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Chapter 229 Friend and Enemy(1/4)

 "Returning with foreign feelings, carrying a stick to read rock farming. Complete version 520.????"

"Look at the flowers coming from the source water, and collect herbs in the secluded forest."

"The savages ask each other by their last names, and the mountain birds call each other by their names.'

"Go and enjoy yourself alone, no regrets in this life."

This is a poem written by Song Zhiwen, a famous minister of Wuzhou, and is called "Luhun Villa".

Although Song Zhiwen was involved in official circles throughout his life and never returned to seclusion, his love for landscapes was very sincere. He built Wangchuan Villa outside Chang'an and Luhun Villa outside Luoyang.

Lan Youwangchuan villa has now been sold to Wang Wei. Even the poet Buddha who was born in the Wang family in Taiyuan was very proud of it and wrote several poems. It can be seen that this villa is extraordinary. Xue Bai once visited Pei Kuan's Qing Dynasty in the suburbs of Chang'an.

When talking about Bieye, I already felt that Bieye had mountains, rivers, and a vast area. Compared with Luhun Villa, it was insignificant. After all, land on the outskirts of Chang'an was not easy to come by, and only Lanyou and Yanshi had it.

A vast forest.

The day after he met Song Mian, Xue Bai went with him to Luhun Villa as a guest. He rode to the northwest. When he left the city gate, he saw Bu Mountain lying on the horizon in the distance. After walking for a long time, Bu Mountain was still far away.

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There are fields on both sides of the road. Now that the autumn harvest has passed, farmers can be seen pulling wheat straw from time to time. Their movements are vigorous, and they don't look like they have been hungry.

Xue Bai suddenly got off his horse, walked towards the farmer, and asked, "Old man, how good is the harvest this year?"

The old farmer only turned his head and glanced, then lowered his head and went back to work, moving his hands non-stop and not answering.

At first glance, it seemed that he was not very good at speaking and had little intelligence, but after Xue Bai asked a few more questions, he suddenly answered stiffly.

"I don't need to pay for food!"

After that, the old farmer carried the wheat straw and walked away. He had no shoes on his feet. His black bare feet were walking very fast on the frozen soil. He was obviously very sharp-eyed and realized that these people in front of him were government officials.

Xue Bai suddenly remembered the time when he and Yan Zhenqing went to Qingxu to chase a fugitive household, knowing that this must be a slave tenant of a wealthy family.

If he hadn't had that experience, no matter how he looked with his naked eyes, he would never have been able to tell that Yanshi County had come from something strange in the ground... because all he saw along the way was a peaceful and peaceful scene.

The closer you get to Bushan, the more it feels like a paradise. The streets are connected, chickens and dogs hear each other, and the side houses are like houses. Children chasing cats and dogs giggle, and peasant women are weaving cloth, talking and laughing, and the smoke is crackling.

"This must be the Luhun Villa?"

Luhun Villa is located in Shouyang Mountain.

Shouyang Mountain is the highest peak of the Bushan Mountains. It is named because "at the beginning of the sunrise, the light must reach it first". "Shouyang Qingxiao" is one of the eight scenic spots in Yanshi. Just listen to these and you will know that Luhun Villa

The scenery is wonderful.

Entering from the mountain pass, you are facing the "Yichuan Col", with high mountains on both sides. After passing through the long mountain col, you can see green mountains and peaks everywhere on the road. After a while, the front suddenly opened up, and there is another world. It turns out that there is a valley on the back.

It is a good place to live in seclusion. Peach trees, plum trees, plum trees, etc. are planted in the valley, and there are flowers in all seasons.

No wonder Song Zhiwen wrote a poem: "Farewell to the willow wind at the river bridge at night, and lying under the peach and plum moon in Yichuan at night."

Strange flowers and wild vines are all over the valley, and waterfalls and streams can be seen everywhere. As you continue to move forward, more exquisite farmhouses are built in the valley. The farmers here, regardless of gender, are all fair and bright-faced. Children chase them while reciting poems aloud.

"Under the twelfth month of the twelfth lunar month, I plant apricots in front of the spring breeze. I drink sweet wine and go back, and we all know Tao Lingxian."

Xue Bai listened and said: "This poem is really good."

Song Miandao: "It's a poem by Wang Wei, called "Send Off the Sixth Uncle to Return to Luhun"."

"Oh? Mr. Mojie is also related to Mr. Song?"

Distant relatives." Song Mian said with a smile, "I will mention a few more people, Xue Lang must know them all.

He turned over and dismounted, asked Xue Bai to walk with him, and at the same time stroked his beard and chanted: "It's almost half of the first month.

The Luhun flowers have not yet bloomed. When you leave the customs, you can see the green grass, and the spring scenery is coming from the east...Xue Lang guesses, who composed this poem?"

"I really can't guess."

"Cen Shen, he and my brother-in-law Du Zuo are close friends."

"I see, after going around and around, everyone is friends."

"But it's not just that. Du Zuo and Du Fu are brothers, and they have always had a close friendship." Song Mian said with emotion in his heart, and sighed: "Back then, when Du Fu visited Yanshi County, we drank and chatted... Yan Siam said

, that was the happiest day he came to Yanshi."

Xue Bai turned around and saw Song Mian's eyes were red again, looking sad.

A group of children ran over and surrounded them with laughter.

‘Liu Lang is back. We all know how to recite the Tao Te Ching. Give us some sweets.

"I'll carry it later, I have a guest." Song Mian smiled and reached out to touch a boy's head.

Said: "Take them there, study more, help my parents with things, and make trouble all day long."

"oh."

The children turned around and ran away. Song Mian laughed at himself and said, "Lang Xue is just kidding. It's very complicated for us to run this villa... it's difficult."

"How can it be complicated to live in peace and tranquility in the mountains?"

"please."

People live in the valley that is more than 20 miles long, farming, herding, fishing, woodcutting, flowers and fruit trees, cattle, sheep and fish houses, everything is available, and they are contented.

One of the pavilions and pavilions is the residence of the owners. Today, the highest-ranking member of the Song family is Song Zhiwen's younger brother, Song Zhiti. He has served successively as the Jiedushi of Jiannan, Yin of Taiyuan, and the right-wing general Lin Wei.

, living in seclusion in Luhun Villa, must be seventy or eighty years old now, and did not come out to see Xue Bai today.??????????.????

Only a few sons of the Song family came out to greet each other, and Song Mian invited Xue Bai to drink at the Yueyan Pavilion on the mountain and watch the sunset.

Yueyan Pavilion is said to be a pavilion, but it is actually a pavilion built on the top of Shouyang Mountain. Standing on the upper floor and looking into the distance, the scenery is simply unparalleled.

Looking to the north, you can see the Taihang Mountains in Shanxi in the farthest distance. The towering mountains are like appearing out of the sky, and the Yellow River at the foot of the mountains is majestic. Looking to the east, you can see the Song Tombs and the undulating mountains overlooking the Central Plains. Looking to the west, Yique is hazy.

Luoyang is vaguely visible; looking to the south, the peaks of Songshan Mountain reach into the night sky.

Luoshui, Yishui Rulian.

"When you get here, you don't have to worry about the walls having ears. You can talk to Xue Lang about what's on your mind.

When the guests and hosts sat down, Song Mian poured a glass of wine and said: "In Yanshi County, Lu Linghao, Gao Chong, and Guo Huan worked together in collusion and deceived the superiors. Guo Fangjin, Guo Yuanliang and his son built a bridge and took the order to Henan Prefecture along this waterway.

Hu Tao, Zhou Xian."

As he said that, he stood up and first pointed to the Luoshui River in the far south, then turned to the other side of the pavilion and pointed to the Yellow River in the far north.

"Going up the Yellow River, Dou Tingzhi, the governor of Shaanxi Province, and the king of water and land transportation are all their accomplices."

Xue Bai said: "Although it is an obvious thing, after all, we need evidence. At least we have to have account books, otherwise we can't even tell you the specific figures of how much land they have swallowed up and how much taxes they have stolen."

Song Mian said: "Yes, Yan Siam secretly searched for evidence. He wanted to present the evidence to the governor Wei Gong. As far as I know, his follower Wang Yi should have escaped on the night he was killed, and the evidence should be in his hands."

Xue Bai asked: "How did Wang Yi escape?"

"This...this is unknown.

"Then Mr. Song, does he know how Wang Xianwei was killed?"

"I'm ashamed of Yan Siam."

Song Mian's eyes were filled with sadness, and he poured the wine in his glass on the ground to pay homage to Wang Yansiam.

He was ready to submit the evidence to Wei Gong, but he had to go to investigate further. We made an appointment to meet at Shouyang Academy that night. It rained heavily at the time, and I waited all night, only to get the evidence he died the next day.

news."

"Who is the murderer?"

"It must be Lu Linghao, Gao Chong, who instigated the move at the head of the canal on the Cao River."

"The head of the canal? Which canal head?"

"Although this person has a surname, few people mention him. Even the county officials only call him "Qutou"."

"Why?" Xue Bai asked, "Afraid of him?"

"That's not true. His surname is Li, ranking third. In the early years, everyone called him "Li San'er". Nowadays, they call him "Qutou" and "Qushi. There are many gangs on the Caohe River, but in this section of Luoshui,

No one can overshadow him."

Song Mian came from a famous family and obviously looked down upon such a reckless scoundrel, but he seemed to be slightly afraid of him.

Although this canal head is not popular, he is indeed a bit ruthless, and he is a murderer without blinking an eye. Put it this way, Lu Linghao used the power of the county magistrate to covet land taxes, while Gao Chong, the county magistrate, was in charge of tax smuggling.

Guo Huan was appointed to record affairs to make profits for the high-ranking households in the county. However, it was inevitable that there would be some criminal thieves or people who resisted taxes in the territory. These people would not do the catching of thieves with their own hands. In recent years, the responsibilities of the county captain have been

In fact, it’s all this channel head that’s doing it.”

Xue Bai smiled and said: "I am the fake county captain in name, but he is the real county captain secretly.

My best friend died at his hands, and he must be brought to justice and avenged."

"Is there anything Mr. Song can do?"

Officials in the county only bully some farmers and dare not touch these scoundrels who lick blood with their swords. The city guard camp has not been in war for many years, has empty foreheads and registered registrations, and has long been eroded. But scoundrels are just scoundrels after all. As long as the Henan government mobilizes

Hundreds of soldiers and horses came, but they were wiped out in a moment."

Xue Bai asked: "Can Wei Fuyin do this?"
To be continued...
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