"Turning the tide?" There was a hint of solemnity on the face of the lord of the country: "I didn't expect you to have such high hopes for the national teacher. ”

Zhao Huang replied: "Your Majesty, there were Xiong Guo's soldiers pointing directly at Dongshengdu, at that time, Weichen was young, fled with his grandfather all the way, and witnessed countless miserable creatures. ”

"What you say, but from the bottom of your heart?" The lord asked.

"Weichen doesn't like the national teacher, and even avoids him." Zhao Xiao didn't answer directly, but asked: "It's just that Weichen thinks that if the current turmoil in the court is pushed to the extreme, what will be the result?" ”

The lord of the country did not speak, and Zhao Xiao continued: "I am afraid that the national teacher will not sit and wait for death, and when the time comes, the work of the lips and tongue and the wonderful writing will be completely useless. Weichen is fortunate to have witnessed the immortal mana of the national teacher, how strong is Yang Liujun, the demon of the chaotic party in Xingluo County? After fighting with the national teacher, he was destroyed in less than three combinations. In case the situation evolves out of control, and the Chongxuan Pavilion is close at hand, what can Your Majesty do? ”

Zhao Huang admitted that this palace city, which had been carefully built and arranged by the Kanyu Master, was indeed able to prohibit the use of magic and prevent the monks from attacking with assassination. But in the face of Liang Tao's almost immortal realm, a palace city is just to protect itself, whether it can really be held is still two words.

What's more, Liang Tao also has a clan brother who is leading the troops outside, if the Yongjia Liang clan is really forced to be anxious, the two sides tear their faces and fight without caring about the consequences, Dongsheng is afraid that he will suddenly become elbows.

And Hua Xu Guo and Chongxuan Pavilion are intertwined with each other, many children of the immortal blood Yin who have no root endowment serve as local officials, and half of the people in the court are from the four surnames of the Chongxuan Pavilion immortal family, or the in-laws and protégés associated with it. If Liang Tao really plans to change the dynasty and set up a new monarch, even if it is not arbitrary, I am afraid that no one can stop him.

Zhao Xiao can see that the court of Huaxu State is now maintaining a fragile balance, and all parties are also ready to go, and the slightest disturbance will cause turmoil, just like now.

The Chongxuan Pavilion headed by Liang Tao may not be the side that loses the big loss. Especially Liang Tao, a figure who draws on power and is deeply involved in the world, is expected not to care about the immortal demeanor of the world, and he really does not hesitate to move, and when the time comes, Dongsheng will become a battlefield inside and outside, and innocent people will still suffer.

However, Zhao Huang vaguely felt that the two sides of the dispute in the court were probably not concerned about the livelihood of the people, and he probably couldn't persuade the lord of the country by saying this, so he had to move out of Liang Taoxiu to talk about the mana, so that the lord of the country would retreat in the face of difficulties.

"Zhao Xiao, you can be regarded as a successful cultivator, isn't there any way to control one or two?" The lord of the kingdom stood up and spoke.

"Your Majesty, compared to the national teacher, Weichen can be regarded as shallow in cultivation, how can you talk about moderation?" Zhao Xiao sighed in a low voice.

In fact, now Huaxu is in a dilemma, if there is no such a master as Liang Tao, other countries that are eyeing it will definitely invade in a big way. And Liang Tao has the merit of protecting the country, but it has also created his authoritarian and domineering. Under his shade, the immortal family invaded the people and annexed the land, the people complained, the children of the family occupied the position of power, and the officials were jealous.

If Liang Tao is a pure and desireless immortal cultivator, then the monarchs and ministers of Huaxu Kingdom naturally worship him, why did he get to the current situation?

But after thinking about it again, why did Zhao Huang ask Liang Tao to have this kind of temperament? The reality is like this, and it can only be faced.

"That's fine." The lord said, "I know what you think, so stand down." ”

……

A few days after Zhao Huang met with the lord of the country, there was a rumor in the palace about the disposition of the Zheng family of Jiujiang.

The lord of the country saw that the Zheng family in Jiujiang had been loyal to the country in the past, but he only deprived the official title of the Zheng family's family, and the children of the Zheng family who participated in the smuggling were sent to Pujia Pass to serve as soldiers, and there was no punishment for killing.

In addition, the lord of the country also issued an edict to increase the number of acres of land in some counties and counties, and began to check the hidden population of large households in some counties and counties, and revised the household registration.

Anyone can see that the order of the lord of the country is aimed at the Zheng clan of Hatojiang. The Zheng family seems to have escaped the punishment of killing, but the farm property accumulated over the years is destined to be unpreservable.

At first, there were also ministers in the court who opposed the inventory of the population of the fields, believing that the officials sent by the court to the local areas would take advantage of this opportunity to plunder the people, which was likely to provoke a popular uprising.

But this did not form a significant sound, and everyone seemed to find that Liang Guoshi did not intervene much in the disposal of the lord, and presumably reached a consensus.

What is interesting is that after disposing of the Hatojiang Zheng clan, the lord of the country issued another decree that the country should praise the loyal and good martyrs, and if they donated their lives on the battlefield, they would posthumously seal their descendants. The first in the holy decree is to canonize Zhao Xiao, the deacon of the Jinding Division, as the Marquis of Zhenming, and reward the manor mansion.

When this holy decree was transmitted to the Jinding Division, Zhao Huang was directly stunned in place, and it was still the announcement that Lang Guan called several times to bring Zhao Huang back to his senses.

"Congratulations to Deacon Zhao, oh, it's time to call you Marquis Zhenming in the future." Lang Guan, who came to announce the decree, smiled.

Zhao Huang held the holy decree in his hand, and sent the other party away, and everyone in the Jinding Division immediately came up to congratulate, and Anyang Hou patted Zhao Huang on the shoulder and said: "Finally waited for this day, Brother Ziliang has a spirit in the sky, and I will be deeply pleased to see your nephew today." ”

"Although my father's heroic spirit is far away, he still bears the shadow." Zhao Xiao said: "Thanks to Uncle Shi's words in front of the lord of the country, otherwise there would be no posthumous seal today." ”

"You earned it yourself!" Marquis Anyang waved his hand to let the rest of the people retreat, and talked to Zhao Huang alone: "The Zheng family of Jiujiang has contributed to the country in the past, and now it has ended up like this, which will inevitably cause rumors inside and outside the government and the opposition. This is a sign to the world that those who serve the country with all their lives must not be allowed to sink into hardship. If the predecessors sacrificed their lives to go to the disaster, they should naturally be posthumously sealed. ”

Zhao Xiao nodded yes, and Anyang Hou showed happiness: "Now that the Zheng family of Jiujiang has been overturned, it is not even possible to be a rich man in Yitiansha." The words of the nephew are really like an axe and a sharp blade, cutting off an arm of the Chongxuan Pavilion! ”

"I just mentioned it casually, and in the end, it is the lord of the country who decides the life and death of the Zheng family." Zhao Xiao did not explain his attitude in front of the lord of Anyang to the Marquis of Anyang, and looking at his tone and expression, he didn't seem to know that Zhao Xiao did not choose to bite Liang Tao.

"The Zheng clan of Hatoe has been completely defeated this time!" Anyang Hou was very excited: "Even Liang Guoshi has given up on them, and now everyone from all walks of life is staring at his family's fields and estates, just watching how to divide them up." ”

Zhao Xiao frowned and asked, "Didn't the lord of the country order to check the acres of land and count the fields?" How to divide it? ”

Marquis Anyang waved his hand: "The nephew doesn't know anything, if he enters the national register, it seems that he can get the land, but the various taxes and levies of forced labor are also pressed on his head." Now it is to check the population of the Zheng family in Jiujiang, but when it comes to the local counties, who knows if those people are still in the name of the Zheng family? Those who are sent by the lord of the country to work should also consider their own long-term livelihood. If you are bent on getting to the bottom of things, you are not afraid that you will be stoned to death by a hoe in the field? ”

"This ...... Who would dare to do that? Zhao Xiao was taken aback.

"Who do you think is staring at the Hatojiang Zheng family's farm now?" An Yanghou asked.

Zhao Xiao's mind turned, and he immediately understood: "The other three families of the Immortal Blood Yin? ”

"Not bad!" The Marquis of Anyang said: "Liang Guoshi did not protect the Zheng family to the end, thinking that it was to appease the Wang and Chu families, so as not to centrifuge them and sacrifice the Zheng family to keep the other two. Although this move is vicious, it is also a solution. Of course, Yongjia Liang must also profit a lot from it. ”

Zhao Xiao couldn't help but secretly clench his fists: "In the end, it was a group of wild dogs and crows gathered to eat the corpses!" ”

"The nephew scolded himself for this." An Yanghou said.

"What do you mean?" Zhao Xiao was puzzled.

"Didn't you also say that the decree of the canonization of the knighthood will give you a reward from the mansion and manor?" An Yanghou asked, "Guess whose mansion manor?" ”

"Zheng." Zhao Xiao sneered inexplicably, but he didn't have the slightest pleasure in his heart.

For the first time, Zhao Xiao felt how naïve he was, he thought that his little insight could really benefit the common people, but he didn't expect the follow-up at all. It seems to be out of good intentions, but nothing has changed, and even he has become a contemptible and abominable scavenging beast.

……

"The lord of the country seems to be quite fond of Zhao Xiao."

In the feather coat pavilion, the veils are heavy on all sides, and it seems to have the function of isolating the ears and eyes of ghosts and gods. Mrs. Zhu Zi shook the spinning wheel, her plain clothes were still the same, she looked at Zhang Duanjing, who was looking at Zhang Duanjing with low eyebrows on the opposite side, and said: "It's just that I still heard from the lord of the country that Zhao Xiao thinks that Liang Tao is the pillar of the country and cannot be an enemy with it." His words and deeds seem to be slightly different from Anyang Hou's rhetoric. ”

"Zhao Huang made his own decisions, and I will punish him later." Zhang Duanjing said.

Mrs. Zhu Zi sighed lightly: "Why are you doing this? He had just been canonized by the lord of the country, and he wanted to be happy, and the punishment at this time was afraid that it would damage Lingming's state of mind, so he would mention it a little afterwards. ”

Zhang Duanjing didn't answer, and Mrs. Zhu Zi's spinning action stopped: "You pressed Zhao Huang too hard in the past, with his qualifications and endowment, it is not surprising that he can have today's achievements."

I am also to blame for this, Anyang Hou was greedy and reckless, and he did a little too much, and I didn't pull him back on track. In fact, at that time, even if Zhao Xiao vigorously bit Liang Tao in front of the lord of the country, I am afraid it would be useless.

"Invincible Begins with Sacrificing to the Ancestors"

Liang Tao was far-sighted, and dug out the involvement between the Phantom Wave Palace and the Zhou family early, and held back until the lord of the country showed his edge. Fortunately, Liang Tao did not want to be more turbulent, and took the initiative to abandon the Jiujiang Zheng family as I expected, in exchange for the peace of mind of the Wang and Chu families.

But there is one thing I still want to remind you, Zhao Xiao seems to be targeted by Liang Tao, he made his own decisions this time with unpredictable intentions, I don't know if he was bewitched by Liang Tao, in short, you have to be careful. ”

Zhang Duanjing was still staring at the tea cup in front of him, and Mrs. Zhu Zi showed a trace of unhappiness: "You have something to say!" ”

"Zhao Huang was not bewitched." Zhang Duanjing said.

"I'm not talking about magic, I'm talking about people's hearts!" Mrs. Zhu Zi said: "Zhao Xiao is your student, Liang Tao is not a killer, and he has more sinister intentions. If you don't redeem it in time, in case Zhao Huang secretly colludes with him, it will be difficult to say who Jin Dingsi will work for in the future! ”

Zhang Duanjing raised his eyes and said: "Zhao Huang is upright and guarding, if there is no righteousness, it is impossible to say that he will be moved to work for Liang Tao." ”

Mrs. Zhu Zi said: "You don't seem to know that the person who went to Jinding Division to take Zhao Huang away was a woman from the Jiang family in Chongxuan Pavilion. It's the Jiang Ru who seduced Luo Xixian! ”

"Zhao Huang has no intention of being a woman." Zhang Duanjing said.

"He is a young man after all, not to mention that the Jiang family is a fox in the mountains and fields, and he is used to entertaining people with his voice, how can you guarantee that Zhao Huang will not indulge in it?" Madame Zhu Zi asked: "Don't forget, Luo Xixian is also the leader of the Huaiying Pavilion, and even he can't avoid this experience." ”

"Zhao Xiao is not Luo Xixian." Zhang Duanjing retorted.

Madam Zhu Zi frowned and said, "You are too partial to Zhao Xiao, even to the point of blindness. ”

Zhang Duanjing's face was expressionless and did not respond, and Mrs. Zhu Zi sighed: "Anyang Hou is right, it's time to arrange a marriage for Zhao Xiao." He is now not only a monk of the pavilion, but also a marquis of Zhenming and an official of the imperial court, and being alone has caused foxes to peep. Start a family early, and avoid those restless actions. ”

……

When Zhao Huang came to the outside of the Zheng family's mansion, he saw that many slaves were constantly moving things out, and their movements were not at all arrogant and arrogant, but in a hurry, almost like they were grabbing things, and the big bags and small boxes were messy.

Although the Zheng family of Jiujiang was deprived of the official title and demoted to the common people, the wealth accumulated over the years was not confiscated by decree, which may be the special grace of the lord of the country, in short, the Zheng family with this wealth, even if there is no large area of land to produce rentier, there is far more wealth than the common people.

It's just that it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift, and the Zheng family of Jiujiang used to be a high-ranking family, but it collapsed almost overnight, and I am afraid that most of the people of the clan will find it difficult to adapt.

Fortunately, the streets outside the Zheng Mansion were guarded by guards, so the blood-smelling snitches were not allowed to break into it to commit theft.

And because the lord of the country transferred the Zheng family's mansion to Zhao Huang, the Zheng clansmen who lived in it could only quickly pack up their things, but they didn't expect Zhao Huang to come so soon.

I saw Zhao Huang wearing a blue and black brocade robe, with a black and yellow ribbon hanging from his waist, followed by He Dangguan and a team of guards, those slaves and family members avoided it, and no one dared to stop the hot Zhenming Marquis now.

I saw several women rushing out of the courtyard with large and small burdens, and almost collided with Zhao Xiao in the face, and a middle-aged woman immediately scolded:

"Where did the poor fangs come from? It's not your turn to break through the door yet! Don't get out of the way yet?! ”

As soon as Zhao Huang heard this, he immediately remembered Zheng Tunan, and the bridge of this woman's eyebrows, eyes and nose seemed to be somewhat similar to Zheng Tunan.

He Dangguan held the hilt of the sword and was about to go up to teach him a lesson, when Zhao Xiao raised his hand to stop him, who expected the middle-aged woman to say viciously: "Wow! The lord of the country doesn't dare to kill us, you poor people in the countryside dare to do it, right? Do you really think we're easy to bully? ”

"Enough!"

An old shout came, and I saw Zheng Yulou walking out with a cane, his expression was gloomy, his shoulders were rickety, and his red eyes were looking straight at him:

"Deacon Zhao...... Or should I call you the Marquis of Zhenming now? ”

Chapter 97: It's not my intention to be a marquis