The moonlight in Anyi City tonight is very beautiful, and the soft moonlight sprinkles on the surface of the Huansha River, as if it is covered with a layer of pale silver soft silk cloth, perhaps this is the origin of the name of the Huansha River.

Most of the boats floating in the middle of the river have already returned to the shore, and the drunken patrons disembark with the support of geisha and servants, some of whom will go straight home, or some of them will go to the geisha's boudoir to continue spending the night together.

This is the unwritten rule of the painting boat, and its purpose is to distinguish it from the green houses on the shore, after all, the geisha have always advertised that they do not sell their bodies, if they let the benefactors stay on the boat, wouldn't they slap themselves in the face?

Although the people who often hang out in the painting boat already know that "selling their art is not selling themselves" is just a wishful thinking, and they are very resistant to this rule of taking off their pants and farting, as far as tonight is concerned, they should indeed be grateful for this rule, because as long as they land at the shore a little more than a little more than a half in the evening, and happen to see some scenes that should not be seen, it is inevitable that their lives will be lost.

"Plop, plop, plop"

At this time, the lights had been turned off on the four remaining painting boats in the river that had not yet docked.

In the dark cabin, there was no longer the laughter of the warblers and swallows of the past, and there was silence on the painting boat, except for a few heavy objects falling into the water from time to time.

They float silently on the sparkling water, completely blending in with the night.

"Whew, Whew, Whew"

Dozens of muscular, masked men in black jumped into the water from the other three boats and began to swim in the direction of one of the largest boats.

These men were so good at water that they could not even hear the sound of their hands and feet lapping on the surface of the water when they jumped into the water, and they moved through the river like swimming fish, and in a few moments they climbed aboard the huge boat, and gathered neatly on the deck.

This painting boat is called "Ruyu Painting Boat", and it is the leading and well-known painting boat in the Huansha River area.

Qin Ruyu, the owner of the painting boat, is known as "singing and dancing", and enjoys a good reputation in the Fengyue circle of Anyi City, and it is rumored that she has served many dignitaries in the court, and even many royal nobles are her guests.

It's a pity that now this Qin Fairy, who was peerless in the past and fascinated thousands of men, has lost his fragrance and fallen into a pool of blood in the cabin with the rest of the guests.

At this time, two figures slowly walked out of the cabin full of corpses, and walked straight towards the group of black-clothed people outside the cabin, when they stepped over Qin Ruyu's disheveled corpse, they didn't even look at her, which couldn't help but sigh, the once rare beauty would end up like this.

The two of them came to the front of the queue after a short time, and the first person didn't say a word, just frowned and looked around at the people in front of him, he was burly, his eyes were sharp, and he exuded a chilling cold murderous aura all the time, and no one dared to look at him wherever he could see.

After a while, the burly man focused his gaze on the person in the center, and asked with a little anger:

"What about people?"

"Back to the commander of Zhou, the little ones searched the other three painting boats, but they found no trace of the man. I think I jumped into the river and fled. ”

This answer obviously did not satisfy him, and the man known as the commander of Zhou was even more angry at this time, and he scolded:

"A bunch of rubbish was escaped by an unarmed brat!"

As soon as this statement came out, everyone didn't dare to explain it anymore, and they all lowered their heads and were silent.

"What are you doing in a daze?! If you look for Lao Tzu along the riverbank, he will not be able to escape far if he is seriously injured! ”

"Yes!"

Just as Commander Zhou ordered everyone to search again, the man in black who walked out of the cabin with him slowly reminded:

"Commander, don't blame them, no one expected that the Third Highness would have a fast sword Xiao Bai by his side tonight, and even you and I were almost on the road. At present, it is afraid that it will be complicated to let them search again, if we reveal our identity, it will only be more disadvantageous to the master, in my opinion, it is better to retreat first, and then make another plan after I report to the master. ”

I don't know what kind of magic these words have, after hearing this, Commander Zhou's originally angry mood instantly eased, and he hesitated for a moment and asked:

"The master's side ......."

"Don't worry, Commander, I will explain a thing or two for the Commander in front of my master."

"Hey! has to do this, and there will be Mr. Lao Qin in the future. You bunch of waste, go to the torture room to get the whip yourself when you go back, and get out of the way! ”

Commander Zhou waved his hand, and everyone jumped into the water again and scattered away.......

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After leaving the painting boat, Mr. Qin did not return to his residence immediately, he took advantage of the moonlight to cross the streets and alleys, and cautiously came to the backyard of an inn on Huansha Street.

After climbing over the courtyard wall, he quickly sneaked into the wing room on the north side, where two people were already waiting for him.

"How?"

"The surname of Yuguo, according to your orders, my subordinates have taken the opportunity to let go of the Third Highness, but there are many ears and eyes on the painting boat, so I still stabbed His Highness in order not to show the horse's feet."

The national surname in Mr. Qin's mouth is dressed in a green shirt and holding a folding fan, and it is Li Gongzi who gave Xu Junwen two taels of silver in the wine shop tonight, and behind him is still standing the pot-bellied Su Xian.

As soon as he finished listening to Mr. Qin's report, Su Xian hurriedly asked:

"You hurt him? Is he dead or alive now? ”

"The subordinates took a sense of proportion and tried their best to avoid stabbing His Highness, but His Highness has never practiced martial arts, and his physique is weaker than ordinary people, so I can't be sure if he is still alive after falling into the water."

Su Xian was anxious when he heard this, and just thought about reprimanding Mr. Qin, he was immediately stopped by Li Gongzi with his eyes.

I saw Li Gongzi wave his hand lightly and said with a smile:

"It's best to be alive, and it's okay to die, no matter what, after today, the court of the Wei State will definitely be in chaos, and my Qi State will finally have a few years to breathe. In the public opinion, today's work is in the community, and I am worshiped by Li Rujing. ”

Seeing that Li Gongzi was about to bow down, Mr. Qin hurriedly stretched out his hands and picked him up, his real name is Qin Ji, and "Gongyan" is his expression.

I saw him say with trepidation on his face:

"How can this make it our duty to be loyal to the country, if it weren't for the country's dedication and hard work day and night over the years, Qi Guoyan would have survived to this day? The subordinates have just done their best, how dare they be greedy for heaven's work! ”

Li Rujing got up and smiled slightly:

"Hahaha, when did you learn these vain polite words? That's it, since the public says that you don't want to be worshiped by me now, then it's not too late to make up for it when you return to your hometown, but you have been lying dormant in the capital of Wei over the years, and your Majesty has issued a decree before I leave, and you have made your mother the Lady of the Three Grades, and specially ordered me to take more care of you and meet your needs as much as possible. Publicly, it is the first time in more than 50 years that I have a relative with a foreign surname to receive this honor, so you can imagine how much Your Majesty values your mother and son! ”

"By the grace of the saint, Qin Ji is grateful, beyond words, only by promising the country with his body and doing his best to be loyal, can he repay him!"

Qin Ji knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, saying long live, seemingly moved to tears, but in fact, he was already terrified in his heart.

The reason why he has been able to lurk in the enemy's country over the years is because of his ability to observe words and colors. Where can I not hear the meaning of Li Rujing's words? The reason why he deliberately emphasized that his mother was ordained was to let him understand that his net worth and life were still firmly in the hands of the other party!

Li Rujing stared at Qin Ji, who was kneeling on the ground, for a moment, turned his head and motioned for Su Xian to help the other party up, and continued to smile:

"Hey, the words are serious, the words are serious, you also know that the saints today have always been lenient and merciful, and have never been merciful to the meritorious, say, what do you want? As long as it's within my ability, I'll do it for you! ”

Qin Ji fell to the ground again and choked up:

"My subordinates have nothing else to ask for, but I want my country to prosper, and I can return to my mother as soon as possible to fulfill my filial piety......"

Li Rujing nodded, obviously he also understood the meaning of the other party's words.

He said:

"As a public statement, since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been difficult to achieve, and in this autumn of the crisis of the survival of the Qi country, I have to temporarily wronged you first, but you can rest assured, one day you will get what you want. I, Li Rujing, can guarantee with my life! ”

"The country is in trouble, and the subordinates will not give up, and I hope that the country's surname will take care of the mother on behalf of the family, and the subordinates can do things with peace of mind."

"That's nature, get up, you shouldn't stay here for long, go back to your life early. I'll be leaving Anyi early tomorrow morning, it's business as usual here, and you should try to inform me of any changes as soon as possible. ”

"Yes, the subordinates are ordered, the surname of the country, General Su, take care of the two adults! The subordinates retired first! ”

When Qin Ji left the room, Su Xian leaned over to Li Rujing's side and whispered:

"The surname of the country, the people around Qin Ji have sent back the tip, saying that he has won the attention of the second shopkeeper in recent years, and there is a faint tendency to rebel, why do you still want him to carry out such an important plan?"

Li Rujing narrowed his eyes and said lightly:

"Qin Ji is a smart man, he has followed the second shopkeeper for many years, and he knows that the heart of the second shopkeeper will never tolerate the ministers of the second lord who has an unclean identity, so I don't expect him to have this luxury. But what you said is right, my Qi country is small and broad, and the weak enemy is strong, so we should indeed fortify everywhere and be careful in everything. I already have an intentional topic, and I think he will reflect on it when he returns. ”

As he spoke, Li Rujing came to the window, raised his head and looked up at the full moon in the sky, and a trace of melancholy rose in his heart for no reason.

In fact, deep down in his heart, he doesn't like to speculate so much, he is a natural general, and he is also a hot-blooded man, and he has always longed for the pride of the battlefield straight up, but now he has been pushed to this position by the tide of history, and he has to do something that he was unwilling to do, and he has to say something that he was unwilling to say......

The national lord stared at the full moon and muttered:

"Qin Ji can't help himself, why don't I ......"

Then he shook his head, quickly waved away the distracting thoughts in his heart, turned around and smiled at Su Xian:

"Don't you think? Although the moonlight in Anyi City is beautiful tonight, I feel that it is always inferior to Beiping. After all, the moon is the hometown round......"