Dayuan has many swordsmen who travel around the world.
The folk customs in the North are the most courageous. Firstly, it is a rule in the North to carry a knife to guard against tigers and wolves. Even Zihao is no exception. Firstly, it is to guard against tigers and wolves. Secondly, it is for self-defense. Thirdly, it is the time to cross the mountains. , with a single sword with a wide blade and a narrow blade in the back of the hand, it is easy to cut through thorns and thorns. It can even cut a smooth path among the dead branches and vines. It is a guy who protects the body. If you don't make up your mind to pick up a good sword, you can save a few taels of silver. , you can get a knife with a very fine iron handle, which can not only defend yourself, but also kill people.
Therefore, it is not a new thing that most men in the North carry knives. Even if many local officials know about this, they still have their eyes half closed and half open in normal times. Only when money is scarce, will they choose to do so. The unlucky charlatan managed to extort money twice, and then happily distributed it to everyone. After dividing the money, they all went to ordinary taverns and inns, ordered some drinks, and while away the time. After so many years, I have been working in the government offices without much official rank. I am just a small official with a little power. I am very good at this matter. Pick someone to attack.
Originally, there was such a saying in Zihao. It was said that there were three deductions and three non-deductions, which can be said to be the best after a hundred trials. Later, after many years of spreading, Dayuan also said this, and there is some truth in it.
The one who is covered in dust is very embarrassed, the one who has the sword with the scabbard, the one who has the boots with the buttons looking ordinary, the one who does not have the boots with the boots covered in dust, the one who does not have the boots with the buttons looking like a dragon walking like a tiger and has extraordinary skills A person who is not only strong but also polite.
Those who are covered in dust and are in a hurry,
They often have no time to care about it, but when they are detained with little power, most of them think that the trivial matter will turn into nothing. Of course, they will willingly hand over some money, not necessarily much, but the victory is that after repeated trials, there is always something gained; the sword is sheathed, Often in the Northland rivers and lakes, there is still a small amount of money. After all, there are those Jianghu people who carry unsheathed swords and are miserable and shabby. They have neither oil nor water, but also have quite a bit of rogue habits. , maybe racking your brains, you may not be able to get a little money, but it's not good. The uppers of the boots are mediocre. It is best if they are half-worn and stained with mud and snow. This is to select people from the world who should not be provoked. As long as the soles of the boots are clean and have little dust, and those who wear well-dressed shoes, If you just provoke them, most of them may not be a good person.
The reason is quite simple. Walking around in the world is the most important word. If you can't bear to change your pair of fast boots and expensive shoes when you are walking in the world, you are probably not a rich person, let alone someone who can't be provoked. And the uppers of those boots are clean. They appear to be sophisticated people, and most of them are in high positions. Once, when a government official was out on inspection, he made things difficult for a swordsman with jade embedded in the heel of his boot. He was so annoyed by his rudeness that he cut off his head with a sword. His wife and children came to the government office to express their grievances. On that day, in the end, they only asked for some money, and the matter was settled.
Not to mention the person who seems to be very skilled, strong and polite, he may be a well-known figure in the world, and the government officials cannot afford to offend him, let alone an ordinary low-level official.
I don’t know how many buckets of money there are in the world. I’m afraid it’s enough to build a hundred mountains. If you get it, you’ll spend your life.
Only then can it be considered as one’s own. In most government offices, junior officials often know that their subordinates are doing such things, and they often pretend not to see it. After all, those direct descendants who know the rules of proportion always want to divide the money more, so they can save themselves the trouble of doing so. The depreciation of prices, and the salary is meager in the first place, so why bother to block other people's way of making money, cut off their money, and kill their parents together, there seems to be no difference, it is better to keep out of sight.
What's more, as far as this matter is concerned in the northern border, although the law only vaguely mentions a few sentences that people are not allowed to carry weapons across the street, it is very clear what crime they will be charged with, and whether they can be punished or not. People leave such a gap to seek some monetary benefits, not to offend those swordsmen and sword wielders too much, but also to inform ordinary petty officials of these means of making money, which is the most slippery.
Like the outside world, although Shanlan City has never belonged to the Yuan Dynasty, nor has it been a vassal with Zihao, but has only been hidden in the mountains and is self-sufficient, it still seems to be the boundary of the government office, but the hearts of the people in the city What everyone knows is that this private government office has always been built by relatives who have neither the means nor the connections to accommodate the three families of Zhang, Wang and Li. To put it bluntly, they are just minions and lackeys who work for the three families. Except for the fact that there is a supervisor to oversee the major events in the city. ,
In addition to the officials who judge rewards and punishments, the rest of the government officials, Xiao Chai and others usually use their power to bully others. They are no different from the three families of Zhang Wang and Li San, but they are even worse in Yurou Township.
At this time of night, private offices are no different from ordinary government offices. As usual, they need to have officers patrolling the streets. However, they are a little different from the government offices in neighboring areas. Many government offices are almost vying to go to the streets and alleys of the city to do this kind of work.
They even often got into red-faced arguments over who should do it, and even started to take action twice. Even if it looked very strange to others, under the repeated orders of the official, he could do it every month. It took such a time of patrolling the streets to resolve this chaos.
"There have been a lot of unlucky people in the past two or three months. I have been here six or seven times now, and I haven't seen many faces. Previously, it was said that there were soldiers from the Yuan Dynasty coming. It would be easier to restrain myself. But, Now that I haven't opened my business yet, my mother-in-law has been scolding me for several days. Just relying on this meager salary, I have to drink the north wind."
The two yamen servants were holding lamps and carrying knives, and they should have looked very majestic. However, the behavior of these two people was too frivolous, with shoulders and backs hunched. It seemed that they were trapped in drinking and sex on weekdays, and naturally they could not accumulate much wealth.
"That is, Jin Gui, the master of the three families, who cares about my life and death? If this continues, this job will really be impossible. It is better to look for other ways out like those salesmen walking around the streets. There are many official affairs, and there is no oil or water to see during the winter months, so my life is miserable."
The two of them had nothing to do with each other, but their steps were quite smooth. They did not watch the night at all, nor did they ask the watchman to tell the residents to be careful about lighting and other things. Instead, they went straight to a remote inn in the city.
The waiters in every inn are aware of these rules. When the two of them arrived at this rather remote inn, the sleepy waiter inside quickly stood up and greeted them with a smile, telling him to be a fat chicken. After adding tea and water, and tacitly handing over a pot of good wine to fill it up, he said with a smile, "You two officials are so grateful."
Sorry, I have to go out to watch the night at our poor shop. I feel really bad. But the shopkeeper took a break first. It was disrespectful. I should apologize to the shop for this newly arrived good wine. , don’t be offended. "
Anyone who has been making a living in Shanlan City since then has a keen eye and a strong smile on his face to deal with these minions who are taking advantage of credit. However, if they are not satisfied, this inn will not be able to continue to open. , so I had no choice but to put my body in the dirt and forcefully support the two people's smelly feet. Only when they are comfortable with the service can I find convenience and save a lot of trouble.
"That's nice. How can we still miss your drink money?" One of the yamen servants raised his eyes, but he was not angry at all. He just wanted to make fun of the waiter. It was obvious that the waiter's words were very useful. "The two of us are here. It is to check the people coming and going in the city. Now the adults of the three families are already busy and hardworking. Of course, they want me to wait for these errands to be busier. Of course hard work is hard work. Running for the people is our blessing, isn't it? I Let me ask the younger brother, have any strangers come to Shanlan City recently? After all, we are seeing the New Year approaching. If there are people from the Jianghu who come to rob the house, of course they must be captured first, but all strangers need to be investigated and investigated. "
"There really is such a person, but his behavior and dress are very weird. He is drinking upstairs right now. But he looks very poor. I want to bring two officials to meet him?"
The upstairs was remote and damp. It was probably due to the snow that crushed the roof a while ago that the scene was like this. The two government officials almost pinched their noses and stood on tiptoe before they walked outside the guest house and knocked on the door. No one answered for a long time, so they simply pushed the door open and entered.
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The house was dark, only the lanterns in the hands of the two people illuminated it. A pale and ugly man was sitting at the table drinking wine, looking like a street rat. Putting a pebble in front of my eyes, I would often pick up my chopsticks and chew it twice, just to add some flavor to my mouth. Even when I stood up in fright, my feet were still a little lame, not to mention how much money was in the bag, which immediately made the two of them feel... It's unlucky, but it's still the usual rule. You can't bring a knife in the city. Either you have to pay a fine or hand over your sword.
Until half an hour later, there was still no movement or going downstairs. When the waiter went upstairs to take a look, he realized that the house was dark and the soles of his boots were sticky. Then he noticed something strange and turned on the light. At first glance, he fell to the ground.
There were two yamen servants when they came, but now there are two piles of yamen servants. The murderer was very fair, dividing the bones and flesh into two piles, clearly distinguishing each other.
"That's all my money, I can't give any away."
Only at this moment when the moon is not visible, can the man reveal his ugly face, limp and walk towards the elegant inn, while also counting the money in his arms. When he sees that the amount is correct, he feels relieved. When he came, he was afraid of meeting someone, so he wrapped himself in a black robe again and went to the graceful inn.
The man didn't know why this person was so valuable, let alone how much the price in the shrine was. He just knew that the amount of money he was given was so much that it couldn't even fit in half a small house.
During the tea time, the lamp flickered, and corpses were everywhere in the graceful building. Only the thin Jiang Baigui who was sitting and drinking was left, looking at the knife in the man's hand, and the latter was also beating.
Jiang Baigui even clumsily pulled out a piece of rice paper from his sleeve and looked at the portrait above. After a while, he breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with relief, but his smile was quite shabby and even a bit ugly.
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