A group of people came over like wolves and tigers, granddaughter Shi and Xiao Huijin one in front, one in the back, both step by step back dodge, seeing that a dirty hand was about to touch granddaughter Shi, suddenly a master and a servant flew to kill, one was bare-handed, one was holding a dagger in his hand, and three or two times beat this group of waste to the ground.

The two people who came were Huan Ling and Zeng Qionglin, their boats had just docked, and when they heard that there was movement at the foot of the mountain not far away, they immediately followed the sound to find it, but they happened to see a group of people approaching Princess Huainan, so they hurriedly rescued people, and the two of them came in time, and Xiao Huijin survived.

Most of the leading brothers had been knocked to the ground, so they were naturally unwilling, relying on their three-legged cat skills, they immediately drew out the short sword hidden in the boots under their feet, and killed Huan Ling.

At this time, Huan Ling was busy dealing with those little minions, and he didn't notice it, Xiao Huijin and his granddaughter Shi hid on the side, comforting each other, and saw the leader stabbing at Huan Ling with a sword, exclaiming: "Be careful!" ”

Hearing this, Huan Ling turned around and looked, and saw that the man was killing with a sword, and immediately flew up and kicked him in the face, the man couldn't dodge, was kicked and stumbled, retreated again and again, and almost fell back, and Huan Ling reached out and grabbed his hand holding the sword, twisted it hard, as if to break his wrist posture, he was in pain, and as soon as his hand was loosened, he let the short sword in his hand fall to the ground.

"Spare your life! The noble man spared his life...... "This leader now knows how to beg for mercy."

"Say! Who are you? Dare to be disrespectful to Princess Huainan! Could it be that he has eaten the gall of an ambitious leopard? There was anger on Huan Ling's face, but there was no hatred at all, obviously for Xiao Huijin, it was just a matter of drawing a knife to help Xiao Huijin.

"Gong ...... Princess? The leader looked at Xiao Huijin, and when he heard that Xiao Huijin was a princess, he was obviously frightened, and he also knew that now not only himself, but also the master of his family, was in big trouble.

Xiao Huijin was leaning sideways at this time, and when he heard the leader's words, he glanced at him sideways, and then turned his face away from him, and his granddaughter Shi always protected Xiao Huijin and only scolded: "Diao Min is Diao Min!" If you really eat the courage of the ambitious leopard, even the princess dares to move, now you will wait for the five horses to split the corpse! ”

As soon as the leader heard that he was going to divide the corpses of the five horses, he was very frightened, and he didn't know where the strength came from, so he actually broke free from Huan Ling's hand, and then knelt down in front of Xiao Huijin with a "poof" and begged for mercy: "Princess spare your life!" The villain has no eyes, I don't know you phoenix driving, please spare the villain, the villain is willing to be a cow and a horse from now on, to serve the princess......"

"Fart!" The granddaughter Shi became more and more angry when she heard this, and then scolded again: "As far as you look like this crooked melon and cracked dates, so that people can see it, and their hearts are full of hearts, and you have such a virtue, who dares to let you get close to the princess?" Dare to convince the princess, I see that you can't serve ten more times of reincarnation! ”

"Shaoyue, don't waste your tongue with this kind of person," Xiao Huijin said, and glanced sideways at the leader.

At that time, Huan Ling also came over, grabbed his collar with one hand, and carried him to his feet, and then took the dagger handed by Zeng Qionglin with the other hand, put it around his neck, and threatened: "Say! Who sent you? ”

Huan Ling originally thought that these people were just bandits, but seeing that they were wearing exactly the same clothes, they must be the domestic slaves of some family, and they must have been instructed by someone this time.

The dagger was on his neck, and the leader naturally didn't dare to hide it, so he hurriedly said: "Villain...... The villain was ordered by the Duzhi Shangshu to come to collect the field tax, and the family behind them, they refused to pay the tax, and the villain ...... So he asked his brothers to beat him, and then ...... And then she was seen by the princess......"

When Huan Ling heard this, he glanced in the direction behind him, and sure enough, he saw a woman at the foot of the mountain holding a man who was beaten and bruised on the ground and crying bitterly, and a child kneeling next to him pushed the man's hand and shouted Dad.

When I was out of my mind for a while, I suddenly heard Xiao Huijin question the leader: "The big Situ of the household department, in charge of the Duzhi Shangshu and Zuo Min Shangshu, the Du Zhi Shangshu is in charge of the world's taxes, and the Zuo Min Shangshu is in charge of the world's industry and commerce, you said that you are on the order of the Du Zhishangshu and came to collect the field tax, the palace can believe it, but as far as the palace knows, all officials have official uniforms, even if they are little-known tax collectors, they also have official uniforms tailored by the imperial court, but the palace sees that you are wearing, it is not like the official uniforms of the household department." ”

After hearing this, Huan Ling looked at what the leader was wearing, and thought in his heart, Xiao Huijin was right, even if they were tax collectors, when they went out to work, they should also wear the official uniforms of the household department, otherwise who would believe that they were really the tax collectors of the household department? But he also believed that these people were really Lu Huilin's subordinates, so there was only one possibility!

"If my guess is correct, you are the subordinates of the Duzhi Shangshu Lu Huilin Mansion." When Huan Ling said this, he was not asking, but he was quite sure.

When the leader heard this, he hurriedly explained: "No...... No! We...... In fact, we have nothing to do with Duzhishangshu, but we have been short of money recently, so I took my brothers and pretended to be the tax collector of the household department to make some money outside......"

Xiao Huijin had already identified this group of people as the house slaves in Lu Huilin's mansion, and now seeing that this person was "loyal to the lord", she couldn't help but feel sarcastic, she sneered and said, "So what do you mean... You're just robbers? Hairy thief? ”

"Yes, yes...... We are robbers......" The leader shook his head again and again, for fear that Xiao Huijin would not believe it.

"Robbers?" Xiao Huijin sneered again, and then asked, "If it's really just a robber, where did you get this dress?" More than a dozen robbers, more than a dozen sets of identical clothes, do you think this palace is easy to fool! ”

Xiao Huijin said this, his face was already full of anger, and Huan Ling immediately reprimanded: "Dare to quibble when death is coming!" It seems that there is no blood, are you unwilling to recruit? ”

As he spoke, the dagger around the man's neck approached him a little closer, and he was really scared now, so he immediately begged for mercy and said, "Spare your life!" Spare ...... Villain move! The villain is the ......"

"Say!" Xiao Huijin has always been gentle like water, and it is rare to see her so angry.

The leader confessed and said, "That's right, the villain is indeed a support...... It is the tribe of the Lu clan of Wu County, and it is indeed the order of the Duzhi Shangshu to come to collect taxes. ”

"There is already a tax collector in the household department, and he Lu Huilin is really bold, he dares to use his own private army to collect taxes!" Xiao Huijin said this, paused, and suddenly said: "Also, the system of land cultivation promulgated by the Ministry of Households, three buckets of land per mu is taxed, when will it become six buckets?" ”

When Huan Ling heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and he also thought about how Lu Huilin had the courage to use his own soldiers to collect taxes, it turned out to be for tax corruption! The field system stipulates that three buckets of land per mu are taxed, but now Lu Huilin has sent his subordinates to levy six buckets, which is really bold!

"This ...... This is all the meaning of Duzhi Shangshu, and the villain is only acting on orders, and the rest is ...... The rest, the villain doesn't know anything...... "This is obviously a tax corruption, since he dares to bring someone out to collect taxes in the name of Duzhi Shangshu, what else is he not clear?" It's just that he didn't dare to tell the fact that Lu Huilin was corrupt in taxes, so he said that he was just acting on orders.

"Okay, since you are acting on orders, then the palace will naturally not be embarrassed by you, as for the matter of taxation, this palace is a woman's family, and it is not easy to interfere, but since this palace knows about this matter, it will definitely not sit idly by, go back and tell Lu Huilin, tell him to go to his father to confess the guilt, within three days, if he does not go to confess, then the palace will not be soft!"

When the leader heard this, he agreed again and again: "Yes...... It's ......"

Granddaughter Shi scolded again: "Don't get out of here!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a group of people immediately fled, and at this moment, the ox cart that came to pick up Xiao Huijin back to his house also came from the back road, stopped at the intersection and turned south.

The two princesses' mansions hurriedly ran over, stood behind Xiao Huijin, knelt on their knees, and said, "It's too late to take over the lowly job, please forgive the princess." ”

At that time, the Lu family's gang had just finished walking, Xiao Huijin and his granddaughter Shi were facing away from the path, and when they heard a familiar voice behind them, the master and servant immediately turned around, Xiao Huijin saw that the person who took over the driver only came at this time, and was obviously a little annoyed, and the granddaughter Shi was even more angry, accusing: "Didn't I tell you to wait here a moment in advance?" What the hell are you eating? I didn't come until this time! What time is it? But you know that because of your negligence, the princess almost had an accident! If it weren't for the ...... of Yongxiu County"

Before his granddaughter Shi finished speaking, Xiao Huijin interrupted softly and said, "Shaoyue! Well, don't talk about it. ”

The granddaughter Shi didn't say much, Xiao Huijin also hurriedly thanked Huan Ling, and said with a smile: "Today, this palace is really grateful to the Marquis of Yongxiu County for coming to the rescue, if you don't dare, this palace will definitely have suffered an accident." ”

"The princess is serious, the so-called food of the king, bear the king's worries, since the lower official is a courtier, the princess is in trouble, the lower official should desperately save each other," Huan Ling's words are as warm as jade, which is comforting to people, but what he mentioned in his mouth is because he is a courtier, and Xiao Huijin is a princess, so he desperately rescues each other, Xiao Huijin was stunned for a while, and suddenly asked calmly: "That...... If the palace is not a princess, will the county marquis save the palace? ”

"The lower officials eat for the people, use it for the people, the common people in the world, and the lower officials should be saved," Huan Ling replied perfectly, but what Xiao Huijin wanted to hear was not this.

Xiao Huijin paused, and then asked: "What does this palace mean, if this palace ...... is just an ordinary woman, will the county marquis be so nervous that he desperately saves him? ”

Huan Ling was stunned for a moment, he seemed to have understood the meaning of Xiao Huijin's words, not to mention that this Huainan princess is now married to a woman, even if she doesn't, he has a heart, and naturally he will not empathize with her.

"Save, it will definitely be saved."

Saving will definitely be saved, but desperately saving each other is not enough, Huan Ling has politely declined, Xiao Huijin also understood, she sneered, and said: "This palace has long heard rumors in the market, saying that the Marquis of Yongxiu County is only for the side eyes of the lord of Hengyang County, so he tried it, and it is true." ”

Knowing that Xiao Huijin was just trying to test him, Huan Ling breathed a sigh of relief, he smiled, but for a while he was a little at a loss, he simply diverted the topic and said to Xiao Huijin: "Princess, the lower official is a husband, the official rank is low, and he has always been afraid of things, although he came to the rescue, but those people don't seem to know the identity of the lower official, and they still hope for the princess, so they keep it secret for the lower official." ”

Xiao Huijin said: "The county marquis and rest assured, this time when I go back, no one knows that the palace has been in distress, even if someone asks, it is the ministry of the palace that came to the rescue, and it has nothing to do with the county marquis." ”

"Then thank you for your forgiveness," Huan Ling bowed and thanked him, Xiao Huijin glanced at him with a smile, and then walked with the ox cart sent by his granddaughter Shi Xiang to the princess's mansion.

"Congratulations to the princess," Huan Ling and Zeng Qionglin watched Xiao Huijin's ox cart go away, and the cries of women and young children at the foot of the mountain not far behind them were repeated, and the two turned to look, and suddenly saw a familiar figure, it was the fisherman who lent them a boat and taught them to pick lotus seeds.

The old man held the fishing rod in one hand and the fish basket that was still dripping with water in the other, and when he saw the family of three, he was so shocked that he let go of both hands, threw down the fishing rod and the fish basket, and ran to the three of them, crying and shouting: "Oh my son, what's the matter!" ”

The woman choked up and said, "Just now...... That group of people just now came to collect taxes again......"

"Isn't this the old man just now......" Zeng Qionglin whispered, and Huan Ling said, "Go and see," and the two of them walked towards them one after the other.

"Wen Bin...... Wen Bin! The old man walked up to the man called Jiao Wenbin, sat down paralyzed, and cried: "Wenbin, my son, how are you, ah?" Daddy is going to get a doctor for you. ”

"Daddy...... Child...... It's no longer good......" Jiao Wenbin stretched out his hand and grabbed the old man's sleeve, and he was already angry when he spoke.

At that time, Huan Ling and Zeng Qionglin had already walked behind the fisherman, and Huan Ling called softly: "Uncle." ”

When the family of four heard this, they all cast their eyes, and the woman and the old fisherman said, "Just now it was this noble man who drove away the group of people for us." ”

"Noble man......" When the fisherman uncle heard this, he immediately turned around, knelt down for Huan Ling with a "poof", and cried: "Nobleman, please save my son...... Please, save my son...... Please......"

"Uncle, please hurry up, your son, I will definitely try my best to save him," he said, and immediately ordered Zeng Qionglin: "Qionglin, go to the Beichi crossing and hire a carriage." ”

"Yes," Zeng Qionglin immediately ran towards the direction of the Beichi crossing, and soon drove a carriage and stopped at the intersection of the small road in front, Huan Ling saw that the carriage was coming, and he was about to pick up Jiao Wenbin and walk towards the intersection, the old man was carefully supported in the back, so as to reduce some weight for Huan Ling, and the woman also led her son to follow closely behind.

Zeng Qionglin saw that Huan Ling was carrying the wounded, and also jumped out of the carriage to take a hand, the two worked together to lift Jiao Wenbin into the carriage, Zeng Qionglin and then helped the old man up, Huan Ling was about to get on the car, but saw the woman and the child standing underneath, and hurriedly ordered Zeng Qionglin: "I will take them back to the house first, you take this lady and Xiaolang to the Beichi crossing, and then hire a carriage to take them together." ”

"Yes," Zeng Qionglin responded, and then led the woman and the child to walk quickly to the Beichi crossing, while Huan Ling sat on the carriage seat and personally drove the two back to the Hou Mansion.

The Hou Mansion is not close to Xuanwu Lake, Huan Ling quickly stepped up, and it took a while, and when he arrived at the Hou Mansion, Huan Ling personally carried Jiao Wenbin down, and the porter saw the situation and exclaimed: "County Hou!" So he hurried down.

When the old man heard that this noble man turned out to be a liehou, although he was a little surprised, he was eager to save his son now, and he didn't care about any courtesy.

Huan Ling stepped through the door of the mansion with Jiao Wenbin on his back, and hurriedly asked, "Is the imperial doctor's order gone?" ”

The porter replied: "Just left." ”

"Chase him back!"

Tao Hongjing was ordered to take care of Xie Zheng's injury, because Xie Zheng's injury improved, he had moved out of the Hou Mansion a few days ago, but he would come to the Hou Mansion every day at noon and at midnight to see Xie Zheng, and at this time, it was just past noon.

One of the porters supported Jiao Wenbin with the old man, and the other quickly chased Tao Hongjing.

Huan Ling carried the person to the ear room in the front yard and put it down, and the old man took his son's hand and kept saying, "Wen Bin, you hold on...... Hold on......"

But Jiao Wenbin said to Huan Ling: "Your noble...... You don't have to bother with the grass people, the grass people know it...... There is no cure, and the grass people are not afraid of death, but only ...... I'm afraid that there is nowhere to redress my grievances, and today, I am fortunate to meet a noble person, and I just ask for ...... I only hope that the nobles can be the masters of the grass people...... Grass Folk ...... Grass Folk ......"

Before the words fell, the man had gone.

At this time in the Huainan Princess's Mansion, Xiao Huijin and her granddaughter Shi had just stepped out of the ox cart, and the two entered the mansion, and the granddaughter Shi couldn't help asking: "Princess, those people use the name of taxation, fish and meat people, does the princess really not enter the palace to report to Your Majesty?" ”

"You know, Lu Huilin is the third brother's person, and the palace can report this matter to his father, but what about after reporting to his father? This palace has always cared about the love of brotherhood, and he never wants to become an enemy with the third brother. ”

"Then let those people go? The princess felt ...... Will Du Zhishangshu really go to His Majesty to confess? Granddaughter Shi said it tactfully, but she was also quite dissatisfied with her words.

Xiao Huijin suddenly laughed, "This matter, this palace doesn't care, but it doesn't mean that others won't care." ”

"The princess is saying...... Yongxiu County Marquis? ”

"The partisan struggle between the DPRK and China is becoming more and more intense, everyone knows that the county lord of Hengyang has a great friendship with the eldest brother, and she is also incompatible with the Lu family, and now she has grabbed Lu Huilin's handle, do you think she will let it go easily?"

So she knew that those people were the house slaves in Lu Huilin's mansion, but she still had to go to Huan Ling and deliberately confirm their identities again, and then deliberately mentioned in front of Huan Ling that they were taxed according to six buckets per mu of land, isn't this telling Huan Ling that Lu Huilin is greedy for taxes?

Granddaughter Shi thought about it carefully, and asked quite puzzled: "But princess, why did the Marquis of Yongxiu County implore you to keep a secret for him when we were leaving?" ”

Xiao Huijin Sensen smiled and only said: "Because everyone likes to hide in the shadows and manipulate the overall situation, and the same is true for the county lord of Hengyang." ”

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