Chapter 42 Cangzhou City
The moon was in the sky, the stars were shining, and Lu Ming was flying towards Cangzhou at a very fast speed in a flying boat. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The flying boat is protected by talent, which can shield the strong air currents and strong winds, and the feeling in the flying boat is like drifting in a small boat, with a gentle breeze on your face.
Lu Ming knew that this was the power of the Holy Page, and he was very surprised in his heart, if he could complete the task assigned by Yang Xiuyuan, then he would be able to have two Holy Page Flying Boats.
The word "flying boat" on the holy page is written by the great Confucian, only the great Confucian can make the holy page folded into a boat to carry people, and these two words also contain a strong talent, once used up, the font will disappear.
Lu Ming controlled the flying boat while looking at Sinan and maintained the route to Cangzhou.
Two hours later, the boat stopped on a hillside outside the city of Cangzhou.
Lu Ming got off the flying boat and saw that the flying boat actually spontaneously combusted without wind, and finally disappeared.
"Sure enough, as the scholar said, the Holy Page Flying Boat can only be used once, and it seems that the talent in it has been used up. β
Lu Ming thought as he took off his military uniform, took out his scholar's uniform from his Qiankun bag and changed it on, and walked towards the gate of Cangzhou City.
Lu Ming can see at night, even if the black light is blind, he can see the surrounding scene clearly, because it is night, so the entire Cangzhou City gate has been closed, only a small gate is open on the left side, only one carriage is allowed to pass, and there are soldiers guarding it.
Lu Ming walked to the gate and looked at the soldiers standing guard, and saw that they were all chatting on the side, and some were yawning, looking careless.
"Ouch, I'm sleepy, Captain Li, when are we going to change shifts?"
"Wait!
"I heard that the king has issued a holy decree for Yang Xiuyuan to lead 150,000 Suzhou troops to the north to regain the lost territory, and will come to Cangzhou to join the division in the near future, do you say that the disparity in strength is so great, will the scholars really win?"
"Joke! After all, Yang Xiuyuan is only a scholar, and there is a big gap between the troops he leads and the Eastern Demon Clan, and besides, the Eastern Demon Clan has three major demon kings sitting in Yanzhou, and in this battle, the Suzhou Army will definitely lose!"
"Hey...... Don't say it, our marshal is a scholar of Zhenzhou University for a long time, if they come to Cangzhou, they will definitely be treated well!"
"Hmph, our marshal is living at ease, eating and drinking spicy food and spicy food all day long in Qingzhu Yalou, and let us stand guard!"
Several people began to complain, until Lu Ming walked into the city, they all looked as if they didn't see Lu Ming.
Lu Ming didn't pay attention to them, and walked on the streets of Cangzhou City by himself, with pavilions and pavilions on the left and right, and various buildings.
Although the city was brightly lit, there were not many people walking on the streets, except for the soldiers patrolling the city.
Lu Ming found a carriage next to the street, so he walked over and said, "Coachman, can you take me to a nearby inn?"
"This little brother is an outsider, right?"
The coachman was a middle-aged man, and after looking at Lu Ming, he smiled and said, "It's an extraordinary time, why does the little brother still come to Cangzhou?"
"This ......"
Lu Ming's mind raced, and he said: "Cangzhou has Generalissimo Yan sitting in Cangzhou, why can't I come?"
The middle-aged coachman immediately scolded: "Generalissimo Yan? That kind of person is no longer the Yan Feihu of the past, now he is happy and carefree all day long, where will there be us ordinary people!"
"Now the entire Cangzhou City is already panicked, if it weren't for the fact that we heard that the Zhenzhou University Scholar was in command of the expedition, we would have moved out of this damn place a long time ago!"
"Don't worry, the scholars of Zhenzhou University will definitely be able to win the battle!", Lu Ming said with a smile.
"This sentence is pretty much the same, little brother, at first glance, you are a person who is not short of money, get in the car, I will send you to the Xinglong Inn in Cangzhou City!"
"Then thank you, brother, coachman. β
Lu Ming arched his hand and immediately got into the carriage.
"Drive!"
The middle-aged coachman waved his whip and drove the carriage towards the inn, at a very fast speed.
It didn't take long for the carriage to stop in front of the Xinglong Inn, Lu Ming paid the silver, stepped down from the carriage, and looked at the inn in front of him.
The inn is not very big, but it is four stories high and brightly lit, but it is not very lively.
Lu Ming stepped into the Xinglong Inn, and there were very few people inside, only more than thirty, all of whom were scholars from all over the world.
"Hmph! I didn't expect Cangzhou City to become like this, now that the enemy of the Eastern Demon Clan is current, Yan Feihu is still eating, drinking, and having fun, it's too arrogant!"
"We are all scholars from all over the world, and we wanted to volunteer to join the Cangzhou Army to kill demons, but we didn't want to ......"
"Don't panic, the scholars of Zhenzhou University have been ordered to go on the expedition and will arrive in Cangzhou soon, so we can go to him when the time comes!"
"I heard that Yan Hua, the son of Yan Feihu, is also a local little overlord, very arrogant, and beat the Zhang family kid to death some time ago, it's really annoying!"
"The government doesn't care about this kind of thing?"
"Joke, Cangzhou officials are basically Yan Shoufu's protΓ©gΓ©s, as long as Yan Shoufu supports them, how can the government care?"
"Aren't they afraid of causing resentment among the people!"
"The people's grievances are already there, but they don't mind adding fuel to the fire and squeezing them again!"
Lu Ming heard their conversation clearly, pretended to be casual and went to the shopkeeper to rent a room, and then asked Xiao Er to serve dinner, deliberately sitting next to those who were reading.
"This brother, you are also a scholar from other places, right?"
A young man on the left suddenly asked Lu Ming.
"Brother Tai, now that the country is in trouble, are you willing to join us in the battle to kill demons? We are all people of Liang State, since the court does not dare to act, we are the only ones who can help!"
Lu Ming just smiled and didn't answer, after all, they didn't know each other.
"Brother Li, don't talk nonsense with this kid, at first glance he is an incompetent coward, let's all say it, as soon as the Suzhou army arrives in Cangzhou, we will immediately go to defect, but before that, we should encourage Cangzhou scholars to go together!"
"Okay! This matter is settled, I will wait for the drink as an oath, do it!"
Lu Ming continued to eat silently, without saying a word, and continued to listen to them.
There were already a lot of people talking in the inn, and the voices of many people were mixed together, and it was difficult to distinguish them at all, so they spoke unscrupulously.
But Lu Ming has obtained the "Enlightenment of the Holy Word", his ears and eyes are clear, and he can distinguish the words in it, which is very clear.
And so it went on for a night.
One morning, Lu Ming left the Xinglong Inn very early and walked aimlessly on the streets.
The stalls on the left and right were selling pastries, and the smell of them was coming, attracting groups of patrolling Cangzhou soldiers to buy them.
At this time, a crisp and pleading female voice came from the front: "Master Jun, this is a total of twelve cents, please ......"
"Phew! I'm embarrassed to ask for money for such an unpalatable rice cake?! Believe it or not, we're going to beat you?"
Lu Ming looked forward and saw that there were five soldiers surrounding a stall, and the stall owner was a fourteen-year-old girl, wearing a white shabby dress, with a thin figure and disheveled hair, who had not been washed for an unknown amount of time.
Despite this, the girl's face is very delicate, and if she dresses up a little, she is also a beautiful woman like a flower.
The middle-aged soldier led by them unceremoniously picked up the rice cake and bit it in a big bite, his face was full of pride, "Yan Hua Gongzi told you a long time ago, if you agree to become his concubine, you will be prosperous and rich from now on, and you will have no worries about food and clothing, and our son will also send the best doctor to treat your father's illness, but your father does not know what to do, and has repeatedly humiliated our son, yes, since this is the case, you don't have to do this kind of business!"
After saying that, the man kicked over the stall, and the rice cakes on the whole stall were scattered all over the ground.
"My rice cakes, my rice cakes!"
The girl hurriedly squatted down to pick up the rice cakes, but they were already stained with dirt and could no longer be sold.
"Woo...... Father, I can't sell rice cakes anymore, I can't exchange money to cure your illness, woo woo ......"
The girl held the rice cake and cried, tears in her eyes.
"This girl is so pitiful, her father is seriously ill and has no money for medical treatment, so he came to the street to sell rice cakes, and was actually kicked out of the stall by the soldiers. β
"Yan Hua, that gentleman, knows all day long that he is messing with flowers and grass, but now he is going to be harmful...... Hey......"
"It's a pity that the Cangzhou government is incompetent, if someone does the right thing for heaven, we don't have to watch it. β
"Alright, let's go, I don't want to get into trouble!"
Passers-by sighed and pretended not to see it, but the girl cried so sadly that anyone who saw it couldn't bear it.
"Haha...... Cry, cry, I'll see how many tears you can shed, brethren, go!"
The middle-aged soldier led by him waved his hand and was about to leave here, but was blocked by Lu Ming.
"If you want to leave after kicking down someone else's stall, how can there be such a cheap thing in the world?"
"Boy, who are you?"
The middle-aged soldier's face changed, he looked at Lu Ming, and sneered, "Judging by your dress, you should be a scholar, boy, this is our Cangzhou Army's business, it has nothing to do with you, I advise you not to meddle in your affairs." β
"That is, for the sake of you who are also a scholar, we will not beat you, otherwise...... We don't mind doing it to you!", the other laughed evilly.
The girl raised her head slightly, looked at Lu Ming gratefully, her heart was slightly warm, and she wiped the tears from her eyelids and choked.
Some pedestrians also stopped and turned their heads to look, "Who is this guy?
"I don't know, I haven't seen him, maybe it's an outsider. β
"Hmph, I didn't expect that even the scholars from other places have more backbone than us, where are they like us, dare to be angry and dare not speak. β
"It's a good thing to have backbone, but he will offend Yan Hua because of this, it's really unwise, pity such a young scholar, if he is killed by Yan Hua, I will definitely mourn in silence in front of his grave. β