Chapter Seventy-Five: Pushing the Boat Down to Yangzhou
There was a rebellion in Jinling!
Xiao Yao'er didn't know the specific situation, but she also knew that a lot of people had been arrested in the city in the past few days, including the generals of the Chinese army, the children of the scholars, the eunuchs in the palace, and several big businessmen.
The rebellion did not stir much, but the impact was very bad, An Xiuming no longer dared to trust the people around him, because some of the generals were still his cronies, and some of the scholars had just received his reward...... It's a pity that the position is not right, and not everyone in the world can be bought by fame and fortune, and not everyone is afraid of death!
Involved in the rebellion are also the children of the Shi clan where the queen Wang is located, An Xiuming has never treated the queen very much since he had Yu Daozhen, this time the proportion of the Wang family is far lower than that of the Xiao family and the Shen family, and it is because of this that the children of the clan are dissatisfied and participate in the rebellion.
When An Xiuming was furious, he secretly carried out a purge and took this opportunity to plan for the abolition of the queen. Xiao Xunqi immediately thought about it, negotiated with Liu Ning and Liu Quan, and prepared to join forces to push Xiao Yao'er to the queen's throne, which was originally top secret, but Liu Hongyu secretly learned that Xiao Yao'er escaped from the capital.
"Father sent someone to chase after me, if I hadn't met this sister, I'm afraid I would have been arrested and recaptured......"
Xu You once again cast his eyes on the girl, and arched his hand: "Haven't asked the girl's name yet?" ”
The girl said lightly: "The little girl's bad name, why bother?" "She could have given a pseudonym, but no one knows about it anyway, but she doesn't even bother to have a pseudonym, this is a pride from her bones, and her background must not be idle.
Xu You smiled, didn't ask, and said to Xiao Yao'er: "Since you have come out, it is better to go to Wu County to live for a while, and wait for Ling Zun to dissipate his anger, and then return to Jinling." Besides, where is the overnight feud between father and daughter......"
Before the words fell, the ship shook suddenly, as if it was hit by some giant creature in the Yangtze River, and the desk and wooden bed in the cabin were out of place, Qingming lightning shot, grabbed Xu You and rushed above the deck, and the girl also hugged Xiao Yao'er at the same time, followed closely.
The night was dark outside, the wind was blowing, the hull of the ship was tilting, and many people ran out of their cabins in panic, and the screams of women, the roars of men, mixed with the milky cries of a girl, made it seem like an apocalyptic scene.
Fortunately, this is a cargo ship, and the cargo is the main page, and the people are just on the way, including Xu You, there are only less than thirty passengers. The owner, who was experienced and calm, shouted for all the passengers to hold hands, not to scatter, not to run around, and arranged for five or six boatmen to evacuate everyone to the stern, where there were two escape boats.
"What's wrong with the ship?" Someone asked loudly.
"There is a big hole on the left side, the water is too urgent, and I can't save it, so I can only abandon the ship!" The boatman replied.
Although Xu You can't see things at night, his eyesight is much stronger than ordinary people, and standing on the deck to see that there are no reefs, iron tools, and broken solid objects around, it is impossible for this big bream to break such a big hole for no reason.
But at this time, I didn't have time to think about it so much, it was important to save people first, Xu You was originally in line to the front, and took the initiative to get to the side and let others get on the boat. He is self-cultivation, and when he really reaches a critical juncture, he can follow the example of Bodhidharma to cross the river with a reed, which is not a sacrifice to save others. Compared with the other men around who were impatient and desperately scrambling to get on the boat, the image immediately became great, the girl glanced at him, didn't say anything, and followed Xiao Yao'er into one of the boats.
There are several waist boats hanging on both sides of the boat, the so-called waist boat, to put it bluntly, it is a big gourd, it belongs to the unique lifebuoy in ancient times, it can put clothes and dry food in it, it can float in the water without sinking if it is caught under the armpit or put it on the chest, until the later generations of the Li people moved into Hainan Island with this kind of sea-crossing tool.
When all the passengers got on the boat, the owner was ruthless, put two waist boats on his body, and personally operated the oars, and the rest of the boatmen also went into the water, guarding the two red horses respectively, which will make the river wind stronger and stronger, and the waves will be higher and higher, don't you desperately wait for death?
"Up!"
"Yo, hey!"
People who often sail on the Yangtze River understand that this is a head on the belt of trousers, so there is a saying of "a trumpet and an order".
"The river wind blows, and the cold blows."
"Push the boat down to Yangzhou."
"Gate valve, sit at home."
"How do you know the suffering and sorrow of the poor."
"Yo, hey!"
"Pushing the boat is our life."
"Hades won't accept it when he comes."
"Yo, hey!"
"Pushing the boat is our life."
"Hades won't accept it when he comes."
As the rough and sensational sound of the horn resounded through the waves, the two dinghys struggled to stabilize their hulls, and leaned towards the shore downstream with the wind. At this moment, more than a dozen iron claws flew out from under the water, hooked the two boats, pulled hard, and immediately overturned one, and the one where Xu You was pulled by Qingming and the girl at the same time, and those water ghosts dragged it, but they didn't move.
But even so, the scene was extremely dangerous, more than a dozen people on the boat fell into the river together, and there was a woman holding a child, Xu You said coldly: "Qingming! ”
Qingming will understand, he is proficient in water, and he will not be worse than these professional water ghosts, plunging into the water, between a few breaths, a large stream of blood appeared under the water, followed by more than a dozen corpses wearing black sea Jiao skin water. The surviving water ghost was completely frightened, and one person grabbed the woman holding the child, put a short water splitting knife on his neck, and shouted in a panic: "You, you dare to kill...... We are the ...... of the Chinese army's sailors."
This group of water ghosts did belong to the Chinese Army's Naval Division, and they happened to be stationed in Jingkou for training. The pursuers of Sili Mansion were taught a hard lesson by the girl, knowing that the gap in strength was too far, but they didn't dare not complete Xiao Xunqi's order, so they had to go to the sailor division and seconded a team of elite water ghosts, asking them to chase after them in the Mengchong fast boat, and stop the big bream from leaving this water area at all costs, and then urgently return to Beijing to report and ask the little grandmaster for military support.
Seeing that the bream was about to enter the Yangzhou territory, and the support of the Sili Mansion had not yet come, in desperation, the water ghost had to scuttle the big bream first, and then overturn the boat, anyway, the Sili Mansion had an order, at all costs, the night was dark and the wind was high, the Yangtze River overturned a boat, and dozens of civilians died, and a water disaster could fool the past.
It's not like they haven't done this kind of thing when they pretended to be thieves and looted, but they didn't expect that the business they were used to doing would be kicked on the iron plate tonight!
The corpses were still floating under the water, and it was obvious that the name of the Chinese army's sailor could not scare others, and the water ghost panicked and said sharply: "Come out quickly, otherwise I will kill her, and this girl...... Ah......h
The water ghost's eyes widened instantly, as if he had really seen a ghost, and a hole the size of a needle was exposed in his throat, which pierced directly behind his head, and he weakly let go of the woman and slowly sank.
No one could see what was happening, only Xu You saw that the girl in the boat shook her wrist slightly, and a golden silk thread of unknown material flew out of her sleeve, picking flowers and leaves, hurting people invisibly, the internal force is pure and profound, needless to say, the technique is even more unpredictable, the strength that can break the throat bone and cut off the esophagus is not the slightest wind to break the air, think about it carefully, it is extremely terrifying.
Qingming has cleared the remaining water ghosts, and the boatmen are also around to rescue the passengers who fell into the water in the shouts of the owner, thanks to the waist boat prepared enough, most of the people who often walk the waterway can swim, one person, not blown too far by the wind and waves, as long as they are all attached to the surrounding of the boat that is still intact, do not fear drowning after exhausting their physical strength.
"Beware!"
Xiao Yao'er suddenly pounced on the bow of the boat, shouting anxiously while reaching out to grab the river, it turned out that the woman who was holding the girl was frightened, and she also fell into a coma after the death of the water ghost who hijacked her, and the girl broke away from her mother's arms and rushed downstream along the river.
Qingming only had time to rescue the woman who sank into the river, without Xu You's command, the girl shot again, the golden silk thread crossed the night sky like lightning, as if with an eagle's eye accurately wrapped around the waist of the girl who had fallen to no one, broke through the water and fell back to the boat, gently hugged in her arms, did not dislike the girl soaked, and said softly: "Good!" ”
Strange to say, the howling girl suddenly stopped, stared at the girl with pure and peerless eyes, and suddenly grinned.
The corners of the girl's lips lifted slightly.
Qingming sent the unconscious woman to the boat, Xiao Yao'er helped to support her, and a few other people were frightened, their hands and feet were sore, and they were not suitable for soaking in the water, Xu You took the lead in tying up the waist boat and jumping into the icy river water, giving up the limited place to those who needed it.
But no matter what, when such a thing suddenly happened, the whole boat was frightened, all of them were colorless, and the cold and cold river wind seemed to freeze their souls and bodies, without any sense of happiness for the rest of their lives, and some people said with trembling teeth: "Chinese army...... Why did the Chinese army sailors kill us......"
"yes, we're not thieves."
"What the hell is going on?"
"Could it be a thief pretending?"
"It's not far from the capital, so the thieves aren't so bold, right?"
Listening to these people's panicked discussions, Xiao Yao'er lowered her head, her expression gloomy, and she felt extremely guilty. If it weren't for her, the ship would be safe, and these people wouldn't have had to survive and suffer unimaginable misfortune.
The owner of the ship wants to cry without tears, this time the business is lost anyway, and no one can die again, otherwise it will be really bankrupt and will not be able to turn over, he shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I have heard that a small number of people in the sailors will occasionally pretend to be thieves and rob merchant ships, if it weren't for the help of these two masters, we would all have to die here tonight...... ”
"yes, yes, thanks to both."
"If you can get out of danger, go home and set up a longevity position for the two benefactors......"
The more Xiao Yao'er listened, the more guilty she became, and she was just about to stand up and say that I had caused everyone a burden, but Xu You stopped her. She looked over suspiciously, and Xu You, who was holding the side of the boat with one hand, said in a low voice: "One less word is a favor, and one more word is hatred, if you apologize frankly, not only will it not help, but it will also provoke everyone to scold, but it will add to the chaos." If you really want to be uneasy, after you get out of danger, you can secretly send someone to send them some money. ”
They spoke in a low voice, and others could not really hear it, and the girl could definitely hear it clearly, but she was intently coaxing the girl in her arms, and did not say anything.
Xiao Yao'er's hard-earned courage suddenly dissipated, and Xu You shook her hand comfortingly, saying, "Don't worry, everything will pass." ”
The girl suddenly looked up, Qingming turned to look back at the same time, and a red horse covered in red paint was like an arrow from the string, breaking through the undulating and turbulent river, galloping in their direction, and then crossed the big bream that was about to capsize, and suddenly volleyed into the air.
At the head of the red horse, there was a person standing in his hand, with a gray robe, and half of the silver spear was exposed behind the hem of the robe, which was the little master who had sent an envoy to Linchuan County:
Close!