The willows are green and the river is level, and the singing sound on the Lang River is heard.

Above the wide Huai Shui, the blue waves are rippling, and the breeze with water vapor brings a bit of rare coolness in midsummer.

On a small boat, a young man in a green shirt stood on the bow of the boat, looking at the picture of some boatmen singing boat songs and walking leisurely on the river, stunned.

Behind him, a man stood like an iron tower, silent and calm, and it made people feel very safe at first sight.

"Honorable guest, lunch is ready, please come to the cabin to eat, right?"

The captain of the ship stepped up to the deck and greeted with a smile.

I can't help but be unenthusiastic, this group of people, it's really generous, just ten people chartered him a boat!

And except for the boy brother, the rest are all powerful, walking the rivers and lakes, who doesn't want to be a little stable while making money.

The young man in the green shirt standing at the bow of the boat was naturally the Qincha Xia Jingyun who quietly went to Longshou Prefecture, turned around when he heard the words, nodded with a smile, "It's hard work." ”

"You're welcome, here, please."

When he arrived at the cabin and sat down, Xia Jingyun looked at the boat boss at the door, "Please stay." Let's sit down and eat together. ”

The captain hurriedly waved his hand, "We have our own way to solve it, and you don't have to be polite." ”

Xia Jingyun smiled and said, "It's okay, it just so happens that I also have some things I want to inquire about with you, and I hope it will be convenient." ”

Speaking of which, the captain of the ship didn't say much, "Then I'll trespass." ”

Waiting for the boat boss to sit down, Chen Fugui took the initiative to pour him a glass of wine, and after Xia Jingyun raised his glass and touched a glass with him, he said with a smile: "How long will it take for us to get to Chuning County?" ”

Chuanlao Avenue: "Chuning County is located in the southernmost part of our Longshou Prefecture, we are now on the Huaishui River, down the river, if nothing changes, we can arrive in a few days." ”

Xia Jingyun chuckled, "Huaishui is an inland river, there is no worry about freezing in winter, and there is no worry about the waves raging, what else can happen?" ”

The ship's boss sighed, "You're from Zhongjing?" ”

Chen Fugui squinted slightly, Xia Jingyun was quietly startled, and said calmly: "Why did the boat family say this? ”

"You don't need to worry about it, the villain is a boatman, and what you want to do in this line of work has nothing to do with the villain. The villain said this, firstly, because he saw that you were generous, and he must have come in an extraordinary way, and secondly, he came! ”

The boat boss sighed, "It is estimated that in this world, only those of you who come from Zhongjing will feel that the world is still so peaceful." ”

Xia Jingyun was stunned when he heard this, "The situation in the world has come to this? ”

Chen Fugui also said: "I came out of Zhongjing and entered Huai through Yingshui, and I didn't see much chaos!" ”

The boat boss waved his hand, "That's because you were in Gyeonggi at the beginning, and then you went up the river, and most of these bandits still don't have the ability to block the river and make trouble on the big river." I don't know anywhere else in the world, just this Longshou Prefecture and Guangling Prefecture on the left and right, it is really full of bandits, and the road is difficult. If you take the land route, I'm afraid you will be able to meet it! ”

He continued: "This is also the source of the change that we have just mentioned, the waterways are the safest now, so there are more ships than before, and if there is a congestion, it may have to be delayed for some time. ”

Xia Jingyun frowned, "That's not right! If it is really like what you said, there are thieves everywhere, and there will definitely be several big forces, then it is not that you can be satisfied with occupying the mountain as the king, and you will definitely occupy the county and seize the county in order to achieve great things, how dare you hide such things and not report them, why haven't we heard the news at all? ”

"Hey, I didn't understand this matter at first, but then I asked some elders, and they gave me an explanation, and I will be skeptical."

Xia Jingyun leaned forward, "I want to hear the details." ”

The boat boss tapped the table lightly, "They are all waiting for the old army god of the bamboo forest to die." ”

Xia Jingyun suddenly realized and muttered: "Yes, the old military god swept through the Eight Desolations and Liuhe, and no one in the world dared to raise the anti-flag, and now he is still alive, these rogue bandits, who dares to take the lead in raising the banner of rebellion as this bird!" ”

"Yes!" The boss of the boat bowed his head and smiled, "Think about it, if you go to the Taishou rebellion in Surabaya Prefecture, you will go directly to the army without being in person, and a few rushes will be wiped out." The anti-thief father and son were also taken to Jingzhong Lingchi to be executed, who would dare to follow? These bandits are all proficient, occupy the mountain as the king first, and slowly accumulate strength, anyway, the government has no ability to suppress the bandits now. ”

Xia Jingyun sighed, his expression was solemn, if this is the case, these bandits really passively responded to the mantra of [build a high wall, accumulate grain, and slow down to be the king], once the old army god really returns to the west, or someone can't hold back and ignite the fire of the plain, the combat power is much stronger than that of ordinary rogues!

Sure enough, I have been in Zhongjing for a long time, and I have been immersed in the dream of Shengping in the four seas woven by His Majesty and the courtiers for a long time, and I am too optimistic about the general trend of the world.

I'll have to come out and see for myself!

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly felt that the pressure increased dramatically.

Seeing that Xia Jingyun's face was wrong, the boat boss hurriedly comforted: "But our Longshou Prefecture is still quite stable as a whole, the state shepherd is a military general, and his strength is strong, but all the big bandits and big bandits who are emerging can be suppressed, at least in Longshou Prefecture, there are no rogue gangsters, and I don't know how much better it is than the situation where the rest of the state decrees do not go out of the city." ”

Xia Jingyun slowly calmed down and smiled self-deprecatingly, "I want to do some business in Longshou Prefecture, and I am indeed more worried about the security in Longshou Prefecture, but it makes the boatman laugh." I don't know if the boat family knows what kind of wealthy families are in this Longshou State, and what are the forces of all parties? ”

"With the strength of such a respectful guest, you will definitely be able to eat well in Longshou Prefecture!"

The boat boss first praised it, and then said: "The power of Longshou Prefecture is not complicated, it is said that there are four major families, Xiao, Hu, Ye, and Yu. The honorable guest is from Zhongjing, you should know the Xiao family, the first queen's maiden family, and the current head of the Xiao family is now our governor Xiao Fengshan Xiao of Longshou Prefecture. ”

"The Hu family, which existed in the previous dynasty, has taken root in Longshou Prefecture for hundreds of years, and is now the largest landlord in Longshou Prefecture, and the Hu Family Yayuan is also the premier garden courtyard in Longshou Prefecture."

"The Ye family is the door of the Cao Gang, the honorable guest may not know the Cao Gang, they collude with the north and the south, the inner and outer doors of the gang total tens of thousands, in the territory of the two Huai, where the Cao Gang passes, even those thieves who occupy the mountain as the king do not dare to be embarrassed."

"The Yu family is the first-class poetry and book family in Longshou Prefecture, and the ancestors have successively entered the ranks of high-ranking officials, and their status is lofty. Speaking of which, the son of the Yu family's generation was also unlucky, he went to take the imperial examination, but he encountered such a thing, but after hearing that he came back, he was not discouraged, and he still studied hard. ”

Xia Jingyun couldn't help but chuckle when he heard this, Yu Daoxing accidentally failed the list when he tried to do so, and everyone thought it was caused by poor performance, but later he learned that he was going to be the second, but who knew that the marker dropped the candle flower on his paper and destroyed the answer sheet, so he had no choice but to judge him to fall off the list.

Although the marking officer was punished afterwards, the result could not be changed, and it was really a rare bad luck in a hundred years to think about it.

He snorted and said with a smile: "I have also heard about Yu Gongzi's affairs, and he is indeed outstanding in learning, if there is no such thing this time, the champion is estimated to not have anything to do with Xia Jingyun." ”

"Isn't it! Childe's words are to the point! ”

The boat boss slapped his thigh and expressed his sincere appreciation for Xia Jingyun's words, "It seems that you are also a knowledgeable person!" Not only Yu Gongzi, but our Xiaozhou Mu was even more beautiful than that Xia Jingyun back then. ”

"He is the righteous brother of Concubine De, our state pastor is the queen's mother's brother, he took a top prize in the imperial examination, our state pastor followed the army to face the Northern Liang barbarians, led the army to behead hundreds, and made great contributions, and then transferred from martial arts to literature, and the official went to a state pastor, which point is worse than him. That is, after a long time, everyone forgot about it. ”

Being output by riding his face like this, Xia Jingyun was not annoyed, but was surprised, "I didn't expect Lord Zhou Mu to have such an experience, it's really amazing." ”

The boat boss nodded proudly, "So, those people who are blowing their gods outside, we don't take it seriously, and we have the ability to come to Longshou Prefecture to compare and contrast in person?" Right? ”

"Well said." Xia Jingyun smiled, "Come, I'll toast you!" ”

After a glass of wine, seeing that Xia Jingyun no longer spoke, the boat boss also got up with interest, "Don't bother too much in the next place, if you have anything to call me at any time." ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, "Okay, thank you boatman." ”

The boat boss walked out, and was suddenly stunned, but he forgot to take this opportunity to ask the other party what his surname was, and where he came from!

After thinking about it, it doesn't matter what way he comes from, it has nothing to do with him, anyway, it can't be that Qincha Xia Jingyun.

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Waiting for the boat boss to leave, Chen Fugui looked at Xia Jingyun, "Childe, I feel that this person's words are a bit exaggerated, if it is really as full of thieves as he said, we are in Zhongjing, how can we not hear the slightest rumor?" Are all the central princes deaf? ”

Xia Jingyun shook his head, "There may be exaggerations, but it should be generally the same." A few days ago, I read the information of the household department with Wei Lao, and although the distribution has been repeatedly increased in recent years, the total amount of taxes collected is only barely the same as in previous years. ”

Chen Fugui's eyes widened, and Xia Jingyun explained: "Qin Weizhong was in charge before, he was a traitor, and the people had a share of it, and His Majesty also wanted to hear the lies of the four seas Shengping, what he would do was naturally whitewash the peace and show a peaceful and prosperous scene for His Majesty." And those who dared to speak out, also under the joint efforts of His Majesty and him, were expelled from the court, and these news naturally will not be dispersed. ”

"As for the central ministers who have the ability to block the way of speech after the fall of Qin Weizhong, who doesn't want to fight for the phase right now, and who is willing to risk the world's disapproval to burst His Majesty's dream of the Holy Monarch."

Chen Fugui furrowed his brows, "What about the Black Ice Platform?" ”

As a private institution directly under His Majesty, in Chen Fugui's view, he will naturally present the real situation to the monarch, so that the monarch can understand the real situation in the world.

Xia Jingyun narrowed his eyes, "The Black Ice Platform is also composed of people, and if it is a person, it will have emotions, maybe he once tried to tell His Majesty the truth, but when he found out that His Majesty didn't like to listen to this, what do you say he would choose?" ”

He sighed softly: "What's more, does Your Majesty really care about the truth and want to hear the truth?" ”

Chen Fugui's heart was shocked, and he was silent for a while, with the propaganda he had heard since he was a child and the education he received, it was difficult for him to say that sentence.

But Xia Jingyun helped him say, "So that the people of the world dare not speak and dare to be angry, and the heart of a single husband is becoming more and more arrogant." The world has collapsed so far, and the real culprit is still on that dragon chair! ”

After speaking, he looked at Chen Fugui, who was nervous, and smiled, "Don't be so nervous, I won't rebel." It's just that if we understand the crux of the problem, we can prescribe the right medicine. ”

Chen Fugui quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Xia Jingyun also shook his head slightly, not mentioning any reason why the war hurt the people deeply, just looking at Chen Fugui, he knew that a dynasty that had existed for more than 300 years could be easily replaced in the hearts of the people.

A few days later, the boat sailed to the territory of Xichu County, a neighboring county of Chuning County.

The ship boss and Xia Jingyun were both standing on the deck, and the ship boss spoke: "Honorable guest, this place is only half a day away from Chuning County, why don't we go straight to Chuning County?" ”

Xia Jingyun smiled, "Don't worry, it's a lot of your ferry fare, but I'm here to do some business, thinking that it's better to walk around the place more." Don't go far, just take a look at this county. ”

The boss of the boat looked at this person and persuaded him more, "Don't look at the boat, it only takes half a day, if you take the land route, it may take two or three days, and the villain told you before, on this land route, I'm afraid it's not very peaceful!" ”

Xia Jingyun nodded, "We have good intentions, but since we want to come out to do things, if we don't find out the situation clearly, it will not be easy to do it in the future." Besides, these nursing homes in my family are not vegetarians! ”

The captain of the ship had no choice but to sigh and persuade the damned ghost with good words, and after collecting the money, they went away.

Seeing them talking and laughing, leading the horses slowly, the captain of the ship silently pressed the heavy silver, shook his head, and ordered the anchor to leave!

At the same time, Zhongjing City, Jiang'an Hou Mansion.

A convoy was ready to set off at the gate of the Hou Mansion, and as a figure dressed as a rich boy quickly boarded the carriage, everyone in the Hou Mansion sent them off, and the convoy set off in the direction of the east gate under the escort of a team of sword guards.

There is no royal flag, and there is no extravagant battle, but many people know that this is Xia Langzhong, who has been planning behind closed doors for many days, and finally set off for Longshou Prefecture.

So, one after another carrier pigeons flapped their wings and flew into the sky.

"Childe, look!"

As soon as he walked onto the dock, Chen Fugui gestured to the side of the road, Xia Jingyun looked over, and paused at his feet.

I saw a row of earthen walls, squatting unkempt and unclothed children.

Some of them are big and some are small, the small one still has a broken bowl or something, and the big one is with empty hands, and the similarity is that almost every one of them is skinny and has a very large head.

They leaned together, their eyes scanning the people who came and went, and their line of people who could afford to ride horses and wear clothes was naturally in their gaze.

Xia Jingyun led the horse forward, and said arrogantly: "A few of you, who knows where there is dry food to sell at this dock, lead the way, and my son will be rewarded!" ”

Chen Fugui and the guards on the side all looked at Xia Jingyun in puzzlement, and the son in their impression should not be this habit.

An older, about thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy stood up at the base of the wall, "I know. ”

Xia Jingyun casually pointed to a boy who was also eleven or twelve years old, "You too, lead the way." ”

Passers-by on the pier glanced at each other and withdrew their gaze in a boring manner.

The two teenagers quickly took Xia Jingyun to a baked cake shop, swallowed their saliva, and said, "That's it." ”

"Go, go, go! Dare to come over and see if Lao Tzu doesn't kill you! ”

As soon as he said that, the guy from the baked cake shop came out with a stick, but fortunately he was stopped by Xia Jingyun's guards.

Xia Jingyun pulled Chen Fugui over and whispered a few words in his ear, Chen Fugui's eyes lit up and nodded.

He walked over first, took out a few copper plates from his pocket, and threw them to the two teenagers.

Looking at the young man who couldn't help but be grateful to Dade, he sighed, "That's it, this master has a kind heart!" Shopkeeper, wrap me ten biscuits. ”

The stall owner would embarrass these teenagers, but it was impossible to disobey Xia Jingyun and his party, and immediately wrapped ten baked cakes and handed them to Chen Fugui.

Chen Fugui took the baked cake, put it in the palm of a young man's hand with the oiled paper bag, and said meaningfully: "Take it, don't be robbed." ”

The young man was puzzled at first, then his expression moved, and then his legs were weak, but Chen Fugui changed his face suddenly, "Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, what a man!" Get out of here! ”

The two teenagers were stunned by this shouting and scolding, and then left quickly.

Xia Jingyun and others also bought dozens of baked cakes here, packed them into bags, and asked about the way to Chuning County by the way, and then led the horse forward.

After walking out for a while, when they arrived at a no-man's land, one of the guards couldn't help but ask, "Childe, you obviously want to help them, why did you make such words before?" ”

Xia Jingyun didn't answer his words directly, but asked, "Do you know what it means for a group of people like them to sit there?" ”

Chen Fugui said: "It means that they are all orphans." ”

"yes!" Xia Jingyun nodded, "A group of orphans, the oldest is only thirteen or fourteen years old, and there are three or four-year-old children in it, if I am kind and caring for them, guess what will happen?" ”

Everyone will come to be this guard, naturally they are all from the grassroots, and they reacted immediately when they were so little.

If that's the case, most of the ruffians on the docks will ask them about their benefits, and when the time comes, the reward will not only fall into the hands of these poor children, but may also become their life-threatening talisman.

"Childe is thoughtful, I admire him."

Listening to the praise of his subordinates, Xia Jingyun was excited, "I asked Brother Chen to take the opportunity to give them a little broken silver, and strive to let them live, but if they can't survive in this world, let alone a few of them." ”

Everyone raised their eyes and looked around, only to see that the village was dilapidated, the four fields were barren, and the pedestrians who could be seen were all ragged and had dishes on their faces.

"Of course we can save them, but there are countless such people in this world, people who are even more miserable than them, can we save them?"

Xia Jingyun looked at the silent crowd and suddenly smiled, "I can save it." As long as we find a way to make this world peaceful again, we can let these people find a way to live and work in peace and contentment, not to save one, but to save the whole world! The sooner we reach this goal, the better their chances of survival! ”

He turned over on his horse, lightly clamped the horse's belly, and shook the reins, "Gentlemen, let's work together!" ”

Chen Fugui and the others only felt their blood surge, "I wish to follow the son!" ”

Then they all mounted their horses and rode their horses to follow.

The pride stirred like a flame in his chest, but it didn't burn for long, and the scene in front of him extinguished all the fire in his heart.

On the official road ahead, a tree trunk lay across the road, blocking everyone's way.

And when everyone reined in their horses, with a burst of noise, dozens of men holding wooden sticks and shovels rushed out of the forest on both sides of the official road.

Surrounded on three sides, a strong man with a knife walked out, covered his long-haired chest, and sat down on the trunk of the tree.

first picked the meat between his teeth with his fingers, then puffed back into his mouth, and glanced coldly at Xia Jingyun and the others,

"Everyone, let's ask for a fortune!"

Next, let's try to send this kind of big chapter, rush and order, and the total amount is the same.

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