Although there was not much noise when Zhou Shan came to Sun Shangxiang's villa, it was not hidden from the eyes of Zhao Yun, the staying Sima (Chief of Jiangling Police).
After bidding farewell to Sun Shangxiang, Zhou Shan was anxious to go to Lingling to kidnap Adou, so he did not stop at Jiangling for a moment, but called Wu Zuo and Wu You and went straight to the south gate.
The two carriages passed smoothly along the way, but they were stopped when they reached the city gate.
Zhou Shan scolded the sergeant: "I am an envoy from Jiangdong. I have already verified my identity when I entered the city. How dare you, a soldier of yours, come to stop me again?"
The guard, who was neither humble nor overbearing, replied: "I have been ordered by the general to be strict about entry and exit. All carriages and horses must be inspected as soon as they leave the city."
"Who is so entrusted with this? Is he the least he can bear to take the responsibility for destroying the alliance between the two families?" Zhou Shan frowned and said angrily.
"It's me." He spoke in a loud and powerful voice.
Zhou Shanxun looked around and saw only a general in white robes and silver armor walking slowly down the steps from the city gate.
"General." The guard quickly clasped his fists.
The two brothers Wu Zuo and Wu You got off the carriage behind them. They bowed in the direction of Zhao Yun and called out: "General Zilong."
"Weiwei Zhou? We seemed to have met him last time we came to Jiangling." Zhao Yun nodded and said.
Zhou Shan knew that Zhao Yunzhi was very brave, so he clasped his fists and saluted and said, "I want to leave the city and return to Jiangdong, but I don't want this soldier not to let me go..."
"Weiwei Zhou only came in the morning and will leave in the afternoon. Why are you so anxious?" Zhao Yun asked doubtfully.
"This time I came to deliver some local products from Jiangdong on the order of my lord. I couldn't bother you because the lady is pregnant, so I left first." Zhou Shan explained.
Zhao Yun nodded first, then looked at Wu Zuo behind him, and Wu You asked: "Are you seeing me off, or are you going back too?"
"My two brothers have been in Jingzhou for a few years. Because they missed their homeland, they went back with Zhou Wei." Wu Zuo said truthfully.
"My lord is not in Jingzhou. I am in charge of Jiangling's public security. People and vehicles leaving the city will be checked. Please cooperate." After Zhao Yun finished speaking, he did not give Zhou Shan a chance to speak, and directly ordered the guards to search the two carriages.
Although Zhou Shan was angry just now, he didn't dare to talk back in the face of Zhao Yun's pressure. Thinking that he had more important things to do, he planned to just endure it.
The doorman briefly searched the carriage and found that there was no other suspicious person or object inside, so he nodded lightly to Zhao Yun.
"Routine inspection. Many people have been offended. Please leave the city."
Zhao Yun waved his hand after receiving the message, and the other guards immediately gave way to let him through.
After driving the carriage to the dock, Zhou Shan boarded his boat and sailed on the Yangtze River. He couldn't help but curse a few words.
When Wu Zuo and Wu You first came to Jingzhou, they relied on Liu Bei's love for Sun Shangxiang. They were still very comfortable as flying eagles and lackeys in Jiangling. Later, Sun Shangxiang lost power and lived worse than he did in Jiangdong. Now they feel very good about going home. They plan to stay there for the rest of their lives.
Don’t come to Gangneung.
Seeing the two brothers jumping for joy on the deck, Zhou Shan walked slowly from the cabin and asked: "I want to go to Quanling and take Liu Chan to Jiangdong for a short stay. You two brothers should help me complete the important task of my lord."
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Wu Zuo and Wu You felt as if they were struck by lightning and fell directly from heaven to hell.
Wu Zuo asked in great surprise: "Weiwei Zhou, are you kidding me? With just a few of us, can we go to Lingling Prefecture to bring the crown prince out?"
"Is this difficult? You have to use strategy to do things..." Zhou Shan pointed at his head and said.
Wu Zuo and Wu You looked at each other. There were weak guards in the six counties of Jingzhou, but you had to pick the hardest bones to gnaw on. They wanted to tell him how powerful Lantian was, but they remembered Sun Shangxiang's instructions before leaving.
"With all due respect, no matter what strategy you use, it won't work. If Guard Zhou really wants to go to Quanling to take risks, Brother You and I would rather go back to Jiangling. Please ask the boatman to turn the helm and go back." Wu Zuo shook his head and said.
Zhou Shan smiled coldly, "What tricks do you two idiots know?"
"This matter involves secrets. How can we send you back? Wouldn't it be suspicious if Zhao Yun, the Sima who was retained in the camp, knew about it? Your brothers are much less courageous than before..." Zhou Shan looked disdainful.
Wu Zuo and Wu You smiled bitterly and did not answer. They looked at each other, knowing that they were on the 'thief ship', and they were thinking that they would not get off the ship until they got there.
Zhou Shan's boat reached the vicinity of the Public Security Bureau, and the sky gradually became dark, so he docked at the new ferry built by Gan Ning for the night.
After Mi Fang moved the administrative office to Gong'an at Liu Bei's request, this small port gradually became prosperous due to the large number of county-level officials stationed there.
The Public Security Ferry is divided into an official port and a civilian port. Since it is on the only way to Jiangling, all counties in Jingzhou transit here. There are inns and post stations around the ferry that serve the government and the people.
After the passenger ship docked at the ferry, other ships entered the port one after another, and the people on board disembarked one after another and landed ashore. They were all clamoring to go to the ferry to have some food and wine.
Seeing these people talking eloquently, Zhou Shan asked Wu Zuo and Wu You: "The last time we passed by, this place was just a garrison. I didn't expect that it was already such a large scale in just one year. It seems that there are still troops on the ferry.
If there is food, let’s go ashore and have a hearty meal.”
Wu Zuo and Wu You nodded fiercely, thinking that as long as they could get ashore, it would be better to find a way to stay in the police than to go to Lingling and die.
There was a mixture of fish and dragons on the ferry, and at night everyone went to the inn to pay attention. From the conversations of others, Zhou Shan learned that there were often passenger ships traveling to various places in Jingzhou, and he silently began to worry about it.
Early the next morning, Zhou Shan was worried that Wu Zuo and Wu You would do something bad, so he asked his servants to send them back to Jiangdong, while he disguised himself as a merchant and took a passenger ship to Lingling.
Zhou Shan thought that this would be easier to disguise, so he hired a passenger ship to go to Quanling with a large sum of money from the police. The owner of the ship kept praising Quanling as a good place when communicating with him.
It wasn’t until I arrived that I realized the shipowner’s words were true. Although the city size of Quanling was not as large as Jiangling, the liveliness of the streets far exceeded that of Jiangling. This was mainly due to the establishment of Quanling Academy and military workshops, where scholars, farmers, industry and commerce were all involved.
Each city has found its own niche.
Quanling is located in the hinterland of Jingzhou and does not directly face the risk of invasion, so the city defense is not as tight as Jiangling. Since the trapped troops are stationed outside the city, there are only a few soldiers in the city to maintain public order. Zhou Shan saw such loose city defense and was very worried about the robbery.
Walking Adou increases your confidence.
Zhou Shan hired a carriage and followed the coachman's instructions to the prefect's mansion.
"I came from Jiangling on the orders of my mistress. I have something to do to meet with Governor Lan. Please let me know." Zhou Shan said to the two servants with clasped fists.
Due to Lan Tian's low-key behavior and deliberate concealment, this man who was shaking mountains and shaking people in Jingnan was unknown throughout Jiangdong. Zhou Shan only once heard Sun Quan mention him and said that he was a money-grubbing businessman.
Zhou Shan thought he had the ability to deal with such an "unpopular" guy, after all, he was now doing things in the name of Sun Shangxiang.
The two disciples were both from the Besieged Army and had been at the Quanling Prefecture for several years. They had never seen anyone looking for Lan Tian like this.
"General Lan is not in Quanling."
"Uh...where has he gone? When will he return?"
Chapter completed!