He was reborn and I wasn't!

Jiang Yan stopped an ox cart that was on the way to Jinling City, and after negotiating the price with the old man on the cart, he took Shang Ning and got on it.

The weather was excellent that day, the sky was high and the clouds were light, and the ox cart was moving forward under the shade of trees beside the official road.There are large green fields on both sides. As soon as the wind blows, there will be tumbling blue waves in the fields.

Shang Ning recalled that scene this morning, turned to the people beside him and asked, "Senior brother is 'Jade Faced Young Master'?"

Jiang Yan, who was looking at the scenery, paused, rubbed his nose a little embarrassed, and said vaguely: "When I went out two years ago, I was called out to play, don't pay attention."

Shang Ning wanted to ask again, but suddenly the ox cart stopped.When they looked up, they were in a neighboring town.The old man wanted to enter the city, but there were several officials at the gate of the city checking the outsiders one by one, and there was already a long queue of people waiting behind.

The team moved slowly.

Jiang Yan whispered to Shang Ning: "In a while, I'll go find out the news with the big brother of the official. If you are worried, you can follow me. If you don't want to move, you can sit on the bullock cart, you know?"

Shang Ning followed his gaze, and saw an official standing at the gate of the city.This person didn't check it himself, but just stood aside to supervise the work, so he should be the leader of this group of officials.With slender eyebrows and thin eyes, pointed nose and thin lips, he should be a difficult person to get along with.

Shang Ning was a little worried: "He looks fierce, do you have to go there?"

Jiang Yan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I can do it for you senior brother."

As he said, the bullock cart followed up a step, and it happened to be next to the chief official.Jiang Yan turned his head, he had a smile on his face, and when he saw the official leader, his two phoenix eyes smiled even more into lovable beans, and there were two fat little tusks under the eyes.He yelled, "Hello, Brother Guancha."

The official frowned, and looked at Jiang Yan with narrow eyes.

Shang Ning was a little worried, he was about to tug at the corner of his senior brother's clothes.Seeing that the official leader with mean looks also nodded, said: "You are also good."

Shang Ning: "..."

Jiang Yan jumped out of the bullock cart, walked up to the head of the official station and said with a smile, "Brother, you must be tired after standing for so long, eat some candy." past.

Zhang Cheng looked at him, and saw that Jiang Yan's face was like a crown of jade under the sun, almost flawless, with red lips and white teeth, and the way he looked at people with a smile was particularly pleasing.He wasn't going to accept the paper package that was handed to him, but after looking at it this way, he took it by accident.

As soon as Zhang Cheng got the oiled paper bag, he felt that the weight was wrong.He took a closer look inside and saw a piece of broken silver mixed in the pale yellow candy.

Zhang Cheng was startled, and was about to return the oiled paper bag.Jiang Yan leaned over and said with a smile: "Brother Guancha, we are running businessmen from the north and the south, and we just came from the other side of the mountain. This is the first time for me to come out. I just took my brother to see a batch of new products, and I am going to go back Looking for someone to pull it, I didn't expect that there would be inspections when entering and exiting here. It's not easy to run a business, and there are too many things to worry about. If you are not careful, you can lose your wealth and life together. Brother, look at us It’s not easy, can you let me know what happened recently? I don’t care too much about it, brother, let’s buy some wine.” He said, and touched the merchant next to him. Ning's head.

It wasn't long before Zhang Cheng was promoted to this position, and this was the first time he had encountered such a thing.He was not sure whether he should accept it, or whether he should let him know.But when he saw this person looking at him with bright eyes, he couldn't say the words of refusal.He took out two pieces of candy from the oiled paper bag and put them in his mouth as a gesture, then rewrapped the rest and stuffed them into his clothes, then he said: "This is the order from the higher authorities, saying that a woman with a child is to be arrested. "

Jiang Yan echoed, "Woman with children?"

Zhang Chengdao: "Well, the people above told me that this woman has a beautiful appearance, a red mole on the right side of her neck, and a child about nine years old."

Jiang Yan said: "Oh? What did this woman do, and it's worth dispatching big brothers to investigate one by one like this?"

Zhang Chengdao: "There is nothing wrong with this woman, but it is a pity that she married the wrong person." He said, glanced around, and lowered his voice: "It is said that something happened in the capital. The heavenly jail implicated the nine clans. But his wife Li Yunshi escaped with her youngest son, and today I ordered the whole country to arrest them for ten days, and they are bound to be arrested."

Jiang Yan was surprised and said: "So that's the case? But I heard that there is no Habayashi guard in the capital? How did this weak woman and a child escape?"

Zhang Chengdao: "I don't know about this. It is said that there are experts in the martial arts to help. In short, after you go back for ten days, don't go out and run around. It is very troublesome to check every town. Especially If there are female relatives in the family, tell them not to come out during this period of time, to avoid the limelight."

Jiang Yan nodded quickly.

While the two were talking, the old man's ox cart was released without finding any problems, so Jiang Yan dragged Shang Ning to say goodbye to the official leader, and got on the ox cart and went into the city.

Shang Ning didn't ask the people beside him until he couldn't see the city gate at all, "Senior brother, who is the Marquis of Anyang that the official said just now?"

Jiang Yan thought about it and said, "How should I put it, this man is Li Hengzheng, an important minister of the two dynasties. But he betrayed his former master."

Shang Ning asked in confusion: "Betrayal? Then why does this emperor still keep him?"

Jiang Yan glanced at Shang Ning and said with a smile: "You are too young, you are not yet ten years old, and you don't know many things. We are the people of Daliang now, but ten years ago, Daliang was the north of the Yangtze River. And From the south of the Yangtze River, including Jinling City, to our present place, is the territory of Southern Chu."

Shang Ning said: "Nan Chu?"

Jiang Yan said: "Yes. I don't know exactly what happened at that time. At that time, my junior brother and I were about the same age as you are now, and we went to the mountains to practice martial arts with Master and the others. When I returned home for the New Year Tell me that the capital has changed places, and the emperor has changed people."

Shang Ning nodded.

Jiang Yan continued: "I heard later that due to various civil strife in Southern Chu, the throne was changed very quickly. It was hard to get a Mingjun, but Li Heng turned against the water and introduced Daliang, who had been a tiger in the north for a long time, into Jinling City. You can also see it in the back, now we are all the people of Daliang."

Shang Ning said: "The emperor was changed so easily? Don't the people in Jinling City and the people below resist?"

Jiang Yan smiled and said: "There is nothing to resist. Think about it, who is the emperor, and what does it have to do with the people below. Why do you have to risk your life for this?"

Shang Ning couldn't understand it, and said: "After all, the country was destroyed, and the people from the north came, wouldn't they do something to the people from the south, disrupting something?"

Jiang Yan laughed and said: "I grew up and lived through two dynasties. I come and go every year, except for the changes in the style of copper coins and the weighing of things I buy, I really don't feel any difference. It’s even worse in the valleys and valleys over there with Master. They grow their own food, spin their own clothes, and carry their own drinking water. They basically don’t buy much. Only when I come out once in a while do I realize that the previous money can’t be used anymore. , the weights and measures have also changed, but it doesn't matter, no matter whether a foot is longer or shorter, one chicken can still exchange so much cloth. So ordinary people, as long as the war does not come to them, the days It's still the same."

Shang Ning didn't speak.

Jiang Yan touched the top of his hair and said with a smile: "Your thinking is like those important ministers of the country. Maybe my junior brother can lead me to prosperity in the future."

Shang Ning lowered his eyes and turned away, "Then Li Hengzheng has made great contributions to the current Holy Majesty. After getting so much money and power, why is he still thinking about assassinating him?"

Jiang Yan smiled and said: "There are many reasons for this. I guess, it must be that today is suspicious by nature. He thinks that if Anyang Hou can rebel against Nanchu once, he might not rebel against him once, so he found a reason to punish him. I this People who only stay in Jinling City for three months every year can often hear rumors that the Marquis of Anyang in the capital is domineering and has committed crimes. In the north of the Yangtze River, the reputation of Marquis Anyang will only get worse. It is hard to say that this is not the case today. mean."

Shang Ning said: "Is the Son of Heaven so scary?"

Jiang Yan smiled and said: "Yes, but it has nothing to do with you and me. Instead of being afraid of Konjo, you might as well be afraid of the little monster in the corner who will kidnap you if you look good."

Shang Ning said sternly, "I won't go with it."

Jiang Yan laughed loudly: "Little brother, you are so cute, don't worry, even if you can't resist the temptation and get abducted, the senior brother will take the mahogany sword and the yellow mounting paper painted with cinnabar to rescue you and come back!"

Shang Ning was a little angry.

Jiang Yan saw the corner of his mouth twitch, and hurried up to try to coax him.

While the two were talking and laughing, pavilions with stilted eaves and gray city walls gradually appeared in front of them.The city wall is extremely high, the wall surface is clean, and it looks well maintained.Rows of elite soldiers in silver armor stood on the wall, and the red lacquered gate was full of color and majestic.On a large plaque on the top of the gate, there are three characters written vigorously: "Jinling City".