Chapter 1003: The Royal Road is Ruthless
Chapter 1009
When it was about to get dark, the boat crossed the river and docked at Jiujiang City on the opposite bank.
The luggage of everyone was transported down from the ship, and Liu Facai paid the fare to Boss Zhou. Boss Zhou shirked it, and by this time, he could already see that Cheng Dalei was not an ordinary person. Besides, if it weren't for Cheng Dalei today, the three brothers would inevitably fall into the hands of a leprosy.
However, this bit of silver is naturally nothing to Cheng Dalei, and he doesn't want to waste too much time on this section.
After paying the fare, everyone went to the dock and parted. At the time of parting, Boss Zhou was still wondering in his heart: Who is Cheng Dalei?
Dare to cross the river alone, and carry the gold and silver of beautiful concubines around him, this kind of courage must not be something that ordinary people can have.
Across the river, the population gradually became denser, and the south and north of the Yangtze River were like two worlds.
The Rong people fought all the way to the north bank of the river, stationed millions of soldiers, and eyed the splendid Jiangnan. The entire Northland was dragged into the war by the Rong tribe, and one war after another was fought, and the Northland was devastated, and the ten rooms were empty.
Although there were wars in Jiangnan, everyone was an empire and restrained each other. So Jiangnan was not affected much. Commercial exchanges, pedestrians, although not as prosperous as before the war, but the scene here can still be called lively.
After they entered the city, they found an inn to stay in. All the way from Chang'an to here, Xiaoxing stayed overnight, and there were no people for hundreds of miles. At this moment, being in Jiangnan is like being in two worlds.
Cheng Dalei, Liu Facai, and Xu Shenji can say that they are all accustomed to going to the rivers and lakes and have suffered hardships. And Diao Chan and the women walked all the way down but were miserable, and now they can finally take a good rest.
stayed in Jiujiang City for three or five days, and on this day, Cheng Dalei and Xu Shenji came to the outside of the city with a jar of wine.
There is a deserted grave here, which is covered with wild grass, and there is an unwritten monument erected in front of the grave, and most people do not know who is buried in the grave.
Cheng Dalei also inquired and found out that this is Heshen's clothed mound. He Shen died in Jiujiang City, and his body was transported back to Liangzhou for proper burial. He walked out of Liangzhou, so it can be regarded as a return to his roots. There is the old department of Li Xing in Jiangnan, who is grateful to Heshen for his personality, and erected a well-dressed mound for him outside Jiujiang City.
Cheng Dalei sprinkled the wine in front of the grave and stood silent for a long time. Before He Shen left Liangzhou, Cheng Dalei had a careful conversation with him, but the two had different morals, so they parted ways. In the end, it ended up like this, and Cheng Dalei didn't know what to say.
"Everyone has their own ambitions, and he can be regarded as benevolent, and the big boss doesn't have to be too sad. Xu Shenji said on the side.
Cheng Dalei poured the last drop of wine into his stomach, and along the way, he had also seen too many dead people. Everyone can die, and Heshen is no exception. So Cheng Dalei can't talk about how sad he is, it's just a brother, and Cheng Dalei is a little lost when he sees the tomb of the deceased.
"Let's go. ”
Cheng Dalei put the wine jar in front of the grave and talked softly.
"Big boss, where are we going next?"
The two stepped on the way back to the city, and Xu Shenji asked.
"I want to go to Yangzhou to have a look, it is a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, let's also open our eyes. ”
The empire is very large, there are 13 states, 100 single and 8 cities, and Cheng Dalei has also taken many places over the years, from Youzhou to Liangzhou, from the northwest grassland to the East China Sea, but Jiangnan, he really rarely comes. I've been here for a long time, but I've only been in Thousand Boats City for a few days, and I've left quickly.
He doesn't know much about this splendid Jiangnan.
What Cheng Dalei said to Li Xingya was half-true, but he really wanted to take this opportunity to look around.
When Cheng Dalei planned his trip to the south of the Yangtze River in Jiujiang City, Qi Jiguang, who was far away in Chang'an City, had already learned the news of the loss of Cheng Dalei's traces.
This matter, he forcibly pressed and did not report it to Li Xingya. As the Ninth Five-Year Honor, Li Xingya is qualified in many places, does not covet women, does not pay attention to pomp and circumstance, and does not indulge in luxury enjoyment.
But only in the matter of Cheng Dalei, he was indecisive and wavering. If this news is reported to Li Xingzai, it is impossible to say that Li Xingzai will consider it again, and even let Cheng Dalei go.
The royal road is ruthless, since Li Xingzai can't do ruthless things, then he will do the way for heaven by himself.
Walk the merciless way for the Son of Heaven.
After learning that he had lost Cheng Dalei's traces, Qi Jiguang could be said to be furious and sprayed a group of fish and dragon guards to the blood.
It's a shame that you are all known as the leaders of the rivers and lakes, the supreme of martial arts, and what kind of megatron are your nicknames, dominating the ground, so that Cheng Dalei can slip under your nose, what kind of cheek are you mixing in the rivers and lakes.
A group of fish dragon guards stood in a row in front of Qi Jiguang and were scolded speechless, but they were somewhat unconvinced in their hearts.
"My lord, that's Cheng Da Lei ......" A man named Lu Kuiyuan spoke.
"What about Cheng Dalei?" Qi Jiguang asked with an oblique eyebrow.
Lu Kuiyuan obediently closed his mouth, he couldn't offend Qi Jiguang's authority, but he didn't have nothing to say in his heart.
Just because he is Cheng Dalei, this alone is enough, and no other reason is needed.
Since his birth, few people have been able to bargain in front of Cheng Dalei. What about Cui Xiang, what about the General's Mansion, they are all buried in the soil now. In this troubled world, in order to protect themselves, the people of the rivers and lakes will inevitably be eagle dogs with others, but Cheng Dalei can pull out the banner and become a prince, and even have the qualifications to fight against the court.
He doesn't want to fight in this world, if he really wants to fight, it is not good to say who will kill the deer in the end.
Qi Jiguang knew what they were thinking when he looked at the eyes of these people, and sighed helplessly in his heart.
"Cheng Dalei is indeed a little more cunning, so we must be more vigilant and do everything we can to don't let him take advantage of the loophole. ”
"My lord, if you spread the news of Jiangnan Green Forest Road and inquire about Cheng Dalei, report it as soon as there is news. Lu Kuiyuan said.
"No, you can't. Qi Jiguang waved his hand, the action against Cheng Dalei was a secret operation, and in the end, Cheng Dalei died in anyone's hands, but it was best not to have anything to do with the imperial court.
"This matter should not be publicized, 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 then he will harm the people of the world. ”
In fact, Qi Ji calculated that it was of little significance to conceal Cheng Dalei from this matter, the key was to hide it from the people of the world, and not to make them think that Li Xingzai was an unrighteous king who killed his brothers.
"You don't know. Qi Jiguang sighed suddenly: "Cheng Dalei went out of Beijing this time to collude with the old department of Liangzhou and plot a rebellion. The empire has just gone through a war, and the people have a chance to cultivate their business, which can withstand another war. So as a last resort, I had to kill Cheng Dalei first. ”
Qi Jiguang's tone was helpless: "Kill this thief, you are all meritorious ministers of the empire." ”