The Huitong River is an important part of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. The Yuan Dynasty had a large population, and its food supply mainly relied on the south. The Huitong River can be said to be the main artery of the Yuan Dynasty.

On such an important lifeline, a shocking scene happened:

A group of horse thieves with only forty people in formation actually galloped back and forth on both sides of the Qianli Huitong River, plundering more than 300 ships before and after, and plundered a lot of money.

Whenever horse thieves appeared, the Yuan Dynasty officers guarding the canal immediately disappeared.

There is no way, these horse thieves are all skilled in the world. These hereditary officers have not been on the battlefield for several generations, and some have never even touched a sword.

Isn't it just a matter of losing a boat? No matter how big the matter is, there is no need to risk one's life. At worst, he will no longer be an officer.

Many people in the Yuan Dynasty thought this way. The Tatars with noble Mongolian blood were dying one by one. They had to sacrifice their lives for the sake of national livelihood.

Song Qingshu and Huang Qingpeng went north along the canal and witnessed this funny scene with their own eyes.

"I didn't expect that Yuan Ting's army had become so corrupt. It would be unreasonable not to subjugate the country." Song Qingshu sighed.

"That horse thief looks familiar, let's catch up and have a look." Huang Qingpeng suddenly said, and before Song Qingshu could answer, he rode off to chase him.

He has traveled around the world for many years, traveling in both black and white circles. He has met quite a few friends in the world along the way. Among them are heroes from the green forest, heretics, and philistines and merchants, from all walks of life.

Both of them rode good horses, and with no one on either side of the river to stop them, they soon caught up with the grain ship that the horse thieves had robbed.

Huang Qingpeng jumped up from his horse with a simple Qinggong skill, used the move "Eight Steps to the Air", flew several meters in the air and landed on the ship's board. As soon as he landed, two steel knives attacked him.

He stretched out his hand and patted it lightly, breaking both steel knives.

"Brother Han, do you still remember me?" Huang Qingpeng looked at the leader of the horse thieves and asked.

"Wait a minute!" The leader of the horse thieves came down from a high place and said with a smile, "How can there be such a master in our Daoyuan army? It turns out to be Brother Huang! What a coincidence!"

Huang Qingpeng really knew this man. When the boat docked, Song Qingshu led both horses onto the boat.

"Brother Song, let me introduce you." Song Qingshu pretended to be a middleman again, so Huang Qingpeng could only address him like this, "This is the leader of the Han Dynasty of the Mingjiao Henan branch!"

Han Shantong saw that this man was carrying two swords on his back. Although he did not show any martial arts skills, how could he be regarded as a brother by the "bandit commander" Huang Qingpeng? How could he be Yi Yi?

"Since he is the brother of Brother Huang, he is also the brother of my Han Shantong!" he said boldly.

Is he Han Shantong? Song Qingshu was shocked to see that every random passerby he met was a celebrity. And the horse thief next to him was none other than Liu Futong.

"The Yuan Dynasty has no principles. Last year, the Yellow River burst its banks. Jia Lu, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, sent troops to build the Yellow River. He named Thirteenth Road and 150,000 people built the Yellow River. There was already famine in the north and south of the Yellow River. The Yuan Dynasty forced the people to levy and sent heavy troops to suppress it. This was not done.

Everyone is alive." Han Shantong said to the two of them.

Liu Futong continued, "Brother Han and I dug out a one-eyed stone man from the mud of the Yellow River that day. A few years ago, Mr. Tieguan told us fortune telling and said, 'The stone man with one eye can stir up the world in the Yellow River.

The prophecy of rebellion. Now that I think about it, this is God’s will!”

He was referring to the rebellion. They were looting the Yuan court's food and grass to prepare for the subsequent rebellion.

Mr. Tieguan Zhang Zhong is one of the five disciples of Mingjiao, but he is not famous for his martial arts, but for another metaphysics - Taiyi Divine Number. Song Qingshu heard Gao Qi tell him in Wudang in his early years that he was a Confucian and did not believe it.

Metaphysics. But there are only two of them in the world, which makes him feel very evil.

One is his good friend, Liu Ji. The other is Zhang Zhong, who is known as the divine fortune teller in martial arts.

It doesn't matter whether Zhang Zhong can really predict the secrets of heaven, or whether he really said this prophecy, because Han Shantong and Liu Futong have already decided to revolt.

Their status is even more unique. According to Huang Qingpeng, these two are direct disciples of the leader of the Ming Cult. However, since Yang Dingtian disappeared, the two have been waiting for instructions from the general altar.

But now, they have to act on their own initiative.

Han Shantong and Liu Futong tried their best to persuade them, but it was just to get them to join the gang.

"In today's world, it is the people's aspiration to eradicate the violent elements. In the face of righteousness, there is no such thing as family disputes. Why don't the two heroes join us in raising the flag of righteousness to drive away the Tartars and restore our Han family?"

Song Qingshu was silent, and Huang Qingpeng answered for him, "The two of us are going north."

Liu Futong's expression changed greatly and he said displeasedly, "Are you going to defect to Yuan Ting?"

Recently, the Ruyang Prince's Palace in Dadu has been recruiting heroes from all over the world, and any martial arts master who can enter the palace will be treated as an honored guest. When Liu Futong heard that Huang Qingpeng said that the two of them were going to Dadu, he thought that they, like some martial arts people, were aiming for glory and wealth.

I have to go to the palace.

"Haha, Brother Liu, you are too underestimated by the handsome man who steals love and jade!" Han Shantong and Huang Qingpeng have known each other for many years.

"The handsome thief who steals fragrances and jade, he specialized in stealing Mongolian women in his early years. From the royal concubines to the dancing girls, as long as they are beautiful, he has probably kissed them all. They are really blessed!"

Listening to Han Shantong's teasing, Huang Qingpeng held up his hands and said humbly, "Where is it? My dream is to visit the Iron Pot Emperor's harem and put on dozens of cuckolds for him. I will dote on him for all the queens, princesses, and princesses."

Ichiban.”

Seeing that Huang Qingpeng couldn't contain his shameless look, Song Qingshu coughed lightly.

"Haha, just kidding." Huang Qingpeng scratched his head, "Brother Song and I went north this time for—"

He made a "click" gesture with his hands on his neck.

"Oh? I wonder which Tatar provoked you? I don't know if I know some news!" Han Shantong's eyes lit up. If these two people can get rid of a certain Yuanren high-ranking person at this time, it will be a big deal for their uprising.

It couldn't be better.

How great it would be if they were dealing with either King Ruyang or Prime Minister Tuotuo! Han Shantong imagined that King Ruyang and Prime Minister Tuotuo were the two most important people in the Yuan court now, and they could be said to be the right-hand man of the Iron Pot Emperor.

Their right-hand men are also the two people Han Shantong is most afraid of.

Song Qingshu glanced at Huang Qingpeng, and he didn't feel like he could trust these two people. They had evil intentions and couldn't really help him. Moreover, he didn't want too many people to get involved in this matter.

"But I won't bother you two. I still have some friends in Dadu. After exiting Shuiguan, we took the road north. I wish Brother Han success in his great undertaking. Then we will go south to look for you. Don't

Just pretend you don't know him!" Huang Qingpeng said in a smooth tone.

"Where is it! If you can come when the time comes, we are really hoping for it!"

After being polite, everyone parted ways.

"Does it matter if you take it seriously in Dadu?" Song Qingshu looked at Huang Qingpeng with suspicion, thinking that he was just a flower picker, and he only made fair-weather friends. I'm afraid there are very few people who can do anything, right?

"What kind of look are you looking at, nephew!" Huang Qingpeng shouted angrily, "Didn't you just hear Han Shantong call me 'the bandit commander'? Does the bandit commander understand? I think I am also a well-known figure in the world, and I have some connections in most cities.

Is the relationship weird?”

Only when the two of them arrived in Dadu did Song Qingshu know what his so-called personal connections were.

"If brothels are considered connections, then you may have connections all over the country." Song Qingshu looked at Huang Qingpeng, who was chatting happily with Lao Biniao, and wondered whether she was his daughter.

Dadu is indeed very large, with fifty squares in the city and a road width of 25 meters. Yuan Dadu is the prototype of later Beijing. At this time, the city area was three-quarters of Chang'an, but it was different from the rich Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in the north across the Great Wall.

The palace palaces are all connected together.

Most of them connect Beijing and Hangzhou through the Haihe River, including Shifangzhong, rice market, noodle market, satin market, fur hat market, hat market, poor man city, goose and duck city, pearl city, Shala city (i.e. treasure city), charcoal city, etc.

Ironware market, etc. have everything you need.

Yangjiao City in Shunchengmen is also a prosperous place in Dadu City. There are sheep market, horse market, cattle market, camel market, donkey and mule market, poor Han market, and slave market. In addition to Han slaves, you can even buy and sell slaves.

Buy Kunlun slaves. There are fruit markets outside Heyi Gate, Shuncheng Gate, and Anzhen Gate. There is a literature market and a paper market in front of Zhongshu Province. There is a boot market in the east of Hanlin Academy, and there are three bridges outside Lizheng Gate, and Wenming Gate.

There are vegetable markets on Tingzi Street and outside Heyi Gate, etc.

The goods sold in the market, except for some daily necessities are local products, many goods come from all over the country. At that time, sea transportation was open and river transportation was open. "The wealthy merchants of Sichuan and Shaanxi and the big businessmen of Wu and Chu arrived at the foot of the chariot with a flying sail and a reed."

, providing a wealth of goods to the capital city.

Doing business in the metropolitan market are not only wealthy merchants from the north and south of China, but also businessmen from as far away as Central Asia and South Asia. Just as "all the most rare and precious things in the world can be found in this city, especially

Indian goods such as gems, pearls, medicinal herbs and spices".

Nancheng District, where the brothel is located, is a bustling city but also a poor city. It has a large population and three religions and nine streams gather together. It is also the darkest place at the foot of the imperial city.

At midnight, Huang Qingpeng put on his night clothes and went out to investigate. Song Qingshu was not as good at lightness as him, so he had to wait in the room.

Not long after, Huang Qingpeng climbed through the window and returned to the house.

"Although Boyan was dismissed from his post, he still lives in Da Nei, and his house is adjacent to Renwang Temple. Renwang Temple is the residence of Dai Yuan's imperial master. Although he is not in the temple all year round, his disciples are not easy to deal with."

Huang Qingpeng introduced the situation in Dadu. The emperor of the Yuan Dynasty Tieguo respected the national master who came from Tantric Buddhism the most, and specially built the Renwang Temple in Dadu to worship him. The martial arts of the protector of the country was not something Huang Qingpeng could spy on.

Yes, but even his entry-level disciples are all first-class masters.

In addition to the monks from Nioji Temple, there are countless other Ouchi guards and masters. This is why Huang Qingpeng failed to succeed in his repeated assassinations.

The guards of the Ouchi Palace are really not comparable to those of ordinary Yuan court officials.

Song Qingshu also expected that with the current strength of the two of them, it would be very difficult to enter the palace to assassinate Boyan. Even if he succeeded, it would be difficult to escape completely.

He just wants revenge and doesn't intend to fight tooth and nail.

"Now there is only one chance." Huang Qingpeng said cautiously, "In a few days, Princess Ruyang's birthday will be in the year of Pogua, and Boyan should also attend the banquet. At that time, we can sneak into the palace and assassinate...

"

It turns out that Huang Qingpeng, a friend of brothel boss Bi Niao, is of some use.

"At that time, we can mix with the troupe and enter the palace, but we must not carry weapons with us."

In addition to his sword skills, Huang Qingpeng is also not weak in fist and palm skills. He saw that Song Qingshu had only used a sword, and he knew that he lacked internal strength, so he should have learned Yin Liting's kendo. His unknown Qingfeng sword was indeed sharp, but it was

It is completely impossible to bring it into the palace.

The Ruyang Palace is also heavily guarded, and it has countless royal warriors and masters.
Chapter completed!