Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 160: Robbery of the Imperial City Bureau's Ship

Ye Yucheng stood on the deck, and the guards behind him were arranged in an orderly manner, like a mighty water army.

But the direction of this ship was strange. It was not coming down from Lezhu County, but was slowly coming up from downstream.

Yan Xuan lowered his head, waiting to be punished.

"Envoy Ye, this was my mistake. I didn't expect Miss Qin and the others to disembark midway. I always thought they were going to Jiangzhou."

If they hadn't discovered at the next dock that the boat they rented was going to the next stop to pick up the goods, Yan Xuan would probably have led his team directly to Jiangzhou.

"It's up to you how to punish them." Ye Yucheng said coldly. He was not in the mood to blame them now. Miss Qin and Miss Bai were too cunning, and Yan Xuan was no match for them.

Originally he was just chasing the white tiger, but now he has to fight wits and courage with two women, and Ye Yucheng is tired.

During this trip, three people were sent back to Beijing to report the news.

I'm afraid the emperor will be furious again. A white tiger was actually brought across Wanjiang by someone, and that person was his own brother.

Ye Yucheng did not let anyone say that His Royal Highness Prince Ning was involved, he only said that two women rescued Baihu across the river.

A white tiger that has crossed the river is like a tiger released back into the mountains, making it more difficult to track it.

Ye Yucheng decided that he must bring back the white tiger and the white girl who understood animal language within a month.

But he never expected that on the other side of the river, he would be greeted by thousands of disaster victims and two sinister and cunning girls...

As soon as the ship docked, the crowd of people on the dock became unusually quiet.

The main reason was that the twenty or so county officials and the disaster victims had never seen such a scene. Dozens of well-equipped, tall and strong guards from the Imperial City Department were standing in an orderly manner on the deck of the big ship. If they really fought against them, wouldn't it be a matter of life and death?

The young refugees who had just agreed to help hijack the boat were now feeling a little guilty, their calves trembling...

Not to mention hijacking the ship, even if we let them get on board now, they would be afraid of death.

Although we are not able to eat enough now, the imperial court will surely release relief grain soon, so we can still go on living.

Unknowingly, a large number of disaster victims quietly retreated to both sides and automatically made way for a wide road.

Qin Bingrui stood on the carriage, waved his hand and shouted: "Envoy Ye, Commander Xiao Yan, and all the good brothers of the Imperial City Division, on behalf of the people of Pingshan County, I warmly welcome you all."

Yan Xuan saw Miss Qin and her companions from afar, and his eyes narrowed into slits.

"Envoy Ye, we finally found the right one this time."

Ye Yucheng glared at him fiercely and warned all the guards again and again: "Everyone get off the boat in an orderly manner and be on guard. This Miss Qin is not someone to be trifled with."

There must be treachery hidden in enthusiasm.

Yan Xuan muttered softly, "They welcome us so warmly, how could they not be good people?"

He Yuan agreed with him and said, "That's right, we even ate so many delicious meals from them."

Ye Yucheng gave them a stern look and the two of them immediately shut up.

After the boat stopped, Qin Bingrui, Luo Yu, and Master Murong stood in the front row, waiting for them to get off the boat.

The victims who were arranged to board the ship to hijack it were waiting for the opportunity at the back, feeling both excited and nervous.

Ye Yucheng was the first to get off the boat, followed by Yan Xuan, who led him and Ye Chengshi's horses off the boat.

Luo Yu looked at the large ship before him and couldn't help but sigh. This ship alone shouldn't have any problem transporting 40,000 to 50,000 kilograms of grain. If it could make three more trips, and the price per kilogram tripled, wouldn't it be possible to earn 4,000 to 5,000 taels of silver?

This makes money much faster than opening a shop and selling grain.

Ye Yucheng got off the boat, and Qin Bingrui smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits.

"Master Ye, welcome, welcome. Miss Bai and I are staying at the Fuman Inn, together!"

Ye Yucheng ignored her words and said coldly: "If you don't find the White Tiger, your lives will be in jeopardy."

Yan Xuan grinned at Miss Qin and Miss Bai, but unfortunately both his hands were holding the horses and he couldn't free them to wave and say hello.

Qin Bingrui pretended not to hear Ye Yucheng's words and greeted Yan Xuan with a smile.

"Brother Yan Xuan, why are you here so late? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

“Hey, you guys were waiting for us, why did you sneak off to Pingshan County first?”

"Because we discovered the White Tiger on the other side of the river, and we were afraid you wouldn't believe us, so we sneaked over here first."

"Oh!" It sounds like it makes sense.

Ye Yucheng turned his head and glared at Miss Qin, then said to Yan Xuan, "Hurry up, what nonsense are you talking about while you're leading the horse."

After all the guards had disembarked, Qin Bingrui raised his hand and shouted, "Get on board! Charge!"

At the same time, groups of women, children, old and young disaster victims rushed forward, each lying at the feet of the guards, pulling at their trouser legs and outer robes, chanting: "My lord, my lord, give us something to eat!"

"My lord, save us."

"Sir, we haven't had a full stomach for a long time. You are here to save us."

A group of guards were entangled and unable to get away.

Ye Yucheng took a look and saw thousands of disaster victims crowded together in all directions, and the people on the dock were only a part of them.

He only heard some shouting and yelling behind him, and when he turned around, he saw a group of disaster victims rushing onto the boat.

Just as he was about to go back to see what was going on, a group of disaster victims grabbed his thighs and wouldn't let him go.

Ye Yucheng fiercely kicked away the woman who was hugging him the tightest and said to Yan Xuan, "Are they trying to hijack the ship and escape?"

Yan Xuan was confused. He handed the reins to the other guards behind him and returned with Ye Yucheng to check the situation.

All I saw was a large group of male disaster victims holding sticks and rushing towards the boat, scaring the boatmen so much that they wanted to jump off the boat and escape.

"There's no food on board. What are you doing with the ship?"

"There's not enough food on the boat for so many of you."

The cornered boatman was about to resist, but was kicked away by Qin Bingrui.

"Whoever is in charge on the ship, come out and talk."

When Master Murong saw Ye Yucheng and Yan Xuan preparing to board the boat, he stopped them directly.

"Mr. Murong, there is no grudge between you and me. What do you mean by this?" Ye Yucheng's eyes were as sharp as torches.

Luo Yu immediately stepped forward to explain: "Envoy Ye, you can see that we are not going to escape from here. Qin Bingrui is only taking this group of people to discuss the purchase of ships."

Yan Xuan was shocked: "Why did you buy a boat and rush so many people on it?"

"There are about ten boatmen. If we don't bring more people on board, won't they just run away on the boat?" After all, they are polite people and cannot "rob" the boat by themselves.

"How is buying a ship like robbery?"

Yan Xuan looked at the huge crowd of hungry victims on the boat and felt a little sympathy for the boatmen.

Luo Yu smiled helplessly: "Let's grab some food. They haven't eaten for a long time. There must be a lot of food stored on the ship."

This logic is impeccable.

Ye Yucheng asked with a cold face: "Why did you buy the boat? Are you looking for an opportunity to sneak away again?"

"Hey, what are you talking about, Lord Ye?" Luo Yu chuckled softly, "Don't you see so many disaster victims waiting to die without food? Of course we have to buy a ship to transport food to the disaster relief."

Ye Yucheng frowned. He couldn't understand their real motives at the moment.

After a while of commotion, Qin Bingrui walked out of the cabin and waved goodbye.

"Sister, that's enough. Come up and negotiate a price."

Qin Bingrui put a knife on the neck of a middle-aged man and called Qin Luohong to come over. Murong and Ye Yucheng looked at each other in silence.

Yan Xuan actively and quickly jumped onto the wooden boat, only to see the group of victims moving all the items in the ship's warehouse to the deck, and more than a dozen crew members were controlled by the victims.

This is really no different from robbery.

"Master Ye, please save us, they are robbing us." The captain, who had raised his hands in surrender, immediately called for help when he saw Master Ye boarding the ship.

Qin Bingrui patted his head hard and shouted, "Behave yourself. Lord Ye is with us."

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