After careful search by Song Bing, a total of more than 20 ships were dug out of the bilges, and the owners and all the shipwrights of these cargo ships were tied up and escorted to the shore.

The Song Dynasty relied on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to communicate the north and south, and needed to transport a large amount of grain and materials every year, and of course, Huashigang, so river transportation was developed.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and because there are often disputes when transporting goods, and the government does not care about these things, these shipowners and shipwrights spontaneously form associations and help each other.

After some interrogation, it became clear that most of these shipowners and boatmen were from the Dahe Gang, because Hangzhou Port had nowhere to escape, so their gang leader Pan Wenlong did not escape this time, and was also arrested by the Song soldiers.

Cai You, who was full of anger, came to Pan Wenlong, the leader of the Dahe Gang in his forties and with a sturdy body, and scolded loudly: "Rat-eyed people, how can these star-fighting people interfere in the major affairs of the imperial court?" Today, you and others dared to plot privately, trying to harm the imperial court officials and delay the military plane. Come on, cut them all! ”

According to Song Law, the verdict and murder are the affairs of the Criminal Department, but what Pan Wenlong and others of the Dahe Gang did today did interfere in the major affairs of the military aircraft.

Besides, the pigtails that escaped a few days ago were still caught in Cai You's hands, so Tan Zhizhou and the others did not dare to say anything about their decision, and hurriedly ordered Song Bing to execute these hundreds of shipwrights and shipowners on the spot.

Seeing that the Song soldiers of the brigade came behind the people kneeling on the ground, and pulled out the long knife at their waists in unison, Li Nan suddenly stopped in a loud voice: "Wait!" ”

Among the people present, Cai You, who came from Tokyo City, was a young master with the highest official position, but he did not have the slightest confidence when facing the strong Chinese Empire.

Seeing Li Nan speak, Cai You hurriedly signaled Tan Zhizhou to suspend the execution and wait for this to speak for the imperial general.

Li Nan slowly walked to the boatman who was kneeling on the ground and waiting for death, walked back and forth a few times, and finally stopped in front of Pan Wenlong, looked at him and said: "Just now Young Master Cai said that you are short-sighted, and General Ben saw that many of you showed disapproval, but did you think that what you did was right?" ”

Now that the incident has happened, it is a dead end anyway, Pan Wenlong, the leader of the Dahe Gang, looked at Li Nan with his head raised and said: "Your southern country has repeatedly invaded the territory of my Great Song Dynasty, and now you have resorted to some tricks to aid the Song Dynasty and resist Jin, but it is a pity that no one in the court has seen through your conspiracy." Although we are from a reckless background, we also know that we are loyal to the monarch and patriotic, and Lao Tzu and his brothers will not let your plan succeed even if they give up their lives! ”

"Hehehe." Li Nan stroked his palms and smiled: "I didn't expect Gang Master Pan to be a hot-blooded man who cares about his family and country. ”

Pan Wenlong stiffened his neck and said: "I have thousands of people in the Great Song Dynasty, and there are many people who are willing to shed their blood for the Great Song Dynasty, and Pan is just one of them!" ”

"What Brother Pan said is reasonable, but he is disrespectful." After hearing his words, Li Nan not only did not get angry and angry, but instead praised him with a fist.

Li Nan's actions and words surprised Tan Zhizhou, as well as those Song Bing and Pan Wenlong and others, they didn't expect this general in the power of the empire to have such an unexpected performance, especially the face of the young master Cai You.

After praising Pan Wenlong, Li Nan changed his words and continued: "It is really an indisputable fact that my Chinese Empire invaded the territory of your Song Kingdom, but it seems that these territories were not the Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's back then, right?" ”

"Zhao Kuangyin won the throne from the orphans and widows of the Chai family and this great river and mountain, all dynasties and dynasties have been able to live in it, and now my Chinese Empire has obtained these from the hands of the Zhao family, may I ask Brother Pan, what is wrong with this?"

Hearing that Li Nan actually mentioned the name of Emperor Taizu, many Song officials present were about to say the presumptuous words in their mouths, but seeing that Cai You did not say anything to stop them, they also swallowed them back.

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Li Nan continued: "The Song State is surrounded by wolves, but from the monarch to the minister, they do not know how to make great efforts, but they are indulged in pleasure, so that the internal corruption is unbearable, and the army is vulnerable. ”

Speaking of this, Li Nan pointed at Pan Wenlong and asked, "You keep saying that it is a conspiracy for our empire to send troops to aid the Song State. Then let me ask, now that the two armies of the Jin Kingdom have invaded, what does the Jin people have to do with our empire when they break through the city of Tokyo? What does the Jin people have to do with our empire when they kill you? Wouldn't it be better for our Chinese Empire to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to divide the northern and southern territories of your Song Kingdom with the Jinren? ”

Thinking of the invasion of the two Jin soldiers in the north, and the six royal legions of the Chinese Empire in the south attacking the Song Dynasty, that terrifying picture naturally appeared in the minds of the people present, so regardless of the army and civilians, they were all drenched in cold sweat.

Li Nan's several questions, Pan Wenlong couldn't answer, Tan Zhizhou couldn't answer, Cai You couldn't answer, and there was a strange silence on the dock for a while.

After half a ring, Pan Wenlong, who was kneeling on the ground, asked with a puzzled expression: "General Huo Huo, are you really here to help my Song State resist the Jin soldiers this time?" ”

"Of course." Li Nan said slowly: "The emperor of my empire was originally a Song person, although he was dissatisfied with the rule of the Zhao family and looked down on the faces of the six thieves, but you, the thousands of people of the Song Kingdom, are innocent. Therefore, our emperor Li Nancai quickly gathered troops and horses, and ordered General Ben to lead his troops north to resist the iron cavalry of the Jin State for you. ”

The facts are in front of us, and now the situation in the Chinese Empire and the Song Kingdom is also clear and known to everyone in the world.

The Chinese Empire was strong and strong, and its firearms were extremely sharp, and the surrounding countries that were shocked did not dare to move lightly, and if they wanted to, they could attack the Song State at any time.

And look at the Song State again, the situation is terrible, first experienced several defeats in the north and south, the loss of troops and generals, and then there was the invasion of the Western Xia army, the master finally led the army to beat the Western Xia people back to their hometown, but I didn't expect the Jin soldiers to invade again. It can be said that the current Song Guo is like a weak child, full of flaws, and anyone can bully him.

After some rebuttal, Li Nan used the situation and reality to convince everyone.

Pan Wenlong and those boatmen who belonged to the Dahe Gang originally thought that they had done a good deed for the country and the people, but at this time they found that this was a stupid thing that delayed the pace of reinforcements, and they couldn't help but feel ashamed.

The people of the rivers and lakes are wrong, right is right, Pan Wenlong is also a well-known man, and immediately said calmly: "The criminals blamed General Huo for their mistakes and delayed the major military aircraft of the Song and Chinese countries, and they are willing to be punished here!" ”

"I'm willing to accept it!" Many boatmen also said guiltily.

In Li Nan's eyes, Pan Wenlong and these shipwrights, although they came from humble backgrounds, their patriotic heart was far more noble than the high-ranking Huizong Zhao Ji and the six thieves, how could he see these people die in front of him?

"Young Master Cai, now it is the most important thing to send our army north to resist the Jin soldiers, if you kill them, there is a lack of so many boatmen, I am afraid that you will not be able to find skilled people to replace them for a while, how about letting them treat their crimes and make meritorious contributions?"