Chapter 479: Please borrow your head
All the anxiety was gone, Xue Wanche strode away, although he was an honest martial artist, but he also knew that it was not appropriate to disturb Li Yong who rushed back now, Wu Cao also walked out of the hall when he heard the movement outside, and when he saw Li Yong coming, he suddenly felt happy and ran to Li Yong with small steps, Li Yong directly hugged her and asked excitedly.
"Miss me?"
"Yes! Of course, I think about it during the day, I think about it at night, I think about it all the time! If you don't come back, Sister Snow Goose and I can't help but go south to find you! β
Wu Cao said angrily, and Li Yong smiled.
"I'm like an arrow! I came back non-stop when I was done, but I didn't delay at all, what about the snow geese? β
"They said that there is still something to do in Jiangnan, so they won't go back to Chang'an with us this time!"
Wu Cao shook his head and sighed, but Wu Cao noticed that there were other people there! Although she has always been bold, she is also a little shy at the moment, and quickly broke free from Li Yong, and said sweetly.
"Then you must have worked hard all the way north."
"Let people prepare food and hot water, and treat the soldiers who are running around!"
Li Yong knew that Zheng Liwan would definitely not leave Jiangnan now, and Li Xueyan also knew their temperament, so he was not in a hurry to bring them back to Chang'an, so he ordered, Wu Cao hurriedly agreed, and sent the maid to prepare hot water and food, Li Yong looked around and asked in surprise.
"Where's Princess Zhenzhu?"
Wu Cao said with a smile.
"She's out, she's out playing!"
Just when the manor where Li Yong stayed suddenly became lively, Wang Qingyun and they finally rushed to Yuhang, and soon, a group of people gathered in the beautiful manor by the lake, a group of people who stamped their feet and shook the whole Jiangnan, Wang Qingyun and others couldn't help but get nervous when they walked into the picturesque garden, what they experienced in the south this time can really be regarded as ups and downs, although they failed in the end, but they also heard some useful news.
"How? Did the Feng family and Li Yong cooperate? β
Choi Zhi coughed dryly.
"We failed and couldn't stop them, but it's not like we didn't try!"
Wang Qingyun hurriedly said.
"yes, yes! Li Yong and Feng An's very favored son Feng Zhixin had a conflict, and directly beat Feng Zhixin, then Feng Zhixin was also ruthless, and even took advantage of the hunting to ambush Li Yong in the mountains to ambush and kill Li Yong, of course, it failed unexpectedly, and then, Feng Ang directly killed his son in front of Li Yong! β
Cui Zhi nodded.
"Yes! Even so, it didn't affect the cooperation between Feng Ang and Li Yong, it's really not that we don't work hard! β
Wang Quan sighed.
"Feng Ang is worthy of being a hero, he really has courage! He recognized that Li Yong could bring great benefits to the Feng family and Lingnan! β
"By the way, what conditions are Li Yong and the Feng family talking about?"
Wang Qingyun shook his head in unison and said.
"We didn't inquire about this, whether it was Li Yong or the Feng family, they were tight-lipped as tight!"
Wang Quan and the others were not surprised to hear it, after all, this is a secret of the family, of course it will not be easily revealed, the children of the south failed to prevent Li Yong and the Feng family from cooperating, Wang Quan and their elders are not surprised, after all, everyone has already had a plan.
"Then we have to ambush all the ships near Guangzhou City, and at the same time send people to Guangzhou City to find out the news, the Feng family's ship will definitely go to sea in advance!"
Wang Qingyun listened and hurriedly said.
"No, Li Yong said, if our ship wants to go to sea, we can go to sea directly with their ship."
Wang Quan and the others couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, Li Yong actually agreed that their ship would go to sea directly with them? Will Li Yong be so kind?
"That's what he said?"
The elders asked in disbelief, if this is the case, then what is Li Yong's cooperation with the Feng family? Cui Zhi and the others nodded again and again.
"That's what I said, we're all listening!"
Wang Quan was shocked.
"Hey, what kind of medicine is this guy selling in his gourd?"
Wang Qingyun smiled bitterly.
"He only let our ship follow us to the Wa Kingdom to ship, and when he returned, he and the Feng family's ship went to Spice Island, and our ship returned directly to Datang!"
The elders of the Lu family couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.
"He said that let our ship return to Datang directly, and then return to Datang directly? He said that if he didn't let our boat follow, he wouldn't follow? The sea is vast, and it is not their family, our ship can go wherever it wants, is Li Yong in charge? β
In the past, Wang Qingyun and Cui Zhi also thought the same way, knowing that they saw the sea ship equipped with artillery, they realized that they were too naΓ―ve, but now they can only smile bitterly, Wang Quan and other elders are all human spirits, and they can't help but ask in surprise when they see this.
"What's wrong? Do you guys find anything else? β
Choi Sik smiled bitterly.
"When we came back, we didn't go north on horseback, but followed Li Yong north on his sea boat."
Choi Hoon asked.
"Could it be that Li Yong's ship is different?"
Cui Quan said a little heavily.
"Do you uncles know about artillery? Li Yong loaded the artillery on the ship, and a ship can be loaded with many guns! β
"We also saw the ship's artillery firing with our own eyes, and it was as powerful as the rumors!"
"Siege of a city is not a problem, let alone a ship? Those cannons have a long range and can easily sink ships! β
The whole hall was silent in an instant, everyone naturally knew the description of artillery, at this moment they were associating artillery with sea ships, it is not difficult to imagine, if the description of the power of artillery is true, the sea ships equipped with artillery will be across the sea, invincible, Wang Quan They couldn't help but gasp, no wonder Li Yong actually wanted their ship to follow, and if they didn't want their ship to follow, they wouldn't let them follow, it turned out that there was such capital, and for a while Wang Quan and they were all silent, Because no matter how they thought about it, they felt that there was no solution to this matter, Wang Quan sighed.
"So, if we want to go to sea, we have to look at Li Yong's face?"
Wang Qingyun sighed.
"To be exact, it depends on the face of the imperial court, in the future, the imperial court will set up a water division, and then set up a city shipping division, if you want to go to sea, you have to follow the rules of the imperial court, you know that Li Yong and the imperial court are uneasy and kind! So what else is out of the sea? If we don't have the financial resources to go to sea, we are all big families! β
The Xu family of the Yuhang clan was dissatisfied for many years, and Wang Quan sighed.
"But now that the matter of going to sea to make a fortune has been stirred up, it is difficult for us to ride a tiger now! Even if we don't go to sea, there will be other families going to sea, and they can grow rapidly by relying on the financial resources of going to sea, and this is a threat to us! β
At this moment, everyone is very regretful in their hearts, if they didn't add fuel to the fire, the news of going to sea would not have spread all over the world, and it would not cause the world to shake, but now they are big families and it is difficult to ride a tiger, and if they don't go to sea, they can only sit back and watch other families grow, but going to sea means being subject to the jurisdiction of the imperial court. The manor near the lake is beautiful, but everyone has no intention of appreciating it, and they all disperse in a hurry, Cui Zhi and other children of the family went south to prevent Li Yong from failing, in fact, it did not make everyone feel much shocked, because everyone had the expectation of failure, after all, the shadow of the famous tree, that is the world-famous Li Yong, is not so easy to deal with, but the news about the gunboat that Cui Zhi brought back really shocked them, which had too much impact on them, which meant that they completely lost the opportunity to dominate the sea, The oars plucked the green wattles, the delicate boat was floating lightly on the clear water, from time to time there was the song of the boat lady who moved gracefully, the boat was passing through the vast reeds, in the depths of the reeds, a bamboo hut stood on the water, the boat swung to the bamboo hut and stopped, the boatman held a food box in his left hand, a wine jar in his right hand, and lightly crossed the bamboo house on the water, who would have thought that a boatman who did not look amazing would have such a clever martial arts? Out of the bamboo house came a handsome man in his forties, holding a long sword in his left hand, standing on the bamboo row among the reeds, and he really felt a little dusty.
"Why bother Brother Wei to come in person?"
The man in front of the bamboo house laughed loudly.
"I haven't seen Brother Xu for some days, I'm idle left and right, come to Brother Xu for a drink, Brother Wei shouldn't be noisy, right?"
Wei Wuji laughed.
"How could it be, it's too late to welcome Brother Wei! Please come up! β
The two sat on the ground on the bamboo row in front of the bamboo house, opened the food box, roast chicken, sauced duck, lamb leg, cooked beef...... Wei Wuji laid it out in the same way, and it was actually a full square table between the two, which could be described as sumptuous.
"Hanging alone in this reed, I haven't eaten such a hearty meal for a long time!"
The man sighed.
"The dishes are still second, what did Brother Xu bring to see so?"
Wei Wuji said as he slapped open the mud seal of the wine jar, and the tempting aroma of wine spread, such a strong aroma of wine? The man surnamed Xu's eyes lit up and said in surprise.
"It's a glimmer of heaven, Brother Wei is really willing!"
Wei Wuji laughed.
"If you want to say that this Li Yong is really annoying, only this line of heaven makes people hate it, of course good wine must be drunk with Yinghao, and now this Yuhang is only Brother Xu who is worthy of drinking this altar with me!"
The man surnamed Xu laughed.
"Okay, then Xu will accompany Brother Wei to have a good drink today!"
Before they moved their chopsticks, the two of them couldn't wait to take a full glass of wine first, and then let out a sigh of satisfaction.
"There is no better wine in the world!"
Wei Wuji exclaimed, and the man surnamed Xu put down his wine glass and asked impatiently.
"Brother Wei, how is the situation outside now?"
Wei Wuji sighed.
"It's getting more and more intense, and the whole rivers and lakes are moving, and they are about to dig three feet into the ground to dig you out! That 10,000 taels of gold is so tempting! β
No one expected that Mr. Xu, who was looking for by all the people in the rivers and lakes, was hiding in Yuhang, just in the depths of this reed, this is the darkness under the lamp, Mr. Xu couldn't help but sigh when he heard it, and said with a wry smile of self-deprecation.
"I never dreamed that I, Xu Guang, would be so valuable, Li Yong is really bold!"
Wei Wuji said with relief.
"Brother Xu doesn't have to worry, this place is inaccessible, but it is on the edge of Yuhang, neither Li Yong nor those people in the rivers and lakes can guess that Brother Xu is hiding here, and when the limelight passes, Brother Xu will be free again!"
Xu Guang sighed.
"That's all there is to it!"
Wei Wuji laughed.
"Brother Xu rewarded Li Yong, he has already moved the world, it really makes a certain envy, and the husband should be like this! Come, please drink! β
"Haha, come, please!"
Xu Guang smiled a little smugly.
The two of them ate meat and drank a lot of wine, talking about some interesting stories about the rivers and lakes, chatting while drinking, this altar of heavenly wine will soon be in full swing, the river breeze blows the Buddha, the stamina of the spirits comes up, the two of them are surging with wine, Xu Guang said happily.
"The first-line wine is really strong! It's been a long time since I've drunk so much! β
Wei Wuji saw Xu Guang's drunken appearance, he couldn't help but smile slightly, the delicious food was eaten, the wine was drunk, it was time to get down to business, Wei Wuji reached out to the bottom of the food box, there was a dagger hidden there, he knew that Xu Guang was now like a frightened bird, and he was wary of everyone, so he didn't bring a long knife up, he was still very jealous of Xu Guang's martial arts, he really wanted to fight to the death, he didn't have the confidence to win, and if he brought someone else, the vigilant Xu Guang would definitely be suspicious, That's why he used the first-line heavenly wine rewarded by the head of the family, because he knew that Xu Guang was good at wine, and when he saw the first-line heavenly wine, he would definitely not be greedy for a cup, and he had already prepared, drank the sobering soup in advance, and wanted to deal with the treacherous and cunning Xu Guang, it was impossible to poison, he could only use this kind of yang scheme, for the power of 10,000 taels of gold, Xu Guang knew it, so he was wary of everyone now, if he hadn't seen Wei Wuji put down the long knife and come up with his bare hands, he wouldn't have drunk with confidence, it seems that Wei Wuji came to him to drink today, Just when Xu Guang was thinking like this, the corners of his eyes suddenly felt a cold light flash, not good! Xu Guang's heart was shocked, he suddenly flipped the table in front of him, and at the same time retreated, drawing his sword, Wei Wuji kicked hard, completely ignoring the spilled plate juice, and rushed over like a cannonball, Sen Han's dagger penetrated the table and plunged into Xu Guang's stomach, at this time Xu Guang's sword had just been drawn halfway, and the surging alcohol finally slowed Xu Guang's movements by two points, and these two points were enough for him to be hit, after succeeding, Wei Wuji retreated without hesitation, and the bright sword light flashed from Xu Guang's position just now, Wei Wuji took four or five steps back and stood concentratingly, the table with the dagger slipped down to the bamboo row, the terrible wound on Xu Guang's stomach was bleeding like an infusion, the corners of Wei Wuji's mouth were slightly upturned, Xu Guang, who was hit hard by this, was doomed!
"That 10,000 taels of gold is really tempting! Even Brother Wei couldn't help but be moved, wasn't Brother Wei afraid that the head of the family would send someone to hunt him down? With this 10,000 taels of gold, does Brother Wei think he still has a life? β
Xu Guang said resentfully.
The corners of Wei Wuji's mouth showed a hint of sneer, Xu Guang's face changed, only he could exchange for the 10,000 taels of gold, so if Wei Wuji was for the 10,000 taels of gold, it would be impossible to make such a heavy hand, this was clearly wanting his life, between the lightning and the fire, he understood, this was the extermination, Xu Guang was unwilling.
"Did the head of the house ask you to come? For the head of the family, I, Xu Guang, am a useless person, right? β
Wei Wuji said coldly.
"How could Brother Xu be useless? At least Brother Xu's head can be used, so the head of the family wants to borrow Brother Xu's head for use! β