Chang Yilin was hiding on a passenger ship at this time, which was flying the flag of the Liang family, a salt merchant, so there was no monitoring at various checkpoints on the river, which was a typical "dark light".

Chang Yilin is now with his sister Chang Liumei, and he has now sent several groups of people to inquire about his father's news.

According to the informed information, my father had escaped from prison, otherwise the Yangzhou government would not have issued a sea arrest warrant for my father. Mingjiao injured more than a dozen good hands in order to save his father, and even Miao Niang, the hall leader of Suzaku Hall, was nowhere to be found, and this person owed a lot of favors.

Chang Yilin knew Lin Guang'an's thoughts, but this person had to pay it back, but he couldn't join the church.

At this time, Chang Liumei said to Chang Yilin: "Brother, don't you have any news from your father?" It's really urgent. Those people you sent are so useless! It's so hard to get a message. ”

Chang Yilin was immediately unhappy when he heard this, and wanted to reprimand her, but looking at her anxious and haggard appearance, he knew that she was worried about her father's safety, so he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

He was now on his way to another stronghold of the Yangzhou Boat Gang, twenty miles north of Yangzhou, on the edge of the Grand Canal, surrounded on three sides by water and overgrown with reeds, only a long embankment connected to the land.

In the Southern Tang Dynasty, in order to rebuild the canal and divert the Yangtze River water to clear the dredging, most of this place was submerged, only the highest place remained, forming an island with a radius of nearly 1,000 acres, but there is a flat mountain beam connected to the outside world.

Originally, there was only one Taoist temple here, and then the Taoists scattered and did not come to the incense, so it was abandoned.

Five years ago, he happened to come here and immediately felt that it was a good place to be hidden and easy to defend, so he came up with the idea of establishing a base here, and he also got his father's approval.

So he secretly built a lot of construction here, but in order to conceal it, he built it all on the mountain, first dug a cave in the mountain, and then built houses on it, these houses were all gray walls and gray tiles, and from a distance they were all integrated with the sky, and could not be seen; When he got closer, he was sheltered by patches of reeds, and he gave the stronghold a name called "Leisurely Island".

Although the boat gang suffered mutations and bad luck, he calmly transported three-quarters of the gang's bottom to him; If it is all delivered, when the government raids it, if nothing is found, it will be suspicious, and it will definitely refuse to give up, and it will definitely investigate deeply; Therefore, he gave up more than one million Guan family wealth, so that the government would no longer investigate deeply, and it should be regarded as "spending money to exempt the boat gang".

Chang Yilin's ship sailed into Youran Island, where a pier was built, and it was very hidden in the dense reeds.

There are more than a dozen people from the boat gang guarding here, and after they saw Chang Yilin, they all came forward to greet him, and Chang Yilin also responded one by one with a smile.

There are many pebbles on the island, there is little earth, it is not suitable for farming, and there are no tall trees, only shrubs more than one person high, and it is summer, but it is luxuriant.

A stone road more than a foot wide was built from the pier, which led along the terrain to the housing area.

There are two rows of 20 rooms in each row, especially the inner row is built on the hill.

Chang Yilin and his sister came to the front of the room from time to time, and then went back to their rooms, and Chang Yilin lived in one of the rooms inside.

Chang Yilin's room is relatively simple, with a bed, a table, a chair, and a long sword hanging on the wall.

At this time, Chang Yilin sat at the head of the bed, and then took down a wooden board, revealing a square mechanism inside, and there was a round button on the mechanism.

From time to time, a straight crack appeared in the wall, and finally it opened wider and wider, and when it was nearly two feet wide, it stopped, and there was a passage more than a man high inside.

Chang Yilin walked into the passage, lit the lamp, and then pressed a button, and the crack slowly closed.

Chang Yilin walked five or six steps, and then lit a bright lamp, then he walked into a hall, he took a torch, and lit the bright lights in the hall in turn, and the hall was brightly lit at this time.

This hall is five zhang long, three and a half zhang wide, it is a cave in the mountain, after several times of digging to expand the space, only to form the current appearance, which contains all the existing belongings of the Yangzhou boat gang.

Looking at them in turn, there were boxes of copper coins, boxes of silver ingots, boxes of gold bars, and several boxes of jewelry; Chang Yilin grabbed copper coins, silver ingots, and gold bars in turn, and then took out a few strings of pearl necklaces, and the jewelry at this time was wrinkled and shining under the bright light, which was a little dazzling. Chang Yilin put down these things very calmly, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.

Then he looked at the piles of grain, and the stacks of refined salt, and there were many rolls of silk and silk, and finally he touched them with his hand, as if he was feeling its silkiness and softness, just like feeling a girl's hair and skin.

After Chang Yilin turned around inside, he sat on the edge of a table, took out a few books from the bookshelf on the side, and then looked at them, these books were the confidential account books of some boat gangs, he felt ruthless after reading them for a while, yawned again and again, and was a little sleepy. So he put down the books, put them in their place, and got up to leave.

He extinguished the lights one by one, then exited the chamber and hid the trap. During this time, since the boat gang and his father had a succession of accidents, he was ordered to be in danger, although it was also handled properly, and the situation was turned into safety, but he had already exhausted his heart. In the end, Chang Yilin lay down and fell asleep.

As soon as the picture turned, it turned to the waterway where Chang Chuanming was hiding.

Let's say that Chang Chuanming woke up and felt in good spirits, and he didn't know what time it was, so he called Kang Liangnian to ask questions, and Kang Liangnian rushed over when he heard the news.

Chang Chuanming asked, "Deacon Kang, what time is it now, have you ever gone out to contact?" ”

Kang Liangnian replied: "Qiqi Gang Master, it's time now, you have slept for a day and a night. I went to the ground last night, and finally found the military advisor Yang Fenglong, I told him your information, the military advisor cried and laughed excitedly, and now he has also come here, and he has come to see you several times, and he has seen that you are sleeping soundly, so I didn't bother you. I'll call him. ”

After saying that, Kang Liangnian went to call Yang Fenglong, and Chang Chuanming at this time was overjoyed when he heard that Yang Fenglong was also coming.

I heard a rush and noisy footsteps, and the curtain was lifted all of a sudden, and I saw a person breaking in.

Yang Fenglong looked at him, hurriedly bowed forward and said: "The lowly Yang Fenglong sees the helper, and it is a great victory for the helper to get out of trouble; Seeing that the helper was safe and sound, he was relieved. ”

Chang Chuanming said: "The military advisor doesn't have to mind, the old man can escape, and it is also a blessing for the brothers who got off the boat to help, and this time it also lost the Mingjiao's "Darkness Chen Cangzhi" plan, how is the situation in the gang?!" ”

Yang Fenglong said: "Since you were imprisoned, most of the gang members have been in chaos, and at this time, the young gang leader stepped forward, faced the danger, and made suggestions, so that the chaotic situation in the gang calmed down again, and once again united the hearts of the boat brothers." However, the deputy gang leader Fang Dakuan already had the heart of rebellion, and he was already "listening to the tune but not listening to the announcement" to the young gang leader, so he gathered several cronies and hall masters to form a small group, secretly confronted the young gang leader, and finally openly and privately intercepted the money in the gang. ”

Chang Chuanming was also shocked when he heard it, but he didn't have much emotional changes, after this mutation that made him almost dying, he had looked down on all kinds of deception, and he felt a little exhausted, and he also had the intention of retiring.

He said faintly: "Brother Yang, "It's going to rain and my mother is going to get married", so let him go." For the sake of everyone's friendship for more than 20 years, don't worry about it, just break up in two. ”

When Yang Fenglong heard this, he was also surprised, this was not the previous personality of the helper.

According to the usual, he will not give up, he will be severely punished, according to the rules of the gang, he will let the defectors be cut three times and six holes.

Chang Chuanming asked some other miscellaneous things, and never asked about the affairs of the gang again, and it seemed that he was no longer interested in the affairs of the gang.

At this time, Yang Fenglong immediately noticed Chang Chuanming's abnormality, and he felt that his helper seemed to have retreated, giving people a feeling of "heroic twilight", and it seemed that he had lost his previous pride.

Yang Fenglong was a little unwilling, so he asked directly: "The gang leader is now a trapped dragon going to sea, and the young gang leader has already properly arranged the aftermath of the boat gang." At present, the roots of the boat gang are still there, and the hearts of the brothers are not scattered. Now you are the backbone of the boat gang, and please come up with a big plan to teach the Yangzhou boat gang to make a comeback. ”

Chang Chuanming pondered after hearing this, and finally said to Yang Fenglong: "Strategist, I know what you mean, but I am in a mess now, and I have no intention of asking about the affairs of the gang. You think that I am primarily responsible for this disaster. Over the years, the boat gang has been smooth, but it has become more and more inflated and has become domineering. You have advised me before, but I am impatient, and I think I am the boss of the boat gang. At the beginning, he couldn't tolerate contrary advice, and he liked to be touted and close to those villains who slipped around and beat horses, such as the deputy gang leader Fang Dakuan. ”

As soon as Yang Fenglong heard that he was about to interject, he was stopped by Chang Chuanming waving his hand.

I saw him say again: "Brother Yang, don't speak, I know what you want to say, but it's just to excuse me and forgive me." I can't hide myself anymore. You see that in the past few years, the gang has been in a miasma, traitors are in high positions, and there are many parties and factions; Committing lawlessness abroad, bullying and dominating the market, and expropriating violently. Is this still the original boat gang that was eager for justice and righteousness? It all started because of me, because I had lost my original intention. My appeasement and connivance have caused today's situation, and it has also affected the good brothers in the gang. I'm no longer worthy to be a helper. ”

Chang Chuanming was emotional at this time, his words were urgent, and he coughed non-stop after speaking, Yang Fenglong hurriedly slapped him on the back so that he could straighten out his breath.

It took a while for Chang Chuanming to calm down, and at this time he felt that the qi and blood in his chest were surging, and his mouth was suddenly sweet; He hurriedly covered his mouth with his hand, and as soon as his hand was hot, he stretched out his palm to see that his palm was full of blood.

At this moment, Yang Fenglong saw Chang Chuanming spitting blood from his mouth, and immediately panicked.

He was proficient in medical skills, and he grabbed Chang Chuanming's wrist to check the pulse, and he made a diagnosis, and found that although Chang Chuanming's body was injured, it was no major problem, and it should be caused by "emotional disorders" and "anger and anxiety".

As soon as Yang Fenglong saw this situation, he no longer mentioned the situation related to the gang, so that Chang Chuanming could calm down, and his body was also injured, let alone let him be stimulated anymore, and finally let him recuperate with peace of mind.

So Yang Fenglong wrote a prescription for replenishing blood and qi, and asked Kang Liangnian to go to Anfang to get medicine, and he also temporarily lived in this cave, taking care of Chang Chuanming's condition and conditioning his body.