Chapter 1229: Into the City
The merchant ships moved slowly on the Wuzhang River, and with Qin Hui's officials opening the way, the fleet was no longer blocked.
"Brother, it's almost Tokyo!"
Xiao Jiasui glanced outside the cabin, although it was night, he could still distinguish the direction.
"Well, let's stop the team in front!"
Sun Lei nodded.
With a loud bang, a large ship in front of the fleet suddenly crossed the middle of the Wuzhang River.
"Stop!"
This was followed by the shouts of sailors, and the fleet slowly stopped.
"What's wrong?"
The officer leading the team heard the ship stop and walked out of the cabin angrily.
"My lord, there is a boat ahead that has hit the debris under the water and ran aground!"
The sailors looked at the officer and spoke.
"What? Ran aground against debris? Where did the sundries come from in the Wuzhang River? ”
The officials were upset, the Wuzhang River has been the main river for water transportation in the past few months, and the government has cleaned it up many times.
"Get out of the way, these goods are going to be shipped to Tokyo before the Lantern Festival!"
The official yelled at the sailors that he had received the emperor's order, and it would be a felony if someone else was too late.
"My lord, then I'm going to have to find some slender man!"
The sailors looked at the officer and said.
"Go there to find the slender man this big night, you get off the boat and pull!"
The officers shouted at the sailors.
But the sailors did not give him any face, the sailors were all Qi people, and the money they got was only enough to transport the goods to Tokyo.
"Add money!"
Seeing that the sailors were reluctant to move with their hands on their chests, the official knew that these people wanted money, and immediately said that this trade was extremely profitable, and it was not a matter to give a little more freight.
"Well, it's enough to have an adult, brothers go pull the boat!"
When the sailors heard the money, they immediately called out, and the sailors of all ships shouted to disembark.
"It's all mercenary!"
The officer snorted disdainfully when he saw that the sailors on the ship were all jumping off the boat.
Sun Lei also got off the boat in the sailors, but he didn't go to pull the boat, and disappeared into the night.
"Brother, isn't it a little dangerous to enter the city?"
Wen Huanzhang looked at Sun Lei and said with some concern, Sun Lei actually wanted to enter the city first, which was very risky.
"Don't worry, I won't go through the front door!"
Sun Lei said with a smile, his portrait has long been posted all over Tokyo, no matter how much makeup you make, it is difficult to ensure that it is foolproof, but it is different when you go to the water gate.
"Don't worry, we will protect my brother completely!"
Zhang Shun said.
"It's up to our navy this time!"
Ruan Xiaoqi also spoke.
Wen Huanzhang saw that Sun Lei's attention had been decided, and he no longer persuaded him, but just arched his hand at Sun Lei.
Sun Lei took Ruan Xiaoqi, Zhang Shun, Xu Ning and others along the path to Tokyo.
All the way around to the Xuanze Water Gate near Qionglin Garden in the west of Tokyo, it was almost dawn.
"I knew I should have come in the summer!"
Sun Lei looked at the turbulent water, and couldn't help but retreat in his heart, he was also good at water, but now it is a cold winter, and the water at this time is very cold.
"Brother, why don't we get a boat into the city?"
Zhang Shun looked at Sun Lei and said, if Sun Lei is frostbitten, it will be worth the loss.
"Forget it, go according to the plan and get in early!"
Sun Lei shook his head, the ship must be indispensable to check when it enters the city.
The soldiers had already found a large number of dead branches, and with Sun Lei's order, these dead branches were thrown into the river and pushed by the current towards the Xuanze Water Gate.
There are a lot of water gates in Tokyo, and the defense is not bad, although Li Gang did not defend it as strictly as the city gate, but he also strengthened a lot of defense.
Tokyo's water gates are specially designed, with the lower layers of the waterways blocked by horizontal stones that make it difficult to hear from underwater, and the upper layers of the waterways are arranged with wooden fences.
Of all the water gates in Tokyo, the only exception is the Xuanze Water Gate, because outside the Xuanze Water Gate there is one of the four royal forest gardens in Tokyo, Qionglin Garden.
Datang Xinke Jinshi held a grand banquet in Qujiang to show praise and honor, which was called "Qujiang Banquet".
And Song Taizu also built a Qionglin Garden outside the city, where the new branch jinshi and the queen would hold a banquet, known as the "Qionglin Banquet".
Qionglin Garden is a lake connecting Tokyo, and the water of the Bianhe River is diverted from Jinming Pond in the north, so the Xuanze Water Gate is not a real water gate, but a gate that is convenient for the royal garden to play, so it is not open on weekdays, and the guards are relatively lax.
Sun Lei was holding a reed pole, Ruan Xiaoer and Zhang Shun were protecting Sun Lei left and right, but they didn't hold anything in their hands, just to see the fish-dissolving knife.
"Alas!"
Sun Lei looked at it and sighed helplessly, people are more angry than people, Ruan Xiaoer and Zhang Shun are really not comparable to people, they have to rely on reed rods to ventilate, these two people can directly hold their breath.
Everyone went into the water, taking advantage of the dawn, diving to the vicinity of the Xuanze Water Gate, the wooden frame of the water gate they could not break, but they could dig a pit from the underground silt to cross over.
"Sure enough, there are fences, but this density can't stop people!"
Sun Lei looked at the fence in front of him, Li Gang must have asked for a fairly tight fence, but the people below may not be able to follow the rules.
Zhang Shun in front suddenly turned around and waved at Sun Lei, signaling that he couldn't be in a hurry.
Although Sun Lei was puzzled, he also stopped.
Zhang Shun pointed to the top of the wooden fence, and through the water, he could see that there were bells on the fence, and a little louder movement would touch those bells.
The crowd carefully walked through the fence, and this was the official entry into Tokyo.
"Brother!"
The sound of time shifting sounded on the water.
Sun Lei and others immediately came up.
"Brother!"
When Shi Qian and others saw Sun Lei, they immediately reached out to pull it, Zhang San brought a cotton robe and put it on Sun Lei, this winter can't make Sun Lei sick.
"Let's go!"
Sun Lei shuddered and said to everyone, they were wet, this was too conspicuous, and there was no one on the street to leave quickly.
Shi Qian led the way, and led Sun Lei and the others away, Li Si beckoned the minions to sweep up the streets, and the dust was so thick that they directly covered the water stains on the ground.
When there were gradually pedestrians on the street, everyone just thought that today's streets were exceptionally clean, but no one thought much about it, the Lantern Festival was coming soon, the royal family wanted to worship the ancestors, and the city would hold a lantern festival, and the streets should be cleaned.
Liang Shan's secret base in Tokyo, several braziers were lit, and Sun Lei and others sat by the brazier to keep warm and keep warm.
"Meet Your Majesty!"
Xiao Jiasui led everyone to salute Sun Li.
"Xiao Junshi doesn't have to be polite, now is an extraordinary time, everything is simple!"
Sun Lei waved his hand, he was still trembling with his teeth, and he just wanted to have a good fire.
Xiao Jiasui is not a pedantic person, and sat down with a smile and talked about the situation in Tokyo.
"These people are still thinking about fighting in the nest, what a talent!"
Sun Lei said with a smile after hearing this, Xiao Jiasui's detailed introduction was far more detailed than the letter.
"Now Tokyo has been divided into several forces, Emperor Zhao Huan, Emperor Taishang Zhao Ji, Taizu Domain, and the wait-and-see faction! And the Warriors! ”
Xiao Jiasui nodded.