Family practice: all members of the villain

Chapter 289 Hexi New Deal
The first day of November 1325 in the new Yuli calendar
At the gate of Hexi Prefecture City, two dusty young men in white dismounted their horses and looked up at the city wall at the same time, with a strong look of curiosity on their faces.

The young man with a kind face and a Confucian shirt on the left sighed: "In just four years, the Hou family has grown from a small and unpopular clan to a noble family. It is difficult to see all the thirteen states in the world." Find it!"

The man on the right had a long sword on his waist. He had a handsome face and sharp eyes. He nodded when he heard this, but chuckled again and replied: "The Hou family has some advantages, but Brother Xiao doesn't have to." Gaokan, as far as I know, is just a fortune made by two pretty boys."

"Could it be the rumors from the outside world, Hou's Double Dragon?"

"Yes, the head of the Hou family, Hou Yuxiao, the Thousand-faced Jade Man, first fawned over Sikong Yue, and then later joined the Fanyin Jialan Zhan Taiqing. With such a head of the family who has been entangled with two generations of witches from the Demon Sect, naturally no one in Yongzhou dares to offend him. The Hou family, in the previous war in Hedong, acted as a helper and led an army to march into Hedong with the Rakshasa Holy Cult. Zhan Taiqing was so happy that he actually rewarded him with all the four counties in Hexi.

As for the Demon Confucian Marquis Yuduan of Zhaoyang..."

"A few years ago, the teacher was killed in Tongling. It is said that the person who is entangled with the third-level immortal monster named Hong Girl is this Young Master Hou, right?"

"I forgot that Mr. Ji is Mr. Xiao's mentor. I shouldn't mention it..."

"It doesn't matter, I heard from the elders in the academy and Brother Tian that although the teacher felt guilty towards his sister, he was able to face his own heart in the end. He was worthy of Confucianism. Although the road to sub-sage was broken, he could cut off a third-level statue for all the people in the world before he died. The immortal realm demon, this is martyrdom, and you deserve to die!"

The young man surnamed Xiao had a warm face, and there was no trace of sadness for his mentor. After finishing speaking, he looked up at the gate of Hexi Fucheng, with a hint of interest on his face, and continued: "However, According to Brother Tian, ​​Teacher Ji seems to think highly of the Fifth Young Master Hou. I know this enlightenment teacher very well. There are very few Confucian scholars in the world who can be "valued" by Teacher Ji. This time I came to Hexi I have to pay a good visit to this...Senior Brother Hou!"

Another young man with a sword nodded and said: "I came to Hexi this time to investigate the cause of Gu Chenfeng's death, and I'm afraid I won't be able to bypass this Hou family."

"Brother Gu suspects that someone from the Hou family did it?"

"Not necessarily. Gu Chenfeng died on the eve of the demon rebellion in Tongling three years ago. It is said that there were many people in Tongling who could kill him at that time, including Haoran Holy Sect, Ziqing Holy Sect, Dayu, Rakshasa Demon Sect, and demons Well, at that time, the strength of Hou Yuxiao, the head of the Hou family, was only at the first or second level of a grandmaster. According to common sense, of course it was not the Hou family who did it!"

The young man surnamed Gu paused for a moment when he said this, and said with a cold light in his eyes: "But when I investigated the Hou family, I found a lot of tricks. The chaos in Zhaoyang, Tongling, Hexi, and then Hedong. Four major chaos, Hexi The incoming forces in the four counties were more or less damaged, or even destroyed directly, but the Hou family was safe and sound every time, and after the chaos, the power quickly began to expand. The process of the entire family's rise was almost weird. , it’s no longer in line with common sense!”

According to common sense, he should not suspect that Gu Chenfeng was killed by the Hou family, but the existence of the Hou family is inconsistent with common sense, so people have to doubt it...

"Before Gu Chenfeng died, the holy blood seal on his body was wiped off. The murderer could not be found originally, but the master of the master asked for a soul-returning talisman from Taoist Shen Daoling. As long as he can get within ten meters of the murderer , the Holy Seal on his body will reappear, and I want to see if it is this Hou family who killed Gu Chenfeng!"

While the two were talking, they had already reached the city gate. The people entering the city had already formed a long queue. The two of them did not cause any trouble and just lined up at the back of the queue. When they approached the city gate, they also heard the guards and soldiers entering the city. person’s conversation.

"Name?"

"Ge Yuan."

"Nation?"

"A person from Lingyuan County, Longxiang County."

"Have you become a member of the military?"

"Into the."

"Take out the sign, pay the money, one tael of silver, enter the city, next one!"

"Name?"

"Zhou Cheng."

"Nation?"

"People from Jinchuan County, Wanyang County."

"Have you become a member of the military?"

"Submerged."

"You have a lot of cultivation, but you haven't joined the military yet. You have to pay five taels of silver before you can enter the city!"

"Ah, are you so expensive, sir?"

"Where does all this nonsense come from? If you want to get in, just pay the money. There are naturalization offices everywhere in the four counties of Hexi. You have the cultivation level and you still dare not to become a member of the military. If you are not valuable, who is?"

………………

"Martial status?"

A hint of curiosity suddenly appeared in Xiao Renfeng's eyes. The expression of Gu Nianqiu next to him was similar to his. Both of them were well-informed. This was the first time they heard about this "Martial Arts".

"You two gentlemen, are you coming to Hexi from other places?"

"What, is it obvious?"

Xiao Renfeng turned around and looked at the sixty-year-old old man talking behind him with a smile. He felt that the old man had no cultivation and was just an ordinary citizen. His eyes suddenly became more curious. The world is not peaceful today, even within the territory of the Five Righteous States. Such an old man with no cultivation base would try his best not to move around outside. What's more, the Hexi Prefecture where he is now belongs to Yongzhou and is considered to be within the territory of the Demonic Dao.

"Of course, you can tell by looking at the clothes of the two young masters and the two horses. In addition, there are very few people who don't know the martial arts status now."

The two of them were not surprised when they heard this. It was still dark in Yongzhou, but they were both dressed in white.

Xiao Renfeng casually took out a piece of silver and handed it to the old man, and asked: "We are new here, and we are not familiar with the place. How about this martial arts book? How about asking the old gentleman to tell us about it?"

The old man struck up a conversation because of their unique temperament. He was waiting for these words, not to mention accepting the money. He quickly smiled and answered with his hands, "Thank you two young masters. I want to talk about this military status." , we must also mention the Hexi New Deal!"

"Hexi New Deal?"

"You two gentlemen, you should know who is in charge of our four counties in Hexi now, right?"

"Hou family."

"Yes, this Hexi New Deal was launched by the Hou family three months ago. The most important one is the military registration system."

When Xiao Renfeng heard the words Hexi New Deal, his expression became a little brighter. He instinctively felt that the military registration system was not simple, and immediately asked the old man to explain in more detail.

The old man naturally said everything he knew, and he said everything in a basket.

"This military registration system can be understood as the household registration system for warriors. Previously, like other places in Hexi, warriors and common people were only included in the household registration. The Hou family promulgated the military registration system, which divided into long registration and short registration. After entering the military registration, not only can Tax exemptions, corvee military service, and monthly stipends can also save a lot of troubles, such as the cost of entering the city from various places, and even the Hou family can help deal with injustices abroad, and the most important thing is that this military status can also be used by the father. Pass it on to your children, and your children to your grandchildren, and it will be passed on for a long time!”

Xiao Renfeng frowned suddenly, remembering the sign that the warrior showed to the guards before, and asked: "The martial record, what is recorded?"

The old man was not a martial artist, but he obviously knew a lot, and he replied: "Hey, old man, my son also has a martial arts certificate, so it happens to be clear that this martial arts certificate records three items, namely birthplace, age, and cultivation level!"

hiss…………

Xiao Renfeng suddenly took a breath of cold air. Not to mention him, even Gu Nianqiu next to him had a look of shock on his face at this moment. The two of them looked at each other, and their expressions became a little solemn at the same time.

Place of origin and age are nothing, but the cultivation level is recorded in the martial arts register. Isn’t this just for prying eyes? It’s fine for individual cultivators, but what about the big forces who have joined the mainstream? It’s all clear how many warriors I have. Tell you for nothing?

"Old sir, as far as I know, there are at least dozens of mainstream forces in the four counties of Hexi, and there are countless martial practitioners. Are these people willing to join the martial arts?"

The old man obviously didn't think as much as the two of them thought, and said with a strange look: "Why don't you want to? Join the martial arts, you can enjoy so many benefits, and you can pass it on from generation to generation.

I also heard that people with martial arts status, even if they do not join the Hou family, can still enjoy the minimum treatment of the Hou family. If they make any contribution to Hexi, they will not only be rewarded by the Hou family, but also go to the Hou family. Choose powerful martial arts from your arsenal.

Moreover, the Hou family has said that as long as you hold the Hexi martial arts certificate, the Hou family will always be your backer. If you suffer injustice abroad, as long as it is justified, the Hou family will make the decision for you. This is a benefit that many people cannot ask for. If you don’t join, aren’t you mentally ill?
Recently, there are many people from out of town who specially moved to Hexi! "

Although this martial arts registration system is beneficial to casual cultivators and the common people, it is simply a drain on the power of those warriors who are united. Those warriors and forces that are united are originally interest groups. This martial registration system will first find out their background. If the Hou family has another backer, it is equivalent to completely splitting them up.

Everyone used to have different masters, but now as long as they listen to the Hou family, no one in Hexi will dare to bully them. Except for the core personnel of those forces, most people will definitely join the military, even if they know that the Hou family is taking salary from the bottom of the cauldron. .

"No, it's impossible for the four counties in Hexi to go so smoothly. For such a move, anyone with some insight will definitely join forces to oppose it. No matter how strong the Hou family is, it's impossible to offend all the influx forces in the four counties and nineteen counties. !”

Gu Nianqiu quickly grasped the crux of the problem and asked, Xiao Renfeng at the side naturally understood the truth, both of them turned their heads to look at the old man, hoping to hear the answer from him, but it was a pity that the old man was just an ordinary People obviously don't understand many things.

"Hey, how can this old man know so many things? At the beginning of June, the Hou family strictly ordered the incoming forces from the four counties and nineteen counties to move all their bases to Fucheng. I didn't know why at the time, but now I know that they have been planning for Hexi for a long time. New Deal!”

Finally, the tenth-level martial artist in front probably couldn't bear it any longer. He continued with the old man's words to help Xiao Renfeng and Gu Nianqiu clear their doubts. This time, Gu Nianqiu took out a hundred-tael silver note from his arms and threw it away. After passing it, the man's face suddenly showed joy after taking it. After thanking him, he continued to speak.

"On the tenth day of the eighth month, the Hou family summoned all the masters of the influent forces in the prefecture to discuss matters in the Golden Wind and Rain Tower, and decided to promulgate the Hexi New Deal. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that personal taxes and treatment are just drawing salary from the bottom of the pot. Once it is released, all the inflowing forces will definitely fall apart. Naturally, nearly thirty inflowing forces are clamoring and refusing. The Hou family wants to unite together to resist the Hou family!"

Xiao Renfeng did not speak. Now that the martial arts registration system has been rolled out in Hexi, the result of the Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower that day must have ended with the failure of those influent forces and the success of the Hou family.

"Nearly thirty first-rate forces, plus two second-rate forces, combined have not been able to force the Hou family to take back Xinzheng. Is this Hou family so strong?" Gu Nianqiu asked in a rather low voice.

The warrior heard the sound and looked back at the soldiers guarding the city. He found that there were only five or six people in front of the team. For fear of being heard, he nodded as if he thought of something. There was a hint of shock in his eyes and he lowered his voice. Reply Gu Nianqiu.

"On the day of Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower, I happened to be present. Hou Yuxiao, the head of the Hou family, didn't even take any action. The only one who came forward that day was the fifth son Hou Yuduan. I heard that this new policy was his handiwork. Gao Haicheng, the head of the Gao family, could not survive in his hands. Ten moves, Yue Wenzhu, the leader of the famous sword sect, and his father-in-law, two second-rate forces, actually cannot make much trouble at all.

The main thing that day was the nearly thirty enthusiastic incoming forces. There were a total of three to four thousand people who came that day. Those with the lowest cultivation level were all at the tenth level. There were hundreds of Gang Qi realm warriors. According to this strength, It should be enough to make Hou Shi afraid! "

Ordinary inflow forces, most of the people who control the mountain are in the third level of Gang Qi realm. There are as few as four or five warriors in the sect, and as many as ten people. In addition to the elite tenth level warriors, the number is three to 4000. It's not an exaggeration. Even if you don't count the famous Jianzong and Gao family, this is enough to crush all the second-rate forces. This can't suppress the Hou family?
"No one expected that the Hou family would directly mobilize [-] troops into the city that day..."

One hundred thousand troops?

Xiao Renfeng and Gu Nianqiu looked at each other, their expressions condensed at the same time.

Everyone knows that what can be called a large army by warriors is formed by soldiers with a minimum level of fifth level cultivation. It is not an ordinary army, an army of [-], and even weaker first-class forces cannot do it.

The Hou family holds an army of [-]?
"The 3000-strong army led by Hou Lao'er was well-disciplined and well-trained. Hou actually trained a [-]-strong army quietly and came out. He killed many people on the spot that day and suppressed more than [-] people in one fell swoop. Yue Wenzhu stopped talking. The people in Gaohaicheng were all stupid. Three months after the Hexi New Deal was promulgated, the major influent forces tried their best to retain people, but they could not withstand the New Deal. impact.

There are nearly [-] mainstream forces, but now there are less than [-] left. It is estimated that once this year is over, the Hou family will really be the only one left in the four counties of Hexi..."

After saying these words, the man had a complicated look in his eyes, and sighed: "Hou's move is so cruel!"

Xiao Renfeng took a deep breath, seemed to have made some decision, and asked:
"I dare to ask, besides the military registration system, what else does this Hexi New Deal have?"

"Every major restaurant in the city is full of articles about the New Deal. The Jinfeng Xiaoyu Building also has a debate room for the New Deal. You will know if you two go there. It is very lively these days!"

Xiao Renfeng nodded, stopped asking, and lined up with Gu Nianqiu, and soon it was their turn.

"Name."

"Xiao Renfeng."

"Gu Nianqiu."

"For foreigners, should they apply for long-term citizenship or short-term citizenship?"

"Short record."

"Then test your cultivation."

"Please!"

Xiao Renfeng and Gu Nianqiu didn't hide their identities, they looked at the city guard and took out two white tokens engraved with Hexi from under the table, a trace of curiosity appeared in their eyes.

"Please two of you, put your breath on this military registration order!"

The two of them breathed on it at the same time, and their ages and cultivation levels immediately appeared on the martial arts order.

When the soldiers guarding the city saw the two tokens, their pupils suddenly froze. They raised their heads and looked at each other. Then they calmly relaxed their expressions and returned the tokens to the two of them.

"Two young masters, the New Deal regulations of the city have many restrictions on those who hold military registration certificates. Please don't cause chaos in the city. After entering the city, you can go to Jinfeng Xiaoyu Tower first. Understand the laws of the New Deal Law!"

Seeing the neither humble nor arrogant behavior of the city defenders, the two men sighed slightly, nodded without saying anything, and entered the city.

The soldier waved his hand, motioning for the person behind him to come over, and whispered a few words in his ear. The man's pupils also condensed, and he quickly mounted his horse and ran towards the city.

(End of this chapter)