Xie Jingchen was so frightened that he quickly protected Chu Nanzhi, and hurriedly scolded Li Shiyao: "You don't want your life, hide in the cabin quickly."
Li Shiyao felt so depressed that she walked directly to the edge of the boat and quietly stared at the rain of arrows falling from the sky.
This scene made both Chu Nanzhi and Xie Jingchen dumbfounded.
After a long time, Li Shiyao suddenly turned around, frowned and said, "It seems that this arrow did not intend to hurt anyone."
Upon hearing this, Chu Nanzhi immediately stuck out his head, listened to the surrounding movements, and took a closer look, and found that most of the arrows shot fell into the water, and the rest were stuck on the edge of the boat.
Chen Chuan held up a thick piece of wood and came over confused, and asked puzzledly: "Princess, what is the purpose of this Yizhou navy's move?"
"It is indeed puzzling. Although the navy of Yizhou is not as good as the navy of the Jiangnan states in your country, no matter how bad the archers are, they are not so miserable."
Xie Jingchen also looked at Chu Nanzhi with a puzzled expression.
"Keep going full speed ahead."
Seeing the strange looks in their eyes, Chu Nanzhi just gave instructions in a low voice.
According to the rules of naval patrols, if an abnormal situation is encountered, a warning to stop the ship will usually fail, and then a forceful attack will be chosen.
If the Yizhou navy was really so reasonable, then she would have to be more arrogant and charge directly at the enemy before they could react.
After receiving the order, Chen Chuan did not dare to hesitate any longer and quickly ordered the ship boss to continue moving forward.
When they were fifty meters away from the enemy ship, they were completely within the strong attack range of the crossbow, and encountered another fierce arrow rain attack.
But the result was no different from the previous one. Some arrows fell into the water, but a few arrows were inserted into the boat.
Chu Nanzhi suddenly noticed something strange.
Even though the Yizhou Navy understands the principle of courtesy first and then fighting, they are not so polite. With their sophisticated equipment, it is not impossible to block the ship forcefully. Such courtesy is not like the treatment given to ordinary business travelers.
Just when everyone was confused, a clear voice suddenly came from the opposite side:
"We have been ordered to inspect the Yizhou section of the Jinglu Canal. We have no malicious intentions. We also ask you to stop the boat for interrogation."
Hearing such a kind voice, Chu Nanzhi stood up directly, walked slowly to the edge of the ship, looked into the distance, and saw a man in light green official clothes standing on a large ship on the left in the distance.
The bow of the boat is looking this way.
"Sun Boren, the captain of the Yizhou navy, heard that a merchant ship was going south to do business with the Zhao family's caravan recently. I have heard that Zhao Taigong in the south of the Yangtze River has a great wealth and is as rich as the enemy. I have a distant relative who happened to have a group of people who went overseas.
The silk needs to be sold, I wonder if I can use your caravan to transport it out?"
The man begged him very sincerely: "Because my distant relative's family has fallen into decline, I rely on this batch of silk to make a fortune. I want to find a good price through the Zhao family's caravan. Can you please board the ship and talk about it?"
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Looking at the man from a distance, he signaled the sergeants to put down their ready-to-go crossbows. Chu Nanzhi further concluded that this man was probably not aware of who was on board.
"Don't worry, everyone. I am only bringing two followers on board the ship. I have no intention of causing any harm."
Seeing that there was no response, Sun Boren raised his voice and shouted again.
After careful consideration, Chu Nanzhi then ordered Chen Chuan to ask the captain of the ship to slow down the ship and stop slowly when it was nearly ten meters away from the Yizhou warship.
After that, everyone was asked to hide in the cabin and wait for the opportunity, and only the boss of the ship was asked to lead a few handymen under him to the bow of the ship to greet them.
After all, the naval captain boarded the ship in person, and only brought two personal followers with him. If there was anything unusual, it would be easier to escape if he captured the leader.
He and Xie Jingchen continued to hide behind the door of the cabin. When Sun Boren boarded the boat, they held their breath and waited quietly for his conversation with the boss of the boat.
But before the boss of the ship could say anything, Sun Boren immediately knelt down, kowtowed into the cabin and said, "Sun Boren, the captain of the Yizhou Navy, pays his respects to Princess Pingning."
Chu Nanzhi and Xie Jingchen were both stunned for a while.
It seems that this person may have a deeper meaning for boarding the ship.
Xie Jingchen was worried about being deceived, so he immediately glanced at her silently and whispered: "This person has come with bad intentions. As a captain of the navy, he was so polite to the passing business travelers. He must have already noticed your whereabouts and deliberately pretended.
I'm so diligent in trying to trick you into landing and waiting to receive the credit."
"What you said makes sense."
After receiving Xie Jingchen's reminder, Chu Nanzhi continued to listen to the noise outside, but heard Sun Boren continue talking to himself:
"There are only a few people whom I respect in my life. Apart from the late Yang Situ, Princess Pingning is actually a very famous figure. With her identity as a woman, she was able to stir up troubles in just a few months after entering the capital. Now she has escaped unscathed."
, I really admire you."
Hearing Yang Runchen's name, Chu Nanzhi vaguely sensed the person's intention, and immediately stood up and walked out, but did not signal Chen Chuan to relax his vigilance.
"Captain Sun has such good eyesight that he can detect that I am on this ship."
Chu Nanzhi looked at the sturdy figure. There was no sword in his waist, but the two sergeants under his hands carried two long halberds for self-defense.
"It's not that the lower officials are smart, but that they are loyal to people who are entrusted by others."
Sun Boren smiled and replied: "I wonder if the princess still remembers Hu Maoxi?"
"Magistrate Hu?"
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help but have a look of joy on her face. She hadn't seen this old friend for several months after arriving in Beijing. She originally wanted to know where he was, but she was so busy with trivial matters all day that she forgot about it.
"Yes, it's him."
Sun Boren continued to narrate: "This man has been a close friend of my classmates for many years. However, he was excluded and demoted from Beijing within half a month after entering Beijing. Now he is an official in Anhe County on the border of Langzhou. A few days ago, he came to Xiaguan's humble residence in person.
It is expected that the princess will come south by water, and I have specially ordered my subordinates to come to greet her."
"Magistrate Hu really knows me well."
Chu Nanzhi shook her head helplessly, and couldn't laugh or cry for a moment.
"Brother Hu worked with the princess, and he must know the princess far better than the blind and arrogant King Qinghe."
Recalling Hu Maoxi's eyes full of admiration when entrusting this matter, Sun Boren still can't forget it.
There are only a few people in the world who can play between the arrogant King Qinghe and the cunning Yang Situ, let alone a woman.
It's interesting just thinking about it.
"So, Captain Sun is planning to let me go?"
Chu Nanzhi asked with some uncertainty.
"Princess, there is no need to question it. If I wanted to do harm to the princess, your highness and the princesses, I could have captured you just now."
Sun Boren pointed to the warship behind him and explained in a slow tone: "If you are just seeking credit, since you already know the whereabouts of the princess and the little princess, you can block the Jinglu Canal and force the princess to enter the city.
Why do you have to be so arrogant and arrogant?"
After hearing this, Chu Nanzhi trusted him a little more.