The day dawned, and Yangzhou City gradually became lively.

After the city gate was opened, the merchants and peasants rushed in and out of the city gate.

The boats that arrived yesterday were unloaded at the wharf and sent into the city at this time.

From Yangzhou to the east of the Yangtze River, you can go to sea to the Wa Kingdom, Ryukyu and Nanyang places, so Yangzhou has become one of the most important transfer stations in the country, busier and more intense than any city.

Today's atmosphere, however, is a bit unusual, as there are a large number of officers and men inside and outside the city, and the inspection of customs clearance is much stricter, so tired that there are long queues of businessmen and people entering and leaving.

However, although everyone was anxious, no one dared to complain, because under the escort of the officials and soldiers, the governor of Yangzhou and his officials went out of the city together and gathered on the dock in the south city to wait.

Such a situation naturally made the merchants in and out curious.

You must know that the governor of Yangzhou is a major minister of the Great Sui, and he can be asked to go out of the city to greet him in person, in addition to the emperor who is seriously ill at this time, there are only the prince and the king of the backer and several other old princes who have real power in their hands, as well as the head of the gate valve family.

Many people waited to enter the city, watching with curiosity and at the same time chattering.

Which big man can actually work as the governor of Yangzhou?

Soon, the melodious sound of the military horn sounded on the surface of the Yangtze River, and a huge fleet of ships slowly came into the eyes of the officials and people on the shore.

The big flag of the Wu character fluttering high on the mast is extraordinarily public, and the slightly lower thunder character will be the flag in the river breeze, showing its teeth and claws, so it is not arrogant.

Among the officials and civilians in the dark, when they saw the fleet, their hearts were shocked, and many people showed relaxed smiles on their faces.

Among the businessmen and people in the distance, there was a well-informed one, who couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice when he saw such a scene: "I don't want this person to go out in person!" ”

"What kind of big man is out to have such a big pomp?"

The businessmen and people next to him asked curiously: "It seems that in the south, there is no such a big man, right?" ”

"Who says no?"

The well-informed man pursed his lips and said angrily: "Didn't you see the flag on the mast of the riverboat?" ”

"That's Wu, Wu Hou's banner, right?"

The sharp-eyed businessman hurriedly spoke, and exclaimed: "The thunder character general flag hanging below, could it be that Wu Hou and his old man personally went out?" ”

"Exactly!"

The people who were the first to recognize what the flag fluttering on the river boat represented, said proudly: "The surname Lei is already small, and it seems that there is no general surnamed Lei under the command of Wu Hou, right?" ”

It turned out to be Wu Hou himself!

All the merchants on the shore were shocked, they didn't expect this person to come out in person?

However, all the merchants and people who knew some about the situation in the south knew that Wu Hou Ling was a feudal town, and although he still respected the laws of the Great Sui court on the surface, he was actually an existence like a local emperor.

Basically, there was no room for Wu Hou to interfere in the affairs of the Great Sui Dynasty, and there was no room for the court to intervene in the development of Wu Houling, and a stable situation was formed early on in which the well water did not interfere with the river water.

As for Wu Hou, that is an amazing existence, worthy of the name of the world's number one master, every move can cause the rivers and lakes to shake, he has always been nested in the territory and has no intention of coming out, and he doesn't want to make too much noise.

At present, Wu Hou not only went out in person, but the governor of Yangzhou and his officials also ran to the dock to wait, obviously the two parties reached a tacit understanding, but they didn't know what they were targeting?

But all the businessmen and ordinary people who are more keen-minded know that in the Great Sui Dynasty, something terrible will definitely happen in the short time, otherwise it is impossible for the imperial court to invite Wu Hou Lei, the world's number one master, to come out in person.

That's right, as long as the brain is not bad, and there are guys with normal logical thinking, they know that Wu Hou's personal dispatch must be due to the initiative of the imperial court, otherwise with the 'house' attribute that Wu Hou has always shown, he will generally not easily leave the territory and wander around.

The businessmen and people who watched from a distance did not dare to raise their voices, but Yangzhou Zongguan, who was standing in front of the wharf, and his officials were in a very good mood.

Yangzhou, as the foundation of Prince Yang Guang's business for nearly ten years, is impossible for outsiders to take advantage of.

The current governor of Yangzhou is naturally the confidant of the crown prince Yang Guang, and Yangzhou is the most important city outside of Daxing and Luoyang, and the governor in charge of the military and political power here naturally knows the secret agreement between the prince and the Marquis of Wu.

He agreed, even though the crown prince paid a great price for it.

But no matter how big the price is, it is not as good as the prince being able to succeed to the throne safely and smoothly, with the support of Wuhou Lei Hu, the world's number one master, the prince's grasp is much greater.

That is, Emperor Yang Jian's serious illness came too quickly, and Yang Guang's time as the prince was too short, otherwise if Yang Guang was allowed to operate as the prince for a few more years, there would be no need to worry about accidents.

After all, behind the abolished prince Yang Yong, there is a Buddhist gate.

How powerful the power of Buddhism is, anyone who knows something about the situation in the world knows that it is definitely a powerful force that can influence the situation in the world.

Not to mention anything else, there are more than 700 Buddhist temples in the Jiankang area on the other side of the Yangtze River alone.

As long as there are ten monks in each Buddhist temple, that is 7,000 monks, and with their tenants, the population that can be used is at least 50,000!

In a sparsely populated place like the South, 50,000 young men mean nothing more than that.

Perhaps, this is also the main reason why the prince gave Jiankang as an additive to Wu Hou.

Wu Hou was born in the Demon Sect, and he is a separate identity from the Taoist Sect, so he will definitely not be able to pee in the same pot as the Buddhism, so simply let this powerful world's number one master suppress the arrogance of the Southern Buddhism.

Despite this, it is likely that Wu Hou took a big advantage, but the crown prince Yang Guang, including the governor of Yangzhou, did not have the confidence to suppress the power of Jiankang Buddhism.

At least, Wu Hou has never shown rebelliousness, and he has never discounted the obligations of the Great Sui court, which is quite satisfactory.

Bang!

At this moment, the sound of a huge boat slapping on the water came, and everyone from the governor of Yangzhou and his subordinate officials to the ordinary government soldiers couldn't help but feel a shock in their hearts: It's coming!

Ten large boats docked at the side of several trestles, several long pedals were lowered on the boats, and a sergeant with a fierce and stupid awe-inspiring spirit disembarked and quickly secured the exit of the trestle in a neat procession.

"Tear, it's all third-rate good hands!"

One of the guards beside the governor of Yangzhou gasped, and said with a shocked face: "Wu Hou is so generous! ”

"Is it difficult?"

Listening to the frightened tiger of the guards around him, the head of Yangzhou was a little puzzled and said: "There should be many third-rate experts in the army!" ”

"There are quite a few!"

The guard nodded and said, "But they are all pillars of the army, either the team is the captain or the captain, and it is too difficult to be transferred, unless you ignore the risk of a great reduction in the army's combat effectiveness!" ”

The head of Yangzhou's eyes flickered, and he was silent, just watching the fierce generals coming down from the ten big boats, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

A full 500 third-rate strength sergeant protected the dock berth very tightly, and Lei Hu got off the boat under the personal protection of 100 relatives, which once again caused the shock of the personal guards around the head of Yangzhou.

"Second-rate experts, the hundreds of guards around Wu Hou are all second-rate experts!"

Now, not to mention this personal guard, even the head of Yangzhou has changed color, and he knows very well what the concept of hundreds of second-rate good guards is, that is, the crown prince Yang Guang and the Sui emperor Yang Jian can put such a big score.

is the so-called master of the family, without some mobilization, he will not be able to come up with so many second-rate masters for a while, which shows the greatness of Wu Hou's handwriting.

Not only were the officials who had been waiting for a long time frightened, but also the good hands in the rivers and lakes among the businessmen and ordinary people who watched from afar, and they couldn't help but change color again and again and didn't dare to make loud noises.

Five hundred and three-rate good hands as pioneers, and one hundred and two-rate good hands as personal guards, this hand alone is already incredible, not to mention the continuous flow of strong generals on ten big boats.

"Wu Hou is so generous, just the strength shown now can dominate the south!"

"I have long heard that there are many good players under Wu Hou's command, but I didn't expect that there would be so many third-rate good players who simply don't need money!"

"Tsk, no wonder the head of Yangzhou personally greeted him, who dares to accidentally entertain with this strength?"

“……”

The businessmen and the people did not dare to make a loud noise when they stood in the distance, which shows how much shock and pressure Lei Hu's trip brought to them.

The governor of Yangzhou greeted him with a subordinate officer, and across the 500-person military formation that was as neat as a rock in the queue, he laughed and said: "Wu Hou is here, and it is an honor for the lower officials!" ”

"You're welcome!"

Lei Hu waved his hand, directly crossed the military formation composed of five hundred and third-rate experts guarding the front, and came directly to the Yangzhou chief and his party, and said indifferently: "Don't be polite if you are doing things for the prince, let's go to the city first, it's not good to block the dock and hinder others!" ”

Sweeping at a glance at the densely packed merchant ships docked on the wharf, as well as the many wharves that were isolated, Lei Hu did not have the idea of sparing the people, and at the same time marveled at the prosperity of Yangzhou.

In normal history, the appearance of formal dock workers should be the Ming Dynasty, but looking at the scale and throughput of Yangzhou wharf, it is obvious that the number of dock workers needed is definitely not a few.

"That's how it should be, Wu Hou, please!"

The governor of Yangzhou was a little stunned, but he didn't feel anything wrong, and followed Lei Hu's words to lead the way directly in front, leading Lei Hu and his party into the bustling and noisy Yangzhou City.

Lei Hu was not polite, and followed under the strict protection of a hundred guards and five hundred guards.

The ten big boats in the back were still in a steady stream of men and horses, as well as the armor and ordnance in the army, which soon caused a huge sensation on the dock.

Lei Hu left ahead of schedule with six hundred elite guards, and an army composed of four hundred and third-rate experts came down from the boat behind him, as well as thirty good players drawn from the Iron Gate, as well as ten second-rate experts invited by the Martial Alliance, and ten first-class masters invited from the Martial Alliance!

Such a formation shocked the knowledgeable people in the rivers and lakes on the dock, and the heart of the thunder tiger traveled with great momentum, and it actually brought out thousands of third-rate generals with strength in one go, as well as one hundred and fifty second-rate masters, and ten first-class masters.

With such a momentum, I'm afraid that the emperor is traveling like this, right?

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