At three o'clock on the second day, Shen Qinglong was wrapped in black linen, and alone, he secretly left the Shen Mansion in a carriage from the back door, and drove straight to the dock.

There were people coming and going on the dock, and in a secluded place on the southwest side of the dock, Shen Qinglong got out of the carriage alone, looked down and looked around, and walked towards a canopy boat.

The rocker was a young black-faced man, dressed in a short black suit, with strong muscles faintly visible. He was sitting on the bow of the wooden boat with his head bowed.

As if sensing that someone was coming, he shook his hand impatiently, and said angrily without raising his head: "This ship doesn't bring people, let's go find other ships!" ”

Shen Qinglong lifted the corner of the black linen, exposed his cheeks, smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "What, don't I bring it either?" ”

Hearing this, the black-faced man hurriedly got up and said, "Second ......"

"Shhhhh

The black-faced man reacted immediately, looked around with his eyes slipped, and dodged out of the way.

Shen Qinglong also turned around and glanced at it, then stepped on the wooden boat and went straight into the canopy.

"Sir, sit down!" The black-faced man shouted angrily, then grabbed the wood pulp from the bow of the boat, spread his arms and slid away.

I saw the wood pulp inserted into the water, and with a "bang", the canopy boat was like an arrow off the string, splashing a splash and quickly leaving the ferry and sailing towards the center of the river.

With a cup of tea, the boat was about three or four miles away from the ferry, and there was not a single boat in the surrounding waters, so Shen Qinglong asked out loud: "Tu San, why did the eldest brother send you." ”

Tu San, the black-faced man, said in a rough voice while vigorously paddling the wood pulp: "The big boss said that the boundary of this Qiantang has not been peaceful recently, and others are not at ease. ”

Shen Qinglong smiled lightly and said nothing.

Don't look at Tu San's honest appearance and a dull appearance, but he is the most capable member of Zhen Si's subordinates. Not only is it brute force, but it is also fierce and unusually fierce in battle, and it is completely a deadly style of fighting. It has made great contributions to the development and growth of Zhensi's water village.

The only problem is that his brain is not very good, as if he was born with a missing string, so Zhen Si generally does not send him out alone.

"Why are you alone?"

Tu San scratched his head, and said with a smile: "The big boss said that there are many people. If someone else gets on the boat, they all blow it away, and only when the second master gets on the boat, I can sail. ”

Shen Qinglong nodded and asked casually, "Is the village okay recently?" ”

Tu San shook his head, "It's not good." ”

"Oh? What's wrong, but what's going on? Shen Qinglong was shocked.

Tu San counted his fingers and said, "The parrot of the big boss died of illness, Li Ergou's foot was twisted when he was practicing martial arts the day before yesterday, Feng Daben's weapon fell into the river, and there are ......"

"Okay, okay......" Shen Qinglong was angry and funny, and hurriedly interrupted him to prevent him from saying any more.

He didn't bother to ask any more, so he simply leaned on the canopy of the wooden boat and closed his eyes to recuperate.

……

In the depths of the rivers and rivers in Qiantang County, the calamus here is towering, the reeds are thick, and the forks are vertical and horizontal. If you don't take a boat here all year round, it's easy to get lost. As a result, very few people come here.

Passing through the reeds, there is a deserted rocky beach in front, and above the rocky beach, there is a water village, which is the base camp of the water bandit Zhen Si.

The water village is backed by the Gobi, surrounded by water on three sides, and the terrain is dangerous. Outside the water village is a fence surrounded by thick wooden stakes, which are extremely sharpened, like wooden thorns erected at the roots.

A three-tiered lookout was built every twenty or thirty paces, with a minion on the top floor and a few crossbowmen on the lower two floors. Between the two lookouts, five or six steps apart, stood a soldier with a black scarf on his head, a black coat and black trousers, a sharp blade in his hand, eyes like a falcon, and a solemn face. There are also two teams of mobile sentry posts in the stockade. It can be said that there is a post in ten steps, a post in five steps, and the security is extremely strict.

Directly south of the water village is a tall wooden gate, which is tightly closed at this time, and there are seven or eight water bandits patrolling in front of the wooden gate.

A wooden boat came from the reeds, and it was Tu San and Shen Qinglong on board.

Shen Qinglong, who was sitting in the canopy, saw the water village close at hand, and praised him: "Tu San, your skills in supporting the boat are not bad!" ”

Tu San touched his head and smiled: "Second master, if I get two big oars, I can row faster." ”

Shen Qinglong smiled and didn't answer.

Tu San steered the oars and slowly rocked the boat to the sluice.

The water bandits standing guard on the lookout had already seen the two of them, and one of the water bandits stepped down from the high platform and shouted, "Who is coming?" ”

Tu San stood up and opened his voice and scolded: "Mother, open the floodgates, I don't even recognize Lao Tzu!" ”

The water bandits guarding the door hurriedly laughed and said, "It turns out that Tu Helm is back, Zhao Lao Liu!" Hurry up and open the floodgates! ”

Then, he turned his head and shouted to the people below: "Everyone, pay attention, the butcher is back, open the floodgates quickly!" ”

Several water bandits guarding the gate hurriedly shook the gate, Tu San rocked the boat into the water village, docked at the dock and tied it to the wooden stake, took out a wooden plank and put it on the shore, and said in a loud voice: "Second master, you have arrived at the shore." Shen Qinglong walked out of the canopy and walked ashore, and Tu San hurriedly followed.

The water village is a new scene, the ground is flat and empty, and dozens of houses are lined up, including dwellings, lookouts, armory, kitchens, and so on.

The water village is in full swing, there is an endless stream of people coming and going, there are those who move and carry water, there are patrol and sentry guards, from time to time passing by a few hurried water bandits, after seeing Shen Qinglong, he respectfully bowed his hand to him, and left in a hurry.

On a bluestone paved ground in the distance, hundreds of water bandits held Pu knives, posed, practiced in a uniform manner, and made bursts of "hey, ha". The cry shook the sky and resounded in the sky.

Shen Qinglong was familiar with the road, and in a blink of an eye, he walked to a lobby.

Straight into the lobby is a nine-story granite stone staircase, with a dragon carved on the edge of the handrails on either side. The plaque in the lobby is neatly written with the words "Juyi Hall", and below the plaque are four thick red wooden pillars.

The ground of the Juyi Hall is paved with blue-gray stone slabs, the internal space is very large, there is a huge picture of a tiger descending the mountain on the wall in the north, there are two positions in front of the painting to sit on the main seat facing the north, and there are eighteen mahogany carved chairs neatly placed on both sides of the hand.

These two main seats are prepared for Shen Qinglong and Zhen Si, and the eighteen seats represent the eighteen leaders of the water village.

Shen Qinglong still remembers that there were only Zhen Si, himself and Qian Dahong in this water village, and later Qian Dahong bought off the county guard and was recommended as a meritorious Cao Shi, so he broke away from the water village.

In order to better develop the water village, he secretly went to Qiantang and secretly joined a small local gang, relying on the strength of the water village and his own painstaking management, under the blue wisps of the road, it slowly developed into today's dominant Cao Gang, and the water village also developed into the current grand occasion with his own help.

"Two masters!" After the guard in the lobby saw Shen Qinglong, he arched his hand.

Shen Qinglong let out a "hmm", and then said, "Go and tell the big boss that I am waiting for him in the side hall of the Juyi Hall." ”

"Yes, second master!" The guard nodded respectfully and hurriedly ran west.

Walking through the hall of the Juyi Hall, Shen Qinglong came to the side hall.

The furnishings of the side hall are very plain, a few Junzi orchids raised in flower pots, begonia flowers bloom in the wind, and exude bursts of fragrance under the breeze outside the window, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

Shen Qinglong sat on a Taishi chair, squinting his eyes slightly, waiting for Zhen Si's arrival.

Within half a cup of tea, a burly man in his early forties walked into the side hall.

He has a leopard head and eyes, eyebrows, thick and thick eyebrows, frequent horizontal flesh on his face, long cheekbones, a high nose bridge, a hooked nose, and the corners of his mouth are tight and drooping.

The burly man was wearing a red power suit, a black robe, and the long hair on his head was thrown behind him casually, looking extremely domineering.

When Shen Qinglong saw this person, he hurriedly stood up, smiled and arched his hand: "Big brother, little brother is polite!" ”

"Haha, Qinglong doesn't have to be polite, sit down!" Zhen Si laughed, and said as he walked over quickly.

Shen Qinglong waited for Zhen Si to sit down first, and then sat down again.

A servant outside the door walked in with hot tea and poured them down.

After taking a sip of tea and moistening his throat, Shen Qinglong put down the teacup and said to Zhen Si: "Big brother, didn't I pass on the news to you, the limelight has been tight recently, so we'd better not contact us." ”

Zhen Si did not respond to Shen Qinglong's words, but turned his head, looked at him with blazing eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "Qinglong, you tell me, did you do the matter of Dahong!" ”

Shen Qinglong frowned, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said without emotion in his voice: "Big brother, you called me over today just for this matter?" ”

"Tell me!" Zhen Si glared at Shen Qinglong and repeated it again.

Shen Qinglong took a long time, and said leisurely: "Why does the eldest brother ask knowingly? ”

Zhen Si retracted his gaze and sat quietly on the throne, with a fierce light flashing in his eyes: "For such a big matter, why don't you discuss it with me in advance before making a decision?" ”

Shen Qinglong sneered in his heart.

He has been with Zhen Si for decades, and how can he not know this person's character, so even if Zhen Si was sloppy and looked angry just now, it did not cause any uneasiness in Shen Qinglong's heart.

But it should still be pretended, how to say that this Qian Dahong is also the sworn brother of the two.

Shen Qinglong looked sad, sighed, and said, "Big brother, it's not that the younger brother is ruthless, but after Da Hong became an official, his heart is no longer on your brother's side." ”

"When he was an official in Qiantang, didn't my subordinates steal a secret letter from the Qian Mansion, and you have also seen this secret letter, big brother."

Zhen Si nodded, with a fierce expression on his face, and a trace of viciousness crossed his eyes: "Qian Dahong really wants to use our heads to be promoted?" ”

"Yes, Qian Dahong has long wanted to get a chance to be promoted by denunciating us." Shen Qinglong sneered, "Moreover, I only got the exact news on the night when he was leaving, and he was going to secretly report us when he went to Jiankang to report on his work this time!" ”

"So no matter what, we can't let him leave Qiantang alive. Because of the suddenness of the incident, I didn't have time to report it to my eldest brother. “

"What?!" Zhen Si said angrily.

Shen Qinglong took out a letter from his cuff, handed it to Zhen Si, and said, "Big brother, look for yourself, this is what I found on Qian Dahong that day." ”

Zhen Si took the letter, opened it, and saw that it was written: Hong has been in charge of Qiantang County for six years, and he has never dared not to be diligent in government affairs for a day, so as to live up to the grace of heaven. However, the Qiantang water is like a vicious disease, and the people are unbearable. Although the imperial court repeatedly sent troops to suppress it, it had little effect, and the reasons for this were all due to internal and external collusion. After careful investigation, Zhen Si, the leader of the water bandits, and Shen Qinglong, the leader of the Cao Gang, were really a nest of snakes and rats, and the root cause of the bane was also ......