book of troubled times

Chapter 443 Erhai Lake
Li Si'an was too lazy to investigate the tax and bank robbery case. He was indeed loyal to his status as an agent of the Zhenma Division, but he didn't intend to help his colleagues in Bashu. Besides, Zhao Changhe was here. Whether you want to check it or not depends on whether he is interested.

Judging by the sensitivity of Li Si'an's fellow thieves, maybe this guy is an accomplice of the robbers...

He accompanied Zhao Changhe, who was pretending to be kingly, to continue southward, and said in a low voice: "Actually, the tax money of the Southwest Xuanwei Division was lost once in the beginning of spring... Originally, the imperial court let this batch of money go directly down the river." Downstream, they supported Jiangnan to suppress Maitreya, but they lost everything before it reached Shu...so much so that the tax money from Shu was originally going to be sent to Jiangnan, and it was not sent to Jiangnan for the time being..."

Zhao Changhe narrowed his eyes.

Is it all done by Li Shentong?
Or is it that if I don't grab it anyway, someone else will grab it, why don't I come?

"At that time, the chief was in Taihu Lake and was about to fight against Maitreya. He was unable to investigate the case here. The imperial court sent other important officials to investigate the matter here. In the end, it was said that it was robbed by bandits, so let it go..." Li Si'an said : "Anyway, at that time, the local Zhenmagic Division had clues pointing to Li Shentong, and reported it to the chief. Of course, Li Shentong's status is very important. No one can really search for the Shenhuangzong, so the matter will really be left alone."

Zhao Changhe nodded: "I see..."

"Oh, the investigation didn't do anything, but it actually did something. The excuse of searching for the bandit's name is impressive. Whoever dares to resist is a robbery of silver. It's easy to destroy a family." Li Si'an said: " Situ Xiao once killed a few officials because of these things, but now the so-called traveling, it sounds nice, it is better to say that he is going out to avoid the limelight."

Zhao Changhe felt extremely disobedient. Is Situ Xiao making up for the disaster he caused?

After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Shentong Li cares about Zhai Muzhi? Or is he simply concerned about the court?"

"How do I know? Will Li Shentong tell me?"

"...Then is there any governor of Yizhou here? I don't think I've heard of it."

"The governor of the imperial court only has the power of supervision, and the chief official of Fengjiang is actually the prefect. But it depends on the situation... Well, do you think the power of the prefect of Kuaiji is as powerful as Tang? Not to mention Qinghe Langya."

"...Then who is behind Zhai Mu? I never heard that Bashu has a family of King Cui's level."

"Not at all, if there is, maybe it's Bashan Sword Cottage... Didn't I tell you before that many people in Bashu have gone to Jian Cottage to worship swords, and many people from Zhai's family have been there ah."

Zhao Changhe nodded, then shook his head again.

A master may not be able to support a great power, but a great power cannot be without masters.In many cases, masters can really determine the outcome of the overall situation. Without the support of top masters, a big force is easily weakened.

The Lord of the Sword Cottage is uncertain, and Maitreya has been promoted to sixth place after his death. There are only a dozen people stronger than him in the world, and he is fully qualified to be the backing of one party.

But Zhao Changhe still feels that Li Shentong is either far away from Xia Longyuan, and if he has scruples about the immediate affairs, he will not be scruples about the rank of the list, unless there are still hidden characters in Bashu or the soon-to-arriving Miaojiang who can restrain Li Shentong's violent temper .

For example, No. [-] on the Tianbang, no one knows who it is, listen to Xuexiao, the landlord.

That's the real six.

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Miao Jiang is just a general term. In fact, what Li Si'an and the others called "Bailiao" is more correct. There are all ethnic groups. Many ethnic groups are not the same as what Zhao Changhe knows in this world, and many of them have never heard of it.

The folk customs are not necessarily full of singing, dancing and hospitality. The barbaric beliefs of various primitive tribes and the fighting of various ethnic groups are not uncommon. It is not too much to say that they are not fully civilized.

The region is also not fully developed, and it is not the same as the tourist province in Zhao Changhe's memory. There are poisonous miasma, mosquitoes, beasts, primitive jungles everywhere, and rugged and narrow roads.The various ethnic groups are not very friendly to the Xia people, and robbery is a very common thing.

The Xia people can only be called "Xuanwei" here, and there is no real governance. The self-government of each ethnic group is the main thing, and there is not a Tianbang fierce person in each ethnic group to rule the Quartet. , dissatisfied with each other, and became a mess.

Ordinary caravans would not dare to trade here easily, only businessmen based on brilliant warriors like Li Si'an would dare to come here.It is very suitable for Yue Hongling to take refuge here. Even Xia Longyuan has such a headache in such a place. After conquering it, he will not be able to cure it. How can a mere Jianlu control this place? Isn't it possible that he can only rely on familiar forces to find it slowly...

After half a month of hard work, Zhao Changhe and his party finally passed through various deep mountains and old forests and arrived at the flat land.I was lucky along the way, I didn't encounter robbery, but I encountered a lot of poisonous insects and beasts, and many people in the convoy were bitten by mosquitoes and became Buddhas.

It gave Zhao Changhe a lot of experience in using the Rejuvenation Jue. Given his current level of control over the Rejuvenation Jue, it is particularly effective for this thing. Accumulating experience in the treatment of various poisonous insects is also beneficial to the progress of the Rejuvenation Jue.

Arriving at the place without any surprises or dangers, I felt that the whole team had lost weight, and was even more dirty and smelly. Wu Zhi could hardly ride, which reminded Zhao Changhe of the state of a certain heroine uncontrollably.

All the romances in the rivers and lakes are deceiving...

Zhao Changhe was sniffling, and a large lake appeared in the distant sky.

Under the sun, sparkling, clear as a brocade, beautiful as a fairyland.

The lake is long, narrow from east to west, boundless from north to south, with thousands of hectares of blue waves, just like the sea.

To the people of this place, this is the sea.

Erhai Lake.

Looking from a distance, there are herdsmen grazing horses on the plains on both sides of the strait, and suddenly it is as if two worlds separated from the previous ruggedness.It feels like this is a secret realm, and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

Just surrounding the sea alone, I don't know how many ethnic groups can be supported.And this is just a small area of ​​Bailiao in the southwest. There are other vast areas, countless mountains, rivers and lakes. It can really take a few years to find someone here.

Li Si'an let out a sigh of relief: "Here we are. There is a town in front of us, where all ethnic groups live and trade together. Do you think of Huangshaji? Oh, the grassland before Huangshaji."

Zhao Changhe was indulging in the beautiful scenery, and was amazed: "I thought that when I came here, I was going to visit various cottages. Unexpectedly, the world is so similar, as if the creator broke the same thing in half and separated it into north and south."

Li Si'an waved his whip and laughed loudly: "The sea is vast, the sky and the earth are boundless, maybe China is only a drop in the world, so what is north and south?"

Huh?
Zhao Changhe twitched the corners of his mouth, and Lao Tzu was playing with the ancients, but the ancients showed off a modern pattern.Of course, this is not modern cognition, but the imagination of the thinking people in this world to the world, which is not easy.

If you want to pretend, who doesn't know: "It's up to me to define whether it's south or north. Whoever has the right to define is the master of the world."

"Huh..." Li Si'an also glanced at him, but finally said nothing.

Zhao Changhe ignored him and thought about taking a bath.

Seeing that Zhao Changhe was eager to jump into the sea, Li Si'an grabbed him and said, "It's inconvenient in the open air in the wilderness. Do you encounter horse bandits who swing your hammer and beat people? First enter the town, and you will wash it."

Zhao Changhe: "..."

The town is called Xizhou, but it was actually cheated by Li Si'an, and it's not close. It's all along the coast and didn't arrive until dusk.

Of course, since it is a town, it is naturally bigger and more beautiful than Huangshaji.

Why is the land surrounded by mountains and rivers surrounded by mountains and rivers, where birds are singing and flowers are fragrant?Rather than saying that it looks like Huangshaji, it is better to say that it has the shadow of Suzhou and Hangzhou.

The town is extremely lively, and the various costumes of different races are dazzling. Unfortunately, Zhao Changhe can't tell which costume belongs to which race. Walking on the street indifferently, passers-by turn a blind eye, very accustomed to it.

But when people saw Zhao Changhe and others leading their horses inside, the peaceful atmosphere became a bit strange. Many people exchanged winks, not knowing whether it was to convey vigilance or malice towards the Xia people, which made Zhao Changhe frown slightly.

"Hey, Lao Xia didn't do any massacres here, did he?"

"No. But I once killed a Tianbang who is the king here, causing the newly integrated ethnic groups to be divided into seventeen or eighteen." Li Si'an looked at him even more strangely: "Hey, didn't you learn a lot of historical anecdotes? Is it? It is said that the first seat taught you personally, why did you go to class?"

Kiss the teacher on the mouth.

Zhao Changhe burst into tears, and every time he was in cultural class and history class, he felt sleepy. Is it my fault... Well, the teacher couldn't teach it well. Just tell this kind of thing vividly and vividly as a story about an acquaintance. What history, people just want to gag, that's it.

"Just because they killed the king they admired, so the people here are not friendly to us?"

"Killing the Hei Miao King, at most, the Hei Miao people are not friendly, and the other ethnic groups are able to govern themselves, and they are full of joy." Li Si'an lowered his voice: "Besides, it is an old grievance, so it won't be... that it can cause the current situation. Unfriendly, of course, only the issue of consolation now."

Zhao Changhe nodded slightly, and asked, "What's the background of that Lei Ao?"

"He's a hero... He was originally just an ordinary tribal leader in their clan, and his practice has not been on the list of heaven, earth and people. He is bold and loyal, and can make friends with the leaders of various ethnic groups, and gradually grows bigger in the city, just like a local tyrant, known as Thunder Tiger."

Zhao Changhe was complaining about why the local tyrant surnamed Lei is called Leihu. The convoy just happened to be outside a large tent, when someone opened the tent and said loudly: "Ha... I was thinking that the fourth brother should be about the same. It's here, sure enough. Uh... this is..."

Zhao Changhe looked at the person, his face was full of gills, mighty and majestic, like a galloping horse, he really looked like a "thunder tiger".

But with Batu in the lead, Zhao Changhe dared not underestimate these seemingly reckless men, who might be more doggy than anyone else.

With a reserved smile, he slightly arched his hands, and responded calmly: "I am the king of Langya."

(End of this chapter)