Xiaosheng is not a nerd

Chapter 1756 Life in Southern Xinjiang
The wounded quickly shared and devoured the few sweet potatoes. The others didn't even have time to smell the fragrance enough and wanted to ask if there was anything more to eat, but they couldn't bring themselves to ask.

But the old woman took the initiative to say: "There is still food, you wait here."

After the old woman finished speaking, she carried the child on her back and went out in the snow.

When the village chief saw that the old woman had not returned for a long time, he asked everyone to squeeze together and let the soldiers outside come in to keep warm. There was no room inside the house, so some people just sat in a circle under the eaves, leaning against the wall.

I thought that even if there was no food, I could stay in this place to avoid the cold and survive this snowy night, and then think of a solution tomorrow.

Suffering from hunger and cold, many people fell into a deep sleep.

The person on guard suddenly discovered the situation. He saw many torches suddenly appearing in the darkness in the distance and approaching this side.

The sudden appearance of so many torches in the middle of the night was naturally very unusual. The village chief suspected that the old woman had just gone to inform someone, so he woke everyone up immediately and everyone held their weapons and prepared for battle.

When the fire got closer, they found that the people holding the torches were some farmers, so they let down their guard.

The old woman who had just left was also in the crowd and pointed at them: "These are the soldiers."

An old man came forward and asked, "Who are you?"

The village chief looked at the old man hesitantly, and the old woman said, "Child, this is our village chief."

The captain then responded, "We are the soldiers of Master Xie from the Huainan Army."

The village chief exclaimed, "We still have food." Then he ordered the villagers to take the soldiers back and take care of them.

After some communication, we found out that there had been frequent wars in the Guanzhong region in the past few months, and these farmers had been robbed more than once. The deserters were even more brutal and would eat up all the food as soon as they entered the house.

There was no other choice, so these farmers had to hide their food, stay in the ravines during the day, and only return home at night.

The old woman went home secretly to get some food for her grandson because he was very hungry. Unexpectedly, she met the Huainan soldiers who came to her house to ask for food.

The soldiers were taken home by every household, and the hidden food was taken out to feed the soldiers and help take care of the wounded.

As for why the Huainan Army was treated so differently, one reason was that Xie Fu's reputation spread far and wide and he had great prestige among ordinary people. The other reason was that there were also their men in the Huainan Army, and saving the Huainan Army was saving their own men.

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It has been three years since Xie Fu came to Lingnan.

When he first arrived in Lingnan, Wei Shouguo, the Jiedushi of Jiannan who was also in charge of Lingnan Road, gave him, the Prince of Lingnan, a warning.

Then Wei Shouguo was killed.

Xie Fu didn't know who did it, maybe Xiaoyun, maybe Zhang Lingluo, or maybe Su Zaomou.

Xie Fu didn't want to pursue the matter. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Since Wei Shouguo could not tolerate him, he would get rid of Wei Shouguo sooner or later.

Moreover, as the governor of Jiannan Road, Wei Shouguo, who held a large number of troops, made a mess of Jiannan and Lingnan. Riots continued, the people were living in poverty, and the people were suffering.

As soon as Wei Shouguo died, he took over the mess and reorganized it.

The first thing was to disband the Jiannan Army. Without military taxes, there would be no need to support such a large army, and Jiannan and Lingnan naturally would not have to bear heavy taxes.

How could he suppress the riot without an army?

After some investigation, Xie Fu found out that the local people were not all southern barbarians. Their ancestors were soldiers led by Wang Jian to guard the southern border during the Qin Dynasty. They had orthodox Chinese Han blood flowing in their veins, which could be traced in their family tree passed down from generation to generation.

This is also because the local martial spirit is prevalent and the people are extremely tough. After all, they have inherited the bloodiness and ferocity of the Warring States Period.

Because the people are fierce, they often use force to resolve conflicts. In one fight between two villages, dozens of people were killed or injured.

This is why Wei Shouguo has been unable to completely subdue them after governing Biannan for many years. Wei Shouguo has also tried to massacre the village and use the method of killing the chicken to scare the monkey to deter others.

Unexpectedly, this provoked even more fierce resistance from the local people, who even joined forces with the barbarians and Miao people to rebel.

Although he had no army, Xie Fu implemented tax reduction and exemption measures. Without oppression, there was no resistance, and the world was peaceful.

Who doesn't want to live a quiet life? Who wants to fight and kill? The problem that had troubled Wei Shouguo was solved so easily by Xie Fu.

Despite this, the local people still regarded him as an invader and were extremely wary of him. After all, years of oppression had been ingrained in their bones.

In order to make these people feel a sense of belonging, Xie Fu brought with him the Qinqiang slow tune and Chuyin Liushui and other cultural styles, and promoted them through brothels.

He also arranged for people to write books and circulate them widely in the two regions, so that the people of the two regions would understand that they had a common ancestor and the same blood flowed in their veins.

At the same time, Xie Fu cared about agriculture and sericulture, built water conservancy projects, promoted northern farming techniques, established education, and spread benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness.

On the other hand, Tan Tai He Qing also brought commerce to Bian Nan, taught textile production, and promoted the revitalization of various industries.

In fact, ordinary people don't care which dynasty it is, as long as they can live a good life, it is a good dynasty. There is no point in rebelling for no reason. Who would have nothing better to do and risk their life for it?

From the beginning, they developed trust in the Prince of Lingnan, to love and respect for him, and finally, they completely regarded Xie Fu as their parent official.

The sky in Biannan has never been so bright, and has never been so peaceful.

However, there are some problems that are still difficult to solve, namely the barbarians and Miao people. They live in deep mountains and dense forests, have their own cultural beliefs, are self-contained, refuse to contact the outside world, and have no sense of belonging to these outsiders.

Because of their poverty, they sometimes came down the mountain to plunder. In order to prevent them from coming down the mountain to plunder, Xie Fu often took the initiative to provide relief and sent food and supplies to these barbarians and Miao people.

But these barbarians and Miao people are stubborn and ignorant. They would rather rob and plunder than be helped.

This is a difficult problem that Xie Fu has found difficult to solve since he came to Biannan.

After investigation, they finally understood the crux of the problem, which is that these barbarians and Miao people have their own beliefs, especially their belief in gods, and regard outsiders as heretics.

Xie Fu used Wang Wanzhi's trick of pretending to be a god and sent people to pretend to be gods to issue divine orders to these barbarians and Miao people.

These barbaric Miao people, who had great faith in the gods, obeyed the gods' orders obediently, no longer dared to go down the mountains to plunder, and began to learn farming.

The problems of the barbarians and Miao people have been mostly solved. However, some barbarians living in remote mountains still have the impression that he oppressed and harmed people, and regard him as a demon.

In just three years, Xie Fu made this originally chaotic southern border area a place where the people could live and work in peace and contentment, all industries flourished, and everything was in order.

The problem of knife duels has been rampant and the way two people resolve their conflict is not to go to the government, but to duel in the street.

Xie Fu didn't know where this tradition started, but since it couldn't be banned, let it continue.

The knife is simple yet profound, and can take all lives.

It has no preferences, no worries, it is fair.

This is what a local person said to Master Xie, and it also explains why this tradition has been passed down to this day despite being banned repeatedly.

When a person has great ability and capacity, it becomes easy to do many things.

As long as an official is willing to serve the people, even a fool can get things done.

In a brothel in Lingnan County, Xie Fu sat by the window and looked out. The warm sun was shining, and people were coming and going on the street, all wearing only a thin spring shirt. He thought to himself, it is the snowy season now, and it should be snowing in Suzhou... He was moved and sang in Qinqiang: "The peach blossoms are red, the apricot blossoms are white, the daffodils are blooming, and the peonies are in full bloom, so cute... There are many forks in life, you go to Xiaoxiang and I go to Qin, let's drink in Xinghua Village..."

The brothel lady next to him called out, "Your Majesty sings beautifully, come and have a drink."

A prostitute passed a wine glass to Xie Fu's mouth and fed him wine. As soon as Xie Fu finished his glass, several more glasses came over and said, "Your Majesty, drink my glass too."

Xie Fu evaded the question and said, "I can't drink any more. If I drink any more, I'll get drunk, and if I get drunk, I'll go crazy. If I take advantage of you, don't blame me."

The girls giggled and said, "We are not afraid of letting the prince take advantage of us, as long as he does not take advantage of our bodies."

Xie Fu asked: "Are you guys all selling your art but not your bodies?"

Several women said in unison: "Yes!"

He was the one who issued the law that women cannot be forced. Originally, he wanted to use brothels as a place to spread Central Plains culture rather than as venues for activities.

As the lawgiver, he naturally needs to set an example of compliance.

This brothel was opened by Qin Xiang'er, and everyone here was Qin Xiang'er's spy. If I did anything out of line, Qin Xiang'er would know it immediately.

Qin Xiang'er knows it, Zhang Lingluo will also know it, and eventually it will reach Tan Tai Heqing's ears.

Anyway, in Lingnan County, even if Xie Fu wanted to do something wrong, he couldn't.

Xie Fu asked jokingly: "You guys are selling your art but not your bodies, which is meaningless. Is there no one in this building who sells both art and bodies?"

A woman laughed and said, "There is a new lady in the building, but I don't know if she is willing to sell herself."

Xie Fu pretended to be very interested: "Call him over and ask him."

After a while, a woman was called in. She was wearing a jacket embroidered with fashionable flowers and a low-cut silk skirt. She was young and pretty, with a timid and shy face.

Her steps were wide and open, without the graceful breeze, just like a hardworking and simple girl who put on gorgeous clothes and entered a prestigious place for the first time.

Xie Fu had seen through her identity and said with a smile: "Looks like you've gone astray?"

The brothel lady next to her chuckled and said, "So she needs you, Your Majesty, to give her some pointers."

Xie Fu smiled and said, "Did I say I would give you some pointers? Can't I save Feng Chen?"

Several women rushed to say: "If the prince wants to save Fengchen, then save me."

"Forget about it, you guys are living a more carefree life than I am."

At this time, the woman had already walked up to him. Her behavior was awkward, but her eyes showed an inviolable look, as if she was saying: I am a chaste and virtuous woman, don't even think about taking advantage of me.

Xie Fu smiled and said, "What's your name, Miss Shaomei?"

The woman replied, "My name is Man Yao." Her tone was cold, as if she looked down on Xie Fu.

Xie Fu asked again: "Do you know who I am?"

Man Yao looked at Xie Fu carefully, as if recognizing him, and replied, "I know you, you are the Prince of Lingnan."

Xie Fu laughed loudly: "Now the prince wants to ask you, will you sell yourself?"

Man Yao's eyes widened: "What!"

A prostitute spoke up for him: "Manyao, the prince asks you, will you sell your body?"

Man Yao's eyes flickered, and after hesitating for a while, he responded, "Sell!"

Xie Fu laughed loudly, and several prostitutes also chuckled: "My Lord, you finally met someone who sells her body."

Xie Fu smiled faintly: "Manyao, sit down."

Keqin, who was sitting next to Xie Fu, stood up and gave up her seat. The woman named Man Yao took a look and sat down next to Xie Fu.

As soon as she sat down, Xie Fu was about to move his feet and hands. Man Yao was startled and shrank back to avoid Xie Fu's claw, which she didn't know what to call.

The man sitting on the other side of Xie Fu covered his mouth with his hands and smiled. Ke Qin smiled and said, "Man Yao, pour a glass of wine for the prince. Only when the prince has wine to drink will his hands and feet be honest." After saying that, she poured a glass of wine and handed it to Man Yao.

Man Yao took the wine glass, her eyes flickering, and she moved the glass to Xie Fu's mouth awkwardly: "Your Highness, I'll give you a glass."

At the moment when the sleeves blocked Xie Fu's sight, a silver light flashed from the sleeves and stabbed towards Xie Fu's neck.

Xie Fu opened his mouth and bit the tip of the dagger. Man Yao was shocked. She tried to stab it with her hand, but found that it was like leaning against a solid rock. She wanted to pull out the knife, but the dagger bitten by Xie Fu's teeth did not move at all.

Xie Fu slowly raised his arms and hugged Man Yao's waist, letting her sit on his lap. Man Yao felt as if her whole body was restrained and she couldn't exert any strength at all.

Since coming to this southern land, Xie Fu couldn't remember how many times he had been assassinated, probably at least eighty times.

He was not afraid of these assassins trying to assassinate him, but he was afraid that these assassins would be foolish enough to run to the Lingnan Prince's Mansion to assassinate him. There were so many masters in the Prince's Mansion, let alone ordinary assassins, even if a master went in, he would have no chance of getting out.

Any assassin who enters the Prince's Mansion to assassinate someone will have only one fate, and that is to never return.

So he shows off outside every day to make it easier for those assassins who want to assassinate him to find him and kill him.

If the problem is not truly solved, the assassinations will never end.

Yu Lihua Hengmei and Taohua Liu Keqin were both disciples of the Earth Sect. When they saw this little scene, they chuckled.

Xie Fu laughed and said, "Why do you want to assassinate me?"

Man Yao spat in Xie Fu's face: "You dog official!"

Hengmei, who was standing by, hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe Xie Fu's face, but Xie Fu raised his hand to block it: "No, the young lady's saliva is so fragrant and sweet."

Man Yao wanted to spit at him again, but after hearing this, she didn't do as he wished. She glared at him with gritted teeth and said, "You dog official, I can't kill you. I will kill you or chop you up, it's all up to you."

Xie Fu laughed: "You keep calling me a dog official, where is my dog?"

"You killed people from my tribe!"

Xie Fu asked, "Which village are you from?"

"Kill me, I won't tell you."

Keqin, who was standing by, reached out and touched the silver bracelet on Manyao's wrist and said, "It's someone from the entrance of the Huangyi Wuman village."

Man Yao was shocked, obviously her identity had been exposed.

Xie Fu said with a smile: "This is your first time as an assassin. You didn't even clean up the things that could easily expose your identity."

"This is my own idea. It has nothing to do with the people at the entrance of the village."