Chapter 350: Whereabouts

Kokomi. Chu Zhen frowned and groaned, although he was curious about why Qi Ting wanted to go to sea, he was not the character of breaking the casserole and asking to the end, thinking that there was still something to do, Chu Zhen couldn't help but hesitate.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a distant bang in front of me. It was like a muffled thunderbolt, and after a while, I saw two boats sailing out from a distance. One after the other, they walked straight to this side, and there were several soldiers in uniforms standing on the ship in front of them. One of them, still holding a gong and drum in his hand, struck vigorously from time to time, as if to warn him.

The two ships were fast, a moment later. The boatman was at the helm at the stern of the boat, and when he saw this, he hurriedly turned the rudder to avoid the incoming boat, but the width of the lake was only seventeen or eight zhang, and there were many reefs on the shore, so he could not get too close. He could only turn the rudder and move sideways urgently, barely driving a few feet, and staggered past the incoming ship.

Just in time, another gong was heard, and the boat slowly stopped, and one of the mighty voices shouted, "Stop the boat." ”

Hearing the shouting voice, the boatman did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly inserted the long rod in his hand into the water, threw down the iron anchor and stopped in place, and the two small boats also turned their heads, slowly rowed their oars, and sailed over, after approaching the boat, which generally went around half a circle, and the other general front and rear wraps, this formation, as if afraid that the boat would suddenly escape.

The shipman hurriedly saluted the soldiers who came to the ship, and was about to strike up a few words, but he heard a burly figure. The muscles on his face and hands were undulating and intertwined, and the sturdy soldier who looked like he had inexhaustible strength squinted his eyes, swept around the boat with sharp eyes, and said in a loud voice: "Who is the boatman?" ”

This is obviously knowingly asking the boat is not big, and it can be seen at a glance, there are only three people on the boat, one is a young man in a Confucian robe, and the other is dressed as a servant. It was supposed to be the boy's entourage, and only the boatman was dressed in light gray coarse linen clothes with a dark complexion. You can see its identity at a glance.

The boatman hurriedly took half a step and smiled. Said cautiously: The small thing is, I don't know what the military masters ordered. ”

"And what about them, who are they?" The soldier asked, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Master Jun, the two guests are" The boatman hesitated, running like a customer, carrying customers from south to north, who was in the mood to pay attention to his identity.

Kindness is kindness, but the boatman is not stupid, and he feels strange when he sees two ships rushing this way. After all, there is still a distance from the checkpoint, and it didn't provoke the soldiers on the checkpoint, how could they come for no reason. There must be some reason for this.

Now that he heard the words, the boatman immediately thought about it. Could it be that there is something wrong with the two guests on his ship, this thought, the boatman couldn't help but be surprised, and subconsciously looked at Chu Zhen and the two.

Chu Zhen also frowned, listening to the tone of his words. It seems that he thinks of himself as a prisoner, and when did the river checkpoint patrol become so enthusiastic, he rushed over to interrogate the person before he got to the ground.

Changgui is very conscious of his entourage, and now Chu seems to be displeased, and suddenly has the heart of protecting the master, and now shouted: "What is the identity of my son-in-law, it is not your turn to ask, as for Ran to come here, is this a private place, and it is not possible to break the law by coming here to see the scenery?" ”

Changgui's words were full of disdain, according to Chu Zhen's conjecture, the soldiers on the ship should have laughed loudly at this time, and then began to change their faces. shouted or threatened, however, things were a bit unexpected to him, and instead of being angry, the soldiers looked at each other.

Whispered a few words, as if he had taken a drawing or something like that for a while, the soldier's face was softened, his tone was much gentler, and he bowed to Chu Qian, his voice was still so loud: "Childe, please forgive me, I am reckless." ”

The so-called residence and migration of qi, nourishing and moving the body, Chu Qian, as the magistrate of Qiantang County, has a group of subordinates and servants who flatter and praise him, and some local officials and officials come and go, and the commander is used to it. Slowly nature has some of the grandeur of the previous one. Although it is far from the legendary Wang Ba's qi. But there is still a difference between gestures and ordinary people.

And the soldiers guarding the river checkpoint. Basically, he eats with a pair of eyes, even if he can't identify Chu Zhen's specific identity, he won't be confused with ordinary people.

I don't bother to guess why they suddenly stepped forward. Chu Zhen opened his mouth and asked, "What do you want to come here with great momentum?" ”

After hesitating, he bowed down for the military man and said, "We are acting according to orders, and I hope that the son will not be surprised." ”

"Acting on orders? By whose command, and by what shall he do? Chu asked, ! I vaguely understood what was going on.

Unconsciously, with a hint of questioning. And revealing the prefect of the county, the more Junhan naturally felt that the identity of the person in front of him was not simple, either the son of a high-ranking official or a son of Fushen. Can't be easily offended, he hurriedly said respectfully: "According to the order of Taishou, in order to prevent the criminal officer Li Mingda from escaping overseas, all ships returning must be strictly inspected. ”

Chu Zhen nodded lightly and said, "Since that's the case, then you guys can come up and check." ”

The simple boat, you can see through it at a glance, what is there to check, the military and Han soldiers Ding Kou Liquid and push up, nonsense, aside from a few and degrees, Chu Zhi's solid chewing Confucian robe, it seems to be a scholar, but the clothes used are not ordinary, fine and shiny, you don't need to look closely to know that it is a precious silk.

Since it is impossible for Xiaozhou to be a Tibetan, and the appearance of the two is not at all similar to Li Mingda, the patrol soldiers are naturally not stupid enough to offend an unidentified rich son.

After a few polite words, he opened his throat for the military man and shouted: "It's just a misunderstanding, brothers, prepare to return." ”

"What kind of misunderstanding, you might as well talk about it and listen to what Chu Zhen said. Surprisingly two steps forward. stepped onto the patrol boat and came to the front of the soldier.

What kind of virtue is the soldier's servant, Chu Zhi knows in his heart that when he has official duties, he has to threaten with a whip, and he is willing to move when he is tempted by a radish, where can he be so active when he is fine. Besides, it's still some distance from the level, and there's a bend in the corner, so how could they know there's a boat here if no one tells them.

The military man was slightly stunned, thinking that Chu Zhen was dissatisfied with their rudeness, and was ready to take the opportunity to embarrass him, and when he was hesitating in his heart, he heard Chu Zhen say softly: "Is it really on the order of Taishou?" I don't think so. ”

His face changed suddenly, and the military man said in a deep voice: "What do you mean by Childe?" ”

"Nothing else." Chu Zhen smiled. He turned his head to look in front of him and continued, "I just think it's strange, how did you find a boat here?" His eyes flickered a few times, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, the military man said with a smile: "I really don't know, I just happened to be patrolling the river." I came to investigate, and if there was any offense, the son was kind, so he wouldn't mind. ”

Naturally, Chu Zhi had a warm smile on his face, and retreated back to the boat, waiting for the military man to think that the matter was over. Chu Zhen turned around coldly and asked, "In addition to intercepting Xiaozhou, does Shen Gongzi have any other orders?" ”

Confused by Chu Qian's actions, the military man thought about it, and immediately subconsciously said: "No."

Sure enough, he ignored the military man whose face changed drastically. Chu Zhen frowned and thought about it, the sun was shining, the fog gradually dissipated, and the tail line was several miles, how could the people on the sailboat not follow the boat, but if they were good, why would they be afraid of other people's tail lines, this does not seem to be Shen Liao's character.

The vulgar man, who couldn't understand the meaning of the child's words and calmed down, the military man waved his hand and shouted: "What are you doing in a daze, swallow slowly, haven't you eaten, don't hurry up and collect cobalt and return." ”

Waiting for Chu Zhen to stretch out his hand to stop it, he turned sideways and said to Changgui: "Pay the boatman."

"Childe, I said that I would give it back again." Changgui reminded in a low voice, it was not enough to turn half a circle. The purpose of the trip has not been accomplished, and there is no need to pay the bill so quickly.

"No need, we can take their boat Ke Chu Zhen smiled, and very naturally stepped on the patrol boat of the soldiers, there is a free boat to sit on, Changgui is of course happy, happily paid the boatman the fare, and followed Chu Zhi on the boat.

The soldiers looked at each other, and they didn't dare to be rude for a while, and after a while, the soldiers reacted, and said with a little displeasure: "What is the son going to do, this is an official ship, and we have to perform official duties,"

Although the military man said it a little tactfully, but the refusal was expressed very clearly, and the tone was a little threatening, if it weren't for the fact that he still had a little scruple in his heart, he would have ordered his subordinates to push the two of them

Finish.

Ignoring the threat of the military man, Chu Zhen waved his hand and said, "Boatman, you go back first." ”

Frightened and even a little stunned, the boatman heard the sound. As if he was amnesty, he bowed to everyone, pulled up the iron platinum in a panic, propped up the long pole water, the boat turned around lightly, went against the current, and after staying away, the boatman let out a long breath, hesitated, and couldn't help but look back, however, the worried scene did not appear.

I thought that Chu Zhen and the two would be treated roughly, but I didn't want to see that on the patrol boat, the soldiers and soldiers stood next to Chu Qian, arching their hands or bowing, and seemed to be very respectful When the boatman rubbed his eyes and wanted to take a closer look, the patrol boat had disappeared at the bend of the river.

The reason for this change is naturally that Chu quality has shown his identity. Although not the same system. But in the face of the head of a county, they naturally did not dare to slack off, and stepped forward to salute and say hello.

"I don't know the identity of the great congregation, and I am offended. Please forgive me. Wei Jun Han said with sincere fear, and he didn't blame him for being so nervous. The status of military generals in the Song Dynasty was already lower than that of civilian officials. Not to mention ordinary soldiers, they are no different from the lowly old female craftsmen, and they can still bluff their prestige in front of ordinary people, but in front of Chu Qian. It is only a soft part.

"This official is out on patrol in micro-service, and you don't have to care about these false courtesies." With a wave, Chu Zhen said: "Now, I am more concerned about Shen Gongzi's whereabouts, who of you knows?" ”

It's stuck again, break for more days, please despise it as much as you like. As for the eunuchs, well, haven't thought about it yet