Inside a dilapidated tent.

Li Er gasped and stared intently

Looking forward to hearing some good news from their mouths.

Why.

It's destined to disappoint.

He smiled bitterly and said, "The big shopkeeper asked me to pause all movements, wait and see what happens, and wait for his order." ”

"What?" Li Er's face changed dramatically in an instant, and he exclaimed loudly: "Wouldn't this be a self-cutting financial route?!" ”

"Be quiet! Do you want to attract the officials or something! The color turned black and scolded sharply.

Li Er grabbed his arm as if he hadn't heard it.

Asked loudly: "You tell me honestly!" Is that really what the big shopkeeper said? ”

"Release!" In pain, he scolded loudly: "If you don't let go, don't blame me for being unkind!" ”

"You!" Li Er's face was pale, and he was about to scold when he opened his mouth! But in the end, he swallowed the "greeting" that was about to blurt out.

"Okay, okay, I'll let go, I'll let go!" Li Er let go of his hand and continued to ask: "Okay, I'll let go, hurry up!" ”

The color sank, and he repeated: "And! Lower your voice! Attracted the servants! You and I have to die. ”

Li Er's face turned red and said, "Please!" Hurry up! The servants can't get by! Rest assured! Even if the official really comes! With so many brothers out there, we're sure we'll get the news in advance. ”

Let's talk about it.

Glaring at himself in death.

In desperation, Li Er had no choice but to endure the anger in his heart, and said again and again: "Okay, okay, I'll be quiet, I can talk about it now." ”

"Whew~!"

Exhale a breath of turbidity. Slowly said: "I didn't lie to you! That's what the big shopkeeper said! ”

"Stunned!" Li Er stared at his eyes deadly, and when he saw that he didn't seem to be lying, he paused instantly.

slapped his thigh and said sadly: "The big shopkeeper is confused!" Wouldn't this be self-defeating? ”

"As soon as the porridge shed is built! It's hard for us to fish in troubled waters again! When the time comes, everyone will be able to eat, who will listen to us? ”

His color sank, and he slowly spoke: "The big shopkeeper said "temporarily". ”

Hearing this, Li Er raised his head and looked at him and sneered: "Touch your conscience, do you first ask yourself if you believe it?" ”

"For the time being? Bullshit for now! As soon as the six princes took office, they cut off our way to resell grain! At that time, the big shopkeeper also said for the time being! ”

"The result? As a result, I was asked to wait for the resale of porridge and rice! ”

"Good! I also admit to reselling porridge and rice! After all, without the big treasurer, there would be no me now! Although the reselling of porridge and rice earned less, there was still some income. _o_m ”

"But now? Now that bullshit six princes are going to build a porridge shed! I have to tear down the old porridge shed! ”

"Look at where the timber is piling up! One in three miles! One in three miles."

"If this porridge shed is built! All the victims outside the Xuanping Gate can eat! ”

"They're eating! What do we eat? Drink the northwest wind? ”

"I won't be able to get any money then! Who can listen to us with those people under our hands? ”

The more he talked, the more angry he became, and in the end, Li Er slapped his thigh several times again!

The words fell.

The color was cloudy and sunny for a long time, and it was obvious that his heart was not calm at the moment.

"Whew~!"

He exhaled a breath of turbidity and said helplessly: "Everyone understands the truth!" The problem is that if you don't listen to the big shopkeeper, what can we do? ”

"Can we fight the officials, or can we fight the six princes?"

Li Er asked in a deep voice: "If we can't fight, the big shopkeeper can fight?" Don't forget! Since the six princes took office, the big shopkeeper has retired again and again! I don't even have the courage to fight! ”

With a laugh, he said: "The big shopkeeper doesn't have the courage to fight!" Do you have the courage to fight? I don't think you even know how to write dead words! ”

Not to be outdone, Li Er also sneered: "They all say that you are smart, but I think you are nothing more than that!" ”

"You!" In a hurry, he stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Er.

He eavesdropped on his private school for two years when he was a child, and he has always thought of himself as a scholar, and the most annoying thing on weekdays is that others say that he is not smart.

Don't wait to scold.

Li Er said in a deep voice: ".

Let me ask you, if the porridge shed is really built! The victims are now able to eat! I'm full! Let's not mention the money, will we be able to control the current group of victims at that time? ”

After a moment's groaning, he shook his head helplessly.

Now the people are able to control the plague and make them lambs to the slaughter.

To put it bluntly, there are two main means.

First, there are many people, ***.

The second is that the distance between the porridge shacks is too far, and during this period, the refugee gathering places are small groups! If you want to eat, you have to move forward in a group!

If the porridge shed is really according to Xu Yi's plan, a small porridge shed will be set up every three miles.

At that time, the competition among the affected people will inevitably be greatly reduced.

At that time, there is no need to huddle together to keep warm.

In this way, the most direct outcome is to disintegrate their power and cut off their financial routes.

If only that were it.

If someone is full of food and lifts the table......

So, whether it's Li Er, or Wang San, or Zhao Liu.

All of them are going to die.

A flash of fear flashed in his mind, and he hurriedly looked up at Li Er.

Seeing this, Li Er knew in his heart, and asked in a deep voice, "Figured it out?" ”

said.

Li Er asked rhetorically again: "What you and I can figure out, a smart person like the big shopkeeper can't think of?" Haven't you always prided yourself to be smart? ”

"Well, let me ask you, what would you do if you were the treasurer?"

said, without thinking about it, he spat out directly: "Run!" ”

At the end, he hurriedly added: "Run with the money!" ”

Li Erzhong nodded and said, "That's right, even if it's me, if I can't fight, I will choose to run!" So much gold and silver in hand! Where can you not be a rich man, marry a dozen concubines and live happily. ”

As he spoke, Li Er's face sank and he stared at his eyes.

He said in a deep voice: "But don't forget! Eighty percent of the gold and silver jewelry in the hands of the big shopkeeper is our filial piety! ”

Shocked, he said, "You mean we join forces?" ”

As he spoke, he made a gesture around his neck.

Li Er said in a deep voice: "I have more than 70 brothers under my hands. ”

As soon as this statement came out, it was self-evident what you wanted to do.

After doubting for a moment, he sighed: "I also have more than 70 brothers under my hands, but this is far from enough!" There are at least 300 people under the big treasurer! ”

After a pause, he asked, "Do you want to call the Chen family brothers?" The two brothers together have at least a hundred! ”

"Nope." Li Er didn't think about it and refused directly: "The more people there are, the easier it is to leak the news, not to mention who knows if the Chen family brothers are reliable." ”

The color turned red instantly, and he said in a deep voice: "But you and I are only one person!" What is the difference between winning so few people and killing themselves! ”.

Li Er sneered: "Kill yourself? Not necessarily. ”

"Alright, don't pretend to be a ghost! If you have any ideas, hurry up! If you can do it, I'll follow you! You said angrily.

Li Er sneered and said, "Say it in advance!" After the deed, *** points! I'm six, you're four! ”

Seeing Lu dissatisfied.

Li Er added in a deep voice: "Don't be dissatisfied, I came up with the idea!" I'll take one more and take it for granted! ”

"Whew~!"

Du exhaled a mouthful of turbidity and said impatiently: "*** just ***!" Hurry up! Don't ink! ”

Li Er walked out of the tent and glanced left and right.

The curtain was then completely locked.

He said in a deep voice: "Listen! There are many people in the big shopkeeper, there are many people! But don't forget, there are more victims on the big shopkeeper's side than on our side. ”

"Historically, every time the soup kitchen manager would send half of his people to keep an eye on the victims and the other shopkeepers."

"Even if the big shopkeeper wants to run, the time will be chosen in the evening, and he will continue to cook this last porridge meal even if it is done!"

"This is our only chance!"

The words fell. @*~~

Lian waved his hand and said: "Take advantage of the soup kitchen?" What's the difference between this and actively seeking death? It is true that those officials and soldiers are eating dry food.

！ ”

Li Er said in a deep voice: "I just said it!" This is the best chance! As for the officers and soldiers? Don't worry! ”

"Hundreds of them died! What about the victims? There are tens of thousands of victims! ”

"When the time comes, you and I will take advantage of the chaos to bring the victims in! The water is muddy enough for those officials and soldiers to be busy! ”

"Wait until you get it! You and I will stir up all the victims along the way as we run! At that time, there will be a complete chaos outside Xuanping Gate! Who cares about us? ”

After thinking for a moment, I couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise: "Ruthless enough!" Clever enough! ”

Li Er laughed with joy on his face when he heard this: "That's it, don't look at Lao Tzu who hasn't read!" But Lao Tzu has traveled south and north over the years, and he has seen the things that people have encountered, but the sea has gone! Isn't there a saying that reading is better than walking?! ”

smiled and shook his head, and said slowly: "It's better to read thousands of books than to walk thousands of miles." ”

The words fell.

Se Yizheng said in a deep voice: "Okay, this matter is ***!" I'll go back and get ready! Waiting for your news! ”

Li Er restrained the smile on his face and nodded heavily.

He immediately went out and sent him out of the tent.

Neither of them noticed, just the moment they stepped out of the tent.

A ragged, unkempt young woman quietly rolled out of the back of the tent.

......

On a high slope outside the Xuanping Gate.

Xu Yi stood on the high slope with his hands behind his back.

His eyes stared at the countless gathering places of the victims below, without sorrow or joy.

No one knows what is going on or off.

Even Zhao Shou, who gets along day and night, is the same.

Down a high slope.

Zhao Shou led the elite servants and quietly guarded the high slope.

made it impossible for others to disturb Xu Yi.

Suddenly.

Billowing smoke and dust billowed from the avenue in the distance.

Zhao Shou turned over on his horse and stood up with his feet in the stirrups.

Looking from above, I saw more than a dozen horsemen escorting a carriage not far away, rushing towards Xuanping Gate.

Zhao Shou quickly jumped off the horse's back and trotted towards the high slope.

Yu reported: "Sixth Master, more than ten horsemen escorting a carriage in the distance are galloping over. ”

Xu Yi never turned around.

With his back to Zhao Shou, he said calmly: "It's Zhou Hongxi who is back, you bring a few officials to greet you in person." ”

"Obey!" Zhao Shou agreed, and walked down the high slope quickly.

While walking, I muttered the name Zhou Hongxi in my heart, and for some reason I always felt that this name was unusually familiar.

Suddenly.

Zhao Shou's eyes lit up, and he said in a low voice: "It turned out to be him, this time it's okay, all the people from the three ministries and one courtyard have arrived." ”

Zhou Hongxi was not an outsider, it was Shi Langzhong, the Ministry of Industry who was sent by Xu Yi to investigate the trend of the entire Guanzhong River.

At the same time, he is also the one with the largest official position in the three ministries and one court. _o_m

It didn't take a while.

More than a dozen horsemen escorted a carriage to the drawbridge.

As soon as Fang arrived at the suspension bridge, more than a dozen horsemen paused their horses' hooves.

The curtain of the carriage was lifted from the inside, and a middle-aged man with a pale face stumbled down from the compartment.

Saying that it is walking is actually no different from climbing.

Don't wait for Zhao Shou to step forward to help.

The middle-aged man held on to the carriage and vomited directly.

I didn't eat much, but this spit out even more sour water.

The already pale face couldn't help but turn even whiter.

Zhao Shou turned around and took out a bag of water from the horse's side pocket.

Quickly stepped forward and handed it to the middle-aged man and said, "Lord Zhou, drink some water." ”

Zhou Hongxi didn't have time to thank him, so he took the water bladder and poured a few mouthfuls of water.

It took a long time to ease up before he came to his senses.

"Thank you." Zhou Hongxi handed the water bladder to Zhao Shou and thanked him.

Then he quickly asked, "What about Lord Jing Zhaoyin?" ”

Zhao Shou took the water bladder and hurriedly replied, "My sixth master is not far away." ”

Zhou Hongxi heard this and quickly got into the carriage.

From the carriage.

A wooden box with a height of one foot and a length of two feet was brought out.

As soon as Fang Yi got out of the carriage, he hurriedly said, "Take me to see your sixth master." ”

Zhao Shou nodded, seeing that Zhou Hongxi was struggling to hold the wooden box in his arms, he couldn't help but say, "Lord Zhou, I'll hold this box for you." ”

Why.

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Hongxi took two steps back directly, and his hands couldn't help but hold the box tighter.

Looking at Zhao Shou, his eyes also had a strong look of defense.

Zhao Shou, who didn't know why, laughed twice.

After settling down, he said, "Lord Zhou, please come with me." ”

Traveling all the way, for some reason, Zhou Hongxi always kept a distance of more than two steps from Zhao Shou and the others in front of him.

The wooden box was even more hugged by it.

Down a high slope.

Zhao Shou arched his hand and said: "Lord Zhou, my sixth master is on it." ”

Zhou Hongxi looked up at the back of the dark jade-colored python robe on the high slope, nodded, and then moved forward silently without saying a word.

Zhao Shou, who was confused, and the officials looked at each other.

No one can understand why Zhou Hongxi, who was fine at the beginning, became like this after mentioning the box.

What's in that box? Is it worthy of such importance from a Langzhong?

......

......

On high slopes.

Xu Yi withdrew his gaze from the gathering place of the victims and sighed silently.

Then he slowly turned around and looked at Zhou Hongxi, who was already halfway through.

At a glance, Xu Yi's body couldn't help but pause a few times.

How high-spirited Zhou Hongxi was a few days ago.

At this time, Zhou Hongxi was so embarrassed.

His sideburns were gray, his face was pale with lingering tiredness, and his clothes were neat, but if you looked closely, you could find a lot of stains.

What did it take to make a court member so embarrassed?

Xu Yi took two quick steps to greet him.

"Lord Zhou, you are." Before approaching, Xu Yi couldn't help asking.

Zhou Hongxi's body paused, and solemnly placed the dead wooden box that he had always held in his arms on the ground.

He arched his hand slightly and looked at Xu Yi.

Before the words came out, there were already two lines of tears.

Xu Yi hurriedly stepped forward and said with concern: "Lord Zhou, what happened?" ”

"The ...... of the Six Princes" Zhou Hongxi's eyes were red, tears couldn't stop flowing from the corners of his eyes, and he shouted.

Then he trembled his hands, bowed deeply, and said sadly: "Six princes! You must be in charge of the lower officials and the others. ”

"Lord Zhou, please get up quickly." Xu Yi stepped forward quickly and helped him up.

Then his face turned straight and he asked in a deep voice, "What happened?" Master Zhou should not be in a hurry, speak slowly. ”

"Ugh." Zhou Hongxi sighed heavily.

I forcibly said the matter with sadness in my heart.

Since that day, Jingzhao Mansion has passed.

Zhou Hongxi led the Ministry of Industry out of Chang'an City.

After leaving Chang'an City, the workers and horses parted ways according to their respective division of labor.

If you want to clear the river, you can't avoid the Wei River, which is known as the mother river by the people of Guanzhong.

And if you want to check the Weihe River, you can't avoid Chencang County no matter what!

That's why. @·error-free start~~

After the workers and horses dispersed.

Zhou Hongxi directly took dozens of the most outstanding officials and officials of the Dushui Qing Officials Division and went straight to Chencang County.

Because it is the Ministry of Labor, plus the unspoken rules of most of the Beijing officials out of Beijing. Rule..

This way, although the boat and car are tiring, but everywhere you go, the local government all welcomes you.

Because of this, the journey has been smooth.

When you travel to Chencang County, it is no exception.

After a simple trimming.

Zhou Hongxi led people to start surveying one by one.

Unexpectedly, when Fang surveyed Huangjia Town outside the county, something happened.

Huangjia Town is said to be a town, but in fact it is almost the same as the county seat, and there are even faint signs of victory.

。

None of them.

That Huangjia Town sits on a large tributary of Weishui.

There are several outside the town just by the wharf.

Not to mention fertile land that can be easily irrigated.

Zhou Hongxi said sadly: "The moment I waited for Fang to walk into Huangjia Town, I was targeted!" ”

"That night, someone sent a book with arrows, forcing me to leave."

"The strong dragon doesn't suppress the head snake, I waited for the next day to find the Chencang County Order, how did I expect that the Liu County Order directly excused the illness and didn't see me waiting."

"After coming out of the county office, I waited until I inquired in private to find out that there was a Huang master in Huangjia Town."

"That old man Huang sits on Huangjia Town and the surrounding villages and towns with 3,000 hectares of fertile land!"

"Since the outbreak of the drought, the water level of the tributaries of the Wei River has declined, and Master Huang monopolizes the entire tributaries of the Wei River!"

"His 3,000 acres of fertile land have not been affected by the drought in the slightest! But the other people in the surrounding area have no harvest from every household! ”

"Even so, Master Huang was still not satisfied, and took advantage of the drought to wantonly annex the surrounding fertile land, forcing the people to sell themselves into slavery."

"The whole is the soil emperor of Chencang County!"

As he spoke, Zhou Hongxi burst the embankment again with tears in his eyes.

Zhou Hongxi choked up and said: "After knowing the inside story, I don't even dare to live in the inn!" hid directly in a city god temple outside the town. ”

"Taking advantage of the night, the lower officials sent out thirty errands, and the two chiefs and seven wardens went to check the tributaries."

"I wanted to find out the details of the tributaries as soon as possible, and then quickly leave this place of right and wrong."

"Unexpectedly, there were thirty-nine people when I went! When they returned, there were only twenty-three! ”

"Eleven servants and one master died in the night!"

"Most of the people who came back were scarred! After realizing that the situation was wrong, Xia Guan immediately took the rest of the people to escape from Huangjia Town at night. ”

"How did I expect that, even so, Master Huang still refused to let me go! Chase soldiers along the way! When Xia Guan went, he brought a full sixty people! But only nine people remained! ”

"One person was killed by that old man Huang!"

"If it weren't for Xia Guan's fast running, Xia Guan would have died at this time, my lord!"

"My lord! He wants to kill people! ”

"My lord! You must be in charge of your subordinates! Decide the dead one, my lord. Error-free updates @"

Unconsciously, Zhou Hongxi was already crying.