In the early morning of the next day, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang got up and went out, and saw that in the courtyard, Ye Zhiqiu and a group of children were doing morning exercise.

Ye Zhiqiu has only been here for a day and has officially been upgraded to the child king of Kaifeng Mansion, probably because he is not tall and has a baby face, so the children are closer to him. Not only children, but even the cats and dogs in the yard like him, especially the older women, who think he is cute. Unexpectedly, Ye Zhiqiu is also very popular among the maids in Kaifeng Mansion, probably Kaifeng Mansion looks handsome and tall on weekdays, but this is a small man, but it is very fresh.

Ye Zhiqiu felt the love of the girls and felt that Kaifeng Mansion was really a good place...... So I decided not to leave and eat.

Bai Yutang tilted his head and reminded Zhanzhao in a low voice, "Your status as the first cute pet in Kaifeng is about to be shaken." ”

Zhan Zhao smiled and looked at Bai Yutang, what does that mean-yes, yes, what should I do?

Chen Xing'er and Crescent Moon came in early, followed by Bai Fu.

"Fifth Master." Baifu arrived at Bai Yutang's side and said, "The second and fourth masters will be able to get to the dock at noon." ”

Bai Yutang was surprised, "So fast? ”

"As soon as the second master heard that the Xingtian had been found, he naturally came overnight." Bai Fu said, and took a list to Zhao Pu, who came out of the house and yawned, "Lord Wang, the manifest of goods, things come with the second master's ship." ”

"Oh? Already here? Zhao Pu took it and looked at it, and nodded with satisfaction, "It's so fast!" ”

Bai Fule hehe, "That nature, does the prince want it?" ”

Zhan Zhao leaned over curiously and asked Zhao Pu, "Buying something?" ”

Zhao Pu nodded, "The new warship arrived at the dock today." When Qiao Guang visited the dock on Trap Island before, he said that he saw a lot of water cannons and bow and crossbow frames designed by Han Erye, so he ordered a batch. ”

Bai Yutang nodded, Zhao Pu also has face, this kind of thing designed by his second brother is never sold out by himself, so Zhao Pu can ask him for it.

Zhao Pu smiled and said to Bai Yutang, "The price is also cheap, the second brother is really interesting, hehe." ”

Bai Yutang couldn't cry or laugh, his second brother was enough, and Zhao Pu called him Brother Sheng.

Gongsun ran out of the room with great interest, and beckoned Zhao Pu, "Hurry up and eat, and go to the dock after eating." ”

Zhan Zhao and the others sat down at the table, and Zhan Zhao asked Gongsun curiously, "Are you also going to see the boat?" ”

"Well, there is also a batch of medicinal herbs I want from the same boat." Gongsun pulled the little fourth son and the little Liangzi who climbed on the stool over and stuffed them into their mouths.

"Daddy, did you go to Yi Ming Pavilion to listen to books after breakfast?" The fourth son took a spoon and aimed at his grandson.

Gongsun remembered that a few days ago they heard that Yi Mingge had a very interesting storyteller, who told stories about the rivers and lakes, Yi Mingge had a good business, but when he came, he couldn't even book a seat. Pang Yu asked someone to help him earlier, and he booked a table, and said that he would take the little fourth son to ......

Gongsun folded his hands and begged for mercy with the fourth son, but forgot about it.

The little fourth son squinted at his father—he knew that this was the case.

Gongsun looked at his son, "Otherwise...... Daddy is still going with you, right? ”

Xiao Sizi shook his little hand and muttered, "Forget it, men's careers are important." ”

"Poof......

On the side, Zhao Pu squirted out a mouthful of porridge, and everyone else laughed.

After the little fourth son finished speaking, he looked up at Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, what does that mean-will you two go with me?

Zhan Zhao shook his head and said in his heart, Master Mao, I also have a career.

Bai Yutang said to Xiao Si, "Mao'er and I are going to go to the small lake in the western suburbs with Zhou Guang today to find that old man to inquire about Evil Hudao Island." ”

The little fourth son blinked, pouted and looked at Tianzun - Zunzun who listens to the drama or something will like it, right?

Unexpectedly, Tianzun pointed at Bai Yutang and Zhanzhao, saying that he was also curious about the affairs of Evil Hudao Island, and he wanted to watch fishing more than listening to books.

The fourth son went to see Yin Hou again.

Yin Hou was embarrassed, "I made an appointment to drink without sand and dust......"

The little fourth son squinted - the two big monks ran to drink again......

Xiao Liangzi sandwiched a bun for Xiao Sizi, "Jin'er, why don't we take the little steamed buns with them?" ”

Pang Yu said, "A table can seat eight people!" Go to a few more people, it's hard to decide, don't waste it! ”

Gongsun is in a hurry - there is no one to take the child with!

At this time, I saw Lin Yehuo raise his hand, "I'll go, I'm idle, and Yiyi doesn't need me to accompany him to practice the piano today." As he spoke, Huo Feng didn't forget to scold - the dumb man ran to the dock early in the morning.

Gongsun breathed a sigh of relief and asked Lin Yehuo to help take care of the two children.

The fourth son and Luo Ying were already acquainted, so they asked the sisters and brothers if they wanted to go together.

Luo Yuan nodded, but Luo Ying was a little hesitant...... After all, they are being hunted down, so why don't they go out and have fun now?

Seeing that Luo Yuan was embarrassed, Ye Zhiqiu sandwiched a bun for her and patted her head, "Don't worry." ”

Zhan Zhao also nodded, "This is Kaifeng, don't be afraid, who dares to send it to the door." ”

Luo Ying nodded.

Chen Xing'er also saw that she was still wearing men's clothes in thin clothes, and she was a little distressed, she was a good-looking girl, and she must have suffered a lot.

So the two girls took Luo Ying to change into a good-looking skirt.

Mr. Bao took the time to have breakfast with everyone, and he was also quite concerned about the experience of the two children, and instructed Zhanzhao, "This case must be investigated, who is doing ghosts." ”

Zhan Zhao nodded, and sent Dynasty Mahan to monitor Weitong, and Kaifeng Mansion also arranged a lot of eyeliner to monitor Tianbaotang.

After the meal, everyone began a busy day.

Gongsun and Zhao Pu took Ouyang Long, Qiao Guang and Zou Liang to go to the dock to wait for the boat, and by the way, they helped Bai Yutang and Zhanzhao pick up Han Zhang and Jiang Ping.

Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and Tianzun took Zhou Guang to the western suburbs to find the old man who was fishing.

Mr. Bao continued to be busy with the spring exam, waiting to find friends to drink, and the last ...... Pang Yu and Bao Yan, as well as Lin Yehuo and Ye Zhiqiu, took the four children to Yi Ming Pavilion to drink tea and listen to books.

The soldiers acted separately in several ways, and everyone thought that it would be a smooth day before going out, but they did not expect that all kinds of unpredictable troubles were waiting for them ahead.

……

Today's arrival of the new ship at the dock is a very grand event, and the number of ships is also large, Zhao Pu brought some sailors and many boatmen to prepare to inspect the ship.

Zhao Zhen also said today that he wants to come to see the new ship, and it is estimated that it will arrive at noon. The emperor went out on patrol, although it was only a circle in front of the door of Kaifeng, but a trace of tension could still be felt on the street early in the morning.

Long Qiaoguang and Zou Liang rushed to the dock early in the morning to do some preparations.

The wharf in Kaifeng is divided into two parts, inside and outside, after all, it is a river port not a seaport, so the scale is not so large. The inner wharf is near the naval military village, while the outer wharf is slightly larger, in the south of the city, connected to the canal, and many ships enter and exit every day.

In fact, the wharf of the navy in Kaifeng is only a temporary exercise, because the naval barracks and larger wharves in the coastal area are under construction, and it will take at least a year to complete the construction. The strength of the naval army is also quite weak, and all of them are brought to Kaifeng for training before they can have combat effectiveness.

Zhao Pu is a big one for the sake of the navy, in short, there are ships and people, so let's practice first.

When they arrived at the dock, everyone was a little dumbfounded, and the dock was really not ordinary lively early in the morning.

All kinds of merchant ships loading and unloading goods enter the port before dawn, and now there are at least a thousand people loading and unloading goods on the wharf.

Fortunately, Zhao Zhen sent several officials in charge of water transportation to help communicate and make room for the warships to enter the port.

Gongsun discussed with several ship owners how to move the ship, Zhao Pu and several other generals were watching from the sidelines, Gongsun was not only smart and knew many dialects, but the shipowners from all directions were full of muttering various dialects, and only Gongsun could talk to them.

When the merchant ships at the dock were almost moved, everyone found that there were several large ships, anchored in important positions in and out of the port.

Zhao Pu asked Lord Wang, who was transporting by water, "What kind of ships are those three?" ”

Lord Wang frowned slightly and told Zhao Pu, "That doesn't seem to be a merchant ship." ”

Zhao Pu was a little puzzled, these three ships are all building ships, one with two floors and two with three floors, the hull is huge and looks solid, not to mention running water transportation, it can also be a warship.

"Is it a private boat?" Long Qiaoguang was a little puzzled, "The hull has a unified emblem, is it a family?" ”

"This is the boat of the Four Rivers Gang." Lord Wang told everyone, "The Four Rivers Gang is a Jianghu sect, which is the alliance of the Qinghe Gang, the Red River Gang, the Black River Gang and the White River Gang......

Zhao Pu nodded, and didn't bother to care about this, "Let's move the boat out of the way and don't block the waterway." ”

"I can't contact the owner of the ship......," Lord Wang only wiped his sweat, "I have already sent someone to ask the Four Seas Gang, but it is said that the hall master is not there, and the person who is talking is not there, so we went to Jiangnan to talk about things together, and those subordinates in the family can't be the master, and the rest of the sect is not there." ”

Zhao Pu frowned and looked at the rest of the people.

Long Qiaoguang touched his chin, "Jianghu sect, ......"

Ouyang also felt a little interesting, "It seems that there are many ingredients that deliberately block the river, could it be that there is a grudge?" ”

Lord Wang was also embarrassed, hesitated for a while, and said to Zhao Pu, "That...... Lord Wang, the leader of the Four Rivers Gang is called Fang Xinglu, and he is the nephew of Fang Jie, the original commander of the navy. Fang Jie didn't have a son, so he raised his nephew as a son. ”

"Oh......" Zhao Pu smiled and nodded, "I see." ”

Ouyang and Zou Liang glanced at each other, and Long Qiaoguang touched his chin, "No wonder you don't give face." ”

Gongsun asked curiously, "What's going on?" ”

"Fang Jie was originally a very good commander of the navy...... It's also a talent, but this person has a short temper and likes to physically punish soldiers. Zhao Pu hugged his arms and said, "There are not a few soldiers who were punished to death by his angry □, and there are many complaints in the barracks." About seven or eight years ago, one day, a woman ran to Kaifeng Mansion to complain to Bao Xiang, saying that his son had been hanging in the sun and rain in the barracks by Fang Jie for two days, and if he didn't save people, he would die. Master Bao personally went to the barracks to inquire, Fang Jie didn't see him, and the other generals didn't dare to speak. Later, a soldier quietly told Bao Xiang that the reason why the soldier was punished was only because he accidentally broke one of Fang Jie's teacups. ”

Gongsun frowned, "Breaking a teacup will cost you your life?" ”

"So Fang Jie is brutal, and Bao Quite sometimes feels incredible, but Fang Jie doesn't take him seriously." Zhao Pudao, "The Fang family's officialdom and rivers and lakes are quite well-connected, and the family has a big business and military power, but it's not a coincidence......"

Gongsun nodded, "Unfortunately, these rights are all left over from the previous dynasty, and he is bumping into Zhao Zhen when he wants to take back those rights?" ”

Zhao Pu smiled.

Long Qiaoguang said, "At that time, I happened to go back to Kaifeng to report on my work, and the emperor found me and asked me to take the people and horses into the naval army camp with Master Bao. But to be honest, when Master Bao sent someone to arrest Fang Jie, none of those soldiers interceded for him, but each of them felt like they had picked up their lives, but later pointed out how many soldiers he had killed for no reason, and many people came out to testify. ”

Gongsun asked, "What about later?" ”

"After all, Fang Jie has military exploits, and the emperor didn't want his life, but all official positions have been relieved, and he will be allowed to return to his hometown to retire." Zhao Pudao, "Later, I heard that Fang Jie committed suicide by hanging the beam. So his descendants no longer had anyone to be officials, and they changed their sect...... The dare is quite big. ”

Gongsun frowned, "Then this ship is deliberately in the way?" Such a bold one, huh? ”

"It should indeed be sincere." Long Qiaoguang hugged his arms.

Zou Liang asked, "Send someone to tow the boat away?" ”

Long Qiaoguang tilted his head and looked at the big ships, "Is it so simple?" ”

"I also think that if Fang Xinglu has the intention to add to the blockage, there may be other tricks and feet." As soon as Ouyang finished speaking, he heard someone shouting in front of him, "Is this boat leaking?" ”

Zhao Pu frowned.

Ouyang ran to the front to take a look, and came back to tell everyone, "Those big ships are leaking and sinking. A few boatmen just now saw that if the boat was tugboated, it might sink at the exit. If you don't delay, you'll sink here in a while...... In short, no matter what, it is blocking the entrance. ”

Zhao Pu's face changed, "Damn, the surname Fang is dead?" ”

"Don't people say it, the people are not there, they don't know, the Kaifeng Mansion has to talk about the evidence, in short, it's troublesome." Ouyang sneered, "Take the initiative to provoke, that Fang Xing is quite kind......

Gongsun looked at Zhao Pu, "What should I do?" If the ship is stopped outside......"

Zhao Pu was also displeased.

Long Qiaoguang frowned and said to Zhao Pu, "No matter how the Four Rivers Gang is, it is a Jianghu sect, and it is a little strange that they dare to make trouble like this. ”

Ouyang nodded, "I also think, unless it's really dead." ”

Zhao Pu kept his face calm and didn't speak, staring at the three ships......

……

At the other end, in the western suburbs.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang walked side by side, Zhou Guang led the way in front, and this time there were his three brothers who were beaten with military sticks, and the four of them were quite cheerful, and asked Tianzun in riddles, which made Tianzun quite happy.

There are many small lakes in the western suburbs, which is indeed a good place for fishing, and you can see a lot of anglers along the way.

They stopped in front of a small hill about ten miles outside the city, and when they crossed the hillside, they saw a village and a large fishpond below.

Today is probably the day of harvesting fish, the fish pond is very busy, most of the water has been drained, and the villagers are holding silk nets barefoot, and are collecting fish.

Zhanzhao was immediately happy, "There are so many fish ponds!" Come back and buy a few fresh carp and go back sweet and sour, right? ”

While Bai Yutang nodded, he inexplicably felt that when Zhanzhao said the word "fish pond", it sounded a little awkward. Suddenly remembered that I heard Chen Xing'er and them ridicule before, just by listening to the name, I knew that Lord Lu Daozhan liked our fifth master the most...... Name?!

Bai Yutang looked at Zhanzhao, who was watching others catch fish with great interest, wouldn't it......

"Over there!" Bypassing a few fish ponds, Zhou Guang suddenly pointed to the riverbank under a small bridge in front of him.

Zhan Zhao and the others looked in the direction of his finger, and saw an old man sitting on the shore with a fishing rod, looking at the water.

After Zhan Zhao saw the old man's appearance clearly, he grabbed Bai Yutang and asked, "Am I dazzled?" ”

Bai Yutang also looked at the old man in surprise and shook his head, "No...... It's very similar! ”

Tianzun originally bought a jar of rice wine at a roadside farmhouse, and happily drank it and walked over, and when he raised his eyes and saw the old man's appearance, the wine in his mouth squirted out with a "poof", and then, everyone heard the laughter of "Ha Lu Ha".

Turning his face to look, he saw Tianzun stomping his feet and pointing at the old man so much that he couldn't straighten his waist with a smile.

Zhou Guang and several other soldiers looked at each other.

The old man also looked up, as if puzzled.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were also a little crying and laughing.

"That's a clue, isn't it?" Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang nodded, "He was able to escape back then, maybe it was because of this." ”

……

The largest teahouse in Kaifeng City, in the Yi Ming Pavilion.

Everyone arrived at the reserved seat and sat down, chatted while drinking tea, listened to the hot singing, and waited for the storyteller to appear on the stage.

Luo Yuan and Luo Ying had never seen anything, and they looked around with great curiosity.

Ye Zhiqiu held a teacup and held his legs on one side, and chatted with Lin Yehuo.

Pang Yu grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and asked Bao Yan, who was discussing with the little fourth son to listen to the bibliography today, "I said little steamed buns, everyone is studying at home, doesn't it matter if you are about to take the spring exam and play around?" ”

Xiao Sizi also nodded, "Xiao Mantou hasn't studied at all these days." ”

Bao Yan glanced at Pang Yu, "Of course, reading depends on the accumulation of weekdays, what's the use of cramming at zero hour, but you, how are you preparing for the exam?" ”

Xiao Hou Ye touched his chin, "It's okay, this time it won't be the most embarrassing......"

Before he finished speaking, Pang Yu suddenly turned his face and muttered, "Bad luck." ”

Bao Yan is puzzled.

Pang Yu covered his mouth with a cup, and whispered to Bao Yan, "I've met the plague god!" ”

Bao Yan was puzzled, "Who?" ”

Pang Yu pouted at a table on the right behind him.

Bao Yan looked over curiously, and knew that he had indeed touched the opponent of the little crab.