Prologue IV. Ports
The dozens of catchers quickly went upstairs, separated from the left and right, and blocked the way downstairs. Two people flashed out in the middle, one dressed as a head, and the other was the gangster who had just been beaten.
Nadu raised his head and pointed to the three people who were fighting: "Stop it!" When I saw the official errand, I dared to gather a crowd to fight! ”
Li Tianhao saw that he was coming to catch fast, and jumped out of the circle with a false move. Liu Yan and Ji Chonghai also stopped.
Nadu turned sideways and asked the thug a few words, and the thug stretched out his finger and nodded back. Nadu turned his head and said: "You three are so bold, even my Li Hanwen's people dare to fight, uncle, I have been looking for you for a long time." The three of you didn't say that you sneaked out of Quanzhou City, but now you are running to this Guanhai Tower to fight, do you still have a royal law in your eyes? ”
Liu Yan looked at this posture and understood in his heart that this was a deliberate revenge, and immediately replied: "Li Hanwen! You collude with ruffians and oppress the good, do you still have the royal law in your eyes? ”
Li Hanwen was furious when he heard this, who in Quanzhou City didn't sell him a little face, and someone dared to call his name today, so why not? He pointed with both hands: "You madman actually dare to call the official master's name!" Come on, take it for me! ”
The catchers under his command drew their weapons and were about to step forward, but they heard someone shouting at the bottom of the stairs: "Young master! Are you there, young master? "In the middle of talking, a man came up the stairs. The two catchers who were guarding the staircase immediately blocked in front of this person to prevent him from passing, and the man pushed flat with both hands, one point left and right, and the two catchers couldn't stand up, and fell out five or six steps in a row. Liu Yan was stunned, and when he looked at the man carefully, he saw that he was not yet twenty years old, with a slender figure, brown curly hair, fair skin, and blue eyes like a lake, and he was a handsome and extraordinary young man.
As soon as the young man saw Li Tianhao, he immediately stepped forward and said, "I'll just say, the goods have been delivered, why hasn't the young master come back?" Dare to mess around here! ”
Li Tianhao saw this person and said angrily: "How do you know that I am here?" ”
The young man complained: "It's not easy to find you? Where there's a mess, that's where you are. Look how I go back and tell the master, go back quickly! After that, he turned back to everyone and said: "Everyone, my little master is young and ignorant, and everyone will bear more if there is a mistake, if there is a loss of money, we will naturally compensate for it." Now we have urgent matters to take the first step, and hope not to be surprised, offended, offended. ”
Liu Yan laughed angrily on the side: this young man didn't know if he was really stupid or fake, there was a big chaos, even the official messenger was alarmed, he actually wanted to fool the past with such three or five sentences, which was too child's play. Sure enough, Li Hanwen on the side was so angry that he trembled: "You kid, do you have an official like me in your eyes, even take him down!" ”
The young man did not hesitate to draw a Pasmitar from his waist, only to see a flash of silver light, followed by a burst of exclamations and the sound of weapons mingling. When he looked at it again, all the weapons in the hands of the seven catchers who had just gone up fell to the ground, and each of them had a red and swollen right wrist. The young man smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, it's the back of the knife, everyone should be kind, don't use a knife or a gun." ”
These few blows were extremely swift, and everyone stayed where they were. Even Ji Chonghai was taken aback: this young man's kung fu is weird, it seems to be a foreign sword technique, and it is not under him! What is the origin of this Li family's fleet, and can collect such a powerful character!
Li Tianhao looked at it from the side and didn't care at all, stretched out his hand and pressed the young man's knife, and said with a smile: "You don't have to do it, if I say a word, these catchers will kneel down soon." ”
"Ah, young master, your braggadocio level has improved by leaps and bounds, I want to see how you do it." The young man sneered and put the knife back into its sheath.
Li Tianhao took a step forward and said, "You guys are stupid, you want to die with Li Dutou?" Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, do you dare to draw a sword against him, are you tired of it? ”
As soon as these words came out, they were shocked. Liu Yan was also shocked in his heart. He looked at Li Tianhao with wide eyes. Li Tianhao noticed his eyes and stuck out his tongue at him: "Brother Long, I guessed right." There is such a powerful master as a servant by his side, he has many famous martial arts but has no actual combat experience, he is ignorant of the world, and he is more concerned about matters involving national law than his own family, his name is Long Zaitian, and the current prince's name is Liu Yan, are you illiterate when I can't read? ”
When Li Tianhao said this, all the catchers quickly turned their heads to look at Liu Yan, and their eyes were full of surprise. Ji Chonghai saw that he was told by Li Tianhao, and knew in his heart that if he didn't reveal his identity today, he would be impersonating the royal family, and he didn't want to get out at all. What's more, he really wanted to end this journey quickly, and immediately felt the seal of the crown prince from his waist, and said loudly: "The prince is here today, and you still don't kneel and salute!" ”
When the crowd saw it, they immediately fell to their knees, and Li Hanwen and the gangsters were paralyzed on the ground. The people who were originally watching around the restaurant heard that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and immediately rushed up, squeezing the sea view building. Liu Yan couldn't help but be a little overwhelmed when he saw this formation, but fortunately, Ji Chonghai was old and steady, and stopped the excessive excitement of the crowd in time. Liu Yan immediately ordered Li Hanwen to be taken into custody along with the gangsters, so that the prefect could personally and impartially deal with his personal friendship with bandits and the crimes of fish and meat in the township, and the rest of the arrests would not be investigated. At that time, the people in the audience cheered thunderously, and Liu Yan was also quite proud. After these things were dealt with, Liu Yan wanted to find Li Tianhao again, but found that he had already disappeared with that young man.
Liu Yan hurriedly led those catchers to the dock to find the Li family's fleet and arrest Li Tianhao, but when they arrived at the port, they learned that the Li family's fleet had already gone to sea and ran away without a trace.
Liu Yan was so angry that he stomped his feet, but the crowd caught fast but found a small catcher who was tied up like a zongzi on the dock. Liu Yan immediately asked the little catcher: "Who are you, and how can you be tied up here?" ”
The little catcher quickly replied: "His Royal Highness Prince Qiyu, the villain's name is Wu Sicheng, and he is Li Hanwen's subordinate. Just now, His Highness revealed his identity, and the crowd was excited, and the villain saw the young man and his servant quietly blending out of the crowd and leaving. The villain thought that His Highness had just done something with him, and there must be a reason for it, and if he let this person go, His Highness would definitely be to blame. Therefore, the villain wanted to track the whereabouts of the two so that they would not get away. The villain followed the two all the way here, and saw that the two hurriedly ordered the boat to start, and the villain knew that it would be too late if he didn't stop it, so he jumped out and revealed his identity. Who knew that the two couldn't help but say, tied up the villain and threw it in a secluded corner, but they walked away. ”
Liu Yan looked at this little catcher named Wu Sicheng, this person is only seventeen or eighteen years old, not tall, his appearance is not good, only a pair of eyes are bright, he can see that he is a shrewd and capable person. immediately smiled and said: "I can't imagine that there are so many fast catches in Quanzhou City, only you can see my mind and do a good job, but unfortunately the martial arts are too poor and I can't catch people." That's it, I think you're smart and clever, and you want to keep you by my side, are you willing? ”
Wu Sicheng hurriedly knelt on the ground when he heard this, kowtowed again and again: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, the villain is willing to smear His Highness's liver and brain, and never give up!" ”
"Get up." Liu Yan waved his hand.
At this time, Lord Chen, the prefect of Quanzhou, got the news, hurriedly rushed over with his subordinates, and when he saw Liu Yan, he bowed his head. Liu Yan hurriedly helped him up and comforted him with kind words.
The oncoming gusts of sea breeze ruffled Liu Yan's hair. Liu Yan stroked his hair, but thought in his heart: This trouble, my journey will end here, and I will return to the extremely boring East Palace. When the Xiangshi said that the dragon returned to the sea, he meant that I was forced to return to the palace today. Or should I go to sea with Li Tianhao at that time? If that's the case, King Wen Mengxiong should be on him. If you say that you will return to the palace today, should you not be able to do it in this little catcher named Wu Sicheng?
Thinking of this, Liu Yan turned his head and looked at Wu Sicheng, Wu Sicheng met his gaze, and immediately lowered respectfully. Liu Yan thought to himself: This kid is very clever, but unfortunately he doesn't have the strong wildness of Li Tianhao. Forget it, let's see if this person can afford the words Wenwang Mengxiong first.
Thinking of this, Liu Yan put his hands behind his back and strode forward.
On this day in the 794th year of the Gregorian calendar, the wheel of fate moved.