Early in the morning, a mist shrouds after the rain.

Several grain and oil stores in Huaihua County were already crowded with people.

"What's wrong, what's wrong!"

"The price of food has risen again, and people are still not allowed to live!"

"Hey, it's up 30% from yesterday!"

The onlookers were all angry, pulling the guy and asking questions.

Although Dayan has a high grain production within the protection area of Sheji Temple, the arable land is limited, and the extra population naturally flocks to the towns to earn a living.

The people in the village can say that there is always some surplus food after taxes, but many people in the city are paid monthly money to buy on time, not to mention those who do odd jobs without a meal.

The price of food has skyrocketed, and it will cost people's lives.

"Ladies and gentlemen... Listen to me! ”

Seeing that the situation was not right, the grain store shopkeeper came out with cold sweat on his forehead to dissuade, "The old man's ancestors are all here, but he is not so black-hearted, now the wharf can't transport grain, this morning is at this price everywhere, and it won't help if you smash the old man's shop..."

Looking at the chaos in front of him, a man with an ugly face quickly came to the yamen of the government.

"My lord, both land and water are blocked, and if this continues, something big will happen sooner or later!"

"Hmph, send a message to the army, just to ask the person who is placing."

"Also, let Sihaimen organize the city dart game..."

"My lord, the money for the dart is also rising!"

……

On the canal, large and small merchant ships were blocked.

"What are you doing!"

A man's figure flickered, leaping from ship to ship, and soon came to the front.

I saw a row of merchant ships crookedly and twisted, blocking the channel, and the ship was full of men with horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes, depicting dragons and tigers, giggling and drinking and playing with knives.

The man jumped on the mast and stared at everyone with a cold look in his eyes, "What are you all about, but you want to be my enemy?" ”

"Paijiao, hiss, scared me to death..."

A young man with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks yawned and walked out of the pavilion and pointed to the river behind him, "Such a big breath, go and talk to that one!" ”

Whoa...

As soon as the words fell, the water on the river surface surged, and black shadows jumped out, but it was several three-meter-thick pig dragons rolling and playing in the water, and black smoke billowed as they went.

And an old woman dressed in a coarse cloth garment from a peasant house was walking on the water, spilling black pills from time to time, causing the pig polong to snatch them.

"Dragon's Technique..."

The sectarian gasped and said respectfully: "The senior is a member of the Zhou family?" ”

The old woman showed a kind smile, "The Zhou family doesn't look down on these miscellaneous bloods, the old woman is a descendant of the Xiao family, take advantage of the good weather to come out for a walk, don't worry, young man, I'll leave in a while..."

……

In the mine, several foremen are on fire.

"Why can't you see anyone today?"

"My lord, no one dares to come."

"Who's doing the trick?"

"I don't know, the people of Sihaimen said they couldn't help it..."

……

Not only the people, but even the various lineages are panicking.

Copper, moon silver, rune paper... The redemption of all kinds of cultivation resources is frantically dropping, as if it is a convulsion, as long as you dare to trade, you will immediately lose money.

If the price of Xuantong rose some time ago, it was due to many reasons such as the Ministry of Industry, the border army, and the prince's patrol, but now the source cannot be found at all.

As Wang Xuan expected, the people in Mojia Mountain City were in turmoil that night.

In the night sky, from time to time, there are messenger spirit birds flying around.

In the small courtyards of each house, there were fluctuations in the vague magic technique after a while.

In this eerie atmosphere, the morning sun rises over the distant mountains.

In the small courtyard where the Qucheng Military Mansion is located.

Sect Elder Cheng Sanshui scolded and said: "Don't look for me, although I say that I control the water transportation arteries in various states, but people want to block the road, is it really necessary to transfer people to fight?!" ”

As he spoke, he hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Let's be honest with you, I received the news last night, there is more than one family in Dayan that does this, and there is an order from the general altar to try our best, but Xiao Jili's kid seems to have changed as a person, and it is not easy to fool." ”

In front of him, he was the master of the Xicai Gate, the Assassin Gate, the Hehe Gate, and the Thief Gate.

The Liu brothers sat at the end, pretending to be fools with drooping eyes.

"Everyone."

Weng Qing, the elder of the thief sect, suddenly smiled and said: "The birthday of the thousand-year-old Yan Emperor, the heads of various families and some sect masters of the Dharma lineage go to celebrate, but not everyone can enter, you can see that the Taiyi Sect, Shanhai Academy, and Sumeru Sect are in a hurry?" ”

"Some plates have been set at the beginning, if the old man guessed correctly, the chaos will disappear soon, and the Xiao family will naturally have to speak, depending on how big the appetite is..."

Everyone looked at each other, all shaking their heads and saying nothing.

In another small courtyard, a group of people also gathered.

Led by Liuhe Yinyang Gate and Honglin Zen Temple, there are also several small families in the state, local legal lineages, all with solemn faces and frowns.

Someone lamented: "I am a fish and a knife, and the Xiao family's hand is indeed ruthless." ”

Someone sneered and looked at everyone, "Come on, we are in the state, we are all looking up to people, the thousand-year-old family is in vain, maybe some people have already leaned on it." ”

"Brother Wu, it's not necessary to point out that Sang scolds Huai."

"Hmph, Elder Li, are you empty-hearted?"

"Don't make a noise, everyone!"

An old Taoist of the Liuhe Yin-Yang Gate said in a deep voice: "If the Xiao family wants to extract the benefits of each family's wasteland, it is actually nothing, have you ever heard of Huaizhou?" ”

"The royal family has set a rule, the government army is not allowed to attack each other, but there are many means in private, the Huaizhou Sima family has already annexed a lot of small legal lines, and they are ambitious and don't know what they are planning."

"What we have to worry about is whether the Xiao family will do the same!"

……

The back wing room of the Mo family compound.

Wang Xuan leisurely ate breakfast and checked information from time to time.

"As expected."

Mo Huaixian said in a deep voice: "As soon as the Xiao family makes a move, the entire state will fall into chaos, and I am afraid that today I will be poor." ”

"There's no need to rush."

Wang Xuan took a sip of tea with a calm face, "The Xiao family's move is a strategy to attack the heart, the thunder is loud and the rain is small, if I guess correctly, what they want to do is inseparable from the support of each family." I'm afraid the next step is to split and attack. ”

"Nowadays, the military government of Bingzhou can be divided into two kinds, one is the big forces of Paijiao, Wuxiantang, and Taiyinmen, although their strength is scattered, they are not as good as Taiyijiao and Shanhai Academy, but they have a lot of influence in various states."

"The Xiao family will not be too much about these forces, and they should give some benefits."

"The rest is the local lineage and family of the state, the Xiao family is either enveloped, or the grace and power are equally important, it should not be as excessive as the Huaizhou Sima family."

"In short, the overall situation has been decided, and after today, the Xiao family will have no hidden worries in Bingzhou."

As he was talking, Mo Yuntian hurriedly came, with a hint of joy on his face: "Brother, the second uncle has already passed the South Valley Road. ”

Mo Huaixian breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Brother Wang, my second uncle has praised you, why don't you go and greet you?" ”

"When the elders come, of course they have to welcome them."

Wang Xuan nodded slightly, and got up with everyone to go to the city gate.

The Mo family was able to rise because of two talents in the clan, one of whom had been operating in the mysterious Sihaimen General Hall for many years, and the other had risen to the top and achieved the position of the head of the household.

Although in this world, the royal family, the legal lineage, and the family are the real controllers, but being able to become the head of the household who oversees the financial power of the treasury shows that he is deeply trusted by the royal family and has the support of Shanhai Academy.

Wang Xuan was also very curious about the second uncle of the Mo family, who came from the god capital.

When he went out of the city gate, he saw five horsemen galloping on the plain.

The horse was quite a divine horse, taller than an ordinary war horse, with four hooves galloping and clouds of smoke rolling, nostrils spewing fire, fast as a meteor, and imposing.

Wang Xuan was stunned, "Demon beast? ”

Mo Huaixian smiled and said: "That is the dragon horse that the Zhou family helped cultivate, and the various departments of Dayan often have to patrol the Quartet, so there will be no delay on the road with this treasure horse, but it is quite a elixir, and the government army can't afford to raise it." ”

Five dragon horses are coming in a flash.

I saw that the first person had a face like a crown of jade, a long black beard and a flowing beard, wearing a green shirt and a Confucian robe, and his bearing was elegant and extraordinary.

The four people behind him were dressed in dark warrior robes, carrying bows and swords, although they were not refining Qi and transforming the divine realm, but each divine Qi was restrained, mixed with the Yuan and kept one, and it was all the realm of the Five Qi Dynasty Yuan.

You must know that elite disciples of the Dharma lineage like Guo Shouqing and Chen Xianyu are only five qi dynasty yuan, and these warriors don't look much older than them.

When they came to the city gate, they immediately dismounted.

A group of Mo family children and clan elders hurriedly stepped forward and surrendered their hands.

"Welcome to the Patriarch!"

That's right, the second uncle of the Mo family, Mo Guanchao, is the head of the Mo family in the real sense.

Mo Guanchao smiled clearly, and also returned the salute: "You have worked hard. ”

After that, he patted Mo Huaixian on the shoulder, his eyes were full of relief, "Huaixian did a good job." ”

Wang Xuan also took a step forward and solemnly arched his hand: "I've seen my predecessors." ”

Mo Guanchao showed a smile on his face, "Yes, the old man didn't see the wrong person." ”

As he spoke, he looked at Shancheng and his eyes condensed slightly, "It's really lively, let's go, don't miss the auspicious time." ”

The head of the family returned, and the children of the Mo family finally felt at ease.

As soon as the group walked a few steps, the people of the Fa Lineage family also went out to pay their respects.

"I've seen Master Mo!"

"I've seen Master Mo!"

Mo Guanchao also had a gentle face, returned the salute one by one, and then smiled and said: "The Mo family has taken root in Bingzhou, thanks to your care, coming today, the mountain city is even more vibrant, after bringing a big gift, I will definitely give you a cup." ”

After some politeness, everyone in the Fa Lineage family dispersed one after another.

This is the way of the world, although a household servant has a lot of influence, but the officialdom has ups and downs, and he will abdicate after a few years, while the lineage of the family will remain unchanged for hundreds of years.

It's just to give each other face, in fact, they both know that if the Mo family can't gain a foothold when Mo Guanchao is in power, it will plummet after abdication.

The head of the family returned, and preparations for the gift began.

A huge altar has already been erected in the center of the mountain city, with three animals and six animals, ancestral tablets, and a huge incense burner... One by one, the children of the Mo family carried out one by one.

In the back wing room of the Mo family's compound, Wang Xuan sat and discussed with the Mo family's uncles and nephews.

After listening to Mo Huaixian's introduction, Mo Guanchao stroked his long beard and shook his head with a smile, "What Wang Xian's nephew said is right, what the Xiao family wants to do, the old man has already guessed." ”

"There are some words that the old man is inconvenient to come forward, so he can take advantage of the situation to throw out the news..."

Listening to Mo Guanchao's arrangement, Wang Xuan looked out the window with a calm face.

Sure enough, many things were as he expected.

The royal family set off a great tide, the family set its own rules, and many of the games laid out in advance will be revealed in the world in the future, and the sky over Middle-earth is like an invisible big hand, using everything in the world as a chess.

But sometimes, the more sophisticated the planning, the more likely it is to go wrong...

Towards noon, news came one after another, and stability was quickly restored to all parts of the state, as if the previous chaos was just a dream.

And the completion ceremony of Mojiashan City also began...

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