Chapter 18 Desperate Crossing the River

Before the group of soldiers came to their senses, the soldiers had already shot Dou Su and flew away on their horses.

One of the lieutenant generals reacted very quickly, and when he saw that the soldiers had shot the main general with cold arrows, he took the lead and chased after him. The soldier heard the sound of pursuit behind him, so he pulled his bow sideways, and two arrows were shot at the same time, and the deputy could flash somewhere and a somersault also turned over and fell off his horse. Seeing this momentary change, the group of soldiers was already stunned.

After a period of silence, the generals came back to their senses, and by this time the soldiers had rushed out of the land. When the soldiers saw that their leader had been killed, they were at a loss for what to do, and they were in confusion for a while. When he finally came to his senses, he gathered some of his soldiers and horses, and continued to chase after them with a roar.

The white horse of Dousu is worthy of being a good breed, and his foot strength is very good. After a while, those pursuers were left far behind.

After this wide flat land, there is a hilly area. Seeing that the pursuers were behind, the soldiers had to panic and run all the way to the east.

Belch! was galloping all the way, but saw a vast river in front of him, the river was vast, and the smoke was vast. It's afternoon now, and the river is white and white, rippling with a little golden light. The calm river was empty. The soldier tightened the reins and rolled off his horse. Then he let go of the white horse, and whipped it a few times, and when he saw that the horse was far away, he lurked in the grass and looked.

The soldiers saw that there was a big river in front of them, and there were pursuers coming behind. In the midst of the crisis, I suddenly saw a flat boat appear out of nowhere, and it was going up the river bank. There was a fisherman on the boat who was rocking the oars and holding the oars very freely, and he was singing and swinging the boat. There was a burst of ecstasy in the hearts of the soldiers, it was really an endless road. So he jumped out of the grass, danced his hands wildly, and shouted, "Please come to me quickly, fisherman!" Hurry up and cross me! ”

When the fisherman saw someone crossing the river, he was not in a hurry. He pointed to the direction of the lower reaches of the river and sang a song: "The sun and the moon are long, and the king will meet with the ripples of the reeds." ”

The soldier heard the meaning of the song, which was to let him go downstream of the river, and when he saw a reed, he could get on the boat. So the soldiers ran desperately downstream for a while, until they saw a reed swinging before they stopped, and after finding nothing unusual, they hid in the reed. After a while, the fisherman also sailed here, and when he saw that there was no one, he sang again: "When the sun rises in the east, my heart is sad; As the sun sets, why not cross? ”

The soldier heard it well, and knew that the fisherman had arrived, and had come to cross the river by himself, and then he got up from the reeds. The fisherman brought the boat to the shore and waved to the soldiers. The soldiers climbed onto the boat, and their hanging hearts settled down somewhat. The fisherman turned the boat away, babbled with his oars, and left the bank of the river and headed for the other side.

Faintly, the neighing of people and horses could be heard not far from the shore. Less than half an hour after the boat was ashore, the pursuing sergeants came to the bank of the river one after another, and when they saw that the boat had gone, they had no choice but to cry out in vain.

The sergeants shot indiscriminately into the river, and when they saw that the boat had reached the center of the river, and there was no boat to cross the river, they had to gather on the shore and shout for a while.

In less than an hour, the boat will reach the opposite shore. The fisherman asked: "Gongzi was pursued by General Chu, I don't know who Gongzi is and why he was convicted?" ”

The soldier hesitated for a while, but he couldn't say it clearly, so he had to pretend to speak. said: "I was on an errand in Shaoguan, and I didn't want to collide with the coach and violate the general's order; Afraid of the coach's punishment, he escaped. I don't want the boss to send troops to arrest me back. If I fall into their hands today, I will not be able to save my life, please make it convenient for the fisherman to save me from fire and water! ”

The fisherman bowed his head and shook his paddle, and said, "Last night I had a dream that a star would fall on my boat. The old man thought for a while, there should be someone who needs help to cross this river. So today, I went on a boat early, and I have been waiting by the river, unintentionally meeting my son. Since Childe is a Shaoguan officer, it must be wrong, Childe is not the person the old man is waiting for! With that, he was ready to turn around and go back.

The soldiers hurriedly distinguished: "What the father-in-law said in his dream is difficult to determine. How can the words of the dream be true? My father-in-law came to the rescue today, and after crossing the river, I will thank my father-in-law again. ”

"The old man looks at the son's figure and appearance, and he is not an ordinary person. Childe can tell the truth, and he doesn't have to hide it from me. ”

When the soldiers saw that the fisherman was righteous and loyal, he reported his name and told about the difficulties of his father and brother.

After hearing this, the fisherman sighed: "The Wu family, after several generations, is loyal and good, and has contributed a lot to the Jiangshan Society of the Chu State. Isn't it providential for today's king, who is bewildered by slander and cuts off the pillars of the country? Wu Shang sacrificed his father to the death to fulfill his filial piety, and the son fulfilled his filial piety by avoiding death and revenge, your two brothers are really touching and pitiful! Wu Shang knew that his talent was not as good as his brother, so he chose to die and let his brother live, he was really a man with lofty ideals; Although I am a fisherman on the river, I will also distinguish between loyalty and treachery. Don't worry, I will help you get out. ”

The soldier thanked him and asked the fisherman, "May I ask Engong, where is this place and how far is it from the territory of Wu Kingdom?" ”

The fisherman replied: "This place is called Liyang, which is the place where Wu and Chu live together, and there are officers and soldiers from Chu and Wu from time to time. After the prince passed this Liyang, it was the inner territory of the Wu Kingdom. ”

The fishing boat swayed, and in a moment the boat was on the shore, and the fisherman tied the boat to a poplar tree by the river. Seeing that the soldier was hungry, he said, "Please wait for a while, I will go to the house to fetch some food to fill the hunger of the son, and the son should not move around freely." Otherwise, it will be difficult for the old man to find when he comes back. So the fisherman went away.

The soldier thanked the fisherman, and ran all the way away, but he was already exhausted and hungry, so he sat down in the boat and waited.

The soldier waited for a long time, but he didn't see the fisherman come back, so he thought, "Could it be that this person is cheating?" Now that people's hearts are unpredictable, don't he want to gather people to arrest me? The king of Chu hung a heavy reward, and he was a fisherman on the river, and when he saw such a heavy reward, he had to guard against it. So the soldiers got out of the boat, and still found a place where the reeds were thick, and hid.

Watch as the sun sets in the west, approaching dusk. The soldier was in a state of panic and wanted to flee alone, lest anything change. Just in the midst of his doubts, he heard the voice of the fisherman shouting: "People in the reeds! People in Luzhong! The old man will not harm you. I won't go to the official to ask for a reward, don't doubt it! And so on and so forth.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, the soldier said a few words before flashing out of the reeds.

The fisherman was a little puzzled and asked, "I know that Gongzi has been running all the way and can't eat enough, so why should he avoid me when he went to find some food today?" ”

The soldier accompanied the sin and replied: "As the saying goes, life is arranged by God, but today the life of my soldier hangs in the hands of his father-in-law. Because I fled all the way and suffered from troubles, I was in a panic, how dare I hide from my father-in-law? ”

The fisherman didn't say a word, took out the wheat rice and fish soup from the bamboo basket, and beckoned the soldiers to have a full meal. After the soldiers finished eating, they wanted to resign.

Before leaving, the soldier untied the seven-star sword on his body, and said in front of the fisherman with both hands: "This sword is a thing given to the ancestors by the ancestors, and it has been for several generations; It's my Wu family heirloom. There are seven stars on it, which are cast by the master Ou Yezi and are worth 100 gold. The soldier was saved by his father-in-law today, but I have no long things, so I should thank my father-in-law for his kindness. ”

The fisherman smiled and said, "I heard that the king of Chu has an order, 'If you capture a soldier, you will be rewarded with 50,000 stones of corn, and you will be given the position of a doctor.'" If I don't vote for the reward of the emperor, and I don't covet the favor of ten thousand stones, will I want you to use this hundred gold sword? Besides, there is an ancient saying that 'a gentleman does not swim without a sword', this sword is the ancestor of the Wu family, and it is needed by the son. But what I have taken is useless, and I have not spoiled it! ”

When the soldier saw that the fisherman did not accept it, he bowed and said: "Since the soldier is not subject to this sword, my soldier is greatly favored by the father-in-law today, and I dare to ask the father-in-law's surname. ”

The fisherman was a little angry: "I saw that my son was wronged, so I helped him and crossed the river." I'm not for the retribution of the prince. If a man stands on earth and does something good and wants to reciprocate, is that what a great man do? ”

The soldier stubbornly asked: "Although the Zhangren said that it was not for the sake of retribution, but my soldier received this great favor, but I don't know who the Engong is, and how can the Zhangren let the soldiers deal with themselves?" My heart is very troubled, please let me know. ”

The fisherman replied: "Today you and I meet in Pingshui, the son is on the way to escape, and I use water for food, Pingshui is the end of the world." Even if you have a name, what is the use? If there really is such a day, I will call you 'Luzhong Ren', and you will call me 'Fisherman'? ”

The soldiers were overjoyed, thanked them happily, turned around and strode away. After not taking a few steps, he looked a little thoughtful, then turned around and said to the fisherman: "If the pursuers come, I hope that the father-in-law will not leak my news." ”

Seeing that the soldier went and returned, the fisherman listened to the soldier's words and thought to himself: "The son is worried that he will reveal his whereabouts, so he has this order." If there are really pursuers coming here to chase after me, how can I explain it? I couldn't help but sigh: "I saved him from the end of the road for the sake of righteousness, but he doubted me!" What can I do? ”

It seems that only one death can be self-evident. The fisherman looked at the back of the soldier in the distance, and his heart was mixed, and he couldn't help shedding tears: "Since only one death can eliminate his suspicions, if I don't return to Jiang Xin, I will die as I deserve!" ”

The fisherman untied the boat, rowed out of the riverbank, then pried open the oars, overturned the bottom of the boat, fell into the water with a pop, and drowned himself.

The soldier had not gone far when he heard a strange noise on the river, so he turned around. I saw the waves on the surface of the river, and the afterglow of the setting sun was shining on the waves, shining brightly. The boat had lost control and swayed away with the waves.

The soldier realized that the fisherman had drowned himself in the river, and knew that because of Zuihou's more words, the fisherman came to seek death in order not to let himself doubt him. The soldiers couldn't help but cry like rain, looked at the sky and sighed: "My soldiers were born because of you, but you died because of me, isn't it sad!" The soldiers shed tears by the river, bowed four times to the heart of the river, and then continued to come to Liyang.

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