Chapter 216: The gentry’s belongings are returned in full, and the common people’s...

"Why is he here?"

His face didn't show anything, but Zhang Mingtu felt tense instantly.

The thoughts in my heart flashed quickly like lightning.

Bloody Sword Hong Ji died under his sword not long after, and was considered defeated by his men.

But Zhang Mingtu did not dare to ignore his defeated general at all.

After all, Blood Sword Hong Ji was seriously injured after killing two masters, and was killed by Zhang Mingtu in a sneak attack. Even so, Zhang Mingtu also lost an arm.

Moreover, before Zhang Mingtu killed him, he killed two of the three masters who besieged him, making a martial arts master terrified.

Although Zhang Mingtu was not ashamed of Gan Tiehua's cowardice, he had to admit the power of Blood Sword Hong Ji.

"Actually, it makes sense to appear here. Blood Sword Hongji is obviously connected to the people in the Land of the Rising Sun.

"The people in the Kingdom of the Rising Sun are now interested in both Yaodu and Bashan. After so many demons have died, the other party will not just send people in the true realm to investigate.

"It makes sense to send a grandmaster here, but it's too coincidental."

Zhang Mingtu secretly cried out for bad luck in his heart, but he didn't show any signs of it on his face.

"I just didn't expect to see such a figure on the river."

Hearing this, Rui Hai on the opposite side also nodded and looked sideways at the tall middle-aged man standing on the boat next door.

"Yes, I don't know which family this person belongs to. His figure and demeanor are indeed extraordinary."

Amid the admiration, the middle-aged man on the boat dozens of meters away noticed something and looked sideways. When he saw the two people sitting on the deck playing chess with each other, he nodded slightly and smiled.

Ruihai smiled back, Zhang Mingtu's expression remained unchanged, and the same was true.

Hong Ji withdrew his gaze. He had no impression of the two people on the bow of the deck, but the thin middle-aged man sitting on the deck made him look slightly sideways.

He could sense the strong literary spirit in the middle-aged man.

Heaven and earth have righteousness, and are mixed and endowed with manifolds;

Below are the rivers and mountains, and above are the sun and stars.

It was a kind of powerful, majestic, and extremely yang power. When he stared at that person, he even felt his heart trembling slightly.

"There is such a power between heaven and earth."

After the death of one of the legendary literary saints, Haoran's righteousness was not lost, but the number of people who possessed it in each generation was very small.

Everyone who has great righteousness is a top scholar, but no one can compare with the saint who created great righteousness.

The reason for this is also because Haoran's righteousness is too masculine. It is truly righteous and yang and cannot tolerate the slightest distracting thoughts.

The literary spirit created by the first generation of literary saints has many owners in the world, including countless top Dalu. However, there are very few successors to the awe-inspiring righteousness created by subsequent saints. The threshold is too high.

Occasionally, it is difficult for some inheritors to really reach the end, because this Haoran's righteousness is too upright and does not know how to adapt, and it is difficult for those who come after to compare with it.

"I never thought that I could see a person with great righteousness here."

Hong Ji sighed in his heart, but did not think too deeply about it.

Once such a character becomes mature, he will be extremely restrained for a character with a dark side in his heart. If there really is that person who was like a saint at the beginning, and cultivates that vast righteousness, a loud shout can make him violent.

shoot.

But seeing this kind of natural nemesis, he had no intention of taking action.

There are many people who possess the seeds of awe-inspiring righteousness, but we have yet to see anyone who has truly taken root and grown into a towering tree.

Being strong makes you strong, but it is difficult to reach the top. This road has been proved by others to be basically unworkable.

As for Zhang Mingtu opposite Ruihai, Hong Ji just glanced at it and stopped paying attention. He was not old, and he looked like he was under twenty years old. He had already cultivated a ray of true energy, which was considered extraordinary.

But slightly outstanding figures in each state can basically reach this level, which is nothing.

Thinking of the young hero, Hong Ji couldn't help but squint his eyes, showing a hint of murderous intent.

"Bashan, which sect is heir to?"

He had already seen it in the Medicine Capital, and the traces on it had basically been swept away. Through reports from relevant people, he knew that the young boy Yu Jiangshang had killed thirteen demons in a row, and some of them were real.

Yuan realm.

His physical body is powerful, his true energy is strong, and he even has a protector to protect him.

This made the killing intent in his heart surge uncontrollably.

He never thought that the villa had tried its best to cultivate him, but he had only reached the peak of his true energy realm when he was twenty years old.

Later, after going through extreme hardships, relying on his talent and the support of No. 3 Middle School, he reached the peak of the True Yuan realm at the age of twenty-eight, and was known as the person with the most talent in the Villa for a century.

But here he got stuck and could no longer move forward.

The method passed down by the family can only support him to reach the peak of the true essence realm. If he wants to break through to the master level, he must choose a sect or aristocratic family to affiliate himself with and obtain its corresponding inheritance.

Abolish the original exercises and rebuild them.

In fact, he didn't need to go to this step originally. As he traveled around the world, his talents gradually emerged, and many sects and aristocratic families extended olive branches to him.

If you modify the exercises in the early stages, you don’t need to waste them and re-do them, which will be relatively gentle.

But he didn't want to. The family tried its best to cultivate him, but he turned around and went elsewhere. Where did the family end up?

At the same time, he did not think that his talent and talent were inferior, and it was not like he had not defeated the figures in the aristocratic sects of the same period.

Then came more than ten years of wasted time, and...

Hong Ji's eyes turned red inexplicably, but he quickly regained his composure.

Not far away, Zhang Mingtu was still a little uneasy, but it was much better than at the beginning. At least there was no trace of it in his treatment of others, and even Rui Hai didn't notice it.

The boat Hong Ji was traveling in had been traveling alongside him for almost half an hour and still had no intention of changing direction.

Zhang Mingtu didn't think the other party had discovered any clues. Jiujiang County is an important transportation thoroughfare and the transportation hub of the entire Jiangnan West Road.

A large amount of goods must pass through here, and then be wheeled north to be sent to the north, or directly go to Jiangnan East Road through another channel.

Going to other small branch rivers also has to pass through here.

Walking with Blood Sword Hongji is nothing short of normal.

"Is there any more news about Han Chan?"

Rui Hai asked softly, seemingly chatting with Zhang Mingtu, but in fact the question he asked was very important.

Han Chan is Cicada, but what Ruihai is asking about is not Cicada, but the poison in his wife's belly.

Since the investigation of related poisonous insects is an extremely secret matter, and due to the influence of the Witchcraft Rebellion that year, it is quite taboo to talk about poisonous insects on weekdays. Therefore, Ruihai discussed it with Zhang Mingtu.

Got a code name.

Gu worms tend to belong to the insect category, so Ruihai took the name of an insect to refer to gu worms.

"There's not a lot of progress."

Zhang Mingtu shook his head, then nodded again.

"Only part of the information has been found, and more cannot be determined. However, what is certain for the time being is that Han Chan will be very stable in the near future, at least there will be no problems before it breaks out."

Ruihai nodded, expressing understanding.

Looking sideways at the ships passing by on both sides of the strait, each ship has an extremely deep water draft. The people on the ships, whether they are casual or in charge, are generally busy, but they all still have smiles on their faces.

Judging from their complexion and clothing, they are all considered to be in good condition. Even the clothes worn by the sailors on the ship do not have many patches, and the color of the clothes is still quite new, not very old.

This shows that their overall income is good and they can support their families.

Zhang Mingtu also noticed where Rui Hai's eyes were resting. As soon as he thought about it, he knew what Rui Hai was thinking. However, he was not so optimistic. He shook his head and said: "Jiangnan is rich and famous all over the world many years ago. And

Jiujiang County is the core of Jiangnan, and its wealth is exaggerated.

"However, with the development of shipping, the daily work of shippers and housekeepers is still quite hard. If such people have a very low income and live a poor life, there will be a big problem in the world."

Ruihai nodded in agreement.

"But it makes people feel happy to see the people who are living quite well."

Rui Hai said this from the bottom of his heart. In both Xingguo County and Jianyi County, he had seen the local civilians. Their lives were not good, and he could even see people dying of cold and starvation.

Most of the people are quite thin and have disheveled faces.

The wealth in Jiangnan is famous all over the world, but at the same time, the taxes in Jiangnan are so heavy that it is scary.

In the early years, the situation was better. After all, in the land of Jiangnan, in the early years, there were only rich people and not many people in the court.

In the eyes of many people, he is just a broke rich nouveau riche. If he wants money, he can take it at will and take whatever he wants.

The county magistrate who ruined the family, the prefect who exterminated the family, these are not just words.

However, with the migration of people to the south and the sinking land in the north, countless wealthy and aristocratic families moved to the south as a whole.

They combined with the local wealthy families, so the wealthy families in the south were truly promoted from ordinary rich people to poor families, and even to aristocratic families.

It is legal and legal to collect money from ordinary people, even if they are rich and powerful in the local area, but it is not so easy to get money from gentlemen.
To be continued...