After passing the red leaves, the boat went all the way with the wind, and the speed of the boat was extremely fast, except for the right turn to leave the river waterway and almost hit the stone steps along the Cao River, there was no other wave. Zuo Yan has set up a strict defense system to guard against Feixiao and Shadow Death, who don't know where they are. Especially when passing through the Jiazhu Wharf, he was even more like a great enemy, personally escorted Xu You in the cabin with his most powerful subordinates, and lit torches on the decks of the first and second floors, illuminating the night sky as bright as day, in case the assassins sneaked into the ship and did the things that were dedicated and wanted to leave.

Until the Jiazhu Wharf disappeared from everyone's field of vision, and there was no abnormality, Deng Tao came in to report after the inspection, Zuo Yan's hanging heart finally let go, and he sincerely admired: "Sure enough, as Lang Jun said, Feiyao and Dark Yao are not here." ”

Feng Tongsheng on one side was bored in the cabin for a day, his mood was very irritable, and he heard Zuo Yan praise Xu You, and snorted coldly: "That's natural, whoever sees my Yuan's force, and dares to send him to death again?" Count these two thieves as acquaintances, otherwise they will have no return. ”

Xu You smiled, drank tea by himself, and did not speak. Deng Tao had not talked with Wen Xu and Zuo on the deck before, and he didn't know what was going on, so he hurriedly inquired about Zuo Yan. Zuo Yan said Xu You's assertion, and Deng Tao also praised: "Lang Jun is talented! ”

Xu You Zhengse said: "The military and the hundred generals are overrated, if it weren't for your bloody battles, I'm afraid that you would have already fled in the wilderness, how could you be so good at this time?" However, there are still dozens of miles away from Jinling, the so-called strength can defeat poverty, be careful to overcome disaster, and every waterway in the next place, flying and dark may appear, you can not be careless! ”

This is the words in "Qi Min Yaoshu", which means that diligence can defeat poverty, and prudence can avoid disasters, but "Qi Min Yaoshu" was written at the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and it is not in the world at this moment. But these two sentences are simple and straightforward, and it is clear when they hear it, Zuo Yan and Deng Tao stood up at the same time, their armor clanged, they clenched their fists, and said in a deep voice:

"No!"

"Alright, sit, sit!" Xu You said with a smile: "It's not a military lecture, so you don't need to talk about etiquette like this." I have something to ask you, so sit down. ”

Zuo Yan and Deng Tao glanced at each other, and they both found that it was only one day, and their perception of Xu You had completely changed to respect from the bottom of their hearts, otherwise they would not have subconsciously saluted the military.

After the two of them sat cross-legged, Xu You asked, "Is there a red horse on the boat?" ”

Red horse is the name of a small boat, painted red all over, and the boat is extremely fast, like a horse running on land, so it is called "red horse". In the warship fleet of the Chu navy, the red horse generally acts as a scout ship, and when going out on the march, it is released twenty miles forward, carrying ten people, which can not only observe the hydrology, topography and other data along the line, but also detect the enemy's movements, transmit intelligence between the ships, and so on.

"This is not a warship, where will there be a red horse?" Feng Tong said in a strange manner: "Xu Langjun grew up in Yixing since he was a child, I am afraid that he is used to seeing all kinds of warships, I don't know that a boat like our Yuan Mansion has always only paid attention to stability and decency, clean and comfortable, how can he go out with a red horse?" ”

Xu You smiled slightly: "Steward Feng has such a wide range of knowledge, and I still stay in the inner house of the Yuan Mansion all day, busy with the trivial matters of domestic servants and maidservants, and I don't know what a red horse is." ”

Feng Tong was stunned, staring at him but not knowing how to attack, and finally snorted coldly, took a sip of tea and buffalo, and stopped talking with a dark face.

Seeing Xu You's sarcasm at Feng Tong, Zuo Yan was happy in his heart, and said, "Although I don't know what Lang Jun plans to do, we always have a Lu Hua on board. ”

"Luhua?"

"Yes, the Luhua is smaller and faster than the Red Horse, can carry three to five people, and is often used in the manor of the Yuan Mansion to patrol the major lakes to prevent some daring fishermen from stealing fish in the lake. If Lang Jun was going to use it for reconnaissance, Lu Hua was not much inferior to the red horse, especially the hull was painted black, which was better concealed at night. ”

"Humph!" Feng Tong was very dissatisfied with Zuo Yan's words, and it sounded like dismantling his own platform: I just said that there is no Red Horse, and you found a better ship than the Red Horse, which is obviously embarrassing me. Okay, Zuo Yan, you have a kind, wait until you return to Yuan's mansion, and see how I can give you a good look.

"That couldn't be better!" Xu You didn't pay attention to Feng Tong at all, and said happily: "Junhou, I bother you to personally choose three people who are bold and careful, have good water nature, and good eyesight, and let them keep a distance of about ten miles from the big ship by Lu Hua, and once they find anything abnormal, especially those who are similar to Feiyao's body shape, come back immediately and report it!" ”

Zuo Yan got up and said goodbye and went outside to arrange the selection. Xu You said to Feng Tong again: "Manager Feng, I have a few words I want to talk to General Deng Bai alone, why don't you go back to the cabin to rest first, if my estimate is good, there will be a big battle soon." ”

Feng Tong's suppressed anger came out, and he was about to open his mouth to refuse, but he heard Deng Tao cough suddenly, and the prepared ridicule came to his mouth and swallowed it back, his neck was red, and he looked very funny.

"Let's talk, then."

Feng Tong stood up with his sleeves and slammed the hatch shut. Xu You didn't care, looked at Deng Tao's burly and sturdy body, and was silent for a while. Deng Tao's eyes drooped, his futon-sized palm was flat in front of his knees, and he said quietly: "If Lang Jun has orders, he will never give up his post!" ”

"It's not as serious as ten thousand deaths!" Xu You laughed and said, "I'm just thinking, if Feiyao really attacks, no matter what, I will ask General Deng Bai to pick him up with three arrows." ”

Deng Tao didn't make a sound, and only after a moment did he whisper: "I'm not afraid of death, but there is something I want to ask Lang Jun for." ”

"You say!"

"I'm just a hundred generals, but Feiyao is a well-known master, and it's a fluke to be able to catch him with one arrow with all my might, how can Lang Jun be confident that I can take him three arrows?"

Xu You's eyes narrowed, a sharp light flashed, and he said with a smile: "There is always confidence, because I still can't see through the true strength of General Deng Bai." ”

Deng Tao raised his head and said in amazement: "Why did Lang Jun say this? ”

"At first, when Zuo Junhou mentioned you, he said that you were a cultivator on the ninth grade, but first he killed Yueyao with a lance, and then broke an arm with a lance. The martial arts of these two people should be between the middle and upper grades of the six grades, although they are both seriously injured, but with the cultivation of the whole three grades that you are missing, no matter how unexpected you are, it is possible to kill the other party, but it is difficult to do it so cleanly, this is one of them; Second, as you said yourself, it's just a hundred generals, placed in the huge Yuan Mansion, the position of a hundred generals is afraid that there are two or three hundred people, but why does Feng Tong, who is the chief steward of the Yuan Mansion, act according to your eyes? …… Don't worry, I haven't finished speaking, and thirdly, although you respect Zuo Yan, you are not in awe, giving me the feeling that how to say it, as if he is a trilogy, and you are the main general. As for Feng Tong, you didn't pay any attention to it, but he seemed to be very afraid of you. ”

Deng Tao was silent, and after a while, he said: "Lang Jun is based on these three points, do you think I should be able to catch the three arrows of Feiyao?" ”

"I'm not sure, but it's not surprising that the Yuan family's family is so high, and there are some hidden masters in the mansion. I'm just wondering, a person like you is a great character in any place, why would you be willing to be a low-status tribe in the Yuan Mansion? ”

Deng Tao suddenly smiled, this was the first time Xu You had seen him smile since he boarded the ship, and his axe-like face bloomed with a peculiar charm. He was still sitting on his knees just now, motionless, but in an instant, he became a mountain, a city, unreachable, unattainable, vast and far-reaching.

"It is rumored that Xu Jiaqilang is just a vulgar, domineering, and rude person who does not understand the scriptures, does not read history, does not learn words, and is not good at writing......

Xu You picked up the teapot, poured tea for himself and Deng Tao, and said with a smile: "Baijiang has worked hard, it is really not easy to find an advantage in a person like me who is extremely bad." ”

"Hahaha," Deng Tao laughed, extremely heroic, and said: "The people who said these words should really come to this ship to take a look, how the vulgar and unliterate person in their eyes took away the command of the host, how he made an example to stabilize the morale of the army, and how he acted step by step, and how he easily trapped the killing of Yue Erxiao in the game......"

"This is the method of battle formation, but it is a small skill learned by listening to the idle chatter of the elders at home, it is not worth a moment, and the hundred generals are too famous."

Deng Tao's eyes flashed with fine light, stared at Xu You's face, and said: "Victory is not arrogant, defeat is not resentful, modest and respectful, personable, words are like chapters, and actions are like crane steps." Lang Jun, if I didn't know you well and could confirm that you were not someone else's disguise, otherwise, I would really think that you were a different person. ”

Xu You's heart sank, his sword eyebrows rose, and he didn't dwell on whether to change people, but directly grasped the loophole in his words, and said, "How deep do you know?" ”

Deng Tao chuckled and said, "Don't blame Langjun, since you have been with the sacrifice...... Oh, after the Yuan family girl got married, I was ordered to go to Yixing dozens of times, and the investigation information about you is enough to put three feet high on the desk. ”

He spoke very quickly, and when he said "sacrifice", he quickly switched to "Yuan Family Girl", so Xu You didn't notice it. After listening to his explanation, if Xu You in the past would definitely not say a word, he would beat Deng Tao half to death, and anyone who knew that he was being secretly spied on, and all his privacy was exposed, he would feel deeply offended. But Xu You didn't pay attention to it at all, because in his time, background investigation was just the basic skill of every financial operation, and sometimes, the means were a hundred times worse than Deng Tao.

"Ordered? By whom? Yuan Gong? ”

Deng Tao admired Xu You's composure very much, and he could see it in his eyes, and said, "There is no comment on this forgiveness. But don't worry, Lang Jun, I don't have any ill will towards Lang Jun, maybe I should tell you that this time the Yuan Mansion sent Yixing to meet Lang Jun was not our team of 100 people, but I asked someone to ask Lord Lang for a temporary change. ”

In other words, Deng Tao deliberately appeared beside him, and Xu You smiled: "I believe that you have no malicious intentions, otherwise I would not have talked to you openly." But what exactly is your purpose? ”

"My purpose is very simple, it is to escort Lang Jun to Jinling City safely!"