232. Chapter 232 Night attack on the Capital Pier

Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 232 Night Attack on Capital Pier

Northwest of Anhu,

Beijing Pier,

Qiao Yuehong, the chief steward who was standing at the bow of the building, naturally had a clear view of what was going on at the dock and saw that her boss was handling things securely and neatly.

He also replied lightly and said;

"I understand, what instructions does the prince have?"

"Go back to the chief steward. Someone from the prince has sent a message to tell you whether he will come here again in the middle of the night to carry goods. The people in Hongtian are too busy to do anything."

The chief steward also nodded, and thinking about it, it was like this. The moon was already setting, and time was not passing quickly, so he ordered no one in the fleet to sail.

After Xu Jing received the order, he also went from ship to ship to deliver the message.

Therefore, it is unknown to outsiders whether such a large fleet of ships can quietly dock at the dock.

Soon, it became dark.

The time was not short, and many of the guard leaders looked eagerly at the restaurants on the pier to eat. After all, after walking on the river for a few days, their mouths became dumb.

Qiao Hongyue also knew that the people in the east were greedy, but this matter was of great importance and she had to be careful. If something went wrong, her head would be thrown away.

But could the guard general who was accompanying him couldn't help it and directly told the chief steward that he wanted to take the Dongdong ship with him? Qiao Hongyue couldn't do it, so she had to let Xu Jing take the guards to the dock restaurant to buy some food and drinks.

A banquet was set up directly on the boat in the building.

If you like to talk a lot, but don't stuff money, then you are a group of people.

Xu Jing took the money and went to a restaurant not far from the pier with his guards.

Although it was getting late, there were not many people there. After all, there were too many people working at the dock. As soon as we entered the lobby, the waiter came to greet us;

"Fellow gentlemen, do you want to go to the top or stay in a hotel?"

Xu Jing carefully scanned the people outside the East Hall, and saw that they were all ordinary merchants or the boss of the dock was a person from the yamen, and he said casually;

"Come and have a good banquet with three tables, and then take them away in food boxes."

"Okay, sir, please go over there and have a sip of tea."

The waiter immediately wiped the table and asked Xu Jing to go to the east. He also brought a tea bowl and brewed tea from the back, poured it on the table, and then left. Xu Jing drank the tea and walked there to wait.

And on the second floor,

Hong Shuiyue of the Red Lotus Sect was at the Pier Restaurant to see off the right protector before he left, and there were many church leaders accompanying him.

"Lao Ying, when you arrive in the south of the Yangtze River, go to Jinling first and concentrate the power of the sect. The spies in the sect will report whether the eight major salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River are unable to leave. It is said that Lin Ruhai, the censor of the wrong salt patrol, killed his leg in pain.

"

Hong Shuiyue told the latest information, Ying Xiancai was shocked and replied,

"No, sir, can Lin Ruhai be the emperor's confidant? If he asks for trouble, he will be furious, and Jiangnan will be in trouble. Can the emperor be easily fooled?"

Everyone here looked solemn. If Lin Ruhai died in Jiangnan, the court would definitely take action. I am afraid that Jiangnan will become the eye of the storm by then. The key point is that the Red Lotus Sect's home base is in Jinling, so they hid there anyway.

Hong Shuiyue had to comfort her first;

"Lin Ruhai is very desperate at the moment. A few days ago, a guard of the Imperial City Division went eastward and a water transport spy came to report that the destination was Yangzhou."

Ying Xiancai reacted quickly and immediately understood that those people's target was Lin Ruhai, and it was not too late.

"Executive member, if we go then, it's too late. Is it like a sieve over there? I'm afraid they won't be able to do it. Can the aristocratic families in Jinling gather together and watch eagerly?"

"No, so go to Yangzhou first to at least save Lin Ruhai's life. The court will definitely take action later. If nothing else, I'll look to the east."

Hong Shuiyue had something to say, so Ying Xiancai looked at the leader and saw Xu Jinggong walking in the lobby and the guards beside him. They looked familiar, so that's right.

"Exceptor, are those people to the east members of the Zhen family in Jinling? Why are they here? Could it be that the Zhen family's fleet has come to the capital and they are also afraid that those things will be discovered?"

Seeing Protector You's surprise, Hong Shuiyue couldn't figure it out. The Zhen family actually took the risk to come to the capital. Although no one in Jinling dared to check whether it was in the capital, if there was any negligence, it would be a big deal.

Looking at the big boats on the lake, I feel a little envious of the strength of the Zhen family.

"Should we have bribed the water transport yamen in the east? I didn't see any ships escorted by the water transport guards. It looks like there are warships in Xindongshui. The Zhen family is really proud."

Ying Xiancai leaned against the window and looked at the lake. Many boats bypassed the Zhen family's fleet and docked at the pier from other places, as if they were afraid of something, but it was already dark.

Why is there so many people watching the boat? Could it be that the contact person has not arrived yet?

"Off the staff, it seems that the person who contacted the Zhen family has not arrived. I thought that the person who was in contact with the ship should be Qiao Yuehong, the chief steward of the fleet. I never thought that he would personally escort it. It can be seen that there was a lot of good stuff on that trip."

After Hong Shuiyue heard this, he looked over carefully, and it turned out that he was right. Moreover, there was no one in the cabin of the surrounding boats, and the guards were all on board and on guard, which showed how careful he was.

Suddenly, a group of people came from outside the market and went to the dock. They seemed to be people from the Prince's Palace in Beijing. Only then did Hong Shuiyue and Ying Xian know that the real owner had arrived.

The pier is,

When the chief steward saw the people from the palace coming, he went east to greet him;

"It turns out that Steward Fou Han Chun invited me to come here, and it's Qiao Hongyue, the chief steward of Fou Zhen's fleet."

Han Chundong stopped his horse, but he also helped Qiao Hongyue up and said;

"Can you please be polite, General Manager? Why are my family and I so polite? Have the silver and Jiangnan silk arrived?"

"When we return to Manager Han, we have already prepared it. We are all on the first boat. We have been waiting for a long time."

The chief steward replied respectfully, Han Chun looked at the East Pier, it was getting late now, there were not many people there, and the ship was parked at the end, where there were few people and it was quiet, so he could do things.

"Arrange the legs and start unloading the ship now."

"No, little Minghong."

The carriage team behind Han Chun drove slowly towards the dock, while the royal guards were blocking the outside. The Zhen family's fleet also called on the boatman to help carry the ship. The shouts were loud, could the lake

The wind and waves were also strong, covering up the sound.

Around the pier, there were gradually more and more fishing boats. People in the fleet at the pier didn't pay attention and stared at the boats unloading their cargo.

At this moment,

People from the Taiping Sect had also been watching the Zhen family's fleet from the south of the Yangtze River. They received a secret report that there were three large ships in the fleet carrying silver and brocade cloth from the south of the Yangtze River.

In the Central Plains, the Taiping Sect was developing rapidly and urgently needed a large amount of money to support it. Therefore, the protector in the south personally led people to keep an eye on the fleet, and contacted the elite Taiping Sect headed by Master Chu in the capital, preparing to hijack the ship and hide it from the truth.

Therefore, Chu Yiyue took his people to live in Donglai at the dock in the capital, contacted many good friends, explored the terrain of the surrounding Anhu Lake, and waited for the arrival of the Zhen family's fleet while waiting for work.

Hard work pays off, tomorrow,

Towards evening,

The huge fleet of the Zhen family has already entered the dock and docked, but there are few people coming from the east. In the merchant ship following behind, the left guard of the Taiping Sect, Zuofeng, came to join the deputy leader after they docked.

When they came to a small courtyard, Protector Zuo took a sip of tea and said;

"Master Chu, the target has appeared. The first and second ship is the ship that transports silver. When do you think you will move your legs?"

Chu Yiyue smiled and replied;

"There's no rush. We'll wait until dark. I really don't know how far we can go if we hijack the ship, so we just need to arrange a way out. It won't be available until dark."

When Zuo Feng saw Master Chu's confident look, he was also determined.

"Master Chu, do you have any plans? I would like to be the pioneer."

"Don't say it, don't say it."

Chu Yiyue shook his head and refused, then asked people to bring the good food and wine, and then started to let Guardian Zuo and the others say,

"Brothers, you have worked hard. It was not easy to wander in those days. Eat well and rest first, and wait until midnight before moving around. Can he prepare so many fishing boats to attack from the water to avoid the guards at the dock and the eyes of many forces?

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Zuo Feng and the others were not polite and started to eat. He had only eaten dry food in those days and had long been starved to death. After seeing what Master Chu said, Zuo Feng generally understood what Master Chu meant, so he

How about a sneak attack from the water? Most of the Taiping Sect members are from the south and are good at water, so that's not a good idea.

After eating, he rested for a while. When he saw that it was getting dark outside, Master Chu gave the order:

"Everyone, start taking action. Guardian Zuo, as the vanguard, will be the first to approach. If there is an opportunity, send a signal directly to the back, kill them directly on the boat, and then drive the boat to the west bank of Anhu Lake. There will be people there to respond. Is Minghong there?

"

"No, Master Chu, belongs to Dongminghong."

"Okay, go quickly."

Then,

Many church leaders outside the courtyard walked out of the small courtyard and went outside to inform the brothers to prepare to move.

Protector Zuo and Chu Yiyue also disguised themselves and came to the other side of the pier. There were fishing boats already there to meet them. Once they got on board, they rowed into the lake without making any sound.

suddenly,

The Zuo protector ordered the fishing boat to turn around.
To be continued...