Chapter 246 Qingzhou Bandit Leader

Qingzhou is located to the north of Xinduo, separated by Xianzhou and Chongshan Prefecture.

From Xianzhou to Qingzhou, there is a waterway connecting it, called Xianhe River, which passes through the two provinces and leads directly to the provincial capital of Qingzhou.

Chen Shi rested for a night in the provincial capital of Xianzhou, and early the next morning he came to the dock by the river. There were many passenger and cargo ships traveling between the provinces.

Among the many boats, there was a painting boat docked on the shore. The boat girl cocked her head and looked towards the shore.

Chen Shi is as important as Mr. Qingtian, so their father and daughter divide the work, one is guarding Mr. Qingtian, and the other is guarding Chen Shi.

She is responsible for guarding Chen Shi,

During this trip to Qingzhou, the waterway was the most convenient, so she moved Huahang to the Xianzhou River early, where she waited for Chen Shi.

After a while, Chen Shi really caught her eye.

The boat girl was overjoyed and walked back to the cabin, thinking to herself: "When he sees my boat, he will definitely come over and tease him, pretending to meet him by chance.

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As soon as she entered the boat, she heard a loud popping sound and heard many boatmen exclaiming and marveling.

She hurriedly looked outside and couldn't help but gape.

I saw Chen Shi's wooden cart jumping into the Xianzhou River, and Chen Shi and the black dog jumped onto the cart.

The canopy on the wooden cart opened with a swish, the wheels turned, and it drove towards the outside of the dock.

The boat girl stared blankly at the wooden cart going further and further away. Under the canopy, there actually appeared the shadow of Feng Bo. It was no more than three inches in size. He held a cattail leaf fan and stirred up the strong wind, causing the wooden cart to drive very fast in the water, even faster than

A fast boat on the river!

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I...is useless?

Chen Shi arrived in Qingzhou Province two days later.

He took out Li Tianqing's letter, turned it to the back, compared it with the geographical map, and looked up at the mountains on both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

According to the geographical map drawn by Li Tianqing, Guansheng Emperor Temple is not located in the provincial capital of Qingzhou but at the foot of the mountain on the left bank.

He found a simple pier with several rooms. The pier was deserted and there were several dilapidated fishing boats docked there.

The wooden cart jumped onto the pier and skillfully shook off the water stains on the cart.

Chen Shi glanced at it and felt that this action was somewhat familiar.

There is a town not far away. Several government officials posted notices outside the town.

A man carrying a hoe passed by, and one of the yamen guards grabbed a steel knife and pressed it on his neck.

The man knelt down in fear and kept begging for mercy. The government officer pressed a knife on his neck while reading the notice.

"Not a wanted criminal."

The yamen servant laughed and waved his hand to tell him to get out.

Chen Shi looked at the notice board. There were many arrest warrants for gangsters on the notice board. Some of them were yellowed, some were torn apart and their faces could not be seen clearly. Some arrest warrants had been pasted ten times.

A few pictures, a thick one

He took a cursory glance and realized that there were three to five hundred wanted notices on the notice board.

One of the wanted notices stated that a man named Wang Erniu had stolen a hoe from next door, committed a capital crime, and was on the run.

Chen Shi read it twice and was shocked to see that Wang Erniu had indeed been sentenced to death.

There was also a scholar named Fang Jin who [thrown stones at the magistrate's official sedan, and is on the run for the crime of death.

The widow Yue Xiu'e did not want to go to the archway and wanted to remarry. She was sentenced to death and was on the run.

Xu Tiezhu trampled on more than ten young seedlings in the field and was fined 5 taels of silver. He refused to admit the fine and was sentenced to death. He is on the run.

The Yamen servants also noticed him, and seeing that he was wearing a Juren Taoist robe, they politely said: "Which gangster does Juren know? If he can be captured and brought to justice, the Yamen will reward him with a hundred taels of silver."

Chen Shi said seriously: "I am the governor of Xinduo Province, and I abide by the law. If I encounter a gangster, I will take him to the government office to receive the reward.

Do you guys know how to get to Weidang Village?

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Reed Village? You walk along this road for about ten miles. There is a mountain road along the road. You can see a lake about seven or eight miles away, and the lake is surrounded by reeds.

Weidang Village is right next to it, facing Qingzhou Fucheng.

Chen Shi thanked him.

Several government officials watched him leave with the wooden cart and the black dog, and then checked the arrest warrant on the notice. They couldn't find a face similar to Chen Shi's and sighed with regret.

Chen Shi walked forward. There were many wooden piles on both sides of the road. The wooden piles were in the shape of a cross. On each wooden pile, there were naked people hanging on them. There were men and women, and some were still alive.

The person who let out a low wail must be a prisoner who has committed a capital crime.

The sun was now very hot, and the prisoners were dehydrated from the sun. The dead corpses were pitch black. When Chen Shi passed by, he only heard a buzzing sound, and black flies flew up from the corpses and circled around them.

When he passed by, the flies flew back and the body became pitch black again.

He also saw two government officials holding a prisoner with a rope around his neck and hanging him under a big tree.

The man hanging from the tree kicked his legs hard and died.

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What crime has he committed?"

Chen Shi stopped the car and asked

The two government officials saw that he was a scholar and said: "

He was so hungry that he robbed a bag of grain from the granary and was punished according to law.

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Chen Shi wondered: "Aren't the laws of Qingzhou the laws of the Ming Dynasty? Why are they so strict?

The expressions of the two yamen servants suddenly changed. The young yamen servant held down the handle of his waist knife and shouted:

You have committed a serious crime by making irresponsible remarks about Qingzhou's laws!

The older yamen officer quickly stopped him and smiled at Chen Shi: "He drank too much and didn't mean to arrest you. I'll make amends on his behalf.

The young yamen servant was puzzled, so the older yamen servant quietly pressed his hand and signaled him not to talk too much.

Chen Shi drove away.

The older government servant complained: "

Didn’t you see? He is wearing the clothes of a civil servant, and his cultivation must be much higher than the two of us! If you attack him, we will be the ones hanging on the tree later!

The young yamen servant said solemnly: "Old Liu has thought carefully.

It’s just that he is making irresponsible remarks about our Qingzhou law.”

"Draw a warrant on silk and hang it up, and someone will bring him to justice.

After a while, Chen Shi's portrait was posted on the notice board, and he was charged with making false remarks on Qingzhou's laws.

Chen Shi walked all the way and saw many such lonely big trees on the roadside, with one or two or three corpses hanging on them.

Some corpses have only skeletons left, but they have not been removed.

When the wind blows, the bones hanging on the tree collide with each other, making a crackling sound, like ripe nuts on the tree.

There are many evil spirits haunting the mountains and fields. From time to time, a human roar is emitted, and the evil spirits gather in the ravines or ponds. Some are gray, and some are green and visible to the naked eye.

Similar evil spirits are everywhere, floating in the mountains like clouds.

Chen Shi looked up at the sky. There was only the sun in the sky. The moon hadn't even come out yet, but the Xie Chong in Qingzhou was already moving around.

He saw several babies lying lazily on the roadside, each with their baby-like heads hanging on the trees and taking a nap.

Chen Shi and Mu Cha passed by, and these babies just opened their sleepy eyes.

When I saw them, I stared at them as they walked over, then squinted my eyes and fell asleep again.

They have no urge to hunt, which is very different from the Xie Chong in other places.

Chen Shi said sincerely: "These evil elements have eaten too many prisoners and have made them lazy."

He walked for more than ten miles and found the mountain road. After walking for six or seven miles, he saw a reed swamp. The reeds had grown into long tail-like poles, like a white fox tail with a light gray tint.

In groups.

And Reedang Village is just opposite this reed marsh.

He took out a geographical map to check the direction and came to a place outside Weidang Village near the foothills.

This place is sparsely visited, with only one ancient temple standing at the foot of the mountain.

In the field outside the temple, several weird people with big ears were sitting or standing around the temple, listening attentively while writing and drawing.

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To be continued...