Overnight, Xiongshui County, a small and fertile county full of hot springs, has changed the day.

But most of the people and merchants in Xiongshui County don't know, in the strong flavor of the New Year, they got up slowly after a lazy sleep, and today they want to welcome the god of the stove who went to heaven to come back, and good wine and good food are indispensable.

No one is in the mood to think about what those officials and masters in the yamen are doing today, as long as they don't mess with the people, they don't care about who sits on top of that high hall.

Shi Zang was very busy, and when the officials of Xiongshui County heard that Tianxiang Yaju and Zhangxian Ling were related to Nioh, they were so frightened that their urine was about to leak out.

This is a big crime of rebellion, no one can afford it, in order to make meritorious service and clear their name, they desperately denounce each other's crimes, and make a lot of trouble in the yamen.

Even if it's dog eats dog, Shi Zang has to take care of things, but this is not his job. While he was dealing with various affairs, he sent a message to the little county king, asking him to send a competent and reliable official to take over the place as soon as possible.

But there was finally something that made him a little relieved in his busy schedule, Zhuang Rou was really scared away, instead of continuing to stay in Xiongshui County, without her here, it would be a lot easier to do things.

Shi Zang didn't want to be made extremely cumbersome by her.

Zhuang Rou, on the other hand, spent seven days traveling by land out of Jingzhou day and night, and rented a boat on the wharf of a small town to rush to Laixiang City in Zhangzhou by water.

The boss of the boat who rushed the boat felt that this girl with a terrible beast must have had a disaster at home, otherwise he was in such a hurry for the New Year, and he was not allowed to stop the boat at night, so that people took turns to support the boat and hurry.

Although it was a little hard, he and the boatmen were happy when they thought that the wages they were given were worthy of the boat he had lasted for two years, and they bought a lot of good wine and food along the way.

At the fourteenth o'clock of the first month, the ship finally arrived at Qingluwu, which is only fifty miles away from Laixiang City, which is a prosperous wharf, at this time it is full of many gorgeous ships of all sizes, some of which are too fancy in appearance, and people can't help but want to look twice.

The boat rented by Zhuang Rou is not large, it can only accommodate a dozen people, but it can be regarded as having a house and a cabin. At this time, it passed by the side of these large ships, as small as a small beetle.

She looked up at the big ship beside her, the hull was about nearly twenty zhang long, and there were three floors on the ship, not to mention the carved beams and paintings, and the color of the ship building was extraordinarily bright. There was a long colored veil hanging from the window, as if it had been deliberately placed outside the window, and they were blown around, making the ship smell ethereal.

The ship was full of flags with the words Nangong written on them, and guards stood with their backs every three zhang along the ship, their clothes and flags were blown by the wind, and occasionally a beautiful woman in palace clothes could be seen walking by the window of the ship.

"It's so magnificent, Qin Qiu, do you know what this Nangong is about?" Zhuang Rou looked up at the big ship, the panache was really big, and even the princes and princes in the capital were embarrassed to use this fancy dress when they traveled.

Qin Qiu was originally from the rivers and lakes, how could he not know who the owner of this ship was, and still said with a casual look: "This is the Nangong family of Liuli Island, the royal family of the former dynasty, and naturally the family is rich and pompous. ”

"What? Former Dynasty Royalty! Zhuang Rou was startled, and looked at him with wide eyes, what kind of character is this, the royal family of the previous dynasty dared to run out so coquettishly.

Qin Qiu was surprised and said: "It's the royal family of the previous dynasty, it is said that when someone hit the capital, he opened the door and took the initiative to surrender." Now the emperor's ancestors have mercy on them to move to Liuli Island, and they have been crowned a free duke, as long as they do not rebel, they will be allowed to live and work in peace and contentment for generations. ”

"I heard that when I moved to Liuli Island, I couldn't pull out thirty boats of gold and silver treasures, and now more than a hundred years have passed, and the money has not been used up, and as long as I make a living, I will only make money."

The business of the Nangong family, Qin Qiu took over once, and he didn't meet anyone from the Nangong family at that time, but he was paid after completing the task.

But the affairs of the Nangong family are known to everyone in the rivers and lakes, and they are very famous.

Thinking of this, Qin Qiu glanced at Zhuang Rou and said: "Because the Nangong family has the status of the royal family of the previous dynasty, they have a high reputation and prestige, and they are rich enough to rival the country, and they have always been generous to the people in the rivers and lakes, so there are many people in the rivers and lakes who depend on them. ”

"It seems that I don't know which generation of the head of the family, fused the martial arts cheats voluntarily offered by the doorman, and created a very powerful martial arts, which slowly became a force in the rivers and lakes."

Zhuang Rou glanced at him strangely, "Attached? This is recruiting troops and trying to rebel. ”

"The previous royal family surrendered and could still live so well, shouldn't Nioh turn around and eradicate this first, and then rebel. Maybe the two of them will join forces, one in the light and the other in the dark, and they are all eyeing this Dahao country! She touched her chin and said thoughtfully.

Qin Qiu said with disgust: "What are you thinking about, but there is nothing else to do." ”

Zhuang Rou raised her head and took a deep look at the huge colorful boat, her expression a little serious.

"You seem to be a cool official now, you want to crush everything when you see it, I thought being an official was just your little fun, but I didn't expect to really like it." Qin Qiu was a little surprised to see her serious.

Her current expression is like those traitors who can destroy a huge family with a snap of their fingers, and they are all thinking about how to turn their hands over the clouds and rain on other people's bones.

Zhuang Rou retracted her gaze, thought for a while and said: "You can't put all the power in the hands of bad people, if you can't see the injustice in the world, then you have to climb higher and take the power into your own hands." can do what you want to do, instead of lamenting that the world is uneven, there is no way in the world, and you will avoid the world or decadence. ”

"Then nothing will change, nothing will be done. I like power, and I prefer to take advantage of my brother's power bully and do something for the people under control. They just want to have no worries about food and clothing, have food for a meal, and have new clothes for the New Year. ”

Qin Qiu listened to her words silently, and only said after a while: "Having said so much, I still think that you don't look like a clean official who serves the people everywhere, but more like a domestic fierce dog, but now you are just out looking for wild food." ”

Zhuang Rou was a little surprised, and after a pause, he laughed, "I think the current emperor is full of good, and after eradicating the relatives, I feel that there are many fewer things to do with the common people after rectifying the officialdom." ”

"That's what your brother did, right? Anyway, I just took the benefits to protect you for the little county king, and when it comes to those shady struggles for power and profit, I will leave immediately. Qin Qiu reminded with his hands folded.

He is not in the habit of being an eagle claw, and he is not used to working for these power fighters.

Zhuang Rou looked at him meaningfully, and laughed twice, "The stone wall of the dungeon was still broken by me, and you didn't make much effort." ”

"Whoever contributes more is the boss, so here I have the final say, I am the boss, and you are my little brother!" She suddenly pointed at Qin Qiu and said arrogantly.

It's naïve......

Qin Qiu twisted his head away, seeing that the boat was already close to the dock, the boatman jumped over with the rope, put the rope on the stake, and said: "You came to Laixiang City for the Bliss Sect, just handle this matter well, don't provoke others." ”

"Hey, are you afraid of those big sects?" Zhuang Rou raised her eyebrows and smiled.

Qin Qiu glanced at her, "The juniors are okay, the old monsters who came to protect them have everything, even if you are invulnerable, you can shatter your internal organs." You haven't seen a powerful master of the rivers and lakes, and one move can crush you. ”

Zhuang Rou squinted her eyes and asked with a smile, "Old monster...... Are there any monsters in the imperial army? ”

"It's really boring to talk to you, that's why the people of Jianghu don't like to deal with the government, and even I don't want to." Qin Qiu said disgustedly.

Zhuang Rou smiled disapprovingly, "If you don't want to, you can't help it, who makes General Black cute, and the rivers and lakes can't afford such a calm cat?" ”

(End of chapter)