The Great Queen Mau Lewat
Chapter 281 Side story (A Guang story)
" Mom, dad, I'm leaving. " Pass A Guang with both parents.
He hugged the woman who had given birth to him and did the same to his father.
A family look that makes anyone jealous. A faithful husband with a beautiful wife, then a great handsome son.
Is not this one of the peace of the world.
" Sister, are you not saying goodbye to me? " A Fei protested, because the older brother had almost forgotten his presence.
A Guang deliberately wanted to tease A Fei. He did not really forget his sister.
" When were you there? I didn't see you. " his lies.
A Fei rolled his eyeballs, then pointed at himself. " Look, my body is this big, there's no way you can't see it. "
A Guang chuckled. " You're getting prettier if you're pouting like this. " Before his sister got angry. He hurriedly corrected his words.
" I mean you're getting prettier when you smile. So instead of frowning, shouldn't you give me a smile to take me away. "
A Fei's lips that swooped down instantly curved making a knot of smile.
" Now this is beautiful. You are my most beautiful sister. "
" Of course. A Feng would be annoyed if you praised her pretty. "
The two laughed happily making their other brother their joke.
After saying goodbye, A Guang immediately boarded the carriage and left the palace.
In the middle of the road.
" Uncle, I'll go with another train. You can go alone. "
" That's dangerous. If anything happens to you, your Majesty will not forgive me and my entire family. "
Pei is the foreign minister. He always acts carefully. So it was certain that A Guang's strange request was immediately welcomed with rejection by him.
" There will be no danger if I leave as an ordinary person. Those who are after me will think that I am with you. "
A Guang's words had a point. So Minister Pei thought about it a little.
Seeing a little gap. A Guang again gave a small push. " Of course I don't go alone. I'll go with xiao wen. So uncle need not worry. Anyway I'm sure I can get to Shu kingdom much faster than uncle. So I can check things out and see what could be of help to us secure this cooperation. "
Seeing A Guang's determination, minister pei finally gave up. " Alright, but you must be careful, Your Majesty. "
A Guang nodded.
" Thank you uncle. " A Guang went down and immediately climbed one of the horses with Xiao wen and immediately left the entourage.
Xiao wen was the eldest son of Xiao qi. Three years younger than A Guang.
then where's junyi?
Sima rui decided to make the man work as the head of the palace guard. In accordance with the consideration of ziyan who wants junyi to have more time with his family.
" His Majesty it seems we are already far away from the entourage "Said Xiao wen looking back.
A Guang looked over. " Right, then let's go there. "
After that both of them drove their horses towards the place they had planned.
And here they are. A small pier on the edge of the capital. He decided to go to the shu kingdom through the river.
If using the land route then it takes about ten days to arrive. But if the river path, it only takes five days to get there.
He could use those five days to see the situation of the shu kingdom. But the most important thing was that he did not have to spend time inside the train carriage which was so exhausting.
After making the payment, A Guang and Xiao wen hitchhiked on a merchant ship with the same purpose. Mingle with them without awkwardness.
" Yuck! " Not far from A Guang's place. Someone is spewing out his stomach.
" His why? " A Guang asked xiao wen.
" It seems he was drunk on the journey of the young master. "
Because I'm with someone else. So xiao wen called A Guang as young master.
A Guang watched the young man. From his physical appearance and clothes, it did not appear that he was a country shu. so he guessed that they were from the same clump.
" If he's drunk, why does he keep getting on the boat? didn't he know that it would torture him. " A Guang was inexhaustible with that person's way of thinking.
Xiao wen did not reply. He prefers to watch in silence.
There was a chatter of three middle-aged men sitting near A Guang.
" It's not weird anymore. He always did the same thing every time he boarded the ship. "
All three laughed. Then one of them spoke back. " But I really salute him. Even though he was drunk, he survived and did his job well. So no wonder at his young age he was already the deputy head of the group to come. "
The other two seemed to be in disbelief. " really? Then who's the chairman? why could he choose him as vice-chairman, despite knowing the man was very bad on the boat trip. "
The man shook his shoulders, "I'm not sure. But from what I heard, she was a woman. He was just an ordinary worker. Then gradually he opened his own trading group and made it even bigger. It even became one of the largest in the Shu kingdom. "
" really? That woman is so great. He reminds me of boss Zi. She was also a woman and even became the richest woman in the kingdom of Jin. Honey, no one knows his true identity. If only I knew. I could try to match my son. Who knows, he's willing to be my daughter-in-law. "
Unknowingly A Guang smiled holding back the laughter that had almost broken out. His father must have gone berserk when he heard that someone wanted to marry his son to his mother.
Old sir. Better keep your wishful thinking. Lucky I was the one who heard it, not my father.
" Stop dreaming. Boss Zi existed more than 20 years ago. If the beginning of his business he was 20 years old then it is certainly now almost half a century old. Than to marry your son why don't you just marry him. "
A Guang laughed out loud hearing that. He couldn't hold it.
The three middle-aged men involved in the conversation turned to A Guang with strange looks.
" Sorry. My friend just made a joke. " Lies A Guang. He sold Xiao wen as an excuse.
While Xiao wen who was considered a suspect only looked on expressionlessly.
" Look at them so funny. I'm sure, if my father hears this right now he will soon sink this ship. "
" Then let's not let the people start to know. "
Tired of A Guang back eavesdropping on the conversation of the three people earlier, and occasionally laughing even though not as loud as before.
Finally they arrived at another pier near the border.
For a while the ship will pause for reporting while making a permit to enter the next country, wei country.
" How can we pay again. Is not the entrance fee has been paid at once when we left earlier. "
" No sir. He said it was for the cost of exiting the Jin territory. As for entering the territory wei we have to pay the entrance tax. "
The look on Gu shang's annoyed face. It's not that he doesn't know that this is their game of government rats.
But he also can't do much. This isn't his territory. There is no other choice but to accept it.
" I haven't been on a boat for a month, and there's been this kind of cheating? " Murmurm.
A Guang and Xiao wen noticed the interaction of the two people.
Curious, A Guang walked over to Gu shang.
" What's up? why don't we continue our journey? " A Guang asked.
Gu shang looked at A Guang whole then looked at the man he had been talking to since.
" He is a man who pays to hitchhike to the kingdom of wei lord. Sorry I didn't talk to you first. " It was clear the man that A Guang knew as the owner of the ship.
" Why do you have to ask permission for us to board this ship? " Tanya A Guang felt strange with the words of the ship owner.
" It was because this ship belonged to their trading group and this was lord Gu shang. Vice chairman of this trade group. "
A Guang's eyebrows shriveled. " but not... "
" This is a public ship. But these are also ships belonging to our trade group. We also give people a ride as an additional cost during the trip. Getting an entry permit is not cheap. Evidently, now there is even an exit fee as well. " Obviously Gu sheng.
" What is an exit fee? Shouldn't there be just an entrance fee? and the kingdom of wei one of the kingdoms under the jin empire. They should not ask for entry fees. "
Gu sheng was quite impressed with A Guang's knowledge of this entrance tax.
He would never have guessed that this man in front of him was the one who set the policy on river-track trade.
" It seems you know quite a lot about this. "
A Guang coughed, "I just learned, and accidentally found out. "
" So what are your actions? " Its baby.
Gu shang replied indifferently. " There is no other choice but to pay for it. It would be too waste of time to argue with them. It is impossible for this to be done by one party only. "
That's right what Gu shang said. Acting now would be futile, what else there is no evidence.
But A Guang would not let it go either. If this is allowed to continue it will have an impact on the country's trade and also the people's economy.
He remembered that A Feng was at the border. He therefore decided to send a letter to him to conduct an examination of the matter.