Chapter 180: Trapped in the Household Registration and Forced to Leave Jinling
"Alright, alright, stop arguing, don't hurt the harmony. We are all ordinary people, just gossiping. What my brother said was wrong, I apologize to you, please forgive me, everyone calm down, calm down."

The merchant then swung his sleeves, still angry, and said in a gloomy tone, "Humph! Do you think anyone can be as brave as General Shen who died in the battle in Kyoto? It's just a mouthful. If you really want to die bravely like General Shen, I will admire you."

"you!"

"Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore, it's just talk, just talk..."

However, speaking of General Shen, everyone couldn't help but murmur, "Hey, speaking of General Shen, have you heard that the Yangzhou barbarians retreated this time, thanks to the extraordinary General Shen."

"What do you mean, brother, please tell me in detail."

"In fact, I heard that General Xiao Shen is quite like his father. He raised an army in Pengzhou and fought against the barbarians. He killed the barbarians and made them lose their balance. They had to split their troops and attack Yangzhou by detour. General Xiao Shen was smart and immediately came up with a plan to make a feint to the east and attack in the west..." blah blah...

Li Yaoguang drank tea and listened silently. Unexpectedly, he could hear news about Shen Yue.

Knowing that it was he who devised the plan to encircle the main force of Hu Di by making a feint to the east and attack in the west, forcing them to plunder Yangzhou and prepare to plunder ships from Yangzhou to cross the river, and then sneak attack the troops in Yuhang where the tyrant emperor was, forcing them to retreat and defend, he still admired the young man with whom he had fought side by side.

I wonder what his situation is like? Will the enemy troops in Yangzhou retreat and attack him from both sides?

It's no wonder she's worried. After all, that guy is young, not as experienced as his father. The North is not a monolithic entity. The emperor hasn't issued any edicts to him, so he's restricted in everything. He can only rely on the kindness of his father and the troops he has just assembled. Nine out of ten houses in the North are empty, and there is a shortage of people and food... It's difficult!
As friends, Li Yaoguang also deeply hated these murderous Hu Di and the Japanese devils who took advantage of the situation to rob, so of course he was worried.

At this moment, among the people who were talking and arguing loudly, news broke out from the scholar's table.

"Eh? Brother Feng, isn't your father a guest at the prefect's residence? Is there any new news recently?"

Li Yaoguang quickly pricked up his ears and observed quietly, and saw a white, slightly plump young man among the scholars at the table smiling naively and lowering his voice.

"Haha, nothing new, but I heard my father mention recently that the prefect is always worried about the influx of refugees from the north. In order to reassure the people, I'm afraid he will have to take action soon."

The students sitting at the same table all paid attention.

"How do we deal with this? Are we going to kick everyone out?"

"Isn't that against the will of heaven?"

"When prosperity comes, the people suffer; when decline comes, the people suffer..."

The slightly plump young man quickly waved his hands to explain, "Not really, not really. Your Majesty doesn't want the Jiangnan area to be in chaos again, but you can't just let the refugees scatter. If you send spies into the south, for management, I'm afraid you'll have to issue an order to re-register the households, and then allocate management as appropriate, right?"

The scholars nodded, "That's good, that's good. Your Majesty is wise, and the prefect is wise."

"Brother Feng, your father will probably be very busy in the future. If you have the chance, please don't forget about us classmates."

"Natural, natural."

However, Li Yaoguang did not intend to listen to these polite words. He called the waiter, paid the bill, and asked the waiter to pack up the snacks that he had not touched. Li Yaoguang hurried back and found his family to tell them the news he had heard today.

Cheng Su and Yu Meixue were immediately interested. Half a month later, when the news of the unified registration of refugees in Jinling government came out, they, together with Li Qifeng's siblings, went to the government office to queue up for registration.

Li Yaoguang was lucky. She had the most successful experience because she had her household registration, fish token, and registration card in hand. Her background was very clear. With these, as long as she had property in Jinling, she could successfully move her household registration in Jinling and obtain a new household registration.

This is easy for her, but it becomes a bit troublesome when it comes to her aunt, uncle, and new brothers and sisters.

After all, re-registering your household registration is not something you can do just by saying something. You must have a clean background and state your name, age, relatives, direct relatives of more than five generations, peers, where your ancestral home is, where you live, what you do, where you went to school, who your teachers are, classmates, fellow townsmen, and people of the same clan all have to be stated clearly, and then it must be verified several times and confirmed by someone else. It is not something you can just make up. The baojia system is a real thing.

Even if all the members of a baojia group died and there is no one to testify, people will still investigate you. Not to mention your eight generations of ancestors, at least five generations, and also your ancestral home and in-laws. They can't make up any information at will. If there is any problem, they will not register you at all. And after the registration, you have to re-register and supervise each other. It can be said to be strict.

So when it was Li Qifeng and Li Qiyao's turn, it was fine. After all, they had just come out of Yangzhou City, and there were many neighbors and fellow villagers among the refugees who came to register. After verification from several parties, they could successfully register. What's more important is that Li Qifeng had the title of scholar, and all these were registered in the court. The family situation, address, ancestral home, and five generations of information were all very clear. As long as Li Qifeng reported his identity and registered, and it was verified to be correct, Li Qifeng and his sister had escaped in a hurry and did not bring their household registration, so the registration went very smoothly and they got the newly issued household registration card from Jinling Prefecture.

Only when it came to Cheng Su, Yu Mei, Xue Yang, and Yi Ge'er's turn did they encounter real difficulties.

Yi Ge'er is young, and none of his clansmen have come out, so there is no one to testify, and he cannot clearly explain five generations of relatives. Even if Cheng Su and Yu Meixue say that they are adopted, they can only suppress it for the time being. After all, their household registration has not been settled yet.

As for why it didn’t work out?
Ha, Cheng Sucai introduced himself as from the Zhenweihou Mansion in Kyoto. Upon hearing this, the other party stopped writing.

Why would a rich and powerful family need to register with them? The household registration officials simply treat them as liars.

In the end, there was really no way out. Even with money and secret manipulation, it didn't work. It was embarrassing to spend money to find out the whole story.

It seems that if my aunt, uncle and Yangyang want to live in stability, as long as the Zhenwei Marquis's Mansion does not split up, they really cannot live on their own.

Now it seems that my wish to secretly settle down in Jinling City, leaving behind the troublesome Zhenwei Marquis Mansion, is impossible. The only thing I can do is to go to Yuhang first, find the Zhenwei Marquis Mansion and get back the identities of my aunt and uncle, before I can plan for other things.

God have mercy on me. I finally escaped from the Northern Purgatory, but I couldn’t escape the curse of Zhenweihou Mansion. Thinking of the wolves in that mansion, Li Yaoguang became depressed. But she had to go. I couldn’t let my aunt be an illegal resident!
Trapped by his household registration, Li Yaoguang had no choice but to find Manager Ji and propose his resignation after repeated discussions with his family.

It's not that they didn't want to look for Ji Mo, but this guy had been missing for half a month since he arrived at the guild hall. Li Yaoguang couldn't find him either, so he had to ask Manager Ji to convey the message.

Manager Ji did not dare to act on his own. He agreed to pass the message but kept trying to delay.

While Manager Ji was passing the message to Ji Mo, Li Yaoguang went to Qinhuai River, found Qingyin Pavilion, met with Gu Qing and said goodbye.

Although Gu Qing and the others were very reluctant, they also knew that people without household registration could not survive in this world, and even if they were abducted and sold, they would have nowhere to seek justice. Even if they knew some dignitaries, it would be better to use their real identities than to forge household registration and live in danger, fear, and hiding in the future.

After all, in the eyes of Gu Qing and the others, no matter how bad the Zhenwei Marquis Mansion is, no matter how much suffering one suffers inside, the identity of the young master of the Zhenwei Marquis Mansion is glorious outside, and is an unattainable and enviable existence for people like them.

In this case, Gu Qing and the others could not persuade them any further, and both sides left messages and said goodbye reluctantly.