The rebirth of the poisonous concubine

Chapter 199
Xiaoer quickly poured Qin Wange a cup of tea, and Qin Wange rewarded him with a large ingot of silver.Seeing that the girl was easy to talk to and generous with her actions, Xiao Er followed Qin Wange to talk about the situation.

"Where is the girl from? Did she come to Sanglin Town before?" Xiaoer asked curiously.

"A few years ago, I came to Sanglin Town with my father and brother in business." Qin Wange said lightly.

"It turned out that they came to Sanglin Town a few years ago, so it's no wonder." Xiaoer said with a sigh, "Sanglin Town has been worse than every year these years."

Qin Wange asked, "How did you say that?"

"Nowadays, Sanglin Town is so desolate. One is because of the flood in Yongzhou, which has affected Sanglin Town. Another point, girl, you also know that our Sanglin Town was originally close to the pier, so there were many cargo ships coming and going. I have to make a living, and my life is pretty good. But since the banditry happened in the past few years, there have been fewer guests coming and going, and Sanglin Town is not as good as every year."

"What banditry?" Situ Yan also came out of the room at this time.

Situ Yan was very dissatisfied with the musty-smelling room, so Long Wei, who finally came back, took the money and changed all the bedding in the inn.

From some places, it is very hard work to serve a master who is obsessed with cleanliness.Long Wei is a hard-working child.

Situ Yan opened his room to ventilate, and came over when he heard the voice of Qin Wange talking in the room next door.

"It wasn't caused by the water thieves on the water. The government sent people to suppress the bandits several times, but it didn't work at all, but it was hard for the fishermen and businessmen who made a living on the water. Our Sanglin Town is better, although it is close to There are not many fishermen at the pier, but the fishermen and businessmen in Surabaya City are suffering. Even when the weather is good, those fishermen dare not go out to fish, for fear of encountering water thieves, let alone catch fish. , I’m afraid I’ll lose my life.” The more Xiaoer said, the more excited he became, and apart from being aggrieved, he was more sad and sad.

It is so difficult for ordinary people to live in peace and prosperity, this world is really hard for people to live in.

Qin Wange and Situ Yan looked at each other after hearing Xiao Er's words.

It seems that Song Zifeng came to Yongzhou for this matter this time.

"Is there any reason for this? The government doesn't care? What do the governors of Yongzhou do?" Before Qin Wange and Situ Yan could say anything, they heard a majestic voice say, it was Tang Zhongze.

Tang Zhongze's tone was full of majesty. After all, he had been in court for a long time. Even if he deliberately concealed it, the aura of calmness and self-importance that he had cultivated over the years could not be concealed.

When Xiao Er heard this scolding from the originally refined old gentleman, his legs couldn't help shaking, wondering what the origin of this gentleman was, he was even more prestigious than the county magistrate of Sanglin County.

Qin Wange and Situ Yan coughed twice, telling Tang Zhongze to restrain himself.

Elder Tang frowned, then fell silent.

Seeing that everyone had come out, Qin Wange said: "Let's have dinner downstairs, Xiao Er, please follow us and tell us about the water bandits in Sishui City."

Xiao Er looked at the crowd with some doubts, wondering why the nobles in front of him paid so much attention to the water bandits in Sishui City.

Seeing Xiaoer's suspicious eyes, Situ Yan said with a smile: "We are merchants in the silk business in the south of the Yangtze River, and we want to transport goods by water from Yongzhou, so we came to Yongzhou specifically to have a look. But Xiaoer you When it comes to water bandits, we naturally have to be cautious, otherwise we will lose money when the time comes when people are empty.”

What Situ Yan said was reasonable, the boy had no doubts in his heart, thinking that it was no wonder that these people were dressed so brightly, it turned out that they were merchants in the silk business.

As Situ Yan said, he rewarded Xiaoer another ingot of silver, and Xiaoer happily accepted it.

When we went to the downstairs hall to eat, although it was lunch time, there were very few people eating. Although Situ Yan gave the shopkeeper a lot of money, the food for the two tables was not too rich, and it could even be said that it was a bit difficult to eat.

But the so-called wine and dishes are just a few fried side dishes, the meat is just a plate of braised chicken, the wine is good, the good daughter red, and the rice is not just white rice, but rice with brown rice added.

Situ Yan frowned slightly.

Looking at the food and drink, Long Wei naturally frowned, called the shopkeeper and asked, "Shopkeeper, we paid so much money, are you going to send us with these dishes? Even the rice is Mixed with brown rice, how did you get us used to it?"

The shopkeeper hurried over and said: "Excuse me, guest officer, the price of rice has also skyrocketed due to the flood, and we have done our best to get such a table of meals. Now the ordinary people in Sanglin Town I can't even eat brown rice."

After hearing the shopkeeper's words, even the silent Liu Chenyue couldn't help but frowned and said: "Although the flood in Yongzhou was severe, Sanglin Town wasn't affected. How could prices rise so much?"

"This Lord doesn't know something. After the flood in Yongzhou, the people had no crops. The government raised the price of rice. Even the rice price in the nearby Sanglin Town also rose. They were bought and sold at a high price in Yongzhou. Yes. It’s okay here now, the common people still have brown rice to eat at least, the closer they get to Yongzhou, they won’t even be able to eat brown rice.” The shopkeeper said quickly.

Seeing what the shopkeeper said and looking at the dishes on the table, everyone was no longer picky, and it was difficult for the shopkeeper to gather a chicken over.

Everyone didn't have much appetite for the dishes on the table, and they only moved their chopsticks a few times before urging Xiaoer to continue talking about the water bandits in Yongzhou.

Elder Tang was very unhappy and said: "The water bandits are a disaster, so the government doesn't care?"

Xiao Er then continued: "The government, how can the government care about these things. Before the governor of Yongzhou took office, Yongzhou was considered smooth, basically no water bandits happened. But since After Mr. Lin took office, water bandits were rampant, although no one said it, but they all knew in their hearts that the government must have colluded with those water bandits." Xiaoer looked around and said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Tang Zhongze ruthlessly put the glass of wine in his hand on the table, startling Xiao Er.

Tang Zhongze said with a cold face: "It's nothing. It's just that Lin Yong colluded with those water bandits, so no one will sue him in the capital?"

"Why didn't anyone sue? It's just that these people who complained died on the way before they could get out of Yongzhou. Those who opposed Mr. Lin were killed and their families were ruined. Who would dare to sue? Because it seemed that he had sued him in the capital, but he hanged himself in the government office in a blink of an eye, and there was nothing in the capital to deal with it. Everyone knew that Mr. Lin had a backer in the capital, so who could provoke him? he?."

Xiao Er said in a low voice, the more he talked, the more sad he became, and at the end he sighed heavily, "If a high official can bring this governor to justice, we ordinary people will have a better life."

Hearing Xiao Er's words, a sneer appeared on the corner of Situ Yan's mouth.

Lin Yong's backer in the capital, said Potian is Li You.It seems that over the years, Li You and Lin Yong have hooked up together, and they have done a lot of outrageous things.

Now that I've come this time, I can't leave empty-handed.

"Lin Yong is doing evil like this in the area of ​​Yongzhou, are all the officials collaborating with Lin Yong?" Liu Chenyue asked expressionlessly.

He is the Minister of Dali Temple, and he hates this kind of officials the most. A cold light flashed in his eyes, but he will not be soft when he finds out these officials. He must go through a series of laws and punish them. Only then can the common people be treated fairly!
"It's not that there are no good officials, but no matter how good the officials are in Yongzhou, they will either work with Mr. Lin, or they will be relegated by Mr. Lin for no reason, and some will die quietly and inexplicably. Yes. The current governor of Yongzhou is a good official, and he did not join forces with Master Lin. It is said that if this governor, Sir He, was not a student of a high-ranking official in the capital, Master Lin would have killed him long ago!"

Xiaoer said what he heard, and he said it with enthusiasm, "If Lord He can bring down Lord Lin, it would be great if we people can live a better life."

After listening to Xiao Er's ins and outs, everyone had a good idea, and Situ Yan said: "Thank you for reminding, since the government is like this, we still don't do business by waterway, so as not to lose money if we fail to do business in the future." go in."

At this time, a few guests came to the restaurant. They looked like people from the Jianghu, holding a machete in their hands and wearing bamboo hats on their heads.

When Xiao Er saw a guest coming, he was busy saying hello, so he said to Situ Yan and Qin Wange and his party: "If the guest officer has no other orders, I will leave."

Situ Yan nodded, and after Xiaoer left, Song Zifeng glanced at those masked men, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Situ Yan asked: "What happened to General Song?"

Song Zifeng said in a low voice, "Those people don't seem to be Han Chinese."

After hearing Song Zifeng's words, everyone looked over, and Qin Wange also said: "Those people used a machete, which seems to be a common knife used by Sangyue people in the sea."

Seeing a trace of doubt flashing in Song Zifeng's eyes, Situ Yan asked: "General Song said before that he wanted to come to Yongzhou for military affairs, could it be because of those water bandits?"

Song Zifeng said in a low voice: "Indeed, a few days ago, I got a secret report from the army saying that the Sangyue people were about to move around the border, and they seemed to have some connection with Yongzhou, so I paid attention and took this opportunity to go to Yongzhou Check it out. My sworn brother is Xiang Huai'an, the leader of the water army in Sishui City. A few days ago, Lin Yongcan filed a bullet to impeach him for colluding with the Sangyue people, and was sentenced by the emperor to be executed..."

(End of this chapter)