Han ride

Chapter 176 The Pirate Gu Sanmazi
"Is it someone from the imperial court who took them away?" Gu Yanwu's face changed, and he said in surprise: "If it is true that the imperial court took them away, then Li Xin will probably lose his temper."

"Zhongqing, you praise Li Xin too much. If this is in the grassland, no one will do anything to him, but where is this place? It's Jiangnan. Li Xin can't do anything to the court even with his [-] troops?" Wu Weiye shook his head and said disdainfully.

"It wasn't taken away by the imperial court. According to the news, when the imperial court personnel went there, they found that Dong Bai had disappeared without a trace." Zhang Pu shook his head and said.

"In this way, this Li Xin is indeed not an easy character. He has already planned everything when he is in Jiangbei, even on the grassland." Gu Yanwu sighed a little: "I am afraid that Li Xin exists in Jiangnan. Otherwise, They will not quietly take the Dong family away under the surveillance of the imperial court. By the way, has the imperial court found the Dong family now?"

"It's not that easy." Zhang Pu shook his head and said, "Since Li Xin has done all this, it is impossible for others to find him." Chen Zilong also shook his head and said, "Li Xin should not be underestimated. Very big. Otherwise, it would be impossible to arrange for people to come to Jiangnan."

"Yes!" Zhang Pu sighed: "The wind and rain are like darkness, and the mountains and rivers are picturesque. Now there are rebels inside the court, and there are captives outside. It is a time of internal and external troubles. If there are more people with lofty ideals, why is the court in such a state?" In a dangerous situation. Li Xin holds a powerful soldier in his hand, and even Jiannu is afraid of him. If he can help, why would the court be afraid of these young people. It is a pity that I can't see Li Xin, otherwise, I will definitely argue with him. "

"Perhaps. It's not very difficult to see him." Gu Yanwu said suddenly: "I observed Li Xin's direction of action recently, and suddenly found a problem. His action direction may not be going to Suzhou."

"Didn't you go to Suzhou? Where did you go?" Everyone was surprised, looking at Gu Yanwu and asked.

"I don't know either." Gu Yanwu shook his head rarely, and said, "This person's whereabouts are surreptitious, going east or west, and I don't know where his goal is at all, but I believe he will soon understand where his goal is. .”,

"Why?" the crowd asked again.

"Because we're going to the Yangtze River soon." Gu Yanwu said with a wry smile, "The more we go to the south, the more gentry there are, and the room for Li Xin's activities is much smaller. That is to say, he has to decide the next step now. If it is Li Xin, the best way at this time is to leave Jiangnan immediately. Jiangnan is not a place for him to stay."

"It's just that the gentry in Jiangnan are going to be in trouble now." Gu Menglin said with a smile.Suddenly he thought of something again, and said in horror: "No, Shou has to go back to Linchuan first, so he won't meet Li Xin! If he does, it will be bad. Li Xin doesn't like the officials of the court. Once you meet If you get to Shouxian, I'm afraid you will let Shouxian go."

"Probably not!" Zhang Pu also shook his head and said, "Shou Xian went up the river, so it would not be such a coincidence to meet Li Xin. will embarrass him."

"I hope so! According to the logic, he should have arrived in Jiangyin by this time. Li Xin should not have crossed the river yet." Gu Menglin nodded and said from time to time.

"My lord, crossing the river is Jiangyin City." Zhang Wu pointed to the city on the other side of the river as four large ships sailed slowly on the river.

"Jiangyin City? Wusongkou is more than 300 miles east of Jiangyin City." Li Xin shook his head, and said to Xiao Yu, "Your Xiao family has traveled all over the country. Have you ever been to Jiangyin City?"

"Although Jiangnan is small, it is a place we must pass through. Of course we have been here." Xiao Yu shook his head and said, "However, although Jiangyin is good, I am afraid it is not a place for us to stay."

"That's natural." Li Xin suddenly thought of something, and said, "By the way, you met a man named Yan Yingyuan in Jiangyin."

"Yan Yingyuan? I've never heard of this person. Is this person very powerful?" Xiao Yu asked curiously.

"Oh. Didn't see it? That's nothing?" Li Xin shook his head. In his memory, there was a person named Yan Yingyuan who left a great reputation in history.I just want to come to this time and the time has not yet come, so there is no such person in Jiangyin for the time being.

"Yan Yingyuan." Xiao Yu on the side memorized the name. Since Li Xin mentioned this person, it means that this person has some skills, otherwise, Li Xin would not have mentioned this person.

"Let's rest in Jiangyin for a while now." Li Xin glanced around and said, "After lunch, we will go to Wusongkou. I think the people in the court will not know where we are heading." Everyone listened to Li Xin's instructions, Naturally, they would not object. After waiting for the ship to land, they found a restaurant, and everyone started eating. At this time, Li Xin and the others were gentlemen, even Li Xin himself looked like a playboy, while Xiao Yu It was pretending to be a wife, and the rest of Zhang Wu and others were also pretending to be writers and guards.

At noon, when everyone was eating, suddenly there was a burst of gunfire outside, and then the sound of drums in the city was heard. Li Xin looked on the street, but saw countless people fleeing in embarrassment, not counting the screams. its number.

"What's going on?" Li Xin grabbed the sword on the table with a solemn expression.He thought that his whereabouts had been exposed, and with a sword in his hand, he was ready to fight.

"My lord, there are pirates invading." A guard rushed in at this time and said, "My lord, my subordinates have already found out that it was the pirate Gu Sanmazi who led the army."

"Gu Sanmazi?" Li Xin glanced at Xiao Yu.

"Young master, this Gu Sanmazi is the largest group of pirates nearby, because Jiangyin port can directly lead to overseas. Jiangyin is located at the end of the river, and there are more than 60 miles of deep-water shoreline of the Yangtze River in the territory. It is said that Wang Anshi visited Huangtian port in Jiangyin during the Song Dynasty. He once wrote a poem, saying that the water in Huangtian Port is like the sky, and the wind and masts look at Jia boats. Overseas pearls and rhinos often enter the market, and fish and crabs in the world don’t care about money. That’s why Huangtian Port got its name. Gu Sanmazi also took a fancy to this place Waterways, because they have a lot of soldiers and horses, most of them are warships, they often come to plunder." Xiao Yu has stayed in Jiangnan for a long time, so he understands the situation here.

"It seems that the imperial court is already full of loopholes, even a rich land like Jiangnan is full of bandits and pirates." Li Xin's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said, "How many people are there in this Gu Sanmazi?"

"There are about a thousand people and hundreds of warships." Xiao Yu said without thinking.

"There are so many people." Li Xin was also surprised.No wonder this Gu Sanmazi was able to cross the Yangtze River and said that with hundreds of warships, it is considered an extremely powerful force.

"Gu Sanmazi is actually very righteous." Xiao Yu didn't know what to think of, sighed, and said, "He was originally a fisherman by the river, but unfortunately, the world is not good today, and his wife and children They were all killed by cruel officials. In a rage, he gathered two people and a group of people to the sea. Over the years, the corrupt officials, local tyrants and evil gentry who died in his hands did not know how many. Although the imperial court wanted to send troops to kill them Annihilation, but you also know that this is Jiangnan, there are many water networks, and Gu Sanmazi is familiar with water warfare. Where is the imperial court? There are more and more soldiers and horses, and the power is getting bigger and bigger, and the banks of the Yangtze River are invaded by him. However, such people are good to the common people, and they often rob the rich and give to the poor."

"In this way, I am afraid that many people will miss him, so if you provide him with information, no matter how powerful the officers and soldiers are, I am afraid they will not be able to catch him!" Li Xin shook his head.This is true no matter in any era, whoever controls the common people will be able to win. In those days, the Communist Party surrounded the city with the countryside, worked for the common people's welfare, and won the support of the common people, so it was able to win the world.But the current imperial court has undoubtedly stood on the opposite side of the common people, how could the common people help them.But with the news from the common people, it is impossible for the imperial court to find Gu Sanmazi.

"That's true." Xiao Yu nodded and said, "Otherwise, how could the imperial court not find his existence? Every time the imperial court's army was dispatched, Gu Sanmazi never appeared, as if he just disappeared. .”

"I really want to meet this Gu Sanmazi." Li Xin said softly, "This is a hero, and I, Li Xin, need such a hero."

"The general wants to recruit this person?" Xiao Yu's beautiful eyes lit up, revealing a strange look.

"It would be good if I could recruit people. You know that I, Li Xin, sit in the grassland, but it won't be the same in the future. The grassland is my territory from east to west. The area around Jinzhou has not been occupied by anyone yet. This is Why, they are afraid of my army. I used to be able to defeat both sides when I had less than [-] soldiers. Now my army is already sweeping the grassland. Lin Dan Khan is about to become a yellow flower of yesterday. With so many of my troops, Jiannu Naturally, he was cautious. Before getting rid of me, Jianu would not dare to go south, and the court was afraid of me. They were afraid that I would take the opportunity to go south. There are many soldiers in Xuanfu, Shanhaiguan and the three sides. Even if Jianu is defeated now , but the Guan Ning army is also recruiting troops to expand their strength. They are not only defending and building slaves, they are also taking care of me. The court will definitely impose an embargo on the grassland in the near future. Even if someone smuggles to the grassland, the goods may not be safe. To support the loss of my army, I can only go by sea. It will not happen overnight that I want to form a navy. This Gu Sanmazi is a good man. If we can get him and train him, we will need steel, salt, etc. in the future All the materials can be transported by sea to Liaodong for my use." At this moment, Li Xin realized that he had encountered a treasure here.

(End of this chapter)