Chapter Twenty-Six: Return to Yanggu
Carrying the tangram on his back slowly, although he didn't dare to use force, he just gently held the shoulder of the tangram, but the elastic and silky touch under the silk was still clearly transmitted, the tangram leaned back, pulling Wu Zhi's shoulders with both hands, but the waist and abdomen were inevitably attached to Wu Zhi's back, Wu Zhi even felt the soft abdomen between the seven Qiao breaths and the gentle contact of his own back, a faint girl's fragrance surrounded Wu Zhi's side, Wu Zhi was embarrassed, and he was inevitably a little confused.
Coughing lightly, Wu Zhi said, "Is it okay for me to sing a song?" "It's the only way to avoid being too embarrassed. Qiqiao said "En".
At this time, he couldn't sing those songs of love and love, Wu Zhi thought about it and sang it indiscriminately, "There are only mothers in the world, and mothers' children are like treasures...... Wu Zhi has no relatives since he was a child, and his feelings such as "maternal love" can only be imagined, and this song is also his favorite hum in his empty "home". At first, Wu Zhi just chose this more familiar song at random, but after singing it, every time he sang this song, the indescribable loneliness came to his heart again, and the song became more and more desolate.
Qiqiao originally listened with a smile, but gradually his smile faded, patted Wu Zhi's back, and said softly: "Brother-in-law, you have an eldest sister and us, don't be sad!" â
Wu Zhi stopped singing and nodded slightly. I'm also blaming myself for getting old and thinking about these boring things.
"My brother-in-law sang a cheerful tune, but Fang Cai's tune was so miserable that I wanted to cry when I heard it."
Wu Zhi smiled. After thinking about it, he sang "Laughing Triumphantly". ââŚâŚ Laughing at the Hongchen people who don't always take wine as a pure mirror, I smile proudly, and laugh proudly, seeking a lifetime of happiness......"
Qiqiao giggled, "Brother-in-law is also free, come again!" â
Wu Zhi looked up and saw that he had come to the street. "I'll go and see if there are any carriages and horses." â
"Brother-in-law's back is quite comfortable, so it's good to carry Qiqiao back, I can work your king Chitose to carry all the way, and Qiqiao can be regarded as having face." Qiqiao laughed.
Wu Zhifang wants to say it's okay, but the carriage and horse don't know where to find it. Qiqiao sighed faintly: "Anyway, the cheapness has also been taken advantage of by my brother-in-law, what does it matter if I occupy more and occupy less......"
Wu Zhiqiang resisted the urge to throw Qiqiao out with his hand, "It's better to go find the carriage and horses!" â
Qiqiao smiled: "Brother-in-law is always so stingy, he can't joke!" Hurry up and be paralyzed, Lu Liutian is going to be dark, and if you don't go back, the eldest sister will be in a hurry! â
Sunset. Wu Zhi reluctantly carried Qiqiao on his back and walked towards the Quanzhou Mansion. On the way, Qiqiao gradually got tired, gently lay on Wu Zhi's back, and fell asleep......
After the news came from the capital that the Holy Lord planned to cut off trade with Goryeo, Wu Zhi was taken aback, living in later generations, he naturally knew that the economy of the Great Song Dynasty was so developed and that it had a lot to do with encouraging merchants, and it didn't matter if he repaired the Goryeo stick by himself, but it was not his original wish to be tired of the deterioration of the relationship between the Great Song Dynasty and Goryeo. Wu Zhi pondered for a long time, and put on a piece of music, to the effect that he asked the saint to calm the wrath of thunder. listed all kinds of disadvantages of making enemies with Goryeo, and pleaded guilty himself, and should not have a conflict with the king of Goryeo. Finally, the importance of developing the Navy was euphemistically raised. The Northern Song Dynasty has always paid little attention to the navy, although the shipbuilding technology is developed, and the tall building ships are unparalleled in the world, but most of them are merchant ships.
Wu Zhi has been in the Northern Song Dynasty for nearly a year and a half. I have a deep understanding of the various situations of the Great Song Dynasty, and I naturally have to use the hundreds of years of knowledge I have gained. Although I don't understand the details, I can make some suggestions in big aspects. At this time, the incident with Goryeo was an opportunity, and Wu Zhizhang listed several advantages of developing the navy, which could escort the Great Song caravan and show the prestige of the Great Song Dynasty overseas. Although there will not be any major breakthroughs in the development of the navy under today's gunpowder technology, it is always good to improve the navy one step earlier.
Wu Zhi had seen the Northern Song Dynasty weapons book of the martial arts agent Yao Xia, and knew that the development of gunpowder in the Northern Song Dynasty was still in the combustion stage, such as rockets, fireballs and other weapons. There is nothing you can do about it, you can only go with the flow. It's just that it is mentioned a little in the recital, and it seems that there is still a lot of room for improvement in the role of gunpowder on the battlefield, and I hope that the saint will select more such talents.
A few days later, the Holy Lord's decree arrived in Quanzhou, and the punishment for Wu Zhi was a fine of three months, after all, the king of Goryeo had a broken hand, and it seemed unreasonable not to punish the king. And Wang Chenggui, the king of Goryeo, ordered him to leave the Great Song Dynasty on the same day and asked Goryeo to send another envoy.
On the second day, Li Chenglai and Wu Zhi resigned, this time he wanted to escort His Royal Highness back to China, and persuaded Xuan Jing to go with him, although Xuan Jing was reluctant, but thought that he hadn't seen his grandparents for a long time, and he should go back to see it, so he responded. Zhongniu Wuzhi set up a banquet to see off Li Cheng Xuanjing, and Wu Zhi's song "Cheers, Friend" sang at the banquet and all the women cried, Xuanjing and Qiqiao hugged their heads and cried, and Li Cheng couldn't help sighing.
Saying goodbye to Xuan Jing in tears, returning to the Quanzhou Mansion, looking at the three daughters with red and swollen eyes, Wu Zhi sighed, and felt empty in his heart, I am afraid that sometimes I will not be able to hear Xuan Jing's gentle "teacher" voice. Thinking of Xuan Jing before leaving, she said to herself with tears, "Teacher, 1 (6) kwÎąŃ. (1) (6) tidy up, I will miss you!" Wu Zhi's heart churned again.
Qiqiao and Xuan Jing have the deepest relationship, and they have been back for a long time and sobbed from time to time. Since that day Wu Zhi returned to the mansion with Qiqiao on his back, the two were a little embarrassed to meet, who called Qiqiao to fall asleep and his whole body was lying on Wu Zhi's back, which really made Wu Zhi take advantage, Wu Zhi couldn't help but think of the two slippery white rabbits and his own intimate contact Qi Ni feeling when he saw Qiqiao, not to mention Qiqiao, who suddenly woke up and found himself in contact with Wu Zhi, so anxious that he almost fought with Wu Zhi. Both of them avoid each other these days and never speak when they meet.
At this time, Wu Zhi saw Qiqiao's heartbroken appearance, and couldn't help but persuade: "Didn't Xuan Jing say it, I'll be back in the next year, besides, we can also go to see Xuan Jing, and by the way, we can have a visit in Goryeo." â
Qiqiao wiped away her tears and sobbed, "That'...... That's going to ...... Wait...... Wait until when ......"
Look at Qiqiao's little flower face crying miserably. Wu Zhi said helplessly: "When you can't stand it anymore, let's go." â
"I ...... I think of her now......" Qiqiao looked pitiful.
Jin Lian walked over and gently hugged Qiqiao in her arms, and said distressedly: "Sister, don't cry, sister will accompany you to see Xuanjing in a few days." â
Qiqiao snuggled in Jin Lian's arms, nodded vigorously, hugged Jin Lianliu's waist with his backhand, leaned his head on Jin Lian's chest and wiped his tears, and rubbed Jin Lian's face red. Wu Zhi was dumbfounded, and said in his heart, Are you taking revenge on me?
In the Grand Canal near Yuncheng, there is an unusually ornate building boat moored.
On the second floor of the ship, Wu Zhi silently listened to Wang Jin's account of the robbery of the "Jewelry Gang", because the territory of the Great Song Dynasty was relatively stable, and it was rare for merchants to be robbed. Therefore, Wang Jin did not send a large number of people to escort him, after all, the Mu family gang had just gained a foothold in Jiangnan, and it was imperative to keep the business. Twenty capable guards were selected to pretend to be guards, and Li Ying was disguised as a businessman. casually loaded a boatload of medicinal herbs and went north along the canal, presumably no one would make a big deal for a boatload of medicinal herbs. Who knew that in the middle of the night, near Yuncheng, a cargo ship and a team of carriers that seemed to be salt barons had a dispute over the shipping lane. Later, Li Ying took a step back and asked those salt lords to go first. I thought it would be fine, but not long after I wanted to move forward, the cargo ship began to leak, so I had no choice but to sail back to the wharf near Yuncheng and ask someone to repair the cargo ship, but it was very troublesome to repair because of the damage to the hull, and I only stopped at the wharf for one night. The next morning, after eating, everyone was unconscious, and when they woke up, they found that all the jewels hidden in the medicinal herbs in the cabin were gone.
After Li Ying and others reported to the official. It is said that the repairer is a foreigner, whose origin is unknown, and no other clues can be found. Later, when he received Wu Zhi's order, he no longer went to the government to urge him to handle the case, anyway, how to urge Yuncheng County to deal with it. Gas. and he cannot declare the name of your king. First, you can't startle the snake, and the origin of hundreds of thousands of jewels of a noble king is a big problem, if you are grabbed by someone with a heart, Wu Zhi will not immediately become a greedy king's corpse?
Wu Zhi listened to Wang Jin's speech. Quickly turned his mind around, there is no doubt that Liang and the twenty neighbors are not in trouble, but these people have been following him but fighting,...... It's not like the coconut that floats close to the pomelo fundraising. It was definitely not because of the leakage of the rumors that the jewelry was robbed. The problem lies with the salt barons in the first place, and there is no doubt that they are the ones who are responsible for the cargo ship. Speaking of which, there are really no good men under him, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a thing. As for the later repair of the cargo ship, to Li Ying and others who were sweated and their jewels were taken away, I don't know if it was made by the salt lords. But it must have been the people who repaired the cargo ship who discovered the jewels that led to these incidents.
The biggest weakness of this group of people who transported jewelry this time is that they have no experience in the rivers and lakes, and those guards don't need to be mentioned, Li Ying used to be the owner of a certain Zhuangzi before, and then he was defeated before he joined the martial arts village. If there are good men who often move around the rivers and lakes, it is unlikely that the trick of sweat medicine will succeed, at least drink a few. can be split out, which is also the reason why Wang Jin said that it was improper to send people. However, if you really want to distinguish that it is a sweat medicine, I am afraid that it will harm the lives of Li Ying's twenty-one people. In fact, Wang Jin is not to blame for the matter, originally went north along the canal, and he would not have anything to do with the heroes of the rivers and lakes at all, and he could only blame himself for not being proficient in water-based subordinates.
Wu Zhi thought about it, first of all, he had to check from the salt owl, and then see if there was any news from Long Wu. His temporary identity can only be the head of the Mu Family Gang, that is, to get in touch with the local heroes, and to take the opportunity to find an opportunity to insert the Mu Family Gang into Shandong. And I have heard that there are many heroes in Shandong, so it is good to find more thugs by the way.
"Li Ying and the twenty guards stayed behind to help me do things, and you can take the rest back to Jiangnan." Wu Zhi commanded lightly.
Li Ying, who had been standing beside him with his head down with guilt on his face, heard Wu Zhi's words, raised his head with excitement, and said in a lost voice: "Lord Wang, can you still trust me?" â
Wu Zhi smiled: "Where you fall, you have to get up from there, how can I not believe my brother!" Good job this time! Don't lose my face! â
Li Shili nodded, choked up and speechless.
Wang Jin hesitated: "Chitose, there are too few people, there are many heroes in Shandong, there are many brave and ruthless people, Chitose Anru", "
Wu Zhi said: "Is there any wind and grass in the south of the Yangtze River?" â
Wang Jin nodded: "Wang Qing of Huaixi has already extended his tentacles into Jiangnan, and there are also several large and small salt gangs ready to move. â
Wu Zhi said: "That is to say, throw all the people here." Jiangnan, don't we want it? â
Wang Jin was still about to be persuaded, Wu Zhi waved his hand to stop him, "Don't forget my identity, I will show my identity at a critical moment, ask the local forbidden army to assist, and when the time comes, when I find out a large number of plans, I will naturally notify you to bring people with Wang Jin and said silently: "Chitose, don't put yourself in danger again!" â
Wu Zhi knew that he still had lingering feelings about the matter of Yuexizhuang. smiled and said: "Don't worry, this king will not be reckless!" He turned his head to Li Ying and said, "You wait to go back to Jiangnan first, ask An Daohui to change your dress, add some pits and pits to your face, and then change your clothes and sneak into Shandong to listen to my orders." "That day, Wu Zhi asked if An Daotong would be disfigured, seeing that Lao An on the Water Margin could help Song Jiang remove the gold seal on his face, Wu Zhi was naturally very interested, this is simply a plastic surgery expert in later generations. But this Antao is not so capable. Disguise is not possible, you can only simply change the face of the person. That's enough. Isn't that going to come in handy now?
Wu Zhi thought for a while and said, "If you want some medicine for me from Lao An again, I probably need to disguise myself too." But he remembered that he had met with Fang Layinu and Bai Sheng and others, and he was afraid that the batch of salt lords would have something to do with Chao Gai, so it was better to disguise.
Li Ying nodded again and again.
"Also, if you send more people to find Fang La's traces, if this old fox is not removed, I will always be a little worried!" Wu Zhi turned his head to Wang Jindao.
Wang Jin nodded, who said no, I didn't expect that after Fang La left, there would be no trace of his sister, and the government would be good. Whether it is the Mu family gang, they are almost digging three feet into the ground in Jiangnan, and they can't find his father and daughter. Fang Tianding, who was imprisoned in the state prison, was punished, and he recruited some secret strongholds of the local family that he knew, but he didn't find Fang La. It seems that Fang La must know his son's temperament and abandon all those strongholds.
Yanggu City looks lazy in winter. There are not many pedestrians on the street, and they are strolling leisurely. In the most luxurious private room of the Drunken Immortal Residence, Wu Zhi and Qiqiao sat by the window, and Wu Zhi removed the hat on his head. said with a smile: "Today, there are two mysterious Mr. Dou Lisa from Yanggu City, will Long Wu send someone to step on the plate?" Yanggu's ability to splash skin is really worth looking forward to! Qiqiao has a lot of ghost ideas, you can think of it. â
Qiqiao grinned and said proudly: "This girl is a genius, what is this little thing?" Beat the invincible Miss Tangram all over the Jiangnan ......"
Listening to Qiqiao's boasting and watching her gradually get rid of her longing for Xuanjing, Wu Zhi was also comforted. This time he only brought Qiqiao with him to Shandong, and Shi Xiu and the guards naturally stayed to protect Jin Lian. Wu Zhi is now very confident in Qiqiao's martial arts, and with his peerless sword, he can't encounter any danger in the future. It will take about ten days and a half months for Li Ying and the others to arrive, and it is better not to go to Yuncheng during this time, and it is best to find out the news by splashing skin. As for the Jiangnan officialdom, the king was naturally seriously ill again, and the matter of banqueting officials from both walks of life was completely ruined.
"Brother-in-law! What are you in a daze? The little tangram hand shook in front of Wu Zhi's eyes.
Wu Zhi smiled: "I'm thinking about Xuan Jing." Wu Zhi is laughing at her, Jiangnan heroes cry at every turn.
Qiqiao snorted, "Can't the hero cry?" Also, you promised me to accompany me to Goryeo to see Sister Xuanjing after this time, but you are not allowed to Laipi! â
Wu Zhi smiled bitterly, he was sad to see Qiqiao at the time, he just perfunctory her, it seemed that she was serious.
Qiqiao saw that Wu Zhi's smile was wrong, his face changed slightly, and said, "Brother-in-law, you didn't lie to me, right?" â
Wu Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "I was really comforting you that day, let's talk about it after this time, going to Goryeo is not just about going to the land." â
Qiqiao was slightly surprised, then smiled, picked up his little yellow hat on the table and played with it.
Wu Zhi said apologetically: "Unhappy? â
Qiqiao shook his head slightly, and said softly: "To be precise, this girl is a little happy." â
"Happy?" Wu Zhi was sure that he had heard correctly.
"Yes, I thought my brother-in-law would definitely agree to it. Unexpectedly, this time my brother-in-law was honest and didn't lie to Qiqiao. Hmph, even if you still have a little conscience, otherwise you will be miserable. "Clever smiled mischievously.
Only then did Wu Zhi know that Qiqiao wanted to set himself up, so if he perfunctory her again, he didn't know what ghost ideas she would have to deal with him when the matter was done.
glared at her: "You're smart!" â
Qiqiao stuck out his tongue and said, "Anyway, since my brother-in-law didn't lie to Qiqiao." Qiqiao will help my brother-in-law sweep Shandong and turn it on his back! â
Wu Zhi nodded with satisfaction, this sound quite comfortable. However, looking at Qiqiao's triumphant little appearance, he still couldn't help but say: "I just hope that the heroes of Shandong don't sell fruit fields!" â
Qiqiao was slightly stunned, he already understood what Wu Zhi meant, and he was angry when he remembered what happened that day, and as soon as he chased out of the alley, a young child ran to him, and he jumped lightly. But I didn't want to turn a fruit cart at the foothold, and it happened that I had just fallen, and I knocked myself over, which was really unlucky. Fang wanted to explain, but suddenly remembered the embarrassing incident that happened later, and his little face turned red, "You still say!" âŚâŚ I'm! Qiqiao shouted angrily.
Wu Zhi regretted it after speaking, didn't he open this pot and mention which pot? Awkward smile. Turn your head away.
Both of them fell silent and looked out the window at Yanggu City. The food had already been used, and he had been rewarded with some more money, so he was ordered not to disturb him, so Wu Zhi wanted to see what method Long Wu's splash used to find out his origin, or if he would not pay attention to the two of them at all, then Long Wu would need to be repaired.
"Brother-in-law, what are you doing these things for? The Mu family gang, splashing to find out the news, and Wujiazhuang, how can I add ...... Please don't understand your thoughts. If it is said that for the sake of money, you, as a king, do not need such trouble, for the sake of power? I don't see you going to make friends with the big people in the capital...... "Qiqiao breaks the silence."
Wu Zhi was about to talk nonsense, when there was a commotion outside, "Boss Lin." Can't my friends in Longwudi sit in your Tianzi No. 1 room? â
Wu Zhi smiled slightly, Long Wu came.
"Fifth brother, look at what you said, you can come to give me face for Fat Lin. Don't talk about the No. 1 room of Tianzi, even if the fifth brother of Drunken Xianju said to take it, I won't frown, but there are really guests today! Fifth brother, just be considerate of me, we can't rush guests! â
Lin Fatzi's mouth was getting more and more slippery, and Wu Zhi put on a hat and motioned for Qiqiao to put it on as well.
As soon as the door of the private room opened, Long Wu and a few strong men walked in, and Lin Fatzi followed behind, looking nervous.
Long Wu looked at Wu Zhi and the others carefully, and his face suddenly changed, he had been by Wu Zhi's side for many years, and Wu Zhi's demeanor and demeanor were deeply rooted in his mind. Goodbye to the girl in a yellow shirt next to her. Long Wu waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go out, but Lin Fatzi hesitated slightly, and he was already carried out by the big man.
Long Wu closed the door, turned around and bowed and said, "May I ask ......" Before he was 100% sure, he naturally couldn't see the big gift.
Wu Zhi took off his hat and said with a smile: "How about the news I asked you to inquire about?" â
Long Wu hurriedly saluted the two, stood up and said: "Lord Wang, there has been no big wind and grass on the ground in Shandong these days, and I haven't heard that there are more than 1,000 large jewelry transactions, and Yuncheng County is even calmer."
"Where's Chao Gai? What did you hear from him? Wu Zhi asked.
"Chao Gai is the Baozheng of Dongxi Village, but he has a lot of villagers, and he has a ......close relationship with Zhu Quan and Lei Heng of Yuncheng County."
Wu Zhi interrupted him, "Do you know which heroes are among his subordinates?" â
Long Wu shook his head and said, "This little one really can't be found. â
Wu Zhi sighed, splashing skin and heroes are still two worlds, and he can only inquire about official affairs by splashing skin.
"But a few days ago, half a month before the prince's letter came, Song Zhusi of Yuncheng County repeatedly entered and exited Dongxi Village, which is a little strange."
Wu Zhi suddenly became interested and asked, "Song Zhuji?" Is it called Song Jiang? Black black chubby? â
Long Wu nodded: "The little one hasn't seen him either, I heard from the people of Yuncheng that this is indeed the case." â
Wu Zhi laughed, it's funny, according to the day, it seems to be the time for him to report to the official after the robbery. Wu Zhi pondered for a while and said, "What else did Yuncheng County do half a month ago?" â
Long Wudao: "There is nothing else, Yuncheng is not a big place, there are few shops, and we have few people there, if it weren't for Song Jiang's fame in Yuncheng, I'm afraid he won't be noticed when he goes to Dongxi Village." â
Wu Zhi nodded and said, "Let's talk about the situation in Yuncheng County." â
"Yuncheng County Commander Shi Wenbin, for the official impropriety, has a close relationship with Bai Xiuying, a female actress who was exiled to Yuncheng Goolan in the capital. However, the two head catchers in Yuncheng County are very good, and our manpower began to suffer from the two of them, but fortunately, Shi Wenbin's door was opened later, and he barely gained a foothold in Yuncheng. â
Wu Zhi asked, "What about Song Jiang?" Does he have Xiaomi...... Ah, is the concubine called Yan's mother-in-law? â
Long Wu looked admiring, "The prince is really clever, thousands of miles away can be unpredictable prophets, and the little ones are so impressed that they throw themselves to the ground!" â
Wu Zhi smiled: "Your sycophant kung fu is on the rise?" â
Long Wu hurriedly said: "Long Wu is telling the truth......"
Qiqiao, who had not spoken, couldn't help but glance at Wu Zhi, "Brother-in-law has taken a fancy to someone else's concubine?" â
Wu Zhi was stunned and said, "How can you say this?" â
Qiqiao snorted: "Don't admit it yet!" If you don't like people, how can you know things thousands of miles away, and I haven't seen you care so much about anyone on weekdays! â
Wu Zhixin said that this is not a great injustice? But I can't explain it.
"Lord Wang, please rest assured! Turning around, Long Wu led people to snatch Miss Yan for the prince, a little charge, and the prince took a fancy to his concubine, which was his blessing! Forgive him for not daring to say anything! Long Wu said with an excited face. He naturally thought that Wu Zhi would never forget it after seeing Yan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and at this time, of course, he wanted them to share their worries for the prince.
Wu Zhi slapped the table angrily: "Nonsense! What do I want her to do? Long Wu, if you dare to influence this king's plan, don't blame me for asking for your head! â
Long Wu shrank his neck in fright, "The little one doesn't dare." "But in my heart, I scolded myself for being confused, talking nonsense in front of the tangram girl, isn't this uncomfortable? Besides, the prince is a private service this time, and it seems that he has something big to do, so naturally he can't show his identity. Well, it seems that there is a way to get Yan's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to secretly sacrifice to the prince, and the prince is just a princess, and to say that this prince is no different from an ascetic! I think it's because the prince's vision is too high, and now it's hard to fall in love with a famous woman, if you can't do this little thing for the prince's Lilisuo, then just buy a piece of tofu and die.