When it was almost dark, the boat crossed the river and docked at Jiujiang City on the other side.
Everyone's luggage was transported from the ship, and Liu Facai paid the ship fare to Boss Zhou. Boss Zhou refused to accept it. By this time, he had already seen that Cheng Dalei was not an ordinary person. Moreover, if it weren't for Cheng Dalei today, the three brothers would definitely have
Folded into the hands of madman.
But this amount of money is nothing to Cheng Dalei, and he doesn't want to waste too much time on this section.
After paying the ship fare, everyone parted at the dock. When parting, Boss Zhou was still wondering: Who is Cheng Dalei?
Dare to cross the river alone, carrying the gold and silver of his beautiful concubine with him, this kind of courage is not something ordinary people can have.
Across the river, the population gradually becomes denser, and the south and north of the Yangtze River are like two worlds.
The Rong tribe fought all the way to the north bank of the river, stationing millions of troops and eyeing the beautiful south of the Yangtze River. The entire northern land was dragged into the war by the Rong tribe, and wars were fought one after another. All the people in the northern land were devastated, and every ten houses were empty.
Although there was a war in Jiangnan, everyone was from the Empire and restrained each other. Therefore, Jiangnan was not greatly affected. Business exchanges and pedestrians were everywhere. Although it was not as prosperous as before the war, the scene here was still worthy of being called
lively.
After everyone entered the city, they found an inn to stay. They walked all the way from Chang'an here and stayed overnight at dawn. There was no human habitation for hundreds of miles. Being in the south of the Yangtze River at this moment, it was like being in two worlds.
It can be said that Cheng Dalei, Liu Facai, and Xu Shenji are all used to traveling around the world and have suffered a lot. However, Diao Chan and the other girls have been miserable all the way, and now they can finally take a good rest.
After staying in Jiujiang City for three to five days, Cheng Dalei and Xu Shenji came outside the city carrying a jar of wine.
There is a deserted grave here, covered with grass. There is an unmarked tablet erected in front of the grave. Most people don't know who is buried in the grave.
Cheng Dalei also inquired and found out that this is He Shen's tomb. He Shen died in Jiujiang City, and his body was transported back to Liangzhou and buried properly. He came out of Liangzhou, so he can be regarded as returning to his roots. There is Li Xing from Jiangnan.
The old tribe was grateful for He Shen's conduct and built a tomb for him outside Jiujiang City.
Cheng Dalei sprinkled the wine in front of the grave and stood silently for a long time. Before He Shen left Liangzhou, Cheng Dalei had a careful talk with him, but they had different personalities, so they parted ways. But in the end, they ended up like this. Cheng Dalei didn't know what to say.
.
"Everyone has his or her own ambitions. This can be regarded as seeking benevolence and getting benevolence. The boss does not need to be too sad." Xu Shenji said from the side.
Cheng Dalei drank the last drop of wine into his stomach. Along the way, he had seen too many dead people. Everyone can die, and He Shen was no exception. So Cheng Dalei couldn't say how sad he was. He was just a brother.
Seeing the tomb of his old friend, Cheng Dalei felt somewhat disappointed.
"Let's go."
Cheng Dalei placed the wine jar in front of the grave and talked softly.
"Master, where should we go next?"
As the two set off on their way back to the city, Xu Shenji asked.
"I'm thinking of going to Yangzhou to see it. It's a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's go and broaden our horizons."
The empire was very large, with thirteen states, one hundred and eight cities. Cheng Dalei had traveled to many places over the years, from Youzhou to Liangzhou, from the northwest grasslands to the East China Sea, but he rarely came to the south of the Yangtze River. It has been a long time since he came here.
I went there once, but only stayed in Qianzhou City for a few days, and then left quickly.
He really didn't know much about this beautiful Jiangnan.
What Cheng Dalei said to Li Xingzai was half true and half false, but he really wanted to take this opportunity to look around.
While Cheng Dalei was planning his trip to the south of the Yangtze River in Jiujiang City, Qi Jiguang, who was far away in Chang'an City, had learned that Cheng Dalei's trace had been lost.
He suppressed this matter and did not report it to Li Xingzai. As a noble person, Li Xingzai was qualified in many places. He did not covet women, did not pay attention to ostentation, and did not indulge in luxury enjoyment.
But only on the matter of Cheng Dalei, he was indecisive and wavering. If this news was reported to Li Xingzai, there is no chance that Li Xingzai would consider it again, or even let Cheng Dalei go.
The king's law is ruthless. Since Li Xingzai cannot do ruthless things, he will do the right thing for heaven himself.
Act ruthlessly on behalf of the emperor.
After learning that Cheng Dalei's trace had been lost, Qi Jiguang became furious and sprayed a group of fish and dragon guards until they were bloody.
Thanks to all of you, who are known as the leaders of the martial arts world and the supreme martial arts masters, and whose nicknames are like Megatron and Domination, you can actually let Cheng Dalei slip away under your nose. Why do you have the shame to hang out in the martial arts world?
A group of fish dragon guards stood in a row in front of Qi Jiguang and were scolded until they were speechless, but they were somewhat unconvinced in their hearts.
"Sir, that's Cheng Dalei..." A gangster named Lu Kuiyuan said.
"What about Cheng Dalei?" Qi Jiguang asked, raising his eyebrows.
Lu Kuiyuan obediently shut his mouth. He could not offend Qi Jiguang's authority, but he was not at all speechless.
Just because he is Cheng Dalei, that alone is enough, no other reasons are needed.
Since he was born, few people have been able to get an advantage from Cheng Dalei. Whatever happened to Prime Minister Cui and the General's Mansion, they are all buried in the ground now. In these troubled times, in order to protect themselves, people in the world will inevitably become hawks with others, but
However, Cheng Dalei was able to pull out the banner and become a prince, and even qualified to compete with the imperial court.
He doesn't want to fight in this world. If he really wants to fight, there's no telling who will win in the end.
Qi Jiguang looked at the eyes of these people and knew what they were thinking, and sighed helplessly in his heart.
"Cheng Dalei is indeed cunning, so we must be even more vigilant and do our best to prevent him from taking advantage of the loopholes."
"Sir, why don't you spread the word to Jiangnan Green Forest Road to find out about Cheng Dalei? If you have any information, report it immediately," Lu Kuiyuan said.
"No." Qi Jiguang waved his hand. The action against Cheng Dalei was a secret operation. In the end, Cheng Dalei could die in the hands of anyone, but it was best not to have anything to do with the imperial court.
"This matter should not be made public. If it is publicized and reaches Cheng Dalei's ears, I am afraid that he will openly become an enemy of the imperial court and harm the people of the world."
In fact, Qi Jiguang calculated that it didn't mean much to hide this matter from Cheng Dalei. The key was to hide it from the people in the world and not let them think that Li Xingzai was an unjust king who killed his brother.
"You don't know something." Qi Jiguang suddenly sighed: "Cheng Dalei came out of Beijing this time to collude with the old Liangzhou tribe and plot a rebellion. The empire has just experienced a war, and the people have just had the opportunity to cultivate their businesses. How can we withstand this?
Another war. So I have no choice but to kill Cheng Dalei first."
Qi Jiguang's tone seemed helpless: "If you kill this thief, you will all be meritorious ministers of the empire."