The prince is very fierce

On the banks of Chao Lake, scholars from the north and south holding folding fans stood on the deck verandah, talking and laughing at the spring scenery of the lake, but most of their eyes were on the ships in the distance filled with women's families.

Opposite there are also wealthy ladies holding paper umbrellas, pretending to enjoy the beautiful scenery, sneaking around the boat with their big eyes, looking at the people they have already secretly decided to love.

Xu Buring held a folding fan and took Song Yufu onto the boat. Instead of squeezing into crowded places, he came to the corridor on the side of the boat building and looked at the situation inside from the window.

Dozens of scholars gathered in the hall in several waves. There was a book table in the middle, and several elders of the Xiao and Lu families were sitting on it, holding the poem manuscripts and carefully appreciating them.

Song Yufu hid behind Xu Buling, looked at it with interest for a moment, and then focused on Xu Buling's jade fracture fan:

"Ms. sir, where did you find this fan? On the front it says 'I am a good person' and on the back it says 'I can do whatever I want'. It's so weird."

"The guard bought it casually at the lake. It looks like an antique. It may have been written casually by a former libertine."

Xu Buling lowered his head and glanced at the folding fan, then turned his attention to the hall.

As the important people arrived, several boats also left the shore of the lake one after another and began to swim on the lake. This painting boat was chartered by a scholar, and the party with the aristocratic family was not from the same group, and they did not go together.

In the painting boat hall, in addition to the talented people who performed on the stage, they were also surrounded by local scholars and ladies from Luzhou who came to watch the fun.

Xu Buling had a wedding banquet yesterday, and the situation in Jiangnan has stabilized. These scholars obviously wanted to flatter themselves, and they were all giving congratulatory speeches, either congratulating Prince Su on his wedding, or praising the military power of Xiliang and celebrating the imminent recovery of Jiangnan. The flattering poem made Xu Buling blush a little.

Song Yufu stared at it eagerly for half an hour, but she felt that it was all rubbish, which was completely different from Xu Buling's poems. She gradually lost interest, and her eyes wandered around the crowd again. After a few glances, she suddenly pointed to one place. :

"Ms. sir, Xiao Ting seems to be there."

Xu Buling followed his fingers and saw Xiao Ting, who was wearing a scholar's robe, holding a folding fan and sitting on a chair in the corner of the hall. There was also a little girl wearing a skirt sitting next to him. The two of them tilted their heads and whispered, just looking at each other. He looks like he's bragging.

Xu Buling frowned. He thought Xiao Ting was on the big ship over there to make friends with the masters of the big families. Unexpectedly, he skipped work and ran here to hang out. He also had a little girl in his twenties or thirteen with him. This was too bad. Get rid of it?

As an uncle, Xu Buling could not ignore the situation. He took Song Yufu and took a detour from the ship building, sneaking to the window in the corner of the hall to eavesdrop.

After Song Yufu came to the window, she put her ear against the window. Xu Buling blocked the young daughter-in-law, holding a jade fracture fan as if looking at the scenery, and also listened attentively.

In the window, Xiao Ting's thiefful whisper was obvious:

"...Girl, have you been to a poetry club before?"

"No, I saw it on the shore when I was in Yueyang before. It was so lively."

"That's natural. When I was in Chang'an City, my uncle was a frequent visitor to major poetry societies. Regardless of whether he was a prince, general, or a talented person, anyone who saw him would call him 'Xiao Dacaizi'..."

"Then why don't you go up?"

"..."

When Song Yufu heard this, she turned around and leaned into Xu Buling's ear, whispering:

"Xiao Ting came in a hurry. He must have forgotten to buy poems. How dare he go up there."

Xu Buling nodded and smiled. Only then did he realize that the person sitting in front of Xiao Ting was Meng Hua's daughter. After Xiao Ting held it in for a moment, the voice continued:

"After you go back in the evening, if your mother asks you where you have been, just say that your uncle took you to a poetry gathering. Your uncle dominated the poetry gathering and was unstoppable. Many people were shocked, and there were many others. The lady fainted..."

"You don't even dare to go up to the stage..."

"Hey, you can't say that. So your mother won't let your uncle take you out to see the world in the future. If he doesn't take you out, how can your uncle go to your house to learn martial arts from your mother?"

"Are you learning martial arts? My mother beats you out with a broom every day and scolds you for being shameless..."

Song Yufu, who was eavesdropping, opened her eyes suddenly and looked back:

"Oh my God! Why is Xiao Ting better than my husband... Ouch."

Xu Buling twisted Song Yufu's buttocks and continued to listen.

"...I just started learning martial arts. As long as you are obedient, when you grow up a few years, your uncle will make the decision for you and marry you to that bastard Xu Bu Ling. I am Uncle Xu Bu Ling..."? ?

Xu Buling's chuckled expression paused, then his face darkened, and he raised his hand and knocked on the window:

"cough"

Xiao Ting's sullen expression suddenly froze. He quickly sat up straight and behaved like the head of the family. He looked back and found out that it was Xu Buling. He breathed a sigh of relief and said angrily:

"Why are you so mysterious? You almost scared me to death. I thought my aunt was here to catch me."

Song Yufu stuck her head out of the window and frowned: "Xiao Ting, what nonsense are you teaching this little girl?"

Xiao Tingke was not afraid of Xu Buling at all, and waved his hand: "Go aside, didn't you see that I am busy? My aunt is over there, you go find her... Huh?"

Xiao Ting turned and pointed outside the window, but the lake outside was empty, and said strangely:

"Where's the boat?"

Song Yufu said helplessly: "The boats have started to cruise around the lake. Do you think they are still parked by the lake? Have you never heard of the allusion of carving a boat to ask for a sword?"

Xu Buling originally wanted to make fun of him, but when he followed Xiao Ting's gaze and looked back, he also frowned.

Where is the boat?

I saw more than a dozen cruise ships wandering around on the lake under the spring sun, but there was no sign of the two cruise ships.

Xu Buling squinted his eyes and searched carefully, only to find that a few miles away, the cruise ship on which the female family members were riding had arrived at the mouth of the Yuxi River and became a small dot. Xihe, there is no trace at all.

Yuxi River is the river leading to Chaohu Lake. The river is fast and there is not much scenery around it. It is not a place for spring outings to enjoy the scenery.

Xu Buling frowned and thought for a moment, then turned around and said, "Xiao Ting, where are you planning to go on the cruise ship?"

The party was led by Xiao Ting, who was also invited. He stood up and looked at the window, shook his head and said:

"I don't know. The Qian family in Suzhou is taking the lead. I thought they just walked around the lake twice. Looking at it, are they planning to go directly to Jinling?"

Song Yufu thought for a while: "We got married yesterday and most people only arrived in the past two days. Today's gathering was an impromptu event. Could it be that it was arranged too hastily and without careful planning?"

Xu Buling felt something was wrong and raised his hand to point to the hundreds of warships in the direction of Luzhou:

"The Xiliang Army is stationed in Chaohu. It's safe to visit the lake here. There are so many big shots here. No matter how hasty the Qian family is, they can't risk running out of Chaohu."

While they were talking, Hua Jingting, the Xiao family's chief steward who was responsible for protecting the head of the family, also walked over from the side and frowned:

"Your Highness, the ship over there is moving in the wrong direction. Luzhou has just been recovered, and Jinling in Huainan has not yet been captured. Although there are no Jiangnan troops around, there must be stragglers. Both sides of the Yuxi River are full of mountains and fields, making it difficult for the army to move. The wind is still favorable today. If someone sets an ambush in the river..."

Xu Buling's face changed slightly when he heard this. On board the boat were 90% of the heads of the aristocratic families in Jiangnan and officials from all over the country. If this was done in one pot, although it would not affect the foundation of the aristocratic family, if they only wanted bloody revenge, they would definitely be able to bite all the major officials. The aristocratic family is very ruthless, and if something goes wrong on his territory, he won't be able to explain to the other major families.

Xu Buring was not sure, but there must be a monster if something went wrong, so he jumped off the boat without any hesitation:

"Inform the navy to go out to catch up. Mr. Hua is protecting Xiao Ting and Yu Fu. I'll go over and take a look."

"Ms. sir."

Song Yufu was a little worried and wanted to give a few words of advice, but as soon as the words came out of her mouth, Xu Buling, who was wearing a scholar's robe, had already walked away... ——

Yuxi River is a river channel that was expanded and transformed on the basis of a natural river channel. One section passes through Lion Rock, with cliffs on both sides. The river suddenly narrows here and the water flows rapidly.

At noon, near the cliff at the foot of Lion Rock, nearly a hundred sword-wielding soldiers dressed in black were crawling among the dense spring vegetation. More than a hundred people slid down the stone wall, dived into the rushing river, and breathed through reed sticks. Lurking near the rocks at the bottom of the cliff.

Wang Ruiyang, the legitimate son of the Wang family in Hangzhou, stood above the Lion Rock, looking at the two ships as big as grains of rice on Chao Lake in the distance, and said coldly:

"The Holy One has an order to kill everyone on sight. Kill each one to earn one. These scum of Qin, Mu and Chu should all be buried in my Dayue's grave."

Next to Wang Ruiyang is Xue Chengzhi, one of the two heroes with iron guns.

Xue Chengzhi was almost beaten to death by Xu Buling in Hongshan Lake, and since then he has withdrawn from the world. But people in the world have countless grievances and entanglements. As long as people are alive and their family fortunes are still there, there is no way to escape these grievances and grievances.

Liuhemen is rooted in the south of the Yangtze River. It can smuggle darts everywhere to make black money, which is inseparable from the care of the four kings in the east. After Wei Wang Song Shaoying became emperor, because the only thugs in the south of the Yangtze River were the three giants of Dayinglou, they took great care of Xue Chengzhi.

It is an ironclad rule in the martial arts world to use people's money to eliminate disasters for others. Xue Chengzhi belongs to a martial arts sect and does not have the influence of the major clans. Song Shaoying wanted to kill all the major clans when the situation was over. The remaining soldiers and horses under his command would definitely not dare to take the order, but it was still possible to mobilize troops to massacre the insignificant Liuhe clan.

Although Xue Chengzhi knew that coming here was stirring up a hornet's nest, it was always a dead end, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and get here.

While Wang Ruiyang talks about loyalty, he is actually more desperate than Xue Chengzhi.

When the Wang family of Hangzhou promised to enter Chang'an as a hostage, they had already placed all their wealth on the king of Wu. They did not leave any backup options like the Zhou family, the father-in-law of the king of Chu. Now that the four kings are destroyed, the Wang family will be destroyed. There is no turning back.

If given the chance, Wang Ruiyang could not wait to go to Chaohu Lake right now, give Xiao Ting three nods, and ask Xiao Ting to say a few good words on his behalf, leaving a way for the Wang family to survive when the accounts are settled in the future.

But Xiao Ting and a group of elders almost died on the wall of Luzhou City. The bad idea was Wang Ruiyang's father. Xu Buling could give him this opportunity to the Wang family?

I'm afraid I wish I could sleep with his wife and mother right now in front of their father and son's tomb, and then give him a younger sister.

Xu Bu Ling might not be able to do this, but Wang Ruiyang knew that Xiao Ting could definitely do it.

Seeing two ships full of Jiangnan clan entering Yuxi River, Xue Chengzhi looked heavy and asked again:

"If Xu Buling is on the building boat, Xue will undoubtedly die today. There will probably not be a few left in the Xue family. Are you sure the prince has made arrangements?"

Wang Ruiyang knew that he couldn't kill Xu Buling, and Song Shaoying didn't have such great ambitions. He just wanted to drag the head of the Jiangnan family who had defected to bury him.

In the past two days, there have been many large and small families who have fled to Luzhou from all over the south of the Yangtze River. Some small families have never even heard of Xiao Qi. They are guests. If they can come here to seek refuge at this time, they will naturally be treated kindly and accepted.

It's not difficult for Wang Ruiyang to fish in troubled waters and sneak in. Although he can't attack Xu Buling in the city, people from these wealthy families have come in a hurry, so they have more opportunities to deal with them; he only needs to bribe the steward of the Qian family in Suzhou to find a boat. With the boat owner, just change the itinerary a little bit, and the people on the boat have just arrived, maybe they have seen Chaohu Lake for the first time, and they are busy building friendships, so who will pay attention to the yaw of the cruise ship?

After Wang Ruiyang saw the ambush of King Wei's dead soldiers prepared, he said coldly;

"Xu Bu Ling just got married yesterday, and the aristocratic families are friends with each other. He will be a prestige when he arrives, and he will definitely not be on the boat. You hide your face, kill the person and leave. The Blood Debt Saint will carry it on your back, and your Xue family will not be harmed."

Xue Chengzhi had no other choice. He could only nod his head, cover his face with a black scarf, and walk down the mountain with two big knives on his back... ——

On the cruise ship, there are silk and bamboo trees, and in the gorgeously decorated hall, there are three or twos of orioles and swallows gathering around and chatting.

The people on board were all the wives and daughters of Jiangnan aristocratic families, and at last they were the relatives of officials or famous scholars in the state. Although the defense between men and women in this world was not abnormal, the status of the female relatives was too high, and if they accidentally looked at each other, they might end up... There will be a situation where both parties are in trouble because they are not in the right person. Therefore, most of the people on this ship are female relatives, and the others are young masters from aristocratic families and guards.

When women get together, no matter how high their status or education, there will inevitably be secret comparisons. Although the building hall looks peaceful, there are hidden words everywhere, and there are also silly young ladies who hide. In the verandah, I peeked at the young man on the big ship in the distance.

According to Xiao Qi's identity, she should actually go to the boat in front, but Xiao Ting has become the head of the family. Her married aunt can no longer make decisions on behalf of the Xiao family, and the identity of the Crown Princess does not match the occasion, so she When the relatives of the Xiao family came here.

Xiao Qi was originally a daughter of Jiangnan. She was once the head of the Xiao family, and now she is the eldest concubine of Prince Su's palace. The Xu family is about to change dynasties, and her status is naturally outstanding. No one on the ship dares to look directly at her.

Of course, Xiao Qi was not interested in leaving the ladies in the hall alone. She just stood in the side hall chatting with a few familiar ladies.

In addition to Xiao Qi in the side hall, there was also Lu Hongxin’s wife, Xu Buling’s sister-in-law, who was saying with a smile:

"...Hongluan didn't dare to come today, otherwise I would laugh at her. My mother-in-law has always said that when Princess Su came to Jinling as a guest, she would call her aunt every day. More than 20 years have passed, okay, son Then she came over and called her mother-in-law. My mother-in-law said privately every day that Hongluan was shameless and an old cow ate young grass. She had to clean her up the next time she came home..."

Next to her was the second wife of the Xiao family, who joked after hearing this: "Yes. In the past, Hongluan was my Xiao family's daughter-in-law, and Xiao Ting called Hongxin brother. But now it's better. It's just a generation away. At the wedding banquet yesterday, Hongxin Sitting at the wine table, Xiao Ting was too embarrassed to change his name to uncle, and kept saying, 'It's all in the wine, don't talk anymore, drink'..."

Xiao Qi listened with a smile, but her eyes were focused on the beautiful scenery outside the building, feeling a little confused.

Most of the ladies on the boat, and even the heads of families on the big boat in front, were visiting Chao Lake for the first time. They were busy making friends and chatting on the boat, and would not pay attention to the direction of the boat. If they did, they would not know which part of Chao Lake they were in.

Xiao Qi helped Xu Buling handle military affairs and was very aware of the geographical environment around Luzhou. After the scenery on both sides tightened and narrowed, he secretly realized that something was wrong and the boat had entered the Yuxi River.

Xiao Qi was thoughtful and thought of all the possibilities in an instant. She stood up and looked at a luxurious woman entertaining in the side room:

"Mrs. Qian, where is this boat going?"

This gathering was spearheaded by the Qian family in Suzhou. Although the Qian family was not among the top five powerful families, it still had a strong foundation in Jiangnan, otherwise it would not have been able to invite so many people.

Hearing Xiao Qi's inquiry, Mrs. Qian thought that Xiao Qi was bored on the boat, so she quickly came over, bowed, and looked outside:

"My master said we would just wander around Chao Lake. We only arrived in Luzhou two days ago and asked the housekeeper to arrange the itinerary. It is estimated that we will not dock until after the dinner in the afternoon and return. If the princess is bored on the boat, I will go and greet her. "Let the ship dock now."

Saying this, it was obvious that Mrs. Qian didn't know where the ship was going now.

Xiao Qi'e frowned slightly. Before Mrs. Qian could tell the captain to dock the ship, the guard's call came from outside the ship building:

"Something's wrong, be careful!"

The sound was loud, but the female family members on the boat obviously had no sense of crisis, and Mrs. Qian even frowned.

Xiao Qi's expression changed and she quickly ran to the window to check.

The cruise ship Xiao Qi was on was calm for the time being. More than thirty guards ran to the bow of the ship with knives in hand, looking under the ship.

The big ship that was more than two hundred steps ahead, when it reached somewhere in the middle of the river, shook violently and made a loud noise. The squire clan on the deck and in the ship building staggered, and many people fell directly. On the ground, there were several exclamations.

There were stone walls on both sides of the river here. The river was fast and the wind was favorable. The boat was going very fast. It was obvious that it hit something on the bottom of the river. After the big ship collided, the guards on the ship became confused and ran to the edge of the deck to look around. The head of the Qian family, with an angry face, asked the maids and servants to come over and help the distinguished guests.

Xiao Qi's face darkened. This channel leading to the river had passed more than 300 troop transport ships in the past few days. No matter how big the cruise ship was, it was impossible for it to run aground on the rocks in the middle of the river. It could only be that someone had tampered with the bottom of the water.

"There are assassins, stop the ship quickly!"

Xiao Qi quickly called over the maid Lanhua and ran to the deck, wanting to alert the passengers on the ship ahead to be careful.

But as soon as Xiao Qi ran to the edge of the deck, before she could call out, the cruise ship under her feet also swayed violently. The sound of breaking wood resounded throughout the ship building. The table, chair and tea table slid forward under the inertia of the ship's speed. Yingyingyan in the hall Yan fell down a large piece.

"ah"

The cruise ship exploded on the spot, and the screams instantly drowned the entire cruise ship.

Xiao Qi was not prepared for the sudden impact and staggered under the influence of inertia. A young lady watching behind her also fell down and hit her, causing Xiao Qi to fall directly to the river.

Lanhua followed closely behind Xiao Qi, but she was tall and had a lot of inertia. The collision between the building and the boat stopped suddenly, causing Lanhua to rush forward. She only had time to grab Xiao Qi's arm, and the two of them fell into the water together.

Plop

Water splashed everywhere.

Xiao Qi held her breath when she fell into the water. She didn't panic at all after entering the water. She was ready to be carried back to the boat by Lan Hua. But when she opened her eyes in the water, she found that the bottom was full of dense knife-wielding assassins, swimming towards this side. Several people He was already close, and his face suddenly turned pale.

Lan Hua fell into the water and saw a knife coming towards her. She quickly pulled Xiao Qi behind her and kicked the assassin swimming away.

The men on the big boat in front were all in charge of their families, and most of them were calm and calm in trouble. But after hearing the screams from behind, they panicked instantly. Several guards were driven by the family owner to jump off the boat and try to get here. run.

Unfortunately, as soon as they entered the water, there was a splash of blood. Hundreds of frogmen in black emerged from the bottom of the water and swam toward the bottom of the ship with their weapons in hand. Black crowds of people also slid down the stone cliffs on both sides.

"There are assassins! There are assassins! Don't jump off the ship, go back to the cabin, and don't come out!..."

The guards of the two ships rushed out with their weapons and frantically drove the mess of passengers back to the cabin.

It was a pity that the boat was filled with panic-stricken female relatives. Their screams were suppressed even by the roar of the river. Wherever they could hear words, they were all running around on the boat. Those with guards were pulled into the cabin by the guards.

The bottom of the ship was obviously tampered with, and after the impact, it rotated and tilted in the middle of the river. The same was true for the big ship in front.

Xiao Qi hid behind Lanhua and swam away from the assassin. However, the assassin under the water noticed that someone had fallen into the water and swam over here. Others came out of the water and threw flying claws and began to forcefully board the ship.

Lan Hua was Xiao Qi's personal maid. She put her master's safety first and would not fight if she could. She would definitely not run over to meet the enemy. She hugged Xiao Qi and swam to a place with few people, hoping to escape from the battlefield.

Although Xiao Qi was calm in the face of danger, it was true that she had no power to restrain a chicken. Even if she had extraordinary abilities, it would be of no use in this situation. She grabbed the orchid and surfaced, looking upward:

"Second Aunt and the others are still on the boat, hurry up and don't let anything happen to them!"

Lan Hua gritted her teeth and was about to board the ship by force when a few blasts of wind came from the distance. The shadow man sliding down the mountain wall was used to prevent fish from slipping through the net, and he carried a hand crossbow with him.

Several crossbow arrows came through the air, and Lanhua hurriedly pushed Xiao Qi into the water again, continued to forcefully rush away from the assassin, and swam toward the far side of the building, trying to break out of the encirclement.

Xiao Qi knew the importance and didn't dare to show her head at all. She was getting further and further away from the cruise ship in the water, her almond-shaped eyes full of anxiety.

But when the ship was full of chaos and the dead men came out of the water to board the ship, a folding fan suddenly flew from behind the ship with strong winds, directly cutting off several flying claw ropes until they were nailed to the pillars. More than three points into the wood.

Immediately afterwards, there was a thunderous shout, coming from a distance:

"How dare you, thief!"

The sound was like muffled thunder, echoing in the river between the stone cliffs.

The huge sound suddenly stopped the screams on the two cruise ships, and even the hundreds of dead soldiers who attacked the cruise ships subconsciously froze.

The river valley, which was in chaos just now, was so silent for a moment that only the sound of the river water was left.

Many people looked back, only to see a white figure rising into the sky in the upstream river, with its long sleeves fluttering like an eagle striking the sky. Then it fell down in the air and stepped on the stern deck of the ship, causing the ship to tilt backwards. Several dead soldiers who had just climbed onto the bow of the ship were thrown away...