After obtaining the qualifications, the two people from Bifeng Mansion left.
Also leaving at the same time was a person who also came from Bifeng Mansion, but whose identity was not revealed.
This man had already put on another set of clothes and was followed by several burly men, blending in with the crowd.
Looking at Feng Ziling in the distance, he said quietly: "Check that guy."
"yes!"
The Lion Dance Competition in Guangzhou City has come to an end, and the final of the Nanhai Lion Dance Competition will be held in five days, and the venue will be Zhaoqing, next door to Guangzhou City.
This year's Lion Awakening Competition has created an amazing momentum. In addition to the previously announced rewards, there are also a batch of imperial-level weapons and equipment, including swords, guns, swords and halberds, and even a set of imperial-level inner armor.
There is no perfect inner armor in this world, and this imperial-level inner armor can be said to be the best among inner armors.
Worth tens of thousands of dollars!
Still marketable but priceless.
This suddenly ignited everyone's enthusiasm, and the news spread throughout the entire South China Sea cities in almost half a day.
At this moment, throughout the four governors' lands of the South China Sea, almost all the people were discussing this matter.
Likewise, this matter is also a hotly debated topic among military households.
Feng Ziling, who participated in the lion awakening competition in Guangzhou City and qualified for the finals, was personally received by the commander.
Because Guangzhou City is only half a day's journey from Zhaoqing, Feng Ziling is not in a hurry and can just arrive one day in advance.
Before that, he and his companions were still training at sunrise and resting at sunset.
It was winter at this time, and there was not much farm work. Therefore, when Feng Ziling and his companions were training, many military households came to cheer and take a look at the lion dance.
After nightfall, the military households left one after another. Of course, they did not eat dinner. The lunch meal could last until the next morning.
Eat enough in the morning so you can work, eat enough at noon, and continue in the afternoon. As for dinner, you have to sleep and rest in the evening, so what else to eat.
The life of a military household is so hard.
Because Feng Ziling had gained face for his guard, the commander showed mercy and rewarded him with some food. In the past two days, Feng Ziling's soldiers were well fed.
Feng Ziling hopes that he can get a good ranking in the final lion awakening competition, so that the good days of the brothers may continue for a while longer.
That night, Feng Ziling was called by the commander to transport a batch of military rations.
The commander patted Feng Ziling on the shoulder and praised him fiercely. Feng Ziling was confused. Finally, he learned from the commander that today's task was assigned by the superiors.
The task was also very simple. Feng Ziling only had to follow and guard a batch of grain transported from the dock to the gate of Xicheng and deliver it to the warehouse there.
However, Feng Ziling still had doubts in his heart as to why he was allowed to go on such a simple task.
The commander whispered to him: "It's obvious that you have received the attention of the people above. Although this task is small, there is a lot of money in it. This batch of food is not official food..."
Speaking of this, Feng Ziling completely understood.
Looking at Feng Ziling's expression, the commander knew that the latter had understood, so he nodded with a smile and said: "I know you are smart. This kind of fat job has not been available to us before. Remember, first Don’t be too greedy, just get some benefits for your brothers. As long as you achieve great results in the lion awakening competition later, maybe the entire health center will be improved because of you!"
Feng Ziling was originally a little resistant in his heart, because this was not official food, but... smuggling.
The land of the South China Sea is obviously a land of plenty, but why do most of the people have enough to eat?
There is only one answer: land annexation!
When the weather goes smoothly, the people can be self-sufficient.
But every time in a disaster year, when the people cannot live without food, the landlords and gentry will exchange the land deeds in the hands of the people at low prices or food.
At that time, the people would no longer be able to survive, so they were naturally willing to hand over the land deeds.
But after the years of disaster and the years of good harvest, it was impossible for the people to redeem their land.
The people had no land and could only farm land for the landlords in exchange for the pitiful meager grains as payment.
If things go on like this for more than a hundred years, more than 90% of the land in the entire South China Sea has fallen into the hands of the landlords and gentry. The remaining land belonging to the common people is also barren and despised by the landlords and gentry.
After Emperor Xuyang came to the throne, he also discovered these problems in the South China Sea. However, several groups of officials were sent down in succession, but they were all corrupted by the landowners and gentry in the South China Sea using money and fame. Later, these things were discovered by Dongchang spies, and Emperor Xuyang was furious. Military generals were sent to suppress the landowners and gentry in the South China Sea, but in the end it was just a big thunder and a small rain.
Although Emperor Xuyang explicitly ordered that the grain of these landowners and gentry cannot be bought and sold privately, if they want to buy and sell, they can only go through the government.
This can be regarded as putting a yoke on the necks of the landowners and gentry in Nanhai.
But if the Tao is as high as the devil, the landowners and gentry in Nanhai still have a way.
This is smuggling now.
So-called warehouses were built on islands in coastal areas, and then the grains were carried out to sea, said to be transported north to Tianjin, Shandong and other places.
The sea was stormy and the waves were high, and many grain ships were wrecked, so the grain was naturally thrown into the sea.
And there were no spies from Dongchang and Jinyiwei at sea, so there was no way to investigate.
Finally, just like today, it will be transported back at night, and then escorted by someone trustworthy from the government. The ship will go out to sea and circle back, and then it can be sold in the local market in the South China Sea.
Firstly, it saves the cost of shipping, and secondly, the price of rice in the South China Sea is much higher than in the north.
The land in the north was tightly controlled by the imperial court, and prices were set according to the imperial court's prices. Excluding freight, the landowners and gentry in the South China Sea made almost no money.
Furthermore, the population in the north is not large and cannot eat as much food as the South China Sea.
Of course, this whole set of processes is only one of the ways for the Nanhai nobles to make money. There are many other ways to make money, so I won’t go into them one by one.
Feng Ziling has always hated this group of landlords and gentry. He felt like a mirror in his heart that the current predicament of the South China Sea was caused by this group of landlords and gentry.
They smuggled food, and the people suffered the most.
The land I cultivated and the food I harvested were passed on to other hands, and in the end I had to pay a high price to buy it.
What’s the point!
But the commander's words touched Feng Ziling's weakness.
The benefits gained from a smuggling trip would allow his brothers to live a good life for a long time.
This is a real benefit.
He, Feng Ziling, doesn't have the ability to change the entire Nanhai, but he can still change the brothers around him.
Although unwilling, Feng Ziling still chose to compromise in the face of reality.
That night, Feng Ziling put on his horse and left the military camp.
In fact, it can't be regarded as a military camp. The appearance here is no different from that of an ordinary rural area.
About half an hour after Feng Ziling left, a group of warriors wearing black clothes and holding weapons came to the outside of the military camp. The aura they exuded was very terrifying. They were all high-level warriors with profound cultivation. .
Behind the group of men in black, the commander and a young man stood together.
The smile on the conductor's face was a little stiff. When he looked at the young man, he still showed his smile helplessly.
"Mr. Chen, why are you going to so much trouble today? If something happens to me, I won't be able to explain it to the Commander-in-Chief. Otherwise, just give Feng Ziling a small punishment!"
Chen Jingxiao is a disciple of the inner sect of Bifeng Mansion and the grandson of the master of the East Pavilion.
Chen Jingxiao is tall and tall, but he is extremely tall. Therefore, he is a head taller than the conductor next to him. However, his body proportions appear to be very coordinated. On the contrary, the conductor beside him appears to be a little short.
However, the commander's cultivation in the middle-grade Dacheng realm did not gain any momentum advantage in front of Chen Jingxiao.
The reason is that among the seven secret arts of Bifeng Mansion, there are two top-notch horizontal training techniques.
Naturally, Chen Jingxiao has cultivated to great perfection, so although his cultivation level is lower than that of the commander, it is hard to say who is stronger or weaker in terms of actual combat power.
"Commander Niu, do you want to teach me how to do things, or do you want to teach me how to do things in Bifeng Mansion?"
"Don't you dare!" Commander Niu waved his hands repeatedly and said with a smile: "After all, I have more than thirty lives here, right?"
Chen Jingxiao looked at the old fox in front of him, sneered in his heart, and said: "Although Bifeng Mansion is one of the eight auxiliary sects of Emperor Wu City, it has always been aloof. The relationship between us and Emperor Emperor City is just a cooperative relationship.
Don't think that your status will rise if Emperor Wu City surrenders to the imperial court.
In the land of the South China Sea, the status of my Bifeng Mansion has never fallen lower than before! "
"Yes, yes, Mr. Niu understands, but the commander is there..."
Chen Jingxiao couldn't help but feel a little irritated when he heard Commander Niu keep mentioning Commander Niu, so he waved his hand and said, "I will let someone inform Mr. Chi about this. That's feasible!"
"Okay, okay! Of course it's possible, no problem!" Commander Niu felt a stone fall from his heart.
Then Chen Jingxiao waved his hand, and the people in black in front seemed to have eyes on the back of their heads. They took out their weapons and rushed forward, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
Soon, screams came from the village-like military camp ahead.
Commander Niu couldn't help but sigh when he heard the voice coming into his ears. He glanced at Chen Jingxiao, his voice became a little heavier unconsciously, and asked:
"Mr. Chen, let me ask a few more questions, why are you doing this?
I've heard about things happening in the lion awakening competition, but that's not the case. "
"As for? Hahaha!"
Chen Jingxiao suddenly began to laugh loudly, and his laughter seemed very permeable in the night.
"Commander Niu, do you think it's not serious?"
Commander Niu remained silent. Chen Jingxiao's weird, sickly laughter and the obvious meaning behind his words made him already know the answer.
He was just a little regretful. Feng Ziling was his good helper, and there was no telling that Feng Ziling would be able to leave the military household in the future.
Feng Ziling's ability is sufficient and his potential is good. In addition, his adoptive father had a good relationship with him. His adoptive father once took a knife for him on the battlefield, and after that, the two became like brothers.
Now the only person to blame is Feng Ziling himself.
Why don't you know how to avoid a behemoth like Bifeng Mansion?
Now, just by provoking a mere inner disciple, the whole thing has become out of control and irreversible.
"Commander Niu, I know what you are thinking.
Although Ah Si is only an inner disciple, his background is definitely beyond your expectations.
Otherwise, how could he become an inner disciple with his ability?
Our Bifeng Mansion has always looked only at talent and not status.
Commander Niu, do you understand? "
Commander Niu was suddenly stunned.
He was not born and raised as a boy, but when he joined the army and joined the war, the Shangguan he followed was now the commander of the governor's capital of Guangdong.
After coming down from the battlefield, he followed the Shangguan all the way to the South China Sea.
He didn't know much about Bifeng Mansion, as he was not born and raised here, but before this, the two sides were on equal footing, and Commander Niu was not afraid of Bifeng Mansion.
But now after what Chen Jingxiao said, he suddenly remembered something his Shangguan once said to him.
Bifeng Mansion is definitely not a simple and pure Jianghu force.
The inheritance of Bifeng Mansion to this day is actually not the decades it seems on his face.
His historical heritage can even be compared to the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism.
And these words were all told to his superior after he was drunk.
Later, when I asked the superior officer, he was extremely taboo and asked Commander Niu to keep the matter in his stomach.
Thinking about it now, Bifeng Mansion's status in Commander Niu's heart suddenly rose.
Chen Jingxiao glanced at Commander Niu, and he knew that these high-ranking generals had a lot of information channels, plus Commander Niu's identity.
Chen Jingxiao quickly picked up on the expression on Commander Niu's face and interpreted Commander Niu's true thoughts.
"It seems that Commander Niu also knows our Bifeng Mansion, so that's enough!
I will be responsible for making this matter clear to Mr. Chi. You just need to appease Feng Ziling. "
"Then why not give Feng Ziling together..."
Commander Niu had a hint of killing intent in his eyes.
He now knew in his heart how much trouble Feng Ziling had caused him?
"No rush, no rush." An intriguing and strange smile appeared on the corner of Chen Jingxiao's mouth.
At dawn, Feng Ziling completed his task and brought back three carts full of grain.
The horseman transporting the grain truck got out of the carriage and left directly after arriving one mile outside the military camp.
Feng Ziling thought that these three people were trying to avoid suspicion, so he didn't pay much attention. He rode a seated white horse and ran quickly towards the military camp.
He wanted his brothers to come out and transport these three grain trucks into the military camp. These three grain trucks contained at least a thousand kilograms of grain.
Enough for the brothers to eat for several months.
Just after Feng Ziling entered the military camp, half of the tiredness and half of the joy on his face suddenly disappeared.
For no other reason, even the white horse he sat on began to twitch its nose and make a squeaking sound.
Because the smell of blood in this military camp is really... too strong!
Feng Ziling immediately turned over and dismounted, used his body skills to dodge and crashed directly into a house on one side.
Almost at the next moment, he ducked out of the house and entered an adjacent yard in two steps.
In just a few breaths, Feng Ziling even pulled out the afterimage and shuttled back and forth among several houses. Finally, he returned to the middle of the entire military camp and was lost in thought. Unexpectedly, his hands had been touched Full of blood.
All the brothers in the entire military camp...are dead!
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves was heard in the distance.
The sound came from far to near, approaching extremely quickly.
Commander Niu was wearing armor and sitting on a tall horse. This war horse was also covered with half armor at this time. This was an armored war horse that only commanders were eligible to own.
Behind Commander Niu were no less than a hundred riders.
And at the very back are the three grain trucks.
Commander Niu looked at Feng Ziling in the middle of the military camp with a complicated look on his face.
Feng Ziling raised his head silently, as if he were a godless puppet. But the moment he saw Commander Niu, he suddenly took two steps forward. The guards beside Commander Niu immediately rode out and stopped him. In the direction of Feng Ziling's progress.
However, Feng Ziling just knelt down not far in front of Commander Niu.
Kneel down and kowtow.
"Sir! The military camp has been attacked. Send out scouts to search the area to find the murderer!"
Feng Ziling's head hit the ground hard, his eyes red.
He couldn't understand why he could still be attacked in the hinterland of Guangzhou City.
Who is the thief? Could it be the bandits nearby!
Or maybe other criminal thieves.
But why choose them here?
It doesn’t matter what they want here!
Feng Ziling couldn't figure it out in his heart!
At this moment, Commander Niu slowly spoke.
There was a hint of unbearability on his face.
After all, he has been leading the troops for a long time.
But in the face of the general trend, even he, the commander, was unable to resist at all.
His hand touched the luggage on the side of the horse. Inside was the document of Chi Wenjing, his superior officer and commander of the governor of Guangdong.
The ink on the document was still wet when it arrived.
And it was early in the morning at that time.
Chen Jingxiao actually had the ability to get the commanding officer to get up in the middle of the night and write this document for him.
At that moment, Commander Niu's fear and fear of Bifeng Mansion reached its peak.
"Feng Ziling, you smuggled military rations, and now that the incident happened and you mutilated your brothers and feet, do you know your guilt?"
Feng Ziling dug his hands into the sand on the ground violently. He couldn't believe what he heard.
He raised his head suddenly, but the two personal guards commanded by Niu had already come to his side, each holding a round shield and a long knife in their hands, looking at Feng Ziling warily.
These two people are also at the lower level of Dacheng Realm. They should be able to suppress Feng Ziling in a two-on-one situation.
Commander Niu's expression remained unchanged as he continued: "This commander has already found out about this matter and reported it to Commander Chi.
Now come to arrest Feng Ziling.
Feng Ziling, do you plead guilty? "
Feng Ziling glanced at Commander Niu's two personal guards who were looking at them eagerly and might take action at any time, then looked at Commander Niu again, and spoke, but for some reason it became extremely hoarse.
"Sir...why...why!"
Commander Niu just shook his head and remained silent.
He didn't know if there were spies from Bifeng Mansion among the personal guards around him. He couldn't speak, let alone... didn't dare to speak!
