Every year, when the peach blossoms are in full bloom, the ice and snow in the upper reaches melt one after another, gushing into a surging spring tide, rushing down along the main stream and branches of the Yellow River, known as "Peach Blossom Flood". This year's flood season seems to be a bit capricious, and it has not subsided for a long time, making the mood of all parties as unrestful as the river.

It was not until the third day of March that the tide calmed down a little, and the flooded beach was exposed again. At this time, it coincides with the Shangsi Festival, and the waterside in the suburbs is full of tourists. There are those who seek children and exorcise evil spirits, and bathe in the cool water of spring at the risk of catching a cold. There are also outings, parties, calling friends to eat, drink and have fun in the peach forest. Of course, there are also trysts between men and women, and try to find some corners where no one is there to do something indescribable.

Because of the festival, the city gates were opened later than usual. It wasn't until the torches were lit everywhere that the guards tried to close the door. He looked around and saw that it was already dark outside, so he was ready to start. Suddenly, there was a commotion in the distance, and the crows that had been resting in the forest were startled. Amid the irritated croaking, the hoofs of a galloping horse rushed to the city gate with a hoarse shout.

The guard rubbed his eyes, unable to see who this man was. He was about to greet him, but the ragged figure whizzed by, scraping it to the ground. Soon, a series of hurried knocks pierced the night sky, which had just fallen silent.

Wei Hou has not slept well in the past few days, and he seems to hear the sound of the ebb and flow of the tide all the time. Although he hadn't gone to bed at this time, there was still some inexplicable noise in his ears, which made him wonder if he was guilty of tinnitus.

Suddenly, a ghost screamed outside the courtyard, and Wei Neizai rushed in the door, knelt on the ground and wailed: "Something is wrong! ”

Wei Hou's eyes widened, and his soft eyelids trembled slightly, and then he realized that the noise in his ears was not an auditory hallucination. After all, his old man had seen the world, and he would not be easily frightened, so he turned around and scolded: "What are you panicking about? What the hell is going on? ”

Neizai was frightened, and quickly wiped his snot and tears: "Jin, the Marquis of Jin actually went to the water, and the waterway sent troops over." ”

"Waterways?"

"Yes." The Wei Wu spies who came in immediately knelt on the ground and said, "The Jin capital is close to the Fenshui, and they follow the Fenshui into the Yellow River and go all the way downstream. ”

"Impossible! How dangerous this waterway is during the Peach Blossom Flood that ordinary boats can't sail at all! ”

"This is exactly where the Marquis of Jin is cunning! No one expected him to dare to take a risk! Wei Wu's voice trembled slightly with excitement, "Three days ago, the peach blossom flood peaked, and the water began to weaken. The Marquis of Jin assaulted the ships on the shore and tied them up to form three giant rafts and drifted south. ”

"Good means!" Wei Hou gritted his teeth and said, "Even so, it's difficult to drive safely in the flood, right?" ”

"The timing of the Marquis of Jin is very accurate. It is too dangerous at the peak of the flood season, and too slow when the flood season ends. So he chose to set off a few days after the peak of the flood peak. At the same time, he recruited all the experienced boatmen on the side of the Yellow River to resist the left and right with giant bamboos to avoid hitting the reef and capsizing in the rapids. But even so, there were still dangers along the way, and at least a third of the soldiers were lost from the shipwreck. This is an out-and-out risky move! ”

"What are you all doing to eat! Report now! Nejae scolded with a crying voice.

"The villain is incompetent, the villain is incompetent, the Marquis of Jin is really unbelievable this time!" Wei Wu kowtowed like pounding garlic, "From Jincheng to Ruicheng, the villain traveled alone and lightly for a maximum of four days, and the team couldn't get out for seven or eight days." Who would have thought that he would dare to take the risk of taking the waterway, and actually rode the tail of the peach blossom flood to Fenglingdu, twenty miles away, in one day and one night. ”

"Only twenty miles left?" Wei Hou, who has always been calm, was also a little panicked. Neizai even began to slap himself: "It's all because of the minister's broken mouth, this time he really became a heavenly soldier and a general." ”

"There are still twenty miles, I'm afraid it's almost there." Wei Wu cried with a sad face, "After the villain noticed that the Jin army was dispatching, he knew that it was impossible to report the news by land, so he hurriedly took the risk with his companions. However, there is only one waterway, and the Jin army is in front, so we dare not surpass it for fear of exposure, and we dare not call for help in distress. It wasn't until the Nine Deaths came out of Taihang Mountain that he hurriedly landed and got a horse to report the news. The villain was only one step ahead of them in the last twenty miles. ”

Only then did Wei Hou notice that Wei Wu was already in a state of embarrassment: "With such a careful plan, there must be a lot of preparations, and you don't even notice it?" ”

"As soon as the Marquis of Jin returned to China, he rebelled and the whole city was under martial law, and we could only hide in the suburbs to observe their movements. As for the Jin army, it is stationed on the bank of Fenshui all the year round, and it is difficult for outsiders to snoop on, let alone know that the soldiers are preparing ships in the camp. It wasn't until they set off that we woke up. ”

Wei Hou was in a hurry, his eyes turned black, and he stumbled. Neizai was shocked, and hurriedly stepped forward to help: "Your Majesty, why don't we run quickly." ”

"Rubbish!" Wei Hou couldn't count on these subordinates, so he had to preside over the overall situation: "The widow is not going anywhere!" What does he dare to do to me? No matter what the Jin army wants to do, you will immediately dispatch the Holy Sixth Division as originally planned! ”

"Whoa." Nejae received the order, sobbing and preparing to go out. Suddenly, there was a faint commotion outside the city, and he knew that something was wrong, and the Jin army was afraid that it was already under the city. Shocked, he turned around and trotted all the way back, and came back to ask his master for help.

Wei Hou also heard the voice, and paced around impatiently with a cane. Suddenly, he turned his head and asked Wei Wu, "How many people are in the Jin army?" ”

"No more, no less. On this road of rapids and rapids, the Marquis of Jin did not dare to transport too many soldiers. There was only one division when it started, and now there are fewer people. ”

When Wei Hou heard this, he seemed to have his spirit again: "Neizai, you quickly tell Rui Bo about the behavior of the Marquis of Jin, he is the only prince who has soldiers here." The widow will not believe it, and he will tolerate the armies of other countries to do anything wrong in his house! ”

When Nei Zai heard this, he ran out with a roll and crawled all the way to King Rui's palace. At that time, Rui Bo had also discovered the abnormality and was questioning in the hall. Wei Neizai came, and explained the situation with added fuel and vinegar, which immediately made Rui Guo's court explode.

In the face of the anger of the ministers, Rui Bo's face was black. In this peace meeting, from the ambition to regain power to the embarrassment of being hollowed out, he and Rui Guo's faces have been lost. Nowadays, the armies of other countries kill at the door without greeting them, and it is even more rhythmic to infringe on sovereignty. No matter how good a person is, he has to turn his face.

Rui Bo took the case and ordered Sima to quickly hold the tiger talisman and transfer troops to the Rui army garrison in the north of the city. At the same time, he also gathered all the guards in the city and rushed to the east gate where the Jin army arrived with Wei Neizai.

I had just walked halfway, but I saw people and horses coming from the opposite side, and the firelight reflected the sky red. The herald reported urgently, it turned out that the east gate had been opened, and the Jin army was rushing towards them.

"What's going on?" Rui Bo was shocked.

"The door should be opened in the city."

"It's over, it's over, it must be Uncle Zheng and Shenhou who are cheating!" Wei Nejae began to cry again, and turned around and wanted to run away.

Tension suddenly spread through the guards. Although the comer is violent, he has no grievances. Whether this is a war or a peace, no one can say. Just when Rui's side was at a loss, the Jin army suddenly turned around and turned into another street.

Rui Bo, Wei Neizai and the other generals looked at each other, not knowing which one the Jin army was singing. After a while, Rui Bo realized that this was his own territory, and shouted: "Chase it!" ”

The generals pondered that this was strange, and the Jin army did not seem to be in a posture of head-on conflict, so they all disobeyed each other, chasing on the surface, but in fact, they were all controlling the speed and making detours. After seven turns and eight turns, the herald suddenly came to report that the Jin army had actually gone out of the city again.

Rui Bo was tricked by the second monk who was puzzled: "What are they going to do?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Jin army stormed the post house of the Son of Heaven and kidnapped him."

"What?" Rui Bo and Wei Neizai's eyes widened at the same time, and they vaguely guessed the true intentions of the Marquis of Jin.

"Your Majesty." The captain of the guard stepped forward and said, "Now that the Jin army has withdrawn, our top priority is to restore the city defenses and prevent them from rushing in again and doing anything wrong. ”

"No, no, no." Wei Neizai shook his head like a rattle, "The meaning of the Marquis of Jin is already so obvious, we can't let him succeed, we have to rescue the Son of Heaven in the city as soon as possible." ”

Rui Bo thought about it and felt that the muddy water was too deep, and it was not good for him to learn a lesson, so he pretended to shirk and said: "The city is in chaos, and the widow must maintain order first." The intention of the Marquis of Jin will be known tomorrow if he asks him. ”

"Rui Bo, you can't leave that alone, you have to uphold justice."

"The Marquis of Jin is so wild in Ruicheng, the widow will definitely seek justice from him. You'd better report to Wei Hou as soon as possible. ”

Wei Neizai saw that he couldn't move Rui Bo, so he had to go back in a huff. The Wei Hou of the post house already knew some rumors, and after listening to Neizai come back, his eyebrows were even tighter, and his expression was terrifying.

"Your Majesty, this Ji Yuchen is an important bargaining chip for us, and if there is a mistake, it can cause huge losses. Would you like to talk to Rui Bo in person and ask him to send troops to take it back? ”

"It's useless to say anything now, you don't have to worry about anything else, just send people to rush the Holy Sixth Master repeatedly." Wei Hou stared at Nei Zai with sharp eyes and said, "Remember, let them also urgently find the ship, no matter how many they can find, let the vanguard use it, the sooner the better!"