At dawn the next day, Zhang Bao had breakfast, he instructed his wife and son to say a few words, pack up, bid farewell to Li Wa, and went out to ride to Lin'an.

Along the way, I traveled day and night, and came to the mouth of the Yangtze River, only to see that the river was mighty and mighty, and there was no ferry. Zhang Bao was very anxious, walking along the riverside, not seeing a single boat, seeing that the sky was about to get dark, Zhang Bao was anxious.

"What should I do? I have no place to stay here, where can I spend the night at night? Do I just spend the night by the river?"

Zhang Bao's anxious eyes looked around, and suddenly his eyes lit up, and he saw a fisherman holding a pot of wine in his hand, and he didn't know what to put in the basket, and he walked to the reeds with his probe. Zhang Bao quietly followed, and when he stepped forward, he saw that there was a small boat moored on the reed beach, and the man carried something onto the boat.

Zhang Bao shouted: "Big brother, it's good, I'm going to hurry up, if you cross the river, I'll give you double the boat money." ”

The man listened and said, "Brother, I'm sorry, no matter how much money you give me, I won't dare to cross you." Now Prime Minister Qin has banned the river, and ships are not allowed to come and go, and those who violate the order will be killed. My old man is old and young, and I still want to keep this cheap life to feed them, so you should go and see elsewhere. After speaking, the boatman poured himself a drink, as if there was no Zhang Bao by his side.

Zhang Bao pleaded: "Big brother, I have something urgent to do, cross me, I will not forget your kindness." ”

The man said, "Who are you, and why are you in such a hurry to cross the river?"

Zhang Bao said: "I am the chief soldier of Bianliang, and I used to be Marshal Yue's follower Zhang Bao, I heard that Marshal Yue's father and son are in Lin'an, I don't know what the situation is? Mrs. Yue was not relieved and sent me to Lin'an to investigate. ”

When the fisherman heard this, he hesitated for a moment and said, "In that case, you can get off the boat and rest for a while, and I will smuggle you over in the middle of the night." But don't make a fuss, if something happens, you and I can't afford to be guilty. ”

"Thank you for reminding you, don't worry, no matter what the situation is, I will never affect you. Zhang Bao finished speaking and got into the cabin and put the package down.

The man asked, "Lord Commander, why do you dress like this?"

Zhang Bao smiled faintly: "I will no longer be a general soldier in the future, I have already left with a crown, and now I have the same identity as you." ”

When the fisherman heard this, he wondered in his heart: "This Zhang Bao is also true, it is not appropriate to let go of the general army, but he has to learn to leave on Wednesday with a crown, it seems that he is also a respectable person." ”

"Guest officer, you probably haven't had dinner all the way here, have you? I just bought a pot of wine on credit in the village, and bought some beef here, you will eat some of it, sleep first, and wait until the third watch, and then we will quietly cross the river." ”

Zhang Bao listened and thanked: "Then thank you big brother, if I meet my eldest brother again in the future, I will definitely repay him well." ”

The man listened and said: "The guest officer doesn't need to say thank you, the old man has great respect for Marshal Yue, since you are Marshal Yue's horse front Zhang Bao, how dare the old man slack off? Come, brother, don't be polite." ”

After the fisherman finished speaking, he filled a bowl of beef, poured a bowl of wine, and presented it to Zhang Bao, and poured a bowl of wine to accompany him. Zhang Bao traveled hard, took the wine and drank it all, and said: "Good wine, good wine!"

The man gave Zhang Bao a full bowl again, Zhang Bao ate a few bowls in a row, felt a little drunk, and said: "Big brother, I can't drink anymore, send me ashore later, I will definitely send you more boat money." ”

Zhang Bao said as he tilted his body and leaned on the package to take a nap, but the man did not disturb Zhang Bao, and packed up the wine bottle and the leftover beef and went to the stern. After stopping for a while, it was already a watchday, the man walked out of the bow of the boat and untied the cable, gently shook it to the center of the river, got into the cabin, and gently tied Zhang Bao's hands and feet with the cable, and shouted: "The guest officer wake up!"

Zhang Bao woke up in a dream, saw that his hands and feet were tied, and he couldn't move, so he was stunned and asked, "Brother, why are you tying me?"

The fisherman asked aggressively: "Who are you, and why do you want to pretend to be the name of the Bianliang commander-in-chief, Lord Zhang?"

"I am indeed Zhang Bao, the chief soldier of Bianliang, but because I was worried about the safety of Marshal Yue, I resigned and did not come to Lin'an to inquire about the news. I may be dead today, but I don't know the news of the marshal, how can I turn a blind eye?"

When the fisherman heard this, he was skeptical, so he asked: "You are Marshal Yue's henchman Zhang Bao, then tell me about Marshal Yue's deeds, see if it's true or not, and then I will consider letting you go." ”

Zhang Bao was helpless, so he told him about his life experience and how he invested in the name of Taishi Li, and how he became Yue Fei's follower. When the man heard this, he shouted: "Ah! It turns out that you are really a general under Marshal Yue, and you have been offended a lot just now, so please ignore the villain." After speaking, he hurriedly untied the rope and repeatedly pleaded guilty.

Zhang Bao smiled and said: "It turned out to be a good man, may I ask your name?"

The man said: "The younger brother's surname is Ouyang Congshan, just because the Song Dynasty was full of traitors in charge of the dynasty and brutalized Zhongliang, so he didn't want to be rich and noble, he just wanted to be happy, and he was happy to do some private business by the river." Your marshal is dedicated to the country, but the emperor is not at ease with him, listens to slander, and wants to harm him, I heard that Marshal Yue crossed the river, and when he arrived at Pingjiang Road, there were officers and soldiers who were ordered to take him. I also heard that there was a follower, Wang Heng, who was hacked to death by the Qincha, so from that day on, the river was forbidden, and the merchant ships were not allowed to come and go. ”

When Zhang Bao heard this, he burst into tears, and persuaded Congshan: "General, don't be too sad, I'll send you across the river, don't make trouble, otherwise, I won't be able to get out of it." ”

After saying that, he went to stretch the boat out, and when he reached the secluded shore, he said, "General, be careful to go ashore, the younger brother can't send him off." ”

Zhang Bao thanked him again and again, went ashore to a wood, found a quiet environment to sleep, and set off for Lin'an as soon as it was dawn. He secretly inquired about Yue Fei's situation on the way, but there was no news, so he came to Lin'an on this day and found a hotel outside the city to rest. The next morning, when he entered the city, the city gate was very strictly checked, Zhang Bao retreated, found a place where no one was around, dressed himself up as an unkempt beggar, and walked towards the city gate with a dog-beating stick in his hand. The city gate guard saw that Zhang Bao was dirty, and let him go without asking.

After Zhang Bao entered the city, he asked when he met people, when Qin Hui issued an announcement, no one dared to say more, Zhang Bao asked in vain, and he inquired for several days, but there was still no news. On this day, Zhang Bao got up early in the morning, wandered around the streets and alleys of Lin'an, and accidentally walked to the door of a ruined temple, and heard someone talking inside. Zhang Bao looked inside through the crack in the door outside the door, and saw two people named Hanako sleeping on the grass bunk and chatting.

One said: "What kind of official is this world now? It is better for us to make Hanako happy, eat a bowl when she can beg, and go hungry if she doesn't ask for it, and still sleep here at this time, unrestrained." Then Marshal Yue has become such a great official, so can he compare to us?"

Another said, "Don't talk nonsense, if the bad people listen to us, you and I won't survive." ”

When Zhang Bao heard this, he wondered in his heart: "Why is Marshal Yue better called Huazi? They must be here to say bad things about the imperial court." ”

Zhang Bao was furious and kicked the temple door open, and the two Hanako saw Zhang Bao break into the door and were frightened. The two of them looked at Zhang Bao in amazement, and their hairs stood on end in fright.

Zhang Bao said: "Don't panic the two of you, I was sent by Marshal Yue's family to come to Lin'an to inquire about the news, since you two talk about Marshal Yue, you must know the news of Marshal Yue, please tell me, how is Marshal Yue now?"

The two Hanako looked at Zhang Bao's anxious expression when he spoke, and understood in his heart. They opened their mouths and stammered, and their words were slurred: "The villains are just hearsay, and they don't know the real situation, please spare your life." ”

Seeing that the two of them refused to speak, Zhang Bao was anxious, so he grabbed a flower's torn clothes and lifted it up, and said, "I can't find out the news, since you two know, you can tell me." ”

The two Hanako trembled, spoke a little stuttering, and said in a long time: "Little... Person... We... Never... What did you say?"

Zhang Bao lifted another flower with one hand: "If you don't say it, I'll kill you!"

Hanako shouted: "Don't be angry, let me go, and I'll tell you slowly." ”

Zhang Bao put down the flower with one hand: "Say it quickly, say it quickly!"

The flower child's face was like earth, and he said to the other flower child: "Boss, you close the door, stand at the door and look, if anyone comes, you cough." Hanako walked out of the temple gate and closed the door by the way.

"Brother, now it's just you and me, don't worry, tell me what you know in detail. Zhang Bao said.

The man glanced around and whispered: "Qin Hui framed Marshal Yue, and went to his house to deceive his sons, Yue Yun and Aijiang Zhang Xian, and then locked them up in the prison of Dali Temple, and they didn't know what to do? When Zhang Bao heard this, he was so frightened that he was silent for a while.

"Thank you, there are some silver taels here, you two can use them. After Zhang Bao finished speaking, he took out a piece of silver from his body, which weighed about two taels, rewarded it to Huazi, and went straight out of the temple gate.