Chapter 562: The Tragic Child

On the seventh day of the fifth month of the eighth year of Xuanhe, it started drizzling on the sky. Chen Ao woke up and his mood also made the gloomy sky a little depressed. I don’t know which bastard said it was auspicious day, and he said it was good for travel and wealth. As a result, early in the morning, the merchant ship went out to sea, and the rain started. It was still fine last night, but it was wet when I woke up early in the morning!

"It's a ghost." Chen Ao's not-so-pure heart was hurt, and he wanted to pull out the charlatan and beat him hard. He came out of his residence angrily, and immediately several lieutenants came over and prepared a straw raincoat and a straw hat for him. One of them said: "Sir, do you want to go to the dock to see it? In another half an hour, if you worship Mazu there, you will officially fall into the water."

Chen Ao wanted to say that he was a ghost, but he finally held it back. He tightened his face, wore a straw hat and a straw raincoat, stepped on the mud and went down the eaves, and suddenly said, "If you are in a bad mood, what are you looking for to vent?"

The captain raised his chest and raised his head, "Practice."

"Oh." Chen Ao said embarrassedly: "I almost forgot that you are the captains. Poor..." After saying that, he shook his head and talked loudly: "I don't have the blessing of you and the fate of practicing. When I am in a bad mood, I have to be arrogant and relieve myself. Go and ask Xiangling'er to come and wait for me to send the caravan and let her play the piano for me."

When I arrived in Quanzhou, a big man, if I said that Chen Qinzhang was self-admiring, it would definitely not be possible. Chen Ao’s principle is to be in harmony with the people and to understand the people’s sentiments. Therefore, he would also go around in his spare time. Of course, it is only a slight move but unwilling to act seriously. It is purely to find some discomfort and divine friendship for himself.

This is not because Chen Ao has no advantage, but he is born with a kind of cleanliness. As for the innocent daughter, he is embarrassed to start, but he is still thin-skinned. Therefore, he reflects on himself implicitly in the log several times. Why is this hard? In life, you should enjoy it in time. Even if you are a disciple of a saint, you should not be a pure gentleman. After several reflections, the effect is not great. He looked at the bronze mirror and found that his image was a little taller, so he pointed to the person in the bronze mirror and said, "You, why should you be a resentful man."

Although he has not fallen too deep, these things must not be known to the wife. Chen Ao is very thoughtful and has never been willing to mention such things when he wrote letters from home several times. In addition to condolences, he talks more about his duties in Quanzhou, and also talks about business in a straightforward way. However, when the wife saw it, she immediately thought of Chen Ao's figure who was worried about the country and the people, and was hardworking and diligent. She would not think of the young master who smiled on his face, always holding people and talking softly.

"This is the level." Thinking of the letter written by his family, Chen Ao looked at the lewd drizzle in the sky, dripping on the straw raincoat, stepping on the mud, walking with wind, passing through the archway, corridor, moon cave, and at the gatehouse, the carriage was ready, and a lieutenant rushed over and said, "Prince, it's raining today, don't you have to ride a horse or take a carriage?"

Chen Ao thought for a while, nodded, got on the car from the shaft, untied his hat, and the straw raincoat, and said to the coachman: "Go to the watchful building."

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Wangyuan Tower's business is very popular today. From here, you can see three major bays, dozens of docks and ports, and on the trestle, countless ants-like porters were shirtless, carrying cargo wrapped in felt cloth onto the ship in wet oil. Some ships could not even find a place to dock, so they parked far away and sent the cargo by boat.

Chen Ao went up to the Wangyuan Tower and passed by layer by layer. Many people came over to salute and said, "Good Prince."

Chen Ao's temper is good, but he smells bad when he smells bad. Now he is in a bad mood and doesn't want to pay attention to others with a stern face. People here don't mind. Of course, the rituals that should be performed must be done. When dealing with such a King of Hell, he smiles at you, and you are still panicked in your heart. It's better to ignore them, and you want to be relaxed and at ease.

When we arrived at the top wing room, Chen Ao looked over the window, and while eating morning tea and pastries, he looked at the bare masts at the port of the wharf. He felt quite shocked. These three major bays and the outer seas were no less than 3,000 ships, all of which were of roughly three hundred materials. God knows how many cargoes were loaded in it and how many specialties from various countries would be brought back.

The navy's warships were all painted with black paint, making them stand out from the crowd. They had long been waiting for a long snake at the entrance of the bay. Occasionally, there were faint slogans coming from the sea breeze, touching the soul.

The captain standing behind Shen Ao looked at the black spots of the warships in the distance with longing, probably envious of those robes who had the opportunity to go out to sea.

Chen Ao just looked quietly. He was originally scheduled to go to sea half an hour later, but because it rained and the trestle road was slippery. The porters had to delay the work. Cui Zheng, the deputy comrade in charge of dispatch, was already a little anxious. He stopped at the trestle, his throat was smoked, but he was still shouting: "How many ships are there that have not been loaded, how many are there? Come here quickly?"

His voice was a little exhausted. At the pier near the foot of the tower downstairs, he almost jumped into the sea, so as not to be embarrassed to stay here. For those who are running the boat, auspicious days and auspicious times are very important. Both the maritime merchants and sailors believe this. If they waste time and miss worshiping Mazu, it would be really bad.

Chen Ao looked at Cui Zheng in green clothes and public uniforms, and he didn't even carry an umbrella or straw raincoat. He was just shouting there wet. He couldn't help but smile, waved to a captain, and whispered: "Go, tell Lord Cui, tell him not to worry. I know that he has taken office, and today is very important, but there is unexpected situation in the world, so it's no wonder he is not wrong."

The captain nodded, ran to the pier, and said a few words to Cui Zheng in the rain. Cui Zheng looked up and looked at the top of the Wangyuan Building with raindrops. I don’t know if he saw Chen Ao, then nodded, calmed down, and continued to dispatch.

There were many people coming to see off the dock. Seeing that the time was coming, they were still uneasy. When the ships finally loaded the goods, the ships raised their sails and anchored them, worshiped Mazu on the deck, threw the sacrifices into the sea, and firecrackers were set off. Then they went out of the bay according to the rules.

Chen Ao looked at the scene of the dark boat going out to sea. Although there were many boats, each boat was sailing along its own waterway, and there was no confusion. He couldn't help but say, "This Cui Zheng is really good at it."

There was nothing to watch after the excitement. Chen Ao hurried back to listen to the music. This Wangyuan Tower was its own property, and many of the staff were also transferred from Bianjing, so such a miserable thing must not be carried out in Wangyuan Tower. God knows how many confidants Chuner, who is very good at managing business, has installed here so it is safer to the Transportation Office.

After using breakfast, I got up and took the lieutenant downstairs and took the carriage back the same way, leaving without mentioning it.

This merchant ship that went out to sea was beyond Chen Ao's expectations. There were more than 3,000 ships, 60,000 to 70,000 people, plus 30 warships and 1,000 sailors. Will this scale scare the natives of all countries? Chen Ao didn't know, but he knew that no pirate dared to approach this behemoth.

It’s not certain who robs whom! Just those little bodies, hitting them side by side, are enough to make them crushed!

The entire Quanzhou became settled instantly because the fleet went out to sea, and there were also sporadic merchant ships entering and leaving the port. These merchant ships going out to sea did not need to be protected. They sent the goods directly to Liuqiu and Penghu, and they came back after a circle. They were all small boats of two or three hundred materials, and they were not qualified to take a stern ship. Even if they followed, their speed would not be able to catch up with others.

Sometimes there will be foreign ships entering the port. When these foreign ships land on the shore, they are just in a foreign land, so they dare not cause trouble. Besides, the new imperial envoy from Quanzhou is really powerful and kills people. Before they even get to Quanzhou, everyone has heard that his bandit name, King Shen, is on his territory, and it will be dead!

Chen Ao returned to the Transportation Office. Xiang Ling'er had been waiting for a long time and brought the pipa and guqin. When Chen Ao went in, he saluted and said in a coquettish manner. Chen Ao couldn't stand the cherry sound, and sat down like Liu Xiahui, coughed, looked at Xiang Ling'er's beautiful face, and coughed, "Girl, play the zither."

Xiangling'er nodded, then put down the guqin, tried the tone first, then her fingers fluctuated, and immediately the pleasant sound of the zither like a gurgling water came out. Chen Ao was a little tired at this time, and moved to the side of the desk to sleep, but he thought sadly in his heart: "I am a gentleman, I am a noble person, I can't change my mind, I want to hold it in, I'm not that kind of person..."

That night, he bowed his head under the desk and wrote a diary under the lamp seriously: "Ah, I was innocent and was ruined by Xiangling'er's hands. A gentleman should reflect on himself." After writing, he raised his pen sadly: "After the work, Miss Ling'er refused to accept my prostitution funds, saying: The prince's body is rich and precious, I am not happy yet, how can I take the prince's wealth and wealth with laughter?" Chen Ao held the pen and took a deep breath. He suddenly felt that there was a dirty and emotional person in the place of love and moon. He was moved to tears. He couldn't help but shake his head and continued to write: "This is a strange woman."

After writing the log, Chen Ao immediately relaxed and leaned on the chair. At this time, he wanted to find a foreign priest to confess his absurdity. He also hoped that he would hear the foreign priest say that if you are so pious, God has forgiven you, and you can still go to heaven in the future.

I sighed for a moment and felt that God was still reliable. As long as I believe in him, I could forgive me for killing and setting fire. What is the point of being a little more unconditional? Then I felt very sad and angry. I knew I shouldn’t have gone to the temple to add so much money for the stinky monk, and I have done so many evil things and given so many benefits to go out, and I will probably have to go to Avici Hell.

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Chapter completed!