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Situ Lei is a legend. Even counting his successive defeats in Xueguan in his later years, which made the savages enter the customs, it still cannot completely deny the splendor of his life.
And the emergence of legends always needs stepping stones, and also, always needs a foil.
The place where Situ Lei made his fortune is in Zhennan Pass.
This concubine, who was not valued at the beginning, accumulated a lot of military exploits and prestige by virtue of his successive victories against the Chu people in Zhennanguan, and was able to return to Yingdu to fight with his two brothers in the temple. It's a showdown.
Zhennanguan corresponds to Shanggu County of the Chu people. This is also the battlefield where the Chu people and the Situ family have confronted several times. Because of the frequent wars, the population of Shanggu County and all walks of life are not considered developed. Many places can even be said to be extremely desolate.
Not only the Jin people came in to plunder them, but when the Chu army went out, they would also frequently recruit local people to serve the army. Under this kind of double exploitation by the enemy and us, Shanggu County can still become rich.
Originally, when the Chu people captured Zhennan Pass and the Qingluan army entered Jin all the way, the people of Shanggu County wept with joy, thinking that they would finally no longer have to suffer from the numerous wars, and that they, as border people, could transform themselves and enjoy the hinterland The treatment of the people.
Unexpectedly, the news of the defeat on the front line came. The Yan people, who were defeated in the early stage, suddenly defeated the savages and captured Yupan City. Finally, the Yan people's soldiers and horses pointed directly at Zhennan Pass.
The battle between Yan and Chu was imminent, and this atmosphere completely dampened the confidence and enthusiasm of the people of Shanggu County for their future life.
The most obvious point is that,
In this inn next to the post road, the proprietor is listlessly tapping his abacus, and the man leans there and dozes off.
It's not that there are no guests in the inn, but the guests in the inn also have the same emotion.
The imperial court ordered a collection of grain to support the army ahead.
In order to save trouble and cost, the method of exchanging salt for grain was adopted, which means that merchants in Chu State are encouraged to purchase grain from various places and then organize transportation. After you hand over the grain at the border, the court will give you salt, which is equivalent to You are eligible to sell salt for a certain share.
This naturally attracted many merchants to organize caravans to transport food, but when everyone worked hard to bring the food, the court suddenly changed its mind. The remaining 60% must be filled with other things.
Good guy, in this way, after deducting the cost, these merchants actually turned into a net loss!
Investigating the reason, it is because the state of Chu monopolizes salt and iron in name, but in fact, the big nobles from all over the country have the right to self-develop salt and iron in their fiefs, and some even can mint money privately.
The court of Chu State had just recovered from the rebellion of seizing the heir, and the treasury was already empty after some internal friction. Mishang Shuben of the household department wanted to use this method to reduce the pressure on the court to support the frontline, but the salt allocated by the household department was In name, it is the imperial court's salt field, but in fact, most of it is within the fiefdom of the great nobles.
Now that the nobles quit, they immediately started clamoring. Under pressure, the Ministry of Household Affairs had to revise its strategy.
The great nobles felt that they could "destroy the family and relieve the difficulties" for the country. If they recognized half of it, they were considered extremely conscientious and loyal to the emperor, and they also gave face to the court and the regent;
After some mediation by the Ministry of Household Affairs, at least half of the Yanyin share was kept, which can be regarded as continuing the matter and maintaining the dignity of the court;
As for whether these merchants who are responsible for transporting grain are making money or losing money, that is not what the elders care about.
Loss, it must be a loss, but you really have no place to reason, the imperial court changes every day, and you need to ask for your consent?
At the same time, if you don't sell it, you can't do it. If you have to transport the grain back, the loss will be even greater!
And in this inn, the people who are sitting now are basically merchants who have transported grain, and everyone is very downcast.
"Are you used to this meal?"
Sitting in the corner, a man asked the handsome young man sitting beside him.
"It's okay, I'm not that delicate, didn't I eat the steamed bread you sent me before?"
Rice is a kind of existence between stir-fried vegetables and steamed rice. It is not hot yet, and it should be steamed in a large pot early in the morning.
There is also a layer of miso on top of the rice, which is a dead person.
Ask if there is any other food, the waiter said there is no more, and said with a smile that their owner is planning to close the inn in another ten days, even the cook has already been fired, the reason why the waiter is still here is Because he and his master are from the same town, they have to go back togethersp; "I can't write the name of the will." The princess joked with a smile.
have to,
At the beginning, Uncle Zheng used the words "a tiger's body shook", but now it has directly become a joke for the princess to come back.
"Let's go further and find a place to rest."
Here, I can't stay here for the time being, I have to stay away.
The princess didn't complain, and followed Uncle Zheng on the starry night.
"Uncle, I found that you are a pity for your life. Are you like this on the battlefield?"
"The victorious generals on the battlefield all have one thing in common. Do you know what it is?"
"Adept at strategy?"
"no."
"Excellent martial arts?"
"Neither."
"what is that?"
"Did not die in battle."
"¡¡¡"Princess.
"When a person dies, there is nothing left."
"Since you cherish your life so much, why do you still come to see me in Bieyuan?"
"Because I am willing to die for you."
"Although I know it's a lie, it still sounds quite useful in my heart."
"As long as you're happy, come on, I'll carry you on my back."
Uncle Zheng bent down,
The princess obediently got on Uncle Zheng's back.
"Am I heavy?"
"It's not light."
"You said that you like fatter ones and purer ones, so you can't dislike me."
"When a man says fatter, he means that the flesh grows in the right place; when he says purer, he means that he looks good without makeup."
"Unreasonable."
"It's always reasonable."
In the woods late at night,
? Uncle Zheng continued on with the princess on his back,
The green python also seemed to have sensed some danger, and began to scurry around from time to time, as if it was escorting.
? When it was midnight,
Although Uncle Zheng was already sweating, he still didn't intend to stop, because he instinctively wanted to stay away from the place where the two Phoenix Nest Attendants died.
"Help, help, help"
Ahead, there was a shout.
Uncle Zheng was stunned for a moment, but the princess said: "I heard a voice."
"I'm not deaf."
Because this is a canyon location, it is impossible to go around it, which is tantamount to going back, so Uncle Zheng decided to continue walking.
finally,
A burning bonfire appeared in front of the bonfire, and a woman was hanging from a tree beside the bonfire. The woman's clothes were somewhat torn, her hair was disheveled, and she was struggling there.
At this time,
The woman found Zheng Fan and the two, and hurriedly called for help:
"Heroes help, save the little girl; there were bandits at the little girl's house, they killed my husband and my parents-in-law, and tied me here, please, heroes, save me, save me, save me ¡¡¡±
The woman looks anxious. After seeing Zheng Fan, it was like seeing a savior, and he struggled and shouted even more vigorously.
Uncle Zheng looked at the bonfire,
Look at the woman hanging from the tree again,
Hearing the woman's cry for help again,
said with emotion:
"Cheeky."
"Buzz!"
There was a crossbow arrow shooting from Uncle Zheng's head.
"Pfft!"
The woman hanging from the tree was shot by an arrow, her head bowed, and she died.
Uncle Zheng praised sincerely:
"Can."
The princess on her back put away the crossbow and said:
"I wanted to shoot the rope to let her down, but I didn't expect the shot to go wrong."
"pretty."
Uncle Zheng stretched out his hand to weigh the princess on his back, and pinched his hands hard in the lifting position,
road:
"No need to explain, well done."
After speaking,
Uncle Zheng planned to continue on his way, completely ignoring what happened to this woman when she appeared here.
The woman was tied up, with her hands, feet and head drooping, her body dangling slightly under the tree.
The wind in the canyon was a bit strong, and it blew a little echo, like a humming of a beetle.
However,
When Uncle Zheng just passed under the tree with the princess on his back,
The woman who was obviously shot dead by the princess with an arrow earlier,
But suddenly and slowly raised his head,
With a livid face, he looked towards Uncle Zheng and the princess diagonally below,
Mouth split open,
The tongue sticks out exaggeratedly,
asked in an extremely depressing and hoarse voice:
"Whywhy didn't you save me?"
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A few days ago, I was overdrawn, and today I was a little sluggish, so I will update it and try to write more tomorrow.shot woman,
But suddenly and slowly raised his head,
With a livid face, he looked towards Uncle Zheng and the princess diagonally below,
Mouth split open,
The tongue sticks out exaggeratedly,
asked in an extremely depressing and hoarse voice:
"Whywhy didn't you save me?"
¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª
? I was overdrawn a few days ago, and I was a little sluggish today, so I will update it and try to write more tomorrow. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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