Chapter 10 The Importance of Yangzhou
A bowl of cold river water was poured on Shanzong's face, but it did not wake up immediately as Xu You imagined. Facing Zuo's puzzled gaze, Xu You coughed dryly, knowing that he had made an empiricist mistake. Shanzong was knocked down by Zuo's internal force, and it was not a coma caused by collision. How could it be effective to pour cold water like the one performed on TV?
"Looking at how angry he was just now, help him reduce the fire first!" Xu You turned back to the cushion and sat down, saying, "Fenghu, wake him up!"
Zuo Ting kicked, and Shanzong immediately regained consciousness. His hands and feet were tied tightly with a fisherman's knot. The more he struggled, the tighter he could break free. He shook his head, and the water on his head flowed to his mouth. He subconsciously stuck out his tongue and licked it, and said angrily: "How dare Chu Man insult me?"
It is hard for him to be soaked in his wet clothes. He drifted into the river twice, but he knew that someone had poured water on his head. Xu You said lightly: "There are three principles of Confucianism: You can be close but not robbed, you can be approached but not forced, and you can be killed but not humiliated. You first robbed people and then force people. Will you think of yourself "not humiliated"? Besides, you are a thief, and you cannot tolerate people from the temple or the lower ones. People hate people when they see people, and dogs hate dogs. How can Confucian etiquette be used on people like you?"
"you!"
The seven orifices of Shan Zong Qi were smoked, and he opened his mouth and wanted to spray it back. However, for some reason, his always flexible tongue would tie it up when he met Xu You. He couldn't say a word for a long time, and finally shouted: "I'm so angry!"
Xu You picked up a cup of hot tea, bowed his head and took a sip, and said, "Tell me, be honest and lenient, resist strictness, who are you? What is your relationship with Guo Mian? What is your relationship with Yangzhou Governor's Office?"
Be frank and lenient, resist and be strict?
The Shanzong is engaged in the act of robbing wealth at sea. He has encountered all kinds of strange things. Some of the hidden money is tighter than the head of a century-old turtle, so he has to torture and torture. Therefore, he is not skilled in torture and confession, nor dares to compare with the cruel officials in Huangsha Prison in Jinling, but at least he knows very little. But he has never heard of any torture. He will start with the words of the core, and be forgiven if he confesses? Go and lie to the child!
Shanzong spat and said, "Want to know? Go and ask Guo Mian, ask Liu Quan..."
Xu You put down the teacup, said lightly, "Maybe I should go and ask the Sandra Hanoi..."
Yama Sect paused again, and its momentum immediately declined a little, and said, "Hanoi Yama is Hanoi Yama, it's all my fault... What's the matter? If you want to ask, go and ask!"
"With your appearance, it is quite different from ordinary people, so it should not be difficult to inquire about it! If the Shan family members go to sea to follow the thief, aren't they afraid of implicating the reputation of Juyuan Gong?"
"Where did the barbarians come from and speak loudly? It's so stinking..."
Xu You raised his lips and cut off his words, saying, "If you want to scold me again, I don't care whether you are from the Shan clan or not. I immediately sent someone along the river to spread the mountain clan of Minghai, the Shan clan of Hanoi, and the blood of Juyuan Gong flowed. He usually killed people, robbed money, raped and plundered, and was shameless, especially the most disgusting, despicable and inhumane beast in Chu State!"
Shan Zong looked at Xu You in shock, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "I think I am not a good person, but I will be at a disadvantage when I compare with you!" But he refused to scold him any more.
“Each one another!”
Xu You walked over, squatted down in front of him, and said, "Since you don't scold me, let's talk casually. If you want to tell the truth, I will let you leave the boat after passing Xiling County and never break your promise."
Shan Zong was silent. Xu You knew that he couldn't hold his face down. He just agreed without saying anything. He asked, "I'm just curious. Are you not from the governor's mansion? You colluded with Liu Envoy to frame Guo Mian, why are you still afraid that Mo Yun will chase him?"
"Be smart!" Shanzong rolled his eyes and said, "Who told you that I am from the same group as Liu Laogou? By the way, I remembered me..." He still remembered Xu You's warning, and quickly changed his name and said, "I was angry. I just came from the bottom of the boat and was about to lend you some porridge to satisfy my hunger on the way. But when I heard you say something with you, I framed Guo Mian with Liu Laogou, and I was angry for a moment and then grabbed the boatman and the girl in Hei, and planned to teach you a lesson. Oh, his mother... I ended up being taught a lesson."
Xu You raised his eyebrows, and Shan Zong said bitterly: "This is not a scolding, this is something he is used to saying, and he can't change it for a while!"
Xu You actually didn't have much disgust towards this Shan Sect. This person was smart, interesting in words, and powerful in methods. If it weren't for the Autumnal Equinox that he learned the White Tiger Power by chance, he was extremely domineering and could not control his short distance. If he had changed to another little girl, even if he was twice as powerful, it would be difficult to really pose a substantial threat to him. Moreover, he was free and easy, with the ostentatiousness and wildness of a pirate on his body. Unlike the rules and constraints that were everywhere in civilized society, if the two were not in completely different environments, Xu You wouldn't mind making friends with him!
"Since it's not a whole journey, why did you offend Liu Envoy?"
"This...is a long story!"
"It's okay, it will take some time to get to Xiling, and we have time!"
Seeing that Shanzong could not escape, he had to explain his grudges with Liu Quan in a scattered manner. It turned out that the manager of Liu Quan's mansion was ordered to transport a ship of pearls, jade, ivory, glass and other treasures from Panyu to Wujun. For some reason, he did not hang the Liu family's flag on the ship, so when he passed by Huangzhou, he was snatched by the pirates of Minghai.
It was originally a robbery. No matter if you are an ordinary businessman or a family of aristocratic families, the pirates in Minghai are doing this business. Isn’t it too unprofessional to see that the ship is full of wealth? But the problem is that Liu Quan is not an ordinary businessman, nor is he an ordinary family of aristocratic families, nor is he an insignificant little person among the family of aristocratic families.
He is the governor of Yangzhou!
After examining the historians of the Southern Dynasty, from the first year of Yongchu of the Song Dynasty to the throne, to the third year of Chen Zhenming, the lord was captured by the Sui army, and a total of 49 people were appointed as the governor of Yangzhou, of which the royal family had a total of 40 relatives, and only nine ministers of different surnames. And during these 140 years, these nine ministers of different surnames served only for more than twenty years. When Liu Muzhi advised Liu Yu, there was a sentence that "Yangzhou is the fundamental part and cannot be faked." From this, we can see that Yangzhou is the most important place among the states in the world. If Yangzhou is obtained, he will control the capital and then manage the world. For example, Liu Yu, Xiao Daocheng, Xiao Yan, and Chen Baxian were all first, Yangzhou governors, and then ascended to the throne of the emperor.
Liu Quan just left Yangzhou at the beginning of the year and was trusted by An Zidao. He was not only the southeastern barrier of the imperial court, but also the pillar of the eternal country.
Such a person, if the pirates dare to provoke him, he really kicked him to the iron plate!
Knowing that the treasure ship was robbed, Liu Quan did not send troops or attack him. He only sent the dead soldiers to Minghai to issue an ultimatum, and wanted to copy the thieves to return the ship's belongings within three days, otherwise there would be no peace in Minghai. The pirates in Minghai knew that they could not afford to offend him. Although they relied on the advantage of the terrain, they were not afraid that he would actually send troops to suppress the attack. However, if they let the navy warships harass the coastal areas day and night, it would have been too much of affair. After discussion, they obediently admitted their conscience and stopped the treasure ship at Shanghai Dukoukou within the time limit.
Shanzong couldn't swallow this, so he sneaked into the inland alone and followed the treasure ship to Wujun. Later, he found that the ship was about to be transported to Jinling, so he followed him and arrived somewhere in Jingkou. He found an opportunity to burn the ship, but he was found during the setting fire, and then ran away and chased him. During this period, he ran to Taihu Lake to hide for more than half a month. He finally hid on Guo Mian's Jinjing boat that happened to pass by, and was blocked at Jinkou, Changhe, which was also a waste of time!
Xu You stared at Shanzong's eyes, snorted coldly, turned around and left, saying, "Fenghu, take out 100,000 yuan, starting from the next dock, all counties and counties hired people to promote the origin and character of Shanzong. I want to know within ten months!"
"Ah? You don't count your words..." Shan Zong was stunned. He didn't understand why he suddenly turned against him when he said it well?
"I have something to say before. You must tell me the truth, but there are too many untrue things in the words just now. In order to avoid being dissatisfied, I will only ask one question, just because the boat was not burned, Liu Jun wrote a writing in various counties, and let dozens of Mo Yun chase you for so long? Or you look down on yourself too much and underestimate Liu Quan and Mo Yun. Such elites, how can you have time to play with you?"
Shanzong hesitated for a moment, and saw that Xu You was really about to leave, and said anxiously: "You are amazing. I accidentally touched a cabin on the boat before burning the boat. Oh, my mother's, who knew that it was so coincidental that I actually met Liu Quan's six girls washing mu..."
Chapter completed!