In Yixing Town, the river breeze is slow, and the fine and continuous waves are beating on the bluestone, reflecting the white light of the sky.

The boat passed in front of the port, waving the flag, attracting the fishermen's sideways, and the fishing nets were forgotten.

"What a big ship! It has to be thirty feet, right? Where did the big man come from to be like this? ”

"I'm afraid there are four or five floors, which is higher than the tallest Langyun Building in Pingyang County! Won't it fall so high? ”

"Wait, run! Come on! There are monsters! Run! ”

A frightened scream spread across the port, and the fishermen looked fixedly, and the side of the fleet was full of giant finless porpoises, densely packed!

A fisherman who has never studied fishing all his life has ever seen such a scene.

The finless porpoise, which is five or six meters larger than a fishing boat, grabs the oars and hurriedly flees to the shore.

"Don't panic, fellow! The finless porpoise is not a monster and does not hurt people! More docile than a dog! ”

A merchant ship was closer to the port, and the young men above shouted loudly.

The fishermen were stunned.

If you have the audacity to take a look again, the finless porpoise is in order in chaos, and it is really guarding the two building boats in the middle.

Goodbye to the people on the merchant ship, behaving as they are accustomed to, drinking and drinking, blowing the river breeze, without a trace of panic when they see the demon beast.

"Weird, can fish be tamed? The martial arts are really powerful! ”

The fleeing fishing boats stopped one after another, whispering.

"I heard that the finless porpoise is not a fish."

"Nonsense, why are not fish swimming in the water? Blind calling. ”

"Finless porpoise, porpoise, pig in the river!"

"When will my kid be able to have that talent, the Li family and the Chen family, the two of them broke through yesterday and today, and they are also martial artists, saying that they want to set up wine!"

"What are the Li family and the Chen family, the Liang family is so powerful, I heard that they have become officials! Riding a big red horse every day, majestic! The original huts have been built into a three-entry compound, and I used to hand it when I was on the ridges! It's really the smoke coming from the ancestral grave. ”

"No, a few boys in my family can be half as powerful as him, I can't sleep at night, and I can wake up in the middle of the night."

"Hey, the change is too fast, someone bought something in the market this morning and didn't give money, looking for a villager theory, hey, guess what, people spit and ignore it."

"Is there such a thing?"

"There are a lot of people, and the villagers don't have any face."

"But no, I heard that I moved here next door and it's still a warrior, and a warrior can listen to the villagers?"

A fisherman stood at the bow of the boat and shouted, "Brother! Where did the ship come from and where did it go? ”

The one who replied was still the young man who shouted at the fellow to panic.

"Hit the imperial capital! Go to Pingyang County! See if you see the boat, there are adults in the river mooring! ”

"Hebosho, then don't we have to be afraid of water demons in the future? Can you go deeper to fish? ”

"Pingyang County, hurry up, let's go and see the excitement!"

"Call someone, so many boats, to be a laborer, you can earn a lot!"

Fishing boats join the fleet.

Merchants inquired about the catch, and the fishermen took the opportunity to sell a big fish or two.

When they arrived in Pingyang County, every household in the county came to the shore, and they were no different from Yixing Town.

Tens of thousands of people, lined up in rows, can be dazzled, let alone a fleet of tens of thousands of people, prosperous and unparalleled.

Looking at the port from afar, two building ships are connected by iron cables, each putting down two walkers, one with two soldiers, shaking oars, like arrows, towards the shore, sliding into the dock that has just been built.

The soldier took out a few long bamboos and inserted them into the water, confirmed the depth of the water, and nodded to the other soldier.

A few small red flags were held in the hands of the military man, who stood up and signaled.

The signalman on the ship waved the flag in response, one after another the command was passed down, the sails fell, the anchor was sunk, the long oar stretched out from the side of the ship, and under the control of the sailors, the ship slid into the dock very smoothly.

When the hundred-meter-old ship slid into the dock, everyone on the shore was so frightened by the momentum that they retreated.

The long ladder slides down.

"Poor country, country fool."

On the bow of the ship, Wei Lin, who was dressed in a finch gold fur, was condescending, and his whole face was hidden in the shadow of the shipbuilding, and he could not see his joy or anger.

Pingyang County is a first-class prosperous county in the entire Huaiyin Prefecture, with everything.

But for Sun Weilin, the prince who came from the imperial capital, it was a poor and remote countryside.

As far as the eye can see, there are no pavilions and buildings more than ten zhang high, let alone a hundred zhang high pavilions built with treasure wood.

In the entire county, the building ship under him is the highest, standing at the apex.

Looking down, Yang Dongxiong, the county magistrate, Yu Dun, got the news and waited here early in the morning.

For a long time, no one got off the ship.

The people were talking.

Yu Dun looked at Yang Dongxiong's face and asked in a low voice, "Didn't the envoy say that he was an acquaintance?" The"

It's really an acquaintance, how can it be so possive?

Enemies, right?

Yang Dongxiong shook his head and signaled that he didn't know, the envoy only said that there was an acquaintance, but did not say who it was, and he had been away from officialdom for a long time, and the information that could be found in the court was very limited.

On the boat, Wei Shaozi, dressed in black, knelt down on one knee.

"Father-in-law, do you want to get off the ship?"

Wei Lin, who had been staring at the river for a long time, waved his big arm, picked up the big man, and walked into the room.

"Dirty my boots and tell them that I have been running around for a long time, and I am physically and mentally exhausted, and I can't get down!"

"Yes!"

Another building ship.

Ran Zhongshi looked at the guard: "Haven't you found Brother Xu yet?" ”

"Shame on your duty."

The woman in the pale cyan dress stood aside: "Brother, should we go down first?" ”

Ran Zhongshi shook his head: "No, the main and deputy draws don't appear, what are we going to say when we go down?" If you really want to do it, you will only be ridiculed and don't know how to be polite, and those people are waiting to see our show. ”

Wei Lin can't go down, how can they go beyond the bounds?

There is no place for the river, not even the merchants with the merchant ships.

For a while, the whole port fell into a strange silence, and countless large ships docked, and no one came down.

Ran Ying said depressedly: "Do you have to wait all the time?" ”

"We can only wait."

"Hey, what's going on with Brother Xu, he doesn't pay attention at the critical moment."

Ran Zhongshi smiled bitterly: "If you can tune in, General Xu won't let Brother Xu come over to sharpen it." ”

"Secretly speak ill of me when I'm not there, right?" A slightly teasing voice came from behind the two of them.

Ran Zhongshi and Ran Ying turned back in surprise.

"Brother Xu, you're here." Ran Zhongshi breathed a long sigh of relief, the official university crushed people to death, without Xu Yuelong's presence, his pressure was very great, and he saw Liang Qu beside Xu Yuelong again, "Who is this little brother?" ”

"Introduction, my Uncle Yang's disciples, Liang Qu, Hebo Ren Hebo, these two are the grandsons and granddaughters of Fengning Hou, Ran Zhongshi and Ran Ying, Ran Zhongshi is your boss, Liupin Shui Hengwei."

The supreme leader of the entire river station is the governor of the water river, from the first rank, the central minister.

The governor of the river under it, is the third product.

The captain of the water balance is the local river berth, and it is the fourth grade.

Further down, it is the five-grade water balance envoy, and the six-grade water balance guard.

Seven products are all water langs, eight products are river uncles, and nine products are river chiefs.

Each product is divided into positive and secondary, that is, the distinction between the main grade and the subordinate grade, and sometimes mixed with many clerical duties, such as Yang Dongxiong's story.

The story is not the teaching.

Stories, the past, the past. In the state, there is a rule of the past, if there is a decision in the county today, to control the punishment, its law has been prepared in history.

His position is equivalent to that of a consultant, and he is a five-grade person, similar to "giving up people" and "washing horses", and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a false position.

It's not that the imperial court can't give it better, with Yang Dongxiong's qualifications, it is more than enough to be a real power official.

Mainly considering that Yang Dongxiong originally resigned and went home, and his youngest son died on the battlefield, it was a lot of dedication, and the emperor couldn't bear to work hard, so he gave a position of responsibility.

In the river berth, Xu Yuelong is the deputy leader, that is the lieutenant of the water balance from the fourth grade.

Ran Zhongshi, as Shui Hengwei, is two grades higher than Liang Qu, and he is indeed the top boss.

Xu Yuelong's move was to let him recognize who the characters of his faction were.

Both sides have clear hearts and clasp their fists to salute.

Ran Zhongshi thought for a moment: "Your Excellency is the inventor of pinyin?" ”

Liang Qu bowed slightly: "Carving insect seals is not worth mentioning." ”

"Brother Liang is too modest, it's not some kind of carving insect carving." Ran Zhongshi said with a smile, "I have a younger brother, it is the day of reading enlightenment, learned pinyin, now as long as it is a book with a sound, he can read, literacy is very fast, several times the reverse cutting method, is really a talent."

It's a pity that I didn't have such a neat way when I was literate, and it took me two or three years to learn to recognize words, and I really regret that this method appeared too late, otherwise I wouldn't have been taught by my father with a stick in three days. ”

The distance between the two sides has narrowed a lot.

Liang Qu bowed again: "Lord Ran has a good reputation. ”

"From now on, they will all be their own people, there is no need to be like this, let's hurry down, don't let Uncle Yang wait for a long time!"

Xu Yuelong interrupted and took the lead to walk downstairs.

Seeing that someone finally came down, the people who were blowing the cold wind on the port finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Even the merchants rejoiced, but they were here to do business, not politics.

If the business can't be done, isn't it in vain?

"Uncle Yang!" Xu Yuelong boarded the port, stepped forward to pay homage to Yang Dongxiong as soon as possible, put his hands in front of him, and bowed 90 degrees.

Yang Dongxiong was stunned by this uncle's shout, he carefully looked at Xu Yuelong a few times, and said tentatively: "Yuelong? ”

"Hahaha! Uncle Yang, you still remember me! ”

Xu Yuelong has no official authority, he was born in a military family, he has been flying eagles and lackeys since he was a child, and he is a lawless lord, and he responded loudly.

"It's you kid! You were only in your teens when I left, right? Grown that big in the blink of an eye? Strong, handsome, have you ever married a wife? Is General Xu okay? ”

"I have never married a wife, my father is fine, he asked me to see you more before sending me here, it is really a treasure knife, it is exactly the same as the impression I had when I was a child!"

"Good, good!"

Yang Dongxiong was in a happy mood when he saw his old acquaintance, and said several good words in a row.

He never expected that the acquaintance mentioned by the envoy would be the son of his old general.

After the greetings, Yang Dongxiong spoke quickly and asked Xu Yuelong why he didn't get off the boat for a long time, which embarrassed him.

Xu Yuelong bowed down and apologized, he leaned over to Yang Dongxiong's ear and whispered.

Yang Dongxiong's eyes showed a hint of essence.

No wonder you came up and gave him a dismount.

It turns out that there is someone else who is making a withdrawal!