The scar-faced mountain bandit was tremblingly pressed in by two Youyun guards. He knelt on the ground and started shouting loudly, "Sir, please forgive me. I'm blind and don't know Mount Tai. I'll spare my life. I'm willing to work for you."

horse."

This was said very neatly. I guess I have done this kind of "flexible and flexible" thing before.

Lou Jing didn't talk to him or look at him, and just sprinkled seasoning on the roast duck. Logically speaking, the prey in spring would not be too fat, but the two Yun Twelve hunted were very fat and tender, and they were sizzling on the fire, laughing.

He said to Xiao Chengjun: "Wild ducks will migrate to the Central Plains in early spring. If you can hunt wild ducks here now, they must be too fat to fly away."

Xiao Chengjun nodded slightly. He didn't feel that at first, but now he smelled the fragrant smell and suddenly felt hungry.

The scarred man was so bored that he did not dare to speak out anymore, and was suppressed by Youyun Guards.

"Who are you and why are you passing by this place?" Xiao Chengjun slowly spoke after he had enough time to show off the man.

His waist was still a little sore from the intimate session just now, but because there were outsiders present, he sat upright and felt a little uncomfortable, so he asked to divert his attention.

Her husband's slight discomfort could deceive others, but he could not escape Lou Jing's eyes. He turned over the duck in his hand and moved to the side, next to Xiao Chengjun. It looked like he was leaning against him.

It comes to people.

Xiao Chengjun smiled slightly and leaned against Lou Jing's body without leaving any trace.

"I'm the bandit from the nearby hills," the scarred man replied, "I'm going to Laohei Mountain." No need to continue asking, this man just poured beans out of a bamboo tube.

But it turned out that some time ago, officers and soldiers came to suppress the bandits. They were in a small hilltop and they couldn't help but beat them. Seeing that the situation was not right, the boss of the hilltop fled first, saying that he was going to the mountain stronghold in the neighboring county. The gangsters also fled in all directions.

, I have been lurking in nearby villages and towns in the past few days, heading to neighboring counties in small groups.

Lou Jing raised her eyebrows, "You just run away when the officers and soldiers come. How did this village last for so many years?"

"We'll come back after the officers and soldiers leave." The scarred man didn't take it seriously. All the cottages in Jiangzhou were like this. When the officers and soldiers came, they could go to other cottages to take refuge. All they had to do was pay enough money to that cottage.

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Xiao Chengjun frowned. No wonder the bandits in Jiangzhou have been unable to be cured for so many years. It seems that it is not only the rugged mountains that are difficult to defend and difficult to attack, but also because these bandits are very cunning and do not fight head-on with the officers and soldiers. "The officers and soldiers will not come to arrest them."

You guys?"

The scarred man shook his head. Although they were also scared, they had been hiding for so long. They only saw officers and soldiers sweeping the mountain on the first day. They quickly withdrew after that, and no one came to arrest them again.

"This is nonsense!" Xiao Chengjun was very angry. The newly appointed governor of Jiangzhou wanted the merits of suppressing bandits and did not care about the whereabouts of these little bandits. No wonder Jiangzhou was in such chaos. "You should read his book of bullying."

Don’t bother me!”

When the Scar Bandit heard this, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat. Hearing this tone, he must be an official, and he would not let him go.

Lou Jing reached out and stroked the back of the person next to her, then raised her chin towards Yun Yi, "Kill him."

Yun Yi took the order and dragged the scarred man tied into a rice dumpling to the yard.

"Master, please spare my life, I just want to grab some money and go home to support my mother!" When he heard that he was going to be killed, the scarred face suddenly started to cry out.

Just to grab some money? Thinking of the scene she saw, Lou Jing snorted coldly, dare to reach out to Xiao Chengjun's people, no matter whether you want to rob money or sex, you should all die!

"Everyone who wants to be killed says this." If he was really so filial, how could he come out so unscrupulously to rob the house? Yun Yi kicked the scarred face, raised the knife in his hand, and killed him cleanly.

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"Are you going to stay in Jiangzhou?" Youyun Guards all retreated. Xiao Chengjun relaxed and leaned against Lou Jing. He remembered that he was a general sent by the imperial court. Now that Jiangzhou is in chaos, he is afraid that he will be busy when he arrives in the four southern counties.

Got up.

"No need," Lou Jing sat cross-legged, letting her husband lie down on his legs, and smiled mysteriously at him, "Now, it's not the time for me to take action, go to the fourth county of Nan County and have a knot, and I will follow you to Fujian.

Go to the state."

The next day, the two set out on the road and arrived in Linjiang County before noon.

The largest river in the Yu Dynasty divided Jiangzhou into the north and south. Linjiang County was the narrowest river in the entire Jiangzhou. People who took the official road usually crossed the river here.

Nowadays, there are many refugees gathered outside the county town, but not as many as outside Xunyang City. This is because the county town is very small and the pier across the river is not in the city. There are heavy troops guarding outside the city. The refugees gather on the pier and wait.

Take the boat to ferry them across the river.

"What happened in Qingzhou?" Lou Jing looked at the refugees gathered outside the city gate and was puzzled.

Xiao Chengjun tightened his grip on the reins, "The floods have not been dealt with, and the construction of rivers has delayed autumn planting. There is a famine in Qingzhou, and the capital sent imperial envoys to check. Shen Lian was afraid that the court would find out, so he drove women and children who could not work as laborers to Jiangzhou.

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Last year, there was a flood in Qingzhou, but the taxes were not reduced at all. The fields were deserted and there was no food stored. The result can be imagined. Those displaced refugees fled to Jiangzhou in droves. Jiangzhou was in chaos again, and no one cared about it for a while.

"Master, you can enter the city." Yun Yi came over to report that Linjiang City was also heavily guarded outside, but as long as each person paid an entry fee of one tael of silver, he could enter.

"Sir, please take me into the city. I can do laundry, cook, cook, and chop firewood..." Seeing these people in bright clothes and angry horses, the refugees swarmed towards them.

Xiao Chengjun looked at the haggard people and felt sorry for them, but as a vassal king now, he could not directly intervene in the affairs of the court. The people who should be seen and the things that should be explained have been taken care of, so he must go to the fiefdom as soon as possible.

The Sixteenth Guards of Youyun quickly formed a circle and surrounded the two masters. They drew their sabers to prevent those people from approaching, and the two rode their horses quickly into the city.

There was peace in Linjiang City. Although the city was closed and no one could leave, it was still short-lived and the people did not suffer much impact.

After washing up in the inn, the two of them put on ordinary wide-sleeved robes and walked to a restaurant by the river.

Linjiang City got its name because one side is adjacent to the river. There are many restaurants built along the river, where you can enjoy the scenery and eat, which is the best of both worlds.

"Now is the season for the plump mandarin fish. Since we are here in Linjiang, we must try it." Lou Jing took her husband and sat down. There were no windows on the second floor of the restaurant. When the bamboo curtain was opened, there was a low railing. Outside

It is a vast river surface, which is a good place to enjoy the scenery.

"The guest officer is really right, the squirrel and mandarin fish we have here is the first in Linjiang City!" the waiter smiled enthusiastically.

"Then let's have a squirrel mandarin fish and some specialty dishes." Lou Jing said happily.

"Okay -" the waiter responded with a long voice and left.

Xiao Chengjun looked helplessly at Lou Jing, who was smiling, "You don't look like you are in a hurry, you are clearly out for fun."

Although he was very worried about Jiangzhou, there was a time limit for going to the fiefdom. If he did not reach Minzhou within forty days, someone would ask him to leave the fiefdom without permission.

"To travel with you is to be exiled, and to me it is also fun." Lou Jing held His Royal Highness the Prince of Fujian's hand on the table and said softly.

Xiao Chengjun was stunned for a moment. Looking at the undisguised tenderness in those starry eyes, he suddenly didn't know how to answer. He had to turn his head to look at the riverside and face him sideways.

Lou Jing held the soft hand like a rabbit pancake with one hand and played with it. She supported her chin with the other hand and smiled as the ears turned from white to pink.

"Why are there no ships on the river?" Xiao Chengjun looked at the empty dock and frowned slightly.

It happened that the waiter came to serve the food, and after hearing this, he said: "It's not the refugees who are causing trouble. Someone went into the river to fish the day before yesterday. Those refugees grabbed the boat and insisted on crossing the river, beating the fisherman to death."

The refugees had no money and wanted to cross the river by boat, so they had no choice but to grab them. Now the ferrymen and fishermen are afraid to take the boat.

Xiao Chengjun's heart sank. How could they leave without a boat?

"Don't worry, I asked Yun Ba to find out. There will always be a way." Lou Jing waved his hand for the waiter to go down, picked a chopstick of fish and put it in Xiao Chengjun's bowl. Hearing Yun Jiu say that his Yuan Lang has been busy these days.

He felt very distressed because he didn't have a good meal, so he brought him here to eat something good.

"If you don't care about these refugees, trouble will happen sooner or later... Well..." Xiao Chengjun was about to say something, but he was stuffed with a mouthful of fish.

"Are you waiting for me to feed you?" Lou Jing looked understanding, stood up and sat next to Xiao Chengjun, and whispered, "Your Highness should have said it earlier, and I was left guessing for a long time."

Xiao Chengjun glared at him. There was something in his mouth and he couldn't speak, so he had to eat the fish first. The delicious fish was paired with the salty sauce, which was very delicious. Xiao Chengjun showed a look of satisfaction in his eyes, "Stop making trouble, sit down."

go back."

Lou Jing looked at the bamboo curtains around him. People at other tables couldn't see them clearly. "I won't go back unless you feed me a bite too."

There are no bones in the mandarin fish meat, so you can eat it with confidence. Xiao Chengjun couldn't help it, so he picked up several pieces of fish meat, dipped it in the sauce, and stuffed them into the mouth of a guy who started cheating again.

"Well..." Lou Jing's mouth was full, and he had to chew hard with a bulging face, looking like a squirrel that had eaten a big nut.

Xiao Chengjun looked at him and couldn't help but chuckle. The worries just now were swept away. Sure enough, when he was with this person, he couldn't be sad anymore.

Yun Ba traveled all over Linjiang City. The ferry stopped at the ferry, but the boatmen refused to leave, saying that it would take at least seven days before they could ferry people over.

"There are only two options now. We can buy a ferry and cross the river by ourselves, or the boatmen will be willing to ferry people over at night." Back at the inn, Yunba told everything he had found out.

"Those refugees were staring at us during the day. Even if we bought a boat, we couldn't cross the river." Yun Shiliu went to inquire about the situation in the city. "And there are many reefs and dangerous shoals at the Hezui Bend of the river, and there are no boatmen who are familiar with the waterway.

We can't get through it at all."

"Then let's cross the river at night. You can book three larger ferries." Lou Jing pondered for a moment and asked Yun Ba to hurry up. In addition to people, they also have eighteen horses, and one ferry can't carry them at all.

Yunba quickly found a boat. An ordinary ferry couldn't carry the horses. Fortunately, there was a businessman who was eager to sell goods to the south of Jiangzhou. He had a large cargo ship. If he was given some money, he could help them carry the horses there, but it was so difficult. The cargo ship was very dirty, so I asked two Youyun Guards to follow the ship, and the others took the ordinary ferry for two days.

Walking on the waterway at night is still very dangerous even if there is a highly skilled boatman. Lou Jing looked at the dark river surface and the constant rapid water flow, which made him feel a little uneasy for no reason. He found a brocade belt from the baggage and tied it. His and Xiao Chengjun's belts were tied together, leaving only two feet of distance between them.

"What are you doing?" Xiao Chengjun didn't stop him and asked after he tied it up.
Chapter completed!