Zhu Cixiang and his party all rode fast horses and quickly got away from the refugee team.
It was already noon when we arrived at Liujiazhuang.
Zhu Cixiang raised his head and glanced at the sky before ordering everyone to take a short rest and have lunch before continuing on their way.
Liujiazhuang is the largest village of this generation.
There are 300 households and 1,500 people in the village.
Like many villages in the north of the Yangtze River, Liujiazhuang also has a considerable degree of self-protection ability.
Not only does it have a village wall, but the owner of the village also calls on all men to use their leisure time to train in order to guard against bandits and bandits who may appear at any time.
Eight years after the defeat of Chongzhen, the prefectures in the north of the Yangtze River were no longer peaceful, and thieves and bandits sprung up like bamboo shoots after a rain.
It is impossible to expect the government to send troops to suppress bandits.
These villages can only rely on themselves if they want to survive.
Zhu Cixiang and his party were more than ten cavalrymen.
The scale was not large, but it was not small either.
When they arrived at the gate of Liujiazhuang Village, they immediately aroused the vigilance of the guards in the sentry tower.
The guard blew the horn without hesitation, and soon hundreds of men carrying hoes and dung forks ran to the gate of the village.
"My young master just wants to come to your village to rest for a while.
He has no ill intentions."
Zhao Xin, the chief guard of the East Palace, felt the hostility of the other party and said as kindly as possible.
The villagers behind the village gate immediately started talking.
Not long after, a strong young man stepped forward and asked: "Who are you and why do you want to come to Liujiazhuang?"
"We are businessmen from Shandong.
We are going to Yingtian Mansion to do business.
We hope to have a rest while passing by your village."
This time it was Zhu Cixiang who spoke up.
Of course he would not say his true identity.
After thinking about it, the identity of a businessman was the most suitable.
The sturdy young man was obviously hesitant.
He communicated with an old man next to him for a long time before waving to the two strong men to open the village gate. appeal Zhu Cixiang breathed a long sigh of relief.
Before entering Zhuangzhai, Zhu Cixiang and his party dismounted one after another to show their goodwill towards Liujiazhuang.
As for the other party's previous vigilant behavior, Zhu Cixiang thought it was normal.
After all, these are troubled times, so be careful when sailing.
Zhu Cixiang was already very grateful that the other party allowed him to enter the village to rest.
After entering Liujiazhuang, Zhu Cixiang began to carefully look at every scene and thing in the village.
He found that the land here was flat, the houses were neat, the traffic was everywhere, and the chickens and dogs heard each other, it was just like the Peach Blossom Land described by Tao Yuanming.
This gave Zhu Cixi a great psychological impact.
You must know that along the way, what he saw was barren and cracked land and victims of the disaster who were half-clothed.
Sometimes Zhu Cixiang himself wonders whether Ming Dynasty's energy is really exhausted.
But after seeing the scene in Liujiazhuang, Zhu Cixiang rekindled hope.
"A certain Liu Qubing, I don't know what to call him" Seeing the other party clasping his fists and asking each other, Zhu Cixiang quickly raised his hands and returned the greeting: "I'm Zhu Quan, thank you Brother Liu for your kindness."
This was his name in his previous life, so there was no problem in using it.
"Brother Zhu, please" Liu Qubing made a gesture of invitation with one arm, and then walked in front to lead the way.
Zhu Cixiang followed quickly without any pretense.
As for the eunuchs Liu Chuanzong and Zhao Xin and other East Palace guards, they naturally did not dare to leave His Royal Highness, and were always vigilant in case someone suddenly rushed out to assassinate him.
Liu Qubing led Zhu Cixiang and his party to a large house with three entrances, and introduced with a smile: "This is a certain house.
If Brother Zhu doesn't mind, you might as well go in and have a cup of tea.
Well, just tie the horses outside
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Zhu Cixiang sighed inwardly.
It seemed that Liujiazhuang's financial resources were extraordinary.
It would cost a lot of money to build such a large house with three entrances.
If nothing unexpected happens, the person in front of you should be the young owner of Liu Family Village.
"Brother Liu has invited me, but I dare not obey my order."
Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and followed Liu Qubing in.
It happened to be lunch time, so Liu Qubing ordered someone to prepare meals for Zhu Cihong and his party.
Fortunately, Liu Qu's home is large enough, otherwise it would be really difficult for the kitchen to prepare meals for more than a dozen people at a time.
Zhu Cixiang swallowed as he watched the plates of dishes being served.
Needless to say, he had to eat and sleep in the open during this journey, and rarely had a warm meal, so the dishes in front of him were nothing short of delicacies in Zhu Cixiang's eyes.
When the fragrant rice arrived, Zhu Cixiang no longer cared about his manners and started to eat it hungrily.
Liu Chuanzong, Zhao Xin and others are no exception.
Even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince eats them freely.
Why should they care about their manners?
After everyone had eaten, Liu Qubing asked: "Brother Zhu, you are from Shandong, have you heard the news from the north?"
Zhu Cixiang's heart thumped.
He was really afraid of what might happen.
He didn't want to reveal his identity under any circumstances.
"Brother Liu is telling the truth about the news about Shenjing.
Although we are merchants, we all go south and have never been to Shenjing.
But I also heard that the intruders went to Shenjing. " Liu Qubing nodded: "I have also heard the news, but I don't know if the intruders are currently laying siege to the city or if King Qin's army has arrived."
Although Zhu Cixiang was very moved, he had no intention of revealing his identity.
He sighed: "With the Holy Emperor on the throne and the soldiers working hard, the siege of Shenjing will definitely be lifted."
He didn't want to get into more trouble on this topic, so he changed his mind and said, "Brother Liu, I just saw that your village is heavily guarded, but it's to guard against local bandits."
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Liu Qubing nodded slightly and said: "Ten years ago, Jiangbei was still stable, but it has become increasingly chaotic recently.
Not to mention the big bandits who broke into the army, small groups of thieves also often appear and plunder.
If you don't want to wait to die, You have to be armed."
Liu Qubing's face turned red and he said, "We are outsiders, and the locals are somewhat hostile to us, so we have to be on guard."
"Oh, Brother Liu is not from Huai'an Prefecture" Liu Qubing shook his head and said: "To be honest, our ancestors are all from Liaodong.
After the Battle of Saarhu, our ancestors fled into the pass and finally settled here.
This is how Liujiazhuang came to be."
Zhu Cixi sighed with sadness when he heard it, it turned out that there was such a story in it.
"Damn the slaves.
If it weren't for them, how could we be displaced and leave our homes?"
When Liu Qubing mentioned what he hated, his eyes turned red and he clenched his fists tightly.
"One day, the imperial court will exterminate the slaves and restore Liaodong."
Zhu Cixiang said firmly.
"Is it true?"
Liu Qubing's eyes flashed with gleaming light: "Is that really going to happen?"
"Yes, I promise."
Zhu Cixiang said resolutely.
At this moment, someone suddenly stumbled up to Liu Qubing and said in a panic: "Young Master, something bad has happened.
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