I run a newspaper in ancient times

On the border of Yunzhou, the rain was splashing.

Yunxi flicked the blood-stained sword in his hand, and let the blood drip mixed with rainwater on the ground in the forest.

In front of him, there were corpses lying in disorder, all in black and masked, bloodstains snaked out from under them, those who were already dead could not die anymore.

Yunxi's small round face showed a rare solemnity, looking at the bamboo forest watered by the heavy rain, thinking to himself, which wave of killers is this?

"Young Xia Yun..." The middle-aged men who were guarded by several people held their bags tightly, trembling.

The rain was heavy, and their bodies were already soaked, their faces were pale and terrified, as if they hadn't recovered from the fierceness of the sword, lights and swords, but even so, they still did not forget to keep their burdens firmly in the process of being hunted down. Hold it as if these are larger than life.

Yunxi looked back at them, so he ordered his subordinates: "Find a place to bury the dead brother first, and come back later to look for it. This place is no longer safe, so we have to leave as soon as possible." He said, his eyes fell on those few The oldest of the two men asked, "Old Man, are you still able to walk?"

"Yes, yes..." The oldest among the middle-aged men is the old village head of Tianfeng Village. He is over fifty years old. Yunxi didn't want to take him to Beijing. The journey is really dangerous and dangerous. Such an old man I'm afraid I can't stand it.

However, the village chief insisted, and Yunxi had no choice but to agree.

However, in fact, as he thought, the long distance is the second priority. There are countless people blocking the way, and it is very difficult for them to just get out of the border of Yunzhou, and they lost a few brothers.

Yunxi never knew it would be so difficult for common people to seek justice!

But it's so easy for the high officials of the imperial court to fish and meat the common people!

Before coming to Yunzhou, he had met Beixing once, and he knew the mission of coming here.

The land of Yunzhou is the hometown of Yuan Meiqing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials. One person attained the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascended to heaven. With such a heavenly official from the Yuan family, he naturally wants wind and rain in the local area. Make way cleanly.

From the prefect and county magistrate down to the small officials with knife and pen, all of them are the local emperors who look like Yuan's horses.

It's no big deal for the members of the Yuan family to bully men and women, but the difficulty is that they have to pay exorbitant taxes.

Yunzhou is not considered poor, and the land is fertile. The people are self-sufficient and pay the imperial grain. In fact, they are still rich and able to live. However, if they are scraped by the Yuan family, they can only eat chaff and swallow vegetables.

What's more, everyone is greedy for fertile land. The Yuan family can even circle a place with a little better geomantic omen into their own cemetery, forcing people to move out. Of course, these fertile land cannot be let go.

Many villages were forced to buy and sell at low prices one after another to become tenants.Renting barren land and not being able to grow much food, they could only sell their sons and daughters as slaves in the end.

There are many complaints, not because he never thought of going to Beijing to seek justice.

It's a pity that not to mention the long distance, the entire Yunzhou is under the control of the Yuan family, and they died on the street before they reached the city gate.

What's more, even going to Beijing will not help. The current emperor is too busy to take care of himself, so he can't control them.

These are not formed overnight, but deep grievances.

Li Li knew a long time ago that the timing was wrong, and even if he wanted to help, there was nothing he could do. Now that Yunxi was sent over, it was time to get rid of this huge fat maggot of the Yuan family.

Yunxi thought it would be difficult to persuade these villagers to go to the capital, and it would take a lot of talking.

Unexpectedly, the old village head of Tianfeng Village agreed without saying a word, and even showed the evidence of the Yuan family's crimes collected by his son over the years.

His son is a scholar, and because of his good knowledge, he was appointed as the chief bookkeeper under the magistrate of Yunzhou. However, he fell into the water a month ago and was not rescued.

At this moment, Yunzhou had probably received Yuan Shangshu's instructions, and began to investigate strictly, and no one who had doubts escaped their murderous hands.

The old village head knew that his son died strangely, so he immediately resigned from his position as village head, took these things and hid in Tibet with the help of villagers from several nearby villages. When he finally met Yunxi, he agreed wholeheartedly.

Along with him, there were several people from other villages who had evidence in their hands. There was no place for them to hide in Yunzhou, and they were afraid of implicating others, so they simply followed the old man Tian.

There are five in total, only one can read and break characters, and he was rescued by Yuan's family while chasing him.

No matter how quietly they act, in Yunzhou, which is full of eyes and minions, if it is not for Beixing's secret help, it will still be difficult to get out of the city gate.

Only then did Yunxi understand the reason why Li Liqian told Wan Wan to be careful before leaving.

They didn't dare to take the official road all the way, they just copied the small road. Now that it's raining heavily, they can't hurry anymore.

I found a ruined temple in front, so I can take shelter from the rain first.

The firewood was crackling and burning, and Yunxi sat at the entrance of the temple, looking at the heavy rain that formed a curtain outside, and couldn't help but look dazed.

Young master Yun possesses high martial arts skills, coupled with the ability to use poison in one hand, since he became a teacher and followed the senior brother, he has always had no disadvantages, but this is the first time he has encountered such a difficult thing.

People say that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and whoever is in power in the court can't hinder the people's affairs.

But it wasn't until this moment that Yunxi realized that this was not the case.

The Yuan family dared to be so arrogant, and Yuan Shangshu had no restraint, it was because Zuo was very powerful, even if the emperor knew about it, there was nothing he could do about it.

Just imagine, how desperate are the people who can't even report the results of the imperial court!There is no end in sight to the fiery life of water.

Yunxi used to think that her elder brother and prince, with countless glory and wealth, why bother to get involved in these muddy waters, whether it is the emperor or the ministers, you fight each other for power in the court, anyway, it is not good for a group of dogs to bite dogs thing.

He was born in Yanjing Kyushu, northern Xinjiang, with loving parents, but they both died in the end because of the Great Xia invasion.

People said that it was because of Dingbeihou's collusion with the enemy and betraying the country, but only those who lived in northern Xinjiang knew that this was nonsense.

If the Marquis of Dingbei had colluded with the enemy, how could he stick to the northern border for so many years, defending against the enemy again and again, and become the confidant of Da Xia?

However, such a military god has become a victim of the court, so Li Li might lose one if he falls headlong into it?

"Young Xia Yun." A voice suddenly came from behind, Yunxi came back to his senses, turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a little beard, the only scholar among the five, known as Mr. Meng Xianmeng, came to his side Under Yunxi's suspicious gaze, he raised his hand and arched it mockingly: "Although it's not cold today, but my clothes are all wet and I'm easy to catch cold, so why don't Shaoxia Yun come to warm himself up by the fire to get rid of the cold. Furthermore..."

He looked at the wound on Yunxi's body with concern and said, "You're injured, it's better to take the medicine as soon as possible."

Yunxi looked over his shoulders and saw that the old men warming up to the fire were looking at him one after another, with nervous eyes, huddled together, for fear that Yunxi would abandon them if he was unhappy, even if he had been on the road for several days. Body tired, even if being chased and killed one after another is terrified.

"Come here, I'm a martial artist, it doesn't matter." He walked to the fire, and his brother brought over the ointment. Yunxi asked, "Old man, are you injured?"

"No, no." Old Man Tian shook his head repeatedly, "With the protection of you young heroes, we are fine."

However, his face turned pale and You were still in shock. Ordinary people, who have never been chased and killed one after another, did not know when they were killed by a white knife.

This kind of fearful day, but they didn't complain a word, and they dared not say anything about retreating.

They carefully unwrapped the bag, and inside were letter-like things wrapped in layers of oiled paper, which were evidences of crimes bought with blood. Even if they were soaked, they did not dare to let these things stick to a corner.

This is their hope, the hope that the whole village and the people of Yunzhou can escape from the evil claws of the Yuan family.

But the reason why they followed Yunxi without fear of danger from a long distance was just a few old newspapers from the gossip tabloid that he provided - the case of Yu Jiawen's beheading of the former Minister of Rites and the Su Yue story of the people's voice in the gossip tabloid.

Mr. Meng kept those few newspapers in his arms, and every time he escaped from death, he would take them out and read them, as if he had hope and could calm his mind.

There is such a place in the capital that can speak for the common people and let everyone hear it.

Such humble people who never give up.

Yunxi thought, if even Li Li doesn't care, then who can care?

"As soon as the rain stops, we will hurry on our way. You guys will persevere. When we reach the capital safely, there will be hope."

Seeing injustice on the road, Yunxi, a knight-errant in the rivers and lakes, has strengthened his belief at this moment: he must protect these people to the capital and send them to the shop of gossip tabloids!

Capital

Ever since the gossip tabloid opened the column of people's voices, seeing the hot shop of Su Yuebu Zhuang, people couldn't help but feel relieved, and some hesitated to come to the shop to tell.

But too much is not a big deal. Compared with high-ranking officials, there are more low-level officials and dark invisible activities that can embarrass the people.

In this issue, four or five people from a small shop in the west of the city gathered together to collect protection money from the gangsters in that area.

Dayan's business is prosperous, and the common people are not limited to doing business. There are many shops along the street, but not everyone can afford to rent a shop.

Some poor families directly use their houses to open shops, or even set up stalls directly on the corner ground.

Some farmers outside the city sell their own vegetables, chickens, ducks, and pork, and some do handicrafts in exchange for daily necessities.

Although the west of the city is not as prosperous and orderly as the east of the city, good and bad people are mixed together. There are many people working as coolies, and there is a great demand for all kinds of things, forming a small-scale street market, which also breeds a group of people called protection but extortion. Blackmailing hooligans.

This is a small business, to earn money to support the family, if some of it is robbed, most of the day's hard work will be in vain.

It's not that I haven't thought about reporting to the officials, it's just that there are people behind those rogues, reporting to the officials at the front, and then running away without a trace, and if someone is not good, people will retaliate, and life can't go on.

So if you can bear it, everyone endures it, but human greed is like a ravine that cannot be filled, and if you get it easily, you will want more and more.

Finally, the stall owners united and walked into the gossip tabloid stall.

Isn't it the voice of the people? Do you listen to this?

People's aspirations are about oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, so they listen to it.

As soon as the newspaper was published, all the eyes of the capital looked there. This was under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Mansion.

Although things in Jingzhao Mansion are busy and trivial, and there are only four ranks, there are many people who can't hold back their covetousness.

Fu Yin had no choice but to scold the meddling Prince Yi in his heart, and at the same time command the people below to catch the local ruffians for the sake of the black hat.

During this period of time, he sat in a position of trepidation, and most of what was published in the newspaper was his responsibility.

In just two or three months, he has done more practical things for the people than he did in the past three years.

Seeing Li Li shaking his fan, he couldn't keep his smile on. How could he not know that this prince still has such a sense of righteousness for the country and the people.

But no matter what, these are all small fights, and no matter which side is above, they don't take it seriously.

However, the storm is about to come, and the torrential rain in Yunzhou has already begun to blow towards the capital, faintly towards Yuan Meiqing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Zuoxiangfu

"I didn't expect that Prince Yi's first move was aimed at you."

Zuo Xiang was wearing a simple old man's clothes, holding a watering can in his hand, watering his beloved chrysanthemum carefully.

The color of this flower is like jade, translucent and translucent, and the corolla is huge, but it is a rare treasure "green peony". Ash.

Yuan Meiqing, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, took the watering can and said with a smile: "Yes, this official was also taken aback. I thought Prince Yi would take it slowly, even if it is Jida, it shouldn't be my turn first!"

Jida is the character of Zhen Weimin, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs.

Yuan Meiqing is still leisurely chatting and watering flowers with Zuo Xiang now, so it can be seen that she is not in a hurry.

"The old man heard that some people from the Jianghu protected some unscrupulous people and went to Beijing. Why, they have something that is not good for you, and they didn't clean it up?" Prime Minister Zuo straightened up, admiring the blooming posture, and narrowed his eyes.

Yuan Meiqing said: "The family members were careless. They didn't pay attention to the rats that were eating and crawling around. They stole some things and went out. The people were dealt with, but the things were not found. They were hidden deep. Now they follow north. These people His skills are excellent, one against ten, I heard that his martial arts skills are peculiar, unlike those in the army, he is a hero of the world."

"The old man really admires this little prince. He can win over even the masters of the rivers and lakes, but it's only four years... It's not a loss if he falls in his hands."

Zuo Xiang wiped his hands and signaled his servants to move the flowers out to bask in the sun, while he led Yuan Meiqing to the study.

"The lower official also thinks so, but after all, he is young, and the lord's temper is still a bit impatient. Thinking about the time before, the rumors of Concubine Min in the harem are not without effect. I don't know if the emperor has suspicions, but this lord can't sit down first. Stop it, I want to make some achievements as soon as possible after I got the handle of being a lower official."

Yuan Meiqing poured tea for Prime Minister Zuo, and poured a cup for herself at the same time. The whole situation was stable and unhurried, as if Li Li was not targeting him.

Seeing this, Prime Minister Zuo couldn't help laughing: "Zifang, you are not in a hurry at all. Ever since the prince revealed the landscape, you have never missed a time."

"What Xiangye reminded me." Yuan Meiqing smiled, "It is true that this prince should not be underestimated, so the officer has already greeted Qingshan, as long as the case passes the Ministry of Criminal Justice, no matter what, the evidence will be destroyed and the witnesses will be killed." , As for the gossip tabloids, the Yuan family will compensate these people, so stop making trouble."

Qingshan is the word of Xiongling, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment.

Zuo Xiang smiled and shook his head: "Your method is too rough."

"It doesn't matter if it's rough or not, it's effective." Yuan Meiqing took a sip of tea and tapped the table with her finger, "I've been an official for many years, how can a subordinate official stick to formality and talk about it? , is it all in the hands of the Prime Minister? But this time, the Ministry of Punishment is in charge, and the Ministry of Rites has nothing to say at all."

"It's better to be careful." Although Prime Minister Zuo said so, he nodded slightly, which showed that he agreed with the words.

"My lord is very sharp and arrogant, just to teach him, it's better to be humble."