Yingzhou Hou Mansion

A full moon shines down and sprinkles on the ground, dyeing it light yellow.

As the night gradually became late, the bright moon reflected in the lake, and there were many osmanthus flowers planted around the lake. At this time, you can smell the fragrance of osmanthus flowers everywhere. There are many little maids who secretly pick the osmanthus flowers and put them in their sachets.

The patrol soldier turned a blind eye and didn't care.

The study of the Hou Mansion is hidden deep in the forest, and the yard is full of bamboo. The sound of whistling is extremely quiet. There is a personal soldier every five steps in the corridor. The lights shine, making the personal guards within a few meters colorful.

In the study room

Wei Ang was wearing a blue shirt and eye mask. His remaining eyes were vicious, and he could not recognize him as a refreshing young man. At this time, he sat quietly on one side, holding an account book in his hand, and talking to Jibei Hou.

It was about the profits made by the fleet. When working for the Hou Mansion, Wei Ang felt that he still had the value of living. The Hou of Jibei listened with a smile on his face, and was very satisfied with Wei Ang, and regretful in his heart.

"San'er finally matures, but unfortunately, she was blinded by paying such a big price. She can't become an official because she pays attention to an official style."

The hatred for Pei Ziyun increased by three points. He loved his son the most. How could he have become like this if it weren't for Pei Ziyun?

Just as he was thinking, Wei Ang submitted the income in and out of the account book and added: "Father, I have joined the last month's vassal of Fusang, and the last month's vassal of last month is quite respectful."

He also said: "Fusang is really interesting. It has an imperial court, but it is already a puppet. A while ago, a prince basically unified Fusang, but he was called the General of the Conquest of the Yi and opened the shogunate."

"But this unification is very different from us, and the princes also have fiefs and troops." Speaking of this, Wei Ang was envious: "It seems that it was when we divided the feudals in ancient times."

"The place where the vassal state of the last month was itself a small island. The actual land was only 10,000 stones, and only 30,000 stones with trade could be 30,000 or even 100,000 stones. If the trade with the Great Six will be lost, the family will decline, so it will be a support for us as soon as possible."

"Some people and supplies that cannot be placed on the ground can be arranged to go to the vassal office last month, but this is not a long-term solution."

"It's only been a year since we left the army, and it's difficult for some old soldiers to keep it." Wei Ang said this, shook his head and sighed: "Not to mention the next generation, even our generation can last for several years."

"This is indeed a big problem." Jibei Hou pondered. The so-called "breaking of wholesome" can be maintained for a while, but it cannot last for a long time without the system.

At this time, a knock on the door sounded, and Shen Zhi whispered outside the door: "Mr. Marquis, young master, I have something to report."

"Come in." said Jibei Hou.

Shen Zhi hurried in, approached Jibei Hou, and whispered a few times.

Shen Zhi finished his words. The Marquis of Jibei was furious and fell heavily on the table with a thick account in his hand.

"Touch" the account book bounced on the table, the teacup was shaken down, and the water in the teacup poured out and flowed to the ground. The two of them only looked at the Marquis of Jibei roared loudly.

"I was born and died, and I had eleven accidents. After 16 years of war, the court wanted to cut off military power. I swallowed my anger and handed over military power. Now I only have 5 ooo people in my hand, and I will not let them go. I will kill them all?"

"It's such a ruthless villain who goes back on his word, a ruthless villain." Jibei Hou roared, his face turned red, and his neck was bulging.

"Did I fight for this thousand two hundred stones all my life?"

"My single boat earns more than this one per year!"

The Daxu system, with a hundred households being granted men, three hundred households being granted sons, six hundred households being granted uncles, a thousand households being granted marquis, and two thousand households being granted marquis, but these are all false titles, and in fact, the marquis giving 1,000 to 1,500 stones a year.

The Marquis of Jibei only had 1,200 stones, which was converted to 700 acres of fertile land at that time.

When the Marquis of Jibei scolded, Chen Shi was shocked and said, "Mr. Marquis, be careful of the walls."

After this statement, Yu Yu, the Hou of Jibei, had not yet subsided. He sat down for a long time. He leaned on the chair with his eyes gloomy and looked ahead without saying a word.

Wei Ang understood what happened and looked gloomy: "Father, cutting the town is about to cut off our foundation. Although we and Fusang can say things, the soldiers arranged in the fleet can still obey orders, but it depends entirely on my father's still in power and he can still take power."

"Once my father completely cut off his military power, he would be just an idle man with only a title. He could not speak in the government and would be difficult to control both Fusang and the fleet. At that time, our life and death will be no longer controlled, and our wealth will be cut off."

"If the wealth path is cut off, we cannot afford to support people. Those who depend on us, whether they are the officials, armored soldiers and merchants, will all fall down and scatter."

"If this continues for less than ten years, my family is probably worse than a county magistrate."

"It's really hateful that the court can kill all the people." Wei Ang gritted his teeth, wishing he could bite off a piece of meat from the court.

The full moon in the sky was with some shadows, and an owl flew past the night sky, leaving a strange scream. In the room, the atmosphere was depressing. After a long time, the Marquis of Jibei turned his face and smiled grimly: "Mr. Chen, what do you think?"

Chen Zhi thought for a long time, looked solemn, and bowed and said, "Prince, recently there was a news from the capital. He heard that the emperor asked the prince to take thorns, but the prince dared not take it. The emperor sighed and said, "You dare not take it. Although you are old, you can only remove the thorns for the prince."

"Thorns!" When the Marquis of Jibei heard this, his heart immediately became clear and wanted to speak. He suddenly felt dizzy and heard the dragon roar.

"Boom" The dark clouds were covered with the sky and the earth, and a dull thunder woke up the Marquis of Jibei. Marquis of Jibei stood up and looked at it. At this time, a bright flash of window shone, illuminating the inside and outside of the study room, and the bamboo forest in the courtyard swayed. Then a terrifying thunder made the study room tremble, which shocked the Marquis of Jibei tremble all over!

A gust of wind blew in the face, and the wind crackled down. The Marquis of Jibei looked up at the dark sky, thunder rolled, and lightning flashed by. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt dizzy and reached out to hold the table and sat down hard: "Let me think about it, let me think about it again."

Sweat flowed down from my forehead, with palpitations. For some reason, some thoughts that may have on weekdays but never dared to think about them appear in my heart.

"Boom" Thunder sounded in the sky, and only a few hundred meters away from an inn at the Marquis' Mansion was elegantly decorated. The walls were framed with paper, and the sleeping Taoist was startled.

When he woke up, the old Taoist felt a palpitation and opened his eyes: "Is this, dragon energy?"

The old Taoist of the Holy Prison Gate who came to negotiate walked to the window and pushed it open. It was still clear at night, and the moonlight shone, but at this time it was dark clouds, covering the stars.

Looking towards the sky, my hair stood tall and my whole body was cold.

“Huh?”

The old Taoist frowned, his face changed, and it was covered with clouds. When his mind turned around, he turned around and left. The marquis' mansion was too close to it, and there was interference. He ran away at night. It was all residential houses. Now it was quiet, and every household door was closed, the lights were dim, and some even turned off completely.

Occasionally, I met an updater carrying a lantern and beating a gong. The old Taoist walked along the narrow and long streets and alleys. He arrived under a remote bridge. He saw that there was no one around, so he took out the communication talisman. He stretched out his fingers and the talisman suddenly lit up.

After a while, the head of the Holy Prison Sect appeared and looked at the old Taoist and asked, "What big thing happened when the message was late at night?"

The old Taoist said: "The gate ordered to strengthen the contact with the Marquis of Jibei. I have been there during the day and stayed in an inn not far from the Marquis of Jibei tonight, only a few dozen meters away."

"I suddenly felt the dragon energy change in the middle of the night, and it seemed that the earth dragon appeared, but it just flashed and disappeared."

"Are you sure?"

"yes!"

"Strange, the real dragon emerges, the earth dragon hides, the real dragon declines, and the earth dragon rises. This is a summary rule, even if it is not a hundred years old, it is almost the same."

"Now that the Great Xu Ding has been in ten years, the situation is getting more and more peaceful. How can the Earth Dragon be displayed at this time?" The head of the sect was confused and pondered for a long time, and said, "You should pay close attention."

As the head of the sect said, he remembered again, stared at the old Taoist and asked, "Is there any strange phenomenon?"

"Sector, I'm about to report that it was a sunny night when it was night. I noticed the changes in the dragon energy. When I opened the window, I saw dark clouds in the sky and thunder sounded."

"Is this a variable of the secret of heaven?" The head murmured, and realized in a blink of an eye: "This matter is important, and you must call the elders in the sect to discuss. You continue to follow up. This involves the major matter of life and death in the sect, and you have to be cautious."

As he said that, the head stretched out his finger and the talisman closed.

The old Taoist suddenly shivered and stood for a moment before heading back to the inn.

Capital City Prince's Mansion

The hall was brightly lit, and the prince came in outside, took off his boots casually, and put them on with the wooden stairs. A eunuch came up and served the tea.

The cup of blue flower porcelain was warm. The prince took a sip and saw the hundred households entering and whispered: "Your Highness, Master Pei is here."

Hearing this, the prince stood up with some joy and hurriedly said: The real person came in."

Pei Ziyun came in, and the prince wanted to greet him, but stopped again, and smiled reservedly and said, "It's been a long time since the real person."

Pei Ziyun gave a tribute, and the prince quickly said, "Don't give tribute, you are not in the capital, you are so bitter that you are lonely. Your Majesty has arrested me for more than ten days to review memorials and study state affairs, and you will not be able to have a day of leisure."

Then Pei Ziyun was asked to sit on the side: "Supply tea to the real person."

A maid brought the tea, Pei Ziyun took a sip and put down the porcelain cup, looked at the prince, and saw that it was the same as before, but his face was pale and his eyes were a little dark, so he smiled: "This is the emperor's painstaking effort to cultivate His Highness."

Everyone knows this. Although the prince shouted that he had worked hard and was lonely and could not be idle for a day, if the emperor didn't want him to do it, the prince would be very painful and lost.

Then he changed the subject and asked: "Your Highness, it is rumored in the capital that Your Majesty wants to further reduce the vassal states?"

"Yes, the world is peaceful, and removing the vassal states is the right way for the country."
Chapter completed!