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I don't know who did anything wrong, but he offended God, the sun hangs on his head every day, and it hasn't rained for a long time. If you want to irrigate the crops in the fields, the farmer has to go far away to get water, and the already tight life is even more difficult now.

As the sun set, the night began to grow darker, and at last a breeze came in the evening, blowing away the heat left behind by the day. Mr. Jiang and the thin old man stepped into this hut in Miaoyi Hutong one after the other.

"Mr. Jiang, those people, but they are all here" Lan Yucheng heard the sound at the door, so he greeted him.

The two people who entered the door were full of exhaustion, but their faces were shining: "Before preparing for this matter, the old man never thought that so many people would come by appointment, and he could only say that all this was the result of Lan Shikang's own sin." Mr. Jiang poured a cup of herbal tea and poured it into his mouth.

On that day, after Xiao Ruo explained all the things in Ju Xia Lou, when he and Lan Yucheng wanted to leave Kyoto, they were besieged by the men in black at the city gate. If it weren't for the sudden appearance of the old man and Jin Cong, they would have died on the spot that day.

It's just that Jin Cong received a palm from the man in black, and the internal force of those men in black remained in the seven meridians and eight veins in his body. When Mr. Jiang checked Jin Cong's pulse, he had already found that the internal strength of this group of black-clothed people was a little weird. Later, he learned from Lan Yucheng that even if this group of people were injured, they would not bleed, and Mr. Jiang was even more surprised.

Thinking of some masters who frequently disappeared in the rivers and lakes, Mr. Jiang and the thin old man inquired about the puppet technique and the news of the disappeared martial arts people in the rivers and lakes.

The people who disappeared were all masters who enjoyed a good reputation in the martial arts, not the rising stars of the marriage between the two factions, the young talents of the famous families, or the family members who held the real power of the sect in their hands. Although there are many enemies in the rivers and lakes, it is common for them to be killed outside. Just one after another, everyone began to notice that something was not quite right.

When Mr. Jiang linked the disappeared martial arts people with the group of black-clothed people in Lan Shikang's hands, it caused a big uproar. The royal family is in charge of the people, and the rivers and lakes have always been well water and do not interfere with river water, but Lan Shikang, as the king, has already stretched out his hand to the rivers and lakes, and how can he not attract the same hatred and hatred of the people in the rivers and lakes

Originally, Mr. Jiang investigated this matter, just to remind the people in the rivers and lakes to be more careful, in case he fell for Lan Shikang's tricks and took the entire rivers and lakes into his hands. It's just that when they received the news that Xiao Ruo was imprisoned, everyone's hearts sank.

Lan Shikang already has a group of Qianfeng's killers in his hands, and now there are even masters in the rivers and lakes who have been turned into living puppets and are working for him. Even if there were no straw bales-like Praetorian Guards, they would not be able to save Xiao Ruo at all.

However, if everyone in the rivers and lakes is willing to point the finger at Lan Shikang at the same time, then all this will be different. Lan Shikang wants to control the rivers and lakes, nothing more than to make his throne more stable, but the premise is that the people in the rivers and lakes are willing to work for him.

The people in the rivers and lakes have long been used to it, and killing people is just an ordinary time to eat, how can they be willing to be oppressed on their heads Lan Yucheng saw this, so he told his identity, and promised that if he could regain the throne of the emperor, the Lan Dynasty would one day, as long as the people in the rivers and lakes did not kill innocents indiscriminately, no royal family would interfere in the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and promised many promises on the premise of not endangering the interests of the common people.

In this way, those sects and families that had lost their elders or grandnephews suddenly became united, and after preparing for a long time, they came to Kyoto one after another and settled around Miaoyi Alley.

The thin old man glared at Mr. Jiang when he heard this, and said: "How can there be such a good thing, if it weren't for the old man who took out all his belongings, you think that those people are so kind old man, I have calculated everything, I have saved so much pension money for so many years, and now it is all hollowed out at once, old man, why is my life so bitter" The more the old man said, the more decadent his face became.

In fact, what the thin old man said was indeed true, if it weren't for the gold and silver as bait, it would not have been so easy to make these people of great status in the rivers and lakes who are used to enjoying the snoring and drinking on weekdays willing to live in Kyoto. Of course, there are also those who come for the money after the fact.

"You are always Xiao Ruo's master, then you are also my Lan Yucheng's master. Even if there is not so much helplessness today, Xiaoruo and I will definitely serve the master to the end of our lives, with the heart of a whole child. Lan Yucheng sat on top of the wheelchair and bowed down and said solemnly.

"That's what you said," the thin old man smiled again: "Finally, I don't have to worry about whether someone will give the old man my old age to the end." ”

"Anyway, your son is still alive, why do I think about others sending you to the end, is it difficult that you want the whole world to come and see my jokes, so that I can die to thank the world, and then go to Huangquan to accompany you" Jin Cong did not change that luxurious style, the golden fan shook in his hand leisurely, and slowly walked in from the door.

"Hmph, count on you" The thin old man didn't look back, he spat directly on the ground, and scolded: "I want you to become a joke on the rivers and lakes, I'm afraid that you will ruin the old man's reputation for a lifetime." In the future, when the old man and I go down to the Yellow Spring, I will definitely drink her eight bowls and ten bowls of Meng Po soup, and I will be angry to death when I see you in the next life. ”

"I can't imagine that you still treat me like this, and you want to see me again in the next life, so you still want to renew your father-son relationship with me," Jin Cong raised his eyebrows and said while collecting the fan.

The thin old man knew that he couldn't talk about Jin Cong, so he could only stand in place angrily, staring at the boss with his eyes and looking at Jin Cong.

"Alright, alright." Everyone had long been accustomed to the quarrel between their father and son, but Lan Yucheng was thinking about other things, so he stepped forward and changed the topic and said, "Brother Jin, I don't know if I will go out today, the matter will be done."

The indecent smile on Jin Cong's face slowly put away, and said: "Today, I went to the Li Mansion to ask to see Li Yanxu according to what you said, but before I got to the door, I found that there were many ordinary people in rough clothes around the Li Mansion, and every three hours there would be a new batch of people, until I came back, I had never seen anyone visit the Li Mansion, or anyone in the Li Mansion came out of it. ”

Lan Yucheng lowered his head and was silent for a moment: "I'm not surprised that Yan Xu will be recognized as spying on me, but I didn't expect Lan Shikang to directly send someone to monitor the Li Mansion." It won't take long for Lan Shikang to know that there are so many people in Kyoto, and he will definitely know that we have returned to Kyoto, so the palace must be heavily guarded, and it will be much more difficult to find someone to find out the news in the palace. ”

"To put it mildly, everyone understands in their hearts, in fact, Lan Shikang imprisoned Xiao Ruo because he just wanted your life. If you don't appear in front of him for a day, he will definitely not let anyone get close to Xiao Ruo, even if Li Yanxu really has a way to find out the news in the palace, it is nothing more than whether Xiao Ruo is good or not, and there is no way to rescue her at all. Jin Cong bluntly said the words to the deepest part of everyone's heart, if the news from the inquiry is only superficial, it is better not to know, so as not to disturb his position.

As Jin Cong said, Lan Yucheng didn't know that if he didn't see Xiao Ruo for a day, he wouldn't let go of his heart for a day. If Lan Shikang is the kind of person who keeps his promise, even if he walks to the gate of the palace now and asks the guards to escort him in front of Lan Shikang, then how can Lan Shikang arrest him, can he let Xiao Ruo go, let go of these people around him The answer is nonsense at all.

"In that case, let's do it first" Lan Yucheng seemed to comfort himself, comforting the people around him who were always as concerned about Xiao Ruo as he was, and said: "As long as we don't catch all of us, Lan Shikang won't do anything to Xiao Ruo." Let's relax and do what we said before."

After speaking, Lan Yucheng turned his wheelchair and headed towards the inner room. He didn't say a word, if Lan Shikang really dared to do anything to Xiao Ruo, then he would definitely try his best to cut Lan Shikang down. When he ascended to the throne, it was the day when Lan Shikang was all dead. He was not a good person in the first place

The rare thin old man was also silent, and Jin Cong no longer provoked him. Yi Chu's face in the shadows couldn't see a trace of expression, just a hand that was clenched into a fist, which was enough to see how much he wanted to rush into the palace at this moment and rescue Xiao Ruo. It's just that no one noticed the look on Mr. Jiang's face that didn't mean anything.

The night was darker, and the wind was stronger at night, and even the leaves in the corner of the wall were blown into a small tornado. Everyone in Miaoyi Hutong had already fallen asleep, and only a few dogs could be heard barking occasionally, which was particularly abrupt in the night.

Lan Shikang is still in the imperial study, and there are many unapproved recitals on the table, in fact, it is just that because of this year's drought, various places want to reduce or reduce the taxes paid to the national treasury, or they want the national treasury to send food to help the people.

Hmph, every year there are always all kinds of excuses to ask for tax reductions and exemptions, and every year there are always local droughts and floods, roads and bridges are built, and if this continues, the treasury will bottom out sooner or later, fattening a bunch of moths. Zhu pen crossed over the fold, and there was no place to allocate food, at most it was just a reduction of some taxes.

In the night sky, there are shining stars everywhere, so it can be seen that tomorrow must be the same as today, a sunny day. On the land that can see the starry sky, I don't know how many people are crying miserably, and I don't know how many people are laughing and trembling. Natural disasters are just poorer for the poor and richer for the rich.

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