Fenglin Ferry is the only way from Xiangcheng to Hedong County, and it is also the only way for the people of Xiangcheng to go to the imperial capital, Xiangshui is the largest river in the northwest of the empire, and many famous people have been bred on both sides of this big river. For example, Li Chao, the previous generation head of the Li family, and Luo Yao, the general who is now guarding Yongjun in southern Xinjiang of the Great Sui.

Luo Yao's ancestral home is Hedong County and is considered the most outstanding person in Hedong County in the past century.

There are at least dozens of ferries at Fenglin Ferry, and in addition to official boats, there are many fishermen who support boats to ferry. The official boat is a ferry set up by the government in Fenglindu, with low charges and large and stable boats. But because there are too many business trips passing through the ferry, it is obviously not enough to rely on an official ship.

Although the fishing boats are small, the local fishermen are good at the helm. They grew up on the banks of the Xiangshui River, and they are so familiar with the river that they are no longer familiar with it.

However, it is clear that the red-sleeved lady still does not trust these local fishermen, and she orders the convoy to stop on the shore and wait for the official boat on the other side to return. The carriages in which the red sleeves rode were all hired by Fan Gu, and these coachmen were actually the only six or seven border people left in Fan Gu.

After crossing the Xiangshui, there are carts and horses waiting for guests to hire on the shore. So you don't have to worry about not being able to rush after crossing the river, and besides, after crossing the river, you can walk more than ten miles to Lecheng, the second largest city in Hedong County. Because of the presence of Fenglindu, the most important thing in Guanle City is the inn restaurant.

Because there are too many people recruited by the Red Sleeves, at least a dozen fishing boats are needed if you hire them. So it makes sense for Aunt Xi to insist on waiting for the official ship to return, after all, the red sleeves are full of beautiful girls. And the red sleeve trick has accumulated a lot of money in the past few years, so I have to be careful.

After dozens of girls got off the shore, they immediately became the center of attention. These fishermen had never seen so many beautiful women gathered together, and each one of them was like a fairy that people couldn't take their eyes off. The rugged men immediately became extraordinarily enthusiastic, and many rushed over to invite the girls to take their ferry.

The women with red sleeves are never afraid of men, and they are not afraid to see those fishermen who are excited and difficult to control themselves, and some people even ask those fishermen what good places to go on the other side.

While waiting for the official ship, many girls even ran to the pier to buy some dried fruits. Near the pier are all vendors who set up stalls, and although the price of fruit and dim sum is much higher, there is no shortage of catties. This also reflects the pride in the bones of the people of the Great Sui. The price increase is because it is not easy to transport goods to the shore, and besides, it is naturally more expensive to do business in this place, but these hawkers will never do dirty things that are short of catties and taels.

In the eyes of the people of the Great Sui, the price can be raised clearly, but the business must be clean.

This is the character of the people of this powerful empire, if someone is not authentic in business, don't say that customers will not spare them, even peers will not spare him.

Even the hawkers regard their reputation so seriously, and the pride of the people of the Great Sui can be seen.

After the girls with red sleeves got off the car, the ferry suddenly became lively, and the money for the carriage and horses was settled, and the coachmen who were stinkering with the stubborn returned immediately, and they had to walk for two months before returning to their hometown. It's just that none of them would have thought that their families would be gone a long time ago, and their homes would be gone. I have to say that the seven or eight coachmen who returned to Fangu did not escape their doom in the end.

The ferry became lively, and even the middle-aged man who had been fishing by the river for seven days and looked like he was forever looking at him. No one noticed, and he quietly gestured behind him.

After seeing this gesture, seven or eight tourists immediately walked towards the pier. Seeing them coming, the expressions of many hawkers near the pier also changed slightly. Again, no one noticed, and they moved their weapons hidden in the shadows to within reach.

In the forest behind the reeds, a thick cluster of leaves on a large tree suddenly moved, and a man with branches tied around him gestured downward, and at least fifty people in dark red flying fish robes in the dense forest immediately grasped their weapons.

Gao Tianbao, who was blind in one eye, stood on a high slope, and when he saw the dilapidated carriage staggering to the ferry, he couldn't help but sketch a smile on the corner of his mouth, this smile was a little complicated, there was pride, relief, and a bit of chilling blood.

He flashed off the cloth he was wearing outside, revealing the flying fish robe that could also call the wind and rain in the imperial capital.

At his waist hung two very strange and rare weapons. Even if you look at the rivers and lakes, not many people use this kind of weapon, and it is difficult to practice, and it is even more difficult to practice well.

Hooks.

The middle-aged man who was fishing also saw the dilapidated carriage and a few tall horses that were lonely behind the carriage. There was no one on horseback, so the carriage looked a little weird. The driver of the car carried a big hat, and he was still wearing a coat on a sunny day.

But he doesn't care if it's weird or not, as long as this carriage appears at the ferry, then the people in the carriage will definitely not have a way to live, as the deputy envoy of the intelligence department, he has this confidence.

Just as the fish was floating, he lifted his rod, and a huge koi fish jumped out of the water, struggling to make a splash in midair.

The middle-aged man smiled slightly, and couldn't help but muttered to himself.

"Just the right fish, stir-fry and fry as I like......"

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"The official is handling the case!"

A loud cry came from the reeds, followed by dozens of flying fish robes rushing towards this side with knives, and before the merchants on the shore could react in the slightest, these dozens of people had already surrounded the carriage at the back.

From the very beginning, they were not prepared to carry out any assassinations.

The reason why so many people were ambushed at the ferry was just to deal with something unexpected. An official dispatch to handle the case was enough to make those merchants and fishermen stay away. In the Great Sui, the vast majority of the people maintained enough respect and fear for the government. In this century-old empire, it is by no means easy to maintain the prestige of the government among the people.

There are also corrupt officials in the Great Sui, but corrupt officials will also be pragmatic. The people of the Great Sui did not even hate officials for being greedy for some silver, they only hated officials who were greedy for silver and did not do practical things.

So Fang Xie once said, what an idealized country this is, living in this country, even if you are poor, there seems to be nothing to complain about.

The girls with the red sleeves saw that the carriage was surrounded and immediately became a little confused, and they rushed back to Aunt Xi, but their eyes kept staring at the carriage not far away. In any case, in their eyes, Fang Xie is also a companion. Most of them don't have access to any secrets, so in their opinion, Fang Xie is still the landlord of the Red Sleeves Building, the big shopkeeper of Jin Yuanfang. A few days ago, Fang Jie's carriage encountered an ambush on the way, and Aunt Xi's explanation to them was done by Cui Luo, who was born in a family, so they had a better impression of Fang Jie's righteous action.

So, while they were paying attention to the movement of the carriage, many people threw their eyes at Aunt Xi for help.

But Aunt Xi didn't make any moves at all, just when the girls were a little disappointed, they found out that they didn't know when, Aunt Xi had a middle-aged man who looked kind and carried a fat koi.

And just when the middle-aged man walked in front of Aunt Xi, the old lame man took a step forward. This step is not big, but it just seals all the angles that the middle-aged man can shoot.

"I've been wondering what kind of gift I should give you."

The middle-aged man looked at Aunt Xi and said with a smile, he raised the koi fish that was still struggling in his hand and said softly: "Fortunately, I have good luck today." ”

Aunt Xi looked at the koi, and then shook her head slightly.

The middle-aged man's expression darkened, and he casually threw the koi on the ground. I don't know why, but the carp that was alive a moment ago landed and died, motionless.

He still kept smiling, but there was already a hint of coolness in his tone: "Since you have lost your qualification and value as a gift, then it is useless at all." ”

He took out a jade plaque from his cuff and held it up in front of Aunt Xi: "I know that you also have a very important brand in your hand, and that brand can ensure that your red sleeve moves can walk freely anywhere in the entire Great Sui without being hindered and difficult." Although the jade plate in my hand has a lot of power, there is no doubt that I dare not embarrass you. You and all the people in your red sleeves have nothing to do with today's events, and I can even arrange for an official boat to take you and your people across the river alone. ”

He glanced back at Fang Jie's carriage and said, "But I must remind you of this case...... Even if you take out that sign, you can't stop it. ”

"Good"

Aunt Xi only said one word, then turned and walked away.

The middle-aged man was stunned, it seemed that he didn't expect things to go so smoothly. And at this moment, he suddenly felt his body stiffen. The arm that was still holding the jade medal seemed to be fixed, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't let this arm down from mid-air.

For the first time in so many years, he had felt fear outside of the Pacification Envoy since he entered the Ouchi Guard. So when he looked at the old lame, he saw a sneer of disdain on the corner of the latter's mouth.

"If you want to, I'll pinch you to death now."

The old lame man sneered and said, "What I don't like the most is that the people in the public gate pretend to be, just a broken brand...... In my eyes, it's better than a piece of. ”

After he finished saying this, the jade plate in the middle-aged man's hand cracked open with a click.

The old lame man took a sip of his wine and turned to walk away.

It took him at least five steps before the middle-aged man was freed.

The old lame man paused, glanced back at the middle-aged man, and said in a very light but serious tone: "It's hard for me to understand how an idiot like you sat in the position of deputy pacification envoy, don't you have a brain?" Is a singing and dancing line protected by a nine-grade master really just a singing and dancing line? A woman who can summon a master of the nine grades, could it be an ordinary woman? Even if you don't use that brand, can you afford to mess with it? ”

"Everyone said a good word, not because she didn't dare to care, but because she didn't want to care about it."

After he said this, he paused again, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, he suddenly thought of it, and then said to the middle-aged man with a smile: "You guys are around the boy in that carriage to teach me a word...... He said he was more idiot than an idiot...... It's called stupid-. ”

At this moment, a loud curse came from the side of the carriage that was surrounded.

"Immeasurable fucking Tianzun, do you think cultivators are easy to bully? This Daoist Master tells you that I am a Taoist master who rushed to the imperial capital to be the invigilator of the Martial Arts Academy. If you offend me, believe it or not, I'll pull a bubble of so that you can't eat and walk around? Dare to search my car?! Have you blinded your dogs' eyes? ”

The middle-aged man's face changed, but he saw his subordinate Gao Tianbao running over quickly, his face was full of uneasiness and fear: "Big ...... Adult, there are only two people in the car...... It was the kid from the Cui family in Xiangcheng who drove the car, and he was ...... in the car Just a fat Taoist. ”

"Didn't you keep an eye on it all the way!"

"It's staring at ...... I don't know ...... people When are people gone......"