Chapter 261 [Qinglong Bay] (II)
Wu Kui said: "I heard that it is about to arrive." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of hooves in front of him, and the ground seemed to shake under his feet. The lingering fog also sensed the tremors, and fluctuated violently, and the morning sun finally broke free from the shackles of the clouds and fog, and emerged from the eastern sky, and the golden light sprinkled the earth in an instant.
A team of nearly 300 horses came from the northeast towards the position of the send-off procession, and immediately the armor of the soldiers was distinct, and the golden light of the morning sun shrouded their armor, drawing a gorgeous golden outline, and they jumped on horseback, and their posture was vigorous, as if breaking through the morning fog and suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Wen Boyuan grabbed the reins of the horse and squinted his eyes, but saw a big flag waving in the middle of the horse team, with a big Feng character embroidered on it.
The horse team stopped ten zhang away from them, and a middle-aged general in bronze armor in the team stepped out of the column and said loudly: "Feng Changzheng, the commander of the Qinglong Bay garrison, led his generals to greet Her Royal Highness Princess Anping. ”
Wen Boyuan nodded, Princess Anping's decision to cross the river from Qinglongwan Wharf today had already reached here, and the dowry had been loaded into the ship in advance last night, Wen Boyuan personally followed up on the matter, he and Feng Changzheng had already met yesterday, he hugged Feng Changzheng and said, "General Feng is good!" ”
Feng Changzheng waited in the same place, and when Wen Boyuan came to the near future, he turned his horse's head and walked side by side with Wen Boyuan, and the three hundred cavalry he brought scattered to both sides, from which a passage appeared, and Wen Boyuan and Feng Changzheng took the lead in riding into the passage.
Wen Boyuan said: "How are you preparing?" ”
Feng Changzheng said respectfully: "General Qiqiwen, you are ready, just wait for the princess to board the ship." ”
Wen Bo looked at it from afar, and after the sunlight appeared, the fog dissipated quickly, and the Qinglong Bay Wharf, which was originally shrouded in dense fog. Suddenly, it appeared in front of them, and the fog was receding at a speed visible to the naked eye, driven by the sunlight. He whispered, "The weather is good! ”
Feng Changzheng smiled: "There was still fog just now, and it will dissipate now." ”
Wen Boyuan said: "Is there any contact with Dayong?" ”
Feng Changzheng nodded and said: "Someone has been sent to contact, the Dayong Water Division will meet you in Nanyang Village, and the Seventh Prince Xue Chuanming is training in Tongtianjiang." I have received the news and should be on the way to Nanyang Village. ”
As they spoke, they had come to the gate of the wharf, but they saw two large boats moored on the wharf, and they were going to cross the river with these two boats today.
After arriving at the wharf, everyone turned over and dismounted, Wu Jingshan also got out of the car, while beating his old waist while observing the situation of the wharf and the river, the fog dissipated quickly, and at this time his eyes could already reach the center of Yongjiang. It doesn't take long for the morning fog to fade completely.
Wen Boyuan walked towards Wu Jingshan, and he said to Wu Jingshan: "Lord Wu, you are ready to stop, and you can cross the river at any time." ”
Wu Jingshan nodded and said, "Okay, good!" ”
Wen Boyuan told Wu Jingshan about the pre-prepared personnel allocation plan, and to Wu Jingshan's surprise, he and Wen Boyuan were assigned to the same ship. And Hu Xiaotian and Princess Anping got on another boat. Such a distribution plan was also greatly unexpected by Hu Xiaotian, who originally thought that Wen Boyuan would inevitably be in the name of guarding. was on the same boat with Princess Anping, but he didn't expect Wen Boyuan to make such an arrangement. Hu Xiaotian sighed in his heart, it was really better to plan than to change, could it be that Wen Boyuan had already noticed it? That's why you made such an arrangement? Thinking about it, he didn't reveal any flaws, and the possibility of him finding it was very small. But it's not improvised.
The more Hu Xiaotian thought about it, the more strange it became, although he didn't know Wen Boyuan's true motives, he could conclude that this person made such an arrangement by accident.
At this time, Princess Anping and Zijuan also got out of the carriage, Zijuan and Princess Anping changed their clothes, and Princess Anping held Zijuan's arm. Hu Xiaotian hurriedly walked over, holding Zijuan's other arm on the other side, Zijuan turned his head to look into the distance, and before he could turn his head completely, he encountered Hu Xiaotian's murderous gaze, and Zijuan's heart trembled.
Hu Xiaotian said in a secret voice: "Go forward, don't show any flaws." ”
Zijuan lowered her head and walked solemnly towards the gangway.
When he was about to board the ship, Wen Boyuan walked over and said loudly: "Your Royal Highness Princess, please stay!" ”
Long Xiyuefang's heart was shocked, and she secretly shouted that it was not good, could Wen Boyuan have already seen a flaw in it.
Hu Xiaotian said in a low voice: "Keep going!" Ignore him! He stopped, blocking Wen Boyuan's way. Wen Boyuan looked at Hu Xiaotian coldly and said, "What did Gonggong Hu do when he stopped me from going there?" ”
Hu Xiaotian said: "This is not the place to speak, if you have anything to say, please ask General Wen to talk about it after boarding the ship." ”
Wen Boyuan was slightly stunned, but saw Hu Xiaotian make a gesture to invite him to board the ship. Wen Boyuan didn't mean to get on the boat, but looked around and said: "There are many people, it's really not the place to talk, let's wait until we get off the boat." ”
Hu Xiaotian smiled: "Isn't General Wen on this boat?" ”
Wen Boyuan pointed to the big boat on the side and said, "Wen is escorting Her Royal Highness the princess on this boat." ”
Hu Xiaotian sneered: "General Wen used to be a close guard!" ”
Wen Boyuan said: "Father-in-law Hu is too careful, the situation on the land and waterway is different, what kind of precautions should be taken Wen is much clearer than Father-in-law Hu, in case of a sudden situation, Wen can lead his subordinates to block it, and let the princess evacuate to a safe place first, besides, Father-in-law Hu's subordinates are also full of talents, and I am also very relieved to have you by the princess's side to protect me." ”
Although Wen Boyuan said something reasonable, but Hu Xiaotian decided that this guy was cheating, at this moment, he suddenly heard an exclamation from the gangway, and the two looked up at the same time, but saw that the princess had stumbled into the air and almost fell on the gangway, fortunately Zhou Mo grabbed her in time, Long Xiyue, who was beside her, was taken aback, and also reached out to help her, and almost called out Zijuan's name.
Hu Xiaotian knew that Zijuan's move was no accident, and she should have sent a signal to Wen Boyuan in this way. Hu Xiaotian noticed that Wen Boyuan's pupils contracted suddenly, as if he realized something, but he didn't walk over.
Hu Xiaotian said deliberately: "It seems that something has happened, let's go over and take a look." ”
Wen Boyuan didn't respond to his words, and said indifferently: "There shouldn't be anything, Gonggong Hu should do his best to board the ship." ”
Hu Xiaotian became more and more puzzled in his heart, Wen Boyuan had no reason to be so calm, could it be that he had already seen through his plan? After thinking about it, Zijuan's every move was completely under Zhou Mo's surveillance, and there was no chance to communicate with the outside world at all.
At this time, Princess Anping and Zijuan and her party had already boarded the boat, and the moment Long Xiyue stepped onto the deck, she turned around, looked at Hu Xiaotian, and saw that he was still standing with Wen Boyuan, and was worried that his identity would be exposed, so he hurriedly turned around. Although it was just this subtle action, it was completely captured by Wen Boyuan, Wen Boyuan frowned, vaguely guessed what was happening, he hugged Hu Xiaotian and said, "Farewell, Grandpa Hu, let's see you on the other side." ”
Hu Xiaotian smiled: "Okay! All right! Looking at Wen Boyuan's back, he always felt that things were very strange, at this time, Xiong Anmin's father and son came to bid him farewell, but Hu Xiaotian beckoned to Xiong Tianba and said, "Bear child, uncle has one more thing for you to do." ”
Xiong Tian said domineeringly: "Uncle, please speak." In fact, Xiong Tianba originally wanted to follow them to Dayong to have a good time, and on the way, he could learn some martial arts from Master Zhou Mo, but Hu Xiaotian considered that there would be major events on the way, and he was worried that it would affect him, so he didn't let him go with him.
Hu Xiaotian said: "You take some brothers to cross the river with me, and when the boat arrives safely, then follow the boat back." ”
Xiong Tianba smiled: "Cheng! My uncle simply took me to Yongdu, and I was so insightful. ”
Xiong Anmin was old and sophisticated, and when he saw Hu Xiaotian suddenly change his mind, he expected that Hu Xiaotian must have sensed that the situation was abnormal, otherwise he would not let his son go on the boat with him, and whispered to Hu Xiaotian: "Lord Hu, is there something wrong?" ”
Hu Xiaotian didn't hide it from him, looked around and said in a low voice: "I always feel that Wen Boyuan's behavior today is a little abnormal. ”
Xiong Anmin nodded and said, "I'll go with me." ”
Hu Xiaotian knew that he was here to help, and he was not at ease with Xiong Tianba, so he nodded and said, "It's okay!" ”
Wen Boyuan was only halfway along the gangway, and when he saw Hu Xiaotian and the Xiong family's father and son leading fifty soldiers to follow him on this boat, Wen Boyuan couldn't help but be stunned and secretly screamed that it was not good.
Everyone came to the deck one after another, and Wen Boyuan stopped Hu Xiaotian's way and said, "Grandpa Hu seems to be on the wrong boat." ”
Hu Xiaotian said with a smile: "That's right, the boat is full, Lord Xiong is loyal, and decided to send the princess to the other side, and then return with the boat, the miscellaneous family can't refuse his hospitality, the dowry and baggage are over there, we can only go to this boat to join in the fun." ”
Wen Boyuan said coldly: "Gonggong Hu, the load of the ship is limited, I'm afraid this ship can't carry so many people." ”
A voice behind him said: "Why can't you take it away, didn't you say that you can still seat more than a hundred people?" It was Wu Jingshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, who had stayed on the deck since he boarded the ship, and he also wondered why Wen Boyuan chose to ride separately from Princess Anping.
Hu Xiaotian smiled: "Lord Wu! ”
Wu Jingshan arched his hand and said, "Father-in-law Hu, the old man still thinks that you are in the same boat as the princess." ”
Hu Xiaotian said: "General Wen said that this ship bears the heavy responsibility of protecting the princess, I think about it, how can General Wen bear the responsibility alone, so I came." ”
Wu Jingshan gave a thumbs up and said pretendly: "Master Hu is brave and loyal, which really makes the old man admire and admire." (To be continued......)