The intersection of Shandong Road and Zhili Road has been a magical place since ancient times.
Here is the home of the thousand-year-old saints in Yanzhou Prefecture, the Confucius family in Qufu, inherited from the pre-Qin Dynasty. And here, there are also eight hundred miles of Yanbo Liangshan Mountain, where heroes have emerged in large numbers since ancient times.
On one side is a thousand-year-old holy land of ethics and religion, and on the other side is a cannibalistic green forest.
From Liangshan Shuibo, Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong Road all the way to the south, there are rivers connecting numerous lakes and swamps such as Mada Lake, Baoshan Lake, Zhaoyang Lake, Chishan Lake, Weishan Lake, Lümeng Lake, Zhangzhuang Lake, etc., forming more than 400 lakes and swamps.
The water system and lakes here hide dirt and evil, so Shandong has always been famous for its power in the Central Plains.
Sixty miles southwest of Peixian County, Weishan Island in Weishan Lake is only ninety miles away from Xuzhou City, which is surrounded by the Yellow River and the canal to the southwest.
Go northwest for a hundred miles and you will enter the largest mountain range on Shandong Road.
It can be said to be a place where you can advance and retreat.
According to legend, a long, long time ago, Weishan Island was not an endless flat land, but a forest of peaks. At that time, a golden phoenix stayed on the main peak of the island. Since then, Weishan Island has had good weather, abundant grains, and even micro
The mountains and lakes are also rich in products, and the sun rises to make gold.
Later, someone coveted the golden phoenix, and a disaster occurred. In the end, of course, the disaster was overcome, leaving behind a beautiful legend.
It is already April, and the weather in Xuzhou Prefecture is already warm.
The horizon has begun to be polished.
The breeze comes from the sky and the earth, blows across the lake, and carries a ray of coolness to Weishan Island, blowing the reeds, wild rice and tall thatch that grow in spring.
A few lake boats are hidden among the lake grass that grows again and again.
The boat entered Weishan Lake from the northwest of Weishan Island, went around the north shore of Weishan Island, and stopped at the northwest of the island.
Several boats, carrying less than twenty people in total, walked into the grass.
These dozen people were all dressed like fishermen on the lake, surrounded by a man in a blue shirt wearing Confucian attire, and went to the island before the sky was bright.
The group passed through the small village behind the grass on the shore and headed south for a mile and a half, until they reached the highest point of the mountain forest on Weishan Island.
There are rumors that under this mountain forest are buried the three founders of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, including Renzhong, Jizi and Bigan.
But it is obvious that in April of the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, on the eve of dawn when the sky was still dark, the purpose of this group of people was not to explore whether the prince of the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago was buried here.<
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Everyone entered the forest and climbed to the top of the mountain, which was no more than a hundred meters high. There was a low house in the dense forest, which was emitting weak candlelight.
Bang bang bang.
Among the fishermen coming from the lake, the leader led everyone to the largest house and knocked on the wooden door made from local materials.
"Brother Nan, we have come back to pick up Mr. Kong."
Footsteps sounded in the room, muffled by the people in the room.
The wooden door was not opened immediately, but slowly opened as if after confirming something.
No one could be seen behind the crack of the open door. The person shouting outside the door turned back to look at Mr. Kong, who was wearing a Confucian uniform and a blue shirt. He turned sideways to make way and stood beside the door: "Mr. Kong, please."
Mr. Kong, who was only thirty years old but had a deep expression as old as time. He frowned and glanced at the open wooden door, and then at the fisherman standing by the door. He didn't say a word or make any move, just held up his robe lightly.
Stepping through the door.
Entered the house.
In front of me is a flickering candle.
Mr. Kong frowned slightly and looked at the man standing behind the door with two fishermen and a harpoon in his hand: "Nan Tianpeng, are you scared?"
Nan Tianpeng, the fisherman in Weishan Lake, had a sincere smile on his dark face.
Nan Tianpeng put down the harpoon in his hand, waved his arms as thick as a child's legs, and looked at the two people around him. Then he walked up to Mr. Kong, followed the example of Mr. Kong and others, and cupped his hands.
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"Nan Tianpeng has met Mr. Kong."
At this time, other fishermen outside the house, except for the leading ones, walked in, and the rest were scattered in the dark corners around the house.
Mr. Kong, who was wearing a green shirt, glanced at everyone calmly, with a trace of contempt in his heart, but it was not shown on his face. Instead, he asked Nan Tianpeng in front of him again: "Nan Tianpeng, are you right?
Are you afraid of things?"
Nan Tianpeng's face immediately showed a smile, looking more honest and honest.
I saw Nan Tianpeng pouring a cup of tea for Mr. Kong with an attentive gesture: "Sir, take a sip of tea. Although it is not as good as the tea you use for yourself, it can still quench your thirst."
Mr. Kong hummed, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Nan Tianpeng watched Mr. Kong quietly throughout the whole process. When the other man drank tea, the smile on his face became brighter.
Under the watchful eye of Mr. Kong.
Nan Tianpeng rubbed his hands: "Mr. Kong, it's not that I'm afraid of doing that, but brothers do it, but they have to tie their heads to their waists. I don't know what Mr. Kong promised..."
As Nan Tianpeng opened his mouth, the fishermen in the room echoed one after another to increase the demand for the leader.
Mr. Kong frowned slightly, patted his robe, sat on the stool, and looked up at Nan Tianpeng.
"Zhu Yunxi, the grandson of the imperial supervising emperor, will arrive outside Xuzhou City with 50,000 dans of grain and grass in two days. The river upstream is overflowing, so Zhu Yunxi will definitely land in Xuzhou City with the grain and grass, and then go to Kaifeng Mansion by land.
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"As long as you follow the previous agreement, after the imperial court's grain transport fleet docks, shout a grain robbery outside Xuzhou City. Take a boat from Weishan Lake to the imperial court's grain transport fleet and make a show of collision." "As long as you attract the attention of the fleet escort officers and soldiers, I will arrange other people to grab these 50,000 loads of grain. At that time, half of the grain will be given to you, and another three thousand taels of silver will be given to you."
After restating the matter that had been discussed long ago, Mr. Kong's face showed a trace of impatience.
He waved his hand again: "As long as things are done, I will arrange for people to take you to escape to Junshan and Mengshan first, and then hide in the mountains to the north. Some of you have food and money at that time, as long as you hide in
When you come out after a while, you can live a prosperous life and no longer have to beg for a living in this lake."
A piece of cake that had been drawn countless times was drawn again by Mr. Kong and thrown to Nan Tianpeng and this group of Weishan Lake fishermen who were not living a very good life.
Nan Tianpeng's eyes were slightly rosy, and the smile on his face became brighter: "Sir, the brothers are all idiots who have never read a book. These bastards just told me last night that I have to take three thousand first, sir."
Come here with two taels of silver, and after the completion of the matter, there will be another three thousand taels of silver as agreed, otherwise I really can’t direct them in this matter..."
Mr. Kong's hands hidden under his sleeves suddenly clenched into fists, and he looked indifferently at Nan Tianpeng, and at the fishermen behind him who were greedy from the bottom of their hearts.
If it wasn't for the great cause, why would he put himself in danger to go to a place like this and stay with these fishermen who smell like fish all over their bodies?
The cheeks on Mr. Kong's face moved slightly, and then he chuckled, looking at Nan Tianpeng, whose eyes sincerely revealed his expectations: "Brothers risked their lives to participate in this grand event, but it only cost three thousand taels of silver."
That’s all, I’ll be here again with the money at this time tomorrow!”
When Nan Tianpeng heard this, he naturally showed a happy expression.
The fishermen behind him hammered their hands and kept shouting, as if they had already got the three thousand taels of silver in their hands.
A bunch of idiots!
Mr. Kong cursed secretly in his heart, stood up and walked to Nan Tianpeng: "Then, the matter should be implemented as we agreed, and it will be implemented in two days?"
Nan Tianpeng reached out and slapped his chest until it made a loud bang.
"As long as the imperial court's grain transport fleet comes, brothers, who care about the emperor's grandson who supervises the country? We will definitely do whatever the gentleman wants us to do!"
Mr. Kong walked behind the door with a smile on his face.
Suddenly he turned around and raised his hands towards Nan Tianpeng and others.
"Maitreya comes to the world!"
Nan Tianpeng and others were already familiar with this routine, and they all raised their hands and raised their arms: "Maitreya is coming to the world."
Nan Tianpeng followed Mr. Kong out of the house and arranged manpower for him to send him out of Weishan Island and Weishan Lake.
After finishing these things, Nan Tianpeng stood at the highest point of the mountain forest, looking at Mr. Kong who was gradually disappearing into the forest. The honest and honest smile on his face disappeared in an instant
When Nan Tianpeng returned to the house, the fishermen immediately gathered around him.
Everyone’s faces were filled with joy.
"Brother Nan, do you think that man named Kong will really send you three thousand taels of silver at this time tomorrow?"
"If we had these three thousand taels of silver, our life would be much easier!"
"But... if the money is really sent, what Kong wants us to do... Brother Nan, do we really have to listen to Kong's words and do it?"
Bang!
There was a muffled sound immediately in the room.
I saw Nan Tianpeng staring at the person who spoke last with a gloomy face.
"Idiot!"
"How many heads have you grown? Are you ready to behead your head?"
The fisherman who was hit on the head stretched out his hand to scratch his head, with some confusion on his face: "But the man named Kong gave the money, and he will definitely fulfill the other things he promised..."
Nan Tianpeng stretched out his hand again, but in the end, thinking about it, this fool had grown up together with him after all, so he could only withdraw his hand helplessly and look around at everyone present.
"Why did we listen to the words of Kong in the first place, and why did we believe in the incarnation of Maitreya?"
"Because we are hungry!" the man who was beaten shouted.
Nan Tianpeng nodded: "Yes! Because we couldn't eat enough at that time, we secretly formed a society without telling the government and believed in the birth of Maitreya."
"That man surnamed Kong has no experience in being a laborer. He doesn't know the methods of the imperial court in the past two years. He works hard to make sure that many families here in Weishan Lake will not be hungry, right? I also heard people from the south say that the capital city
There are still some tax collectors over there, but the people over there are living better and better lives!"
Having said this, Nan Tianpeng couldn't help spitting thick phlegm on the ground, and then stepped hard on it with his shoes and spun around twice.
Later, Nan Tianpeng continued: "This time, had it not been for the imperial court's order, the Xuzhou Guards were marching in Qingou, the upper reaches of the Zhuo River to rescue the affected people, and Xuzhou City was without the guards' troops and horses to guard the city. How dare a man named Kong do anything?
I guess he has never thought about how much food and money he wants to share with us. He wants to test the waters with our brothers’ wealth and lives so that they can benefit themselves!”
Following Nan Tianpeng's explanation, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.
It seems that in Brother Nan’s introduction, people like me would regard the person named Kong as cannon fodder and an abandoned pawn!
"Brother Nan! You are our leader in Weishan Lake. What do you think we should do now?"
"Extending one's head is the same as shrinking one's head. No matter what you do, as long as Brother Nan says it, all our brothers will follow it!"
Nan Tianpeng was naturally overjoyed when he saw that his Weishanhu brothers supported him so much.
It’s just that he hasn’t thought clearly about what he should do.
He only has so many horizons, and he has no idea what to do next.
These days, no one takes it one step at a time.
But now all the brothers who are working in Weishan Lake have their wealth and life tied to themselves.
This makes Nan Tianpeng happy, but also has more worries.
Suddenly, Nan Tianpeng stood up with a loud stamp of his feet. Under the hesitant gazes of everyone, a cruel look appeared on his face.
"I thought of a way out!"
"It depends on whether you have the courage to follow the labor and management!"
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The grain transport fleet that set sail from Yingtianfu has arrived outside Suqian County, Huai'an Prefecture.
As the entire fleet has gone, the river has become increasingly difficult to navigate. Firstly, it is due to the flooding of the Yellow River this time, and secondly, because the ships in the fleet are really too big.
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According to the plan, the fleet will arrive in Pizhou County tomorrow and arrive outside Xuzhou City the day after.
When they arrive at Xuzhou City, they will move the generals, horses, grain and grass supplies, etc. to the land, then transfer by land to Guide Prefecture, Henan Province, and finally arrive at Kaifeng Prefecture.
At this time, the entire fleet was docked in the river, taking rest for the day.
"Quick! Harder!"
"Harder!"
"Don't stop!"
"I'll go find the net, and you can slip this fish!"
On the side of the treasure ship, Zhu Yunxi looked excitedly at Yutian, who was holding a fishing rod in both hands and his face was flushed. He whispered excitedly and hurriedly found a long pole to copy the net from the deck.
There are already splashes of water on the turbid water.
The fishing rod held by Yutian, the manager of Taisun Mansion, was already in a miserable state and might break at any time.
Zhu Yunxi held the net in his hand, constantly reminding Yu Tian, while he led the net to the position where the fish's tail slapped the water.
Because of the emperor's grandson's low voice, the officials on the ship and the royal guards and cavalry were attracted one after another.
Under the gaze of everyone on several decks up and down the side of the ship.
Zhu Yunxi, who was holding the net in his hand, suddenly sank his arms, but his face was filled with joy. He secretly cheered up and shouted, the net was finally out of the water.
Then, a burst of cheers erupted from the entire side of the ship.
"What a big black fish!"
In the net, I saw a plump black fish that was two feet long. It was flapping its tail vigorously, trying to break free from the shackles of the net and return to the muddy water.
However, Taisun caught a big fish, how could the officers and soldiers on the boat leave Taisun empty-handed?
In just a blink of an eye, several Jinyi guards took the grappling hook from their bodies and caught it on the net with a diagonal throw. With a few helpers, Zhu Yunxi helped Zhu Yunxi get the big black fish to the deck.
Thump thump thump.
The big black fish opened its mouth and kept flapping on the deck.
With joy in his eyes, Zhu Yunxi patted the rain field where he caught this big black fish.
Zhu Yunxi was a little surprised to catch a big snakehead fish in the river. These fish are usually found in muddy mud pools and places with many aquatic plants, not in places like the Yellow River.
It reminds people to weigh the big black fish.
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "Take it and kill it, and serve it with pickled vegetables and old tofu. We will eat fish on the boat tonight and drink fish soup. Each person will have three taels of wine."
There is only one big black fish, so it is naturally impossible for everyone in the same boat to eat fish meat and drink fish soup.
But now that His Highness Taisun has spoken, the fish in the river today will not escape the fate of being cooked.
On the entire deck, both officials and guardsmen cheered loudly.
Seeing the chaos on the treasure ship, the officers and soldiers began to roll up their sleeves for the three ounces of wine, preparing to jump directly into the river to fish. Zhu Yunxi smiled and did not control them.
After today, the fleet is about to enter Xuzhou Prefecture. From now on, it will be in the disaster-stricken Six Prefectures. No one knows what will happen. Now it is a good idea to take the opportunity of being transferred to Big Black Fish to let everyone relax.
A good thing.
Watching people go to work.
Zhu Yunxi opened his eyes and waved to Pan Deshan who was not far away.
Pan Deshan clasped his hands together and walked over quickly.
"Your Highness."
"Fucheng, you have to have a drink with me tonight." Zhu Yunxi looked at the river with countless little white dragons in the waves, and said to Pan Deshan.
"Fucheng" is Pan Deshan's character.
Pan Deshan smiled and said: "I am disrespectful and dare not obey my orders."
Zhu Yunxi raised his eyebrows and said, "I heard that you have been talking to the accompanying craftsmen sent by Zhang Ergong these two days?"
Pan Deshan nodded and looked at the turbid river: "I know that the thing called cement that your highness and Zhang Dajiang made before is said to be as strong as iron. It has been used to build a city on nine sides. From Yingtian Mansion to Taiping
The cement road in Fukuang has also been repaired, and the imperial court has begun to repair the cement road from Yingtianfu to Hangzhoufu.
So I was thinking, if cement can be so strong, whether it can be used to build river embankments, and whether it can be used to block breaches and other river maintenance purposes."
Zhu Yunxi nodded, his eyes became a little deeper, he looked at Pan Deshan, and said quietly: "I think, Fucheng has reached a conclusion?"
Pan Deshan nodded: "I believe that if there is cement to help, my method of river control will be even more powerful. I even dare to say that as long as there is no flood that has not been seen in thousands of years, the Yellow River can be kept safe."
Not seen in a thousand years?
Zhu Yunxi nodded slightly: "Have you ever considered the cost of building dams and embankments with cement?"
Pan Deshan was stunned for a moment, he really hadn't thought about this question.
His thoughts from beginning to end were simple, that is, how to heal the Yellow River. After this foundation, he then decided how much silver and grain he needed to do this well.
When Pan Deshan was stunned.
Suddenly the entire fleet began to sound the warning horn.
Zhu Yunxi immediately ran to the side of the ship.
In the distance, I saw a group of ships heading upstream, heading towards the treasure ship without any scruples.
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