Before Liu Ziqiu could answer, Changsun Wuji had already said to himself: "The dead soldiers were fourteen or five years old, and the dead men were carried in the carriages, facing each other on the road. The Tongji Canal was filled with human lives!"
Zhang San was busy at the stern of the ship. Guanyin and the maids were still in the cabin. Only Liu Ziqiu could hear these words. However, Gao Jiong, He Ruobi and others had just been executed for "slandering the imperial court", so he dared to make a big move here.
When I made a comment, I really responded to the name "Wuji".
Liu Ziqiu not only lamented Changsun Wuji's boldness, but also admired his ability to care about government affairs at such a young age. He couldn't help but say, "May I ask, sir, how long would it take to go from Jiangdu to Luoyang if there were no Tongji Canal and Hangou?"
Changsun Wuji didn't expect Liu Ziqiu to answer his words, so he was stunned and immediately said: "If there is no fast horse, we should leave in January."
Liu Ziqiu tapped his pole lightly, turned the bow of the boat in a different direction, and said, "At our current sailing speed, can we reach Luoyang within ten days?"
Changsun Wuji thought for a while: "When I came here, I traveled for nine days. But..."
"The speed of the journey is secondary." Liu Ziqiu took back the long pole and continued, "It is more important to save time and effort in transporting materials. The cost of water transport is less than 20% of that of carriages and horses. The imperial court only pays taxes, grain, and salt every year.
By improving transportation, you can save a lot of money. People and merchants can also profit from it."
Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment, then suddenly nodded and said: "There is some truth in it. It seems that these people deserved their death."
But Liu Ziqiu shook his head and said: "That's not entirely true. Everything cannot be seen from one side. You see, the court is like a boat, and the people are like water. Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it. Building canals is a good thing, but it consumes too much people's energy.
, it will be counterproductive.”
Changsun Wuji had always regarded Liu Ziqiu as a martial artist with extraordinary skills, but he didn't expect that he could actually say such words. He couldn't help but look at him with admiration, and hurriedly raised his hands and said, "May I ask your name, brother?"
When leaving Jiangdu, Liu Ziqiu rescued Guanyin. Although Changsun Wuji was grateful, he only planned to pay him more when the time came and did not take him very seriously. He did not even ask his name.
Different from when he faced Yuan Tiangang, Liu Ziqiu was still very willing to make friends with this famous official in history. He quickly put his pennant on his shoulder and said in return: "I don't dare, I'm Liu Ziqiu!"
"A fallen leaf indicates autumn." Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "What a good name! Xiongtai is a very good person."
Liu Ziqiu laughed and said: "How could a countryman choose a name? Because he is the eldest son in the family and was born in autumn, so he is called Ziqiu."
Speaking of this, Liu Ziqiu couldn't help but think of his parents and family. Since the day he was specially recruited into the army at the age of seventeen, he has carried out missions except for training and has never returned home once. Now that he is here, he is afraid that his hope of returning home will be even greater.
vague.
Liu Ziqiu suddenly felt a little sad and looked up ahead. A passenger ship was waiting to turn in front of him, and there was a handsome young man standing on the stern of the ship with his hands behind his hands, looking towards this side.
Just listen to Zhang San shouting from the stern: "Daniu, get up quickly!"
The water in this area is very slow and there are many bends, making it difficult to sail. Large ships rely on pulling fibers, while small boats rely entirely on poles and oars. Liu Ziqiu Shi was busy talking just now and forgot to prop the poles, so the speed of the boat slowed down.
Liu Ziqiu made his pole faster, and the boat turned around, moving further away from the boat in front.
Suddenly, they heard a crisp bell ringing, and a large boat jumped out of the water and stopped in front of them. The boat could not stop itself and crashed into the water.
The bow of the boat was tilted high, and Zhang Sun Wuji couldn't stand and fell down on the deck. If Liu Ziqiu hadn't had quick eyesight and quick hands, he stretched out his pole to stop him, and he would have slipped straight into the river. In the cabin of the boat
There were bursts of screams from Guanyin and her maids.
The handsome young man on the boat in front had an anxious face and his mouth wide open, not knowing what to shout.
This handsome young man was none other than Gao Xiuer in disguise. Since practicing the two internal skills of opening and closing eyes, turning left and right, and looking left and right, Gao Xiuer's eyesight has greatly improved, and he has already seen Liu Ziqiu talking to Changsun Wuji on the bow of the boat.
Gao Jiong was a highly respected minister, and his family had many talented people, including masters of disguise. Gao Xiuer was smart since she was a child, and her skills in disguise were known to her even Liu Ziqiu, a former special forces soldier, had been with her day and night.
She only started to become suspicious after a month. Disguising herself as a man was a piece of cake for her. Liu Ziqiu was far away, how could she recognize him?
When Gao Xiuer saw Liu Ziqiu's boat being attacked, he hurriedly called to the boatman to rescue him. Seeing that the situation was not good, the boatman was willing to listen. The boat moved faster and flew away.
On this side of the boat, Zhang San shouted from the stern: "Be careful of thieves! Get back quickly."
There was a "ding, dong, dong" sound, and another big door blocked them behind, and they had no way to retreat.
On the east bank, a man was hiding somewhere and shouted: "People on the boat, listen, get to the shore quickly!"
There was a panic on the boat, but Liu Ziqiu was unusually calm. He cupped his hands towards the shore and said, "I'm Yuhang Niuda, I'm here to pay my respects to Brother Shan!"
Liu Ziqiu didn't know the second brother Shan, but he had always read the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties and knew that Shan Xiongxin was the general manager of the green forest in the thirteen provinces and a righteous man. Liu Ziqiu wanted to deliberately get close to him, hoping that the other party could sell this face.
"What are you talking about, Brother Shan, Brother Shan? I don't know anything about it!" The man on the shore sneered, "Send the women and property up quickly, and I will let you go!"
It’s okay not to give him face. This tone clearly shows that he doesn’t take Shan Xiongxin seriously. Could it be that the story contained lies?
"Not good!" Liu Ziqiu was wondering when he suddenly saw a string of bubbles popping up on the surface of the water. He quickly shouted, jumped into the water with a leap.
At this time, Guanyin had already emerged from the cabin, walked to Changsun Wuji, and said, "Brother, I'm afraid."
Changsun Wuji suppressed the fear in his heart, forced himself to calm down, and said: "It's okay, the officers and soldiers patrolling the canal will be here soon."
Guanyin maid suddenly pointed to the side of the boat: "Brother, look quickly!"
I saw a ball of blood foam emerging from the water on the port side, spreading slowly with the waves and blooming into a gorgeous red flower.
Changsun Wuji hurriedly covered Maid Guanyin's eyes: "Little sister, go into the cabin."
But Guanyin Maid said stubbornly: "I won't leave!"
"Ah!" Zhang San also exclaimed. Another ball of blood rose up from the stern of the boat.
"Wow", water splashed all over the right side of the ship, Liu Ziqiu's head popped up covered in blood, waving a few dagger-like things in his hands, and shouted towards the shore: "Thank you, good man! I'm in need of someone who can take advantage of me!"
Several whistles were heard from the shore, but there was no more movement. Liu Ziqiu rowed forward with all his strength, waving the things in his hands repeatedly, cutting the rope, and with a "swish" sound, the fish sank into the water, and the water surface returned to calm, and the blood around him also disappeared.
Gradually faded.
"Brother Daniel, I have lost you again this time." Zhang San wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "But, why didn't they stop the boat in front?"
Liu Ziqiu looked up and saw that the front boat had long disappeared. He couldn't help but shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's your flag that's causing trouble."
Zhang San spat, reached out and pulled down the small flag with the word "eldest grandson" written on it, and threw it into the cabin.
After regaining its identity as a civilian ship, the journey was indeed smooth. After a few days, the boat turned southwest and entered Luoshui. In the evening, it finally arrived in the east of Luoyang City.
On the pier, some sharp-eyed slaves had already seen Changsun Wuji standing on the bow of the boat, waving his hands and shouting desperately: "Master, Miss, here, here..."
"See you later!" Changsun Wuji cupped his hands, turned around and left without saying another word, but Liu Ziqiu's name had already been firmly remembered by him.
With the support of her maid, Guanyin carefully stepped onto the springboard. When she came ashore, she did not forget to turn back and wave her hand: "Big brother, remember the ball you promised me."
On the river bank, the eldest grandson brother and sister boarded a gorgeous carriage and drove away surrounded by a group of domestic slaves and maids.
"Bah!" Zhang San spat in the direction of the eldest grandson brother and sister, "Brother Daniel, who are these people? You saved them twice and didn't even give you any reward. It's true that the richer you get, the smaller you get.
gas!"
In fact, Changsun Wuji already felt that Liu Ziqiu was not an ordinary person, and it would be cliché to give him money without thanking him for his kindness. However, when he settled the ship's payment just now, he still gave Zhang thirty taels of silver more. This matter Zhang
San naturally would not tell Liu Ziqiu.
But Liu Ziqiu knew that Changsun Wuji was not a stingy person, and when he rescued people, he never thought of asking for a reward, so he couldn't help but said calmly: "Brother Zhang, if a guest takes your boat, you are naturally responsible for the safety of the guest.
What kind of reward do you need for doing your job?"
Zhang San was speechless for a moment, but he didn't give up and said again: "Brother Daniel, if you don't have anywhere to go, why not just follow me and keep building a boat."
Running this waterway can certainly make money, but dangers are everywhere. If there is a helper as powerful as Liu Ziqiu, who knows "Brother Shan", the benefits are self-evident. But he has never thought about such a powerful helper.
How could a character be willing to be his deputy?
Liu Ziqiu tapped his right foot lightly, took a long baggage placed on the bow of the boat in his hand, cupped his fists, and said: "Thank you, Brother Zhang, for your kindness. I will go to Luoyang City to find someone, so I'll say goodbye!"
Hidden in the baggage were the trophies he captured in the Tongji Canal, which were the unique weapons of the water pirates and later evolved into Emei thorns. Liu Ziqiu took three branches in total, one of which was given to Changsun Wuji, and he took the other two with him.
I have it with me, and I plan to find some time to slightly modify it and use it as a murderous and self-defense weapon.
Luoyang, the eastern capital, is a great city with a radius of hundreds of miles and a population of one million. The Luoshui River runs through the city from west to east and is divided into two districts: north and south. The entire city of Luoyang is composed of three parts: the palace city, the imperial city, and the Guo city. The palace city
It is where the palace is located, and the imperial city is where the government offices are located. The outer city occupies the largest area and is the private residence of officials and the residence of the common people. There are ten vertical and horizontal streets each, dividing the whole city into 103 miles, Fengdu, Datong, and Tongyuan.
Geshifang. Hanjia City was built to the northeast of the palace city, with more than 400 grain cellars inside. Shanglin Xiyuan was built to the west, which diverted Luo water and built canals to form a lake. In the lake, Penglai, Fangzhang, and Ying were built.
There are three islands on the island, and sixteen courtyards are built around the canal. The courtyard gate is adjacent to the canal, and the palaces and buildings are extremely gorgeous. The prosperity of Luoyang City was unparalleled in the world.
Liu Ziqiu stood outside the east gate of Luoyang, looking at this majestic city, but he had no idea. Finding a person here was like looking for a needle in a haystack.