Zhang Yue was sleeping very soundly. He was a little unhappy when he was woken up by someone, and he almost wanted to get angry in bed.
But I heard the other person say, "It's me."
Zhang Yue woke up immediately, hearing the voice of Tang Jiu.
Zhang Yue stood up and said, "How? Is there anything important?"
He was sleeping on the bench in the cabin. Tang Jiu whispered: "Put on your clothes first and wake up Huang Xiucai!"
Hearing this, Zhang Yue nodded and immediately called Huang Haoyi, who was sleeping on the bench opposite the tea table. Seeing that he didn't wake up, Zhang Yue didn't say much and kicked him in the knee.
“It’s not too late to study tomorrow...” Huang Haoyi muttered.
“Brother Huang, get up.”
“What’s the matter?”
“There is a calamity**!”
Zhang Yue was shocked when he heard this, and immediately remembered the story of Journey to the West.
After Tang Seng's father won the first prize, he went to serve as a local official, but was killed by a traitor and his body sank into the river. Then the assassin assumed the identity of Tang Seng's father, took in his wife, and assumed his identity to serve as a local official.
This story is not original in Journey to the West, but was first recorded in Taiping Guangji about Cui Weizi, and this story about Cui Weizi is told in the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty, about an official named Cui who also had the same encounter with Tang Monk's father.
The adaptation at this time was not a myth. The Jianghuai dynasty has been recorded since the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty. After the Anshi Rebellion, they openly robbed tribute ships and watercrafts, and killed the officials who traveled to and from the Jianghuai River. Even the prime ministers were robbed and killed.
Therefore, it is no wonder that Tang Dynasty created this story when he was still feeling frightened.
Du Mu once wrote in "Li Taiwei's Treatise on Anti-Japanese War" and described the ferocity of Jianghuai anti-Japanese war.
…Only when there are three boats and two boats with a hundred and fifty people, and no less than thirty and twenty people at the bottom, are they willing to carry out robberies and rob and kill merchants and travelers…
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Xianzhi, Huang Chao's Uprising, and the infamous Caizhou Army and Jianghuai Army were the backbone of them.
By the Song Dynasty, although the Jianghuai robberies had subsided a lot, they still often appeared on the Jianghuai. After killing people and robbing wealth, they would sink their ships at the bottom of the river, leaving no trace.
After hearing what Tang Jiu said, Huang Haoyi was frightened and said: "This is of great concern. A soldier like you can't talk nonsense."
Tang Jiu heard this and said, "Huang Xiucai just won't listen. Zhang Xiucai will come with me!"
Zhang Yue had already put on his clothes and said to Huang Haoyi: "Tang Jiu was originally an envoy to arrest. He has walked on more bridges than we have walked. Brother, I have said that you must obey his orders all the way. Brother Huang, please don't."
Say more. We will just listen."
Huang Haoyi nodded after hearing what Zhang Yue said, unable to speak.
Tang Jiudao: "Get dressed quickly, don't disturb other people, wake up with me, don't make a sound unless I'm told."
Huang Haoyi said while dressing: "I don't know if I can take care of them, but Marquis Yu and the others?"
"Let's get dressed before asking, otherwise the whole ship will be alarmed and the thieves will be aware of it," Tang Jiuyan said.
Zhang Yue nodded and patted Ma Wu awake again, while Huang Haoyi woke up the book boy. As for his two soldiers and followers, they were drinking and playing with Marquis Yan Yu in the upper cabin last night, so they did not sleep with them.
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Everyone put on their clothes, briefly packed their important luggage, and then left.
Zhang Yue also had mixed feelings in his heart at this moment. When he was walking on the Qu River and the Qiantang River, he often saw thousands of people holding swords and swords, wearing leather and wooden armor, holding up flags, patrolling the countryside during the day, or making noises everywhere.
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Everyone knows that these people are the "vegetable eaters and troublemakers" and they are on strict alert along the way. But Tang Jiu, however, acted as if nothing happened and drank and slept all day long.
Huang Haoyi also ridiculed him several times.
Unexpectedly, when the ship arrived at Jianghuai for a while, although Tang Jiu was still drinking, he would patrol the deck from time to time.
For example, tonight, there was still a bright moon hanging high in the sky, and it was not a dark and windy night. But now at the fourth watch, Tang Jiu not only stayed awake, but also slapped everyone awake and told them that a boat was coming from behind.
There was actually a horrifying robbery on the ship.
Although Zhang Yue said that he didn't believe it at least 60 to 70%, he thought that it was his first time to go out and he had no experience at all. There was nothing wrong with being cautious ten thousand times, but it would be bad if he was bold once, so he listened to Tang Jiu's words and returned
He called out Huang Haoyi who was a little disapproving.
Several people left the cabin door together and came to the right side of the ship. They saw that the ship was parked in the middle of the river. The bright moon hung high in the east, illuminating the bright water nearby. There were no robbers or pirate ships. There was only one ship.
There is a firewood boat hanging next to the boat.
Huang Haoyi saw this and said, "Didn't you fool me into coming here in the middle of the night?"
But I heard Tang Jiu say: "I have all my luggage on my back and can get off the boat."
Everyone got off the boat.
Huang Haoyi was surprised and said: "Isn't this abandoning the ship? Don't you want to take charge of it? Did Marquis Yu know about it?"
"We'll let you know after we get off the boat," Tang Jiu said with a straight face, "If Huang Xiucai doesn't get off the boat, let's get off first. I seem to hear the sound of the oars paddling."
Huang Haoyi got excited after hearing this, and immediately climbed out of the wood-fired boat with the book boy. Soon Ma Wu also got off the boat.
Only Zhang Yue and Tang Jiu were left beside the boat.
Zhang Yue said: "I'll go and tell everyone to take care of it, and I'll leave after hearing from Marquis Yu! We can't abandon our friendship for such a long time on the same ship."
"Sanlang, there is only this firewood boat with six or seven people on board. If there are too many, the boat will sink!"
Zhang Yue was embarrassed for a while and said: "At least say something and leave like this. What do you want me to do..."
While he was speaking, a whistle sounded, and Zhang Yue's expression changed involuntarily.
At this time, the west string of the ship made a loud paddling sound, and suddenly the whole ship sank to the west, and a sound of pedaling on the ship's planks was heard.
"That's too late!"
Tang Jiu's expression condensed, and he immediately hugged Zhang Yue again and jumped off the boat.
Just when Zhang Yue was about to throw them into the boat together, he grabbed a cable, which stopped the falling force, and then they fell into the firewood boat together.
“Cut the rope!”
Tang Jiu drank ferociously.
Ma Wu had already raised his sword, cut the cable rope hard, and then turned the boat upside down.
At this time, a shrill scream sounded!
It was the voice of the boatman at the helm.
In the boat, Zhang Yue suddenly remembered that when he first crossed the river, the weather was very cold, and the boatman had given him a bowl of wine to warm himself up.
Thinking of this, Zhang Yue worked hurriedly for a while, then grabbed the oar and paddled the water.
Huang Haoyi, Ma Wu, and the book boy were so frightened that their legs were weak. Seeing Zhang Yue's behavior, they quickly picked up the oars and rowed.
The boat instantly drew a stone's throw away.
As for Tang Jiu, when he saw this scene, he smiled, held his sword in hand and stepped on the string of the boat, looking at the boat just now!
At this time, there was chaos on the ship!
“There is a calamity!” I don’t know who shouted.
Then I heard several thump thump sounds as something heavy fell into the river.
Zhang Yue buried his face and did not dare to look back. His teeth could not help chattering, but he still held the oar in his hand and rowed towards the river bank.
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The night has passed.
Two of the Wu family's ships sank, and the remaining three were able to fight off the attackers, but all of them were pierced by the bottom of the ship and had to be rowed to the river bank and stranded.
Zhang Yue, Tang Jiu and others rowed the boat to Wu Anshi.
But among the reeds, there were hundreds of people guarding the beach with bows, arrows and swords. When Zhang Yue and others rowed the boat closer, they were alarmed. When Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi appeared, they let them go
They came in, but they still looked wary.
After what happened last night, Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi both looked shocked.
When he saw Wu Anshi, he was as frightened as a bird. But when he saw Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi, he jumped up from the mound, ran close to them and hugged them: "It's great to see you!"
Zhang Yue and Huang Haoyi have just come to their senses at this moment.
Huang Haoyi couldn't help crying on the spot when he thought about what happened last night.
Zhang Yue was also speechless.
"Yesterday I heard that Sanlang and Shilang's ship sank. I thought something bad happened to you two. Not only did Wu lose two close friends, but also how he would explain to Jiangdong's elders when he returned to Beijing the next day. But I didn't expect to be here again.
It’s really great to meet you two. I really don’t know what to say to fully express my joy.”
Wu Anshi wiped away tears and said.
Zhang Yue could tell that the other party's words came from true feelings. He didn't expect that such a second-generation ancestor would care about him. This was really unexpected.
Zhang Yue also clasped his fists and said, "I miss you Mr. Lao Dalang. Everything is fine, but...just..."
Wu Anshi also noticed it at this time and asked: "Yes, Sanlang, does Yan Yuhou and Zhang Du care about their people?"
Before Zhang Yue could answer, Tang Jiu clasped his fists and said, "The thieves came last night, and I was waiting for them to escape in a hurry. Marquis Yu was still fighting with all his strength, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Yue couldn't help but blush after hearing this.
Wu Anshi sighed after hearing this: "Marquis Yu, both of you have been following my father for many years. They are destined to suffer this fate. I don't know how to see my father when I go back. But finally, Sanlang and Silang saved their lives! Yes!
Yes, I see this strong man has been following Saburo."
Zhang Yue said: "Dalangjun, this Tang Jiu was originally an envoy to arrest. He was assassinated and sent to this county for committing crimes. Now he comes to Beijing with me. If he hadn't risked his life to save him last night, I'm afraid Brother Huang and I would have been..."
Tang Jiu couldn't help but be startled after hearing this. He had been in the Yamen for many years, so why didn't he know what Zhang Yue meant.
He thought Zhang Yue would blame him for what happened last night.
Unexpectedly, he did not care about it, and recommended himself to Wu Anshi in this way, leaving him with the opportunity to escape and join the army.
Wu Anshi couldn't help but say after hearing this: "What a strong man, Sanlang, Silang is a good friend of mine. If you save his life, you save my life. Please accept my respects from Wu!"
Speaking of this, Wu Anshi bowed down casually.
Tang Jiu hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to help him: "I can't help it. How could you, the great man, be able to defeat a thief like me and join an army? I really don't dare."
“By the way, if you save the lives of my two friends, you will be my brother Wu from now on!” Wu Anshi insisted on bowing down.
Tang Jiu was already very moved.
Zhang Yue was moved when he saw Wu Anshi's behavior. Although he clearly knew that he was a sycophant, how could he say that there was emotion in flattery? What's more, Wu Anshi was still like this when he encountered a sudden disaster. Zhang Yue could no longer treat him as an ordinary person.
Friends looked at it.
Huang Haoyi also felt the same as Zhang Yue.
The more Zhang thought about this, he looked back and suddenly saw two women wearing curtains and hats beside Wu Anshi.
At this moment, it seemed that a woman's eyes were looking at him. Although it was separated by a hanging veil, Zhang Yue could still feel it subtly.
Zhang Yue's face turned slightly red inadvertently.
Ps: I drank some wine and wrote slower. This chapter of the Chinese New Year is a bit thrilling, but the danger has passed.
Finally, I wish everyone good luck in the New Year, all the best, and a happy New Year!
