Zhou Weiji and Lan Yi entered the hall and sat down separately. Zhou Weiji was at the same table with Mr. Nameless, Mr. Chang and others, and the four Lan Yi brothers and Xiao Qi sat at the same table. Xia Chongxiao is talking about the merchant ship going to sea, "Although living on the coast of the East China Sea, the Xia family ships mostly shuttle and transport goods in the territory of the Great Zhou, if there is no large number of goods to buy and sell, rarely cross the ocean, after all, going to sea and the ocean has high requirements for ships and navigation skills, if you encounter risky weather, you will lose your money if you are not careful." ”

Mr. Anonymous Diǎn head, "It is a trip to the sea, and it is more secure for merchants to still rely on national strength and follow the official ships of the imperial court." Since the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, all dynasties have attached great importance to maritime affairs, and the method of traveling dragon boats and stargazing positioning has become more and more refined, and the places they have gone have become farther and farther. ”

"Teacher, Emperor Qin sent a ship to sea to find immortals and asked, I don't know if he asked for it?" Lan Jun asked curiously.

Mr. Nameless smiled, "Searching for immortals is an ethereal thing, and it is difficult to reach the sky. Birth, old age, sickness and death, the cycle of cause and effect, is determined by heaven, even if it is the Son of Heaven, it is difficult to transcend the outside, Emperor Qin sent Xu Fu and others to the sea to seek immortality in order to seek the law of immortality, how can it be achieved. ”

"If it is done, Emperor Qin will have the longevity of heaven, how can he come to the prosperity of Han Wu?" Mr. Chang was drunk, and said, "It is more reliable for Han Wu to send Tang Meng into Shu because of the lure of fine wine." Later Han Wu sent 100,000 troops to sweep away South Vietnam, and sent merchant ships to Xu Wen and Hepu to go out to the sea, bringing back many delicacies and treasures, enriching our Chinese grains, and making contributions for thousands of years. ”

Lan Yi was quite interested, although she didn't drink well, she also knew that Tang Meng of the Han Wu Sect had found the famous Sichuan Shu wine wolf sauce, which was the predecessor of Moutai. Later generations lamented this matter, and there was a poem "What is the Han family wolfberry sauce?" Earn Tang Mengyi's department. ”

Then everyone sighed about the navigation, Zhou Weiji sat next to Su Yongshen, listened to everyone talking, and looked at Tuoba Xiaozhi on the opposite side and drank silently. Thinking of the capture of Tuoba Xiaozhi at sea last year, Zhou Wei said, "Our dynasty also attaches great importance to maritime affairs, and there are many merchant ships that go to sea every year. Zhou Mou, a merchant in the southern states, doesn't know, but if you talk about Dengzhou, the one who goes to sea the most is the Cheng family, right? ”

Listening to Zhou Weiji's words, Tuoba Xiaozhi's fingers moved slightly, and he turned his gaze to Xiao Qi.

When Xiao Qi heard this, he smiled and said modestly, "Brother Tuesday, although the Cheng family has merchant ships going to sea every year, it can only be said that in our Huang County, it is considered to be the most at sea, and there are many big merchants in Dengzhou. Moreover, ≧↘dǐng≧↘diǎn≧↘小≧ ↘ says, .∨.+os_(); In the past ten years, the maritime business of the Lan family in Meixian County has also become bigger and bigger, and now the scale has surpassed that of the Dengzhou Wang family, right? ”

Lan Junchen smiled and shook his head, "My Lan family is similar to the Xia family, and the shipping business is mostly domestic. As Brother Xia said, the ocean is quite risky, and if there is a big storm, there will be no return, and the businessmen will make heavy profits and dare not get involved. However, in recent years, business has become more and more difficult, so I gritted my teeth and made up one or two merchant ships to go to sea to make a living, how dare I compare the Cheng family and the Wang family with dozens of hundreds of years of experience in going to sea. When it comes to navigation, Lan has to ask Cheng Gongzi for advice. ”

Xiao Qi grinned, "Brother Lan is worthy of being the young master of the Lan family." "Speak in all aspects, without revealing a drop of water.

Lan Junzheng heard Xiao Qi call Lan Junchen the young master of the Lan family, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and he lowered his eyes and drank silently. Zhou Weiji continued, "Zhou heard that the merchant ships of the Lan family that went to sea this year have gained a lot, not only bringing back a large number of goods, but also many Dongying people coming to my big Zhou with the ship?" ”

Tuoba Xiao listened to Zhou Weiji's words, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he turned his head to look at the Lan family brothers.

Lan Junchen didn't know what Zhou Weiji meant, but he still said cautiously, "With the blessing of God this year, I did earn some silver." However, there were not many Dongying people who came with the ship, only a dozen monks. ”

Lan Junzheng also diǎn head, "That's true, I personally went to the ferry to see when the ship docked. The monks were bumpy along the way, and when they came ashore, six of them were carried down and then went straight to the medical hall. Hehe, I listened to them talk for miles, like birds, very interesting. ”

"Oh?" Zhou Wei seemed to be quite interested, and then asked, "Sixth Master Lan, is Dongying really difficult to distinguish?" So how do they communicate with the people in the hospital? ”

Lan Junzheng said with a smile, "Some of them are coarse and fluent, and my Lan family's merchant ships have been to Dongying many times to do business, and several stewards are also proficient in Dongying, so it is not a problem to communicate." ”

Zhou Weiji diǎn head, and asked a few more words about Dongying, Lan Junchen and Lan Junzheng didn't seem to want to say more, and diverted the topic to talk about others.

At the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, the king of war was in distress by the riverside, and the ambushed people had the shadow of Dongying's martial arts on the kung fu routine, and because of Xue's words, Li Jingang had secretly investigated the Lan family in the past few months, and mentioned to Zhou Weiji in his letter that the relationship between the Lan family and Dongying was quite close, not like ordinary businessmen. However, Zhou Weiji talked with the Lan brothers about the merchant ships and the Dongying people at this time, not to test them, but to be filial piety.

Li Jichong later confessed that the reason why they went to sea was to bypass the Zhou army and defect to the Jin people to seek great things. What Li Jichong said may be the truth, but Zhou Weiji feels that the ultimate goal of Tuoba Xiaozhi is not like this. If it is said that he went to the Jin people, then there are many feasible methods, so why bother to go around to Dengzhou and take the ship to the sea? Although I don't know how he was able to get rid of the trust of the court officials and Li Jichong and others who deceived him, according to Zhou Weiji's investigation of his whereabouts during this period of time, Tuoba Xiaozhi was quite concerned about navigation. Therefore, at this time, he asked a question, guiding him to pay attention to the Lan family and the Cheng family and other big men who went to sea.

Zhou Weiji glanced at Tuoba Xiaozhi, and his eyes deepened. Sure enough, although he didn't speak, most of his attention at this time had shifted to the Lan family brothers, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

No matter what his purpose was, as long as he could draw his attention away from Lan Yi. And you can get a better understanding of his purpose through guò's attention and temptation to the Lan family.

It was getting late after the dinner was over, and the city gates were already closed. Lan Yi arranged for Xia Chongxiao, Xiao Qi and others to live in the guest room of the Qingshan Inn, and after being taken care of by the steward Li Yinghaosheng, he and Zhou Weiji went down the mountain with the lamp to go home.

After working hard for Mr. Nameless's birthday for a few days, Lan Yi felt tired at this time, and rested early after returning home. After she fell asleep, Zhou Weiji got up gently, changed into night clothes and went out, and after a few words of explanation to Dao Wufeng guarding the door, he disappeared into the vast night.

In the middle of the night, under the half-moon and clouds, the guests in the inn had all returned to their rooms to sleep, and even the guys who were on night duty in the hall spread out their covers and slept on the wooden boards next to the counter in the hall, making a slight snoring sound. Zhou Weiji hid in the rockery outside the guest room, waiting quietly.

Half an hour later, the back window of a guest room on the second floor opened silently, and a tall black window came out and fell softly in the garden of the inn. Zhou Weiji's eyes lit up, he lowered his body and stood still.

After the black shadow landed, he leaned over and observed invisibly for a moment, and then headed towards Xingyun Courtyard. Xingyun Courtyard is the place where the Lan brothers stayed. (To be continued.) )