It has been raining for days and the river has surged.
The river was rough and the waves were rough, and many boat operators at the ferry stopped working except for a few large boats for safety reasons. However, the big boats had to wait for a long time, so Su Jing couldn't wait and hired a small boat with a lot of money.
As the waves rose, the boatman paddled the oars with caution and concentration. He had no time to wonder why the woman in the cabin wearing a bamboo hat and covering her face with black sandals was in such a hurry to cross the river. Wasn't she afraid?
Su Jing looked at the Wuchang City facing the river quietly, thinking about how to act. She was not afraid of the wind and waves on the river at all, because few people knew that in addition to her martial arts skills, she was also proficient in water skills!
The boat arrived at the ferry on the other side without any danger. There was a light rain in the sky. Su Jing walked out of the cabin with an umbrella and said calmly to the boatman: "Don't take such risks in the future. It's not worth capsizing the boat for a few taels of silver."
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The boatman wiped the sweat mixed with rain on his face: "You have to support your family."
Su Jing sighed and said nothing, then reached out and took out another ingot of silver and threw it on the deck. The boatman was startled: "Miss, you..." but saw her turning away and the man picked up the silver with an excited look on his face, and then knelt down and banged it.
Kowtowed a few times.
The boy said that the world is bustling with people coming and going, but he really doesn't know that the world is full of fireworks.
Sujing walked onto the pier and looked up at the towering Hanyang Gate in front of her. She heard Li Muchian say that entering from this gate is Snake Mountain to the south, with the Yellow Crane Tower on the mountain. This is a place she has longed for, but today
Don't rush to see it.
I didn’t even rush into the city, but walked slowly along the city wall and along the river embankment. On the left was the city wall and on the right was the rolling Yangtze River. I looked left and right. Pedestrians were walking in a hurry in the rain. No one paid attention to this support.
A woman wearing an umbrella and a bamboo hat, no one knew that she was going to do something big that would shock Wuchang City.
When passing Pinghu Gate, Su Jing walked into the door and stood for a while. There were many people taking shelter in the door, but they only stayed for a short time and then they were busy going in and out. After a while, Su Jing also left, still not entering the city.
Continuing to walk south along the base of the city wall, when she was at Wenchang Gate, she stopped and stood by the river to watch the fishermen casting their nets for fishing. After watching for a long time, she attracted the attention of the fishermen: "Girl, it's not a big deal.
Don’t think too hard about it…”
Su Jing smiled and walked away. She turned and walked south along the city wall and came to the Wangshan Gate. Outside the Wangshan Gate is a tributary of the Yangtze River. It runs east-west and is called Catfish Tao. In later generations, it has been filled with silt and cannot be seen. The approximate location
Right on the current South Second Ring Road.
But at this time, it was a large river leading to the inland outside Wuchang City. It was also a haven for fishermen and even the navy was training here. Although the width of the water surface was only more than ten meters, the depth was unpredictable, ranging from a few meters to more than ten meters.
wait.
Su Jing lingered outside Wangshan Gate for a long time, and it was not until noon that she turned around and entered the city. The South City was far less prosperous than the North City, and most of the people living there were ordinary people. There were also many lakes here, such as Singing Lake, Gedi Lake, and Dusi Lake.
Lake, West Lake... there are seven or eight lakes, large and small, close to the water, so there are mostly fishermen here, unlike those in Beicheng where people live in rich and noble families, even the royal palaces and government offices at all levels are there.
After entering the city from Wangshan Gate, we walked north along the main street. There was an inn at the corner of the street near the Drum Tower. Su Jing glanced at the door for a few times and then walked in. The waiter quickly greeted her, and Su Jing ordered some food and then picked it up.
The bamboo hat and veil were waiting. At this time, she was already wearing a wig, with long flowing hair, and she was also a beauty without makeup. Fortunately, it was past dinner time, and there were not many people in the inn, otherwise she would have attracted attention. After all, a single woman came here this year.
That's rare in restaurants, let alone a beauty.
When the food was served, Sujing called to the child: "Can I ask for directions, how to get to the Yellow Crane Tower?"
The store clerk saw that she was pretty and talked a lot: "After leaving our store, walk north along the street. Not far away is the Drum Tower. The Drum Tower is between the Snake Mountains, and the Yellow Crane Tower is built on the west section.
, not far from Hanyang Gate.”
"I saw that there is an east-west street in front of our store. Where does that go?" The waiter wanted to talk more, but then a man came down from upstairs: "Go west and you will find Pinghu Gate on the riverside.
, go east and you will find Baoyang Gate. Is this your first time in Wuchang? As the man spoke, he walked to Sujing’s table and sat down. The waiter felt that he had been cut off and was very unhappy, but when he saw that
The girl didn't say anything, and went off to do other things angrily.
"This is indeed the first time. Is this elder brother a local?" Sujing asked.
The man smiled: "Who among the locals stays in an inn?"
Yes, Su Jing said: "In that case, how about traveling together?"
The man frowned: "No time" and walked away!
This shocked the eavesdropping store clerk.
There is such a proactive woman. Well, judging from her dress, she does not look like a good family member. In all likelihood, she is a gangster. How many good people are there in a gangster woman? Maybe she is a fairy, but fortunately, the man has seen it too.
Be knowledgeable and don’t fall into traps.
(The term Immortal Dance was not invented by later generations. It comes from Volume 14 of Ling Shuchu's novel "The Surprise at Two Moments" in the late Ming Dynasty. This book was written five years ago by Chongzhen. In other words, at least at that time, people were using this term.
to describe certain activities).
After being rejected, Su Jing ate her meal quietly as if nothing had happened. She slowly opened the note that the man just handed her and looked at it. There was an address on it. After confirming that she had remembered it, she crumbled it and flicked it out with her fingers.
went.
After dinner, Su Jing left and continued walking north along the street. After passing the Drum Tower and approaching Snake Mountain, he found an inn and checked in. After washing up for a while, he went to bed. It was just evening at this time, but it was raining lightly outside.
It's comfortable and really suitable for sleeping.
Huang Shu, patrol officer in Huguang.
Also known as the patrol censor, it is also what the common people call the eight governors. It sounds awesome.
In fact, he is just a seventh-grade sesame officer.
But, it's really quite awesome, because they go out on patrol on behalf of the emperor: "big things are reported, small things are decided decisively" and they are only responsible to the emperor alone, and are not subject to the constraints and interference of other departments, so they can exercise their powers independently. Watch the battle to see if it's right.
A bit similar to Jin Yiwei and Dongchang.
To put it bluntly, Jinyiwei and Dongchang were spying secretly, while patrolling the censor was monitoring officials openly.
Huang Shu was sent by the emperor to monitor Zuo Liangyu.
Then he was successfully instigated by Zuo Liangyu and became his confidant. Maybe he figured out that it would be boring to be a junior seventh-grade sesame official. Once Zuo Liangyu became successful, he would start as a chief assistant at least.
But... as soon as the matter was over, the person died.
This made Huang Shu very depressed. He thought that if the big tree fell, we would just support the small tree. After all, the roots, branches and leaves were still there, but the imperial court came directly to cut and saw almost all the branches, leaves and roots of the small tree.
It's been stripped down. I'm not being alarmist. The small tree is now like a clay Buddha crossing the river, and it may be broken at any time.
Now Huang Shu became even more depressed. After finishing Zuo Liangyu's funeral, he locked himself up and stayed at home. This was actually a decision he had made with Zuo Mengeng and others, which was to keep a low profile as much as possible and wait in hibernation.
Move sometimes.
It is also a form of self-protection.
In the name of mourning, Zuo Mengeng never left the door or took a step forward. Huang Shu also stayed still. Even if he had official business, he would excuse himself from going to work because he was ill. This was really a no-brainer. After all, he was different from Liu Jingting.
Liu Jingting is a freelancer, while he is a civil servant.
He was supposed to monitor Zuo Liangyu, but he was used by him. Can the court spare him this matter?
Absolutely not, it's just not the right time to take action now. As long as the situation is stable, there will be no need to settle accounts in the future.
However, Huang Shu was also mentally prepared. The most the court could do was to remove his position and say he had neglected his duties. They would not be beheading him. After all, I am just a small seventh-grade official. How do you ask me to supervise a big official?
Warlord, I have done it for big things, and everyone in the world knows that Zuo Liangyu respects his troops. It's just that your court is unable to deal with him. He makes decisions on small things, what can I do?
I'm just a decoration!
So just pull it off. Being an unofficial and light-hearted person, being a teacher at Xiao Zuo’s place is not better than being a seventh-grade security guard. Huang Shu has already made a plan. It will be fine if he endures this period of time. I believe that he will soon be a teacher.
You will be fired.
Just wait patiently at home and try to go out as little as possible and avoid contact with others, even Zuo Mengeng's place, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
Huang Shu was from Huizhou. He was an official in the capital and was assigned to Wuchang. In the Ming Dynasty, low-level officials like him usually rented houses. They were not qualified to live in yamen and had no money to buy a house. Moreover, in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, officials were not allowed to
Although most of the regulations on buying a house in the place of office have become a decoration, most low-level officials rent houses.
Huang Shu originally rented a house in Wuchang, but after he followed Zuo Liangyu, the other party gave him a house at the foot of Snake Mountain to the east of the Drum Tower, with a courtyard full of slaves and maids.
It was getting late at night. On the second floor of an inn near Huang's house, two men stood at the window and stared closely at the activities in Huang's house, for fear of missing something. At this time, only the main hall of Huang's house was still lit, and the rest was pitch dark.
These two people are Dongchang's bosses, responsible for monitoring and assisting Su Jing's operation, but they are very unconvinced because they are veterans in this industry. They can kill people and set fires easily and are very professional. They can do whatever you want.
They can satisfy you in any way you want to die.
Therefore, even though they could easily handle the matter, the superiors ordered him not to act rashly. The superiors called in a professional from elsewhere to handle it!
Professional, is there anyone more professional than us?
Especially after today’s meeting, I found out it’s a girl!
They didn't believe how professional this woman was, and were curious to see how she started and what methods she used.
The night got deeper, the light rain was still falling, and the road was dark with almost no pedestrians. The two of them climbed by the window but were not in a hurry. The wind was high, the night was dark and the rain was a good time to kill. They believed that Su Jing would definitely come tonight.
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When he arrived, one person touched his companion's arm lightly, and a dark figure held an umbrella on the street. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to see him. He walked slowly to the door of Huangzhai.
This is too blatant, and she holds an umbrella, wears a bamboo hat and wears a black robe. How can she easily climb over the wall?
The two of them were muttering to themselves, but suddenly the man knocked on the door.
I wipe it, what are you doing, go in and stab it directly?
Is this what is called professionalism?
Or should we pretend to stay overnight... or something, the two of them thought about it and couldn't figure it out.