When Xu Dingguo was busy mobilizing ships and troops to enter Hongze Lake, a fleet of boats on the Huai River was riding the wind and waves, and marching proudly against the current.

In ancient times, when going upstream, the boat had no power, so it could only rely on the experience of the boat boss to change the direction of the sail by using the wind direction, and drive the boat upward with the help of the wind.

Li Tingyu stood at the bow of the boat, the cloth towel on his head was blown by the river breeze, the cool was blowing, very comfortable, he laughed, turned around and shouted: "Senator, you see this northwest wind blowing, God really helps me, the sons and daughters don't need to paddle, the boat goes fast, how lucky it is." ”

Wang Huan, who was sitting on the boat gang, was holding a book and reading it carefully, listening to Li Tingyu's words, he looked up and responded with a smile: "My lord, this god will help us." ”

Li Tingyu was so happy that his beard was cocked, and he sighed: "This general has fought countless battles and marched countless times in his life, and he has always been a soldier who walks the right way and wins with strength, but he didn't think that he got the wonderful man of the Senate today, only to know that there are still soldiers who are treacherous and tricky to win, if it weren't for Wang Huan, you are full of wisdom along the way, I am afraid that hundreds of us have been thrown on the battlefield and turned into white bones." ”

Wang Huan said with a smile: "The great general, of course, pays attention to the majesty of the battle array, awe-inspiring righteousness, even if it is a strategy, it is also a yang strategy, and Wang Huan is weak and weak, so the way of thinking about it is naturally different, and it is not surprising to use some conspiracy and trickery." ”

Li Tingyu restrained his smile, shook his head and said: "No, no, no, you can't say that, it is said in the book of war, and the soldiers are treacherous." We should not be judged by the number of soldiers and the number of soldiers, the strength and weakness, but should conform to current events, take advantage of the situation, we are now running thousands of miles, deep into the heart of the enemy's territory, we should be more cautious, this has nothing to do with your and my identity and age. ”

Wang Huan got up and said to Li Tingyu: "It turns out that the adult is so open-minded, and the kid is still deeply afraid that letting the adult disguise be easy to dress, will it hurt the adult's shame and self-esteem, it seems that the kid is too worried." ”

It turned out that Wang Huan knew very well that a brave general like Li Tingyu had the heaviest feathers, let him go into battle to kill the enemy, and work hard, he would not frown a little brow, and he could not care about his life, but he attached the most importance to his reputation, and he had come all the way. Let him pretend to be a Qing soldier, with braids stuck to the back of his head, and this time let him pretend to be a low-status businessman in the Ming Dynasty.

Li Tingyu glared at Wang Huan with disgust, and said, "Shame? What is the value? Senator, don't think that I, Li Laosan, am a tenacious fool, I still understand the truth that a husband can bend and stretch. What's more, in order to save my whole army, you, a little monk, can abandon Buddhism and return to the world, what else can I not think of? ”

Wang Huan said in his heart: "Monk? The ghost wants to be a monk in Raushzi, but I am in love with the world of flowers. ”

praised on his lips: "Adults are like the sea, Wang Huan is ashamed." ”

Li Tingyu squinted at Wang Huan and smiled, sighed: "Wang Huan, you have wisdom in your chest, courage in your courage, and you are not proud of your achievements, it is really rare, this ability to brag and pat on the back, I don't think it is simple, if you change to a peaceful and prosperous era, with what you have learned, you may be able to go to the temple, but it's a pity, it's a pity, in the troubled times, you wasted your talent." ”

Wang Huan was aroused by what he said, and he couldn't help but complain to himself: Yes, who is to blame, Lao Tzu finally crossed over, but came to this era of war and chaos, who wants to see flesh and blood flying everywhere as soon as he opens his eyes? Eat bran rice and drink gruel every day, damn, did Lao Tzu do anything in his previous life to encounter such bad luck?

Where did Li Tingyu know what he was thinking, pointed to both sides of the river, and continued to himself: "More than ten years ago, Ben Jiang also went to HN at that time it was still the Wanli period, although there were also years of famine, on both sides of the river, but still boats are like shuttles and densely populated, you see, how long has it been, what has it become." ”

Wang Huan deeply felt the same way, the fleet traveled on the river for most of the day, and as far as the eye could see, there was a barren scene everywhere, and the people were cut off. In fact, the Huai River in ancient times, since the beginning of the Song and Yuan dynasties, before the Yellow River seized the Huai River into the sea, the economy on the river was prosperous, it was the transportation artery that ran through the east and west, and the states and counties along the way took water transportation as the link, and the east and west came and went, forming a lot of towns and markets along the river. However, after the Southern Song Dynasty broke the Yellow River to block the Jin soldiers, the Huai River made a flood every few years, and the people on both sides of the river were very miserable, because since the Yuan Dynasty, the peasant uprisings in the Huai River valley were endless, almost throughout the entire historical period of the feudal dynasty for thousands of years, and even Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was also a member of the two Huai people.

And HN a province, is the Huai River flood disaster area, these more than ten years, every year floods, occasionally a year does not make trouble, but there is a locust plague, the field is poor, but the Ming Dynasty local government and the central court in the dire bottom of the suffering of the people are familiar with the suffering, not only do not do much relief, but as usual to increase the grain and pay, so that thousands of miles of fertile fields ten rooms and nine empty, displaced people everywhere, when Li Zicheng led by the peasant army from Shaanxi, Jin into Henan, encountered the people in the middle of the road welcome, the scene of eating pot pulp is not surprising.

Li Tingyu was silent for a while, and said gloomily: "The imperial court suppresses bandits every year, but this thief is more and more, Li Sin also gathered millions of people to enter BJ City, and now Dongnu has taken Li Bin away, and he is about to take away the Han family, Wang Huan, tell me, what is going on?" Is it really as Liu Liangzuo said, the number of Ming Qi is gone, and it's time to change the dynasty? ”

Wang Huan pinched the book in his hand, thought about it, and replied leisurely: "My lord, flowers bloom and fall, all dynasties and dynasties have prospered and declined, if you want to stand forever, you have to conform to the time and people, and the Ming Dynasty has been in place for two hundred years, it has been rotten, rotten and empty, the adults are officials in the court, and they can see it more clearly and thoroughly than me. Jiannu came to the east, isn't it the sin of the big guys in the temple? In my opinion, even if Jiannu doesn't enter the customs and Li Shun can't do anything, Daming will have such an end as today sooner or later. ”

Li Tingyu frowned and listened carefully, lowered his head and thought for a long time, looked up at Wang Huan deeply, and said: "We are returning from this trip, even if we return to Sichuan, it is also Zhang Xianzhong's territory, Qin Zongbing is only guarding the land of Shizhu projectiles, the reason why Zhang Xianzhong is reluctant to attack on a large scale is that Qin's general army is famous, and secondly, because of the high road and barren land of Shizhu Mountain, there is no need to work hard to get it, even if we go back, most of us are guarding the ancestral industry and waiting for death, Wang Huan, you are still young, and you are too wronged to follow me back to farm." ”

After a pause, he continued with a sincere face: "I see that you are not a thing in the pool, relying on me, a reckless man, to spend a lot of youth in vain, and the size of Huaxia, there is the Duke of Qianguo in the south to guard YN and King Lu in the east to supervise the country in Hangzhou, if you take Ma Quan and others on Hongze Lake and the two million taels of gold and silver as a meeting gift, you will definitely change your background, it is better to ......"

Wang Huan didn't wait for him to finish, interrupted him categorically, and said in a deep voice: "My lord doesn't need to say much, since Wang Huan has followed his lord into Sichuan, he should be a dead force, how can he face Qin Duchu?" You rescued us from Yangzhou City, and you have the grace to save your life, but Wang Huan doesn't want to be that ungrateful. Besides, the Duke of Qianguo is located in a remote area, King Lu is mediocre, and the Ming court is still fighting infighting, so what is the use of being sealed in such a place? Sooner or later, it's a dead end. When he arrived at the stone pillar, Wang Huan had his own foothold, and adults didn't have to worry about it. ”

Li Tingyu looked at Wang Huan fixedly, his eyes were complicated, his eyes flickered non-stop, Wang Huan's eyes were firm, and his pupils showed unquestionable determination, and the two looked at each other like this, until Li Tingyu sighed and turned around.

In front, the first water care of the Huai River is far away, which is already close at hand, and the towering watchtower is closed between the water antennas, revealing the outline.