I don't want to be king

Chapter 39

The farther south you go, the more bumpy the road is. It took three days to walk around the rugged mountain road just for one mountain.

The mountain road was too narrow, and Lin Yi's carriage was too wide, so he had to throw it off the cliff and couldn't block the way of the people behind.

In the end, I either walked, or rode a donkey, or simply lay on the grain cart, chewing on the dog's tail grass for a whole day.

"Where is this Jiufan? It's clearly going to the ends of the earth."

When it came to No. 17, Lin Yi finally gave up all his fantasies.

Along the way, I saw no weeds and trees, not to mention towns, and I couldn't even see the shadow of a person!

This is his fief.

The only consolation is that eating fruit is free. Wild lychees, rose apples, and oranges are everywhere, but because of the lack of human intervention, it tastes astringent.

Song Chengdao, "My lord, we will arrive in a few more days."

In fact, he also felt guilty when he said it. Except for a school lieutenant who had followed the Southern Expedition Army to Sanhe, the others knew almost nothing about Sanhe.

"Day after day."

Lin Yi sighed.

Smell the body, there is a bit of fishy smell.

He didn't know the local hydrology and couldn't find anyone to ask about it, so how dare he go down to the river to take a bath easily.

After walking for a few more days, I met a team of salt smugglers.

When meeting someone suddenly, Lin Yi naturally felt very cordial, but the other party left the goods and fled into the forest as if facing an enemy.

Lin Yi smiled helplessly, deliberately opened the sack, grabbed a handful of rough salt grains, twitched a grain and tasted it in his mouth, just spit it out, there were many impurities, and his teeth gritted.

Shen Chu said, "My lord, the crime of smuggling salt should be punished."

Lin Yi said lightly, "There are a few civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty who don't sell salt. You go and punish them?"

There is one more thing he didn't say, Sanhe is the Sanhe between him and the king, use Liang Lv here, did he agree?

Shen Chu was cowardly and did not dare to speak.

After Lin Yi's convoy gradually went away, more than a dozen salt owls dared to slowly lean out from the jungle, looked around and walked onto the road.

Seeing that there was no shortage of a bag of salt on the cart, they fell into doubt.

Are there such fools in the world?

Have money but don't know how to pick it up?

Salt is transported to prosperous places, and a catty can be sold for [-] yuan!

After the crowd climbed over the undulating mountains, on the vast plain, they gradually saw the human habitation.

Every few tens of miles, you will come across a market town. Although the scale is not large, and the inn can't accommodate a few people, it is not a problem to eat and replenish fodder.

Most of the people live in wooden shacks with scant clothing.

When trading with it, there were copper coins from the previous dynasty in the change, and even treasure banknotes issued during the founding of the country, more than two hundred years ago.

In the capital, one tael of silver can be exchanged for one thousand copper coins, but here it is less than seven hundred coins.

The difference is not so big!

It was already the first day of September when we arrived at Sanhefu City——Baiyun City, and the temperature was still high.

The reason why Baiyun City is called Baiyun City is because there is a mountain beside it called Baiyun Mountain.

It is a bit out of date to say that it is a city, because there is no city wall, only a few streets criss-crossing, and even the towns in the Jiangnan area are not as good.

They, a group of strangers, broke in suddenly, and the bustling street suddenly fell silent. They stopped, stood by the side of the road, and looked at the team curiously.

The tall and tall lieutenant Bao Kui whispered, "My lord, Shen Chu has already gone to inform the commander of the capital here. It is estimated that Mr. Xie will be back soon."

He is forty-seven this year, and he came to this place with the Southern Expedition Army ten years ago, and he was also the guide of everyone along the way.

Lin Yi smiled and said, "Commander Xie Zan, I seem to be old acquaintances with this king."

Bao Kui reminded, "Your Majesty, the Commander of Sanhe has no commander, and no co-instructor. Mr. Xie Zan is the prison supervisor of the same prefect, and he is the highest official here."

Lin Yi said, "Zheng Jiupin is the highest?"

Bao Kui said, "The Sanhe Command Division is mainly responsible for managing the exiled prisoners.

Except for Tongzhi, the prisoner, the rest of the warehouses, Caochang ambassadors, deputy envoys, etc. have no grades. "

It was noon, the day when the sun was in full bloom.

A group of old men who were running vigorously were shrouded in the dust raised in front of them.

"Master Xie, take it easy, I'm not in a hurry to eat lunch!"

Lin Yi rode a donkey, and slowly went up to meet him.

The sharp gong sounded, each louder than the last.

Hong Ying suddenly shouted loudly, "Here comes the king! Idlers stay away!"

Before Xie Zan and the others got close, they knelt down and shouted, "My lord is a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"

Most of the people who watched the excitement were ignorant and ignorant, and a few people saw Xie Zan kneeling, so they knelt down.

One infected two, then a large group knelt down, and finally everyone knelt down.

Lin Yi, who was riding on the donkey, was serious for a rare time, and said in a tone that he thought he was majestic, "Normal."

"Thank you, Lord."

Xie Zan got up and said, "My lord"

"There's no need to talk too much," Lin Yi looked at the group of gray-haired old men, feeling really uninterested, and said with a smile, "Hurry up and take me to my residence, the sun is too poisonous, and I'm going to die soon." I can't hold on anymore."

"Yes."

Hearing what Lin Yi said, Xie Zan turned around and rode on a skinny old horse, leading the way.

Seven or eight old men in shabby clothes also had sharp legs and trotted behind, panting heavily.

Lin Yi was worried for them, so don't let anyone accidentally run away.

After walking for a mile or so, I finally stopped in front of an earthen courtyard, on which was nailed a piece of wood with the words "All Commanders and Envoys" written on it.

Xie Zan got off his horse and hurriedly said, "My lord, please."

With Hong Ying's support, Lin Yi got off the donkey and entered the courtyard through the low gate.

A dozen chickens were flopping around in the yard, and a big black dog was barking at Lin Yi and the others.

A hen flew down from the courtyard wall, Shen Chu reacted quickly, and shot the scabbard far away, otherwise it would hit Lin Yi.

But Lin Yi didn't feel any better, he stepped on chicken feces.

"I don't know the specific time when the prince will come here," Xie Zan said with a smile, "I didn't make any preparations in advance."

Lin Yi glanced at the adobe houses at the end, and said dullly, "You Commander Ben Wang will not look at it, you should go directly to the mansion of the king."

"Prince" Xie Zan said bitterly, "Sanhe has neither a magistrate nor a magistrate, and as a humble prefect, he is in charge."

Lin Yi interrupted directly, "Don't talk so much nonsense, tell me whether I have a mansion or not, and give me a good word."

Xie Zan just lowered his head and didn't speak.

Lin Yi's heart was ashamed.

"Where does the king live?"

Lin Yi asked unwillingly.

Xie Zan cupped his hands and said, "If the prince doesn't dislike it, the commander can serve as the prince's residence for the time being."

"Even if this king sleeps on the street, he won't live in your crappy house!"

Lin Yi turned around angrily and left.

ps: Brothers and sisters, it’s already three shifts today

(End of this chapter)