This way down the river, the river breeze is gentle, and occasionally a line of egrets stay on the old trees by the river, a leisurely scene.

The merchant ship is a big merchant called Liu Jing employed, except for a few businessmen who travel together, there is no one else, the transportation is inconvenient in ancient times, only the merchant goes south and north, and the knowledge is far more than others, several merchants talk about the world on weekdays, and talk about the customs and products everywhere are also lively. Wu Yingying relied on his knowledge and talked with them, but he really pretended to be a businessman who trafficked everything all the year round, without arousing suspicion at all, and Liu Jing even tried in his words, wanting Wu Yingying to partner with him to do the smuggling business of Shu Jin, and Wu Yingying also vaguely agreed. His style made Xin Gu and Xiao Jiu secretly admire, and his heart Dao Wei was really discerning, and if he was replaced by other Northern Han soldiers, he might have already exposed his feet.

It was getting late that day, and seeing that the wind and waves were calm, the merchants were in a hurry to travel and urged the boatmen to sail by the moonlight, until midnight when they were allowed to anchor at the shore. For dinner, steamed buns with broad beans and smoked fish were served, and a few merchants stayed in the cabin to drink. Wu Yingying quietly stood on the bow of the boat to admire the moon, at this time the Yangtze River did not have the kind of lively and busy boats that came and went later, the river was lonely, and the moonlight was sparkling.

Xin Gu and Xiao Jiu followed closely behind Wu Yingying, only to hear Wu Yingying shaking his head and groaning: "The stars hang down and the plains are wide, and the moon swells and the river flows. The two of them were at a loss, and then they heard Wu Yingying say, "Huh, where did such a big ship come from?"

The two of them followed Wu Yingying's gaze, and saw a tall building boat floating under the full moon where the water and sky meet, and there was a medium-sized clipper on the left and right sides in front of the building boat. Xiao Jiu shouted in a low voice: "It's not good! I hit the navy's warship, but I'm afraid that I won't be able to get out." As soon as he finished speaking, the flotilla in front of him had released three small boats, and they were sailing swiftly towards the merchant ship on which they were riding. At this moment, the captain of the ship panicked, and the merchant ship could not escape the sailor's ship on the river anyway, so he simply dismounted the sail and let the ship cross the middle of the river, waiting like a lamb to the slaughter.

At this moment, the people in the cabin had already noticed that the merchants and boatmen were crowded in the bow and stern of the boat to look into the distance, but Wu Yingying and the three of them took a few steps back and mixed in the crowd, Xiao Jiu had already woken up Cai Shun, who had just fallen asleep, and a pair of big hands of the fan grabbed him tightly, preventing the curious young man from squeezing to the front.

Seeing that the ship was getting closer and closer, everyone became more and more worried, and suddenly Liu Jing let out a sigh of relief and shouted, "It's the boat of the Jiangnan Naval Division." Immediately, the crowd rejoiced, and began to talk about it.

Seeing Wu Yingying's gaze, Xiao Jiu explained: "The ships of the Song Navy Division are all newly built, and the style is different from the old ones in the south of the Yangtze River, and the Song people come from afar, and when they encounter merchant ships from other countries, they often kill people and seize goods. Most of the sailors of the Tang State used old ships, but most of the soldiers and generals lived in the neighboring state capitals for generations, and although it was inevitable to extort past business travelers, they often left some leeway. ”

Wu Yingying nodded silently, at this time, the small boat of the Southern Tang Dynasty had already leaned on the cumbersome merchant ship, and several soldiers skillfully put the hook and cable on the side of the ship, and then climbed up with their hands and feet, Liu Jing took the first step, and greeted these masters with a forced smile, while stuffing each soldier with a handful of copper coins. Several soldiers collected the money, and after a cursory inspection of the inside and outside of the cabin, they waved the short knife in their hands and asked the boatman to drive the merchant ship towards the fleet of the Southern Tang Naval Division.

Several merchants were singled out and brought to the tall boat in the middle, and Wu Yingying was among them, he glanced at Xin Gu, who was eager to try behind him, and then followed behind Liu Jing and climbed up the rope ladder dropped by the boat.

As soon as he stood firm in the bow of the ship, Wu Yingying couldn't help but feel a chill, several unarmed businessmen, surrounded by dozens of tiger-backed soldiers like a great enemy, including Wu Yingying, every businessman was carefully searched up and down, except for Wu Yingxing, who had broken his hair, several others were also asked to untie their buns, and the guards who searched their bodies checked to see if there were any hidden weapons in their hair.

After the body search, several businessmen were pushed and brought into the upper cabin of the building ship, followed by Liu Jingmai inside, and suddenly felt that the strong light was dazzling, coming to this era, Wu Yingying was already accustomed to a much purer dark night than modern times, and suddenly walked into this brightly lit room, his eyes couldn't help but squint, and he saw that outside the guards who were cleared, there were many gorgeously dressed officials sitting in the room, and these people looked at the few businessmen who were brought in with a condescending eye.

Before he had time to take a closer look, the back of Wu Yingying's head had been vigorously pressed down by the soldiers behind him, and he was forced to lower his head. He was forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, and suddenly heard the first person say softly: "Be polite, since these people are traders, they don't need to be strong." The soldier confessed and withdrew.

Wu Yingying raised his head again and saw that the person above was wearing a yellow brocade robe on a black background, with a round face and long beard, his hands on his knees were white, his fingers were slender, and his left hand seemed to be pinching a Buddha seal. The man didn't speak, but only looked at Wu Yingying, who seemed to be at a loss of interest.

A young man in a blue shirt was holding a swarthy horizontal flute standing beside the person in the center, his face was calm, and he was also looking at Wu Yingying. On the right sat an old man in a purple robe, with a solemn complexion, and a stiff beard under his chin, which looked as strong as a needle, and showed a non-angry and self-authoritative bearing. At the bottom of him sat a kind-faced middle-aged man, dressed in a red robe, with deep bags under his eyes, and three locks of long hair, like a private school gentleman in a costume drama. The two younger ones who sat down were dressed in green robes and blue scarves, both holding shelves, looking at the few businessmen standing in the hall with solemn expressions.

On the left, a middle-aged man with a Chinese character face is squinting his eyes and looking at Wu Yingying, he is wearing a wide red robe, with a fine black iron scale armor exposed in the middle of the open placket, and a bright iron piece of iron as a mirror is on his chest to protect his heart and lungs, and a wide tiger stripe jade belt is tied around his waist. At his head sat a middle-aged general who was also dressed in a red robe, with a slightly dark complexion, a fish-patterned leather belt around his waist, and his face looked a little depressed, as if he was a little absent-minded. Under him sat a general with the same fish-patterned leather belt around his waist, dressed in black rhino armor on a red background, with a very respectful expression, and always kept an eye on the movements of the commander sitting at the top of the head with the corner of his eyes. Further down was a young general with a fierce look, a fist-sized scar on his left cheek made his face look a little terrifying, he saw that Wu Yingying couldn't help but look at the officials in the hall, and couldn't help but shout: "Bold pariahs, snoop indiscriminately, be careful of your dog's eyes."