Lushun Port was still brightly lit at midnight.

Large smuggling ships could not enter the port during the day, so they stopped on the sea outside the port to wait. At night, the boatman hung rows of lanterns to illuminate the port as bright as daytime.

There are some considerations about how to hang lanterns.

On weekdays, the official ships have to hang three, three in a row, called "Three Lamps and Pearls". This kind of ship always enters the port during the day and leaves at night, and comes and goes freely.

Smuggling boats must hang lanterns according to the daily notification. Someone will row a boat to the sea to notify them one by one. After receiving the protection fee, you will give you a secret code tonight. If you hang the right lantern, you can enter the port, called "Water Lantern".

When the brig ship where Old Man Yao was located entered the port, dozens of smuggled cargo ships were sailing out of the port. They came quietly like ghosts and walked quietly.

The sailors on the boat raised their sails with bare shirtless, and there was actually a crossbow on the boat. I don't know who they were guarding for.

Zhu Yunxi stood on the deck, silently watching the big ships picking the "marine bronze medal", and the carvings under the mast were also smoothed out.

Old Man Yao was on the deck and said calmly: "These are merchant ships I Ning Chao came to smuggle, half back to Dongying and half back to Qidong."

Liang Maoer said in a daze: "No one cares about it?"

Old man Yao stood with his hands behind his back and said in a low expression: "The soldiers on the front line of the border army fought to death, but someone behind him had an affair with Jing Chao doing business. I don't know what the meaning of this battle was."

Liang Gou'er came to the deck at some point, and her right arm was empty and her sleeves were: "Chen family, Xu family deserves to die."

Old man Yao sneered: "The little dog is simple, but if you go to Jingchao with such a simple mind, you may not live long. Do you really think that the Chen family in Ningchao and the Xu family are doing these businesses? In the 14th year of Jianing, Jingchao caused a locust plague. In order to smuggle food from land to Jingchao, the eight major Shanxi merchants joined forces with the Hu family to transfer the Datong border army... Ningchao's roots are rotten."

Liang Gou'er wondered: "Does the emperor know these things?"

Old Man Yao was happy: "I know what's the point, can he care?"

After saying that, Old Man Yao glanced at the people sideways and calmly explained: "I get off the boat later and meet someone with a long lacquer knife on my waist. Don't speak out and follow them. The Jingchao Road is extremely tight, and it is difficult to move without the support of the Military Strategy Department."

Zhu Yunxi looked at the black undulating sea surface: "I know."

At this time, the big ship was docking and the rough sound of crows sounded.

Old man Yao frowned and turned around, but saw the crow standing at the highest point of the brig and staring at the port.

He turned around and saw more than ten sailors and boatmen coming and going on the shore, wearing long lacquered swords, waiting for something. Further away, someone quickly approached with a torch.

After Liang Gou'er got off the boat, she was about to meet with the troops from the Military Strategy Department, but Old Man Yao grabbed them and said in a deep voice: "No, let's get in the crowd."

After saying that, they mixed among the boatmen and bowed their heads and passed by the military commander, without any intention of recognizing each other.

Not long after walking, I saw dozens of young soldiers wearing black pheasant tails, holding torches and long swords, rushing into the port of Lushun: "Yuancheng of the Privy Council, Jiang Tan, and Lu Guanwu, the Military Information Department, bullying the heavens and the rules, confusing the rules and regulations, forming cliques and private interests, blocking the road of sages!"

"Today, we are ordered by Lord Lu Jin to kill the treacherous and slandered in the court to eliminate the three evils, save all the people, and those who disobey will be killed without any hesitation!"

Amid the clamor, dozens of young soldiers rushed to the military and military personnel.

Liang Gou'er cursed and said, "Why can we die? We just got off the boat and cut our gangster to death? What should we do if this is the damn old man, let's save them?"

While following the boatman, Old Man Yao frowned and said, "Zhongshu Ping Zhang Yuanxiang and Lu Jin joined forces. Jing Chao is about to change the sky. What's the use of saving a few minions?"

Liang Gou'er was puzzled: "What official position is Pingzhang of the Central Secretariat?"

Old Man Yao said angrily: "Do you usually drink fake wine? That's the prime minister of Jing Dynasty, equivalent to the prime minister of our cabinet!"

Liang Gou'er said, "What's the name of the person we want to surrender?"

Old man Yao said calmly: "Military Strategy Department, Jiang sighed."

Liang Gou'er recalled the slogans of the young soldiers to fight against traitors: "He is afraid he will be unable to protect himself now."

Leaving the Port of Lushun, there were endless killings in the city.

The young soldier carries a spear and gallops back and forth in the city, chasing the "rebels".

Old Man Yao's voice was solemn: "This is different from the prince's plan. I didn't expect Lu Jin to recover so quickly. It seems that it is not just Lushun, Zhongjing Road, Xijing Road, Tokyo Road, and Shangjing Road are all fighting. We can't go to the military bureau again, we have to wait until the dust is settled."

Liang Gou'er thought for a moment: "Why can't we go to Lu Jin and Yuan Xiang?"

Old Man Yao sarcastically said, "How do you know they must be winners? After thousands of years, many mutinies have succeeded and many failed. If you take the wrong team, the prince's plan will be in vain."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards Lushun City, sticking to the shadows under the eaves, carefully following the crow's guidance and avoiding the war.

When they pass by the inn, they can't live even if they have money in their pockets.

The Jingchao household registration system is far more stringent than that of Ningchao. It is necessary to lead the inn, to lead the city, to lead the city, to lead the city.

Without Jingchaolu, you can't live in the inn and you can't get out of the city.

They can try to break through, but can they break out? They come to Jingchao not just to live.

At this time, Liang Gou'er, Liang Maoer and Zhu Yunxi looked at Old Man Yao at a loss. Old Man Yao sneered: "What a panic? A group of new melon seeds, I'll talk about something in the alley for one night."

Liang Gou'er didn't care: "Compared with your age, who isn't a new melon seed?"

The four of them found a remote alley and hid in the shadows.

Zhu Yunxi found a few broken baskets and piled them together and gave them to Old Man Yao: "You sit on the basket, don't catch a cold."

Old Man Yao glanced at him sideways: "I have some strength in my eyes."

He lifted his clothes and sat on the basket, closed his eyes to rest, while Zhu Yunxi sat leaning against the wall, looking up at the sky above the alley. In the narrow alley, the walls on both sides squeezed his sky into a crack.

Zhu Yunxi spoke, "Doctor Yao..."

Old Man Yao looked up at him: "You are still called Doctor Yao, do you want to cheat me to death? Just like a puppy, just call me an old man. I am broad-minded and don't bother with you."

Zhu Yunxi hurriedly said, "Or, I'll call you master, you have taught me a lot along the way."

Old Man Yao shook his head: "No, I don't recognize such a poor apprentice."

Zhu Yunxi opened his mouth and was choked for a long time and could not speak.

Liang Gou'er couldn't listen any longer and said sarcastically: "How good is your baby apprentice? You're not looking forward to him being able to enter the realm of Shinto?"

Old man Yao glanced at him: "You know what a fool."

He looked up at the sky, then closed his eyes and stopped arguing.

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...

The sky gradually brightens.

Old man Yao stood up and walked out slowly: "Follow, but don't be too close."

Zhu Yunxi hurriedly helped Liang Gouer up, and was far behind Old Man Yao, not knowing what the other party was selling in the gourd.

Lushun Port has become lively again. Before dawn, the boatmen and sailors squatted on the side of the road, holding bowls and eating silently. Unlike Ning Chao, everyone here seems to be taciturn.

Old man Yao took out a purse and tied it around his waist. When he walked, the silver inside collided and made a heavy sound.

On the side of the road, a young man dressed in a boatman stared at his waist, put down his bowls and chopsticks and stood up to follow him.

Zhu Yunxi was not far away, watching the young man deliberately hitting Old Man Yao. With just a touch of contact, his wallet fell into the other party's hands.

Liang Maoer was about to recover his money bag, but Liang Gouer said lazily: "Don't move, the old man deliberately."

The next moment, Old Man Yao turned around and followed the young man. The young man turned left and right, happily heading towards Waifang City, Port, and then disappeared into a small alley.

Old man Yao stood in front of the alley with his hands behind his back.

Zhu Yunxi walked forward: "What are you doing?"

"Follow him to find someone," Old Man Yao raised his foot and explained slowly: "We usually call this kind of stealing "Little Lazi" in jargon, also called "Lao Rong". Those who sleep during the day and work at night, those who come in and steal things are called "Heiqian", those who go to bed and work at day and those who steal things by passers-by are called "Baiqian".

"All small strands must be handed to the wharf and will be in the same place. They cannot sell the stolen goods immediately after stealing things. They have to put them in the stolen hands for three days, and then they will be dismantled and divided into 70% for the stolen hands."

This was the first time Zhu Yunxi heard about this rule and said curiously: "Why should I put it in the three days first?"

"Because you want to save your life," Old Man Yao said casually: "Save the stolen goods for three days first, and this is waiting for people to find them. If you steal a big man, the government will come to ask for things for the boss. If you can't take out the things, many people will die."

Zhu Yunxi asked again: "Why give the 70% share of the sap? It's too much."

Old Man Yao sneered: "If you don't hand over, you don't have to do it yourself, and you just call the constable in the yamen to arrest you. You won't really think that 70% of these were eaten by the yamen alone, right?"

At this time, Old Man Yao came to a door of a house and politely knocked on the door.

With a creak, the wooden door opened a crack from inside, and a middle-aged man showed half of his cheeks and asked vigilantly: "Who are you looking for?"

Old man Yao smiled and said, "I'll find you guys to discuss some business."

Without waiting for the people in the door to react, he had already pushed open the door and walked in on his own.

In the yard, there were a few people with their backs naked, holding a stone lock to slap them.

A middle-aged man with muscles sat on a recliner, standing in front of him with a young little strand that had just entered the yard.

The middle-aged man asked Xiao Lianzi: "I'm afraid that this is not the official who has touched so much money? Who did he steal this from?"

Seeing that the door was pushed open, Xiao Lianzi was stunned and pointed at Old Man Yao: "It was stolen from him."

The middle-aged man was also stunned, then stood up with his eyes squinted, and turned his two iron gills in his hand: "I don't know where the Jianglong came from, want to find me, Mr. Jiang?"

Old Man Yao did not talk to him and said straight to the point: "I want Si Zhang Luzhi to go to Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo Road. The money you have in your hands is the money you buy Luzhi."

The middle-aged man weighed the money and sneered: "Silver is enough. I can't do it. But you can't come to the door and say you want to buy it, so I'll sell it immediately. You come to the door directly, but it's broken the rules."

Old man Yao's eyebrows were slightly beating.

In an instant, he picked up a stone lock on the ground with his toes and kicked him to the yard.
To be continued...