Chapter 183: Leaving Qiuli Village

"I agree with Niangniang's opinion, I don't know if His Highness has any other thoughts?" Murong Shuo was satisfied with Luo Zijin's intelligence, and it would be good to have her by the prince's side. Moreover, her thoughts coincide with his, and she must be the same as the prince's. However, you still have to ask the prince what he thinks, after all, he is the real master.

"I agree. If it is a sale, this village does not need to become what it is now, selling this cheap but profitable private salt, and buying official salt is not better to eat. Even if there is a private salt trade, I am afraid that it is only on a small scale, and we should not startle the snake now. The prince nodded in agreement.

"This should be just the beginning, we need to take our breath. It's been a quiet ride, and if you do it now, you'll be stunning. Murong Shuo echoed. They also have a small gong next to them, which must be handled carefully. A Qiuli village, for the time being, is not a climate.

"Then it's settled, sleep tonight, and if it's all right, we'll leave early tomorrow morning. The prince finally made a decision.

"Yes. The crowd nodded in response.

At the end of the secret talk, Wang Wu also refused the dishes sent by the chief, and everyone ate the porridge and steamed buns prepared by Xiaogong and them, and went to bed early. It's been another day's journey, Luo Zijin, Xiaoluo and Xiaolan, who don't know martial arts and are pampered, of course, are still not used to it, and they go to bed early every day when they are tired.

The crown prince and Murong Shuo both have kung fu in their bodies, and they both have extremely high internal strength, how could they be afraid of rushing like this. Even, when he came out like this and moved his hands and feet, the prince felt much more comfortable than in the capital. Murong Shuo was originally a person who liked to travel around, and he was certainly more comfortable. Seeing that Xiao Gong fell asleep, he had no object to observe, so he stared at Qiao Zhihan to practice.

At night, Murong Shuo only meditated in the room, and the bed was given to the royal house. This kind of place, he is still a little unaccustomed to it. In particular, he is even more uncomfortable with a man in the same room. But you can't say anything. I had to meditate on the side in the name of practicing. The royal house did not dare to disturb him, nor did he dare to sleep at once if he had a bed. waited until late at night, and Murong Shuo didn't move at all. He couldn't hold back his sleep.

The night passed quickly, and of course it was a night without incident. The next morning, the village seemed to have changed dramatically. Not at all like what I saw yesterday evening. The men were working in the fields, the women were putting insoles at the door, and the children were still playing. It's just that this most normal qiē makes people feel that something is abnormal. But since there is "nothing to do", the princes have already decided not to meddle in their affairs, of course, they will leave early in the morning and will not stay longer.

When the chief saw that the prince and the others only stayed for one night, he said words of regret, and everyone could see that he did not regret it at all. He also sent the prince to leave the village far away, and when he saw that they really left, he went back with confidence. The men who were working in the fields also left immediately. Continue back to where they gathered yesterday.

The prince, who was on the road again, was still unhappy when he thought of the strange courting village. Although it was he who decided to ignore the affairs of the village for the time being. But when he thought of the villagers of Qiuli Village who were in a state of health because they had eaten unclean refined private salt, he felt sorry for them. But he also knew that if he wanted to completely solve the helpless choice of these villagers, he had to find out who was behind the scenes, and find evidence to solve these troubles.

Luo Zijin sat next to the prince and sensed his guilt towards the villagers of Qiuli Village, the only thing Luo Zijin could do. It's to hold his hand and give him the strength to persevere. He is the crown prince and has a choice he must make. And as his crown princess, she also has things to do. That's to support him. Accompany him.

She heard her father mention the matter of private salt to her at home. The misfortune caused by private salt is not just as simple as making people's necks thick and short stature. The huge profits brought by illicit salt have made many outlaws rush to it. The list of tragedies caused by money is also numerous. That's why the imperial court will vigorously prohibit and crack down. But helplessly, such a thing as private salt. It has always been prohibited.

If the blow is severe, of course, it will disappear for a while. But once the crackdown is relaxed, and even those with the right to support it, the illegal salt trade will resurge. It is not peaceful for a moment to stir up the whole society.

But helplessly, where there are people, there will be greed, and if there is greed, there will be people who will continue to do this private salt trade. Forbidden, it can't be stopped. Especially, in a world where salt is particularly important.

Since there is money to be made, of course Ji Pei will not let it go. This smuggling of salt was a major branch of his business. Almost all of the private salt in the six counties in the south of the Yangtze River is in his hands. The prince also knew that Ji Pei would definitely not let go of this kind of profiteering business. It's just that there is no evidence for a while, and the prince really doesn't want to think so badly of his younger brother, so he hasn't dealt with it.

Now that they have come to Jiangnan, their main purpose is only to collect evidence. The prince wanted to prove that Ji Pei was deceived and did not participate much. And Murong Shuo wants to prove that he is the mastermind behind the scenes. He didn't have any brotherly affection for Ji Pei. He is not worthy of being a prince, so he should be punished for the mistakes he has made. Not indulged because of who he is.

Everyone continued on the road, and although it was early in the morning, it was still a day's fastest journey to the next village, Cognac Village. At night, everyone can only rest on the road. Wang Wu and the two coachmen set up tents, two tents, one for the prince and the princess, one for Xiaogong Xiaolan and Qiao Zhihan. Murong Shuo and Wang Wu rested in the open air.

Of course, the brigade can also set up a tent more luxuriously, but everyone has been away from the brigade for a long time, and the booked distance is only known to the prince and Murong Shuo. The village of courtery and the village of Cognac are not on the official road, let alone on the plan chosen by ordinary people. Therefore, the crown prince deliberately threw off the large army. That's why they saw that kind of scene in Qiuli Village.

Although the lieutenant chief reacted quickly, he first let people block the royal house, and then asked the people in the village to pretend to be normal. But such a desire to cover up is very unclever. The prince didn't ask much, and the lieutenant thought he was hiding it from them. As everyone knows, the prince just has no intention of startling the snake for the time being.

The village of Qiuli is already so strange, and the next Cognac village does not know what strange danger will be hidden in it.

Although the prince did not have many spies to help him find out the news. But he is the crown prince in the end, and when the emperor is away, she is responsible for reviewing the folds. It was not difficult for him to find some clues from it. This is also one of the prince's talents. (To be continued.) )