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Yansheng rented a house in the west of the city, with three huts, which was relatively quiet.On the second day after moving here, I received a letter from Yanrong, saying that the situation at home is very good. Yanfeng Yanxing has never been lazy in reading and practicing swords, and the villagers have helped to do all the farm work. "It's all up to my elder brother to decide."Yan Sheng knew that his sister was shy when it came to marriage, so he was very happy, thinking that Yan Rong would be happy.He thought, Dongping's errands are not ideal, and the Pei family will come to marry again next year, so it's better not to pick them up, so he wrote another letter explaining the situation here, asking Yanrong to rest assured that once she is free, Just go home and visit them.

He and Ziying lived in that house with white walls and black tiles from spring to autumn.Although the business of the government office was brand new, it was not difficult. The most important thing in document communication was wording, and he could easily pick up a set of Mandarin.Although relaxed, Dongping's life is not comfortable.There are only three kinds of sounds in the Taishou's Yamen every day, the sound of reciting poems, the sound of chess pieces, and the sound of singing music. It sounds good to say that the government is simple and the punishment is lenient;The son of Fu Xi's family is full of style, loves to talk about mysteries, climbs mountains and rivers, and calls friends and friends every time he travels to dangerous places. He often orders guides and servants to clear the way.Yan Sheng only went out with Fu Xi once, seeing that it was such a nuisance to the people, he never went out with him again after that, and only reasoned that he had not finished his business.There are many people around Fu Xi who are flattering and flattering, and he is known as a noble and reserved person. Yan Sheng's background is actually not attractive, but it is just a hindrance to Pei Xiu's face. Seeing that he does not come to get close, I don't think so. meaning.

This autumn, the weather was good and the harvest was good, and it was Xiumu's turn. Yansheng had two or three drinks with Ziying last night, so he got up late.Ziying got up early as usual, and wanted to go to the piano hall.

After he put on his clothes, he pinched his face casually a few times. It was strange to say that the light shines on people

His face instantly became lifeless, with only a hint of cunning in his eyes.When he was alone with Yansheng, he would always show his true colors to others, but when he went out, he would have to change his appearance. Yansheng felt strange at first, and didn't know why he spoiled him so much. When he asked him why, he remained silent, and Yansheng had no choice but to give up.

Ziying went out with her qin in her arms, but she saw a man running out of the alley, panting, shouting at the door: "Is Bai Dianzhu at home?"

Seeing that he was wearing the uniform of a peasant soldier, Ziying walked over and said, "I am Master Bai's servant, what's the matter with you?"

Through the bamboo fence, the man was out of breath and said: "The eunuch asked him to go to the government office quickly, we have important matters to discuss."

Ziying's eyelashes fluttered a few times, and said: "Master, look at the rest today, my master is still lying high, I don't know what the prefect wants to do? I can also answer."

The anger didn't go anywhere, and he backed up and scolded: "You slave, you are also involved in the affairs of the prefect's mansion?" He looked up at Ziying while scolding, but saw him smiling slightly, and there seemed to be a gleam of light in his eyes, Suddenly my mind became confused, and my mouth stuttered, "You, you, hurry up, hurry up".

Ziying stared into his eyes, and said softly: "Master, you tell me secretly, I will never spread the word."

For some reason, the man seemed to have lost his mind, and he began to talk non-stop as soon as he opened his mouth.

Yan Sheng was called to the prefect's mansion early in the morning. As soon as he arrived at the mansion, he saw three steps, one post and five steps and one sentry.He came to the front hall in a daze, and saw the yamen masters Bo, Zanwu, Cao Yu, Si Gong, Canghu, Juncao and others were all there, and Fu Xi, the governor of Dongping County, was sitting high in the hall, with a worried look on his face and endless sorrow.

Yan Sheng sat at the last table, and Fang heard Fu Xi say solemnly: "I'm taking a bath today, and I still invite you to come because of a major event. The Sun family in Linxi County rebelled, gathered more than a thousand people, and raised their troops." Attack the county. According to the county magistrate who escaped last night, Linxi Ling may have been slaughtered. After the bandit party captured the county government, they blocked the troops from guarding the border, closed the county town, and plundered the living people."

He was halfway through speaking, when he heard the sound of wailing in the hall, and the sound of geese followed the prestige, and there was a man wiping his tears with his sleeves at the table beside Fu Xi, it seemed that he was the county magistrate who escaped from what he said just now.He was about [-] years old, and although he had freshened up before coming here, he was obviously overly frightened, his complexion was pale, and he gave an outline of the moment of shock last night intermittently.

Everyone in the hall sighed.Juncao took a few cases and said angrily: "Isn't this a sect thief? Sun Shuye is going to rebel?"

The master stroked his beard and said, "This is not good. The Sun family is very strong in Linxi, and if it rebels, it will be a disaster."

Cao Cao said: "Sun's family has nearly a thousand rooms, connected by fireworks, and they live closer to each other than houses. Public and private problems are a problem. The lower officials said that they should be eradicated as soon as possible. The problem of raising tigers has come true."

So everyone scolded the Sun clan and the leader, Sun Shuye, with a lot of nasty words, and the crowd was turbulent, with the tendency of eating their flesh and laying bare their skin.

Yan Sheng was a little puzzled, coughed lightly, and asked, "Why did that Sun Shuye rebel?"

His words seemed to pour a spoonful of cold water into the already boiling soup pot. Everyone was taken aback, looking at him as if they were looking at an idiot, and then turned their eyes to the county magistrate.

The county magistrate sobbed and said: "Adults, have you forgotten? Yizhou and Jingzhou used [-] troops to beg the imperial court to quickly handle the food battle and increase the tax by [-]%. long time."

Oh, everyone sighed in understanding.

Yansheng felt a bitter taste in his mouth.

Fu Xi said: "For the current plan, what should we do?"

There was a moment of silence in the hall.Everyone looked down at the ground one after another.

Seeing that no one came forward, Fu Xi's face turned red, and he scolded loudly: "The country's chaos cannot be rectified, and the monarch's danger cannot be relieved. What use are the princes?"

Everyone felt embarrassed, and after a while, the Lord Bo trembled and said: "Wu's land is gradually declining, trust and trust are not harmonious, and the number of mobs is rebellious. It is not easy to attack. Now Jingzhou is using force. Dongping drew thousands of soldiers, but now the mansion has few soldiers and light weapons, and cannot control the thieves, so we should take them strategically."

So Juncao also echoed: "The Sun family is cruel and tyrannical. It cannot be attacked by force, but it can only be outsmarted."

Even the personable Fu Xi was anxious: "Then how do you outwit it? Also, do you want to report it to the court?"

The master Bo Laocheng was serious, pondered for a long time, and said: "There is no need to report. Now that the life and death of the Linxi Commander is not clear, it is not easy to alarm the higher-ups. First divide the troops to guard the key pass, so as not to get away from the thieves, and then talk about appeasement or suppression."

Fu Xi had also been in the officialdom for a long time, so he understood at first hearing that the matter of resisting food was minor, and the crime of killing an official ordered by the court was not a light one.Therefore, he said: "Master Bo is very right. If you don't enter the tiger's lair, how can you get a tiger cub? Now who can go to Linxi for a walk?" He also made it very clear. There is no need to suppress if you care.

Now everyone was silent again.This is not a joke, it might kill your head.

Fu Xi thought that under the heavy reward, there must be a brave man, so he stood up, waved his sleeves, and said excitedly: "Whoever is willing to volunteer, after the matter is completed, I will guarantee him to act as the Linxi order."

Everyone was still silent.Fu Xi went all out, and was about to ask for a golden thousand taels of beauty, when someone said suddenly: "My lord, I would like to go to Linxi for a walk."

Yan Sheng came home in the afternoon this day, opened the door and entered the room, saw Zi Ying sitting in his room reading a book, he was stunned for a while, and wondered: "You didn't go to the piano hall today?"

Ziying looked up at him and said, "It's fine today, I'm back early."

"I'm going to Linxi County for a few days, you take care of yourself." Yan Sheng said while changing the Confucian gown and gown into a tight-fitting double-breasted Lanyi.

Ziying looked away slightly, and said, "Is there anyone in Linxi rebelling?"

Yan Sheng laughed and said: "You are well informed." He told him what happened in the prefect's mansion just now.

Ziying was thoughtful, Yansheng didn't care to talk to him, took out a dagger from the cabinet, and wrapped it tightly around his left arm with a cloth belt. He stretched his head and saw the iron that Pei Xiu gave him that day. The sword lay quietly at the bottom of the box.

Ziying smiled and said: "Whether you succeed or not, you have solved Fu Xi's urgent need. I don't know what benefits Fu Xi promised you, the golden house or Yan Ruyu?"

Seeing that he was still talking and laughing at the critical moment, Yan Sheng couldn't help but frowned and said: "Neither. Mr. Fu said that he would protect me as an agent in Linxi County, but that would only take my life. Besides, Mr. Fu may have forgotten, Linxi County Xiling still doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, if he is safe, he is desperately protecting his seal, in a dangerous city, and when the situation is calm, I will sit back and enjoy his success, and take credit for his achievements, so I will inevitably feel resentful, which is not fair."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ziying blushed with anger, half-kneeled up from the table, and said angrily: "Fu Xi, that old fox! I think everyone in the government office knows that the people in Linxi are poor, and there is a rebellion by the noble family, so I will Even when you get there, you won’t be able to secure a seat, so no one is tempted. They are trying to make you work hard! Brother Bai, you are too stupid, it’s not worth it.”

Yan Sheng was stunned for a moment, picked up Pei Xiu's cold iron sword in one hand, tied it around his waist, walked over, put one hand on Ziying's shoulder, and said seriously: "This is not about business, Ziying. Mr. Pei In the year of death, I went to Jingxiang. There were political enemies before, but no successors, but I still regarded death as home. My husband raised thousands of soldiers, went to death, and died for the country. How can it be fame and fortune? Resisting food is a small matter, which has existed in ancient and modern times It's just that today is different from the past. Jing and Yi are fighting fiercely. Considering the overall situation, even if you can't help Mr. Pei, you must not let the backyard catch fire and let people make use of the problem. If the hearts of the people are separated, even though there is no regret."

His eyes were deep, and his words were calm and wise. Ziying's head turned cold, and she immediately understood the meaning of his words.He was afraid that the Sun family's rebellion was provoked by someone, and it was very likely that they were Pei Xiu's political opponents.Given his relationship with Pei Xiu, of course he was on Pei Xiu's side.

Ziying looked up at him, and there was a sense of grandeur in his eyes. He couldn't help but respect and love, with hardness and softness inside, muscles and bones exposed, a gentleman hides his treasures, isn't he exactly the kind of person he is?After getting angry, he also stood up, walked outside, and said as he walked, "How many troops will Fu Xi bring for you?"

Yan Sheng didn't want him to change the topic quickly, so he touched his head and said: "There is a guide who knows the way, but he agreed to take me outside the city and not follow in. I couldn't find a map of Linxi in the government office. One step is one step."

Ziying stood at the door, the autumn afternoon sun shone on him, embroidered him with a layer of gold, and said leisurely: "I know it. Let's go, I will be with you, and we will settle accounts with this dog head when we come back."

Yan Sheng thought he heard it wrong, so he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, it's too dangerous."

Ziying turned her head and smiled. If the sun was not too strong, the sound of wild geese would definitely be able to see it. The tender affection in his eyes could be seen clearly: "I've had enough time in this place, I want to exercise my muscles and bones. Are you only allowed to be in a hurry? Urgent, don’t let me draw my sword to help?”

Born in this troubled world, ordinary people from a poor family live like nothing. If they don't attach to the clan group and live alone, once they encounter wars and famines, they will become victims of the troubled times.Thus came the power of clans.Some clans often have thousands of families, even tens of thousands of houses. They live next to each other in fireworks, or serve as clans, take refuge in local governors, intervene in government affairs, or become self-sufficient and do not obey the king's orders, becoming the overlord of one party.

At that time, the whole world was impoverished by the Yuan Emperor's government, so the righteous soldiers flourished, famous heroes, rich families and powerful clans, flying clouds and gatherings, went to each other thousands of miles away.

The Linxi Sun family is such a clan.It is said that the Sun family was a common surname in the Central Plains a hundred years ago, and they also migrated here because of the war.In the mountains near Linxi, the camp lived in a deep, dangerous and open area. They worked hard to support their parents, and the surrounding indigenous people returned to them. Over the past century, there have been five or six thousand families.

In September of the 13th year of Chongming, Sanqi left Dongping Mansion and headed southeast to Juechen.Linxi County is located in a deep mountain depression, and the sea is just across the mountain. The land in the mountain is poor, but the population has been increasing in recent years. Even in good years, there are often famines. It is no wonder that some people have different ideas when they add taxes at this time.

The sound of wild geese is standing in the horse's bridle, leaning over to look, it is vast, red leaves are all over the mountain, the cold current is clear, terraced fields are spread out layer by layer like water waves, roof tiles are connected in the mountains, people are gathering, chickens are screaming and dogs are barking, one after another. "Good place, good feng shui." He couldn't help admiring.

The person next to him shrank his head and said: "Bai Dianzhu, you have already arrived here, the little one can go back and report."

Bai Yansheng turned around and cupped his fists at him.The man whipped his whip quickly, and ran for his life without looking back.

Meng Ziying couldn't help pursing her lips into a smile.He is also a bunt, with a piano bag behind him.Xu Shi left in a hurry, he didn't pay attention to Yi Rong, and there were a few glistening beads of sweat on his forehead.

Both of them saw that there were many figures in ambush beside the small road at the foot of the mountain, and the swords were very glaring in the afterglow of the setting sun, so they looked at each other and smiled, which inspired the heroic spirit.The sound of the wild goose raised its head to the sky and roared, and the horse under its crotch raised its hooves: "I am Bai Yansheng, Yingchuan County, Qingzhou, and I am ordered by the governor of Dongping Fu Xifu. If you want to see Uncle Sun, come out quickly."

He whistled three times, and suddenly there was a rustling sound in the mountains, and dozens of villagers with hatchets and hoes came out from all directions, surrounding the two of them.

"Fu Xi's running dog, kill him." Someone shouted.

Yansheng Ziying also drew his sword in his hand, and pushed aside the weapon, Yansheng said: "Your Excellency has something to say to Sun Zongzhu, don't miss the important thing."

Someone in the crowd said: "Stop." A man came out more and more, with a huge back and a real big knife in his hand, and looked at him suspiciously: "Are you really sent by Fu Xi?"

"That's right." Yan Sheng got off his horse, cupped his hands and said, "I'm the signature of Dongping Mansion, and I'm ordered to see Sect Master Sun."

"Is there a token?"

The wild goose choked.

Ziying said loudly: "Of course I see Sect Master Sun, I know it's true or not."

The man looked at the two of them and waved his hand: "Tie them up."

Yan Sheng never thought that there would be such an embarrassing time in this life, when he was tied up like a zongzi, with his feet upturned and carried on his shoulders, he turned his head with difficulty, and looked at Zi Ying in apologetic way, who was also tied up, but bared his teeth at him After making a grimace, he couldn't help turning his head and smiling bitterly.

When a group of people were crossing a mountain stream, there was a muffled beating sound from behind, followed by a burst of shouting: "What have you been looking at?"

Yansheng hurriedly looked back, the team stopped on the single-plank bridge, and someone was kicking and beating Ziying.Yansheng tried to look through the gap, but Ziying's mouth and nose were bleeding, and she couldn't help raising her heart to her throat.

"I'm looking at how fat the fish in this river are." Ziying laughed.

The single-plank bridge shook, and the people behind were saying hurry up, so the person gave up.

The two were carried into Linxi County, and thrown into a big brightly lit house.Only someone said: "Sovereign, these two people have brought here."

Yansheng Ziying even forgot that there was a rope on her body, followed the prestige, and saw a middle-aged literati in green cloth clothes walking down from the front of the hall, in his early twenties, tall and tall, with an elegant face, and two thick black balls under his eyes. Both of them were startled, the suzerain was so young and handsome, he didn't look like a bandit leader at all.Sun Shuye also saw clearly that the two young men in the hall were both handsome and handsome, which is rare in the world, so he quickly ordered someone to untie the rope.

The two stood up supporting each other and looked around. There were densely packed memorial tablets directly in front of them, with candles and torches flickering, probably in the Sun's ancestral hall.

Sun Shuye cupped his hands and said apologetically, "Which one is Bai Dian's signature?"

Bai Yansheng took a step forward, and said bluntly: "I am Bai Yansheng, may I ask Sect Master Sun, is Linxi Ling now dead or alive?"

Sun Shuye frightened him, his complexion turned paler, and he said, "Master Bai, why did you ask this question? The Linxi order is in the county government, but it's just a restriction on access. Could it be that Lord Fu didn't receive my letter?"

Bai Yansheng's face became serious, and he turned his head to look at Meng Ziying, the latter was already upset when he heard Linxi Ling was safe and sound, and his face changed color when he heard the last sentence.

Even though his hairs were standing on end, Yan Sheng asked in a deep voice, "Who is Sun Zongzhu's letter to? What is it about?"

Sun Shuye wondered: "Trust the county magistrate to bring it to Mr. Fu, why, didn't you receive it?"

Bai Yansheng said decisively: "Sect Master Sun, don't ask about the past. Mr. Fu ordered me to temporarily act as Linxi Order and handle all county affairs. If Sect Master Sun has any opinions, please tell me directly right now? Why don't you refuse to hand over the anti-grain and put him under confinement in the county make?"

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