Late at night, Xiangmei lay on the bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep. In fact, she knew from the beginning what the Lu family was doing business, but she couldn't help it at the time, and she had no other choice in order to get out of the country. Looking at what the Lu family has done in the past few years, can Master Lu really get rid of her nationality after the fact, instead of killing her? At such a young age, she shouldn't have thought about the age of these things, but in order to survive, she had to think about it.

It wasn't until she overheard the conversation that day that she knew that Duan Xiushan, who had contacted her, had already been controlled by Lord Zhou, so why didn't he tell Lord Zhou my true identity? Or did Lord Zhou already know her identity and deliberately use her? If Lord Zhou knew his identity, what would he do to himself? Will she be put in jail?

If I am really committed to him, be his concubine, and then find time to confess to him, will he be able to spare me for the sake of his past feelings? In the past month, Xiangmei felt that Master Zhou and these guards around him were all upright gentlemen, and they never ridiculed her, let alone looked down at her, and even sympathized with her and cared about her. Especially Xu Detian, who saved her, is even more concerned about her.

And she did so many things to be sorry for them behind her back, which made her feel more and more guilty and blameful.

In the end, she made up her mind not to pass the news to Duan Xiushan in the future, and she was forced to send false news to him in a hurry.

In fact, where did she think that even if she faxed the news to Duan Xiushan, Duan Xiushan did not pass on her news to the Lu family's housekeeper, and the only true news was instructed by Zhou Fulai.

On February 12, the weather in Yangzhou became warmer day by day, because it is located in the south of the Yangtze River, although in the early days of the Xiaoice River, the number of days when the Yangzhou River froze was very small, and the river began to thaw within a few days after the beginning of the Spring Festival. At this time, the sting has long passed, and even the ice on the surface of the Juzhou River in the north has already melted.

After more than ten days of busyness, 150,000 stone of grain has already been transported to the ship, and with the help of local grain merchants, the grain transfer procedures have also been completed, and they can leave for the north early tomorrow morning.

Late that night, after the third watch, the wharf was quiet, and under the cover of night, two small boats quietly approached the two grain ships moored at the wharf, and then transferred dozens of bales of salt to the grain ships. At this time, the night guards on each ship were still asleep, and no trace of the boat was found.

However, on a passenger ship not far away, Ji Jiude and several guards were silently observing all this in the dark.

"Jiang Baihu, do you see clearly?" Ji Jiude's eyes were not very good, and he asked Jiang Yuanqing beside him.

"I saw it clearly, I counted it all, it was fifty bags for each small boat, and a full hundred bags for two boats." Jiang Yuanqing replied.

It turned out that Lord Zhou, just in case, specially arranged two guards, Jiang Yuanqing and Liu Jiaji, to pretend to be scribes, and followed the two boats of You Qi and Ruan Daxiong to prevent them from secretly transferring the illicit salt halfway.

In the signing room of Yue Bingqian, the Huai'an Branch of the Huai'an Division of the Two Huai Salt Divisions, a confidant came to report: "My lord, the villain has heard that outside Huai'an City, there is a team of men and horses stationed in the open space on the bank of the canal. It's been four or five days, and I haven't left the intention. ”

Since the new Salt Inspector took office, Yue Bingqian has not slept peacefully, and he always has nightmares. Hearing this, he was shocked, and his nose immediately turned red. Hurriedly asked the officer: "Is there no news from the Huai'an Attached Ya?" ”

"They asked, and they replied that it was the army of Anton's Weima Mountain Thousand Households, and they were ordered to come here to station." The official saw Yue Bingqian's panic and replied with Xiao.

"On whose orders? How many people are there? Yue Bingqian asked.

"I heard that it was ordered by Lord Zhou of the Two Huai Patrol Salt Imperial History, and there were two general flags in total, exactly one hundred people."

"Where did the salt patrol get the right to transfer troops?" Yue Bingqian wondered.

"That's true, the people in Huai'an Mansion are also very confused."

Yue Bingqian pondered for a while, and gradually figured out that Zhou Yushi must have the emperor's secret decree, otherwise he would not be able to mobilize the guards. In this way, Zhou Yushi must have the emperor's order! Because he was already weak-hearted, the more he thought about it, the more scared he became. He asked the officials beside him: "Did Boss Lu come to Huai'an yesterday?" Go and get him here. ”

It turned out that Lu Jie was very worried about smuggling salt this time, he felt that it was too smooth, and the more this happened, the more he was at a loss. Just in case, he personally ran to Huai'an to take command, Huai'an is just in the middle of Yangzhou and Suqian, in case there is something on both sides, he can have time to react.

After a while, Lu Jie came to Yue Bingqian's signing room, Yue Bingqian closed the door and ordered his subordinates not to disturb here. Then he asked Lu Jie: "Boss Lu, have you made any moves in the past few days?" ”

Lu Jie didn't intend to hide it from him, and he still needed his help at a critical time, so he said: "I transported a batch of salt to Suqian, but it is very safe, I am mixed in the grain fleet in Juzhou, and their fleet has been specially cared for by Zhou Yushi, and the various yamen will not check it along the way." ”

When Lu Jie said this, Yue Bingqian's face became more and more nervous, and he vaguely guessed the purpose of this army's coming. Lu Jie saw that Yue Bingqian's face was nervous, and then asked, "Lord Yue, why do you have such a question?" ”

Yue Bingqian smiled sadly on his nervous face, and said to Lu Jie: "Boss Lu, you may have been fooled!" Just a few days ago, Zhou Yushi transferred soldiers from Andong Wei to two general banners and stationed them in the north of Huai'an. You said that you would transfer troops at this time, what did he want? ”

"Troop transfers?" Lu Jie exclaimed, and then asked, "So this thing is a trap?" ”

"I think it's very likely, he is going to catch you this time, and then he will arrest you immediately, and then ......" and then Yue Bingqian didn't dare to go on. He knew that once Boss Lu had an accident, he would be in a catastrophe.

Lu Jie originally had doubts in his heart, but after Yue Bingqian said this, he was even more scared, he stood up and said, "I will immediately send someone to inform You Qi and Ruan Daxiong and them, so that he must dispose of some salt, this matter is still too late." ”

"Where's the ship?" Yue Bingqian asked.

"It is estimated that we will be able to go to Huai'an tonight."

"Hurry up and destroy! Don't leave a grain of salt on board! Yue Bingqian said nervously.

In the evening, a sea of sailing boats came to the canal in the Huai'an section, and more than 40 boats covered almost the entire surface of the canal, stretching for five or six miles before and after. Because the ship was loaded with grain and moved very slowly, the small boat on the opposite side saw such a large fleet and avoided it, and this fleet was the grain ship in Juzhou.

On the opposite side of this flotilla, a hurried song came from a small boat:

The slanting sun collects the twilight smoke and green, and the fishing song rises far away.

What the savages hated were so much that several lamentations were unbearable.

A man on the boat, accompanied by the lute, sang the hymn loudly and repeatedly, and the tempo became faster and faster.

You Qi and Ruan Daxiong in the fleet heard this song, their faces changed greatly, to others it was just an ordinary poem, but to them, it was an order. This is how they secretly passed on the message for years while smuggling table salt on the canal. The song is a ship specially used to deliver news, and it is called a letter boat in their interior, and this song means that they should quickly destroy the salt on board, otherwise there will be danger, and the faster the rhythm of the song, the more urgent the order.

"Don't sing on the boat opposite, it's hard to hear." You Qi shouted at the man on the opposite boat. This is a reply to the letter ship, indicating that he has received the message.

In this very covert way, Lu Jie received the order, and everyone in the fleet did not realize that this was a way to convey the order.

At this time, Zhou Fulai also came to Huai'an, according to Zhou Fulai's speculation, Lu Jie would transport this batch of illicit salt ashore in Huai'an, or transfer it ashore in Sihong between Huai'an and Suqian, so he arranged for the Weisuo army to be on standby north of Huai'an. At night, he took a general flag of troops and quietly deployed around the Huai'an wharf, ready to dispatch at any time and catch them all.

But there was no movement for the whole night.

The next day, the fleet continued to move forward, and when it arrived in Sihong County, it stopped for another night, but still found nothing.

On the third day, the fleet arrived in Suqian, but there was still no movement.

On the morning of the fourth day, the fleet will soon enter Luoma Lake, then sail into the Shuhe waterway, and then walk for half a day before leaving Huai'an Mansion. Zhou Fulai couldn't wait any longer, he got on the official boat, carried the two general flags of Ma Qi Mountain, and pulled the fleet on the edge of Luoma Lake with great momentum.

After that, he led the soldiers directly into You Qi and Ruan Daxiong's boat, but even if he turned the boat over, he didn't find a grain of salt.

They were dumbfounded next week, they saw them carrying a hundred bags of illicit salt onto the ship that night, and there were two guards following closely along the way, absolutely no ship approached these two ships, could it be that all this salt ran away?

Subsequently, Zhou Fulai ordered to search all the ships, but still found nothing!

In the end, he had no choice but to detain You Qi and Ruan Daxiong for interrogation. Zhou Fulai sat in the big boat of Daji Jiude and asked the two of them: "Someone reported that on the night you raised your head to drive the boat, someone on your ship was loading." You hurry up and recruit it, are you entraining private salt! ”

"Your Excellency, you must be aware that you have led your troops to rummage our boats, and you have not found a grain of salt. How can you listen to other people's nonsense? You Qi had expected this kind of scene for a long time, and said fearlessly.

"Yes, Mishi-sama. Catch thieves and stolen goods, catch traitors and catch doubles, you haven't found a grain of salt, why do you have to listen to other people's slander? Ruan Daxiong also said.

Zhou Fulai slapped the table with his hand and asked loudly: "Don't be hard-mouthed, we have noticed you a long time ago, did you smuggle the salt away halfway?" ”

"My lord is aware that from Yangzhou to the present, the villain has been eating and living on the ship, and the ship has never docked to unload, how can we transport it away? What I said is true, and all the shippers in my company can testify to me. The two argued at the same time.

After that, the trial lasted for a long time, but no useful confession was obtained, and finally Zhou Fulai had to let him go.

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