Zhao Qingzhou was framed by shackles and couldn't turn back, only heard the cry of Changfan behind him getting farther and farther, so far that he couldn't hear it.

In the morning light, the people in the city opened their doors in twos and threes, and began their lives all day. Carrying Zhao Qingzhou's prisoner car, facing a round of red sun, squeaking and driving on the streets and alleys of Jiangning, Zhao Qingzhou remembered that when he came six years ago, he was also walking with Changfan in such an early morning. At that time, the people on the street didn't know that this young man was the official of the Wupin Imperial Court who was named the assassin of Jiangnan East Road, and they didn't know that the appearance of Jiangning Mansion would be changed by this person.

At the beginning of Zhao Qingzhou's arrival in Jiangning, he wore cloth clothes and went deep into the fields to understand the people's suffering, and learned that the people lacked food and clothing, so he personally led the people of Jiangning Mansion and the surrounding eleven villages to reclaim the abandoned fertile land, and asked the imperial court to allocate Zhenji funds to help the farmers survive the difficult year.

Then, in order to solve the problem of water shortage for irrigation, Zhao Qingzhou invited the village sages from 80 villages on Jiangnan East Road to discuss the construction of water conservancy. He personally led the people to dig dark river channels and build sluices to send the water of the Yangtze River to the fields by digging the Jiexi River, Liangtai River, Niushoushan River and other water systems south of Jiangning, as well as the Maqi River, Yuezi River and Zhujiashan River in the north of Jiangning.

As a result of such measures, the annual harvest of Jiangning Prefecture is as much as five times that of the grain output of Jiangnan East Road in the past. Since then, the nearby prefectures and counties have followed suit, making the granary of the Southern Song Dynasty reach an unprecedented fullness. After the farmland was harvested, Zhao Qingzhou deliberately changed the inherent pattern of agriculture and industry in the Jiangning area, and began to support and reward the merchants within the scope allowed by the imperial court.

He ordered people to open up two markets on both sides of the Qinhuai River, Leye Fang and Qinhuai Fang, and concentrated all the vendors and rap artists who were originally scattered in the streets and alleys, and sent people to centralize control, changing the appearance of merchants who were too scattered in the past and difficult to collect taxes, and also brought convenience to the people in the city. Every fifteenth day of the first lunar month, three festivals and six celebrations, both sides of the Qinhuai River are lively, shoulder to shoulder, bright lights, and the heyday of Tokyo City, no different.

After the official family heard about Zhao Qingzhou's exploits, within half a year, he was promoted from a fifth-grade official to a fourth-rank middle doctor, representing the face of the heavenly family, and continued to be responsible for the administration and taxation of Jiangning Mansion. Zhao Wuye became the parent official praised by the people of Jiangning, and everyone rushed to see him to see what kind of character he was to govern Jiangning so peacefully and happily.

At this moment, Zhao Qingzhou, who was wearing shackles, was sitting in the prisoner car, and the people who were busy in the morning on the street did not dare to recognize each other. A man stopped on the side of the road and said, "Who is this who committed the crime and is being locked up in a prison car?" The shopkeeper who put up the door panel and was about to do business glanced at it and said, "Yo, isn't this our Jiangning's Zhao Wuye, don't catch the wrong person." ”

He was just about to move forward to look carefully, when his mother-in-law walked out of the room, crossed her waist and reprimanded: "The young hysteria in the early morning, eighty percent of them look alike, if Zhao Wuye can get on the prisoner car, unless the black and white are reversed... Oh, don't say it, Ah really looks like you. When she shouted like this, many passers-by also stopped and carefully distinguished.

Some people recognized Zhao Qingzhou and began to run behind, shouting: "You have caught the wrong one, this is our good official in Jiangning." Some people just stood with their shoulders crossed and whispered: "I didn't expect that even this Fifth Master Zhao was honest in front of him, and he was arrested for doing something behind his back." Someone answered: "People can't be good-looking, Jiang Ning has been overhauling his official work over the years, and he doesn't know how much he is greedy behind his back." The man sighed, "Then you deserve it." ”

Zhao Qingzhou sat in the prisoner car, hoping to get out of the city as soon as possible and leave the current situation, but the number of people on the side of the road gradually increased, and the forbidden army that was originally walking in four columns could only be merged into two columns in order to just pass through the street. There were more voices around, and all kinds of words also came to Zhao Qingzhou's ears.

He only feels that he is not sad that he is now misunderstood by the officials; was embarrassed by Cao Kechun, and he was not sad; can be sympathized, distressed, and misunderstood by the people of Jiangning, but it is really a heartbreaking thing. He looked to both sides, and the curious, painful, and puzzled gazes of the people were like ten thousand golden lights, which made him dizzy.

Suddenly, in the crowd not far ahead, Zhao Qingzhou saw a person riding on a horse and walking towards him. He was standing in the prisoner's cart with a high view, and the man was on a horse, facing him, and his vision was higher than the others, and the two of them could just meet their eyes. "Zhuoran." Zhao Qingzhou shouted silently. Li Zhuoran's eyes were like torches, his face was full of anxiety and concern, and he rode towards Zhao Qingzhou.

When he was about to approach the prisoner cart, Li Zhuoran turned his horse's head, accompanied the prisoner cart, and said loudly: "Qingzhou, you can go to Lin'an with peace of mind, I will come here to look for clues, and as soon as I find it, I will go back to Lin'an to see you." Now Yunhua and Xiang Kang are all thinking of a way for you. Zhao Qingzhou said gratefully: "I'm sorry for you again, Zhuo Ran, everyone's friendship, Zhao is unforgettable." ”

Cao Kechun and Fan Wenqi, who were riding horses in front, heard someone talking to Zhao Qingzhou behind them, and they all looked back vigilantly, Cao Kechun said: "What kind of person is that, dressed in martial arts, and wants to rob the prisoner car?" Yu Hangzhi hurriedly returned to the horse and said loudly: "No one, don't get close to the prisoner car." ”

When Zhao Qingzhou was poisoned before, Li Zhuoran lived in Jiangning, and had a relationship with Yu Hangzhi, who came to visit him earnestly, he turned around and saw that it was Yu Hangzhi, his heart was a lot more stable, and he said respectfully: "Lord Yu, my brother Zhao was framed and suffered injustice, please take care of him all the way." ”

Unexpectedly, Yu Hangzhi's expression was very arrogant, and he said: "The affairs of the imperial court have their own royal law, so why should you wait for your beak." Li Zhuoran was defenseless, he didn't expect that today's Yu Hangzhi changed his face, and he suddenly became angry, but he was worried that if he acted recklessly, Zhao Qingzhou would suffer more unfair treatment, and said with a rhetorical smile: "Lord Yu, why do you have to say so ugly, people always have to memorize words, you have to leave a way back for yourself." ”

Yu Hangzhi saw that although Li Zhuoran had a smile on his face, his hands were clenched into fists, and the green tendons on his neck were flared up, and he was a little stunned in his heart for a while, and said strongly: "The imperial court escorts prisoners, and idle people can't get close, Li Daxia better go away, otherwise the two ministers in front will blame it, and I don't blame you for not reminding you." After that, he rode back to Cao Kechun's side, not knowing what he was reporting, and frequently turned back and pointed at Li and Zhao.

Li Zhuoran couldn't get angry, and immediately stepped forward, wanting to reason with him, Zhao Qingzhou hurriedly said: "Zhuoran, don't do it." When a person is under the eaves, how can he not bow his head, and he must not argue, you can go to me and find Changfan. ”