Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 128: Feng Tao, Huang Shui, Hongli, we are in the same boat in times of danger, a beautiful woman shows her strength
Qin Fengwu was brought in. His green cloth gown was soaked by the rain, and his hair was pressed tightly to his head. The tips of his braids were dripping slightly. His fair and thin face looked very calm, and he did not show any courtesy when he entered the door. , rubbing the arm that had been pinched just now, looked at the people in the room, and after a long time he said to Zhang Xingren: "Master Xuetai, there is a notice at your yamen door, and you want to arrest me. I just found out about it, and I came here to surrender. Please forgive me." After saying that, he glanced at Tian Wenjing, faced Zhang Xingren, raised the corner of his robe and knelt down calmly.

"Are you the only one?" Tian Wenjing felt a little embarrassed for some reason. As everyone sat down, he gritted his teeth and asked, "Such a little bug is responsible for sleeping? Where are your accomplices?"

"Late life has no accomplices."

"Where's that Zhang Xi?"

"Zhang Xi is not an accomplice." Qin Fengwu looked at Tian Wenjing disdainfully, "I am determined to stop taking the exam and do something big that will shock the world and wake up future generations. From planning to liaising with scholars and leading the sit-in, it was all done by me. Why. Zhang Xi is not from this province, he just likes me and helps me run errands. He has left Kaifeng."

Tian Wenjing saw that he had taken him all in, and admired his courage. He stared at him and asked, "If he is not guilty, why did he run away in fear of crime?"

"Are you Tian Zhitai?" Qin Fengwu sneered and said, "I haven't been revoked as a student member yet, but I'm here to surrender to Teacher Zhang. Do you want to interrogate me?"

According to the Qing Dynasty system, if a scholar commits a crime and does not go through the Xuetai Yamen to remove his honor, the local magistrate has no right to bring him to trial. Tian Wenjing choked at his pressure and gritted his teeth and stared at Zhang Xingren.Under his intense gaze, Zhang Xingren took a helpless breath and said sternly: "You have committed a serious crime, how dare you be so arrogant? Go back to the production desk!"

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth," Qin Fengwu said, "because Tian Zhitai is the most unreasonable and mean-spirited person in the world. Zhang Xi was instructed by me to participate in the boycott of the exam. He showed up too much. A common man is innocent and afraid of punishment. So I ran away." Seeing everyone's shocked and surprised expressions, Qin Fengwu continued: "Tian Zhitai loves to kill innocent people too much. Just look at the few cases he judged, and you will know that only those who were involved in the case were sentenced severely. , there is no mercy. In the case of Chao Liu, how many people were killed? The monks and nuns led by Baiyi'an of Hulu Temple were burned alive, and the followers were shot without mercy! In the corruption case of Neihuang County magistrate, the principal culprit was executed and returned to Defu More than sixty officials from various prefectures and counties, as well as junior officials, have linked up with each other, and everything is clean - is there not a single good person among them? Using meanness as wisdom and cruelty as pleasure, this is Tianzhitai - like this If you act in your heart, you are not guilty, so who is willing to get involved in the case?"

Although Hongli was young, he visited several provinces with orders after he was 13 years old. He saw many big officials interrogating criminal thieves, including some heroes who were willing to die and scolded corrupt officials in the execution ground. However, these were all based on the case. The language is crude and crude.Qin Fengwu led a group of scholars to stop taking the exam, resolutely surrendered, and criticized Tian Wenjing's political misconduct in person. He spoke frankly without fear and his knowledge was not entirely correct. This courage was extremely rare.He sat steadily, staring at Qin Fengwu with burning eyes, thinking about how to save him.Ke Ying and Zhang Xingren just felt that everything Qin Fengwu said was what they wanted to say but couldn't say. The more they listened, the more relieved and happy they became.

"You said it so freely. I admire your courage." Tian Wenjing's face turned red and blue, and his head felt dizzy. After hearing this, he only saw Tai Fengwu's blurry face, and no longer knew what he said. After a long time, he came back to his senses, suppressed his pounding heart, and said in a hoarse and dull tone, "What a sharp mouth! Shouldn't Tian Wenjing surrender to the traitor of the tiger? The Han Dynasty succeeded the pre-Qin Dynasty. I am not arrogant, but it can be compared to the lenient criminal law. Zhuge ruled Shu and used fierceness to govern. The people in Henan are stubborn, and the ruffians are not afraid of officials but afraid of punishment. It is because they were too lenient in the past. So I have to Risking the reputation of being cruel and unfeeling, you govern Henan strictly. As a member of the army and a famous figure in Luoyang, you are bold and reckless. You often dare to confuse the public with evil words and disrupt the national talent promotion ceremony in the era of great peace, and wantonly insult the court officials. Although you surrender, you will be given leniency. Dian, I'm afraid I'm not as good as you! Xingren Gong, do you want such a person to stay in the gentle team?"

Zhang Xingren realized his identity only after he defeated an army in front of him.He swallowed dryly and said: "When the Xuezheng Yamen issued the notice, it had already removed your name. The same goes for Zhang Xi. He had already written Sichuan and was removed as usual. After having a son, the sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but when he turned around, he arrived at the Nasi Yamen. It's good to repent and plead guilty. You surrendered and were granted a lenient loan, so there is still a glimmer of hope."

Qin Fengwu tightened his mouth, raised his head proudly, and said nothing: Tian Wenjing held back his anger and waved his hands. Li Hongsheng had already brought two servants in. Qin Fengwu rubbed his numb legs and glanced at everyone indifferently. At a glance, he followed Li Hongsheng as he walked away.

"That's it, it's almost dawn." Hongli suddenly felt awkward in his heart. He stood up and wanted to yawn, but stopped. "Follow Wen Jing's instructions, go to the sea to catch the clerk and get Zhang Xi. The rest are with the candidates. , everyone who has meditated will be recorded once. Ashambulo, Ke Ying and Zhang Xingren, I advise you to go to the Yellow River embankment and each write an apology note and hand it in. From now on, don’t have trouble with Tian Wenjing anymore. It’s up to you whether you listen or not. That's right. This Qin Fengwu, Wen Jing can write a separate note. Let me take it back to the capital." After that, he waved his hand impatiently.Several people left, but Hongli was still not sleepy. He only felt that his body was hot and his heart was in a mess. He couldn't tell what it was like.He silently walked out of the hall and stood under the eaves, letting the cold wind and cool rain blow on him. The drizzle falling on his neck made him feel much more refreshed.A faint rooster crow came from the distance behind the rain curtain, and everything sank into darkness again.

"I won't see anyone today." Hongli said to Xing Jianye who was accompanying him, "I'll leave early tomorrow morning. This place in Henan is too terrible and boring."

Hongli got up at the fourth watch on the second day and left Kaifeng City.In order not to alarm the civil and military officials in the city, more than a dozen baskets of tea, walking mules and other items were left in the post house.From the time when Yu Hongtu came forward to the time when Qin Fengwu was taken out of prison by the Si Yamen, Hongli only took Liu Tongxun, Wen Liushi, Yanhong, and Yingying, and the Xing brothers escorted and jointly guarded Qin Fengwu, and left the north gate of the city silently.After walking down the embankment for about two miles, we saw that the river was wide, with only two or three boats on the ferry, and two wooden houses standing alone on the beach next to the bridge.At this time, the sky was very overcast, with a little sunshine in the east. Rain as fine as mist was still falling, and the sparse wheat fields on the shore swayed uneasily with their heavy bodies in the wind.Looking north, the dark river surface is boundless in the smog-like graupel rain. It roars straight down and disappears into the chaotic distance.Hongli saw that Liu Tongxun was just pondering while looking at the river, and said with a smile: "Why are you hesitating? Go and call the door and cross the river to find a shop. We haven't eaten yet!" Qin Fengwu stood beside Xing Jianzhong in an orderly manner, also looking at the vast surrounding fields. Without saying a word, he took out three copper coins from his sleeves, put them in his hands, shook them a few times, and threw them on the beach.

“Be honest!”

Liu Tongxun, who was about to knock on the door, was startled. When he turned around to look, he saw three copper coins, two inverted and one falling into the sand. He said: "This is the lawsuit hexagram! - Fourth Master, I see this The weather is bad and the water is dangerous, so don’t rush across the river and wait for another hour until dawn before crossing, okay?”

"'Litigation' hexagram?" Hongli also turned around to take a look, then looked at Qin Fengwu, and said: "What's so rare about this? In the past, when Emperor Taizong fought with Hong Chengchou at Songshan, he also divined the 'Litigation' hexagram. He fought fiercely for the sake of the soldiers. If you ask for a hexagram in danger, you will get bad luck instead of good luck, do you understand? This hexagram contains the words "It is good to see the Lord, but not to cross the river", so it scares you. But the hexagram also said that "the sky and water are against the law", we can forget when doing things Have you heard of the 'Tian' way?" Qin Fengwu obviously did not expect that this rich young man was so knowledgeable.But it was obviously an ominous hexagram and he wanted to force it to be interpreted as auspicious. Naturally, he was dissatisfied, because he said: "The living member is an individual criminal, and drowning and killing with a sword are nothing but unlucky. The interpretation of the hexagram clearly says that 'it is unfavorable to cross a large river, or to enter a deep abyss'," If you insist on saying that, I have no choice but to obey your orders." "What you said makes some sense." Hongli was hungry on the one hand, and afraid of the dawn on the other. Tian Wenjing must have known that he had left Bian, and there were many disturbances, and he smiled Said: "My life is tied to the sky, and disobedience is ominous. Look, the boat is such a big boat. The boatman lives on the shore, has a family, and is not a bad person. What is the difficulty in crossing this river? I will go south to Jinling. The wind and waves of the Yangtze River are twice as strong as this, and the river is also crossed in the early morning, so there is something ominous about it."

They were talking loudly outside, which had already alerted the boatman in the cabin.The door creaked, and an old man in his 60s came out, coughing and choking, rubbing his eyes, and shouted to the west side cabin: "Ah Er Ah San, there are guests ferrying, do you still have to hold up the body? The sky is cloudy, otherwise it would have been long ago It's broad daylight - old woman, heat up the leftovers from the night before we get on the boat!" Then I heard an old woman in the east room agree in a loud voice, and there was a sound of firewood, and smoke was coming out.The two sons pushed the door open and went out to weigh the anchor on the ship.The sound of iron tools clashing, the sound of bellows and the old man's cough brought a lot of vitality to this gloomy and terrifying early morning.Liu Tongxun stepped forward and said to the old man: "Old man, we are going to cross the river. Will it happen today? Why is it that you are the only family at this ferry?"

"A new ferry was built upstream, and there were many passengers, so they all moved there." The old boatman took a large bowl of hot noodles from the old woman, picked it up randomly in his mouth, looked at the ferry with eyes full of confusion, and said: " Here, there are a few boats, all on the other side. There are many people coming to the city early in the morning, but there is no business here - what's going on today? As long as the river is not swollen, even if it rains heavily, it will still be a breeze!" While they were talking, Ah Er and Ah San had also finished their meal. They pulled up their clothes and wiped their mouths and went to the river to untie the rope without saying a word.Liu Tongxun looked at his two sons. They were both strong and tall, but they were as gloomy as a mute. He felt something was wrong, but when he saw that Hongli had already moved up the bridge to board the ship, he had no choice but to follow them with the others.The old man held the helm, and the two and three each held a long pole, and slowly sailed in the sharp morning wind. "Yo-ho--" a trombone sounded, the two poles touched the shore, and the big ship swayed and left leisurely. Arrived.

The ship is very large, with front and rear cabins and bilges.Hongli, Yan Hong, and Yingying from the Wen family sat in the back cabin, while Liu Tongxun and the Xing brothers watched over Qin Fengwu and sat in the front cabin. It seemed very spacious and empty for ten people.Hongli was originally in a good mood, but when he saw Liu Tongxun and others, their faces were so nervous that they could hold water with their hands, they were sitting stiffly in the front cabin, looking around in panic. Everyone was so dull that they didn't say a word, and they couldn't help but feel disappointed.At this time, looking out the window, the vast sky and water are connected, white waves are rolling on the water surface far and near, yellow water is boiling, and there is no sail. From time to time, the deafening roar of the river can be heard from time to time, and the monotonous and boring creaking sound of the helm is heard.After about a moment, the south bank also disappeared into the blur of water.When Hongli was blown by the moist river wind, he shivered, and an ominous feeling suddenly arose in his body: How could I forget the poem about Miao Hands being empty?If something happens to the boat midstream, who will come to the rescue?What if he got on a pirate ship... He felt flustered and did not dare to think along this line of thought any further.When I looked carefully, the outer cabin was still silent, but the three women in the inner cabin seemed to be in a calm mood.Yan Hong holds a piece of raw white cloth stretched tightly with a bamboo ring in her hand, and concentrates on embroidering needles with different silk threads one by one.Yingying was still childlike, turning her hands over and over to grab a handful of copper coins.The Wen family's expressions were peaceful. Sometimes they looked at the scenery outside the boat, and sometimes they looked at the two girls with a smile.Hongli's thoughts changed, and he looked at them and thought, these two children are pretty good-looking. Even this one from the Wen family, even 15 years back, can be considered a handsome person!Thinking about it, he said with a smile: "You just came. There are many people waiting in the post, and they don't bother you. If we cross the river and go forward, I have to rely on you to take care of my daily life."

"I'm afraid I'm going to have to rely on us now." The Wen family said with a smile, "The prisoner scholar's hexagram is really good. Master, we are on the pirate ship!"

The hair on Hongli's body exploded, and he almost jumped up. His legs went weak and he sat down again. He looked outside in panic, and saw Ah Er and Ah San still making random moves on the bow of the ship, and there was a sound of shaking the rudder. It was no different. He couldn't help laughing and said: "Are you going to scare me to death? If Qin Fengwu really has this ability, why would he end up like this without counting himself?" When Qin Fengwu in the outer cabin heard Hongli's words, he couldn't help but retort. : "'The son of a rich man cannot sit down in court.' A gentleman knows his destiny and does not walk in dangerous places. Even if we cross the river safely, my persuasion is good. If it is not conducive to cross the river, to cross the river is to disobey the order. I am a good-hearted person and have no ill intentions at all. It's so weird to offend Tian Zhitai first, and then misunderstand the adults!" Liu Tongxun saw Qin Fengwu being so wild and bold, and was about to scold him when the Wen family member who was sitting next to Hongli pinched a packet of embroidery from Yan Hong's hand. Needle, she said: "I'll let you see the fun now -" one said, her fingers got stuck in the seam of the bottom deck board, and with a little force, the bottom deck board made a loud "crack" and was lifted up by her piece.

"You motherfucker, listen to the thief in the corner!" The Wen family scolded, waved his right hand, and more than a dozen embroidery needles shot out from his hand, and said to himself: "I'll blind you dogs!" Hongli was stunned. , then a scream of "Oh my God" was heard from the bottom of the bilge, which seemed to be the voice of two people.He was probably blinded, and all he could hear was a rush of stomping feet, and a broken gong voice yelling: "Yellow water monster! The wind is gone! Save us!"

Almost immediately, the ship lost control.This place is in the middle of the Yellow River. The big boat sways left and right like a kite with its string broken, drifting down the river.Xing Jianzhong pushed Qin Fengwu into the cabin and guarded the cabin door himself.The three of them, Xing Jianye, Xing Jianmin, and Xing Jianyi, had already drawn their swords in their hands and swarmed out. They saw the old man holding a big sword majestically and standing firmly on the bow of the ship like a nail. He had already pulled off his beard and turned out to be a strong man in his 30s. !
"Do it!" the old boatman shouted, "Anyone who gets on my yellow water monster boat will die or live! I'll take care of these three things for Ah Er and Ah San to deal with that pretty boy!"

Ah Er and Ah San agreed and pulled the pole out from the stern of the boat. It turned out that the end of the pole, which was as thick as an arm, had a three-sided steel thorn about a foot long.The two robbers looked at each other for a while, one looked at Yan Hong and Yingying in the cabin window, and the other stared at the Wen family members and Hongli. They rushed in from the stern of the boat through the bamboo board, and they seemed to be trying to connect several people in the cabin together like grasshoppers. Pass through.There was only a crackling sound, and Asan's pennies passed straight through the back cabin and actually leaked out of the front cabin.Qin Fengwu stood close to the cabin door, with a sharp knife on his left hand. It felt sticky. When he raised his hand to look at it, his flesh and blood were blurred, and he fainted immediately.Hongli saw that Ah Er and Ah San were coming with bad intentions. In a hurry, he pulled the crossbar on the cabin roof with both hands. He didn't know where he got the strength. He turned over and was close to the cabin roof.A'er's steel thorn only penetrated about a foot long, but it was tightly grasped by one of the Wen family's hands.Ah Er missed the target and when he pulled the pole out, where could he move it?Ah Er was angry, anxious and strange, and screamed indiscriminately.Only then did Hongli realize that he was mute. When he looked at Yanhong and Yingying, they were both intact.I don’t know what kind of movement skills they used to avoid the vicious and unreasonable attack just now.In a blink of an eye, the Wen family saw a small knife used for cutting paper and peeling fruits hanging on Hongli's waist. He said "I borrow my knife" and already had it in his hand. When you are hiding, where is the time?The knife flew like lightning, piercing the center of the eyebrow and passing through the brain. Ah Er let out a "boom", and the wheat man seemed to fall on his back on the deck, and he was dead before his eyes.The Wen family was overjoyed and said, "Fourth Master, this sword is really good, why don't you reward the old lady?"

"Okay, I'll reward you!" Hongli said loudly, "That's a red-haired national tribute, and it's as sharp as clay!" Before he could finish his words, he saw Asanduan Peng stabbing him again with red eyes, and he hurriedly dodged.Soon enough, the Wen family member had reached out his left hand to grasp the enemy's weapon, jumped flat out of the rear window, and jumped onto the stern deck outside the rear cabin.

The yellow water monster on the bow of the ship and the three brothers of the Xing family had already fought against each other, and it was almost a tie with three against one. However, the yellow water monster lived on the ship and moved forward and backward smoothly on the whirling ship. The three brothers could not help but shake the ship. The three brothers were staggered by the force, and sometimes they were thrown under the yellow water monster's knife. After more than seventy cuts, the three brothers' arms were all slashed.Fearing that the yellow water monster would enter the cabin and hurt Hongli, they all made up their minds and would rather die than retreat even half a step from the hatch.Although the yellow water monster gradually gained the upper hand, the three of them had no choice but to attack with death in mind, and they all died together. They couldn't help but feel anxious, and while slashing with their swords, they shouted loudly: "Ah San, Is everything okay?" But I heard Ah San reply from behind: "The thief is so powerful, my second brother is dead!"

"Dive into the water and cut the boat!" the yellow water monster shouted, and jumped into the rough waves as soon as he turned around.Ah San at the stern also abandoned his pole, looked at Ah Er's body lying at the stern, looked up to the sky and laughed miserably before jumping into the water.There were no enemies on the ship, and everyone gathered around Hongli. Qin Fengwu covered his injured hand and just said, "I said it was not conducive to crossing the Dachuan River, but you guys don't-" The word "believe" was not uttered. , Boss Xing Jianyi was slapped on the face, and Xing Jianyi cursed: "It's all because of your stinky scholar's bad mouth! You will die because of your damn mouth!"

"No arguing, we are in the same boat now!" Hongli was frightened, anxious and angry, and shouted angrily, "Look outside!"

Only then did everyone notice that the boat had drifted to the intersection of a large river and the Yellow River.The water surface here is even wider, and the vast expanse is blurred on both sides. The newly injected clear water and yellow water are stirring, setting off waves six or seven feet high, and huge vortices are hovering like paper harriers in the wind, sometimes being lifted up. Lao Gao, sometimes fell to the bottom of the wave valley.Seeing that the ship was about to capsize, the Wen family screamed, "Lower the sail!" Before she could finish her words, Yan Hong jumped out of the cabin and lightly pulled the rope with her knife. smooth.Everyone couldn't help but be surprised: the hull was swinging like this, and this little girl could actually lower the sail easily!Stunned, Yan Hong quickly turned around, picked up Ah Er's bamboo pole, inserted it straight into the bottom of the river, and held it up hard. The bamboo pole was bent like a bow, making a squeaking groaning sound.The boat slowly left the whirlpool and suddenly stabilized - it was out of danger.However, she was not in a hurry to return to the cabin. She lowered the anchor with a "clop" and said "Okay." Pingping Tingting returned to the cabin, looked at the sky, and said: "We have floated down for fifty miles. It's coming soon." It's noon, let's discuss a solution quickly!" At this moment, everyone was already in a daze.

"This river is the Huiji River." Liu Tongxun and Hongli came out of the cabin together and pointed to the mouth of the river in the south. "Twenty miles further east, we will enter the territory of Anhui. The slave thought that it would be better to go down the river. The crossing in front is slightly smoother. Be more stable, and ask the local authorities to send us across the river regardless of which side we dock." The Wen family said: "There is a pole and a rudder on the boat, so we can cross the river from here. On the north side of the river is the Fengqiu ground, and there is Suoxiang Town on the shore. , you can also rest your feet and tiptoe, and you can cross the water seven or eight miles away just by talking." Qin Fengwu said: "The thief said he wanted to cut the boat, so you must be on guard." The Wen family smiled and said: "The Dragon King would not dare to be in such a dangerous place. Dive down. Besides, he was seeking money to kill himself, so how could he be willing to build a boat? Isn't this boat worth five or six hundred taels of silver?" Qin Fengwu said: "Maybe he was seeking money to kill, but if he doesn't die, he might kill someone else to silence him. Woolen cloth!"

One word reminded Hongli, and he hurriedly ordered: "Open the cabin, there are two thieves below!" The Wen family smiled and said: "They were hit by my soul-removing needle, and they can still survive until now?" Open the two hatches casually.When Hongli looked inside, he saw two corpses curled up like prawns, with dead fish-like eyes protruding, and their mouths and noses were bleeding and motionless.Hongli couldn't help but feel horrified. He stared at He Yanhong from the Wen family for a long time and then asked: "Are you swordsmen? I really can't believe that you are a first-rate red-line female!" "What kind of swordsmen are we!" The Wen family smiled, "I have never seen what our old man is capable of! Li Zhitai has been very kind to our family. The old man sent us to listen to Li Zhitai's orders. Don't go to other places." While everyone was talking, Yingying pointed out with sharp eyes. Looking upstream said:

"This is a gang of thieves! The yellow water monster is chasing after him with his men!"

Everyone was shocked and looked out, and sure enough they saw two boats, one large and one small, approaching with their sails inflated.Sitting on the bow of the small boat was Ah San, and five or six water ghosts. There were at least twenty people on the big boat. The yellow water monster stood shirtless on the bow, holding a big sword in one hand, pointing at Hongli and others with the other hand, and shouted loudly: "It's the kid who broke the sheepfold and sank it into the water. No one can leave!" Ah San shouted, "Go into the water!" Several water ghosts dived in like frogs.Hongli couldn't help crying in his heart, he never thought that a single thought could cause such a disaster, and his life would end this time!He looked around at the crowd and said with a sad smile: "I regret not listening to Qin Fengwu's words, which will lead to today's fate. Who of you knows how to swim? Just run away for your life!"

"Yan Hong went into the water!" The Wen family was very calm at this time. While taking off their outer coat, they sneered, "Let's see whether Hong Zezian is more powerful or the Yellow River Ghost is more powerful! - You guys are up there to guard against the attack from the big ship!" After saying this, he said to Yan Hong As soon as their eyes met, the two of them jumped into the river together silently.Hongli and Liu Tongxun stared at the water with eyes wide open, only to see the turbid water flowing against the waves like porridge, and he could not see anything.When they moved a little, a stream of red water rose up near the boat. Just as someone was injured, a body of a water ghost in black clothes had already floated up.When he moved his eyes for a moment, another wisp of blood poured out from the upper stream. A water ghost took a breath, and before it had finished breathing, it shouted "Wow" and floated up like a dead fish.Out of sight, a water ghost was holding the anchor rope to get some air. He was about to be stabbed in the buttocks, and he screamed and floated down.While everyone was surprised, a water ghost leaned out of the water, opened his hands, stepped on the water and ran towards the pirate ship. As he ran away, he shouted: "Nothing will happen under the water, the thief is powerful, hurry up, hurry up -" as if someone was being caught underwater. With a sudden pull, he also sank... The Wen family stepped on the water and returned to the boat. Qia Yanhong also climbed up from the stern, holding a dagger in one hand and twisting her wet hair full of sand with the other, and said to the Wen family She said: "It's all settled. I asked someone to do a chisel here -" she pointed at the bottom of the boat, "This thing under the boat is really big. In the middle of your busy schedule, a board was chiseled out, so we have to block it quickly!"

In less than half an hour of fierce underwater battle, both the enemy and us were stunned. It was not until all the thieves were wiped out that the yellow water monster came to his senses, jumped on the bow of the boat and cried: "Kill these bastards! Mine!" Good children... I have worked hard for half my life..." Seeing the ship approaching, everyone became nervous.Hongli called the Xing brothers and others to him, and said with a livid face: "These water bandits don't look like a group of people, they look like someone has gathered to harm me. They have no business experience. If they had attacked at the same time just now, we would It’s even harder to deal with... We can only fight and move at the same time. You have to work hard. If you are lucky enough to escape this difficulty, I will take revenge. If I die here... you who are alive must meet Huang Ama, as is. Tell his old man what I said..." Thinking of Yongzheng and his mother in Beijing, Hongli's nose became sore for some reason, and tears burst out of the corners of his eyes.Then he turned to Qin Fengwu and said: "I am Prince Bao Hongli, the fourth elder brother in charge today. I have become so fateful with you that I forgive you. The bilge is leaking. You can't use force. Go and plug the leak!"

With tears in his eyes, Qin Fengwu kowtowed and said, "I'm determined to follow you!" He got up and ran into the back cabin.The Wen family hoisted the anchor and set sail, shaking the rudder and sailing slowly.Because the enemy ship was intact and there were people holding poles, it came quickly and was already more than ten feet away.The thieves on the boat started shouting:

"Look at these lambs running away to the end of the world!"

"Look! Three women!"

"I want the one in red!"

"The little one is mine!"

"It feels like being old, I'll take care of the woman at the helm!"

There was a "bang" amidst the roar of laughter, and the two ships had collided violently.Hongli and Liu Tongxun, holding knives in their hands, were knocked down and fell to the cabin door. However, several sturdy men in the opposite cabin jumped onto the ship with strong wind.Hongli shouted "Go!" and rushed forward with the Xing brothers.

"Fourth Master," Yingying, who was sitting at the door of the cabin, said suddenly, "I'll deal with them! There are so many of them, so we'll suffer a loss if we fight like this!" As he said this, he threw the copper boy he was playing with in front of his face. In the past, the four people had not yet gained a firm footing and had already been hit by a dart each. Three of them fell into the water on their backs. Only one staggered slightly, brandished his knife and shouted, "Follow me quickly!" He drew his knife and stabbed Wen's family. .

"Okay, you're stronger than them!" Yingying smiled and raised her hand, "More money?" A copper shot shot out and hit the man's temple, and the man fell into the water without even grunting.Yingying saw that the two ships were a little far away, so he simply carried the bunch of small coins to the Wen family's side on the bow. When he saw the enemy ship approaching, he saw a handful of copper coins. He shouted "Alms to you!" and then attacked the enemy ship. After injuring five or six people, no one dared to raise their head again. On the surface of such a large ship, she was beaten so hard that no one could be seen.Hongli laughed out loud, clapped his hands and said, "Today is an eye-opener!" Suddenly he saw her stop, glanced at the Wen family in embarrassment, and said, "Mom, I have no money."

The yellow water monster on the opposite side suddenly shouted: "The thief Nizi has no money to play anymore, hurry up and get in the boat!" Seeing the arrogance of the enemy, Hongli couldn't help but get busy again.When Liu Tongxun saw the Yun Zi'er that Hongli had bought for Yong Zheng and his third and fifth elders packed into boxes and stacked in the front cabin, he hurriedly asked Yingying: "Can the Go pieces be made?" He broke the paper string and immediately took out a box.

"It's done! Just use it, get it quickly!" Yingying said urgently. The chess pieces had been delivered to his hand. He saw a thief sticking his head out on the side of the ship, and one of them flew past when he looked at his face. He only heard a "gudong" sound, and it was obvious that the enemy was in sight. Having fallen to the ground, Yingying happily said to the Wen family: "Mom, these Go pieces are easier to use than copper coins!" She grabbed a few and waved them across the boat, and the chess pieces were embedded in a straight line. On the wooden board in the cabin opposite, Yingying shouted proudly: "If you feel your pig head, if you think it is harder than this wooden board, come over and taste my aunt's black dates!"

The people on the opposite boat were probably silenced by Yingying's hand, and remained silent for a while.A middle-aged man said angrily: "Damn it, seven of you died, and I injured more than a dozen of them! You invited me to come and have a banquet, this business can't be done - anchor down Turn the helm and send the men back!" As soon as he finished speaking, the boat made a loud noise and stopped.At this time, Hongli was in shock.But Qin Fengwu came out of the cabin covered in mud, wiped his face with mud, and said, "The two dead bodies were too much in the way, so I managed to plug the hole with a cotton-padded jacket." "Hmm." Hongli muttered, and walked slowly. He walked into the cabin quickly and sat down by the window.At this time, I breathed a sigh of relief, and then I felt hungry and thirsty, and my whole body was so limp that I had no strength at all.The brothers from the Wen family and the Xing family endured exhaustion and hunger and used all their strength to push the boat. They watched the pirate boat gradually move away and disappear in the afterglow of the setting sun.Hongli suddenly thought of Miao Shou Kongkong's poem again, and the three words "Wagtail Plains" flashed through his mind like lightning—it was indeed the third child who wanted to harm me, so there might be dangers along the way.How could the blind man Li Weizhao find himself?Can he return to Beijing safely with the protection of these few people?His mood was messy and chaotic for a while, and he was so hungry that his hands and feet were trembling so much that he couldn't control himself.I wanted to sleep but couldn't, so I called Liu Tongxun and Qin Fengwu to come in while lying down, but they remained silent for a long time and then said: "Today's danger will be unforgettable for a lifetime. Do you think the road ahead is easy to walk on?"

"It's hard to say." Liu Tongxun's voice was as dry as chopping firewood. "I don't think these thieves are looking for money. They seem to be ready and waiting for us." Qin Fengwu nodded and asked, "Do you know Qiansui Master's nature and habits?" How many people are there? These people are so persistent in chasing me, what else do they want if not money?"

Hongli smiled sternly and said, "I think you probably want something bigger than wealth!"

"It's hard to say." Liu Tongxun licked his lips. The name "Hongshi" flashed through his mind several times today, but the thought only dared to cross his mind, and he still did not dare to say it out loud.After muttering for a long time, he said: "Perhaps some people are not happy for our monarchs and ministers to walk safely. In such a peaceful time, how much financial resources are needed to bribe a few thieves to intercept and kill us in a hurry - and are they really willing to put in the effort?"

Hongli closed his eyes to rest, and suddenly asked Qin Fengwu: "The hexagram 'Litigation', eh. This section of Yi also talks about 'Litigation, the source of good luck, and the way to achieve justice.' Is that right?"

"Yes." Qin Fengwu bowed and replied, "'Eating old virtues brings good fortune' is also what Xiangli said. My explanation turned out to be biased."

(End of this chapter)