Liu Yong said with a smile: "If Sun Quan wants to raise troops, he must be peaceful in the region, the government is harmonious, and all kinds of waste are prosperous. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoBrother Yuanlong can write to the prime minister, secretly fund the mountains of Jiangdong, and attack and harass in the rear from time to time. Sun Quan will be anxious, how dare he raise troops to invade the realm again. ”

Chen Deng laughed when he heard this, and raised his teacup, "Chongru, thank you for my brother." ”

Liu Yong also picked up the cup, touched it lightly, and said sincerely: "Brother Yuanlong, you and I can join forces, we can learn from each other's strengths and complement each other." Chen Deng also smiled knowingly.

The big things were over, and the two of them suddenly relaxed. Chen Deng smiled and asked, "Chongru said that he was here to thank his brother, why didn't he bring his wife?" ”

Liu Yong sighed lightly and said, "There is a reason for it." Originally, I planned to go to Chaisang to see Sun Quan first, and then go to Brother Yuanlong's place at the end. How do you know that there was an urgent matter before leaving......" told what happened in Wancheng again.

"I didn't expect Chongru to have another marriage." Chen Deng sighed for a while, and said, "I'll play with you for a few days as a brother these days." ”

Three days later, Chen Deng personally sent Liu Yong, Xiao Qiao, Zhou Cang and others to Kuangyi, and then took a boat across the Yangtze River to Dantu in Jiangdong, that is, Zhenjiang in later generations, and then went up the Yangtze River, crossed Moling, and headed for Poyang.

Along the way, Liu Yong and his entourage also stopped and stopped, either to understand the local customs, or to appreciate the places of interest along the way, or to taste the delicious delicacies of various places...... It is very pleasing to the eye and leisurely.

On this day, I asked the villagers, more than ten miles in front of Poyang Lake, and asked Zhou Yu's water village, and replied that it was on the opposite side of the lake, if you need to go around Yuzhang (now Nanchang) by land, it will be hundreds of miles more; If you cross the lake by boat, it is much closer. Xiao Qiao had never seen a big lake, and when he heard that Poyang Lake was so huge, he shouted that he would go first. Liu Yong was extremely indulgent to Xiao Qiao, so he had no choice but to ask where the wharf was, and divided the team into two groups, one group was led by Zhou Cang to hire a boat and prepare first, and he accompanied Xiao Qiao to see the lake.

Xiao Qiao was very excited, urging the horse to hurry away, Liu Yong did not dare to slack off, and followed closely with a flick of the horsewhip, while Li Gui took a few elite soldiers to guard from afar. At this time, it is the spring in full bloom, the trees on both sides are green, the wild flowers are fragrant, the colorful butterflies are flying among the grasses, the birds are singing on the branches, and the horses are walking through this picturesque field, breathing the fresh air and feeling the breeze, how comfortable and comfortable.

After riding for a while, a white line came into view in the distance, Xiao Qiao pulled the reins of the horse, and asked excitedly with a finger of his hand: "Brother-in-law, look, there is a lake, right?" ”

Liu Yong also stopped, put his hand on his forehead and looked at it intently for a while, and said with a smile: "That's right." If you look at the water and sky, it is Poyang Lake. ”

Little Joe was even more excited, and with a flick of the whip, the horse rose up on all four hooves and galloped out. Liu Yong smiled slightly, shook his head, and followed with a horse. Gradually, the white line grew wider and brighter. When he got closer, little Jolema stood and cheered loudly, only to see a huge lake in front of him, although the wind and the sun were beautiful, the river was still rolling white waves, and large and small fishing boats shuttled among them, rippling with the waves, like pieces of scattered leaves.

Xiao Qiao turned over and dismounted, handed over the reins to Liu Yong's hands, carried the hem of his skirt, walked a few steps, went up to the rocks by the lake, and looked up, only to see the mountains in the distance, looming, and he couldn't see how far away he was.

"I didn't expect Poyang Lake to be so big." Little Joe sighed. In fact, Poyang Lake in the Han Dynasty was far from being as vast as it is now, but it was also majestic and endless.

"That's big, too?" Liu Yong smiled lightly and said, "Little sister, if you saw the sea, you wouldn't say that." ”

"The sea?" Xiao Qiao was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Brother-in-law, how much bigger is the sea than this lake?" ”

"It's hard to say." Liu Yong thought for a moment and replied, "Brother-in-law, let's give an analogy." It's like a grain of sand compared to a mountain. ”

"How big is the sea?" Xiao Qiao's beautiful face was full of incredulity, and she said expectantly, "Brother-in-law, when you are done with big things, can you take me to see the sea?" Well, I have to bring my sisters, let's all go, do you say? ”

Liu Yong was stunned, this is not good, first, the future is unpredictable, where do you know when you can stop and rest, not to mention how can Xiao Qiao swim the sea with her family after marrying Zhou Yu? Unless Zhou Yu is also taken for his own use. But it's almost impossible. Liu Yong hesitated for a while, but she couldn't bear to hurt her heart, so she had to say, "Okay." When the time comes, we will all go together, and no one will be left behind. ”

Xiao Qiao didn't seem to hear it, and looked at the river in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking. Liu Yong didn't feel a little strange, looked sideways, and saw Xiao Qiao wearing a light blue pluried Ruyi long skirt, the upper body was a placket with gold and a hundred butterflies wearing a flower cloud brocade jacket, the waist was tied with a light blue silk belt, covered with a white moire cloak, with a double bun on his head, a royal blue dotted emerald bead hairpin, a head of green silk scattered on his shoulders, if the shoulders were cut, the waist was like a prime, the eyebrows were like green feathers, and the muscles were like snow, and they were gorgeous. The river breeze blows, the green silk is elegant, the light yarn is flying, fluttering like a fairy Lingbo away, and I can't help but be stunned.

Xiao Qiao still didn't look back, and asked, "Brother-in-law, do you think Qian'er is beautiful?" ”

"Beautiful!" Liu Yong blurted out, and suddenly woke up, I looked at it like this, and I was out of shape, and suddenly blushed on my face, and sighed again, "I haven't seen a few people in this world who are so beautiful as Qian'er." ”

"Few? Brother-in-law, it seems that you have seen a lot of beautiful women. You're not afraid I'll tell my sister to go. Little Joe covered his mouth and chuckled.

Liu Yong snorted and said disdainfully: "I haven't done anything bad, what am I afraid of." ”

"Brother-in-law, in terms of appearance, how many women can I rank among the women you have ever seen?"

Liu Yong shook his head and said: "Radish greens, each has his own love, where is this accurate." ”

Xiao Qiao Jiao said angrily: "What radishes, green vegetables?" Brother-in-law, what a terrible thing you say! I didn't ask anyone else, I asked you, what do you think? ”

"You asked me." Liu Yong seemed to have just come to his senses now, and after thinking about it, he said, "If I come to see, Qian'er can be ranked first." ”

"First?" Xiao Qiao pursed his mouth and said in surprise, "What about my sister?" And what about Sister Diao Chan? ”

"The three of you are all the same, there's no difference." Liu Yong hurriedly replied, adding a sentence in his heart, in fact, Zhen Mi is similar, but he can't say it, otherwise this little girl will have to get to the bottom of it again, and she will chase after her.

"Brother-in-law, you really don't leak. He flattered me, but he didn't offend his two sisters. Xiao Qiao's bright and moving face was full of smiles, but her tone was full of ridicule.

"Look at you, if your brother-in-law tells a lie, you will say that I lied to you, and you don't believe it to be honest."

"I believe ......," little Joe stretched his voice, and added before he could finish, "It's strange that I believe you!" After speaking, there was another "giggle" coquettish laugh,

"Believe it or not!" Liu Yong snorted lightly in his nose, looked at the sky, and said, "Little sister, it's windy by the river, and you just sweated on horseback, let's go to the dock." ”

"Brother-in-law, I also feel a little cold when you say it." Xiao Qiao hugged his shoulders with his hands and shivered. Liu Yong hurriedly jumped off the horse, took Xiao Qiao's hand, took her off the stone, untied his cloak and draped it over her body, and put a wide-eaves hanging veil hat on her. Liu Yong said hello to Li Gui and the others who were a little farther away, and then went on the road together.

When he arrived at the dock, Zhou Cang had already made arrangements, and Liu Yong couldn't help but cheer when he saw it. It turned out that Zhou Cang had hired a huge building ship. The level of shipbuilding in ancient China was quite high, in the Spring and Autumn Period, Wu and Chu built a building ship that could carry thousands of people, and in the Three Kingdoms period, the large building ship could reach ten floors and could carry 3,000 people. Although this one is also a building ship, because it is only a passenger ship, it is much smaller than a war ship, and the ship building is only two floors.

Zhou Cang said regretfully: "Childe, didn't you see that there was a bigger and longer ship just now, which is five stories high. It's a pity that someone else hired it first. ”

Liu Yong smiled: "There are only a few of us, isn't it too wasteful to be so big?" In addition, the higher the center of gravity of the ship, the higher the stability, and it is more likely to capsize in the face of strong wind and waves, this is the most suitable. Zhou Cang saw that Liu Yong was very satisfied with the praise, and grinned for a while.

"Childe is really an expert, and he is very right." Someone next to him said.

Liu Yong turned his head and saw a man in his fifties smiling and standing with his hands bowed. The man was thin, dark-skinned, wrinkled, and not very richly dressed, but very neat.

"Brother-in-law?" Liu Yong bowed his hand.

"Don't dare, Childe is polite." The man hurriedly replied, "Down there is the duke of this ship." ”

"It turned out to be the owner, but I'm going to trouble you, thank you, thank you." Liu Yong arched his hand.

The man was suddenly frightened, shook his hands, and said: "The son is wrong, the little second child is just running errands for the owner and taking care of the boat, but he can't afford it." ”

When Xiao Qiao heard this, he smiled "fluttering", Liu Yong was embarrassed to say the wrong thing, and he blushed even more when he heard her smile, but his face was a lot thicker now, and he pretended not to hear it and said: "My husband has to take care of the food and drink ...... of our group along the way."

Zhou Cang interjected on the side: "Childe, we not only have to eat and drink on the boat, but also sleep on the boat." ”

"Sleep? Isn't that just the time to go? Liu Yong asked puzzled.

"That's right, Childe!" Na Zigong coughed lightly and explained, "Gongzi wants to go to Zhou Dudu's water village, and this distance is not close. In addition, the river breeze is light today, and it is difficult to open the sails, so if you sail now, I am afraid that you will only be able to walk half the way by night......"

"I see. It's not safe to sail at night, isn't it, sir? ”

"Exactly." Na Zigong nodded, and said with a smile, "If there is a moon and stars in the sky, you can still tell the direction; If you happen to encounter a cloudy day, it will be dark around you, and you can only run around. Besides, don't look at the waves on the lake at this time, I can't tell when it will be turbulent and undulating, and where are the rapids, where are the whirlpools, where are the reefs, I can't see it clearly. Therefore, I can only ask Childe and his entourage to stay on the ship overnight, and how about we anchor and leave the port again early tomorrow morning? ”

Liu Yong only reacted at this time, the ships of the Han Dynasty were not equipped with a compass to distinguish the direction, and they could only look at the sky to navigate, so he nodded and said, "I understand." So, we're all going to stay together for a day and a night? Too little trouble for you. Thank you in advance! As he spoke, he bowed deeply.

The prince saw that Liu Yong was gorgeously dressed and behaved extraordinarily, and although the female dependents he brought could not see his appearance clearly, he was also slender and had an outstanding demeanor; From being a powerful person, thinking that his identity is extraordinary, but he didn't expect that this son was extremely humble and polite, and he was moved for a while, and he arched his hand again and again: "The son's generosity has made the little old man grateful, so polite, you can kill the little old man." ”

"I don't have to be like this." Liu Yong smiled slightly, and then asked, "Uncle, I don't know if there is enough room on this ship?" ”

"Childe and relax. There are quite a lot of rooms on this ship, and there are more than enough rooms for the son. With a smile on his face, the man continued, "Horses may be kept in the aft compartment on the first floor; Accompanying guests can live in the front cabin; Son and Mrs. live in the upper room on the second floor. ”

Xiao Qiao's body trembled, and he let out an "ah". Liu Yong's face turned red and he hurriedly said: "Uncle, this is my little sister, don't talk nonsense." ”

"Childe, the little second child is blind, don't be surprised." The prince apologized again and again.

"Those who don't know are not to blame." Liu Yong waved his hand generously and asked, "There is only one upper room on the second floor?" ”

"No, it's not......," said the man hurriedly, "There are four upper rooms on the second floor. ”

"Enough!" Liu Yong smiled and asked Zhou Cangdao again, "There are two more rooms, you and Li Gui can also come up and live." ”

"We're not coming." Zhou Cang waved his hand and said, "A few of us want to eat and drink and gamble together at night, brother, are you coming?" ”

"Forget it, you guys play. I don't have that hobby! Liu Yong smiled and asked the fair, "Uncle, is there a place to take a bath on the boat?" ”

"Childe, there is a bath bucket in every upper room, this uncle has already ordered just now, and the hot water has been prepared." The prince replied, and pointed at Zhou Cang with his hand.

"Brother Zhou, you did a good job." Liu Yong patted Zhou Cang's shoulder lightly, and said to Xiao Qiao, "Little sister, I'll go upstairs to take a look first." He turned his head and said to the other man: "The old man bothered." ”

Na Zigong saw that the name between Liu Yong and Zhou Cang was very strange, but he could hear that this noble son was extremely easy-going and easy to serve, and he was also very happy in his heart, so he stretched out his right hand, bent down and said, "Son, please come with the little old man." ”

The upper room on the second floor is eye-catching, this is a one-bedroom suite, the inside is a bedroom, the outside is a small living room, the facilities are very complete, the dresser, the copper mirror has everything, and even the sandalwood is burned, there are Go, guqin, pen and ink and other things, and more importantly, the layout is elegant, tidy, and makes people feel refreshed. The two sergeants carried the wooden compartment containing Xiao Qiao's clothes and jewelry in the outer hall and retreated downstairs. After a while, the boatmen came in one after another, poured hot water into the tub, and then bowed out.

Liu Yong walked around upstairs, and when he saw that there was no one else, he and Na Zigong also went downstairs, nodded to Xiao Qiao, and said softly: "Little sister, you can go up." Little Joe agreed, bent down to lift the hem of his skirt, and went upstairs carefully.

"Is Childe still satisfied?" The man asked cautiously on the side. (To be continued.) )