It was getting dark and the city gate was closed. Chang Yu, who had not yet received any news about Su Jing, was a little restless. He stood under the eaves of the corridor in front of the hall and looked up at the sky and frowned.
There is drizzle in the sky again, and I wonder if it will get heavier soon.
Li Muxian said that he was used to being plain and wild, and he was always mysterious and invisible. He might just pop out at any time, and nothing would happen.
What he said was true, but Chang Yu still couldn't let go. With his pure martial arts, he didn't have to worry about it on land. He could even kill people and walk sideways without worrying about being caught by the government, but it was different in the water.
As the old saying goes, those who drown are those who know how to swim.
Underwater is no better than on land. Danger is everywhere. Undercurrents and whirlpools can kill people. No matter how good at water or martial arts you are, once you are involved, the chance of survival is slim.
What's more, it has been raining recently and the river has swelled. There are many rapids and undercurrents under the water. How could Chang Yu not be worried? It was at this time that he discovered that he was so attracted to this little nun.
After midnight, when Wang Zhengnan got up at night, he found Chang Yu still sitting under the eaves of the corridor in a daze, so he went over to persuade him: "The Governor should go to bed early. Maybe there is news outside, but the city gate is closed and cannot be brought in."
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Chang Yu sighed and then went back to his room to sleep.
Early in the morning, a rare sunny day.
There is still no news about Su Jing, but Xu Qiyuan and others are preparing to cross the river to Wuchang outside the city.
After breakfast, Chang Yu and his entourage went out of the city to the riverside, where they saw a crowd of people at the ferry crossing and hundreds of soldiers and horses crossing the river.
One river and two cities, the ferry crossing is large and busy, and there are countless ferries belonging to different gangs, such as the Feiyu Gang and the Grain Boat Gang.
But as long as there are soldiers and horses crossing the river, they will come to ferry them for free, and they will be given priority to cross the river, and the people will wait beside them.
Even Chang Yu and his party were not surprised.
However, Chang Yu was not in a hurry. He stood outside for a while and saw that Xu Qiyuan and other generals were missing. He knew that they had crossed the river to the other side, and now their subordinates were all on the dock.
When it was almost noon, Chang Yu and his entourage finally crossed the river and docked. Everyone at the Hanzhong gate looked up at the city gate with different expressions. Li Muchian on the stretcher licked his lips and sighed again: "The idiot Huang Fugui has caused me so much trouble."
I can’t get enough of this trip.”
"As long as the money is in place, my brothers will definitely make the Taoist priest happy." Chen Suole, who was carrying the stretcher with Chen Ruxin, laughed. Before Li Muchian could say anything, Chen Wangting scolded him: "How could you talk to the Taoist priest like this?"
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"I'm just joking," Chen Suole lowered his head and said. His two brothers usually had good friends with Li Muxian, both young and old, but Chen Wangting paid special attention to seniority and did not allow them to be so casual.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter." Li Muchian quickly waved his hand to Chen Wangting, and then smiled at Chen Suole and said, "It's not a matter of money. Everyone in the yamen knows that the poor are the richest."
Next to him, Chang Yu laughed when he heard the order: "It's taboo to show off your wealth while walking around in the world. How could Taoist Master forget it?"
Li Muxian pouted: "I really don't believe that there are thieves who care about Shang Pindao."
"That's hard to say, hehehe." Chang Yu smiled evilly, and Li Muchian couldn't help but feel nervous: "What do you want to do, shopkeeper?"
What are you doing? Chang Yu pointed at Chen Suole: "Not only did these two brothers carry you all the way, but we are also accompanying you all the way. You can't treat us to a meal this afternoon."
"Yes, yes, the Taoist priest is not short of money, so I must treat him well." Everyone moved forward with joy and joking. Li Muxian laughed and said with a wry smile: "It's hard to guard against domestic thieves."
Everyone talked and walked towards the city gate, only to see that the city gate was heavily guarded, and everyone entering the city was strictly interrogated. I don't know if it was because of the riot and murder yesterday, or because Xu Qiyuan and others entered the city today.
The weapons Chang Yu and his party carried were so eye-catching that they were noticed as soon as they arrived at the city gate. They were immediately surrounded by dozens of officers and soldiers, and the people nearby were frightened and ran away.
At this moment, a man rushed from the city gate and whispered a few words to the leading officers and soldiers. The officers and soldiers quickly moved away, and Chang Yu walked in expressionlessly.
"Master, who are those people?" A curious and daring passerby asked the gatekeepers out of curiosity, and they were immediately scolded: "Who are they? It's none of your business, get out..."
When Chang Yu entered the city, distinguished guests came to the General Military Mansion. Lu Daqi, the Minister of War in Nanjing, and Yuan Jixian, the governor of Jiujiang, stood at the door to greet him personally.
Naturally, these distinguished guests were Xu Qiyuan, the governor of Xunyang, and Wang Guangen, the commander-in-chief of the army. These two men were commended by the emperor for standing behind enemy lines. Now that Li Chuang wanted to make peace with the world, he summoned them to Wuchang to wait for the order.
The two knew that this trip would be very beautiful, but they still did not expect that Lu Daqi and Yuan Jixian would greet them outside the gate, and they quickly dismounted to greet them.
Regarding official positions, Lu Daqi was the Minister of the Ministry of War and had the highest official position.
Although Xu Qiyuan and Yuan Jixian were both governors, Yuan Jixian was also the right minister of the Ministry of War and the censor of the right Qiandu, the governor of Jiangxi, Huguang, Anqing, and Yingtian military affairs. In terms of power, his power was greater than that of Lu Daqi, so Xu Qiyuan did not dare to meet him with courtesy.
Civil servants have their own ways, they have civil servant topics to talk about, and boring people have boring things to do, such as a group of boring people like Chang Yu.
When Lu Daqi and Yuan Jixian, together with a group of civil and military personnel from Wuchang, were cleaning up Xu Qiyuan and Wang Guangen at the General Military Mansion, in a restaurant near the Drum Tower, Li Muchian slapped a silver coin on the table and said: "Use this money to serve wine and food to the men. Listen clearly.
, there must be wine... and food!"
Good guy! It was noon, and there were a lot of people in the restaurant, but it was rare to see such wealthy customers. They paid ten taels of silver for a meal and drank wine. This guy’s family had a mine. They immediately started to pay attention, only to find that it was
A bunch of charlatans.
Damn, I guess this money came from the wrong way!
On the bank of Shahu Lake in the north of the city, Huang Degong and Tu Yuan and other generals were drinking porridge and discussing the murder incident in Wuchang downtown yesterday that had just been reported to the military camp.
"I've heard about Huang Shu. I heard the Governor said that although he is a patrol officer, he is actually Zuo Liangyu's adviser secretly." Tu Yuan patted his head and said.
"Yes, I've heard of it too." Ji Jike raised an eyebrow: "No wonder it always sounds familiar to me."
"Fuck, then you deserve to die. None of their civil servants are good. I must have done something evil before, but I didn't expect that more than ten years later, someone would seek revenge, and she was still a woman." Huang Degong sighed
Shaking his head: "Damn it, I wasn't there at that time. If I were, I would have saved that woman."
"Don't you think there's something fishy about this?" Wang Tizhong said very little, and several people looked at him: "What's weird?"
"Zuo Liangyu just died, the tree fell and the macaques scattered. Now Zuo Mengeng... once Huang Shu died, wouldn't he be more..." Wang Tizhong hesitated and winked, which made Huang Degong anxious: "What the hell are you trying to say?
What? What and what, this and that.”
Wang Tizhong hurriedly wanted to explain in detail, but Ji Jike interrupted him with a slight cough: "Uncle Ping Nan should be careful about such things."
Wang Tizhong was startled, then realized, and quickly offered his hand to Ji Jike, while Huang Degong had no idea what kind of riddle they were playing. This guy really didn't understand the meaning behind his words. When he was about to curse again, a figure in the distance
A carriage has arrived.
The driver was a spy from Jin Yiwei, and the car was filled with wine.
"The Governor said, stop messing around these days, drink some wine and rest your strength, and then go to Jingzhou to kill people and set fire..."
After finishing speaking, Huang Degong and others rushed to the carriage. Each of them picked up a jar of wine, opened the mud seal, raised his head and drank a large gulp of wine. Then he turned to look at the driver: "Who sent it?"
The driver looked helpless: "The Governor asked me to deliver it."
"Fuck, here he is, where is he?" Huang Degong said, raising his head and sighing again.
“Inside Wuchang City”
"Good guy, I'm going to find him right now. There's been a lot of noise in my mouth these days..." Huang Degong said, gurgling again...
"The Governor said not to enter the city easily until he has made arrangements. He said he wanted the generals to have a rest and go to Jingzhou to kill people and set fire to them in a few days."
Jingzhou, murder and arson.
This time the wine jars finally heard clearly. First they were startled, then they looked at each other, then they laughed, raised their heads and gurgled together...