The cold wind in northern Xinjiang was biting, but the two people standing at the top of the city were chatting enthusiastically.
After listening to Su Ran's sad words, Feng Xin smiled playfully and showed a girlish attitude, "Hehe, Brother Ran, it is a bit exaggerated to say that he is in charge of the military strategist. Do you really think that Luojia Temple and Xie Binglin are vegetarians?"
As a military leader, she deliberately avoided the important and ignored the spread of sadness in Su Ran. "Things have passed away, but everyone is fine. Brother Ran's words just now, 'Things are different and people are different', hurt the little girl's heart a little!"
Seeing Feng Xin's "pathetic" look, Su Ran's gloomy mind was swept away, and she smiled and cursed, "You girl, you are as sharp as before."
The two were childhood sweethearts who fell in love with each other, but because Su Ran was obsessed with officialdom and ran away to seek fame for more than ten years, the last veil between the two has not been broken to this day. Moreover, Su Ran got married with the help of her mentor Chang Xia. .
Su Ran, a high-ranking official, returned to Polu City, only to find that Feng Xin was still unmarried. Invisibly, Su Ran always felt guilty towards Feng Xin.
The innocent Feng Xin felt differently about this. After Su Ran got married, she was sad and gave Su Ran even more blessings. Later, her mentor died of illness, and Feng Xin inherited Pingrong Tingxue Terrace and worked hard all day long. In the meantime, she had given up the idea of resuming a good relationship with Shili Hongzhuang. It was not until she saw Su Ran again that her groggy heart woke up again.
Although Su Ran's wife was killed at the hands of Ling Xiao, the two have always maintained an inseparable relationship. Today, Su Ran rarely called out "girl", which made Feng Xin feel comfortable. He narrowed his eyes into a half-moon slit and smiled. , "Brother Ran, Chisong County is very lively now. Chisong County is a county under Bozhou, why don't you, the Dazhou Mu, take care of it?"
"Haha, girl, Liu Yi is not as simple as he appears. Let's not talk about the deep water behind him. Even Liu Yi's own weight is enough to make the Jiang family worry for a while. If the Jiang family regards Liu Yi as just a My kid, you’re going to suffer a lot.”
Su Ran looked south and thought about the north, and suddenly her face was as cold as frost, "Compared to the south, I care more about the north. The Sun family has been operating in the north for several generations and is deeply rooted. Sun Xiucheng, a newborn calf, met the Prince of Qin privately in Hecheng. Humph, does he really think there is an airtight wall in the world? Your Majesty's Chief Water Guard is not a vegetarian."
Feng Xin also became serious, "Brother Ran is saying that the Sun family intends to collaborate with the enemy and treason?"
Su Ran's eyes were full of murderous intent, "I don't know whether to treason or not, but the charge of collaborating with the enemy must be confirmed! I think about how powerful Sun Quan was when he led Jiangdong, but I didn't expect that his descendants would be so miserable!"
Feng Xin raised his head and asked, "If that prince goes south, what will Brother Ran do?"
Su Ran stroked the city head, waved away the guards, took out a red lacquered bamboo tube the size of a small finger from his arms, and handed it to Feng Xin.
Feng Xin naturally recognized what the red lacquered bamboo tube was. It was a secret transmission object specially made by the Twelve Internal Guards. She gently took it with one hand, took off the yellow wax, twisted it left and right, and the lid of the small bamboo tube triggered the mechanism, and she jumped out. .
Feng Xinyu took out a small roll of paper and unfolded it. There were only four words written by Emperor Zhu Pi on the paper.
"Stay if you can!"
...
The temple is very high, which makes people intimidated; the rivers and lakes are also far away, but the enduring stories always make people happy.
The news of Han Li's death, followed by the wind of Huaiyue, spread throughout every inch of the Han Dynasty. The label of killing virtuous people indiscriminately was placed on the head of Da Qin leader Lang Fuyi by some people. In recent years, the momentum of scholars all over the world running northward has finally slowed down a little.
The dignitaries praised Han Li's righteousness before and after tea; the knights from the mountains and rivers all lamented Han Li's pity; the ordinary people praised Han Li's feats and regarded him as a great hero. national hero.
Everyone has a conclusion in their mind about what is right and wrong. Perhaps, this is what is called Jianghu!
...
The news of Han Li's heroic death naturally reached Huaxing County.
Liu Quansheng was so sad that he went to Muzhou and burned three sticks of incense in front of Han Li's tomb.
After returning, Liu Quansheng thanked guests behind closed doors and was really depressed for several days.
The full moon hangs on the pines and tung trees, perhaps tonight is a particularly good time to plan things. Just when the emperor is sitting in Chang'an and planning for the Spring and Autumn Period, Jiang Feng, Jiang Xingze, and Hu are plotting in the Central Plains, and Su Ran and Feng Xin are sitting in Bozhou, preparing to eradicate evil, the Huaxing County side is naturally lively. Very.
First of all, after the beginning of the new year, the first jaw-dropping thing happened.
Shi Ding Xinchuan, the Shaofu of Huaxing County, took office and took charge of Lingyuan County.
No one thought of this!
According to the "Han Code", the power to appoint and remove chief executives at the county level rests with the prefecture.
In Huaxing County, even a fool knows that Ding Xinchuan is someone the county guard should know. No, it should be said that Ding Xinchuan is not from Quzhou Mu Jiangfeng. As for whether he is someone he should know, no one can tell.
As for the relationship between Jiang Feng and Ying Zhi, anyone with a discerning eye can understand it at a glance. Ying Zhi killed the Jiang family's right-hand man, Lingyuan Liu last year, so that the Jiang family's power cannot touch Huaxing County. This is a big problem for Jiang Feng and the Jiang family. , is a big loss. Since then, the relationship between Jiang Feng and Ying Zhi has changed from a subordinate relationship to a hostile relationship.
Logically speaking, with Jiang Feng's vengeful character, even if Liu Xing dies, Jiang Feng will find another confidant to be placed as the county magistrate of Lingyuan County to restrain Ying Zhi.
However, after Liu Xing's death, Jiang Feng did not intervene in the selection of Lingyuan County Magistrate, but directly delegated power to the county magistrate Ying Zhi. This shows that with the dual efforts of Liu Quansheng and Ying Zhi, the power of the Jiang family has increased. They have completely withdrawn from Huaxing County in the north of Quzhou, and the Jiang family has no intention of coming back.
After Jiang Feng finished speaking, he wanted to say something that he should know.
Ding Xinchuan and Cao Zhi are both worthy disciples. One of them is clever and clever, the other is determined and decisive. It can be said that they each have their own merits.
The year before last, Ying Zhi cleverly took advantage of Jiang Ruisheng's massacre of the village to steal food from Liu Xing, and won Cao Zhi the position of Lingyuan County Lieutenant. After the Liu family was destroyed, almost all the people in Huaxing County believed that Cao Zhi would be the general. He will be the next Lingyuan County Magistrate.
Just when everyone thought Cao Zhi was about to do something good, the plot took a shocking turn.
Ding Xinchuan, who has always been a secretive person and only smiled and made tea beside Ying Zhi, came from behind the scenes to the stage to take charge of Lingyuan County, the most important of the counties in Huaxing, which surprised everyone.
However, those who know the inside story will admire Ying Zhi sincerely after a brief analysis.
Cao Zhi has a strong personality, and his actions are like a blazing fire. He can't hold a grain of sand in his eyes, and he hates the family as much as he hates him. He will be as strict as he can. Although the Liu family in Lingyuan was destroyed, its remaining forces are still spread across Huaxing. If Cao Zhi is allowed to be at this time Taking over Lingyuan County will inevitably lead to a bloody suppression. Once there is blood, it will definitely cause turmoil. Once the turmoil occurs, it may give the eager Jiang Feng an opportunity and excuse to allow the Jiang family to make a comeback.
Ding Xinchuan is different. His personality is as gentle as water. Although he is a smiling gentleman, he never delays getting down to business. It is most appropriate to arrange him during the transitional period.
Ding Xinchuan knew what he was thinking. After he took over the power of Lingyuan, he compiled the confiscated Liu family's property into a register as quickly as possible. After some planning and discussion, before spring plowing, he personally led the county soldiers and officials to visit the mountain villages and follow the instructions of Pingtian. The law and the key to equalizing the land are that middle-aged and young men over the age of 15 will be allocated 40 acres of land each, old men and disabled people will be allocated 30 acres of land, widows and concubines will be allocated 15 acres of land, and those who are guilty will not be allocated 15 acres of land. Tian, the entire Huaxing County is extremely excited and full of vitality.
Especially for the remnants of the Liu family in Lingyuan, Ding Xinchuan showed extra mercy to them. After precise calculations, they were allowed to receive an additional three acres of thin land per person based on the Pingtian method. In this way, the small family was basically not affected by the government. Although some middle-class families suffered losses after taking back their fields, they were not huge.
Ding Xinchuan's governance was smooth and silent, eliminating all conflicts into interests.
After three to five years, when people have settled down and power has been gathered, won't it be easy to take back the land that these small and medium-sized families have received today?
...
Tonight, it suddenly rained heavily in Huaxing. There was thunder outside the window, and the endless curtain of rain fell.
Liu Quansheng and Ying Zhi were sitting on the steps at the small entrance of Zigui Academy, admiring the scenery under the eaves, listening to the rain and making tea.
Between the two of them, steam was steaming from the small clay stove, and the gurgling water vapor carried the lush fragrance of wild camellia, wafting and wafting around. The two of them looked like experts from other worlds.
A sip of tea fell into his throat, and he felt comfortable all over. He saw him leaning on the wooden steps, looking down at the courtyard that was gradually filled with water, and said with a smile, "Liu Quansheng, Liu Quansheng, I didn't expect that this secret that your majesty gave me actually turned out to be... It’ll be you. Hahahaha!”
Liu Quansheng was also leaning on the steps. After listening, he added water to the tea stove between the two of them, and said with a lazy smile, "You should know, you should know, what? Tonight, if the tea is not intoxicating, everyone will be drunk. You actually talked about being confused. talk!"
Ying Zhi suddenly woke up and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. He laughed at Liu Quansheng and said, "Look, look at it. Old people don't have enough energy. They work all day during the day and like to talk nonsense at night. How can you Liu Quansheng?" It’s not the secret that I should know about, it’s His Majesty’s, it’s His Majesty’s! Haha!”
"Perhaps the thing that Jianghu people hate most about temples is that they are cautious and careful at all times! When welcoming guests, they must distinguish their dignity, drink in order of precedence, sit down in order of priority, and even speak before they speak."
Liu Quansheng's eyes were blurry, and he looked down at the raindrops playing happily in the water-logged courtyard. He pursed his lips and said, "However, Mr. Ying, what you just said makes me look down on me, Liu Quansheng."
Ying Zhi raised his triangular eyes and said, "Oh? What do you mean?"
Liu Quansheng looked graceful and elegant, his robes dancing, "I am the hidden son of the world!"
Ying Zhi immediately sat upright and said with admiration, "Being loyal to the king is a small loyalty; being loyal to the world is a great loyalty. I can't match my brother's ambition!"
Liu Quansheng waved his hand slightly, smiled calmly, and changed the subject, "Master Ying rebelled late at night. Don't you just want to drink a cup of my mountain tea?"
Ying Zhifu said, "Your Majesty chose the five counties of Huaxing, Fanggu, Zhangwu, Liaoxi, and Chisong as the starting point for Pingtian. This is a weak persimmon, and he wants to make a good start for Pingtianxia."
Liu Quansheng said meaningfully, "Oh? How do you say this?"
"Bah! We are all thousand-year-old foxes in the officialdom. Why are you pretending to be stupid?" Ying Zhi scolded and said, "In these five counties, the Huaxing family is suffering from Fang Ping, the Zhao family in Fanggu, the Fan family in Zhangwu are loyal to the court, and Chisong There are no aristocratic families in the barren country, and Western Liaoning does not have this problem. The Fengyi Huang family in our Huaxing County has been fighting in the market all year round. They have always taken the wrong direction. Pingtian or not, it is not a big disaster. The rest is in the hands of the Xuanhuai Zhao family. Thousands of hectares of fertile land.”
Liu Quansheng chuckled, "You mean, as long as my son settles the old Zhao Yao of the Xuanhuai Zhao family, the five counties of Pingtian will be considered complete?" 33
Ying Zhi was noncommittal and asked, "Do you think your son can retrieve the piano worm?"
Liu Quansheng raised his eyebrows inadvertently, "What do you think?"
Ying Zhi raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly, "Those who restrain themselves and love themselves often have the ring of thin ice in the abyss, but you are making money in the city and settling down in a quiet place, causing my son to lose an arm!"
Liu Quansheng glared at Ying Zhi, "Then are you here today to ask me for an explanation on behalf of your son?"
Ying Zhi lowered his head and showed no expression, "Without his arm, Cheng'er's martial arts dream is shattered!"
"The world is difficult, but sacrifice is so ambitious; we go forward one after another, and dare to make the sun and moon change the sky. For the sake of the righteousness of the world, not to mention an arm, even if the body is shattered, the liver and brain are ruined."
Liu Quansheng was impassioned at first, then sighed, "Brother, if Yi'er can't get the piano insect back, he will lose his life!"
Ying Zhi pursed his lips in anger and said sarcastically, "You father, you are so cruel!"
Liu Quansheng laughed loudly, "You and I were young and went out on our own when we were fourteen or fifteen years old. What? In this generation, it's no longer possible?"
Ying knew he had nothing to say, so he murmured, "That's true."
Liu Quansheng was far away and distracted, and then he joked, "When it's time to take action, can Uncle Ying still sit back and ignore it?"
"Bah! What a bad idea!" Ying Zhi spat out the wild tea residue in his mouth and asked, "There has been movement in Taihao City. How should we go next?"
Liu Quansheng's eyes were blazing, "How about contacting old friends in Fanggu County?"
Ying Zhi rubbed his temples, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "You mean, Fanggu Zhao family? Zhao Yuguang?"
Liu Quansheng said firmly, "Yeah!"
"Oh!" Ying Zhi sighed in a low voice, "In recent years, the empire seems to have been turned upside down!"
The two of them were silent, and there was only the sound of wind and rain in the small school.
When will this country of thousands of miles be peaceful?
Some people died, but not completely...
