Chapter Twenty-Three: The First Son
In a blink of an eye, on the third day, Jiang Li was still dressed in men's clothes and came to Yanziji early with Sixi. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Ge Hai was already waiting on the bamboo building near the river. They had something to discuss, and they deliberately arrived early.
Ge Hai, who is medium-sized, has dark skin and a strong body, looks like a shrewd and capable boatman, and is also dressed as a sailor.
Jiang Li smiled when he saw him: "You are Ge Hai?" Why doesn't it look like the shopkeeper Ge at all? Just looking at the appearance, Sixi is more like the biological son of the shopkeeper Ge than you. ”
Ge Hai glanced at Sixi, who looked honest and slightly obese, and smiled: "It's more like me." When I was a child, I didn't like to take care of accounts with my father, I only loved to travel all over the world. My father sent me a procurement job, so that I ran with the Mei family's caravan on water and land since I was a child, and I didn't stay at home for ten days and half a month a year, and my temperament became more and more wild. Even my dad said from time to time that I didn't look like he was born at all. ”
"My mother's industry is mostly supported by the shopkeeper Ge's family, and the good of the shopkeeper Ge's family is always remembered by Jiang Li." Jiang Li smiled lightly.
"So this time I let you run this boat, I have always been a little reluctant not to go, for fear that something will happen and you will be implicated. In fact, you can choose not to go, just let Sixi run this trip. The brothers on the horizontal and vertical boats are all familiar hands, even if Sixi is out of the boat for the first time, everything is covered by them, he is only in charge of the cargo, and the things on the water listen to the brothers on the boat, there should be no big problem. ”
"Ge Hai has received this intention of the owner, but after such a trip, Sixi is really not good for a layman!" Ge Hai said with a smile.
Jiang Li looked at Ge Hai and pouted the corners of his lips, knowing that he was laughing at himself for being a layman on the water, it was true that he had a good intention, but it was true that he had to rely on Ge Hai to solve the trouble, and he was not polite at the moment, everything was arranged by Ge Hai.
Ge Hai had already prepared six medium-sized cargo ships and berthed them at a secret wharf, just waiting to ask where the thieves were carrying goods and when they would leave.
Although Xiao Wu didn't say where the group of them were going to go that day, Ge Hai, who had been walking in the rivers and lakes for a long time, deduced that the waterway in the capital went all the way south, and after crossing the south of the Yangtze River, the largest bandit den at the end was in a Shuibo mountain in Qingzhou.
The mountains stretch for thousands of miles, at the border of the three kingdoms of Yan, Song and Chen, and it has been a three-regardless zone since ancient times. A place on the mountain called Qingfeng Village, in recent years, a group of bandits have been raised, and they do not loot passing ships on weekdays, and from time to time they also arrange troops on the water to arrange positions for drills, and the momentum is huge. Frightened, the soldiers and horses of several states and counties on the border of the Great Song Dynasty did not dare to relax for a moment, and beware of this gang of rebellions day and night.
This thief's den is on the border of the three countries, Yan Chen is at war again, and no one in the three countries dares to start suppressing the bandits during this sensitive period, so as not to make the country suspicious.
This envoy from the Yan Kingdom came to Beijing three months ago, and this time he happened to be in Qingzhou. I heard that there was a period of stubble before entering Qingzhou City, but fortunately, I informed the Great Song Dynasty border guard in advance, and after entering Qingzhou City, this dynasty was escorted to Beijing all the way.
I didn't hear anything happened to Beijing this way, and I didn't hear anything about the pilgrimage to the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and there was only a legend outside that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty gave the same generous gift to the Great Yan in order to consolidate the peaceful and friendly relations with the Great Yan for many years.
The strange thing is that the envoy of Dayan has been smooth along the way, and he has never heard of bandits coming out to harass him from the border of Qingzhou.
Jiang Li listened to Ge Hai's analysis one by one, and he already believed in eight or nine points in his heart. Thinking that this person who has traveled south and north for many years seems to be a person in the rivers and lakes, and his sources will not be wrong. And three months ago, Ge Hai was returning from Qingzhou to escort the ship, the Mei family has been an imperial merchant for many years, and the shopkeeper Ge knows many dignitaries and nobles, and most of the major events in the court can still be inquired about.
Thinking about it again, if the envoy of the Yan Kingdom really secretly gave these fifty-five boxes of treasures to the prime minister of the current dynasty before the return trip, and then loaded fifty-five empty boxes back, there was a special escort all the way to the whole process, and outsiders really couldn't see the flaws. It just happened to be known by the bandits who came all the way from Qingzhou, and took the opportunity to rob this batch of treasures in the prime minister's mansion.
After thinking about it like this, the three of them were even more convinced of the details of Xiao Wuyi's group.
The three of them sat on the bamboo floor and muttered for a long time, and Xiao Wu, who had come to listen to the news after three days, had not yet appeared. Jiang Li kept chanting Buddha in his heart, and silently prayed that if the group of people changed their minds and never bothered him again, they would burn a pillar of high incense when they went back.
Before the thought in my heart passed, there was a strange commotion downstairs, and the noisy downstairs suddenly lost sound, and then the sound of fluttering footsteps sounded all the way from the wooden ladder, and a team of cold-faced men with soapy clothes and waists, black raccoon fur and long swords at their waists rushed up, occupying all corners of the restaurant.
The people who came were vigorous, mighty and domineering, their eyes were sharp and cold, and their eyes swept over every guest in the restaurant like knives.
When he looked at Sixi, the eyes of the leader flashed. Jiang Li saw that the man opened his mouth, straightened his waist and swallowed again before the words were spoken, staring at the staircase with a solemn expression.
Soft footsteps sounded at the top of the stairs, and a young man in a blue cloud brocade robe with black hair in a high bun ascended the stairs step by step.
Everyone upstairs only felt that their eyes lit up, or they were ashamed of themselves, or envious, and they were all stunned by the brilliance of the man who came upstairs, and they all remained silent, secretly looking at the man in blue, speculating about the origin of these people.
Jiang Li slowly buckled the tea lid, didn't take a sip of tea, his eyes swirled on the boy in blue, only to see him wearing a blue cloud brocade robe, embroidered with green pine and white snow, the cuffs and placket lined with a circle of snow-white fox fur, the edge of the robe was dyed with a lake of clear water, the waist was clanging, the colorful tassels were tied with a string of jewels, the cloud boots under his feet were light and warm, and the start was calm; The high bun is tied with a jade crown, and the black hair has a delicate face, the wonderful eyes are like double swallows cutting water, and the bright pupils are like lake water with smoke; The eyebrows are like lying silkworms, the nose is like a hanging gall, the lips are moist, and the lip line is angular and angular.
is different from Xiao Wu, a beautiful man with an elegant and gentle temperament, this person's handsome appearance reveals a cold and unapproachable one, and a pair of deep eyes are even more intimidating.
The man in blue grabbed his sleeves with both hands and walked all the way to the window with his hands behind his back, and did not sit down, raising his eyes to look at the river scenery outside the window. Looking out from his position, most of the scene of Yanziji can be seen. It was the position where Xiao Wu sat that day.
As soon as the man turned around, he glanced back at Jiang Li's table as if he was nothing, Jiang Li only felt like a lightning bolt, and couldn't help but panic a little, although she didn't know where these people came from, but looking at the head of the official family, she secretly said that it was not good.
It was the fear of ghosts and ghosts, the guards who came up just now stared at Sixi, took two steps forward and whispered in the ears of the boy in blue, the boy in blue heard two sentences, and his cold gaze was thrown towards Jiang Li's table, only to see his lips move lightly, and he spit out a word of invitation, and the guards hurriedly beckoned to Sixi.
Sixi couldn't react in a daze, and sat still. Jiang Li stretched out his foot and stepped on it, and whispered: "When they asked, they said that we were here to talk about business!" ”
"What business?" Sixi was slow to move.
"Repair the house and build the house, recruit workers!" Jiang Li kicked it.
The leading guard couldn't hold it on his face, and strode over, Jiang Li caught a glimpse of a golden waist card on his waist, exactly the same as the one Sixi took back.
Jiang Li leaned back on the chair, exhaled softly, and said in his heart, Xiao Wu said that the prince of the Qin Mansion is both civil and military, and he is known as the first prince, who else can there be if he is not the son of the Qin Mansion!
Jiang Liku sat in his seat, glared at Ge Haigan, and watched Sixi walk to the man in blue step by step.
The guards on both sides whispered, and they heard Sixi call out Qin Gongzi loudly, and the corners of his eyes swept back, Jiang Li pretended to be deaf and continued to drink tea, not caring about whether the tea was good or not. I thought worriedly, if Xiao Wu came at this time, what kind of meeting scene would it be? Which side should I stand on?
"Knock knock knock・・・・・・・" At this time, the stairs rang again, and Jiang Li's heart almost flew out!