Qianzhou, which belongs to the South Tang Jiangnan Province, is an important state town leading to Lingnan. Qianzhou was originally known as Tiger Head City, because the tiger word killing intent is too heavy, and it flows through by the pious water, so it is changed to Qianzhou.

On this day, the city of Qianzhou was very lively, and the long-lost sun finally showed its delicate face like that shy beauty. The spring breeze blows, ten miles of green long street, although there is no real ten miles of long street in Qianzhou, but the fragrance of the new sprouts spit out the branches is extended, not to mention ten miles long. The sun is shining, swaying down, and the non-dazzling sunlight once again tells everyone that winter has gone to spring.

An old man led a blue-shirted young man with staggering steps to slowly walk from the muddy path that had not yet dried to the city of Qianzhou. Qianzhou City is very small, there are only a few small streets, and on both sides of the small streets are a group of low houses, even the Qianzhou City Government is only in a group of low houses, not conspicuous. The blue-shirted young man looked at Qianzhou City like a small town very curiously, and his eyes couldn't help but flash a strange light.

For the shops on both sides of the street, although there are a variety of goods, these goods obviously do not make the blue-shirted boy tempted, nor do they have any appeal. The young man helped the old man into the long street, shuttling through the bustling crowd, although the city of Qianzhou is very small, but the jurisdiction of the city of Qianzhou is very large, after all, Qianzhou is the fortress city leading to Lingnan.

"Uncle, I don't think this Qianzhou is very good, why is it so small." The blue-shirted young man helped the old man and couldn't help but ask curiously. He had naturally heard of this state city leading to the Lingnan Fortress, but he didn't expect this Qianzhou city to be so barren. The long street where they were located was one of the most important main streets in Qianzhou City, and from beginning to end, it was less than a mile away.

"Ye Gongzi doesn't know, Qianzhou City used to be relatively prosperous, but now that Qianzhou City is bordering neighboring countries, it is inevitable that there will be some conflicts. The neighboring Southern Han Dynasty would often send some people into the city to obtain information about our country from the people in Qianzhou City, so Qianzhou City did not pay much attention to economic development, and it became a military fortress. The old man explained very patiently.

"That's it, it's just that I think there are some weird feelings in this Qianzhou, it's no wonder, the dignified capital of a state is a fortress leading to Lingnan, so it won't be too shabby." The blue-shirted young man sighed thoughtfully. At this time, Qianzhou is naturally not the previous Qianzhou, at this time Qianzhou is the southernmost state city of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is connected to Shaozhou in the south, and Shaozhou is a state city belonging to the Southern Han Dynasty. The neighbors of the two countries must be a place where disasters are frequent, and where can they be stabilized.

"Catch the rebels, and wait for someone to avoid it quickly." At this time, there was a noise from the other side of the street, and the pedestrians walking in the street avoided it in both directions. As the pedestrians hurriedly avoided it, a figure flashed out of the street, but it was a red figure, and the red figure ran as fast as a red flame. Behind the red figure, several officials with cold blades were in hot pursuit.

The blue-shirted boy and the old man also retreated tightly to the edge of the street, and the red figure like a red flame quickly passed in front of their eyes, while the several officials with sabers ran out of breath, closely chasing the fiery red figure.

"Alas, what a good girl, what a bad dress, but to wear red. Doesn't she know the taboo in Qianzhou, no one dares to wear red clothes in Qianzhou City, although more than ten years have passed, this taboo still exists. "Who says it's not, it's strange that someone is so bold as to dare to walk on the street casually in red clothes, and not treat her as a traitor." ”

As the red figure and the few officials who were chasing after them disappeared from everyone's sight, the pedestrians on both sides of the street whispered. The blue-shirted young man's eyes flashed, and then he stared at the direction where the red figure had disappeared, and a look of doubt appeared on his face. He stood with the old man on the side of the street, quietly listening to the whispers of passers-by, and after about half an hour, the street was bustling again.

"Alas, it's been more than ten years, why haven't these people let go. Damn it, it's time to surrender, this government, this world, alas! Seeing this, the old man sighed for a while, and he shook his head and led the blue-shirted boy into the crowd of pedestrians on the street.

"About 12 years ago, there was a hero who refused to accept the violence of the Southern Han Dynasty and was politically incompetent, and led the crowd to rise up in Xunzhou in the Southern Han Dynasty, calling himself the 'Eight Kings of Zhongtian', with the year name Yongle. This hero's surname is Zhang Mingyuxian, and he is a talent with both civil and military skills. He led his troops to fight for the states of the Southern Han Dynasty with the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, and his momentum was unstoppable. It's just that the good times don't last long, although the lord of the Southern Han Dynasty is mediocre and incompetent, he is the lord of a country after all, and the Son of Heaven is angry and corpses are all over the field, and soon Zhang Yuxian and his subordinates will encounter the full counterattack of the Southern Han Kingdom. ”

The old man and the blue-shirted boy came to a small wine shop, and the two sat down, and the old man saw that the blue-shirted boy could not hide his doubts, but began to explain to the blue-shirted boy. "That's the matter of the Southern Han Kingdom, how can it involve our Southern Tang Dynasty, at that time, Qianzhou was also a state city belonging to the Southern Tang Dynasty." The blue-shirted young man listened to the old man's narration, and couldn't help but ask more suspiciously.

"Listen to the old man, I'll take my time, don't worry. Zhang Gong led his troops to be unstoppable at first, and successively attacked Chaozhou, Xunzhou, and dozens of counties in the Southern Han Kingdom. Although the Southern Han Kingdom was corrupt and incompetent, after all, there were still strong soldiers and good generals, and it was soon counterattacked by the Southern Han army, and the righteous army was defeated, and even lost Xunzhou Chaozhou. The rebels had to abandon Xunzhou, and Zhang Gong led his troops to cross Meiling and came to Qianzhou. ”

"At first, the rebel army took advantage of the small garrison in Qianzhou and the lax defense, so they attacked the city on a large scale, and several county towns under the jurisdiction of Qianzhou were in a row. At that time, the rebel army reached 100,000 people, which shows the scale of the army. Later, the rebels used Baiyun Cave in Yandu County as a stronghold to build a palace camp, and at the same time led their troops to attack everywhere. This move naturally attracted the attention of the Southern Kingdom, so the righteous army was soon surrounded and suppressed by the Southern Tang Army on a large scale. ”

"Later, what happened to Zhang Yuxian, why does Qianzhou City treat people in clothes as traitors?" When the blue-shirted young man heard this, his eyes shot a glint of interest that could not be concealed, and he couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Alas, people's hearts change, and Zhang Gong was single-mindedly to resist the corrupt and incompetent rule of the Southern Han State. When the rebel army reached a certain size, his heart began to change, and in the Baiyun Cave in the capital of Yandu, the number of troops reached 100,000, and his heart began to swell. He thought that he was the real man, and he began to indulge in wine. In the end, the rebels were fiercely attacked by the Southern Tang army, and there were traitors among the rebels, Zhang Gong was finally captured by the Southern Tang army and escorted to the imperial capital Jinling. As for whether that Zhang Gong was beheaded, or maybe he is still in prison, I don't know. ”

"Uncle, you haven't said why you can't wear red clothes in this Qianzhou city."

"Because at the beginning, the troops led by Zhang Gong liked to wear red clothes, so the righteous army was called 'Red Army', and Zhang Gong led the righteous army to easily conquer Qianzhou City, so this is the shame of Qianzhou City, and red clothing is also a taboo in Qianzhou City. As long as someone wears a red costume and is seen by the official, he will be arrested regardless of the soap. Thirteen years have passed, but the taboo still exists. ”

The doubts on the blue-shirted boy's face dissipated, and he felt very ridiculous in his heart, but he didn't say it. It stands to reason that thirteen years have passed since the Zhang Yuxian incident, but why is there still this taboo left in Qianzhou City, can't all the people in this city wear red clothes to appear in the public's field of vision. He thought the taboo was ridiculous, ridiculously absurd.

"What's so hard to explain this, if it weren't for the rebellion of Zhang Gong's subordinates, no matter how brave the Southern Tang Army was, it would be impossible to capture Zhang Gong alive. Moreover, it is said that the Emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty gave a great advantage to the traitors in Zhang Gongyi's army, and this benefit was to give the Qianzhou City to the traitor, that is to say, the traitor was the Emperor of the Qianzhou City. No matter what kind of officials are sent to Qianzhou City, no matter which Qianzhou official it is, they must listen to that soil emperor. Therefore, that person is a thief, naturally he is afraid that Zhang Gong and the loyal and brave people of the righteous army will seek revenge on him. So this taboo is just an inner fear, or it can be said that the person wants to cut the grass and eradicate the roots. ”

The blue-shirted young man listened quietly to the old man's explanation, and then showed a relieved expression, in fact, it is not difficult to guess that people's hearts are the most complicated, and in Qianzhou City, the traitor must have received the greatest benefit. And the most fearful place in that person's heart is this Qianzhou City, as long as this Qianzhou City is firmly held in his own hands, then the fear in his heart will be alleviated.

"Hmph, where did you come from, Master Hou and his old man are also what you can slander. According to Uncle Ben, it is very likely that your old immortal is the remnants of the rebel army back then. As soon as the old man's words fell, two big men raised their fierce eyes and said viciously. The two wicked men were as burly as mountains, their open plackets revealing their strong breasts, and their bodies were undisguised.

The two wicked men were gulping in the liquor shop, and when they heard the conversation between the old man and the blue-shirted boy, they couldn't help but cast a fierce look at the old man and the young man, and threatened him with vicious words. They each had a ghost-headed big knife next to the table in their hands, obviously a practitioner.

"The two heroes, the old man had no intention of offending Hou Ye, everyone knew that Hou Ye was a great good man in Qianzhou City, and he naturally could not be the traitor who betrayed Zhang Gong back then. But old man, I'm a lot older, and I'm almost in the ground, even if I'm thirteen years younger, it's a waste. Old man, how can I be like that rebel army, you two better not scare the old man. The old man's face changed when he heard this, and he couldn't stop explaining to the two evil men.

"Hmph, if it weren't for your age, our brothers would have taken you to the government a long time ago. But my brothers want the money for today's wine from you, the old guy, so it's not a compensation for our brothers. Also, in the future, if I hear you slander our family's Hou Ye, be careful that Uncle Ben tears up your old mouth. Everyone knows that the first person in this Qianzhou city is our marquis, his old man is righteous, and he is even more willing to do good, and he must not be the treacherous rebel you say. ”

The two wicked men spoke fiercely to the old man, and after saying that, they poured the remaining wine on the table into their stomachs and left. The blue-shirted young man saw all this in his eyes from beginning to end, and only then did he understand that the traitor of the righteous army that the old man said should have something to do with the Hou Ye that the two evil men talked about. Those two villains should be the doormen or guardians in the Hou Ye's mansion, so they will protect their masters like this.

"Alas, although Qianzhou City is barren, there are still rich people, and that Hou Ye is the richest man in Qianzhou. He has a number of nursing homes in his house, all of whom are good at practicing the family, this Hou Ye does good deeds everywhere on the surface, but in fact, he has done a lot of hurtful things behind his back. The old man explained helplessly to the blue-shirted young man.