Since Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty dug the Grand Canal, there have been countless people along the river to make a living by this river. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info They are either pulling fibers, or running boats, and some help carry goods at various docks, and there are always many of them...... But they all have the same characteristic, they are all the people at the bottom of society, without any dignity and power, and are oppressed by others. Neither the government nor the big businessmen have any sympathy or respect for these coolies who only rely on their strength to survive, and will always try their best to squeeze their labor, but do not pay them accordingly.

In such a terrible situation, some people with a lot of thoughts thought of uniting together and gathering the strength of everyone to fight against those powerful forces. By the time of the Song Dynasty, these laborers on both sides of the canal had gradually had a certain organization, and they could compete with some big businessmen and have a certain status on the canal, which was the prototype of the Cao Gang.

It was not until Beijing, the capital of the Ming Dynasty, needed a canal to communicate the north and south, and needed to transport grain, money, cloth and other goods from all over the south to the north through Cao Yun, that the power of the Cao Gang was able to grow rapidly. By this time, the Cao Gang has become the super gang with the largest number of gangs in the world and its influence all over the world.

But as the Cao Gang's power grew step by step, the ambition and greed of their principals also increased. They were no longer satisfied with dealing with ordinary people, but began to collude with the government and rich businessmen, and then oppressed the poor people below to seek greater benefits for themselves.

No matter what you do on the canal, you have to go to the Cao Gang to worship the dock, and you can only do it conveniently after getting their approval, which allows the Cao Gang to control the entire canal by controlling the people along the river. In the end, the Cao Gang, which was created because they wanted to resist oppression, became the biggest burden to oppress the people on both sides of the canal.

This is the Cao Gang, a super parasite attached to the canal, with tentacles spread north and south, relying on collusion with the government and embezzling the flesh and blood of the people. But its power on the canal is so powerful, even greater than the government.

Therefore, if the Cao Gang wanted to find a boat carrying Tang Feng and them, they would be able to pinpoint their location; They said that no one could enter a certain section of the canal at a certain hour, and the other boatmen would not dare to disobey them, and until now there was not a single sail or ship in the whole water.

After listening to Wei Changdong's narration, Yang Zhen finally understood what a big backer these people had behind him at the moment, which made him shudder - slowly, he did feel cold, but he was not frightened by the powerful forces of the Cao Gang, but cold.

This is in Layue, but he has been standing on the deck wet for a long time. Just now, because I had to fight with the enemy's life, I didn't feel the chill, but now that the battle is over, the people have calmed down, and as soon as the north wind blows, this cold feeling naturally invades Yang Zhen's body.

His actions were also seen by Tang Feng: "Erlang, hurry up and go back and change your clothes and talk about anything else." ”

Yang Zhen nodded and walked towards the springboard. Chu Chenghai's threatening words came from behind him: "Since you know how powerful our Cao Gang is, and those who know each other will let us go, then you can still be left with a way to live, otherwise ......"

Before he could finish his threatening words, Deng Ting on the side flew up and kicked down the Chu Duo Master who had just struggled half of his body. He put one knee on Chu Chenghai's neck and said viciously: "Don't use any Cao gang to scare Lao Tzu!" Others may be afraid of you, but our brothers will not ......."

Tang Feng also stepped forward, looking at Chu Chenghai, who was very embarrassed, with a smile: "Do you know who we are?" ”

Chu Chenghai had difficulty speaking because his face was pressed on the deck, so he just said vaguely: "Who are you?" Isn't it just a group of charlatans who have made enemies with people? ”

"Hah...... It seems that you really don't know how much trouble you have gotten into it. Tang Feng didn't know whether to be angry or laugh for a while. I saw that as soon as he touched his waist, he had already taken out a waist card, which lit up in Chu Chenghai's eyes: "Open your dog's eyes to see clearly, who are we." ”

Don't look at Chu Chenghai's rough appearance, but he also knows a few words, just one glance, his face turned pale: "Jin...... Jinyi Wei ...... Are you Jinyiwei's people? ”

"Do you know how wrong you are? Dare to attack Jinyiwei, your courage is really boundless, it seems that your Cao Gang is going to rebel! Tang Feng said with a sneer.

Huang Zhaoxu ...... You can't die well and you hurt me! Chu Chenghai was stunned for a while, then he scolded, he felt that he was deceived and betrayed by Huang Zhaoxu.

He had a friendship with Huang Zhaoxu in his early years, and he also knew that the other party's identity was not ordinary now. This time, Huang Zhaoxu suddenly came to find him, saying that there were several enemies who needed Cao's help to find and cook, and in order to please this friend who had some weight in the officialdom, Chu Chenghai agreed to come down.

In fact, he is not only for Huang Zhaoxu's face and a sum of silver, but also for the purchase and sale of tickets without capital and make some extra money. To this day, the people in the Cao Gang have long been uneven, and they have a lot of thugs and other subordinates to support, so naturally they can't just rely on the ships that come and go from the south to the north. So some people started to act as water bandits, taking advantage of the dead of night, or when there were very few boats on the canals, as is the case today.

As for the robbery and murder that will alarm the government, they don't care about it, after all, they are indispensable on the canal. As long as things are done cleanly and nothing is provoked, everything will naturally be easy to pass.

But this time, Chu Chenghai was obviously deceived by Huang Zhaoxu, and he didn't know that he had provoked the person he shouldn't provoke. Jin Yiwei, that is the person who even their helper does not dare to offend, and it is difficult for them to survive now.

At this time, Yang Zhen had already returned to the passenger ship, and at the same time remembered that there were still two Taoist priests soaking there underwater. So he hurried to the side of the ship, pulled up the cable, and pulled the two men who had already soaked their faces pale and trembled all over the boat.

"Giggle...... Why did it take you so long...... Cluck...... Come pull us...... Giggling...... "The little Taoist priest's teeth chattered, not only did he not thank Yang Zhen for saving his life before, but instead held him accountable for being late.

"Jingyun, don't be rude......" Old Dao said goodbye to his age, but after soaking in the water for so long, he can still maintain his composure.

"It is negligence in the next moment, and I hope that the Taoist will forgive the sin." In this regard, Yang Zhen was also refreshed, and after holding his fists and giving his hands, he went to the cabin above. He's also cold, and now he just wants to change his clothes quickly.

Before the little Taoist priest could say anything more, he suddenly looked down at himself, and found that his graceful figure was looming after being soaked in water, and he suddenly screamed, and went to the cabin as well. Seeing this, Lao Dao had to smile bitterly and followed her into the cabin.

When Yang Zhen changed his clothes and came down, he found that there was another person on the boat, who was the owner of the ship, Boss Jiang. It turned out that he fell off the boat, but luckily he was not injured. And he is quite clever, as soon as he saw that the situation was not right, he hid in the shadows of the three small boats in front of him, but he avoided the pursuit of the water ghosts behind, and he was also a fortune teller. It wasn't until he heard someone pulling people onto the boat just now that he had the courage to climb up. In fact, after a while, he will have to freeze to death in the water, and there is no choice at this time.

A few wounded brocade guards guarding the boat were also shocked when they saw someone coming up, and only after seeing the appearance of the person who came clearly did they put down their weapons and waved him back to change his clothes.

Looking at the boatload of corpses and flowing blood, Yang Zhen sighed. He wasn't a murderer, for him killing was a means, not an end. He will not have the slightest mercy for the enemy, and he will take people's lives when he falls with a knife in his hand, but he is also a little uncomfortable when he sees that there are many dead and wounded passengers and crew members on the ship. This made him look at the two iron guards who had already been tied up sturdily and their faces were full of fear, and there was a little more murderous intent in his eyes.

"Hey...... What are you going to do with these people? Suddenly, a clear voice sounded in Yang Zhen's ears, and as soon as he turned around, he saw a delicate and lovely melon seed face, but on top of this face that was obviously a woman, it was holding a bun, which looked a little ridiculous.

Seeing Yang Zhen smiling at himself, the little Taoist priest couldn't help but feel a little nervous, and quickly touched his face with his hand, for fear that there would be any filth on it. After finding that there was no problem, he stomped his feet and said, "What are you laughing at, let me ask you!" ”

Seeing that the expression of this little Taoist priest - or maybe it can be called a girl - became more and more feminine, Yang Zhen smiled again, but finally replied: "This is not something I can do. We have hundreds of households who decide their life and death. ”

"I heard that you are Jinyiwei?" The little Taoist priest glanced at the embroidered spring knives held by a few people over there, and said worriedly: "Will you even kill us?" ”

"This girl can rest assured. Although we dare to kill people, we have not yet reached the point of indiscriminately killing innocents. It was Tang Feng who happened to come from the opposite boat who spoke. Behind him, there were dozens of Cao Gang members who were tied up by the five flowers.

"That's good......" The little Taoist priest patted his chest, looking relieved. But then his eyes widened again, looking at Tang Feng: "What do you call me?" When did I say I was a woman? ”

"You said that we are Jinyiwei, how can you not even see this." Tang Feng laughed, and turned his gaze to Boss Jiang, who had changed his clothes: "Ship Master Jiang, didn't you send a message to the Cao Gang to kill us, right?" ”

When Boss Jiang heard him say this, he was immediately so frightened that he fell to his knees and said again and again: "Even if you give the villain a hundred guts, the villain can't do such a thing." begging the adults to spare their lives...... "Seeing this boat full of corpses, and knowing Tang Feng's identity, he would naturally be extremely afraid.

"In that case, then you can go to the boat over there." Tang Feng pointed to the boat path of the Cao Gang behind him.

PS: After a long story of more than 50 chapters, the first female character in this book has finally appeared, please welcome you with your enthusiasm!!!