A hundred flavors of life

The boatman got Jia Lian's order. Although he was reluctant, he still had the courage to move the building boat closer to the merchant ship, and at the same time reduced his speed to let the two ships get closer.

Hua Twelve saw that the martial arts skills of the thieves on the boat were uneven. Even if there were a few that were good, he couldn't see them and had no interest in doing anything. He said to Lu Da and Yang Zhidao:

"Brother, Brother Yang, go over and send the thieves away. We still have women on board, so I won't go over, brother!"

Lu Da and Yang Zhi both nodded in agreement, saying that just the two of them were enough. They just asked Hua Twelve to stay on the ship to look after the house. They each held weapons and waited for the two ships to approach.

The building ship was taller than the merchant ship. When the two ships were still two feet apart, Yang Zhi and Lu Da jumped up and flew over.

There were thieves on the opposite side who had been eyeing this side for a long time. When they saw Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen leaping onto the boat, two thieves took advantage of their unsteady footing and came up with steel knives to chop them.

Lu Zhishen laughed loudly: "Well done, let's eat the Sajia Zen rod!"

The sixty-two-pound water-milled Zen staff was swung directly, and the strong wind roared. The thief who wanted to kill him suddenly felt bad, and quickly struck with the steel knife, and then heard a loud clang. The thief was carrying a knife. He was swept up by the Zen staff and fell straight to the river. He spit out a mouthful of blood in mid-air, fell into the water with a splash, and disappeared immediately.

At the same time, Yang Zhibao's sword was in his hand, and he cut off the steel knife in the other thief's hand with one blow. With a flick of his wrist, he slashed at the chest of the other thief with a sword dance, killing the thief on the spot!

As soon as the two succeeded, they went to kill the thieves on the boat. They almost knocked down one of them in two or three moves. The thieves who had a slight advantage at first were at a disadvantage in an instant.

Seeing how fierce Lu Da and Yang Zhi were, a short thief with a deer head and rat eyes did not dare to step forward. He backed away and shouted:

"Brother, this is a tough idea, so retreat first!"

In addition to the red-haired and red-bearded man fighting with Na Tiha, there was also a majestic man with three strands of black beard. He had also noticed the situation at this time. Seeing that Lu Da and Yang Zhi were both masters, he knew that the matter could not be done, so he immediately shouted:

"The wind is tight, pull!"

After speaking, he forced the Tiha who was using the mountain ax back two steps with a knife, grabbed an injured thief, and jumped directly to the river. The red-haired and red-bearded thief behind him followed.

The remaining thieves all followed suit and jumped into the water to escape with their injured companions in their arms.

During this period, Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi killed two more thieves.

After the thieves entered the water, they quickly swam behind the merchant ship. There were two small boats behind the merchant ship, and they quickly sailed away to meet the thieves in the water. They were obviously accomplices of the thieves.

Originally, Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi wanted the merchant ship to catch up and kill the enemy, but because they had no bows and arrows, they could not kill the thieves in the water. Secondly, Natiha and several of his men were injured, so they had no choice but to give up.

At this time, the building boat was approaching. Na Tiha took a breath and went to the boat with Lu Da and Yang Zhi to thank him and exchange their names. He claimed to be the left-behind Si Tiha Suochao of the Daming Mansion, who was originally from the Rongguo old department. Now I am working under the famous magistrate Liang Zhongshu. This time I was ordered to go to Bianliang on official business. Unexpectedly, I encountered water bandits. Thank you everyone for saving my life.

When they learned that the people on board were Jia Lian, the legitimate son of the Rongguo Mansion, and Lin Chong, the commander of the Zhenwei Battalion, they quickly saluted and bowed to the ground again.

When Hua Twelve heard that this person was Suo Chao, the vanguard, who was about to go to Bianliang for business again, and then he thought of the strong man with red hair and beard among the thieves just now, he couldn't help but feel something in his heart:

"Could it be the birthday card?"

If the original plot develops, the green-faced beast Yang Zhi should have killed the rogue Niu Er when he was selling knives last year, and was assassinated in the Daming Mansion, and then was reused by Liang Taishu. It seems that it was at this time that he escorted the birthday card to Bian. Beijing.

Thinking that this time Yang Zhi was rescued by him, the task of escorting the birthday card fell on Suo Chao, the vanguard. If so, the red-haired and red-bearded one among the thieves would most likely be the red-haired ghost Liu Tang.

At this time, several people came out of the cabin of the merchant ship. The leader was an old man who came to salute Jia Lian. He called himself Xie. He was the nanny of Taishi Cai's house and was her husband. Now he works as a housekeeper in Liang Zhongshu's house.

This trip to Beijing was because the grand master's birthday was approaching, and he was ordered by Liang Zhongshu and Mrs. Cai to go to Bianliang to give birthday gifts to the grand master.

Hua Twelve raised his eyebrows, and it turned out to be the birthday card.

Suo Chao had just mentioned that he was going to Bianjing on business, but did not mention the birth date. When he heard the old butler tell all his secrets, he immediately frowned, but because of his status, he did not say anything more.

Jia Lian, a third-rank official in front of the prime minister's door, heard that this old man was not only Liang Zhongshu's housekeeper, but also the nanny of Cai Taishi's house, so he quickly asked his boatman to take a sampan over to see him.

The old housekeeper said a few polite words to Jia Lian and then began to ask for help. He said that all the boatmen on their ship had been killed by thieves, and the sails and rudders had also been damaged by thieves. He wanted the Jia family's ship to turn around and send them to Bianjing first.

The old housekeeper also took a fancy to the fighting prowess of Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, and felt that taking the Jia family's high-rise boat to Bianjing was the best choice as it was both comfortable and safe.

But even Suo Chao couldn't stand this statement and advised:

"Old Du Guan, Mr. Jia Lian is taking a boat to go south because he has something to do. I'm afraid I won't be delayed during this trip of more than ten days!"

Governor Xie turned around and glared at Suo Chao: "If you can fight against the thief, how can I ask for help?"

Jia Lian wonders: "The old housekeeper doesn't know something. My uncle, Yangzhou salt inspector Lin, is seriously ill now. This time, he is following my grandmother's order to send the Lin family's cousin back to Yangzhou to wait for her illness. If we turn around and return to Bian Beijing, for fear of delaying the trip, do you think this will work? Huaiyin is just ahead. You guys go to Huaiyin with the boat to spend the night first, and then change the boat to Bianliang tomorrow?"

The old housekeeper suddenly showed an unhappy look: "There are many ships going to Bianjing, but which ship has the skills of these two people just now? What if we encounter water bandits again? If there is something wrong with this birthday program, who will take responsibility? Can you afford it?”

After he finished speaking, he said to Jia Lian earnestly: "Young master Jia is also a member of a noble family. You still can't tell which is more important. Is it the Grand Master's affairs that are more important, or yours? You can decide for yourself!"

On the side of the building ship, Hua Twelve couldn't help but raise his eyebrows after hearing the old man's words. On the side of the merchant ship, Lu Zhishen was very angry and was about to speak, but Yang Zhi grabbed him and whispered:

"Senior brother, please don't cause trouble for your elder brother!"

Luda then snorted, strode across the sampan, and returned to the building boat, which made Suo Chao, who had just been rescued by him, very embarrassed.

Jia Lian was extremely unwilling and did not have the courage to refuse. With a thought in his heart, he said to the supervisor:

"Old housekeeper, to tell you the truth, I am not the person in charge when I go out this time. There are people from the Lin family on my boat. They are the current divine generals of the government and the commander of the Zhenwei Battalion. General Lin Chong, if you want the boat Turn around and return to Bianjing, I am a humble person and cannot make the decision!"

Hua Twelve laughed, Jia Lian was putting the trouble on himself.

Jia Lian also knew that he was in the wrong and turned to give Hua Twelve an apologetic look.

Hua Twelve didn't blame the other party that much. After all, there was nothing wrong with Jia Lian saying that he couldn't be the master. He would never agree to the boat going back.

The old housekeeper said loudly: "Who is General Lin? Please come out and speak!"

Hua Twelve stood on the merchant ship's side with his hands folded: "That's Lin Chong!"

The old housekeeper had just noticed the young people watching the excitement over there. Unexpectedly, it was Lin Chong, and he immediately raised his hands and said:

"Commander Lin, did you hear what I just said? What do you think of it?"

Hua Twelve didn't talk nonsense, just two words: "No!"

Then he added: "My uncle is seriously ill and the schedule has been decided. No one can delay!"

The old housekeeper raised his head and said, "This is a birthday gift for the Grand Master!"

Hua Twelve smiled and said: "I still respect Grand Master Cai. In that case, let Grand Master come and talk to me. You are a piece of shit. You are pulling a tiger's skin and pulling a banner. A steward of a prefecture can't do it." Worthy to talk to me!"

The old housekeeper was so angry that he trembled: "Okay, Lin Chong, this is what you said. Don't regret it. When you get to Bianjing, in front of the grand master, I will sue you!" A chill flashed in Hua Twelve's eyes, and he mouthed Shang Que said: "As you wish!"

Seeing that there was going to be a stalemate, Jia Lian hurriedly came out to smooth things over, and Suo Chao also mediated. In the end, according to Hua Twelve's previous proposal, the Jia family's boat took them to Huaiyin first, and after arriving in Huaiyin, they found a boat to Bianjing.

Suo Chao led people to move a few boxes from the merchant ship. Out of sight and out of mind, Hua Twelve went upstairs to talk to Zhang Zhenniang and Lin Daiyu.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Lin Daiyu looking at him gratefully, Zhang Zhenniang with a smile on her face, and the little girl Xueyan next to Sister Lin gave him a thumbs up:

"The uncle just said it to relieve his anger. That old man is really nothing!"

Lin Daiyu said, "I'm just afraid that I will offend the Grand Master and embarrass my brother!"

Hua Twelve smiled and waved his hands: "Don't worry, sister. If the Grand Master and Prime Minister can support a boat, why would he listen to a housekeeper's instigation to embarrass me, a general who leads troops!"

The girls thought that they were right and felt relieved, but they didn't know that Hua Twelve was thinking about something else. There was no telling whether the old man would be able to get to Bianliang in Tokyo.

After having a bowl of tea with Zhang Zhenniang and Sister Lin, when they went downstairs, they saw Jia Lian waiting there. When Hua Twelve came down, he bowed with a complicated expression:

"I'm sorry for you, brother, but you cheated my mother-in-law of so much gold before, so what if it's even?"

Hua Twelve laughed heartily and found Jia Lian more and more interesting: "I have never admitted anything, but if Brother Lian says it's even, then it's even!"

After coming out of Bianliang, Jia Lian felt awkward. After this experience, all the knots in his heart were gone, and his attitude towards Hua Twelve became the same enthusiasm as when they first met him.

When the ship arrived at Huaiyin Pier, it was completely dark. The cook lit a fire to cook and gave a portion to Butler Na Xie and Suo Chao.

According to the agreement, the next morning, Suo Chao and the others would disembark from the ship with the birthday plan and find another ship to go to Bianliang.

After the meal was delivered, Suo Chao came over to express his gratitude and apologized. He only said that the old man named Xie was an old man from the Taishi Mansion and was not easy to serve. He had offended everyone, which made him feel bad.

Everyone said they understood, and Jia Lian said it was okay.

After dinner, when I was eating on the deck, I heard someone on the pier under the boat saying loudly: "Is it the Rongguofu ship?"

Under his instruction, the servants brought by Jia Lian responded on the boat: "It's the boat of Rongguo Mansion. I wonder who you are? What's the matter?"

The man smiled and said: "Student Wu Yong is a scholar. This time he took a boat to travel to Bianjing. Because he admired the heroes, especially the great achievements of the two generations of Rongguo, he knew that the ship of Rongguo Mansion was anchored here, so he specially sent some wine and food. Melons and fruits, let’s express our feelings!”

Hua Twelve couldn't help but have a strange look on his face when he heard that the person calling himself Wu Yong was Wu Yong.

Jia Lian heard that he admired his own scholars, and because of his vanity, he called for someone to come up.

The boatman put down the sampan, and Wu Yong called to the two men, picked something and got on the boat.

Under the fishing fire, you can clearly see that the person who came here looks like a scholar, wearing a bucket-shaped turban for wiping the eyebrows, a linen wide shirt with a soap collar, a brown belt around the waist, and silk shoes and socks underneath. He has beautiful features and fair face. His beard is so long that he looks like he is studying.

Hua Twelve had not spoken since Wu Yong arrived, and Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen did not take the initiative to talk to the stranger. They only watched Wu Yong chatting with Jia Lian.

To say that Wu Yong is indeed a scheming person, after a few words, he didn't leak any information, but he got all the details about Jia Lian.

When Wu Yongjin picked up some flattery and made Jia Lian smile, he suddenly changed the topic and asked Jia Lian:

"These three people next to you are very impressive. Who are they from Rongguo Mansion?"

Jia Liangang reunited with Hua Twelve, introduced him emphatically, and then introduced the identities of Lu Da and Yang Zhi.

Wu Yong pretended to be shocked and bowed: "I have heard about the name of the divine general a long time ago. Now that I see him today, I am so lucky for my students!"

Hua Twelve nodded and said with a smile: "Really? Sir, you are really good at talking!"

Although he was smiling when he spoke, in Wu Yong's eyes, for some reason the hair on his back was exploding and he felt cold all over his body.

Wu Yong quickly covered up his fear with a sneer, and said to Jia Lian: "It's getting late, so the students won't disturb me!"

After saying that, he quickly said goodbye and left.

Jia Lian didn't want to stay, so he asked someone to take ten taels of silver and stuff it into Wu Rong's hand, saying that he couldn't get the scholar's things in vain.

Wu Yong did not shirk, said a few good words and took the people away.

When Hua Twelve saw Wu Yong and three others disembarking from the boat, he said to Jia Lian, Yang Zhi, and Lu Da: "I'm a little tired today. Let's go back and sleep first!"

When he returned to his cabin, he opened the window and quietly jumped out of the window. His feet were a little on the water, his body turned, and he landed on the shore. The next moment, he was hidden in the night.

Let's talk about Wu Yong, who left the Jia family's ship and arrived on a cargo ship on the east side of the pier. When he entered the cabin, a big man came up to him and asked:

"Pedant, how are you? Have you found any information? Who are the two people who took action?"

This big man is exactly the majestic man with three black beards who was called 'brother' by the thieves on the merchant ship today, and the others in the cabin are all the thieves who robbed the birthday card today.

Wu Yong did not answer immediately, but closed the cabin door before saying:

"Brother, I'm afraid this revenge will never be avenged. The two people who took action in the evening were the descendants of the Yang family, Yang Zhi, the famous green-faced beast, and the one who used the Zen staff was called Luda. He was originally from the Western Army. Naturally gifted with divine power and superb martial arts!"

The red-haired and red-bearded thief was dissatisfied and said: "So what? I, the red-haired ghost, am not necessarily worse than the green-faced beast in terms of swordsmanship. My brother Chao Gai is also born with supernatural power and has extraordinary martial arts. Against Naruda, The outcome is unknown!"

It turned out that this man was none other than the red-haired ghost Liu Tang, and the strong black-bearded man was Chao Gai, the king of the pagoda.

Wu Yong sighed: "If it were just these two people, we might have avenged it unintentionally, but there was another person on the boat. Yang Zhi and Lu Da were both subordinates of that person. This person was Lian Guanjia. The 800,000-strong Forbidden Army commander who everyone calls 'God General' is now the commander-in-chief of the Zhenwei Battalion, Lin Chong!"

As soon as the word "Lin Chong" came out, there was silence in the cabin. After a while, Liu Tang spoke again: "Who knows whether he is really powerful or fake? How can I be willing to die without fighting for those brothers?"

The other thieves said one after another: "That's exactly it!"

At this moment, the cabin door was pushed open, and a person strode in, laughing loudly: "Okay, Lin is here, I will give you a chance, come on together!"

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