Li Xiaofei looked at the steaming medicine jar, "Daliang's disease is actually incurable! Back then I thought I could change Daliang with tolerance and tolerance, but I was totally wrong! Daliang should have been laid to rest long ago.

Both the emperor and I are just trying to extend the life of Daliang. If I have a choice, after I go back this time, I want to take my whole family back to the mountains and forests!"

Hongrui was stunned for a moment, then sighed, "Actually, Daliang has been seriously ill since the founding of the country by Taizu Taizu of Daliang! Liu Zhaoyi, the Taizu of Daliang, bullied the orphans and widowers of the previous dynasty, and mutinied and forced the palace to usurp the throne. The foundation was originally unstable, so that's why

The situation of the Steamed Deer Feast and the aristocratic families co-ruling the world! However, the aristocratic families at that time had already annexed the land, causing refugees all over the world. Taizu Liu Zhaoyi not only did not attack the aristocratic families, but instead continued to reward them with land and allocate slaves. He also made stipulations

The aristocratic families exempted and exempted business taxes, so that the national treasury was never replenished from the beginning of the founding of the country! Later, the aristocratic families took control of the government, and the court could not even collect basic land taxes that were 30% of the previous dynasty!"

"I don't study well, so I don't know what happened hundreds of years ago. However, after living for several decades, I finally see clearly the face of the aristocratic family. They can knock bones and suck out the marrow, and eat people without spitting out the bones!"

Hongrui stood up and picked up a wet cloth to carry the medicine. "Now that you know, do you still want to go into seclusion? If you want to escape, will they let you go?"

"To be honest, I'm tired of tossing and turning, but it's always the people of the world who suffer! Even if we win this time, it's still the Liu family's world. If the old family collapses, there will be new ones popping up.

Come!"

Hongrui blew on the uncovered decoction and said, "You are always so negative. You have been tired of talking about it for decades, but have you ever thought about it? There is always something to be done when you are sick, and there is always something to do in your life.

! Those are the common people you are talking about. None of them are trying their best to survive. No matter what happens, people will find ways to survive! They have not given up, why should you give up? You have forgotten those Nanhai disciples and

Are you worthy of the people who gave you food in the pot? I have not forgotten it! You always want to run away and live in seclusion in the mountains and forests. Are you worthy of them? And Mr. Liu, who passed on what you have learned all your life, are you worthy of him?

Murong Ling's orphan has not been found yet! There are still many things to do, but you actually want to go back to the mountains and forests? I think you should drink this medicine, you are very ill!"

Hongrui put down the medicine jar, fanned her nose and walked out.

Li Xiaofei closed his eyes and meditated for a long time, then put the medicine jar on the medicine stove again, refilled the charcoal fire and continued the torment.

"I understand, Sister Hong, you are right!"

Li Xiaofei stood up and walked out of the cabin, looking at Hong Rui who was looking up at the stars.

Hong Rui did not answer this sentence, but pointed to the sky, "Look at the stars in the sky. Although we have traveled thousands of miles, the stars are still the same as those in the Central Plains. Look, the North Star is always in that position! The supreme way of heaven is

eternal!"

"I don't understand these astrology, but I do know the North Star. The sky is watching us, and there are some things we still have to do! I decided not to run away anymore. This time, I will do what I should do!"

"When you get older, you are still like this. You need a woman to cheer you up. If one day I am no longer here, I don't know if you will have to hide from the world and live in seclusion after a few unsatisfactory times!"

"How could it be? We didn't agree that we would live together until we grow old, so how could you leave first?"

Hong Rui slowly pushed Li Xiaofei away and said, "Don't be so mean. When you were seventeen, you said you would only marry me. What about now?"

"I'm going to see the doctor first. It's windy outside. Sister Hong, please go back to the cabin to rest early!"

"I know you have a bad heart! Forget it, fortunately, I have two sisters to keep me company. If I face you all day long, I'm afraid I'll get tired of it! Leave the medicine to me. You will be clumsy all your life. If you spill the medicine,

See if I don’t cut off your hand!”

Wang Ruoyun fell asleep in the cabin, and happened to wake up when Hongrui went in with the medicine.

"Sister Hong, thank you for your hard work. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be able to survive now! It's so interesting to listen to you telling stories about the past along the way!"

"Sister, what are you talking about? It's my duty to take care of you. You have suffered so many years in the Central Plains, and now you are traveling thousands of miles with us. I thought you would be overwhelmed, but I didn't expect you to survive all the way. I miss you.

It’s so that I can return to the Central Plains and see Zhan Fei!”

Wang Ruoyun blushed and smiled, "No one in the world is more considerate than Sister Hong. Zhanfei was born only after she was pregnant for ten months. For more than ten years, mother and son have been dependent on each other, and finally waited until her husband came back. I also met Sister Hong in this world."

The most kind-hearted person! And after traveling for tens of thousands of miles, I discovered that the blue sky, white clouds, seagulls and sea are so beautiful. There are many beautiful things in this world that are worth walking around and seeing."

"My good sister, we are about to return to the Central Plains. Xiaofei said we should go back faster. We will be there in two and a half years!"

"That's great. I'll drink the medicine first. In order to be able to go back, I have to drink the medicine no matter how bitter it is!"

Hongrui gave Wang Ruoyun medicine, and Li Xiaofei also came in to support Wang Ruoyun. Wang Ruoyun took a big sip and quickly blocked his mouth with his hands.

Wang Ruoyun's eyes were closed tightly, his throat swelled and squirmed a few times, and he finally swallowed the medicine.

.

"Did I make this medicine too bitter?"

Wang Ruoyun coughed for a while, took a long breath, and waved his hand, "This medicine has no taste, no taste at all?"

"You mean you're drinking water, is it the same as water?" Li Xiaofei thought there was something wrong with the medicine.

"No, even the water doesn't taste like it. I can feel that I drank something, but it has no taste!"

Hong Rui patted Wang Ruoyun's back, "It'll be fine if you feel better now!"

Li Xiaofei looked at the medicinal soup carefully. The medicinal soup was indeed brown-yellow. He sniffed it with his nose and found that it really had no smell.

Li Xiaofei was about to take a sip, but Wang Ruoyun reached out to stop him, "Dr. Dong said that if a person who is not sick drinks it, it will be extremely poisonous. Don't drink it!"

Li Xiaofei put down the decoction and marveled repeatedly, "This Divine Doctor Dong is really weird. It's not surprising that there are all kinds of strange medicines in this world. What's strange is that this Divine Doctor Dong has never left the Central Plains, but he knows that there are three-tailed falcons tens of thousands of miles away!"

As he spoke, he looked at Wang Ruoyun again, and his originally pale face actually had a hint of reddish color.

Li Xiaofei and Hong Rui were very happy, "It seems this medicine is really effective. I owe Dong Xing a favor this time!"

As soon as the words came out, they both realized that Dong Xing was Wang Fu's confidant. In this way, this matter was related to Wang Fu again.

But now the two of them don't think about these things. Right now, the most important thing is to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible. As for other things, they can only make other plans when they arrive in the capital.

Facing the emperor's first sword, Xiao Xian didn't want to sit still and wait for death, so he ordered people to go to Jinling overnight to invite Xiao Sheng, who was checking the accounts, back to discuss countermeasures.

In fact, Xiao Xian has many children, but unfortunately the only one who can be used is Xiao Sheng, and Xiao Hui can only take care of housework or do some secret things. Only Xiao Sheng can help Xiao Xian when dealing with big things.

As for the rest of the Xiao family, they were not aware of the crisis at all this time. In their view, even if the emperor himself went to investigate, it would only be in vain.

Xiao Xian sent someone to persuade them to restrain themselves, but they laughed at Xiao Xian because he was too nervous. Some even thought that Xiao Xian wanted them to bleed and pay for it, so they cried out for help.

After hearing about this, Xiao Conger ran to Xiao Xian and asked, "Father, are we really involved in the Caohe transshipment? It's too late to stop now! If we distribute all this food to the people, the people will not If you target us, the emperor will also forgive us!"

Xiao Xian smiled helplessly, "Cong'er, you are too naive. We have no way out now. What do you want to do by distributing food to the people? Is it like the Tian family in the past who bought people's hearts in Qi and replaced them as kings? Or do you think those who manage food will do it?" Will the people in the rice business really be obedient and give up the profits? Now even if I am willing to retreat, will the emperor let us go? Will our people betray us? Do you know that I am the prime minister of the Xiao family but I have no right to transfer them? ?With tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of servants, once it gets out of control, it will be difficult to become a rich man!"

"I'm afraid of this and that, so it's better to fight for the fun! If you don't retreat, the emperor will kill you. If you retreat, you won't be able to escape death. No matter what, you will die, so it's better to fight!"

"Things haven't reached that level. I just prepared for the worst. After this Caohe transfer inspection, I will know whether the emperor simply wants to ensure the supply of grain and rice in the capital, or whether he wants to take action against our Xiao family and Wang family. Oh! Besides, we are not the only ones in the Xiao family. If the emperor really wants to touch us, it will be a life-and-death situation. I don’t think the emperor will do that!"

"If that's the case, then what are you worried about? It's making the whole family nervous!"

"It's just that I'm still uneasy. After all, Zuo Sanxiang and Liu Jingchuan come from poor families. If these two people get too involved in the matter, even the emperor will be unable to control it! I always feel that Zuo Sanxiang is not a simple person! "

Xiao Cong'er chuckled, "Every three-year-old in Beijing knows the reputation of Zuo Sanxiang. Of course he is not a simple person!"

"No, no, no, Cong'er, do you know that we have been investigating Zuo Sanxiang for more than ten years, and his background is so simple, and it sounds so fake! Moreover, this person's martial arts style is not from the martial arts of the Central Plains, his The swordsmanship is domineering, sharp and clean. We have sent assassins, but no one can come back alive! I once heard that Li Xiaofei say that the only person in the world whose swordsmanship is vicious and fast is Murong Ling, the patriarch of Tuyuhun! But this guy third from the left Xiang is just a farmer from Huainan, how can he learn the swordsmanship of foreigners!"

"So father doubts Zuo Sanxiang's origins? Are you saying that he is from the Murong family?"

"I had my suspicions, but my military officer told me that this person did not have Tuyuhun's tattoos at all, and someone who went to Wolong Mountain in Huainan to investigate told me that Zuo Sanxiang stayed in the village until he was seventeen years old. It is impossible to contact Murong Ling."

Xiao Cong'er looked at Xiao Xian who looked serious, "Father, what was your relationship with that Li Xiaofei, and Murong Ling back then? There is also the origin of Brother Hui, and what happened between my mother and Wang Fu? These things

You can’t hide it from us forever!”

"You don't need to know these things. The more you know, the worse it is. The less you know, the less trouble you have! You'd better get married as soon as possible."

"If you don't want to tell me, I'll go check it out myself!"

Xiao Cong'er knew that Xiao Xian would not tell her personally, so she walked out of the study to ask Xiao Hui.

As always, I couldn't ask anything from Xiao Hui, and Xiao Hui answered "I don't know" to all the questions.

If it had been anyone else, Xiao Cong'er would have yelled loudly and drawn a sword to kill someone, but facing this concubine brother, she couldn't be ruthless.

Both his father and brother were in trouble, so Xiao Cong'er had no choice but to draw his sword and dance wildly in the yard.

"Sister Conger's swordsmanship has become much better. Isn't this move called picking flowers and leaves?"

This voice was too familiar. Xiao Conger put away her sword and ran over, "Brother Sheng is making fun of me again!"

"It seems that someone has provoked the eldest daughter of the Xiao family again!"

"Huh, one by one, you either don't tell me anything or you make fun of me!"

"I'm not making fun of you. This time, I brought you a cook who can cook Jiangnan lotus leaf duck, as well as many pastries and candies."

"You are so good at coaxing girls, but I haven't seen you come back to marry me a sister-in-law. Seeing as you brought me things, I won't be angry. Come on, take me to see the gifts you brought.

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"Okay, okay, I'll take care of you, the biggest figure in the Xiao family, first, and then I'll go see my father!"

Xiao Sheng showed Xiao Cong'er every gift and ate some pastries together. The housekeeper outside the door couldn't help but said, "Mr. Sheng, the prime minister has been waiting for a long time! Please come over quickly!"

"Go ahead, Brother Sheng, I'll go and see how this lotus leaf duck is made! You guys won't let me hear the key points even if I go there, so I won't go!"

When the father and son met, Xiao Sheng asked about Xiao Xian's health, etc., but Xiao Xian shook his hand, "There is no need for these false courtesy between father and son. The most important thing now is our grain and rice business! Now the imperial court sent King Jin and Zuo San

Prime Minister Liu Jingchuan went to inspect the Caohe transshipment, so he sent his confidants to ask you to come back to discuss countermeasures!"

It took Xiao Sheng more than a month to return after receiving the report. Including the 20 days that the messenger had been on the road, it was already close to two months. In Xiao Sheng's opinion, it was too late to discuss it now. "Father, this inspection team is here."

How far has things come? Is it still too late?"

"Within enough time, our people came to report that King Jin and his friends had just been feasting, singing and dancing on the boat all day long, and they have only stopped in Banzhu!"

"Since we have only reached Banzhu, what does father have to worry about? We have already done everything we need to do in Bianzhou! But I think that since the court is going to conduct a thorough investigation, it is better for us to just do regular business and transship the Caohe River.

Don’t make any plans now, it’s still too late to stop!”
To be continued...