How many buildings are in the mist

It has been several days since Feng Zizhang bid farewell to Shuangluo City.After Xie Ying came, she stayed for another three days in order to inquire about Jiankang's news conveniently. Of course, she also played piano with Xie Ying, because she was really entangled by Xie Ying.After two days of clearing, Fang and Zhezhu bid farewell to Xie Yan and set off on the road.As soon as they left, Xie Yan originally wanted to send someone to follow, but felt it was inappropriate.So I sent people a day later to find out where the master and servant were going and what they were doing. Then they learned that they had gone to inquire about the details of the county magistrate's punishment of Chen's family, and visited the farmer they saved. After going around Shanyin County, I headed towards Dongyang County.

She said yes, I will go to inquire again in another day, and don't disturb them until they are sent out of the border of Kuaiji.Xie Ying was present, so she said to her sister: "Sister Li is really..."

"what?"

"nice."

"Look at you, you don't understand poetry, you can only use such superficial words to describe a person's beauty." Xie Yan sarcastically said.

"Hmph, you are capable, you talk a lot, go ahead! I don't believe it, you have exhausted all the good words and sentences in the world, and you can describe Sister Li one-thousandth! She is so beautiful without taking off her veil, let alone taking off her veil. Come down? Go talk, write poems and fu, hum!"

After his sister said this, Xie Yan thought of Feng Zizhang's face.Purple veil, silver hanging chain, big and bright eyes, as quiet as a lake, moving like shooting stars.Those eyes are the stars in the sky?Or the stars fall into the world?No, it should be the galaxy.But is that eye the Milky Way itself, or is it its reflection in the water?Both and neither.She is quiet, she is smart, her observation is meticulous, she is far away from the world of mortals, she can be with the world in a storm, playing the piano and making peace; in the busy market, she can watch the flowers under the shade of trees and be alone.

Xie Ying is right, I can't summarize her beauty with accurate words, I can't generalize, and I can't describe it.

"Why are you in a daze, bastard?" Xie Ying called her.

"It's okay. I'm thinking, I'm not sure about some things recently, so I should write to Uncle Er. Is Uncle Er busy recently?"

"What can the second uncle be busy with? Blacksmithing, blacksmithing, or blacksmithing. Just write."

As he spoke, Xie Yan picked up the pen and paper, and sent someone to send it immediately after writing.

When she was born, it was Xie Yi who said that she was "No. [-] in this generation". Not only can the family prosper, but it can even help the world. Talent deals with time and the filth of the world.Therefore, although Xie Yan first lived in Jiankang, she was sent to Xie Yi's place to be educated as she got older, and when she grew older, she was appointed as the city lord. experience.She acted in accordance with the ancestral system, and only occasionally went out of the city; when encountering injustice, she was always chivalrous, and gradually made friends with many people from the rivers and lakes.When her parents come back occasionally, they don't say anything when they learn that she likes to do this.She asked her parents if she was doing the right thing, and her parents said, there is no right or wrong in being a chivalrous man, and righteousness is what a gentleman should do, but you have to be careful, you are in this position, you grow up in this family, you have to think more about everything than others layer.

Gradually she understood.If you want to protect yourself and your family in the chaotic world, and then realize your ideals, you must be brave and resourceful, and keep rational at all times.

But the appearance of this man who said his name was Li Zhang almost wiped out her sanity.I don't know how many powerful people have lived on her territory, and in her opinion, they may not be more important than friends in the world. She has never worried about anyone, even her own sister.And this "Li Zhang" seems to be far more skilled in martial arts than his younger sister, and also much smarter and calmer. He actually cares so much, to the point where he thinks about it every day when he is free.Xie Yi told her that after the age of 20, things change with the times.So she wrote a letter to Xie Yixiu, explaining the ins and outs, and finally asked, Uncle, I want to go after him alone with a sword, I don't know if it is possible.

She used to write letters to Xie Yi, but she had never written so many words, she guessed that Xie Yi must think she talked a lot of nonsense.It took three days for Xie Yi's reply to arrive, and the messenger said, Second Lord asked me to wait on the mountain for two days before leaving, saying that the city lord could not see the letter soon.And at this time, Xie Yan had almost made up his mind, no matter what Xie Yi said, he would go.

As for Xie Yi's letter, there are only four words: I know from time to time.

That night, Xie Yan changed his clothes, packed his bags, brought a pair of swords, handed over all the affairs in the city to Yan Bing, the general manager, rode another horse, and went out of the city to Dongyang County.Before leaving, Xie Ying asked her why she was going, Xie Yan was startled, and suddenly remembered Feng Zizhang's face, smiled and said, "Go to my destiny."

"What nonsense!" She galloped away and heard Xie Ying scold behind her.

Fengzizhang and Zhezhu have been in Dongyang for some time. The scenery is similar to that of Kuaiji, but the population is far less than that of Kuaiji.She recalled that the imperial court once discussed that Dongyang County is sparsely populated and the number of households is insufficient, and the money, food, silk and horses paid by households are often insufficient, so whether other goods can be allowed to offset taxes.But before she came here, she had inquired about it in the little inverse brigade on the official road. The shop owner was very talkative, and told her many rich households in Dongyang County like a few treasures.She has never heard of many people's names. If she is so rich without knowing it, either her family slaves are as good as Lu Buwei, or her business skills are better than Tao Zhugong.Sure enough, outside Changshan County, the farms are neat and tidy, and there are so many people coming and going that they can't go down the mountain.She turned her head and said softly: "Zhezhu, you go over there and ask, I'll ask here. Ask whose land these are." The master and servant each asked four or five families, and when they met, ten people Seven of them are slaves, and the remaining three are tenants who have nothing.

In this way, how can the imperial court check the household registration and clear the tax revenue?Where did the people come from, where did the food come from, and where did the army come to conquer the Central Plains?The two masters and servants rode horses into the city to stay overnight. The next day, they wandered in the market and asked the restaurant owner for local news.It is known that the first-rate local clans are the Lu family who moved from Wu County, followed by Gu and Chen, all of whom occupy a large area of ​​land in Dongyang County.There are various forms of land, such as direct occupation, or online tenants. The most abnormal one is that some wealthy households use the status of slaves to shelter the big households, exempt from tax and corvee, and they are in the fish and meat village.

"Girl, why is the Lu family here?" Zhe Zhu asked after returning home to rest at night, and Feng Zizhang shook his head, "Lu Yu is Zisong's prime minister, but Zisong's state is Luling. , The Lu family in Jian'an County is powerful, and it makes sense. The length of the hands and feet extends to Dongyang County, which is a bit too much. Although after the south crossing, Lu Gu, a native high school in the south, is not as good as before, but it is not like this. He escaped from Wu County."

"Yes, it stands to reason that their land was never touched before, and they were never allowed to leave. Aren't the Cui family all sent to Yuzhang? Why did they leave?"

Zhe Zhu talked about it endlessly, but Feng Zizhang didn't think about it at all.She thought of Fengzisong who was only one month younger than herself.

Frivolous, slutty, likes to play around, can't bear to be flattered, because she is the youngest and is favored, she is arrogant.This is Fengzisong.It wouldn't be good if there was another group of people around her fanning the flames.

During the four days they lived in Changshan County, they heard the news from Jiankang, saying that Lu Mao had been dismissed from his official post because of his speech, and was driven home to be "disciplined".When Feng Zizhang heard this, he guessed that Lu Mao was probably tricked by her sister.If that guy reacts, he must be furious.After the master and servant left Changshan County, they continued to march towards Jian'an County.Originally, they were supposed to go to Yuzhang to investigate the reality of Cui's family, but Feng Zizhang had a good impression of Cui's family, and felt that the land occupied by Lu's family was suspicious, so he decided to temporarily change the route.Not long after, in the only restaurant in a small town, I heard passers-by discussing conspiracy as if Lu Mao did not go back to Wu Jun's home, but was planning to go directly to Luling to join his cousin Lu Yu.He also said that the courtroom of the king of Luling is full of children from the family from Wu County, which can be said to be full of talents.Zhezhu frowned, Feng Zizhang just ate indifferently.

Back after dinner, the two passed by a big house.Before they approached, they were stopped by the gatekeeper and told them to leave quickly.Zhe Zhu was still wondering, but Feng Zizhang immediately stepped up and left.Go back to the hotel and close the door.Zhezhu asked her what was wrong, and she said that I seemed to feel that someone was following us.

"Where? Who? Beat him!" Zhezhu said and was about to go out.

"No. I'm not sure yet." Feng Zizhang held her back.

"There are girls you're not sure about?" Zhezhu asked in surprise.However, Feng Zizhang was really not sure if someone was following her, she didn't see it, but she just felt it.

This bad feeling lasted until the next day, and I still couldn't find anyone, but I still felt that I was being followed.The two masters and servants changed to lie down during the day and go out at night.I can't observe passers-by at night, so I just went to this weird mansion to have a look.The two climbed over the wall, went up to the roof, and leaned on the roof to have a look. It was indeed a huge area.To build such a large house in this small mountain village does not necessarily mean that one must be rich or expensive, one must be powerful and powerful in the local area.On the first night, the master and the servant first flew between the roofs and walls, and took a closer look at the general terrain.When slipping away from the back door, Feng Zizhang easily climbed over the courtyard wall, and when he landed, he saw the stretch of fertile fields, he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing.

This is the case with only one Lu family, even if Cui Xie is not like this, what about other families?If all these facts are reported in full and let my sister know, I still don't know how to deal with those aristocratic families.

It was dusk when she woke up during the day, and she quickly wrote a letter, asking Zhezhu to take it to the post station and send it back to Jiankang.In the dead of night, the two went out again.When he climbed to the roof again, he saw that the mansion was brightly lit and people were coming and going.Obviously packing up the things sent from nowhere, and loading many boxes onto the car, probably ready to be transported back.Feng Zizhang asked Zhezhu to watch the wind on the roof for cover, jumped off by himself, and quietly moved to a position close to the speaker. He heard the butler-looking person checking supplies with the team leader, chatting while checking.

"How is Fuchu doing?"

"Alright. Your Highness said to prepare everything that needs to be prepared, especially when the young master arrives, so that he can have a proper banquet."

"Your Highness is like this. He likes to eat, drink and have fun all day long."

"The eldest young master is here, I'm afraid I have to say a few words."

"There are four young masters pulling from it, it doesn't matter."

"Is everything going as planned?"

"Naturally. You have to start what you should do. If the collection is not enough, you and I will be punished. When the time comes, I will push everything to you, hahahaha..."

The big clan is the most evil, and the clan is second. If the clan is united with the big clan, it will be more evil than the big clan.Feng Zizhang remembered what Feng Zihuan had said to her before leaving.

For a while, people and horses moved around and made noise.Seeing that there were many people, Feng Zizhang and Zhezhu left first.Before she left, she saw that the butler seemed to have an account book in his hand, and he never left it, so she took a second look and memorized the appearance of the account book.

The master and servant changed their residence the next day, away from the crowded places in the town.She still stays at night and stays at night, but she came out earlier, she didn't expect to meet this evil servant of the Lu family in the small town every day.There are not many houses in the small town. After careful observation, it is natural that the slaves live there. These villains only go to the tenants or the only ordinary farmers.They forcibly broke into houses, took the men out and pinned them to the ground, asked them how old they were, and checked the health of these men like livestock; The other party still owed Lu's family money and food and was not allowed to leave.Feng Zizhang and Zhezhu followed different teams separately, and found that one team checked at most three or four houses in one night, which shows that the investigation was strict and careful.Before going back that night, Feng Zizhang felt that someone was following him, so he deliberately walked back, and chased after that gaze.She was very good at lightness kung fu, and her speed was very fast, but when she got close, she found that there were only a few footprints in the pine forest, and the other party was not a vegetarian.

Returned bitterly.

Back in the house, she thought about it, no matter what she suspects Luling Prince Feng Zisong and the Lu family brothers are planning, she needs a piece of evidence that can explain the current situation and point to her next stage of action.To do this, she must take the risk of stealing the ledger.So she rested during the day, and at night she and Zhezhu led the horses to the woods not far from the mansion, let Zhezhu guard them, and went in by themselves.Zhezhu strongly disagreed, saying what to do in case of danger.Feng Zizhang smiled and said, if there is danger, you have to run. If you lose your horse while running, what do you think?

The mansion is still noisy tonight.Feng Zizhang waited patiently for the gangsters to leave, and when everything was silent, he jumped off the roof.go inside.She walked lightly and wore a navy blue dress, so no one noticed her along the way.Although the mansion is in the countryside, it has been repaired three times.When I walked inside, I saw the butler staggering into the side room, and from time to time there were complaints about the woman being woken up, and the middle-aged man humming like a fat pig.Feng Zizhang was upset when he heard it, and was thinking about whether to go in and knock the two out, wondering if the knockout would not disturb them at all, and when he really didn't want to watch the scene, the sound stopped.She breathed a sigh of relief, waited for a while, carefully opened the door, and walked in.

The girl outside had been kicked out a long time ago, so there should only be the concubine and the housekeeper inside.Hearing the sound of snoring, she became more confident. She walked carefully to the bed and looked around the pillow, but there was no sign of the account book. Then she groped in the butler's clothes, and finally found the account book despite the smell of sweat.She opened it and saw that the account book not only contained the number of tenants, the number of tenants, the number of household reserves owned by the Lu family in this place and the surrounding towns, but also the number of weapons and iron hidden in this mansion.

Feng Zizhang was startled, and immediately thought about which place in this house was like a place that could not be seen as a warehouse on weekdays.Then go out quickly and head east.Pushing the door open, over the wall, I saw an inconspicuous house guarded by two men on the side of the firewood house, which seemed to have been burned and the walls were blackened.She walked carefully along the wall, hiding in the shadows, and finally moved to the roof for a long time. She lifted the tiles and saw that the moonlight was shining, and the shiny gun tip inside was shining coldly.

Before Feng Zizhang had time to be surprised, he heard that a group of people came back early, and they made a big noise as soon as they came back, wanting to see the housekeeper.She was going to think of a way to cause chaos so that she could escape with the account book.Unexpectedly, when the butler was putting on his clothes and touching the account book while talking to the group of people, the dilapidated house that had been burned could not hold up, and the tiled roof actually collapsed.Feng Zizhang would definitely be stabbed if she fell, so she could only jump out, be found, and then be chased.

There were many people on the other side, carrying bows and arrows, and riding horses, Feng Zizhang ran desperately, and when he arrived at the horse hiding place, the arrows behind him whizzed like rain. "Walk!"

In the field on a moonlit night, everyone gallops on horses. Feng Zizhang always loves the moonlight, but today he only hates the unobstructed moonlight.The gangsters chose to shoot the horse first, and soon Zhezhu's horse was hit by too many arrows, so she had to jump behind Feng Zizhang, just holding two swords to block the arrows.In order to get rid of the pursuers, Feng Zizhang ran westward into a dense forest.Originally, the pursuers behind were unable to target the two of them in the dense forest with bows and arrows. Unexpectedly, there was a desperate man with a slingshot {56} in his hand, and he was also a sharpshooter.He chased after him, and shot at the looming figure in the forest.

This shot happened to hit Zhezhu in the back, which made Zhezhu howl uncontrollably.With the sound, he fired a few more rounds.A deliberately sharpened stone almost pierced Zhezhu's chest.

Zhe Zhu fell off the horse, and Feng Zizhang had to stop.It doesn't matter if it stops, the moon moves and the shadow moves, she is exposed to the moonlight, and the rain of arrows comes, she is too busy to take care of herself, and she still wants to protect Zhezhu.In a critical situation, a horse came out from the west, Feng Zizhang couldn't see the face of the person and the color of the horse's fur, he saw the person jumping out from the horse, with a sword in his left hand and a sword in his right, he kicked his foot on the tree trunk, and took it forward. One person had a head on his neck, turned around and blocked the sharpshooter's stone with a knife, and stabbed the sharpshooter to death with his right hand.This person took people's lives like picking something out of a bag, and he killed the fastest chasers in a short time.

The visitor immediately ran towards her, "Let's go!"

Only then did she see that it was Xie Yan. "If you don't go, the next wave will come again!" Xie Yan said, and the two of them worked together to put Zhe Zhu, who had long lost her breath, on the horse, and then rode the horse and ran south.

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{56} Ancient Chinese slingshots are roughly the same shape as our common bows, and are often listed as hidden weapons due to their silent firing.