Nightwatcher

In the early morning, Princess Lin'an woke up quietly, her whole body was warm, she stretched her waist comfortably, and her feet hit the table legs with a "bang".

She blankly opened her misty eyes and saw the pale sky. At this time, the sun had not yet risen.

Mounting is like a night in a nightclub with a hangover, the eyes turn from confused to confused, wondering if I have read it wrong, why what I see is not the beautiful bed curtain, but the dawn sky.

A little naive "um", a small groan.

Scenes from last night flashed across her mind like a revolving lantern, and she remembered that at night, she and Xu Ning had a boat trip in the pool, drinking and chatting.

Xu Shi had never had such an experience, and she immediately agreed to Xiao Tongluo's proposal. For an uncommissioned princess, word of such a bold move could ruin her reputation.

Later, maybe after drinking some wine, she relaxed her vigilance even more, and according to his words, she lay down on the deck of the boat in a strange way.

When I saw the sky full of stars, I became drunk with my whole heart, and there was only the artistic conception in my mind of "I don't know the sky is in the water when I am drunk, and the boat is full of clear dreams to press the galaxy".

Mesmerized.

He didn't want to get up again, and fell into a deep sleep through the drunkenness.

It's so warm, even in the middle of winter, sleeping on the boat, she didn't feel cold, instead she felt the warmth of returning to her mother's body.

But now she is not in the mood to pay attention to this, and she sat up in a panic, and found that she was covered with a brocade quilt, she subconsciously wanted to lift it off, but then paused, nervously touched her body in the quilt, to make sure her clothes were in good condition, There was no adverse reaction in the body.

For example, the pain of breaking the gua is often mentioned in the book.

She breathed a sigh of relief, looked left and right, and saw the maid guarding the shore, so she changed from the nightclub after a hangover to the dignified Princess Lin'an.

She called the guard who was waiting on the shore, asked him to jump on the black-covered boat, help row to the shore, and asked casually, "When did Master Xu leave?"

"I left before dawn." The maid replied softly.

Lin'an nodded somewhat sadly, recalling the warm feeling yesterday, after careful comparison, he found that it was not brought by the bedding, and asked with a straight face:

"What did he do wrong last night?"

"There are some."

With dark circles under her eyes, the maid who hadn't slept all night took the opportunity to complain: "She is condescending to the princess."

"Ah?" Lin'an looked terrified.

"He has been holding the princess's hand." The maid said angrily: "Before leaving this morning, he even slapped the servant's ass and threatened me not to tell the princess."

So much? Lin'an's brows were erected, as if she was ashamed and angry that she misjudged someone.

The "Second Princess" guard hesitated to speak.

"Hesitating." Lin'an gave him a displeased look.

"It's freezing cold, the princess sleeps on the boat, and a bedding alone can't withstand the severe cold." The guard explained:

"Xiaozhi saw it clearly last night. Mr. Xu stayed up all night, holding the princess's hand, and was helping you through the air blower to dispel the cold."

Du Fu didn't sleep all night and was stunned for a while, remembering that he did sleep comfortably last night, he said suspiciously:

"Why haven't I heard of such a thing before, and no one has sent Qi machine to Bengongdu."

"This," the guard said with a wry smile: "It takes energy to pass the air blower all night, who can sustain it. Unless it is a middle-rank warrior or a high-rank warrior.

"Besides, the princess is well-clothed and well-fed, so there is no need for this."

Zhuangzhu bit her lip and asked tentatively, "How tired are you?"

The guard replied: "If you change to a humble position, you will die of exhaustion."

Her moist peach blossom eyes suddenly rippled, soft and soft.

"Xu, Master Xu looked exhausted when he left." The maid recalled and said, "But why didn't he let the servants talk about it?"

Lin'an didn't answer this question, and suddenly walked out: "He is leaving Beijing for Yunzhou this morning, what time is it now, I'm going to send him off"

For some reason, there was an inexplicable turmoil in her heart, she really wanted to see that dog slave.

"Your Highness, it's already time." The maid went after her: "Besides, how can a princess send a gong? If it spreads, it will be bad for you and him."

These words made the willful Lin'an stop in his tracks.

As far as I am concerned, at most I will be scolded by my father, but if it is a matter of my reputation, he is a small gong, and he will definitely be ostracized.

"It's related to the reputation of this palace. You must not spread the matter of last night to the outside world, otherwise everyone will be killed."

"yes."

It was a long journey from the capital to Yunzhou. In order to save time, this imperial envoy to Yunzhou chose to take the water route instead of the dry road.

The official ship cuts through the waves, and the sails are strongly encouraged.

Xu Qi'an stood on the deck, facing the wind blowing from the river, large and small ships sailed on the river. Both official ships and merchant ships.

"You look bad, overworked." Jiang Lvzhong came to the deck, side by side with him, looked sideways at Xu Qi'an, and chuckled.

"Go to Jiaofang Division yesterday?"

"Hmm." Xu Qi'an was speechless.

He did go to the Jiaofang Division, and had a pre-parting exchange with Fuxiang. But the real reason for being tired is that I was drained of energy by mounting, but this kind of thing can't be said.

"Look at you, you are still too young, with shallow eye sockets." Jiang Lvzhong put his hands on the guardrail, smiling like an old driver:

"Yunzhou also has Jiaofang Division. Jiangnan women have soft bodies and soft voices, and their taste is different from that of Beijing women. I will show you to experience it later."

"It's different." Xu Qi'an shook his head.

"Are you an infatuated person?" Jiang Lvzhong asked in surprise.

This has nothing to do with infatuation, it has something to do with whoring Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice, "Unless Jiang Jinluo treats you."

"What?" Jiang Lvzhong was taken aback.

"It's the same if you treat guests." Xu Qi'an's face was serious.

Jiang Lvzhong thought for a while, then pointed to the river: "What do you think of the water here?"

Xu Qi'an took advantage of the opportunity to overlook the river, and replied honestly: "It's not that good, it's dirty."

Jiang Lvzhong nodded: "It's good that you know."

Xu Qi'an: ""

After a while, Jiang Luzhong said: "Go south along the canal, and when we reach Qingzhou, we have to go by land instead. After ten days by land, we can almost reach Yunzhou."

"Master Jiang, tell me this kind of secret route is wrong." Xu Qi'an said.

"It's okay, with your talent, sooner or later you will be a golden gong." Jiang Lvzhong smiled indifferently.

Friends are friends, Xu Qi'an, who would be angry even if you planted a flag for me, responded with a smile: "Thanks for the auspicious words, um, why do you want to change the road?"

"It's by land." Jiang Luzhong corrected, and then explained: "Although Qingzhou is adjacent to Yunzhou, there is no canal connecting the two states. If you want to take the waterway, you have to bypass the sandbar next door. It's better to go by land. "

In the previous dynasty, the waterway was greatly developed, canals were dug, and two grand canals were built running through the north and south, and east and west. There are countless tributaries in it, so that the developed water transport in Dafeng is now available. Qingzhou and Yunzhou are not connected by a canal?

"There is no waterway?" Xu Qi'an expressed doubts.

"Originally, there was a tributary connecting Yunzhou and Qingzhou, but more than ten years ago, the river suddenly changed its course." Jiang Lvzhong explained.

It's changed! Xu Qi'an nodded slowly.

Water conservancy projects have been a headache for the imperial court since ancient times, with floods and diversions from time to time. Even in previous lives, floods were still a headache. It's okay for this man to change his course, at most he would pass through his stomach. Once the river diverges, it will harm thousands of miles and the people will suffer.

At this time, a black smoke rose from the front, Xu Qi'an tried his best to look far away, and found a small boat docked on the shore, and several people were burning the goods.

"What's going on here? Why do you want to burn the goods?" Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice.

His first reaction was that someone was committing crimes and destroying the merchant's goods.

Jiang Lvzhong took a few glances, and suddenly said: "Generally, in this case, the merchant does not intend to pass the inspection, and burns the goods and prepares to return."

"We're going to the capital soon, why do we have to do this?" Xu Qi'an didn't understand.

"Heh, the imperial court set up many barriers on the canal. Every time you pass a barrier, you have to pay a tax. After paying the tax, many merchants will find that even if they reach the destination and sell the goods, the money they earn is not enough to pay the tax. So I simply burned the cargo and returned to the voyage, because if you carry the cargo, you have to pay another tax when you return to the voyage. There is no need for an empty ship." Jiang Lvzhong said with emotion:

"It's a common thing to burn goods along the river."

"It's so ugly to eat." Xu Qi'an raised his eyebrows.

"It's even more ugly, because small businesses can't afford the tariffs on water transport, so they can only rely on water transport chambers of commerce. Those chambers of commerce will swallow up the goods at a low price and sell them at a high price. Take the saltpeter you once took over in Taikang County For example, local gray households quarry rocks and burn ashes. The capital can't eat such a large amount, so they can only be transported to various states for sale, but the tariffs are so heavy that they cannot afford it.

"The chamber of commerce took the opportunity to buy lime at a low price, and shipped it out through its own channels. The gray households could only get 10% or even less profit. Barely enough to eat.

"The interests involved in this are unimaginable, and even Duke Wei has a lot of worries."

Xu Qi'an was silent.

He thought of another thing. Emperor Yuan Jing spent a lot of money in cultivating alchemy, and the money did not come from the household department, but was provided by his own small treasury.

So, how could Emperor Yuan Jing have so much money for him to throw coins like crazy?

He didn't ask the question, and went back to the cabin to breathe and recover. It was almost noon, and I was already hungry.

After leaving the room, I heard lively conversations on the deck. It turned out that the boatman had brought many fat river fish from the net, scattered them on the deck, and was alive and kicking.

Led by Jiang Luzhong, Song Tingfeng and other 20 gongs joined in the fun, happy to have fresh fish soup at noon.

The governor who led the team this time frowned when he heard the sound.

He is the censor of the capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, a fourth-rank official. In Dafeng officialdom, the governor is usually held by the censor, with great power.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is under Wei Yuan's control, and Da Qingyi also has an official title, Zuodu Yushi, the second rank.

This censor, who can be said to be his own, has been seasick all morning, dizzy, and was resting. He was very unhappy when he was woken up by these warriors.

"Choose some of the fattest river fish for stewing soup for the governor." Jiang Lvzhong laughed.

The governor with a goat beard and elegant temperament waved his hands, frowning: "The smell of river fish is too strong, I have no appetite."

After rejecting Jiang Lvzhong's kindness, he glanced at the gongs displeasedly, "Be quiet, shouting, how decent it is."

After speaking, he returned to the cabin with a restless face.

"Tsk tsk, scholars are weak, so they can't stand it anymore." A Tonggong teased, but Jiang Lvzhong gave him a glare.

There is fresh fish soup to drink, just put some chicken essence for seasoning, Xu Qi'an, who is hungry, is full of longing for lunch.

PS: Thanks to the lord of the lord of "Dancing Leafs", I will add more updates for you in the future. Well, there are 26 lords, and I have returned to the 20th one.

Another six chapters will be OK. As for the addition of the Silver League, I calculated it. I started to return the alliance leader to the addition on the 11th. From the 1st to the 11th, I wrote a total of 33 chapters, excluding the two daily chapters, there are 11 more chapters.

So the first Silver League has been updated. There is only one silver league left, and I will pay back all the additions of all the leaders.