Wang Jian and Li Gui in Lin'an City, Jia Rudao and Liu Zongshen in Dali Temple, and countless people who had difficulty sleeping and eating around Changsun Hong's entry into Beijing, just as they racked their brains and planned to pave the way for a great change, the main owner of this matter, when the court horse Changsun Hong, was leaning on the bow of the huge official ship and eating melon and fruit desserts.

Liu Quan waited absent-mindedly by his side, looking left and right from time to time, looking at the mountains and rivers on both sides of the strait, and at the other big ships on his side, his eyes were vigilant and his expression was nervous.

His hand was pressed against the hilt of the knife at his waist, his fingers trembling slightly, his muscles tensed, and he seemed to be about to draw the knife at any moment.

"Calm down, Liu Quan, don't be so flustered." Changsun Hong gnawed on a dried date, and said without looking back: "It's all here, if they want to make a stumbling block on the road, they will do it a long time ago, and it won't be delayed until now, so rest assured, sit down and eat something." ”

Liu Quan's heart was broken, and he blushed slightly, but he still refused to sit down, vaguely agreed, and still pressed the handle of the knife to protect the side of Changsun Hong, silently vigilant.

The dried jujube that came from the Western Regions is a very rare thing in this season, and the ordinary people can't eat it at all, only high-ranking officials and nobles are qualified to enjoy it in the cold winter wrapped in fur, but Changsun Hong doesn't like it, as a traveler in later generations, he feels that this year is still a snack like candied fruit to appetite.

"It's too hard." He threw the jujube pit into the river in disgust, clapped his hands, and stood up.

The ship was high on both sides and low in the middle, with a watchtower for combat purposes in front, a watchtower for lookouts in the back, and a deck in the middle.

Around this tallest official ship, dozens of Great Song Dynasty naval warships shouted and hugged each other, the momentum was huge, and countless civilian ships going up and down the river were far away from being ordered by the sailors who opened the way to stop on one side, and the grass people kneeling on the deck secretly raised their eyes and looked curiously at this huge team, their eyes were full of fear.

Pressing the railing, Changsun Hong took a deep breath of air, the air on the water in this era is full of negative oxygen ions, and the body and mind are relaxed when they take a breath, which makes the lungs feel extremely comfortable.

"Liu Quan, look at this river, boats come and go, busy like a shuttle, and then look at the towns along the river, one after another, each more dense than the other, the prosperity of the Great Song Dynasty is enough to be seen." He looked far away, and he could see the scenery of the river at a glance.

"This river is the main road for transportation, and the city is more crowded than other places." Liu Cheng is a native of Dengzhou, Henan, but he has worked in Jinghu for many years and knows a lot about river and water transportation.

"Originally, I was in Sichuan, where could I have thought that there was such a huge and prosperous place in the world, at that time my family was poor, and I was thankful that I could eat enough, and I didn't dare to expect anything else." The eldest grandson Hong touched the railing and sighed, his tone was full of vicissitudes, and a thick nostalgia was about to come out: "Later, I took refuge and went away to Shimenfan, where I was even more destitute. ”

Although I don't understand why the eldest grandson Hong suddenly said this, Liu Cheng kept his mouth shut, the boss was talking, and the younger brother naturally had to listen carefully.

Moreover, Liu Cheng was originally full of curiosity about the process of Sun Hong's start, so of course he had to play the role of a good listener at this time.

"However, although the days are hard, they are very happy." Changsun Hong spoke very slowly, as if he was spitting out word by word: "Men and women weave, there is no quarrel with the world, the people in the village have a good relationship, they are all relatives and friends in the neighborhood, and the children in the village who eat something good will gather and drool at the door." ”

He laughed, his eyes softened, and he looked ahead, as if the scene he was describing was unfolding before his eyes.

"I'm still young, and I'm one of the children, and I haven't had a chance to eat meat for a year, so why don't I be hungry? But they are all not wealthy people, and naturally there will not be too much meat cooked, but the host will still be happy to bring out a little bit and share it with the boys. ”

"One bite per person, I only eat so much." Changsun Hong stretched out his little finger, pinched a little bit of the tip, and showed it to Liu Quan.

Liu Cheng was speechless.

"But I'm glad I finally got meat." The eldest grandson Hongchang let out a long breath, as if he was burping because of eating meat: "That is the first good day in the world, if there is no change in my family, maybe I will work hard in order to let the whole family eat meat for the rest of my life, maybe there is one of the businessmen who traffic goods on the river today." ”

He laughed again and shook his head.

"In that case, there would be no me today, and there would be no barbarian army today."

Liu Quan's heart skipped a beat, and his heart changed, and he heard that the ghost king had a huge change in his family when he was young, so he would escape into Shimenfan and achieve hegemony.

"The Song Dynasty harmed my whole family, my father died at the hands of the government, my mother died in prison, and I don't share the sky with the Great Song Dynasty!"

The words gradually changed, the words slowly became intense, Liu Cheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looked around, there were only two people on the watchtower, he and Changsun Hong, but some sailors were on the deck below.

Liu Cheng quietly waved his hand at the ghost guards on the deck, signaling them to drive the sailors away.

"Don't be afraid, the court bigwigs have long known my past." Changsun Hong waved his hand indifferently, meaning that there was no need to do this, and looked up to the sky and laughed: "But, what can they do to me?" ”

"Ghost King." Liu Cheng was embarrassed and said: "Be cautious, it's always good, after all, this is the territory of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, they wanted to kill me for a long time, even if I didn't say this, they would kill me." Changsun Hong's smile did not change, as if he was talking about someone else's business: "People often say that there is no China after Yashan, between national righteousness and personal grievances, I used to be very entangled, should I let go of my little personal enmity and serve the country's society, or should I seek revenge for my parents and avenge the innocent dead?" This question used to puzzle me for a long time, so much so that I was overwhelmed for a long time. ”

"What cliff mountain?" Liu Chuan had also read books for a few years, but he had never heard of the allusions to Yashan, and at this time, he was at a loss when he heard Changsun Hong talk about it.

"Well, you don't know yet, because it hasn't happened yet, but that's not the point."

Changsun Hong's expression was slightly stunned, and then he continued nonchalantly: "A lot of things happened later, I slowly understood that saving the country and the people, and taking revenge can actually be one, there is no need to be entangled, and there is no need to worry about it at all." ”

"In these years, what you look at is strength, power, as long as you have strength, then you are the truth, and history books can rewrite it for you."

He clenched his fist and flailed it in the air.

"What comes out of the knife is the power, and at the moment I figured it out, I knew that what righteousness, what hatred, what country, what country, what historical law, all follow the power of the king, pen and ink blade, literary and martial arts, to put it bluntly, is to serve the force."

"As long as you are strong enough, there will be no distress, what stands in your way, just push it down, whoever harms your family, just destroy it, when all the people and things are smashed by you, what finally appears in front of you is a road without thorns."

He turned his head and glanced deeply at Liu Quan, who seemed to understand a little, but didn't seem to understand.

"Today, you and I are walking on this road, a long road, a road of life and death."