The ship entered Huainan and sailed into the Suzhou wharf to dock for supplies, and the accompanying Long Wuwei and Hu Benwei also caught up.

Because in addition to the dragon boat of 1,000 people, the other soldiers took the ordinary grain boat of 200 people, and for a time there were hundreds of boats competing on the river, which was not spectacular.

It's just that this frightened many people, and all the officials on the ground in Suzhou hurried to greet Yang Huairen, the messenger, and also attracted groups of people to come and watch.

The ship had to dock for a day to replenish, so although Yang Huairen was not very happy to entertain these officials, he still showed his face, said some tricky things to them, and did not plan to go to the banquet.

Lord Liu, the governor of Suzhou, naturally did not dare to slack off, and still reported to Yang Huairen one by one the military and political affairs in Suzhou in recent years in accordance with the usual practice.

Yang Huairen was very helpless, but this was a set of procedures that Dangqin had to go through, and he couldn't hide from it, so he had to listen patiently.

Unexpectedly, Lord Liu blew his exploits for a long time, and suddenly a group of people rushed out from the onlookers, saying that they wanted to sue.

Lord Liu's face was very good-looking for a while red and green for a while, Yang Huairen admired the courage of these people, and was happy to listen to who they were going to sue.

However, these people did not sue officials, but bandits, which made Lord Liu's face calm down a little.

An old lady with gray hair, who was supported by two middle-aged women, stepped forward, saw that Yang Huairen was a big official, bowed to him, and shouted while kowtowing, "Lord Qincha, you must call the shots for us......"

Yang Huairen got up and helped the old woman up, and asked, "What grievances do you have, but come one by one, this king will definitely call the shots for you!" ”

As soon as the common people heard that Yang Huairen called himself the king, they knelt down again, let alone the prince in their lives, and the prince and the marquis had no chance to see it.

Yang Huairen didn't expect the people to react like this, which made him a little confused, even if he figured it out, his name as the prince of the north was not very famous among the people, and it is estimated that the people couldn't tell the difference between him, the prince and the real prince.

It took a long time to beckon the people to get up, and then the eldest lady spoke, "The husband and son of the people's women are all boatmen on this canal, and our family has lived a stable and peaceful life, but two years ago, there was a group of bandits in the Toubadger River, specializing in robbing passing merchant ships.

The old man and his two sons were robbed by them, and they murdered them, begging the prince to be the master of our orphans and widows, woo woo ......"

Yang Huairen was stunned for a moment, and turned to Lord Liu and them, "There are still robbers on this Grand Canal, and you don't care about it for two years?" What do you eat? ”

Lord Liu was startled, and hurriedly bowed forward to explain, "Lord Wang, it's not that we don't care, it's us...... I really can't manage it. ”

Yang Huairen questioned, "Can't control it?" What does it mean that you can't control it, you look at so many of your magistrates, one person leads ten officials and people to be strong or something, then there are thousands of people, and you can't cure a few water bandits? ”

Liu Dadao, "The prince doesn't know, the state is really limited in manpower, and if you want to ensure the safety of the official ships passing by, those small merchant ships can't take care of it." ”

The brave man in the crowd of ordinary people who didn't know howled, "There are soldiers on the official ship, and there are strong crossbows and hard bows, where do you need to escort?" ”

As soon as someone shouted like this, others also became emboldened, and they all hid their heads and shouted, "Yes, yes, the soldiers of the government know how to go to the official ship to put on a show, where do those bandits dare to rob the official ship?" ”

"They only robbed the merchant ships of the common people, the official ships were big and sturdy, and they were very tight when they wore sergeants, and the sailors provoked the official ships, and the government would definitely come forward to beat them, so they were just robbing the civilian merchant ships of the trumpet.

The people's boats were robbed by them, and the government didn't care much, if the prince didn't believe it, ask Lord Liu to see if he dared to admit it? ! ”

Yang Huairen glared at Lord Liu, Lord Liu knelt down, and also called out for injustice, "Lord Wang, it's not that the lower officials don't care, it's really limited in manpower, the official ships pass through Suzhou, and the lower officials must protect their safety, in case there is a mistake, the court will blame it, and the lower officials can't afford to bear it."

As for those people's merchant ships, the lower officials didn't care, they came to the yamen to report the case, and the lower officials also sent someone to arrest them, but unfortunately they went many times, and they all returned in vain. ”

Yang Huairen said angrily, "What is the reason for this? You are in charge of the government's boats, but aren't the people's boats within the scope of your parents' protection?

You say that you sent someone to arrest you, and you went there many times, but you returned in vain? Is this also a reason? Doesn't it seem that you are incompetent?! ”

Yang Huairen actually knew in his heart what these magistrates thought, the official ships of the imperial court passed through Suzhou, and they would definitely send people to escort them.

But in fact, the official ships were heavily guarded, and they were big ships, and ordinary sailors did not dare to provoke them, but instead robbed small merchant ships that specifically caught ordinary people.

And the government's protection of this kind of civilian merchant ship is definitely not in place, so Lord Liu came up with the reason of insufficient manpower to prevaricate.

But clear-eyed people know in their hearts that where to send someone to the official ship to put on a show, that is his political achievement as an official, the civilian merchant ship was robbed, even if the case cannot be solved, it will not affect his career too much, and when the time comes, he can find a few reasons to fool the past.

Lord Liu saw that Yang Huairen was really angry, so he hurriedly told the truth, "Lord Wang doesn't know, ten miles in front of the Suzhou wharf, there is a Badger River injected, and at the intersection of the Badger River and the Bianhe River, the alluvial silt of the water flow forms a delta on the river, and those water bandits gather here.

Xiaguan also sent people to suppress the bandits last month, but unfortunately the terrain there is special, and the river looks very wide, but the water in the badger section is not very deep, people can't walk over, and big boats can't drive in, so they can only use a small boat of ten people to cross the river and land on the island.

It is not so easy for a small boat to go to the island, the water bandits are very good at water, and the fast catchers who are often sent to catch people Zhuang have walked halfway on the river, and the bottom of the boat has been scuttled through by them from the bottom of the water at some point, and they have no choice but to turn back.

Even if you land on the island, the island is covered with reeds, and you can't find the path to go up if you are not familiar with the place, and you will be injured by the hidden arrows of the water bandits.

Therefore, although the lower officials are indeed ineffective in suppressing bandits, this is also a helpless thing, and the first thing for the lower officials is to ensure the safety of the passing official ships first, and I hope that the prince will be aware of it. ”

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