were all driven into the alley by Dongchang, and the guards guarding the alley were holding the population list of the Shuntian Mansion in their hands.

"Hu Mansion, there are five masters, six men and six women, and the servants come out by name!"

The guards confirm one, and the fans of the East Factory will order one, and those that match the roster can go back.

Lan Xi was nervous, but she had a smile on her face. Hu Yanjin has already changed the list, and has deliberately increased or decreased their age, I believe there will be no problems.

"The last household, Zhang's Mansion, has three masters and four servants and two women. Tom! ”

Hua Youcai hurriedly stood out, hunched over, really like an old man in his sixties: "Here, here!" ”

"Are you Zhang San? Guard, do you recognize it? ”

"I recognize, Miss Zhang's father just came from Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city."

"When did you come?"

"When...... Can't remember......"

Those who guard the entrance of the alley are generally single veterans who have retired from the army and have no one at home, and they can be regarded as having food and accommodation here, which is a good place to go.

"The mooncakes and wine for this year's Mid-Autumn Festival were given to you by my father, why did you forget?" Lan Xi pretended to be a little resentful and said.

When the old soldier thought about it, he really got her family's wine and moon cakes, patted his head and said again and again: "Yes, yes, yes!" It's the Mid-Autumn Festival! Looking at my memory, I can't remember it without talking about wine. ”

"Zhang Feng is you?"

"Yes, I'm Zhang Feng."

"Zhang Gui!"

"Here." Hua Rong took a step forward.

"How old are you?"

"Nineteen."

Hua Rong said calmly. Brother Xiao Gao is nineteen, he has a straight face like Xiao Gao, and he doesn't smile.

The servants in Lanxi Mansion also stood behind, named them one by one, and asked a few more questions, but there was nothing wrong with them. Fanzi was about to call them back, but Huang Yan said:

"Wait! Since you are a farmer in the eastern suburbs, why did you move to the city? ”

"We have a small population, the land has been expropriated by the government, and there are old houses in the eastern suburbs, and there is no land, so it is better to live until it is established."

Huang Yan looked Hua Youcai and Hua Rong up and down, and said, "You father and son...... Light is more white than white face, not like a person who has been working in the field for a long time......"

Hua Youcai calmly replied: "The grass people have inconvenient legs and feet, and they have long stopped working, my son is studying, preparing to take the test for fame, and he really hasn't gone to the ground." ”

"Take a look at the tax bill." Huang Yanpi smiled and didn't smile: "The list of land requisition, the official also has to see it!" ”

Lan Xi curtsy and went home, feeling relieved:

What a blessing! Hu Yanjin gave her a set of tax bills for the past years, and receipts for the government's annexation of land. Their names were chosen after the family's names.

Huang Yan flipped through it, and there was really nothing wrong. handed the list back to Lan Xi, but Lan Xi said:

"Official, there's something the folk girl wants to ask."

"What's the matter?"

"Our family's land has been handed over, but this grain tax is still paid every year, which is unreasonable!"

Huang Yan glanced at her and only said, "This is not under the control of this official." ”

Turn around and walk towards the mouth of the alley.

Seeing that they were all gone, Hua Rong helped Daddy and went back to the house with Lan Xi.

Huang Yan walked to the mouth of the alley and asked the two people hiding by the wall:

"How? Is there any Mr. Song in these houses? ”