Chapter 24 Enter the second town again

Zhan Xiaoxiao on the side suddenly said: "My lord, will anyone know about the herbs here?" Deliberately creating a terrorist incident in order not to let too many people know about it? ”

Qin Tai finally woke up from the "thousand-year-old incense", thought about everything, and said, "It's also possible. ”

Li Zheng was more concerned about the economic value of this piece of "thousand-year-old incense", and he asked: "My lord, so many 'thousand-year-old incense' should be worth a lot of money, right?" ”

Zhan Xiaoxiao glanced at this Lizheng, how did this Lizheng know money?

Qin Tai didn't think so, he knew that Lizheng's surname was Wang, and he was actually a descendant of the Wang family who moved from the north to the south. Now the descendants of the Wang family, those who have money refuse to help those who have no money. Those who have no money because their rich clansmen don't help themselves, and they gradually ignore these rich and unkind family members. The biggest benefit of this is the Sima family. Over the years, in order to help the descendants of the Wang family who couldn't get by, this re-came town, and his family's wealth was about to run out. If this herb field can be worth a lot of money, it will really help Li Zheng a lot.

Qin Tai said: "This herb is said to be precious and precious, but if you don't know it, it's worthless." If you want to sell it for a good price, it's best to ask someone to ask the doctors in the hospital. They may know the value of the medicine. Forget it, though. You can go and inquire first. ”

Why Qin Tai wanted to stop talking was actually not a big secret. The current emperor, Emperor Jiajing, is a famous Taoist emperor, that is to say, he believes in immortals. Not only did he believe in immortals, but he went crazy. For many years, this emperor did not go to the morning court for a day, and meditated and meditated in his Yuxi Palace every day. I don't sleep almost every day, and I sit all night. Usually, this emperor does not wear dragon robes, but likes to wear Taoist clothes. In the entire Jiajing Dynasty, the most promising jobs were not civil and military officials, nor eunuchs, but Taoist priests who practiced with this emperor. The Taoist priest became the most trustworthy person around Emperor Jiajing. Taoist priests make alchemy, boasting that taking this pill often not only prolongs life, but also can become immortals in an early life. Emperor Jiajing was convinced of this, and took the elixir refined by the Taoist priests every day. Several imperial doctors repeatedly dissuaded them, but Emperor Jiajing not only did not listen but also killed them. From then on, everyone begged their imperial doctor, and for the first time felt defeat and loneliness. Because the emperor didn't like it, the treatment of the Tai Hospital was obviously not as good as before. It is estimated that they do not have any spare money to buy this precious "thousand-year-old incense".

Walking along the way, Xiao Lingzi always smelled a stench. But there is a faint fragrance in this stench. Qin Tai also had a familiar feeling, but he couldn't remember when he had smelled it.

Zhan Xiaoxiao is a girl, not only pays attention to cleanliness, but also repels all kinds of odors.

She covered her nose and said, "Why does it stink so much?" ”

Xiao Lingzi walked over to a pile of dung, flicked it lightly with a branch, and replied, "This is the dung of wild beasts." Not a tiger's, not a wolf's, not a rabbit's. It should be the feces of carnivores. The animal is not too big, and it eats a lot of food, so it should not be in captivity. ”

Rizheng said, "By the way, I see. This place is called White Fox Ridge, and there should be a white fox. This is fox droppings. ”

Qin Tai looked at the feces carefully and said slowly, "It's really the fox's feces." No wonder someone doesn't want this road to open. With the 'millennium incense' and the many foxes here, this is really a natural treasure trove. ”

At this time, a sudden gust of wind blew, and several pieces of paper flew by.

Satomasa saw the flying paper, and his face became ugly. He said with tears in his voice, "Let's go quickly." It's not clean here. Let's get out of here. ”

Zhan Xiaoxiao felt strange, Li Zheng, who was still excited just now, why did he become like this.

Li Zheng said with difficulty: "This is White Fox Ridge, no one dares to bury their family here." But what is it? We may have gone to some forbidden place, and the fox fairy or some great god is warning us. Let's go quickly. ”

Li Zheng was referring to the paper that had just flown away, a piece of "dark paper" that Qin Tai had seen.

Just when everyone was wondering, Qin Tai figured out something. No wonder when I smelled fox feces, I was vaguely familiar with the smell on the paper and the smell in fox feces.

It is possible for a fox to eat a plant or animal to have this taste, so the person who left the clue should have eaten this plant or animal as well. So the paper he used will also have this smell on it.

Under everyone's urging, Qin Tai followed everyone through the White Fox Ridge quickly.

When they appeared in the town again, the people of the town and the officials on duty were stupid.

It turned out that after "Ma Sandao" brought people to Zailai Town, "Ma Sandao" rushed to Shangwang Village. Lao Chen, who led the team, handed over a letter to the eldest head of the Sima family. The letter was written by Lord Sima, meaning that Qin Tai wanted to investigate the matter here thoroughly. Sima Ying, the patriarch of the Sima family, sneered. He would never allow other forces to emerge on his territory. Not only could Qin Tai not be able to destroy the order here, but he also couldn't leave here alive.

Sima Ying found out that there was a team of soldiers with Qin Tai. He ordered a private army of 300 men to ambush Qin Tai on his way back to the town. The private army is a group of outlaws raised by the Sima family for a long time. They didn't expect that Qin Tai would take people away from White Fox Ridge. They waited in vain on the path.

So when Qin Tai and Li Zheng appeared in the town again, everyone couldn't believe it.

Qin Tai found something abnormal in the eyes of some people.

A common man went to Li Zheng's ear and said a few words, and Li Zheng's face became more and more ugly.

Qin Tai didn't wait for Li Zheng to speak, so he took the first step and said, "They want to attack us." Right? ”

Li Zheng looked sad and indignant, nodded and said, "It's good that we didn't take the path." Otherwise, we would have fallen into their ambush and died there as unjust ghosts. ”

Li Zheng's words made some of the subordinates he brought with him change their faces as well. A militiaman looked at his companion on the side, and his companion was also excited. It turned out that this militiaman was from Sima's family, his father died early, and his mother finally raised him and sent him here to be a militiaman. Unexpectedly, in order to kill Qin Tai and them, Sima Ying would not even let go of his own relatives. If the militia were to die, his mother would have nothing to rely on. How can she, who has lost her husband and son, live again? Sima Ying not only sacrificed his close relative, but also forced an old lady who had never done anything bad to death. What exactly is this for?

Qin Tai saw everyone's sad looks, so he said to everyone: "Now we have no way back. When the killers come back in vain, we still have to face them. It's better to go directly to Sima's house now. We didn't go to make trouble, but to visit Sima Ying. I want Sima Ying to know that we have come to the town again. At the same time, it also let him know that we are not so easy to bully. If any of us is harmed, he, the head of the Sima family, will have to bear the corresponding responsibility. No matter how powerful their Sima family is, they won't dare to kill me, the court official, in the town again, right? We don't want to make things bigger, but that doesn't mean we're afraid of the Sima family. It's good that the Sima family doesn't mess with us, but if they dare to mess with us, it's a big deal. ”

Li Li's military temper also came up, if he didn't dare to do much in normal times, but when he remembered that he almost died, his temper came up. He said: "Yes, we are not only soldiers, but also soldiers who have made great contributions. We are Lord Hu's personal soldiers, in Lord Hu's territory, if we are bullied like this, where will we put our faces? Where to put Lord Hu's face? Where is the face of the Ming soldiers? Where is the face of the imperial court? Where is the emperor's face? I immediately flew a pigeon to send a message, informing the nearest soldiers to quickly approach. Look at how powerful they are these rabble, or are we Ming official soldiers powerful? ”

Qin Tai said to Xiao Lingzi: "Xiao Lingzi, prepare a name post." Let's go to Sima's house. Let's go together. ”

Li Zheng was the first to respond, he was the head snake here, and he knew that this was a good opportunity to deal with the Sima family. missed this opportunity, even if he didn't go to the trouble of the Sima family, the Sima family would not let his family go. It's better to use Qin Tai and fight with Sima Ying. Maybe Sima Ying would be afraid of Qin Tai and wouldn't dare to act rashly.

In this way, everyone also corresponds.

Li Zheng also left a hand, and secretly asked all the Wang family members who were close to him to prepare. If he entered Sima's house and didn't come out again, all the Wang family would ask for someone from Sima's family together. It's a big deal that there is a civil uprising, and all of this is also the fault of the Sima family. With Qin Tai, an official, present, it is not easy for the Sima family to reverse black and white.

At this time, Sima Ying also knew the news that Qin Tai and them had safely entered the town again. While hurriedly calling his cronies to call back the killer who was ambushing and swooping down, he ordered all the people of the Sima family in the town to pay attention. If the people of the Wang family dare to make trouble, they can fight back mercilessly. Everything is borne by him, the patriarch, behind their backs.

A clan war is about to break out in the town again, and although the Wang family is not as wealthy as the Sima family, they have the overwhelming majority of the advantages in numbers. But the Sima family is not easy to deal with, they are all capable, and the weapons in their hands are also very regular. If there is a real fight, it is estimated that the people of the two families will be killed and injured countless times. No one will end in a complete victory in this war, and even if they win, they will pay a heavy price. It will completely destroy the rare quiet, and the two families will be regarded as fire and water from now on.