Chapter 231 Ship Collision

Chen Shiyi’s eyes are very deep.

"If the two ships collide, can my ship still return?"

"If we repair it in time, the sea water won't spread too quickly, and we can return. Besides, it's not far away."

Chen Shiyi nodded.

"Master Xu Zhou, row hard, let's catch up with that ship, quickly."

Master Xu Zhou immediately called for help, raised the sails and rowed the oars, chasing after them at full speed.

Suddenly, all the ships were left behind.

The enemy ship's arrows attacked Chen Shiyi's ship again, but there were only a few of them and they did not pose any threat.

Chen Shiyi stood at the bow and spoke loudly.

"Master Xu Zhou, hit him."

"What?"

"If we don't hit them, they'll run away."

"But Boss, this is a large ship worth more than 200,000 taels. It's the first of its kind in the whole of Yuanzhou."

Chen Shiyi said in a deep voice.

"I know."

Master Xu Zhou asked again through gritted teeth.

"Boss, are you sure?"

"Sure."

"good."

Suddenly, everyone knew the news, but no one questioned it.

Chen Shiyi hid in the passenger cabin, hugging the pillar tightly.

The oars, which required dozens of men to maneuver, moved at high speed and pressed towards the enemy's large ship.

Bang!

There was a loud bang, echoing through the sky.

All the ships on the sea surface stopped, staring blankly at a ship with a red flag and the Chinese characters flying, which collided with the enemy's ship.

The war is finally over.

All night long, the scarlet floating on the sea was gradually washed away by the waves, leaving only some broken wood pieces and floating corpses, witnessing the bloody storm of last night.

A moment of light, dawn has arrived.

Chen Shiyi's ship Yuyuan was badly damaged, and after finally entering the port, its cabin was filled with water.

This collision damaged two watertight compartments.

Yuyuan, it's time to rest.

Fu Da was a little confused.

"Why?"

Chen Shiyi ate the table full of delicious food that Bailing had carefully prepared for her with gusto.

"The damage to the Yuyuan was too great in this battle, and it will no longer be able to sail far. It would be better for it to go down in history."

"This is more than 200,000 taels of silver. How can you just bump into it?"

Chen Shiyi sighed.

"I feel worse than you do. My heart is bleeding. The Yuyuan is still a new ship, and I didn't even get back a fraction of it. Now I can only turn my grief into food. I need to eat more so that I can feel better. Now, don't just talk. Eat and have a good sleep, and everything will be fine."

Fu Da couldn't help but sneer.

"You are really generous."

Pei Luoshu naturally didn't know what happened to Chen Shiyi, but he had a very tricky problem.

Judge Zhou came to have tea with him.

"Sir, the matter of Black Wind Gorge is known to Jiangzhou. I have reported it to the capital and will ask for merit for you to show the grace of heaven."

Pei Luoshu paused while drinking tea, his eyes looked a little cold.

"Your Excellency, the magistrate does have the leisure to do so."

Judge Zhou smiled awkwardly.

"This is not the girl in the family who offended you before, and I am here to apologize for this matter."

Pei Luoshu took a deep breath.

"I am in a difficult situation. My wife paid for the excavation of the Black Wind Gorge. She didn't want to see me work hard for Jiangzhou, but she also didn't want to make this known to the world. After all, she is a timid and kind person. She doesn't want to see the people of Jiangzhou suffer from the flood. It's not for the credit."

"This is my fault for not thinking it through. I will go and get the memorial back."

Pei Luoshu then laughed.

"I am deeply grateful that you, the judge, have thought of my wife. I will naturally not take your daughter's previous affairs to heart."

Judge Zhou suddenly realized that he had gotten the result he wanted, so he stood up and said goodbye.

He walked out the door and looked back.

This Lord Jiangzhou is really strange. How could he use his own money to do good things for the court? Besides, the purpose of being an official is to gain high positions, fame, and status, and to be granted titles and appointed as prime ministers.

Is there really a good official who is wholeheartedly working for the welfare of the people of Jiangzhou?

I really don’t understand!

Pei Luoshu was relieved when he saw that Zhou Tongpan had suppressed the matter.

He walked into the bedroom, looked at the jewelry on the dressing table, the powder box, and her clothes in the closet, and couldn't help but smile.

She's only been away for ten days or so, and I miss her so much already.

I hope she can finish dealing with that matter as soon as possible and go home early.

Pei Luoshu originally thought that the matter would just pass, the Tongpan would not report it to his superiors, and the matter of Black Wind Gorge would not be heard by the emperor.

Unexpectedly, no one knew who started it, but thousands of people in Jiangzhou gathered together to petition, including merchant ships from all over the water. The gangs all wrote a petition from the people, asking the court to reward the prefect who had worked for the welfare of Jiangzhou.

The court has received the petition.

When Pei Luoshu heard the news, he was silent for a long time.

Fu Feng looked at the young master who had been stunned for a long time and was very confused.

"Sir, isn't this a good thing? Why?"

Pei Luoshu shook his head.

"Fufeng, you don't understand."

It seems that fate is something that the less you want something, the more it wants you to get it.

Someone outside reported.

"Master, Zhu Yu from the Water Conservancy Department wants to see you."

"It's so late, what do you want from me?"

Zhu Yu knelt down on both knees and kowtowed three times to Pei Luoshu.

"What are you doing? Get up quickly."

Zhu Yu looked apologetic.

"My Lord, I was the one who did the petition."

"What?"

Pei Luoshu frowned, and his expression suddenly became gloomy.

"I have warned you before, telling you not to report this to the capital, but you ignored my wishes and acted recklessly. What is your intention?"

"Please forgive me, sir. I just want to get a chance to be promoted. After all, who doesn't want a high position and generous salary? Otherwise, who would take such a big risk to suggest such a thankless task as digging through the Black Wind Canyon?"

Pei Luoshu remained silent and did not answer.

He may be right.

Few officials would keep such a big thing secret, letting their chance for promotion slip away quietly. No one would be willing to accept that.

What he did was normal; what was abnormal was himself.

Indeed, how can everything in the world go as planned?

He waved his hand helplessly and let Fu Feng take Zhu Yu away.

What is coming will come, and you can’t escape it…

Ten days later, the imperial court sent someone to issue an imperial decree.

Pei Luoshu led all the officials of Jiangzhou Prefecture to wait for the arrival of the imperial messenger at the gate of the government office.

Long Muchuan has been a bit free recently, so the emperor gave him the task of going to Jiangzhou to announce the decree.

He came to the Jiangzhou government office in boredom and asked his servant to read him a poem of praise.

He sat in a chair, his mind wandering somewhere.

I only heard that the governor of Jiangzhou was named Pei, who had made great contributions to flood control and received petitions from the people. He had a noble character and was dedicated to the welfare of the people and his mission. He was specially promoted to the position of co-director of the Privy Council and was awarded a thousand taels of gold to show the emperor's great favor.