"Eat the food."

The gentle woman looked at the very obedient girl and said softly.

The girl immediately held a bowl of about the size of her face and started eating.

The gentle woman smiled with emotion.

She did not expect that Gu Liren spent countless years looking for a suitable disciple, but in the end he was unable to even let Yu Zuochi attend the Jingchi Sword Meeting, but Gu Liren himself found a satisfactory disciple in the border town.

As for myself, I spent most of my life wandering and never thought that when I was hiding in Changling, I would meet such an amazing talented girl in such ordinary streets and alleys.

"You are born to be able to touch the qi of our sect's martial arts and qi. Your achievements will definitely be far beyond me in the future. It's a pity that you are also a woman."

She looked at the girl and sighed softly.

The girl was almost finished. She had food stuffed in her mouth and her eyes raised from her bowl. She couldn't understand this sentence, but she felt that the woman was very friendly, so she couldn't help laughing.

The gentle woman reached out and flipped off the rice grains stuck on her cheeks.

There is actually no difference between men and women, practicing and fighting, but this woman knows that women are easily trapped by love. However, ordinary women see only one corner, but the stronger a woman, the more they see, and they will meet more wonderful men.

Her master is also a woman, and she has been unlucky in her life. As for her, she thought that even if she wanted to accept a disciple, she would probably choose a male disciple. But the appearance of this girl may be God's will.

However, Gu Liren's disciples have also arrived in Changling, and have won two consecutive games in a sword competition.

Thinking of this, her fingers stretched out slightly condensed in the air, and she hesitated whether she wanted to see this disciple of Gu Liren.

She was pondering, but the girl screamed excitedly.

Some people walked past the courtyard from time to time. In fact, even if someone saw the gentle woman at this time, they could not see any abnormality. However, in the eyes of this girl, when the gentle woman was lowering her head to meditate, there were several black flowers on her fingertips that were constantly born and died, which was very beautiful.

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"Changling is very big. In recent years, including the permanent foreign merchants, there are probably more than 800,000."

An old man stood in front of the window, stood with his hands behind his back, and asked Gongsun Qianxue slowly, "In the past five years, the urban area has been expanding again and again. Look at the area called Hei Shui Pond, because the terrain is low and the dirty water in many ditches is rushing there. In another month, the weather is getting hotter and the air there is filthy and stenchy, but even so, it has gradually become a street and alley. The place in the city, like Hei Shui Pond, was disliked and avoided, is now a lively place. Why do you think this is?"

The old man was just wearing an ordinary common man, but he had an unspeakable demeanor when he spoke. Even if he was just talking to Gongsun Qianxue, he felt like he was facing a lecture hall of thousands or tens of thousands of people.

Gongsun Qianxue certainly understood the true identity of the old man, so even she did not dare to act rashly. She said honestly: "Teacher, what you are asking is a few questions. Are you asking why the urban area has been expanding again and again, or why people live in these places?"

The old man was quite stern. He turned his head to look at her, and his voice was slightly cold, "It's all a problem."

Of course, Gongsun Qianxue didn't like this kind of teaching, but she knew very well that the old man was old-fashioned. If he couldn't tell the answer he was satisfied with, he would probably have to spend it here all the time.

So she frowned and said, "The urban area has been expanding again and again. Of course, it is because there are many people coming and there are many people coming, and the land is not convenient enough to live in. Some places cannot be collected for rent, but those officials who want to rectify the problem will cost money. It is better to let someone live and let them rectify it by themselves."

"If you are a student from another county, it would be fine if you answer this way." The old man smiled coldly, "You are from the Gongsun family. Even if I ask a guardian from the Gongsun family, it would not be your only vision."

Gongsun Qianxue's face became a little hot, so she thought about it a little seriously and said, "Maybe it is because the control of foreigners is not strict. I heard that when entering the city, whether it is Chudu or Zhaodu, you need to carefully check the city gates. Not only should the goods be carefully checked, but even the personnel should also be carefully investigated. Especially for merchants in other counties or dynasties, they should be checked in what business they do in the capital city, how many days they stay, and how they are whereabouts. However, our Changling is not so strict. Only practitioners will be paid attention to. It is very convenient for merchants to buy fields and build houses here."

Hearing her say this, the old man's expression eased a little, but he still couldn't help but snorted heavily, "Just need to be serious, you will naturally be able to pass the pass, but if you don't blame me, you will do whatever you want."

Gongsun Qianxue lowered her head and stuck out her tongue, but she didn't dare to say more.

"But it's still too shallow. What you see is convenience. Indeed, Changling's population has expanded so much, and the main reason is that trade is extremely convenient, far exceeding the rest of the dynasties, but what is the essence?"

The old man's eyes fell on the streets and alleys in the distance, which were of varying heights and extremely chaotic, and said slightly sarcastically: "The emperor deliberately relaxed his government orders, and even some unintentional lands built their own houses. He also deliberately did not control the business and travelers in the outside world. In this way, many businesses that cannot be done outside have been moved to Changling. Now some horse thieves on the border of the enemy have fixed dens in Changling. Some sinners and exiles are also hiding in Changling, so Changling is a tribe of all kinds, with many people of all colors, beyond imagination."

"The intentional government orders are naturally wise. In just over ten years, Changling has become the center of business in the world, with wealth gathering, but now there are many disadvantages. The disadvantage is that it is a mess, with the enemy's forces growing, and conspiracies are naturally everywhere."

The old man paused slightly, but became serious and said, "The most important thing is that when there are many outsiders, all kinds of ideas and behaviors are different, which makes many people in Changling forget that they are from Qin. If the emperor is young and strong and energetic, he will naturally restrain himself one by one and slowly rectify it. However, the emperor is seriously ill and has been unable to restrain it for several years. Now the chaos is difficult to deal with."

"If the emperor returns to heaven and the new emperor ascends the throne, Changling will immediately undergo major changes. This may not have much to do with ordinary families, but your Gongsun family may be the first to be affected."
Chapter completed!