Fenglin Tianxia – Queen with a Thousand Pets

It was already night when the news of the death of the dead man and Mr. Gongyang came back to Zhao Mansion.

Liang'er, you made a mistake. Old General Zhao, the head of the Zhao family, said calmly as he sat leisurely on the recliner with his eyes narrowed.

Zhao Mingliang's face turned pale. Fifty dead soldiers and two masters were actually killed by a group of businessmen with few guards at all? !

Zhao Yinfeng was sitting aside with his back straight and silent. For some reason, the image of the woman calling her husband that morning appeared in his mind.

In the business with the Liao Kingdom, the most profitable thing is spices, but since August last year, no one except the Ling family can enter the spice market. Liang'er, you have cut off Bazhou's financial path. Old General Zhao said, shaking his rocking chair.

The Ling family may not have spices. I heard that all the spices that arrived this year have been donated to the emperor. Zhao Mingliang said in a low voice.

Last year at the Bazhou Forgery Market, the Ling family provided a total of spices worth 300,000 taels of silver and tea worth 100,000 taels of silver. To say that her family only provided spices worth 200,000 taels of silver, huh. Zhao Yinfeng hummed. . The number he mentioned was not the actual amount. The amount of spices in the Ling family was far from that, because he knew that at least half of the spices came from Dai County.

Grandpa, the Wang family is willing to increase military expenditure by 10% to the Zhao family this year, which is two million taels. Zhao Mingliang took a step forward and said.

This matter ends here. Liang'er, don't cause trouble for the Ling family anymore. Give all the money to the Wang family. Feng'er, go and discuss with the steward of the Ling family. Let's work together this year. Old General Zhao said .

Yes. Zhao Yinfeng responded, but he sneered in his heart. He has already gone to a murderer, and he still wants to cooperate with you? Isn't that a fool?

Feng'er, there is nothing on our dead soldiers that can prove that they belong to the Zhao family, so just say it was done by the Wang family. Old General Zhao glanced at him and said.

Zhao Mingliang also glanced at Zhao Yinfeng. When he went out today, he specifically told his subordinates to pass on those words. I'm afraid the Ling family must think that Zhao Yinfeng did this. It's okay to see how he goes with him. The Ling family cooperates again.

Liang'er, don't act rashly, make it more chaotic, and wait until it becomes more chaotic. Old General Zhao closed his eyes and slowly rocked the rocking chair and said.

Yes. They both agreed and left the study.

Brother, the younger brother is waiting for your money. Zhao Yinfeng said to Zhao Mingliang. Zhao Mingliang turned around and left without waiting for an answer.

Zhao Mingliang watched his back go away and laughed twice to himself, Ling Qingyu, great job, I fell into your hands twice, there won't be a third time!

At the celebration on the 15th day of the first lunar month, Emperor Xiwen announced that this year was the 60th birthday of the Queen Mother, and that an additional session of Enke would be opened. This naturally made the scholars happy, and there was a lot of discussion. Emperor Xiwen personally appointed Fan Ye as the Fujian Road Transfer Envoy. downplayed.

When the Ling family's convoy arrived in Luoyang, it was divided into two parts. One part boarded the ship from Luoyang and returned to Hangzhou. The other three carriages took the small road and went around the Shaanxi Road. After passing Hangu Pass, they reached Lingbao in Guozhou.

Hangu Pass is the place where Laozi wrote the De Jing, and it is also the main road leading to Guanzhong. The terrain on both sides is difficult but the scenery is beautiful.

Yan San was injured, so Ling Qingyu was particularly honest and just looked out through the window.

Lingbao, if I remember correctly, was a place of gold production. In later generations, it would produce two hundred thousand taels of gold a year, and it also produced good medicinal materials and a kind of ink stone.

Han Xie, let's rest in Lingbao. Ling Qingyu stuck his head out and said.

Okay. Han Zong, who was riding a horse in front, nodded. This journey was quite fast, and ahead was Tongguan. After entering Tongguan, I was afraid that others would not be able to find their traces, so it would be good to take a rest at this time.

Soon after passing Hangu Pass, it started to get dark, and there was still some distance to Lingbao County. When Han Zong saw a trail in front of him, he rode over to take a look. There were some houses dotted in the col, which were small. village, he came back and told Ling Qingyu that if he arrived at Lingbao, he would not be able to enter the city even if it was dark, so he might as well stay in this small village for the night.

Ling Qingyu naturally said hello.

Three carriages and two tall horses walked into the small village, but no villagers came out to watch the lively scene as expected. Instead, it was quiet. If it weren't for the light shining through the houses, one would almost think it was an empty village.

Han Nong got off his horse, knocked on the door of the village's courtyard, and said loudly: Is there anyone there? We are passing by here, it's getting late, can we make it easier and let the female family members stay overnight?

After calling several times but no one answered, Han Zong turned around and was about to leave, but the courtyard door behind him opened a crack.

What's the matter with you? Zhang Xiaotong's dark face appeared from the crack in the door, looking at Han Tong nervously.

Brother, we are not bad people. We came from a far distance to Chang'an and missed the time, so we wanted to come to your house to stay overnight. Han Ye squatted down and smiled kindly.

My father hasn't come back yet. Mom is sick and can't get up. The boy hesitated and said.

Can we invite a doctor? Han Zong frowned slightly and asked.

The child shook his head and said, I don't have money to hire a doctor. My mother said she could just lie down, but she has been lying down for many days.

Shi Fang, go take a look. Ling Qingyu got out of the car and called to Shi Fang on the carriage behind.

Brother, our doctor Shi's medical skills are pretty good, why don't we let him take a look? Han Ye said with a smile.

But, I have no money. The child said hesitantly.

It doesn't cost any money. We can just borrow a yard to avoid the wind. Han Xie's smile was so friendly that the child was dazzled for a moment and opened the door.

Er Niu, who is it? Cough cough cough cough. A weak female voice came from the room, followed by a violent cough.

The child hurriedly ran in and said, Mom, you are a doctor. He said he would treat you for free.

How can there be such a good doctor? You are talking nonsense again.

Han Ju and Shi Fang then followed the house. The house was made of clay. There were no lights in the room. Only the dim light of dusk shone in from the door. The empty room was only made of wooden boards on one side. On the bed, half lying on the thin quilt was a woman with a sallow complexion.

Seeing the two people coming in, the woman looked horrified and dragged the child behind her, saying, My boss will be back soon, don't take him away.

Han Zong was startled and said: Madam, please don't panic. We are not bad people. We just passed by here and the sun was wrong. We wanted to take a place to take shelter from the wind. I heard from your son that the lady is sick. It happens that my friend has some medical skills. , so I came in to take a look.”

The woman's eyes turned to the two of them, and when she saw that Han Pianpian's son Shi Fang also looked like a master, she felt a little relieved and said: I'm afraid my yard is simple, if you don't mind it, sir, feel free to do it yourself.

Doctor, please show it to my mother first. The child opened his eyes and looked at Shi Fang and said.

Shi Fang stepped forward and took Madam's pulse. After a moment, he said: It's just the wind and cold, but you must not have eaten anything recently. Half of you are cold and half of you are hungry. Let's make something delicious. It’s half better.”

The woman's face turned red and she said, There is no food left at home.

We have it, don't worry, just use it as our accommodation fee. Ling Qingyu poked his head in from the door and said with a smile.

After asking where the kitchen was, Sum and Xie Sanlang hurriedly left. They had their own food in the car, and Ling Qingyu even asked to take the bacon they bought for the New Year.

Shi Fang picked some more medicinal materials, asked the child for a jar, and boiled the medicine.

Not long after, the aroma of meat and rice wafted in the small courtyard.

The woman had not had enough to eat for a long time, so Shi Fang asked her to cook some porridge for her, and then gave her the boiled medicine.

The woman had just eaten a few mouthfuls of porridge when she saw the courtyard door being pushed open forcefully, and a big man rushing in with a shovel. He also shouted: I will fight with you!

The route he rushed towards was so deadly that he faced Ling Qingyu. Ling Qingyu was dumbfounded for a while holding the bowl. Yan San had already knocked him down with a kick, and then the tip of the long sword was already at his throat.

Don't kill him, don't kill him, he is my husband! The woman exclaimed, throwing away the bowl and rushing towards him.

Everyone has something to say. We are not bad people, we are just passing by. Ling Qingyu waved his hand.

Yan San put away his sword and stood next to the big man and stared at him.

My father is not a tax collector. They are just passing by and they want to see a doctor for me. The woman said, supporting the big man.

At this time, the big man also saw clearly that the people in the yard were indeed not here to collect taxes, so he breathed a sigh of relief and said, I'm sorry. He saw the dishes on the stone table in the yard and the rice bowl held by his son ( You are so awesome that you don’t lose the bowl like your mother) said guiltily: “It’s not Liu, I’m sorry.”

It's okay, it's okay, let's have dinner together. Ling Qingyu said with a smile.

After the big man sat down, Han Shuo asked, Why do we have to pay taxes before the first month of the year?

Hey, Liu Jueming, a big man, sighed and said, It's the tax from last year. Now there's no more iron to be dug out of the pit. But the government doesn't admit it and still requires us to pay the tax according to the amount set in the past. At home, My savings have been filled, and I don’t even have the money for food. The government is still pressing me, but there is still money there, and I don’t have any food at home!”

Ling Qingyu and Han Zong looked at each other, so when they saw the carriage at the door, they thought it was another tax reminder, so they decided to die together? Taxes are already so stringent!

Then what are you going to do in the future? Ling Qingyu asked unconsciously when he saw the couple giving the food in the bowl to the child.

The family at the end of the village, the whole family hanged themselves yesterday, and finally they all died together. If nothing else, Liu Jueming looked at his wife and son, wiped away his tears and said, My son is quite smart. If the girl is willing to take him in, , I am willing to sell you for ten years as long as you give me food to eat.

Liu Erniu understood and placed the bowl on the table, threw himself into his father's arms and cried: I don't want to be separated from my parents. Xiaohu and the others also died with them, and I will die with them.

This... is too sensational...

It doesn't have to be so serious, right? Ling Qingyu said, If you want, you can work with us, but it's a little far away.

We are not afraid of the distance, as long as we give them a way to survive. Liu Jueming's eyes suddenly lit up and he said.