At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 560

Every summer, the monsoon blows from south to north, and the ocean current also flows to the north. At this moment, two sea-going ships are raising their sails high, sailing into the Bohai Bay by the sea breeze, and appearing on the coast of Yuyang County. the area.

These two sea-going ships are quite big, each can hold about 50 people, and a flag is hung on the mast, with a big "Swallow" embroidered on it, hunting against the wind, quite majestic, but, the two bow ships But all the people were downcast, and their faces were sallow and emaciated, and they were severely malnourished at first glance.

It turned out that the boat was actually a remnant soldier under the command of "King Yan" Geqian.

Geqian was originally a native of Yanci County, Bohai County. Daye began to respond to King Bo of Changbai Mountain in Shandong to rebel against the Sui Dynasty in nine years. Over the years, he gradually developed and expanded, occupying Douzilukeng (place name), with [-] troops, and calling himself the King of Yan. .

In the past two years, Geqian led his troops southward to Jianghuai and forced the eastern capital, so Yang Guang ordered Wang Shichong to send troops to encircle and suppress him.It is said that Wang Shichong did have two brushes, which beat Ge Qian to pieces. Some time ago, he defeated Ge Qian's army in one fell swoop and captured Ge Qian.

There was a general under Geqian's command named Gao Kaidao, who led more than a hundred remnants of the army and escaped into the sea on two sea boats, thus escaping the catastrophe.

Gao Kaidao was obviously frightened by Wang Shichong, and he didn't dare to stay on the coast of the Jianghuai River, so he took a sea boat and went northward. Since the Sui Army Navy was stationed in Laizhou Bay, Shandong, Gao Kaidao didn't dare to stay, and continued northward to Bohai Bay. After drifting at sea for more than half a month, he arrived at the coast of Yuyang County without knowing it.

Coincidentally, Gao Kaidao is also from Jixian County, Bohai County, and his father Gao Kaishan's name is only one word different, but it has nothing to do with it.This Gao Kaidao was originally a poor man who boiled salt by the sea, and he often went fishing by boat, so he was proficient in water and experienced in sailing on the sea. The appreciation and reuse of the latter.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. Now Ge Qian was killed by Wang Shichong. Although Gao Kaidao recovered his life, there were only two boats and more than a hundred injured brothers left. In fact, at the beginning, nearly 200 people accompanied him. Gao Kaidao escaped from the sea, but drifted at sea for more than half a month. Due to injuries and food shortages, nearly half of them died one after another. At most, more than 20 people died in one day.

Gao Kaidao ordered people to throw all the dead bodies into the sea, and finally threw all the seriously injured and seriously ill into the sea. Although this saved food and water, it also further lowered morale.

At this moment, Gao Kaidao was looking at the land on the shore from the deck of the bow. He saw that he was shirtless, with a well-proportioned figure, bronze-colored skin, and obvious muscle lines. He looked strong and powerful, and there were as many as ten scars on his chest and back. several places.

As the saying goes, the scars on a man's body are his medal of honor. Gao Kaidao fought bravely, and the scars on his body were all left when he was injured on the battlefield. This is not only his medal of honor, but also a deterrent. The magic weapon under his command is similar to the tattoo on the body of the big brother in today's society.

It is said that Gao Kaidao threw the wounded and sick into the sea. Such cold-blooded actions have caused dissatisfaction among some of his subordinates, and Gao Kaidao is obviously aware of this, so these days he has never left his weapon, and has been shirtless, showing his whole body The horrible scars made the subordinates dare not even look at him.

Of course, Gao Kaidao also understands that no matter how fierce a tiger is, it will take a nap sometimes, and this is just a stopgap measure. If he can't lead everyone out of the predicament and get food and drinking water, the people below will rebel against him sooner or later.

At this time, Gao Kaidao suddenly pointed at the land in the distance, and said to the few confidantes around him: "I have been to that place before, it should be Fengnan County in Yuyang County, now it is the time for wheat harvest, let's go ashore Grab some, and there will be food."

Several confidantes were overjoyed, and one of them said: "That's good, hurry up, I haven't eaten meat for almost a month, if there is no more oil and water to moisten it, I feel like my intestines are going to be knotted."

"Hey, it's not just the intestines that are knotted, I'm going to rust underneath, if I don't find a mother to moisten it, I'm afraid it will be useless." Another confidant said very wretchedly.

Everyone laughed, all showing wolf-like eyes.

Gao Kaidao spit out a mouthful of phlegm into the sea, and said with a smirk, "Then what are you waiting for, go to the shore and have a toothpaste."

As a result, the two large ships found a suitable location and sailed to the shore, anchored at a distance of tens of meters from the shore, and then rowed to the shore in small boats to land on land.

The remnant soldiers who had been downcast and listless as soon as they landed, immediately rushed to a market town along the coast with their weapons in hand, and started burning, killing and looting.

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Cui Shirou anxiously followed her father Cui Hu to the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, along with her mother He Shi, they were invited by the eldest grandson Wugou to come to the mansion for a gathering.

"Brother Cui is here, please come in quickly."

As soon as Cui Hu and the others entered the mansion, they saw Gao Bufan warmly greeted him from the house.Cui Hu couldn't help feeling warm in his heart, Zhang Qing's status is getting higher and higher now, but he is still as polite and humble to himself as before, and quickly said: "Master Chief Manager is too polite, how dare you work hard to greet him in person!"

Gao Bufan frowned and said, "Brother Cui is becoming more and more alienated."

Cui Hu said solemnly: "There is no rule without rules, and etiquette cannot be abandoned. Now that Changqing is the Lord of Youzhou, it is better not to be as casual as before." After speaking, he lowered his voice: "If Wei Changshi sees , I'm afraid you, Changqing, will also be criticized."

Gao Bufan was sweating secretly. He was indeed sprayed by Wei Zheng several times in public for "not keeping the etiquette" when getting along with his subordinates. He coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "It's okay, Lao Wei is not here today."

Cui Hu smiled and said: "A gentleman should be careful about his independence, let's play by the rules."

The two were talking, Mrs. Cui, Mrs. He, and Cui Shirou also entered the mansion gracefully with the help of the maid.Seeing Gao Bufan coming out of the house, He Shi was very happy in his heart, and quickly blessed him and said: "The woman has seen the chief manager."

Gao Bufan bowed his hands back and said: "Mrs. Cui, you are welcome, there is no need to be polite."

Cui Shirou is wearing a water-green high-waisted dress today, covered with a pink wide-sleeved top, bright eyes and white teeth, picturesque eyebrows, walking like a green lotus in the wind, she secretly glanced at Gao Bufan, and bowed gracefully Said: "Shirou has seen Mr. Manager."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Rou'er is here, go into the house quickly, Wugou will wait for you behind."

Cui Shirou blushed again when she heard this, she nodded obediently, and followed her mother into the room.

Everyone entered the living room, Gao Kaishan stood up to greet each other, after seeing each other, a maid took He Shi and Cui Shirou to the back house to meet the old lady Chen and eldest grandson Wugou, while Cui Hu stayed in the living room Continue to talk with Gao Kaishan and his son.

Let's say that when the mother and daughter of the He family arrived at the back house, the Chen family and the eldest grandson Wugou also greeted them very politely and greeted them out of the courtyard in person.

"Sister Rou'er is really handsome." The eldest grandson Wugou enthusiastically went forward and held Cui Shirou's hands.

Cui Shirou was a little nervous at first, but when she saw her eldest grandson Wugou being gentle and dignified, yet so approachable, she slowly relaxed and said shyly, "Sister Wugou is the only good-looking one, Rou'er can't compare to Sister Wugou."

Chen sized Cui Shirou up and down, and couldn't help nodding with satisfaction, this girl's appearance and figure are naturally good, her temperament should also be soft and well-behaved, so that's good, in the future, she shouldn't be jealous and make trouble with Wugou There is no peace in the back house.

Mrs. Chen is observing Cui Shirou, and Mrs. He is also observing her eldest grandson Wugou. To be honest, Mrs. He still has a lot of complaints about her daughter's sitting sideways. He also had to admit that Rou'er was not as good as this girl in terms of her appearance and demeanor. Rou'er was too weak to support a big scene.

It would be fine if Gao Bufan was just a "small household", and Rou'er could barely hold on if he sat upright, but Gao Bufan is now the lord of Youzhou, and he has divided several counties, and his territory will definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future. It is only a matter of time before one becomes king or duke, and if one is lucky, it is also possible to become a king. At this time, naturally the dignified grandson Wugou is more suitable to hold the back house.

After exchanging greetings, everyone sat down to chat. Changsun Wugou and Cui Shirou obviously wanted to befriend each other, so they became familiar with each other very quickly, and they almost talked about everything.

Cui Shirou asked her maid, Shu'er, to bring up a bird cage, which contained a yellow and green parrot, and said with a sweet smile: "Last time, Sister Wugou asked Brother Gao to bring a lot of snacks and jewelry for Rou'er. The macaw was specially trained by Rou'er for Sister Wugou."

The eldest grandson Wugou said happily: "At that time, I just casually told my husband to ask sister Rou'er to raise a parrot, but I didn't expect that sister Rou'er really cared. Thank you, it's so beautiful!"

Shu'er proudly said: "It can still talk, Huang Ying, talk quickly!"

The yellow-green parrot immediately stretched its neck and shouted: "Good luck, madam, good luck, old lady!"

Shi Shu covered his mouth in surprise and said, "This little thing can really talk!"

Mrs. Chen was also very pleasantly surprised, and said with a smile: "What a clever little bird, you tamed it yourself, Miss Rou'er?"

Cui Shirou nodded coquettishly.

He smiled and said: "This idiot has no other skills. She has loved planting flowers and raising small animals since she was a child. She is the most proficient in this area."

The eldest grandson Wugou said with a smile: "Mrs. Cui's words are wrong, Miss Rou'er's ability is great. I heard that Rou'er trained your husband's carrier pigeons and military eagles, which are of great help to your husband. "

Chen nodded and said: "No, this time Wugou and I were able to get out of Luoyang in time, and that pigeon helped a lot."

When He heard this, he couldn't help but smile, and said with a smile: "The daughters of other people are all learning female celebrities, learning piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but this idiot who was born in my family likes to serve flowers, plants and birds. I am worried about her future. I can't get married."

(End of this chapter)