After a good night's sleep, Jiang Yichen arrived in Suzhou.
After Yi Zhongren and his party got off the ship, they took the carriage and horses prepared in advance and rushed to Juyuan to discuss with the old man how to deal with the spies incident that happened on Xishan Island. At the same time, they also wanted to hand over the new troops brought from the island. The old man uses it.
And Yi Zhongren really "kept his promise" and didn't say much to Jiang Yichen. He told him to get acquainted with Jiang Yichen in Gusu City first, and then find a man named Liu Qi, who would arrange what he would do next. But without telling Jiang Yichen what Liu Qi did, what he looked like, whether he was a boy or a girl, he handed over the confused Jiang Yichen to this colorful world.
Gusu is the largest urban hub in the southern corner of the Yangtze River. It has a dangerous geographical location. Even the military as powerful as the imperial court cannot fully control the place. However, it has still set up military agencies here to command and intimidate the place. The other forces also attach great importance to this underground fortress and restrain each other. Therefore, Gusu City is a rare safe island in the current precarious world.
And this is also Yi Zhongren's intention for Jiang Yichen to start his career here. It is a relatively safe environment and an important strategic hub. From here, he can become familiar with and gain experience. No matter whether he can be used by the old man in the future, it will be beneficial to him. It is of great help to your growth.
Gusu City was built on the edge of a water bay, with water and land running parallel to each other, and adjacent rivers and streets. It has both the beauty of gardens and the beauty of mountains and rivers. The overall layout of Gusu City is roughly in the shape of "Hui". The magnificent Zixuan Palace stands in the center of Gusu City, which is a symbol of the powerful imperial court's local rule. The streets and shops are surrounded by water bays on the outside.
Jiang Yichen's current location is a small ferry on the outskirts of the southwest corner of Suzhou, a certain distance from the city center. Now he needs to find someone named Liu Qi. How to find it is a question. Just shout out Liu Qi’s name right here? This was obviously something Jiang Yichen couldn't do. Or should I go along the street and ask pedestrians at each shop? Jiang Yichen doesn't really want to do this, but this is the only way that works for him...
Along the promenade along the river bank, I walked to a jewelry shop and said to the old woman with gray hair: "Auntie, do you know Liu Qi?"
She didn't wait for an answer, but instead she received a hand-wiping rag that was greeted directly in front of her, and an angry roar, "Who is your aunt! You are the aunt! Your whole family is an aunt! Get out of the way. Go! Don’t hinder me from doing business!”
It was a bad start. The passers-by snickered, and Jiang Yichen ran away in disgrace. This undoubtedly hit Jiang Yichen hard. He lingered by a stone bridge for a long time, watching passers-by pass by one after another, and then he still bit the bullet and continued to look for people to question. Of course, he became particularly polite in terms of titles.
After most of the day, with the sun rising, Jiang Yichen asked almost all the shops in the entire southwest Gusu street and even every pedestrian passing by, but found nothing. There was no information about Liu Qi at all. He was exhausted and frowning. He planned to Find a restaurant to rest and then continue looking for Liu Qi.
Unknowingly, I walked back to the ferry where I disembarked, and suddenly I found a middle-aged man in green clothes and a mandarin jacket on the ferry side, leaning on the bluestone steps and shaking his head. He seemed to have just woken up and looked sideways. Jiang Yichen was looking at him and began to size him up.
Their eyes met. Jiang Yichen was not used to looking at each other, so he avoided looking and turned to walk deeper into the street. As soon as I took a step, I immediately realized that the boatman in green didn't seem to have asked about it just now. Moreover, the boatman had been there since he got off the boat in the morning. It seemed that he had missed it!
Sure enough, I was so stupid and careless that I missed the very first point.
He turned around to walk towards the boatman, but felt he bumped into something. The boatman was already behind him, looking at Jiang Yichen with half-smiling eyes, and asked in a questioning but affirmative tone: "Chen'er ?Are you looking for me?"
Looking at the smiling face in front of him, it was obvious that he saw the first time he asked the old woman selling jewelry in the morning. This person must be Liu Qi, but when he saw that he was looking for him, he actually Sleeping here? Go to sleep! Go to sleep!
Anger was about to burst out, and sparks could already be seen in his eyes. However, Liu Qi did not give him a chance to vent his anger. He patted Jiang Yichen on the shoulder and said, "Chen'er, starting from here, we have entered Gusu City. , it can be considered that you have entered the world, so take care along the way. Also, the little brown horse over at the bridge will be your partner from now on, so take good care of it." After saying that, Jiang Yichen left without waiting for a word.
Jiang Yichen turned his head and glanced at the little brown horse beside the bridge. Looking again, Liu Qi had long disappeared. Jiang Yichen was really speechless as he asked the sky what he had experienced during the half-day in the morning. He was gone and there was nowhere to express his anger. He could only suppress the anger in his heart and feel depressed.
After calming down and thinking, I recalled that everything today was ultimately my fault, alas!
Horse racing is prohibited in the inner city of Suzhou. Jiang Yichen still needs to go into the inner city to understand the situation, so he temporarily stores the little brown horse in the stable next to the ferry.
After tasting Gusu delicacies at Wanhe Tower, Jiang Yichen decided to go to the square in the inner city to find Bao, whom passers-by called "the know-it-all", and ask for information about his old man. He should not look for him like a headless fly.
Walking in the middle of the street, Jiang Yichen looked around and suddenly caught a glimpse of a bearded man wearing a red vest, with his chest exposed and a big belly on the first floor terrace in front of him.
Such a familiar body! Sha Qing!
It was indeed Sha Qing. At this moment, he was hugging a flirtatious woman with silver hair and purple clothes who was wearing scantily attire. He was teasing and discussing something.
I bought a bamboo hat on the street and put it on my head to cover my figure. Jiang Yichen quickly approached the tavern named "Longquan" on the terrace where Sha Qing was located, at the pace of a pedestrian on the street.
There were people coming and going on the street, and the noise was relatively noisy. It was impossible to hear the conversation between Sha Qing and the woman clearly from one floor away, so he still had to go upstairs to investigate.
There were not many visitors upstairs, so Jiang Yichen chose a table closest to the terrace and sat down. He ordered a few side dishes as a cover and listened carefully, and could vaguely hear the conversation between Sha Qing and the two.
"Then it's settled, Mr. Sha." The silver-haired woman's silver-bell-like laughter came from the direction of the terrace.
"Don't worry, beauty, if you can succeed with Taoyuan Town this time, the benefits will certainly be yours. I will also provide you with an incense master." Sha Qing pinched the flesh of the woman's body and uncovered it. Put the oil on, and then think about the bright future in the future, I feel very comfortable.
Taoyuan Town is the closest and largest village to Juyuan where the old man is. Of course, it is also one of the hidden spheres of influence of the Daoyi Alliance. It is the source of some of Juyuan’s living supplies, and the supply chain to Juyuan will never be Few, but the most important and basic thing is this line.
It was originally decided by the Red Sect to let Sha Qing go deep into the enemy's hinterland to find the most critical refuge in the world, which was Xishan Island. He was the boss's unwillingness. If it weren't for the power of the leader, he would not have run away. Go to the back garden of the Alliance of Justice to light a fire.
Sha Qing is cunning and sinister, and his strength is to let him hide in the dark and control and command. He is extremely reluctant to let him go to the front line to reconnoiter intelligence and charge into battle. For him, there is only one life, and it is for enjoyment, not for adventure. Perhaps after so many years of being involved in the bloody storms of the world and enjoying so many years of romance, people will become timid.
And the fact is just as Sha Qing expected, he almost lost his life on Xishan Island last time. If Xishan Island had not been too comfortable for so many years and it was easy to sneak in, if it weren't for a young boy who came to explore the way, if it weren't for The one who came to stop him was an old and sick man, and his fate had to die there.
The lurking den on Xishan Island was discovered, and Sha Qing managed to run away. He was finally free from that. He didn't have to worry about being found by the old man's people all day long, and he would be arrested and tortured.
After sending the letter to the church, he decided to use this silver-haired woman's move to make a fortune and compensate himself.
As for threatening to deal with the brat and the sick boy, he had long forgotten about it, and maybe he would point to other people in the sect or other sects to confront them head-on. Sha Qing knew that the Xishan Island group was just lax, if If you really fight, you will have to pay a huge price. It is enough to watch the fire from the outside. There is no need to get involved and get burned.
The femme fatale, Hong Yue, is the silver-haired woman in front of him. She has been his subordinate in the Thousand Bamboo Forest not far from Taoyuan Town for five years and has laid a good foundation. Now it is the poisonous snake that comes out of the hole. Taking advantage of the opportunity, they used bamboo wine as a breakthrough. Step by step, they have gained the trust of the people in Taoyuan Town. Now, as long as they make a small move, they can turn the inside of Juyuan upside down!
By then, if you have achieved great success, you may be able to sit on the position of deputy leader and sit back and relax from now on.
