Great Sui Storyteller

Chapter 648 647. Cannon!

Master Huqiu did not walk fast this way.

When heading north from Liyang, she deliberately maintained a speed that was neither too fast nor too slow.

It took nearly two days to reach the pier at the Yangtze River, which is specially used to distribute goods.

There are many such wharves along the entire Yangtze River, all of which are used for the diversion of goods during the north-south trade.It's just that it looks a bit depressed now, and the pier looks deserted.

Master Huqiu didn't deliberately reveal his identity, and when he arrived at the pier, he signaled Li Zhen to leave the carriage here.

Get on the boat from here, and you can reach Jiangdu all the way.

At most one day more effort.

Besides, there was nothing else in the carriage except those tea sets, and after the two of them left, someone would take care of the carriage.

Li Zhen guessed that the people from Baiqisi also had a contact point here.

But right now there are so many people, it's not easy for him to ask.

He just said with some concern:

"My lord, these boats... have been ridden by the poor, and the environment is not very good."

"It's okay."

Lord Fox Qiu meant something.

And this wait lasted for more than an hour, and half of the ships were not seen.

Not to mention the two of them, the entire pier is a bit bored.

And at this time, Master Huqiu finally spoke:
"During the time of Taiping, the Yangtze River had a reputation of a hundred ships a day and a thousand sails. When I came last time, I just ate a bowl of soup and cakes, and the ships lined up for unloading. But now... Taoist priests , You said that even this rich and prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River is like this, so what should this world be like?"

She spoke quietly, but Li Zhen could hear her clearly.

After listening, Li Zhen asked rather curiously:
"When was the last time Your Excellency came?"

"About... seven or eight years ago? I can't remember exactly."

"And...who?"

"Master."

Upon hearing Zhu Huai's name, Li Zhen nodded:

"I see……"

Then maybe he was bored, and he asked with some interest:

"My lord, what kind of person is he...?"

"Only me."

Master Huqiu gave the most appropriate evaluation lightly.

"It doesn't matter whether it's good or bad, it's all about me."

"Like a flame that can never be bound?"

"Yes, no matter what envelops the flame, there will always be a day when it will be burned through. Just like the ice, as long as there is enough water, it will continue to expand, from ice sheets, to ice cubes, to glaciers... …the iceberg. That's it."

"...What about your relationship with him? Okay?"

"..."

Lord Huqiu was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked:
"What do you think? If you think the relationship is good, how did I get this scar on my chest?"

But after hearing this, Li Zhen shook his head:
"But Pindao feels that it is precisely because the lord is alive that he can prove that...he actually... misses the lord, right? After all, according to what Pindao knew about him in Pegasus City, if he is really as good as the lord Yan is a very self-centered person, it may be the life of an adult..."

"maybe."

There was no change in Master Huqiu's tone.

Then he stood up straight away:

"Taoist, it's time to go."

Li Zhen instinctively glanced in the direction of the Yangtze River.

I saw a medium-sized water transport ship furling its sails.

And the workers on the dock seemed to be more or less refreshed because they finally got a boat.

These stevedores live off these ships.

When there are too many ships, the boatmen cannot unload them, and sometimes they have to pay more.

But now, just like his grandson seeing his grandfather, he looked at the cargo ship and smiled, all crowded on the wooden bridge where the ship was docked, looking forward to the stars and the moon.

He even took the initiative to take the cable thrown by the boatman, tied it firmly, and a dozen travelers got off the boat.

Then these stevedores boarded the ship, and it didn't take long for the goods to be carried out in one or two packages.

"Is there a boat behind?"

"Don't mention it. Overseas will go away. Some people are afraid of causing water bandits, and the bosses of the boat are afraid to run away. They plan to wait and see for a while. If we don't need money at the bow of the boat, we won't run away this time... But still Okay, this journey is quite peaceful. I guess it will return to normal in a few days."

"That's fine... Sigh, the brothers have been farting all day long."

"Didn't you say that Manager Du in Liyang is at war? What's going on?"

"Where do we know to go? Who dares to go over there? Are you not afraid of death?"

"That's right... Well, this business is getting harder and harder to do. The food along the way has gone up in the past few days. I hope that the food in Jiangdu can be sold at a good price..."

"It's the same here, hey... I still envy Boss Zhang and the others. They made a lot of money by transporting swords and swords a few days ago. It is estimated that they will not come out for at least two or three months. The world is getting more and more chaotic. We This job is really licking blood..."

"No..."

The man who seemed to be the chief of the boatman was chatting with a man who came with the stevedore.

And when the goods were almost unloaded, Li Zhen took a few steps forward:
"Fusheng Wuliang Tianzun, can the boatman go to Jiangdu?"

The captain of the boatman glanced at Li Zhen, then at Mr. Fox Fur, who was wearing a bamboo hat behind him and the long sword inlaid with fiery red gemstones was still hanging around his waist. Greed first flashed in his eyes...but he was immediately caught by a group of people. All vigilance and fear were dispelled.

Without further ado, he just shook his head:
"No. The Taoist chief should find someone else."

"..."

The corner of Li Zhen's mouth twitched...

Are you talking nonsense with your eyes open?
But just as he was about to speak, a shiny silver object flew out from behind and landed on the boatman's head.

"Ouch……"

The man covered his head subconsciously, and was about to get angry, but when the silver thing fell on the deck, it made a sound that was very familiar to him.

Looking down...

silver……

Official silver!

One tael of silver ingots!
"!!!"

As soon as there was a look of seeing Qian's eyes open in his eyes, Mr. Huqiu had already walked on the boat with his sword in hand.

When passing by Li Zhen, the Taoist heard a voice:
"A lot of nonsense."

"..."

The corner of Li Zhen's mouth twitched...

Your uncle's.

What a big dog?
Immediately followed.

After the two of them got on the deck, Master Huqiu didn't have any intention of going to rest in the cabin.

Just standing on the bow of the boat, quietly like a sculpture.

When the boatman tentatively grasped the money and wanted to be polite, he simply said:
"Bring two chairs here."

"...Hey, okay, two masters, wait a moment, the younger one will go now."

The boatman, who was obviously vigilant just now, was terribly dog-legged at this moment, and Li Zhen kept rolling his eyes.

And soon after the two chairs were taken out, Master Hu Qiu sat on one of them, and Li Zhen sat on the other chair.

The sailors on the ship were busy for a while, and soon the cable was untied, and the ship set off again.

It was almost dusk, and the water surface of the Yangtze River was calm.

The fiery red sunset shines on the Yangtze River, which is constantly rushing day and night. It is really beautiful in autumn.

Li Zhen stared in a daze.

In a daze, the ship has completely moved away from the direction of the dock.

Floating alone in the Yangtze River, drifting with the current.

From dusk to sunset.

During this period, Master Huqiu seemed a little tired, sitting motionless on the chair, as if he was resting.

Li Zhen didn't bother, and quietly listened to Shoujing's storytelling in his mind.

Chunyou Club reopened quietly, and there were still no customers during the day... After Shoujing started to make a living again, he went to several wine shops during the day, and made a wave of publicity with them. What does it roughly mean? Give it to me, Daoist Shouchu and I are brothers in the same school, if you want to come and listen to books for entertainment, come and join us, no money will be charged" and that kind of thing.

Not to mention, there were a few regular customers that I met during the storytelling in the evening.

Although there are not many people, at least there are people.

Shou Jing was there talking, and Li Zhen, who was bored, was listening there.

It's hard for him to speak, because if there are two voices in one person, his mind might get confused.

No need.

Just kept silent like this, when the soft moonlight had risen from the river to the sky, Li Zhen's eyes became focused.

"Whoa~"

"Whoa~"

Amidst the sound of running water beating, suddenly, a sudden change occurred!

"Oh!"

A piece of dim red light was flying fast in mid-air, and when it was about to reach a distance of three feet away from the water transport ship, it collided with a golden light out of thin air, making a loud noise.

After the sound, the flames and thick smoke filled the sky after the explosion.

It directly woke up all the sailors on the water transport ship.

Immediately there was a chaotic voice from below the cabin:
"What's up!"

"Go up and see what happened!"

"Check for leaks!"

"what happened!"

"Ma Laowu! Ma Laowu! Are you still alive! What's going on up there!"

Ma Laowu is the name of the helmsman. At this moment, he has let go of the scull, and everyone sitting on the deck seems to be stupid.

"Blessed Immeasurable Heavenly Venerate."

At this time, a sound of the track horn sounded along with the golden light that circled the ship three times.

With the power of peace of mind, it also lights up the river surface where only the bright moon hangs upside down.

The sleeves of Li Zhen's Taoist robe swung twice. After dispelling the smoke and dust, he looked at the dark place on the right river bank...

Looks a little weird.

Although I have already reacted...

But when he saw the effect of this thing, the corner of his mouth still twitched.

What the hell is this cannon?
It can fly, it can explode, and its power is not small!

Although only one...

but……

Where did the cannon come from?

Could it be that some "peer" came with this encyclopedia?
Just as he was thinking, he heard Lord Huqiu chuckle very calmly:

"Huh... Feihuolei? These people have improved their skills."

"……what?"

Li Zhen was taken aback.

""Fan Zi Ji Ran" said: Burn it with sulfur, realgar and saltpeter, and honey, and the flames will burn the hands, noodles and the house."Later generations continued this recipe... Well, it is Sun Simiao, the first-grade alchemist of the Laojunguan who is known as the living god. He made a prescription in the Laojunguan, called the internal volt method of the alchemy, two liang of sulfur and saltpeter , grind it into powder, put it in a pin silver pot, dig a hole on the ground, ignite it with saponins that have not been eaten by moths, the firework rises to the end, fry it with charcoal until it fades to one third, then anneal, add tribute sand and combine, It is said: Submit the fire. "(Note 1)

"...?????"

Hearing Lord Huqiu's explanation, Li Zhen was stunned.

What do you mean?
The old grandson... tossed out the gunpowder?

So fast?
So early?
Isn't this nonsense?

Master Huqiu glanced at the absurd Taoist, and continued:

"This fire place was originally used for killing insects, warding off moisture, and plagues. But because it is too powerful, Laojunguan has tried to make concentrated things, and one of them has this flying fire thunder. But it is a few It happened a few years ago. This thing requires a special iron cylinder to fire, and it is difficult to manufacture. In addition, the speed is extremely slow, and the storage conditions are harsh and time-sensitive. His Majesty even took a batch of them to go to Korea, but they haven't reached the place yet. All the Feihuo Lei became useless. Over time, no one will use it. Unexpectedly... huh~"

After seeing this flying fire thunder, the tranquility on both sides of the Yangtze River was restored again, Mr. Huqiu sneered:
"Someone actually picked up these things..."

"..."

Frowning Li Zhen carefully recalled the power of the so-called "Flying Fire Thunder" just now.

Although he has not been bombarded...

But to be honest, the power of this thing is really not small.

The explosion startled him.

Although Master Huqiu had given an explanation, it seemed that he was very disdainful of these things.But he was still worried, and couldn't help saying:
"My lord, why don't you... Go and have a look?"

"No. It's just a warning. I'm afraid people have already run away. Although the Firebolt is slow to reload, it's not like the other party didn't respond after I said such a long series of words. There's no need to go..."

The bamboo hat shakes.

Master Huqiu ignored the group of boatmen who were poking around in the cabin, and sat back on the chair.

Li Zhen was really puzzled now.

Because...he couldn't figure it out:
"What's the point of doing this?"

"Your Majesty took out the black arrow, and we went to Liyang again yesterday... It would be unreasonable if others didn't give some response. Although I said that the flying fire thunder is a bit unbearable... But it is very powerful on the battlefield. Come to think of it, you want me to bring the news back. Besides, this recipe should have been Laojunguan’s Dan recipe...heh~"

Master Huqiu sneered again:
"Although I don't know if it has something to do with Zhang Daoxuan... But now, it seems that there are some problems with this Laojunguan. Otherwise, how could the prescriptions of the first-rank alchemist leak out casually? Heh... Interesting. Sowing dissension? Or was it deliberate..."

While talking, Mr. Huqiu kept silent.

Li Zhen guessed that she should be thinking and guessing.

But he couldn't calm down a little.

I don't know...whether someone really fiddled with this "cannon".

Because... this is outrageous.

Cannon! ! !
Although gunpowder was invented by the "ancestors", the problem is that it will take at least hundreds of years before it can be used.How could there be a shell flying over right now?

If it wasn't for his quick reaction, maybe the ship would have blown a big hole at least.

and……

He squinted his eyes and looked towards the distant shore.

This is the Yangtze River...

It's not a small river ditch.

The boat is driving in the center of the river, at least eighty to one hundred steps away from the shore.

The power of the cannonball is not small...

This range...

Is it also a little unreasonable?

And most importantly...

It is silent!

It came suddenly, there was only the sound of breaking through the air but no sound.

How did you do it?
……

But no matter how you put it, everything is just as Mr. Huqiu said.

That shell seemed to be really just a warning.

After that shell, the ship sailed safely all night.

Regardless of how frightened these boatmen were, they stayed in the cabin all night.

But at dawn, it seemed that the sunshine gave them courage, and these people finally dared to come out for some activities.

Of course, it is not ruled out that it is the reason for arriving at a pier.

And Li Zhen also asked, this place is called "Little Liuhe" wharf, and it took less than half an hour for the ship to load and unload the cargo, and then set off again.

When setting off, Master Huqiu gave an order:
"Let's go straight to Jiangdu. It won't stop all the way. If you delay, you will be killed!"

As soon as these words came out, the honest-looking boss of the boat was terrified.But immediately shut up for the sake of a few ingots of silver.

Steering the helm personally, the boat went down the Yangtze River all the way, and with the westerly wind blowing on the river today, the speed of the boat with full sail has been greatly improved.

Finally, in the afternoon after walking for less than three hours, Li Zhen saw a port with thousands of sails.

A busy scene at the port.

Lord Huqiu also stood up.

Jiangdu...

Arrived.

(Note 1: I have been thinking about how to increase the combat effectiveness of ordinary soldiers before, and I was quite distressed... Then I checked Sun Simiao's information and found that Lord Yao really made this gunpowder... To be honest, when I first saw it, I was It’s all insane...so, this book has a certain degree of scientific rigor, believe it or not, anyway, I think the appearance of cannons is very reasonable...it’s so reasonable that it’s outrageous to open the door to outrageous, outrageous home)
(End of this chapter)