On the way south, Cheng Qing also listened to the situation in Huainan.

She thought that the killing of the prefect of Haozhou was already the worst-case scenario, but she didn't expect that not long after, the situation deteriorated like this.

If the 'Turban Army' even kills the merchants, wouldn't it be very dangerous for Master Cui?

Master Cui doesn't enjoy the good fortune, but he wants to run to Huainan, this time it is estimated that there is more luck than luck, Cheng Qing hopes that Cui Yan can withstand the worst result.

"Young Master, are you worried about Master Cui?"

Xiao Pan wanted to comfort his young master, saying that Master Cui has his own natural appearance, and when he thought of what Master Xu scolded and said, he felt that this topic was so heavy.

Xiaopan also has her own selfishness, she is not familiar with Master Cui, and she is even more worried about the safety of her young master.

What should I do when I enter Huainan and meet the Turban Army?

Oh, bah, bah, the Bodhisattva is not strange, the believer is thinking nonsense, don't fulfill it!

In order to show his sincerity of repentance, Xiao Pan begged for peace for Master Cui in his heart.

"Uncle Cui has traveled from south to north, he has seen a lot of things, and he is not an ordinary person, so the situation may not be the worst."

Cheng Qing didn't know whether to convince himself or Xiao Pan, Xiao Pan nodded heavily when he heard it.

This night, Xiao Pan was still very vigilant, and at dawn, the boat was calm, and Xiao Pan lay down to make up for sleep.

The next day, Cheng Qing asked Mr. Xu about the 'Turban Army' in Huainan, saying that she heard others talking about Anhui and Jiangsu being adjacent to each other, and she was afraid that the 'Turban Army' would make trouble in Jiangsu.

The stunned rich young master was naturally afraid of death, Master Xu did not doubt him, and listened to Cheng Qing shouting a 'scarf army', and first pointed out Cheng Qing's mistake:

"The virtuous nephew should pay attention to what he says, what 'scarf army', those are all 'scarf thieves', and the court will exterminate these thieves sooner or later! A group of rabble, even Anhui can't get out, how can they hit Jiangsu. Let's just say that the city of Yangzhou we are going to is rich in the world, how can the imperial court let the scarf thief run to Yangzhou, isn't this sending food and money to the scarf thief! ”

If it weren't for Xiao Pan's own ears last night when he heard the old liar surnamed Xu say 'Turban Army', Cheng Qing wouldn't have called it that.

The old liar has a face in private, and it is another name in front of Cheng Qing, but he is very cautious, no wonder he has deceived many foreign merchants over the years but has not been arrested for punishment.

From Master Xu's mouth, Cheng Qing heard about the 'scarf thief'.

The 'scarf thief' started in Haozhou, and now it has occupied several places in Huainan, all of them tie a blood-stained scarf around their waists as a mark, and it is not difficult to join the 'scarf thief', kill a dignitary, gentry or wealthy businessman, and carry the deceased's head to see the scarf thief, and the scarf thief will naturally accept the murderer into the team.

"This is the vote! Everyone has been killed, and if you want to turn back, you can only go one way to the dark, and continue to rebel in the thief's den! ”

Master Xu was also terrified when he said it.

A rich businessman like him is also the target of the scarf thief, which is why transporting grain to Huainan can earn five times the profit, but Master Xu is so excited that he doesn't dare to act.

Cheng Qing and Yu San were silent.

Gu Hongtai touched his neck, damn, Huainan is too terrible, right?

Hey, he shouldn't be afraid, even if he encounters a scarf thief, he is now a "little guy", not the little uncle of Jingningbo Mansion, and he is not the object of the scarf thief to kill!

Gu Hongtai was glad that he heard Cheng Qing ask Master Xu if he knew how large the scarf thief was, and Master Xu was not sure:

"Some say 20,000, some say 50,000, and some say 100,000!"

Yu Sanpi didn't smile: "There are so many dignitaries and nobles in Huainan who can be killed?" ”

"The dignitaries and nobles in Huainan have run away, and the scarf thieves can't catch the dignitaries and nobles, so they will catch the slaves of the dignitaries, saying that the slaves of the big families are powerful, and if they are killed, they can be counted as joining the credentials!"

Master Xu's words made Gu Hongtai's neck cold.

Fuck, there's no king's law anymore!

Gu Hongtai's face is white, even the little guy is killed?

Seeing that Cheng Qing didn't speak, Yu San smiled apologetically at Master Xu: "My cousin is the only son in the family, and my uncle and aunt love him, so I haven't heard of these things." ”

Yu San meant that what Master Xu said was too scary, which scared Cheng Qing.

But it's not a big problem, Cousin Cheng is naïve, and he will definitely forget to be afraid within half an hour.

Yu San pulled Cheng Qing into the cabin to "comfort", and the corners of Master Xu's mouth twitched.

This Young Master Cheng is really useless.

This is probably the easiest time for me to get my hands on it, right?

Master Xu was thinking that he might not have to go to Yangzhou to cheat Young Master Cheng's silver.

It's not challenging, it's a bit of a lonely feeling of being a master, hey!

……

"The situation in Huainan is so bad, and the imperial court doesn't send troops to encircle and suppress it?"

After entering the cabin, the stupidity on Cheng Qing's face disappeared.

At first, she felt that the homeless people were forced to make a rebellion, and she couldn't survive anymore, so she took risks.

Now that he heard about joining the 'scarf thief', Cheng Qing only felt nauseous.

Should corrupt officials and corrupt officials who harm the people of one side be killed?

Should!

Cheng Qing has always believed in seeking his position in his position, the court's salary for officials is not low, and he acquiesces in the existence of all kinds of filial piety, Cheng Zhiyuan can support his family as a petty official, and he has also saved a few hundred taels of silver, and the lives of other officials will only be better.

Even if you are greedy for money, you have to harm the people of one side, what do you do if you don't kill this kind of official.

In the same way, they take away people's fields at every turn, force the poor to sell their sons and daughters, and snatch back the poor wives and daughters if they are beautiful...... This kind of rich gentry who is not benevolent to the rich should also be killed!

But not all the officials are bad, and all the rich are unkind to the rich!

There are good officials who ask for the people's lives, and there are rich gentry who build bridges and pave roads.

The 'scarf thief' doesn't care about everything, he kills officials when he sees officials, he kills rich people when he sees rich people, and he is so indiscriminate that he doesn't even let go of the slaves in people's houses!

It is true that some powerful families will raise evil slaves as thugs, and these evil slaves and dogs will help and abuse people, but more of them are slaves who are sold by their families like Xiaopan, or ordinary people who are desperate like Wu Da and Wu Er.

Cheng Qing looked angry, but Yu San was very calm.

"Of course, the imperial court has sent troops, and the garrison of the Anhui Guard has been dealing with the scarf thief, but the scarf thief is cunning, and tying the scarf thief's logo scarf belt is anti-thief rebellion, and they have become ordinary outcasts when they take the scarf belt off, they take Haozhou as a stronghold, and occupy the royal ancestral tomb, and the court will inevitably shrink back when they send troops to encircle and suppress them."

Cheng Qing looked surprised, a little bit didn't know such Yu San.

"You already knew?"

Everyone went south together, and Cheng Qing didn't know as much as Yu San.

However, thinking of Yu Sanjin's identity as a hundred households, Cheng Qing understood again. It seems that every time the fleet docks, Yu San has contact with the local Jinyiwei, and Jinyiwei's spies are all over the country, and how they pass information to each other is unknown to outsiders.

Yu San didn't answer by default, and Cheng Qing immediately threw out the second question:

“…… Do the five princes know? ”