Since Yu Xi designed to eradicate the ears and eyes hidden in Baihe Mountain, Baihe Mountain is in order, everything has returned to the way it was eleven years ago, and the maid Ding Nu has kept to herself, and no one has any accidents. Yu Xi was also deeply relieved when she saw it in her eyes, but as soon as she remembered that there were magpies still in prison, she felt like a fish in her throat, and she was uncomfortable. At that time, Zhou Yi's news was gone, and everyone was also quite concerned, and Yu Xi was inconvenient to have extraneous branches, so he could only endure it.

Speaking of Zhou Yi, after he borrowed Niansheng from Wuxiang Mountain that day, he went all the way south and went straight to Changsha.

Coincidentally, the place he passed through was to the east, three hundred miles away is Chuzhou, and Chuzhou is the hometown of Xuanyuan Sword Ji En. He had a thing hidden in his heart that he hadn't confirmed for a long time, and he had chatted with Zhou Tianyong recently, and he had also mentioned the Xuanyuan Sword clan intentionally or unintentionally.

Chuzhou and Queensland stand side by side in the southeast of the capital, where there have always been many talented and beautiful people, and it is also a treasure place for civil and military warriors to enter the imperial court. Since Ji En founded Xuanyuan Sword, he became famous all over the world, and later followed Li Ji to conquer the Turks and made immortal achievements, and the reputation of Chuzhou's many talents has spread all over the world. However, later Ji En resigned and went into hiding, and the two sons set foot in the court and died early one after another, and Xuanyuan Jian can be said to be almost extinct except for Yuegu. Because of the troubled times, rumors spread everywhere, and most of the people in the rivers and lakes deliberately suppressed him because the court could not tolerate his high merits, so even those who had the heart of a career were also discouraged by the court.

Zhou Yi said to Chuzhou, and saw that the people fled the famine, Chuzhou withered, and looked depressed and barren. So he didn't hide Niansheng, but walked along the street and inquired about the lintels of Ji's mansion one by one.

At that time, when I arrived outside a deserted mansion, I saw a plaque with mottled handwriting hanging on the tall lintel, on which the word 'Ji Fu' was impressively engraved. The two tin rings on the gate have fallen off, and the faded bronze, green rust, can still see the majesty of this mansion when it was prosperous, and the door is empty, and rats pass through it from time to time.

Zhou Yi stopped for a long time, bowed deeply to the word 'Ji Fu', settled down, and then entered the garden.

The courtyard has long been dilapidated, ruined, and overgrown with grass, from the cracks on the steps to the peeling red paint on the cloister, it is really hard to believe that this is where the world-famous Xuanyuan Sword was born.

Zhou Yi went around to the backyard and walked through a bamboo forest, which was a school field for performing martial arts formations, and on the left and right sides of the school field was a courtyard with a compact layout but without losing the spirit of martial arts. Thinking about it, Ji Enshan is martial, his family style is naturally different from ordinary people, Ji Heng once worshiped General Yingwu, and Ji Yin is also the Prince's Mansion James, which is the closest to the school field, and it is the residence of the two sons of Ji Mansion. The passage through the hall on the right is slightly higher, and it should be the residence of the eldest brother Ji Heng according to the etiquette. Zhou Yi's expression was solemn, and he slowly moved forward, clasped his hands into fists, and bowed slightly.

However, what surprised him was that although Ji Heng's courtyard was as barren, the side room on the side of the main hall was slightly different, Zhou Yi took a closer look, and saw that the door pivot was regular, and there was no sign of decay, and the doors of other similar rooms had already been cobwebbed and dilapidated.

Therefore, Zhou Yi did not enter through the main entrance, but used his sword to cut the door lock, wanting to see the mystery here first.

As soon as he entered, there was a musty smell and dust on the pavement, and it was not as unexpected as he imagined. However, it is worth surprising him that although it is lifeless, there is a tablet in the main hall of the entrance, and incense and candles are enshrined in front of the spirit, and it is obvious that people often come to worship. The tablet is simply engraved with five golden characters of 'Taigong's Spiritual Position'.

Zhou Yi frowned, because he didn't know who the owner of this side house was, so it was difficult to determine what the identity of the so-called Taigong here was. Because according to legend, Ji Heng died in battle when he was in the Beiping Turks, although this is his courtyard, there should be someone else who can be worshipped. But no matter who it was, he came here as a junior and deserved to bow down, so he knelt down on the futon and kowtowed three times.

After staying for half a day, Zhou Yi still failed to find any traces of Ji Heng.

This was hesitating, and suddenly heard someone outside shouting for help, Zhou Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly walked out, and when he arrived at the school, he saw Nian Sheng baring his teeth and glaring at an old man. The old man was in his fifties, plainly dressed, and had a kind face, and he was not a thief. Fun reading little books

Zhou Yi then drank Nian Sheng, helped the old man up from the ground, and asked, "Is Mr. injured?"

The old man's face was sallow, patting the dust on his body with one hand, wiping the cold sweat on his forehead with the other, and said, "You are ...... What are you doing here?"

Zhou Yi hugged his fists and said: "Below, it is a young man who has been admiring the heroic general for a long time, and he passed by Chuzhou today, and he came to pay respects!

The old man listened to his words, Fang sank down, and a smile barely appeared on his face, "So that's the case, what about this monster?" As he spoke, he glanced at Nian Sheng beside him, still palpitating, and stood behind Zhou Yi again.

Zhou Yi hurriedly comforted him and said: "This is my mount, don't look at its ferocious appearance, but its temperament is quite docile, Mr. don't panic." ”

Hearing him say this, the old man exhaled and lamented: "This soldier is in chaos, you can take it out with you, you can be brave!"

Zhou Yi said: "Sir hasn't answered me yet, why did you come here? Also, why is this place so desolate?"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Yi carefully, looked up at Ji Heng's courtyard again, and pondered: "I see that the son has a good face, but I don't have to hide it from you." In these years, the imperial court fought in the northwest, the war was scorching, Chuzhou was located in the rear, although it was peaceful, but it also served a lot of taxes for the officials. In recent years, droughts and locust plagues have come one after another, and the people have no harvest, and they can't survive here, so everyone has fled to other places. The young strong man was either confiscated into the army, or ran away from his mother, and after two years, only an old and infirm person like me was left here. ”

Zhou Yi was very worried when he heard this, frowned and asked, "The people are suffering, doesn't the court know about it?"

"The imperial court?" the old man shook his head and laughed: "Since ancient times, the common people have not lived or died, don't you understand this truth? The soldiers of the three armies are fighting bloody battles on the front line, and we are reckless people, and we are already ashamed of our modest efforts, can we still reach out to the court to ask for food?"

"Shouldn't it!" Zhou Yi said with an awe-inspiring expression! "The people, the source is also, and when the source is exhausted, how can the imperial court not understand this truth? Since the people have suffered, as the hope of the whole country, how can the emperor sit idly by!"

"Young man, I see that you are dignified, you must not be a child of an ordinary family, you still have not been through the world, and you don't know the pain between the government and the people. The so-called prosperity of the officials and the hunger of the people, has been said since ancient times, is this just the words of those who are not making the people? Historically, the suffering of the common people has been caused by the emperor's lack of morality, and if the emperor has the world in mind, then the state officials can still go into the disaster and famine to hope for the emperor's favor, but if the state officials cling to the holy will and ask for it, there will be a long time of lying and concealing the report. Therefore, even if the imperial court allocates disaster relief money and food, it can reach the hands of the people is very small, far from enough to survive, not to mention, in recent years, there have been continuous wars, and the imperial court is also short of materials. ”

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What does the old gentleman mean is that even if the disaster relief materials are allocated above, is there anyone who deducts these money and grain?"

The old man saw him so persistent, and he couldn't cry or laugh, "I said young man, don't ask, you are not the son of heaven, knowing these will only make you feel depressed, and it will not help, why bother!"

Zhou Yi gritted his teeth, thinking about the suffering people and the officials who filled their pockets, and nodded coldly: "How is this not the case, whether it is the grace of the prosperous times or the disaster relief of the troubled times, once those yellow and white things pass through the eyes of the greedy people, how can they not be ignored by those black-hearted hands! In the final analysis, it is all caused by the greed of the people's hearts and the corruption of officialdom.......