Chapter 831: The Road to the South (Part 1)

Jiujiang, in Liuzhou.

The cargo ship is going down the river.

"Nausea..." Gong Shujin lay by the window and retched for a while, but only

spit out a mouthful of sour water.

"Drink some ** soup, I let the cook just boil it." Gong Shufeng handed a

water bag to his brother.

He didn't expect that this clan brother who was not related to him would be

seasick.

To say that the boat they boarded was already a good lion boat. Not only was

it wide and large, but there was also a wing in the middle of the hull where

people could sleep. But even so, Gong Shujin vomited in a mess when crossing

the rapids, and he hasn't eaten properly for almost two days now.

Gong Shujin took the water bag and took a sip. Then he let out a long sigh and

sat down slowly, "How long until we get to Jinxia City?"

"I have asked the boatman, and Huiyang City is not far ahead. After Huiyang,

you can enter Shenzhou territory in a day and a half at most." Gong Shufeng

said, "Is there any sailing ice ship in Shenzhou territory, I heard the speed

It is several times that of an ordinary boat, and we can reach Jinxia in one

day as long as we change to an ice boat."

"Ice boat?" Gong Shujin frowned slightly, "It's not winter now."

"That's what the boatman said. Even in the hottest July and August, these

boats can run back and forth on the Jiujiang River."

"Is this also something that the Mo family fiddled with..."

"I don't know. But it's absolutely impossible to do this with mechanical

techniques alone." Gong Shufeng shrugged, "Whether it's true or not,

everything will be revealed in Shenzhou."

Gong Shujin nodded and stopped talking.

His eyes turned to the window again.

Gong Shufeng naturally knew what his brother was looking at. In fact, this was

what he saw the most in recent days. Whenever he looked at the river bank, he

could see a group of refugees in rags slowly heading south. At times there are

dozens of people, at times there are hundreds of people. These migrants who

don't know where they are going are all browned, their hands and feet are

thin, and they will even fall on the road while walking. Sometimes he even has

an illusion, as if he is not looking at the same kind, but a group of similar

people. animal.

"This is really Liuzhou?" After a while, Gong Shufeng heard a whisper from his

brother.

It is not surprising that he has this question.

Because according to what they know, Liuzhou is a very rich area in Qiguo,

second only to Shangyuan in Gyeonggi.

"It shouldn't be wrong." Gong Shufeng replied softly, "Every time I go to a

town, I write it down."

"Where are they going?" the brother asked again.

"This... is probably a place to stay?" To be honest, this is the first time

Gong Fengwang has seen such a situation. When he was in Xu Kingdom, he rarely

left Dadu, instead of staying in the Ministry of Works. It's in the home

office. With the popularity of waterwheels and wooden cows, most of them have

always been the most prosperous cities in the Six Kingdoms. There are not no

people on the streets, but they are basically lazy, disabled and ruffian

villains. It is easy for him not to see them. .

"Heh, where to go?" Someone suddenly interjected, "Actually, they don't even

know where to go."

Gong Shufeng turned his head and saw the middle-aged man next door leaning

against the door with a pot of yellow wine in his hand.

He is also one of the passengers on the cargo ship, his surname is Mo, and his

identity seems to be a businessman.

The two brothers are used to the small rooms on the boat, poor sound

insulation and no privacy.

"Mr. Mo." Gong Shufeng bowed his hands, "You said they didn't know it

themselves? Then why did they leave?"

"Because if you don't go, you will die. Since it's a death to go all the way,

it's better to walk around and see."

"If you don't go, you will die?"

"You... aren't you from Qiguo?" The middle-aged man looked at them a few

times.

These words made Gong Shufeng feel tight behind his back.

According to the plan, their new identities are small families from a remote

town in the Gyeonggi area. Because of the big change in their family, they are

in urgent need of money, and they learned from Shenjin Daily that they accept

people who are angry in the world, so they decided to go to Jinxia to meet

them. Hit your luck. When the Privy Council was paralyzed and the examinations

were cancelled long ago, this reason was completely plausible.

"Of course we are from the country of Qi." Gong Shujin coughed twice, "Why did

you say that, sir?"

"Forget it, where you come from has nothing to do with me." The other party

shook his head, as if he didn't want to dwell on this issue any more, "After

the defeat of the Privy Council, the court has now been torn apart. The

tyrants everywhere are vying for power and money. I can take care of the local

civilians. In the past, there were government restrictions, but now there are

no restrictions, these people naturally shave whatever they want, and of

course the people can only choose to flee.”

"So... this is all the fault of Jinxia City." Gong Shufeng said solemnly.

"Oh? What you said is quite interesting." Mr. Mo glanced at him, "Don't blame

the robber, but blame the person who opposes the robber? As far as I know,

Jinxia's situation is much better than here, at least people Everyone has one

bite to eat."

"But you also said that there used to be government constraints. In other

words, aren't they the ones who let the robbers out?" Gong Shufeng retorted,

"If Jinxia doesn't rebel and let the Privy Council take over the local

government, this way things will not happen.”

The other party suddenly showed a half-smiling look, "Do you think everything

will be fine if you hand it over to the Privy Council?"

Is there something wrong?

Gong Shufeng stubbornly said, "Exactly."

"It's a rich family." Mr. Mo opened the jug, raised his head and took a sip.

"But now... it's hard to say if you have money!"

"Sorry, we're just ordinary people—"

"Ordinary people don't carry leather water bags with them." He interrupted

with a wave of his hand. "And shoes, your soles are too clean... If you want

to hide your identity, you can use more snacks."

After speaking, the man walked out of the boathouse shaking the jug.

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They had changed into the most simple linen clothes before leaving, and not a

single jewelry pendant was left; in order to match their identities, they only

carried the most basic travel expenses and a package of dry food, and even the

organs that usually never left their bodies. The tool kits are all kept in

Shangyuan City.

I thought it would be seamless, but an ordinary businessman who was

accompanying the ship saw the flaw.

Gong Shujin glanced at the water bag in his brother's hand, "I'm afraid this

thing will be thrown away."

"Do you even have to change the shoes?" Gong Shufeng raised his feet in

embarrassment. These cloth shoes were much worse than the soft deerskin boots

he wore every day. In order not to stink his feet, he deliberately stuffed two

more in the shoes. A piece of cushion, how can I expect that the cloth shoes

themselves have problems.

At this moment, a burst of shouts suddenly came from the bow.

Gong Shujin stood up and looked around, only to see a gray-white city wall not

far from Zuo Xian. On the Jiujiang River, long iron ropes were pulled up, and

many boats piled up on both sides, forming a dense forest of masts. At the

same time, several fast boats were approaching the cargo ship. The people

standing on the bow shouted in official robes and shouted loudly, "Stop the

boat! Accept the inspection by Huiyang Mansion!"