Taihe County

It is a small county town, and because of its proximity to the big city, the trade is prosperous, and the small town is rich.

In the county town, there are some patrolling van soldiers, these van soldiers wander the streets every day, occasionally catch and catch thieves, and when they encounter cases that cannot be handled quickly, they will also arrest them, and when they are not busy, they are street gangsters in disguise, and which of the street vendors dares to provoke them? Even if they eat and take them, they can only smile helplessly and bitterly, and dare not stop them.

These box soldiers are all people with some local roots, most of them are fathers and uncles, some people are working in the yamen, and some people rely on a little money, so they play with sticks, and they are like ruffians.

"It's not good, this group of ruffians is here again, let your girl hide in the back, although they don't dare to openly move their hands and feet in front of people, but they always laugh and say fishy things on the street, after a long time, how can you find your in-laws?

At the east end of the street is a couple of butchers who kill pigs, the couple has a good heart, just cut a piece of meat to the guest, collected the money, when the daughter-in-law saw a few patrolling soldiers from the far side of the street swaying over, busy talking to the neighbor selling the baked cakes.

The couple who sold baked cakes did not look good, but they had a girl who was fifteen years old and green and watery, and at this time this girl was helping her parents, and when she heard the butcher's words, her pretty face suddenly turned white.

"Daddy, good ...... ，... ，

"Hurry up and hide in, if my mother doesn't tell you to come out, don't come out, don't go in quickly" The lady who baked the cake listened, and decisively pushed the girl into the store, and the patrol soldiers got closer and closer, only a dozen steps.

At this time, the number of people who buy baked cakes is gradually increasing, don't look at this small shop, but it is a time-honored brand that has been passed down for several generations, and the baked cakes are very authentic, at this time it is already morning, the sun is out, and the customers who are buying here are gradually increasing.

Perhaps there were many people here at this time, or maybe they had something else to do, and a few patrol soldiers did not pay attention to this place, but all of them had gloomy faces, and they only cared about hurrying.

"Damn bad luck! He called us in for a good scolding again! When Master Zhang was here before, he didn't scold, he was really a son of heaven and a courtier! A few of our brothers have become people who are called and drunk," a soldier spat on the ground and said with a gloomy face.

"Yes, when Master Zhang was here, he was very generous to our brothers, how can it be like this Master Liu, just a few days after coming to the Yamen, the chair under the buttocks has not yet been hot, and he has never taken care of anything else, but he is urging us every day" Another soldier said with a gloomy face.

Master Zhang was the last magistrate of the county, and he has been dismissed, and now Liu Zhixian has taken office.

"Hey! Master Liu is just vigilant according to the above meaning, saying that now is different from previous years, this stability is more and more important, who doesn't know this? ,

Everyone knows this that after Wei Yue killed the emperor and ascended the throne, the people who were dissatisfied with him were all over the government and the opposition, so vicious cases broke out in various places from time to time.

Under such circumstances, bombing and suppressing various places has become the first task, and it is no wonder that after Liu Zhixian took office, he paid attention to the box soldiers, which is the strongest force that the county can control.

"So...... ，... Are the previous rumors true? ...... ，... Secretly killing officials and rebelling?, someone heard this, lowered his voice and asked.

"But no, this kind of thing can be concealed for a while, and it can be concealed for a lifetime? It is said that they are not ordinary people, they are all supported by some families and big families, and even supported by the west--you have heard about Han Shaoyun's incident a while ago, right?,Pointing to Jingzhou side by alludingly,Huo Chang said.

"I heard that the neighboring county and county are admitted, didn't you say that you fell into the water and died after drinking?"

"Nonsense drunk and fell into the water, I heard that he was killed, but he didn't use a knife, he used this method, so the above was not made public, but he was secretly tracked down. ，

"I see, no wonder we are urged, it's really unlucky"

"It's just going through the motions, Master Liu scolded, we just listen, anyway, when the time comes, we can't blame it, and we can't blame it, why be serious? ,

"That's right.

The patrol soldier spoke, passing in front of the pancake.

Someone remembered the girl Shui Ling, glanced back a few times, and said with some dejection: "I didn't see the baked cake Shih Tzu come out today."

"You have taken a fancy to other people's girls? I heard that a few days ago, I was going to ask a matchmaker to kiss? But I didn't pour cold water on you, this girl was born handsome, that is, she married back home, you are a small family, how can you keep her peaceful?,

"I heard yesterday that the Son of Heaven has issued an order to expand the number of palace maids, and five girls will be selected in a county to send them, I am afraid that this girl will not be able to escape this difficulty...... ，... ，

"Shhhh

Since the death of the Great Yan Emperor, Wei Yue brazenly ascended the throne, proclaimed himself the Son of Heaven, established the Wu Dynasty, Jinling became the capital of the Wu Dynasty, I don't know which minister's advice was followed, or because of the bloody baptism in the palace that day, there were few people left in the palace, Wei Yue approved the expansion of the harem a few days ago!

Speaking of which, for poor families, it can be regarded as a way out for a daughter to enter the palace, or be selected as a concubine, or become a palace maid.

But now the emperor of the Wu Dynasty is unpopular, the emperor's name is not right, and he is murderous, he just slaughtered a palace eunuch not long ago, and even the palace maids have died a lot, and now how many families can be happy to send their daughters to the palace?

There are already complaints from the people.

These soldiers scolded while talking, and they didn't forget to take some things along the way, and the traders who were taken advantage of by them could only accompany the smiling faces, and they had to laugh at the things they took for nothing, and they didn't dare to be dissatisfied in the slightest, even so, there were still a few people who were slapped in the face, just because this group of people was not in a good mood today.

"Bandits! This is simply a group of bandits!" As soon as he came out of the corner of the street, there were two catchers standing in front of him, one of whom was still young, and he was just the blood and energy, seeing the behavior of these people, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he wanted to go over to stop it, but he was stopped by the older catcher behind him.

"Are you stupid again?" The elder who grabbed him was almost forty years old, and the unique sleekness and helplessness of middle-aged people were vividly reflected in him.

The catcher patted him on the shoulder, and whispered persuasively: "More things are better than less, even the big man in the hall doesn't pay attention to things, what can you do when you pass? You can beat them alone? You are not too big or small, but if you are beaten by them, you can only endure it, and maybe you will have to lose money!"

"But they ......"

"Hey! The way of the world is like this, where can the distinction be clear? These people, who were called tigers on the street earlier, used to be ruffians in the neighborhood, and there were some people in the family, so they didn't do anything? Now they are dressed in official skins, at least Mingli has restrained a little, and it's not a big deal, so let them go. ，

Looking at the direction in which the group of people left, the young man who had just been hunting for a few days still showed an angry look.

But what the old catcher said was that he was just a little catcher, how could he endure them?

"Uncle Chang, is there really no one to care about such a person? The county master doesn't care, and the other masters don't care?"

"You also know a little about the current situation, how can it be a stable time? People like us still have a way to live, don't look at the scenery of the eldest lord day by day, the knife is hanging around his neck!"

Seeing that the young man was silent but didn't believe it, the older man sighed and told the inside: "Do you know the previous Master Zhang? Although he was a little confused, he was a clean official, and he didn't do much on weekdays, but he was not openly domineering.

"Born in a family, the family has some money, the inventory is not heavy, and the reputation in the market is very good, but what in the end? Because it was the county order of the previous dynasty, it was not for the Son of Heaven to give twenty reproaches to rush home with a rod9,

"Master Zhang is a literati, how can he stand twenty rods? When it comes to doing wrong things, it's just that the Zhang family is a distant branch of the Zhang family, and just because of this, a county order was dismissed for no reason, what else can't happen?"

"As for the new Liu Zhixian, he is the man of the Son of Heaven, but if he is ...... The end is worse than Master Zhang. Speaking of this, the elder Yu let out a long sigh, worried about the future of the Wu Dynasty.

Once the Wu Dynasty falls, as a rebellious henchman who kills the emperor, he is afraid that he will not be able to escape a knife.

"Forget it, do you have a plan to mention this, you and I just need to be good at this errand, don't pay attention to other things, just remember it, let's go!" Seeing that his companion's face became more and more ugly, the older man sighed quickly. angry, patted the other party on the shoulder, and said.

"Well, I listen to Uncle Chang!" Although the young man still didn't understand, he still nodded and said, if you want to gain a foothold in the yamen, you still need the support of this distant relative.

The two walked towards the west side of the street.

These streets are the main streets of the county, and there are several inns at the west end of the street, all of which are thriving.

In front of a Dehuifeng inn, there was a carriage that stopped at the door at this time.

The carriage had several attendants, who looked tall, and a young man who got out of the carriage, dressed in ordinary clothes, but made the two catchers who passed by look at it a few times.

At first, the two catchers didn't expect it, just when this person was an ordinary passer-by.

After the young catcher took a look, he always felt that this person was a little kind, and he looked back a few times, and after turning his face, his expression was immediately shocked.

"Uncle Chang, this person just now, I looked a little kind, and I always felt that he was the second young man of the Hu family......" The young catcher hesitated for a moment and stopped.

"Second Young Master of the Hu Family?" The middle-aged man frowned, this is the person who absconded and was licensed by the Son of Heaven!

"The place where my family lives, not far from the Hu family's old house, I have seen the second young master a few times, I remember it very clearly, it is him!" Thinking of this, he was about to turn around and go back, but was stopped by his companion again.

"If you don't want to cause trouble, don't make a noise. The middle-aged catcher quickly grabbed and said with unprecedented seriousness. (To be continued.)