The three of them went south together and arrived in Dezhou Prefecture half a month later.

Since Zhu Wuneng came to power, the court has been struggling hard. The treasury, which was already stretched, was as empty as a widow who had lived without rain for a long time. As a result, the major states have increased taxes. But now it is only three months, and the old rice has been exhausted and the new rice has not been reduced. Most ordinary people are in a bad way. Many people are forced to sell houses and land, and become refugees. These refugees heard that the Jiangnan region is rich, so they gather together and beg along the way to go south.

Zhang Youqian couldn't stand it at first, so he paid for rice to provide relief from the disaster. However, the situation was not optimistic, and more and more victims were affected. After spending tens of thousands of taels of silver, the three of them gave up on this idea. Li Changling also sighed that these silvers were just dropping the bucket. If we really want to solve this problem, we need to solve it from the root.

Where is the root cause?

Li Changling said, of course, it was the one in the palace. The court lacked money and asked the people for it. Who would ask for it for the people? The people of the Ming Dynasty were always obedient. As long as they had a good meal, it would be the same for everyone to be the emperor. But now, it won’t take long for the officials to force the people to rebel.

If the people are like this, the world will not be much better.

The League of Legends helped Zhu Wuneng regain his country, and his status in the world rose. Due to the enjoyment of some special policies, many small and medium-sized sects in the world also depended on them. Within a month, the League of Legends expanded rapidly, vaguely surpassing Shaolin, and Wudang became the number one sect in the world.

Once there are too many people, the level will inevitably be a bit uneven. Some speculative sects use the power of the League of Legends and rely on the big trees to enjoy the cool air, and take the opportunity to merge some sects that are inferior to their own. Along the way, we saw many sects hanging the logo of the League of Legends on the banner: the six-pointed star.

Xu Kaishan once said that this six-pointed star is a symbol of the underworld. More and more sects join the League of Legends, which means that the underworld is becoming more and more powerful in the human world, and is vaguely separated from the control of the court. However, Zhu Wuneng and the League of Legends have three rules, and there is also a handle in the hands of the League of Legends. When facing this matter, he could only turn a blind eye and pretend to be ignorant.

When we arrived at Dezhou Prefecture, the city gate was closed.

The three of them discussed and prepared to stay in a nearby village. The village is called Tieying Town, with about 300 households, not far from Leling County, Dezhou Prefecture. They knocked on the doors of several families in a row, and the other party said it was inconvenient to stay.

We found it strange, but we didn't know what happened. After walking half a mile, we came to the largest house in the town and went forward to knock on the door. A young man opened the door. When we explained our purpose, the man slammed the door.

Zhang Youqian then smashed the door and said, "Isn't it okay for us to give the money?"

How much does it cost, guy?

Zhang Youqian took out five taels of silver, and the money was just used to disturb some compensation for the precious land. The guy glanced at the silver, took it, and then slammed it and closed the door again. Zhang Youqian stopped doing it. What do you mean?

My friend opened the door and I won’t let you live for your own good. I will collect your money to save your lives.

Zhang Youqian said it was for us, no matter if you are in a dragon's nest, I will settle down today.

A few people started arguing at the door. Not long after, a middle-aged manager came in. After asking the whole story, he said, "It turns out that some people are foreigners. You are here to seek a stay. If it were the past, our Tie Family would have treated you warmly, but now, our family also has some difficulties, so please forgive me."

Zhang Youqian said, you have paid the money, there is no village in front or store in the back, so we can’t sleep on the streets, look at this cold weather.

The manager sighed and said, "It's not that we don't want to keep you, but our Tie family has provoked some powerful opponents these days. It's not that you can stay overnight. If you sacrifice your life for no reason, it will be our sin."

Zhang Youqian became excited when he heard this. It’s okay, it’s okay. I don’t know who the precious ones have provoked. Maybe we can still help.

Suddenly, I saw a few figures gathered around not far away. I looked here. The manager saw it and said hurriedly, "Don't ask, just pretend that this has never happened." At this moment, I heard a woman in the inner courtyard saying, "Sincere, who is so noisy outside?"

The manager quickly reported that the woman said, "It's a guest from afar, so let me come in." The east wing room is still empty, so you tell Lai Fu to clean up and don't neglect the guest."

We thanked repeatedly.

The woman returned to the room and did not come out. We understood that after all, she was the inner house of a wealthy family. We were just passers-by, so it was not convenient for us to come out to entertain guests. The three of them put down their things, found someone to feed the horses, and lived there.

Zhang Youqian asked, do you have any food? I heard that the roast chicken is very famous here, so let’s make some of them.

The manager smiled bitterly and said, "Our Tie family has never seen meat since the New Year." You don't dislike it. There are still a few dates at home for you to taste. You guys later said that, and then retreated. Not long after, a thirteen-year-old boy knocked in with a basket and filled with more than pounds of Leling's dates.

Li Changling picked up one and put it in his mouth. He said that there are three treasures in Dezhou, such as chicken, donkey meat, and golden dates. This date is a tribute from the court. It is sweet but not greasy, and is known as the best in the world. It is cloudy, and it beats stone grains in the field, and it is for three autumns a year. It tastes it today and will not be in vain for this life.

Zhang Youqian ate a few, and the taste was pretty good. I had a good time to solve the problem, but only a few pounds of dates were left.

The young boy is in a naughty manner, staring at the weapons in our hands, without turning his eyes.

All three of us use swords. If we want to be luxurious, Zhang Youqian's best-selling sword, this sword name is Zhanlu, and ranks in the top 30 in the famous sword score in the world. It is said that we spent more than 10,000 taels of silver to get obtained at the Xiaosheng Jianghu Auction Conference. Li Changling's long sword is simple, with yellow hilts and looks quite old. After all, it is a sword from Langya Pavilion, and the weapons in his hand are not much different. But my iron sword is a bit shabby, two pieces of pig iron and one wooden handle are given by Wanli that day. I am not particular about weapons. After using it for some time, although this sword is rusty, it is quite easy to kill people, so I always keep it with me.

The boy asked, do you all use swords?

The three nodded.

The boy was excited to hear this, our Tie family is also a swordsman family. I started learning swordsmanship at the age of six and am now a master. Since we are all people in swordsmanship, why not have a chance to compete? Li Changling smiled and hugged the sword in his arms, without saying a word.

Zhang Youqian wanted to take the opportunity to make a mess, but it was not impossible to say it. What's your name?

The boy said, my name is Tiedan.

Zhang Youqian chuckled, this name is tough!

Tiedan scratched her head and said that this was my father who gave me. When I was sixteen, I would change my name to Tie Shaoqiu. Brothers, since you are swordsmen, have you ever killed anyone? This sentence stumped us.

Of course we have killed people, but we really don’t know how to answer a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child. Zhang Youqian changed the topic and said, what difficulties did your family encounter? Tell me, maybe we can help?

When Tiedan heard this, his eyes showed hatred. Recently, our Tieying Town met a powerful devil. They claimed to be from the League of Legends and asked our Tieying Town to surrender to them. My father and others refused to agree. Not long ago, they were killed by them. They also spoke, saying that they would not surrender within three days and that they would kill all the men in our Tieying Town.

At this moment, the woman outside the door shouted, Tiedan, why are you talking nonsense to the guest room? Why don’t you come back quickly? Tiedan whispered, I know, mom! Tiedan is also a filial son. When he heard his mother’s call, he quickly said goodbye.

Zhang Youqian said, is this League of Legends so arrogant?

I said leisurely that the way to the world of the world has always been that big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, and shrimp eat mud. Now that the League of Legends is in power, it has caused storms in the world. Those big sects can only make choices, and the real suffering is these small sects without foundation. If you are not careful, you will fall into the water and fire.

Zhang Youqian asked, then shouldn’t we be in charge?

Li Changling said, how to deal with it? Should we kill these people completely? These rivals of the Tie family are just some small shrimps in the world. If we stand up, they will find a place to hide. Once we leave, they will be the ones who are really suffering and disaster.

The three of them had their own thoughts and stopped making any more noises.

The next morning, I heard a hunch in the yard. When I went out, I saw that it was Tiedan practicing sword under a jujube tree. Yesterday, the woman talked to me, holding a rolling pin in her hand and standing aside. Tiedan stabbed her sword and was slightly crooked. The woman stopped and went up and beat her up.

This move of Farewell My Concubine is about to stab the other party’s Jianjing acupoint. You have practiced it several times, why can’t you?

Tiedan muttered, "Mom, I think it's better to use the Danzhong point on the chest to kill the enemy than to stab the Jianjing point. Why do you want to stab it a little bit? The woman said unhappy, "If you kill someone, you will know how to kill someone. Our Tie family's sword technique, forgive others if you want to forgive others. If you really kill, it's hard to guarantee that others won't treat you the same way?"

Li Changling hugged his chest and leaned against the door frame. Hearing this, he said, "As far as I see, the sword just now pierced the Danzhong point. It would be fine if he met an ordinary warrior, but when he met a master, he would lose his life."

When the woman heard this, she glanced at Li Changling. Li Changling was handsome, with peach-blossom eyes and sword-brow eyebrows, and was more beautiful than that woman. When did she hear Li Changling say something, she became irritable and asked with her head raised, "I'll teach her children a lesson, who are you, and when is it your turn to speak?"

Li Changling was in a mess, and Zhang Youqian and I laughed.

The dignified Langya Pavilion swordsman, a master of Tongxiang Realm, Li Changling, who is ranked among the top three among the young talents today, was so ashamed that he was trained by a widow that he was flushed and turned back to the room. The pretty woman glared at Tiedan, why are she still standing there? Hurry up to practice swords!

Tiedan felt a little aggrieved and threw the sword in his hand. I won’t practice it anymore. No matter how you practice, you can’t beat those demons. The woman’s eyes were slightly red and she said, “My mother lets you practice swords not so that you can beat them, but that you will have the opportunity to escape the disaster and save your life in the future.”

When he cried, Li Changling pushed the door and walked out, holding the long sword in his hand.

Zhang Youqian quickly advised, "Are you just saying a few words? At least we have eaten a lot of dates from others, so don't do it randomly."

Li Changling didn't care about him. He raised his sword and came straight to the mother and son. The woman was not afraid. She blocked Tiedan behind her, raised the rolling pin, and crossed her chest, and said, "What do you want to do?"

Li Changling looked at Tiedan seriously, "Mr. Tie Young Master, do you want to learn swords?"
Chapter completed!