Volume 5 South of the Clouds Chapter 116 Revisiting the Old Place
The moon had risen to the sky, the river was shining with white light, but the wharf was full of fog, and the boat was about to open, but Gao Zhandao was unable to get on the boat.
"Otherwise, I'll look for it!"
Wang Bing stood up, he had just walked to the hatch but was stopped by Li Qing, "Jiazhou is so big, where are you going to find it?" What if you just left and he came back? ”
Wang Bing thought about it and it made sense, and returned to his seat, Jiazhou was assassinated, Yu Chengjie suffered a few minor injuries, and needed to be calmed down, Wang Bing proposed to go to Yibin to heal, where the place is small and there is a Min gang rudder, the assassin is not easy to hide, Qingping official Zhao Quandeng agreed with his suggestion, but somehow, Gao Zhandao suddenly disappeared, and he was still nowhere to be seen.
Nan Jiyun was born with a pair of eagle eyes, he had been staring at the thick fog, the cold light in his eyes flickered, at this time, he pointed ahead and smiled: "He's here, I saw it." ”
Everyone looked in the direction of his finger, only to see the gray mist on the dock, what kind of figure, all complained about him for deceiving people, Nan Jiyun only smiled silently, and after a while, a black shadow appeared in the fog, everyone was amazed by Nan Jiyun's divine eyes, there was an exclamation in the cabin, Nan Jiyun twisted three strands of black beard in his hand, and smiled proudly, his eyes slanted slightly, only to see Wu Xingsu sitting on the corner but expressionless, these two people are both arrow masters, sympathizing with each other, but secretly competing.
Nan Jiyun's task was only to escort him to Jiazhou, but Li Qing had to take him to Nanzhao with him, so he had no choice but to order the deputy general to lead the army back and accompany Li Qing to the south.
Footsteps on the deck 'Knock knock!' When he saw Li Qing, he said apologetically: "I went to look for those two missing brothers, I'm late, I'm really sorry!" ”
"Did you find it?"
Gao Zhandao shook his head, his eyes a little gloomy.
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Several large ships 'squeaked and quacked' left the Jiazhou wharf and sailed downstream, and after a while, a small passenger boat appeared in the fog and quietly followed.
Yu Chengjie's cabin is on the upper floor, the cabin is not big, only two beds can be placed, the light is soft, flowing with a faint smell of medicine, Yu Chengjie is lying on the bed in shorts, the upper body is still wearing the silver-gray tight short coat, a young woman with surprisingly white skin is holding a small bowl, is carefully applying medicine to the wound on his shoulder, Zhao Quandeng sat beside him, his thin face was a little haggard, his eyes flickered, and he seemed worried.
Zhao Quandeng waved his hand, "If you take good medicine, go down first!" The woman hurriedly packed up her things and was about to go down, but Yu Chengjie reached out and touched her buttocks, and a lewd smile appeared on her face.
Zhao Quandeng shook his head when he saw this, and persuaded: "Chengjie, when you ascend the throne, don't you have women?" If the husband wants to succeed, he will not be in these few days, so you can bear with it for the time being! Otherwise, this problem will kill you, look at today, Ge Luofeng is taking advantage of your problem. ”
Yu Chengjie seemed to be extremely disgusted with this name, and said disdainfully: "Most of the ministers of the country support me, and now the Tang Dynasty also supports me, the thief dog jumped over the wall in a hurry, so he wanted to use the despicable means of assassins to get rid of me and blame the Tang Dynasty, now I have learned a lesson, how can I give him another chance, and when I return to Taihe City, that is, his end, master, I see that you are too worried." ”
Zhao Quandeng saw his carelessness, and couldn't help but remind: "When we came out, although the prince was not in good spirits, he was still in good health, why did his body begin to deteriorate after only a month, Chengjie, don't you think it's strange?" ”
Although Yu Chengjie was lustful and greedy, he was not stupid, and immediately understood the master's words, "Master, are you saying that my father was the thief.
Zhao Quandeng turned around and locked the door, and said in a low voice: "I even suspect that His Highness's rapid deterioration in health over the years is also related to him, so if you can find evidence to prove that he has bad intentions, he will be spurned by the Nanzhao people, and the position of Nanzhao must be you!" ”
Yu Chengjie was overjoyed, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was unlikely, with Ge Luofeng's caution, how could he be caught by the evidence, and the joy on his face turned into disappointment.
Zhao Quandeng understood his thoughts, and a sinister smile appeared in his eyes, "If you can't catch him with evidence, then make a proof for him, isn't it the same?" ”
Yu Chengjie suddenly realized and praised sincerely: "It's still the master's master." ”
Zhao Quandeng smirked, "I already have a plan, but I still need to find a substitute ghost." ”
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From Jiazhou to Yibin Shunshui, it only takes half a day's work, and when the sky is cloudy, the fleet gradually approaches the Yibin County wharf.
Gradually, there are more and more houses on the shore, and Li Qing is also nervous, he ordered the fleet to bypass the cargo wharf and dock at the old wharf, and divide passengers and goods, this is the rule he set, but this rule seems to be outdated, the old wharf is mixed with passengers and cargo, and the ships are horizontal and messy.
"On board is an embassy of the imperial court?"
A small boat is coming, there is a black fat head in his early forties standing at the bow, he is the second uncle of the county order, named Lu Er, he is a splash in the township, his brother-in-law got the way, he also followed the ascension to heaven, and he shook his head to become the head of Yibin County, specifically collecting money for his brother-in-law, he came out early in the morning to intercept the boat and charge, but saw the three big guys to dock, remembering his brother-in-law's repeated advice, these two days there is a court mission to Nanzhao passing by, don't get into trouble, he saw that the ship was full of samurai with swords, and he didn't dare to provoke, so he quickly ordered one person to go back to report the news, But he greeted him, if it was really a court mission, then Xiangguo and Shangshu would see it
Eye, maybe what kind of county order should be sealed, wouldn't it be better than drinking other people's scraps.
But the big boat seemed to disdain to explain anything to him, the huge hull brushed the boat, and sailed directly into the dock, not long after, Yibin County Ma County Ling rushed to hear the news, this is an old man with gray hair, with a huge rosacea, after decades of Jinshi, but finally moved the examiner last year, and admitted him exceptionally, but he has ten years, it is time to retire, Li Longji in order to reward him for serving the court, he pointed out the real lack of a Yibin County county order, let him have an official addiction, maybe he himself also knows that the time is not long, The decades-long thirst for money and power will come out in a few months.
Although it is not a mission of the imperial court, but it is also a high-standard foreign guest, the newly completed pavilion in this county is magnificent, just for them to live, although the county order is ruthless in making money, but not stupid, he knows that the county order wants to extend the position for a few more years, then someone has to give the court good words for himself, this pavilion post will have the superior of the inspection to live, naturally it takes a lot of effort to do it, these superiors say that they want to be sympathetic to the people's feelings, but if they really let them experience the people's livelihood, I am afraid that their black yarn hat will be lost faster.
So in order to leave a good impression of the inspection of the superiors, he spent a lot of money to build a new pavilion, of course, this is not his money, it is voluntarily donated by the people, and the extra money can not be distinguished from A, B, C, D, and can't be returned, so he laughed and accepted it.
But Ma Xian Ling did not meet the predecessor Li County Ling, Li Qing had already taken more than a dozen of his men to the new dock before his arrival, and at dawn, Gongming Fang was unusually quiet, almost all the shops were not open, only two red lanterns hung in front of the inn, indicating that the guests were not full. Walking slowly on the road, everything has not changed, so familiar that his eye sockets are sour, and when he walked to the crossroads, he saw that Zhao Tuo's Sanduo Restaurant had disappeared, and there seemed to have been a fire, and there were two piles of blackened wood on the original site.
Li Qingxin was surprised and wanted to find a pedestrian to ask, but after waiting for a long time, he didn't see anyone.
"General, there seems to be someone in the God of Wealth Temple over there!"
A soldier's eyes were sharp, and he found that there seemed to be someone burning incense in the Temple of God of Wealth at the end, Li Qing suddenly thought of Kong Fangdaoren, his old friend, isn't he just here to be the host?
"Let's go! Let me take a look. ”
He quickly entered the Temple of Wealth with a group of subordinates, the incense has blackened the walls, the stone slabs on the ground have also been trampled, there are two large incense burners in the courtyard, and a few foolish women who get up early are burning incense, but they don't seem to be begging for worship to Zhao Gongming in the main hall, but to the side hall, which makes Li Qing feel a little strange, he remembers that there is a statue in this side hall that seems to be molded according to his appearance, is there anything that can't be changed.
He approached the side hall, and saw that the name of the hall had been changed from the original Li Gong Hall to the palace, and then he suddenly realized, it turned out that it was for Guanyin, no wonder the woman burned incense, but it seemed that the Bodhisattva was offered in the side hall.
He walked in, and saw a large iron box that collected money, which was tied to an iron stake by a wrist-thick chain, and looked up, but saw that the Bodhisattva's whole body was black and shiny, especially the lower body was shiny, and then took a closer look, the oil was actually touched by someone's hand, Li Qingxin laughed, if there is really a Bodhisattva in the sky, knowing that he was so light, I am afraid that he jumped into the Yellow River and could not wash it.
"General, this god looks a bit like you!"
It was the sharp-eyed soldier who was the first to find the clue, and then the other soldiers shouted one after another, saying that this god was indeed like him, Li Qingxin secretly screamed that it was not good, carefully identified, his mouth was wide open, and his chin was about to fall, isn't this god the statue of Li Gong that the businessmen made up of money? At that time, it was snow-white, how did it become like this?
His eyes rolled twice, and he explained to the soldiers with a dry smile: "It's a coincidence, it's a bit like me, hehe!" ”
"In that case, smash it! Dare to use the appearance of my general. A dozen soldiers shouted noisily, and drew their waist knives to cut it down.
At this time, an old Taoist priest hurriedly ran from the inside, and when he saw that the soldiers were about to do it, he hurriedly gave his hands over, "Ladies and gentlemen, you can't smash it, this is the statue that the people of Yibin County sculpted to commemorate the former county order, don't believe it, there is still his name there, if it is smashed, the people of Yibin County will be angry." ”
When the soldiers saw the name on it, they all came back to their senses, turned their heads to Li Qing and said, "General, this seems to not only look like you, but also have the same name as you." A few soldiers couldn't help it, covering their mouths and secretly hiding in the corner of the wall and laughing.
The old way of talking is naturally Kong Fang, Li Qing squinted at him, eager to strangle him to death, at this time Kong Fang also recognized that the ironclad general in front of him was his former apprentice Li Qing, he was extremely surprised, "Huh! Aren't you Li Qing? When did I go to the army again? ”
But seeing that he didn't answer himself, but stared behind him with an angry face, Kong Fang looked back at the greasy statue, touched the back of his head, and smiled embarrassedly: "Somehow, many women touched you, and they got pregnant, which was very effective, and the result became more and more widespread, and the women in this radius of a hundred miles came to touch, and there were not many people who went to the Temple of the God of Wealth to burn incense, so I made the decision on my own, changed the name of the temple to the temple, and changed your statue to send God." ”
Speaking of this, it was useless to explain anything, and more than a dozen soldiers looked at their black and shiny lower bodies, and couldn't help it anymore, and laughed together.