In the third year of Sheng Yuan Dynasty, it was the third day of April.
The continuous spring rain has been falling for several days.
The rain wasn't heavy, but it kept coming.
So much so that the originally arid climate of Qingzhou has become wet, which makes people feel depressed.
A carriage drove slowly along the official road heading south in Qingzhou.
It is said to be an official road, but it can be seen that the road in front of us is just clear of weeds. The road is full of mud and there are few pedestrians, cars and horses.
This official road is not deserted because of the continuous rain, it is actually that deserted.
"Qingzhou Yanzhou, a desolate place in the northwest of Kyushu." Lin Ji was sitting in the awning in front of the carriage, holding a whip in his hand, half leaning on it, his expression indescribable laziness.
Listening to the sound of rain beside his ears, he felt a little sleepy, so he closed his eyes, and the whip in his hand fell on the butt of the old horse pulling the cart.
Next to him, Han Li did not hold an umbrella and let the rain fall on him.
When I feel uncomfortable, I activate my spiritual power to dry my body again.
This is naturally cumbersome, but compared to using spiritual power to block the rain all the time, this approach saves a lot of effort.
It's not that Lin Ji didn't let him ride in the car to take shelter from the rain, it was just that he said that there was order in the hierarchy and he was not worthy of riding in the same car as Commander Lin.
"If you don't go out, you really don't know what the world is like outside." Han Li said with Yu Ji at the side.
His eyes glanced behind him.
There were only carriage ruts on the road when they came, but they had just experienced a robbery half an hour ago.
A group of arrogant gangsters decided to kill people and steal cars without saying a word.
It's a pity that they chose the wrong person.
His eyes lingered on the bloodstains remaining on the carriage for a long time. In just half an hour, the bloodstains were already washed away by the rain.
"Brother Lin, Qingzhou is in such chaos, why doesn't the court care?" Han Li asked.
After leaving Liangzhou, continue south and pass through Xiangzhou to get to Weizhou.
But Lin Ji didn't want to take a detour, so he headed southwest, passing through Qingzhou and then to Weizhou.
"How do you care?" Lin Ji's lazy voice sounded.
Han Li was stunned and looked at Lin Ji in confusion.
How else can we control it? Those who do evil are all monks, so naturally it is the Supervisor of Heaven who will control it.
Lin Ji seemed to notice Han Li's doubts and chuckled twice.
"Qingzhou and Yanzhou are poor and barren, not much better than Weizhou. In addition, for thousands of years, all those who committed crimes and committed crimes were sent to Qingzhou and Yanzhou if their crimes were not serious enough to die. And those who were imprisoned by the imperial court were hunted down and killed
Desperate outlaws who want to escape will also flee to Qingzhou and Yanzhou."
"The imperial court just allowed this place to be in chaos?" Han Li couldn't understand.
"You can't force people to death." Lin Ji smiled and said, "It's very difficult to track down the monks who broke the ban. The Supervisor Tiansi doesn't have that many manpower, and we don't want to let these miscreants disrupt Jiuzhou. What do you think we should do?"
Before Han Li could speak, Lin Ji smiled and said, "So I gave them a place to fend for themselves."
"Is that so..." Han Li's face showed a hint of surprise.
Lin Jize continued: "There is an unwritten rule in the Jiantian Division. As long as they are not the kind of villains who do not want to be killed and then quickly, but only commit minor violations, as long as they escape to Qingzhou and Yanzhou, they will not be pursued again.
Take care of it again."
"Otherwise, a place as big as Jiuzhou in the world would not be able to be managed with just how many people Supervisor Tiansi has."
"But if this is the case, wouldn't it mean that many eucalyptus trees will become headless and empty eucalyptus trees?"
"This is called relaxation." Lin Ji replied.
"Relaxation level?"
"If you push too hard, the villains will join forces to keep warm, and it will be a lot of trouble to deal with them. But if you don't push them, they will be unscrupulous and cause outrageous things at every turn."
Lin Ji opened his eyes, and another whip fell on the butt of the old horse in front of him.
Perhaps he was too heavy-handed, so Lao Ma looked back at Lin Ji with some resentment.
"Feel sorry."
Lin Ji waved his hand at Lao Ma perfunctorily, and then looked at Han Li.
"Relax and then tighten, and relax with a certain degree. This is the long-term way. Although it is difficult to grasp the appropriateness, you must know it in your heart."
While he was talking, he could vaguely see a somewhat dilapidated city in front of him.
The city wall is only about three or four meters high, and it is full of potholes in many places.
Even if it is said to be a ruined building, it is not far behind.
The city gate was open and there were no guards, but there were a few fierce-looking guys at the door, collecting the city's money.
There was no queue at the city gate, and even looking around, only Lin Ji and his party wanted to enter the city.
"Li Cheng, Qingzhou Fucheng." Lin Ji looked at the illegible characters on the dilapidated city wall, and it took him a long time to understand.
"After resting in the city for a day and repairing, we will set off south early tomorrow morning," Lin Ji said.
The carriage soon arrived at the city gate.
The people guarding the city gate had been staring at the carriage of Lin Ji and his party for a long time. When they came close, they immediately surrounded them.
"Two people in a car, the car stays and the people leave."
Upon hearing this, Lin Ji froze when he reached into his arms to take out the money.
He looked back at his carriage. There were just some worthless items on it. It didn't matter even if they were lost.
Ah Lu and Ah Zi ran away to nowhere. Lin Ji put a soul mark on them, so they couldn't run far.
The fat cat Aling was lying on Lin Ji's side, while Abao turned into a little mouse and was pressed under Aling.
He really couldn't see what was worth grabbing about this carriage.
Steal pots and pans from the car?
"The car is just some sundries, worthless," Lin Ji said.
"Boss, what nonsense are you talking to him!" A young man saw Lin Ji reaching into his arms and said quickly, "This kid must have a lot of money on him, so we might as well kill him too..."
These gatekeepers just talked about killing people and grabbing money so carelessly that they didn't care whether Lin Ji could hear them or not.
This style also made Lin Ji suddenly realize that Qingzhou might be even worse than he thought.
"I never stopped after entering Qingzhou. I didn't expect that the real Qingzhou would look like this." Lin Ji murmured a few words, and then his eyes fell on Han Li beside him.
"Brother Lin..."
"Kill them all and leave no one alive."
Han Li had been waiting for a long time. In Qingzhou, he had killed many gangsters with evil intentions along the way, including the few in front of him.
After Lin Ji casually explained, he drove the carriage into the city without even looking at the dying people.
Han Li stayed behind. The moment the gangsters tried to take the lead, several talismans appeared in his hands, and their power was activated.
Just for a moment, fire suddenly appeared, accompanied by painful wails.
At this moment, Lin Ji had already driven the carriage into the city.
He noticed that many eyes around him were falling on him, and most of them were malicious or a little timid because of the commotion at the city gate.
Looking back, I saw Han Li holding a long sword and sending the remaining guys to their final destination one by one.