Chapter 241: Open Struggle and Secret Fighting
On the sixteenth day of the first month, the sun was shining, the whole city of Jinling was under martial law, and tens of thousands of elite soldiers were marched to the edge of the Yangtze River. The people in the city have www.biquge.info dispatched, and they have already learned from the market that the main capital has moved to avoid disasters, so they will naturally not miss such a beautiful scene. At the beginning of the hour, five hundred forbidden troops in the palace took the lead, with golden helmets and golden armor, holding spears, and riding high-headed horses in formation, which was naturally the leading guard of honor of the lord of Jiangnan. Behind is a team of Divine Guard soldiers, and then hundreds of eunuchs and palace maids escorting a sedan chair carried by sixty-four people, and in it is Li Jinghe, the lord of Jiangnan, and the empress.
followed by dozens of sedan chairs, naturally the harem concubines and princesses. Behind them are hundreds of civil and military officials, and there are hundreds of them. Finally, there was a group of forbidden soldiers, numbering thousands, with bright armor and majestic majesty.
The people of Jinling looked at each other blankly, with different expressions, and some bold people turned their heads and ears, not knowing what to discuss. Xiao Han took Jiangdong Pavilion to stand on a restaurant and watched, not knowing which sedan chair was sitting Li Yueying. Seeing Li Jing's team marching towards the west gate, Xiao Han sighed with emotion: "The king of a country, he does not want to forge ahead, he is afraid of the enemy, how can the country be undefeated?"
Jiangdong Pavilion introduced a martial artist, didn't know the meaning of Xiao Han's words, and was silent. A hearty voice suddenly came from behind him: "Discussing state affairs privately is not a light crime. ”
Xiao Han hurriedly turned around, but saw a young man standing behind him, looking at him with a smile. This son's face is like Fu Yu, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, but he is seven points more handsome than Duan Xiliu. He was slender, wearing a moon-white robe, a crystal clear jade pendant hanging from his waist, a pair of deerskin boots, a folding fan in his hand, and a scarf with tied hair, but he was dressed as a standard Confucian student.
Behind him were two young men, equally heroic, presumably domestic servants. This childe smiled and made people close, Xiao Han smiled and said: "Childe heard what he was talking about?" Childe smiled and said: "It's rude under you, please don't blame Childe." ”
The two saw each other again and introduced their names respectively, and the son claimed that his surname was Zhao, his single name was Xu, and his name was Zhongqing. The two sat on either side of a table, and their own shop served refreshments. The elegant seat here was chartered by the wealthy businessmen, there were no miscellaneous people, the two respected each other, Xiao Han said: "I had a feeling just now, but I was worried that the great country would be buried in vain, and I didn't want to be heard by Brother Zhao, I was really ashamed." ”
Zhao Xu smiled and said: "I didn't expect that Brother Xiao is a patriot, which is really admired by the younger brother." Now that the state of Jiangnan is in decline, the lord of the country goes out of Beijing to avoid trouble, and the national government is entrusted to the prince. ”
Xiao Han snorted lightly, and then said with a smile: "King Wu was appointed as the crown prince of the country, as far as I know, he is a merry seed, he was immersed in poetry and poetry when he was in the East Palace, such a gentleman, may take on the great task of Zhongxing?"
Zhao Xu said in surprise: "Brother Xiao, it's a pity that you and I are just grass people, and we can only watch the country decline day by day, but I can't help it, I can only sigh." ”
Xiao Han sighed and said, "It's just talking, it's just a matter of talking quickly." The two looked at each other and smiled, and talked about him again. Zhao Xu knows a lot, literature, painting and calligraphy are the first to talk about, if Xiao Han didn't read a lot of books, he really couldn't cope with it.
Xiao Han then talked about some strange things, where did Zhao Xu hear about these things in the afterlife, and he was quickly attracted, and the conversation reached noon. Zhao Xu called a table of feasts, the two pushed the cups and changed the lamps, and after eating and drinking, they continued to chat, and Xiao Han naturally became the protagonist.
He was going to follow him to the Yangtze River to have a look, but he didn't expect to meet Zhao Xu, and after a conversation, Xiao Han suddenly felt like a bosom friend. Zhao Xu is intelligent, with a pair of bright eyes as if he can see through people's hearts and lungs, Xiao Han tried his best to control himself from telling his true identity, for fear of frightening him as a scholar.
At this time, Jinling City lifted martial law, and the people talked about it, but Jinling was prosperous, and after the people discussed, everything was as usual, no different from the past.
Zhao Xu is an excellent listener, Xiao Han is the best storyteller, the two of them are in harmony, just like talking about cross talk, Xiao Han told him "Water Margin" for two hours, and Zhao Xu listened to it with straight eyes, and sighed that he didn't know Xiao Han earlier. Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Xu insisted on inviting him to the mansion as a guest, Xiao Han remembered that he had missed a big event on a whim, and he didn't even see Li Yueying, but sprayed a small piece of fresh meat all afternoon, making him wonder if he was sick.
Xiao Han insisted on refusing, Zhao Xu was helpless, and after asking Xiao Han's address, he announced that he would come to visit when he changed the time, and then he took the two family members back to the house. Jiang Dongge followed without saying a word, and Xiao Han smiled bitterly: "Senior Brother Jiang, do you think I'm cheap? ”
Jiang Dongge Zhengse said: "The story is good, what happened to Wu Song?" Xiao Han was drinking tea, almost choked, and coughed repeatedly: "I'm really a storyteller, hurry back to the inn, I still have something to do." ”
The two returned to the inn, Sima An and Chu Tianshu came up with their seven sons, and everyone talked about today's events, and they all sighed that the royal trip was really extraordinary. Xiao Han was not interested in Li Jing, and now that Li Yueying was leaving, if he hadn't helped Li Congshan in her face, he would have followed him to Hongzhou.
It's also interesting to think about it, she wants to help Li Yueying's brother against her other brother, I don't know how she will feel when she finds out one day, and whether she will beat him up. Will you be sad and sad, will you try your best to obstruct it, and what will you do when the time comes.
After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Han memorized the cheats for a while, there was no thunder today, and he went to bed early. Who knew that Bai Haoming didn't know where to get out of here, and woke him up, saying that he had something to say. Xiao Han got up from the bed, opened the door to let him in, Bai Haoming smiled evilly: "Master, who do you guess I saw in the city today?"
Xiao Han frowned and said, "You kid has something to say, otherwise I will spank you." Bai Haoming shook his head and said, "I saw Brother Ye." Xiao Han was taken aback and asked, "Which Brother Ye?" Bai Haoming frowned and said: "I was watching the soldiers on the street with my uncle and senior brothers, and suddenly I saw a person in gray clothes in the opposite crowd who looked like my Brother Ye Qingshu, I called twice, but unfortunately there were too many people, and there were soldiers guarding on both sides, and Brother Ye didn't know if he saw me, so he turned his face away." When I looked again, he was gone. ”
Xiao Han said strangely: "What about the others? Have you seen it?" Bai Haoming shook his head and said: "No, I wonder if I am dazzled now, if Brother Ye comes, should my Sister Ye and Sister Hao also come?" Maybe they are here to find us. ”
Xiao Han's mind turned sharply, without his order, Ye Zixuan would never bring someone to Jinling to find him privately, Putuo Mountain is far away from Jinling, even if he buys, he will not come here, it must be Bai Haoming who has seen the wrong person. Xiao Han casually praised Bai Haoming a few words, and then sent him back to sleep.
Bai Haoming left, but Xiao Han couldn't sleep, thinking of his brothers and sisters of the Wudang faction, who were thrown thousands of miles away by himself, although there were people from the Wu Yue three factions and Feng Tianbao to guard, if the Demon Sect wanted to raid Putuo Mountain, they couldn't stop it at all, it seemed that he had to hurry up and finish his business, and then go back to reunite with them.
Early in the morning of the second day, Xiao Han took Jiangdong Pavilion to the Yangtze River secretly, found Ke Laosan, who was responsible for smuggling, and the two discussed secretly for a long time, Xiao Han came out of the reeds with a smile on his face, and took Jiangdong Pavilion to visit Hang Yingjie at the Jiaolong Gang station.
The Jiaolong Gang has always been active on the Yangtze River, the original power was huge, almost monopolized the Yangtze River shipping, and later the Great Song Dynasty occupied the 14 states in the north of the Yangtze River, and the Southern Tang Dynasty divided the river and ruled, the two countries set up heavy guards on the riverside, and the shipping business was not as good as before. The Jiaolong Gang has more than 200 people, all of whom are very water-based, and it is said that some people can stay at the bottom of the river for a day and a night with a single reed pipe.
Xiao Han found Hang Yingjie, but Hang Yingjie didn't expect the head of the house to come in person, and he was sweating profusely. Xiao Han didn't expect him to be so timid, but the big things mattered, and he didn't care about studying these small things in detail, so the two discussed behind closed doors for a long time. Xiao Han came out with a smile on his face, looking very satisfied, and rushed to the Youyu Gang with Jiangdong Pavilion, and talked with the gang leader Ji Wenle for a long time, until it was almost late before returning to Jinling.
Because the lord of the country left Beijing and the prince was in charge of the country, for safety, many patrol soldiers were added to the streets. Xiao Han didn't care about resting, took Jiangdong Pavilion through the streets and alleys, came to the back door of a deep house compound with blue bricks and green tiles, and knocked on the door bolt gently. After a while, the door flashed open, and Xiao Han whispered: "I am entrusted by King Zheng to ask to see your master." ”
The person inside the door raised a lantern, looked Xiao Han up and down, and said, "My master doesn't know any King Zheng, you can go back." Jiangdong Pavilion was in a hurry, and was about to step forward to push the door, Xiao Han shook his head and motioned for him to step aside, took out the jade pendant that King Zheng gave him, handed it to the gatekeeper and shook it gently: "What if there is this?" The gatekeeper glanced at them, looked at them again, and said softly: "Wait a minute, you two, I'll go and report." ”
Xiao Han took Jiangdong Pavilion and shrank into the dark shadow, and after a while, he heard a soft knock on the door, and the gatekeeper said softly: "Two of you, please come in." The two of them flashed out of the shadows and slipped into the door, which shut. A dark shadow whispered, "Follow the road all the way, my master is waiting in the back hall." ”
As soon as Xiao Han and the others entered, a dark figure in the distance slowly stood up from the roof opposite, looked puzzled, and shrank back after hesitating for a while.
The two of them followed his instructions to the back hall, where they saw only a dim oil lamp lit, and a tall middle-aged man looked at them with a wary expression.
Xiao Han smiled and arched his hand: "Zheng Dutou, we meet again." ”