Luoyang.

Du Youlin has rented a house in the moral square and settled it properly.

He is not poor, nor rich, and the acres left by his ancestors are not much in his hands, and he only had a vacant position before. But his two daughters run Fengwei Building, but the money bag has an unfathomable feeling, and now this high-class mansion is purchased by them.

For this matter, Du Youlin is a little not dignified enough in front of his daughter, Du Yin's gentle personality is just that, Du Yin is indeed a little good.

At noon that day, when she came back from the government office, Du Shi was already sitting in the study, and it seemed that she was the head of the family.

"Grandpa is going to a banquet tonight?"

"How do you know?"

Du Shi asked rhetorically: "Why didn't Grandpa tell me earlier?" ”

"You still know how to call me grandpa." Du Youlin is still trying to grasp the authority of the family.

"Luoyang ordered Zhou to invite Grandpa?"

"How the hell do you know? Which one around me told you? ”

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Du Shi does not deny that now the entourage at home is more obedient to her. Moreover, Xue Bai installed Du Youlin in Luoyang, originally to grasp the news of Luoyang, how could there be a reason not to arrange people by his side?

"Grandpa has something to do on official business, so you must discuss it with your daughter, and your daughter is worth ten of your staff."

"You." Du Youlin had a headache, so he had to put on the appearance of a loving father who doted on his daughter, and sighed: "Yes, Zhou Mo invited me to the banquet, saying that he invited Aunt Gongsun to perform at the banquet."

"Yes, Aunt Gongsun temporarily resigned from her position as an enshriner and wanted to go back to her hometown Yuncheng to visit relatives, passing through Luoyang."

"You know that, too?" Du Youlin thought about it, because he knew that Du Shi was preparing to open Fengwei Building in Luoyang, and asked, "You rely on the restaurant to inquire about the news?" What happened to the Fengwei Building in Luoyang?

Du Shi raised his hand and gestured with the word "three", signaling that she wanted to open three houses, and muttered: "But Zhou Milling is a Luoyang County Order, how can he invite Aunt Gongsun?" ”

"How do I know?" Du Youlin stroked his beard, and after a while, he was stunned and said, "What? You want to ask the Father?"

"Grandpa, let's take Gorou with you."

"Him?"

Speaking of Du Wulang, Du Youlin's momentum finally rose.

"Something that doesn't fight ...."

Du Wulang actually didn't want to go to the banquet with Du Youlin.

Although others looked down on his little things, he was really busy. If it weren't for the second sister's instructions, he wouldn't want to spend his time listening to his grandfather's lessons.

It's very strange that his grandfather likes to teach him more and more, obviously he hasn't done anything.

Ah, what a view.

After passing Luoshui and entering a huge mansion in Chengfufang, Du Wulang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Du Youlin immediately reprimanded: "Hugh is going to make a fuss and lose the face of the Jingzhao Du clan." ”

"Oh."

Du Wulang stopped talking, squinting his eyes and scanning the servants in Zhou Miao's mansion, and a five-foot-six-inch, slightly lame figure appeared in his mind.

Because his second sister said, "That person can learn that Xue Lang came to Luoyang that day, he must have gotten the news from Ling Hutao or Zhou Miao, and that person is likely to be hiding under an impostor, and it is very likely that he is a slave, you have seen his back, go and see."

At this time, the banquet has not yet begun, there are many guests in the court, and a platform has been set up, which is reserved for the grandmother to the hall, and the host Zhou Mo brought a young man with a slightly chubby figure and a gorgeous robe to greet him.

"Duke Du has also arrived, come, introduce to you, this is Guo Yuanliang, a descendant of the Guo family in Taiyuan, the son of Wanjin, haha."

Calling me 'Erlang' is, just a small courtesy, not a respect, please smile. ”

"This ...... I can't do it, I can't do it. Du Youlin saw a beautiful maid come forward with a box filled with exquisite gold leaf, and was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again, "It's really precious." ”

But he finally accepted it, otherwise the face of the others in the hall would not be good-looking.

Zhou Mo was satisfied, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, Aunt Gongsun was also introduced to me by Guo Erlang, which is a great gift." ”

"If you can invite Aunt Gongsun to dance the sword, you can also see the prestige of the Ming Mansion." Du Youlin was already embarrassed and asked, "I don't know what kind of friendship Guo Erlang has with Aunt Gongsun?" ”

Guo Yuanliang slowly talked about the old things.

"Aunt Gongsun is a kind-hearted person, whenever she sees the children of her fellow villagers living in Chang'an, she wants to help, and many of her disciples are bought by my grandfather and sent to her to learn art.

Guo Gong is really a good man...... Aunt Gongsun is from Yuncheng, right? ”

"Yes, thanks to Du Gong's praise."

Guo Yuanliang responded, looked up, and saw a girl in red trying her sword on the stage, and he couldn't help but chuckle.

"That's Li Twelve Niang, and she is also from Yuncheng."

A shed was erected between the stage and the room, and around the curtain, several women in sword-dancing costumes were tiptoeing and looking out.

"What are you looking at?"

Li Twelve Niang held a single-handled long sword, pulled a sword flower, and said, "It's about to start." ”

She is the youngest among the disciples of Gongsun Auntie, but her skills are among the most superb, so she often dares to urge her senior sisters.

But they ignored her and squeaked and talked.

"I really heard that Zhuang Yuanlang has arrived in Luoyang, why don't you invite him to such a banquet?"

"I said it, Xue Lang went to Yanshi County."

"It's not interesting, I deliberately put on new clothes. You said, this trip back to Yuncheng, but back to Chang'an? ”

"What? Do you still think that Ah Man and Xue Lang became married, and you and her are incense brothers? ”

"Shame on you, don't talk about ......"

Li Twelve Niang shook her head when she heard this, and interrupted: "Hey, you only think about men all day long, how can your skills be exquisite?" ”

"Shout, Little Twelve, you will understand in the future."

Li Twelve Niang didn't understand, so she held a sword flower in her hand, walked to Aunt Gongsun, took a belt, and tied her sleeves for Aunt Gongsun.

Aunt Gongsun asked, "What?" Not happy?

"If you don't believe it after telling Master, Guo Yuanliang and them are not good people." Li Twelve Niang muttered, "Master danced swords for saints, but he danced swords for them." ”

"Is there a good man in the slave tooth? But it's true that people are kind to you. Gongsun Auntie said, "Being a teacher is not only a sword dance for a saint, but when a teacher is as old as you, he performed for the bitter ha on the streets of Chang'an, earning a penny for a penny, but now that he is old and his skills are poor, he can't put up a shelf?" ”

"Master......"

"Okay, go and bring the sword that Guo Erlang gave this morning, and then serve a pot of wine."

"Whoa."

Li Twelve Niang responded and went to get the sword as she said.

Exquisite...... Just like the gilded group pattern six-song silver box given to the master by the sage, it is said that it was cast with great effort by Fan Yang Jiedu.

The sword was very heavy, with sufficient materials, and the casting was also excellent, and the hilt of the sword was carved with pear blossoms, inlaid with turquoise, and the craftsmanship was very She held the long sword, turned to the side courtyard, beckoned a maidservant, and asked, "Can you give me a pot of wine, spirits?" It's cold, so my master has to warm up before dancing the sword. ”

"Yes, wait a minute."

Li Twelve Niang waited, and suddenly, when her eyes fell, she saw two men behind the flower hall suddenly covering the mouth of another maidservant and dragging her to the backyard.

She didn't even think about it, so she hurried over there.

Behind the powder wall is a long path, behind which there is a row of houses. She bent down and walked lightly past the rooms and heard movement inside.

"Recruit it, the steward has already found you, do you know Wang Yanxian?"

"Yes, the county lieutenant saved my life three years ago."

"Did you hide Wang Yi?"

"I didn't ...... There is no ......"

"And quibble! The key to the courtyard has been found in your house, where is he hiding? ”

"I ...... I said, can you spare me? The maidservant in the house was already crying, and sobbed, "Cui'er only made a small mistake and was killed by the rod...... I...... Will I still be alive? ”

", there are ways for you to recruit."

Yes!

No.......

There was a "hiss" sound inside, and Li Shiniang immediately kicked the door in, and did not draw her sword, but only used the scabbard to repel the two strong men with one enemy and two.

"You go!"

The maidservant immediately ran to the gate of the courtyard, but she ran into a man. The other party directly grabbed her hair and slapped her, pumping her until her mouth was full of blood.

", take it down."

"Whoa."

In the room, Li Twelve Niang repelled the two big men, jumped over the door and looked, and his little face was tense.

"Isn't this a disciple of Aunt Gongsun?" Guo Yuanliang smiled, compared his hand below his knee, and said, "Do you remember?"

You were only so tall when you were a child, and it was I who gave you a piece of the winning cake and saved your life. ”

He raised his hand and pointed at Li Twelve Niang, and teased: "If you are small, you don't know how greedy you are, and you can't walk when you see food." ”

The word "gluttony" came into her ears, and Li Twelve Niang was a little angry, and clenched the hilt of the sword in her hand.

"Unfortunately, I didn't see you as a white-eyed wolf." Guo Yuanliang said: "I have saved countless people in my life, and the last thing I should have saved is you, I really don't want to help at all." ”

"You let her go for me!"

"The person I sent out caused trouble, and I have to be responsible to the end, for Zhou County, and for Aunt Gongsun.

Saying that, Guo Yuanliang's face became solemn, and he said, "If you are not sensible, don't worry about it." I only remind you that people must not forget their origins, and they will be spurned by the world if they are ungrateful. ”

The next moment, a maidservant girl with a flask came running.

"The show is about to start, let's get over it."

"Grandpa, I'll go first."

"The show hasn't started yet, where are you going?"

"My stomach hurts."

Du Wulang leaned around Du Youlin and whispered, hugged his stomach and walked out.

Out of this Zhou Mill's mansion, he hurriedly boarded the carriage, and the carriage immediately turned back to Du's house, but Du Wulang didn't know when to get off the car and went to the Fengwei Building of Daode Fang alone.

"Second sister."

"Did you really find that person?" Du Shi was a little surprised.

"When a servant girl came with wine, she told me that someone wanted to see me, and asked me to go to Xingjin Bridge alone at three o'clock.

"See you? Why? ”

I am also the fifth son of Chunqiu, and I am very famous. ”

Du Shi said: "Then you go, I will send someone to protect you secretly." ”

"So I'm really going?"

Let's go change your clothes first. ’

At three o'clock, Du Wulang, who was dressed in ordinary cloth clothes, walked onto the Xingjin Bridge on the Luo River, turned his head to look at the pedestrians around him, and suddenly felt a little worried.

After changing clothes, won't the other party not recognize themselves?

I don't know how long I stood stupidly, the sunset sprinkled a little golden light on the Luoshui, the sky was about to get dark, and many pedestrians were rushing home.

Suddenly, a candy gourd seller bumped into Du Goro.

"The boat went under the bridge and jumped off."

"Hey, you?"

Without waiting for Du Wulang to call, the other party had already walked away.

He only had time to turn his head and glance, but he didn't know which one was the guy sent by the second sister, and then the boat had already reached the bottom of the bridge, and he directly missed the opportunity to jump ship on the left.

I really don't want to jump..

"Ouch!"

The boatman was only concerned with paddling, and in the canopy sat a middle-aged man, who looked embarrassed and elegant.

"Who are you?" Du Goro asked, "Is it the note you gave me?" ”

"Are you the fifth son of Chunfu, Du Cheng?

"Do you recognize me?"

"My Ah Lang and Du Gongzimei are close friends. When Du Gong was in Gongxian County and Luhun Villa, he had a very pleasant conversation with my family Ah Lang, and later there were many correspondence and mentioned Wulang.

"Really? I thought he only praised Xue Bai. Du Wu immediately asked: "Then your Ah Lang is the county lieutenant of Wang?" ”

"Yes, my name is Wang Yi, and I grew up with Ah Lang since I was a child."

"What do you have to tell me?"

"It's a long story."

Wang Yi turned his head to look at the boat on the water of Luoshui, his eyes were a little worried, and then he said rice.

"The assassination case of Lishan Palace, Ah Lang heard about it. Some of those refugees were forced to rebel, probably; There was a thief hiding inside, and it is possible. ”

"What do you mean?"

"When Ah Lang was sick, he said that the saint was less than Luoyang for ten years, and the world's money and grain were all gathered in Luoyang, and Henan Mansion was full of chaos, which was the first place to begin to erode.

"How is that possible?" Du Wulang was shocked, it was the first time he heard this kind of rhetoric, and blurted out: "From ancient times to the present, there has never been such a prosperous era." ”

"Shengshi?"

These two words suddenly made Wang Yi's eyes red, and he asked rhetorically: "Do you know how this prosperous world came about?" ”

"I ........"

"The fields in Yanshi County have not been distributed to the Ding households for many years, and the big households have pushed Guo Jian to serve as the record officer, and one term is seventeen years, and they occupy the fertile land on their behalf."

Wang Yi's time is very tight, so he can only say whatever he wants, mainly to let Du Wulang have a general understanding of the situation.

There were only three horses of silk in the field and three acres of homestead land, and one acre of land was bought for only more than 30 yuan. The fewer households there were, the more taxes were apportioned among the people, so that the more households fled and the more slaves were cultivated for them. Less than half of the fields in Yanshi County are still in the hands of the people, less than 5,000 households pay taxes of 10,000 households, and the rest of the fields are owned by large households, temples, and government offices in the county. ”

"By making a fake deed, they were able to seize a farmer's land; or take advantage of the other party's lack of money, forty acres of good" Not only that, they also colluded with businessmen, whenever a state or county was affected, they would use the grain from Yicang to buy acres of land and treasures from other places at a low price. The victims had no food to eat, so they had to sell their sons and daughters; After that, they used the money and beauty they obtained to bribe more officials, from Yangzhou, Luoyang, Chang'an, Zhuozhou, and the entire Caoyun checkpoint they all opened up, smuggling, smuggling....

Yanshi County Ya.

Xue Bai put the account book in his hand back.

Although there is no tangible evidence, he can roughly speculate how corrupt the government from Yanshi County to Henan Prefecture has become.

It's not an overnight problem.

From the time the Son of Heaven did not come to Luoyang, but he needed the world to supply Guanzhong, it was the famous ministers who built the bloodline for blood transfusion to Chang'an.

First of all, Pei Yaoqing "turned the water and transported millet", which increased the efficiency of the canal; Li Linfu's method of harmony is to transport light goods and then purchase grain;

The three brothers of Yang Shenjin served as envoys to Taifu, Jingcang, and land and water transport, and began to use the Cao River to transport treasures to the Son of Heaven's private money; and then Wei Jian opened Guangyuntan, so that the state levied and estimated the money, and the state and county levied and transferred tribute, and the years were endless........

The Son of Heaven took the lead in frantically accumulating wealth, and the prime minister frantically persecuted political enemies for the sake of this power, which inevitably brought about the rapid erosion of the entire river politics.

In just over ten years, it has rotted so badly.

Xue Bai connected all the clues in his mind, Wang Yanxian should have found the evidence, so he was poisoned and sick for many years, and because of the changes in the Huaqing Palace, these people were killed.

However, Wang Yanxian may not have a backhand, since he has been ill for a while, it is likely that he has left evidence, so Wang Yi will escape.

And if Wang Yi can escape, there must be righteous people to help.

Xue Bai needs their support right now.....

At this time, Yin Liang returned.

"Shaofu, Mr. Song from Shouyang Academy is here!"

Yin Liang raised his hand and drew out a personable middle-aged man.

Luoyang, the boat floats on the Luo River.

Wang Yi whispered about Wang Yanxian's experience in Yanshi County.

Ah Lang discovered these things after he arrived, but he refused to go along with them despite their coercion and temptation. So they have been excluded and isolated by them, and the county officials are all old officials, and the family is in Yanshi, and no one dares to listen to Ah Lang's orders. In the end, Ah Lang said that he was in Yanshi, like a blind and deaf man, with all his hands and feet, and he couldn't do anything. ”

"He has no power, no power and no money, and most of the people don't even know what he, the county lieutenant, has done for them, only blame him for wanting to open a righteous warehouse to help the victims in other places."

But Ah Lang didn't give up, he thought about it on the surface, lived a decadent life, and got angry with the eldest lady, the little lady and the Lang Jun, in fact, in order to send home his family, he was ready to fight with them, he ...... Evidence was collected. ”

While saying the last sentence, Wang Yi bowed his back slightly, stared at Du Wulang with some vigilance, and held a small dagger in his hand in the dark.

Du Wulang didn't notice it, and his expression didn't change much.

Wang Yi then continued.

"There are two ways to hand out the evidence, one is to hand it to Li Xi, the county commander of Ah Lang when he was in Yucheng; The second is to hand it to Yin Weigong of Henan. But four years after Tianbao, Ah Lang has not seen Li County Order for more than three years, and Li County Order is in Zhaoying County, and there are occasional letters, but he is inquiring about the rumors of Da Xi's family for the power struggle, so Ah Lang does not dare to trust him. ”

In order to understand Wei Gong's personality, Ah Lang found his only best friend in Yanshi County, Song Mian of Shouyang Academy, Song Mian is the nephew of the famous minister Song Zhiwen, one of the owners of Luhun Villa, his identity is transcendent, and he is also acquainted with Wei Gong, really......

Since Ah Lang took office, Song Mian is the only one who has helped him in officialdom.

Song Mian had already agreed to introduce Ah Lang to Wei Fu Yin, and set up a banquet at Luhun Villa in August. But during this period, something happened, the news from Chang'an came, involving the changes in refugees, so Ah Lang went to re-investigate the disaster relief case of that year. ”

Ah Lang secretly got some evidence, but found out that these people were more culpable. He then told Song Mian about it, hoping to see Wei Fuyin one day earlier, and this matter ....... completely kill Ah Lang. ”

Du Wulang was stunned, didn't understand what Wang Yi meant, and asked, "You mean?" ”

Wang Yi sighed: "Can you understand? Ah Lang is isolated in Yanshi County...... In the end, there wasn't even a single friend. ”

"You mean, even Song Mian betrayed him?"

The night breeze blew, and Du Goro felt a chill down his spine.

He was particularly empathetic, and he had felt the despair and loneliness of Wang Yanxian before his death, and opened his mouth to say something. Suddenly, there was the light of torches on the shore, and someone shouted, "There it is!" The ship is coming ........'

"You?" Wang Yi shouted vigilantly.

Du Wulang was stunned again, felt the murderous aura coming to his face, and hurriedly said: "It's not me!" ”

Yanshi County.

"I've admired Xue Lang's name for a long time."

The gentle Song Mian slowly sat down in front of Xue Bai and said, "I'm glad that someone as capable as Xue Lang can come here, really." ”

Can Mr. Song help me find out this matter and avenge the county lieutenant?

When Song Mian heard Wang Yanxian's name, his eyes turned red, he nodded heavily, and said, "Don't worry, Shaofu, I will do my best." ”

Xue Bai turned his head and glanced at the dark night in Yanshi County outside the window.

"The night is too dark, Mr. Song can illuminate it for me."