Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume 2 Rampant Qilu

Chapter 3 Wake up at the right time to learn new knowledge

Section 4 Dengzhou Mansion

After the fleet left Dangji Island, it sailed in the direction of Shandong for two more days. The fleet sailed southward, with calm and pleasant winds, with the occasional unknown seabird jumping over the mast of the ship or flying around it. From time to time, the big fish in the water will also jump out of the water and swim in unison with the direction of the boat.

However, at this moment, these ordinary scenery is no longer attractive in the eyes of Liu Yunwei and the soldiers of the Hanwei battalion. After two days of sailing, everyone was back to a state of pale face and listlessness, and when the ship was slightly bumped, there would be a sound of vomiting one after another.

Liu Yunwei was resting against a large round barrel, and the sea breeze blowing in his face from time to time could slightly relieve the pain of seasickness. Lu Ying on the side was squatting on the deck, burying her head deep in her knees, squatting there quietly without saying a word, looking very sluggish.

Liu Yunwei glanced at Lu Ying, handed over a kettle, and said a little weakly: "Lu Ying, drink some water." ”

Lu Ying let out a vague "um", took the kettle and took a sip, but then he retched on the boat.

"It's not going to go on like this." Liu Yunwei muttered in a low voice, and then looked at Ma Wu on the side, and shouted: "Manager Ma, how long do we have to get to Shandong?" ”

Ma Wu put down the rope in his hand, looked at Liu Yunwei, and said, "Little general, bear with it a little longer, it's not far away, we're about to talk." ”

At this time, Lu Ying, who had just finished retching, took over the conversation and said, "Can you not deceive people when you are in charge of the horse?" That's what you said yesterday! ”

Ma Wu smiled awkwardly, did not speak, and continued to do the work in his hands.

Liu Yunwei smiled bitterly and said to Lu Ying: "Bear with me, maybe it's coming." ”

"Big brother." Lu Ying said weakly: "If we don't come to Shandong again, the soldiers will probably have to lie down, and then the 100th Jiannu will be able to kill our entire battalion." ”

"Yes, fortunately, there is no Jiannu in Shandong." Liu Yunwei and Lu Ying said jokingly.

After saying that, the two of them stopped talking, and both leaned to the side to close their eyes and recuperate.

At this moment, only a cheer was heard, and then the soldiers of the entire ship cheered, and the rest of the ships also broke out into deafening cheers.

Liu Yunwei and Lu Ying hurriedly got up and ran to the bow of the boat almost with their hands and feet. When the two of them squeezed into the crowd and came to the bow of the boat, they saw a faint trace of land in the distance, which gradually grew larger and clearer as the ship continued to sail.

"Big brother, we're really here!" Lu Ying shouted excitedly, as if the weakness just now had completely healed.

Liu Yunwei was also very happy, and asked Ma Wu: "Manager Ma, where is Shandong over there?" Is it Dengzhou Mansion? ”

Ma Wu nodded and said, "Yes, little general, that is Dengzhou Mansion." ”

"It's finally here." Liu Yunwei let out a long breath and said, "We finally arrived in Shandong." ”

An hour later, the fleet arrived at the port north of Dengzhou.

Lu Ying and other soldiers crowded to both sides of the ship, constantly looking outward, like a group of wild people who had not seen the city for a long time, extremely excited.

Liu Yunwei also carefully observed the port in front of him, and saw that the scale of Dengzhou City Port was far larger than that of Lushun, and there were dozens of large and small sea ships moored in the port, and many sea ships were leaving or entering the port. In addition to the Ming style of Fu boats, horse ships and other ship types, you can also see a lot of Franc machine people, North Korean sea ships, the whole port seems to be very busy.

"This Dengzhou Mansion is really prosperous." Liu Yunwei exclaimed.

Ma Wu next to him said: "That's nature. The little general didn't know that this Dengzhou Mansion was the hub of the imperial court's shipping to Liaodong, and it was also the main city for trade between the northern region of the country and Korea and Japan. ”

When Liu Yunwei heard this, he was even more impressed by Dengzhou Mansion and said: "No wonder it's so lively here. ”

At this time, Ma Wu said: "Little general, please look, the messenger from the port over there is waving the flag to us, this is to inform us that we can dock." ”

Half an hour later, the fleet transported more than 2,000 soldiers of the entire Hanwei battalion to the shore. On the one hand, Liu Yunwei ordered the generals to form a team on the spot, and on the other hand, he sent Lu Ying to lead people into the city to inform the generals who defended the city. After dealing with this, Liu Yunwei said to Ma Wu: "Steward Ma, thank you and the brothers on the ship for taking care of me all the way, and the soldiers of my battalion are grateful." ”

Ma Wu hurriedly said: "Where is this, little general, can help our Hanwei battalion soldiers, and the glory of our brothers at this time." Okay, since the little general and the soldiers have arrived safely, then I should go back with my brothers to report to Qian Yuanwai, and the villain will leave first. ”

Liu Yunwei clenched his fists and said: "Okay, I wish the horse steward and all the brothers a smooth sailing, and when I return to Lushun, I will say hello to the money clerk for me." ”

After the fleet left, Liu Yunwei led the soldiers to leave the port and march towards Dengzhou City. Half an hour later, the soldiers of the Hanwei battalion arrived outside the north gate of Dengzhou City. At this time, Lu Ying had not yet returned, so Liu Yunwei asked the soldiers to rest on the spot and wait to enter the city.

Liu Yunwei sat in the shade of a tree to rest, and after a while, he fell asleep unconsciously, and he was woken up after a while.

Liu Yunwei opened his eyes and saw that it was Lu Ying and several other generals, so he said: "It seems that I am really tired these days, and I fell asleep after sitting for a while." ”

Lu Ying said with a smile: "Not only the eldest brother, but the soldiers of the whole battalion are already physically and mentally exhausted. ”

Liu Yunwei looked around with a smile, and saw that the soldiers who were resting were all in high spirits, leaning on the side and looking drowsy, and said, "Yes, the brothers are very tired." By the way, what did the city guards say? ”

Lu Ying said: "The general in the city has already completed the official document for us, arranged for us to rest in the school field in the west of the city, and promised to provide us with half a month's food and grass. ”

"Oh?" Liu Yunwei was a little strange after hearing this, and asked, "There is actually a general in this Dengzhou Mansion to guard it?" ”

Lu Ying nodded and said, "Yes, and there are many defenders in the city, there seem to be three guerrilla generals alone, and there are even five or six thousand generals. Maybe it's because Dengzhou Mansion is too important, so the imperial court will deploy heavy troops here. ”

Liu Yunwei nodded, and then said: "Okay, let's let the soldiers go into the city to rest first, according to the current state of the soldiers, I estimate that we will have to rest in Dengzhou City for a few days." ”

When Lu Ying and the others heard this, they all returned to their respective leadership positions, and after about a cup of tea, the soldiers of the Hanwei battalion were assembled and drove into the north gate of Dengzhou City in a neat formation.

On the way to the west of the city, the flowery streets and alleys of Dengzhou City left a very deep impression on the soldiers of the Hanwei Battalion, and the soldiers looked around one after another. Liu Yunwei also looked around, but after looking at it for a while, he found something unusual, only to see that there were many people burning incense and worshiping Buddha in the streets and alleys, and worshipping was not Rulai, Guanyin and the like, but an unknown Buddha statue that was somewhat similar to Maitreya Buddha, but not the same.

At this time, Lu Ying also said to Liu Yunwei: "Big brother, look at those people, why are they all gods and gods, they don't worship Maitreya Buddha, what kind of Buddha is this?" ”

Liu Yunwei shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it either, these people are different from ordinary people who pray to God and worship Buddha, and they all exude an evil aura. ”

Lu Ying glanced at Wen Poyu behind him and said, "Big brother, do you think you need to let Poyu check it?" ”

Liu Yunwei thought for a moment and said, "Okay, let Po Yu take a few people to check it out." Let's go to the school first, and then I'm going to visit the general. ”

As he was talking, Zhao Kaishan and Li Tianhao rode their horses to catch up with Liu Yunwei, and Zhao Kaishan said: "Big brother, you see that this Dengzhou City is so prosperous, do you want the brothers to go out of the camp to see and see the world?" ”

Liu Yunwei glanced at Zhao Kaishan and said with a smile: "I think you want to go out to see the world, right?" Lu Ying and Li Tianhao laughed on the side when they heard this.

Zhao Kaishan smiled and said, "Big brother, I said this for the brothers, but I didn't want to go out." ”

Liu Yunwei said with a smile: "In this way, the soldiers in the camp should not go out of the camp casually, let's stay in Dengzhou City for two or three days, let's let the soldiers have a good rest in the school field." But if you want to go out and have a look, you might as well consider it. ”

Lu Ying said: "Big brother, let's let Kaishan and a few of them go, I don't have the spirit to wander around, so let's stay in the camp." ”

Liu Yunwei said: "That's it, let's all rest on campus today, if you want to go out tomorrow, just follow me, I'm going to go to the street tomorrow to look around." ”

At this time, Lu Ying said to Liu Yunwei: "Big brother is thinking about those people who worship Buddha? ”

"Yes." Liu Yunwei said: "I always feel that there is something wrong with those people, but I can't say what is wrong. However, along the way, it seems that the people all over the city are burning incense and worshiping the Buddha, which is even more unusual, after all, this Dengzhou Mansion is not a Buddhist holy place. Therefore, tomorrow it is better to go to the street and look around. ”

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers came to the outside of the schoolyard in the west of the city, only to see that many people gathered at the gate of the school, burning incense and burning paper on the roadside, praying to God and worshiping Buddha, many people were muttering something, and a strange tone drifted into the ears of Liu Yunwei and others. These people don't look like devout followers of the Buddha, but rather like some mentally abnormal, but very excited followers, which makes people look uncomfortable.

Liu Yunwei was shocked when he saw this, and said to Lu Ying and the others: "What are these people doing? Are they enchanted? ”