The illiterate life in the Northern Song Dynasty

Zhou Yun jumped in through the window. The first thing he did when he jumped in was to pull Wei Shiyi up from the stool and hug him, as if to tell him that he was back safely. It took a while before he and Wei Shiyi got together. Sitting down, he began to talk about the results of his investigation.

For tonight's investigation, Zhou Yun's main purpose was to find out about the patrolling of the Wenxian county government, and at the same time peek at the place where Ma Cheng put his things from the roof.Patrolling is a trivial matter, perhaps because Duiwen County is too far away from Bianjing, Ma Cheng never thought that someone would come to visit the county government at night, so the county government's patrol is very vulnerable.

There are only two teams of government officials on patrol, a pair of four people, changing every hour, and each patrol lasts for a quarter of an hour, that is to say, in an hour, except for that quarter of an hour, the Wenxian County Office is basically empty at other times .

This is not surprising, after all, this is just a county government in a small county. In fact, if it is replaced by another county government with a clean government and honest officials, there may not even be a patrol person in the county government. Ma Cheng still has a little sense of protection. Two patrol teams will be arranged.

Then there is the place where Ma Cheng hid his things. Zhou Yun didn't find out about it. It seems that he will have to go to the county government for a few days to get results. Ma Cheng always records those data, such as the extra money, and himself. The money that was looted privately.

Speaking of money, Wu Fei remembered something. He said to Wei Shiyi and Zhou Yun: "During this time, Ma Cheng took advantage of the government's newly promulgated laws to fish in troubled waters. I heard that he not only forced us ordinary people to borrow food, It also colluded with the government and businessmen to buy grain from the common people at a low price with the famous black merchant Ding Xiao in the county, and sell it at a high price in the future."

"If I got it right, the day after tomorrow is another purchase day, and the farmers in the surrounding villages will sell their grain. As long as they make money, Ma Chengcheng will definitely account for it, and then you can find Ma Cheng in the future." account book."

After hearing this, Zhou Yun nodded slightly, "Yes. This can be regarded as a solution."

Wei Shiyi didn't say a word, he couldn't help him at night, and he didn't know much about Wen County as well as Wu Fei, so he didn't say anything, but Wu Fei's plan was pretty good, if that was the case, then it would save weeks. Yun's strength to investigate every night.

After the plan was made, several people stayed in the inn like ordinary guests.For the next two days, Zhou Yun didn't go to the Wenxian county government every night. One was that they had a new plan, and the other was that the county government was very small, so Zhou Yun had almost figured out the general structure that night.

Time passed in a flash, and soon it was two days later.On this day, Wei Shiyi, Zhou Yun, and Wu Fei came out of the room, and they went to the lobby downstairs. Outside the door of the inn, there were many farmers carrying sacks, and their faces were full of distress.

"Shopkeeper, may I ask what's going on?" The three asked as if they didn't know anything.

The shopkeeper is a little old man, he is very clear about the affairs of Wen County, he clicked his tongue twice, shook his head and sighed: "Don't inquire about these things, you outsiders, the county should be unstable these two days, the guest officer is still Let's finish playing early."

Walk?The three of Wei Shiyi looked at each other, and didn't talk to the shopkeeper anymore.

The purchase of grain by Ding's family was very noisy, the whole street was full of people, those farmers were carrying their own grain, holding the money returned from Ding's family, their eyes were all red, and some people even suffered on the way, Others are expressionless, it's not expressionless, but numb.

The three of Wei Shiyi found a restaurant on the street and sat down. Standing on the second floor, they had a panoramic view of the scene below. They had already imagined what it would be like before, but no matter how they imagined it, it was not as good as what they saw now. arrived.

The world is not benevolent and regards all things as dogs, and all living beings are equal in the eyes of the world, but here, the parents and officials think that they are heaven, and the things they do are so disgusting.

Wei Shiyi and others also saw that the people were aggrieved, they fled the county town and ran up the mountain, they heard from Wu Fei that there is a mountain around here, and the mountain is full of bandits, the first signs of troubled times.

The three of them didn't leave, and they watched all the scenes. After a few days of grain purchase, they watched it for a few days. This time, the mighty grain collection operation lasted for two days. Yun visits the county government again at night.

Wenxian county government office, the county magistrate's room, where two middle-aged men sat facing each other, each holding a ledger in their hands, with extremely satisfied expressions on their faces.

"My lord, it's thanks to you this time, please Rong Xiaomin toast you." Ding Xiao picked up the wine glass and said with a smile to Ma Cheng.

Ma Cheng also laughed twice, took the glass of wine, touched Ding Xiao, and drank it down.

"Where are you going? You don't know yet, the top..." Ma Cheng pointed to the top of his head, lowered his voice and said with a smile: "I got some news from the top, and the imperial court will issue some laws and regulations later. Our days are just beginning."

Ding Xiao was pleasantly surprised, "Then don't forget about Xiaomin when the time comes."

Ma Cheng chuckled, "It depends on your sincerity."

Sincerity is naturally sufficient. Before Ma Cheng finished speaking, Ding Xiao took out two bank notes from his arms and presented them to Ma Cheng. Also satisfied.

This secret interview didn't end until midnight. Ma Cheng sent someone to send Ding Xiao out, and then went back to the room alone to sleep.

However, no one knew that when the county government fell into silence, a black figure jumped down from the roof. He took out a bamboo tube from his arms, pierced through the window, and blew a puff of smoke in. Half an hour later, After the people inside fell asleep more soundly, the black shadow rushed into the room and headed towards the place where Ma Cheng put the ledger.

This time the action was undetected, and no one could detect it.

Sombra opened the drawer, found the hidden button, and then a hidden cabinet appeared in front of him.He read those account books carefully, then took them all out, put them in his arms, and left here.

After another quarter of an hour, he took a black shadow and flew close to an inn.

"Zhou Yun, you're back, have you got it?" Wei Shiyi asked as soon as Zhou Yun came back.

Zhou Yun nodded, pulled off the black scarf from his face, and said, "It's done."

After saying this, Wu Fei, who was waiting in the room, also heaved a sigh of relief, and he immediately said: "Brother Shi, Yu Hou, you can go now. The account book is gone, and Ma Cheng will know soon, so hurry up Go, and you won't get caught."

Wei Shiyi agreed with Wu Fei, but Zhou Yun said, "No, we'll leave tomorrow morning."

"Why?" Wei Shiyi asked.

Wu Fei was even more anxious.

Zhou Yun squinted his eyes slightly, his face was cold and serious, and he snorted coldly: "When I was in ambush just now, I heard that the dog county magistrate said that he was going to go fishing outside the city. Heh, the dog county magistrate is having a good time. We will go and see it tomorrow morning. How comfortable can he be? Also, tonight, the dog county magistrate drank and slept soundly, and he will go out again tomorrow, and he will never know that the ledger has been stolen before tomorrow night. "

It turned out to be like this, Wei Shiyi and Wu Fei thought to themselves, meaning that it was still safe at this time, and since they were safe, they could do other things.Now they can't move Ma Cheng, but it's okay to teach Ma Cheng a lesson.

Not only that, but there is another reason, "Wu Fei, you are living here with us. If we leave tonight, what should we do if the shopkeeper asks tomorrow morning? Ma Cheng will definitely have the account book gone. City search, although we are looking for evidence, we have no intention of getting you arrested."

Wei Shiyi is clear, and it is indeed the reason, so what if the things are gone?If they leave with their faces, Ma Cheng will soon know that something is wrong with them. He and Zhou Yun can go back to Bianliang, but Wu Fei cannot, and neither can the people in Wujia Village. How to go.

It just so happened that they had stayed here for so many days, and they should be able to 'play' almost. Besides, they just listened to the shopkeeper's advice two days ago, so it was logical to leave without being suspected.

"Okay, then you can leave tomorrow morning." Wu Fei gritted his teeth.

The next morning, the three of them got up, and they went to the shopkeeper to check out with a happy face, and they seemed very satisfied with the trip.The shopkeeper said with a smile: "Guest officer, are you satisfied with your stay?"

Wei Shiyi nodded with a little boyish air, "It's not bad."

"Guest officer, go slowly and come back next time." The shopkeeper said with a smile.

"It depends on the situation. If I come to visit again next time, I will definitely choose your store." After Wei Shiyi paid the bill, he gave the shopkeeper an extra tip, and the shopkeeper was even more happy.

After finishing these things, the three of them left the inn.

After the three of them left the county seat, Wu Fei left by himself and returned to Wujia Village.And Wei Shiyi followed Zhou Yun in their carriage and rushed towards the place Zhou Yun heard last night.

The fishing place that Ma Cheng mentioned last night was a lake outside Wenxian County. He had a house by the lake, and every summer, he would bring people here to escape the heat.Yesterday, one of his major concerns was resolved, and he had some money in his pocket again. He felt comfortable, so he decided to go fishing today to escape the heat.

Wei Shiyi and Zhou Yunzao arrived there on horseback. They threw away the body of the carriage, leaving only one horse, and kept the movement to a minimum.

Wei Shiyi doesn't know how to ride a horse, but he won't fall off under Zhou Yun's leadership. At this time, they have to hide their tracks and return to Beijing quickly, so riding a horse will be faster.When they arrived at the house, Wei Shiyi took his horse and hid in the forest, while Zhou Yun went to guard outside the house.

Wei Shiyi didn't know what Zhou Yun would encounter, but he believed in Zhou Yun's skills, so he stayed in the forest and waited for Zhou Yun to come back.

In Ma Zhai, Ma Cheng walked into the yard slowly with a shy stomach, his expression was very displeased, the dog-headed master next to him quickly asked: "My lord, is it too hot?"

"Hmph!" Ma Cheng glanced sideways at the master, kicked him over, and spoke very harshly, "Since you know I'm hot, why don't you take out the ice cubes!"

The master was not angry when he was kicked, instead he nodded and smiled apologetically, "My lord, I'll go right away, I'll go right away."

"Master, don't be angry, it's too hot outside, let's go in and rest quickly." A pair of lotus-root jade arms wrapped around Ma Cheng's arms and said coquettishly, Ma Cheng immediately couldn't care less about being angry, hugging the beauty in his arms The beauty quickly stepped into the room, "Okay, okay, I won't be angry if the beauty says she won't be angry."

Ma Cheng spends summer vacation every year, besides going fishing, he just spends time with his beauty.The master and the beauty knew Ma Cheng's temper a long time ago, so they knew how to keep him from getting angry.

Ma Cheng was indeed not angry anymore, instead he was very happy. He carried the beauty into the room and went straight to the topic, pressing on the beauty, he couldn't help sighing: "Beauty, tell you, maybe the person above the court The emperor is not as comfortable as us, the emperor has to read the memorial all day long, and he is exhausted, look at our life, it is really a fairy day."

The beauty smiled coquettishly, put her arms around Ma Cheng's neck and went up to him.But at the next moment, the smile on the beauty's face froze, her face turned pale.

"Old... lord..."

Ma Cheng was puzzled, but the next moment he was thrown off the bed by the collar, and the beauty in his arms also passed out. Before Ma Cheng could figure it out, a man in black appeared in front of him. He couldn't see the face of the man in black, only his piercing cold eyes.

Ma Cheng watched the man walk towards him helplessly, and then he lost consciousness.

After an unknown period of time, Ma Chengcai regained consciousness again. Before he could figure out who the person he saw before falling asleep, he felt pain all over his body. The pain was densely distributed all over his body. , Turning over also hurts.It was as if he had been punched and kicked, not only that, but he felt more pain in his chest, as if he had been cut a few times.

Really couldn't stand the pain anymore, Ma Cheng opened his eyes, he found that he was still in the room, next to his sleeping beauty, when he thought that the man in black was an illusion, he looked down and immediately cried out called out.

"what--!"

He was indeed beaten. He was covered in bruises and his bones were almost broken. This is not the most important thing. The important thing is that his chest was cut a few times, and the blood seeped out of his clothes, but that was not the case. The point, the point is that those knives were not just a few knives, but two words written with a knife - corrupt officials!

He was engraved with the word "corrupt official" on his body!

In an instant, Ma Cheng's heart surged with rage, but in the next moment, a chill rose in his heart.He hurriedly yelled and called all the master and servants over. He didn't do anything else, but was carried back to the county government office.

Ma Cheng wanted to go back to the county office immediately, but it would take at least an hour to get here from the county seat. Now Ma Cheng was injured and couldn't stand the bumps. When he returned to the county office, it was almost evening.

Under everyone's suspicious eyes, Ma Cheng didn't call a doctor to treat his injury, but ran back to the bedroom, opened the secret cabinet, and looked at the empty secret cabinet, Ma Cheng's whole body went limp.

"It's over...it's over...it's all over..."

At this time, Zhou Yun had already left Wen County with Wei Shiyi on horseback and arrived at another county.Not surprisingly, they will be able to return to Bianliang in two days.