In the twenty-fifth year of Kangyuan, on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, a heavenly fire burned in Huaicheng for three days and three nights.

The people of Huaicheng were all caught up in it, hundreds of people were displaced, and they were in fear in the face of their homes like ruins.

No one knew that this fire did not fall from the sky, but was man-made.

Just when the people of Huaicheng were busy putting out the fire and saving themselves, the Qin messenger sent by the capital was still halfway.

The rebel army of more than 3,000 people, under the leadership of Liu Quan and others, has occupied the water and land wharves of Huaicheng, and has firmly grasped Huaicheng, which is known as the four major cities along the canal along with Suzhou, Yangzhou and Hangzhou, and is known as the "capital of the canal".

The emperor has no way, and God punishes him.

It is said that this rebel army was first built in low February, and early March, which happened to be the time of spring when the green and yellow were not harvested.

Because the leader of the uprising, Chen Quan, said that they would have food, food, and money to take.

Because of this sentence, there was a flood of people immediately.

In just over two months, there are countless followers.

In addition to the displaced people from all over the country, it is said that there were as many as seven or eight uprising groups that had joined from all over the country, and those mountain bandits and water bandits who occupied villages and towns in various places were also among them, and in just two months, it had reached tens of thousands.

"This Chen Quan is quite capable. At the beginning of March, there were displaced people everywhere, and even the imperial court had no food to put on, so he took out tens of thousands of stone of grain and distributed it to his brothers. ”

Shopkeeper Li said, took a sip of tea, and sighed: "It is said that this Chen Quan is still from your Dongyang County, Dongyang County is really a hero!" ”

Dongyang County is the territory of Lujiazhuang, not far from Jiangjiaba, and it only takes half a day to drive.

Even if you walk, you can get there in just one day.

However, because Dongyang County and Jiangjiaba are separated by a wide river, there are no boats and no bridges, although they are not far apart, it is not easy to travel back and forth.

"Dongyang people?"

Immediately, a customer who was eating noodles in the store frowned, "I haven't heard of such a powerful character in Dongyang County!" ”

The guest's accent is the local accent of Dongyang, and listening to him show that he is still quite familiar with the local area.

"Then who knows, maybe it's the children of the local clans, right? I also heard this news from the merchants who came from Huaicheng. ”

Lu Yangge lowered his head and concentrated on peeling the boiled peanuts in his hands.

Just after the Dragon Boat Festival, the peanuts in the field are still blooming with small yellow flowers, and there are already this boiled peanuts on the menu of Laifushun.

I don't know what the shopkeeper Li thought, but he put this peanut on the table early.

Shopkeeper Li glanced sideways at the boy beside him, pushed the dim sum in front of him in front of Lu Yangge, and motioned her to eat more. He continued to talk to the guests with the teacup: "However, it is said that this rebel army is very well-behaved, does not disturb the people, does not surprise business, and does not kill innocents indiscriminately. Those merchant ships that have not had time to leave Huaicheng have left Huaicheng safely and securely in recent days, and yesterday, more than a dozen cargo ships came out of Huaicheng, and three of them rested with me. ”

Speaking of this, Shopkeeper Li lowered his voice, "These three cargo ships are loaded with raw silk, and when Huaicheng was first occupied by the rebels, the soul of this cargo owner was scared!" Such a valuable thing, who would not be blushing if it was changed. Fortunately, this time I was not embarrassed and came out safely! ”

The guest looked up a little stunned: "I didn't spend a penny, and I released it?" ”

"Hahaha......"

Shopkeeper Li couldn't help laughing loudly, "Brother, say you're honest, you're really honest." Although the rebels are not embarrassed by you, but those three boats of raw silk are not a bargain, even if people are not embarrassed, can you still pay for drinks? ”

"......Snort," the guest couldn't help but snort, "I'll just say it!" ”

After speaking, he took the chopsticks and picked the noodles, and he didn't put them in his mouth for a long time.

He has also been trading on the water all year round, and the hardships are naturally understood.

The rebels occupied the port of Huaicheng, and it was fortunate that the cargo ship could come out, even if it was filial piety and some wine money, it should be.

If this rebel army is completed, it will be considered a good fate in the future. If it doesn't work out, it's just a matter of buying your life with money, and there's nothing wrong with it.

Seeing that the guests didn't speak for a long time, Shopkeeper Li took a sip of tea and changed the topic: "Where are you going to run this time?" ”

The guest stopped his chopsticks and looked at the shopkeeper Li: "I'll tell you the truth, I originally transported a batch of porcelain to Huaicheng this time." On the way here, I vaguely heard some rumors, but I couldn't be sure. That's why I came to you and wanted to inquire about the news. ”

Shopkeeper Li put down the teacup and got up: "I'm afraid you're going to run away in vain this time." ”

Now that Huaicheng is in such chaos, it is really not a wise move for merchant ships to go to Huaicheng again.

Now it's freedom to enter and exit, but who knows if you can get out when you wait for someone to go in?

"Yes."

The guest frowned, "I'm also afraid that I will have money to earn, and I will not be able to spend it." Since I've already arrived at you, I won't leave, stop for two days to see, it's really not good, I'll pull it back, it's not a big deal, it's better to lose money than to lose your life. ”

His family's ship is a merchant ship that specializes in delivering goods from Huaicheng, and every time he delivers goods from Huaicheng to various places, and then privately brings some goods back to Huaicheng everywhere. In order not to run empty boats, you can earn some money.

On this trip, Huaicheng was fine when he went out, but when he came back, he couldn't go back.

"How much porcelain do you have on board? If there are many, it is better to send them to Yangzhou, and I can help you introduce two merchants who are quite conscientious. ”

Because he was a guest who had known each other for many years, Shopkeeper Li couldn't help but come up with ideas for him.

"It's not much, it's only a small half boat left, it's not worth running a trip to Yangzhou, it's not enough to toss back and forth."

The guest didn't have the heart to eat the small half bowl of noodles left, so he poured a cup of tea and held it in his hand, "I was also unlucky this time, I was hit by water bandits when I went, and the boat dug two holes and almost didn't come back." He escaped his life by luck, but the goods lost part of the goods due to the flooding, and he lost a sum of money. When the ship was repaired, I bought a boatload of porcelain, which is easy to break by land, and it is quite stable in the water. Most of the noble and lowly people have come out of this way, and this small half of the boat was originally going to be taken to Huaicheng, but now it seems that it will not work. ”

Xu is because Lu Yangge is young, and Xu is the only customer who eats noodles in this store.

The two of them didn't recite Lu Yangge, they chattered about business matters, talked about things, and finally went to the rebel army and the court.

What the court is corrupt, the emperor is not virtuous.

As for the rebels, the two were unanimous in their refusal.

The change of dynasty, even for them, does not want it to happen.

The changes of that generation were not made by piling up the bones of the people. Only those who have a knife to their necks will work hard to survive, as for the shopkeeper Li, the merchant surnamed Qiu, including Lu Yangge and other ordinary people, no one wants to be involved in this war.

These two people said boldly, and Lu Yangge, who listened to it, had a small heart, and only felt that his luck in reincarnation this time was not very good.

Unexpectedly, in the troubled times, this rebel army has occupied Huaicheng, and sooner or later it will enter the capital.

From Huaicheng to the capital, by land, the road is only ten or twenty miles away from Jiangjiaba.

If you take the waterway, you must pass through the Jiangjia Dam.

When the time comes, she and the Lu family's small lives don't know if they can be saved!

She didn't know if her father's land and house could be bought and built.