Gu Xinyue slept until dark, and the fleet had already passed the Changzhou wharf. 【Latest Chapter Reading】

But it was blocked at the gate.

The collection of tolls at the gate is only for merchant ships, and they do not dare to take action against official ships.

The county lord's fleet did not dare.

However, there happened to be a convoy of merchant ships coming in front of them, and because there was a dispute between the toll and the people at the gate, the ships were blocked.

The county lord's fleet is very large, and the front is not well dredged, so it can't pass at all.

Zhang Qi brought a team of guards over and smashed the office at the gate, only to threaten the people at the gate to stop embarrassing the merchant ships, and let the merchant ships avoid the way, so as to make way for the county lord's fleet.

The person who led the merchant ship was a middle-aged man with a sick face, and after leaving the gate office, he waved at Zhang Qi again and again, and said, "Thank you for your help." ”

Zhang Qi glanced at him and said, "It's just some money, how can you make such a fuss?" ”

If he hadn't just brought someone over, he would have been beaten half to death by the people at the gate.

The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said: "It's true, those people are too much, they usually charge five taels of silver for a boat, but now they want fifty taels, and now the business tax is heavier, and the profits of the small ones are already meager, and this gate is a few hundred taels, how can they afford it." ”

Zhang Qi frowned unconsciously.

He came down from the capital with the fleet all the way, and there were many passes, although no one dared to say that the county lord's fleet was charged, but he knew a little about the market.

In the capital, the toll is only charged for one boat and one tael, but in Changzhou it is five taels? No, fifty taels!?

The middle-aged man saw his expression, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, the small one really doesn't talk nonsense, the small one can be regarded as running a lot, and after crossing the big river, the fee will be much less, but in the south of the Yangtze River, especially in this place in Changzhou, it has always been like this, no way, the gate here is under the management of the people of the thirteenth dock of Taihu Lake, and most of the subordinates are people from the rivers and lakes...... That's how ......"

Zhang Qi sighed, arched his hand to the middle-aged man, and said, "In this way, you go first, and when you pass, we will do it again." ”

He can't control the affairs here, not to mention him, even his boss Qin Qi, or the girl on the boat and Qin Mohan can't control it.

The only thing that can be done is to let them go first, and this time it is just that.

The middle-aged man was grateful, and asked people to hurry up and drive the boat over, walked a few steps, turned around, and whispered to Zhang Qi: "My lord, the water level in the Suzhou section is not high, and the big boat is not fast. ”

Zhang Qi frowned and said, "Thank you!" ”

The middle-aged man smiled and said in a low voice: "Taihu Lake is the chief rudder of the thirteenth dock of Taihu Lake, but that section is relatively safe. ”

After saying that, he bowed and turned away.

Zhang Qi was silent for a moment, then smiled, waved his hand and asked his men to help move the boat, and went to the main ship by himself.

got on the boat, and was about to walk to the door of the main cabin, you could hear the laughter coming from inside, and the clear and smug voice of the peony that made Gu Xinyue not allow him to play tricks, and the corners of his lips turned up unconsciously.

But after a moment, he sank again, and when he turned around, the hatch opened, and Qinglianzi flashed out and stood next to him.

Let's look at the place where the sound came from.

In the distance, the fire on the side of Changzhou Wharf was soaring, and from the direction of Changzhou Wharf, a line of fire ran over here.

Even from such a distance, the sound of the fight shook the air.

Zhang Qi looked at the other side, and unconsciously glanced sideways at Qinglianzi, his eyes turned on the white strip on his lips, twitched the corner of his eye, and turned back silently.

Well, since the girl's return, this young man has changed his appearance every day, and during the day he still looks like a handsome young man in Yushu Linfeng, but now he has become an old man with a sloppy face and a white face.

He, not surprised.

"Master Qing, who is this?" After looking at it for a while, feeling the cold air around him, Zhang Qi took a step away from Qinglianzi and asked.

According to the schedule, the fleet was supposed to dock at the Changzhou wharf to rest, but in the afternoon, Qinglianzi asked them not to stop, and directly accelerated their speed to bypass the Changzhou wharf, if it was not blocked by the merchant ship, they could all enter the waters of Taihu Lake at this time.

I can't see that at all.

"Vendetta." Qinglianzi said lightly.

Qi responded for a moment, looked at it for a while, and said, "Do we want to avoid it again?" ”

Qinglianzi glanced at him and snorted.

The channel in front of the gate was not wide, so their fleet took up half of it, and the other half, the merchant ships were slowly passing by.

Where to avoid?

Zhang Qi sneered, made a serious face again, and said loudly: "I want the brothers to cheer up, all of them go to the side of the ship, and the guys will take them out, and don't let those thieves get close!" ”

There was a bit of movement in the distance, and the guards on duty on the ship also saw it, and then heard Zhang Qi's voice, and passed on the order one after another.

In a short time, the lights of the entire fleet were on, the hatches were closed, and the guards were on the side of the ship.

The boatmen, on the other hand, moved the boat slightly into the river, avoiding the distance from the shore where they could jump directly.

A smile flashed in Qinglianzi's eyes, and she bowed slightly.

Qin Qi's subordinates are really reliable.

"What's wrong?" The hatch opened, and Gu Xinyue poked her head out and asked despite Yuan Zisu's obstruction.

Then, I saw the fire in the direction of Changzhou Wharf.

Gu Xinyue's eyes turned on the firelight and the green lotus seed.

Qinglianzi rubbed her head, and was thinking about what to say, Gu Xinyue had already shrunk back and said, "Be careful, your own safety is important." ”

closed the door and continued to play leaf cards with Yuan Zisu Peony Du Zhong.

Qinglianzi didn't feel dumb and laughed, shook his head, touched the long sword on his waist, untied the long sword, threw it back into the cabin, and took his waist knife from Zhang Qi's waist.

In Zhang Qi's surprise, he pulled out his waist knife, and his body moved slightly, blocking in front of the hatch.

He said in a deep voice: "Let the brothers be careful, those people have the Five Poison Gate in them, don't let them get close to the boat, otherwise, trouble." ”

Zhang Qi's expression froze slightly, nodded, and headed to the top of the boat.

The sound of the river bank gradually approached the gate, and it was assumed that someone had already gone to the gate to report, and from the other side of the gate there were many people with weapons in their hands, and they rushed away to meet the firelight.

The people on the merchant ship also sensed that something was wrong, and issued orders one after another.

The ship, which had already passed the gate, approached the captain's fleet.

The river was not wide, and when the merchant ships came, the river became crowded.

Qinglianzi's brows were unconsciously furrowed, and she secretly felt uneasy in her heart, and whispered to Feng Jiu and the others who were hidden in the Y shadow: "Go in and guard the girl." ”

Before he finished speaking, he heard a sharp whistle on the bank of the river.

In the whistle, it was a clear and cold voice, the sound seemed to be not loud, but it came from afar and rang in the ears.

"Pei Yiliang aided in the abuse, killed his fellow Daoists, and the Heavenly Illusion Gate issued a lore order, and those who had nothing to do with it retreated."

Qinglianzi's face was slightly pale, and as soon as her body turned, she opened the hatch and rushed in, and said at the same time: "You still guard the door, I'll guard the girl." ”