On this day, Her Royal Highness the Princess' official guard of honor finally arrived in Yangzhou.
As an envoy of the imperial court, Her Royal Highness the Princess had been listening to plays for several days in the theater next to the RT-Mart Bank, and had scattered several baskets of copper coins as rewards, but Kong's honor guard was still formally honored by Governor Wei.
Reception.
The Yamen specially emptied the huge Yangzhou wharf, paved the ground with loess, and filled the roadside with osmanthus harvested from Runzhou Mountain.
However, the people of Yangzhou who rushed forward to see the famous most beautiful woman in the Tang Dynasty were destined to return home with regrets.
The princess didn't show up at all, so naturally no one saw her.
Qi Hu gathered around a carriage bearing the seal of the Princess Garden, as well as a mighty group of factory guards in gray cloth uniforms, and boarded the ship directly.
The princess's guard of honor stopped for a while, and then took advantage of the rising north wind to set off from the pier.
"The boss, who in Yangzhou doesn't know that usually only the little girl named Li and the princess can ride in the carriage. The little girl named Li must have followed him to Runzhou with his thugs." A man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.
After settling down, I was talking to a middle-aged man in fine clothes in a wine shop next to the pier, with a heavy flattery on his face.
"What did those water lines say?"
The middle-aged man in Chinese clothes looked pretty good, but there was a long scar extending from the corner of his mouth, and when he spoke, his expression looked very ferocious.
"Everything is normal. There are no signs of anyone entering. It's just that the waterline following the big ship sank. I don't know if it sank because of the back." The person who replied was sitting next to the big boss, dressed as a wealthy businessman.
Fat man.
"A fishing boat sank. Why wasn't this reported to me before?"
The scar on the corner of the man's mouth moved, but he didn't look angry on his expression.
While speaking, the slender fish-cutting knife in his hand did not pause at all. He made a few smooth cuts on the catfish in front of him, and a complete spine and a flat fish skin were removed.
come out.
At this time, the fish meat that had been removed was still shivering in the cool cold wind.
"Most of our boats are fishing boats on the lake. There are strong winds and waves in the Yangtze River, and one or two small boats have accidents every day. On the day of the shipwreck, there was thunder on the Yangtze River. It must have been strong winds and high waves that made it sink. Such a small thing,
So I didn’t dare to disturb the boss.”
"Since it is a common thing, it will sink if it sinks. Has the brother been found again?" The big boss was talking, but the work on his hands did not stop.
He carefully removed several sharp thorns from the fish. The fish carving knife quickly turned into pieces of crystal clear fish meat in the flash of the knife. He carefully placed the pink and tender fish meat on a celadon plate.
, a pair of silver
After fiddling with the chopsticks for some unknown reason, the glistening fish meat vaguely turned into the shape of a chrysanthemum. The boss placed a sharp fish carving knife next to the chrysanthemum fish meat, then reached out and poured a few drops of balsamic vinegar on it.
The amber vinegar sauce was set off by the pink fish meat, leaving a dazzling trace on the celadon plate like blood. "Taste it."
"There are many undercurrents in the Yangtze River. Once you fall into the water, it is difficult to have a chance of rescue." The fat man seemed to be very excited to taste the craftsmanship of the big boss. He picked up a pair of chopsticks and picked up a few fish meats and stuffed them into his mouth: "It's really delicious.
No way..."
Before he could finish his words, the big boss grabbed the fish carving knife next to the fish meat without blinking an eye, and stabbed it into the fat man's lower jaw in the blink of an eye.
The fat man made two "ho ho" sounds from his mouth, and then there was no movement.
Regardless of the sharp knife, the boss seemed to be supporting a drunk guest, and made the fat man lie down on the table in front of him, just like other drunk guests.
After wiping the non-existent blood stains on the fat man's body, the headmaster smiled at the sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked man who was shivering at the side: "Do you want to have a taste?"
The poor man didn't dare to agree. He just stood there shaking, chattering between his teeth and making a sound like a woodpecker.
"Ignorance!" The boss didn't even get angry. He picked up the chopsticks and ate very sweetly. "I said, if there is any trouble, report it immediately. If he disobeys, he will die."
"We'll make sure again tonight. If we're sure there's no one in the factory by the river, we'll start in the early morning."
The shabby-looking man bowed respectfully and walked out respectfully. The restaurant was still bustling, and no one noticed that the fat man who looked just drunk had been taken over by the one who was about to leave.
The man in fine clothes took his life.
The weather was pretty beautiful, although it fogged up in the evening, luckily it didn't rain.
The princess's guard of honor has arrived in Runzhou, and the governor of Runzhou has also boarded the boat to pay homage to Her Royal Highness the Princess and King Linzi. After bidding farewell to the local parents and officials, under the dusk, the renovated building boat vaguely appeared from the river.
figure.
The modified gunboat took advantage of the night and gently leaned on the building boat where the princess' honor guard was riding. Several springboards stretched out in the night. Li Chongrun took the brothers who had previously boarded the boat and quietly returned to the building.
On board the ship.
Shortly after the building boat left, a smaller building boat in the ceremony also quietly left the pier under the cover of night. The sound of several oars cutting through the water was quickly blown away by the biting north wind.
A group of gulls and herons were startled.
"The Taihu water bandits and the traitor from Jinshan Temple belong to you. I will go to Maoshan to talk to the Wuchen monk." This was the conversation Li Chongrun had with Princess Taiping before he left.
"Princess, please be careful. That monk is extremely cunning and ruthless. Please be careful."
"Instead of worrying about me, you should worry about yourself." Princess Taiping seemed to be very confident, and waved her hand to Li Chongrun very charmingly, urging him to get on the boat: "I don't take a Taoist temple seriously, but you do.
It’s really arrogant to expect these 100 little kids to deal with thousands of water bandits.”
"Nephew, please leave." The princess's aunt was very rude when she was wearing palace clothes. Talking to her again would really affect the morale of the army, so Li Chongrun hurriedly left with his brothers.
"Is there any news from Maoshan?" The big boat the princess took traveled a few miles eastward and stopped at a sandbank in the middle of the river. Several lights swayed a few times, and a springboard and a full body stretched out from the boat.
The rider in black hurriedly got on the boat.
"Nothing was found. There are a total of 146 people living in Huohuan Palace, and no monk matching the appearance described by Her Royal Highness was found."
"Have those Taoist priests looked at the injuries of others?"
"The Taoist priests refused to admit that they had treated people's injuries, but they found a large amount of money and several bloody clothes in the secret room."
"You're not so blinded by money that you won't admit it to the point of death. Have you ever confessed?"
"Several Huo Gong Taoists and Zhi Ke Taoists later admitted that they had seen an old monk in the Taoist temple with injuries on his face. They had been treated in the temple for a few days, but he left soon after."
"Old monk? Isn't that quite young? Have you told me where you went?"
"I heard that I'm coming to Runzhou."
"Have your hands and feet been taken care of?"
"Everything is clean. Tomorrow, mountain residents will find water flowing on the mountain. All the Taoist temples will be burned down, and no one will survive."
"Huohuan Palace was destroyed by a fire, so it deserves this name."
"Your Highness, what should we do next?"
"What to do? Do nothing." Princess Taiping stretched her waist, her plump waist vaguely visible under the light of a few dim fish lanterns. "My nephew has arranged such a big show, let's just watch the show.
"
"Do you need to go to the rescue?"
"Such a situation requires my intervention. From now on, this boy will have no choice but to be like my miserable Wan'er, a poor poet-writer next to the emperor. I think neither he nor Wan'er want to see this kind of thing."
The figure in black bowed quietly and was about to retreat when he heard Her Royal Highness the Princess' lazy voice: "Tell the brothers of the Black Cavalry to work harder today and lurk to
Go to the Jinshan Temple aside, if my nephew really fails to control the situation and lets the bandits rush into Feng Chan's venue, I think only Xue Huaiyi will be happy."
The man in black said "Promise" and turned around to get off the boat.
"If something really goes wrong with this kid, Wan'er can't cry to me to death." Princess Taiping thought of Wan'er, and a trace of tenderness appeared on her face, but she also vaguely thought of her girl who was completely unlike her: "Yao Yao
I'm afraid she will cry to death, this girl is not young anymore, we can't let her have such thoughts."
"Your Highness Princess, you have really taken the trouble." A white-faced and beardless guard came out from behind Her Highness the Princess, smiling and smiling along with Princess Taiping.
"As a parent, you always have to wipe the children's butts." Princess Taiping saw his figure and smiled: "You will understand when Liu Lang has children."
"Then it depends on whether Her Highness Princess will give Rokuro a chance." The white-faced guard looked really good, with red lips and white teeth, but his slightly slender eyes made him look a little lewd.
"Who can say the right thing about this matter?" Her Royal Highness the Princess grabbed the hand that was reaching towards her waist, "If we really defeat Xue Huaiyi this time, I'm afraid Taiping will have to please Liu Lang in the future, please.
I’m about to give birth to a baby for you…”
When the paintings on the building boats here became more and more charming, Li Chongrun was on the observation deck between the east and west factories, nervously asking a question to a tall and thick man next to him.
"Uncle Yang, what was it like before the big battle?"