There were many people in the streets, merchants, peddlers, porters, mules and horses. It should have been a long time since it rained, and the slightest wind would make the sand and dust roll in, obscuring everything in front of me. Su Ren grabbed Dong Qian and Leng Yue with both hands, trying to pull them behind him.

When you come to the banks of the Wei River, there are more people here. Ahead is the dock, where a large group of shirtless coolies are shouting trumpets to pull a cargo ship upstream. I didn't understand the content of the trumpet, but the tone was good. Su Ren sighed with emotion, it turned out that the water of the Wei River could really be taken by boat, compared to the yellow trickle of the later generations, the current Wei River is wide and clear.

A scribe holding a horse bowed to Su Ren: "Dare to ask you, but you are from Shuzhong?" ”

Su Ren glanced at this scribe a few times, he looked dignified, and he showed talent, giving people a feeling like a spring breeze, if he was a few years younger, he went to change into a high-end suit and leather shoes, he would definitely be the target of those women.

"Your Excellency is ......"

"Under the entrustment of someone, there is something handed over to the shopkeeper Liu of Shu County, I don't know which one is the shopkeeper Liu?"

Su Yi flashed and exposed Liu Gao. The man took out a bag from his arms, the workmanship was fine, and the high-grade Shu brocade was used, and he knew at a glance that it was definitely not ordinary. Liu Gao took it with a dark face, and the scribe gave his hand again, turned around and led the horse into the crowd.

Looking at the bag in his hand, Liu Gao opened it lightly and felt that there was no problem, so he took out the silk cloth inside and handed it to Su Ren. Su Ren unfolded it and took a look, and sure enough, it was a letter sent by Guo Jie, asking about the place and method of ransom. Handing the silk cloth to Shi Bao: "Go, according to what we said, send someone to find Guo Jie's people and tell them our requirements." ”

The crowd is getting more and more crowded, it is a good time to load the ship in the afternoon, the weather is cool, the water flow is stable, you can get to Chang'an overnight, and you can also catch the morning market the next day. Now that the people have found their heads, the group can't go shopping, and it's important to get down to business.

When he returned to the inn, Shi Bao had already returned and reported the situation to Su Ren: "I have found it, and we have said our request, five million dollars, that's a lot of money, how can we transport it away?" ”

"Boat!" Su Ren and Leng Jun said in unison, the two looked at each other and smiled, Su Ren said: "Leave the matter of hiring the boat to Lao Liu, and ask those boatmen about the details, as far as I know, half of the people in this Yiwu are now the subordinates of Princess Guantao, and when they get to the water, they have no amulets, if they are caught up by others, it will be very bad for us!" ”

Liu Gao hurriedly agreed and took someone to find the ship.

The third watch is the deepest night of the day, and judging by the time, it is exactly in the middle of the night, just like the noon of the day. After a busy day, Hewu finally quieted down. There was no one on the bustling streets, and every house was closed and locked, and even the one who slept the latest fell asleep. The wind on the Weihe beach was very strong, and the boats that did not come in a hurry swayed from side to side with the waves.

Su Ren stood at the bow of the boat, watching a boat slowly approach from the upstream. The ship was huge, larger than the largest cargo ship, and passed by the other ships like a behemoth. Seeing the big ship sailing in, Su Ren looked up, and the emblem of Princess Guantao's house was very obvious, flashing in the moonlight, and it matched well with the ripples on the water surface.

"Is this Mr. Su of Shu County down there?" One man leaned on the railing of the big ship and looked down.

Su Ren nodded: "Guo Zhuangshi, we meet again!" ”

Guo Xie signaled to stop the boat. The advantage of a big ship is that it is stable, and a few feet tall building ships are generally only used for the army, but I didn't expect Princess Guantao to use such a sharp weapon for her son. Needless to say, the cabin must be full of archers, and when the handover is successful, a flurry of arrows can turn everyone on the boat into hedgehogs.

The big ship came to a halt, and a soft ladder hung down from above, and three or five figures slowly descended along the soft ladder. Guo Xie was the first, and hugged his fist at Su Ren: "I didn't expect Mr. Su to be so young, I was almost deceived by you, this time we will go to Chang'an and fight slowly." ”

"Huh!" Su Ren smiled and did not speak.

Guo Xie waved his hand, and another box fell on the big ship. There were not many boxes, only five, and after falling on the boat, I could feel the boat shaking involuntarily. Someone opened the box, and in the moonlight a golden light, long strips, cow dung-shaped, all kinds of strange gold nuggets filled with five large chests.

Guo Xie looked at Su Ren's greedy gaze: "Mr. Su, the gold here is definitely more than five million yuan, can you let go of the young master of my family?" ”

Su Ren's eyes never left the box, and nodded again and again: "Enough, definitely enough!" Release people, release people! But, not here! ”

"You're going to cheat?" Guo Xie was instantly angry, and several people who came with him immediately blocked in front of the box, preventing Su Ren's people from carrying the box away.

Su Ren took a deep breath, raised his head and looked at the big ship again: "Guo Zhuangshi misunderstood, I'm afraid!" Such a big building ship, I don't know how many archers are hidden in it, at this time, give your young master to you, I am afraid that we will become hedgehogs in an instant. ”

Guo Xie gasped: "What do you want?" ”

"It's not good, you keep your word, I also keep my word, give me the gold, I will take your young master back to Chang'an, as long as you set foot on the boundary of Chang'an, release people immediately, and never regret it!"

"No! Say yes, here, here! ”

Su Ren sneered: "Then forget it, take your gold, right?" If I send Chen Gongzi to Guantao in person, maybe Princess Guantao will treat me as a guest, you say yes, Guo Zhuangshi? ”

Guo Jie's bones all over his body were ringing. Su Ren guessed right, with the domineering character of Princess Guantao, she would never allow his son to have an accident, Guo Xie took Chen Xu to Shu County, and was kidnapped halfway. Taken by Princess Guantao's Yin Wei, Guo Xie would never dare to tell Liu Concubine about this, and the money should be Guo Jie's own.

After thinking for a while, Guo Xie said: "Okay, it must not change again, I promised you to release people in Chang'an, but I must follow!" ”

"Okay!" Su Ren nodded and bowed slightly: "Okay, I took the money, went back to sleep, it was too cold to stand on the river in the middle of the night." ”

Shi Bao smiled and led people into the cabin carrying five boxes of gold, and Leng Jun and Su Kai also took Guo Xie and Chen Xu in. Su Ren was in a good mood, and told Huang Shisan to take wine and food, and he was going to admire the moon at the bow of the boat tonight. I don't know what day it was, but the moon was round, bright and gardening. Generally speaking, you need someone to accompany you to enjoy the moon, and it is best to be the kind of person who has a good exit.

Su Ren sat alone on the bow of the boat, and Huang Thirteen stood behind him. The boat pulled anchor and set sail along the Weishui River to the east. The current was strong but gentle, and the water lapped against the side of the boat with a snapping sound. Su Ren drank a glass of wine, and was about to plagiarize two lines of poetry, when he felt that someone had draped something on him. A faint aroma penetrated into his nose, and Su Ren smiled slightly.

"Only the eldest sister is so attentive to me, and the other guys are all wolf-hearted!"

"Smack!" A crisp sound. Su Ren gritted his teeth and touched the back of his head.

Leng Yuejiao laughed: "Look at how dare you talk nonsense in the future, or Sister Dong asked me to send it, I'm afraid you will get cold!" ”

"Huh! Ay! Su Ren sighed: "I'm not afraid of the cold, I'm afraid that the big ship behind will not behave properly." ”

Dong Qian immediately became vigilant and glanced back. The building boat of the Pavilion Tao family always followed behind the boat, not too far away, just within the range of the bow and crossbow. Leng Yue also glanced at it: "Won't it?" Now that Guo Xie has agreed to release people in Chang'an, could it be that they don't care about the lives of the Chen family and Guo Jie? ”

"Chen Xu is in the lower warehouse, no bow and arrow can be shot, the people on the boat are from the Chen family, not the Guo family, as long as there is a chance, they will be ruthless!"

"And you're still sitting here? In case ......" Dong Qian pulled Su Ren up.

Su Ren smiled: "You still care about me the most!" The lives of this boatload of people are on my shoulders, and I can't sleep! ”

"It's better for us to get to the shore and get rid of them on a dry road!" Leng Yue suggested.

Su Ren shook his head again: "No, our mules and horses are all used in exchange for this ship, what kind of camel will we take without mules and horses?" Without these goods, how can we save people? ”

"What then? You can't just wait, can you? ”

Su Ren said with a smile: "Those people don't know what to do for the time being, they can only take one step at a time." ”

From Yiwu, all the way to the east. After Xianyang, it looks like you are about to arrive in Chang'an. The sky also brightened, and there were more and more boats returning from Chang'an, and the river became a little crowded. At that time, there was no talk of going to the right, and all the ships were crowded into the best lanes. Because of the relationship between the building boats, the river is more crowded, and many people are about to scold, but when they see the badge of Princess Guantao's family, they quickly shut up.

Su Ren jumped up from the chair and shouted to Huang Shisan: "Quick, let the boatman speed up, as long as he can pass, go over!" ”

Dong Qian's eyes lit up: "This method is good, as long as we can get rid of the building boat, we can reach Chang'an safely!" ”

The people on the boat were woken up one by one. Sleeping in a daze, Hawking and Shi Bao rushed out of the cabin with a sword in their hands, and when they met people, they asked if it was the one who didn't have long eyes to fight? The boatmen originally refused, but Liu Gao doubled the fare, which made the boatmen happily start to work.

Leaving the original channel, the boat continued along the shallow waters of the shore. The building boat followed closely and was also full of people, probably because they discovered the boat's move and wanted to intercept it. However, there are too many boats in the river and too dense, and many boats are dragged by slender men, and the building boats several feet high cannot pass at all.

It wasn't until the boat sailed out of the attack range of the building ship that Su Ren breathed a sigh of relief. Guo Xie got out of the cabin and looked left and right: "Mr. Su, what does this mean?" ”

"Safety! If you don't want to die, don't shout! ”

"Ahh The sound of screams and broken wood was heard, and several people quickly turned their heads to look back. Dozens of oars stretched out from outside the building boat and rampage along the river. Those cargo ships that had no time to dodge, passenger ships were rammed away one after another. Some of them were even knocked into two knots, and those who fell into the water cursed in the water. And the people on the boat either hit these cursers with a stick or shot an arrow.

The speed of the building ship is very fast, and it is downstream, and the behemoth is not something that those small boats can resist. The boats behind found that something was wrong, and they all dodged and gave up the best channel to others.

Su Ren screamed a few times and urged the boatman to hurry up. Unfortunately, in order to avoid the building boats, all the boats crowded to the shore, and their boats were blocked.