(PS1: The real hero, the most powerful thing is that he has a heart that never gives up more than others.) ps2: I saw the post of the poor monk, say a word here, life is actually like this, all we can do is to raise the middle finger to the sky and say a word of exercise, but also remember to grit your teeth and move forward, whether it is taking the wrong road or a detour, it is better than standing still, believe in the willows and flowers, believe in love at first sight, I think you are the same as me: I like myself who was stupidly dragging something many years ago. PS3: Thank you for your support, hugs. ）

At the beginning of the year 3749 of the Yan calendar, Guangqi City was a little more silent than before, this silence gave people a very calm feeling, although the embarrassing situation of the Hanging Temple is now known to the world, but there is no wind and waves and rivers and lakes - At this moment, the Firmament Continent is like a calm lake, even if there is a fallen leaf and a stone falling into the lake and causing a ripple, if there is no such thing as adding fuel to the fire and adding insult to the fire, maybe what happened in Guangqi City this year will soon be forgotten, after all, there is no way to make waves without wind and waves, because the passage of time can affect people's memories.

For example, do you remember that self many years ago? For example, do you remember a certain young back preserved in your memory many years ago?

It is better to forget each other than to forget each other, and sometimes, it is better to shed blood than to shed tears.

Whether it is the loneliness of the Hanging Temple, or the rise of Taoism, or the battle of Qingyun City that has just passed, in the eyes of ordinary city citizens who are running around for firewood, rice, oil and salt every day, what they want is only tranquility as before, because they do not seek to act recklessly, do not seek unlimited glory and favor, only seek peace and quiet, and only seek three meals a day. Compared with these events that will leave a minor or heavy mark in history, they are more concerned about how much taxes they will pay this year and whether they will need to serve in the military.

The first day of the new year had just passed, and early the next morning, many townspeople came to the bulletin board where the notices were posted, because it was time to post this year's taxes.

Looking at the yellow paper covered with the seal of the Guangming Mansion, many city residents chose to remain silent, because the weight of this year's tax has exceeded their imagination, just like three years ago, the new tax law was promulgated, stipulating (Note 1) Ding men (16 to 60 years old) pay land rent according to 30 mu, and Ding women pay land rent according to 20 mu. If the head of the household is a second-class male (13-15 years old, 61-65 years old), the rent is paid at 20 acres, and the land rent is paid at 10 acres for the second-class female. Thirty acres, the rent tax is five hundreds, that is, ten liters per mu. In addition to the field rent, it is also necessary to pay the household survey, and if the male is the head of the household, he will pay five horses of silk and three catties of cotton every year; if the head of the household is a woman or a second male man, the household adjustment will be paid in half.

At that time, the tax law was promulgated, although the common people of Yanguo were puzzled, but it did not cause riots, this is because there are so many young people in Yanguo, and the people are prosperous, and the country is strong, although the taxes are heavier, but it will not make them feel panicked, and at least there will be food in stock for a year - for these people who rely on labor to eat, it is better to have food than brocade clothes and long sleeves, even if there is no big fish and meat in the meal.

At that time, the Emperor of Yanguo said that the new tax law was promulgated, and the light service would continue after three years, but after three years, it would ...... The enslavement has more than tripled, and in the face of such an ending, the wrinkles on the brows of the people of Guangqi City have deepened, and it has also shrouded a shadow for the beginning of this new year, a shadow in the silence, and a faint dark current.

Even those who had great ambitions did not expect that with the unfolding of the conflict between Buddhism and Taoism, new problems would soon arise in the Yan Kingdom, and the first incident that shocked the entire continent originated from Guangqi City.

Guangqi City, inside the city lord's mansion.

"The dung above the temple is the official, the beasts and beasts between the palaces and mansions eat Lu, there are too many wolf-hearted dogs in this world, rolling in the dynasty, those servile and servile people are actually ruling one after another, where is the way of heaven?" Li Haoran looked at a notice in his hand, his face showed anger, and he kneaded the notice in his hand into a ball and threw it on the ground, so he still felt angry, and then stepped forward and kicked twice, and said while kicking, "Lu Tianyu's dog is just a dog, he is not sympathetic to the people's feelings and does not care about the life and death of the people, such a governor is so domineering!"

Hearing Li Haoran's words, Yang Lichen looked outside the door, and when he saw that no one was there, he breathed a sigh of relief, comparing the emperor and the dignitaries to beasts.

"I'm not afraid of others listening to what I say, as a man's husband, I can't serve the country, I'd rather die!" Looking at Yang Lichen, who got up and was about to close the door, Li Haoran stopped him in the back and said.

"What the Master said is very true. Although he was worried, Yang Lichen did not refute Li Haoran's words, after finishing speaking, he looked at Li Haoran and said, "The master is worried about the country and the people, but even if he dies, he must die a worthwhile death, right? Besides, this new tax law was promulgated by the whole country, and Lu Tianyu is just a puppet." ”

In the past three years, Guangqi City seems to be lively, how many people have reduced their rations? And the emperor, the people regard food as the sky, is this still said by the old man? It's a pity that I'm an old horseman, and now I'm about to move out of the city lord's mansion, and I can't serve the court at the top, and I can't be the master of the people of Li, so it's hateful and angry!"

sighed lightly, Yang Lichen, who was silent, raised the blue and white porcelain in his hand, blew open the tea leaves that had been soaked in two waters in the cup, and then lowered his head to think about something, while Li Haoran was still panting, and his chest fell together, and it seemed that he couldn't get rid of the depression in his heart for a while.

The reason why Yang Lichen didn't speak was because the current city lord's mansion was already in jeopardy, and the emperor had issued an edict to remove Li Haoran from the position of city lord, and now Li Haoran had little place to rely on in Guangqi City except for his own prestige.

Prestige?

Thinking of this, Yang Lichen seemed to remember something, and then looked up at Li Haoran, who was still angry, and whispered, "Master, why don't we go to the Hanging Temple?"

"What do you mean?" Looking at Yang Lichen, Li Haoran asked with some puzzlement.

"See the Master of the Seven Rings, after all, if there is no Hanging Temple, there will be no current Guangqi City, although the Hanging Temple is now difficult to protect itself, but the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, if the Master of the Seven Rings comes forward...... Lu Tianyu didn't dare to disagree, after all, the number of acres of land in the Hanging Temple was second to none in Guangqi City. When he said this, Yang Lichen remembered how powerless Lu Tianyu was in front of the Master of the Seven Rings years ago.

"Force determines strength, and strength determines power. This sentence appeared in his mind, and Yang Lichen said to Li Haoran again Sometimes, whoever has a hard fist, whoever says is the truth.

"Will the Master of the Seven Rings come forward?" Li Haoran asked rhetorically after listening to Yang Lichen's words.

"In today's tax law, military service and conscription must also be well aware of the harm of the Seven Precepts, in my opinion, within three years, there will be a phenomenon of land annexation in Yanguo, and then those people will have no land to cultivate and no clothes to wear...... Now, with the strength of the master and the prestige of the master, I think the people of Guangqi City will be on our side. Speaking of this, Yang Lichen lowered his head and took a sip of tea, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "If you really want to make a big deal about it, you won't be able to help the emperor when the time comes, and Luo Wu has been looking for me again and again during this time, it seems that it is time to meet him." ”

"Luo Wu?" Hearing this name, Li Haoran's face fell into contemplation, what Yang Lichen said just now did not make him relax, at this moment, Li Haoran's eyebrows seemed to have an extra lock, forming a Sichuan shape, and the wrinkles were getting deeper and deeper, "Could it be ...... Do you have to take the road of the government forcing the people to oppose it?"

"Master, don't forget. Hearing Li Haoran's last sentence, Yang Lichen smiled and said, "We're not the opposite, let's say we're protecting ourselves, and we're ...... Baojiang Shan Sheji. ”

There is a sentence that Yang Lichen didn't say, that is, Guangqi City, half of which belongs to the Li family, and he can't give it to a foreign surname like this, even if his surname is Lu.

In Yang Lichen's view, it is just a compliment, and in this world, it is the truth to live and leave history.

After Yang Lichen said that, he felt that he had changed, and as for where it had changed, Yang Lichen himself couldn't say.

At the very beginning, ambition is all about to move and then erect.

- Note 1, changed from the "Occupation of the Land Order" promulgated in 280 after the unification of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty (reigned 265~290). I hope don't laugh and don't take it seriously, I just want to use a point, to make a piece, and burn the fire of Guangqi City to the entire Yan Country.