This is a harbor in Qiantang County, handling goods and conducting foreign trade.
Although not large in scale, it is the most convenient port for merchants from Qiantang County.
A huge merchant ship has been moored at the port, with a commercial flag with the character "Yao" hanging on it, and there are many small boats surrounding it.
The Yuezhou Yao family is one of the aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River, originating from Emperor Shun Yao Chonghua.
It is recorded in ancient books: "Yu Shun was born in Yao, so his surname was due to the place where he was born, and later generations took Yao as their surname."
The Yao family has been inherited for thousands of years, and together with Qian, Xie, Wang, etc., it is a wealthy family in Yuezhou.
For example, Yao Jie, who was in the same year as Yang Qingyuan, and Yao Yuanzhi, a member of the Ministry of War who was recommended by Yang Qingyuan, both came from the Yao family lineage in Yuezhou.
Although there is no one in a high position in the court, the influence of the Yao family in Yuezhou cannot be underestimated.
In Yuezhou, Yao's sea trade was ranked first in Yuezhou.
The Money Gang did not dare to use their own merchant ship, and now Li Xunhuan must have set his sights on the Money Gang, so Shangguan Jinhong sent someone to take care of the Yao family's merchant ship.
As the largest gang in the south of the Yangtze River, there are frequent business contacts between the Qian Gang and the Yao family. It is not difficult for the Qian Gang to ask the Yao family to help take people out.
"Magic Whip" Ximen Rou and Wu Ankang's family boarded the merchant ship smoothly, while "Vajra Iron Crusher" Zhuge Gang was already waiting here with several elite disciples.
"Master Wu, Brother Ximen has worked hard all the way, and I'm just waiting for you guys to ship!"
Wu Ankang was stunned for a moment when he heard this, "Are you two going with us too?!"
No wonder Wu Ankang became suspicious and the two Yuan Hua realms boarded the ship together. Could it be that they wanted to kill their family at sea?!
However, this thought passed by in a flash. The Money Gang has many opportunities to kill and silence them in the past few days, so why wait until today?!
Zhuge Gang on the side also opened his mouth to explain, "Master Wu, Ximen and I were afraid of another trouble on the road, so we escorted the merchant ship to the East China Sea, and then we took a small boat back to Qiantang."
Hearing this explanation, Wu Ankang breathed a sigh of relief and had to sigh. Shangguan Jinhong was a very capable person and he really helped when there was a problem. If Shangguan Jinhong hadn't helped him this time, Wu Ankang would have fallen into Li Xunhuan's hands.
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The Yao family's merchant ship can depart at any time, and the reason why it docked is to wait for Wu Ankang's family to board the ship.
After Wu Ankang and his family boarded the ship, the Yao family's merchant ship immediately set sail and headed for the East China Sea.
After getting on the boat, Wu Ankang's family calmed down.
Wu Ankang and his wife, who had lacked exercise for many years, were exhausted physically and mentally from the fast trip, so they fell asleep on the bed in their cabin.
Ximen Rourou and Zhuge Gang also relaxed. As long as the boat left Qiantang and sailed into the East China Sea, they could return in a small boat with the elites of the Money Gang.
"Zhuge Gang, do you think the Yao family knows who we are sending away?!"
Ximen Rou asked, leaning on the side of the boat.
Zhuge Gang picked up an tangerine and peeled it open while saying, "Even if they knew, they would still pretend to be confused."
Ximen Rou's position in the Money Gang is slightly different from Zhuge Gang's. He is a thug in nature, while Zhuge Gang is administratively oriented and is one of Shangguan Jinhong's assistants, so he knows more about things.
"Do you think the Yao family really wants Wu Ankang to be caught?!"
Ximen Rou was a little confused and didn’t understand the struggle between these big families at all!
Although the Yao family is large, each family is not of the same mind.
The Minglitang lineage to which Yao Jie belongs is a branch of the Yao family, which is passed down through farming and education. Most of the family's children are scholars, participated in the imperial examinations, and embarked on official careers. Although their prestige is not low, they are not financially wealthy.
The Anlitang lineage, the main line of the Yao family, began to engage in business.
However, they are not pure businessmen. On the surface, they still pass down poems and books to maintain their reputation and status, but directly the Yao family has transferred all their energy to sea trade.
Emperor Gaozong of the former Song Dynasty moved south, making Qiantang the capital of the former Song Dynasty Lin'an. Naturally, the Yuezhou families had great political advantages.
Those decades were the years when the Yuezhou family rose to prominence.
However, the former Song Dynasty was destroyed by Daqian. Emperor Taizu Gao expelled Daqian, established the capital in Jinling and then moved it to Shendu, which greatly weakened the political advantage of the Jiangnan family.
The Yao family's Anli Tang family simply focused their attention on sea trade.
Since we are doing business, we must manage everything from top to bottom. Wu Ankang, as the former head of Qiantang, is naturally an old friend of the Yao family's Anli Hall.
Now that Wu Ankang's incident has happened, those who have had contact with him naturally hope that Wu Ankang can disappear into the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, whether he dies or escapes, so that the remaining people can feel at ease.
Just when Zhuge was going to Ximen Rou to popularize science, the people of the Yao merchant ship were not idle either.
"Master Jiu, I just saw it. Although the couple who got on the boat were wearing makeup, they should be Wu Ankang and his wife, the chief official of Qiantang, who have been searched in the city these days. They also have two children, and they are inseparable. !”
The one who spoke was the boss of this merchant fleet.
Master Jiu nodded when he heard this, "When Shangguan Jinhong came to see us, we made a guess. We didn't expect that Shangguan Jinhong was really loyal and willing to take such a big risk to send Wu Ankang's family away. .”
The boss of the ship was a little disapproving, "Master Jiu, do you think this Shangguan Jinhong is stupid? He spent so much effort to save a crippled Wu Ankang."
Although he is the boss of the ship in name, he is the brother-in-law of the eldest son of Yao's family, and he is also the leader of this huge merchant ship.
"Master Jiu, think about it! The person who wants to attack Wu Ankang this time is Zuo Qian, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. How can this person come out safely if he falls into the hands of the Metropolitan Procuratorate?! Saving Wu Ankang means saving him. Have you killed a piece of trash?! Even if you are afraid that Wu Ankang will say something, why not just kill him? Why spend so much effort and still owe our Yao family a favor?"
Master Jiu glanced at the ship boss and said, "Is this the reason why Shangguan Jinhong was able to rise in such a short period of time and make the Money Gang the largest gang in Jiangnan?!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Today, Shangguan Jinhong can save a worthless Wu Ankang, and tomorrow he may save us in distress. Who can guarantee that everything will go smoothly for us?! Shangguan With a friend like Jin Hong, you may be rescued when you are in trouble. Wu Ankang is obviously just a waste, but Shangguan Jinhong has shown great value. This is his greatness."
"this……"
"Also," Master Jiu took a sip of tea and continued, "Why did he come to our Yao family?! In addition to being watched because the merchant ship of the Money Gang was being watched, another purpose was to use our Yao family to get this thing
Spread the word."
"If he only rescued Wu Ankang's family, then nothing is known, and no one can prove it! Now Shangguan Jinhong has asked our Yao family's merchant ship to send Wu Ankang away. Although he owes our Yao family a favor, we
The Yao family has also become the natural propagandist for Shangguan Jinhong's righteous deeds. His rescue of Wu Ankang will be spread to various forces in Yuezhou through the mouth of our Yao family, overtly and covertly. Who doesn't like friends who can save your friends in times of crisis?
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The ship boss didn’t expect that there were so many ways to do this, “Then wouldn’t we be used by Shangguan Jinhong?!”
Master Jiu waved his hand, "It doesn't matter, just be used if you are used! Anyway, we didn't suffer much, and we also contributed to saving Wu Ankang, so we can definitely share the credit, although Shangguan who saved people
Jin Hong gave away the merchant ship of our Yao family. After that, we can also deepen our cooperation with the Money Gang. There are not many such loyal partners!"
"Then Wu Ankang..."
"Just pretend you don't know, just treat him with good food and drinks! When the fleet arrives in Japan, we will send him off the ship."
"yes……"
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Due to the headwind, the merchant ship was not very fast and had to be propelled by manpower. It was time to set sail when it reached the East China Sea.
At noon, the fleet was about to sail into the East China Sea. Ximen Rou and Zhuge Gang also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the ship entered the East China Sea, they could take a small boat and take advantage of the sea breeze to return. As long as the Qiantang navy did not show up at this time, it would be nothing.
People can stop it.
But that’s how people are, they often see things that they hope may not be as expected, and things that they think may not be as expected, but always turn out to be exactly as expected.
Just when Ximen Rou and Zhuge were about to open the champagne at halftime, a giant ship appeared.
Why is it called a giant ship? Because it is really big.
It is built forty-four feet wide and eighty-eight feet wide.
This is the flagship of the Qiantang Navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a "Treasure Ship" class battleship.
Surrounding this giant ship, there are many small and medium-sized warships guarding it.
The length is thirty-seven feet long and fifteen feet wide.
The little captain is twenty-one feet long, and the breadth is more than seven feet.
Zhuge Gang's face looked a little ugly. The Qiantang navy was all out?! Could it be that they just went to the East China Sea for training?!
Just when Zhuge Gang was suspicious, the giant ship on the opposite side slowly played a semaphore.
Stop the ship for inspection.
In fact, this phenomenon is completely normal for ships engaged in sea trade... what the hell!
It's like a merchant ship coming to sea and encountering the "Pippi Shrimp" aircraft carrier formation and asking you to board the ship for inspection.
Everyone would be nervous for a long time, this battle is too big.
Facing the main force of the Qiantang Navy, what room for resistance could a caravan have? It stopped obediently and waited for the inspection of the Qiantang Navy.
But when the flagship approached, Zhuge Gang and Ximen Rou knew something was wrong.
On the flagship, Li Xunhuan was waving his folding fan and looking at the two of them with a smile.
"I'm going to kill Wu Ankang and leave immediately!"
However, Ximen Rou grabbed him and said, "Brother Zhuge, it's too late!"
Zhuge Gang looked at the approaching Qiantang Navy Clippers with a gloomy expression. If he killed Wu Ankang and left, he would be surrounded by Qiantang Navy.
"No, Wu Ankang knows too many secrets! We can't let him live! Brother Ximen, you go prepare the ship, I will come and kill Wu Ankang!"
But while the two were talking, the people from the Dali Temple Anti-Theft Department had already arrived!
The leader is the head catcher of the Dali Temple Anti-Theft Department, a bar!
After just a moment's hesitation, Zhuge Gang and Ximen Rou were surrounded by soldiers from the Qiantang Navy.
The remaining Dali Temple arresters immediately launched a comprehensive search on various merchant ships.
Li Xunhuan, who was originally on the flagship, suddenly appeared in front of Ximen Rou and Zhuge Gang.
"Do it!"
Before Ximen Rou finished speaking, the 'snake whip' on his waist turned into a spiritual snake and took the lead in attacking.
The leader of the Dali Temple Captain is a warrior with knowledge of the Three Meridians. Although he has been guarding against Ximen Rou, the strength gap between the two sides is still too large.
Although he raised the shield in time, he was hit by Ximen Rou's "Snake Whip" and was immediately knocked away by a foot.
The rest of the people in Dali Temple stepped forward one after another and listed the trapped enemies in the Zhenwu Tongxuan Formation that Yang Qingyuan modified.
This is a formation that Yang Qingyuan adapted and simplified based on the Zhenwu Seven Sections Formation. Naturally, its power cannot be compared with the Zhenwu Seven Sections Formation, but it has one of the biggest advantages: the threshold is low.
The field agents of Dali Temple can be used in a good manner after practicing for several months.
When Zhuge Gang saw that the agents were all fighting in formation, he couldn't help laughing and said, "It's a bit interesting, but it's just a small trick!"
As he spoke, the diamond iron crutch in his palm turned into a shadow all over the sky, and its power had the potential to sweep away thousands of armies.
There are always only wrong names, not wrong nicknames.
Zhuge Gang is known as the "Vajra Iron Crusher", and the fierceness of his martial arts can be seen naturally.
The Dali Temple detectives who besieged him were swept by his iron crutches. Their jaws were cracked and their weapons fell from their hands. No one could stand against him.
After defeating the surrounding Dali Temple police officers, Zhuge Gang attacked Li Xunhuan with his iron crutch. He knew that Li Xunhuan's martial arts was not weak, but his diamond iron crutch was also a well-known figure in the Jiangnan weapons history.
If he seizes the opportunity, he may not be Li Xunhuan's opponent.
Just when Li Xunhuan was surrounded by shadows all over the sky, he took action!
Li Xunhuan's knife was very small, short, and thin, and it appeared in his hand in a flash.
This flying knife is extremely ordinary. It seems that it can be made by any blacksmith shop in any country for a few cents of silver.
A flash of white light!
No one present knew how he drew the knife?
No one can describe the speed of this knife, and no one can describe the style of this knife!
"The Diamond Iron Crucible" Zhuge Gang's avatar in the sky suddenly collapsed.
But Zhuge Gang stood there motionless, with the iron crutch still in his hand, and nothing seemed to have changed.
But a moment later, a bloodstain appeared on Zhuge Gang's left and right hands.
It was obviously just a flying knife, but it injured both Zhuge Gang's wrists at the same time.
"boom!"
Zhuge Gang, whose hands were injured, could no longer hold the iron crutch in his hand and fell straight on the deck.
Not only the physical injuries, but also the mental shock.
Zhuge Gang couldn't understand this sword at all.
How could there be such a swift and unparalleled flying knife in this world?!
It seemed that the moment he took action, nothing could stop the flying knife.
Ximen Rou on the side also saw it, and he seemed to be as shocked by this scene as Zhuge Gang who had his wrists grazed by a flying knife.
He could only see a flash of white light just now, and then Zhuge Gang's wrists were injured.
Asking himself carefully, if the target of such a flying knife was him, he would not be able to block it.
"Walk!"
Ximen Rou jumped up and was about to jump into the water.
Now he doesn't care about whether there is a boat or not. Escape is the most important thing. Even if there is no boat, with his Yuanhua realm martial arts, he can swim back even if he is of average water quality.
It's a pity that although his movement is fast, his flying knife is even faster. As soon as Ximenrou jumped up, a white light passed by again.
The flying knife cut off the "snake whip" in his hand, and then inserted it directly into his thigh.
Ximen Rou, who was about to jump up, suddenly became exhausted.
The Dali Temple policeman on the side took the opportunity to jump up and shoot him down with one leg.
The culprit Li Xunhuan folded his fan and closed it as if nothing had happened, "Take it down for me!"