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The red sun is slanting in the west, and the evening is coming.

On the Great River.

Sparkling, sunset reflection, countless ripples, endless tenderness.

Seven ferries sailed against the current, waving and swaying in the wind, setting off layers of waves, just like the wrinkles on the cheeks of the old woman.

Sailing against the current for three days, the sun is coming again, and the boat stops on the riverside.

Half an hour later, the stars arrived as scheduled, and the half-moon was in the sky.

In the bamboo forest by the riverside, more than 20 tents are surrounded by an oval, and more than 10 bonfires are lit in the middle.

"Zijing, it's been three whole days, and I've been sailing for more than 30 miles a day, and I'm still more than 100 miles away from Bufu, which is too slow!" By the bamboo forest by the river, Li Li and Lu Su, who had just had dinner, sat on the ground near the water.

After hearing Li Li's words, Lu Su could understand his eagerness and said with relief: "Brother, don't worry, we will arrive at Bufu in two days." Moreover, now we are a ship against the trend, and the speed of travel is far less than that of going straight downstream, so it is already very good to go forward for more than 30 miles a day, and I am afraid that I have more than enough strength to go faster. ”

Li Li bowed slightly, looked up at the starry sky, and sighed softly: "Hey! The flood still ran fast, and in a few hours it went straight down the river for more than 200 miles, and now it takes me six days to return against the water. The gap is too big, and it is inevitable that people will be impetuous! ”

"Hehehe!" Lu Su smiled when he heard this: "Brother is really a strange person!" That day, my brother fell into the torrent and drifted with the water for hundreds of miles, but he was not injured at all, but now he recalls the rapid speed of the flood. This is really 、、、 extraordinary people must have extraordinary actions! ”

"Okay Zijing, don't tease me!" Li Li waved his hand with a wry smile on his face and said: "I should indeed be glad that I fell into the flood and did not die, otherwise I am now a floating corpse that does not know where to drift." It's just that I am indeed a little relieved in my heart, Zicheng and Fengxiao and others. I am afraid that they will worry about me, and it will cause unforeseen incidents. ”

Lu Su's face changed suddenly, and he asked urgently: "Brother is worried about Zicheng and they think you are dead, so they quickly sent this matter back to General Xiliang's mansion?" ”

"Exactly!" Li Li said with a solemn expression: "After three days, Zicheng and Feihu saw that I had not returned for a long time, and they must have thought that I had suffered an accident. Such a big event, they definitely didn't dare to hide it and not report it, maybe they had already sent the matter to Chang'an Li Xuan on the night of the accident. And after Yuan Zhong learned of this, he would definitely not dare to make his own claims, and he would definitely summon the Hanyang Assassin Mansion as soon as possible. Once the news reached the ears of several wives and concubines in my family. Then 、、、 then something big is going to happen! ”

Lu Su's expression couldn't help but become solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, why is the transmission speed so fast?" ”

"Zijing doesn't know." Li Li explained: "At present, there are two fastest communication methods in our Xiliang Army, namely Flying Pigeon Transmission and Flying Eagle Communication. Flying pigeons send messages, naturally needless to say. Gaozu Liu Bang used flying pigeons to deliver news, and it gradually spread since then. Nowadays, the princes of various towns have this kind of emergency communication.

And the Eagle Messenger is rare. However, it is widely used among steppe tribes. In my early years, I was in distress in the Zhangye Desert, and then I was rescued by the Tie family father and son, who are now Tie Tuo, the commander of the county army, and Tie Xiao, the deputy general of the Anyi battalion. Tie's father and son are good at falconry, and after serving me, they have trained more than 100 falcons for emergency communication in our army. Subsequently, the commanders of the twelve main battalions under my command all had six falcons in their hands. There are 12 eagles in the Chang'an General's Mansion and the Hanyang Thorn History Mansion, and in addition, there are also eagle falcons in various critical passes and border stations to send messages in case of timely response to emergencies.

This time he went south to Jingyang Erzhou. Li Zhi accompanied him with two flying eagles, and the news could be transmitted to the Chang'an Wei General's Mansion and the Hanyang Thorn History Mansion at any time. Yangzhou is thousands of miles away from Xiliang, and the flying pigeon may not be able to transmit the message, but the flying eagle can fly thousands of miles to transmit the news to Xiliang.

Therefore, I dare to assert that Zicheng must have reported my distress to Xiliang, even if he did not report the matter to Chang'an as soon as possible, he would have passed the news to my wife and concubine. And that's exactly what worries me the most! ”

"Oh?" Lu Su looked stunned, and asked quite puzzled: "Forgive the little brother for being stupid, why doesn't the elder brother worry about the changes in Xiliang, but he is only worried about his sister-in-law?" Oh, take the liberty of asking, I don't know how many sisters-in-law there are in the foolish brother? ”

"Well, this 、、、" Lu Su's next sentence choked Li Li so lightly that he was immediately stunned and didn't know how to respond.

After a while, Li Li said in a low voice with a slightly embarrassed face: "Don't hide it from Zijing, I have six wives and four concubines, a total of ten wives." Isn't this a bit 、、、? ”

Lu Su was stunned when he heard this, and after being stunned for a moment, he shook his head with a smile and said, "Brother is too worried." And today, among the lower family scholars, there are not a few wives and concubines, just take the younger brother as an example, and now I also have two wives and concubines and two maids, and there are as many as four people. However, the fact that the elder brother has ten wives and concubines is a bit unexpected for the younger brother. To tell the truth, ten sisters-in-law, not much, but also a lot. ”

"Ugh!" A turning point in Lu Su's words made Li Li look very embarrassed.

Until this time, Li Li really saw Lu Zijing's honest nature, and although his words were peaceful, they were faintly exhortation.

And that's exactly what happened. Although Lu Su now calls himself a foolish brother, he is actually two and a half years older than Li Li, so he should be the elder brother. However, from the moment he and Li Li became brothers, he was both Li Li's brother with a different surname and a minister under Li Li. And Mrs. Lu knew this, so she made a decision and directly ordered Lu Su to respect Li Li as her brother, so that Li Li and Lu Su brothers were respected and inferior.

This phenomenon may seem unreasonable, but it is actually justified. Because the order of heaven and earth monarchs and teachers has a long history and is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, "pro" is ranked after "king", which is the so-called difference between the lord and the minister, and the dignity and inferiority are orderly.

"This 、、、 respect, let's not mention this matter for the time being, it's important to get down to business." After finally stabilizing his mind, Li Li said lightly.

"Brother and why he is worried about his sister-in-law, the younger brother would like to hear about it." Lu Su knew the truth of being too late, and he also knew that the matter of Li Li's wife and concubine was a private matter after all, and it was inconvenient for him to say more, so he nodded happily.

"Hmm." Li Li breathed a sigh of relief and said: "As Zijing said, I have a lot of wives and concubines in my family, but the relationship between husband and wife has always been very good and very affectionate. If they learn that I am in distress on my way south, then the matter will be a big deal! My wives and concubines seem to be skillful and gentle, but in fact, they are soft on the outside and strong on the inside, and they are very assertive, and there are also civil and martial arts among them. The Li family in the main room is graceful and generous, and his mind is exquisite, which is quite similar to his brother Li Xuan, and his wisdom is outstanding. The side room Dian Wuflaw was once the princess of the Xiutu tribe, an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, who led the Xiutu Iron Cavalry to fight for many years, and was once known as the 'unparalleled god of war'. After marrying me, he also went out with the army, participated in military aircraft, and gave advice, until he became pregnant two years ago, and gradually faded out of the army. Concubine Ma Yunluo is the daughter of Xiliang Ma Teng, the sister of the fierce general Ma Chao, whose martial arts are only slightly inferior to her brother, and her temperament is strong.

In addition, among my many wives and concubines, there are many people who have experienced ups and downs, and they have escaped from the Chang'an Rebellion, and their minds are extremely high. Therefore, if they think that I have been killed, they will be heartbroken and will not hesitate to avenge me. Moreover, my soldier Fu Shuai Yin is in the hands of the Li clan in the main room, so that they can mobilize hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops to send troops to the Central Plains to defeat Cao Cao in Yanzhou. If this is the case, it will inevitably disrupt my previous plan, and the results of two years of recuperation will be ruined, which will be a big thing for me! ”

"This 、、、" Lu Su looked shocked and confused, wanting to persuade Li Li but didn't know where to start.

After forcibly calming down, Lu Su whispered and comforted: "The matter has come to this point, it's useless to think too much, brother and relieved." If the sisters-in-law are really wise and calm as their brother said, they must not act rashly for the time being, and they must plan carefully before dispatching troops to the Central Plains. If this is the case, they will need at least half a month to plan, and it will also take a month to mobilize the army, so there will still be no time. ”

After a pause, Lu Su continued: "From tomorrow onwards, we will set off at dawn, and everyone will form three teams to take turns paddling, speed up and hurry, and strive to reach Bufu within two days, and then immediately send the news that my brother is safe back to Xiliang." In addition, I will send a few more capable Hu to set off tonight and rush to Bufu by land, so as to spread the news to Zicheng, Fengxiao and others as soon as possible. This can be guaranteed, please don't worry, brother! ”

Li Li bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "This can only be the case now, I hope Xin'er and the others don't be impulsive, otherwise they will 、、、、、、."

While he was preoccupied, Li Li suddenly asked, "By the way, Zijing, where did you originally plan to go this time?" ”

"Oh, I wanted to move my family to Juchao to join Zhou Yu." Lu Su answered.

"Zhou Yu Zhou Gongjin?" Li Li's expression was shocked, and he groaned in surprise.

Lu Su nodded in response and said in surprise: "Brother has also heard of the name of Gongjin?" Could it be that my brother went south to Yangzhou this time specifically to find a talent to visit the virtuous? ”

"Oh, I've heard of the name Zhou Yu before." Li Li looked strange and said: "I heard that Zhou Yu has been very smart since he was a child, and he is known as the 'Luoyang Prodigy', so I have also heard of it. As for what he will be able to do when he grows up, it is unknown. Since Zijing knows Zhou Yu, he must know something about him, but I don't know what this person is? ”

After finishing speaking, the corners of Li Li's mouth twitched twice, and his eyes were a little fluttering.

Obviously, it feels uncomfortable to talk nonsense with his eyes open, he obviously knows a lot about Zhou Yu, but he has to pretend not to know at the moment, otherwise if Lu Su asks questions, he will not be able to give a reasonable explanation. However, this kind of deception of his brother was really uncomfortable, so much so that he himself despised himself, and covered up his weakness by twitching the corners of his mouth.

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