Xiao Rui and his entourage finally came to the Qijiang River.

From a distance, I saw that a large number of ships had gathered on the main pier, and there were too many people fleeing, so that the dock was overcrowded, and the Zhao naval army of the Qijiang battalion came to maintain order, and ten building boats were lined up, which maintained the safety of the river and prevented water thieves from looting.

Xiao Rui and the others didn't go to the main pier to join in the fun, just like the last time they crossed the river, just find a small boat to cross the river. The reason why Gan Ning was not notified was because Gan Ning was still a water thief, and if he came to attract the attention of Qijiang Camp, it would be bad, after all, according to Gan Ning's plan, he needed to recruit An to enter Qijiang Camp.

Soon, two small boats rowed over.

"Seven distinguished guests, do you want to cross the river?" The boatman asked.

Zhang Liang said: "Yes, cross the river!" ”

The boatman said casually: "The Xia army in the east is coming soon, and now the people have fled west, and there are too few people going east, and you are not afraid of danger." ”

"Our families are all there, no way." Zhang Liang explained casually, but the boatman's words reminded him.

Yes, the people fled westward, but they went east, and when they first came, it was like a boat sailing against the current, which was eye-catching, and if there was an enemy hiding in it, they could see it clearly.

Zhang Liang looked at Guo Jia, Guo Jia was also worried about this, but crossing the river was the only way to go east, and after crossing the river, the fish would enter the sea, and now there was no way.

"Seven guest officers, the ship is tight now, and the cost of the ferry is one or two silvers..."

Xiao Rui ignored the boatman's price of sitting on the ground, waved his hand, Li Yuanfang gave one or two silver, Xiao Rui, Dian Wei, and Yang Youji had a boat, and Zhang Liang, Guo Jia, Li Yuanfang and A Zhu had a boat, and drove the ship's owner.

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Xiao Rui, Zhang Liang, and Guo Jia didn't think deeply about it, did the Qijiang battalion send ten ships here to really maintain order and safety?

In the middle of the largest building boat, an old man was drinking tea with a deputy commander of the Qijiang battalion. If Xiao Rui was here, he would definitely be shocked to find that this old man was none other than the Huang Qilin he had always wanted to get rid of!

This old thing was not hidden in the imperial capital of Zhao Kingdom, and it actually ran here!

Looking at his relationship with the deputy commander of the Qijiang Battalion and the Navy, it seems to be very close.

Just listen:

"Elder Huang, are you sure that the Great Xia Crown Prince will cross the river from here?" The deputy commander of the navy asked suspiciously.

Huang Qilin nodded and said, "Nine times out of ten!" ”

The news of the destruction and injury of Emperor Zhao concealed the civil and military ministers, but did not hide Huang Qilin, Huang Qilin was shocked by the horror and mystery of gunpowder, he had stayed in the capital of Great Xia for so long, and he was completely unaware that the crown prince Xiao Rui and Emperor Xia had mastered such a terrible artifact, he felt frightened, and his determination to kill Xiao Rui was even greater.

At the same time, he knew that Emperor Zhao would not survive, and even if the guards stood by his side to protect him, he could only survive for a few days. So he immediately left the imperial capital of Zhao and rushed to Qijiang County as fast as possible.

Huang Qilin's idea is very direct and smart, since Xiao Rui is assassinating Emperor Zhao, he must wait for the news of Emperor Zhao's death to come out, so he must not have left the imperial capital yet. Once he was sure that Emperor Zhao could not be saved, he would leave. And it is very likely that he will cross the river from Qijiang County to the east.

In addition, now the people are all going west, and there are very few people going east, as long as you keep an eye on the west bank of the Qijiang River, there will naturally be results!

Just as the two were talking, a surveillance sailor hurriedly came to report: "Back to Lord Dutong, just now there are seven people who rented two small boats to cross the river by the river not far from the south of the pier, and the seven people don't look simple, and several of the guards are burly and strong men, and at first glance they are masters of martial arts!" Subordinates don't dare to act rashly! ”

"It could be them!" Huang Qilin's eyes lit up, and after guarding for the past few days, there were also many people who went east, but after the siege, they found that they were all ordinary people, and they were all ferries from the pier. These seven people don't go to the dock, there is a problem at first glance, and there are also strong martial arts among them, it is very likely that they are the princes of Great Xia.

The deputy commander of the navy admired and said: "Huang Lao is really a god!" Then we went straight to the boat to encircle and suppress it? On the river, haha, I see how they escape! ”

In order to be cautious, Huang Qilin shook his head and said: "It may be them, but not necessarily, for the sake of prudence, it is better not to use the building boat, in case it is not to startle the snake, then it will be troublesome." Or as before, send small boats hiding on both sides of the strait to surround it. As Lord Tutong said, on the river, even if the other party is all ten thousand enemies, is it possible to fly away? ”

"It's still Huang Lao who is thoughtful, and my nephew admires it!" The deputy commander immediately ordered.

At this time, the two small boats carrying Xiao Rui and others were wandering leisurely, and they were about to reach the middle of the river. At this moment, the small boat hiding in the bushes on both sides of the bank saw the wolf smoke signal lit by the building ship and immediately sailed out.

Sixteen small boats sailed out of the west bank, each with five sailors dressed in civilian clothes, all armed with bows and arrows, and the five men rowed at the same time, very fast, making a ripple directly on the calm lake. Sixteen small boats also sailed out of the east bank, with the same personnel and configuration, thirty-two small boats were scattered to form two semicircles to enclose them, apparently to surround Xiao Rui and others.

"Young Master, look!"

Yoyuki was an archer with great eyesight, and he was the first to see the boat coming from the east, and everyone stood up vigilantly to look.

"There's also in the back!" Li Yuanfang looked back to the west, and there were also small boats rushing towards him.

Xiao Rui's heart sank, what he was lucky to have happened happened, the enemy had been waiting in this necessary place for a long time, quietly waiting for them to throw themselves into the net.

The boatmen of both boats were too frightened to slide the oars, and the boats immediately stopped in the middle of the river.

Now it's a problem!

Everyone is aware of the danger, and it is a great danger of life and death!

There is no place to hide on the river, so it is difficult to jump into the water! Although Xiao Rui understands water, the other party is a water army, and the water performance is good? As for Zhang Liang and Guo Jia, they are landlubbers.

Dian Wei and Yang Youji have already protected Xiao Rui, even if they use their bodies as meat shields, they must protect the safety of His Highness. Zhang Liang also asked Li Yuanfang to jump on Xiao Rui's boat, and warned the three of them that if they really fought, they would escort His Highness away at any cost, but the group had no score in their hearts, and now they could only wait and see.

It didn't take long for the surrounding boats to surround them, and seeing that the navy was all equipped with bows and arrows, and aimed at them, Xiao Rui raised his hand to stop Yang Yuji, who was holding arrows and drawing bows.

There is only one long-range shooter in Yoyuki, but the opponent is dozens of people, and he can't win.

"Keep them close! Don't be nervous, see what the other person has to say. Xiao Rui said in a deep voice.

Yoyuki nodded, and then put away his bow and arrows.

Soon, thirty-two ships completely surrounded Xiao Rui and them, and on one of the boats, a man shouted, "Who are you?" What are you going to do in the east?"

Zhang Liangdao: "We are from Dongzang County, we have been living in the imperial capital, and now Dongzang County has been occupied by the Xia Kingdom, but our relatives are still there, and this time I went back to take them out of Dongzang County." If you rob money, we will give you all the money. ”

"Yes! I just ask the hero to spare his life! Guo Jia also said.

After speaking, Guo Jia took out the household registration tickets of the seven people.

In order to hide, this group of sailors did not wear the clothes of the Qijiang battalion, so Zhang Liang and Guo Jia pretended that they were water thieves.

As soon as the man who asked raised his hand, the person next to him handed him a painting, and when he opened it, the person who painted it was Xiao Rui, vivid, and it seemed to be from Huang Qilin.

He glanced at the faces of Xiao Rui's seven people and found that none of them looked like the people in the portrait.

Fortunately, Xiao Rui disguised, Azhu's makeup skills are clever, even if Xiao Rui does not wear a human skin mask, relying on makeup makes him completely different from before.

However, the man did not release the person directly because he did not look like it, but said: "We are not water thieves, but the water army of the Qijiang battalion, and we are ordered to hunt down the fugitives here." All seven of you are suspicious, come with me to our lordship, and if you have no problem, I will let you go. ”

"Good! Then it will be a few troubles for a few adults. Xiao Rui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then responded with a smile.

looked at Zhang Liang and Guo Jia, and the two of them were also glad that they had room for maneuver without doing it directly, and this time it was really Azhu's makeup that gave him a glimmer of life.

Subsequently, the boat was escorted around the river and sailed from the rear to the building, which did not cause panic among the people on the ferry.

The seven people were unarmed, and then escorted to the largest building ship in the middle, and when they went to the deck, they saw Huang Qilin chatting with the deputy commander of the navy.

Among the seven of them, only Xiao Rui had seen Huang Qilin, and Zhang Liang didn't know each other. And Xiao Rui saw that it was Huang Qilin, his pupils shrank sharply, but he never expected that it was a trap set by Huang Qilin!

He took the opportunity to lip sync to Zhang Liang and Guo Jia, the two of them were smart, and immediately understood what Xiao Rui meant, and at the same time he was quite surprised in his heart.

Huang Qilin looked back when he heard the sound, and when he saw Xiao Rui and the seven of them, his brows suddenly furrowed.

The faces of the seven people don't look like Xiao Rui!

Could it be that the wrong person was arrested?

However, the cautious Huang Qilin did not give up, but ordered someone to check the faces of the seven people, and there was no skin mask.

Fortunately, the seven people were not allowed to wash their faces, Xiao Rui's makeup was all applied by the medicinal powder configured by Azhu, just like the mysterious makeup technique that circulated in Great China in the previous life, using things like foundation to change the shape of the face, the bridge of the nose, and the eye sockets, so as to disguise it.

Coupled with Xiao Rui's martial arts, his body has changed a lot in the past two years, and Huang Qilin may not have seen Xiao Rui for a long time.

Huang Qilin asked, "Where did you seven come from and where are you going?" ”

Zhang Liang said respectfully: "Lord Hui, the seven of us came from the imperial capital and returned to the Dongzang County Mansion. My young master's family is still in the county town, and I rushed back this time to pick them up. ”

"Fahai?" Huang Qilin took the household registration ticket handed over by the soldier and looked at Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui nodded and said, "Lord Huiyu, it's me." ”

Huang Qilin said: "When I traveled to Zhao Kingdom, I passed by the county town of Dongzang County, and there seems to be no legal surname there. ”

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "There are indeed very few French surnames, and the Dongzang County City is so big, it's normal for adults not to hear of it." ”

Huang Qilin nodded, his gaze skipped from Xiao Rui, Zhang Liang, and Guo Jia, and moved to Dian Wei.

These three people are all smart people, they don't talk well, and they can't ask anything, so what about this burly big guy?