Chapter 273: Show off your power
Perhaps it was because Zhou Yunshu's group was large, and the two leading them, Meng Nan and Meng Bei, looked particularly difficult to deal with, so the soldier looked past Meng Nan and Meng Bei in front and towards the carriage in the middle, trying to see from the carriage where this group came from and whether there was a family crest of a large family.
"us……"
"How much!"
Meng Nan looked at the soldier who was much shorter than him with a cold face and said in a deep voice.
Those who know Meng Nan will know that he is scared to death now; but those who don’t know Meng Nan now just think of him as a ferocious and vicious bandit, with an expressionless face and a cold stare that makes people feel weak in the knees.
In addition, there was another identical Meng Bei next to him, so the soldier was frightened by the two Meng Nan brothers as expected.
Kang Jingyu rode forward, looked down at the frightened soldier, casually threw a handful of copper coins, and said, "Make way."
“Get out of the way!”
Kang Jingyu was originally a young man from a wealthy and aristocratic family, so he had some understanding of the soldiers.
Coupled with Meng Nan Meng Bei's imposing manner, they thought that some young master had arrived, and quickly asked the other brothers guarding the door to make way.
After scattering dozens of copper coins, Zhou Yunshu and her group walked into Chengping County openly.
So, it’s not that you can’t enter the city if you give copper coins, it’s just that the poor can’t enter the city.
These soldiers only dared to show off their power to the common people who dared not talk back or fight back.
Compared to the people at the city gate with sad faces, the people inside the city had much less sad expressions on their faces.
Because they only planned to rest for one night, Zhou Yunshu and her group stayed in an inn near the city gate.
There were many of them and they looked difficult to deal with, so as soon as they arrived at the inn door, two waiters came out attentively and started pulling the carriage with horses. The innkeeper also came out to ask Zhou Yunshu and her group what they needed.
"Five upper rooms, two large bunk beds, and six tables of food for us at noon." Chunque glanced at the sign hanging on the wall of the inn and said, "Five meat dishes, four vegetarian dishes. As for the specific dishes, you can choose them yourself."
The shopkeeper knew it was a big customer coming today, and he said with a smile, "Don't worry, we'll serve dinner in half an hour!"
Chunque nodded, "Send some hot water to the room, we need to wash up."
"yes!"
When Zhou Yunshu and Wu Gui went upstairs together, Chunque, Meng Bei and others said, "You can do whatever you want in the afternoon."
As she spoke, she waved to Meng Bei. When Meng Bei came over, Chun Que placed a small ingot in Meng Bei's palm, "Your bonus."
"Thank you, Brother Chun!" The six men shouted loudly, causing Gan Zhiyong and others who were moving luggage to roll their eyes.
After everyone washed up and had a big meal in the inn, Chunque took Qi Sanshi and his group to buy food; Wu Gui took Wan Zhong and others to buy daily necessities; Zhou Yunshu took Gan Zhiyong and Meng Nan and his group to stroll around the city, and while strolling, they entered a teahouse.
There were too few people in the inn at this hour to hear much news, but there were many people in the teahouse at this hour.
Zhou Yunshu brought her people in and sat in the elegant seats on the second floor, watching the storyteller tell stories while listening to the gossip of people around them.
"How did the King of Huainan take a fancy to our small county?"
Sitting at the table next to Zhou Yunshu were three wealthy businessmen dressed in silk and satin.
The storytelling downstairs was passionate, while the discussion upstairs was intermittent.
"Who said it was the Prince of Huainan who took a fancy to her? It was the Prince of Huainan who took a fancy to our county magistrate's youngest daughter and recognized the county magistrate as his father-in-law."
"Legal wife?" someone asked doubtfully.
A sneer rang out, "What kind of sweet dream are you having in broad daylight? Do you know who the legal wife of the Prince of Huainan is?"
"Even if a county magistrate's daughter entered the palace of the Prince of Huainan, she would still be a concubine."
"How could the county magistrate agree to..."
"What if you don't agree?" The person's voice kept getting lower and lower. If Zhou Yunshu didn't have good hearing, she might not be able to hear clearly what he was saying.
"Xiaoguan Island has fallen, Yuncheng has been captured, Nanchuan has been occupied by Geng Jiang, the bandit leader, and the magistrate of Kui County has been killed. Now the entire Haizhou is in chaos. If our magistrate does not seek the protection of the King of Huainan, how long do you think we can be safe?"
Zhou Yunshu paused while pouring tea. She had already learned about Xiaoguan Island and Yuncheng being captured by pirates from the garrison commander, Lord Cui, whom she met last time, but she knew nothing about Nanchuan and Kui County.
Although Nanchuan and Dongchuan are only one letter apart, the two places are very far apart, and there is a river between them. Kuixian is even farther away, but it is quite close to Yuncheng.
Zhou Yunshu breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't know what the current situation was in the manor that Yan Shilei had bought before, at least Dongchuan was safe for the time being.
"But distant water can't quench a nearby fire!" One of the merchants frowned and said, "I used to think that although Haizhou was a bit chaotic, it was also very profitable."
"But now," he said, looking at his tablemate, "I still feel that my life is more important. I'd better wait until the situation in Haizhou stabilizes before returning."
"Wealth and honor are sought through risk." The merchant who understood the situation best said to the merchant who wanted to leave, "Not to mention that Chengping County now has the protection of the King of Huainan."
"Believe me, those pirates and rioters wouldn't dare to do anything to Chengping County. They wouldn't dare to offend the King of Huainan. Everyone knows that the King of Huainan is recruiting soldiers and has at least 100,000 troops under his command."
"Even His Majesty, who is far away in the capital, must be respectful when meeting our King Huainan, otherwise the world..."
Before the man could finish his boastful words, he was silenced by his table mate, "Shut up!"
"Old Liu, have you lost your mind? The world hasn't changed hands yet!"
Old Liu laughed and said, "You wouldn't think..."
He pointed upwards, pointed to the sky, and whispered to the two people sitting at the same table, "I hope we can survive until the end of the year."
The other two frowned and looked around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, they whispered, "Where did Brother Liu get this information?"
"This gossip is fake," one of them said. "Everyone knows that our Majesty is very energetic. Some time ago, he even brought a pregnant saint into the palace and made her his imperial concubine."
"I heard..." The man leaned forward, and the other two also came closer. He whispered, "The child the Saint is carrying is the true dragon emperor. As soon as he is born, His Majesty will depose the current crown prince and crown the Saint who is the reincarnation of a true dragon as the crown prince."
"There are also rumors that the birth of the True Dragon Prince will bless Your Majesty with a long life and eternal youth!"
"Ha!" Old Liu laughed, "Do you really believe it?"
"Whether I believe it or not is irrelevant. What matters most is whether His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the other princes believe it."
Old Liu picked up the teacup in his hand and said to the two people beside him, "Then you just wait and see. That saint girl... seems to be called Lily. The name is innocent, but who knows her origin!"
"How can a child born from a woman like this be worthy of being a crown prince?"
Zhou Yunshu raised her eyebrows slightly when she heard the word "Lily", while the storyteller downstairs was saying: "The world is difficult and we have no choice."
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