XVII. Disrupted the party
This should be a bad thing, Lu Linchuan actually smiled when he heard this. He got up and walked past Fu Yi, lifted the reed curtain to look out, and asked, "How is Jiang Jun's water nature?" ”
Fu Yi said: "No. ”
"Can you fight on a ship?"
"I'm afraid it's not reliable."
Lu Linchuan nodded and said, "Since Your Excellency wants to be a well-behaved person in this world, let's think about how to get through today's pass." ”
There were still some guns and sticks in his tone, but at this moment, everyone was in a boat, and Fu Yi didn't care anymore, and walked out.
Han Song followed behind and drilled out the reed curtain, and she first saw a big city on the north side in front of her, like a heavy black wall standing on the shore, and the surrounding area scattered starry firelight, rippling and floating on the water. Two of the fires were so close together that they were two ships.
One of the boats looked about the same size as the fishing boat they were on, only noticeably stiffer and lighter. The bow of the other was raised above the top of the boat, almost like a small house built on deck. Bright torches were lit on both sides of the ship, and a number of armored soldiers stood on the bow. At this moment, these two official boats were heading towards them from both sides, trying to sandwich the small fishing boat in the middle. They have apparently been discovered.
The smaller one approached the port side first, and a soldier shouted, "Whose boat is this?" ”
The fisherwoman hurriedly responded: "It's the Liang family!" ”
"How many fish, how many crabs?"
The fisherwoman replied, "Three fish, three crabs, and two dried shrimps." ”
After answering this strange code, she explained to Lu Linchuan herself: "This is our cut with the official family. ”
At this time, the big ship also caught up, and the soldiers on it threw a hook, hooked the boat forward, and shouted: "Come on!" ”
The fisherwoman and the two boatmen urged in unison, and several passengers looked at each other, and they all climbed down the hanging soft ladder to the big boat.
Han Song followed behind Fu Yi and was pulled onto the deck by him, the first time she saw such a large wooden boat, her surprise overwhelmed all kinds of emotions for a while, and she looked around. Seeing that everyone was huddled together with tired expressions in the night wind, surrounded by a team of soldiers from all sides, she pulled Fu Yi's clothes and whispered to him: "There are eight of us in total. ”
Fu Yi let out a "hmm".
Then I heard the soldier shout from before: "Come forward with the clearance certificate!" ”
Lu Linchuan squeezed forward, took out the brocade bag that Pei Yuanqing gave him, took out a palm-sized piece of wood from it, and handed it to a tall man wearing a helmet among the soldiers, with a long knife with a red sheath tied around his waist, and it seemed that he was the captain of this group of soldiers.
Under the firelight, Han Song caught a glimpse, the "voucher" was painted a rough brown-red, the handwriting was crooked, spotted, and he couldn't even see what was written, it was hard to imagine that the official customs clearance certificate looked like this. Perhaps the officials guarding the city did not allow anyone to go ashore at all, but the guards patrolling the border took it upon themselves to cooperate with smuggling boats to profit from it.
Sure enough, the squad leader just glanced at it casually and said, "Your proclamation says that there are six people, and here are eight." ”
Mr. Pei originally brought more than six people, but Lu Linchuan didn't ask a word, and said with a smile: "There are many people in the family, so I can't ask for help, please let the chief raise his noble hand and let it go." ”
As he spoke, he handed the captain something shiny, and in the light of the fire there was a white light, about a small silver nugget. He seemed to be a cynical person when he talked to Fu Yi, but he didn't expect to be so skilled in doing this kind of bribery.
The captain pinched it in his hand, and his face showed a little fleeting joy, as if the harvest exceeded expectations. He nodded, but said, "It's unfortunate that you're here at this time, and it's going to be even more difficult to pass the test in the near future." ”
Lu Linchuan said: "We are new to the city, we don't know anything, and we ask the chief for guidance. ”
As he spoke, he handed the captain a piece of silver. Han Song saw that his money was taken from the money bag left by Cousin Pei, and he couldn't help but suspect that he had planned to rely on the other half of the ferry's money.
The captain said: "Originally, people wanted to flee to survive, so we turned a blind eye and passed. But now we have to arrest the rebellious party that came out of Liangcheng, and all those who cross the river without permission are suspected and must be strictly investigated. ”
Lu Linchuan said: "Then how do you know that it is a chaotic party?" ”
The captain said: "If you don't have anything to do, you are either a traitor or a thief, and I think you are very suspicious." ”
Lu Linchuan was stunned, and before he could speak, he laughed to himself and said, "It's a pity that looking at you like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to wear a pair of armor!" ”
Lu Linchuan said with a smile: "The chief is right, I'm just a businessman begging for my life." ”
The captain made this joke, felt that he was satisfied, and talked very happily, and said: "In the past, when I caught the Ganlu Sect, I could catch twenty people a day, and there were many of them, and they all guaranteed each other. If you catch one, there will be five nearby. As the old saying goes, Ah Huang punches a hole, and he steps on a nest ......"
Lu Linchuan's eyes were quick, and he stuffed him with another piece of broken silver, and said, "Why is it more difficult now?" ”
The captain said: "There are proclamations in the imperial court, and there are portraits.....
Han Song was taken aback when she heard this, but she was also a little vigilant and conscious, so she didn't go to see Fu Yi.
Lu Linchuan was also unaware and asked, "I heard that General Zhang went south to break the city, killing and plundering all the way. Liangcheng's soldiers and horses fought against General Zhang, and it could be regarded as saving the people. ”
The captain laughed and said, "Then these warriors and bodhisattvas, shouldn't they also come to my rescue and let me receive a bounty!" ”
When he said this, he also seemed a little displeased. A soldier behind him stepped forward to say something to him, and he waved his hand and said, "The luggage has been searched, and then they will come up and search their bodies one by one." ”
Lu Linchuan said: "Luggage? ”
Everyone looked back, and another official ship had already sailed away. I don't know what was looted. Lu Linchuan didn't say anything, but the two surnamed Bai looked at each other, their faces like earth.
It turned out that the captain's face was happy, not because he got the money in his hand, but because he consciously caught a big fish.
Lu Linchuan said: "I still have a female dependent on this boat, do you also want to search your body?" ”
The captain smiled: "If you don't search, how can you know if you have any forbidden things to communicate with the chaotic party?" ”
He didn't mean to discuss with Lu Linchuan when he said this, and the two soldiers had already pulled one of Mr. Bai's guards into the cabin.
Lu Linchuan stuffed him with something again, and said: "My wife and sister are not married yet, I don't know if I can be tolerant." ”
The captain smiled and said, "It's okay, but I don't think your party can afford to pay such a big favor." ”
Judging by what he meant, when Lu Linchuan searched his body, the property on his body would be his, and he would not need to receive his benefits.
Lu Linchuan paused for a moment, as if weighing the pros and cons, and then said, "In that case, I have something to report to the chief. ”
After speaking, he raised his hand to Fu Yi, who was standing in the corner, and said, "This little thief was met by the river. We saw that he was pitiful, so we took him with us, but we didn't know each other. The captain might as well arrest him, and my party on the boat can prove that he is a rebel. ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and the floating deck was full of gold and iron, and the officers and men all drew their swords.
Fu Yi was surrounded by a group all of a sudden, he didn't expect Lu Linchuan to take the initiative to invite him on the ship, and betrayed him so quickly, and he was also stunned.
The captain laughed, shouted hello, and then turned his face and shouted, "Where are you from, and what is your name?" ”
Fu Yidao: "I am ......"
Before he spit out these two words, the captain was already shouting: "It's not a local, it's bound to be a chaotic party!" Take! ”
Fu Yi pushed Han Song aside first, and for a while, it seemed that the soldiers of the whole ship rushed up. He stood on the side of the ship with nowhere to retreat and was quickly pinned.
He half-knelt on the ground, but he was not so annoyed, and said calmly: "Of course, I am not a local, but that Mr. Pei is also a pretend, I'm afraid I can't give evidence." ”
The captain said, "Oh? So who do you say he is? ”
Fu Yidao: "He is a relative of that Pei Yuanqing, from him-"
The captain snapped: "That's someone else's own business!" What does it have to do with you? ”
His favoritism was so obvious that Fu Yi was dumbfounded for a while. Having previously bluffed in front of a group of robbers pretending to be officers and soldiers, he seemed to be at ease. Now that he has been captured by a group of officers and soldiers who are committing bandits, he really doesn't know where to start.
The captain himself pulled out the red sheath long knife, the blade was actually iron black and bloody, and at this time he held it in his hand and said with a smile: "If there is evidence, it doesn't matter if it doesn't look like it." ”
He saw Han Song standing a few steps away, his face was worried, he sighed, and said with a smile: "There is still a child in this chaotic party. ”
Lu Linchuan had already taken advantage of the chaos to retreat to the side and quietly spoke to Mr. Bai, and said loudly at this time: "He picked up this child from nowhere. My family saw that he was pitiful with the child, so they let him get on the boat, but he took revenge and was used by him. ”
He really spoke calmly and calmly, and Han Song was simply stunned. Fu Yi laughed angrily, and before he could speak, he saw Lu Linchuan step forward, press one hand on Han Song's shoulder, and said, "But the child is innocent." The chiefs took the thief away, and my family took the child with him and raised him. If she is lucky, she can also find relatives and friends for her. ”
He deceived Fu Yi into being isolated and helpless, and first imprisoned him, and after seeing that Han Song was a famous family, he felt that it was profitable, and wanted to take her away.
But the captain on the ship is now in the same breath as him, if he refutes it, it is equivalent to bringing Han Song into a predicament, so what good is it? This move can be called a conspiracy, Fu Yi was speechless for a while, but he couldn't deny it.
The captain said, "You should leave your signature." ”
Lu Linchuan said: "Sir, let our people get off the boat first." ”
The two of them said a few words, and actually decided the matter, Mr. Bai and his party had already begun to get off the boat, and Lu Linchuan pulled Han Song and pushed him to the side of the boat. Han Song tried to look back, and there was a sword light and sword shadow in the darkness, and Fu Yi couldn't see it.
"Wait!"
Someone shouted, the voice thin and high, rattling eardrums. After a while, Han Song realized that it was his own voice. It took a moment for everyone to look at her in amazement, as if they weren't sure she was making such a loud noise. She calmed down, shook off Lu Linchuan's hand vigorously, and quickly ran back between Fu Yi and the captain. The coat was so long that it nearly tripped her up.
"I'm not a kid to pick up." She stood in the middle of the deck and said, the night mist stuck to her hair, clammy and cold against the back of her neck, her heart was pounding, her eyes were staring at the captain with the red blade, and her tone was surprisingly calm, "My grandfather is Han Yuzhou, and my whole family is a mess. This man is only escorting me to escape, and if you really want a bounty, you should take me with you. ”