Countless river soldiers searched for weapons and walked throughout the entire canal. The area around the canal was noisy except for the river soldiers, which were civilian boats waiting to pass through.
"The transshipment envoy has an order that no weapons are allowed to be hidden on all ships. Don't let any ship go. Let me inspect them all." As an official of the Shuidu Supervision, this supervisor commanded the river soldiers to patrol the middle section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal.
Conduct investigation.
In addition to passing large and small ships, inspections must also be carried out on both coasts. According to the requirements of the transshipment envoy, large-scale gatherings cannot occur even ten miles offshore. Once discovered, they will be driven away immediately. If they do not comply, they will be punished as traitors.
Qin Huaidao did not know that his stay in Yuncheng had caused such a big commotion on both sides of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. At this time, he was taking Luo Wu and others on an official ship all the way down. A hundred security guards followed closely to prevent anyone from causing trouble on the official ship.
After passing through several key areas, Qin Huaidao will also take out the world map and mark them to facilitate the future construction of three horizontal and three vertical cement roads.
As we head south, more and more civilian boats gather, and some docks are even full of boats.
Qin Huaidao, who just felt strange, sent someone to ask, and after asking, he found out that it was Shuidu Superintendent who was responsible for the good deeds.
Seeing this scene, Qin Huaidao couldn't help but shake his head.
"Who is responsible for the water transfer of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal? Isn't it easier for civilian ships to gather on such a large scale to cause trouble?"
Cheng Chu said silently: "When I heard that His Majesty took an official ship to go south through the Grand Canal, no matter who he was, he would be so nervous. However, it is indeed dangerous if someone mixes among the civilian ships and approaches the official ship for an excuse to take the opportunity to cause trouble."
Cheng Chumo's view is not unreasonable. Nowadays, the Grand Canal is full of civilian ships stuck at inspection checkpoints. The waterway that can normally pass smoothly still needs to be inspected by the river soldiers of Shuidu Supervision for half a day before it can be released.
As a result, the speed of reaching the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal will be much slower, and the probability of danger will be much higher.
Qin Huaidao looked at Luo Wu. After following him for so long, the garrison commander should have been prepared.
As expected, Luo Wu raised his hand to Qin Huaidao and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, all the security forces are equipped with grenades and explosives. Each of these weapons can be used by hundreds of people on the water. They have a unique advantage. There is no need to worry."
Seeing Luo Wu being so confident, Fang Yiai teased him and said, "Of course there are advantages, but the number of grenades carried by just a hundred of you is limited, right? What if you run out of them?"
Luo Wudao: "Brother Fang, what you said is wrong. As the commander of the garrison, how could I not handle this matter well? There is a garrison sub-unit accompanying us hundreds of miles away. They can replenish military supplies for us at any time. Even if they are used
I can make up for it when it's finished, so that your Majesty's plan will be foolproof."
"That's it." Fang Yiai was impressed by the detailed arrangements made by the commander of the garrison. If he had made the arrangements, he would probably be gone in one go. He had never imagined such an endless supply method.
The river is surging and the night is clear.
Under the arrangement of Li Shun, the two major branches of the Caobang are having a historic meeting.
When the two gangs, the Hedong Gang and the Hexi Gang, met, they were extremely jealous. They each pulled out iron boats and oars and pointed them at each other. At the moment of tension, Li Shun walked out of the crowd and signaled the two gangs to put down their weapons.
"Ahem, Hedong Gang leader Guojiang Dragon, who is the real leader of your Hedong Gang? Please tell your opponent." Li Shun gave an order to Guojiang Dragon, who never bowed his head in front of others.
Guojiang Long said without any hesitation: "Of course it is you, Mr. Li is in charge, and our entire Hedong Gang is your subordinate."
These words woke up the dreamer, with his frozen body and stunned shadow. Fan Jiangjiao, the leader of the Hexi Gang, was stunned, as if he had heard something extraordinary: "What, the Hedong Gang is actually you, your property?"
Li Shun smiled slightly and reminded him: "Hexi Gang leader Fan Jiangjiao, you should say something, right?"
Only then did Fanjiang Jiao react, put down his weapon, and walked towards Dragon Crossing the River to hug him tightly.
"Brother, he is also our boss. We have been fighting together for so many years. We are a family!"
This time Crossing the River Dragon was also confused.
What's going on?
The men of the two gangs did not understand what was going on, and they all looked at Li Shun and waited for his explanation.
Li Shun smiled and said: "Everyone, in fact, both the Hexi Gang and the Hedong Gang are part of the Cao Gang. If they are divided, they occupy one bank, and together they are the real Cao Gang. I have kept a low profile for many years, and I know that there is no one in any place."
The principle of a dominant family is that if you only run one gang, others will inevitably support other gangs to squeeze into the Grand Canal."
"So I divided the Cao Gang into two, and secretly supported the Hedong Gang and the Hexi Gang respectively. You two really lived up to my expectations. Not only did they grow stronger day by day, but they also made other gangs completely leave the Grand Canal. Now I, the Cao Gang
We are the number one water canal gang today. If we can't accomplish something, who can?"
"I heard that the Emperor of the Han Dynasty wanted to take an official ship and sail to the south of the Yangtze River. This is an opportunity that we have never seen in thousands of years. Brothers, everyone knows that my surname is Li, but my Li is Li from Li Tang. Do you dare to talk to me?
Together, kill the Dog Emperor and restore the Tang Dynasty with me?"
Li Shun's words were inspiring. These Caobang people were originally at the bottom of society. They had the worst food and the worst housing. If Li Shun hadn't taken action, they would have no idea where they were now, let alone
Li Shun still had Li Tangzhiyi in hand, how could he keep them from being excited?
The most important thing is that during many years of running the Caogang, Li Shun has secretly brainwashed these gang members. How can they still distinguish right from wrong? They only know that it is absolutely right to follow what the leader Li does.
"We are willing to serve Mr. Li."
"That's right, kill the Dog Emperor, restore Li Tang, and we will give Li a great treasure as head of the family."
Guojianglong and Fanjiangjiao naturally had nothing to say about this matter. They were Li Shun's confidants. Now that they knew each other, they realized that the power of the Cao Gang was so huge, and their confidence increased for no reason.
Once successful, the two of them will become the biggest ministers of the dragon, and the princes, generals and ministers can be easily obtained at the click of a finger.
Such a good thing, why not do it?
"The Dragon Crossing the River is willing to obey Master Li's orders."
"Fanjiang Jiao is willing to listen to Master Li's orders."
"Okay," Li Shun cheered up and shouted: "From today on, our Cao Gang will be renamed as Shun Tang Army. I will be the General of Guangfu, Guojianglong, you will be the Hussars General, and Fanjiangjiao, you will be the Xuanwei General.
The various ministries under the jurisdiction are preparing to kill the Han Emperor on the canal."
Oops!
Guojianglong and Fanjiangjiao, who were named Generals of Hussars and Generals of Xuanwei, took a deep breath, feeling ecstatic in their hearts.
They were just civilians of the first generation, and they only had a place in the Caogang. They didn't expect that at the beginning of the uprising, Li Bian gave them such a big surprise. This was a general title, something ordinary people couldn't even dream of.