In June, the boring hot summer descended on Bianliang City, and when he walked through the courtyard of the alum tower, Master Li heard laughter coming from under the eaves.

“…… The story of the martial arts fight told in the bamboo record recently is really good......"

“…… Is there a manuscript, is there a manuscript, come and see ......"

"There's no new one yet, I went to listen to it in Zhuji last night......"

"This story is really long, and it's hard to wait for a little ...... every day."

"The convoy that Zhu Ji went out told a short story, but it was a longer one......

"Because of these stories told by Zhuji, there have been more reckless men from Beijing recently......"

"People are here to participate in the martial arts competition, and I heard that it will be ...... in August."

“…… I can't stand people's good health......"

The chattering was mixed with a low laugh, and the girls in the building joked with each other. Because he heard the bamboo mark, the master stopped and listened for a while, then pursed his lips and walked to the courtyard in front of him.

In the months since the beginning of spring, the things about Zhuji have been disturbed and have never left her sight.

Last year, the disaster relief in the north and south continued until this year, when the autumn harvest had not yet arrived, and there was still famine in many places, but because the plight of heavy snow and road closures had been removed, the central government's control over various places had also been strengthened.

It's just that the number of beggars wandering around the capital has become more than in previous years.

Zhuji has participated in it from last year to this year, and has made great efforts. But as a result, it has established relationships with various merchants in the north and south. This huge network of relationships has played a great role in the development of Zhu Kee, not only the branches of each store have sprung up to expand the market around, but when the master breaks away from the disaster relief situation and begins to observe it with the information obtained from the wind and moon field, you will find that the things involved in Zhu Kee have begun to expand frantically in many other directions. This development is extremely rapid, but it is so hazy that it is difficult to say the specific details, and only well-informed people like Shishi can feel the tentacles and inextricable influences that seem to be consciously extended. It's just that at the moment, it hasn't been seen yet.

I have been in contact with Ning Yi so far. The teacher has also been able to realize it. What kind of abilities does this old childhood friend have? Sometimes she couldn't help but wonder if it was because he had expected that Zhu Kee would receive such a great development benefit before he was in charge of disaster relief—of course, this said. There's nothing wrong with that. But in the midst of this. There's always something, too. She couldn't figure it out.

In terms of ability, she doesn't know how to do business, but she is among high-ranking officials and nobles. Teachers who are accustomed to seeing many things can also understand some of the hidden rules. Generally speaking, money is not important, with Wanguan family wealth, even if it is rich enough to rival the country, it can't withstand the three-foot steel knife of the county order, and the vast majority of wealthy businessmen will build bridges and pave roads after accumulating wealth to a certain extent, fight for a good name, and then try to improve the status of the family and develop in the direction of power.

In this world, no matter who it is, power will be the ultimate goal, and money will certainly help this, but at a certain level, it is enough, and then developing in the past will only cause the hatred of others and suffer in vain.

However, Ning Yi had the background of the Prime Minister's Mansion from the beginning, and in the disaster relief incident, although he was the enemy of most of the large grain households, he also accumulated enough friends. With such a friend, if he wants to be powerful, it will not be troublesome for him to get rid of any identity such as a son-in-law or a prime minister's pen sticker. But in front of him, he still did the opposite.

Using his own influence, he discounted a large amount of money and inflated Zhu Ji at an astonishing speed, although it seemed that the speed was amazing, he did control every step of this expansion, but what was the point of this? It's like a rapidly expanding bubble, I don't know when, it will burst after all.

Of course, what she could think of, she believed that Ning Yi could also understand. It's just that she still operates this qiē in an orderly manner when she understands it, but she can't figure out what the meaning is. Sometimes I want to ask him in person, but the person behind the scenes has not known where to run since April.

That exhilarating but extremely powerless disaster relief, and then the development of Zhuji, was also accompanied by a series of events. Some green forest bandits regarded Ning Yi as a thorn in their side, and even ran to the capital to kill him. Then his counterattack was also extremely fierce, and he showed no mercy to these bandits. The incident in Taoting not only alarmed Lulin, but also alarmed many officialdom figures.

More than 100 people from the green forest were killed on the spot, and more than half of the more than 100 people who were arrested were sentenced to beheading. In the past, people looked down on these bastard-like green forest guests, but basically they still adopted an attitude of turning a blind eye, but the counterattack of Zhuji Tong Guò Xiangfu was too ruthless. Some officials who came to Alum Tower said that this would be very troublesome, and they were originally outlaws, and the prophecy of the Prime Minister's Mansion was in big trouble.

In the days that followed, there would be a lot of turmoil, and sometimes it would be rumored that Zhu Ji had a conflict with some outlaws in a certain place, and the master didn't know if this was a prophecy fulfillment. But Zhu Ji is expanding its influence anyway, and at the same time as this expansion, the storytellers under Zhu Ji actually began to tell stories about the warriors of the green forest, which even caused a sensation, and for a time made the martial arts around Bianliang quite a rebound.

At this time, in the novels and stories on the market of the Wu Dynasty, there are those who say fairy, fox, and wild monsters, and there are also those who say that they are talented and beautiful, and it is not for nothing that they say that heroes are reckless. But basically, the stories of novels are mostly written by down-and-out talents, and recklessness is not the mainstream, even if there is, it is basically in the spirit of depression, writing some small pattern books that are forbidden by force.

But the stories of Zhuji are all atmospheric, the stories are both fictional and real, and most of them are about "the great man of chivalry for the country and the people". An imitation of the background of the Wu Dynasty, known as the Song Dynasty "Tianlong Babu", is even more expensive for Bianliang, every night after the storyteller of the bamboo book finished a paragraph, immediately someone copied it out, competing to circulate. Affected by this, there have been significantly more martial arts high-rollers in Alum Tower recently, and even a few out-of-character scholars have also practiced some self-defense martial arts. imitated the heroes of the Tang Dynasty with swords, swaggered back and forth, and then began to make friends with martial artists. Many of these people have backgrounds in their families, which is said to have caused a headache for the Kaifeng Mansion, which is in charge of public security.

Of course, even if a trend is admired by some people, it is still only the "non-mainstream" of this era. Zhuji's approach also attracted some criticism at this time, writing reckless heroic novels has little influence, and people don't bother to pay attention to it, but chivalry is forbidden by force, and these reckless men who are full of blood and cannot vent are a hidden danger to public security. How can it be propagated?

For example, Zhou Bangyan, who returned to Beijing to report on his work this time. For this guidance of Zhuji, he is also quite dissatisfied. But fortunately, while telling the reckless story, some other stories told in the bamboo record have aroused the admiration of the literati. Especially when you are trapped in Hangzhou. The story about the old man Qian Xiwen. The scholars of the capital were greatly solemn and respectful.

Even in Bianliang. There are also many people who are directly or indirectly related to the Qian family in Hangzhou, and in the past, Qian Lao's death was just a concept for them, after the story was told. These people remembered or mourned in their own forms, and there were also a large number of literati who came to listen to such a story in the bamboo record, and then their blood boiled, and then they burst into tears.

Whether these people have the same martyrdom courage as Qian Lao after listening to the story is of course, but because Ning Yi is the last person to talk to Qian Lao, Zhu Ji has gained some tolerance and care, and the things that promote reckless heroes have not been criticized one-sidedly, but have been divided into two factions or abuses or discussions, and it has also become the central topic of discussion among the Bianliang scholars in recent times.

And while this qiē is advancing in a complicated way, the man behind him has still never appeared in front of people......

When he thought of this, the master walked into his courtyard, and the big banyan tree in the courtyard cast a thick shade in the slight wind, and the air still seemed a little stuffy amid the sound of cicadas. Zhou Bangyan sat on the wooden floor in front of the coffee table and waited for her, this man who was famous in the literary circle of the Wu Dynasty was also nearly forty years old, although he was not the handsome type of cream Xiaosheng, but the meticulous clothes, slightly showing the white sideburns and the dust on his body over the years, as well as the experience of being an official, still shaped him into a very attractive man, seeing the teacher coming, Zhou Bangyan raised his hand and asked her to sit down.

The two have known each other for several years, and if you want to talk about the mood of knowing each other, I am afraid that there have been times in this year when love is not strict. After all, in a sense, this man should also be one of the men closest to Master Li's heart, and he can be regarded as getting along well. After sitting down, sipping tea and chatting a few words, Zhou Bangyan said: "What I said last time, can the master have an answer?" ”

The last time he came to Alum Tower, Zhou Bangyan once mentioned that he wanted to redeem her. In a sense, it is timely for the two to talk about this at this time. The age of the teacher has passed the golden age of the Oiran, although there are still many people cheering today, but next, there is no doubt that it will go downhill, and it has become a natural thing to get married.

In terms of identity, although Zhou Bangyan's official position is not high, he already has enough talent and fame, and he was close to Master Li in the past, and he accepted her as a concubine, which can be regarded as a good destination.

The master held the teacup and opened his mouth, but in the end he did not speak. The cicadas were ringing in the courtyard, Zhou Bangyan waited for a while, and added tea for the two: "Actually, you and I know that among the people around you, I understand you." In the past, you loved to travel all over the world and learn from famous artists, and after being together, I am afraid that only I can support you. Therefore, it is best for you and me to be together...... You're going to get married. ”

The master was silent for a moment, and when he picked up the teacup again, he looked at the courtyard outside, and his voice was not high: "Brother Meicheng, in fact, I have been thinking about it recently, maybe it may not be...... I have to get married......"

“…… When I was on Mount Wutai, Zen Master Kongdu once said that you have Buddha nature...... It doesn't seem like the first time that you have Buddha nature. Zhou Bangyan was stunned for a moment, and smiled again, "It's just that at that time, you said that sometimes you can see through, but it doesn't matter, people always have to be the same as others to be happier...... What's wrong? Is there something you can't see through? Or is it that you can't get over it if you see it through? ”

"Ah......h......h

"I've heard about you going to the disaster relief service, and I've heard about it...... You've been going out of the city lately to give alms to beggars...... Mother Li told me a lot ......" Zhou Bangyan paused, "Actually, among those friends around you, you have a cordial relationship with Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng. But it's impossible, but Ning Liheng is a very powerful person. ”

The master didn't speak, as for Ning Yi's matter, it must have been said by Li Yun and Zhou Bangyan, and after a little silence, Zhou Bangyan said, "It's just ...... This man seems to be keen on business, and in the early years I thought he was a gentleman who was indifferent to fame and fortune, but later I saw that this man acted both right and evil. It's not in line with the way of a gentleman. At least he asked Zhuji to promote the reckless chivalry. I strongly disagree with ......"

Zhou Bangyan is very famous, he acts more rightly, and his speech is actually straightforward, and he looked at his teacher for a while: "I know that you went to help the disaster." It was also presided over by him. Do you like him? ”

Shishi's gaze was originally looking to the side. At this time, it was as if I had woken up. Then he shook his head with a smile: "No, I haven't seen him for a long time." ”

"He's not a good match." Zhou Bangyan took a sip of tea, "...... The will of the imperial court has been handed down. I'll only be in Kyori for five days. ”

"Hmm." Shi Shi nodded, raised his teacup and smiled, "Where to go next?" ”

Amid the sound of cicadas in the courtyard, the two continued to speak homely words, and the breeze rubbed the leaves, mixing the monotonous rustle into the words. On a summer afternoon, the air seems quiet in such air......

To the north, thousands of miles away, Luliang Mountain.

The shouting of the horses and the sound of bells broke the dullness of summer, and in the afternoon, another caravan entered the outer set of Aoki Village. This caravan is not small, a lineup of nearly 200 people, transporting dozens of truckloads of goods, it is a rare big order in Aoki Village, and for this reason, the village also sent a lot of people to escort it, and it arrived safely at this time, and suddenly the entire outreach was lively.

The village, which stretches from the outside of the Aoki Village to the inside, can be seen everywhere with the traces of erection and construction, and some places have just been dug up and filled, and the traces of the new soil also carry a different atmosphere from the past. Due to the unified planning, the new buildings built in conjunction with the old village appear neat and orderly, although there are not many, but at least compared to the crowding and hectic of Qianqingmu Village for two months, a qiē has become new.

Sometimes, the order itself can give people a clear and positive view, and when watching the village expand and renovate like ants moving mud, most of the people in the village will also feel happy. Especially after feeling the contrast, most people will think of who brought this qiē over.

After two months of changes, most of the managers of Aoki Village have also felt the efficiency improvement brought by many detailed improvements. Of course, the absolute mechanization of the pursuit of efficiency, sometimes makes people feel that the individual is missing, but the current Aoki Village will not be exposed to such a situation, for example, in such a summer, close to noon, everyone does not need to work, many things, are pressed to do in the morning and evening - although for these poor people in the mountains, as long as there is a little benefit, even if they are forced to work under the big sun, they may not be unable to endure this hardship, but for now, Ning Yi doesn't plan to pursue efficiency to this point.

Ning Yi doesn't interfere much in the efficiency of the matter, but about the management of the residents of Qingmu Village at this time, he will still interfere in the period.

In two months, the number of residents in Aoki Village has grown from 6,000 to nearly 8,000. Five or six hundred of them were strong men who had recently joined the city, obedient, trained, or talented. The rest are the families they brought with them.

Due to Ning Yi's intervention, the expansion and resettlement of the population was carried out in an orderly manner, but suddenly adding so many new people in, of course, would be problematic. Ning Yi, who lives a normal married life with Hongti, will meet with several village owners and leaders in charge of this matter every three days or so, and he is basically not responsible for specific affairs, but only sets policies and does ideological work.

Newcomers dissolve into Aoki Village, there will be more newcomers in the future, how not to let the old people in the mountains bully newcomers too strictly, is a problem, but there is no need to pursue pure fairness. Ning Yi asked Zheng Ashuo's daughter to take the lead in organizing a small law enforcement team to record and meddle in the differences between the new and old people, so that the old people could receive certain preferential treatment, but they would not let the new people in the village receive too much white eyes.

This kind of meeting every three days is still equivalent to ideological work, and it is necessary to focus on long-term development, not only for the present, but also for the strength of the group, and not only to look at the temporary interests of individuals. In fact, in the early stage of the development of a small organization like Qingmu Village, several village owners still have a strong control over the following, as long as they get their approval, it will become very simple, and Ning Yi is also laying the foundation for the future development of the village, of course. In the eyes of a small number of people, this foreign uncle seems to be a little nagging, confirming it every few days, and always talking back and forth......

Although there are such and such doubts, under Ning Yi's simple management, the current situation of Qingmu Village is much better than that of many places outside Luliang Mountain. Everywhere, indigenous people are always xenophobic, even when there are disputes. Handling of prefectural orders. It is often not smart, and it is even more so in Luliang Mountain, where many villages often accept people easily, and they really get to it. Often, you still have to stand in line. With the mountain. Verbal fights between them are frequent, and sometimes there are problems of old people in the village beating new people to death, or leaders using their power to play with the wives and daughters of new entrants. Where will it be like Aoki Village, there will be someone to adjust and deal with.

If there is a conflict between the new and old people, even if the newcomer is beaten, where will the old man be disciplined, where will there be. Although it is not absolutely fair, even relative care is precious. Although there are still a lot of small frictions, but big problems - such as the situation of bullying people's wives and daughters - the upper echelons of Aoki Village are still strictly prohibited, and often after small problems appear, the law enforcement team appears, intervenes, mediates, and the people who are bullied will even make some people feel full of warmth in their hearts.

After all, this is the way of the world, and it would be much better if it could be a little better.

Sometimes looking at this qiē in the village, it is only two months of change, and the old man named Liang Bingfu will also ask himself, there are some things, he has also thought about it, why he can't do it, but on Ning Yi's side, it is just a simple matter. Of course, sometimes there will be answers, and sometimes there will be.

At this time, he was sitting in the shade of a tree in the small square, Hongti's Xianggong was writing and painting next to him with a wooden board, and Hongti was sitting in the back with a fan to fan the old man, and occasionally fanned her Xianggong. There were not many people in the small square, a few children were playing with stones, and not far away, a young man named Yuwen Feidu was comparing his martial arts with another black and thin young man.

"Look at this trick! I'll turn from the side, hit you in the knee, sweep! Swept! Hey, you can't hide from it......"

"And this trick, hit you in the chest! Hit you in the stomach again......"

"And my cupola hammer, hit you a hundred times, wah-wow-"

Yuwen Feidu is a young man, he is talented, he is also outgoing, he recognized a lot of masters in the Dulonggang camp, learned a good martial arts, at this time in front of the young man who usually takes care of Liang Bingfu, jumping, shooting like the wind - this is because Hong Ti said that the young man named Xiao Hei also practiced martial arts, and he was very talented, he wanted to compare with the other party, but unfortunately Xiao Hei was relatively silent and bored, and was unwilling to deal with him.

At this time, Yuwen Feidu was dazzled in front of Xiao Hei, and the fist wind whistled close to Xiao Hei's face, and there were a few children next to him holding their chins and watching, and some people exclaimed: "Wow, Brother Yuwen is so powerful......"

"Brother Xiaohei doesn't know martial arts, don't bully Brother Feidu......"

Ning Yi took the wooden board to write and draw, raised his head and glanced at it, lowered his head and commented with a smile: "Hehe, it's so cheap." ”

Then I suddenly heard Xiao Hei's "ah" scream, hugged Yuwen Feidu's waist, and rushed straight forward, Yuwen Feidu desperately wanted to hold the plate, but the two had already run out of the square, only to hear a bang, and fell into a pile in the firewood stack of the small square. Of course, Yuwen Feidu is a wolf bèi more.

"Sneak attack-ahhhhh

"Who do you think will win?"

"Pretty much." The old man holding the cane squinted his eyes, also watching interestingly, and participated.

The little daughter-in-law, Hongti, smiled and did not speak, and rested the half-contained soles of her shoes on her lap - she had been doing this kind of thing before the old man came out.

After a while, a figure came from a distance, it was Han Jing, the master of the five villages of Qingmu Village, he watched the two teenagers fighting, went around, asked Liang Bingfu for peace, sat down next to him, and said to Ning Yi: "Caught up." ”

"How's it going?"

Ma Jun's gang also caught up with them in advance. Said he would give us an explanation. ”

"What do you think?"

"When he gives an explanation, he will either hand over someone or hand over his head. Otherwise, it will be a pot of stew for 2,000 of them. ”

"Oh, that's ......."

What Han Jing said was the problem of the two thousand Liao troops north of Luliang. Now that the Liao State is dead, these original Liao soldiers are also homeless. After coming here, its leader changed his name to Ma Jun and temporarily gathered in the north of Luliang Mountain. After the first battle of Huochuanling, Qingmu Village was preparing for this, but Lu Liang was very big after all, and if the other party wanted to run, it would be difficult to carry out a war of annihilation.

And after the results of the battle of Huochuanling came out, these Liao people also showed that they were quite familiar with current affairs, and they were unwilling to friction with Qingmu Village, and even wanted to form an alliance with Qingmu Village for a time. Ning Yi naturally refused, and this time, it seemed that dozens of people had split into the other party's village, and they almost robbed a group of caravans covered by Aoki Village, so Ma Jun sent someone to apologize and said that he would give Aoki Village an explanation.

In fact, this side doesn't care about any explanation, the policy of these Liao people has already been decided, either surrender to Qingmu Village and become the periphery of Qingmu Village, and Ning Yi and others are already ready to knock them out of their bones and suck the marrow, absorb the elite of them for their own use, and pull the rest to dig coal. Either after beating it, it will be made into the outer village of Aoki Village, and by the way, it will knock on the bones and suck the marrow, and the rest will be sent to dig coal......

Of course, since there has never been the possibility of a war of annihilation, things have been pressing. However, Ning Yi won't ask too much about these details, when and how big it is, it's all Han Jing's business, all he needs to do is to give this battle a bad battle name called "beating the big rooster".

It is also for this reason that after nodding his head, he also changed the topic back: "...... Who do you think will win? ”

Han Jing looked at it: "Yuwen, his kung fu is very solid." ”

"It's hard to say, I think Xiao Hei is quite spiritual......"

And they sat and watched the fight.

After a while, Liang Bingfu straightened up and said, "Liheng, over there in the old village, you have already gone there?" ”

Ning Yi glanced at him: "Well, people have already passed a little." ”

"Fu Duanyun has been living over there......" Liang Bingfu sighed, "When, I also want to go back and see." ”

Ning Yi frowned: "The boat is tired...... "Qingmu Village is still more than twenty miles away from the old village, after all, even the best carriage will produce huge bumps in these years. And recently, although Liang Bingfu no longer bothered about the village and looked a little younger, his body has deteriorated after all.

Hong Ti is the great master, and he knows these things best, and then he also came to persuade him...... (To be continued......)

PS: I arrived at Lu Yuan today, and I will probably live and study here for two months in the future.

When I was at the train station, I saw a lot of veterans discharged from the army and took the big red flower home in the car, and suddenly remembered where I saw a guy who said that the book that the recruits read when they joined the army was not finished when they were discharged, so I thought, maybe some of these people read my book.

Anyway, this chapter is 7,000 words, ask for a monthly pass!