"Speaking of which, the people in the land of green crops are asking for their own troubles and cannot blame others."
Although Chu Nanzhi knew the people's helplessness in his heart, he still pretended to be angry and sighed: "Just to avoid the court's taxes, I was willing to hand over my own land to the nobles to take care of. Now it's hard to get off the tiger, so I'm afraid to report it to the official."
The court wanted to investigate, but after all, he was unwilling to get his own land back."
"Who says it isn't?"
Sun Huai also sighed bitterly and shook his head: "Actually, if you ask yourself, Brother Yu still sympathizes with these poor people. If he is not forced to do anything, who would be willing to transfer his hard-working foundation to others."
At this point, he suddenly changed the topic: "But to be fair, some untouchables don't know how to be grateful. In recent years, relying on the protection of noble families, they have evaded taxes enough to buy ancestral property, but now there are people who are trying to
How can it be so cheap to break away from the nobles and stand on your own?"
"People go to higher places and water flows to lower places. Who doesn't want to make his or her life better?"
At this time, Chu Nanzhi already knew the general situation in Tanzhou, and the next step was to find a way to break the deadlock.
Although the imperial court had implemented the New Deal, the nobles were unwilling to return the occupied fields to the people and would rather raise money to cover the heavy taxes paid to the imperial court. This shows that they had ulterior motives.
She had to figure out whether it was Ji Huaizhang who had this ambition or whether it was the thoughts of some people.
Since someone has already hit the muzzle of the gun, let's simply take action on this person.
Thinking of Mu Liulang who left arrogantly, Chu Nanzhi raised his voice and shouted to Ma Laifu outside: "Change the route to Zhoukang County in the west of the city."
Seeing that she had changed her itinerary without warning, Sun Huai asked in shock: "Brother Xian, why are you doing this? We haven't seen the fields in the south of the city yet?"
"Shopkeeper Sun confides in me. There's nothing else I can't believe. At the moment, I'm more concerned about the six counties in the west of the city. Let's go there first."
As soon as Chu Nanzhi finished speaking, Sang Qi also reminded with some worry: "Brother, we come out in a hurry and have no preparation. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to go directly to Zhoukang County."
"It doesn't matter, our trip will definitely be safe."
Chu Nanzhi said with a grin.
Hearing the deep meaning in Sang Qi's words, he had offended Mu Liulang just now, so it would not be smooth sailing for him.
But she felt like a clear mirror in her heart. She was just acting as a bait during this trip. If she could not successfully arouse the conflicts between the imperial court and the Ji family and nobles, she would not be able to live in peace anywhere.
However, one thing she dared to conclude was that the man behind the scenes did not want her life to be in danger. If she died in Tanzhou, even if she succeeded in inspiring Ji Huaizhang to rebel, the Ji family would have no chance of winning.
After convincing the two of them, Chu Nanzhi asked the driver to speed up, and after a day's journey, they finally arrived at Zhoukang County.
After finding an inn in the county town and just resting, Chu Nanzhi asked the innkeeper to prepare meals. She was eating with Sang Qi and Sun Huai when she suddenly heard the sound of galloping horse hooves again.
The screams of women and the cries of children were mixed together, making Chu Nanzhi very upset.
She was about to get up when a familiar shouting voice suddenly reached her ears:
"You ungrateful people, the prefect has shown mercy. Even the governor is trying to find a way to survive for you. You still want to run away with your family without knowing whether to live or die. You simply don't care about labor and capital. Today will be decided
I want you to taste the consequences of betraying labor and capital."
Hearing the voice of Mu Liulang, Chu Nanzhi rushed out with a flying step.
Seeing him holding a bow and arrow in his hand and aiming at a thin female figure in the distance, he became angry and shouted: "Stop."
Hearing the shout, Mu Liulang turned his head and used the light of the torch to see clearly that it was the head shopkeeper of the Mu family whom he met outside Dangyang City. He suddenly became furious and said, "It's really a lingering ghost. My surname is Mu. I
But I’ve given you so much face that you didn’t go to the south of the city to look at the fields and you chased me to Zhoukang County. Do you really think I don’t dare to do anything to you?”
Chu Nanzhi was wary of the bow and arrow in his hand. He looked around and saw a group of women and children who had been forced into a corner by his strong men and were crying sadly.
She rushed forward regardless of her own safety, stood in front of everyone and shouted loudly: "If these people are guilty, they will be judged by the government. Does the court grant you glory and wealth just to let you decide the life and death of others in your free time?"
"You, a humble businessman, want to teach me a lesson."
Mu Liulang kept sneering: "I really don't know how high the world is. I wanted to keep you for a few more days, but now it seems that you are impatient and have taken care of the labor and management's business. So today I will help you and let you stay with them."
Let’s keep you company.”
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, a scolding sound came from the distance: "What a loud tone."
When Chu Nanzhi heard the news, he saw a group of people dressed in plain clothes pouring out from various corners of the street.
A closer look revealed that the leader was none other than his old partner Li Sanmu.
The two looked at each other happily. Chu Nanzhi was worried that his identity would be revealed, so she quickly shook her head at him.
After Li Sanmu came to Tanzhou, he had been hiding in Dangyang City secretly keeping an eye on the movements. When he learned that the queen was purchasing fields as a business traveler, he immediately understood her intention and said casually:
"My old grandpa has also shown his face in front of the new emperor. Even though he has no position, he has helped the new emperor many times with his eagerness for justice and justice. It is not difficult to get a copy of your Mu family in front of the new emperor. Mu Liulang
If you dare to hurt our chief shopkeeper today, our Zhao family caravan will never let it go."
"There are actually helpers."
Mu Liulang looked around, and saw that they were all densely packed with killers with weapons in their hands. Only then did he realize why Shopkeeper Mu was so fearless, and he shook his head with disdain:
"A mere Taigong Zhao, a humble businessman, dares to talk about the affairs of the court. Each of you is even more despicable. But a dog raised by the Zhao family still speaks so brazenly, knowing that this is the land of Tanzhou and the country of the Dahe Empire.
Who do you rely on to support it? It relies on labor and capital, and the peace that the noble warriors sacrificed their flesh and blood for. Even if you are cut into pieces today, when you come in front of your majesty and ancestors, they will not feel that labor and capital have destroyed you.
The killing was unjust."
As soon as he finished his domineering words, the sound of horse hooves resounded everywhere, and the sound of the earth shaking and the mountains shaking completely broke the tranquility of the night.
"Really? Then I want to see if Mu Liulang has this ability today."
As a magnetic voice came from a distance, Chu Nanzhi saw Ji Rongheng coming on a tall horse.
When the Yangcheng garrison followed closely behind, the sound of horseshoes neighing echoed through the sky.
Arriving in front of Chu Nanzhi and Li Sanmu, Ji Rongheng reined in his horse and was startled when he recognized Li Sanmu. It could be seen that he was protecting a short man with a beard, but he was extremely surprised in his heart.
While dismounting, he looked at the two of them, but it was difficult to see through Li Sanmu's identity, so he had to turn to Mu Liulang: "You are arrogant, bully the weak, and oppress the good. You have done so many evil deeds over the years. You really think that the emperor is far away when the mountain is high.
Can anyone punish you? Today, the Japanese general will take down you, a vicious and evil person, on behalf of the imperial court."
"Let me see who dares to touch a hair of my son today. The slave family will definitely prevent him from leaving Zhoukang County."
At this time, a middle-aged woman wearing a silk scarf came towards her, and behind her was a huge group of guards holding sharp blades. The number was so large that there was no end in sight, and they soon surrounded the streets on the third floor and outside.