When you come to the pier by the canal, you will be greeted by endless busyness. And Zhang Zheng and others want to go down the river from here.

Then arrive at Yangzhou, the hub city of the canal and the river. There is no shortage of large ships traveling north and south on the canal docks.

Among them, it is divided into merchant ships and passenger ships. Zhang Zheng and Li Chengqian didn't pick any boats, as long as they could set off as soon as possible.

Zhang Zheng personally stepped forward to greet a few ship bosses, and after a while, he asked about a merchant ship that was about to leave for the south.

After hearing Zhang Zheng say that his group was going to take a boat to Yangzhou. interrogated Zhang Zheng a little.

I heard Zhang Zheng say that his party was the guards of the family of the powerful in Chang'an. This time I went to Yangzhou to pick up my own Langjun, so I accepted Zhang Zheng and his party with a smile.

The ship's boss's surname is Zhou, and he is a native of Jiangnan. On weekdays, he makes a living by running freight from north to south on the canal. The ship was his own, but the cargo on board belonged to another big merchant surnamed Wu.

The businessman surnamed Wu and Boss Zhou are both businessmen, and they have also cooperated many times, so they are very familiar with each other.

Now that there are more Zhang Zheng and his party on the ship, it can be clearly seen that the guards and sailors under the two of them are a little vigilant.

However, the businessman surnamed Wu and Boss Zhou have traveled south and north for many years, and they don't care about it. There are many powerful people in Chang'an, and they have seen a lot.

The two of them could obviously see that the two teenagers led by them had an unusual status. The guards accompanying the two teenagers looked fierce, but they didn't look like strongmen.

And the two of them are well-informed, but there is a faint suspicion in their hearts that these people may be people in the army.

After Zhang Zheng got on the boat, he took in the expressions of everyone on the boat. The merchant surnamed Wu and the boat boss are businessmen, with a kind smile on their faces at all times, like Maitreya Buddha.

Although there were more than a hundred guards and sailors under the two of them, most of them were obviously ordinary people.

A few merchant ship guards wearing short shirts and holding weapons attracted Zhang Zheng's attention. However, Zhang Zheng just took one more look and moved his gaze to other places.

It's just an ordinary merchant ship, nothing special. The merchant ship was divided into three levels, the second floor was the cargo hold, and the bottom floor was the quarters for the sailors and guards.

The top floor is the guest warehouse. Boss Zhou personally led Zhang Zheng and Li Chengqian and his party to the third-floor guest room.

There are not many rooms on the third floor, after all, it is not a passenger ship that specializes in soliciting customers. So Zhang Zheng simply divided the guards.

Fifteen of the guards, including Chen Yu, were assigned to three rooms, while Zhang Zheng and Li Chengqian lived in one room.

The moment they entered the room, everyone gave a five-star praise to Zhang Zheng's decision to go by water.

If you go by land and have to eat and sleep in the open for a few months, no one wants to try it. As far as the eye can see, there are only two small beds in Zhang Zheng and Li Chengqian's room, and a low desk is placed in the middle.

That's all there is to the room, it's very simple, even basic. But it's nice to have a place to stay when you're away from home.

Zhang Zheng and Li Chengqian are not picky. Lao Zhou sent the two into the room, and said to the two: "Two Lang Jun, if something happens, come down to the splint and call me!" Zhang Zheng nodded, bowed back and said, "Thank you Boss Zhou, you can go and get busy first." ”

"Okay!" After settling Zhang Zheng and his party, Boss Zhou motioned to the shipwright at the helm to set sail. Zhang Zheng and Li Chengqian, who were in the room, stood at the window and watched the sailors retract the iron anchor thrown into the bottom of the river.

The lively wharf gradually moved away from the sight of Zhang Zheng and Li Chengqian. The banks of the canal are lined with willow trees, although spring has not yet arrived.

But the willow tree has already pulled out the buds and flies, Zhang Zheng and Li Chengqian stood at the window and watched the scenery of the riverbank, which also had a different flavor.

"I have to say that although Emperor Yang is violent, this canal is blessed for all generations!" Li Chengqian put his hands behind his back and looked at the rippling water surface of the canal, his tone full of emotion.

"Huh!" Zhang Zheng sneered, and replied with some disapproval: "I'm afraid that under the canal, the bones of millions of people who were sent by Yang Guangzheng to build the canal don't think so!" Li Chengqian was choked by Zhang Zheng's words, rolled his eyes and said, "There are two sides to everything." "That's not speculation.

Zhang Zheng didn't answer, but turned around and sat down after returning to the desk in the middle of the room. Then he took out a Go game from his bag and put it on the table, and shouted to Li Chengqian: "His Royal Highness the Prince, let's talk about a game." The moment Li Chengqian saw Zhang Zheng take out the game of Go, his face darkened.

Grunted and said, "Your chess move is stinky shit!" However, Li Chengqian complained about Zhang Zheng's chess move, but his body came to sit down opposite Zhang Zheng very honestly.

Then he stared at Zhang Zheng and said: "Brother Zheng'er, let's say it first, chess is a gentleman's art!" ”

"Got it, don't talk nonsense!" Zhang Zheng handed the white son to Li Chengqian, held the black seed in his hand, and then motioned for Li Chengqian to go first.

The water of the canal is gentle, and the two of them kneel on the square mat as if they were on land. Li Chengqian learned smartly this time, holding a white son in his hand, and the first son fell into Tianyuan.

It seems that Zhang Zheng's chess style has caused a great psychological shadow on him. Zhang Zheng doesn't care, wherever you go, anyway, you can do whatever you want.

Unlike in the past, this time Zhang Zheng's first glance was on the corner. After the fall, Zhang Zheng said to Li Chengqian: "Now I am the wingman of the Lingnan rebellion, and you are the army of Feng Anping's rebels. Hearing this, Li Chengqian's eyes froze, and he smiled at Zhang Zheng: "In this way, I have to let go!" Zhang Zheng nodded and said, "Come on!" With that, the two let go and fought.

Li Chengqian's chess path was bright and bright, and he strangled several of Zhang Zheng's little dragons after a while. Zhang Zheng laid out the corners, and it was vaguely seen that the sunspots had densely surrounded Li Chengqian's big dragon.

However, Li Chengqian didn't care, and still pressed Zhang Zheng. After a while, Zhang Zheng's sunspots changed from the encirclement of Baizi to sparse and scattered black pieces.

Li Chengqian once again ate a small dragon of Zhang Zheng, and the white son on the entire chessboard had already formed the momentum of Mount Tai to the top.

Picking up the sunspot, Li Chengqian asked Zhang Zheng with some trepidation: "Brother Zheng'er, do you want to continue?" Zhang Zheng was a little thoughtful, scratched his head and said, "Go on!" ”

"Good!" Li Chengqian replied and continued to strangle Zhang Zheng's remaining black fragments. Probably half a column of incense later.

Ninety percent of the chessboard is left, and only Li Chengqian's white son remains. Zhang Zheng's sunspot could only shrink in a corner and resist stubbornly.

At this time, the winner has actually been decided.