Wang Qing didn't know much about the information of Nanmen Zhou. After all, it is only a corner of the rivers and lakes, whether it is the intelligence of Kunlun or the information of the Heavenly King, there is not much to mention.

Of course, the Heavenly King must have detailed information, after all, there is a city they control. But the level of secrecy of this kind of information is beyond the scope of cooperation, and Wang Qing can't get it at all.

Since this is the case, Wang Qing can only use the most primitive method and go to investigate in person.

But in what capacity? Wang Qing fell into deep thought.

Wang Chen's identity is a little sensitive now, whether it is the water bandit force or the court power, they don't have a good impression of this identity.

But if you use your real identity, it's too restrictive. The disciples of the upper courtyard had to maintain the prestige of the Kunlun sect when they were walking outside, and it was inconvenient to act many times.

After hesitating, Wang Qing still decided to use Wang Chen's identity to go to the island.

Not like? Walking the rivers and lakes has never relied on good feelings, but on the sword in the palm and the silver in the pocket.

Nanmenzhou is a typical impactful inner island of the jujube core type, with a pointed east and west and a large belly in the middle.

Although it looks like a large island, in fact, there is a thin waterway in the middle part, which is divided into two large islands, east and west.

The Heavenly King is powerful and monopolizes the West Island. And the forces of the water bandits and the imperial court can only carve up the remaining East Island.

In fact, with the scattered organizational model of the water bandits, it is impossible to compete with the imperial court on the surface.

But there is a heavenly king who pulls his hand, and the water bandits survive in the form of an alliance.

The Tianwang Gang is still nominally loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, but they don't listen to the tune or the announcement, and in essence, they have been designated as kings.

But on the face, you must always get by, not only can you not drive the court forces out, but you must also avoid conflicts on the surface.

As a result, there is a third party called the Water Bandit Alliance, and the Heavenly King mediates, and the natural space for maneuver is much more relaxed.

Wang Qing drove his own small boat and boarded a busy large wharf.

Naturally, he won't go to the West Island to find himself uncomfortable, and if he occupies Honghu, he will step on the bottom line of the Heavenly King, but after all, it is the territory of the imperial court, and he can still fool the past. If he dares to cause trouble in the West Island, the Heavenly King will not care about his Kunlun background. It's all the top ten, and it's unreasonable to stir up three points, not to mention the reason.

Wang Qing boarded the main pier of the South Gate City, which was the sphere of influence of the imperial court.

In order not to be eye-catching, he didn't wear the infamous grimace suit, but changed into an elegant outfit. Dressed up as a high-roller, it is more convenient if you don't sign up.

In the South Gate City Mansion, a middle-aged literati in civilian clothes drank a small plate of fried fish, sighing and drinking.

No matter how big Nanmenzhou is, it is just an island, and its permanent population is also limited, so it was originally a county at most.

However, after the Great Song Dynasty moved south, the importance of the Yangtze River waterway became more and more prominent, and as an important checkpoint, it was exceptionally promoted to a state.

It stands to reason that from the county Cheng from the eighth grade, from the state stab history from the fifth grade, and even hung up the rank of a five-grade civil and prose official in the middle of the doctor, how can it be regarded as a high-ranking official to sit, a happy thing.

But the middle-aged literati understood that he had offended people.

Is this Nanmen State Thorn History easy to do? In just one year, there have been three chief officers, and none of them ended well.

The Great Song Dynasty did not kill civil officials, and the so-called punishment was not a doctor. Generally speaking, if you offend someone, the big deal is to demote the official, and at most you will resign.

But there are no absolutes, this Nanmenzhou is a Jedi who eats people and does not spit out bones.

Don't look at those opponents smiling and giving themselves an official rank, but they really want their own lives.

is an official here, but if you want to do something, you will inevitably offend the surrounding bandits, and the death of several chief officials is not clear, which is a lesson from the past.

But even if you don't do anything, it's not easy. It's better, the political enemies of the court are colluding with you and plotting against you, so you can get out of the way. If you are ruthless, you can spend some money, and some are outlaws who take money to do things.

Can you believe it? In the dignified state capital, except for more than 100 small officials, there is no army, and the second is not fast. There is not even a single official official, except for the state assassination.

Even so, the imperial court still has a huge amount of tax tasks issued every month, which simply does not give people a way to live.

Assassin's surname is Fan, and he has only been in office for a week.

When I came, I knew that the situation here was erosive, and I had the intention to resign and ignore this pickling matter, but I had no choice but to be angry, and I could even suppress my resignation, and I used my family to coerce me. Fan Jianshi was forced to be helpless, and with a heart of death, he went to work alone.

When I came here, I realized that it was just erosion. This South Gate City is completely a face-saving project jointly raised by the King of Heaven and the water bandits, and it is a fig leaf for the imperial court. There was no force at hand, but there were groups of outlaws outside. You are a piece of meat on the chopping board, and when to slaughter it depends entirely on the mood of others.

As soon as Wang Qing boarded the dock, he noticed something unusual.

He didn't run less in big cities and towns, but the bustling wharf in front of him always had a false smell.

Business is also divided into grades, and in these war-torn years, the arms trade is undoubtedly the most profitable. Almost, the south is rich, and some luxury jewelry is small in size and high in value, which is also a good choice. Although the most advanced grain transportation point is large in size and small in income, water transportation is cheap after all, and it can be transported to Yangzhou and transferred to the Grand Canal to the north, which is still a bit profitable.

But what Wang Qing saw at the dock. Coarse cloth, aquatic products, logs, these are not valuable, but also resistant to storage, but also extremely labor-intensive, site goods.

Forget if the goods are worthless, the biggest surprise is that the docks are in order, but you can't see a single official person, whether it is a small official or a soldier.

Wang Qing's landing did not attract the attention of others, and there were more people coming and going here every day. Gangs up, people alone, it's not strange.

Wang Qing followed the routine, found a lively restaurant, and asked for a table of wine and food in the hall. While eating slowly, he pricked up his ears and eavesdropped on the conversation around him, hoping to learn about the situation here.

It's a pity that the reality will be so simple, and after listening to it for a long time, it is all some short nonsense from parents, or some drunken talk that is not mindless.

Wang Qing shook his head angrily, he was deceived, they were all uncles who drank too much and bragged, and there was valuable information.

got up and changed to a restaurant.

This time, Wang Qing learned a lesson, and when he entered the door, he was greeted with a large ingot of silver, which directly stunned the junior who ran the hall.

The happy second child let Wang Qing into the private room like serving his father.

After ordering a few signature dishes casually, Wang Qing took out three silver ingots and put them on the table, looking at Xiao Er quietly.

"Oh, my lord. You, you, please make it clear if you have something to say. ”

Wang Qing fiddled with the ingots casually.

"Master, I just arrived in Guibao Land, and I am not familiar with life. Walking in the rivers and lakes, the emphasis is on abiding by the rules. Find someone who knows how to do it, this is a gratuity, understand? ”

"Yes, sir. I'll ask you to go to the shopkeeper. You can rest assured, our shopkeeper is the cousin of the second leader of the Pai Gang, and the matter on the rivers and lakes of Nanmenzhou is not clear to him. ”

Wang Qing nodded, and casually rewarded another piece of broken silver.

Xiao Er diligently waited for the tea, and rushed out.

Wang Qing slowly tasted the tea and waited unhurriedly.