On an ancient road, a carriage drove slowly by. A young man was driving the carriage. Perhaps he was sleeping, letting the horse walk by itself. The woman inside lifted the curtain.
Zhen Yinglian just smiled when she saw Han Yishi sleeping, shook her head, and went back inside to look at the scenery outside.
"The squire group is very violent right now. Both the black and white groups are looking for the Ghost King Mask group. The methods used at the market are even more explicit. They are afraid that they are interested in the grain we sell."
"Will those people rebuild the village? Will the people have a good year this year?"
"The environment is like this, but this year will be better. Ghost King Mask and his gang are doing well. Long live the Ghost King!"
There is nothing anyone can do about this situation. They can try to take the imperial path, establish a new order, and at the same time build new decadence.
You can only take one step at a time.
The cottage was burned by a fire. It started burning during the day and continued to burn into the sky at night. When someone came to inquire about the situation the next day, they saw a scorched earth.
"The bandits are dead! The bandits are finally dead! Hahaha!" he shouted while running down the mountain.
The gangsters who caused harm to the area are dead, and the good people are selling the food, so it will be a good year.
After eating the dry food, the two of them felt that walking aimlessly was not a problem.
"We have finished buying the grain, and those people are showing restraint. This year will be a good one. Can we enter Xi'an now?"
"I want to go in, go to the night market and buy candy. This time we will watch other people's performances!"
"Okay! Let's go! Xi'an."
The two people who were tired of the journey came to a city, and what appeared in front of them was the Xi'an City Wall Tower, with the ancient Chinese characters of Xi'an hanging high on the city gate tower.
In contemporary Xi'an, the layout of the city remains the same, but a Manchu garrison was built in the northeast of the city, a Han army garrison was built in the southeast of the city, and the governor's office was added southwest of the bell tower.
The carriage drove to the checkpoint, and the guard soldiers were checking the road guide. There was a long queue entering the city. I listened to the discussion in the team: there were those who bought vegetables, those who sold tools, those who went in to do work...
Everyone who enters will take out a copper plate from his arms. The soldier collects the copper plate and goes to look at the next person in line.
Han Yishi's carriage team was in another team, and soon it was Han Yishi's turn.
Han Yishi looked at it curiously, but kept holding his hand. He was about to take out the guide, but the soldier was dissatisfied and scolded him directly.
"You! Lu Yin, what do you do?"
"Look, sir! We are merchants!"
"Who's in the car?"
Han Yishi just put his hand into his arms and stretched out his empty hands from his arms, but in the eyes of the soldiers, Han Yishi had already taken out the road guide, and the information inside was correct as he should have checked, and he wanted to check inside the carriage.
"It's a female family member inside. It's inconvenient, but it's better to be accommodating." He took out the silver from his sleeve and put it into the soldier's hand. The soldier felt the touch in his hand and couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"No problem, let me go!" he shouted to the brothers behind him.
After entering the city, I found an inn, stayed there, and rested for a while. The next night, I found the night market.
After all, it is a big city, so there are a lot less street activities, including juggling performances, food stalls, handicrafts, daily necessities...
Zhen Yinglian was holding a candy man in one hand and food in the other. Han Yishi was holding a lot of things behind him, following Zhen Yinglian around and looking around.
Although the body is not tired, the mind is really tired.
The prosperous scene is two extremes from what you see along the way. It makes people feel that singing and dancing are at peace and the world is at peace.
Han Yishi and Zhen Yinglian saw a very desperate world: various forces inside united to block ordinary people's upward path, allowing ordinary people to remain ordinary forever and serve their own interest groups.
…
The squire group here:
Someone came to report the fire in the cottage, and a unique contact code was sent, but there was no response. Officials came to investigate.
All the people who came out of the mountain were found one by one by the officials, and they were asked in detail about the reasons. Among them, the information about the Ghost King Mask group appeared in front of the official desk.
Based on the traces left on the battlefield, although I had to make some guesses, I still couldn't believe that two people could do such an incredible thing.
The words from these relevant people are still very surprising.
"They're just some little people, there's no need to mobilize so much troops!" The leader said, facing the officials in action.
"But the master gave orders!"
"I'll carry them together and let them go!"
The unimportant people, some poor people, retreated when they got what they wanted, went straight to report to the officials, and that was the end of the matter.
After the death of the head of the family, the Zhou family fell into a turmoil of internal fighting.
At the large restaurant, officials and representatives of the squire sent out invitations to the party, but no one from the Zhou family came.
A dozen officials and squire representatives were sitting around a round table, talking about the information they had received.
"How should we act in this case?"
"Can you support the personnel of Fuyun Mountain?"
"What if the Ghost King Mask and his gang attack again? It would be unbearable for us to suffer such losses again!"
In constant debate, consensus was reached.
It was decided to stay away from the edge for a while and then rebuild the bandit power after a period of time, so that the untouchables could feel comfortable for a while and also take a look at the situation of the Zhou family.
The gathering dispersed in a hurry and went back to deploy forces to deal with possible crises.
The death of Zhou Xiangshen made everyone else feel insecure and pay more attention to their own safety.
Divide the Zhou family? Do you also support the Zhou family? The Zhou family itself was in internal strife, and everyone was concerned for a while.
Seeing this opportunity, various branches within the clan tried to gain dominance. They were able to restrain themselves at first, but external forces obviously did not want the Zhou family to stabilize so quickly.
Everyone wants to live a good life; but living a good life is a human matter; I can let you live a bad life.
…
The farmer got grain and money, and this year was much better.
But nothing else has changed. There is no other way except farming. Relying on one's own strength is not enough. Farmers have not been able to unite with each other. It is only a temporary relief.
When the upper class oppressed them again, they still failed to fight against it.
When the next oppression comes and you are unable to enter that class, you can only bow to the class and join the others. This is a good way to get out of the abyss.
Or directly confront, become a member of the group that disrupts social order (bandit?), intensify the destruction or rebuild order.
Collaborate with darkness and become an oppressor; confront directly and become a hero, thief, and revolutionary.
Or accumulate wealth and become a squire, pass the imperial examination and become an official, and become corrupt and orderly.
Or another round of oppression is coming.
…
The ghost king mask and the two disappeared for a long time, which made them temporarily relieved.
The Zhou family's internal strife has reached a critical moment, and the squire outside is watching with eager eyes, and will bite him if he shows any signs of cowardice.
Due to the interference of external forces, the internal fighting in the Zhou family has appeared, and internal and external enemies have appeared. It is inevitable to kill each other, and each of them can no longer hold back.
Gangsters appear again, and the lower class people once again endure oppression until the next hero appears, or they can get a chance to breathe.
