"County Lieutenant, Left Soldier Cao Shi, in a few moments, we will be able to arrive at Zhu Palace!"

On the fifth day of the fifth month of the fifth month, when Li You and Heifu were sitting in the cabin, the soldiers watching from the bow of the ship came to report.

Heifu knew that there were many civil wharves along the river in Jiangling City, but only the largest wharf was exclusive to the official, located in the southeast of the city, called "Zhu Palace", which was originally a waterside palace built by King Chu Cheng for the king of Chu's boats.

It is said that the dragon boat that the king of Chu liked to ride was parked here, and Qu Yuan said in Chu Ci that "take the waterwheel and ride the lotus cover, and drive two dragons and horses", which is the portrayal of the dragon boat. The nobles of the Chu State took the "Green Feather Boat", which was a kind of phoenix boat, that is, a long-tailed green flag was hung on the boat, which could be ridden by the feudal monarch. Boating on the river and Yunmeng is a pastime for the princes and nobles of Chu.

But now, those gorgeous boats that are not useful have disappeared, and only ships that are constantly docking and leaving, or carrying goods, or carrying soldiers.

Li You and Heifu had also come to the deck, blowing the river breeze, and seeing that the dock was approaching, Li You began to point to all kinds of boats and boats he saw on the river, and asked Heifu's name.

Heifu replied to him one by one: "In the land of Jianghan in Nanjun, all the big ships are called the boats, the small boats are called the sterns, the long and thin ones are called the skulls, the short and deep ones are called the gangs, and the small and deep ones are called the public ......."

"In Guanzhong, no matter what kind of ship it looks like, it is only called a ship."

Li You is a long-term insight, although he is a native of Chudi, but Shangcai already belongs to the Central Plains, and later went to Guanzhong, where has he seen such a complex classification of ships, which also shows that the people of Nanjun really rely on water to draft and depend on boats and boats.

In addition, the big ship that Heifu they took was also called the "building ship", the deck building was particularly huge, the ship was high and wide, and the appearance was like a building, which was invented three hundred years ago, when the Chu State and the Wu State competed in the Jianghuai River. The ship erected many flags, with a strong reputation, is the main battleship of the Qin State Naval Division, so the naval division is also called "the man of the ship". The building ship of the Qin State is relatively small, only able to carry 300 people, and it is said that the building ship of the Chu State can carry thousands of people!

This is also the reason why Nanjun does not want the Chu State to seize Xiaoling, Yidao and other places, because the Chu army has an absolute advantage on the water, and if it is allowed to get a port and wharf located in the upper reaches of Jiangling, the county government will be threatened by it at any time.

As for the various types of combat ships around the building ship, it is a large wing, a middle wing, a small wing, a shipwreck, etc., each with different functions, and the ship carrying soldiers is called "Fang", which is to connect two small boats, and one boat can carry 50 people.

At this time, the two big wings in front of them suddenly slowed down and gave out a warning drumbeat!

Li You was startled, and then realized that it was not an enemy attack, and looked ahead from his position, but saw several narrow boats breaking into the water in front of him, and the boatmen on them were shaking the wood pulp vigorously, and they were speeding by, as if they were racing......

"What kind of ship is that?" When the warships in front were ordered to disperse these civilian ships, Li You asked Heifu again.

"It's a boat." Heifu said: "It is specially used for racing, today is the fifth day of the fifth month of the summer calendar......

Today is the Dragon Boat Festival in later generations, this year, there is already the custom of racing in the water by boat, but it is not to commemorate Qu Yuan, because as early as before Qu Yuan's death, he has already said this custom: "Take the boat to Yu Shangyuan, Qi Wu Bang to defeat the tide." The ship is tolerant but not entered, flooded back into the water and stagnant. The morning is in vain, and the sunset is sunset. ”

Probably it is the habit of exorcism left by the Pu people and Yue people who lived here in ancient times, because there is a tradition in Chu, that is, the baby born on May 5, whether it is a man or a woman, can not be raised, so there are many people who drown babies in the river on this day, until the Qin State ruled the local area, and it was only slightly relieved after the prohibition of drowning babies in the law.

"If someone is really mourning Qu Yuan in this way, I think they will also be arrested, after all, some time ago, during the Shangsi Festival, because of what I made about, the county guard even forbade Chu Ci Qu Fu." Heifu felt a little funny, it seems that as long as he is still under the rule of Qin in the future, he should not think about the Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

After this small episode, nearly 100 large and small ships carrying thousands of returning Qin pawns finally arrived at Zhu Palace, and dozens of docks had been vacated, just waiting for everyone to dock.

Heifu saw that on the shore, in addition to the heavily guarded soldiers, there were already many people in official uniforms waiting, and thought to himself: "This time the county guard has really given Li You enough face." ”

Ye Teng was domineering, and when Li You first arrived, he didn't even consult the county lieutenant about some military appointments, but informed Li You after the decision was made. Li You didn't dare to do anything with it, but the power of the county guard was very great, and he had no foundation in the local area.

Ye Teng immediately returned to Jiangling to dispatch troops, while Li You personally led the army to cross the river and forced back the attack of the Chu army.

So Ye Teng probably wanted to take this opportunity to show the impression that the county guard and the county lieutenant were working together in harmony internally and externally, the county guard just had to deal with foreign enemies, and he had already exhausted himself for the autumn reserve battle, and at this time, there could be no more internal strife due to the struggle for power.

As Heifu expected, Li Youcai got off the boat, and Ye Teng came over enthusiastically, confronted Li You, and praised him as "the dry city of the country"! And after seeing Heifu behind, he also asked him to step forward and praise him for being "young and promising", and it can be seen that Ye Junshou is very satisfied with Heifu's errand in Yidao.

What Ye Teng was most worried about was that Heifu, a young man, was too simple and rude in his handling of the Yidao rebellion, which would lead to local erosion and become an ulcer that was difficult to govern, which would make Ye Teng miserable. As a result, Heifu first repelled the Ba people in Yidao City, and sent Ba to communicate with the tribes, designed to kill Fan Yu, and punished his first evil, and the most wonderful thing is that he threatened the Ba people to follow him to Xiaoling, so that he saw the strong strength of the Qin army, and thought that at least during the battle to destroy Chu, the Yidao Ba people could settle down for a while.

After humbling each other, the county guard and the county lieutenant got into the same chariot and headed out into the city. When they drove into the "Dragon Gate" southeast of Gangneung City, Heifu found that in addition to the officials of the government, there were also many onlookers and people.

Among those disciples in the academy, there are many familiar faces of Heifu, that is, Qi Xia, Huang Tian and others who clashed with him on the day of the Shangshi Festival, and they also saw Heifu walking in the triumphant procession, and their faces were a little uncertain.

However, more people cheered for the returning generals and soldiers of Heifu and others.

Although this battle was not a great success, it also prevented the Chu army from further threatening Jiangling and disturbing the lives of the locals.

And Ye Teng also stopped the convoy, and made an exception to let some local fathers and elders come forward to offer drinks to Li You, Li County Lieutenant seemed to enjoy this scene, Ye Teng asked the herald to announce his exploits to the surrounding people, it was nothing more than the county lieutenant led the army to repel the Chu army, and Baonan County was safe......

Looking at this scene, Heifu also understood: "In addition to showing that he has a friendly relationship with Li You, Ye Teng has gone to such great lengths to create a scene of our triumphant return in Jiangling City, which is also to wash away the haze after the failure of the first attack on Chu, so as to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people of Nanjun for war......"

This old fox really doesn't miss any opportunity to perform, but it is precisely because of such a person sitting in Nanjun that this place can be as safe as a rock.

At this time, more and more people rushed to hear the news, and they were crowded on the side of the road, and it really reached the level of "fresh clothes in the morning and hidden clothes in the twilight". On both sides of the street, the windows of the two-story buildings were also opened, and the women of various wealthy families leaned against the doors and windows, peeking out. However, because Qin Law forbade throwing things into the street from the window, otherwise the punishment would be heavy, so the women did not throw handkerchiefs and sachets at the generals and soldiers.

At this time, Heifu raised his head, and unintentionally caught a glimpse of the side of the street in front of him, and a window was quietly opened, and something protruded from the dark window......

He read it right, it's a crossbow machine! Privately possessed crossbow machines are strictly forbidden by the people!

Heifu's heart was immediately pulled out of the cheerful atmosphere! Mentioned the throat eye!

He shouted, "Assassin". At the same time, he picked up the crossbow on the car and aimed it at the window!

"Be careful!"

Not only Heifu, but also the knight guards on the left and right wings of the county guard and the county lieutenant were all on high alert, and they also noticed this scene, and they all spoke out to warn, and at the same time raised the shields they carried with them, wanting to protect the county guard.

However, the speed of the arrow was faster than the human reaction, and the crashing of the bowstring was muffled by the cheers of the lively crowd, and Heifu could only see that in the next moment, the county guard Ye Teng and the county lieutenant Li You on the Xuan car in front of him fell to the ground almost at the same time!

The cheers of the entire Gangneung, at this moment, seemed to be sealed by a sharp arrow, and there was silence for a moment!