Back Off, Let Me Come

"Since we have established a strong wall and cleared the country, why are they left behind?"

Shen Tang glanced at the shivering horse bandit.

I was thinking about how to deal with them.

Chu Yao said indifferently: "I guess I have my own considerations."

Shen Tang showed a rare sarcasm, frowned in displeasure, and asked several questions in succession: "Consideration? What consideration? Consideration over one's ability? Or do they think that the daily offerings are enough, and the accumulated incense will not be crushed by the iron hoof?" ?”

Chu Yao looked slightly indifferent.

Said: "As long as you can't find fault with us."

The fertile land that has been cultivated in Longwu County is all in the hands of these wealthy gentry. Zhao Feng and the courageous warriors can only go to the unclaimed land to reclaim wasteland. These newly reclaimed lands are located in remote areas, and if you want to increase the fertility of the soil, you need to cultivate the land carefully.

Not enough points at all.

This is secondly, the most difficult thing is the difficulty in collecting land tax.

The fertile soil and fertile fields are in the hands of these people, and the common people can only work as tenant farmers for them in order to make a living. The harvest of the fields and the number of tenant farmers are closely related to the tax collected by the county governor. If they conceal the figures, the county government will not be able to collect the full amount of tax money.

At a time when the Royal Court of Zheng Qiao does not care about the life and death of Xiazhou and counties, the operation of the county government office, the salary of the troops stationed in Yonggu Pass, and the repair and reconstruction of Longwu County all depend on this harvest. To put it bluntly, this has seriously threatened Shen Tang's lifeline.

Previously, Shen Tang went deep into Shiwu alone. He, Qishan and others raised money for soldiers, horses, and food, and dealt with these wealthy gentry. These cunning old foxes are not afraid at all. They either pretend to be deaf or dumb or use delaying methods.

Several companies join forces to communicate with each other.

That gesture made the county government look like a poor beggar in the autumn wind. Even a person with such a good temper like Chu Yao was still a little angry.

To move with emotion, to understand with reason?

Doesn't work at all.

If they really had this sense of family and country, they wouldn't be able to do so many outrageous things and wipe out families.

These local snakes and local lords are used to being tyrannical! If Shiwu comes in, it's just a matter of changing the family.

Now one of them is in bad luck...

Haha, Chu Yao really can't have any sympathy.

Not patting one's hands in praise is already a good form of self-cultivation.

Hearing the displeasure in Chu Yao's words, Shen Tang could only sigh, and said helplessly and regretfully: "Although we can't fault us, in the final analysis, this matter is their own death, regardless of wartime arrangements, but as a As the head of a county, it was my fault for allowing horse bandits to wreak havoc in this land. Wuhui, he directly kidnapped these horse bandits and took them back to quell public anger..."

Chu Yao hesitated: "Master, don't you want to kill me?"

"Of course you have to kill, but not now."

Chu Yao asked no more questions.

Gu Chi has been feeling unwell since the battle in Shiwu Kingdu, and even the dosage of pills to nourish his body has increased by three points. He was sitting in a carriage at the moment - even though Shen Tang specially asked people to cover the carriage with thick animal skins to reduce the bumps, he still suffered a lot. When he found that the army had stopped moving forward, he opened the curtain and watched the excitement for a while. After putting it down, he made a clicking sound.

In Kangshi, he and Gu Chi were riding in the same car.

I kept closing my eyes and falling asleep when I had nothing to do.

Hearing his playful teasing, he asked rudely: "Why are you so yin and yang?"

Gu Chi smiled and said: "Where is the yin and yang? Isn't this praising the lord for having more than 800 minds?"

Chu Yao and I are really good partners.

"How do you say this?"

Gu Chi pointedly said: "The captured female family members are all maids and maids, and they don't even have any concubines."

The relationships between these families are complicated.

If all parties live together, there should be many female dependents.

Kang Shi's heart moved slightly and he understood clearly.

But he still said: "Perhaps he escaped with the other men and under the protection of the servants..."

If the master flees, even if he wears a maidservant, he will be a first-class maidservant, while the other maidservants will fend for themselves. It's normal not to be taken advantage of by the horse bandits.

Gu Chi just chuckled: "Your cousin..."

Kang Shi's face darkened.

He now gets a headache when he hears the word "Qi Shan". He is worried about what kind of war Xun Zhen will cause when he sees Qi Shan. What's more, he is worried about how many enemies Qi Shan has that he doesn't know are waiting to come to collect debts! This cousin, he was really heartbroken just by looking at him.

Pretending not to know: "How can Yuanliang get it?"

Gu Chi asked with a slight smile.

"Why do you think he is called 'Evil Plot'?"

It is not exaggerated by others to say that praying for good causes people to hate you.

That's not to say that Qishan will end up personally, but if he turns a blind eye or adds fuel to the flames, this guy is 90% likely to have done it!

Outsiders can't fault it.

Because the troops and horses in Longwu County are extremely empty.

How can Qishan have such energy and cover everything?

Kang Shi: "..."

The air fell into an inexplicable silence, and suddenly, Kang Cai asked in a low voice: "Will it affect the lord's reputation?"

Gu Chi tightened his furry fox scarf.

He leaned back again, adjusted to a comfortable position, and said with a smile: "Master, isn't this a 'hero saving a beauty'? Fortunately, there are no serious female relatives here, otherwise, our lord will kill people with a borrowed knife and make others There was an accident.”

Precisely because there is none, salvation is generous.

As long as this family has a serious heir alive - even if it's just a daughter, there will be no serious excuse to take away the fields they have devoured over the years, let alone release the hidden tenants. It is also easy to be criticized for neglecting one’s responsibilities.

Although not serious, the reputation is flawed.

This situation is different from that of Lin Feng back then.

Gu Chi had a lazy look on his face: "Qi Yuanliang, I don't know him well yet? If you find something that can kill you from this family's house, hehe, don't kill a chicken to scare monkeys, just let him pull off a chicken feather. As an excuse to have a seizure..."

Kang Shi: "..."

Gu Chi smiled and said, "Do you think we can find it through a search?"

Kang Shi: "..."

The answer is yes.

It can even save the effort of praying for good and framing someone.

Because of the deeds committed by these local snakes in Longwu County, not to mention Shen Tang and others who had just arrived, even the common people at the bottom had heard about it, but they couldn't help it. I'm afraid even these local snakes don't know that they have really hit the wall this time.

This piece of iron is full of ruthless people.

After briefly appeasing the captive female relatives, Shen Tang and others continued to lead their troops on the road, arriving at Ruyao, the administrative center, before Jinwu sank to the west. Qingniao, who arrived first, handed the news to Qi Shan, and Shen Tang saw the young man under the city wall from a long way away.

Not seeing each other in the past two months, Qi Shanqing has lost a lot of weight, and the clothes that used to fit her were actually a little empty.

"Yuan Liang!"

She waved from afar.

Qi Shan led a group of small officials in the government office to help her, and his dull expression finally became more joyful. When he saw the soldiers and horses appearing in his sight, he was also excited inside, and his hanging heart finally fell to the ground. He stepped forward and saluted: "Congratulations, my lord, on your triumphant return."

Shen Tang leaned forward to look at him, almost leaning on the motorcycle's neck, and asked in a show-off tone, "Have you been injured recently?"

Qishan took the reins of the motorcycle.

Under Shen Tang's expectant gaze, he smiled and praised her: "I haven't been injured. I think my master's strength has improved again."

Shen Tang wants to give himself a thumbs up.

"It's natural!"

It's a pity that she doesn't even know what state she is in. She becomes stronger when she encounters someone strong. Is this probably the drawback of practicing both civil and martial arts?

Qishan's eyes were clear and light, even gentle.

He said: "My lord, are you tired from marching all the way? The administration has ordered people to prepare meals, and the celebration will be tomorrow."

Shen Tang rubbed his stomach: "It's okay if Yuan Liang doesn't mention it, but if you mention it - hey, I'm really hungry."

She missed her shabby dog ​​house so much when the wind blew in the sun and the sun stayed out at night. At this moment, she had a strong urge to eat a full meal, take a bath, and have a good sleep. Even if the sky is about to fall, we have to wait until she is full of sleep before talking about it.

Qishan is very tolerant of Shen Tang's occasional childishness.

After all calculations, she was only fourteen.

It’s only fifteen after the new year begins.

Both the brave warrior and the literary scholar have keen senses. They don't talk loudly, but they can hear clearly what they say. Among them, Xun Zhen, who was sharpening his sword, was the most serious and the most astonished. It took him a while to wake up.

He looked at Jiang Sheng and lowered his voice.

"Xianden, are you sure this is Qi Yuanliang?"

The face was unfamiliar, but that was not unusual at all - Qi Shan's ability to disguise would make anyone mistake him - but Qi Shan's gentle tone almost made Xun Zhen shaken. He almost suspected that this person was praying for good and not the other. He had recognized the wrong person?

"Well, that's him." Jiang Sheng was still angry, "If you don't believe me, why don't you go down now and see how he reacts?"

Xun Zhen: "..."

Just as an ugly daughter-in-law always has to meet her parents-in-law, this enemy must meet sooner or later. Kang Shi and Gu Chi got off the carriage one after another. He and Jiang Sheng couldn't hide from people like girls in purdah. Besides, there's nothing wrong with him.

When Xun Zhen got out of the car, she heard her lord say to Qi Shan: "This trip has been very fruitful. The county government will not have to worry about the expenses for the next two or three years. Oh, by the way, there are more capable people joining us. Yuan Liang, let me introduce you to..."

Qi Shan said: "A capable person?"

Shen Tang endured the feeling of physical pain: "It was thanks to him that we won the great victory in the Yonggu Pass battle. With you, it will only be a matter of time before Longwu County regains its prosperity." If we don't exploit Xun Zhen's labor force, how can we be worthy of it? The money she flew away with?

That’s a full five thousand taels of gold!

It was gone before I even had a chance to touch it.

She took Qi Shan's wrist and walked towards Xun Zhen's carriage with a smile on her face, as if she couldn't wait to show off.

He said: "Lord..."

The words fell and the steps stopped.

Shen Tang found that he couldn't pull the person away and turned to look at him.

I don't know when, Qishan's face turned pale, his eyebrows trembled slightly due to exertion, his eyes changed from the clear and gentle before, and became a bit more sinister, his lips were pursed, and his facial muscles were tense. This was because he was holding back his emotions. nitty gritty.

And his sight——

Shen Tang followed his gaze and found that it was focused on Xun Zhen, whose fingers were rubbing the hilt of the sword. The atmosphere was stagnant.

All she could hear was the sound of the hunting flag.

The heart in the chest also thumped.

This scene——

This atmosphere——

How familiar!

Before she could open her mouth to say anything, she heard Qishan laugh without emotion: "My lord, Shen Youli, you are really——"

Shen Tang: "..."

Good guy!

The long-lost murderous aura, the long-lost "Shen Youli".

It can be seen that Qi Shan is really angry this time.

She muttered: "I, I don't know either..."

Qi Shan took a deep breath and barely suppressed the buzzing in his head. He was helpless and dumbfounded: "How can you do that? You can find all the enemies scattered all over the world one by one?"

The quintessence of the nation is brewing in his heart.

How many times is this already? ? ?

He killed seven lords before, he admitted it!

So as retribution, does the lord in front of him have to gather seven enemies for him to achieve balance? When he thought that his colleagues in the tent were all enemies, Qi Shan's heart began to go crazy...

He thought with a dull face, this lord can't keep him.

Looking at Shen Tang, she opened her almond-shaped eyes and pursed her lips in aggrieved manner. The blank and innocent look extinguished the fire in his heart.

Qishan: "..."

He occasionally wanted to wonder if his lord did it on purpose? How can anyone be so accurate, just pick his enemies?

Go out and pick up an enemy.

Never fail!

the most important is--

Qi Shan pointed at Xun Zhen, who put his thumb on the hilt of the sword and pulled it out of the scabbard: "Do you know his way as a scribe?"

Shen Tang muttered: "I don't know, but it's a loss of money."

She has accepted the fact that she is poor.

Shen Tang finally figured out that she probably had a "stamp-collecting constitution" and could meet all kinds of weird and literate scholars. Even if there is no Xun Zhen, there will be the next Xun X.

Since she couldn't resist, she simply lay down and accepted her fate.

I want to see how hard my life is!

Qishan said: "In haste, wisdom comes."

Shen Tang muttered: "...it sounds familiar..."

It just sounds familiar.

When she was at the Luxia County Office, she happened to pass by and heard Jiang Sheng talk about this scribe's way. At that time, she was wondering why the lord was always the one who got hurt, but she didn’t expect that the lord who got hurt was actually herself? If you remember correctly——

[Wisdom arises out of urgency] This scribe's way...

Probably, maybe, maybe...

It will make the lord's brain difficult to use

She suddenly remembered the embarrassing incident of riding a rocking car that day, and counted the time with her fingers. It happened to be the time when Xun Zhen showed her prowess at Yonggu Pass? Therefore, she inexplicably became a three-year-old child who likes to rock a rocker and sing children's songs. Isn't she sick?

Is the root cause in Xun Zhen? ? ?

Shen Tang's vision almost went dark.

In terms of ruthlessness, Xun Zhen is still ruthless.

It's fine if you don't take action. Once you take action, give her two unsolvable debuffs at once--increasing intelligence + destroying wealth?

but--

All the money has been spent, this person cannot be used!

Shen Tang gritted his teeth in his heart, it wouldn't be a big loss!

"What kind of hatred did you have?"

If it was a mortal enemy, she would definitely prefer to pray for kindness.

Qi Shan did not answer, Xun Zhen chuckled: "It's a long story. He Qi Yuan Liang was trying to avoid revenge..."

I stopped talking in the middle of the sentence.

Xun Zhen held the scabbard tightly, looked around, and said loudly to Qishan: "This is in public, I will give you some face. How about settling the past grievances in private?"

Qi Shan said with a dark face: "Yes."

Shen Tang: "..."

The gossip stopped as soon as I heard it, and it was heart-wrenching.

But this is indeed not a good place to deal with grievances. Apart from that, it would not look good if these two drew swords and fought. How many people would watch the excitement and become a topic of conversation after dinner? Maintaining a strange and stiff atmosphere, we returned to the prison all the way.

During her absence, the government office had been almost repaired. The main body was completed and the rest was slowly being carved out.

Inside the brand new Government Affairs Office.

Shen Tang was afraid that Qishan would suffer a loss, so she silently stood by him and sat in the best audience seat to eat. After Xun Zhen finished speaking, she finished eating the whole melon, with only one thought left in her mind -

Can this still be done? ? ?

Xun Zhen suppressed the urge to draw her sword and kill people, and said in a deep voice: "...A few years ago, Qi Yuanliang disguised himself as a young girl in distress to avoid being chased, and was rescued by Quan Zi..."

Shen Tang: "..."