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Sharing the bed with the person he likes, Saburo not only has no ripples in his heart, but also keeps praying that Zhen Qingming must be safe.

But the person concerned was not nervous at all, lying next to Saburo still felt novel, "When do you go to bed every night?"

Saburo: "Sleeping with twins at the same time."

"It's so early. Can I fall asleep after eating?" Zhen Qingming asked again.

Saburo couldn't sleep, "Why don't you go to sleep, there's nothing to do outside at night."

Zhen Qingming wanted to say that if he didn't have time to play, he could read books and practice calligraphy and painting. When he thought of making Saburo angry today, his lord said, "In half a month, it will be the Dragon Boat Festival in May. There will be dragon boat races at that time. By the way, let's go to the Dragon Boat Festival." Take a look at Qingzhou Mansion, it must be very lively there."

"Dragon Boat Festival, I may have to go home."

"Which home?" Zhen Qingming asked subconsciously.Then there was a moment of silence, "I forgot." The tone was a bit stuffy.

Saburo thought he was homesick, "Do you have to wait until the three-year term expires before you can go home?"

"No. If I want to go back, I can take a look at it whenever I want, as long as there is no murder case to be dealt with urgently." He paused, "However, I can go back or not."

"Why?" Sanlang stood up, his eyes shining in the darkness.

Probably San Lang was really kind to him, and San Lang was smart, and Zhen Qingming himself was not worried about diarrhea in the middle of the night, but San Lang was more nervous than him. After thinking for a while, he told San Lang about the situation in the capital.

Saburo instantly thought of the "Nine Dragons Seizure" event in the history of the Qing Dynasty.

The difference is that the emperor here is fatuous, the prince is mediocre and narrow-minded, most of the prince's brothers are mediocre, and the only outstanding king, Duan Wang, becomes the thorn in the prince's side.

However, King Duan's mother, the imperial concubine, has passed away, but the queen is still alive.

Saburo never thought that behind the seemingly stable life, a war was imminent.At the same time, he couldn't help but rejoice, "Fortunately, King Duan is in Qingzhou. If he was in the capital, he might have been killed by the crown prince."

"That's right. I heard from elder brother that King Duan is diligent in government and loves the people. The imperial court has increased the amount of money every year, and the Qingzhou area has remained unchanged for many years. I thought that King Duan deliberately used this to buy his reputation.

"Seeing that the people here are so energetic to make troubles everywhere, and they don't worry about food and clothing at all, it's no wonder that the prince regards King Duan as his biggest opponent. King Duan is currently in charge of the Qingzhou area. If one day, the decrees he implements are popularized throughout the country, Duan The king doesn't need to use a single soldier, just say that he wants to be the emperor, and the people of the world will probably drive the emperor off the dragon chair for him."

"So powerful?" Saburo didn't believe it.

Zhen Qingming said, "I didn't believe it before."

"Then what did he do?" Saburo was so anxious, he thought it was a peaceful and prosperous age, but he didn't know that there were dangers everywhere.

"Let's talk about taxes. The people in the capital have to pay all kinds of taxes every year. After collecting the poll tax, they also need to collect land taxes. However, the people in Qingzhou only need to pay land taxes per mu. Occasionally, people who have to build roads and dig rivers don't want to do corvee labor." It can be replaced with silver money, but the tax is very heavy. It is estimated that the prince is afraid that the tax will be light and people will not go to the corvee, and no one will join the army later, and the surging river will not be dredged, and the world will be in chaos."

"Didn't you know before?" Saburo wondered.

"I've heard that, but Qingzhou is the prince's fiefdom, and the court doesn't give him a salary. Qingzhou collects as much tax as the prince has every year. Who would be foolish enough to make trouble with his own money?" Zhen Qingming said, "The emperor is afraid that the prince will support him. Soldiers are self-respecting, the army in Qingzhou is not under the control of the prince, and the vassal princes from all over the country must have their own guards to ensure their personal safety, so King Duan needs money even more."

"It's no wonder that I often heard people say that there are prostitution everywhere? Is it because the taxes in those places are too heavy?"

Zhen Qingming nodded, "Yes. I used to stay in the four corners of the capital, and I was used to all kinds of intrigue. No matter what, I couldn't believe that there is a benevolent king in the royal family today."

"Based on what you said, that prince is very unbearable." Sanlang suddenly thought, "Your father is the prime minister, the emperor's close minister, but you are in the fiefdom of King Duan. It shouldn't be a coincidence."

"Is it really good that you are so smart?" Zhen Qingming lamented, "If you can read and read with me, one day you might be better than me.

It was Saburo's snoring that answered him, and Zhen Qingming closed his eyes helplessly.

But they didn't know that in the largest manor in Qingzhou City, the two people lying on the big bed in the master bedroom didn't sleep even though it was late at night.

I just heard Duan Wang say, "In the past, I heard from others that Zhen Xiang's youngest son is not in tune. He only eats and plays (dead corpses). Who would have thought that several murder cases would be solved in just one month. The longest time it took was no more than three days, so it's really overkill for him to stay in Taoyuan County."

"You want to reuse him?" the other said, slipping his hands into his pajamas.

"Don't make trouble." Duan Wang pressed his hand, "I really want to reuse him, but I can't do it now. There is a letter from the capital, the father and the three daughters fought against each other the night before, and passed out from exhaustion on the way. I don't know if he is dead or alive now."

"Never mind him. As long as they don't come to trouble us, let him jump around." The man said and yawned, "Sleep, sleep, don't worry, I'll go to the capital another day."

Just when Saburo was thinking about what he would prepare for a war every day, in a blink of an eye, mugwort leaves were planted in every household, and the smell of rice dumplings filled the air inside and outside the county office.

Xiao Wu and Si Mei put on beautiful five-color thread, surrounded San Lang, and kept asking, "Brother, can you eat rice dumplings?"

"Brother, I'm so hungry."

"I didn't owe you two." Saburo was surprised, for several months, every day was either fish or meat, why are these two children so poor, "Haven't eaten half an hour after breakfast, are you hungry again? Hold up!"

"Brother—" Xiao Wu dragged out a long voice, with a bitter face, "I'm really hungry, so hungry!"

"Go and call Master Zhen." San Lang raised his leg and kicked his ass.

In the past, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the three brothers and sisters shared a zongzi equally, and the zongzi was as big as an egg. This time, during the Dragon Boat Festival, Saburo bought half a bag of glutinous rice half a month ago, and started packing the materials yesterday afternoon.

He didn't go to sell sesame seed cakes in the morning, and started making zongzi after breakfast at Maoshi, and it took nearly an hour with Grandma Sun to make all the glutinous rice.Pour it into a big iron pot, half of the pot of rice dumplings made the twins jump and dance happily.

"Sanlang, what do you want me to do?" Zhen Qingming asked blankly, but he didn't say clearly that he was very unhappy.

Why not happy, but also from three days ago.Wu Daming and his wife were rectified by the county magistrate, and when they returned to the village, they faced Wu Lai's ruthless face and neighbors' self-blame.

Wu Daming was a little annoyed at Saburo at first, but whenever he ate, there was a large table of adults and children, and his family was alone, so Wu Daming felt uncomfortable.When he and Wu Laishi went out to work and met people on the road, they always asked, "Wu Daming, when will your three children come back?"

Wu Daming also wanted to say firmly, he is not Saburo, I don't know!

Before he could say it, a woman like Wu Cai who was not afraid of offending him and Wu Lai would scold him when she caught him. .

A notice with the county magistrate's seal was pasted at the entrance of the village, and Wu Lai's family was guilty of being a thief and dared not speak back.When Wu Daming visited her habitually, she took this anger out on Wu Daming.

After coming and going, Wu Daming didn't like to go to Wu Erming's house anymore.And Wu Laishi was afraid that her previous evil deeds would be revealed. Hearing that the county magistrate locked up a woman who abused her stepdaughter and sentenced her to four years, the old woman was so frightened that she didn't sleep a wink all night.

As a result, the old couple are honest like old quails these days. Wu Daming gave them a gift for the Dragon Boat Festival. She knew that Wu Daming still had some money in hand, so she didn't dare to open her mouth like a lion and closed her eyes to blackmail him.

The relationship between Wu Daming and Wu Erming's family is not as sticky as before, and Wu Cai is willing to talk to them normally, "Will Sanlang come back for the Dragon Boat Festival?"

The couple looked at each other, not daring to say that they didn't know, for fear that Mrs. Wu Cai would scold them, "We'll go shopping in the county tomorrow, and ask Saburo if we'll be free."

"Why can't you be free? The twins were born to you two. San Lang said that you don't want to raise them and you won't raise them? I heard that San Lang's child's arm is so swollen. Let him rest for a day."

"We know." Wu Daming felt distressed.

Since the last time he kicked Xiao Wu, San Lang didn't see him as a father, but this was done by himself, Wu Daming gritted his teeth and wanted to swallow it.

Afraid that he would offend Saburo and get angry again, Wu Liang got up early in the morning without eating, so he went to look for him at the place where Sanlang sells sesame seed cakes.In front of the neighbors, Wu Liang told Sanlang to go home for the festival.

If Saburo takes Joe, within three days, there will be rumors in the county that he stomped his mother's face on the ground.Seeing Wu Liang's speaking confidently, she looked at him cautiously, as if he would get angry at any moment.

Saburo was very angry and angry, and he didn't do anything, so why was he so afraid of him.Seeing that if he didn't agree again, Wu Liang could cry in a while, so he nodded quickly.Besides, he originally planned to go back to Wujia Village for the Dragon Boat Festival.

"How about you go home with me?" Saburo asked.

Zhen Qing took a look at him understandingly, "It's not rare!"

Saburo smiled wryly, "No matter how you say they are my parents, it would be bad if they don't go back." He said and pulled his arm, "What kind of zongzi do you like to eat? Bacon stuffing? Red date stuffing? Sweet, salty, five-spice, I have it all covered."

"Don't try to fool me with some zongzi!" The foodie was unmoved.

"I really have to go home, or it will be noon." Sanlang likes him, but he can get used to him, "Let Grandma Sun cook lunch, if you don't like it, let Donglai go to the restaurant to buy vegetables, and I will cook it for you when I come back in the afternoon A big table of delicious food?"

Zhen Qingming glanced at him and said silently, not enough!

"Then leave half of the zongzi for you?" There are two children who can't hide their words. Zhen Qingming knew that their life before was "not as good as pigs and dogs", so he snorted coldly, "You treat me as a pig!"

"You're not, I am! Sancheng, okay?" San Lang looked at him with a smile.

Zhen Qingming saw the constriction in his eyes, his ears turned red, and he said gruffly, "I want half of it!"

Saburo lifted his feet and left, what do you mean, just teasing him.

Seeing this, Zhen Qingming hurriedly pulled him back, "I, I'm just joking with you."

With a staggering footstep, Saburo almost fell down, took a deep breath, "I'll be back tomorrow."

"Okay." Zhen Qingming agreed happily, "As long as your house has a place for you to live in."