When you arrive at Wuzi Water Station, you will find Poyang Lake further on.

A few boatmen of the Fei family refused to go any further, fearing that they would encounter bandits in Poyang Lake.

Zhao Han didn't want to persecute them, so he simply stayed at the post station, paid for the New Year's goods by himself, and everyone celebrated the New Year here.

After a few days at the station, Chen Maosheng's injuries had healed, leaving a large scar on the hairline of his forehead.

After inquiring with the post guard, it turned out that there was no need to enter Poyang Lake.

Wuzi Water Station is located at the mouth of the Sancha River, and the one to the west is a tributary of the Ganjiang River, so there is no need to go around from Poyang Lake.

There were many merchant ships coming and going, and Zhao Han and the four of them paid the ferry fare and took the merchant ship straight to Nanchang.

A few days later, I docked, and on the shore was King Teng's Pavilion!

Well, the wreckage of King Teng's Pavilion.

Seventeen years ago, the Tengwang Pavilion was destroyed by fire, and now Xie Xuelong is preparing to rebuild.

Xie Xuelong has some skills, he is not from the Donglin Party, just because he offended Wei Zhongxian, he was beaten by the Eunuch Party as the Donglin Party. Last year, when he was governor of Jiangxi, he encountered eunuchs jumping up and down, and Xie Xuelong did not dare to fight-for-tat, so he could only choose to devote himself to the cause of culture and education.

After staying in Nanchang for a few days, he changed ships and continued south.

On the way, there were three private banknotes set up by eunuchs, and another encounter with water bandits in Xiajiang County.

The bandits didn't do it directly, but just surrounded the merchant ships, and let them go after getting a few taels of silver, looking more like they were here to collect taxes.

Arriving at Ji'an Province, there is a branch of the Gan River called Heshui.

Zhao Han hired a boat to go up the river and came to a valley three days later.

There are mountains on all sides, a water passes through, the terrain of the middle valley is like the bottom of the well, the peaks on all sides resemble the wall of the well, it is called "Jinggang Town", and the imperial court set up the "Jinggang Inspection Division" here.

There is no connection with Jinggangshan in later generations, and before the Republic of China, there was no name for Jinggangshan.

If you insist on a relationship, this place is about 70 kilometers away from Jinggang Mountain, and it takes hundreds of miles to walk on the mountain road.

"Zhao Xianggong, there is a banknote customs in front," the shipwright suddenly reminded, "If you pass the banknote customs, you have to pay the taxes yourself." If you don't want to give more money, you can get off the ship here. ”

"Then get off the boat." Zhao Han said.

Heshui is the main waterway from Ganzhong to Huguang, and it is expected that the eunuchs will set up a private checkpoint here to make money.

The four of them disembarked and walked, while the passenger boat turned back to Ji'an.

Zhao Han observed the mountain all the way, came to the mouth of the valley, and immediately exclaimed: "Here Chen has five hundred soldiers, and if you build a water village, you can resist tens of thousands of troops." ”

Pang Chunlai said with a smile: "You still have to build a water division, otherwise the officers and soldiers can enter the valley directly by boat." ”

"Indeed." Zhao Han nodded and said.

The valley is a closed world, sealed off by mountains on all sides.

Arable land is scarce, and many hillsides have been reclaimed to grow some miscellaneous grains to increase food production.

Zhao Han inquired all the way, and finally found the location of the inspection department, which turned out to be a ruined temple......

Several archers were lying on the ground basking in the sun, and they didn't squeak when they saw Zhao Han and the others, and they didn't even bother to open their eyes.

"Is Fei Patrol here?" Zhao Han asked.

Archers are not any kind of soldiers, but non-commissioned officers of the Inspection Division, part-time people's police, criminal police and armed police.

The archers finally opened their eyes, and one of them asked, "Is there something wrong with the fourth master?" ”

Zhao Han arched his hand and said: "We are Fei Xunjian's family, he hasn't been home for two years for the New Year, and my lord asked me to come and visit." ”

"That's my own person, I'll take you there." An archer patted his ass and led the way.

Zhao Han asked as he walked: "How is the yamen of your inspection department broken?" ”

The archer said depressedly: "The yamen has been occupied by the eunuchs, and there is no silver to be found, and there are only a few of us left in the entire inspection department." ”

"I see." Zhao Han felt a little interesting.

continued to inquire about the details, it turned out that Fei Yingjing was a meritorious king, and was thrown to Jinggang Town for inspection, and the bandits under his command also turned into patrol archers.

At first, it was quite moisturizing, after all, it was guarding a commercial town.

But just last year, the tax superintendent suddenly came with more than a dozen thugs. Without saying a word, the eunuch seized the yamen of the inspection department, and paid money to lure the archers to take refuge.

Of Fei Yinghui's soldiers, one-third defected to the eunuchs, and one-third chose to leave.

After the beginning of spring, a few more walked one after another, and at this time only six archers remained.

Such a nest is purely the identity of a eunuch, and killing a eunuch is tantamount to rebellion, because the eunuch represents the emperor's order.

The crowd soon entered the town, and there was only one street along the river, which was not at all comparable in size to the town of the estuary.

"The fourth master lives here." The leading archer pointed to a dwelling.

There was a knock on the door, and the black man came out.

Zhao Han suddenly smiled and said, "Tienu, let's meet again." ”

The black strong man scratched his head, having no impression of Zhao Han, but still let them into the courtyard.

In a very ordinary folk courtyard, Fei Yinghui is dancing a sword in the courtyard, and the dance is obviously a drunken sword.

The man was carrying a flask in his hand, his steps were staggering, he couldn't even stand steadily, and he didn't take care of his beard for a long time.

"Fourth uncle!" Zhao Han shouted.

Fei Yinghui's drunken eyes were hazy, and she walked crookedly with her sword upside down, staring at Zhao Han for a long time: "Are you ...... That ...... in Big Brother's Yard"

Zhao Han arched his hand and smiled: "My name is Zhao Han, and I will meet the fourth uncle." ”

"Big brother asked you to come looking for me?"

Fei Yinghui burped, staggered and said, "Lao Tzu...... No...... If you don't go back, Lao Tzu is not from the Fei family...... Person! ”

Fei Yinghui's wife died early and brought a daughter home, but she was not recognized by Mrs. Fei, so she was so angry that she took her daughter away.

"Daddy, there's a guest coming?" Fei Ruhui walked out of the house.

Looking at his hair bun, he knows that he is married, and this is likely to be Fei Yinghui's son-in-law's family.

Zhao Han arched his hand and said: "I've seen my sister, my name is Zhao Han, and I'm here to join the fourth uncle." ”

Fei Ruhui hurriedly beckoned: "Come and sit in the house." ”

"Sister, you're welcome, if you have something to do, go and get busy." Zhao Han said with a smile.

"Not busy, not busy." Fei Ruhui said enthusiastically.

Fei Ruhui is sixteen years old this year, born relatively dignified, and is wearing a simple cotton coat at the moment.

She was busy and busy, brought out a few benches to the courtyard, and made tea and poured water for everyone, which is the kind of virtuous and generous character.

Zhao Han vaguely remembered that Fei Yinghui had two followers by his side.

At this time, there was only one black man left, and the other one probably ran away, no wonder Fei Yinghui stayed at home drinking all day.

Despondent.

After relieving for a while, Fei Yinghui woke up a little and spoke a lot more neatly: "What about my eldest brother? Did you get into the Jinshi? ”

Zhao Han replied: "The eldest young master has fallen off the list, and now it is Suqian Zhixian." ”

"It's okay to be a county official," Fei Yinghui sat on the ground with a wine jug, simply lay down again, and said in a daze, "How did you get here?" ”

Zhao Han made up three points of falsehood and seven points of truth, and began to make up a story: "Miss's fiancé died at the hands of a rogue, and the old lady forced Miss to martyr her husband ......"

As soon as he said an opening, Fei Yinghui suddenly sat up and cursed: "That old bastard, he really did it!" If you don't recognize my daughter, forget it, even the eldest brother's daughter will be forced to die! ”

Zhao Han continued: "The young lady wanted to marry the young lady to me, but the old lady knew about it, so she took away my childhood school status. The young lady returned my deed of identity again, and wanted me to set up my own door and marry the young lady to me again. The county master collected money and didn't do anything, and colluded with the old lady to lure me to the county government to arrest and go to prison. ”

"How did you escape?" Fei Yinghui asked.

Zhao Han smiled and said: "I couldn't be angry, so I killed the master and the canon, and burned the county government with a fire." ”

"Hahaha!"

Fei Yinghui's eyes were wide at first, then she laughed, pointed at Zhao Han and said, "You have a kind of corrupt official, you should be killed quickly." Come on, come on, drink a pot with me! ”

"Daddy, don't drink again." Fei Ruhui hurriedly dissuaded.

"Okay, don't drink, don't drink," Fei Yinghui shook her head and smiled bitterly, and poured another sip of wine, "You came to join me, but unfortunately you came late." This inspection, in front of which it is really not very interesting, was bullied by a eunuch who has no eggs. The brothers who were with me at the beginning are now only a few left. You have no future for me, so let's go, let's go. I'm a waste! ”

Zhao Han didn't really want to take refuge, he just wanted to find a place to settle first, and then observe where the countryside was suitable for trouble.

Zhao Han said: "Fourth uncle, the world is big, where can I go?" Being bullied by a eunuch and hiding to drink all day? ”

"It's your business, get out!"

Like a cat whose tail was stepped on, she was kind to say something just now, but Fei Yinghui suddenly scolded, and it seemed that she was still drunk.

"Then I'll get out, the fourth uncle will meet again." Zhao Han was not angry, and found an inn to live in.

Fei Ruhui hurriedly played a round: "Don't be angry, everyone, my father has been in a bad temper recently." ”

Fei Yinghui was still playing drunk, sitting on the ground and yelling: "Lao Tzu has always had a bad temper, if you want to get out, get away!" Get out, get out of here! ”

Zhang Tieniu didn't say anything, but he couldn't help it at the moment, and said angrily with an axe: "A broken inspection, what's the spirit?" It's kind of fighting with me for 300 rounds! ”

Chen Maosheng hurriedly persuaded: "Brother Tieniu, don't be angry, if you have something to say." ”

Pang Chunlai has never spoken, he is too lazy to care about such a trivial matter.

"Iron slave, blast people out!" Fei Yingjing shouted.

The strong black man lifted a stick and hit Zhang Tieniu on the head, and he was not afraid of killing people on the spot.

"Thief, you're really desperate." Zhang Tieniu hurriedly dodged.

Seeing this, Fei Ruhui shouted: "Stop fighting, stop fighting!" ”

There's a lot of trouble in the yard, what is this?

Zhao Han was also speechless, and said: "Let's go, don't be like a drunken maniac, wait until he wakes up." ”

Before the four of them left, another person suddenly broke in.

The farmer, dressed as a farmer in his twenties, came running with a hoe and said, "Lord Taishan, there is a fight outside the town." ”

"Fight, it's good to be killed!" Fei Yingjing shouted.

Zhao Han arched his hand and said, "Brother-in-law, I am the fourth uncle's family, what happened?" ”

The person was stunned, and then said: "Spring ploughing for water, the Liang family took refuge in the eunuch and occupied the canal outside the town. Several other families were angry, and they entangled the tenants to grab water. Who knew that the eunuch actually sent thugs, and now the fight is about to start. ”

Fei Yinghui suddenly asked, "There is no water in our field?" ”

"It's gone, and once the canal is occupied, you can only jump into the river to irrigate the fields." The man said.

Fei Yinghui stood up suddenly, raised his sword and rushed out: "it, Lao Tzu didn't trouble him, this dead eunuch still kicked his nose in the face." Lao Tzu cut him down today, don't do this inspection, go into the mountains to be a bandit! ”

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