On the Bianhe River, outside the gate of the capital, there were people who shot and killed in broad daylight.

Because of the passage of boats into Beijing, there were very few civilian boats and official ships on the Bianhe River at this time.

Because of the queue, only the last boat saw this amazing scene.

In addition to archery, some people jumped into the water and swam quickly towards Jiang Fang and the others' boat, seemingly preparing to pick up the boat and continue to commit murder.

Jiang Fang's boat hadn't completely turned around, so he called the boatman, immediately adjusted its direction, and fled down the Bianhe River.

Although the boatman was scared to death, when he was hired, he knew the identities of Jiang Fang and Meng Qingyun, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly drove the boat down the river.

When the robbery ship saw that they were about to run, it also turned its bow and chased after them.

Although the people on the boat witnessed this robbery, they had grain on the boat, and their duty was to intercept the rescue, so they could only ring the gong to warn.

Jiang Fang and the others' ships were in front, and the big ships of robbery and killing were behind, and they went down the river very quickly, and soon they were far away from the Cao boat team.

didn't have time to think about why someone would rob and kill them, Jiang Fang checked Meng Qingyun's injuries for the first time, and saw that half of the darts in her shoulder socket didn't go into the flesh, but fortunately, the wound was not purple or black, and Meng Qingyun was also conscious, so it should be non-toxic.

Looking at Jiang Shu again, he squatted next to him obediently, although there was a look of panic on his face, he was quite calm.

"Brother, Holly was injured and overboard."

Jiang Fang's advanced cabin didn't see the scene of Holly falling into the water, and his heart sank when he heard it.

Jiang Shu said again: "Sister Asakusa also fell into the water, and Sister Bauhinia was wounded by an arrow." ”

Meng Qingyun endured the sharp pain on his shoulder, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. At such a tense and intense moment, he was able to observe everyone's situation, which was also amazing.

Jiang Fang said to Meng Qingyun: "I'll go out and have a look." ”

He scurried to the hatch and took a cautious look, the two ships chasing them were still a little away.

He ran out and dragged Bauhinia into the cabin.

Bauhinia was hit by an arrow in the chest, and his face turned pale with pain.

Jiang Fang dealt with Meng Qingyun's injuries first, rolled up her shawl, stuffed it into her mouth, and said, "Bit." ”

Meng Qingyun bit down.

Jiang Fang coldly pulled out the darts on her shoulder socket.

"Hmm......"

Meng Qingyun snorted in pain, fell into his arms, and tears rushed out.

Jiang Fang comforted: "Okay, okay, it's okay." He pressed a clean handkerchief against her wound.

Meng Qingyun let go of the shawl in his mouth, and his voice trembled: "It hurts." ”

Jiang Fang stroked her back: "I know, there is no wound medicine on the boat, you can bear with it first, and it will be good to wait for the shore." ”

Meng Qingyun had tears in the corners of his eyes and nodded obediently.

Jiang Fang gently let her go and let her hold the handkerchief of the wound with her own hand.

Then he moved to Bauhinia's side, pulled out the arrow from her chest in the same way, and asked her to hold the wound with a handkerchief herself.

While he was dealing with the two wounded, Jiang Shu lay on his stomach at the hatch and kept an eye on the movement behind the ship.

"Brother, they're catching up."

Jiang Fang immediately went over to see that the ship was raising its sails.

It turned out that when the west wind rose and the sails were hoisted, the speed of the ship would have increased considerably; And Jiang Fang and the others have small boats, no sails, and can't borrow wind power, so they will soon be overtaken.

Jiang Fang immediately called the boatman: "Is there a ferry dock nearby?" ”

The boatman thought for a while and said, "There is a wild ferry not far ahead. ”

Jiang Fang said: "Hurry up and go over, let's go ashore." ”

If they were on the water, the big ship would be fast, and it would have caught up with them.

This place is not far from the capital, the villages and towns are dense, and there are official roads nearby, as long as they go ashore and run to the official roads or populated places, the chances of getting rescue can be greatly increased.

Jiang Fang believed that Jingzhong must have also gotten the news, and there would be officers and soldiers to rescue them soon.

The robbery and murder case outside Shangshan Gate was quickly reported to the Military Inspection Office by Cao Bing.

The military patrol envoy was shocked at first, and at the same time, after knowing that it was the brothers of His Royal Highness the King of Qi who were robbed and killed, as well as the daughter of the new governor Meng Jin, he attached great importance to it, and quickly sent people out of the city, and went downstream along the Bianhe River by land and water to find help; On the other hand, he did not dare to delay for a moment and reported to Kaifeng Mansion Yin.

Kaifeng Mansion Yin is more politically minded than the military patrol envoy, thinking that the official family will announce the heir candidate at the Double Ninth Festival soon, but at this time there are two clansmen who were robbed and killed, one of them is still the king of Qi, who thinks that the stakes are important, and immediately enters the palace and reports to the official family.

At today's court meeting, the official family was discussing with the governors of the three provinces and six ministries, and when they got the notice in court, they were immediately shocked and angry.

"Lang Lang Qiankun, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, someone dares to rob and kill the clan and officials?!"

Meng Jin was very anxious when he heard that his daughter was among the people who had been robbed and killed.

"Official, please send someone to rescue immediately!"

This is the right reason, and the official immediately ordered the envoy in front of the palace to send the guards out of the city.

At the same time, he also ordered Kaifeng Mansion to immediately track down the origin of those who robbed and killed, who dared to use bows and arrows in broad daylight, obviously not ordinary people and bandits.

Bows and arrows are controlled standard weapons in this dynasty, and the people are not allowed to make them, and the mountain hunters only have bamboo bows and arrows made by the local method.

These gangsters actually have bows and arrows, they must flow out of the army, as long as they follow this line of thought, they will be rewarded.

In addition, the official also ordered Zongzheng Temple to assist the palace front division of the guards, and all the vassal clans in Beijing were placed under house arrest.

An official was surprised: "Why is that? ”

The official replied coldly: "I just said that the Double Ninth Festival announced the candidate for the heir, and today someone will rob and kill the clan, his heart can be punished, and it is very necessary to prevent trouble." ”

The ministers looked at each other, and they all had some guesses.

The official family is so nervous about His Royal Highness King Qi, could it be that the heir candidate in his mind is really King Qi?

The palace front division of the Praetorian Guard was late, and the military inspection had already found the boat of Jiang Fang and the others at the Yedu port in the lower reaches of the Bianhe River, as well as the big boat that pursued them.

The big ship was empty.

On the boat, however, there were shivering boatmen and injured Bauhinia.

The military inspector questioned him on the spot.

Both the boatman and Zijing said that Jiang Fang took Jiang Shu and Meng Qingyun and abandoned the boat and fled into the woods on the shore; And those gangsters also went ashore to chase and kill.

Probably because these little characters were not the target of the gangsters, they escaped with their lives.

On the one hand, the military inspector divided his men to escort the boatman and Bauhinia back to the city, and on the other hand, they chased them in the direction they pointed.

Jiang Fang was taking Meng Qingyun and Jiang Shu and escaping in the woods.

According to the boatman, this should be the boundary of Wangtun Township in the eastern suburbs, and the wild ferry port where they went ashore was a small abandoned ferry, several miles away from the village.

Outside the ferry is the farmland, a flat river.

Jiang Fang first took Meng Qingyun and Jiang Shu to run away in the field, but soon shot feather arrows, and there was nowhere to hide in such a flat place, so he was very passive.

The three of them changed direction again and plunged headlong into a nearby wood.