Their Lucky Star Was Transmigrated! Chapter 501: It was not peaceful under the Taiping rule
Jiuqu River, the river flows in nine turns, hence the name Jiuqu.
A large group of Mr. Xu hired three large boats to go down the river.
The Jiuqu River, which flows a little faster, is not frozen due to the cold, but is still rolling eastward.
This trip to Jiangnan was the first time for the old Xu family to board this kind of passenger boat. Fortunately, there were no people who were seasick. Everyone is very comfortable with life on this ship.
Even the active Dabao and Erbao are very well behaved.
Occasionally on the deck to take a breather, the two of them obediently held their father's hand. The turbulent Jiuqu River was much more dangerous than the gentle flow of the Peach Blossom River.
Fu Bao is also very honest.
Although she is very lucky, she is God's daughter, but the problem is that God may also doze off.
This is a surging river, the current is fast, if you accidentally fall into the water, you can basically say goodbye to this world.
Maybe, there will be such a record in the history books: Xu Yuanjin, the righteous daughter of Xu Huai, Marquis of Wucheng, bestowed the title of Defu County Lord, Yongping fourteen years, fell into the water by boat, died at the age of one.
"Dad, Daddy, look over there!"
The boat was on the river, and Fu Bao was watching the scenery on the deck with his father, Mr. Xu, when he suddenly pointed his finger at the riverside.
Master Xu looked in the direction of Fu Bao's finger, and saw a group of people by the river, carrying cloth bags and throwing them into the turbulent Jiuqu River.
"Dad, what are they doing?"
"What's in the bag?"
Although Fubao's eyes are sharp, they do not have the function of perspective.
"I don't know!"
Mr. Xu picked up Fubao and said, "Go back to your room, it will be windy later, don't catch a cold!"
"Oh, oh!"
Fu Bao still stared at the people on the shore, and then found that the people on the shore saw them and were shouting at them.
Unfortunately, Fubao couldn't hear what these people were shouting because of the distance.
Mr. Xu returned to the cabin with Fubao in his arms, and handed Fubao to his wife, Mrs. Xu.
Then, Mr. Xu went to call the three sons to one place.
"Dad, what's the matter?"
Second Xu was talking to Erbao about his great achievements as a child, when he was suddenly called by his father, and Po was a little unhappy.
"Just now, I was outside with Fu Bao and saw someone killing people on the shore."
"Those people also saw me and Fu Bao."
"We'll stop at the pier in front of us later, I'm afraid it's going to be a little troublesome. Let me tell you something, all cheer up, eyes wide open, kill if you should!"
Fu Bao didn't know what was in those cloth bags, but Mr. Xu knew.
In the bag are people, living people.
Unfortunately, although he saw it, he was unable to save people.
In this cold day, people are put into cloth bags and thrown into the water. Unless they are rescued immediately, there is basically no way to survive.
The boat of Mr. Xu and his party did not have the ability to turn around in an instant, so he could only watch a few lives buried in the Jiuqu River.
"Dad, don't worry, this matter is left to me!"
As soon as he heard something, the unpleasantness in Xu Lao Er's heart disappeared instantly.
Instead of telling your son about his great achievements as a child, it is better for his son to see with his own eyes what his father was doing. After all, seeing is believing, hearing is believing.
Three passenger ships soon arrived at the pier ahead and docked on the pier.
"Dad, shall we get off the boat?"
Knowing that something will happen here, Boss Xu's idea is to stay on the boat, so he only needs to face the enemy from one direction.
"Get off the boat!"
Old Master Xu smiled slightly and explained, "This ship seems to be safe, but if the bottom of the ship is chiseled, it will be bad!"
It's cold, and the water is even colder.
But never underestimate the talented people in this world.
So, the group disembarked and went straight to an inn in a small town on the dock.
In this season, in this weather, there are still relatively few guests in the business.
Mr. Xu and his party easily covered the entire inn.
Naturally, Mr. Xu told everyone what he and Fubao saw on the river, so that everyone would be alert.
Night is coming soon.
This small town called Crossing the Bridge soon quieted down. Every household closed their doors and settled down. Only the occasional barking of dogs could be heard in the town.
"Dad, will anyone really come?"
Second Xu carried a bow and sat on the roof of the inn with Mr. Xu to blow the wind. On this cold spring night, the cold wind was really blowing, and the cold air pierced into the bones.
"Isn't that coming?"
Master Xu raised his hand and pointed to the northwest.
Xu Laosan looked up and saw that in the northwest direction, a fire dragon was rushing towards Guoqiao Town at an extremely fast speed.
"Father, how dare these people be so arrogant?"
Xu Laosan was a little stunned. This is not the chaotic place facing the northern barbarians in the Longxi Mansion. This is Jiangzhou Mansion, the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, and the laws of the imperial court are strict.
"It's not peaceful under the Taiping rule!"
Old Master Xu sighed.
A hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, is it time for the curtain to come to an end?
Although Mr. Xu was very dissatisfied with the royal family, he actually didn't want the world to be in chaos. After all, once the world is in chaos, the world will fall into war and strife. At that time, it will be ordinary people who will suffer.
But the scene in front of him now makes Mr. Xu feel that the Tang Dynasty seems to be hard to return.
It didn't take long for the fire dragon to arrive at Guoqiao Town.
Then, I heard the sound of gongs.
"Dad, it's the town army of Kun County, Jiangzhou Prefecture!"
Xu Laosan heard the shouting in the town and couldn't help staring at his father.
The town army is the military guard in the place where the imperial court suppresses it.
Generally, the number of town troops in the county seat is three or five hundred. No matter how much, there will be some that can't be afforded.
But at this moment, the number of Kun County town troops who appeared in Guoqiao Town is definitely over a thousand.
If it is a place like Longxi Mansion, which is often harassed and looted by the northern barbarians, there are more than 1,000 troops in a county, which can be said in the past. But in the land of Jiangzhou prefecture, in one county, there are actually more than 1,000 town troops, something is not quite right!
"Fake!"
Old man Xu narrowed his eyes and looked at the so-called Kunxian town army who was screaming and shouting in the town, and replied calmly to Mr. Xu.
"Fake? How is that possible?"
Xu Laosan glared at his father.
Old Master Xu laughed and said, "If I say it's fake, it's fake!"
"Don't forget, your father, I am the Marquis of Wucheng, canonized by the imperial court!"
After a while, the Kun County town army surrounded the inn where Mr. Xu and his party stayed.
"Surrender and don't kill!"
The one who led the team was Qu Zhen, the inspector of Kun County, and he was indeed the town army of Kun County. As for why there are so many town troops in Kun County, it is because the Kun County Qu family is standing behind this Kun County town army.