Yangzhou has a forest like a sea to uncover the rod, except for Yizhou, where the imperial capital Xijing is located, the other seven states of the herdsmen are all with their own ghosts, and there is no specific news for a while.

Which one of the fuel-efficient lamps can be mixed with the length of a state?

In troubled times, everyone is envious.

The pretentious and thoughtful shepherds have their own teams, and their strength should not be underestimated.

The minister of the dragon or the prisoner of the stairs?

There is a world of difference between just one thought.

Moreover, at this time, the two ends of the first rat must be unflattering, and they are not human inside and outside, and it is difficult to escape the settlement after the autumn. But it is not without the slightest possibility of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, and reaping the profits of the fishermen.

It is necessary to make a desperate bet and connect the nine clans at every turn.

Around is the dominant side, Wen Taowu has been in the sea for a long time, and in the face of such a treacherous situation, it is also like ordinary people who have difficulty sleeping and eating, and they are hesitant.

But when the year is pressing, you can't help but choose.

Although Yizhou is barren and located in the west of the Great Xia Kingdom, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the enemy country will never break through from this, because the gains outweigh the losses. Moreover, after the capital was settled here, a large amount of grain and grass was transported from the interior every year, and the number of soldiers and generals was enough to cope with the worst situation.

The rich Yangzhou is located in the easternmost part of the Great Xia Kingdom, across the river from the jurisdiction of the Nanjian State.

The thousand-zhang wide Canglan River in the middle is the dividing line between Daliao and its jurisdiction, so Yangzhou is relatively comfortable in the hinterland.

Now these two forces are east and west, and even if the states and counties near them have two hearts, they must first look at how the middle states and counties are chosen, otherwise if they are isolated, I am afraid that they will not be able to wait for the day of the meeting.

If people are burping, what else is there to talk about?

In this way, only the Youzhou Mu in the northeast corner and the Jingzhou Mu in the southernmost part are relatively comfortable and have the priority to choose independently.

Just when everyone was waiting to see what was happening, the bigwigs on both sides spoke at the same time to exert pressure.

Three days later, the situation finally became clear.

I don't know if it's because they don't like eunuchs in power, except for Yongzhou and Jizhou, the other five states are attached to Lin Ruhai. Of course, there is no embarrassing situation where you have me and I have you, and it is still a confrontation between the east and the west.

It is worth mentioning that Li Guang, the poorest Qingzhou pastor, was actually a "fraudulent surrender", and was discovered and exposed by Wang Xian, the county commander of Changyi County, Shanggu County.

Afterwards, many people said that the shepherd guard belonged to him Wang Xian, but Lin Ruhai actually tried his best to dispel public opinion, and after a lot of praise by name, he threw him a county guard who didn't have much real power.

Naturally, this matter also reached Mao Jiuchang's ears, and the young man felt that Wang Xian's house was really insidious, a small county order could actually overthrow the herdsman by two levels in a row, and convince everyone to cheer for him. If it weren't for the fact that the man in the Confucian shirt had said that their father and son had no big background, the young man would have been worried about it, but this also further illustrated the horror of this person from the side.

Fortunately, Lin Ruhai, who is also not a good bird, is an old and difficult character, and there must be corresponding suppression measures in the future.

The young man didn't know if this Wang Xian had any back-up in Changyi County after he moved to the county guard, but he had already decided to go back and have a look. He successfully entered the double heaven of marrow washing two days ago, but in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, he specially bought two jars of "stuffy donkeys" to find the sour old man who told fortunes, thinking about divining a hexagram and asking for a good omen.

After the three bowls of wine were down, both of them were still talking and laughing freely, but when the bottom of the altar and the strength of the wine came up, the old and the young fell on the small wooden table under the rag banner with the words "Lotte knows his fate and is not worried", one left and one right, one inside and one outside, and soon snored loudly, one after another.

When the young man woke up slowly, he suddenly realized that the twilight had come, and there were only a few mosquitoes buzzing in his ears, and the mysterious old man had long since disappeared, and except for the small wooden table on which he was lying, there were no other large and small objects left, and it was obvious that he had secretly run away.

"Smack!"

"Your uncle, didn't you say that you would be a free fortune teller? next time I will aim at you, this mosquito will be your lesson from the past!"

Just when the young man was full of anger and indignation, he suddenly noticed that someone patted him on the shoulder from behind, and when he looked back, it was a peasant woman carrying a vegetable basket.

"Auntie, is there anything wrong with you?" the young man asked calmly and softly.

"This table is mine. This aunt is a real person, and she doesn't beat around the bush, she directly pointed to the small wooden table and said: "I have been renting to an old man before, and he came over yesterday to say that he would not rent it, and asked me to come and move back tonight." ”

The boy was dizzy, damn, it was really a snarky goose plucking!

"Actually, I also feel that renting a table is a bit troublesome, but he has to rent a ......" The aunt saw that the young man's face was not very good, and asked: "Did he sell the table to you privately?" Don't be angry, baby, this table ...... I don't want it anymore, I originally collected enough rent to buy ten more, and it is really unreasonable to ask for a table again. ”

"No...... No, I ...... Auntie, where is your home? I'll send it back for you. ”

The young man didn't have a good impression of his unattractive aunt, but he was a little moved by this sudden kindness, especially when he knew that the families who were still farming in the town were very poor, and a small wooden table was really a small family for them.

However, this aunt did not accept the kindness of the young man in the end, saying that when I look at the baby, you are a promising scholar, how can you let you do these rough jobs, this work should be done by us.

Mao Jiuchang watched this simple and kind aunt go away, and after a long time, he sighed in a low voice, "Everything is inferior, only the reading is high, and the upper grade is probably those monks who are relatively rarer, right?"

At this time, a strange wind suddenly blew without warning, and a square paper with a yellowed color and a familiar style "snapped" on the young man's forehead.

The old man who told fortunes often put eight big characters written on the paper at hand - heaven and earth, be cautious.

Young man, it seems that there is still a chance to take advantage of it.

I don't want you to cast your net, I'm afraid there will be no hole. However, this old guy is really not kind, and he clearly said that he would be free twice.

"Hey, isn't there still a jar of unopened wine?" The old man's image in the young man's heart, which had just been established to be comparable to the height of a child, collapsed again.

At the same time, thousands of miles away on a dirt road, an old man curled up in a straw pile on a cart pulled by a donkey suddenly whispered to himself, "What a stinginess! Why can't you learn to be poor and be benevolent?"

The driver was a middle-aged man with an honest appearance, he didn't even get into the car, but had been following the donkey on the dirt road, at this time the old man seemed to be awake, so he hurriedly asked: "Where did you get off the car, Daoist? Usually I am reluctant to let Da Zhuang pull any heavy objects." Dao Chief, Dao Chief?"

The old Taoist priest seemed to be noisy, turned over face in, and suddenly snored like thunder. The middle-aged man had no choice but to hold the donkey and continue to hurry, but he was a little strange, he didn't feel tired after walking for so long, why didn't he shout and rest?

Since entering the Chen Mansion for the first time that day, Mao Jiuchang has felt that he not only does not look like a subordinate, but rather a bit like a guest.

The Chen family arranged for him to clean the heavily guarded library, and as a reward, he could flip through any books except the top floor. The young man knew how generous this treatment was, because some of the ancient books in it were extraordinarily valuable and valuable, and even several young masters and young ladies of the Chen family came to ask him to help borrow books to read.

And the library building is almost dusty, so that the teenager is basically an idler who has nothing to do except for going in and out of the Chen family library every day. None of the children of those families in the Chen family's private school did not envy him, but they could only sigh in vain, who made the family Mao "Chang"!

And Mao Honghui's kid is having a lot of fun with Chen Ruizhu, the pearl of the Chen family, and he is tired of reading, writing, and talking together every day, and his feelings are very good.

The young man knew in his heart that all this preferential treatment was naturally due to the man in the Confucian shirt who always liked to roll up his sleeves when he was standing and had nothing to do.

Now that the troubled times are coming, it is the poor people outside the city who are really suffering. Taking a step back, even if the city is breached, these rich and powerful people will be the last to suffer. Therefore, Mao Jiuchang planned to entrust the Mao family siblings to the Chen family before leaving. In this way, he can leave with peace of mind.

"What's the matter with little friends? But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Chen Jingming, the head of the Chen family, is an amiable old man, every time Mao Jiuchang sees him, he can say the original unspeakable words confidently, he also secretly laughed at the old man at the beginning for a natural loss of bad luck, but then he admired the old man a little.

This kind of ability is probably not what ordinary people want. It is not only an innate endowment, but also an acquired polish, which is not an ordinary rarity.

After arranging the back road of the Mao family's sisters and brothers, he planned to leave quietly alone.

The young man left the Chen Mansion and went straight to the south gate of Qinghe County.

When he passed through Qiaotou Town, he couldn't help but go back and take a look at the Mao family sisters and brothers from a distance, and then resolutely turned around and left without looking back. He looked at the strange land Haoyue above his head and whispered to himself, "From now on, I will be Ye Xiaochuan." ”

Mao Honghui has long stopped going home with Mao Jiuchang, because the latter is elusive every day, so Mao Jiuchang has not returned today, and he doesn't care. It wasn't until the moon rose that the boy finally began to panic, and he was just about to ask his sister, but he was stunned to find that the girl's face was full of tears.

"Sister, are you okay?"

The girl shook her head slightly, letting the tears roll down her face, "Go to sleep, you have to get up early tomorrow." ”

"He's gone?" the boy was obviously not really stupid.

At this time, when the girl heard the heart-piercing word "go", she finally couldn't help it, and cried, and his younger brother, who had always been naughty, seemed to have grown up suddenly, and his not thick shoulders made her feel inexplicably reassured.

Both sisters and brothers know that in the future, there will be no more teenagers named Mao Jiuchang who likes to laugh evilly.