The wind whimpered, and the lights in the small county were dying out. However, at midnight, bunches of torches were running on the roads, but it became lively. .. On the dock side, the lights have also been lit on several large ships, and the commotion spreads in a small area.
Zhou Pei opened a slit in the window in the room, and looked out secretly, only to see that several generals accompanying the ship had been alerted, and the soldiers were also going down in groups. At this time, there were not many guests staying on the big ship, but the soldiers tried their best to avoid the place where the distinguished guests lived. After listening for a while, Zhou Pei realized that it was Lu Chun, the son of Wangyuan Hou Lu Peijiang, who had an argument with someone in the brothel, and was then robbed by the strongman.
Although Jiangning is a big city, among the princes, Lu Peijiang, the prince of Wangyuan, is also quite powerful. This time the fleet sailed north to protect the birth date for the empress dowager. There were several generals accompanying the ship, all of whom were powerful men in Jiangning's army, but in front of the status of the marquis, they were nothing. Originally thought that the security of the canal channel was stable, and that the children of the powerful and nobles had their families to protect them, and it was no big deal to go out to play. Who knew that such an accident would happen. As soon as the news came, everyone immediately took action and moved towards the county.
With such a commotion, the vigilance has been raised inside and outside the wharf and on and off the boats. Within the county seat, it is estimated that the people from the yamen have begun to cooperate. Zhou Pei naturally didn't like the jealousy on the brothel. After watching it for a while, he heard the sound of Ning Yi and Xiao Chan next door being disturbed and getting up. She went back to the bed with her toes on her toes. Ning Yi knocked on the door outside and asked if she was woken up. After a while, Xiaochan brought a pot of tea, put it down and whispered what she had heard before going out.
The age of the two is actually a few years apart. Xiaochan also looks like a girl, with a green face, but she just got up and brushed the woman's hair hastily. Zhou Pei lay on the bed and compared her with himself, and he forgot about that little Marquis in a blink of an eye.
However, the noise outside came in waves, coming from far and near, and there was no sign of stopping after a long time, so she naturally couldn't sleep. Not long after, the rear cabin was also vaguely lively, and someone came to look for Ning Yi. They were talking in the corridor, and the little princess perked up to listen.
"That little Marquis Lu... I haven't found it yet..."
"The idea is high in martial arts. I have searched all over Xuyi, but I haven't found anyone yet. I'm afraid I have stepped on it before. If it goes on like this, I won't be able to leave tomorrow."
"It's a good candidate. If it had been premeditated, would it be... for this birthday?"
"It's not very likely, this line..."
Naturally, Wenren Buer and Qi Xinyong were the ones who talked to Ning Yi. They were all veterans. Just by looking at the way the other party started, the difficulty of chasing them would tell whether it was an accident or a conspiracy. But to judge that the other party is here for the birthday, after all, it is still a little too sensitive. This waterway has always been prosperous, and the management of the government is also strong. At this time, they are docked on the Xuyi side. The other side of this large county is next to Hongze Lake. There are some water bandits on it, but they dare to move. It is still unlikely that it will be possible to have a birth date, or to do something with someone who is a marquis.
However, Ning Yi and the others have no responsibility for the little Sir, discussing this matter at this time and being mentally prepared can be considered as a precautionary measure.
That night, the soldiers of Xuyi County Government Office, Ju Kuai, and most of the officers and soldiers on the boat tossed in the county town until dawn. The next day, the fleet did not set off. The general in charge of the safety of the fleet was named Chen Jingui. When the little Marquis got on the boat, his father Lu Peijiang once told him to take care of him. If something happened to Lu Chun here, he would even send the birthday party safely to him. Bianliang, after going back, I am afraid that it will be more fortunate than fortune.
Most of the people who came back from the city at this time also knew about Lu Chun's captivity. Since the fleet did not leave, they were happy to rest for a day in Xuyi, but they each strengthened their defenses. There are also people who say that if you have arrived in Huaian at this time, there will be much more fun.
Everyone is a wealthy family. In the daytime, some people go out to play with a company, and some dare not run around, so they stay at the pier and ask the restaurant to come over for a banquet, or invite people from the theatre group and brothel to come over. . The sanitary conditions on the wharf are not good, but this side has always stopped at the officialdom. If there is such a commotion, there will be banquets and dramas below, but it will make a difference.
In fact, martial law has already started in Xuyi County at this time. If you really want to go out, it is estimated that the danger is not too big. Wen Ren Bu'er was worried that someone was going to take action on the birthday. At this time, the situation in the Wu Dynasty was sensitive. After Fang La's trouble was suppressed, the party members scattered, and the situation of bandits and chaos in various places increased. Wen Ren Buer was after all. The Secret Investigation Division works and knows a lot about the situation, but this route is relatively safe on weekdays. To say that someone will rob the birthday card, it sounds like a bird in fear.
After all, the three brothers of the Qi family were up in the south, so they didn't know the situation in Huai'an. Ning Yi also believed in intelligence. After asking some people who were familiar with the environment here, he had some guesses about this matter. reduced. But this morning, I heard news about the robbers from time to time. Deputy General Chen sent a few soldiers, but they were all in vain after returning. Ning Yi also discussed with Wen Renbuer and others.
"It's not possible to say that someone has an idea of birthdate. I think, should we sum it up and come up with a way to avoid this possibility..."
He discussed with Wen Ren Buer, Qi Xinyong and others, and then also called Su Wenyu and Su Yanping to listen in. Everyone expressed their opinions for a while, and someone sent a greeting note from outside, like inviting Ning Yi to go out to meet. Ning Yi had no acquaintances here, and he kept a low profile on the road. When he opened the post, he read the signature first. The post was written in messy cursive script. The person who invited him out was named Li, and he recognized the name after looking carefully. Doubtful.
"Uh... this guy... how is he running around... "
While Ning Yi and Wen Ren Buer and others were discussing, more than a dozen knights were walking between the mountains by the Hongze Lake between Xuyi and Huai'an. There were a lot of clouds in the sky at this time, and not far from the lake shore, cargo ships could occasionally be seen passing by, and the knights pointed and stopped at the edge of a copse. One of the middle-aged men pointed to the water and was talking.
"Among those court officials, it seems that there are also cautious people. From Xuyi to Huai'an, it is less than half a day's journey. If they did not stop all the way last night, they would reach Huai'an before midnight, but the fleet just stopped at In the river, it does not enter the mouth of the lake. However, if it is not the case, we will not find such a good opportunity. The little Marquis was caught by us, and the brigade will not leave. After all, there are not enough people in Xuyi Yamen. Those who are born with a heart, will not let the goods stay in Xuyi all the time, only when they arrive in Huai'an, everything will be safe, and then these lakesides will be our chance to do it..."
The man who spoke was tall, with a pair of knives on his back. He seemed to be dressed as a green forest warrior, but his eyes were quite energetic and his tone was calm. The other dozen or so people dismounted and walked around at will. Someone said, "This is not the best place to start. There are two places ahead, so I can see how the situation is going." It seems that they are quite familiar with the surrounding environment.
There were also people who occasionally looked at the warrior who was carrying two swords, and the big bearded man in the lead said: "Brother Zhu, it's because Qin Mou can't trust you, but this matter is too big. I'll wait for a little trouble on this Hongze Lake in the past. Although my red goods have also been robbed, but something as tough as a birthday, may not be eaten. You suddenly said that you want to give me such a wealth and honor, and I really can't make up my mind. This matter One bad thing is a disaster for my brothers on Hongze Lake."
The pair of swordsmen had already dismounted at this time. After listening to the big man with long beard, he smiled and cupped his hands: "The outside world is saying that Qin Weihong, the tiger of the water, is reckless, I think this rumor is wrong... But Brother Qin doesn't need to be too modest. Our brothers heard that Brother Qin had conquered twelve large and small water villages on Hongze Lake in the past six months, and was about to do something big, so they came to take effect. At this time, the Shenggong uprising shook the world, and the court was left and right. Gu, it's time for heroes to compete. But this is what my brother said. My brothers and I also know that this red goods will be involved. It's natural for Brother Qin to be cautious. It's up to Brother Qin to decide whether to take it or not. If you are worried that my brothers are dragging you into the water for the sake of personal grudges with the court, that is also a legitimate concern."
The double swordsman surnamed Zhu said this beautifully, he held Qin Weihong in his arms, and said it was all up to him. The bearded thief, nicknamed Yushuihu, stroked his beard, smiled without saying a word, and had a very confident mind. Someone on the side asked: "If he doesn't move at all, he must wait until the young gentleman is rescued before setting off, or let Huaian's official ship come to pick him up in advance, so what?"
The pair of swordsmen shook their heads: "If he doesn't move at all, we will naturally still deal with them in Xuyi, and let them exhaust their efforts to rescue the little lord. Even some of them are uneasy, the general who leads the ship. However, if ships are not allowed to go first, infighting will occur. As for the latter... This channel has always been peaceful. At this time, there is no sign of hijacking the ship, so people are randomly called over to pick it up, and several troops are willing to listen to his orders. The enemy is dark I understand that the only way for them to be against customers is to let the birthdays go to Huai'an first."
He paused: "But even so, they must still have some preparations. But they have always sought wealth and wealth. If it is possible to win this batch of red goods, it is impossible if you don't want to take risks. Brother, it is not easy to exaggerate, It is the best chance to be able to lead the starting point to Hongze Lake and let them divide their troops. If this batch of red goods can really be won, the heroes of the world will definitely look to the wind to vote, and my brothers can only hope to get a batch of dividends. It's also good to prepare for... for the comeback of the Anglican..."
After the two swordsmen said this, the expression was a little sad. At this time, everyone thought that he was deployed by Fang La who was scattered in the battle of Hangzhou, but they didn't care. After a while, the two swordsmen left on horseback, and everyone was still there watching the environment. When they saw the outsider leaving, they said, "Can you trust this guy named Zhu?"
"It's still their brothers who are doing this now. Even the little princes of the court have been robbed. They don't want their lives. We haven't torn apart with the court like this.
"Although we haven't torn our face, can the imperial court tolerate us? Big brother, I think that Zhu is right. Whether he has an idea or not, it is up to us to see. Now, in this situation, we are in Shuizhai. I really want to be bigger, this is also the best opportunity..."
It turns out that this group of people was originally a water bandit on Hongze Lake. Qin Weihong, the water tiger, has only recently joined forces with the underworld around Hongze Lake, and a few people came to the door, saying that there was a gift of wealth and honor, and it was this birthday. Outline things. Those people claimed to be the generals under Fang La's command. After the city was destroyed, they went to the rivers and lakes and became homeless. They were desperadoes and had no way out. Qin Weihong hadn't made a decision yet. Lord, said that the opportunity is already there. Whether or not the ship will be robbed will be decided by this side. Even if this side does not intend to do anything, anyway, they have a deep feud with the imperial court, and the matter of hijacking the little Marquis will be up to them. These words were extremely bachelor, and everyone called a hero, and they were quite moved.
It's just that this matter is too big after all, and several people have discussed it again. Some people say that Liang Shanbo, who is now famous in the green forest, also robbed his birthday at the beginning of the uprising. It can be seen that if he wants to do something big, he must rob his birthday. It's just that Liang Shan's birth date was very small at the beginning, which is not the same as this one at this time. However, there were not many people in Liangshan Jie's birthday group at the beginning. Now they dominate Hongze Lake, and they have a scale of nearly a thousand people. Later, in the population, the question of where to start is gradually mentioned.
There is an avenue near the lake shore. When a group of water bandits were looking for a suitable place to start on the lake shore, the two swordsmen rode their horses all the way to the west, running towards Xuyi. The man met. He sat down and drank a cup of tea, and said, "It took me a while, but I think this group of people is excited, but I don't know what's going on at the pier."
A person in the tea shop said: "Brother Zhu is worthy of the name of the magician, not long ago, I heard a steward at the dock who was in charge of the cargo on the ship and the leading general quarreling, saying that the birth date is the most important thing. , Now things are weird, we have to go to Huai'an first. The general didn't want to leave. It seems that our suspicions in Xuyi really caught the attention of the ship's people. If things go on like this, it's not an internal strife, or a division of the army. It's just that the younger brother is thinking, if they divide their army, the birthday will really let that Yushuihu succeed, what can we do after that?"
The Double Swordsman shook his head: "Let's not say whether they can get it, even if they do, the red goods are too dazzling, and they can't eat it. The goods are priceless, and the imperial court will definitely send troops to fight, around the canal route, There are more than a dozen stockades on Hongze Lake, and they don’t have the geographical advantage of our waterbore, so they were swept away in an instant. On the contrary, it is more convenient for us to transfer the goods. Even if we can’t take it away, we sink into the lake and tell the world that we, Liangshan, let the court. If there is a fight here, this trip will not be a loss. It happens that the water bandits on Hongze Lake are good at water warfare, we can also collect one or two and take them back all the way. After a few battles on the road, the rest are elite soldiers ."
Everyone nodded: "It's a brilliant plan that kills multiple birds with one stone."
One of them smiled and said, "If Qin Weihong hadn't succeeded, they would have killed and injured some of the officers and soldiers. Second, they must be proud of breaking this conspiracy. Let's do it later, and it will be easier. The only thing to worry about, if Qin Weihong If the leader of his subordinates is arrested, the officers and soldiers will know that there is still a group of people who are playing their minds..."
The two swordsmen laughed: "Then they will only know that it is a few Fang Layu party who have been scattered, let them be a little vigilant, cup bow snake shadow, I would be better to use it."
As they were talking, a tall, handsome and fair-faced young man with drab hair came over, and after a while, he sat down here, bowed his hands to the pair of swordsmen, and said, "Brother Zhu is back. Now, how's it going?"
The two swordsmen told Qin Weihong's side: "Brother Shi just killed someone?"
The young man shook his head and lowered his voice: "I just broke the legs of two officers and soldiers. I went fast, and they never saw my appearance." There was a look of contempt in his words.
"That's good, it's not appropriate to kill people at this time, just make them panic." After the double swordsman finished, he said, "How about Xiaoyi?"
The young man surnamed Shi laughed heartily: "Xuyi is only a family of Xiyuan and can still get it, then Xiyuan's red card Ji Lianhong was fascinated by Xiaoyi yesterday. If not, so many princes and grandsons passed by yesterday, let's I really can't tell who is the best to arrest. But I heard today that a well-known woman seems to be here, and she is also in the Xiyuan, but she didn't show her face yesterday. I heard that this woman is probably the most famous. Easy to get on board."
"Who?"
"Li Shishi, one of the four major courtesans in the capital." The young man laughed, "I heard Xiaoyi say that this woman is quite talented, Lan Xinhuizhi, he seems to be a little tempted. That woman also likes Xiaoyi a little bit. , When I left, the two had been chatting for a while. Next, whether Xiaoyi was a fake or a fake, I don't know, haha..."
Speaking of this, everyone burst into laughter. The one who is here at this time is actually a group of people from Liangshan. The servant "prodigal son" Yan Qing. Although Yan Qing has always been a servant of his own, but Yan Qing has high martial arts skills and a sumo stunt that is unparalleled on Liang Shan, even the rebellious "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui is not his opponent when he puts it right. On Liang Shan, Black Whirlwind If he gets angry, besides Song Jiang, only Yan Qing can convince him the most.
"The Prodigal Son" Yan Qing has high martial arts skills, is cheerful and friendly, and has a good relationship with anyone on Liangshan. In addition to martial arts, Yu ** singing and other things are also excellent, plus the handsome appearance, going to the brothel has always been the most favored object of women. Yesterday, when I listened to the information, Yan Qing was the first to go out and get the top card in Xiyuan, and then got to know several princes and sons who came down from the fleet. In Zhu Wu's design, if someone with high martial arts skills like Yan Qing goes to lurk on the boat, that is better than any internal response.
Everyone also knew that he was quite reliable and would not screw things up. He joked and then talked about other things: "Brother Lin and the others must have returned to Liangshan by now..."
"The matter of Jiangning has shocked the world, but Brother Lin and the others have taken the limelight. I'm afraid we have to be quicker here."
"After I go back, I want to go to Dulonggang to have a look. I heard that the people in Zhujiazhuang are very skilled in martial arts... Do we have to think about how to take down there?"
"How do you know we're going to trouble Dulonggang..."
"The military division's layout this time is very big. We have already conquered Zengtou City, so we won't keep Dulonggang..."
"Big Brother Song used to be... as if he wanted to recruit security..."
"It's been a while. That day, Xi Junyu said that we should seize this opportunity. Brother Song was still a little unhappy, but I'm afraid he agreed in the end. What do you think, Brother Zhu?"
"... It's really been a while." Zhu Wu said in a low voice, and then said, "But... Brother Song still wants to make peace. But Brother Song also knows that the bigger we are now, the more we will be in the future. If you can recruit security, your life will be better.”
"Don't talk about this bird thing. I don't know if Brother Lin and the others were injured in Jiangning this time, and what was the specific battle situation. I heard that Fang La's subordinates are quite skilled in martial arts, and I don't know which ones were rescued..."
"I heard that the family of the businessman surnamed Su was slaughtered..."
"Naturally they want to kill them all. Although Xi Jun and Yuxi's brothers are not very skilled in martial arts, they are still very powerful. He has the heart to take revenge, and who can stop him..."
This time when everyone came out, the original goal was not completely determined, and only recently did they focus on this birthday outline. After all, they don't have a fixed base here. Although they can send back their own situation with flying pigeons, if the other party has information, it is very difficult to receive. The news about Lin Chong and others is also known from the market channel. , is naturally quite vague, but in the battle of Jiangning, the Liangshan hero really shocked the world, there is no doubt.
As for the detailed information about Bao Xu and others being seriously injured, they don't know yet.
Regarding the participation of everyone in Liangshan behind the scenes, Ning Yi, who had left Jiangning, could not have imagined that he had experienced the annihilation case. He wasn't even sure about "someone might have an idea about the birthday". After discussing with Wen Renbuer and others, he just planned to discuss and push back, and consider if he had an idea. people, will think of some ways.
He only regarded this kind of discussion as a means and a way to train Su Wenyu and Su Yanping, but the little princess next door paid attention to it. I can't talk to Ning Yi quickly. But Ning Yi and others quickly finished the matter, and soon after, news came out that the steward of the concubine's house was arguing with the general Chen Pian. At this time, Ning Yi was already in the room writing something he wanted to give Qin Siyuan.
In the evening, a young man named Zhuo Yunfeng came to look for Ning Yi, and he put on a serious face that he wanted to negotiate solemnly...
6,000 words, the number of updated words this month is more than 80,000, but it seems that I can't catch up with the twenty-five chapters, which is nerve-racking... Let's continue to challenge next month... (.