Patches of blood.... That official ship is full of wicked people.... Xu Qi'an was taken aback.

But he did not make a rash judgment, for the canals were often filled with bandits, and it is possible that these officials had just repelled the bandits who tried to plunder.

"What kind of ship is that, and how is it different from ours?" Xu Qi'an looked at the official ship that was getting closer and closer, and casually asked his colleagues around him.

There were a lot of old gongs present, who were well-informed, and after identifying them, they replied: "That's a barge, look at the flag, it seems to be from Yuzhou." ”

Barges are the kind of large ships with flat bottoms, which are mostly used to carry goods.

Xu Qi'an let out an "oh", his eyes flashed slightly, and he continued to ask: "Are there any water bandits near Yuzhou?"

Song Tingfeng laughed "sneering", and put his hand on Xu Qi'an's shoulder: "It's only half a day's journey from Yuzhou Yuguan here, have you ever seen anyone blocking the road and robbing at the yamen?"

"That's fine. Xu Qi'an nodded, as if he had determined the tone of something.

"What's okay?"

"It's no problem to make meritorious deeds. He glanced at Song Tingfeng, saw that the two ships were about to pass by, and said quickly: "Tingfeng, immediately go back to the cabin to find Jiang Jinluo, and say that there is something urgent." ”

He then swept over the seven or eight gongs on the deck and said in a deep voice, "There is something wrong with that boat, you follow me." ”

After saying that, he turned to the barge on the side and shouted, "Stop the boat!"

The sound rolled, echoing across the river.

The barge-on-going officials paid no attention to it and pretended not to hear. Some boatmen even quietly adjusted the angle of the sails, and the barge was tilted away from the official ship where the watchman was.

At this moment, the other gongs also sensed that something was wrong, and before they could speak, they saw Xu Qi'an holding up on the guardrail, the deck under his feet "clicked" and broke, and his whole person shot out like a cannonball.

In an instant, it crossed a distance of dozens of meters and landed firmly on the deck of the barge.

"Click..."

The sound of the deck breaking was endless, and seven or eight gongs jumped up one after another, relying on the exaggerated bouncing force and the drumming engine, and also jumped onto the barge.

Seeing a group of gongs "invading" the barge, the faces of several officials on the deck changed slightly, and they quietly pressed the hilt of the knife on their waists.

"A few adults..."A bearded man strode out of the cabin, dressed in a yamen suit, wearing a high hat, and a pair of black boots on his feet.

He looked around at the gongs on the deck, clenched his fists and said, "What are you doing?" ”

Xu Qi'an didn't speak, carefully observing their micro-expressions and subtle movements, Zhu Guangxiao said in a deep voice:

"What kind of yamen are you?"

"The humble position is the head of the Caoyun Yamen's escort ship, escorting a batch of iron ore into Beijing. The bearded man replied. The errand clothes they were wearing, printed with the lines of water waves, were the errand clothes of the Caoyun Yamen.

Yuzhou is rich in iron ore, salt and iron belong to the lifeblood of the country, popularly speaking, it is a strategic resource, but also a major financial head.

In this regard, the gongs were not surprised, and turned their heads to look at Xu Qi'an. I don't understand why he suddenly intercepted the ship.

Xu Qi'an squinted his eyes and noticed a detail, until now, the barge was still sailing and had not anchored.

"Hirotaka, stop the boat. Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice.

Zhu Guangxiao immediately went to the stern, kicked the huge and heavy anchor into the water, and the barge slowly stood up.

When the taciturn colleague returned, Xu Qi'an asked, "Why didn't you stop the boat just now?"

"This...."The bearded man looked embarrassed and said in a low voice, "Wait a minute, adults. ”

He returned to the cabin, folded a few silver tickets, handed them over vaguely, and said with a smile:

"I know that no matter where I am, as long as I see the adults of the Yamen, I have to be filial.... The humble position is ignorant just now, and wants to fool the past, and the sin deserves death, please forgive the sins. ”

Xu Qi'an glanced at it, and it was all silver tickets with a face value of fifty taels, a total of about three hundred taels.

He thought that we were blocking the ship in order to accept bribes? The watchmen present reacted with anger and amusement.

Although the watchman is not too clean, it is not to the extent that the goose has plucked its feathers. However, the reputation of the watchman is indeed very bad, thanks to the civil officials who splash dirty water day after day, shaping the watchman into Wei Yuan's eagle claws, doing the evil deeds of mutilating the loyal and good, and bending the law for bribes.

The best thing for a reader is to use a pen to punish his heart.

"Ning Yan..." Zhu Guangxiao frowned and set his eyes on Xu Qi'an.

Including him, the public gong did not believe that Xu Qi'an intercepted the barge for silver, this guy who would cut the silver gong for an irrelevant woman, whether he was likable or not, but his character was worthy of recognition.

The bearded man saw that no one had taken the silver ticket for a long time, and his heart sank, he didn't think he had any problems coping, but it seemed that people didn't buy it.

"Take me to the cabin. Xu Qi'an took a few steps forward and stared at the bearded man.

At this time, Xu Qi'an stood in front of all the gongs, his right hand was inadvertently behind him, and he quickly made a gesture.

The gestures were subtle and subtle, but the gongs behind them quietly tensed their expressions.

Because this gesture is the professional sign language of the Yamen, which means: prepare for action.

"Take me to check it out. Xu Qi'an asked.

"Yes, please. The bearded man agreed.

.... Normally, there should be no protest: The matter of Cao Yun is not in the hands of the people.

Well, it can also be his instigation ... Xu Qi'an pondered, led his colleagues, and followed the beard into the cabin, and followed the narrow staircase to the bottom cabin.

The candles were lit one by one, and the bearded man led the watchmen to inspect the ore that filled the boxes one by one.

A gong grabbed a handful of finely crushed iron ore and sighed: "It's all high-quality iron ore, which has been screened." ”

The bearded man laughed a few times, which was a response.

The gong quietly dropped the iron ore, pressed Xu Qi'an's waist with the scabbard, and gestured with his eyes.

Xu Qi'an said: "You continue to check. ”

He walked aside with the gong and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

The gong lowered his voice: "The ore is too finely ground and the quality is too good. ”

Xu Qi'an didn't understand: "This is shipped to the capital, what's the problem?"

Tong Gong glanced at the people not far away, retracted his gaze, and whispered: "I investigated a corruption case in the Ministry of Industry a few years ago, which was related to iron mines. Ore is also measured by weight, not quality.

"In order to gain profits and enrich their own pockets, officials will mix crushed stone in iron ore, or impulse of inferior iron ore. As long as you grasp a certain degree, there will be no problem. ”

... That said, the quality of the iron ore here is too good... Xu Qi'an nodded.

After the inspection, there was no abnormality, everyone returned to the cabin, and Xu Qi'an made another request: "Give me your documents to see." ”

The beard obediently took the document issued by the Caoyun Yamen, and after confirming that it was correct, Xu Qi'an said: "I didn't encounter any situation on the way." ”

"How can it, I just left Yuzhou. The bearded man said.

Oh, then explain the green light on your head... No, what does bloodlight mean?

Xu Qi'an observed the cabin while walking, accompanied by the bearded man throughout the process, answering all questions, and his attitude was surprisingly good.

Until they arrived at the room, the four men sat on the small wooden tie and looked at Xu Qi'an and the others silently.

There are many seasonal vegetables stored in the basket of the stove room, which looks quite fresh.

Xu Qi'an said with a smile: "Now when I see the vegetable leaves, my eyes are green, and I have eaten fish on the boat for several days, and it is fishy and unpleasant." ”

He swept over the four men and said, "Right." ”

A young man glanced at the bearded man, met his eyes, comprehended, and showed a humble smile: "Yes, the fish in the river will inevitably have an earthy smell, and it is normal for adults to be expensive, and it is normal to be uncomfortable." Like us, who beg for a living on the water all year round, we have long been used to it. ”

"Oh, you don't know how to get rid of the fishy smell. Xu Qi'an nodded with a smile.

The four men tasted a little strange from Xu Qi'an's meaningful smile.

The bearded man did the same, and said tentatively: "My lord..."

He didn't speak, and his chin was slapped from the bottom to the top by the gong, and the gums collided, and a mouthful of broken teeth came out.

Immediately after, the gong slammed him twice in the chest at great speed, and thump... The strength runs through the back, tearing the poor suit.

The bearded man flew out of the way and hit the wall, slumping limply and falling to the ground.

Xu Qi'an, who suddenly made a move, stopped paying attention to him, turned around and swept his legs, swept off the ribs of a fellow man, and then smashed the sternum of the remaining three men with the strength of a warrior.

The whole process takes no more than five seconds.

Despite this, the fight in the stove still attracted the attention of both sides outside.

Xu Qi'an shouted: "Take down everyone on the ship and keep your mouth alive." ”

The gongs, who had already been reminded by the gestures, reacted very quickly, and did not hesitate to shoot and knock over a famous shipwright and clerk.

For the people who practice qi per capita, subduing a group of officials who are quite good is not much more difficult than Xu Qi'an beating Xu Lingyin.

At this time, Xu Qi'an noticed that a strong qi machine landed on the deck, and in order to protect the bearded man from jumping into the water to escape, he carried it out of the cabin and came to the deck.

Jiang Luzhong frowned and looked at him silently.

Xu Qi'an turned his head to look at the direction of his official ship, and found that Governor Zhang was also alarmed, standing on the deck and looking at this side, with a solemn expression.

This barge is also an official ship, belonging to the Yuzhou government, Xu Qi'an's actions are no different from water bandits. If there is no justifiable reason, the matter is not easy to handle.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Luzhong cast an inquiring gaze and glanced at the beard in Xu Qi'an's hand.

He recognized it at a glance as the poor clothes of the Caoyun Yamen.

"There is a problem with this ship, but it is difficult to say what it is. Xu Qi'an explained.

"This is the barge of the Yuzhou Caoyun Yamen, and the escort is iron ore?" Jiang Luzhong asked.

"Hmm. ”

Jiang Luzhong nodded and said in a deep voice, "How did you find out that there was something wrong with it." ”

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PS: I wish you all a happy Children's Day in advance. With our enthusiasm for playing games, shouldn't we celebrate June 1st?