retaliate

Chapter 255 Feng Shui Master

Jianshui City is not considered a majestic city. As the first-line city directly facing the northern border, there are only a few thousand people here, and five thousand troops. The ratio of soldiers to civilians is almost one to one.

A river winds like a jade belt and flows by the edge of Jianshui City. It is named: Jianshui, which is why Jianshui City got its name.

From the establishment of the city to the present, Jianshui City was only beaten up by the gang of arrogant soldiers at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and the city was directly destroyed.After that, it was dangerous several times, but somehow it was kept.

Now the Northern Liao Dynasty is becoming more and more powerful. With the power of one country, the suppressed Northern Xinjiang dare not raise its head.Under such a favorable situation, the soldiers and civilians in Jianshui City are quite relaxed.

Open the city gate every morning, and let the people in the city come in and out.Or to find firewood, or to graze, or to do business...

Carts came in and out from time to time, and people on horses rode their horses and galloped out of the city gate.

The weather is not good, some cloudy.

When the weather rains, it is basically like winter.If you don't have rain gear in the field, such a rain can kill you.

In the distance, there are four people squatting and looking at Jianshui City.

"The guards at the city gate are lax. If you have a hundred riders, you can break through." Yang Xuan felt that the opportunity was really great.

"One hundred riders will be discovered before they approach." Liao Jin squinted and looked in the direction of the city gate.

"That's right." Yang Xuan thought of disguise.

But the goal of a hundred riders is too big, even if it is disguised, it is difficult not to arouse the vigilance of the defenders.

"I can't get in during the day." Liao Jin looked at it for a while, then got up, "Go back and find a place to rest."

After the four left, several herdsmen passed by.

"It is said that two noblemen from the Tang Dynasty were captured, and one of them is the governor."

"No, one of them is the prince."

"Prince? That's fine."

"It's the prince. Didn't you see that a messenger went to Ningxing when the city gate opened the day before yesterday? This is to ask for credit."

"Xiangwen is about to get promoted and get rich."

"Xiangwen doesn't seem to have a wife."

"That's just right! Getting promoted, getting rich and marrying a wife are the three great joys in life."

The two left, and several scouts returned slowly.

"How?" asked the sergeant at the city gate.

The scout didn't get off his horse, and said lazily: "They all ran away, faster than the fastest horse on the grassland."

"Tang Jun is a dog!"

"Hahahaha!"

The crowd burst into laughter.

The atmosphere is extremely pleasant.

No one thought that Tang Ren would dare to sneak into Jianshui City, not even the most daring imagination.

The scouts went to the city guard's mansion.

Yeluxi is interrogating.

"To the son of the matter, do you know the recent decision of the Tang Dynasty on the Daliao?"

Pan Zheng lowered his head: "I don't know."

Yeluxi chuckled, "This is Daliao, I advise you to be honest."

Pan Zheng raised his head, "I'm just a playboy who has been playing around for the past few years."

Yeluxi smiled and said, "Do you want me to play with you?"

Pan Zheng trembled, "I swear I didn't tell a lie."

"Men don't know the heights of the sky and the earth if they don't suffer." Yeluxi just wanted to be attacked when the scouts came.

"Tang Jun fled far away."

Yeluxi smiled and said, "It seems that you are not important."

"Because there is a deputy envoy from Beijiang with me, otherwise they will definitely go to danger for me." Chen Zimao was worried that the other party would underestimate the two of them, and then he ruthlessly explained the reason.

"Deputy envoy of Northern Xinjiang... Liao Jin?"

"Yes."

"Why did Liao Jin come in person?"

"Just because my family is all dignitaries."

"I see."

Yeluxi suddenly realized that the logic of the front and back was self-consistent.

"And you!" He pointed at Chen Zimao.

Chen Zimao said seriously: "I don't have any important positions in my family, but there are quite a few dignitaries among my relatives."

"Then... you are useless?" Yeluxi rubbed his horsewhip.

Chen Zimao looked ugly.

"take into custody!"

Yeluxi waved his hands, someone escorted the two of them down.

The generals under his command cupped their hands in congratulations.

"Xiang took down the son of the great Tang dignitary, this time he is about to make a comeback."

"Give it to the son in the matter, and Ning Xing will definitely find it a treasure."

"But don't torture, otherwise you will die."

"External injuries are easy to kill, but they can be internal injuries!"

"How does it hurt internally?"

"Put a cushion on the chest, and beat with a stick. Also, beat the body with a stick, just be careful not to break the bones. There will be no trauma, and you will not die."

"Excellent."

"It can also pour dung water."

"Good trick."

"Hanging upside down is also uncomfortable."

"Bring a few ugly girls in, this young master will surely cry and beg for mercy."

"Hahahaha!"

There was laughter in the lobby.

Since returning three days ago, every interrogation has given everyone a lot of fun.

……

The biggest wish of 13-year-old Xiao Jing is to become a general, that is, to be careful.

A Niang said that he is still young, and he will be sent to join the army when he is 15 years old, and he will follow His Majesty to hunt for Tang Dynasty.

Yes, every Beiliao person looked at Datang with green eyes, as if looking at a fat sheep.

"Mother, I'm off to practice martial arts."

Xiao Jing's home consists of three earthen huts. The middle room is where the family spends their daily activities, and on both sides are the bedrooms of Xiao Jing and his parents.

"Come back sooner."

"Oh!"

Xiao Jing went to the city gate first, looking enviously at the armor and weapons of those soldiers.

The sergeants were also accustomed to the envious eyes of the children, and rested lazily against the wall.

In Daliao, the first-class job is to join the army. If you want to say that being an official is a dream that only the upper class can dream of.

You don't have to worry about food and clothing when you join the army. If you make military achievements bravely, you will be promoted and rich.And women also like to find soldiers to marry.

The next class is the merchant, and the third class is the herdsman and hunter.

Xiao Jing's father is a hunter. Autumn is his busiest time, and he hasn't come back since he went out a few days ago.

Xiao Jing was envious for a while, and practiced his sword behind the city wall.

The knife was made by my father from wood, and it is a bit thick.My father said that it needs to be thicker and heavier to be close to a real long sword, otherwise once you get a long sword in the future, the sword skills you have practiced before will be in vain.

He practiced sweating profusely, and then he was ready to go back.

"Xiao Jing, are you done training?" The sergeant guarding the gate was also familiar with this kid, and asked with a smile.

"The practice is over." Xiao Jing held his head high.

"When will you join the army and be our superior?" a sergeant teased.

Xiao Jing said seriously: "Up to two years."

His father said to wait two more years to see if he could be sent to the army at the age of 15.

"Hahahaha!" The sergeants burst out laughing.

As night fell, Xiao Jing ate dinner at home and couldn't sit still.

"Mother, I'm going out for a walk."

"Curfew!" Mother didn't look up.

"It's been useless for a long time." Xiao Jing said proudly: "Many people come out to play at night."

Like Datang, after a long period of peace, any ban will become a piece of waste paper.

"Come back sooner."

Children from poor families are free-range. They only have two meals a day and sleep at home, and their parents don't bother to care about them at other times.

With a cheer, Xiao Jing rushed out of the house and blended into the night.

There is a market in the city, the market is brightly lit at the moment, and the only brothel business is booming.

There are many tribes in the grassland, and Daliao cleans up a lot every year.Men are slaves and women are prostitutes.Those women would be sent everywhere, either as prostitutes, or as wives for soldiers.

There is also a class of women who are criminals.

The intensity of internal struggles in Daliao was not much worse than that in Tang Dynasty. Every year, there were many unlucky men, and the men were either killed or distributed.And the female relatives will be miserable, and will be reduced to slaves or prostitutes.

There is such a group of old snake skins in Daliao. Whenever they know that a high-ranking official has been taken down, they will wait for the news eagerly.As soon as he heard the news of the house raiding, he immediately went to make connections and buy some women.He also said triumphantly: A nobleman's woman just sleeps differently.

Xiao Jing hadn't yet developed a relationship between a man and a woman, so he wandered around the market, disappointed that he didn't find his little partner, and then came out.

When I came out, I saw four men.

"Hey! Mr. Xiao Lang."

A man waved at Xiao Jing.

"you call me?"

"Yes!"

"You guys are a bit unfamiliar!"

"A merchant who just arrived."

"Oh!"

The young man in the lead looked very friendly, the middle-aged man behind him smiled a little fake, and overlapped with the evil businessman his father said; an old man looked like a thief, and a young man looked a little silly.

"What are you doing?"

"We are doing the business of rich people, and we want to find out who is the richest in the city."

The young man took out a copper coin with a smile, "If the words are good, this is the reward."

The money is Datang copper coins, but this is very common in Daliao.

Although Daliao's martial arts were at its peak, its economy was at the bottom of the Three Kingdoms. Not to mention the poor, the life of the lower class people was not easy, otherwise Xiao Jing's parents would not have eagerly wanted to send him into the army.

From this, it can be seen that the economy of the Northern Liao Dynasty was in distress, so that the common people regarded serving as a soldier as a profession.

However, Daliao lacked currency in circulation, people were poor and short-sighted, and horses were thin and long-haired. Datang copper coins also became the legal tender of Daliao.

Looking at the copper coins, Xiao Jing couldn't help salivating.

The caramel in the store in front of you can buy a big lump for a penny, and it can be sweet to your mother's mouth when you take it home.

"It's married, his house is just ahead, just turn to the big house on the right."

"The convoy going in and out today belongs to his family?"

"That's right! The family's ranch is so big, I'm going to be back these few days, there are so many cattle and sheep every day!"

The cart is used to pull things in and out every day.

The young man handed the copper coin to Xiao Jing with a smile, "What do you want to do in the future?"

Xiao Jing took the copper coins, felt his palms burn, and excitedly thought of caramel, "I want to join the army in the future."

"Why join the army?"

"Go to Datang to plunder."

"Young man, the ideal is good!"

Xiao Jing went to buy a lump of caramel, and ran home happily.

"Auntie, Auntie!"

The mother scolded, "What are you talking about?"

Xiao Jing ran into the house, because his family was poor, so he didn't turn on the lights at night, but with the help of the slight starlight outside, Xiao Jing saw his mother sitting beside the bed in a daze, so he rushed over and held the caramel up high.

"Mother, look!"

"Caramel? Where did it come from?"

"Someone just couldn't find the place. I showed them the way, and they gave me a penny, so I bought caramel. You can eat it, Ma'am."

"Oh! I can still work and earn money. It's really good. Auntie will eat later, let's put it away for now."

Xiao Jing got a small piece and kept it in his mouth until he was reluctant to chew it before going to bed.

"Mother, my clothes are torn."

Xiao Jing opened the wooden box at home to look for clothes, but unexpectedly found that the leftover caramel was in it, "Mother, why don't you eat it?"

"Auntie has a toothache."

After lying on the bed, Xiao Jing gradually fell asleep.

While half asleep and half awake, he suddenly remembered that when his mother ate the dried yellow lamb leg at home the day before yesterday, his mother gnawed on the hard meat very hard, why did he have a toothache?
At the same time, the four of Yang Xuan appeared in Chengjia.

Having a family is not small, but it is only relative to the scale of Jianshui City.

"here."

The old thief found an abandoned house.

Four people go in.

"Take a break casually." Liao Jin sat down and said softly, "Those two are in the prison behind the city guard's mansion. The guards are not very strict, but if they want to rob the prison, how to deal with it is a big problem."

Prison robbery is simple, but how to get out of the city is a big problem.

"Deputy envoy, a convoy of family members."

"What happened to the married team?"

"You can go out with me."

"Once something is wrong, the city gate will be closed. Even if it is not closed, there will be strict investigations. The chances of getting out may be too low."

"The lower official is talking about us, not those two."

"What do you mean?"

"Deputy envoy, Jianshui City is under the jurisdiction of Jinshan City, which is fifty miles away. I learned that Yeluxi captured the nobleman of the Tang Dynasty and sent someone to inspect it..."

"Of course, it will come in a few days."

"They could have come earlier!"

"You mean... a disguise?"

"Yes."

"The document can be disguised, but the seal cannot be found."

"Actually, seals can also be created."

"Who can build? You say forgery?"

"Yes!"

Yang Xuan pointed at the old thief, "Xiaguan, this useless follower, used to hang around in the Northern Liao Dynasty."

"Could he have seen the seal of Beiliao?" The seal of Beiliao is not a Chinese cabbage. The last victory in Beijiang captured some from the generals of Beiliao who died in battle, but he is not around at the moment, so there is no way to forge it.

"I've seen it before." The old thief nodded. Even in the dark, Deputy Envoy Liao still felt an expert aura rushing towards him.

"Which first-class seal?"

"I've seen them all."

Liao Jin, "..."

The old thief said indifferently: "Back then, the villain traveled in Beiliao, and happened to visit the Imperial Mausoleum of Beiliao. It was very splendid. Among them were pottery figurines holding seals. The villain has a hobby of collecting, so he took some .”

Liao Jin asked, "Traveling? What did you do for a living?"

The old thief smiled slightly, "The villain used to read Fengshui for the nobles."

"Tsk!" Liao Jin had a toothache, "It's a talent. It's just who would forge a seal?"

"Still a villain." The old thief nodded gracefully.

Liao Jin couldn't help being surprised and said: "You have to know this to look at Feng Shui?"

Ha ha!

The old thief chuckled, "Looking at feng shui is revealing the secrets of heaven. In order to avoid the punishment of heaven, it is necessary to learn how to engrave seals. Forging seals and using them in practices to divert the punishment of heaven is a compulsory course for feng shui masters. I am laughing at you."

I laughed cheaply!
Yang Xuan's eyelids twitched.

Liao Jin asked: "Nowadays there is no carving knife, no stone, how do you forge it?"

The old thief got up, "Wait for the villain to go to the kitchen to check."

The old thief disappeared into the night.

When he came back, he had an extra piece of paper in his hand.

"The study in this house is good, and the four treasures of the study are all top-grade."

The old thief praised.

"Where's the seal?" Liao Jin asked.

"Please take a look, Deputy Envoy."

Liao Jin took the piece of paper. At this moment, his vision had already adapted to the environment, and his cultivation was advanced, so he squinted his eyes to get a general idea.

This is an introduction document. Jinshan City sent an official named Yi Mu and three attendants to check the identities of the two nobles of the Tang Dynasty.

There is nothing wrong with the full text, the words are calm but reserved, in line with official rules.

Lastly is the seal.

Jinshan city keeps the seal.

The seals of Beiliao are basically in the same style, and Liao Jin almost thought it was real when he saw it.

He raised his head, suppressed the surprise in his heart, and asked: "In less than half an hour, you have finished the seal and documents. The documents are easy to say, but the seal is so fast. Where did the carving knife come from? Where did the stone come from?"

"No need, just a knife."

"What about the fake seal?"

"Eat by villains."

"ate?"

"The radishes in this season are still a little green, and they are not tasty."

(End of this chapter)