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"After this parting, I don't know when we will meet again. Take care, Brother Ziqian," Su Nan said with a faint smile.

Yang Gong nodded slightly.

"Take care, Immortal Su. Yunzhou is in turmoil. If you encounter any crisis, inform us immediately!"

Immediately.

Under the watchful eyes of Yang Gong and others, the imperial envoy's entourage slowly departed, heading straight for Yunzhou!

……

On the carriage, Governor Zhang briefed Su Nan on the situation in Yunzhou.

After listening, Su Nan let out a sigh.

He knew Yunzhou was chaotic, but he didn't expect it to be this chaotic.

According to the "Geography Records of Dafeng", Yunzhou spans 60,000 li and is rich in resources, including agriculture, sericulture, porcelain, and medicinal herbs.

“I remember that five hundred years ago, Yunzhou was among the top five richest of the thirteen states in the world.”

"..."

It is said that poor and remote areas breed unruly people, but Yunzhou is quite the opposite.

It's clearly a place rich in resources, yet it's turned into such a mess!

Governor Zhang pondered for a moment and said:

"At the beginning of the Yuanjing era, the total population of Yunzhou reached five million."

"After that, the Yellow Register was compiled every ten years, and the population gradually declined sharply."

"In the 30th year of Yuanjing, Yunzhou had a population of over 3.5 million. Now it is the 36th year of Yuanjing, and in four more years it will be the year of re-establishing the Yellow Register. I wonder how many people are left in Yunzhou?"

Governor Zhang's words were filled with emotion.

The population has shrunk by 150 million in 0 years, which is a terrifying rate.

"Half of the population loss was due to excessive taxes, which forced people to abandon their fields and become vagrants, or to seek a living in the city, or to become bandits. These people were not recorded in the Yellow Register."

"Furthermore, the banditry is severe, with burning, killing, and looting adding insult to injury. Sometimes, in order to replenish their labor force, bandits from mountain strongholds will take the initiative to come down the mountain to rob the people. Of course, mountain bandits are not included in the Yellow Register."

Su Nan nodded slightly.

"From the tenth year of the Yuanjing era to the thirtieth year of the Yuanjing era, more than 1.5 million people were lost."

"Based on this timeline, Yunzhou took a sharp turn for the worse in the last twenty years, which happens to be the time when His Majesty began his cultivation."

"It seems that the Witch God Sect has done a lot of dirty work in Yunzhou while His Majesty is cultivating Taoism."

"We need to be careful on this trip."

Governor Zhang's expression was solemn: "What you say makes sense. We must be extremely careful on this trip."

"..."

Nangong Qianrou sat silently to the side, because she wasn't very interested in these kinds of official matters.

She would only occasionally glance down at the jade thumb ring on her left hand.

Just as Su Nan was talking with Governor Zhang.

A Tiger Guard rushed over and reported from outside the carriage: "Lord Su, the Governor!"

"Bandits are causing trouble in the mountains ahead, they are trying to ambush and kill the caravan!"

Su Nan and Governor Zhang exchanged a glance, and the latter frowned and said, "This is only the border of Yunzhou, and yet an ambush has already occurred."

"This is enough to show just how rampant the banditry in Yunzhou has become!"

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Governor Zhang immediately looked at Nangong Qianrou: "I request Nangong Jinluo to lead the night watchmen and the Tiger Guards into the forest to kill the enemy!"

Nangong Qianrou immediately stood up: "Okay!"

She was indeed getting a little bored inside the carriage.

With Nangong Qianrou in charge, the outcome of this battle is basically a foregone conclusion.

Within a quarter of an hour, the Tiger Guard returned to report.

"My lords, all the bandits have been killed!"

"Twenty-five people from the caravan survived."

"..."

Su Nan and Governor Zhang exchanged a glance and said, "Shall we go take a look?"

The carriage immediately moved forward and entered the mountains and forests.

Su Nan and Governor Zhang got off the carriage and saw corpses and scattered weapons all over the ground.

On one side of the Tiger Guards, there was a group of ordinary people who were bound hand and foot.

Nangong Qianrou walked over, her eyes looking somewhat serious.

She threw some of the bandits' weapons in front of Su Nan and Governor Zhang.

"These ruthless bandits had crossbows hanging from their waists and standard-issue long knives in their hands; these were all military equipment."

A glint of light flashed in Governor Zhang's eyes.

"As expected, someone is secretly funding these bandits!"

These weapons are the best proof!

As for whether it was Yang Chuannan or not, that was the purpose of their trip.

Have all these people's identities been verified?

Su Nan glanced at the survivors and asked.

Nangong Qianrou nodded and said, "They are all members of a merchant caravan. This caravan originally intended to go to Qingzhou."

"As a result, they were robbed by mountain bandits."

"If we hadn't met them, probably none of them would have survived."

Governor Zhang immediately stepped forward and revealed his identity as governor.

"You don't need to worry, I will take you to Baidi City."

"As for the goods, they will be brought along as well!"

"Thank you, sirs, thank you, sirs..."

The rescued merchant was extremely grateful and kept kneeling down to kowtow.

While Governor Zhang was calming the crowd, Su Nan's gaze kept sweeping through the crowd.

He noticed one of the women, who was exceptionally beautiful.

The woman appeared to be in her thirties; she wasn't the slender, graceful type of a young girl, but rather as voluptuous and alluring as a ripe peach.

Only seasoned connoisseurs can understand the beauty of such voluptuous women.

In Su Nan's opinion, if this woman were ten years younger, she would definitely be a top-tier courtesan.

He had slept with far too many courtesans, Linglong 852, and could recognize them at a glance.

Su Nan could conclude that this woman must have come from a family of prostitutes.

How did they end up in this caravan?

With her looks, traveling alone to Qingzhou, isn't she a prime target for predatory prey?

If any bandits saw her along the way, they would definitely try to snatch her back to be their wife.

With such beauty, walking around Yunzhou, it's practically an invitation to commit crimes.

"and many more."

Su Nan stepped forward.

Governor Zhang and Nangong Qianrou both looked towards Su Nan.

"what happened?"

Su Nan glanced around, then looked at the woman, and frowned, saying, "I feel like something's not right."

After the incident involving the Grand Canal Administration, Governor Zhang no longer questioned the capabilities of Southern Jiangsu.

Perhaps southern Jiangsu has discovered some clues!

"What do you mean by that?" Governor Zhang pressed.

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Since Su Nan said that, he must have discovered something unusual.

But at the moment, there is nothing unusual.

All the bandits had been killed, leaving only these survivors.

This was just a simple case of bandits robbing people on the road; similar incidents happen every day in Yunzhou.

Both Nangong Qianrou and Governor Zhang looked at Su Nan.

Seeing that the two were looking at him, Su Nan said, "I just think this ambush is very strange."

Nangong Qianrou frowned slightly and said, "Yunzhou has always been in turmoil, with bandits robbing and pillaging in the mountains happening all the time. What's so strange about that?"

Su Nan shook his head and explained, "These are no ordinary bandits."

Both Governor Zhang and Nangong Qianrou looked puzzled upon hearing this.

Su Nan then looked at the weapon that Nangong Qianrou had just thrown at him.

"Look, these are all military supplies."