National color raw owl

June, also known as the Lotus Moon, is the time when lotus flowers are in full bloom.

In the water towns of the south of the Yangtze River, there are many lotus flowers, and the pools are full of blooms, which are as beautiful as heaven. However, in the northwest, there are few such beautiful places. The weather is getting hotter every day, and the most common tea sheds in the northwest are gradually appearing.

Tea sheds are generally resting places on the side of the road. Compared with the pass, the northwest land has always been sparsely populated. Sometimes a road will not appear for a long time. Since then, tea sheds have always been one of the most prominent features of the Northwest. Generally speaking, when you go out in the Northwest, even if you can’t find an inn to rest for a while, the tea sheds on the roadside are enough to meet the needs of tourists. But it is enough to supplement the traveler's needs.

In Beishan Qingzhou, only a few dozen miles away from Xiguguan, there is a simple tea shed on the side of the road, which is the only way to enter the customs, so there are more than a dozen tea sheds on this road. , There were more caravans coming and going, especially after the salt trade between Xiguan and Guannei, more and more caravans were coming and going. These tea sheds provided an excellent place for caravans to rest on the way.

There are five or six tables in this simple tea shed, at this time there are travelers on two tables, and on a table on the east side, there are two people sitting, most of them are ordinary, coarse clothes, but every day Everyone had a package on hand.

On the table, apart from a pot of tea, there are two bowls of porridge and some white flour steamed buns.

Chu Huan held a steamed bun in his hand, and drank most of a bowl of porridge. Occasionally, he took a look on the road, thinking.

These two were exactly Chu Huan and Qi Hong, his bodyguard.

The emperor wanted to celebrate the New Year in Hexi, so he issued an edict to summon several officials of the frontier. Chu Huan was one of them. Of course, Chu Huan knew that the trip to Hexi was unusual, and he did not lead the team to Hexi openly.

It’s just that from the mouth of the Song Gonggong in Hexi, Chu Huan and several of his confidantes felt that something was wrong, so Chu Huan couldn’t go to Hexi immediately because of his illness, but secretly arranged everything in Xiguan, and went to Hexi in person check it out.

Although Pei Ji and Du Fugong repeatedly asked Chu Huan to bring more people, Chu Huan felt that there were too many people conspicuous and it was inconvenient to act. He went to Hexi this time, just wanting to see the situation in Hexi for himself. Nearly half of the officials are in Hexi, and it has been several months, but there is no sign of moving, and the palace people around the emperor have changed, which makes Chu Huan always feel that something is wrong. It is also impossible to be ignorant of the affairs in the pass, so I took this opportunity to go to the pass to understand some situations in person.

Chu Huan is very clear that although the northwest is still relatively peaceful at the moment, it is only a corner after all. The situation in the world will change at any time. Changes in the pattern in the pass will also affect the situation in the northwest at any time. Therefore, to know yourself and the enemy, you must understand the situation in the pass. Have a personal understanding.

Chu Huan thought about going to Hexi alone, but Pei Ji repeatedly asked, and Chu Huan finally let Qi Hong follow him. Qi Hong followed Chu Huan for a long time, and was loyal to Chu Huan, and Chu Huan thought that Qi Hong was by his side. , I am afraid it can still be used, so I brought it with me. Starting from Xiguan, Chu Huan also made a private visit along the way, and inspected the farming situation in Xiguan. Overall, it was not bad. In the past ten days, he finally came here and was about to enter the customs.

He was thoughtful, so Qi Hong didn't want to ask more questions.

At this moment, he heard the sound of horseshoes. Chu Huan raised his eyes and saw three or four tall horses galloping from the east. They also seemed to be travelers. Entering the tea shed, someone had already gone up to greet them. After the four sat down, one person laughed and said: "At first, I thought that the northwest was a place of fire and water, and it was impossible to go to the northwest, but now it seems that this is the northwest. The most peaceful."

"As long as people from Xiliang don't come here, the Northwest is considered the most peaceful place." One of them poured tea, drank it in one gulp, and said, "That Chu Huan still had two blows, Xiao Huanzhang and Zhu Lingyue were both defeated by him, he Now sitting in the northwest, what kind of land equalization order has been issued... Well, now I don’t know if the house in Shuoquan is worth much or not.”

"Eldest young master, although it is peaceful, it is a place of bitter cold. No matter how expensive the house is, it can't compare with Guannei." The person next to him smiled and said, "Eldest young master is not short of money. We bought two houses in Shuoquan. There is a way out."

When Chu Huan heard these people mention him, he remained calm, but listened attentively. Qi Hong glanced at Chu Huan, but also remained calm.

Then I saw the young master laughed twice, at this time the waiter in the tea shed brought food and was about to leave, the young master called out: "Wait a minute, I have a few words for you."

The guy hurriedly said, "What's your order?"

"Let me ask you, are there no bandits on your northwest side now?" The young master asked, "I heard that this place is very peaceful, is this true or not?"

The guy smiled and said: "Master, there are no bandits anywhere. In the past, there were bandits everywhere in the northwest. The bandits who robbed houses would wander around the streets during the day, but it is much better now. There are still some bandits after all, but they dare not It came out to harm people. Speaking of peace... well, I haven't heard of a war recently, and it seems that there is no war to be fought."

"Did you implement the land equalization order on your Beishan side?" The eldest young master asked, "I heard that the Xiguan Road implements the land equalization order to distribute land to the common people. Is this true?"

"It's absolutely true." The man immediately said: "The division of fields has already started over there. Governor Chu is kind to the common people, divides the fields for them, and borrows their seeds to cultivate the fields... Hey, our Beishan side hasn't started yet, but I heard from passers-by in the past that Beishan now has a new governor, who is sent from Xiguan, and I feel that sooner or later we will have to equalize the land.”

"Oh?" The young master said, "Governor Beishan is from Xiguan?"

"Yeah." The guy nodded, "It's called... oh, yes, it's called Gongsun Chu. He was originally the magistrate of Yuezhou and was sent to Beishan. He just took office, but he has a good reputation in Xiguan and is an upright official. Everyone was very happy to hear that he had come to Beishan. This Lord Gongsun was originally an official under the governor of Chu. Governor Chu implemented the order of equalizing land in Xiguan, and his subordinates will do the same when they go to Beishan. "

The young master nodded slightly, and asked: "I heard that Master Chu is good to the common people, but he is not very good to the local gentry. Is there such a thing?"

The waiter said: "I heard that Mr. Chu has a very good relationship with the seven surnames of Xiguan. There is a lady who comes from the seven surnames of Xiguan. It would be too bad, otherwise, why did those gentry listen to him? Well, the accents of the uncles seem to come from Jinling?"

"Oh?" The young master smiled and said, "You have some knowledge, can you recognize our accent?"

"Recently there are always guests from Jinling." The clerk said with a smile: "Are the gentlemen planning to buy a house in the northwest and take refuge in the northwest?"

"Nonsense." A person next to him frowned and said, "What is there to avoid? Be careful what you say."

The guy hurriedly said: "It's the villain who made a slip of the tongue, I'm sorry, I'm sorry...!"

The young master was very kind, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, he has such a personality. What you said is not bad. Why, many people have come to seek refuge in the northwest?"

The man said cautiously: "There are quite a few guests from Jinling resting in this tea shed, and their accents are the same as those of the old men. Many of them came to the northwest to buy houses and wanted to move their families to the northwest. In a group, there are bandits everywhere, if you don’t leave, I’m afraid...!" Hehe said with a smile, "I'm talking nonsense, gentlemen, don't blame me."

The young master sighed, and said with a wry smile: "There is nothing wrong with what you said, there is chaos in the pass, and it is us who suffer the most...!" He waved his hand and said, "Go first, thank you very much." .”

The man stepped back in a hurry.

Chu Huan and Qi Hong matched each other, then suddenly got up, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "Are you friends from Jinling?"

The four of them looked at Chu Huan together, and then looked at each other. The young master nodded and said with a smile, "We are from Jinling, are you?" Huan's accent already had a northwest accent, so he was naturally cautious when going out, and the young master was not rude to Chu Huan.

"My surname is Zhou." Chu Huan said with a smile, "I want to ask a few friends about Jinling. Is it convenient?"

"Oh?" The young master asked with a smile, "What do you want to know?"

"I have relatives in Jinling." Chu Huan said with a smile, "I was about to go over and take a look, but according to some friends, Jinling seems to be in a mess?"

The eldest young master sighed: "I advise you not to go now, the chaos over there is tight now, it's a mess, the soldiers are chaotic, we all want to run out, you go there because you feel uncomfortable."

"The army is in chaos?" Chu Huan frowned and said, "I don't know what you mean by that?"

The eldest young master looked at Chu Huan and asked, "Do you know that not long ago, the commander of Jinling Road, Yuan Buxu, killed the governor and proclaimed himself king?"

"I have heard a little bit about this." Chu Huan nodded and said, "I heard that Yuan Buyi from Jinling Dao proclaimed himself King Shun...!"

"Shut up." Before Chu Huan could finish speaking, someone next to him had already cursed: "Fucking Shun King, after he proclaimed himself king, he collected taxes everywhere in Jinling, and the common people are fine. If the Jinling merchants can't get money , he let the family be ruined, at least he pooled the money and paid it up, he thought it would be fine, but guess what, it's only been a few months, that shit King Shun was chopped off...!"

Chu Huan was taken aback, surprised in his heart, "What? Was he chopped off?"

The young master nodded and said: "That's what he deserved. He killed the governor and made himself king, but before his ass was hot, a few generals under him chopped off his head... If you chop it off, let's chop it off. Several generals under him , each has soldiers and horses under his command, all vying to be the boss, you say who can let someone else do this, this is good, those generals are all self-proclaimed kings, what kind of King De, King Ren, and King Cheng are all jumping They came out, originally there was only one king in Jinling, but now three or four kings jumped out and divided Jinling, each occupying land, levying violently, attacking and killing each other...!" With a wry smile, he said, "If you don't leave again, you won't be killed by those Tianmen Taoists Those who are killed will be forced to death by these bastards."