Hao Tong and Deng Kui were on guard at both ends of the team, and their white spoon hands were always pressed on the hilt of the knife, ready to deal with all kinds of contingencies at any time. However, everything that everyone expected did not happen, those who were watching were just following the team from a distance, watching all the Kanyu Battalion get on the boat, pull anchor and set sail, and they didn't have any special moves, so that Su Hao was faintly disappointed.

"This is evil, they stared at us all night, is it just to see us off?" Su Hao muttered.

Deng Kui grinned and said: "I think this is the case, this is probably the case, this is probably afraid that we will find trouble with him, so he is sent to stare at us." Seeing that we are leaving, he is probably setting off firecrackers to celebrate. ”

"Brother Chen, what do you think?" Su Hao asked Chen Dao.

Chen Dao said with a smile: "Maybe it's just as Deng Zongqi said, but let's be careful along the way." I'd rather offend a gentleman, not a small entry, and I don't know if this Wu member is a gentleman or a small entry, let's rather spend a small belly with a gentleman's heart. ”

Su Hao nodded and said, "What Brother Chen said is very true, Hao Tong and Deng Kui, you still guard the front and rear boats in case of accidents." ”

A convoy of three boats went down the river for about 20 miles, when the boat in front suddenly stopped. Shao Gong used a penny to stabilize the boat, waiting for the middle boat that Su Hao and Chen Dao were riding to catch up and stop side by side with the front boat.

"What's wrong?" Su Hao got out of the cabin and asked Hao Tong who was on the front boat.

"Back to Su Baihu, there are two boats in front of me that cross and seal the channel." Hao Tong reported.

"Oh?" Su Hao was shocked, he took out a telescope, looked forward, and sure enough, he saw two big boats on the river about a mile away in front of him, tightly blocking the way. From the binoculars, you can also see that there are many people standing on the two boats, both holding knives and axes and other weapons in their hands, obviously not good.

Su Hao turned his head to look at both sides of the river, and saw that both sides of the strait were barren beaches overgrown with reeds, and it was the middle of winter, and the reeds had already withered and yellowed, so it was easy to think of things like arson.

"Can you tell what's in front of you?" Su Hao asked Hao Tong.

Hao Tong said: "Judging from the outfit, it doesn't look like a water coward, but a bit like an entry in the yamen." ”

"In this way, this Wu Yuanwai is a report official, and he found a group of people from the yamen to intercept us here." Su Hao said, "Don't say it, this gang is not stupid." This is a wilderness, and anything that happens can be said with their mouths, and there is no entry card. And it's all reed flats, and unless we turn around and go back, we don't even have a place to move, so we can only confront them head-on. ”

"Exactly." Hao Tong said, "However, my subordinates don't understand a little, our Bi Jing is a Ming officer and soldier, and there are one hundred and ten enters, even if this new county government calls all three classes of officials, can it stop us?" ”

"Maybe Wu Yuanwai also found some guards and the like, so there will be more of them." Su Hao guessed.

"No matter how much you enter, it's just a local chicken and a dog, and if you provoke Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu will be killed." Hao Tong said viciously.

Chen Dao had already come out of the cabin at this time, he looked at the river in front of him, then looked at the two banks, frowned, and said: "If the entry of the barrage is really that Wu Yuanwai, then this entry really does not know whether to live or die." Intercepting the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty in the light of day, is he not afraid of being accused of rebellion? ”

"Maybe he has some kind of background." Su Hao said.

"Su Baihu, what are you going to do with the current matter?" Chen Dao asked.

This was actually what Su Hao wanted to ask Chen Dao, but he didn't expect to be preempted by Chen Dao. Su Hao despised Chen Dao's slippery nature in his heart, and then replied: "In my opinion, we should move on, talk to each other face to face, and explain the benefits and disadvantages to each other. If the other party is interested and gets out of the way, the matter will be over. If the other party is blindly entangled, or even intends to come hard, then we are not afraid of them, and it is a big deal to fight again. ”

Chen Dao said: "Well, what Su Baihu said is reasonable. I'm going north, I'm a little seasick, and I can't stand for a long time, so I'll bother Su Baihu to deal with this matter. ”

After that, without waiting for Su Hao to say anything, he staggered back to the cabin. Just now he was drinking tea and chatting with Su Hao in the cabin, and he didn't see any signs of seasickness.

Hao Tong watched Chen Dao drill back into the cabin, and then whispered to Su Hao: "Su Baihu, why is this Chen Master so afraid?" The military department sent him, what the hell is it? ”

Su Hao shook his head and said, "How do I know that he came from a thousand or something, but it is not surprising that the officials in the Great Yamen are wise enough to protect their lives in case of trouble." Speaking of which, it was also because we were reckless and caused trouble, so he couldn't bear it for us. ”

"Well, he doesn't care, we have less fetters." Hao Tong said, "Su Baihu, you give the order, what should we do?" ”

Su Hao said: "That's it, I'll come to the front boat, let's go up together to see the entrance of the barricade and ask them about the intentions of the white spoon." There are Director Chen and 10 embroidery girls on the ship, and they will be sent in for protection. If the two sides can't get along, we have to start moving, half of us will go forward, and the other half will go into the three boats, especially to pay attention to the underwater, so as not to be plotted. In addition, as a last resort, don't get hurt, Bi Jing is not an enemy. ”

Hao Tong nodded, and then began to make arrangements. At this time, the rear boat also followed, and the three boats were together, commanded by Hao Tong, and the start was redeployed. After the deployment, Deng Kui still guarded the rear boat, Su Hao and Hao Tong guarded the front boat, and there were soldiers familiar with water on each boat to defend the bow and stern of the boat in case there was an attack from the water. All the weapons had been taken out and distributed to each soldier, and the young men were waiting to take on their opponents who dared to provoke them.

After all the arrangements were made, Su Hao ordered to move on. The three boats rearranged in a line and headed for the two boats blocking the river. Su Hao was wearing a hundred official uniforms, standing at the bow of the boat, his face sinking like water, Hao Tong pressed the handle of the knife with one hand and crossed his waist with the other, standing beside Su Hao, quite like a guard.

The fleet was getting closer and closer, and when the boat in front was a dozen paces away from the other boat's boat across the river, the man stopped the boat and tied it in the water with a penny to prevent the boat from drifting with the current. Su Hao stabilized his mind and shouted loudly at the ship in front: "Whose ship is this, why is it blocking the channel?" Su Hao, who entered the 100 households of Nanchang Wei, had important military affairs in his body, so he should get out of the way as soon as possible, otherwise it would be a big crime to kill the head if he delayed the military aircraft of the 100 households. ”

As soon as the words fell, a thief-eyed man wearing official clothes came out of the cabin of the opposite ship, accompanied by several officials. He walked to the side of the boat facing Su Hao, stood firm, arched his hand to Su Hao, and asked, "Opposite is Su Baihu of Nanchang Weifeng South Baihu?" ”

Su Hao was stunned for a moment, he clearly didn't say that it was from Fengnan Baihu, but the other party was able to say it, obviously he inquired. Knowing that he is a hundred households, he dares to bring in to intercept it, it seems that these people have some confidence. From the color of the official clothes, he could see that the other party should be an eight-grade civil official, if he guessed correctly, this entry should be the county of Xinjian County or any other county.

"This entry is Su Hao, dare to ask Your Excellency where to enter?" Su Hao said. Hundred households are six-grade martial arts, although the military attache was low in the past, but the six-grade is the six-grade, and it can still be put on a shelf in front of the eight-rank official.

Sure enough, the other party responded: "The next official is Li Mao, the new county, and he has seen Su Baihu." ”

"Oh, it turned out to be Li Xiancheng." Su Hao lazily replied, and then asked, "Li Xiancheng is an official in the government, so he must also understand the laws of the country, right?" What is the charge of setting up a card to intercept the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty for no reason, can Li Xiancheng know? ”

Li Mao said: "Su Baihu is angry, and listen to Li's explanation. Yesterday, some people went to the county government to file a complaint, saying that some idle people were bullying the weak in Qiaoshe Town, harassing the township for no reason, injuring many innocent people, and then absconding in fear of crime. Li Moute set up a card here to intercept and wanted to arrest the murderer, but unexpectedly Jing unintentionally collided with Su Baihu, please forgive me. ”

The other party pretended to be real, and Su Hao naturally cooperated with the act. He nodded reservedly and said, "I see, Li Xiancheng has worked hard. The entry of these three boats are all soldiers of my hundred households, and there is no idle entry, etc., Li Xiancheng please order to give way to the passage, let me wait to pass. ”

Li Mao smiled and said, "Since Su Baihu has military affairs, Li naturally wants to let Su Baihu pass." However, just in case, I also asked Su Baihu to allow the county to go to the boat to see if there was a murderer who committed yesterday, what did Su Baihu think? ”

Su Hao's face sank, and he said, "Li County Cheng Mo is not joking with Su, right?" I am the ship of the officers and soldiers, and you dare to search it? ”

"Where the responsibility is, please forgive Su Baihu." Li Mao replied.

"What if I don't allow it?" Su Hao asked.

Li Mao said: "In Li's opinion, Su Baihu is my Ming official, and he will definitely abide by the laws of the country." Li is on an errand here, and Su Baihu will naturally cooperate. If you don't allow it to say, it must be a joke from Su Baihu. ”

Su Hao sneered: "There is no joke in the army. If Li Xiancheng is smart, please order the ship to be removed and get out of the way. Otherwise, I'm afraid that everyone's face will not look good. ”

Li Mao said: "What does Su Baihu mean, does he want to use force against the lower officials and the officers of this county?" ”

Su Hao said: "I know you as a Xinjian county magistrate, but I don't know the military order." Those who obstruct our Ming officers and soldiers will be judged to be guilty of treason, and they will be killed. ”

As soon as Su Hao said a word of killing, the dozens of soldiers of the Kanyu Battalion behind him kept their spears leveled, and the tips of the spears were pointed directly at Li Mao and the servants on the opposite boat. Li Mao's head obviously had some beads of sweat oozing out, but he still stabilized his spirit, and said inwardly: "Su Baihu, do you really want to use force?" I can tell you, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and the new county is not something that you can afford to provoke with a hundred households. ”