Zhang Shi stood at the bow of the boat and did not speak. It wasn't until Shopkeeper Hu and the others changed their clothes and walked to the bow of the boat one after another, wanting to get off the boat with Qin Lao Wu, that he said in a deep voice: "After the shopkeeper goes ashore, remember not to cause trouble, so as not to conflict with others and miss our major affairs." ”

Zhang Shi's voice fell, and Xiao Dong said: "Zhang Yuanwai said well. If anyone makes trouble and causes trouble, beware of Xiao turning his face and not recognizing people. ”

Shopkeeper Hu and the others saw Xiao Dong's gloomy expression, and they were a little uneasy in their hearts. It's just that after more than 20 days of suffering on the ship, everyone's hearts are miserable. After Xiao Dong finished speaking, everyone glanced at each other, although they knew that Xiao Dong was unhappy, but in the end, they still got off the big boat with Qin Lao Wu.

Zhang Shi saw Li Qiufeng standing aside, neither going ashore nor walking back to the cabin, not knowing whether he was going or staying. It was he who said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu, what are your plans?"

Li Qiufeng originally had no intention of getting off the boat to hang out, but he saw Xiao Dong standing to the side with a gloomy face, and a pair of eyes were rolling on him from time to time. I thought to myself that if I stayed on the ship, there was a good chance that this person would find me and find out where I came from. This man is scheming, so it's better to avoid him. Yi Li Qiufeng thought for a while, and arched his hand to Zhang Shi and said: "I also want to take a look on the shore in the next place, and buy some things by the way." ”

Zhang Shi said: "It just so happens that I am also going to the shore for a walk, let's go together." ”

Li Qiufeng nodded and said to Zhang Shi: "Zhang Yuan, please come out." ”

The two were about to get off the boat, when they suddenly heard Xiao Dong say behind them: "Xiao also wants to get off the boat and take a walk, can you go with the two of you?"

Zhang Shi is also quite jealous of Xiao Dong and is unwilling to go with this person. It's just that he can't open his mouth to refuse, and he secretly regrets it in his heart, knowing that this person is also going to get off the ship, and he might as well stay on the boat to rest. Li Qiufeng was even more wary of Xiao Dong in his heart, and when he heard that he wanted to walk with him, he couldn't help but feel a sigh in his heart.

Seeing that Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng didn't answer, Xiao Dong sneered and said, "Are the two of you unwilling to go with Xiao?"

Zhang Shi gritted his teeth, squeezed out a few smiles, and said, "Since Lord Xiao has this Yaxing, we can't ask for it." Lord Xiao, please. ”

Xiao Dong saw Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng retreat to the side, so he asked himself to get off the boat first. He smiled, didn't push, and staggered off the boat. Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng glanced at each other, and a wry smile appeared on their faces.

After the three of them got off the boat, Xiao Dong walked to the right with a stride. Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng followed behind him, looking around as they walked. I saw that this pier was not large, and there were five or six wooden boats parked in the sparse place. There were quite a few pedestrians on the shore, but all of them were in shabby clothes, thin bodies, and miserable faces, all of them were poor people. Zhang Shi whispered to Li Qiufeng: "I have long heard that in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, the people are not clothed and hungry. When I was in Jiangnan, I didn't believe these rumors. But at this time, I am afraid that this statement is true. Look at the appearance of these people, all of them are like walking corpses. If the wind is stronger, I am afraid that they will all be blown to the ground. ”

Li Qiufeng looked at the appearance of these people, and his heart was quite shocked, and he was speechless for a while. Xiao Dong walked in front of the two of them, and said without looking back: "It's not that those bigwigs in the imperial court are confused bastards, cowardly and afraid, for fear of conflict with the Tartars, and even proposed to abandon Liaodong." Fortunately, several knowledgeable ministers of the DPRK and China mediated this, so that the officers and soldiers did not retreat to Shanhaiguan. It's just that there are only thousands of old and weak remnants left outside the pass, stationed in various places, and if the Tartars come to attack, the whole army will inevitably be wiped out. Fortunately, in the bitter cold land of Liaodong, although the Tartar soldiers were greedy and brutal, they regarded this place as chicken ribs and did not attack in a big way, only occasionally a small group of Tartar soldiers came to harass, which did not take Liaodong from the hands of the Ming Dynasty. However, there are quite a lot of barbarians in Liaodong, and they are very fierce and harass the Han people. They not only robbed food and property, killed the old and weak, but also robbed women and strong men as slaves. Dongliao County is an important town in eastern Liaoning, and its status is only below Liaoyang, where the yamen of the governor of Liaodong is located. However, the people here are so poor, which shows how much erosion has been reached in all parts of Liaodong. ”

Zhang Shi and Li Qiufeng were shocked when they heard Xiao Dong say this. Zhang Shi said: "I see, thank you Lord Xiao for your advice." Qin Lao Wufang just told me that he wanted to replenish the grain and water here. Qing Shui is okay to say, but it's just that it's so poor here, I'm afraid that I won't be able to procure enough food, how can this be good?"

Xiao Dong sneered and said in a deep voice: "It is not uncommon for people to starve to death and die of disease, but have you ever seen the officials starve to death? This officer has the military department to investigate, and when the time comes, he will transfer food to the yamen, and discipline you not to go hungry. ”

Li Qiufeng listened to Xiao Dong's words, and was quite dissatisfied with the imperial court's abandonment of Liaodong, and thought to himself: "When I was in the capital, I also heard that the imperial court officials were arguing about the defense of Liaodong. Originally, the imperial court controlled the entire territory of Liaodong, but after the Battle of Tumubao, the imperial court turned the attack on the Tartars to defense, and withdrew all the elite soldiers originally stationed in Liaodong into the pass to defend the Beijing division. Since then, Liaodong has been troubled and suffered from the invasion of Tartars and barbarians. Those ministers who advocated abandoning Liaodong only thought about guarding Shanhaiguan and saving their own lives, and as for the life and death of the Han people outside the Guan, they would not care about it. Before Liu Shibo became a minister, he always advocated not only to defend Liaodong, but also to drive away the Tartars, exterminate the barbarians, and relieve the danger of the people of Liaodong. Listening to Xiao Dong's words, it coincided with Uncle Liu. It seems that although this person is arrogant, he can be regarded as quite knowledgeable. ”

The three of them talked about it, and before they knew it, they had walked out of the dock. I saw a street in front of me, about two zhang wide, the road surface was uneven, and there were many puddles. Some of the puddles were so filthy that they emitted a foul smell. The houses on both sides of the street are low and dilapidated, and although it is already night, few houses are lit up.

Xiao Dong walked in the front, smelling a stench of nausea, so he had to cover his mouth and nose with the sleeve of his left hand. Zhang Shi also frowned, and said as he walked: "No wonder the plague is rampant in Liaodong." How can these people not cause a plague by spilling all their feces on the streets in front of their doors, and making the settlements filthy?"

The three of them endured the stench, quickened their pace, walked for half a column of incense, and finally walked out of this filthy street. I saw a river several feet wide in front of me, flowing from west to east. A stone bridge was erected over the river, with a high pole at each end, and a beam tied to the top of the pole, and a huge lantern hung at each end of the beam. On the other side of the stone bridge, the lights were brightly lit, and there were many people walking freely along the riverbank.

Xiao Dong stopped by the bridge, let out a long breath, took a "puff", and said: "Even the body is a foul smell." If I hadn't brought a change of clothes, I would have jumped into the river to scrub my body. ”

Li Qiufeng and Zhang Shi were also in general mind, but when they saw the situation on the other side of the stone bridge, compared to the filthy street they had just passed, it was like heaven. The two of them were surprised, and although they heard Xiao Dong speak, they didn't pay attention to it. The three of them stood in front of the stone bridge, staring at the other side, and did not speak for a moment.

At this moment, only the sound of footsteps could be heard, coming from the distance on the stone bridge. After a while, I saw two people in Tsing Yi walking from the stone bridge one after the other. It's just that when the two saw Li Qiufeng and the other three standing by the bridge, they were slightly stunned, and stopped at the same time.

Li Qiufeng saw that the two Tsing Yi men stopped moving, pressed the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and his heart sank, secretly thinking that the clothes of these two people were somewhat similar to the killers of the Yanagi clan. When he was suspicious, he saw two people in Tsing Yi look at each other and walked down the stone bridge side by side.

When Zhang Shi saw the two of them walking in front of him, he immediately retreated to the right. But Xiao Dong, who was standing at the front, was motionless and did not mean to give way at all.

Zhang Shi saw that the two people in Tsing Yi had long swords hanging from their waists, and they walked with a tigerish style, and they were unusually strong, knowing that they were not good at their peers, so they were busy making way for the two. Unexpectedly, Xiao Dong was still standing in the middle of the road, staring at the two people in Tsing Yi with his eyes, quite provocative. Zhang Shi thought to himself, when you get here, what kind of stinky shelf do you put up? When you are on the boat, you still have to make trouble with the shopkeeper and others. Right now, you're blocking other people's path, and it's clear that you're going to fight with them. Anyway, the official word has two mouths, the left says it is reasonable, and the right says it is also reasonable. You're going to fight people, even if you fight. It's better to lose both, and you can't go to Fuso. Without your brother on the side, Lao Tzu would be much easier!

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