Did this guy see a flaw? Xu Qinglian's heart jumped suddenly, but her face still looked very calm, and she smiled and said: "Lord Xu, you noble people forget things, you remember people wrong, we have always had such people in this station, but they have never changed." ”

"Maybe I don't remember really. But...... This lord, you really have some methods, as soon as we have so many people, this post station can actually prepare all the wine and food in a short time, it is really admirable, no wonder my family Qian always wants to show your talents to Wei Guogong. The other party suddenly said with a smile on his face.

This made Xu Qinglian's face stiffen, she did do things too thoughtfully! With the efficiency of such a small inn, it would take an hour or two for so many guests to suddenly come and greet them all. But in order to get it as soon as possible, he immediately ordered someone to take out all the things he had prepared earlier, which is indeed a problem.

But soon, as soon as he turned his eyes, he gave an explanation: "This is because the lower officials heard a mention from the guests who came from the south as early as noon today, saying that there was an official army that would escort the prisoners through here, so he ordered people to prepare early." ”

"I see, my lord is really a conscientious person, I admire it." The other party seemed to be persuaded by his reason, smiled and nodded, and turned to leave. Seeing that he finally stopped asking, Xu Qinglian finally breathed a sigh of relief, this guy is so troublesome, if he is chased and asked like this again, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not show flaws.

But before he could finish his breath, the man suddenly turned around again and looked at him with a smile: "By the way, I remember something again......

"But what?" Xu Qinglian subconsciously replied. I saw the man look into his eyes and said: "I really remember wrong, I really don't know this post station up and down, and the post city here is not surnamed Jin." Dare to ask my lord, why did you say that Jin Yicheng was dismissed just now? ”

Xu Qinglian's face suddenly sank, knowing that she was still in the other party's way, and was seen to be wrong, and when she opened her mouth, she didn't know what to answer.

And at this moment, a soldier on the side who was just about to get up suddenly softened and fell to the ground with a thud. When his companions saw it, they couldn't help but sneer: "Li Da, you have a small amount of wine, and you are actually drunk after only two bowls." While teasing, he got up and went to help the other party.

Unexpectedly, under this movement, this person's body was also weak, and in an exclamation, he also fell down with a thud...... Then, someone in the hall noticed the abnormality of his body one after another, and when his hands trembled, the bowls and chopsticks fell one after another, and he cried out indistinctly: "What's going on?" Why can't I move? ”

"Me too...... Could it be that there is something wrong with this drink? Soon, someone woke up, and everyone's eyes were on Xu Qinglian and the other White Lotus Sect disciples, the general wanted to have a seizure, but his hand couldn't even touch the handle of the knife on his waist, so he could only stare at his round eyes and scream in a hoarse throat: "Who are you?" ”

Seeing this scene, Xu Qinglian, who was still a little flustered, laughed: "Don't panic, everyone, I just want to ask you for a few things, because I am afraid that you will not will, so I have to make this decision." ”

At this time, except for the people of the White Lotus Sect in the hall, only the military man who was talking to Xu Qinglian was still standing. His face suddenly became solemn: "Sure enough, you are not from this post station, you are here to deal with us!" ”

"You were careful enough that you didn't drink. However, this is not the big picture, everyone else has drunk, and you are alone......" He just sneered, full of disdain.

As if to prove that what he said was true, there was a movement of people turning on their backs outside, mixed with the panicked exclamations of the soldiers: "What's going on?" Why can't I move? ”

"You are the rebels of the White Lotus Sect, right?" The military man on the opposite side was still calm at this time, and he didn't see much panic, just stared at Xu Qinglian and asked.

"Yes, you must know why we're here, right?" While speaking, Xu Qinglian handed over a look, and some of her subordinates showed up the hidden weapons. Nearly half of them surrounded the soldier, and the remaining half went out and rushed straight to the prisoner cart parked over there: "Sect Master, we are here to save you!" ”

At the same time, a cold light flashed in Xu Qinglian's hand, and a short sword slipped out of his sleeve, stabbing straight into the throat of the military man in front of him like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, this person will be the first target he wants to get rid of!

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Under the same night sky, another story is happening.

On the canal, two official ships were slowly moving towards the north, which was the ship that set off from Nanjing to escort the White Lotus Sect leader Xu Ziyang.

Because the terrain is high in the north and low in the south, the water of this canal also flows from north to south. However, compared to other rivers, the flow here is significantly slower. In addition, it is summer now, and the southeast monsoon is blowing, so as long as the person who is good at handling the boat fiddles, with the help of the wind, the boat can still go north smoothly without the help of the slender man.

These two official ships were obviously operated by old men who were proficient in the way of canal boating, so the boat was moving steadily and quickly, even at night, there was no intention of slowing down or stopping at the shore to rest a little.

On the boat in front of him, an officer patted the bare spine man next to him with a face full of folds and only a pair of calf pants with a full face: "Old man, you really have a hand." Originally, I was afraid that there would be some delay, but after listening to your words, this ship is too safe. ”

"General Jing praised it falsely, and the small one just has the ability to be on the stage. Our Cao Gang has been able to reassure the court for so many years, isn't it just this hand? Lao Fang smiled and said modestly.

"That's right. After so many years, having your Cao Gang help us send things from the canal to the north is indeed fast and steady, and the credit is really not small. This time, if the prisoners are delivered to the capital safely and on schedule, you will definitely benefit from them. General Jing was so happy that he couldn't help but make a promise.

The old man hurriedly thanked him: "The little one thanked the general and Wei Guogong for our helper." But to be honest, we don't really have anything we want, as long as we can keep it as it is in the future, so that our brothers in the Cao Gang do not have nothing to eat, we are grateful. ”

"What do you mean by that?" General Jing asked with some puzzlement.

"Didn't the general realize that there were so many fewer boats on this canal now than there used to be?"

"Huh? Listening to what you said, there is really such a thing......" General Jing thought for a while, then nodded and said: "I said that why did you go so smoothly in the past two days, it turned out that there were fewer boats on the canal." What is the reason for this? ”

Lao Fang's face was pale: "It's not all caused by the shipping that has only risen in recent years. Now many places in the south of the Yangtze River have taken the sea route to send things directly to Shandong, which is much faster than us taking the canal, and the sea ships are loaded with more goods than our ships walking on the canal, so the business of our Cao Gang has plummeted. Nowadays, many brothers are about to have nothing to do, especially those who pull fiber on both sides, and they are almost unable to open the pot at home. ”

He said that with the rise of shipping, the canal that used to flow endlessly has indeed been neglected, which is also the pain brought about by the changes of the times. In this regard, Lu Jin, the initiator, naturally will not know, and even if he really knows that there is such a thing, he may not feel uncomfortable. Because he knows very well that this is the price of the development of the times, and there is nothing in the world that can satisfy everyone.

In such a state matter, of course, General Jing, a martial artist, could not have anything to say, so he just smiled and comforted the other party: "This problem can always be solved by thought, and you don't have to worry too much." And with your old man's means, even if others have nothing to eat, you will always have a way out. No matter how bad it is, you can come to the Wei Guogong Mansion to find us in the future, I think Wei Guogong will definitely give you a decent errand. ”

"yes, I don't have to worry about it." The old man replied in a low voice, but there was a hint of confusion in his eyes when he looked ahead.

Patting him on the shoulder, General Jing didn't say anything more, and turned around and went into the cabin to drink. The old man, on the other hand, continued to stand on the bow of the ship like a stone sculpture, looking forward from afar, as if waiting for it.

After moving forward for another half an hour, a boatman turned around and shouted to the old man: "Boss Fang, the current is much stronger before that, it rained and there is an undercurrent two days ago, should we slow down the speed of the boat?" ”

"No, keep moving forward, the wind is just right now, otherwise once the wind is light, we will have a hard time moving forward." The old party immediately denied.

"But now it's dark...... If something goes wrong, it's not easy to deal with. Someone said worriedly.

"Afraid of what? I've made hundreds of trips to this canal, what could go wrong? What's more, there can't be any more ships on the opposite side of the night, can something happen? Just move forward! ”

The boss said so, and the boatmen naturally did not want to object again, so they continued to adjust the sails and continued to accelerate forward with the wind.

But after they had been walking for a while, in the darkness ahead, rows of bamboos rushed straight down the somewhat turbulent river like galloping horses. Under the cover of the night, no one will notice their appearance, let alone see that the heads of these bamboos are completely sharpened!

A moment later, a group of bamboos and two official ships that were facing each other collided head-on......

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I thought I couldn't see the moon today, but I didn't expect God to take care of it, and I could actually see the full moon hanging high.

By the way, today is only the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I actually ignored that it is still the most important day of the week to ask for tickets. So take advantage of Monday to ask for a recommendation ticket.,Round recommendation vote.,There's wood.。。。