Please ask me to be the emperor

The visitor turned out to be the long-lost Zhao Lizi, the grandson of the veteran Zhao Yutou.

It turned out that the rebels were besieged near Huaiqing Mansion and had to cross the Yellow River secretly in order to survive. However, all the boats on the river were destroyed, seized, or taken care of by the government, and the rebels were not allowed to cross the river.

That Zhao Lizi volunteered to cross the Yellow River at night in the cold winter to find the "river god" Huang Shoucai, hoping to use his prestige and connections to find a group of boats to help the rebels cross the river.

Zhao Lizi worked hard and worked hard day and night before he arrived in Yanshi, found Huang Shoucai, and found a large number of fishing boats.

I never thought that man's calculations would be worse than God's calculations. That night, the cold wind picked up and the temperature dropped sharply. The Yellow River froze at night, and the rebels took the opportunity to cross the river and invade Mianchi on the south bank of the river.

The rebels took advantage of this cold wave to survive and turn the crisis into safety. But Zhao Lizi and Huang Shoucai were deceived by this bad weather. Their boats were frozen by the ice on the river, unable to move forward or retreat.

It was related to the rebels' wealth and life. At that time, Zhao Lizi didn't know that the rebels had already found a way to cross the river, so he couldn't help but be very anxious.

On the contrary, Huang Shoucai was very experienced, so he couldn't help but smile and said: "This is our misfortune, but it is King Shun's great fortune. For this night, the river will definitely freeze, and we can ferry people and horses, but there is no need for me to wait for the boat."

Although the rebels were out of danger at this time, Zhao Lizi and Huang Shoucai were in danger. They knew very well that if they and others were discovered by officers and soldiers, everyone would be guilty of death as an accomplice.

In desperation, Huang Shoucai had no choice but to say to the boatmen who were following him: "Everyone, please disperse. This time, I, Lao Huang, have tricked everyone, so please forgive me. But now the boats are all staying in the Yellow River, which has offended the government." If we don’t abandon the ship, we will all be doomed.”

Hearing this, all the boatmen shouted loudly: "What did the 'River God' say? Once upon a time, the Yellow River flooded, and later the court issued a ban, and no board was allowed to enter the water. We were destitute of food and clothing, and if it hadn't been for the 'River God''s relief, we would have been Starved to death on the shore.

"Now let's not talk about following you to do this illegal thing. Even if the 'River God' wants to bring down the emperor, we will help you! Not to mention just abandoning a mere ship."

Huang Shoucai was moved when he heard the words, and said guiltily: "You are so ridiculous, this money was originally helped by King Shun. If it weren't for King Shun's benevolence, how many nails would I be able to drive if I was made of iron? If you want to thank everyone, just thank you. King Shun, I, Huang Shoucai, cannot bear to be treated like this."

After hearing this, everyone sighed with emotion: "This King Shun is a good man, and our 'River God' is also a good man. He has saved our lives. It's too late for us to be grateful, so why should we be dissatisfied?"

"Don't say this is King Shun's business, it's other people's business. As long as the 'River God' says something, we will go through fire and water."

Huang Shoucai saw that everyone had no objections, so he asked everyone to return to Yanshi's home, while he and Zhao Lizi went to find King Shun.

The two of them had no horses, let alone a boat, so they had to walk all the way west to Mianchi to look for the rebels.

As a result, the two of them did not expect the soldiers to be so quick. By the time they arrived at Mianchi, the rebels had already dispersed.

The two of them asked around, some said they went to Shaanzhou and Lingbao, some said they went to Yiyang and Yongning, and some said they went to Yiyang and Ruzhou.

They had no choice but to search one by one. They all had news that the rebel army was passing by, but they could not determine which road was King Shun's team.

Fortunately, Zhao Lizi has been Hou Zheng for a long time and is quite good at finding clues from clues. He said to Huang Shoucai: "Among all the rebels, King Shun is the most benevolent and will not plunder the people."

"Among the soldiers and horses I observed, the west route to Shaanzhou and Lingbao was the most chaotic, the south route to Yiyang and Ruzhou had the largest number of soldiers, and only the rebel army going up the Luoshui River to Yongning County had the best military discipline. , should be under the command of King Shun."

Huang Shoucai was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "King Shun has helped me a lot, but now I can't do anything for King Shun. Please allow me to pay homage to King Shun with you. Even if I can't help you in case of emergency, I should still talk to you face to face." Thanks!"

Although Zhao Lizi is young, he is also an old man next to Zhang Shun. He knows that Zhang Shun intends to win over this person to join the gang. Why shouldn't he?

So the two went up the Luoshui River and entered Yiyang and Yongning counties.

They had a smooth journey along the way, but the mountains were getting higher and higher, the water was flowing fast, and wild animals appeared again. Both of them were cautious along the way, for fear of making mistakes.

But they never expected that nothing would go wrong along the way. Instead, when they passed the Inspection Department of Chongyang Town, west of Yongning County, they were stopped by local archers.

These people asked them for a toll of two taels of silver. In this era, two taels of silver could buy almost two stones of grain, which was equivalent to a year's rations for an old, weak, woman and child.

To Zhao Lizi and Huang Shoucai, these small sums of money meant nothing. It's just that in order to cross the river, Zhao Lizi left all his money and belongings with the rebels.

As for Huang Shoucai, he was generous and charitable, and he didn't have much money on his body. Not to mention that the two of them had been exploring back and forth these days, and spent a lot of money on food and accommodation along the way.

One penny is enough to stump a heroic man, let alone two taels of silver?

The two of them couldn't come up with any silver, so Huang Shoucai had no choice but to say: "I am Huang Shoucai, the 'River God', and I am a well-known figure around Luoyang. I would like to invite a few of you to help me."

"Keep money, keep money, but I think you have gained a bad name. Since ancient times, it has been convenient to have money, but inconvenient to have no money! If you are a miser and can't get in or out, then go to jail for me. "Okay." The inspector sneered when he heard this, "I think you two are definitely not good people. You two are definitely the remnants of thieves!"

Not to mention Zhao Lizi's handsome appearance, Huang Shoucai is an even more heroic person. How could he have any sly features?

If he had a weapon in his hand and Zhao Lizi was young and energetic, he would have assassinated the thief on the spot to satisfy the hatred in his heart.

But he was worried about Huang Shoucai's comfort, so he could only say in a low voice: "It's convenient for you, sir. We are just passers-by. How can we have so much money on us?"

If the inspector sees that he is a child, will he be willing to pay attention to him? The archers were ordered to tie up the two men and throw them into prison.

Zhao Lizi and Huang Shoucai could not resist, so they were captured. Seeing that he couldn't do anything, Zhao Lizi quickly said: "Master, please let go. Although we are not from a wealthy background, we have some savings. If we are tied up together, where will there be money for you? Otherwise, you let go If we leave one of us alone and let him go back and get the money to redeem us, wouldn’t we get the best of both worlds?”

The inspector was overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "You are a well-behaved kid. In this case, you go home and bring some valuable items to replace them. We will keep your adults here."

In this way, the two people unfortunately fell into trouble.