Chapter 501: Peaceful Rule
Jiuqu River is named because it makes nine turns.
Mr. Xu and his group hired three large boats and sailed downstream.
The Jiuqu River, with its fast-flowing water, did not freeze due to the cold, but continued to flow eastward.
This trip to Jiangnan was the first time for the Xu family to ride on this type of passenger ship. Fortunately, no one suffered from seasickness. Everyone had adapted well to life on the ship.
Even the active eldest and second oldest are very well behaved.
Occasionally, they would go to the deck to get some fresh air, and both of them would hold their father's hands obediently. The surging waters of the Jiuqu River looked much more dangerous than the gentle flow of the Taohua River.
Fubao is also very honest.
Although she is extremely lucky and is God's daughter, the problem is that God might also doze off.
The river is surging and the current is fast. If you accidentally fall into the water, you can basically say goodbye to this world.
Perhaps, there will be such a record in history books: Xu Yuanjin, the daughter of Xu Huaiyi, Marquis of Wucheng, was granted the title of Princess Defu County. In the 14th year of Yongping, she fell into the water while riding a boat and died at the age of one year.
"Dad, Dad, look over there!"
As the boat sailed on the river, Fubao was watching the scenery on the deck with his father, Old Man Xu, when he suddenly pointed to the riverside.
Old Master Xu looked in the direction of Fubao'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 ability to see through things.
“I don’t know!”
Old Master Xu immediately picked up Fubao and said, "Go back to your room! It's going to be windy soon, don't catch a cold!"
"oh oh!"
Fubao was still staring at the people on the shore, and then he found that the people on the shore had also seen them and were shouting at them.
Unfortunately, they were a bit far away and Fubao couldn’t hear clearly what these people were shouting.
Old Mr. Xu carried Fubao back to the cabin and handed him over to his wife, Old Mrs. Xu.
Then, Mr. Xu called his three sons together.
"Dad, what's the matter?"
Xu Laoer was telling Erbao about his great achievements as a child, but he was suddenly called over by his biological father, and he was a little unhappy.
"Just now, Fubao and I were outside and saw someone killing someone on the shore."
"Those people also saw Fubao and I."
"When our ship docks at the pier ahead, there might be some trouble. I'm telling you, everyone, be alert, keep your eyes open, and kill when necessary!"
Fubao didn't know what was in those cloth bags, but Old Man Xu knew.
There are people in the cloth bag, living people.
Unfortunately, although he saw it, he was unable to save the person.
In such a cold day, if a person is put into a cloth bag and thrown into the water, there is basically no chance of survival unless rescued immediately.
The boat that Mr. Xu and his crew were on didn't have the ability to turn around instantly, so he could only watch as several lives were lost in the Jiuqu River.
"Dad, don't worry, leave this matter to me!"
When he heard something was wrong, Xu Laoer's unhappiness instantly disappeared.
Instead of telling his son about his own childhood achievements, it would be better for him to see for himself how his father displayed his might. After all, seeing is believing, hearing is not.
The three passenger ships soon arrived at the pier ahead and docked at the pier.
"Dad, shall we get off the boat?"
Knowing that something would happen here, Boss Xu thought it would be better to stay on the boat so that he would only have to face enemies coming from one direction.
“Get off the boat!”
Old Master Xu smiled slightly and explained, "This boat may seem safe, but if someone slashes the bottom, it will be terrible!"
The weather is cold, and the water is even colder.
But never underestimate the talented people in this world.
So, the group got off the boat and headed straight for an inn in the small town at the pier.
At this time of year and in this weather, there are relatively few traveling merchants.
Mr. Xu and his group easily booked the entire inn.
Naturally, Mr. Xu told everyone what he and Fubao saw on the river, so that everyone would be more alert.
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Night falls quickly.
The small town called Guoqiao soon became quiet. Every household closed their doors and only the occasional barking of dogs could be heard in the town.
"Dad, will anyone really come?"
Xu Laosan was holding a bow and sitting on the roof of the inn with Old Man Xu to enjoy the breeze. On this cold night in late spring, the wind was so cold that it penetrated into the bones.
"Isn't that coming?"
Old Master Xu raised his hand and pointed toward the northwest.
Xu Laosan looked up and saw a fire dragon rushing towards Guoqiao Town at an extremely fast speed from the northwest.
"Dad, how dare these people be so arrogant?"
Xu Laosan was a little stunned. This was not a chaotic place like Longxi Prefecture that faced the northern barbarians. This was Jiangzhou Prefecture, the heartland of the Tang Dynasty, where the court had strict laws.
"There is no peace under the rule of peace!"
Old Master Xu sighed softly.
After a hundred years of the Tang Dynasty, is it time for it to come to an end?
Although Old Master Xu was very dissatisfied with the royal family, he actually did not want the world to be in chaos. After all, if the world was in chaos, the world would be plunged into war and conflict, and then it would be the ordinary people who would suffer.
But the scene he saw now made Mr. Xu feel that the Tang Dynasty seemed to be in a state of irreversible decline.
After a while, the fire dragon arrived at Guoqiao Town.
Then, bursts of gong sounds were heard.
"Dad, it's the garrison troops of Kun County, Jiangzhou Prefecture!"
When Xu Laosan heard the shouting in the town, he couldn't help but stare at his father.
The Zhenjun were the military guards used by the imperial court to suppress local forces.
Generally speaking, the number of garrison troops in a county town is about 300 to 500. If there are more, it would be difficult to support them.
But at this moment, the number of Kunxian Town troops appearing in Guoqiao Town is definitely over a thousand.
If it was a place like Longxi Prefecture, which was often harassed and looted by the Northern Barbarians, having over a thousand garrison troops in one county would be understandable. But in Jiangzhou Prefecture, there were over a thousand garrison troops in one county. This was something that was not right!
"Fake!"
Old Master Xu narrowed his eyes and looked at the so-called Kun County Army who were clamoring in the town, and replied to Old Third Xu very calmly.
"Fake? How is that possible?"
Xu Laosan glared at his father.
Old Master Xu chuckled and said, "If I say it's fake, then it's fake!"
"Don't forget, your father is the Marquis of Wucheng, conferred by the imperial court!"
Not long after, the Kun County town army surrounded the inn where Mr. Xu and his group were staying.
"Surrender and you won't be killed!"
The leader of the team was Qu Zhen, the inspector of Kun County, and he was indeed in charge of the Kun County garrison troops. As for why Kun County had so many garrison troops, it was because the Qu family of Kun County was behind these garrison troops.
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