After all, Xie Shangzheng is a martial artist, and he learns more about the tricks of military Taoism on weekdays, and he can't understand the subtleties of poetry, so he said with a smile: "Benzhi, you are an expert in writing and ink, no better than me and other rough men in the army, so you will change it for me." Han Runchang and Lin Xiangfeng are also Yuan Chonghuan's township party, and they echoed it together.

"Good!" Cheng Benzhi waved his hands at Yuan Chonghuan and said, "It's ugly." Students don't have to make a big move when they see the tail couplet, just change a few words: the relatives of the old garden ask each other again, and I like that the dust has been collected today. How is it? ”

Yuan Chonghuan shook his head and said: "Benzhi, your changes are inevitably exaggerated, and there is also a suspicion of misrepresentation, it is better to change the word 'already' to the word 'will'." Don't talk too much, after I summoned the right person on the platform, Yushi Xu Yuqing reminded me several times, and it was indeed a good word. This trip to Shuangdao is difficult to decide, and it should not be taken lightly. After that, I transcribed it again, threw the pen, got up and walked to the bow of the boat, looking at the side of the boat, the water was vast on all sides, the sky was endless, the waves were like rain, the flying beads splashed jade, bit by bit, wet cheeks and clothes, and the cool sea breeze blew in the face, which made people feel refreshed. He looked at it from afar for a long time and sighed: "Such a magnificent view, you can drink freely to the sea, hurry up and bring wine!" The crowd applauded in unison.

Not long after, the soldier moved a chestnut coarse porcelain wine jar up, Yuan Chonghuan took it and patted open the mud seal, and when he overflowed a thick sweet fragrance, he filled the big bowls in front of everyone one by one, Han Runchang had not yet picked it up, only raised his nose and inhaled, the sweet and mellow air went straight to the five, and Lin Xiangfeng glanced at each other, and said happily: "When will the supervisor prepare such a mellow sinking wine?" I can't imagine that there can be such a blessing on this sea! ”

"Last year, I came to Liaodong from Dongguan by order to say goodbye to Chen Ce and other nineteen people, so I brought a few jars of Longyan's sinking wine to talk about the thoughts of the hometown." Yuan Chonghuan raised his head and ate half a bowl, and when he saw that everyone was not drinking, he asked, "Why do you have to wait for food?" ”

Xie Shangzheng said: "I haven't drunk the sinking wine for many years, and I dream about it on weekdays, but this small jar can't quench my thirst, I'm afraid that it has aroused gluttony and is not enjoyable, so it's better to smell it all the way." ”

Cheng Ben slapped his hands and said, "Isn't it!" Don't say that you martial artists, even a weak bowl like a student is not enough. Alas! There are few wines and many people, so you can't follow the example of the ancients, pour this jar of wine into the sea and drink it again! If there was such a jar of burning knives, it would be about the same. ”

Yuan Chonghuan said with a smile: "Zu Dashou sent some soju a year ago, and I was afraid that the sea breeze would be cold, so I brought a jar to teach you to have fun." ”

"But Sun Ji Shochu in Jinzhou City?" Lin Xiangfeng asked urgently.

"Not bad."

"Jinzhou Sun Ji Shochu is a supreme treasure, the best mash in the world, drinking it at sea is even more proud." Xie Shangzheng lifted the bowl dry, and a few drops of wine syrup at the bottom of the bowl were as red as blood, and secretly thought: I am afraid that this wine has been aged for hundreds of years, and the amber color of Fang Cai has turned so red that it has turned dark. Everyone was clamoring to drink Sun Ji Shochu, and faintly heard a ding-dong sound, and out of nowhere, Lin Xiangfeng shouted: "Dare to touch the submarine reef?" ”

"Where does the reef come from?" Adjutant General Wang Zhu didn't believe it and got up to take a look. A boat in front of him turned its head and sailed over, and Du Si Jin Dingqing stood at the bow of the boat and shouted loudly towards the tiger head boat: "Yuan ...... Inspector Yuan...... Big...... The big thing is not good, there are water ghosts on the bottom of the sea, and the boat in front has been scuttled and leaked. Everyone was taken aback and went out of the cabin.

Yuan Chonghuan asked, "Do you know who did it?" ”

Jin Dingqing said: "I can't guess it." Just ...... I looked back and forth just now, but I didn't see any other ships coming...... I guess I swam through the water. ”

Yuan Chonghuan took the clairvoyant mirror handed by Han Runchang, looked around, and saw some little sail shadows cruising in the distance, and after counting, there were more than a dozen of them, and he couldn't see what flag was hanging on the bow of the ship, and shouted: "Quickly take a few boats forward, and see who are the people on the small boat in the distance?" Jin Dingqing agreed, turned the bow of the boat, and rushed straight into the distance.

Lin Xiangfeng lifted the big iron anchor weighing 100 pounds, threw it into the water with a plop, grabbed the cable on the iron anchor with both hands, and walked backwards along the side of the ship. The big iron anchor was like nothing in his hand, stirring up the sea water, and when he reached the stern, he felt that the iron anchor had hit something, and hurriedly lifted it, and saw a cloud of red blood on the sea, and a man was caught on the iron anchor, and the curved iron teeth just pierced the man's head, and he must have been unable to dodge under the water, and he did not shout out. Lin Xiangfeng lifted the man to the boat and said, "It's a pity that there is no room left!" ”

As soon as Xie Shangzheng saw it, he asked people to go into the water and arrest him, but Yuan Chonghuan stopped him: "You don't have to go down and take risks, just order the soldiers to use hooks and spears to stir constantly, so that they don't dare to approach, just be careful that they board the ship and hurt people." Raising the clairing mirror and looking again, he saw that there was no shadow of the ship in the distance, and after waiting for a while, Jin Dingqing turned around and said angrily: "Before the humble position approached, those thieves had already fled, chased with all their might, and were shot back by them with a burst of arrows. ”

"Can you see their banners clearly?"

Jin Dingqing punched the side of the boat and scolded: "Grandma, those thieves are cunning, and the people on the boat are all dressed as fishermen, and they can't see the slightest clue." They scuttled three ships in vain, but there was nowhere to come out of this evil spirit! ”

"Sail with caution and beware of thieves setting up ambushes." Yuan Chonghuan ordered him to still take care of the front, and shouted to Lin Xiangfeng: "Bring the water ghost to the bow of the boat." I saw that the man's head was already bloody and fleshy, and once the body was moved, some brains and blood flowed out, but the water on his body was not damaged at all, and he clutched a short-handled iron axe and a sharp iron chisel in his hand. Yuan Chonghuan ordered to untie the water refuge, seeing that he was already frozen and bruised, and there was no mark on the water lean, he lowered his body and took a short axe and an iron chisel, and saw that there was a faint handwriting the size of a bean grain on the iron chisel, thinking that it was a mark left by the craftsman during the forging, so he quietly accepted it, and ordered someone to throw the dead body into the sea, turn back to the cabin and continue to drink. When they didn't eat much, the soldiers outside shouted, "Oh no, those thief ships are coming again!" ”

"Well done!" Yuan Chonghuan stood up and strode out of the cabin before reaching the bow of the ship, and saw that the fire on the ship flashed a few times, and then a few clouds of smoke followed, and there seemed to be a cannon sound coming from the bang, and he was busy looking at it with a clairing mirror, Xie Shangzheng and the others had already heard the sound and shouted: "These thieves are so big!" Dare to touch the tiger's whiskers. ”

Yuan Chonghuan handed him the clairvoyant mirror and said, "Yunren, but you are also weird, you see that the dragon flag of my Ming Dynasty is hanging on the ship?" ”

Xie Shangzheng looked at it for a while, and said suspiciously: "I'm just afraid of fraud." Could it be that Houjin knew that the superintendent was going to Shuangdao and sent someone to intercept and kill here? ”

"No, they don't have news so quickly, and it's not their forte, it's not them. The water ghosts of Fang Cai are not like Manchurians. ”

Hearing the sound of three cannon bangs, Xie Shangzheng was surprised: "Hey, why don't you see the cannonballs falling into the sea and splashing the water column?" It's like a cannon salute, which is amazing! ”

"Who knows the news?" Yuan Chonghuan couldn't help but think to himself. At this time, the ship was approaching, and the colors of the flags on the ship could be clearly seen, "One, three, seven...... Twenty ......" Xie Shangzheng kept reporting the number, and there were forty-eight large and small ships.

Yuan Chonghuan said: "Shout! Only a small boat was allowed to come over, and I would talk about it after asking. Dozens of soldiers on the tiger-headed boat shouted in unison, and after a while, I saw a small boat put down on the boat, and seven or eight people came down and slowly rowed over. Xie Shangzheng commanded the soldiers to aim at the boat with birds, bows and arrows. When the small boat arrived in front of the tiger's head boat, a lieutenant-like person above stood up and said in a loud voice: "The guerrilla Yin Jiart of the left battalion of Dengzhou coastal defense has come to greet Inspector Yuan, and there are two islands in front, please go to the island to rest." ”

"Yin Ji'a?" Yuan Chonghuan's heart flashed, and he asked, "How did he know that the headquarters was coming?" ”

The lieutenant said: "A few days ago, Mao Dashuai sent someone to send an order saying that the superintendent was coming, and he ordered a good student to greet him. Yin Guerrilla waited here for two days, suffered some wind and cold, and has returned to the island to raise the general, leaving us to wait for the overseer. ”

Xie Shangzheng lowered his ears and whispered: "As soon as there were water ghosts, they came." This is a very strange matter, and we must not let him be taken lightly, lest we fall into a trap, and if they set up an ambush on the island, we will be ......caught off guard."

"If they have a different will, once they take us to the island, they will rob our warship, and it will be difficult for them to fly. Sleepiness also trapped us to death. Cheng Ben was afraid that Yuan Chonghuan would agree, and without waiting for Xie Shangzheng to finish speaking, he also leaned over to dissuade him.

Yuan Chonghuan smiled and said: "Whether it is an enemy or a friend, it is difficult to understand for a while, and it is not suspicious and suspicious, but it is underestimated by others, and it loses the dignity of the imperial court." Runchang and Xiangfeng followed me to my left and right, and only took fifty soldiers to the island, and the rest waited for the shore to anchor and were not allowed to get off the boat. ”

Seeing that Yuan Chonghuan had agreed to go to the island, the lieutenant hurriedly abandoned the dinghy and boarded the big boat, guided the way slowly in front of the head, and ordered someone to go to the island to report the news first. Looking from afar, the island is about a radius of several hundred zhang, the water waves are vast on all sides, there is a low mountain in the north of the center of the island, from the foot of the mountain to the halfway up the mountainside, the barracks are densely built in the south and back to the north, there is a group of people lined up on the beach to greet them, the ship is close to the shore, the anchor is moored, and the sound of drum music is loud when boarding. The tiger head put down the plank on the big boat, and a general with bright armor greeted the boat with a smile, "The guerrilla Yin Ji'a of the left battalion of Dengzhou coastal defense is a superintendent." After greeting the others again, Yuan Chonghuan asked, "Yin guerrilla is hard!" How did you know that the main institute was going to pass through this place? ”

"This ......" Yin Ji'a hesitated: "I received a message from Mao Shuai the day before yesterday, saying that the superintendent was going to the island mountain, and instructed the lowly students to be hospitalized, and asked the superintendent to disembark with the lowly post." ”

"Not busy, not busy! The two islands are located in the far sea, the headquarters has never been here, today I saw the ships of the sailors, quite worried, the island's military pay is slow, the warships are not equipped with firearms, how to resist the enemy? Vice Admiral Wang, let's take a look at the demonstration of the Franco's cannon on this ship. ”

Vice Admiral Wang commanded the soldiers to slightly adjust the bow of the ship, and the muzzles of the cannons of the Franc machine were pointed at the sea, and the soldiers on the ship could not stop shouting, "Knock knock knock ......" fired several cannons in succession, and the distance fell to five or six miles away, and the nearest ones were three or four miles away, and they all exploded two or three feet high in the sky. Rao is explosion in the distance, the sound came from the roaring ear drums, which made people's hearts tremble, the crowd on the beach had already thrown gongs and drums, covering their ears with their hands, Yin Guerrilla was stunned, his face was pale, and his legs couldn't help but shake again and again.

Yuan Chonghuan laughed and said: "The warship is equipped with this cannon, not only can it be used for naval battles, landing on the island and plundering the land, just a few cannons can make the defending enemy lose their souls, why do you need to attack and kill with knives and guns?" ”

"Nature, nature." Yin Guerrilla wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and said secretly in his heart: Fuck, I heard that Yuan Manzi was weird, what kind of cannon did he shoot for no reason? Do you want to show us some colors? If these cannons had been aimed at the barracks on the island, the thousand brothers would have been blown to ashes, and there would have been no bones left.

Yuan Chonghuan got off the boat and landed on the island, went to the barracks to have a hasty meal, climbed to the top of the mountain, looked around with a clairvoyant mirror, and saw that although the mountain was not high, there were several springs flowing endlessly, and the trees on the mountainside were lush and full of greenery. Returned to the barracks and inspected again, it was getting late, and ordered Yin Guerrilla to rest early, Han Runchang and Lin Xiangfeng had their own hearts in their hearts, and they didn't dare to persuade him to return to the ship, and when Yin Guerrilla left, he inspected the surroundings of the house and discussed the division of work, Han Runchang was escorted inside, and Lin Xiangfeng led fifty soldiers to deploy far and near outside, and took turns to be on guard. Both of them were born in martial arts and were skilled in martial arts, but it was the first time in their lives that they went out on patrol to escort the superintendent, and they didn't dare to be careless. Nearly two watches in the night, the sea breeze gradually cooled, the waves gusted, the waves hit the shore rocks, roaring, and one or two bird cries came from time to time on the mountain, which became more and more silent and empty. Lin Xiangfeng changed into night clothes, leaned on his back with a single knife, and went to the window lightly, seeing Han Runchang holding a sword in both hands, leaning outside the bedroom door, and there was an even snoring sound in the house, so he retreated lightly, looking at the foot of the mountain, the fleet on the shore was lit up, knowing that they would also stay awake all night.

Suddenly, there was a trumpet, a white shadow flew overhead, Lin Xiangfeng chased after him, and several ups and downs came to the barracks behind, and there was a dead wind lantern hanging high in front of the barracks, and two soldiers on duty at night walked back and forth. Lin Xiangfeng was afraid that they would find out, so he caused a big mess, retracted his body, and hid behind a boulder. Lin Xiangfeng was so anxious that he didn't dare to wait any longer, bypassed the two soldiers, and walked straight to the back. Vaguely seeing a tall house guarded by the barracks, there was a faint candlelight shining through the curtains, Lin Xiangfeng leaned closer, and heard the cooing of pigeons, his heart was overjoyed, his body was vertical, he rose into the air, put his hands on the eaves, turned over and jumped on the roof, gently uncovered the tiles, leaned over and peeked down. Seeing that the house was brightly lit, Yin Ji'a had taken a narrow note from the pigeon's leg, "What did Mao Shuai say?" ”

Lin Xiangfeng found that there was a thin man in black sitting on the chair above, with a dark complexion, cheekbones raised, and a very cold expression. Yin Ji'a handed the note to the man in black, and the man waved his hand and said, "Have you forgotten the rules set by Mao Shuai?" The law does not pass on the six ears, and since the letter is for you, I dare to open it. ”

Lin Xiangfeng saw that they respected Mao Wenlong as a god, and secretly felt very ridiculous, but he couldn't help but applaud him for his strict military orders. Yin Ji'a had already opened the note and read it, approached the candlestick and burned it, Lin Xiang shouted pity in his heart, and was afraid that he couldn't know what was written on the letter, Yin Ji'a said respectfully: "Son, Mao Shuai is the old man, right, right, ......right" He peeked at the man in black, and happened to meet the fierce gaze of the man in black, and the man in black asked coldly: "Say it quickly!" How do you swallow and spit out, but don't you want to talk to us? ”

"What did the prince say? Gongzi and Mao Shuai belong to one, how dare the little one hide it and not report it? It's just, it's just ......" Lin Xiangfeng saw that he smiled at the man in black, but he was old but small, knowing that he must be a spineless person, and he looked down on him more and more in his heart.

Unexpectedly, the man in black didn't appreciate it, and slapped the arm of the chair and shouted, "What's the wordy?" Don't talk about it yet! ”

Yin Ji'a saw that he was angry, and said tremblingly: "Mao Shuai, his old man is very angry that Gongzi Ye failed to assassinate Yuan Chonghuan, and he wants Gongzi Ye to put his hands together with the small one, and do it overnight, it is necessary to ...... Yuan Chonghuan" He naturally glanced at the door, and made a chopping posture with his right hand.

"So we're going to be controlled by you?" The man in black snorted coldly in his nose.

"Don't dare, don't dare! The small one can't think of it, or the son presides over the overall situation, where does the small one have such skills? ”

"Lao Yin, you really don't want to? Hehe, this is your territory, you and I are a Dengzhou guerrilla, a Lushun guerrilla, an ordinary official, don't the strong dragon suppress the head snake! Besides, there is an old man's instructions...... Hehe, you really don't want to? ”

"The little one just wants Mao Shuai to explain the next things, and he has to think about it well, and he must not make a mistake. Now that Shuangdao's food and salary still depend on the grace of his old man, it is also the life of thousands of numbers, do the little ones dare to think cranky? ”

"Isn't there a court?"

"The Imperial Court? Far away 108,000 miles, who would think about the little ones? The little ones often say that Mao Shuai is the imperial court, and everything is safe if he is loyal to his old man. Yin Ji'a said very earnestly, and when he said it, he had tears in his eyes, and he almost knelt down and kowtowed.

The man in black waved his hand and said, "Okay! My father also knows you, otherwise he would not have entrusted you with this important matter of his life. Let's talk about how to do it! ”

"The small ones gathered the battalion and surrounded the houses in front of them, piled up some dry firewood, and ...... fire"

The man in black interrupted him and said sharply, "Stupid! Yuan Chonghuan is a dead man, waiting for you to catch him? The movement of the battalion soldiers was so big, and the battalion soldiers did not notice it early before Yuan Chonghuan. Burn him with fire, and you can imagine that you will report to his soldiers and horses under the mountain? Yours rabble are worthy of the battle-hardened army of tigers and wolves? ”

"So, what should I do? Isn't it, is it not impossible to do it? ”

The man in black laughed sadly a few times, "First surround and suppress Yuan Chonghuan with the dead soldiers I brought, and there are only more than fifty soldiers." When the time comes, if the soldiers under the mountain go up the mountain to reinforce, you lead the battalion to snipe, and when I kill Yuan Chonghuan, we will go back to Phi Island together. He dodged out the door and headed north of the mountain. Lin Xiangfeng saw that he was agile and his kung fu was not weak, so he floated down to the ground and followed from a distance. Over the mountains, and through a pine forest, the black-clothed man disappeared, Lin Xiangfeng gathered his eyesight, searched around, but the night was dark, the mountains and rocks were rugged, and it was dark everywhere, and it was impossible to distinguish. After looking for a while, I didn't dare to linger any longer, I hurriedly turned back, I heard a shout of killing on the mountainside from a distance, I was in a hurry, I rushed to the barracks, the barracks lit up the fire, and one hundred and ten black shadows had surrounded Yuan Chonghuan's bedroom, Yuan Chonghuan was holding a sword, and was fighting hard with Han Runchang with the guards, joining forces to resist the enemy, but these soldiers were all fierce warriors, but the skills of technical attack were not very skillful. Lin Xiangfeng was about to rush in, but he heard someone laugh wildly: "Yuan Chonghuan, where are you still fleeing?" Everyone worked hard, arrested Yuan Chonghuan, and rewarded 10,000 taels of silver. Those black shadows chimed in and shouted: "Arrest Yuan Chonghuan!" Arrest Yuan Chonghuan! ”