marquis of jingan

Chapter 647 The Enthusiastic Fisherman

Shen Yi was indeed not in Jiankang.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, he quietly left Jiankang with a few guards and traveled northward to the edge of the Huaihe River.

At this time, the Huaihe River was the border between the two countries.

The Huaihe Navy is stationed on the south bank, and the Annan Army of the Northern Qi Dynasty is on the north bank.

Therefore, the entire Huaihe River is basically a military control area.

However, although there are armies on both sides of the strait, it is impossible to strictly control the entire river. Especially in the past 20 years, the Northern Qi Dynasty lost its ambition to unify the south. Gradually, fishing boats began to appear on the Huaihe River, and there were also some bridges connecting the north and the south. merchant ship.

More importantly, because the two sides are hostile to each other, when the personnel of both sides come and go, they cannot take their own boats, for fear that there will be soldiers hidden on the boats and they will take the opportunity to cross the river.

So when groups like the Northern Qi Mission cross the river, they usually find third-party ships, usually merchant ships or passenger ships.

This is Shen Yi's only chance.

After all the members of the mission boarded the boat, the tall Zhou Yuanchui stood in front of the Northern Qi envoy who was half a head shorter than him, lowered his head slightly, and said with a smile: "Master Tong has done a good job on this trip. , after returning to Yandu, he will probably be promoted."

But it doesn't matter.

Shen Yi needs to come here before he can clearly tell His Majesty the Emperor that it is clear that he, Shen Qi, did this matter.

Xue Wei smiled at Shen Yi: "There is even a chance to tie him in front of you, Mr. Shen, and hand him over to you, Mr. Shen."

"The people of the southern dynasty are like dogs!"

Xue Wei and others will not stay here as fishermen forever.

Xue Wei took a deep breath, and said: "Back to Shen Gong, the brothers have stayed here for ten days, and the general situation has been figured out. The Huaihe River Xuyi Guards are stationed here, but there are not more than 5000 people, almost three 4000 people."

Lord Tong shivered for a while, and waited until the Qi army on the north bank brought them dry clothes to change into, and after they warmed up for a while, he slowly recovered. Then the Northern Qi envoy stood up and looked around. A glance: "Everyone, count the number of people, are you all here?"

"Speak to those fishing boats!"

Master Tong had an expression that men could understand, and said with a smile: "That's really a good story..."

"There is a ferry in Xuyi, which is controlled by armies on both sides."

Because of the special nature of the Huaihe River, if you want to fish in the Huaihe River, you need to pay some money to the troops on both sides of the river. For example, the local fishing boats in Xuyi have to give Xuyi Wei about four or five taels of silver to be eligible to fish in the river. year.

Xue Wei smiled, nodded and said: "This subordinate understands!"

Zhou Yuanchui made a decisive decision and shouted: "Let them bring the boat over here. In such a cold day, if they fall into the water, they will freeze to death if they don't drown!"

The fishing boats were very obedient, and they approached quickly. Although these fishing boats were not big, they could carry all the people on board in two or three trips. Shipped over.

With his hands behind his back, Zhou Yuan looked back at Jiankang City in the south, and said slowly, "Other errands are going well, but Her Royal Highness..."

"If Master Wang can step up to Jiankang, please invite the mother of the Southern Dynasty to Yanjing."

Soon, someone ran over in a panic.

Under the supervision of Xuyi Wei, these Northern Qi soldiers took the first boat to go to the north bank, while Zhou Yuanchui and other envoys left the shore in the last boat.

He is an envoy, and his speech is naturally easy to use. Soon someone counted the number and reported it.

Although he didn't participate in the specific assassination, he had to come because Xue Wei and the others couldn't take the blame from the emperor.

At this time, the boat was in the middle of the Huai River, not leaning on either side.

When Shen Yi arrived near the Huaihe River, Xue Wei and others had been here for nearly ten days.

The envoy known as "Master Tong" looked back at Zhou Yuanchui, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Zhou, don't make fun of me. This time, I'm just doing some stage work. The real errand is for you guys." The cleaning department is doing it."

Having said that, he smiled and did not continue, but the official historian of the Northern Qi Dynasty changed the subject and said with a chuckle: "But speaking of it, the empress dowager in the Southern Dynasty was surprisingly young and very beautiful... "

"leftover…"

The so-called being able to fish on the Huaihe River refers to dredging the relationship between Xuyiwei.

If it wasn't for this reason, in fact, Shen Yi didn't have to rush to the Huaihe River in person.

Most of the northerners were not good at swimming, even Zhou Yuanchui himself could not swim, so naturally he was a little flustered at this time.

At this time, Xue Wei was already dressed as a fisherman. After meeting Shen Yi in the tavern, he sat next to Shen Yi with a anxious tone.

It's just that most of the people were still covered with water, and it was still the first month of the month, so they were shivering in the cold wind.

At this time, the boat tilted, and he held on to the railing with his hand, looking towards the river.

After Xue Wei explained the general situation, he continued to Shen Yi: "Mr. Shen, we have about seven or eight fishing boats. When that dog thief crosses the river, the brothers at the bottom of the river will sink the boat. The nearby fishing boats can rush there to save people, and once the dog thief is caught on board, the brothers can not only kill him..."

Zhou Yuanchui came from a general background, upon hearing this, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty Tong is worthy of being a civil servant, and his words are elegant, if he just said that he wanted to be the stepfather of the little emperor of the Southern Dynasty..."

Most of these missions were members of the Ministry of Rites of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

From Jiankang to the Huaihe River, the shortest distance is about 200 miles, but according to the information Shen Yi inquired, the Northern Qi mission crossed the Huaihe River at Xuyi Ferry, which is about [-] to [-] miles away from Jiankang.

This grandson of General Zhou is a member of the Department of Purity, which is well known to everyone in the Northern Qi Mission.

Shen Yi met Xue Wei in a tavern in Xuyi County.

"Come here, come here and save someone!"

Shen Yi touched his chin and thought for a while, then shook his head silently: "This is the place under the actual control of the Huaihe Navy. It's better to be clean and tidy. Remember that the horses must be prepared in advance. After you succeed, find a chance to go ashore, and then you go all the way south and return to Yueqing directly. , Go back to the camp of the Anti-Japanese Army."

Seeing that Xue Wei wanted to speak again, Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said, "I've already come, don't talk nonsense, just tell me the specific situation."

Therefore, there are still some fishermen on the Huaihe River.

This amount of money is very large.

On the [-]th day of the first lunar month, the Northern Qi mission arrived at Xuyi Ferry.

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Shen Yi poured him a glass of wine, and said calmly, "I should come."

He said in a faint tone, "It seems that we can't get in touch."

Xue Wei said in a low voice: "Most of those people want to cross the river through this ferry."

If it is on weekdays, it may be difficult to return the money, but there are not many who can afford it, so there are not too many fishing boats on the river. After you have the qualification to fish, even if you have a stable job income.

Lord Tong said slowly: "After this woman gets married, her thoughts will naturally gradually leave her natal family. The princess is already a noble concubine in the Southern Dynasty..."

Zhou Yuan cursed angrily, and said viciously: "What kind of broken ship are you looking for!"

But soon, a few people from the Purification Department found out that something was wrong. They were shivering from the cold, and when they came to Mr. Tong, their voices trembled.

Shen Yi said lightly: "That's my business."

There are not many people in this mission, but there are more than 200 Qi people guarding them. There are no such large ships on the Huaihe River, and one ship must not fit.

This trip, Shen Yi must come.

After working for seven or eight months, the capital can be recovered.

"Two adults!"

The local Xuyi people naturally wouldn't tell Xue Wei when they sold the boats. These boats can only be used for fishing for a year, and the prices they sell to Xue Wei are often not cheap.

"Mr. Shen, why are you here?"

"These days, my subordinate spent money to buy more than a dozen small boats that can fish on the Huaihe River..."

Zhou Yuanchui had some kung fu to get close to his body and barely stabilized his body. Master Tong who was beside him had already fallen to the ground, panicked: "What happened!"

Fortunately, although their boat entered the water, it was a big boat, and would it sink for a while? A group of Qi people were on the deck, shouting loudly at seven or eight fishing boats.

On the river, there are only a few sporadic fishing boats casting nets for fishing.

"It's not surprising."

Before he could say "yes", the boat suddenly shook violently.

Zhou Yuanchui glanced around, frowned, and followed suit: "The weather is calm, how can the boat rock?!"

Zhou Yuanchui turned his head and glanced at the south bank of Xuyi, and then at the north bank.

The man's tone trembled: "This boat is leaking!"

He looked at Zhou Yuanchui, and asked with a smile: "Is the work of the Department of Cleanliness going well?"

"The Qi soldiers and horses on the other side are about the same number."

"My lord, everyone in our Ministry of Rites is here!"

"Big... my lord..."

"Master Zhou, Master Zhou..."

He was on the verge of crying.

"Master Zhou seems to have disappeared!"

(End of this chapter)