Wang Shouren, who had secretly surfaced, saw a small boat, and the fishermen on the boat opened a broken net and salvaged it several times, but there was no gain.

The fisherman sighed, if there is no harvest, there will be no rice in the pot at home. But now it is almost dusk, and twilight is gradually enveloping.

Wang Shouren grabbed his broken fishing net, and the fisherman was pleasantly surprised, thinking that it was a big fish entering the net, but when he pulled it up, he turned out to be a middle-aged man.

The man smiled at him, and the fisherman's heart was on fire, and he was about to slap the bamboo pole on Wang Shouren's head, and anyone who was teased like this would be angry, and the fisherman was still bent on collecting the net and going home when he caught it.

"I'll give you ten pieces of silver. Wang Shouren suddenly said this, and the fisherman was about to land on the bamboo pole above his head, and it stopped in mid-air. The fisherman hurriedly pulled the man onto the boat, and Wang Shouren lay on the board of the boat and gasped for a few breaths.

The fisherman asked suspiciously, "You said you would give me ten pieces of silver, but if you dare to lie to me, I will push you into the water." ”

After Wang Shouren's breathing was smooth, he shook the water on his head, and then said unhurriedly: "This silver is naturally not given in vain, you have to lend me the boat, and your clothes must also be changed for me." ”

The fisherman looked at Wang Shouren, and felt that this person was dressed in a generous and decent manner, although it was not a brocade dress, but it was many times better than ordinary people, he was afraid of causing trouble, so he hurriedly waved his hand and said: "No, no, you must have offended a terrible character, if I do this, I will soon be your substitute ghost?"

Wang Shouren smiled and said: "Your consideration is not unreasonable, so let's take off the long shirt outside and give it to me, you go home first, and wait for tomorrow to go downstream to find this boat, the long shirt and the boat are left to you, you have nothing to lose, and you got ten dollars of silver for nothing, isn't it a good thing?"

The fisherman pondered for a moment, nodded, took off his robe, and landed ashore. Wang Shouren went down the river, and from time to time he used a bamboo pole to prop up the boat, and the boat accelerated forward, and under the cover of night, it went downstream more quickly.

The fisherman hid all the way, and finally returned home safely, and got ten coins of silver, which can be regarded as a solution to the urgent need. He didn't see the middle-aged man's appearance clearly, but he thought that the man must be a good man, if it was a gangster, he would have killed people and seized the boat a long time ago, and the fisherman was grateful to God for meeting a good man, and secretly prayed in his heart for the person who met in the water.

Sailing down the river, the boat soon arrived at Linjiang, and the black-clothed men who were chasing him at first did not catch up, which was also due to Wang Shouren's good camouflage.

When I arrived at Linjiang Mansion, I was greeted by a chaotic scene, and the people dragged their families and families with them, exhausted and fleeing for their lives. Some shouted to grab the sky, some beat their chests, and some took advantage of the chaos to rob, a scene of displaced people in troubled times.

Before a servant could change his official uniform, he fled for his life among the displaced people, Wang Shouren grabbed him and asked, "Where is your prefect Dai Deru now?"

"Still in the yamen, the prefect is also preparing to flee, and he is still packing his things. ”

"This official is Wang Shouren, the governor of southern Gansu, who took me to see the prefect of Dai. ”

The official who was caught by Wang Shouren did not dare to escape again, so he had to honestly lead the way in front. When he arrived at the Yamen, Governor Dai was still struggling with what things should be abandoned, and suddenly heard someone come in and report: "My lord, Wang Shouren, the governor of southern Gansu, is here, saying that he wants to see you." ”

Wang Shouren's grade was higher than that of the prefect, and Dai Deru was surprised and delighted, and shouted excitedly: "Hurry up and invite Lord Wang." ”

A servant led Wang Shouren into the yamen, Wang Shouren looked at the prefect who was preparing things to escape, and was a little disappointed in this four-grade official, and immediately raised his voice, and said majestically: "Lord Dai, what do you mean by this, as an official of the imperial court, you don't want to repay the service, but retreat from the battle, is this the way you have learned to be loyal to the monarch?"

Dai Deru's face was flushed with shame, and he didn't dare to speak, for fear that this superior would let him be arrested and punished on the spot for the crime of escaping. Looking at Dai Deru, who was ashamed and frightened, Wang Shouren stepped forward and said loudly: "Now that King Ning's rebellion has become a fact, where can you escape, when the court investigates it, you will be equally responsible, why don't you stay and quell the rebellion with me?"

Dai Deru's eyes lit up, it was rare that this Lord Wang was magnanimous, and he did not hold him responsible, patted his chest at the moment, and said with righteousness: "Since Lord Wang is in charge, the lower officials must obey their orders, quell the rebellion of King Naning, and swear to the death." ”

Wang Shouren nodded with satisfaction.

Dai Deru looked at Wang Shouren, who was confident, and asked, "Lord Wang came this time, I don't know how many soldiers and horses he brought with him?"

"To tell you the truth, this official escaped from Nanchang City, only two followers followed, and they were dismissed halfway, and now I am the only one. ”

Hearing Wang Shouren's words, Dai Deru almost fell to the ground, didn't this Lord Wang eat the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard? Alone dared to let out bold words saying that he wanted to quell the rebellion, could it be that he was crazy?

Looking left and right at Governor Wang in front of him, the latter had a serious look, not like a joke, Dai Deru couldn't help but smile bitterly, and asked in a sad tone: "Lord Wang, the soldiers and horses of Linjiang Mansion are not enough for King Ning to stuff his teeth, and it is still difficult to protect himself, why not put down the rebellion?"

Wang Shouren said angrily: "The eldest husband was born in the world, and he knew that he could not do it, but he was brave. Knowing its injustice and crusading against it is for the sake of righteousness. The loyalty of the court to die generously is for the sake of great loyalty, so how can it be unreasonable?"

Wang Shouren's words were penetrating and righteous, and Dai Deru, who had read the books of the sages, was very ashamed, and made up his mind to fight to the end, and never to be the retreating king.

Such a scholarly temperament is comparable to a high-roller in the rivers and lakes, and he is also full of enthusiasm and pride.

Dai Deru asked Wang Shouren how to deploy the defense, Wang Shouren waved his sleeves and said: "Abandon Linjiang Mansion and withdraw to Ji'an, Ji'an is a battleground for soldiers, easy to defend and difficult to attack, where we can compete with the rebels." ”

Dai Deru obeyed the order and shouted loudly: "Everyone evacuate to Ji'an." ”

As soon as the words fell, dozens of people in the rivers and lakes flew into the yamen and went straight to Wang Shouren, the shining swords in their hands gave people an unprecedented sense of oppression.

"Protect Lord Wang. ”

Dai Deru shouted almost hoarsely, he, a civil official, had infinite courage at this critical moment of life and death, and stood in front of Wang Shouren, and was shot in the lower abdomen by an arrow shot by a person.

The soldiers who were standing guard in the distance saw this sudden change and hurried to fight with those people in the rivers and lakes, and there were casualties among them, but they still did not stop the footsteps of those people.

A black-clothed man's knife had reached Wang Shouren's right shoulder, and seeing that he was about to have his right arm cut off, Dai Deru was in a hurry to throw out the shocking wood on the table and hit the man on the head, so as to save Wang Shouren.

At this moment, four more men in black rushed in front of them.