The bandits occupied the first floor, but they did not rob the property of the boat passengers on the first floor and kill people, but only said that they wanted the gold, silver and jewelry looted by the Hou Ye on the third floor, and had nothing to do with the boat passengers.

The first floor was the most crowded with passengers, three or four hundred people, and seeing that there was no danger to life or property, they quickly fell silent.

The bandits occupying the first floor of the passenger ship began to shout, "Anti-government, rob the marquis!" ”

"Anti-governmental, rob the marquis!"

"Send the gold, silver, and jewels down quickly, or the ship will be burned!"

"Burn the ship! ……

The water bandits became more and more bold, and even ran up the stairs on the second floor and began to shout, and the dozens of soldiers on the first floor were driven to the second floor.

The third floor was soon escorted by Hou Ye, found the owner of the ship and the little lieutenant, and said don't worry, Hou Ye has released the carrier pigeons, and the sailors at the Jiangzhou wharf will rush to the rescue in two hours after receiving the information. Be sure to guard the staircase on the third floor, and shoot to kill!

But the bandits obviously won't give such a chance, and people can think of anything you can think of.

Someone from the water bandit at the staircase on the second floor said that if the gold, silver and jewelry are not lifted down within half an hour, the ship will be burned!

The news soon spread throughout the ship, and it was also said that before burning the boat, the boat could be used to transfer the passengers to the nearby shore for free, in short, it meant that the guests' property and personal safety would not be harmed, but only the gold, silver and jewelry looted by the officials.

"Righteous bandits! This is a righteous bandit! One of the passengers shouted.

"This is a hero! Since ancient times, there are not many people who dare to rob officials, which is the same as opening a warehouse to release grain, robbing the rich and helping the poor! ”

……

There is more and more talk about the passengers.

Seeing that the army's heart was shaken, Hou Ye's guards on the third floor came down again, saying that Hou Ye ordered the water bandits on the first floor to be driven down the river quickly, and repaired the oars and marched to Jiangzhou in time.

The ship's owner and the two lieutenants looked at each other, then smiled wryly at the guards.

It is not the job of the boat boss to exterminate the bandits, but the responsibility of the magistrate. The owner of the ship can't fight with the bandits, and besides, this is a three-regardless area, and he has not yet entered the territory of Jiangzhou County.

Even if he entered the territory of Jiangzhou County, although Hou Ye was the highest local governor, he was not the top boss of the ship owner, and the director of this shipping line was the water department yamen of the Ministry of Industry in the capital, and the ship owner directly obeyed the water department yamen of the water department.

If the ship sinks due to the troubles of the water bandits, it is a great crime, and the owner of the ship is afraid that he will die.

Even if the ship is fine, but there is a major accident on the ship, the owner of the ship is not easy to explain. Now that the ship's paddle room has been destroyed, it's enough of a headache.

Seeing that there was no movement below, it was probably because Hou Ye was angry, and sent guards down again, saying that Hou Ye didn't listen to his orders?

The owner of the boat laughed and said, but he really didn't dare to do it, he angered the bandits, burned the boat, and everyone had to die. Please tell Master Hou that this ship is responsible for the lives of all guests.

The guard turned back after hearing this.

"What kind of Hou Ye, you have to listen to me when you get on the boat. Otherwise, if something happens, he can be responsible? ”

As soon as the escort left, the owner of the ship began to complain.

"Yes, the ship is to blame for something wrong, it's still us who are unlucky, his marquis patted his ass and left!" Huang Jin was also beating the drum on the side, he thought that he had to save his job first, and felt that this Hou Ye was not very reliable, and it seemed that it was a little difficult to be Hou Ye's military doctor.

"It's a big deal that I don't take the route of his Jiangzhou County, no matter how big it is, I can't burn down the owner's family."

The owner of the boat was very dissatisfied with Hou Ye's attitude, this was on the water, and he Hou Ye thought how powerful he was.

The owner of the ship immediately summoned some passengers and soldiers accompanying the ship, and revealed the meaning of the Hou Ye to everyone to see what to do about this matter.

"What kind of Hou Ye, he only thinks about protecting his own money, and doesn't care about the lives of the other people on the ship!" There was a shout from among the passengers.

"Yes, yes, how can this be!"

"If you can't listen to Master Hou, we have to save our lives!"

"No matter who you listen to, as long as you can ensure the safety of our people and property!"

……

Zhao Chuan looked at it for a while, then returned to his cabin and told the seven girls what had just happened.

The Seven Girls said that this situation is not very good, if the water bandits really want to burn the boat, I will not be able to water. Zhao Chuan said that although I know water, but I don't have spiritual energy cultivation, I'm afraid I can't swim ashore safely with you on my back.

The Seven Girls said, "Why didn't I think of practicing the spell of avoiding water before?"

While the two were talking, Huang Jin ran out of nowhere, and pushed the door in a panic.

"It's broken, it's going to burn down there!" Huang Jin said.

"Don't worry, they won't burn!" Zhao Chuan said.

"Just now you hid in the crowd and shouted, saying that Master Hou only wanted to protect his own money regardless of the lives of the other people on the ship, and I heard your voice. How dare you provoke and instigate? ”

Zhao Chuan smiled and said Didn't he do this? I just want to disgust him, what's wrong?

Huang Jin said that you are not afraid of Master Hou? This person is extremely hateful, even Han Qiaosheng and Master Han have to listen to him.

Zhao Chuan said Isn't it just a bandit, what's the big deal, I'm not afraid of him, I want to beat him.

As soon as he mentioned being an official, Zhao Chuan was uncomfortable. Last time on the mountain road of Lingyin Mountain, I just wanted to make his money by treating his leg injury to the sedan chair man.

Huang Jin said that if you are really not afraid of him, the owner of the ship wants to find someone to talk to Hou Ye and talk about the current situation, I think you are the most suitable.

Zhao Chuan said that there was nothing to talk about, the bandits just wanted the gold, silver and jewelry he had looted and brought them down.

Huang Jin said that it's not that simple, what if the water bandits don't leave? When the time comes, won't you be fooled when you rob the guests' belongings and burn the boat?

Zhao Chuan said what to do? Even if you don't agree to the bandits' demands, they will burn boats and kill people.

Huang Jin said that so I want to find someone to talk to the water bandits again, I still think you are the right person to go.

Zhao Chuan was stunned for a moment, and said I won't go to this, if I go and be punished as a crime of banditry in the future, I'm not very troublesome?

The seventh girl is right, if you can't let him go, don't hurt him.

No matter what Huang Jin said, Zhao Chuan just didn't agree to be the ambassador of the negotiations.

Huang Jin turned around and exited the cabin, and after a few moments, he came in with the owner, the lieutenant, and a few passengers.

Everyone analyzed the situation and said that the person who negotiated this could only be found from the boat passengers, whether it was the water bandits or the ship's owner's side, it was not appropriate for anyone to go, the boat passengers had asked, no one dared to go, only trouble Zhao Chuan, you go and talk about it.

Zhao Chuan thought about it, he was really the best candidate.

Because no matter which side he is, he has people he knows.

He knew Wang Ke in the water bandits, he knew Huang Jin on the shipowner's side, not to mention the Hou Ye on the third floor, the old guy must remember himself.

Zhao Chuan looked at the seven girls, the seven girls rubbed their fingers, and Zhao Chuan immediately understood.

"If I do this, what good will I do if I let the bandits retreat?" Zhao Chuan asked.

"As long as you don't burn the ship, you can mention the conditions as you like!" The owner of the ship didn't expect this little boy to be able to retreat the bandits, and the cannons on the ship couldn't scare off the bandits, how capable this little boy could be.

"Okay, I'll try, half an hour is almost up, I'm going to ask the bandits what they say first."

Zhao Chuan agreed to come down.

In fact, Zhao Chuan knew very well in his heart that it would not work to prevent Hou Ye from bleeding this time.

Zhao Chuan went down to the first floor and explained his intention. Seeing that although he was a teenager, he had an extraordinary bearing and was not afraid of stage fright at all, so he went to the bilge of the ship to report.

Soon, someone came back and took Zhao Chuan to the paddle room at the bottom of the boat.

In the paddle room, the two impellers are rotating under the impetus of the bandits, and it seems that the bandits have repaired part of the power.

A familiar back faced Zhao Chuan, who came in, and was directing the bandits to work through the sound transmission device stretched out on the deck.

When that person turned around, Zhao Chuan saw that it was Wang Ke.

Zhao Chuan pretended not to recognize Wang Ke and explained his intentions.

Wang Ke also pretended not to know, saying that there was no negotiation, and he had to hand over all the gold, silver and jewelry that he had looted.

Zhao Chuan said that Hou Ye had been sending carrier pigeons for a long time, and an hour later, Jiangzhou's naval ships came to the rescue, and then squeezed his eyes, which meant that he would accept it when he saw it, and asked for a little less, maybe Hou Ye would agree, all of them, and people might not agree to it for the sake of face.

Unexpectedly, Wang Ke smiled and said that he was not in a hurry, and he had time to wait for the Hou Ye to carry down the gold, silver and jewelry.

Saying that, he took Zhao Chuan out, climbed to the wheelhouse on the first deck, pointed to the river bank in the dark and said that if it weren't for Erzhuxiang, the ship would sail into a river fork, and even if they came, they would definitely have no return.

Zhao Chuan returned to the second floor and told the owner of the ship, first, he was surprised that the bandits would repair and drive the boat, and second, he was surprised that the bandits were so arrogant that they were not afraid of the official's navy to do it clearly.

This three-regardless place, there are many river forks, and it is common for water bandits to haunt them, so so many artillery and soldiers were arranged on the ship, and they were robbed unexpectedly.

But this time it is forgivable to be robbed, because in the past, they were all water bandits with several small boats, and at most a dozen or so small boats and dozens of people would reach the sky, and it was the first time that there were hundreds of small boats and thousands of people like this tonight.

It seems that this group of water bandits came prepared, and they have been planning for a long time, and it seems that Hou Ye's gold, silver and jewelry are determined to be obtained.

Zhao Chuan asked what to do now?

The owner of the ship said that what else could be done, he could only come according to the requirements of the bandits, as long as the safety of the boat and people could be guaranteed, they promised not to confront the bandits.

Zhao Chuan said that now I want to go to the third floor to talk to the Hou Ye, I need someone from your side to walk with me, otherwise the Hou Ye will not believe me.

The owner of the boat let Huang in, and Huang Jin waved his hand again and again, saying that he might have to go to Jiangzhou to mix in the future.

Zhao Chuan sighed and said, "Uncle Huang, you still want to be promoted in the future, and you don't even have the courage to do this." ”

Zhao Chuan followed a small lieutenant to the staircase on the third floor, explained his intention to the guard, and let the two of them in after the guard reported.

Zhao Chuan looked as he walked, and felt that there were not many guards brought by Hou Ye, only about a dozen people, but it was estimated that there must be many capable masters.

Walking into the royal suite where Hou Ye lived, the space inside was not large, with three bedrooms and two living rooms, but the strange thing was that it was full of young and beautiful women, and there was no Hou Ye.

There are a lot of boxes in the three-bedroom and two-room living room, more than a dozen, all of them are open, and they are full of women's clothes or supplies.

Other than that, I didn't see any gold, silver or jewelry, because these rooms were clear at a glance, and there was no place to hide anything.

What's going on?

There are only a few first-class cabins and a royal suite on the third floor, and Hou Ye has already covered the third floor before, because although this passenger ship passes through Jiangzhou City, the final destination is the capital.

Just as Zhao Chuan was puzzled and searched around, a familiar voice came from the young woman: "Boy, you are so bold, you are really not afraid of death?" ”

Zhao Chuanshun looked at his voice, oops, isn't this the sixteen or seventeen-year-old daughter of Hou Ye?

The girl's noise was still very brittle, still with a playful and angry teasing.