The peddler took the silver and was happy in his heart. He took out the posture of telling a story, and said in a low voice and excitedly: "Outside this Yu Zhizhou has been in Guangdong since he was a county magistrate. He has been running a small business for twenty years. Even if his ancestral home is not in Guangdong, It can be regarded as a local snake, the magistrate was appointed after the establishment of the new dynasty, he is a newcomer, although he has a high official position, he still has to listen to Yu Zhizhou."

The peddler said: "Master Zhifu is a good official. He has just been here for half a year, and he knew that the fishermen who moved inland had a hard time, so he discussed with General Wang Shen to relax the sea ban and let the fishermen go to catch the sea. At least some seafood can be exchanged for some food. Yu Zhizhou disagreed, saying that he was afraid of pirates killing people.

"Pirates also like to take advantage of the high tide to go ashore to kill people. This is indeed a problem. The magistrate discussed with General Wang Shen to bring the sailors to the sea for training, which can also be regarded as supporting the fishermen.

"The fishermen are very grateful. Their life is not good. People starve to death almost every day. They say that it is better to go to sea to fight than starve to death. Even if they are killed by pirates, it is better than being eaten after starving to death. strong."

Mu Yangling was startled, and asked, "At that time, people cannibalized?"

The peddler sighed, "That's right, life was so sad at that time, the new dynasty changed, and a war had just been fought, our family still had two acres of Susukida, and I had a craft, so I couldn't starve to death. If you don’t ask them to fish, isn’t it just killing people?”

"The sea has been banned for twenty years..."

"Those are all forbidden ports. The remoter coasts are forbidden. The officers and soldiers also know that people's livelihood is difficult, so they turn a blind eye and let the fishermen catch the sea. Some fishermen can save face among the officers and soldiers. I can take a small fishing boat down to the sea and catch a lot of sea fish, so although life is hard for the big guys, if they don’t have enough food and clothing, they won’t starve to death.”

The peddler said in a low voice: "But at that time, Yu Zhizhou went crazy and banned all these coasts. Not a single fisherman was allowed to go in. Everyone had no work and could only wait for death. At that time, Guanyin outside the city The temple is full of fishermen seeking Guanyin land, but if they eat too much, they will die, and many children just can't bear the hunger and eat an extra bite, and their lives are gone..."

Tears flashed in Mu Yangling's eyes, her face was frosty, and the guards behind her looked very ugly, so the peddler looked at them in shock.

A guard hurriedly patted him on the shoulder and said, "This is the first time our wife has heard this. She feels sorry for the child, and it scares you, right? You can buy some wine with this little money."

The peddler quickly bowed to take it, and said with a smile, "It's all right now, Mr. Fan is the Duke of the State, and Yu Zhizhou would not dare to deceive him like he did to the former Mr. Zhifu. With the Prince here, everyone has a way out."

Mu Yangling asked, "Who is General Wang you mentioned just now?"

"That's a hero. He was there before. Although they always lost battles against pirates, they always won two or three times out of ten. Those pirates were scrupulous and didn't dare to go too far, but he was framed Corrupting the Mexican military salary and losing the official."

"How do you know it's a frame-up?"

"Is there any question here? You can see it with your eyes. If he was greedy for ink, his family would be so poor? I heard from the old dealer that General Wang Shen not only didn't greedy for ink, but also bought some weapons for the navy with his family's money. , otherwise the navy will be even more unable to take action."

"Your magistrate died in battle. He is a magistrate, how could he go to the battlefield?" Mu Yangling asked.

"I don't know about that. I only know that pirates always harassed the coast at that time. The prefect and General Zhou took people to fight against the pirates. As a result, the prefect died in battle."

Seeing that there was nothing to ask, Mu Yangling took out a handful of copper coins and gave it to him, and said with a smile: "It's hard for you to remember so many words, go back and tell the person behind you, just say that I remembered these words."

The peddler's face froze, and he said with a smile: "My wife is joking, is there someone behind me?"

Mu Yangling didn't make any excuses, just turned around and left with a smile. The peddler was relieved to see them walking away, and hurriedly took the stall home.

The guard asked Mu Yangling, "Princess, are they waiting for us here on purpose?"

Mu Yangling smiled and said: "I wasn't sure before, but now I'm sure. I'm afraid there are many people in this market waiting to tell me the same story."

"What is the purpose? To appeal to General Wang Shen?"

"No matter why, as long as the facts are true, tell the Duke of the country and let him deal with it."

"Won't the princess tell the prince?"

Mu Yangling shook his head, "This is a matter of Guangdong. The prince and I are only here to save the country. Besides, I don't like them. Their behavior is too sneaky. Now Yu Cheng is being suppressed by the prince and the country. You can go to the government office to file a complaint openly, or go to the Fan Mansion to find the Duke and the Prince, but I am a woman who stops me on the way."

The guard opened his mouth and said, "Your Majesty, they may think that you can decide this matter."

Mu Yangling said in surprise: "How can I, a woman, be the master?"

Mu Yangling has always felt that she is a good helper. Although she often gives advice to Qi Haoran, it is limited to suggestions and will not interfere with his official affairs. Make sure that what you say is correct, maybe the way he is going is the right one?

So she always felt that she was a standard housewife.

But everyone obviously didn't understand it that way. In just one night, the sailor who came back with Mu Yangling spread her archery and strength throughout the city of Guangzhou. Her current image is so brilliant that no one would believe that she would not interfere with the prince. If she didn't intervene in the matter in the front yard, how could she follow the prince to Guangdong and even go to sea to save people?

Obviously, the standards of both sides are not on the same level.

"Ma'am, shall we still go shopping?"

Mu Yangling thought for a while, then smiled and said, "We'll also go to the port to join in the fun."

At this time, the peddler was full of annoyance and said to the old peddler: "Uncle Ping, I showed my whereabouts, do you think it will spoil the general?"

The old vendor sighed and said, "It's all luck, but Princess Rong should not be such a stingy person, let's wait a couple of days and see, if no one comes to look for it, it means that we and the general are out of luck."

The peddler gritted his teeth, "Then we have always been so useless?"

The old man drank tea and remained silent. General Wang wanted to stand out, and those who followed him were unwilling to be mediocre. If they couldn't go back to the navy, some of them might go to sea to become pirates in desperation.

This is the last thing he wants to see, and that's why he planned this meeting. There are quite a few of them on that street. Princess Rongjun will stay at other stalls instead of their stalls. If she He is not interested in these, and he has a way to pass the words in front of her. He has counted everything, the only thing that has not counted is that the princess guessed that they did it on purpose.

The old peddler sighed, that's why he said it was luck, he tried his best, but he didn't regret it even though it didn't work out.

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