Chapter 163 Arrived in the Northwest
When Mo Jiuye was exiled from Beijing, he felt a sense of loss.
The Mohist school has been loyal for generations and has also made several good friends.
As a result, when the Mohist school was in great trouble, no one came forward to see it off.
It turns out that all this was the work of Emperor Shunwu.
Mo Jiuye has now completely seen through the fickleness of the world and doesn't want to continue dwelling on the past.
What he hopes most now is to leave here as soon as possible, settle down in the northwest, and then find a way to go out and find the whereabouts of his eldest and second brothers, and by the way, help his sisters-in-law find the birth skin to prepare the antidote.
"Old General, the city gates and docks are all blocked now. We have been here for over half a month. If we continue to delay like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach the northwest by the New Year."
"That's true. It's getting colder day by day, and your time on the road won't be easy."
After thinking for a moment, the old general continued:
"Nephew, go back and prepare now. I will personally arrange a boat to take you away tomorrow morning."
Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran were overjoyed when they heard this.
The two men saluted the old general at the same time: "Thank you, General Jin, for your help."
General Jin patted Mo Jiuye on the shoulder and said, "It's just a small favor. My dear nephew and niece-in-law, don't worry about it. I'll be waiting for you at the dock tomorrow morning."
After expressing their gratitude again, Mo Jiuye and He Zhiran couldn't wait to rush back to their rented yard to tell everyone the good news.
The officials were the happiest when they heard that they could continue their journey tomorrow.
If all goes well on the journey, they will be able to return to the capital and reunite with their families before the Chinese New Year.
In order to allow Tang Mingrui, Liang Hao and others to leave this place with them, Mo Jiuye had no choice but to discuss it with Peng Wang.
In fact, Peng Wang had already discovered the whereabouts of Liang Hao and others, but he just didn't like to meddle in other people's business and never made it clear.
There is also Tang Mingrui, who often comes to the compound to pick up dolls these days, and he has seen him several times.
It was all thanks to Mo Jiuye that they were able to leave this place safely this time, so he naturally would not refuse.
However, he asked those people to separate from the main force immediately after arriving at Ducheng to avoid any complications.
After communicating with Peng Wang, Mo Jiuye immediately notified a few people and followed them to the dock early tomorrow morning.
After everything was sorted out, the group got up early the next day and rushed to the dock with their luggage.
General Jin was indeed trustworthy and was waiting there early with a group of men.
Although there were still people guarding the dock, they did not stop Mo Jiuye and his group.
Not only that, General Jin also specially arranged a passenger ship for them. The boatman was ready and waiting for the guests to board.
Mo Jiuye and Peng Wang were walking at the front of the team, and General Jin saw him at a glance.
The old general strode over and said, "My dear nephew, the boats are ready and I have paid the money. You can leave here without any worries."
As he spoke, the old general took out a few silver bills from his arms and stuffed them into Mo Jiuye's hand.
"You will need to settle down after arriving in the northwest. This amount of money will be enough for your family to buy some property."
Mo Jiuye was already very grateful that General Jin had arranged for them to leave here. How could he possibly accept money from him?
What's more, what he and He Zhiran lack the least at the moment is money.
Without any hesitation, Mo Jiuye returned the banknote.
"Old General, I appreciate your kindness, but I cannot accept this money."
General Jin insisted.
"I know your situation when you left the capital. Although this silver is not much, it is a small token of my appreciation. You must accept it."
The two men tore at a stack of banknotes for a long time on the dock.
In the end, General Jin was unable to persuade Mo Jiuye and had no choice but to take back the banknotes.
Then he waved to the soldiers behind him.
Two soldiers came over, each carrying a large package.
"My dear nephew, if you don't want to accept the banknote, forget it. Here are some dry food I prepared for you to eat on the road."
Mo Jiuye did not refuse. After thanking General Jin again, he took his group on board.
General Jin stood on the dock and watched them leave until the shadow of the ship became smaller and smaller, then he led his men away.
The salt lake was calm today and the boats were sailing smoothly.
Before dark, everyone arrived at the ferry city safely.
Without Mo Jiuye's instructions, Liang Hao took a few brothers and hid at the back of the team.
Tang Mingrui was also worried about his family, so after saying goodbye to Mo Jiuye, he left the team.
The exile team rested in Ducheng for one night.
Before setting off, He Zhiran and Mo Jiuye asked Peng Wang for leave again, planning to go to the city to buy a mule cart.
It is said to be buying a mule cart, but in fact it is just releasing the mule in the space and then adding a new carriage.
A group of people and a mule cart set out again on the journey to the northwest.
We didn't encounter any more trouble on the way, and finally arrived in the northwest safely after half a month.
The gate of Yuncheng was a bit dilapidated, and the two soldiers guarding the city looked lazy and listless.
Unless there are special circumstances, people entering and leaving Yuncheng will not be checked by officers and soldiers.
Especially when they saw the escorting officers coming with people, it was nothing strange to those officers and soldiers.
They just glanced lazily and continued to stand aside and chat.
There is a certain process to follow when escorting prisoners to their destination.
First, the officials would take the prisoners to the yamen to register. After their names were all recorded, the local government would be responsible for issuing them new household registrations.
The household registration of exiled prisoners is special. The word "exile" will be marked on the paper with their identity, and then stamped with the local seal.
Such household registration is limited to movement within Yuncheng. If anyone sneaks out of the city and someone discovers the two words marked on their household registration, the government will immediately arrest them, beat them with fifty sticks, and then send them back to Yuncheng.
This was a means for the imperial court to restrict the movements of exiles.
In addition, in order to prevent the exiles from sneaking out of the city, the government would send special personnel to check the exiles' homes every two weeks.
If anyone was found to have sneaked away, the entire family, regardless of gender, age or status, would be punished with twenty lashes of the cane.
That’s not all, the government will immediately issue a wanted notice to capture the escaped person.
In short, once they arrive here, they will live out their lives here unless the emperor issues a special decree.
Peng Wang was familiar with the route into Yuncheng and took his group directly to the county government office.
However, he was told by the gatekeeper that the county magistrate here had just been transferred and the new one had not arrived yet.
The task of accepting these prisoners was temporarily handed over to County Magistrate Cui.
Peng Wang felt a headache when he heard this.
He was familiar with the situation here. The county magistrate was a money-hungry and lustful man.
The Mohist School would be in for a lot of trouble if County Magistrate Cui were to handle the takeover.
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