After doing Mu Wanqing's work, Chu Lu people took Huang Rong, Mu Wanqing, and Yun Luo to the north a short distance to Wuxi, preparing to cross from Taihu Lake near Wuxi, enter Taihu Lake, and go to Mantuo Villa.

In order to facilitate the action, when the Chulu people retrieved the little red horse from the Jiaxing Qunyu Academy, as well as the white horse of Yunluo, they suggested that the Qunyu Courtyard start a horse sharing business, and took the initiative to share two good horses as the first batch of test users.

Zhou Botong didn't follow, Chu Luren originally urged him to go to Dali, but when he was at the inn in Jiaxing that night, Zhou Botong left a letter to "escape".

Launching from Wuxi is farther than starting from Gusu, but the people of Chulu are not in a hurry......

Several dumb servants were instructed by Huang Rong to go around, search for snake catchers, and hire them to go to Peach Blossom Island.

After Chu Luren took Huang Rong, Mu Wanqing and Yunluo to Wuxi, they specially found a larger boat, after all, it is not like starting from Gusu, which can be reached in two hours, and starting from Wuxi, I am afraid that I will have to spend the night on the ship.

"Not leaving? Don't be afraid, we are all friends of Mantuo Villa, we are very familiar, and the people of the villa will not be difficult for you. Chu Luren was not surprised by the attitude of the boat family, so he spoke comfortingly, and intentionally or unintentionally revealed his sword.

Unexpectedly, the boatman still shook his head: "This ...... Hero, not only the problem of Mantuo Villa, see that you are also a hero on the rivers and lakes, the water bandits in Taihu Lake have been restless recently, it is said that they are on the bar with the Changle Gang, and suddenly they are searching for something on the lake on a large scale, and now except for ordinary fishermen, they are not very out of the boat in this area. ”

"Taihu Lake bandits? Coincidentally, I know them well! "Chu Lu people are actually not familiar with ordinary water bandits, but they are very familiar with them.

When the boatman heard this, he didn't want to leave the ship......

"Okay, okay, we bought this boat, according to legend, the Taihu Lake bandits are very chivalrous, and they will not embarrass the ordinary boats that pass by, but they are mostly robbing those who are rich and unkind, and the officials are unfair, we have bought all the things on your ship, and then some people will carry us, so you don't have to worry about those water bandits robbing you, right?" Huang Rong said and took out a handful of silver tickets.

Looking at the boatman's eyes that were about to bulge, he knew that it should be a lot more premium.

This is not a small fund for robbing the rich and helping the poor, but the "family foundation" that Huang Rong brought out when she left Peach Blossom Island.

The boatman looked at the money, hesitated for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Cheng!" We'll sell it, but we'll send the money home first. ”

"Go and get back." Chu Luren urged.

Yun Luo had never really walked the rivers and lakes, and when he heard this, he asked curiously with admiration: "Are the Taihu Lake bandits really so chivalrous?" Only rob the rich and unkind, and the officials are unfair? This is the legendary thief, right? ”

In ancient times, Taihu Lake was much larger than later generations, especially in the big rivers and lakes, it was much bigger and was an important waterway.

Huang Rong snickered and said nothing, Mu Wanqing was slapped on the head by Yun Luo's innocent energy, or Chu Luren explained: "Well, that's probably the case...... But do you know how to distinguish between being rich and unkind and being unfair? ”

Yun Luo thought for a while and guessed, "Visiting the people? ”

"The county lord's consciousness is high, and he knows that the eyes of the masses are bright...... However, the Taihu Lake bandits are not so troublesome, they identify the target very simply, first of all, those notorious dog officials and bad businessmen, they must be among the targets, and those well-known good officials and businessmen must be respected. Chu Luren first agreed.

Yun Luo heard the question and asked, "But most people should be in between, right?" ”

"That's right, for this part of the people, they basically take the initiative to pay filial piety, they are benevolent businessmen and good officials, and they dare to walk sideways in Taihu Lake, and they don't report in various villages, that is, they are not benevolent to the rich and unfair to the officials." The people of Chu Lu revealed the wealth code of the Taihu Lake bandits.

Yunluo: ......

Yun Luo pouted for a while and was silent for a long time, probably a little disillusioned with the so-called "righteous thief".

Chu Luren explained more: "It is not wrong to say that it is a righteous thief, it is indeed since Guiyuanzhuang integrated the Taihu Lake Water Bandit Alliance, a lot of rules have been set...... The most important thing is that the boatman just now also said that ordinary fishermen are out of the boat normally. ”

"Who did the ordinary officials and businessmen recruit to provoke whom?" Yun Luo was a little unconvinced.

"How can there be an ordinary ...... Let's just say that in the Great Song Dynasty, if there are more than seven grades, some real power magistrates, no matter what the official reputation is, not counting the imperial court, nor is it considered to be corrupt and perverted the law, just counting the officials of these two Zhejiang roads, the carbon Jing Bing Jing that they 'reasonably receive' in a year is thousands of times that of the water bandits in Taihu Lake.

Those who can avoid this 'vulgarity' are either no longer in the officialdom, or they are truly noble and arrogant and famous. If you want me to say that the rules of Taihu Lake bandits, there is actually some truth in it. Chu Luren's words hit Yun Luo even more.

I saw Yun Luo's eyes widen and said, "They are so rich? My Emperor ...... My brother is usually very frugal. ”

"Your brother wants to be an example, and even if he is extravagant, he will not be saved...... Let's just say that this Lin'an, in addition to the size of the residence, the height of the house, and the number of people in the sedan chair, those dignitaries dare not surpass your brother, and there are many people who can't see other things that can't be seen, which are better than your brother. "The people of Chulu already knew this.

"But those merchants...... A lot of them don't break the law, right? Innocent people are robbed here, how can they be regarded as righteous thieves! "Yun Luo still has a sense of justice, and he is still unfair.

In fact, the Chulu people had half copied Tao Sheng's house before, and Yun Luo felt a little guilty.

"It doesn't matter if they really didn't break the law, the problem is that these rich businessmen and wealthy squires are 'reasonable and legal' who own thousands of acres of land and slaves...... How can the people deserve to be 'reasonable and legal' to be exploited, and when the disaster year comes, they will have land to sell their land and no land to sell themselves? "The people of Chulu don't eat this set, how can the feudal landlords be innocent.

"You mean...... Is it a question of the 'Great Song Statutes'? Yun Luo's tone was puzzled and entangled, as if the three views were being shuffled.

However, Chu Luren shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, maybe it has been changed, and the Great Song Dynasty will be gone tomorrow?" That's not a problem...... Don't think about it so much. ”

In case Yun Luo goes back, she will tell her imperial brother this, I am afraid that the emperor will not dare to let her sister go out again, and this is not something that she can change as a county lord.

And this is indeed not a problem of the Great Song Dynasty, how many feudal dynasties have been changed, and they are all monkeys who have taken Sun Wukong.

As for ending the feudal era? I'm sorry, but when the Chu Luren crossed, they didn't bring a hard disk like the iron-clad white picture in "Three Kingdoms", which is okay.

Therefore, the people of Chulu have been focusing on the rivers and lakes from the beginning, and they have never thought about being officials and businessmen, but they just want to recognize the truth that the "people" have to recognize, and they can't recognize it, so they should be a "chivalrous" who violates the ban with martial arts to maintain their lives.

After talking for a while, the boatman also came back with the helper's two sons, supporting the boat that was already Huang Rong in name, and carrying the four Chu Lu people on the road......