The time entered April, and one day, Lin Bin came, and Wang Heng met Lin Bin in his study.

Lin Bin came, Wang Heng knew that there must be something important, and he asked lightly: "Bofu is here, but there is a change in Ou Xing?" ”

If Cai Yan saw Wang Heng's current appearance, he would definitely be surprised, is this still the young man who often shows embarrassment in front of him?

Lin Bin was respectful in front of Wang Heng, he felt that now Wang Heng brought him more and more pressure, he became more and more majestic as a superior, this year, Wang Heng did something to make Lin Bin amazed, but also made him happy, fortunately he chose to serve Wang Heng.

Lin Bin replied, "Childe, exactly." Ou Xing has frequently sent people to contact him recently, saying that the great man's strength has been exhausted, and it is the time for the hero to use force, and he is ready to start an incident after the autumn harvest this year, if he wins the world, we can all be crowned kings. ”

Wang Heng smiled and said, "Bofu, aren't you tempted?" This is a king! If you follow me, it is impossible to be crowned king. ”

Lin Bin said with a straight face: "Childe said that he was joking, Ou Xing and his gang are just clowns jumping off the beam in front of Childe, and the king he named is just a monkey and crown, even if Lin Bin is a pawn in front of Childe." ”

Wang Heng sighed: "Bofu, you can see this truth clearly, but it is ridiculous that there are always people in the world who are blinded by ambition, just like a moth to a fire." ”

Lin Bin said solemnly: "That's right, Ou Xing and the others are moths to the fire, and they can't do anything!" ”

Wang Heng nodded and said: "Bofu, you can send someone to report the movements of the district star to me at any time, if you are sure to plot against the important people of the opposing side, it will be even better, and then the rebellion of the district star will be pacified, and you will be credited!" ”

Lin Bin nodded excitedly and said: "Childe, Lin Bin doesn't need to take any credit, I just hope that after the Star Rebellion in the Pacification District, he can come to Hanshou to follow Childe." ”

Wang Heng groaned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes." ”

Lin Bin was overjoyed and bowed to Wang Heng.

Wang Heng said: "After you go back this time, if there is no special emergency, you don't have to come here in person, or pass the news through Guò Tongjiang Commercial Bank." ”

Lin Bin nodded and said, "I'll be careful, if it weren't for Ou Xing's confirmation of this year's incident, I wouldn't have come here in person." ”

Lin Bin's identity is very sensitive, if he often travels back and forth between Wulingman and Hanshou City, he will definitely make Ou Xing suspicious, you must know that Ou Xing's envoys often come to Wulingman to see Lin Bin.

Seeing that Lin Bin understood what he meant, Wang Heng nodded happily.

Lin Bin said again: "Childe, I have an idea, I don't know if it's feasible?" ”

Wang Heng said: "If you have any ideas, just say it." ”

Lin Bin said: "When the district star rises up, I can lead 5,000 Wuling barbarians to Changsha to help in the battle, and when the prince goes to attack, I will wait in the battle anyway, and I can break it with one drum." ”

Wang Heng groaned: "It's a good plan, but since Ou Xing is preparing to start an incident in the four counties of Jingnan at the same time, what reason do you use to go to Changsha?" ”

Lin Bin said: "Now that the soldiers of Wuling County are strong and strong, tens of thousands of elite soldiers are dominating Hanshou, and our Wuling Barbarian 5,000 soldiers have risen, wouldn't it be better to hit the stone with an egg, it is better to join forces with the district star, and the momentum will be greater!" Isn't that a good reason? ”

Wang Heng and Lin Bin glanced at each other and laughed at the same time.

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Soon after Lin Bin returned, Chen Shu came to see Wang Heng again, and this time his expression was very anxious.

Although he was anxious, Chen Shu still did not lose his manners, and he saluted Wang Heng respectfully.

Wang Heng asked, "What's the alarm?" ”

Chen Shu said: "Son, a few days ago, a shipload of goods from our firm was transported to Donghai County, Xuzhou, and was robbed by a group of water bandits on the river surface of Lujiang County. ”

Wang Heng said again: "The merchant ships of the Tongjiang Merchant have also been hijacked? Aren't all the water bandits along the way already dotted? ”

The merchant ships of the Tongjiang Merchant have to transport goods out every day, but the most of them are shipped to the north, because the big customers in Luoyang and Jizhou are the most, although there are many water bandits in this area, but the water bandits are not stupid, knowing that the Tongjiang Merchant has the support of the Jingzhou military behind them, they dare not offend too much, so as long as the Tongjiang Merchant pays some money to buy the road, they will let them go.

Wherever the banner of Tongjiang Merchant went, basically no one dared to provoke it, but I didn't expect it to be robbed this time.

Chen Shu said: "This time it was a group of new bandits who recently appeared on our merchant ship, when they robbed our merchant ship, the steward on the ship wanted to spend money to eliminate the disaster, but this gang of bandits didn't buy it, and still robbed the ship." However, they acted in a fairly orderly manner, did not hurt anyone when they hijacked the ship, and released the steward and men on the ship. ”

When Wang Heng heard that the person was fine, he first put his mind at ease, and then he asked, "What is this cargo?" For whom? ”

Chen Shu said: "This ship has glass, books, and Wuling spring wine, with a total value of tens of millions of dollars, which is sold to the Lu family in Qu County, as long as it is transported to the Lu family, it will be millions of profits." And this is the first time we have done business with the Elk family, and if we can't deliver it on time, the line will be broken. ”

Wang Heng bowed slightly, the value of this cargo is not enough, but the line of the Elk family is still very important. Although the business of Tongjiang Merchant has done a lot in the past year, it is still quite inferior to the Donghai Elk, which is one of the top big merchants in this era, rich and rivals the country, and has mastered the trade routes and commercial resources of several eastern states.

Wang Heng also felt that the water bandits in Jingzhou, including the entire Yangtze River basin, should indeed be rectified, and now they are too rampant, and if they continue like this, it will seriously affect the commercial development of the entire Jingzhou.

In the past, they couldn't take care of these things, and Jingzhou basically didn't have a water army that they could control, which allowed them to be arrogant for a while, and now Cai Mao has been forming a water army in Xiaoling for more than half a year, and there should be some results, and it's time to rectify the water bandits.

Thinking of this, Wang Heng's eyes lit up, and he said to Chen Shu: "I'll solve this matter, and then you can let the steward on the merchant ship that day go with the guys." ”

Chen Shu agreed.

Wang Heng asked casually: "How many people are there in that gang of water bandits?" Who's at the head? ”

Chen Shu said: "According to the steward and the guys, there are more than 300 people in this gang of water bandits, which is a relatively large group in the vicinity, and the two people led by them are not very old, one is called Jiang Qin, and the other is called Zhou Tai. ”

Wang Heng nodded, and when he heard it, he suddenly hit a spirit, Jiang Qin? Zhou Tai? It's actually these two people?

In real history, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai both defected to Sun Ce when Sun Ce swept Jiangdong later, because of their outstanding water warfare ability, they became the generals of Eastern Wu, but before they defected to Sun Ce, it is said that their background was not very glorious, and they were once water bandits on the Yangtze River, but they did not expect that they actually robbed the goods of Tongjiang merchants.

Chen Shu said hesitantly: "Son, according to the steward and the guys, before Jiang and Erren put them back, they told them that if they want the goods, they will ......."

Wang Heng asked, "What?" ”

Chen Shu said: "They said wildly, saying that if they want the goods, they must let the son go and ask for it in person." ”

Chen Shu has been hesitant and didn't dare to say this, for fear that Wang Heng would be angry about it, but in the end, he felt that it was better to say this to Wang Heng, otherwise, if this goods didn't come back, Wang Heng would have to come forward in person, and the time would be delayed, and he would have to bear greater responsibility if he didn't do it well.

Wang Heng raised his head and laughed, and after laughing, he said, "Interesting! Since they asked me to go by name, I'm afraid I won't be able to go on a trip. ”

Chen Shu hurriedly persuaded: "Son, son of a daughter, you can't sit down!" How precious is the identity of the childe, why risk his life? In my opinion, it is better to send more sailors to exterminate this gang of bandits. ”

Wang Heng shook his head and said, "I have my own plans, so I don't need to persuade again." ”

Chen Shu didn't dare to persuade him again, although Wang Heng was young, he was already very dignified.

After Chen Shu left, Wang Heng immediately went to see Wang Heng, told him that the merchant ship of the Tongjiang merchant ship was robbed by the bandits, and told him that he was going to go out in person and return to the merchant ship.

Wang Rong said: "Shuping, why do you want to go in person? Deju's navy has now begun to take shape, and although it is not enough to fight a big war, it should be more than enough to exterminate the water bandits. ”

Wang Heng said: "The lair of this group of water bandits is on the surface of the Lujiang River, and it has already left the waters of Jingzhou, so it is not appropriate to send a naval army to exterminate it, so I should bring one or two boats over and ask for the goods back." ”

Wang Rong knew that Wang Heng was right, the location where this group of water bandits hijacked the boat had already gone out of the Jingzhou state border, and the Han law stipulated that state soldiers and county soldiers were not allowed to go out of the border without orders, Wang Rong nodded, and asked: "What if the water bandits are not good for you?" ”

Wang Heng said: "I will bring General Huang, Deng Zhan and others, and I will also bring the elite soldiers in the navy." Besides, the gang of sailors didn't hurt anyone when they robbed the boat, and they put the steward and the guy back, so they should still act in a very orderly manner, and they wouldn't hurt people casually. ”

When Wang Heng heard this, he was a little relieved, he knew Huang Zhong's martial arts, and Deng Zhan's martial arts now are also very impressive, even if it is Wang Heng himself, now those righteous servants have few opponents for him, and the three of them are very good, in such a small-scale battle, personal force is very important.

However, Wang Heng still earnestly admonished Wang Heng for a long time, Wang Heng knew that this was his father's concern for him, so he didn't think he was verbose, patiently listened to his father's words, and agreed one by one.

The next day, Wang Heng went to Xiaoling with Huang Zhong, Deng Zhan, and some righteous servants who were skilled in water, as well as the steward of the Tongjiang firm. Xiaoling is not far from Hanshou, ride a fast horse, set off in the morning, and arrive in the afternoon.

Coming to Xiaoling, Wang Heng asked Yi Cong to find out where the water army village was, and the group came to the water army village, Wang Heng reported his name and asked to see Cai Mao Cai Dudu, and someone went in to report.

Not long after, Cai Mao came out, he saw Wang Heng, Huang Zhong and others, and hurriedly gave a salute, and the two sides were in a cold noise.

Wang Heng looked at Cai Mao carefully, and saw that Cai Mao was much darker and thinner than when he came to Hanshou last year, and it was still very hard to set up a navy in Xiaoling Water Village, but Cai Mao's more impetuous celebrity habits seemed to have decreased, and was replaced by a unique and capable atmosphere of a general in the army.

It seems that the life in Xiaoling Water Village for most of the past half a year is still very beneficial to Cai Mao.

Cai Mao welcomed everyone into the water village, Wang Heng this is the first time to come to the Xiaoling water village, only to see that this water village is built in a natural river bay, the exit of the river bay is made of a boat as a door, which is the water gate, and the dry gate on the land is where Cai Mao welcomes them into the village.

Training is being carried out in the water village, and the long and narrow boats are crisscrossing and crossing the water, very flexible, shuttling between some of the taller fighting ships, and it can be seen that the sailors on the ship are very skillful.

Cai Mao saw that Wang Heng was very concerned about the training on the water, and took the initiative to introduce to Wang Heng: "Now the navy has recruited more than 3,000 people, most of whom are local fishermen and sailors, and some are nearby water bandits. As for the ships, some of them are converted from civilian ships, and some of them are newly built ships, and the total number of ships now has more than 100. ”

Wang Heng is still very satisfied with Cai Mao's results, he has only been in Xiaoling for eight months, and it is not easy to establish such a water force from scratch.

Wang Heng nodded and said, "Cai Dudu has worked hard. ”

Cai Mao hurriedly humbled herself, and welcomed Wang Heng and Huang Zhong into her tent.

After Wang Heng entered the tent, he told Cai Mao about his intentions, and he asked Cai Mao to lead the naval army to exterminate the water bandits in Jingzhou, and if necessary, escort the merchant ships of the Tongjiang Merchants, in addition, he also asked Cai Mao to arrange two ships for him and dozens of soldiers with good water quality and skilled boat handling, and he wanted to go to Lujiang to ask for the merchant ship.

Cai Mao has always been a little uneasy, I don't know why Wang Heng suddenly came to Xiaoling, and it was a sudden attack, he didn't greet himself before coming, but now after listening to Wang Heng's intention, he relieved his heart.

For the extermination of the water bandits and the escort of the merchant ships, Cai Mao promised that this was originally his business, but for Wang Heng to go to Lujiang to meet the water bandits in person, Cai Mao also expressed his opposition, he said that he would send a few fighting ships and 500 sailors.

However, Wang Heng still insisted on going in person, and Cai Mao could only give up, but he said that the ship given to Wang Heng would be the best, and the soldiers arranged would also be the most elite.

Wang Heng thanked Cai Mao for his kindness, tonight, they could only stay in Xiaoling for one night, and when Cai Mao prepared everything, they would set off for Lujiang tomorrow.

There was nothing to say all night, and after Wang Heng finished practicing martial arts, Cai Mao also prepared the boat and the sailors, and Wang Heng and his party also got on the boat and went to the Lujiang River.

These two ships are relatively large fighting ships in Cai Mao's army, both are newly built ships, with a tonnage of more than 300 stones, and there are war sheds built on the deck, and there are cabins in the war sheds, which can be used for people to rest, and they are relatively comfortable to ride.

From Xiaoling to Lujiang, all the way down the river, so the speed is quite fast, only one day and one night can be reached.

Wang Heng asked the steward of the Tongjiang merchant about the details of the robbery of the merchant ship, the steward named Li Ming, more than 40 years old, he told Wang Heng that they were sailing to the junction of the Yangtze River and Peng Lize, only to hear the sound of a bang, dozens of small boats rushed into the river from the lake, surrounded the merchant ship, and the bandits jumped on the merchant ship, and quickly took control of the merchant ship.

In fact, there are also guards of the Tongjiang merchant ship on the merchant ship, but because the ship of the Tongjiang merchant has never had any incident, the number of guards is not very large, and there are quite a few people among the bandits who are very good at martial arts and are good at water warfare.

Fortunately, the bandits were very measured, and they only knocked down the weapons of the guards and did not hurt anyone.

The steward once told the bandits that this ship was the ship of the Tongjiang Firm, and if the bandits hijacked the ship, the Tongjiang Merchant would definitely not give up, and if they were willing to let the merchant ship pass, the steward was willing to send a sum of money to buy the road, but the bandits did not pay attention.

After taking control of the merchant ship, the bandits drove the steward, the men, and the guards to an empty ship, let them come back, and then hijacked the merchant ship into Peng Lize, and before leaving, the older leader, named Jiang Qin, also shouted loudly: "If you want to go back to the merchant ship, let Jingzhou Heng Gongzi come in person, if the others come, never want to go back to the merchant ship." ”

Jiang Qin is really not a big talk, Peng Lize is also the Poyang Lake of the later generations, but the area of Peng Lize at this time is much larger than the Poyang Lake of the later generations, the smoke and waves are vast, the water and grass are abundant, and the islands and sandbanks do not know how many, as long as they go to Peng Lize to hide, people who are not familiar with the terrain here come, even if tens of thousands of people come, they may not be able to find them, let alone return to the merchant ship.

After asking about the situation clearly, Wang Heng and Huang Zhong were a little speechless, what did this gang of bandits want to do?

Huang Zhong said to Wang Heng: "Shuping, otherwise don't you go, let Deng Zhan pretend to be you, right?" I doubt if it's the remnants of Cao Yin's gang who want to trick you into taking revenge. ”

Deng Zhan on the side also said: "Yes, son, you don't have to go, I'll pretend to be you to meet them!" ”

Huang Zhong's worries are still reasonable, the behavior of this group of water bandits is indeed too strange, and they asked Wang Heng to go by name, if Cao Yin's remnants want to avenge Cao Yin, it is indeed very dangerous.

If this group of water bandits did not report their names, Wang Heng would definitely be a little unsure, but since he knew that the two leaders were Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, it was impossible for him to have anything to do with Cao Yin.

Wang Heng shook his head and said: "No need, I'll go in person, with Master and Kaiyuan by my side, who in the world can hurt me?" ”

Listening to Wang Heng's words, Huang Zhong stood proudly, and a momentum of looking at the world spontaneously appeared, of course he had the confidence to protect Wang Heng thoroughly.

And Deng Zhan was even more excited, Heng Gongzi had the grace of knowing him, and when he promoted him to the end, he trusted him so much that he put his safety in his hands, he secretly swore in his heart that even if he was crushed to pieces, his liver and brain were smeared, and he would never let Heng Gongzi hurt a single hair.