On the Qingming Festival, Zhang Shi was invited by Zhang Yuanyi to have a different dinner in the mansion that originally belonged to Zhang Daoling, and Zhang Yuanyi drank until he was unconscious for the first time.

The days still passed so peacefully, and the flowing water of time slowly flowed through all the crevices, like flowing through a wound, quietly filling all the pain.

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

On this day a wagon came to the town, which was not normally visible. There are a few sedan chairs in the town occasionally, but they are all returnees returning to their hometowns, even if they are really generous, at most the sedan chairs are a little more luxurious, but it is never before that a team of carriages come to the town like today.

In particular, these carriages are tall and mighty, and the soldiers on them are also burly and majestic, and their bodies are covered with black armor, which is intimidating. As the team marched, the heavy armor on their bodies would make a loud "bang bang" sound, as if the ground was trembling.

Zhang Yuanyi was still taking care of the shop in Qingxinzhai, and when he heard this movement, he also poked his head out.

Most of the people in the town probably had never seen this formation in their entire lives, and they all came out to watch, standing on both sides of the army.

This is a bloated middle-aged man, it is the town of Jiang Dian, who is really as heavy as his name.

Jiangdian seemed to have known the purpose of this team of chariots and horses, and hurriedly saluted and said, "Xiaguan Jiangdian meets Lord Sima!"

Someone in the sedan chair at the front lifted the curtain and walked out of it, it was a young man who was not particularly outstanding, he got out of the carriage and saluted back: "Lord Jiang is very polite, you and I are both working hard for the court, not as good as this." ”

Jiang Dian straightened up, "The lower officials don't dare, this rule is still indispensable." ”

The two of them said a few more words of officialdom, and everyone was bored when they heard it, and they didn't know how these people could stand it.

An impatient voice came from the other sedan chair in the back, "Ma Shun, I'm not here today to let you and your colleagues greet each other, hurry up and lead the way to find a place to rest, and do business." ”

Hearing this voice, Master Ma showed a slight fear on his face, and quickly replied: "Xiaguan will do it!"

He turned his head to Jiangdian and said, "Hurry up and lead the way and go to the Yamen Mansion!"

When Jiang Dian saw Ma Shun's expression, he immediately realized in his heart that the absolute status of the people inside was not low, and it was not something he could provoke, so he hurriedly dragged his bloated and fat body to the front and went to the Yamen Mansion.

It didn't take long for the army to leave, and the town calmed down again, and Zhang Yuanyi always felt a little weird as he sat in the shop.

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In front of the yamen hall, Master Ma was talking to Jiang Dian, next to Ma Shun there was a feather fan with a red bead pendant treasure flower ornament on his waist, a handsome man wearing a purple water hibiscus style gown, at a glance, he was extraordinary, and next to him stood a coarse linen attendant with a vicissitudes of life, quietly listening to the conversation between the two.

If Zhang Yuanyi was next to him, he would definitely be able to recognize this man, it was Zhu Zhiwen.

"I said it all in the letter this time, and the main thing is to investigate the household registration matter. ”

"Alas, Lord Ma, you also know that there was a great famine in the north a few years ago, and we are the closest county to the northland, and there are a lot of outsiders here, and you can't ask about a famous place, and it's difficult to get a household registration!"

"Therefore, now the top has made up its mind to re-examine the population, overturn all the population documents found out by the previous household department, and intend to compile the most accurate document. ”

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Zhu Zhiwen didn't say a word during the whole process, and fiddled with the feather fan from time to time, and he caught a lot of vermilion feathers on it.

He knows that there is a great famine in the north, but it is not as exaggerated as Jiangdian said, since the great famine in the north, the imperial court has allocated a huge amount of money to help the north, and has also opened a grain transportation road for a few days to purchase grain from all over the country and transport it to the past.

That is, it was indeed a little difficult in the early stage, and some people were exiled, but it was much better later.

Moreover, for this matter, the imperial court also allocated a little money to various areas close to the Northland, in order to compensate these foreign homeless, and when the disaster in the Northland is alleviated, it will be concentrated and sent back. Jewel Town is small, but it's not like you haven't received any money. Probably this Jiangdian didn't do any less black-hearted things in private, and Zhu Zhiwen didn't look at his bulging belly again.

Petty officials are hugely greedy.

As for the matter about the fact that the imperial court did not hesitate to make a big move and spent a lot of money to decide to re-examine the hukou, the reason is very simple, and the purpose is very clear - to prepare for war!

Only by making the census clear can we recruit well, and there is no worries.

How many countries have perished in the past dynasties is not because there are too many black households and lack statistics, resulting in being raised in their own nests, and when the time is ripe, they will revolt and rebel!

Speaking of which, that's what his father did back then, but he never cared about these things, after all, there were two capable royal brothers above, and there were also five brothers who could help his father share the burden. It's good for him to be a carefree prince who wanders the rivers and lakes outside, and occasionally he gets to know some people with lofty ideals and recommends them to the capital, if he wants to go to the best, he doesn't want to pull it and he doesn't force it. There are not many princes who have done it to the extent that he is.

Zhu Zhiwen stood up suddenly, stretched his waist, and said lazily: "You talk about me going out for a walk." ”

Master Ma responded, "Okay, Childe. ”

It is one thing for him to come to Jewel Town this time to follow Ma Shun to count the population, and more importantly, of course, to visit Zhang Yuanyi's little brother.

When Zhu Zhiwen walked away, Jiang Dian couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "Who is this?"

Ma Shun hurriedly interrupted him, leaned into his ear and said softly: "You and I can't afford to mess with him, just call him Zhu Gongzi, don't think about stammering, I don't know how the back of my head fell off when I fell." ”

Jiang Dian's heart jumped, his surname was Zhu, it must be a relative of the emperor, he secretly made up his mind to avoid Zhu Zhiwen, especially when he thought of his own bad debts, he was even more empty-hearted.

In fact, even Ma Shun didn't know Zhu Zhiwen's true identity, he was just a small inspection department, and a few days ago he was suddenly called out to talk by a guy who was several levels older than him, and the content was very simple to protect this son, and he just didn't ask about anything.

Originally, he already felt that this matter was not simple, but at the end of the adult, there was a sentence that if this son was missing a hair, it would be the end of his officialdom career and even the end of his entire life!

Although Zhu Zhiwen couldn't hear what the two of them said, he obeyed Lao Zheng, as a martial artist with a high realm, and heard the words of the two clearly, and turned his head to tell Zhu Zhiwen what they were chatting, Zhu Zhiwen nodded, "It's quite a rule." ”

He heard that the east lane of the town was a residential area, so he walked around the east lane of the town, but he didn't see Zhang Yuanyi.

Originally, they came late, and it didn't take long for it to get dark, and when the two were about to return to the yamen, they happened to see Zhang Yuanyi who was about to close the stall and go home on the road.

At this time, Zhang Yuanyi couldn't see his face with his back to Zhu Zhiwen, and Zhu Zhiwen recognized Zhang Yuanyi's back for a long time.

"Hey!" Zhu Zhiwen quietly walked over from behind, touched Zhang Yuanyi's left shoulder, but ran to the right.

But Zhang Yuanyi was not fooled at all, and turned his head to look at the right regardless of the left, just opposite Zhu Zhiwen's eyes.

"Forehead......" Zhu Zhiwen was also stunned, after all, Zhang Yuanyi looked at him at this time as if he was going to kill him, a little scary, he waved his hand awkwardly, "Long time no see?"

Zhang Yuanyi recognized Zhu Zhiwen and then softened his expression, and replied with a smile: "It's you!"

When he was packing up his things just now, he felt that someone was watching him from behind, and he thought that some kind of gangster with bad intentions had endured it, if he hadn't recognized Zhu Zhiwen in time, he might not have stared at Zhu Zhiwen with vicious eyes just now, but shot directly.

Lao Zheng watched from behind, thinking that this perception ability was not weaker than the ordinary Fengchu Realm, especially when his own young master deliberately concealed the weather.

Zhu Zhiwen patted him on the shoulder, "Harm! I wanted to surprise you, you guy is really boring!"

At this time, Su Su spoke, "Brother, who is this?"

Zhang Yuan hooked Zhu Zhiwen's neck one by one and introduced: "This is my brother's good friend, I met when I traveled the rivers and lakes before, and he is a craftsman. ”

The moment Zhu Zhiwen saw Su Su, his eyes lit up, "You still have such a sister!"

He hurriedly wiped his hand on his clothes, stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and said, "Under Zhu Zhiwen! ”

Zhang Yuan kicked him on the ass one by one, "It's called Zhu Gongzi!"

He can't forget who brought him to the brothel for the first time, this guy is old and improper, and he must not let Su Su have anything to do with him.

Zhu Zhiwen covered his ass and shouted, "This is your unrighteousness, you don't have to be a brother." ”

It may be that the kick was indeed a little heavier, and he cried out in pain: "Ouch! I am the most stable in the world!

Zhang Yuan was not angry, and he was about to kick out again, "I've been shopping a lot of buildings over the years, where did I get so much meat, listen to my brother's advice or play needlework by yourself, don't prick the delicate skin of those girls, I'm afraid of pain!"

"You, you, you......"

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Along the way, the two fought and made Su Su laugh all the time.

Although she couldn't understand what was being said, she was happy as long as she saw her brother laughing, and her brother hadn't said so much for a long time.

Lao Zheng followed behind with a kind smile, and his own young master could only let go of those cities and mansions here with Zhang Yuanyi and really laugh.