Chapter 348: The Journey is a Little Thing (Medium)

The wind whined, and the lights in the small county town gradually died down, but at midnight, bundles of torches ran between the roads, but it became lively on the dock side, and the lights were already lit on several large ships, and the commotion spread in a small area.

Zhou Pei opened a thin crack in the window in the room, and secretly looked outside, only to see that several generals accompanying the ship had been alerted, and the soldiers were also going down in groups. There weren't many guests on the big ship at this time, but the soldiers tried to avoid the places where the dignitaries lived. Zhou Pei listened for a while, only to know that Lu Dao was Lu Chun, the son of Lu Peijiang, the Marquis of Wangyuan, who had a quarrel with someone in the Qinglou, and was then robbed by a strongman.

Although Jiangning is a big city, among the princes, Lu Peijiang, the Marquis of Wangyuan, is also quite a powerful person. This time, the fleet went north, protecting the birthday of the queen mother, and there were several generals on the ship, all of whom were capable people in the Jiangning army, but in front of the identity of the marquis, it was nothing. Originally, I thought that the canal channel was safe and stable, and those powerful children were protected by family generals, and it was no big deal to go out to play, but who knew that there would be such an accident in Ludao, as soon as the news came, everyone immediately took action and killed the county.

With such a bustle, the vigilance inside and outside the wharf, and the boats have also been raised, and in the county seat, it is estimated that the people in the yamen have also begun to cooperate. Zhou Pei naturally didn't have a good impression of the jealousy on the Qinglou, and after watching it for a while, he heard the sound of Ning Yi and Xiaochan next door being alarmed and getting up. She went back to bed on tiptoe, Ning Yi knocked on the door outside, and asked her if she was woken up, and after a while, Xiaochan brought a pot of tea, put it down and whispered the news she heard, before she went out.

The age of the two is actually a few years apart, Xiaochan is also a girl, with a green face, but she just got up and hastily combed the woman's hairstyle. Zhou Pei lay on the bed and compared her with herself, and forgot about the little marquis in a blink of an eye.

However, the noise outside came from far and near, and after a long time there was no sign of stopping, and she naturally couldn't sleep. Not long after, the rear cabin was vaguely lively, and someone came to find Ning Yi. They spoke in the corridor, and the little lord listened with his ears pricked up.

"That little marquis Lu...... I haven't found ...... yet."

"The idea is high in martial arts, Xuyi has searched all over the place, but he hasn't found anyone yet, I'm afraid that I stepped on it before, and if it goes on like this, I won't be able to leave tomorrow."

"It's a good choice, if it was premeditated, would it be ...... For this birthday? ”

"It's unlikely, it's ...... on this line"

The people who talked to Ning Yi were naturally Wen Renfu and Qi Xinyong and others, they were all old rivers and lakes, just looking at the other party's methods, the difficulty of the pursuit could tell whether it was an accident or a deliberate plan. But to judge that the other party is here for the birth gang, after all, it's still a little overly sensitive. This waterway has always been prosperous, and the management of the government is also strong, they are docked at the Xuyi side at this time, and the other side of this big county is against Hongze Lake, and there are some bandits on it, but it is still impossible to say that they dare to move the birth gang, or to do it to the people with the status of marquis.

However, Ning Yi and the others have no responsibility for the little lord, and discussing this matter at this time and making psychological preparations can be regarded as a rainy day.

That night, the soldiers and catchers of the Xuyi County Ya, together with most of the officers and soldiers on the ship, tossed in the county town until dawn. The next day, the fleet did not depart. The general who is responsible for the safety of the fleet is named Chen Jingui, when the little marquis got on the ship, his father Lu Peijiang also said to him that if something happened to Lu Chun here, even if he sent this birthday gang to Bianliang safely, I am afraid that it will be more than auspicious after he returns.

Most of the people who came back from the city also knew about Lu Chun's captivity at this time, and since the fleet did not leave, they were also happy to rest in Xuyi for a day, but they all strengthened their defenses. There are also humanitarians who have arrived in Huai'an at this time, and there will be a lot more places to play.

Everyone is a rich and noble family, in the daytime, some people go out to play together, and some dare not run around, so they stay at the dock, call the restaurant to come over and hold a banquet, or invite people from the theater troupe and the green building to come. The sanitary conditions on the wharf are not good, but this side has always docked in the officialdom, so it is a trouble, and there is a banquet and a big drama below, which also makes a new appearance.

In fact, at this time, Xuyi County has begun martial law, and if it really wants to go out, it is estimated that the danger is not great. Wen Ren Fuji is worried that someone is going to do something to the Birth Gang, at this time the situation of the Wu Dynasty is sensitive, after Fang La's trouble is suppressed, the party is scattered, and the situation of bandits and chaos in various places has increased.

After all, the three brothers of the Qi family had caused trouble in the south before, and they were not clear about the situation in Huai'an, and Ning Yi was also a person who believed in intelligence, and after asking some people who were familiar with the environment here, the speculation about this matter in his heart had also decreased. But this morning, I heard the news about the robbers coming from time to time, and Vice General Chen sent a few soldiers, but after they came back, they were all in vain, and Ning Yi also discussed it with Wen Ren and the others.

"Now if you want to say that someone has the idea of beating the birth gang, it is not very likely after all, and it is impossible to make Vice General Chen raise their vigilance, only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves. But fortunately, we only care about this, I thought, should we sum it up and find a way to come out and avoid this possibility......"

He discussed with Wen Renfuji, Qi Xinyong and others, and then also called Su Wenyu and Su Yanping to observe, and everyone expressed their opinions for a while, and someone outside sent a letter of worship, as if inviting Ning Yi to go out to meet. Ning Yi has no acquaintances here, and he is low-key on the road, open the post and look at the signature first, the post is in messy cursive, and the person who invited him out is surnamed Li, and he recognized the name after taking a closer look. I wondered.

"Uh...... This guy ...... How do you run around......"

When Ning Yi was discussing with Wen Renfu and others, on the shore of Hongze Lake between Xuyi and Huai'an, more than ten knights were walking among the mountains. There were many clouds in the sky, and not far from the shore of the lake, the occasional cargo ship could be seen passing by, and the knights pointed and stopped, at the edge of a low forest. One of them, a middle-aged man, was pointing to the water and talking.

"Among those court generals, it seems that there are also people who are cautious by nature, and Xuyi to Huai'an is less than half a day's journey. If they had not stopped all the way last night, they would have reached Huai'an before late at night, but the fleet had stopped in the river and did not enter the lake. But if it weren't for that, we wouldn't have found such a good opportunity. That little marquis was arrested by us, and the brigade will not leave, after all, the Xuyi Yamen is understaffed. But if you care about the people who are concerned about the birth gang, they will not let the goods stay in Xuyi, only when they arrive in Huai'an, everything will be safe, and then these lakes will be our chances......"

The person who spoke was tall, carrying two swords, and seemed to be dressed as a green forest warrior, but his eyes were quite attentive, and his tone was calm. The rest of the dozen people got off their horses and walked around at will, and someone said: "This is not the best place to start, there are two more places ahead, just see what the situation is." "I seem to be quite familiar with my surroundings.

Some people occasionally looked at the warrior with the double swords, and the bearded man in the lead said: "Brother Zhu, it's not that Qin can't trust you, but this matter is too big." I waited for a small fight on Hongze Lake in the past, although the red goods of the imperial court have also been robbed, but something as strong as Shengchengang may not be able to eat. You suddenly came and said that you would send such a fortune to us, and I couldn't make up my mind in my heart. This thing is not good, for my brothers on Hongze Lake, it will be a catastrophe. ”

The pair of swordsmen had already dismounted at this time, and after listening to the bearded man, he arched his hand with a smile: "The outside world says that the water tiger Qin Weihong and Brother Qin are reckless, I think this rumor is wrong...... However, Brother Qin doesn't have to be too humble, our brother heard that Brother Qin has already subdued twelve large and small water villages on Hongze Lake in the past six months, and he is about to do something big, so he came over to take effect. At this time, the Holy Father's uprising shook the world, and the court was clumsy and had no time to look east, and it was the time for heroes to chase the deer. But the younger brother just said this, and my brothers also knew that this red goods were in their hands, and it was natural for Brother Qin to be cautious, and it was up to Brother Qin to decide whether to take it or not. If Brother Qin is worried that our brothers are pulling you into the water for personal grudges with the imperial court, that is also a natural concern. ”

The double swordsman surnamed Zhu said this beautifully, praised Qin Weihong, and said that it was all up to him. The bearded thief, nicknamed the Water Tiger, touched his beard, smiled without saying a word, and made his mind bamboo. Someone on the side asked: "If he doesn't move at all, he must wait until he rescues the little lord before leaving, or let Huai'an's official ship go over to pick him up in advance, so what?" ”

The pair of swordsmen shook their heads: "If he doesn't move at all, we will naturally still be dealing with them in Xuyi, and let them exhaust their efforts to rescue that little lord." Even if some of them are uneasy, but the general who leads the ship does not allow the ship to go first, there will be infighting. As for the latter...... This channel has always been relatively peaceful, and at this time, before there was any hint of a hijacking, he randomly called people to pick it up, and several armies were willing to listen to his orders. The enemy is dark and I am clear, they only have to be anti-guest-oriented, and let the Birthday Gang go to Huai'an first, which is the best policy. ”

He paused: "It's just that even so, they must still be prepared." But it has always been rich and dangerous, if it is really possible to win this batch of red goods, it is impossible not to take risks. The brothers are not easy to exaggerate, and it is the best opportunity to lead the place of action to Hongze Lake and let them divide the troops. If this batch of red goods can really be won, the heroes of the world will look forward to the wind to vote, and my brothers only hope to get a batch of dividends, which is also good...... Make some preparations for the comeback of the Holy Father......"

After saying this, the double swordsman looked a little gloomy, and everyone thought that he was deployed by Fang La, who was scattered in the Battle of Hangzhou, but they didn't care. After a while, the double swordsman rode away first, and everyone was still there to look at the environment, and when they saw that the outsiders were gone, they said: "Can you believe this surnamed Zhu or not?" ”

"Now this thing is still done by their brothers, even the little marquis of the court has been robbed, they don't want to die. We haven't torn our faces like this with the court, the owner of the village, we have to think about this matter clearly. ”

"Although we didn't tear our faces, will the court tolerate us? Big brother, I think the guy surnamed Zhu is right, the idea is out of him, right or not, or let's see. In this situation, our water village really wants to become bigger, and this is also the best opportunity......"

It turned out that these people were originally water bandits on Hongze Lake, and the water tiger Qin Weihong had recently unified the underworld in the area of Hongze Lake, and a few people came to the door, and the Tao had a rich and noble gift, which was about this birthday gang. Those few people claimed to be the generals under Fang La, and after the city was broken, they were left in the rivers and lakes, and they were already homeless, they were outlaws, and there was no way out, Qin Weihong had not yet made a decision, and those people had already started to rob the little marquis, saying that the opportunity was already there, and whether to rob the ship or not at that time depends on the decision here, even if this side does not plan to do it, anyway, they have a deep enmity with the imperial court, and they will resist the matter of robbing the little marquis. These words were extremely honorable, and everyone also called the hero, which was quite moved.

It's just that this matter is too big after all, and a few people are discussing it again. There is a humane Liang Shanbo, who is now famous in the green forest, also robbed the Birthday Gang at the beginning of the incident, which shows that if you want to do something big, you want to rob the Birth Gang. It's just that Liangshan's original birth plan was very small, and it was not the same as this time at this time. But at the beginning, there were not many people in Liangshan to rob the Shengchengang, and now they dominate Hongze Lake, and they also have a scale of nearly 1,000 people, and then in the mouths of the people, it is gradually said that the question of where to do it.

There was an avenue near the shore of the lake, and when the bandits were looking for a suitable place to start on the shore of the lake, the double swordsmen rode all the way to the west, running in the direction of Xuyi, and met several men dressed as merchants in a tea shop on the side of the road. He sat down and drank a cup of tea, and said, "It took me a lot of talking, but I think these people are excited, but I don't know what happened to the docks." ”

One of the people in the tea shop said: "Brother Zhu is worthy of the name of the god machine military division, not long ago, I heard that a steward in charge of the cargo on the dock and the leading general quarreled, the Tao is to focus on the birth gang, now things are strange, you have to go to Huai'an first." But the general would not go away. It seems that we are in Xuyi, so the suspicious array has really attracted the attention of the people accompanying the ship, some people are afraid that something will happen to the goods, and some people are concerned about the safety of the little lord, if this continues, it will be either internal strife or division of troops. It's just that the younger brother is thinking, if they divide the army, and the Birth Gang really lets the Water Tiger succeed, what will they do after that? ”

The double swordsman shook his head: "Let's not talk about whether they can succeed, even if they do, this red goods is too dazzling, and they can't eat it." This goods are worth a lot of money, the imperial court must send troops to fight, around the canal route, he Hongze Lake more than a dozen villages, and there is no such geographical advantage as our water, it was swept away in a blink of an eye. On the contrary, it is more convenient for us to transfer the goods, even if we can't take it away, sink into the lake, and tell the world that it is our Liangshan who has let the imperial court plant a fight here, and this trip will not be a loss. It just so happens that the water bandits on Hongze Lake are good at water warfare, we can also collect one or two, take them all the way back, and after a few battles on the way, the rest are elite soldiers who are good at fighting. ”

Everyone nodded: "It's a clever plan to count in one fell swoop." ”

One of them said with a smile: "If Qin Weihong didn't succeed, he would definitely be able to kill and injure some of the officers and soldiers, and secondly, they would be proud of breaking this conspiracy." Let's do it later, it's simpler. The only thing to worry about is that if the leader of Qin Weihong's subordinates is arrested, it may let the officers and soldiers know that there is still a group of people fighting their ideas......"

The double swordsman smiled: "Then they will only know that Lu Dao is a few Fang Layu parties that have been broken up, let them be a little vigilant, cup bow snake shadow, I will be better at using the strategy." ”

As they were talking, a tall, handsome and fair-skinned young man with draped hair came over here, and after a while, he also sat down here, arched his hand towards the pair of swordsmen, and said, "Brother Zhu is back, how is the situation?" ”

The Twin Swordsmen said what happened to Qin Weihong: "Brother Shi just killed someone? ”

The young man shook his head and lowered his voice: "I just broke the legs of two officers and soldiers, I went fast, and they didn't see my appearance." In his words, there was a look of contempt.

"That's good, it's not a good time to kill people at this time, just make them panic." After the double swordsman finished speaking, he said, "What's going on over there with Xiao Yi?" ”

The young man surnamed Shi laughed heartily: "Xuyi can still get his hands on a Xiyuan, and Ji Lianhong, the red card of Xiyuan, was fascinated by Xiao Yi yesterday." If it weren't for that, so many princes and grandsons passed over yesterday, and we really couldn't tell who was the best. But today, I heard that there is a very famous woman who seems to have arrived here, and she is also in the West Garden, but she did not show up yesterday. It has been said that this woman is probably the easiest to get on the boat. ”

"Who?"

"Master Li, one of the four great Oirans of the Beijing Division." The young man smiled, "Listening to Xiao Yi, this woman is quite talented, Lan Xinhuizhi, he seems to be a little tempted." The woman also had some favor for Xiao Yi, and when I left, the two had already chatted for a while. Next, whether Xiao Yi is a fake or a fake show, I don't know, Ha Lu Ha ......"

And when they said this, they all laughed. At this time, the people who are here are actually a group of people from Liangshan, and the one who carries the double swords is Zhu Wu, the master of the divine machine, and the young man is Shi Jin, the nine-pattern dragon, and the Xiao Yi in their mouth is Lu Junyi's servant "prodigal son" Yan Qing. Although he has always been a domestic servant, Yan Qing's martial arts are strong, and there is no match on Liangshan, even the unruly "Black Whirlwind" Li Kui is not his opponent when he puts it right, above Liangshan, if the black whirlwind is furious, except for Song Jiang, only Yan Qing can suppress him the most.

The "prodigal son" Yan Qing is strong in martial arts, hearty and kind, and has a good relationship with anyone on Liangshan. In addition to martial arts, things like singing songs are also excellent, coupled with his handsome appearance, going to the Qinglou has always been the most favored object of women. Yesterday, when I heard the information, it was Yan Qing who went out first and got the top card in Xiyuan, and then got acquainted with several princes and princes who came down from the fleet. In Zhu Wu's design, if someone with strong martial arts like Yan Qing went to lurk on the ship, it would be better than any internal response.

Everyone also knew that he was quite reliable and would not mess things up, so he laughed about it, and then talked about other things: "Brother Lin, they must have returned to Liangshan now......

"The matter of Jiangning shocked the world, and Brother Lin and they were in the limelight. We're afraid we'll have to hurry up a little bit here. ”

"After I go back, I want to go to Dulonggang to have a look, I heard that the people in Zhujiazhuang are very good at martial arts...... Do we have to think about how to get down there? ”

"How do you know that we are going to find trouble in Dulonggang......

"The layout of the military division this time is very big, we have laid down Zengtou City, and we will not keep Dulonggang ......"

"Brother Song used to ...... It's like a ...... who wants to recruit An."

"It's time for this time, that Xi Junyu said that we have to seize this opportunity, Brother Song was still a little unhappy, but I was afraid that he still agreed. Brother Zhu, what do you say? ”

“…… It's really this time and that time. Zhu Wu said in a low voice, and then said, "But...... Brother Song still wants to recruit an in his heart. But Brother Song also knows that the bigger the trouble we make now, the better our lives will be if we can recruit peace in the future. ”

"Don't talk about this bird. I don't know if Brother Lu Daolin and they were injured in Jiangning this time, and what the specific battle situation was, I heard that Fang La's subordinates have some strong martial arts people, and I don't know what ...... Lu Dao rescued."

"I heard that the merchant surnamed Su was slaughtered in his family......"

"Naturally, it is going to kill them all. Although the martial arts of the Xi Junyu brothers are not high, they are still very powerful, he has the heart to take revenge, and who can stop him......"

This time, everyone came out, and the original goal was not completely determined, and it was only recently that they had their eyes on this birthday gang. After all, they don't have a fixed stronghold here, although they can send their situation back with a flying pigeon, but if the other party has information over, it is difficult to receive it, and the news about Lin Chong and others is also learned from the market channel, so it is naturally quite vague, but in the battle of Jiangning, the heroes of Liangshan really shocked the world, there is no doubt about it.

As for the detailed information about the serious injuries of Bao Xu and others, they still don't know what to do.

Regarding the participation of the people in Liangshan behind the scenes, they have only experienced the annihilation case, and Ning Yi, who has left since Jiang Ning, can't imagine anything. Even the matter of "someone may have the idea of the birth gang", he is not sure in his heart, and after discussing with Wen Ren Fuji and others, he is just taking precautions to discuss and reverse the situation, thinking about what kind of methods he will think of if he is the one who makes the decision.

He only regarded this discussion as a means and way to train Su Wenyu and Su Yanping, but the little county lord next door paid some attention to it, and listened intermittently on the bulkhead for a while, and used his brain to think of a lot of ways, and he couldn't wait to find Ning Yi to talk about it. But Ning Yi and the others quickly finished talking about the matter, and soon after, there was news that the steward of the Horse Mansion was arguing with General Chen. At this time, Ning Yi had already continued to write some things in the room that he wanted to hand over to Qin Siyuan.

In the evening, a young man named Zhuo Yunfeng came to look for Ning Yi, with a serious face that was about to make solemn negotiations......

6,000 words, the number of words updated this month is more than 80,000, but it seems that it can't catch up with 25 chapters, which is nerve-wracking...... Let's continue the challenge next month...... (To be continued.)

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