Min Youhong got on the boat with his men and horses, swung through the lake water and headed towards the Yamen.
In the quiet night, there was only the sound of the oars turning the waves, and the roaring sound. The officers and soldiers on the boat were busy all night, and everyone was tired. They yawned heavily and sat listlessly on the boat, waiting to return to the Yamen. Everyone went home to rest, and Min Youhong on the boat, with his deep thoughts, did not notice that behind the three parallel boats, there were shadowy things floating softly in the water, following the sides of the boat, quietly He quietly approached the three ships.
There was only a dull sound of wood, as if something had touched the bottom of the boat. The officers and soldiers had no idea, they just thought that dead branches and trees floating on the bottom of the water had touched the side of the boat. However, within a moment, those sitting on the edge of the boat were shooting. The drowsy officers and soldiers were awakened by the wet water on their feet. I don’t know who discovered it first and yelled: "There is a water leak." The officers and soldiers on the ship were suddenly shocked to the point of losing their sleep, and they all looked like He stood up as if his hands had been burned, and watched the water in the boat rise rapidly, shaking everyone. He anxiously looked for leaks in the boat. However, the more the officers and soldiers walked around like this, then The water rose even more inside the boat. The officers and soldiers were panicked and didn't care much, so they quickly went to scoop out the water with their hands.
Min Youhong, who was sitting in the middle boat, heard that the boat transporting officers and soldiers on the right was leaking water. He broke away from his troubled and angry thoughts, looked at the hurried formation of the officers and soldiers over there, and shouted loudly: " What's going on,"
The officers and soldiers on the boat over there hurriedly responded to Master Min and said: "Maybe it touched the rocks under the lake. I'm afraid the boat won't be able to hold up." These words were full of anxiety.
When Min Youhong heard this, he saw that the fruit had actually submerged half of the officers and men's calves, and saw that the entire hull began to tilt backwards. Min Youhong immediately turned back and shouted to the officers and soldiers on the other troop carrier on the left: " You guys paddle over here quickly,"
The officers and soldiers on the left had already seen it and were waiting for Min Youhong's words. Everyone on the boat worked together and rowed to the side of the wrecked ship. The officers and soldiers who suffered the disaster immediately steadied themselves when they saw it. , at least they saw a way out, and the twenty or so people on the boat calmed down a little. A gangplank was set up on the boat over there, and the twenty people boarded the boat one by one. This time, there were people on the boat. After thirty-five officers and men, the hull of the ship became much heavier, the draft was very deep, and it became more difficult to move.
Min Youhong's boat was light. In addition to a few personal followers, there was Chu Ying in the sack. Two officers and soldiers supported the boat behind, and the boat went straight forward. Min Youhong was really happy tonight. I was tired, so I didn’t think much about the sunken ship. I just thought it was an accident. I’d wait until tomorrow to register it, and then I’d just create a new name and ask the wealthy gentry to donate one. To be honest, Min Youhong had received the gift from Mrs. Gao yesterday. He has been having a hard time sleeping and eating as a captain. It turned out that he was hesitant to make up his mind. After all, whether it is Cai Jing or Gao Qiu, these two factions are fighting openly and secretly. It is a matter of gods fighting and mortals suffering. Involving him, Min Youhong, is also Gao Qiu had laid out the plan before. He had no choice but to accept Gao Qiu's favor. It was like getting on Gao Qiu's pirate ship. How did he get off... And Gao Qiu kept an eye on him and settled the matter. It was done on the spot, and a few people were specially sent here yesterday. They said they were assisting, but in fact they were monitoring and threatening. Now, Min Youhong was forced to take this step. It can be said that he had to reluctantly give up. How should he proceed with the subsequent steps? , this is really not what Min Youhong could have expected, and it is also what he is melancholy about now. What he cherishes is not his concubine. The worst he can do is divorce and find a beautiful girl. However, he has carefully avoided the political whirlpool in these years. All the hard work was in vain.
However, in general, this is not something that Min Youhong can decide by himself. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves noticing. As long as Gao Qiu is eyeing something, no matter how tactful you are, there is no way you can escape. Just like he heard that Lin Chong, the head coach of the 180,000 Imperial Army in Tokyo, was killed by Gao Qiu Zheng. Thinking of this, Min Youhong felt that he was in the same boat, but it was not Gao Yanei who was wrong about him. If this were the case, it would be easier for him to be his wife or concubine. However, the problem happened to be Green Forest Army.
After the court received the report of Lang Shilong's victory in the first battle, Cai Jing immediately took the opportunity to speak to the court. He eloquently persuaded Song Huizong's cronies to believe Cai Jing's words, and ordered Lang Shilong to be promoted to the rank of privy scholar and enjoy the official rank of third grade. At the same time, he immediately So he sent a guard general with an edict to Pucheng to change the defense. Cai Jing acted first. Gao Qiu, who was half a rank lower than him, felt resentful in his heart, but he had no room for action in the court. He knew that once Lang Shilong entered the Privy Council After that, regarding the importance of Cai Jing's faction, he secretly made a plan to take the opportunity to get rid of Lang Shilong halfway. However, the Green Forest Army in front headed north to attack the city and plunder a large area in the south of Huazhou. He took them all for himself and guarded them everywhere. If Lang Shilong came back from the south, it would be impossible. He could only go north to cross Baishui, and Baishui City would become the place Lang Shilong must pass. For this reason, Gao Qiu set his sights. Min Youhong in Baishui City palm print.
One was a Grand Master and the other was a Lieutenant. Min Youhong could not afford to offend either of them. What he was most worried about at the moment was that something went wrong in this matter, which would offend Cai Jing. When the time comes, he would end up in a different place and die in a foreign land. Thinking of this , Min Youhong felt that it was late at night and so cold that he couldn't help but sneeze.
What sounded almost simultaneously with this sneeze was a troop transport ship far away from Min Youhong. Min Youhong could only hear the noisy shouting of officers and soldiers behind him, mixed together in a chaotic manner, and he felt quite panicked. , Minyou felt something was wrong with Hongjue, so he shouted loudly and asked: "What happened?"
"Master Min, this boat is also leaking,"
When Min Youhong heard this, he immediately felt that there was definitely something fishy here, and it was definitely not as simple as touching the stone at the bottom of the lake. Min Youhong thought badly, but the light of the torch here could hardly penetrate the thick night. Min Youhong felt vaguely I saw the torch over there swaying in a panic, and it was full of people busy going back and forth, scooping water and calling for help. It was a mess, and the boat was carrying a heavy load, coupled with the restlessness of so many people, the boat was in a state of chaos. The water level in the boat rose rapidly, and soon it covered the calves of the officers and soldiers. At present, the boat had only traveled half of the waterway, and it was in the depths of the water with no village in front or back, and the water was watery. Out of the darkness, no dry land could be seen, let alone a way out. The fear of death immediately aroused the survival obsession of the officers and soldiers on the ship. In order to prevent the ship from continuing to sink, the only way to reduce the load was to I don’t know who took the lead first. With a swipe, he pulled out his knife and chopped off everyone he met. The officers and soldiers who belonged to the ship immediately joined forces and fought with the officers and soldiers who were extradited. Everyone on the ship came and went. They were fighting on the ground, and although people kept being killed in the lake, the hull of the boat could not withstand their torment. It could not survive a cup of tea, so the boat tilted slightly to one side, and the officers and soldiers watched as the hull fell. They wanted to deviate from the center line. In their desperation, they no longer cared about continuing the fight, and desperately scooped water out of the boat. However, it was too late after all. The water scooped out was far less than the water leaking in from all sides of the hull. many.
Min Youhong watched from a distance as the hull of the ship gradually tilted greatly. The officers and soldiers on the ship were shouting fiercely among the dead and wounded. His heart sank even more at that moment, and he quickly shouted: "Row quickly, row quickly, go home quickly, "Min Youhong took one last look behind him and saw the tilting boat. The last torch also fell down, extinguished in the waves of light, and melted into the rich night. The sound of water on the lake came and went. It was rippling, as if there was a struggle, and there seemed to be a cry for help. However, not long after, they were all submerged in the lake water, and the cruel scene just now was quietly erased.
And just when Min Youhong was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, a black figure approached the bow of the ship, slowly surfaced on the water, holding a sharp blade with a cold light in its mouth, and slowly crawled from the bow of the ship without a look on his face. After getting on the boat, the two officers and soldiers guarding the place were looking back in the direction where Min Youhong was looking at the scene where the catastrophic disaster had just been staged. At this moment, without realizing it, there was a man in black clothes who was all wet quietly. appeared behind them.
The man in black did not take off the dagger in his mouth. Instead, he raised his two wet hands and gently pressed them on the necks of the two officers and soldiers who turned around. Just when his fingers touched the skin of the two men, At that moment, before the officers and soldiers could recover from the shock, they only heard a soft and smooth whoosh sound, and then two sharp knives shot out from the man's locked cuffs, like a spirit snake spitting out a message. The sharp blade suddenly appeared on the cuff and pierced the throats of the two officers and soldiers at the same time.
As the machine spring rotated again, the hot blood in the throat spurted out with the rapid retraction of the sharp blade, taking away all the warmth of the two officers and soldiers, leaving only two pairs of incredible eyes, staring at the dilated eye sockets. When the two officers and soldiers fell on the cabin, the two people standing behind the two officers and soldiers were surprised to find the presence of the man in black when they turned back.
Just when the two of them were about to take out the simple swords from their waists, they saw the man's agile steps. He followed up in a moment, the last to come first, and he aimed towards the lower abdomen of the two officers and soldiers. When the two palms touched their abdominal cavities, there was a soft swish sound. Driven by the machine spring, the two sharp hidden swords ejected again and pierced into the stomachs of the two of them.
With two bangs, the officers and soldiers' simple knives fell to the ground, followed by the dull sound of corpses hitting the hull. At this time, everyone on the ship heard the noise and turned around to see a man dressed in black and wearing a ghost mask. The man appeared on the boat. Under his bloody cuffs, several corpses of officers and soldiers were lying scattered. This scene undoubtedly shocked everyone present. Just when they subconsciously put their hands on the knife and wanted to draw it out. , suddenly several swishing sounds were heard, and several nooses were shot from the water on both sides of the boat, locking the necks of the officers and soldiers in the boat accurately, and they were not allowed to struggle. There was a continuous sound of plops falling into the water.
Just when all the officers and soldiers were frightened by this sudden change, four or five more ghost-faced men in black quickly climbed onto the boat. With their hands up and down, the nearby officers and soldiers were arrested again. Poke it into the water.
Min Youhong, who was on the boat, looked at this scene and was so frightened that he thought it was Gao Qiu's men who crossed the river and demolished the bridge to kill people and silence them. Min Youhong's knees softened and he immediately knelt down and said tremblingly: "Don't kill me, don't kill me. The memorial to impeach Lang Shilong has not been written yet, you cannot kill me..."
However, those men in black did not listen to his nagging and quickly approached from all sides of the ship. Their steps were so nimble that they looked like they had seen a ghost. They came and went with ease, advancing and retreating freely. But after a while, they moved the ship on the ship without any trouble. All the officers and soldiers were silenced, leaving only Min Youhong, who was as frightened as chaff.
Min Youhong raised his eyes and saw those people standing in front of him. Each of their masks had green faces and fangs, and they were stained with blood, making their looks even more cruel.
"Don't...don't...kill...me..." The teeth in Min Youhong's mouth trembled involuntarily, and he couldn't speak clearly due to knocking.
The leading man in black slowly held the dagger in his mouth, grabbed Min Youhong's hair, and without waiting for him to scream sharply, he slashed his head and cut off his head. The man in black behind him took out a black cloth bag that had been prepared for a long time, put the bloody head in it, tied it to his waist, and that was it. The ghost-faced man in black seemed to have completed their mission, but they didn't. Saying a word, he drove the boat in the direction closest to the city tower.