Two water spirits swam close to the big boat and were about to try to board the boat, when they suddenly felt the water surging behind them.

Turning his head sharply, he suddenly saw a black shadow rushing straight from the water!

The two water ghosts have excellent water properties, one fierce man plunges back into the water, one left and one right, and pounces on the black shadow from both sides!

That black shadow is Jiang Ping, the river rat.

Seeing the water ghosts attacking from both sides, Jiang Ping slightly tightened his abdomen, and with the power of his waist, he suddenly drilled into the depths.

Jiang Ping suddenly dived, and the blades in the hands of the two water ghosts almost pierced their companions. He turned sharply in the water, avoiding the sharp blade, but Jiang Ping was gone.

And Jiang Ping, who only dived three feet, rolled under the water, reversed the direction, lay on his back under the water, and with the help of the power of waist and abdominal tremors, his feet quickly hit the water and jumped backwards.

The sky was dark, the river was muddy, and the two water ghosts were still searching for Jiang Ping's shadow everywhere, but Jiang Ping had already jumped behind one person.

When the man sensed the danger behind him, it was too late to dodge. Jiang Ping held a knife in his right hand and wrapped his left arm around the man's neck, trying to coerce the man to paddle out of the water.

Jiang Ping wanted to catch the live mouth, but he was a little big. The water ghost was much taller than Jiang Ping, and although he was restrained, he struggled a lot.

Jiang Ping's body strength was small, and it was difficult to control his opponent, so he had no choice but to raise a knife and stab at his body!

The water ghost was in pain, struggling even more fiercely, and grabbed Jiang Ping's belt with his backhand.

Jiang Ping was led by him to sink to the bottom of the river, and he had to kill the killer and wipe the sharp blade at the neck of the water ghost!

There was a rush of blood in the river, and the water ghost struggled a few times and stood in the water.

Jiang Ping eliminated one person, rushed out of the water, and took a few breaths, only to see another water ghost swimming desperately towards the river.

Jiang Ping plunged into the water again and quickly chased after him.

The water ghost was not as flexible as Jiang Ping underwater, but the speed of swimming and escaping for his life was not slow. Soon climb ashore and run away.

On the shore, the figure flashed, and the water ghost didn't see what was going on, but he felt a trip under his feet. And he fell to the ground.

Struggling desperately, before he could stand firmly, he fell again.

When I tried to get up again, one foot was already on his back.

Yan Qing was already waiting on the shore.

The guards of the West Park Army on the boat and on the shore sensed the movement. Guo Kan greeted softly, Wen Tianxiang took people to take care of the big boat, and Guo Kan led people to run over.

Afraid of disturbing the emperor, Guo Kan took the captured water ghost away from the big ship.

"Who are you?"

"The little one is not a thief, it's a local captain."

Jiang Ping also went ashore. I followed, saw the water ghost, and exclaimed, "Isn't this a spotted carp?" ”

"Ah, it's me, spare my life......"

This water ghost is indeed a local, eats water rice, and is nicknamed the spotted carp because of the many birthmarks on his body.

Recognized, the spotted carp is trying to survive. I can only recruit them all.

On the north shore of Weishui, someone paid a lot of money for them to inquire about the situation on the ship. Who the owner is and what the purpose is, it is not clear to the spotted carp. However, Wu Yong and Guo Kan had already guessed who instructed him.

To the north of Weishui is Zuo Fengyi, which is Li Wei's territory and hometown. It must be that the big ship is too ostentatious, and Li Wei's people became suspicious, so they spent money to hire a piebald carp to investigate.

"Mr. Wu, spare his life......" Jiang Ping looked down on the spotted carp. But they all ate water and rice, and Jiang Ping still couldn't help but plead.

Wu reached out and tugged at Jiang Ping's clothes.

This is not an ordinary ship, but a boat for the Son of Heaven. Guo Kan and others are officials of the imperial court, this kind of occasion. Wu is not good at interjecting.

Guo Kan acted decisively and slaughtered the spotted carp with one knife.

The big boat attracts attention, although it slaughtered two water ghosts, but Li Dao's side will definitely pay more attention.

Guo Kan suggested leaving immediately, but Dong Chengwen Tianxiang was worried about disturbing the holy driver, so he discussed it. I decided to wait until dawn and then lift anchor and move forward.

……

In the middle of the night, although there was no danger, Wen Tianxiang and others had realized that the road back to the east this time was by no means a smooth road.

The matter has come to this point, even if there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, you can only grit your teeth and go on.

Jiang Ping made meritorious contributions, and Wen Tianxiang's attitude towards him also changed.

Weishui is difficult to walk, with Jiang Ping leading the way, you can always be a little more sure.

……

The spotted carp came to investigate, and it was indeed instructed by Zuo Fengyi's garrison.

Li Dao was ordered by Dong Zhuo to garrison Qi Qi to prevent the forces of Lu Bu in Shangjun and Xihe County.

Li Heng, Li Wei's younger brother, was ordered to garrison Gaoling.

The big boat that the Son of Heaven was riding was too conspicuous, which attracted Li Heng's attention, so he hired spotted carp and other water ghosts to investigate.

When the day came, the ship set out again. Li Heng couldn't figure out the situation on the big ship, so he didn't dare to make his own decisions, so he immediately sent someone to rush to Qi Qi and report to Li Dao.

……

Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Fan Chou, are the fourth lieutenants under Dong Zhuo, and are led by Zhonglang General Niu Fu.

Although the official positions of the four are not high, they all have heavy troops.

Li Wei was ordered to garrison Zuo Fengyi, and when he received a letter from his younger brother Li Heng, he didn't pay attention to it.

Above the Weishui, although there are not many big boats, Chang'an is the current capital, and it is not uncommon for dignitaries to travel by boat.

Li Wei's mind was more spent on studying the movement of Lu Bu's team in Shangjun and Xihe County.

Recently, news has come one after another that Shangjun Hao Meng and Xihe Gaoshun are moving south at the same time. That's the biggest threat.

Li Dao was studying how to deal with it, and a person walked in outside.

This man is in his early forties, dressed in an elegant scholar's attire, of medium stature, and has a capable appearance. It's just that this person's cheekbones are prominent, the corners of his mouth are slightly drooping, and there is a bit of ruthlessness in his shrewdness.

The surname of the person who came was Jia Mingxu, and the words were harmonious. He is the chief secretary of Li Dao's army, and he is also the strategist that Li Dao relies on the most.

"Wen He came just in time, Hao Meng and Gao Shun's two armies moved frequently, and Wen He helped me to refer to the details."

Jia Xu handed over a letter. "Captain, let's read the letter first."

"Oh?" Li Wei took the letter, "A letter from the Grand Master? ”

Unfolding the letter, Li Daoxi said: "Roar, the Taishi has promoted us to Zhonglang General!" ”

Li Wei couldn't help but be overjoyed, but seeing Jia Xu's solemn face, Li Wei was dissatisfied: "Eh! Wenhe, a certain person was promoted, why did you have a sad face? ”

"Jia has an ominous premonition."

"Wenhe, such a festive thing, don't be disappointing!"

"Captain, it's not that Jia Xu wants to ruin your interest, it's just that the Taishi promoted the captains to lieutenants at this time, and Jia is worried."

"You ......" Li Dao was about to get angry, and suddenly realized that something was not quite right.

Jia Xu said: "Master Dong has never been promoted to a confidant easily, but now he suddenly wrote a letter and promoted the fourth lieutenant to a lieutenant general, don't you think it's strange that the lieutenant is promoted?" ”

"Yes......" Li Wei became nervous.

Dong Zhuo is very good at controlling the civil and military affairs of his cronies, and he never improves easily unless he makes great contributions.

Dong Zhuo once comforted Li Dao, Guo Yan and others, saying that they were his henchmen, and the high-ranking officials were all false, and it was real to hold the power of heavy troops. Dong Zhuo controlled the imperial court, and in order to avoid being discussed by the ministers of the court, he never promoted Li Dao, Guo Yan and others.

With Dong Zhuo's style of acting, if he really wants to promote a few people, he will definitely transfer them back to Chang'an, appoint them in person, and give them a warning, instead of sending a letter in such a hurry.

Thinking of this, Li Wei looked at Jia Xu a little nervously. "Is it ......?"

Jia Xu nodded. "As Jia expected, something must have happened in Chang'an!"

? (To be continued.) )