The Golden Age Chapter 570: Go south

The official road stretches and winds to the horizon, with gray fields on both sides, and the outlines of rolling hills are hidden in the distance.

It has entered the early summer season, and the eyes are full of greenery.

Although there are not many people in the Jiangnan group, they are all carefully selected.

Qin Xiao is the host case officer of this trip to the south of the Yangtze River. The accompanying officials of Dali Temple, Gu Baiyi and Fei Xin follow, and Gu Baiyi brought six torture officers from Dali Temple. In his eyes, these six people are considered to be good It is a material that can be made among the torture officers of Dali Temple.

In addition, Chen Xi, the Young Supervisor of the Purple Clothes Supervisor, took two officials from the Purple Clothes Supervisor along with them. However, the three of them not only changed the costumes of Dali Temple torture officers, but also put on fake beards, according to their age. It is always strange that there is no half of a beard. If this fake beard is stuck, it will naturally not be noticeable.

Although the three of them were among the torture officers of Dali Temple, the eyes of the torture officers of Dali Temple were not right when they looked at them, which clearly showed that they were not all the same.

Chen Xi is fine, the two prisoners in purple clothes obviously don't look down on the torturers of Dali Temple from the bottom of their hearts, they look proud.

This made the torturers of Dali Temple feel uncomfortable, feeling that the father-in-law of these purple clothes prisoners had lost their good chickens, but they got angry.

Not only the three men from the Purple Clothes Prison, but also the three Fat Fishes were mixed in the torture at Dali Temple.

Chen Zhitai and Geng Shao did not return that night. After returning the next day, the relationship was obviously much closer. When they headed to Beijing, there might be some conflicts on the way, but overnight, the previous small frictions have obviously disappeared. , Geng Shao looked at Chen Zhitai's eyes no longer cold, but Chen Zhitai's eyes looked at Geng Shao with a look of worship.

Pangyu knew that Qin Xiao was going to the south of the Yangtze River, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to go with him. After Geng Shao knew about it, he did not hesitate to follow.

As soon as Chen Zhitai arrived in Beijing, it was the first time he enjoyed the joy of finding abalone friends in the Kyoto Music Studio. He even agreed with Baoyou for a three-year marriage overnight. He was thinking about love for a long time, but he never thought of returning his ass. Qin Xiao was about to go south without sitting in the heat.

He didn't want to follow, but Fat Fish and Geng Shao are going to leave. It is too lonely to stay in Kyoto alone.

If you have enough money, it’s fine, but the cost of making friends in Kyoto is too high. That night I met the girl frankly in the band, and I was excited, in order to show my generosity and heroism, the next day I regretted it when I went out, there was not much left in my pocket, and there was not enough to spend time in Kyoto alone.

Thinking about it, I said that Jiangnan women’s tenderness is like water, and I am afraid it is much more beautiful than Kyoto. Following Qin Xiao to Jiangnan, may not have the opportunity to enjoy the gentleness of Jiangnan women, so I came with them.

A group of fifteen people, fifteen horses, after leaving Kyoto, they turned eastward with Chen Xi as a guide.

Chen Xi stayed in Jiangnan back then and was very familiar with roads.

According to Chen Xi, riding a horse all the way to the south of the Yangtze River is naturally feasible, but it requires a lot of detours. The most common way for Beijing officials to go to the south of the Yangtze River is by water. Jiqu can reach Jiangnan directly.

Everyone rushes forward, and it takes less than a day to get there from Kyoto to Luokou, and Luoshui, one of the three major water systems in Kyoto, is directly connected to Luokou Guandu.

Tongji Canal flows out of the Yellow River from Luokou, and enters the Huaihe River via the Chasm, Langdang Canal, and Suishui. After entering the Huai River, it flows along the Huai River to the east and enters Shanyang County, diverted to the south, and enters Hangzhou via Yangzhou and Suzhou. , Connecting Jiangnan and Jiangdu with this canal, and another Yonge leading to the northeast.

The Jiqu were all repaired by the previous dynasty, and it is also the biggest channel result left by the previous dynasty.

Compared to Yongji Canal, Tongji Canal played a more important role in the empire, and it can almost be said to be the lifeblood of the empire.

Most of the taxes in the south of the Yangtze River and the grains of the Jianghuai River go northward through the waterway of Tongji Canal.

The granary was built in Luokou during the previous dynasty. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Luokou warehouse became the center of the granary to protect Kyoto. When the empire was strong, the Luokou warehouse was expanded several times, with a radius of 20 li. Three thousand cellars, each cellar can store five thousand stones. At its peak, the Luokou warehouse stocked tens of millions of stones, and thousands of guards were stationed. It was the most worthy granary in the world.

This is not only an important place for food storage, but also an important place for transportation. Luokou Guandu is the Yongji Canal to the northeast, and Tongji Canal to the south. Less than a hundred miles to the northwest is Kyoto. The waterway is unobstructed. Most of the grain shipped from the south is hoarded here.

When Qin Xiao arrived at Deluokou Guandu with pedestrians, the sky was still dark.

Qin Xiao went south for the first time, and Gu Baiyi rarely went out of Beijing. Although Chen Xi was a guide, this time it was inconvenient to show people with his true identity. From the outside, he was just a Dali Temple torture officer, so some matters Fei Xin is present at the Dali Temple.

This time Fei Xin followed Qin Xiao down to the south of the Yangtze River. He didn’t know that he was going to investigate the Jiangnan Neiku case. I really thought it was Qin Xiao’s whim. He wanted to go to Jiangnan to patrol the case. He was happy to follow Master Xiao Qin to the south of the Yangtze River. I just thought that when I arrived in Jiangnan, singing and dancing would rise to prosperity, and maybe I would be able to get some benefits back from Jiangnan.

So when I arrived at Guandu, Luokou, I didn't need Qin Xiao's instructions to take the initiative to contact the personnel of Guandu.

The officials at Guandu checked Fei Xin’s documents and knew that this was an official patrol from Dali Temple. They were responsible for the dispatch of ships all year round. They naturally displayed their prestige in front of the officials coming from the local area. Don't dare to neglect.

Fifteen people, fifteen horses, and at least two official ships are required. Guandu personnel will first prepare the required official ships. As for the required expenses, a list will be listed and sent to Dali Temple reimbursement.

Fei Xin at Dali Temple is a Wupin Temple. There are no eight hundred or five hundred officials at the sample level in Kyoto, which is insignificant. However, after leaving Kyoto, seven officials are already in the eyes of the people, Feixin Wupin Temple. It is also prestigious enough, a fourth-rank official like Qin Xiao, it is rare for ordinary people to see each other.

The officials of Guandu are not very efficient. Before dark, two official ships have been transferred and prepared. Six Dali Temple torture officers and two prison officers in purple clothes took the same ship. Chen Xi, Qin Xiao and others were on horses. They are also arranged on two ships respectively.

When Qin Xiao saw the official ship, it was much bigger than he thought. Compared with the official ship here, the cruise ship he bought for Qiuniang was like a wooden plank.

One big boat can accommodate forty to fifty people. Fifteen people are divided into two boats. Although there are horses, it still looks very spacious.

The first time Qin Xiaotou took such a big boat, he felt emotional, at least the treatment of Datang officials was indeed not bad.

The ship is equipped with a cook and a boatman, and all the needs and supplies are well prepared. Even if the wind is smooth, it will take about ten days to go south. In addition, time was greatly delayed, so after Fei Xin had negotiated with the Guandu personnel, the food and drink expenses on the ship were fully prepared.

After everything was prepared, Qin Xiao did not delay, and ordered to set off overnight and sail down the water.

Just in the wind, offshore

After that, the official ship set sail, and it moved quite quickly.

Everyone also rested separately. Some rooms were put on, and one room for one person was more than enough.

Including Qin Xiao, Fat Fish and others are all from the northwest and are rarely seen sailing. They were worried about getting seasick before taking the boat, but this big boat is fast and stable, and the river is calm, without swaying or turbulence, compared to riding a horse. It has to be much more comfortable for everyone to feel at ease.

While going out, Gu Baiyi was still very cautious. Except for Qin Xiao and Fei Xin, including Chen Xi, they all had to rotate on duty, and Gu Baiyi would allocate all of this.

One day of the boat trip, and by the evening of the next day, it had been raining for hundreds of miles. Apart from talking to Gu Baiyi, Qin Xiao practiced exercises in the cabin alone when he was free.

He breaks through the fourth-rank mid-level realm, and his body has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to the small-day realm. He knows that all of this is the result of the [Taigu Yiqi Jue], so whenever he has time, he will take time to practice. Internal strength, I hope to have another breakthrough.

It’s just that he knew in his heart that in just one year, he had broken through from a mortal to the mid-sky realm. If you let other people know, I’m afraid to startle the big teeth. Such a speed of cultivation, although [Taigu Yiqi Jue] Great credit, but his talent in martial arts is also indispensable.

If you don't have any talent in martial arts, since you have it, you should cherish it.

He also wanted to analyze Jiangnan Neiku's situation with Chen Xi, but the situation he has now is extremely limited, and the few things he knows are so bizarre, it really needs to be analyzed, and there is no way to proceed right now. .

Gu Baiyi continued to indulge in it with a military book. Qin Xiao knew that if the earth were not shaken, his uncle would never be affected by anything. Since Fat Yu and others are pretending to be Dali Temple torturers, Naturally, it is not easy to stay with Qin Xiao all the time, after all, Qin Xiaotang’s Fourth Grade Shaoqing would never stick to a few criminals in Chengrili.

Qin Xiao stood at the bow of the ship, looking up from the distance, seeing the green mountains and green waters, black soil and brown rocks on both sides, quite pleasing to the eye.

"Master Qin is thinking where to start this case?" Chen Xi's voice came from behind. Qin Xiao turned his head and saw Chen Xi walking behind him with one hand on his back. He did not discuss with him, but he found it first. Own.

Qin Xiao smiled slightly and said: "Actually, I have no clue about this case. When I arrive in Jiangnan, I may not know how to proceed. It will all depend on the young master at that time."

"Since the sage has ordered Master Qin to handle this case, he naturally feels that Master Qin has such an ability." Chen Xi stood beside Qin Xiao, looking far away, calmly saying: "The sage has eyes like a torch, so naturally he won’t I saw the wrong person."

Qin Xiao still smiled and said: "Master Junior Supervisor used to stay in Jiangnan?"

"It happened many years ago." Chen Xi said: "Jiangnan Weaving Bureau is located in Hangzhou. It needs to provide 300,000 pieces of fine silk to the palace every year. I have been in the Weaving Bureau for two years and I am responsible for supervision. Send silk to the palace."

Qin Xiao wanted to manage a yamen like the Weaving Bureau, and it must be a lot of oil and water.

"Let's go to Hangzhou on this trip to Jiangnan?" Qin Xiao asked.

In the three states of Jiangnan, Qin Xiao still does not know where the Jiangnan Neiku is located.

Chen Xi shook his head and smiled: "Suzhou, Neiku is in Lingyan Mountain, Suzhou. To investigate this case, naturally we must first survey the scene. After we arrive in Suzhou, we will go directly to Lingyan Mountain!"