cold.
This is the first thought after waking up.
Wang Tingxuan forced himself to open his eyes and found himself lying on the mudflat by the wild river, with several corpses nearby.
At this time, he didn't care where he lay.
Because his own situation is not good.
His mouth was full of river cement and sand, and there were many wounds on his body, especially on his chest. The injuries there would have killed him.
After taking a breath, Wang Tingxuan took out a bottle containing ginseng liquid from the space, hoping that the ginseng liquid could save the life of the body.
Afterwards, Wang Tingxuan fainted.
Suddenly, a gust of cold wind blew on him. Wang Tingxuan felt shivers all over his body, and he woke up instantly, and then he also got the memory of his original body.
As for the original person, he was born an orphan and does not remember where his hometown is. He is about fourteen years old this year. Eight years ago, when the disaster victims arrived in the capital, his parents did not survive. He was rescued by the then Prince Zhongyong and was placed in his farm.
, and many refugees were resettled along with them.
Later, after the disaster passed, those people returned to their places of origin one after another, leaving only orphans like him with nowhere to go. From then on, they lived and studied in the farm.
At that time, the fight for the throne among the princes became intense, and Prince Zhongyong was the weakest. In order to save his life, he had to secretly train some loyal people.
Five years ago, the Supreme Emperor fell seriously ill and decided to abdicate. Prince Zhongyong became the lucky one. He stood out from the other princes and became the current emperor. They became the emperor's secret guards.
This was the original person's first mission. The reason why he let a rookie like him do it was to keep it secret. But no one expected that Jiangnan's problems would be so big. Their news was eventually leaked, and all the secrets were revealed.
All the guards were killed.
The leader who led the team this time had a good relationship with Wang Tingxuan and his group. After arriving in Jiangnan, the leader informed them of the mission of the trip. The primary goal was to obtain the account books from the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor; the secondary goal was
He is trying his best to let the Salt Patrol Censor live for a while longer.
The Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor is a member of the Supreme Emperor. He comes from a noble family. To put it bluntly, he is not a confidant of the current emperor.
The salt tax is a major tax item in the Chu State. Every year, the tax is first handed over to the Supreme Emperor. The Supreme Emperor keeps a part of it before it is transferred to the Emperor.
The court had no money, the emperor had no money, and the other princes and nobles were not willing to fail, so the emperor was in a difficult situation.
But this person was a confidant of the Supreme Emperor and could guarantee the annual salt tax, so the Emperor had no way to replace him.
The reason why they were sent here this time was because the Salt Patrol Censor was seriously ill and was about to die soon. There was a quarrel in the court over the position of the Salt Patrol Censor, and the emperor's candidate did not have the upper hand.
This salt inspector has been in office for nearly ten years, and the account books in his hands are of great importance. If the emperor cannot master them, many secrets will be covered up after this person's death.
They were sent to ask for the account books privately just in case, to prevent Jiangnan forces from destroying the evidence.
Speaking of which, the original person's origin was considered to be the emperor's confidant. If it were not for his identity as a secret guard, Wang Tingxuan would not mind continuing to use this identity.
As for changing your identity, the difficulty is not small. It is not easy to falsify your identity. In ancient times, the review of identity was more stringent.
For example, why did Monk Tang have to go through customs documents when he wanted to learn Buddhist scriptures? It was because of the strict censorship at the pass. When entering the city, you have to check it. If your identity is not clean, then don’t even think about entering the city. You also need to check it when you leave the city.
, only if there is no crime in this city, the customs clearance document will be stamped, and you can leave with the customs clearance document.
Of course, Tang Monk is protected by Sun Wukong and others, so he does not need to pass the customs clearance document. Theoretically, this is possible, but in reality it is absolutely not allowed.
Without customs clearance documents, they could not enter the city. In this case, they would have no choice but to walk in the wilderness.
In the wilderness?
That's not a good place to be, there are many bandits and monsters.
If Tang Seng had chosen to go to the wilderness to obtain scriptures from the West, it would have been more than ninety-nine and eighty-one difficulties. Maybe Tang Seng would not even encounter monsters, and the disaster would have been complete.
This was the situation Wang Tingxuan encountered. If he wanted to give up his identity as a secret guard, he would either go abroad or become a bandit and pirate.
The secret guard is a tool, and he still needs to find a way to change his identity.
As a secret guard, if you fail to complete your mission, the consequences will not be much better.
Wang Tingxuan searched through the secret guards around him and found a wooden box in the leader's arms, which should contain their identity documents.
There is a token in the box that can prove their identity as imperial guards, which is their official identity. In addition to these, there is also a secret letter and some information.
The secret letter was for the Salt Patrol Censor, Wang Tingxuan put it aside, and the information contained some news about Jiangnan that needed attention.
This is exactly what Wang Tingxuan wants.
These information were sent by the person hiding in Jiangnan. It was at that time that they were ambushed and all died.
After reading the information, Wang Tingxuan was a little confused. Lin Ruhai, the Yangzhou salt inspector, the son-in-law of Rongguo Gong Jia Daishan, and Zhen Yingjia, the president of Jinling Provincial Tirenyuan.
These are all characters in Dream of Red Mansions. If one person is a coincidence, then so many people are not a coincidence.
In other words, Wang Tingxuan's current task is to go to Lin Ruhai to ask for the account books of Jiangnan Salt Administration.
Lin Ruhai passed away on the third day of September, and now it is August 11th. There is not much time left for Wang Tingxuan.
This is too fucked up.
I remember that the book said that Lin Ruhai's health had always been poor. Some speculated that it was inherited in the family, some speculated that it was due to overwork, and some speculated that it was poisoning. Regardless of the reason, it is a fact that Lin Ruhai was terminally ill at this time.
You know, some people will fall into a coma before dying. Such people can't even open their eyes, let alone hand over their account books.
If they were not ambushed and relied on the large number of people, they might be able to get the account books secretly. But Wang Tingxuan didn't know much about ancient times, and the original owner was also a rookie. It would be difficult to complete this task.
He can't think about that much now. What Wang Tingxuan should do now is to leave this place. Before leaving, he looked at dozens of corpses nearby. Some people were about the same age as him and were friends who grew up together.
After burying these comrades, Wang Tingxuan walked towards the nearby mountains. At this time, recuperating in the mountains was the safest option.
This body was seriously injured. The chest wound was shot by a military crossbow. If it weren't for Wang Tingxuan's arrival and the addition of the thousand-year-old ginseng liquid, there would be no life left at all.
It is said to be ginseng, but in fact the ginseng grown in space is much more powerful than the ginseng picked outside. Just in case, Wang Tingxuan made some medicinal liquids and elixirs using ginseng that has been around for thousands of years. It was these ginseng liquids that saved his life.
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Even so, it took Wang Tingxuan three days to move freely. As for other minor problems, he couldn't care less and needed to get to Yangzhou as soon as possible.
I walked out of the place where I was recovering from my injuries and walked for a day before I met a hunter who had entered the mountains. I learned from their mouth that it was still three days' journey from Yangzhou.
In other words, he would not be able to reach Yangzhou City until August 18th, and then he would have to find a way to meet Lin Ruhai.
His identity cannot be revealed. Under such circumstances, it is another problem to see Lin Ruhai, who is seriously ill.
It’s better not to think about it, it’s important to hurry up.
This chapter has been completed!