There are more and more suspicious people in groups of three or three, and the news is getting tighter and tighter.

Less than ten days before the Chinese New Year, pirates were causing trouble at this moment, of course, the merchants and people around Fuzhou Prefecture were all indignant and resentful.

But everyone had no choice. The Minjiang River basin in Fuzhou is hundreds of miles long, with wide and narrow river surfaces. It takes about half an hour to cross the river in the narrowest place, and it has to be a boat with a hand and a smooth wind.

In the wide area of ​​the river, boats of all sizes float up and down the middle of the river, like a lonely boat in the sea. Especially during the summer water rise, the surface of the Minjiang River does not look much different from the sea, boundless and boundless, and there is no edge at a glance.

Winter is a little better, but there are still many places with wide river surfaces. In these places, some suspicious small boats drift in the middle of the river, which puts people in a very heavy psychological pressure and blow.

In particular, a large number of small boats suddenly emerged in Houguan and Minqing areas. Many places across the river ferry stopped directly. Many merchants and civilians had to detour dozens of miles to cross the river to Nanping. At the end of the year, when such a fuss happened, whether it was the Grand Governor's Office, the Pacification Envoy, or the Fuzhou Prefecture and the county, the local officials on Fujian Road were of course scolded to the point of being stinky.

The one who was scolded the most was definitely the Pacification Envoy. It was Lin Douyao's responsibility to master the imperial guards to appease the place. The situation was so chaotic that it directly affected thousands of households. Lin Douyao's original image was very ordinary, and the image of Han Bingzhong was even worse. After the strange situations in various places, the market was in chaos, and Lin Douyao and Han Bingzhong were simply scolded as pig heads.

The Pacification Envoy Department did not take any measures to respond. After the increase in suspicious ships on the river, the Fuzhou Navy was transferred from Quanzhou and Fuzhou Ports, mainly to prevent the Fuzhou direction, and there were several important ferries for Zhangzhou and Xinghua Army. At least it should not affect too badly. With the protection of the imperial guards and the navy, the scolding gradually became much smaller.

At this time, someone was interested in discovering that the suspicious ships on the river gradually moved to the areas of Houguan and Nan'an, and began to threaten Minqing.

On the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month, many ferries on the river were robbed at the same time, especially the above places, which were particularly serious.

In the evening, Xu Zixian received a great order from the Pacification Envoy, and ordered the Nan'an delegation to send personnel to patrol the Minjiang area on the other side to drive away suspicious ships. The thieves who had determined their identities could be killed without any scruples.

The Great Wei Dynasty's criminal law was cautious, and the three judicial departments had to reject half of the death penalty case reviewed, but the chief officer had the right to cut off the thieves captured on the battlefield.

During the Battle of Hekou, Xu Zi killed nearly 70 people in one fell swoop. If the report was submitted, it would only receive praise, and no one would question Xu Zi Xian for killing him indiscriminately.

Bandits and thieves have always been the top priority. As long as the bandits who are arrested with certain identities are not newly joined, even if they are not killed on the spot, they will generally be sentenced to beheaded.

Even so, there are more and more thieves. The public security situation on Fujian Road is relatively serious, mainly from the threat of the five major thieves at sea. Otherwise, Fujian is still good.

There are particularly serious bandits on Jinghu South Road. From Guangdong and Guangxi to the capital, you have to pass through Jingnan. Few customers dare to walk alone.

As long as he dares to walk alone and can pass through Jingnan, even if he is a very skilled martial arts master, no one dares to do this.

The mountain people in Jingnan have not yet retreated and are cruel by nature. Nine out of ten merchants who were looted by them cannot survive.

During the day, he is a mountain citizen, and at night he is a thief. During the day, he carries a hoe to the field to do farm work. At night, he is a lively green forest hero. This mountain is not his driving, but it is the source of life for the mountain citizens. One day, he has to kill a passerby to be considered a perfect ending. He can strip off the clothes of outsiders, take away all the money and goods, and sleep with peace of mind.

These mountain people basically leave no living entries. When the passers-by started to only rush through the day, and later dozens or hundreds of people walked together, the mountain people left their disguise and became bandits in groups.

These places have become local historical heritages, including plundering goods and killing people to silence them. Similar situations are almost everywhere in dozens of counties on Jinghu South Road.

In addition, the inland development was late, the industry and commerce were underdeveloped, the trade tradition was poor, and the business was not as good as Jiangnan and Fujian. The places were poor, the taxes were heavy, and looting had become a means of life.

The boats on the river are another form of bandits for Fujian people.

Those who rely on the mountains eat the mountains, and those who rely on the mountains will certainly eat the water.

There were not many workers on the dock. When Chen Zhengzhi and his cavalry came over, they happened to meet Xu Zixian receiving a great order from the Pacification Envoy near the dock. Seeing Xu Zixian carelessly stuffing the Pacification Envoy into the boot page, Chen Zhengzhi wanted to laugh first, but then his face was solemn.

"Brother, why are you free to come out now before the New Year?" Xu Zixian's face was full of smiles, and the relaxed expression on his face seemed to be going to Changwen Hou's Mansion to attend a banquet.

"The wind in the city has been very tight recently." Chen Zhengzhi looked at Xu Zixian and said slowly: "We are all worried about you, and of course we are also worried about the Nan'an group training."

"Oh, is there a rumor that someone is going to be bad for me?"

"I've heard of it." Chen Zhengzhi was very honest and honest, and said immediately: "I heard that it was Qishan robber Chen Yutai. He said he wanted to come to attack Nan'an before the New Year."

"That's nonsense," Xu Zixian said: "There is another person, everyone understands it, but they just don't say it out loud."

"There are some rumors that it is the Pu family." Chen Zhengzhi said: "But the Pu family is in Fuzhou Fucheng and the powerful families. With Chen Zhengtai in front of him, the comforting envoy, the commander of the commander, the inspector, and the inspector, the last time the government offices held a meeting before the New Year, Zheng Liqi mentioned this and was pinched by the comforting envoy on the spot."

Xu Zixian understood that Chen Zhengzhi said in person now did not explain in detail before and after. The Changwen Marquis' Mansion must have also made efforts. However, the Pu family, the comforting envoy Lin Douyao, the control envoy Han Bingzhong, and the King of Zhao, all of them were eager to kill themselves immediately. The Changwen Marquis' Mansion was not Chen Dujing alone. After the family, Chen Dujing could only use his reputation and ability to ease it slightly, but the effect was definitely quite average.

Zheng Liqi and others would not really work hard. They just had some friendship with the King of Qi and were allies of the King of Qi. In fact, they were also in groups to fight against King Zhao and Lin Douyao and other forces. It was obviously impossible for them to really fight off their official hats to protect themselves.

Moreover, from a legal perspective, the group training and guarding the envoy was originally responsible for protecting the country and protecting the people. Xu Zixian was the only one of his duties.

"Father said..." Chen Zhengzhi said hesitantly: "If there are really a large number of thieves coming, Mingda, you must protect yourself. You can fight for your future again, but you only have one life."

"The situation is now, and it is all about storms. It is to urge me to lose my courage and shake my beliefs. If I run away, it is best, even if I don't run away, my heart will be confused. This is the layout of a master..." Xu Zixian did not answer Chen Zhengzhi positively, but just smiled and said, "So now I can only grit my teeth and persevere. Even if I die, I have to die in Nan'an. I want to die here in battle. The court still has to find a junior for me to inherit the title of Marquis of Nan'an. I have to be right at first..."

This obsession with family and title inheritance is actually true for every child of aristocratic family, and it is quite strong.

Even a fool like Wu Gongda still has the obsession with maintaining his family title.

Under such obsession, personal life is really nothing...

Chen Zhengzhi said with emotion: "I understand Mingda's determination. Since this is the case, although I cannot bring a large number of Changwen Hou Mansion's generals, my martial arts are very ordinary, but I am willing to stay in Nan'an and work together with Mingda to fight the enemy."

"Brother, you can go with me to rush into the formation." Xu Zixian's words aroused the dissatisfaction of several guards around Chen Zhengzhi. Changwen Hou Mansion is a big family, and there are many people who are thinking about Chen Dujing's title. However, Chen Zhengzhi is old and has always performed well, which is simply an opportunity. If Chen Zhengzhi has any accidents, Chen Dujing will not only suffer a major emotional blow, but will also be at risk of being inherited from the title.

This Xu Zixian was a bit too careless.

"Don't worry." Xu Zixian said to these two generals: "Brother Zhengzhi just follow me to rush into the formation. I won't ask him to come to the front line in person..."

At the same time, Xu Zixian said to Chen Zhengzhi: "When brother comes here, I am afraid that Uncle Chen has something to say first, so he told me not to leave Nan'an. And if I say I don't leave, my brother can stay and help me, showing the attitude of the Changwen Hou Mansion. Is that true?"

Chen Zhengzhi is really an honest person. Although he did not answer, the shock on his face still says everything.

Changwen Hou Mansion is a huge family, and Chen Dujing could not have put all the chips on Xu Zixian alone at once.

We have to see Xu Zixian's true quality. Real gold is not afraid of fire training. This time the danger is the enemy's layout and attempt to suppress Xu Zixian without fighting. Xu Zixian's response is enough to show that everything the Nan'an Houzi did before was superficial or really strong inside and outside.

Only Xu Zixian, who is truly powerful inside, deserves full support from Changwen Hou Mansion!

Chen Zhengzhi sighed: "Is Mingda really a born knower?"

Xu Zixian laughed and said, "I am far worse than Uncle Chen when I understand people's hearts and understand worldly affairs."

...

It started to rain in the afternoon. Xu Zi first received the order of the pacification envoy, but it was inconvenient to delay. He summoned Wu Weisan and Jin Baoyi and others, summoned most of the Marquis' Yajiang, most of whom were mature adults, and the young Yajiang remained in the military camp of the regiment and stayed with the martial soldiers.

In the drizzle, more than ten warships flowed upstream from the downstream. The leader was Han Bingde, who was ordered to evacuate a while ago.

"Does the prince bring these men?" Han Bingde's face was plain, and there was actually a sarcastic feeling deep in his eyes.

It seems that the real power of the Marquis of Nan'an is the old men from the Marquis' mansion. More than a hundred teeth are wearing short robes and holding weapons of different lengths in their hands. It seems that they are tough and hard to control and brave.

If Xu Zi first wanted to clear the river to the valley entrance and complete the military orders given by the Pacification Envoy, of course, he would take the most capable people around him to avoid endangering his own safety.

Gukou Town and Shuikou Town are both the areas of Nan'an League's training and coordination, so it is natural that Xu Zixian was ordered to guard the town.
Chapter completed!