Chapter 8 Displaced People
The next day, before dawn, Wang Feng took Bai Wenxuan, Zuo Mengqi and others and set off with Wang Chengen. As for Yao Sixiao, because he was not in a very stable mood for the time being, Wang Feng still left him in Anqing Mansion.
This time, in order to win the favor of the emperor and the future emperor, Wang Feng brought two mobile phones and two watches from modern times in addition to the two million taels of silver he carried with him. In addition to gaining the trust of King Xin, what is more important is to make a bigger political capital, and it is best to get such an official and a half-job. This will at least be of great benefit to the future of the army.
This time, I entered Beijing in secret. It is not advisable to make a big show. Wang Chengen and others were mixed as businessmen who took a boat from Anqing to Beijing and then went directly to Beijing through the Grand Canal, on the one hand, they could reach Beijing very quickly. On the other hand, taking the waterway can be a great way to avoid passing through too many cities, and it is a good way to avoid the secret spies of Dongchang. This time, due to the excessive amount of silver taels he carried, in addition to the dozen or so people brought by Wang Chengen, Wang Feng also hired people from Weiyuan Dart Bureau to escort the darts. After all, running the rivers and lakes, having these people can still save a lot of unnecessary trouble. In order to hide people's eyes, there were three ships in total, only the middle one was silver, and the other two ships were mostly loaded with grain.
The boat went north from Anqing, and it was the first time that Wang Feng had traveled so far since he crossed to the Ming Dynasty. In his previous life, Wang Feng had never been to Beijing! I didn't expect to have a chance to go to Beijing to see it. Presumably, the ancient city of Beijing was also very prosperous! So every time I think about this, I am still very excited.
"Wen Xuan, look at it, look at this mountain, look at this water. It's all beautiful!" After being stuffy in the cabin for a few days, Wang Feng and Bai Wenxuan, who couldn't stand the smell of the cabin, walked to the bow of the boat to breathe, and took a look at the scenery along the way.
"There are so many delicate rivers and mountains, leading countless heroes to bend their waists. It is a pity that the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty are slightly inferior to the literary talents, and the Tang Dynasty and Song Ancestors are slightly less coquettish. Genghis Khan, a generation of heavenly pride, only knew how to bend the bow and shoot the eagle. The past is over, and several romantic characters still look at the present. Seeing this scene, Wang Feng couldn't help but be poetic. I was embarrassed to use the words of the great ** of later generations, and I had to apologize to his old man in my heart.
"Good words, good words. The young master's words are really good. "Atmosphere, a good number of romantic characters still look at the present day.
"What are you talking about so happy?" Wang Chengen walked out of the cabin with a grin.
"Oh, O princess, let's enjoy this beautiful river and mountain together. Father-in-law might as well enjoy this beautiful scenery with us!"
"Haha, that's what the old man meant. With such a beautiful view, it would be a pity not to have a drink. Come on, serve the wine."
"Prince Wang, you taste it, this is the tribute wine that the old man specially brought out from the Ouchi. A royal treasure!" poured a cup for Wang Feng and Bai Wenxuan.
"Young master, let's not waste my father-in-law's good intentions! Come, I'll toast you first. I'll do it first for respect. Although Bai Wenxuan is a literati, the amount of wine is not bad at all, and this glass of wine is full of him and he drank it all.
"Good wine, good wine" A few people pushed the glass and changed the lamp, and the boat had already passed through Anhui. It's just that unlike the beautiful Anhui, as soon as you step into the land of Qilu, what you feel is a depression and dilapidation. The field was not a rice field, but a waist-deep grass. The boat passed by a village along the river. Villages are built by the river, and most of the villages like this are inhabited by slender men. It stands to reason that countless boats, large and small, pass through this village. It should be a busy time, but the village doesn't feel a trace of life. The thick cobwebs seemed to indicate that the place had long been abandoned.
After ten minutes of boating, the river began to widen. After walking forward for more than ten miles, a large number of people began to appear, yes, a large number of people.
If you can, you can describe the number as shocking. Most of these people were in rags. The older one had a crutch in his hand and a broken bowl. Most of the women carried a child on their backs and one in their hands. The mighty army wriggled slowly along the river.
"Look, it's coming!" At this time, I don't know who pointed to the boat and shouted. Follow the direction the man pointed. The homeless people also discovered Wang Feng's fleet.
Since there is a lot of sand and gravel in the middle of the river, and in order to enjoy the scenery along the way, the boat basically moves towards the river bank. Now these hungry people are rushing to the boat not far away.
"Quick, go to the middle of the river, get out of the river, everyone go to the bow of the boat to guard me, and anyone who is in trouble will beat me down. Chen Wei of Weiyuan Dart Bureau gave orders to his subordinates loudly, as an old dart head, he has a lot of experience, and he also knows these hungry people too well, and he can do anything when he is hungry.
Hearing Chen Wei's order, the dart masters of the Weiyuan Dart Bureau all drew their swords and stood at the bow of the ship, but the building ship was too big, and it was not so easy to sail to the center. It will take some time, and in just a while, thirty or forty homeless people have already pounced on the boat. Where had Wang Chengen, who was in the capital, seen such a scene, and retreated to the dock under the escort of the guards. All the guards on board came to drive away the hungry people who had climbed into the boat, and the boatman hurried closer to the middle of the river. The guards used whips and scabbards to beat the homeless people desperately, and from time to time there was a popping sound, and one by one the homeless people fell into the river.
Wang Feng did not retreat like Wang Chengen, he really wanted to see what the exiles were like in this era, because he could not understand how the Ming Dynasty government, which had millions of officers and troops, could lose to Li Zicheng, the leader of the exiles.
"Ahh
"Give me down, give me down, go to you" The guard kicked a homeless man in the chest, kicked him into the river, and a homeless man who had just climbed up next to him hugged the guard tightly in the back, no matter how the guard beat him, he didn't let go, and the homeless suddenly broke through the guardrail and fell into the river together. The guards were so busy that as soon as they rushed down, another batch came up, and quite a few of them had already fallen into the river. Seeing that the situation was out of control, just as Wang Feng was about to dispatch the men and horses of the Yunzhong Battalion.
"Zhu Papi is here, Zhu Papi is here. There was a loud shout among the homeless, as if some kind of magic had been done, and as soon as those people heard the vermilion peel, they all quickly retreated, including those who had already boarded the boat. Wang Feng really couldn't cry or laugh, he came up quickly, and he went down so fast, I don't know what this vermilion peel is? Seeing the expressions of the homeless people, Wang Feng was very interested in this vermilion peel.
"I don't know if there is a fight with that week. Wang Feng muttered to himself.
"What, Childe, what did you say?" Bai Wenxuan asked
"Oh, nothing, nothing. Wang Feng hurriedly replied.
"Whatever you run, whatever you run, stop me, quick, you go and catch them for me, go quickly. A man sitting on a wicker chair commanded his men. This man has a large and square face, tall and thin, with a slightly collapsed nose and a pinch of hair on the side of his mouth. He was triumphantly watching his men surround the group of homeless people who didn't run away.