NCCnovel Chapter 166 Do you prefer a pink sack or a green sack?
Chapter 166 Do you prefer a pink sack or a green sack?
After being reminded by Ji Qionghua, the emperor finally remembered that group of people.
The emperor thought it made sense and summoned his court officials to discuss the matter that day.
It would be extremely risky for the emperor to lead the army in person, even if he was just staying in the rear, so there was a lot of noise in the court for a few days before it died down.
In the end, the emperor won.
However, in order to avoid alerting the enemy, the deployment of the army and the emperor's travel were kept secret.
Logically speaking, the emperor was fighting in the front, and Ji Qionghua only needed to lie in the back and wait for the victory news, but she was taken along as luggage.
Ji Qionghua tugged at her clothes, speechless.
She had no idea where the emperor got the idea to play the role of a commoner, saying that he was just inspecting the people's conditions around the canal.
She is just a commoner, why dress her up like a boy?
Ji Qionghua, with a sky rocket on his head, was just short of wearing open-crotch pants.
The key is that she can't refuse the emperor.
"Qiong Hua'er, I have nothing to do. Your father will take you for a walk."
The emperor hugged Ji Qionghua and ignored Ji Qionghua's dark face.
He secretly brought the person out without the queen's knowledge.
The street was busy with traffic. The emperor stopped beside a stall selling small animal toys to choose some for Ji Qionghua.
This is Nianshui County, right next to the canal.
Near Nianshui County, there was a group of bandits, and the emperor planned to fight them bit by bit from here.
The "father and son" in disguise are still conspicuous.
Especially the emperor, even if he was wearing ordinary coarse linen clothes, he could not conceal the aura of being pampered for many years.
Not to mention the servants following the emperor.
The two men looked like they were either from official families or from wealthy families.
The name the emperor reported to the outside world was that a wealthy businessman from the capital came here to inspect the market.
Along the way, it attracted a lot of attention.
A rabbit was stuffed in Ji Qionghua's arms. It was crudely made and Ji Qionghua was not interested in it.
There was someone squatting at her feet.
The majestic Bu Bai is now acting, sticking out his tongue and opening his mouth wide, looking like a silly dog who is having a lot of fun.
Ji Qionghua looked over the emperor's shoulder into the alley not far away, her eyes flickering.
It’s true that the emperor chose the right place. Nianshui County is very interesting this year.
After strolling around for a while, the emperor took Ji Qionghua to find the inn where they were going to stay. There were not many people there, and some were drinking and chatting in the lobby.
"I heard someone went missing again recently."
A bearded man stuffed peanuts into his mouth and spoke casually.
"Yes, this is the fourth one, and they are all girls. The county government hasn't found the cause yet, and we don't know whether they are alive or dead."
A man dressed as a scholar took over the conversation.
"I even wrote a limerick and asked people to help spread it and find someone. Maybe there is still hope."
"Come on, you just want to take this opportunity to show off your talent."
"If you really have the talent, go and take part in the imperial examination instead of eating and drinking for free here."
The bearded man sneered.
In this line of historical progress, the imperial examination system appeared earlier and was gradually perfected under the current emperor.
"The Spring Examination is held once every three years, and I will definitely go then." The scholar boasted, snatching the wine jug and taking a sip.
The bearded man rolled his eyes and said sarcastically, "You are like this. Let's talk about it after the autumn exam."
Just as the two were about to quarrel, someone came to try to reconcile them.
"Aren't you talking about missing persons? I suspect it was done by those pirates."
"Since the year before last, those pirates have become more and more inhumane. If fishermen don't pay, they can't expect to return home safe and sound."
"The government says it's going to find a solution every year, but every year they just pretend to be dead. They are really... incompetent!"
The old man was very angry.
His son is a fisherman. He encountered bandits several times while fishing and almost got into trouble.
As the highest official in the government, the emperor stopped walking when he heard this and sat down on the chair holding Ji Qionghua.
Has the problem of water banditry become so serious?
"I heard that those pirates make more money than businessmen. If they are lucky enough to rob a cargo ship, they can take away both the people and the cargo."
"Don't give too much silver."
The bearded man rubbed his fingers, his eyes shining brightly.
"I also heard that those pirates were doing other businesses. Maybe those missing women were kidnapped and sold by the pirates."
This guess has a certain possibility, and several people spoke up to join the discussion.
"That's nothing. I've heard that the government and the pirates are in collusion. Otherwise, why would they keep shouting slogans every year when they can't defeat them after so many years?"
Some people scoffed at this.
Amidst all the different opinions, the emperor's expression kept changing as he listened to those words.
[Next, is it going to be a cool story about an emperor going on a secret visit, encountering corrupt officials, and slapping them in the face?]
Ji Qionghua was swinging her legs and eating rice porridge while being served by Eunuch Cheng, thinking happily.
The emperor was not angry when he was teased.
He gave Eunuch Cheng a look, knowing that he would naturally be able to find out the right and wrong.
Whenever the emperor went on a tour, even a secret tour, he was always followed by many people.
The secret guards and the imperial guards were hidden beside the emperor, waiting for orders at any time.
Even Cao You, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, came here to take charge in person.
The guards were strong enough, so nothing should have happened, but it did happen.
Ji Qionghua was still a little dazed when he was taken out of the sack.
At this moment, she was in a fully enclosed carriage and could not see what was happening outside. She could only see the scholar with a gloomy face opposite her.
He was the one who was talking loudly in the inn during the day.
Seeing Ji Qionghua looking at him without crying or making a fuss, the scholar turned his eyes away guiltily.
"Don't blame me. Blame it on your good looks. Boys like you fetch the highest price."
"I will definitely pass the imperial examination this year. I will go to Beijing next year. I need money to study. Yes, study."
He muttered to himself and put the sack around Ji Qionghua again.
In the pitch black darkness, Ji Qionghua remained silent.
She slept in the same room with the emperor last night, how could she be kidnapped?
After a long journey, she went to bed early and didn't know what happened afterwards. She only found out after checking the system.
Last night, the Imperial Guards reported that there was indeed something wrong with the magistrate of Nianshui County.
The emperor rushed to the county government overnight to prepare to deal with the corrupt official.
Because she slept too soundly, the emperor couldn't bear to take her away with him, so he left a team of secret guards to protect her.
It was safe.
However, there were more than one group of people who wanted to attack Ji Qionghua last night.
The first group of people came from prominent backgrounds and were all martial artists. This group of people attracted all the attention of the secret guards, which gave the scholar an opportunity to take advantage of.
The scholar just wanted to give it a try, but he ended up stealing Ji Qionghua out so easily.
Ji Qionghua was speechless after being robbed twice in one day.
Listening to the sounds outside, it was very quiet at night.
The vehicle moved forward and stopped after a while. Before getting off the carriage, Ji Qionghua heard the sound of wind and flowing water.
It's by the river.