When the sound of "boom boom boom" sounded outside the cabin, Feng Ziying fell down on the spot almost without thinking, and then took advantage of the situation to sweep her legs and push the tea table in front of her upward diagonally.
The crossbow arrow that came through the air struck hard on the table that was rising up, making a buzzing and shuddering sound, then hit the window lattice and fell down.
Cui Jingrong and the others who were sitting at the back were all looking at each other. Fortunately, Captain Long and the Cao gang reacted very quickly, and in an instant they had controlled the two wings outside the cabin to prevent the enemy from following up and attacking.
In fact, the chance of succeeding in this kind of assassination on the river is extremely small.
Because the river is wide and both sides of the canal are flat, if several assassins want to attack a large ship, they have to either sink the ship to cause chaos and then take advantage of the situation to assassinate, or they can directly board the ship to assassinate, or they can only
Attacked with blunderbuss and even artillery.
But there is no doubt that the difficulty is too high.
Scuttling a ship sounds simple and seems feasible, but in fact it is almost impossible. Unless it is in the middle of a large river, it becomes impractical on a canal.
These official ships, which are specially used to carry passengers, first of all pay attention to safety. You really think that you can hold your breath underwater and sink the ship without making a sound. Do you think that the Cao gang who are just living on the water are idiots?
? After decades of rolling on the water, even if there is a slight abnormal sound from the bottom of the boat, they can tell that it is stranded or hit by a foreign object. Even if you have a diamond, it is impossible to drill through the bottom of the boat in one go.
It is easy to board the ship directly to assassinate, but what you have to face are the expert guards from Qiushui Sword Sect and Cao Gang. This does not include the people of Long Jinwei. If a few people are left alive and fall into the hands of Long Jinwei, then
But the smell is too long, and if it is absolutely necessary, no one would be willing to take such a risk-taking approach that would almost lead to death.
In fact, the best way is to attack with firecrackers or even artillery. It should be said that this method is the best.
But if this was in Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, or Guangzhou, it might still be possible. After all, the artillery and muskets from the Xiyi people in Luzon could already be bought from pirates and Xiyi people, but this was on the canal, and it was Yangzhou City soon.
, in the real hinterland of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is almost impossible for firecrackers and artillery to appear in the hands of anyone other than the official army.
The shouts of killing were endless. It was obvious that Long Jinwei, the Cao Gang, and the Qiu Shui Sword Sect had already engaged in a confrontation with their opponents, but it soon became silent.
Everyone in the cabin clung to the cabin board, leaning against the wall or relying on tables and chairs for cover. Under such circumstances, there was no need to talk about demeanor and demeanor. The most important thing was to save lives, including Feng Ziying.
Seeing Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng lying on the deck right behind him, with pale faces, panicked eyes, and trembling bodies, Feng Ziying was amused but also understandable, as they had never interacted with each other before.
Scholars who have experienced this have never lived on the border. How have they ever experienced such a situation?
Even Cui Jingrong, Wei Guangwei and the others were not much better. On the contrary, Sun Juxiang was still a bit unruly. He could still look around while lying on the ground.
The bulkheads of this class of passenger ships are very strong, and even powerful crossbows cannot penetrate them, so they can only shoot in through the windows. Both ends are guarded by Cao Gang and Long Jinwei, so there is no doubt that the assassins can break through.
enter.
After waiting for a stick of incense, the noise outside became louder again. Feng Ziying thought about it for a while before getting up and motioning to the two classmates next to her: "Mengzhang, Keyao, get up. It's probably nothing."
"Ah? How do you know?" Fan Jingwen hesitated.
"I guess it wasn't meant to be an assassination. It was more of a demonstration and warning to remind our group."
As soon as Feng Ziying finished speaking, Cui Jingrong had slowly gotten up and asked, "Ziying, why do you say that?"
Several other people also looked around and after a while, they carefully lifted the bulkhead and stood up.
"Mr. Cui, we are almost arriving in Yangzhou. Our official duties are almost over. To be blunt, the emperor and Wenyuan Pavilion are pressing us so hard that every time we go to investigate, we have to go back by memorial. What's left?
The next thing I want to do is to listen to a general report from our group after we go back and everything will be fine. In fact, we all know that the emperor and the elders have some plans in mind at this time, and there are just a few more.
It’s just a matter of considering the details. To put it bluntly, we have nothing to do anymore, so what’s the point of assassinating us?”
"Maybe those people don't know the details here..." Before Wu Liangsi finished speaking, Feng Ziying laughed angrily, "Brother Ming Zhong, are you insulting these people? They don't even have this little information.
You can't even find out, so you dare to get involved in the muddy waters of Kaihai?"
This sentence choked Wu Liangsi to the point of speechlessness, but when he thought about it, it was indeed true. Who could get involved in the opening of the sea, and even dare to take such actions? Who is not rich in wealth?
Although I don’t know who they are, I can guess that they are nothing more than those stakeholders, and it is basically certain that they are the people from Fujian and Zhejiang, and they waited until the official ship left Fujian and Zhejiang and landed on the ground in Nanzhi.
I came here to play this game, thinking that I could avoid suspicion, but this is more proof that it was this group of people who did it.
When Sun Juxiang expressed his opinion angrily, Feng Ziying flatly denied it: "Brother Bofu, I don't agree with what you said, and in my opinion, they are the least likely..."
"Why?!" several people said in unison.
"Brother Bofu, these people have been working in shopping malls for many years. They have deep connections with local officials. On the one hand, they know that it is impossible to do, but they still want to do this. It is meaningless. On the other hand, they know that this is not possible.
This behavior will obviously attract our anger and attention to them. Do you think they will be so stupid? In my opinion, it is more likely that they are those who have disputes with their interests and even want to kill them all.
, this kind of trick of blaming others is probably not a new trick for them, so if Long Jinwei, the Cao Gang, and the Qiushui Sword Sect fail to catch anyone in a while, it will be enough to show that the younger brother has
The judgment is basically reliable.”
Soon the news came that no one had been caught. The opponent fled away as soon as he missed the hit, without giving this side any chance. They even used several military crossbows during the pursuit and threw them away together.
Gave it to Captain Long.
However, Feng Ziying looked at several powerful crossbows that had been almost polished, and shook her head.
Although this kind of crossbow is said to be a customized version of the weapon of the Dazhou camp, it is impossible to get it as long as you spend money. Especially in Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangxi, the military discipline of the coastal guards is rotten, especially some officers.
They were engaged in payment, smuggling, and even colluding with Japanese pirates to rob homes and homes, not to mention a few powerful crossbows.
This also shows that they have made thorough preparations for a long time. As long as no living person falls into your hands, you have nothing to do and you have no room to doubt.
When only Cui Jingrong and Feng Ziying were left on the penetration, Cui Jingrong, who had not spoken much, couldn't help but said: "Ziying, have you guessed the origins of these people? What do they mean?"
Feng Ziying smiled bitterly, but she couldn't hide it from Cui Jingrong, an old fox.
"Mr. Cui, I just have some suspicions, but this kind of thing itself has no basis and is just speculation." Feng Ziying shook her head, "You also see it?"
"Well, it is true that there is no intention of assassination. If he really wanted to assassinate, he would not choose a place like this." Cui Jingrong had a complicated expression, "It's just that they did this..."
"Mr. Cui, as I said before, I have touched someone's interests. Even though they are doing things for the imperial court, they still have orders from the top and have to go back to deliver their work. Maybe they also spent a lot of money to fight for it.
You came here with such an opportunity, but it was ruined by my coming and going, and the loss was huge. How will you do business when you go back?"
Feng Ziying sighed, "It's just that everyone is in a different position and can only do things according to their respective responsibilities. No matter whether it offends someone or harms someone's interests, it is inevitable. As long as you understand more, it will be okay."
Well, I’m not going too far..."
"Isn't that too much?" Cui Jingrong was a little angry, "How is it appropriate to act like this?"
"Mr. Cui, we just suspected it, and it may not be them. It's just that they are more likely. Besides, it's hard to say that those who originally wanted to take advantage of the situation to take advantage of the situation to take the piece that they thought would be divided up naturally ended up being
For those who have been ruined, maybe they have already discussed this with others..."
Feng Ziying carefully considers every word and sentence.
Indeed, I have offended too many people this time.
From Long Jinwei and the Ministry of Punishment, who knew that this trip would be a big fat one?
There are also those large merchants, especially those gentry and wealthy merchants who are just preparing to enter. They need a group of smuggling merchants like Gu Yanbing with no connections and no background to fill them. They have been gearing up for a long time. Even Gu Yanbing and the others have already
With mental preparation, I even considered fleeing overseas.
Perhaps this group of people had already made plans with Long Jinwei, the Ministry of Punishment and even the local government, and waited for the time to come and share the food, but now they were intercepted by themselves first, and the emperor's order was in hand, and the order was in hand.
It caught them off guard at once.
This loss is certain, but I need to find a place to vent my bad breath, and at the same time, give myself a warning.
With this calculation, well, it seems acceptable.
If you offend, you will be offended. Who can give up such a huge benefit so easily?
What's more, it was clearly approved by the emperor, and they were doing things for the court and the emperor. They could only swallow their anger, otherwise they would never be able to give such a simple warning.
Although Cui Jingrong roughly knew that Feng Ziying was planning for the emperor on behalf of Denglai, the matter itself had nothing to do with him. It was just that he couldn't stand such dirty methods.
"Ziying, this matter cannot be let go. There must be an explanation. Otherwise, who will dare to do things for the imperial court in the future?" Cui Jingrong snorted and said, "After I return to Beijing, I will report to Emperor Ming and
Several cabinet elders should investigate this matter thoroughly."
