Da Bong fights more people

There was a continuous stream of blood... all the villains on that official ship... Xu Qi'an was taken aback.

But he didn't make a judgment rashly, because there are often water bandits on the canal, and these officials may have just repelled the bandits who were trying to loot.

"What kind of ship is that, and why is it different from ours?" Xu Qi'an looked at the official ship that was getting closer, and casually asked his colleagues around him.

There were many old gongs present, and they were well-informed. After identifying them, they replied, "That's a barge. Judging by the flags, it seems to be from Yuzhou."

Barges are large, flat-bottomed boats that are mostly used to carry cargo.

Xu Qi'an let out an "oh", eyes flashed slightly, and continued to ask: "Are there any water bandits near Yuzhou?"

Song Tingfeng laughed "chih", and put his hand on Xu Qi'an's shoulder: "It's only half a day's journey away from Yuzhou Queguan. Have you ever seen someone blocking the road at the gate of the Yamen?"

"Then there's no problem." Xu Qi'an nodded, as if he had confirmed the tone of something.

"What's all right?"

"It's no problem to make meritorious deeds." He glanced at Song Tingfeng, saw that the two ships were about to pass each other, and quickly said: "Tingfeng, go back to the cabin immediately to find Jiang Jinluo, and say that there is something urgent."

He then swept across the seven or eight gongs on the deck, and said in a deep voice, "There is a problem with that boat, you follow me."

After finishing speaking, he turned to the barge on the side and shouted: "Stop the boat!"

The sound rolled and echoed across the river.

The officials on the barge ignored it and pretended not to hear.Some boatmen even quietly adjusted the angle of the sails, and the barge slanted away from the official ship where the watchman was.

At this moment, the other gongs also sensed that something was wrong, and before they could speak, they saw Xu Qi'an leaning on the guardrail, the deck under his feet snapped, and his whole body shot out like a cannonball.

It spanned a distance of tens of meters in an instant, and landed firmly on the deck of the barge.

"Crack..."

The sound of the deck breaking was endless, and seven or eight gongs jumped up one after another, relying on their exaggerated jumping power and blower, they also jumped onto the barge.

Seeing a group of gongs "invading" the barge, the expressions of several officials on the deck changed slightly, and they quietly pressed the handle of the knife on the back waist.

"My lords..." A bearded man rushed out of the cabin, wearing a yamen uniform, a high hat, and a pair of black boots.

He looked around at the gongs on the deck, cupped his fists and said, "What's your business?"

Xu Qi'an didn't speak, carefully observing their micro-expressions and subtle movements, Zhu Guangxiao said in a deep voice:

"Who are you from the Yamen?"

"The humble job is to catch the head of the escort ship of the Water Transport Yamen and escort a batch of iron ore to Beijing." The bearded man replied.The official uniforms they were wearing, with patterns of water waves printed on them, were the official uniforms of the Water Transport Yamen.

Yuzhou is rich in iron ore. Both salt and iron belong to the lifeblood of the country. In layman's terms, they are strategic resources and financial leaders.

The Gongs were not surprised by this, and turned to look at Xu Qi'an.I don't understand why he suddenly intercepted the ship.

Xu Qi'an squinted his eyes and noticed a detail. Up to now, the barge is still sailing and has not broken down.

"Guangxiao, stop the boat." Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice.

Zhu Guangxiao immediately went to the stern and kicked the huge and heavy anchor into the water, and the barge slowly stood up.

When the taciturn colleague returned, Xu Qi'an questioned, "Why didn't the ship stop just now?"

"This..." The bearded man showed embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "Gentlemen, wait a moment."

He returned to the cabin, folded a few silver bills in a short time, handed them over secretly, and said with a smile:

"The humble official knows that no matter where you are, as long as you see the adults who beat the watchmen, you have to be filial...The humble official was ignorant just now, and if you want to fool around, you deserve death. Please forgive me."

Xu Qi'an glanced at them, and found that they were all 50 taels of banknotes, about 300 taels in total.

Did he think that we blocked the ship to accept bribes?The watchman present reacted, angry and funny.

Although the watchmen were not too clean, they were not to the point of plucking a goose's hair.However, the reputation of the watchmen is indeed very bad. This is due to the officials who poured dirty water day after day, turning the watchmen into Wei Yuan's eagle claws, doing evil deeds of killing Zhongliang and corrupting the law. .

Scholars are best at punishing their hearts with the pen.

"Ning Yan..." Zhu Guangxiao frowned, and turned his gaze to Xu Qi'an.

Including him, all the Tongluos did not believe that Xu Qi'an was intercepting the barge for money. Whether this guy would kill Yinluo for an irrelevant woman is another matter, but his character is worthy of recognition.

The bearded man saw that no one took the banknote for a long time, and his heart sank. He didn't think there was anything wrong with his response, but it seemed that people didn't buy it.

"Take me to the cabin." Xu Qi'an took a few steps forward and stared at the bearded man.

At this time, Xu Qi'an stood in front of all the gongs, with his right hand inadvertently behind his back, and quickly made a gesture.

The gesture was subtle and subtle, but the gongs behind him quietly tightened their expressions.

Because this gesture is the professional sign language of the yamen, which means: ready to act.

"Take me to check it out." Xu Qi'an asked.

"Okay, please." The bearded man agreed immediately.

....I promised too happily, right?Normally, there should be no protest: the matter of water transportation is not under the control of the police.

Well, it could be because of him... Thinking about it, Xu Qi'an led his colleagues into the cabin with a beard, and followed the narrow stairs to the bottom cabin.

The candles were lit one by one, and the bearded man led the men to inspect the ore filled with each container.

A Tonggong grabbed a handful of finely crushed iron ore and said, "It's all high-quality iron ore, which has been screened."

The bearded man laughed a few times as a response.

The Tonggong dropped the iron ore calmly, touched Xu Qi'an's waist with the scabbard, and gestured with his eyes.

Xu Qi'an said: "You guys continue to check."

He walked aside with the gong and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

The gong lowered its voice: "The ore is too finely ground, and the quality is too good."

Xu Qi'an didn't understand: "This is shipped to the capital, what's the problem?"

Tongluo glanced at the people not far away, looked away, and said in a low voice: "I investigated a corruption case of the Ministry of Industry a few years ago, and it was related to iron ore. The ore is calculated by weight, not quality. .

"In order to grab profits and fill their own pockets, officials will mix iron ore with gravel or low-quality iron ore impulse. As long as a certain degree is grasped, there will be no problem."

...That is to say, the quality of the iron ore here is too good...Xu Qi'an nodded.

After the inspection, there was no abnormality, and everyone returned to the cabin, Xu Qi'an asked again: "Give me your book to read."