The Empress came ashore and beheaded the meritorious officials, forcing me to wear the yellow robe

At a time when the captives of Qingzhou and the people of Goryeo were proud to be "pirates" and thought they could get rich by plundering the East Japanese...

These pirates need a king! A pirate king.

The pirate king Gor... Li Jihuan finally arrived in Qingzhou smoothly along the Tianjiang River on a sailboat.

There was a creaking sound, and the door of the bottom warehouse opened, followed by the voice of a guard.

"Hey! Come out, everyone inside. You've arrived!"

They hadn't sat in the "cabin" all the way here. What kind of status did they have? How could they have a seat?

A group of people were almost placed on the bottom floor together with a pile of goods.

After all this wandering, Li Jihuan's only feeling was...

The damp, thick, moldy smell in the cabin, mixed with the smell of human sweat and feet, fermented together, and the feeling was almost nauseating.

Although he was born out of wedlock, he is still the youngest son of the Li family, right?

I wouldn't say he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but at least he had never suffered any hardship. The seasickness along the way coupled with the stench made him almost vomit out the jaundice.

Now they finally heard that they could go out. Li Jihuan and a group of people with handcuffs on their hands and feet walked out of the bottom warehouse and came outside amid the clanking sound of chains being dragged.

The first was the strong stimulation of the sunlight, which made his eyes, which had been in the bottom warehouse for a long time, hurt badly. Li Jihuan subconsciously raised his hands and directly blocked his eyes.

The sunlight filtered through his fingers, shining on his slightly sallow and chapped lips. His beard was so untidy that his mother almost didn't recognize him.

God knows...

How many hardships has he experienced along the way, and what kind of life has he lived?

After a long time, Li Jihuan's eyes finally adjusted, and he let go of his hands and looked forward.

This glance...

He was stunned!

Li Jihuan was in disbelief. Where on earth had he come to? What kind of horrible place was this?

The vast river was bustling with traffic, cargo ships docking and departing. At the riverside docks, dock workers moved like ants, carrying large and small bags of various goods, making for a bustling scene.

And further away, why are there so many round, huge water wheels?

And over there...

A tall round tube with black smoke emitting from it.

This?

Where is this place? What is this place?

Not only Li Jihuan was stunned on the spot, but everyone else who saw this scene was also confused and at a loss.

"Qingzhou! This... this is Qingzhou! I've always heard them say this is a legendary place, and I thought it was a joke at the time! But now..."

"We're here too, but... in such a ridiculous way!"

"Cough cough..."

Just as this group of people were standing on the deck, looking at the Tianjiang River from afar and talking to themselves, a cough was heard.

At this moment, they realized that it was too early for them to be shocked by the scenery before them. Because they seemed to have forgotten their own identities. They were just a group of captives who could be executed at any time!

This is not...

Right at the dock, a group of soldiers in Qin army uniforms were waiting. One of them, wearing a unique official uniform, was obviously the leader of the group, and he was the one who was coughing.

"Alright! I don't care where you're from, but since you're here, you have to abide by the rules!"

As he was speaking, the captain quickly handed over a list. After the "chief" took a look, he began to call out the names one by one.

Anyone whose name was called had to answer, but anyone who answered in a low voice or did not answer at all would be caught and beaten if discovered.

"Li Jihuan!"

"To!"

Li Jihuan is a man who never suffers a loss in front of him. Even if he was arrogant before, he doesn't dare to show off now that he is here.

Whose territory is Qingzhou?

Li Jize was already unhappy with Ou Doudou. If he made this gentleman unhappy, he was afraid that he would really kill himself.

Sure enough, after calling the name "Li Jihuan", the "commander" who called the name looked at Li Jihuan meaningfully, but soon returned to normal.

"Why are there seven people missing?"

"Ah, when I picked them up, they were already sick. Then, after getting on the boat, they got seasick and had vomiting and diarrhea from the rough ride. I was also afraid they would die on the boat, causing a plague and an infection, which would kill even more people. So... hehehe..."

Needless to say, he knew what was going on.

This situation only exists on the Tianjiang River. It is even worse on the sea. In order to prevent the plague, people usually throw the animals directly into the sea.

"Okay! That's good. Let's get you all familiar with life on the ship as soon as possible so you won't feel uncomfortable in the future!"

Ok?

Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard this!

What's going on? Weren't they brought to Qingzhou to build a bridge and a road?

Why are they talking about getting them acquainted with life on the ship? Are they going to go out to sea again? Or be transferred somewhere else?

"Untie the handcuffs and leg irons, and everyone follow me!"

Holy shit! I didn’t expect this “chief” to be so awesome that he actually uncuffed and shackled these prisoners. Wasn’t he really afraid that these people would escape or resort to violence?

It wasn't until Li Jihuan and the others followed them with suspicion that they realized...

The public security in Qingzhou is amazing!

You won’t see beggars on the streets here, because Qingzhou doesn’t support idlers. You won’t see petty thefts or anything like that, and even drunk people acting crazy are rare.

why?

Because in the entire Qingzhou, there is almost a guard post every ten steps and a pavilion every hundred steps.

Not only do they have people called "patrolmen" patrolling back and forth, but the most terrible thing is that you can also see things called "security booths".

what is that?

Anyway, they had never seen it, but they could see three or two people sitting inside talking and laughing, and these people had knives and pistols on them.

No wonder these people are not afraid of them running away. If you run away here, you will probably be hit before you run far.

In addition to these security measures, there are also many "stone houses" and stone floors in Qingzhou. They are built very wide and large, and are very lively.

They were all curious about where Qingzhou could find so many stones for construction.

Actually, it’s all cement!

Anyway, the prosperity of the entire Qingzhou was so great that even Li Jihuan, who came from the royal capital, had to swallow his saliva.

This place...

What a paradise on earth! Is this place really under the rule of his elder brother Li Jize?