my grandfather was qin shi huang

Chapter 368 The emperor’s grandson turned a blind eye
The reason why they were delayed on the road for so many days was because Zhao Ying killed several waves of water pirates along the way.

These water bandits usually gather in Xiaoyunmengze. Once the officers and soldiers are organized to clear them up, they will retreat to the depths of the swamp, or simply change places to go ashore, throw away their weapons, pick up hoes, and transform themselves into Good people who keep themselves safe.

As soon as the officers and soldiers left, they went ashore to plunder.Relying on his familiarity with the water conditions, he fought guerrillas with the imperial troops.

Local governments also have a headache about this.

They don't have enough naval power, and they can't spend it with them every day.After all, if you can only be a thief for a thousand days, how can you prevent a thief for a thousand days? The army pays for it, and every day it consumes money and food. It is impossible for the court to allow them to work in vain every time.

Therefore, this has almost become a chronic disease plaguing the place.

But this time, they finally met a ruthless person.Zhao Ying led the navy army to crush them directly. They hid in a shallow river. Zhao Ying had people put on the accompanying boats and chased them.

Several bandits were defeated in one fell swoop.

The remaining bandits were frightened and dispersed when they heard that the emperor's grandson's army was coming.

Zhao Ying didn't bother much about this.

They just ordered nearby local governments to strictly investigate local residents in accordance with the laws of Daqin. Li Dian, Wu Lao, and neighbors in each village jointly signed a guarantee to verify the people who went out of the village.

Anyone who goes out for no reason during this period, or who has just returned from outside, must verify their whereabouts during this period.

The emperor's eldest grandson holds the sword of the First Emperor and patrols the local area. He has the power to kill first and report later, and to deal with it as appropriate. Even if Zhao Ying does not get off the ship, these local officials do not dare to take advantage of him.

Everyone opened their eyes wide and checked one by one.

In this way, many water bandits hidden among ordinary villagers were actually discovered.

The local customs should be respected.

It's hard to say how the local people would react, but the local officials, especially the local officers and soldiers who had been tortured by these water bandits during this period, all clapped their hands and applauded.

These things are huge events for the local area, but for Zhao Ying, they are just a trivial matter.

Entering the boundary of Changsha County, large ships are no longer able to pass.

Zhao Ying immediately ordered the navy ships to be stationed on the spot. The three thousand forbidden troops and accompanying officials he brought abandoned the ships and marched along the land route under the leadership of Zhang Liang with his guard of honor and great fanfare.

The halberd-bearing Lang Zhuigu also got a new mission, which was to change into Zhao Ying's costume and sit in the army to hide his presence from others.

Not to mention, his height and body shape are very similar to the legendary emperor's eldest grandson. Therefore, as long as this guy doesn't speak and doesn't recognize him, he really doesn't dare to doubt his identity.

Zhao Ying himself took a small boat with his grandmother in shock and headed south along the Xiangjiang River.

Different from the north, although the cold weather is already visible in the south of the Yangtze River at this time, the trees on both sides of the river have not withered after the winter. Although there are no crops in the fields, many farmers are taking advantage of this season to plow and fertilize. Looking from a distance , it seems quite picturesque and the time is quiet.

But as long as you get closer, you can see that most of these farmers are ragged and disheveled.

Along the way, Zhao Ying also saw several scenes of confrontations and disputes over water for watering the fields. He also saw several private checkpoints along the Xiangjiang River to collect taxes from passing ships.

He didn't even make a sound.

I was just surprised, but according to their requirements, I paid the full amount of money in a proper manner, lined up and passed through these passes.

"Your Highness, you just watch them do whatever they want without asking anything?"

Jing didn't say anything, but the girl who was following him couldn't help it when she saw Zhao Ying calmly motioning for Jing to pay.He turned away angrily and ignored Zhao Ying.

When Zhao Ying saw this, he couldn't help but laugh.

"Well, how about you, girl, give it a try..."

"you……"

The woman clenched the sword on her back angrily, but finally let it go in frustration, and ran to the bow of the ship in anger, not wanting to talk to him anymore.

That charming little appearance made Zhao Ying slightly startled, and he became more interested in teasing her.

In the evening, the two of them, He Jing, caught a few herrings and started barbecue.

The plump and tender fish meat is brushed with Zhao Ying's special grilling ingredients. The alluring aroma spreads instantly and fills the entire bow.The woman who was so angry that she refused to talk to Zhao Ying immediately turned her head.

Two beautiful big eyes stared brightly at the grilled fish on the shelf that exuded an alluring aroma, and couldn't help but swallow.

Zhao Ying's sense of facial features has already surpassed that of ordinary people. Although the light was not good in the night, he could still clearly see the girl's expression with the swaying lights on the boat and the cold ripples on the water.

The corners of his mouth could not help but twitch, revealing a subtle smile.

Without even greeting her, she and Jing sat on the bow of the boat very casually, each taking a grilled fish.

"His Highness's cooking skills are truly unparalleled. I never imagined that such an ordinary herring could become so delicious in His Highness's hands - it is truly a masterpiece, rare in the world..."

Jing couldn't wait to take a bite and couldn't help but praise it sincerely.

Zhao Ying laughed and raised the wine glass in his hand.

"It's just a small trick to satisfy your appetite. If you like it, I'll give you some baking ingredients later, and you can just eat it to your heart's content..."

"Then I would like to thank His Highness for the reward first..."

Hearing this, he raised his glass and drank it down with Zhao Ying. Then he couldn't help but reached out and took out a grilled herring.

Seeing that one more grilled fish was missing from the shelf, and His Highness the Emperor Changsun still showed no intention of calling her over to eat, Anu couldn't help but cough lightly, wanting to remind Zhao Ying whether he had forgotten that she was there.

As a result, the two of them seemed to have not heard her hint and just drank and chatted there without turning their heads towards her.

Aunt:......

He turned his head away angrily and decided not to look at these two nasty guys anymore.

However, the smell of grilled fish seemed to become more and more tempting, lingering in her nose, like a small scratch, scratching and scratching her heart...

She couldn't help but swallow, and then turned her head unconvincingly and looked at the two people who were drinking and eating meat happily.

Zhao Ying cheerfully reached out and took the last grilled fish on the shelf, glanced at Ah Nu secretly, and sighed seriously.

"Oh, I didn't expect it was baked too much. Wouldn't it be a pity to throw it away..." After saying that, he pretended to throw it away.

Jing seemed to remember that there was another person on the boat, and he patted his thigh in hindsight.

"Ah, Your Highness, there is Miss Ah Nv - you see, I was only focusing on this delicious food, and I actually forgot about Miss A Nv - Ah, by the way, Miss A Nv, what are you busy with? Why are you still here? But come and eat together..."

Zhao Ying also turned his head in cooperation.

"Ah, didn't Miss Ah Nu eat just now..."

Aunt:......

"Who cares!"

I felt so angry at myself in my heart, but I still walked along the scent without any ambition, and reached out to take the fragrant grilled fish in Zhao Ying's hand.

Seeing this little girl's awkward behavior, the smile on Zhao Ying's lips couldn't help but get bigger and bigger.

Shocked by this, he wisely ran to the stern of the boat and pretended to go fishing.

At this time, it was already the end of the month, the waning moon was like a hook, the sky was full of stars, and their reflections were reflected on the river. Zhao Ying's boat seemed to be sailing in the river of stars in the sky.

Zhao Ying couldn't help but be in a trance.

"When you are drunk, you don't know that the sky is in the water, and the boat is full of clear dreams, pressing down on the galaxy."

Zhao Ying remembered this song he had memorized in his previous life, and couldn't help but hum softly.

The woman who was busy eating grilled fish couldn't help but look up at Zhao Ying. Although she didn't quite understand the meaning of these two poems, she felt that they were very suitable for the occasion.

At this time, the stars were dotted, the water and the sky were the same color, and the lights on the boat were like beans, shining on the side of Zhao Ying's face, making Zhao Ying even more heroic and extraordinary.

She couldn't help but feel slightly startled.

"What a poem! Your Highness's poem seems incomplete, but there is a complete poem..."

Jing, who was originally squatting at the stern of the boat, fishing to pass the time, couldn't help but turn his head and look at Zhao Ying.Zhao Ying smiled and waved his hand quite casually.

He just expressed his feelings.

At this point, he has already passed the stage where he needed to write poems to show off, or he needed to play chess, calligraphy and painting to embellish himself and show off his talents.

Naturally, I am too lazy to plagiarize or tamper with later poems to decorate my appearance.

Seeing that His Royal Highness the Emperor Changsun didn't want to say anything, Jing also closed his mouth wisely, turned his head, and concentrated on fishing for his own fish. It seemed that if he stared carefully, the fish would take the bait on its own.

……

On the bow of the boat, I looked at the woman who wiped out a herring in a blink of an eye.

Zhao Ying's eyes were calm, like the bright moon in the water.

"Miss, do you know why I turn a blind eye to those things and why I don't hear them..."

Ah Nu didn't expect that Zhao Ying would suddenly mention this to her, and she was a little stunned. Although she didn't answer, she slowly stopped what she was doing.

"There are too many injustices in the world. What the girl has seen in the past few days is just a drop in the bucket. Moreover, some things may not be as simple as what you and I see. We just passed by and had a fleeting glimpse. I am The eldest grandson of the Emperor of Qin, who is now the Governor-General of Jiangnan, every move he makes represents the laws of the imperial court. How can we easily comment without seeing the whole picture?"

Speaking of this, Zhao Ying said quite seriously.

"Furthermore, these problems are like scabies. Even if they are removed in one or two places, it will not help. Those people's crimes will not lead to death. Even if they kneel down to plead guilty and accept punishment in front of you and me, It’s just to make you and I feel happy for a while, thinking that we have solved the problem for those Guizhou leaders, and feel smug inside. In fact, it is not the case. After we leave, those people may get worse and make those Guizhou leaders even more sad..."

Having said this, Zhao Ying couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

"These dirty things are like light and shadow. Where there is light, there will inevitably be shadows. Even if it takes a thousand years, I am afraid it will be difficult to eradicate it. For me, instead of being moved by myself and going up to stop these things, it is better to calm down and think I wonder if I can think of a way to fundamentally avoid these things, or reduce them a little, to make the world fairer and make these people live a better life..."

Speaking later, Zhao Ying could no longer tell whether he was explaining to his grandmother or himself.

Although the lady didn't understand what Zhao Ying said, she could hear Zhao Ying's kindness toward the people. For a moment, she held her cheeks in her hands and couldn't help but be fascinated by what he said.

I don’t know when, a man was hiding in the stern of the boat fishing, and was surprised by his grandson’s fishing. He stood up unknowingly and looked at His Royal Highness, the grandson of the emperor, who was sitting at the bow of the boat. In front of the First Emperor.

……

Zhao Ying and Jing were not walking in a hurry, but their speed was not much slower as they went down the river.

When we arrived at Changsha County, it only took seven or eight days.

Under his instructions, Zhang Liang and Zhui Gu's team could maintain their own speed. At this time, they were still about a day away from the county seat.

Although they had already put on the ordinary clothes in Changsha and did not want to attract other people's attention, Zhao Ying and Jing were still too conspicuous.

There is no way, Zhao Ying is two meters tall, handsome and heroic, plus he has been in a high position for a long time. Even if he deliberately keeps a low profile, standing there, he has a Yuan Ting Yue Zhi demeanor, which makes people have to be in awe of San. point.

Along the way, he attracted the attention of countless young women. Some of them were even aggressive and bold, with blushing faces. They came forward to inquire about Zhao Ying's family residence and his last name. Looking at his posture, he wished he could turn around and ask the matchmaker to go to him. The marriage proposal made Zhao Ying dumbfounded.

Although the shock was not so exaggerated, his neck was slender and he looked naturally smiling. He looked like a smiling head on a thin bamboo pole, which was different from ordinary people.

As for Ah Nu, she is just too beautiful.

Even if she is wearing a coarse cloth skirt and no powder, it is still difficult to conceal her beauty, which is like an orchid in an empty valley.It's hard not to notice.If it weren't for the tall Zhao Ying man next to her and the lady carrying a long sword on her back, those young men would probably have been unable to restrain their enthusiasm and came to inquire about this young lady's family residence.

Zhao Ying had nothing to do about this.

Who made me look so good-looking and outstanding?

Later, I really couldn't bear the disturbance, so I could only buy three bamboo hats on the roadside and put them on my head. Although they looked a bit weird, they were good enough to block their sight, so that young men and women would not be seen from time to time. Come and harass.

The young men and women of this era, especially those in Chudi, are still too enthusiastic, too unrestrained, aggressive and bold, and their folk customs are completely different from those in Guanzhong.

Compared with Nan County, Changsha County seems to be more prosperous, but compared with Xianyang, it is still a little less interesting, especially in the eyes of Zhao Ying, who is used to seeing the cities of later generations, it is even more sparse.

However, Zhao Ying knew that these places in the south of the Yangtze River had great potential. In the near future, these places would gradually surpass the north and become China's real land of plenty.

(End of this chapter)