"Red beans are born in the south, and a few branches are sent in spring

May you pick more, this thing is the most lovely. ”

The canal runs from south to north, from Chuzhou into Huaishui, and then continues north in Sizhou to enter the Bianhe River, first to the city of Tokyo, and then to Hebei.

Now on this wide and boundless section of the Sizhou River, countless boats with oil sails are moving slowly on the river, except for passenger boats, which are ships that transport goods.

It was early winter, and the Jin people had not yet invaded the Song Dynasty in the south, and the canal had regained its former vitality.

A young gentleman with thin eyebrows and starry eyes, fair skin and a delicate face sat in the cabin, frowning at the scene on the canal, muttering this famous phrase expressing longing and affection.

Yes, Hongdou was born in the south, causing longing, he traveled thousands of miles from south to north in this chaotic season, and what did he do

The scholar was dressed in a cotton robe, and he wore it tightly, although he was dressed as a man, there was a romance between his eyebrows.

As if his body was weak, only the occasional hint of snow white on his neck revealed that he seemed to be deliberate.

On both sides of the canal, there are burned ruins everywhere, and they are in dilapidation. On the surface of the river, corpses of various shapes can be seen from time to time by the river. A gentle breeze blew, and a foul stench rose over the surface of the river.

The passenger ship went all the way across the river to the north, and the further north it went, the more erosive the situation became.

After the Song Dynasty, due to the relationship between Cao and Yun, the wealthy merchant class and the emerging business were developed on the Huaihe River, and cities such as Yangzhou, Chuzhou and Sizhou became the emerging commercial centers on the Cao Canal, which were rich and prosperous. The wealth of the Huainan and Huainan roads was in the forefront of the Northern Song Dynasty, and they were an important source of taxes and food for the Song court.

The Jin people went south, burned, killed and looted, only destroying, not building. Thousands of miles are dilapidated, and there is no cooking smoke everywhere. The fertile fields are barren and the bones are everywhere, and the splendid rivers and mountains have become hell on earth.

"This damn thief!"

The scholar scolded angrily in his heart, and his face turned even pale.

In fact, if it weren't for these thieves who killed with a thousand knives, how could his Ai Lang fight on the battlefield, and how could he almost die in the ravines of Fuzhou.

If it weren't for that, how could he miss out on Ai Lang and almost ruin his reputation.

Although he has changed back to a free body, can he accept himself? Perhaps, there are already many other women around him, isn't that Zhao Ruolan just bright and beautiful, following Wang Song all day long?

I don't know what Airo is doing now

Hebei gold thieves are tyrannical land, with Ailang's compassion for the world, he must have led the soldiers across the battlefield and led the troops to kill the enemy.

As soon as he thought of the sword flying and the extremely dangerous field, the scholar's heart fluttered again. She silently recited in her heart: Taishang Laojun blesses, blesses the officials and people to be safe and sound, safe from all diseases, and blessed with longevity and well-being......

All kinds of chaotic thoughts were intertwined in his mind, and they were mixed together, and the scholar couldn't help but have a headache, and gently closed his eyes.

"Gong ...... Junior officer, do you want to go up to the bow of the ship for a walk, it's very hot and stuffy in this cabin. ”

Two majestic men came back from the bow of the ship, one was waiting outside the cabin to be on duty, and one man came in, put the tea tray in his hand on the table, and saluted.

Shizi shook his head slightly and asked, "Jiang Hu, now that the ship is there, how long will it take to get to Bianliang City?"

Jiang Hu said respectfully: "Back to the little official, now I have passed Chuzhou and entered the Huai River." It should take another two to three days to reach Bianliang City. ”

Shizi nodded, Jiang Hu poured tea, said goodbye, and gently closed the door.

"Big brother, how is the situation of the princess, how long will it take for us to get to the Daimyo's mansion?"

Hearing his younger brother's inquiry, Jiang Hu said softly: "The princess is fine, but she is a little irritable in her heart. If everything goes well, as soon as you arrive at the Daimyo's Mansion, all unhappiness will disappear. ”

He frowned, and said with a straight face: "Ah Leopard, now that the rebels are raging, bandits are rampant, and the canal is not very stable. You and I keep our eyes open, and we must keep the princess safe. You have a good water nature, if you are in trouble, you should protect the princess and go, and you don't have to take care of the eldest brother. ”

Jiang Leopard was surprised: "Big brother, the situation can't be so bad, right?"

"When the imperial court went south, there was a large army following, and His Royal Highness and the emperor and grandson were not killed, and the rampant bandits can be seen."

Jiang Hu shook his head and said, "No one can predict it now. The princess went thousands of miles to the princess, suffered a lot, and when it came to our brothers, she must not go wrong. ”

Jiang Leopard nodded, and then suddenly asked, "Big brother, why didn't you see the ships of the Loyal Army on the canal, is there something wrong?"

"The ships of the Loyal and Righteous Army have always been only north of the Bianhe River, so as not to enter Huaiyang and clash with the ships of the imperial court. How did they know that Xu Wen, the dog thief, voted for Liu Yu, and above the Huaiyang Haihe River, it was already the world of thieves. ”

Jiang Hu's face was solemn. Now I only hope that the heavens will fulfill the wishes of the people, and their own group will arrive in Hebei safely.

As night fell, the boats docked at Suzhou Ferry. This is already the territory controlled by the Song army, and the Song soldiers patrolling back and forth can be seen everywhere on the ferry, and the Jiang Hu brothers have also become relaxed.

In the dead of night, people who have been busy all day fall asleep. Except for the occasional snort, there was silence on the ferry.

Suddenly, a scream broke the silence of the night, and the sleeping people woke up one after another, hurriedly dressed, and looked out of the cabin.

The feather arrows galloped, the flames soared into the sky, the people on the ferry fled in a hurry, and people continued to fall with the feather arrows, and the shouts on the ferry continued, making a mess.

A group of Song soldiers ran over, but before they reached the ferry, they had already been shot over, and the rest collapsed in an uproar and fled in all directions.

Jiang Hu ran to the window and looked out, only to see countless soldiers and soldiers, all dressed in various colors, all armed with knives and guns, bows and arrows, aimed at the boat.

A passenger with a burden on his back rushed out of the cabin, jumped into the water, and caused a splash.

Before he could swim far, more than a dozen feathered arrows shot into the water. Then several men jumped into the water, fumbled around, and dragged the baggage and the body of the boatman ashore.

Several men opened the baggage, picked up a silver ingot and looked at it, groped around the corpse for a while, and then took the baggage, walked to the man in charge, and said something.

Everything happened too fast, and before the Jiang Hu brothers could make a plan, countless bandits had already boarded the ship.

Jiang Hu secretly complained that the passenger boat was too close to the ferry, and it was too late to escape. If it was his two brothers, he didn't care. It's just that there is a princess on board, but how is this good.

Before he could figure out a way, the bandits had already smashed open the door of the cabin one by one and drove the passengers out one by one.

Jiang Hu went on the deck, only to see a few corpses on the deck, and a few feather arrows on the back of the boatman, which was impressive.

The passengers were trembling and terrified. Jiang Hu looked carefully, but he didn't find the princess and his younger brother, and when he was anxious, a man in coarse cloth clothes and a black face next to him gently pulled his sleeve.

Seeing that Jiang Hu's eyes turned, the black-faced man said in a low voice: "Don't speak, it's me."

Jiang Hu was taken aback, but the leader of the thieves at the bow of the ship shouted loudly, his tone was very arrogant.

"Listen, you birdmen, and one by one come forward and take out all the valuable things on your body. Once the person in charge is found out, he will be killed!"

One by one, the passengers stepped forward, took out their valuables, and placed them on the deck. When it was the turn of the black-faced man, he cried and screamed: "Master Jun, can you leave a little for the little one, the little one is still waiting to go back and marry the Hun family!"

The black-faced man smelled fishy, the officer covered his mouth and nose, raised his knife, and said in disgust: "Straight mother thief, Lao Tzu is not yet a family!" Hurry up and get out of the way, if you talk nonsense again, Lao Tzu will cut off your dog's head!"

The black-faced man fled in a hurry and flashed to the side, causing the bandits to laugh wildly.

Jiang Hu's heart was beating for a while. When did this princess learn to dress up in disguise, and she is still so good at acting, it seems that she has put a lot of effort into it before leaving.

It's just that if the thieves find out, then it's okay!

After the easy looting of the boatmen, the bandits divided the crowd into several piles. The young man and the young woman were all taken away, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were driven back to the ship.

"Good man, all the money you want to do has been given to you, please, let the little people go!"

The knife in his hand fell, and the pleading man's body was in a different place, and his big head rolled on the ground a few times, standing still.

Someone in the crowd screamed in fright. The murderous officer stepped on the bloody skull, brandished the long knife in his hand, and shouted with a hideous face:

"Listen up, you birdmen. Grandpa is the defender of Xuzhou City and a subordinate of the general Kong Yanzhou. The grandfathers are now the generals of the Dajin Kingdom. You obediently follow your grandfathers, go to Xuzhou, repair the city wall, dig and mine, and you can join General Kong's subordinates. If anyone wants to escape, don't blame the knife in Grandpa's hand for being merciless!"

The Jin people ravaged both sides of the Huaishui, and the officials of the Great Song Dynasty fled to the south in a hurry, resulting in bandits and people everywhere north of the Yangtze River and on both sides of the Huaishui, setting fire to and killing people, and there was no order at all.

This Kong Yanzhou was originally a scoundrel in Linshu County, Xiangzhou, Hebei Province. Murder is theft. In the first year of Jingkang, he was recruited into the army and promoted to the jurisdiction of the soldiers and horses on the East and West Roads of Beijing. In the third year of Jingkang, the Jin soldiers attacked Shandong, and this guy led his troops to flee south, killing and plundering residents along the way, who knew that he even became an official of the Song Dynasty.

Dongting Lake Yang Qi rebelled, and this guy returned defeated. I thought that he could change his ways, but who knew that this guy retreated to Xuzhou, burned, killed and looted, and the thief's heart did not change, so he directly took refuge in Jinren.

The strong men shouted loudly and angrily, coercing the people to leave with one foot deep and one foot shallow. It didn't take long for the river to burst into flames.

Countless people who were coerced by the strongmen cried and rushed to the river, but they were cut down and stabbed to the ground one by one, and the remaining people stayed in place one by one, never daring to take half a step again.

The leopard, half hidden in the icy water, grabbed a corner of the side of the boat, and saw the strong men walking around and setting fires. The old, weak, sick and disabled on the boat were crying and howling, and the leopards hid in the water, not daring to say a word.

Seeing the crying and burning people rushing out of the bow of the boat one by one and falling into the water, the smiling strongmen stretched their bows and arrows on the shore, eyeing them head-on, as long as they found that someone in the water could still move, they would shoot head-on.

When calm returned to the river, the strongmen left. It took a long time for the leopard to crawl from the water to the shore drenched. He was so confused that he didn't know what to do for a while.

After settling his mind, the leopard fled north along the dark coast, and luckily found a small boat in a river bay.

Without explanation, he knocked over the boatman with one punch, picked up the oars, and rowed forward with all his might.

Now the only way to do this is to find Wang Song and ask him to send troops to save him. As for the more recent Great Song Water Master, he habitually ignored it.

If the Great Song Water Master was useful, these thieves in Xuzhou would not be so rampant.

The weakness of the officials and troops of the Great Song Dynasty harmed not only the unarmed Li people, but also the children of their own royal family. It's ironic!