Seeing the Wu quilt and fifty armor soldiers sent by the Huainan Palace, Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. With these people to protect him, even if Liu Jian came up with some demon moths, he didn't have much chance. Once he leaves Huainan Kingdom safely and enters the Jiangdu Kingdom, I am afraid that Liu Jian will also throw a mouse trap and dare not be so presumptuous.

However, when he saw Liu Ling's carriage and horses, especially Liu Ling's happy and disgusted little face, Liang Xiao sighed again. This Weng master is really persevering, do you still want to chase after Huiji?

"I'm going to go with you." Liu Ling saw Liang Xiao's helplessness, raised his eyebrows, his eyes flowed, and he was a little more playful. "There aren't many Hu merchants in Huainan City, and most of them are transshipments, so I'm afraid I can't ask for much news. There should be some in Huiji and Jiangdu. Of course, if you kid me not. ”

Liang Xiao breathed a sigh of relief. It's not because Liu Ling didn't go to Huiji because of him, but because Liu Ling intended to adopt his suggestions and develop outward. If it really succeeds, this is not a bad choice, at least there is a way out, and it will not be driven out.

"How dare I lie to the owner, it's absolutely true." Liang Xiao raised his hand, and swore to the sky again, unexpectedly remembering the scene next to the water, he was fascinated for a while, and involuntarily glanced at Liu Ling.

Liu Ling saw him raise his hand, but he didn't speak, and there was something wrong with his eyes, and he immediately understood. She snorted arrogantly and lowered the curtain.

Wu was riding a horse and walked over, blocking Liang Xiao's gaze. "There are Hu merchants in Jiangdu?"

Liang Xiao hadn't answered yet, and Yan Suke, who was boarding the car, took over. "I don't know if there is one in Jiangdu, but there are indeed some Hu merchants in Huiji City. They came by sea, not afraid of the wind and waves, and wanted to make a lot of profits, otherwise they would not have taken such a big risk. However, those whose lives are cheap, can be the son of the daughter of the lord of the king, how can they do this. Even if it is to drive subordinates, it will inevitably make people compete with the people for profit, and they will be ridiculed for valuing wealth over others. ”

Liang Xiao didn't say anything. Yan Zhu's words were thorny, but he wouldn't argue with Yan Zhu face to face. What if you win the debate? The merits will come from being judged. What's more, Liu Ling has already set off to meet the auditors, and he will never give up because of Yan Zhu's words. His goal has been achieved, so why should he strictly help the fight for a short time, giving people the suspicion of offending Shangguan.

He is not afraid of Yan Zhu, but he doesn't want to lose his identity like Yan Zhu, because of a small loss.

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From Shouchun to the south, walked for two days, arrived in Hefei, and then abandoned the horse to board the ship. There are sailors in Huainan, and taking a warship and going down the east of the river is the fastest and most comfortable way. Before the development of the current railway, water transport has always been one of the lowest cost modes of transportation.

There are hundreds of large and small warships moored in Chaohu Lake, as well as two royal special building ships. When Liu Ling went to Jiangdu, he took a boat. This time she went east, and she invited Yan Zhu to take her boat again. Yan Zhu readily agreed, and Liang Xiao and others also boarded the ship together.

Liang Xiao grew up on the riverside, the water is good, and the boat is almost peaceful for him. But Li Jiao and the others couldn't, the boat hadn't started yet, and they had just been shaken twice by the wind, and their faces were a little ugly.

"You don't know water?"

Li Jiao grabbed the side of the boat tightly with both hands, his face was pale, he couldn't even say a word, where was he still free to answer Liang Xiao's words, he just nodded again and again, and then shook his head again and again.

Liang Xiao turned his head to look at the other Lang officials, except for Wei Qing, his face was basically not good-looking, he dragged the nearest things around him one by one, he didn't dare to let go, and he no longer had the heroic posture of galloping horses. A few simply threw themselves to the side of the boat and threw up.

Yan Zhu watched coldly, feeling a little gloating. Along the way, they didn't get along well. Yan Zhu looked down on the Lang officials, and the Lang officials mocked Yan Zhu behind their backs.

Liang Xiao was uneasy. He walked up to Yan Zhu and bowed his hand. "My lord, there should be a lot of water in the land of Huiji and Minyue, right?"

Yan Zhu listened, and the sneer on his face faded. Regardless of harmony or discord, he still has to rely on these people to protect, especially on the battlefield, if these people can't even stand firmly, who else can protect him?

"Not bad." Yan Suke's face was worried. "The waterways are crisscrossed, and it is inevitable to take a boat, and ...... It's all small boats. ”

The smaller the boat, the easier it is to get bumped. If you can't afford to take a boat, how can you take a boat? Without the other party's beating, he fell into the water first.

"My lord, my subordinates suggest that they take advantage of this time to train them, at least to relieve them of their fear of water. Otherwise, once you go to the battlefield, not only will you not be able to protect the adults, but you will become a burden. ”

Yan Zhu frowned, turned his head and saw Wu Shu standing against the railing not far away, his demeanor was calm, his eyes rolled, and he hurriedly stepped forward to ask Wu Zhu for advice.

Wu was a little embarrassed. "Most of the soldiers grew up by the river, and the water nature is familiar from childhood, and the main task of the training is to cooperate with each other and fight on the water surface...... How to train, and the time is so short, in a hurry, I'm afraid it's a little difficult. ”

Yan Zhu was dumbfounded.

Liang Xiao thought for a while: "I may have a way, if the adults agree, you can give it a try." ”

Wu was curious. "How are you going to train? We are short on time and can't stay here forever. ”

Liang Xiao said with a smile: "You don't have to stay here, just ask Wu Jun to bring one more boat." In addition, please arrange some craftsmen for Wu Jun, I want to make some modifications to the building boat. ”

Wu was gladly agreed. They are in the shipyard, and the craftsmen are always on standby. He immediately called dozens of craftsmen and asked them to listen to Liang Xiao's orders. Liang Xiao took them to the building ship and asked them to renovate the cabins of the people living in the building boat, remove the cases in it, strengthen and seal it, and transform it into a swimming pool four zhang long, three zhang wide, and one zhang deep.

The transformation was not complicated, and the craftsmen completed it in just one day. After pouring seven feet of water into the pool, Liang Xiao asked Li Jiao to call the officials over and stand in a circle around the pool.

"Take it off!"

"Take it off?" The Lang officials stared at each other with wide eyes.

"That's right. From here to Huiji, it will take about ten days. In ten days, you must learn to swim in order to be fit for battle. To learn to swim, you must first overcome your fear of water. I give you three days to learn to breathe in this pool and get used to the feeling of floating in the water. ”

After Liang Xiao finished speaking, he was the first to take off his clothes, leaving only a pair of pants and jumping into the water. The water was seven feet deep, and he jumped into it, his head still exposed, and he didn't look terrible. Seeing this, Li Jiao also took off his clothes, took the lead, and jumped into the water. As soon as he got out of the water, he immediately sensed a problem.

Supported by the water, he couldn't stand firm in the water at all, and as soon as his feet floated, he lay sideways in the water, and just wanted to shout, he drank two sips of water first. Immediately panicked, slapped his hands indiscriminately, splashing water, and made the onlookers laugh.

Liang Xiao grabbed him with one hand and held him up. "Isn't it the same as the feeling on land?"

"It's different." Li Jiao pulled Liang Xiao, barely maintaining his balance, spit out a mouthful of water, and his face turned pale. "There are no roots under my feet, and I can't breathe, like a ghost pressing a bed."

As soon as they heard the word ghost, the Lang officials, who had always been arrogant, suddenly changed their faces.

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