After the imperial examinations, I grew up by farming

Chapter 49 Accident
When Yan Shi approached, Ning Yu handed out the donkey rope, "Take it."

"?" Yan Shi didn't know why, but he saw the corner of the little scholar's mouth grinning, and the threat slowly poured out, "A strong dragon can't overwhelm a snake, such a simple truth, do you need me to teach the second master Yan?"

After a while, Ning Yu climbed on the back of the donkey contentedly, and was led by Yan Shi to the county government.

The market is spacious, there are rows of shops and stalls but no one is operating them, and there are few pedestrians on the road. The whole Nanli County is extremely deserted, even a little strangely quiet.

Ning Yu pretended not to see Yan Shi's doubts, and talked about another matter to himself.

"I really didn't expect that the Xie family in Jinling is really loyal to the Duke of Zhao. Does it mean that the Xie family was also instructed by the Duke of Zhao when they helped the refugees in Dongjiang?"

"It's hard for Duke Zhao to serve the people wholeheartedly, even doing such things as making wedding clothes for others."

"It's just that I'm curious. Duke Zhao is far-sighted. How could he allow his subordinates to take advantage of the loopholes and pass on military orders? Slaughtering cities and killing kings, even if one day wins the world, it will be difficult to stop the public opinion, and it will be difficult to win the hearts of the people."

Sitting in the world is far more difficult than conquering the world. Duke Zhao's reputation is not right, and he has a bloodthirsty reputation. It is even more difficult to sit firmly in the country.

Satisfied with the sound of hoofbeats, Yan Shi listened silently, without breaking down or refuting.

The little scholar's words are half right and half wrong.

"In your opinion, what about King Dongjiang?"

The voice is clear and clear, like water dripping from green springs, giving people a feeling of freshness like a spring breeze.

The person is good-looking, but it's rare that his voice is so superior. The corners of Ning Yu's mouth raised unconsciously, "Dongjiang King? Uh..."

"Strong strength, people's aspirations."

To the south of the great river, among the three big tigers, King Dongjiang, King Shuyun, and Marquis Yongping, the general of Zhenxi, King Dongjiang is the strongest and most popular among the people, while to the north of the great river, there is the little king of Dongjiang who takes his place with a sharp blade. To expand the territory, it can be said that Dongjiang King has already sat on the dragon chair with half of his buttocks.

Ning Yu's evaluation this time was fair and objective, but Yan Shi felt that with the knowledge and wisdom of a young scholar, it shouldn't be like this.

He stopped and turned his head.

Meeting a pair of smiling fox eyes, a trace of slyness flashed across the corners of the mouth, which was more pink than a woman's, and I saw him patting his heart lightly, with his lips moving slowly, "But this popular heart does not include this one. "

The sun was dazzling, but not as dazzling as the man on the donkey's back. Yan Shi suddenly felt his thoughts wandering, and couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth.

However, the next moment, the smile had not yet bloomed, and the reality severely shattered his fantasy.

"I don't know what it's like to be a relative of the emperor. You are the prince's brother-in-law, tsk tsk, you can eat two more bowls of rice just thinking about it."

As he spoke, Ning Yu raised his elbow and groped his chin with two fingers, looking serious in thought.

This is a great shame and humiliation, Yan Shi's eyes were serious, and he said coldly: "It is better to have a prince as a husband-in-law."

Ning Yu was slightly stunned, and glanced up and down at Yan Shi twice, just like looking at the goods.

Then he smiled, "It's not bad, but His Majesty needs to promulgate a decree that men can marry men. I don't care much. It's not easy for His Royal Highness, a nobleman, to have sex with me without a matchmaker."

The eyes are absurd and the words are unruly.

It was unbelievable that such wild and rebellious words came out of the mouth of a Confucian scholar who read sage books, Yan Shi felt his heart surge, and the memories of being molested in the past rushed to his eyes, and he couldn't let it go.

If Xu Ningxuan wasn't this fellow's elder brother, he would definitely teach this dirty-minded, outspoken fellow a lesson at this moment.

"Xu! Lan! Jun!"

Yan Shi's gaze was as sharp as a knife, Yan Shi cast a forbearing look at Ning Yu, and pulled the donkey's rope violently, Xiao Hongyan jumped suddenly in fright, so scared that Ning Yu quickly leaned over and hugged the donkey's back.

Finally, the restless mood calmed down a bit, Yan Shi led the donkey and walked forward quickly.

When he was about to reach the county government office, he saw a familiar figure jumping off his horse from a distance, walked hurriedly into the county government office, and came out with an anxious expression after a while.

When Xu Ningcheng saw Ning Yu who had turned out of the corner, he hurried up to meet him, "Big brother has an accident!"

It was a close friend of Xu Ningwen who came back to report, saying that a group of people set out from the outskirts of Chengdu and went to Gaofeng Town, Fengyun County, Lin County. They encountered a marching team of about 2000 people. He wanted to kill people even more, but after learning that Xu Ningwen was the richest man in Sichuan, he changed his mind and started thinking about money again.

On the south bank of the Dajiang River in Gaofeng Town, there is a section of flat tidal flat, with a wide view and convenient water access, which is very suitable for camping. After Xu Ningwen and others were captured, they were brought here.

As the night fell, the wind from the river gradually picked up, and the firewood from the bonfire crackled.

"Who is coming?"

Near the temporary barracks, a group of men and horses were stopped by patrol soldiers, and more than a dozen spears were stretched forward. Once someone moved rashly, blood would be seen immediately.

"Masters, we are Xu Ningwen's family, we are here to redeem people."

The moonlight was bright, but Jiang Wu was misty, and it was barely discernible that the person speaking was a young man in brocade clothes riding a donkey.

"Wait." The leader of the army sent someone back to the camp to report.

After a while, soldiers running errands came out of the camp, followed by more than a dozen figures.

After listening to the words of his subordinates, the soldier ordered people to search the body of the person, and after confirming that he was not carrying a weapon, he led the person into the camp.

A camp facing the entrance, judging from its scale, should be the main tent. It was set up on a moisture-proof wooden platform, surrounded by a dozen braziers, and two rows of soldiers were lined up on both sides, with a long passage in the middle.

Ning Yu took Xiao Hongyan by the hand and walked towards the tent without looking sideways.

Behind her, more than a dozen flatbed carts pulled by horses rolled out of deep ruts, accompanied by more than two dozen servants to drive the horses.

"General!" The soldier bowed his hands to Shangfeng on the wooden platform, and then retreated to the side.

Sitting upright on the folding chair was a middle-aged man. He looked like a short man, with a straight figure and a high chin. I was afraid that he would accidentally pull his head off his neck.

Following the example of a soldier, Ning Yu gave a substandard barracks salute to the "general" whose name he didn't know.

"General, here is 100 million taels of silver, please release me, General."

Following the short general's order, seven or eight soldiers swarmed up, rudely shouted back the servants who led the horses, pried open the wooden box with a crackling sound, and began to inspect the goods.

"Go back to the general, no problem."

"Yeah." The short general waved his hand, "Take him down and kill him together."

As soon as this remark came out, more than a dozen servants panicked and looked at Ning Yu one after another, "Master!"

Killed together, this "together" has a deep meaning, Ning Yu understands——

People are still alive.

Before the soldiers came up to detain him, Ning Yu asked a little arrogantly: "A mere one million taels, is the general satisfied?"

Hearing this, the short general who had already turned around and walked towards the tent slowly turned his head to examine the figure hidden in the darkness.

Wearing a brocade robe with arrow sleeves and a golden crown on his head, the tall and thin man stood upright, as steady as Mount Tai, without any timidity in his words, just like a vigorous green pine, even if it was just a silhouette, it made people feel a sense of pride.

"General, would you be interested in taking a peek at the mountain of silver ingots piled up with tens of millions or hundreds of millions of taels?"

(End of this chapter)