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"National Division?"

Mo Li frowned deeply. As far as he knew, the name of the national teacher began 100 years ago in the borderland Xiliang Kingdom. .

Meng Qi's name is obviously not a monk's dharma name.

"It has been 15 years since the fall of the previous dynasty, is this person okay?"

"Some people say they have seen him, and some say he died a long time ago." Xue Zhixian twitched his beard and said with a serious face, "I only mentioned this person because he is the most mysterious master I have ever seen."

"Oh?" Mo Li became interested.

Although he is not interested in arguing about being the best in the world, his body in human form is real, and he will feel hungry and hurt when he is injured.The spiritual power in the body is not much different from martial arts, it is just better to use, and it can also raise ginseng to tease the fox and hug the big snake.Zhushan County is a small place, and there are not many martial arts masters. Xue Zhixian and Mr. Qin are both elders, so it is difficult for Mo Li to find an opponent.

Xue Zhixian frowned when he saw Mo Li's expression.

"Don't be careless, Meng Qi has a perverse temperament and unpredictable strength. There were rumors back then that he was a ghost but not a human. Every night of the full moon, he would eat people's hearts raw. Of course, these are all rumors. In 22 years A while ago, when I was wasting my time in Taijing, I met this Meng Guoshi once, and I still have lingering fears when I recall it."

Xue Zhixian couldn't help holding up the teacup, warming his palms with the heat from it.

"...The whole body is cold, as if falling into a frozen river ice cave in the twelfth lunar month of winter."

Mo Li was thoughtful, and Xue Zhixian added: "It's not an illusion, but a real feeling. The old man practiced side-by-side kung fu, and followed the evil path. When he was young, he was eager for success. The hole is not skipped."

The body felt a sharp tingling pain, the limbs quickly became numb, unable to make a sound, and the consciousness was blurred...

"Is Xue Lingjun alone, or?"

"It's all like this." Xue Zhixian said in a deep voice, "At that time, there was a small official who was waiting for the appointment letter from the Ministry of Officials, and he fainted from fright. Meng Qi has never been in the rivers and lakes, so there are no rumors about him in the world. Mr. Qin doesn't know either. Those who are good fighters have no great achievements. Those who have no reputation are the most terrifying, because the crisis has been resolved by them silently beforehand, or those who know their secrets are all dead. ..."

Mo Li immediately put away his curiosity about this mysterious master.

——He promised the teacher and Xiaotang that he would come back safely, and that he could avoid some troubles, and it was better not to touch them.

"My heart is about mountains and rivers, and I have no interest in other things. Thank you Xue Lingjun for your guidance."

Xue Zhixian nodded, and said: "After the fall of the former dynasty, Meng Guoshi has no news. Some people say that he is dead, but the old man does not believe it. It is difficult to kill such a person, and such a person has disappeared. , but it couldn’t be easier.”

At this time, Master Li came back.

He took a map of Pingzhou Prefecture, which was very detailed, even the villages and market towns were marked.

In fact, this map and the related household registration booklet are important documents of the government, and no one is allowed to read them at will.However, Zhushan County is a place that has been forgotten by people. Now Xuezhi County only gives some tax, money and food to the state government every year. If it is not afraid of attracting attention, he will not even give this money.

The world is in chaos, the princes are rising together, and there are many places that refuse to obey the jurisdiction.

Even if there is no spread of war, it will only maintain a superficial situation.

Zhushan County is small and poor, and the imperial court does not pay salaries. Xue Zhixian simply deducted half of the tax paid by the previous magistrate, and then deducted his own and the assistant's salaries. Do you want the rest?If someone came from the state capital, the magistrate of Xue County would take his servants to the fields to farm, avoid seeing them, and they were not very friendly when they met.In fact, the life of the people in Zhushan County has more than doubled over the past 20 years.

The county government in Zhushan County does not follow the court regulations on weekdays, otherwise how can the warehouse be opened as soon as it is said?The things in the warehouses of government offices and county offices are all owned by the state. Even for disaster relief, if there is no declaration or approval, tampering is a serious crime.Even the county chronicles are not something you can read if you want to, unless you have a reputation or your deeds are recorded in it.

But these things are nothing when he comes to Xue Zhi County, because before he came to Zhushan County, the county government warehouse was so empty that even the mice starved to death, and no one compiled the county chronicle.

There are no literati or squires in the local area, and there are no county gentry who can't even run the county school. The former county magistrate quickly handed over the seal like a hot potato, and left in a hurry, not wanting to stay for a day.

In addition to the county magistrate, there were originally two assistant officials in the yamen, the county magistrate and the county lieutenant.

At that time, in order to save money and food, the post of county magistrate in a small county was directly cancelled, and the county magistrate Mrs. Chen, who had never waited for a transfer order in his life, was still holding this official title at the age of 70. Now he simply lives at home for the elderly, and all official duties are left to the policeman Qin. .

So Li Shiye and Qin Bukuai, one is doing the work of the county magistrate, and the other is doing the work of the county lieutenant.

Master Li spread out the map and spoke clearly.

Mo Li compared the mountain roads he walked in his memory, and found that Qimao Mountain was really nothing. The [-] miles around it was only a part of the northwest part of Pingzhou Prefecture. Looking down, several mountains crossed the southern part of Pingzhou Prefecture.

"If you go all the way to the northwest along Qimao Mountain, you will be in the territory of the barbarians. If you cross the grassland, you will find Kunlun Mountain."

Doctor Mo's heart skipped a beat. There have been legends of immortals in Kunlun Mountain since ancient times, and there are many records.

"Passing through Pingzhou Mansion, to the east is Yongzhou. If you want to go to Taijing, you must take this road."

"No, I'm going to the north."

Moli decided to go out, so that he could go east to Tianshan, where there are precious herbs, and north to Kunlun, where there are countless strange things. Although the journey is a little farther and deserted, it is better that no one disturbs it.

"That's good." Xue Zhixian seemed to have expected it long ago, he smiled, "Doctor Mo wait here for a while, the old man will go and open a way for you."

After finishing speaking, he went to the study, and when he came back, he had not only the guide, but also a letter in his hand.

"I have one more thing to ask you." Zhixian Xue put the letter on the table and said with a smile, "My daughter married in a neighboring county, and Dr. Mo has seen it before. Now that the mountains are covered by heavy snow, no one can believe me. Please trouble Dr. Mo." Detour with a letter."

This is not a difficult task, Mo Li agreed.

When he received Lu Yin and looked at it, he was stunned, because although his name was on it, it was not Lu Yin from Zhushan County.

"Qingzhou Mansion?"

Qingzhou is in the east, near the sea, maybe three thousand miles away from Zhushan County.

Xue Zhixian actually nodded and said: "That's right, it's Lu Yin from the Qingzhou Mansion. The mansion's aides have good handwriting, and they are from the same year as mine. I can imitate his handwriting, so I just use it. You don't need to use the seal. Don’t worry, it’s done very realistically, and you can’t fault it.”

"..."

No, that's not what he was struggling with.Mo Li thought about it seriously, Xue Lingjun was afraid that he would "get into trouble" after he went out, and even resolved the troubles in advance, so that no one would trace his origin.

"Thank you Xue Lingjun for your reminder. If you can go out, you can use the road guide. I will try my best not to use it."

Overturning the city wall can also save the city gate tax!

Thinking of the peaceful situation in Zhushan County, Mo Li quickly accepted this method.

Magistrate Xue stroked his beard in satisfaction and asked, "Mr. Qin's ancestral home is Qingzhou, do you speak Qingzhou dialect?"

Ink carp nodded.

"I don't know when Doctor Mo will leave?"

"Tomorrow morning."

"The county office is busy with business, so I won't send you off tomorrow. Mr. Li, I will see off the guests on behalf of the old man." Zhixian Xue didn't bring the tea cup, and watched Mo Li leave until the second hall was empty, he was still shaking his head thinking about something .

"I always feel that something will happen to him when he goes out this trip."

Zhixian Xue felt ominous, but he didn't have the ability to make calculations like in the scriptures. He didn't know where the disaster came from, so he could only feel bored in his heart.

He said to himself: "Qin Lu doesn't know what he is thinking. His apprentice is capable enough, but he is out of tune with the world. This world is not peaceful, how can nothing happen? But..."

As long as you don't meet Meng Qi, even if something happens, it won't be too dangerous.

Xue Zhixian thought about it, and then let go of his heart.

***

Three days later, in Xiaohe Town, Ma County, Pingzhou Prefecture.

There is also a mountain near Ma County, called Jiguan Mountain, not because it looks like a cockscomb, but because a cockscomb looks like a mountain.This place is not far from Jimao Mountain, and it happens to be on the north side of Jimao Mountain. From the map, it looks like it is on top of the head, so it is called Jiguan Mountain.

There is a river under Jiguan Mountain, and the most affluent town in Ma County is nearby.

This place is not as remote as Zhushan County. The river is connected to a waterway, and caravans can be seen occasionally.

This year is particularly cold, the river is frozen, and there are no people in the bustling pier in the past.

Mo Li stood at the entrance of the town and looked around, and found that the town was bigger than Zhushan County, with three streets and many houses and courtyards. It seemed that it took a while to find it.

Speaking of Xue Zhixian's daughter, she is about the same age as Mo Li (in appearance).

Mrs. Xue's husband is the grandson of Mrs. Chen, the county captain of Zhushan County.

Chen Xianwei has six sons and a lot of grandsons, so many that even Mrs. Chen himself doesn't remember.With a large population, there are many mouths to eat, and the little salary of Mrs. Chen is not enough. Those who are adults go out to support themselves. One of their sons is doing business in Ma County, married and had children.

Mrs. Xue's husband, Chen Chong, came from this family.

In the early years, the children of officials and eunuchs used the name of servants and servants to do business. The merchants really did not have a good reputation, and it also affected the imperial examinations of their descendants.

It doesn't matter to the Chen family, anyway, the world is in chaos, and survival is the most important thing.

Mo Li has met Mrs. Xue's husband-in-law. He is a big man with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, with a full body of tendon and flesh, and a tanned complexion. He can squint his eyes casually, and he can scare a little baby to cry all over the place.

It is said that his father and mother had tried in every possible way, but no daughter of a good family was willing to marry him.As a result, he went to Zhushan County to visit relatives, and was taken by Mrs. Xue.

A pair of young children happily passed on the letter for two years, and Xue Zhixian married his daughter off with a wave of his hand.

This incident shocked both Ma County and Zhushan County. Everyone couldn't understand how this fierce man got the pie in the sky.Is it because of the right family?But Mrs. Chen's grandson can't count on ten fingers, so why is this one?

Although people in the countryside hoped that their daughter would find a strong man who could support the family, but Chen Xiaolang was too outrageous, his slap might blow the little lady away.

Mo Li didn't find it strange, anyway, in his eyes, people are tall, short, fat, thin, old, sick, beautiful and ugly.

Mo Li hadn't seen Mrs. Xue since she got married, and it was his first time visiting Ma County.

From far away, the sound of firecrackers was heard, and crowds of people gathered in front of a certain mansion, shouting auspicious words to please money, and the mansion was draped in red and colored.

Before Mo Li got close, he saw a person coming out of the house, the street was silent for a moment, and Mo Li took the opportunity to walk over.

"Huh, Doctor Mo?"

The man's voice was so loud that it could be heard halfway across the street.

It was Mrs. Xue's husband, Chen Chong. He was wearing a satin robe and his face was clean-shaven, but instead of looking wealthy, he looked even scarier, like a bandit who snatched the clothes of a member in a cottage chief.

"Why is Doctor Mo here? It just so happens that my sister is getting married today, so come over for a wedding?"

Mo Li quickly declined, saying that he was here to deliver a letter to Mrs. Xue.

Where did Chen Zhong agree, he dragged Mo Li and entered the door. When he married Mrs. Xue, everyone had weird expressions on their faces, only Mo Li had the same expression as Xue Zhixian.

"Come to the door in a hurry, without any congratulations..."

"What gift do you want, and you don't know my brother-in-law." Chen Zhong turned his head, grabbed a servant and said, "Go and invite your wife, and tell her that there is a letter from her natal family."

The servant obeyed and ran away in a hurry.

For some reason, Mo Li suddenly thought of Meng Qi, the former national teacher mentioned by Xue Zhixian.

——As for the ability to scare people, Chen Chong also has it, but Chen Chong is really fierce looking.

Mo Li couldn't help laughing, Chen Zhong began to brag about his homemade daughter red, and Mo Li must try it.

The atmosphere was lively, when suddenly there was a loud noise in front of the door, and the plaque of Chen's house flew in and broke into several pieces.

Immediately after came a group of soldiers with knives, and then a man in the uniform of a sixth-rank military officer. He looked at Chen Zhong and Mo Li coldly with dark eyes.

"Are you Xue Zhu's husband-in-law?" The military officer pointed at Mo Li with his sword drawn.

Chen Zhong: "..."

Ink Carp: "..."