The silver-belted Bianhe River traverses the city and winds around the city, embellishing the world's largest city with prosperity and beauty. The Bianhe River is full of boats, and there are many merchants on the streets along the Bianhe River, painting a prosperous scene that far surpasses the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The willows are hanging in the shade of the sunset in the west, close to the yellow mistake, and the oblique sunlight will stretch the shadow very long. However, this is not the most beautiful time of the Bianhe River, the most beautiful time of the Bianhe River is after nightfall, when the Bianhe River is only left with a boat boat, and the river is full of sheng songs and dances, in the eyes of elegant people, this is the most beautiful scene of the Bianhe River.

Standing in the shade of the tree at the Zhouqiao Wharf, Chen Lingyuan glanced around, and the folding fan in his hand kept fanning, but he didn't find the target he was looking for.

"Lord Chen!"

When Chen Lingyuan was helpless, someone suddenly called behind him, hurriedly turned around to recognize the person, and arched his hand: "Master Li, you are here too!" ”

Chen Ling Yuankou's Master Li is Li Gang, who was admonished by Lotte to serve in Dali Temple before the year, and Li Gang said while returning the salute: "Lord Chen also responded to the appointment of Lord Le Hou and waited here?" ”

"Exactly!" Chen Lingyuan replied.

"Lord Li and Lord Chen have also been here for a long time?"

While the two were greeting, another voice came. Li Gang and Chen Lingyuan smiled when they saw the visitor: "Could it be that Lord Feiyu also went to Lord Lehou's appointment?" ”

"Exactly!" Yu Xuan hurriedly returned the salute.

On the occasion of Chen Lingyuan, Yuxu, and Li Gang's greetings, Yu Ruozhuo also came to the Zhouqiao Wharf, although Yuxu and Li Gang who didn't know each other, but Chen Lingyuan, who knew him in Pingyu County, came to see him immediately: "I've seen Lord Chen!" ”

"Senior Brother Yu!" Chen Lingyuan didn't know Yu Ruozhuo, and he knew that Yu Ruozhuo had a very good relationship with Lotte, so he hurriedly returned the gift, and introduced him to Li Gang and Yuxu in Ruozhuo.

In terms of qualifications, Yu Ruozhuo Chen Lingyuan entered Taixue much earlier, this senior brother is still Yu Ruozhuo still acceptable, and even if the ancients did not enter the official ranks, they had to talk about their academic qualifications.

"Look, isn't there water over there, how can there be billowing black smoke going straight to the sky!"

While the four of them were talking, they suddenly heard someone shouting.

When the words fell, countless people were immediately attracted by the sound, and they looked in the direction pointed by the person who spoke, only to see a column of black smoke to the east of the Bianhe River rising straight into the sky, but if you look closely, the black smoke does not seem to come out of one place, but more like it moves.

"Isn't there a monster in this Bianhe River?" Someone was surprised.

The ancients were superstitious, and when they heard this person say this, the people on both sides of the Bianhe River immediately became commotionous, and more timid people retreated, and the boatmen on the boat on the Bianhe River were also busy docking the boat, trembling and frightened into the distance, muttering the blessing of the river god, and their eyes were more afraid.

Those who can't eat the bowl of rice on the boat must worship God, in fact, it is said to worship God, these people who are most afraid of nature is this fear, this fear has been passed down from ancient times to later generations, and it is in the later generations of China to enter the modern society, and the people who eat the bowl of rice on the boat have to worship no matter when they are.

Hearing someone call that there are monsters, a passing Taoist priest said disdainfully: "If the goblin appears, it can only appear in the night, how can it appear in the daytime, and Biandu is popular, and it is the king at the feet of the Son of Heaven, how dare the monster appear in the world!" ”

Although this Taoist priest's statement has reassured the people, there are still many people who are afraid.

The moving black smoke gradually approached, and after crossing the Xiangguosi Bridge, the people near the state bridge finally saw clearly what was sailing on the water with black smoke. I saw that this monster was a common thousand-mile ship driven by paddle wheels on both sides, but in this thousand-mile ship there was black smoke, but what was incredible was that the speed of this thousand-mile ship was far faster than that of an ordinary thousand-mile ship.

After crossing the Xiangguosi Bridge, the black smoke emitted from the surface of the thousand-mile ship turned from black to gray, and then turned into a faint cyan, and the speed gradually slowed down.

At this moment, this smoking thousand-mile ship is undoubtedly the focus of all eyes.

"Lord Li, Lord Yu, Lord Chen, Brother Yu, Le has made you wait for a long time!"

As the Qianli ship came to a stop, a voice came from the ship, and then a figure appeared on the ship.

"It's the ...... of Lord Le"

Without waiting for Li Gang and the others to speak, many people in Biandu recognized Lotte, who let Lotte Ping destroy the Western Xia, abolished the Gongtian Institute and Yang Jian, the image of the hearts of the people in Biandu is not ordinarily high, and there are many people who naturally know each other.

At the invitation of Lotte, Yu Ruozhuo went from yesterday to today, and when he saw Lotte coming by boat, he didn't care about greeting or etiquette, so he walked two steps quickly to the shore, looked carefully, and said: "Hou Ye, is this the boat that Hou Ye told me yesterday that does not need manpower to row and does not need to be driven by wind?" ”

"Exactly!" Lotte nodded, and at the same time instructed the boatman to set up the plank, and arched his hand across the river: "Le has seen three adults and Brother Yu, please talk about the boat!" ”

Listening to the conversation between Lotte and Yu Ruozhuo, Chen Lingyuan, Yuxu, and Li Gang were also good-hearted, and after saying hello, they got on the boat along the board, and looked around at the thousand-mile boat that Lotte was riding, trying to find out what was the difference between this thousand-mile ship and other thousand-mile ships.

After the politeness, Lotte instructed: "Shakuten, order someone to set up tables and chairs, and then go to the shore to set up a table of banquets, I will drink with four officials in this boat, and after nightfall, I will enjoy the wind of the Bianhe River!" ”

Shakuchi was instructed, and hurriedly instructed his subordinates to set up a shelter on the boat, and ordered people to go to the river to set up a banquet. With the continuous rise of Lotte's status, Shakuchi is already the head of Yuefu, and he doesn't have to run errands in person, just instruct his powerful henchmen to do it.

After seeing the ceremony, Yuxu quipped: "You can eat the food outside, and I want to drink the palace's imperial wine with this wine!" ”

"Yes!" Li Gang also responded, and also quipped: "Master Le Hou must not tell us, the master of the horse can't get the royal wine to drink!" ”

Lotte said with a smile: "I knew that the two of you would say this, Su Hexiang and Pu wine are enough!" ”

Chen Lingyuan on the side just smiled, after all, Lotte is half of his disciple, and he must have some demeanor and can't mess around, as for Li Gang and Yuxu, it is good for Lotte, and it is reasonable to be informal.

Gu Bu said hello to Lotte, Yu Ruozhuo looked around the boat before he walked up to Lotte, shook his head and said, "This thousand-mile ship looks no different from other thousand-mile ships!" ”

Hearing Yu Ruozhuo's question, Lotte said: "Taking advantage of the banquet in the future, Le took four people to the cabin to have a look, and only then did he know how this thousand-mile ship is different from other ships!" ”

Chen Lingyuan, Yu Xu, and Li Gang, who were as good as Yu Ruozhuo, heard this, and they also followed Lotte to the cabin, and they were speechless immediately after seeing the steam engine.

After a furnace boiled the water, it was unthinkable to drive the ship with steam, and the four of them were surprised when they heard it, but they had to believe that it was true, after all, except for the steam engine placed on the ship, there was no mechanism to manually drive the ship, and there was no one else in the ship except Lotte and his attendants, two boiler-burning handymen, and three sailors at the helm of the mooring.

Yu Ruozhuo, Chen Lingyuan, Yu Xu, and Li Gang were still looking around the steam engine, trying to understand the principle of it, when the ruler came to the engine room and said, "Official, the banquet is ready, please let it go!" ”

Nodding, Lotte said: "Four, this engine room is stuffy and tight, how about we still drink and talk on deck, and start the boat at the same time to enjoy the scenery along the Bianhe River?" ”

Chen Lingyuan, Yu Xu, and Li Gang nodded yes, but Yu Ruozhuo had a good heart and said that he must see how the steam engine operates. Lotte couldn't be stubborn, so he had to rely on Yu Ruozhuo to observe in the cabin, and took Li Gang and the three of them on the deck.

The four of them sat down, and Lotte gave the order to start the boat, only to see the paddle wheels on both sides of the Qianli Boat turning, slapping a huge splash, and the Qianli Boat was slowly moving towards the Bianhe River.

Li Gang and the others who were sitting on the boat kept sighing when they saw this situation, and Yu Ruozhuo, who came out of the engine room, was even more incredible.

The subordinate on the side poured wine for everyone, Lotte as the master said a few polite words according to the process, and Li Gang and the four of them also had to be polite, and after a moment of idle talk in Tiannan and Haibei, Chen Lingyuan brought his words to the point, "That day, the Marquis of Le strongly opposed the destruction of Liao by Lianjin in the palace, and even did not hesitate to not want black yarn, Chen was puzzled. ”

Although Yu Ruozhuo didn't know what happened in the court, he also heard a lot of rumors, and his heart was very good about it, and Li Gang and Yu were even more humble about it, and both of them were qualified to participate in the big court meeting that day, but I didn't expect that Lotte, who had always been thoughtful, would confront the Son of Heaven on the spot, and he was angry and didn't even want Wusha.

Lotte's actions in the court that day, in the eyes of Chen Lingyuan, who is familiar with Lotte's temperament, is really incredible.

Li Gang, Yu Xu, and Chen Lingyuan have neither support nor opposition to the Lianjin invasion of Liao, but when they think about it, the Great Song Dynasty may be able to fish in the water and easily obtain Yan You, and even faintly agree.

Taking a sip of wine, Lotte said slowly: "I am the rich of the world in the Great Song Dynasty, the people are content with work and rest, the officials and nobles are in peace and happiness and even decay and fall, the country is also because the development is too high, the potential of the land has been dug up, and after the population increases, the contradictions between the officials and the people, the rich businessmen and the people, and the landlords and the people have intensified. ”

Don't talk about the big truth of the dead lips and teeth, and don't mention the combat strength of the army, Lotte found another way, looking at the situation of the Great Song Dynasty from another point of view, and telling a group of readers who have never seen knowledge from books, which Li Gang and others have never thought of and have never touched, but after careful consideration, they feel that what Lotte said is very reasonable.

After thinking for a while, Chen Lingyuan asked, "What does Master Hou mean is that my Great Song Dynasty has no hope of victory?" ”

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