Chapter 14 Chapter Fourteen The Tribute Boat Lost

Someone was killed, someone was injured, someone was threatened, someone was warned Therefore, those who are still staying here should be more vigilant and feel the pressure from all sides. Everyone raises their awareness of crisis, and most people have the idea of ​​cooperating with others. The more people are stronger, the probability of success is higher. Gui Jianchou didn't want to entangle with people who had no interest before getting the news of the whereabouts of the tribute boat. He got rid of the pursuers and swaggered back to Fanliang Town, hoping to find out the whereabouts of those people.

If the father and daughter of Chilian Snake and Chaoshi Weilong can get out of the grasp of the lackeys of the imperial envoy, they may not return to Fanliang Town. There should be other people lurking in the town. The lackeys have discovered the people of the Huntian Sect. He made up his mind to stand on the sidelines, and he would definitely seize the good opportunity to fish in troubled waters, so he was not in a hurry, he decided to wait and see what happened. Although Fanliang Town is a small town, it has a small wharf, and restaurants are concentrated in the side streets beside the wharf. Most restaurants also sell tea.

Miss Zhao Yinghua has been following him all the time, walking together as a matter of course, pretending to be a servant and she is indeed short in stature, so she just happens to be his little follower. At the entrance of a snack shop, he carefully observed the small pier not far away. There were no suspicious boats moored, and all the boats parked were transport boats from nearby towns. His boat was moored in the reeds on the south embankment, and he did not need to take the official road to return to Gaoyou. He believes that the news about Naojiang Yasha is reliable, and Zhu Polong did not participate in the action of robbing the tribute ship.

And the group of heroes who came here to make a fortune all thought that one religion and one sect teamed up to commit crimes with water thieves. Where did the news come from? The news he got from the local snake mouse did not specify that Zhu Polong was involved in the incident, but it also pointed out that a certain group of water thieves was suspected of cooperating with one religion and one sect. Chi Lianshe also believed that it was the water thief who took the tribute boat, which is not far from the information received by all parties. He was thinking: Can you find someone here to connect with water thieves?

The answer is no, even if there were people, they would have gone away long ago. Including him, obviously everyone was fooled by the news that one sect and one sect teamed up with water thieves to steal the tribute boat. Is someone deliberately giving the wrong wind, sending a message of conspiracy that leads astray? I'll look it up and find out.He talked to himself, stepped into the small shop to rest first and then decide to act. There used to be people fighting and chasing him in the town, so people panicked. No customers came to the snack shop, the door was deserted, and the shop was deserted.

Bring me a pot of Pingshan tribute tea, no dim sum. He asked the shop assistant who came to greet him: Is there such tea? Yes, yes, the Pingshan tribute tea in the small shop is the genuine product purchased from Yangzhou by special personnel.The clerk said flatteringly: The wine in the small shop is also a pot of wine from Xuzhou, and the guest officials are guaranteed to be satisfied. We do not drink, and those who drink are easy to deal with.He turned to Miss Zhao Yinghua: What kind of tea would you like to drink?People in Yangzhou like Longjing with Houkui, jasmine tea, and some snacks and dried fruits.

screw you!I am not from Yangzhou.The girl gave him a delicate look: You can't drink wine, and you can't eat any more snacks. It's not long after lunch!If you eat a few snacks and your stomach is stabbed and slashed with a knife, you will be in big trouble, and the nine-turn elixir will not be able to clean up the filth in your stomach. Don't be afraid, no one will act viciously, if you do something, follow me closely, there are not many chances of being stabbed by knives and swords. Did you lure them on purpose? I can't hide in the countryside to escape disaster!Besides, if you don't walk around openly, how can someone deliver the news to your door?

He has already shown his face in public, so he can't go around alone to ask for information. There are many people who know him, and it is much easier to let interested people find him than to find him in person. Although the risk is high, he must accept the risk. Going back to town to openly attract interested people is part of his plan. Do you think there are still people left in the town from one sect to another? There are ghosts and monsters from all walks of life, and some people stay in the town.oh!Your father and your uncle, why didn't you come to see you? They spotted a group of suspicious people and left first. The girl faltered: We live in Gaoyou, and we will go back to meet when we have something to do.oh!Brother Zhao, I mean the gold and silver treasures of the tribute ship. It is really important to you. Is it worth your all?

Wealth is not important to me, how much can I spend in the rivers and lakes alone? Then why? Perhaps, it represents my natural rebellious mentality!The emperor in the Forbidden City dared to plunder the people of the world, why didn't I dare to rob his imperial envoys of the gold and silver treasures he plundered?You and Juejian want to assassinate the imperial envoy, you are more daring and wild than me.You fight for justice, I fight for treasure, your behavior is higher than mine, I admire it, so I can bear Absolute Sword's arrogance.But I don't agree with you and Juejian's idea of ​​pursuing treasure instead of virtue, so I don't give in.Don't fight me over this treasure, okay?If you need it, I will give it to you after I get it

You haven't figured out what I'm thinking.The girl interrupted him: The treasures of the tribute boats are all ill-gotten gains. I hope that everyone in the world will grab them, and whoever snatches them will be a hero.Let me solemnly tell you, I will help you rob it, and you don't want you to give me half a tael of gold and silver. Am I clear enough? hehe!I don't want your help. He laughed: I also solemnly tell you that everyone has a share of ill-gotten wealth, as long as it is not taken from me, you have the right to take it from anyone.I will protect my trophies, and you must risk a showdown with me.You don't want half a tael of silver from me, of course your father wants you to take three to fifty thousand taels, ha ha!You really know how to plan!

It is reasonable to ask for three to five thousand taels instead of half taels. Whether it is playing word games or talking skills, the meaning can be changed or misinterpreted. Don't misinterpret my sincerity with a cynical hippie smiley attitude.The girl looked directly at him with a solemn expression: I will not compete with you for this treasure, let alone take this ill-gotten wealth from you.You and I have joined forces to come forward, and the monsters and monsters from all walks of life will not let us go easily. You will need my sword to deal with any eventuality, and I also need your protection.We'll see, the facts will prove that I'm on your side.But there is one thing, I must fight with you. you mean Huahua Taisui, this person is my prey. oh!can't forget I am a person with clear grievances and grievances. It is none of my business for him to rob the tribute ship. I will not forgive him for insulting my hatred. The five patriarchs of the Qingtian sect knew how to perform magic tricks, and their martial arts are inferior to yours. You just need to push them hard and prevent them from using magic spells, and you can manipulate them well.He took out a small porcelain gourd with a big belly from his treasure pouch, handed it to the girl and put it on the table: "I'll give you some incense powder, before you fight with people who know magic, rub some on your nose, it can last for an hour. thanks!The girl readily accepted, and hid it in her bosom: "The Real Man Jianglong is Taixuan Yaodao, and you can kill him at will. I have confidence in your medicine, and you are not afraid of sorcery." Know a little bit of fur.He said it modestly: But I don't want to pretend to be a real expert, and I don't want to be brave and take unnecessary risks, so I have a set of quite clever means and skills to deal with those monsters who are really masters of magic. What means and techniques? At a distance of three feet or even five feet away, he was leveled in one fell swoop, and he was not allowed to have the opportunity to perform spells at close range, and he was beaten to death by surprise.You are really stupid to wait for Taixuan Yaodao to manipulate you. Use hidden weapons? Why not?There is no difference between light and dark for any weapon, if you stab it from behind with a knife, the knife can be regarded as a hidden weapon.Usually I use hidden weapons according to the rules.The two sides fought face to face, and no weapon could be considered a hidden weapon.Hiding in the dark and attacking, any artifact is considered a hidden weapon.Generally speaking, I seldom use hidden weapons, unless the opponent is really strong or there are many opponents who harm me.In order to save my life, I will use all means to defend myself, so I am insulated from being a hero in this life, and I am only worthy of fooling around in the rivers and lakes to choose fat and eat it.You'd better stay away from me, so as not to lose the chance to become the Seven Fairies of Jianghu in the future. Would you believe me if I said that I am one of the seven fairies? Do not believe.he said for sure. Is there a reason? If you were one of the seven fairies, you wouldn't think of a tribute boat. Once you are convicted, you people with roots and roots will definitely suffer.He patted his chest: Only a rootless person like me dares to take the risk of becoming a criminal and ransacking his home.People who teach one school each have one or two false identities.Chilian Snake is called Wan Lingxiao in teaching, and Wan Chongshan in Jianghu. In addition, there may be false names and false names, so there is no root to check. You also have many false names, Li Xiong, Zhao Xiong, Zhao Ba, what is your real name? hehe!Anyway, that's what happened. He poured tea for the girl: You are in the hands of the Huntian Sect, you would rather give up than give up, and resolutely not reveal your name.I think you are stupid, you must be a heroine who is not afraid of death.If you say your surname is Zhao, I will not doubt that you are not from my family.After drinking tea, we set off for Gaoyou and took my boat to avoid being intercepted on the road. One more thing is worse than one thing less. I don't want to have unnecessary conflicts with insignificant monsters and monsters before snatching back the tribute boat. The two talked and talked, and they hit it off very well. The two sides have stated their positions, there is no conflict of interest, and they have met many times in adversity. Zhao Yinghua did not say anything, but he is infinitely grateful to him in his heart. He hopes to learn more about him. People's personalities are very different, which narrows the distance between the two parties. Since Zhao Yinghua said his surname was Zhao, he also treated the girl as his little sister. After drinking a pot of tea, there was no movement. I didn't see any suspicious people coming in or out of the store, nor did I see any panicked expressions on the faces of passers-by outside the store. This means that the ghosts and monsters who used to be active in the town have left the border, and people related to them no longer pay attention to them. Go to the embankment in the south of the town and board the boat.He checked out the store and walked south: the ghosts and monsters are clamoring and waving their knives and swords here, and the water thieves have already run out of eyeliner!Probably no one will stay any longer, knowing that it is impossible to hook up with water thieves.Little sister, don't you feel strange? What's so strange?After leaving the end of the street, Zhao Yinghua, who stepped onto the east dike, couldn't figure out what he was referring to. The news everyone got said that water pirates were involved in the robbing of the tribute boat.The Chilian Snake Lin Xiaoxia and others also believed that the water thieves took the tribute boat away.According to the news I got, at first I also suspected that the leader of the Hang religion had colluded with the water bandits, so that the tribute boat had a place to hide, and the tribute boat never sailed to Yangzhou.But the news about Naojiang Yasha should not be false, he assured that Zhu Polong had never been involved in it.Among the nine water thieves, only Zhu Polong has the ability to participate in the robbery of the tribute ship.So, where did all this news come from? I can't figure it out.The girl answered casually. I suspect that it is the rumors released by someone with a heart, and there is a plan to supply eyeliner from all walks of life.I've got to find another clue and stop wasting time on the water thief.After returning to Gaoyou, I will use the people of the God of Land to track down the source of the news, find out the people who spread the false news, and then track down the whereabouts of the tribute boat.If people don't know, unless they do nothing; if you grasp the essentials, you will be able to shake out the clues smoothly. I think it's best to pursue people from one religion and one sect. The confessions of those people in Chilian Snake are unreliable. The girl disagreed with him: their appearance here did not mean that the loss of the tribute boat was true, but that they deliberately appeared here to look for water thieves, to cover other people, and to fly away with the stolen goods.They have a large number of people, and they are close to people from all corners of the country, so it is easy to send people around to spread false news.I'm going to force them hard, not afraid that they won't confess, hum! Of course I have to go to them, they owe me a debt of life.If it is not true that the tribute boat was seized and inspected, they owe me another 30,000 taels of silver.No matter who gave me the fatal blow from behind, Master Hang and Master Chen must be responsible. They are the masterminds of silence, and we will never rest until we get rid of them.Well!The atmosphere is wrong. He stepped slowly, looked around vigilantly, unwrapped the cloth covering the gun handle, and exposed the gun handle so that he could pull it out. What's the matter?The girl asked in amazement, and also put the wrapped sword in her belt and moved it close to her hand. It was not far from the embankment where the boat was hidden, and there was no one to be seen on the embankment. A huge row of willow trees was about to lose their dead leaves. When the wind blew, the willow branches fluttered in the wind. All kinds of boats on the river are constantly coming and going, and there is no sign of it. There is something wrong with the dead reed of the Tibetan ship.He stretched out his hand and pointed to the reeds under the embankment in front: the boat might not be there anymore. Go and see. can not go.He reached out to stop the girl who was walking ahead: get off the embankment and take the official road. There are overgrown vegetation on both sides of the east embankment, but the height is limited. Standing on the top of the embankment, you can see the official road with pedestrians in twos and threes on the east side. More than ten steps behind him, two big men in green clothes rose from the bushes on the east side of the embankment, and quickly climbed up the embankment, blocking the back road. Go forward, sir. A big man shouted: There is no other way, moving forward is the only way to survive, let's talk to you, if we can't agree, you know the result, right? oh!Which side are you holy?He stopped walking, turned around and smiled lightly: If we can't reach an agreement, the result may not be as good as your estimate, and my estimate may be exactly the opposite of yours, very optimistic. I don't believe anyone can estimate our results.The girl stepped closer to the two men: she is not afraid of any gods and Buddhas who can control our life, death, honor and disgrace.Show off your name and see if you can scare us off? The two men retreated at the same speed, probably knowing that they could not stop them with their strength, and at the same time let out a strange howl. There were many figures on both sides of the embankment, and a total of six big men climbed to the top of the embankment.Eight to two, the big guys have an absolute advantage in numbers. drink!It's spectacular. He said mockingly: The more people die, the more people die, what do you want to talk about?I don't know you, you are so many and powerful, you can't talk about anything that is good for me.You'd better give up your plan of coercion by force, and calmly talk about what you want to talk about. Twelve men and women appeared and flew towards the embankment at the section of the river where the boat was hidden in the south. There is a block at both ends, and there is no way to go! However, the east dike and the west dike cannot be encircled.On the west side of the embankment, you can jump into the river and swim to the opposite bank, and on the east end of the embankment, you can go through the bushes and rush to the official road to retreat. Turning his head and looking back, he knew in his heart that he said earlier that he didn't know each other, but now that he saw the twelve men and women running towards him clearly, he knew he was wrong. Among the twelve men and women, there was an octopus with a majestic appearance and a long beard, holding a bamboo-jointed steel whip. The lackeys of Yangzhou Imperial Envoy's Mansion arrived. This man's status is not high, standing on one side with an embarrassed face, seems to still have a sense of shame, and is disturbed by the fact that he fled without a fight not long ago. He turned around slowly, and faced the twelve men and women coldly, his fierce eyes met the gloomy eyes of the middle-aged man who was the leader. This man is about half a hundred years old, tall and thin, wearing a sky-blue toga, and wearing a long sword, about three feet two inches.Those sinister triangular eyes are extremely frightening, like an executioner who has worked for three generations and wielded knives for 30 years. He is the kind of person who is inherently murderous and frightening. Junior, I don't want to talk nonsense with you, listen, I want Yan Luo Feihong's words to have absolute authority. This person's voice is also gloomy, but the sound is loud: the old man is the head of the inner government of Yangzhou and the imperial envoy, and what he says is like a golden rule.The people from Huguang Chen's imperial envoy tried their best to find the people from the Huntian Sect, but you came forward to fish in troubled waters and chased the people from the Huntian Sect to force the tribute boat to whereabouts, but everyone was in vain.People from the Huguang imperial envoy vowed to peel your skin. Waiting for them below, and will take the initiative to find them.His voice was as loud as thunder, and his voice was strong and rough: If they hadn’t swarmed in like a pack of mad dogs, I should have forced the tribute boat to go down from the mouths of the gangsters of the Huntian Sect, and the lackeys of the Huguang Imperial Envoy must be held accountable .You are from Yangzhou and the imperial envoy, and you are not in charge of the affairs below. There are one or two hundred imperial envoys all over the world, all of which are families sent by the emperor.Listen, the old man will show you two clear paths. There are two paths instead of one, good sign Don't talk too much. Yan Luo Shen chided: First, you are welcome to serve the imperial envoy, and you are guaranteed to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a year; Two silver coins bonus.If you refuse, the old man will catch you and hand over to Huguang Chen imperial envoys, and let them peel your skin. The conditions are surprisingly generous, almost talking nonsense. It is 100% sincerity to ask for effect. The imperial envoys all over the world are trying their best to recruit troops. Especially for those prestigious figures, regardless of whether they are good or bad, they welcome them all. They are hired with a lot of money in the name of officials or taxpayers.Officials and people all over the country call it tigers, wolves, rats and snakes for half the world, and poisonous poison all over the world. An eunuch who goes out of Beijing in the name of imperial imperial envoy can bring 100 entourages with him.There are also ten despatch officers, each of whom can call up one hundred servants. This means that there are more than a thousand confidantes of the members of the imperial envoy.Each person within the thousand-plus quota can hire ten minions. Therefore, there are tens of thousands of messy running dogs in each imperial envoy, and I don't know how many extra people there are. In the case of Huguang's imperial envoy Chen Fenglai, the annual salary expenditure is more than 400,000 taels. This is the salary for the 10,000 minions in the quota, and the treatment is not high, with an average annual salary of only forty taels of silver.I am afraid that even the imperial envoy himself does not know the exact amount of the extra expenditure. More than 400,000 taels of silver are the expenses reported to the emperor. If Yan Luo said that he could earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a year, if he hadn't just talked about it, the money spent by imperial envoys to bring disaster to the world could really be called an astronomical figure, how could the world not be chaotic? No wonder this emperor cheated all the subjects in the world and exhausted the country.Taichang, the next emperor after his death, only lived for one year.As soon as Emperor Tianqi came to the throne, the world was in chaos. During his seven years in power, the people did not have a good day. When the last emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty finally completely collapsed. Unable to clean up the mess, he hanged himself in Meishan, and complained that the army and people of the whole country failed his Ming Dynasty when he was dying. It is really sad. Of course, among tens of thousands of lackeys, there are not many who really hold the power of life and death, and who are capable of earning ten thousand taels of silver a year, but there are also many who earn one hundred and eighty thousand taels. The so-called offerings (tributes) that were actually sent to the palace each year only accounted for one-tenth of the actual looting, and nine-tenths went into the pockets of more than 10,000 imperial envoys. An eunuch is a master whose status is second only to the emperor, all the subjects in the world are dogs, let them be humble. Currently in Kyoto, there are more than 100,000 people waiting to enter the palace as eunuchs, all of whom are so-called gangsters from the palace. From the palace, that is to say, self-eunuchs, there are many people who died because of asking others to castrate their genitals, and not many people have the chance to be selected into the palace. From the palace, the imperial law stipulates that the death penalty should be imposed.Only eunuchs sent by the royal family have the right to select handsome children for surgery. However, during the reign of Emperor Wanli, the imperial law that the death penalty could be imposed in the palace has been virtually abolished, and the palace has even become a fashion. Everyone is proud to be a eunuch in the palace, so there are more than 100,000 people from the palace. People are waiting to enter the palace. If there is no profit to be made, who would commit suicide in the palace and wait for a slight chance to be selected as a eunuch in the palace?Unless the person is going crazy. There is no need to doubt Yan Luo's sincerity in recruiting him to join the gang. Every envoy and imperial envoy in the world is willing to spend a lot of money to hire experts and celebrities to be personal bodyguards, not only to guard against assassins, but also to guard against rebellious mobs. In this area of ​​Fuzhou, there are three imperial envoys who are the most vicious.Chen Zeng from Xuzhou ranks first, Gao Fei from Zhenjiang ranks second, and Ji Lu from Yangzhou ranks third. Yan Luo is one of Jilu's top ten guards. He has successfully killed seven master assassins, and he is one of the top ten fierce monsters in the world. The current situation is twenty to two, and Yan Luo can dominate the whole situation. Every lackey is a master among the masters, and he is a world-class celebrity. He recruited him to join the gang with coercion and inducement. He must follow these two clear paths No. I see.He ignored Yan Luo's request to kill him. what do you understandYan Luo asked sharply. You have no intention of helping the Huguang imperial envoy recover the tribute boat. What? The imperial envoys from all over the world appear to be a family, but in fact they have their own ghosts, fighting openly and secretly to show their achievements in making money.The imperial envoy and Chen Gao are fighting to the death with each showing their own abilities.You openly assist the Huguang imperial envoy, but secretly intend to take it for yourself.Therefore, you have to coerce me to be your minion. It doesn't matter if you understand it, it also proves that you are a good talent worthy of reuse.Terrible Yan Luo said approvingly: You won't refuse, will you? I firmly refuse. What?you The tribute boat was robbed by people of one religion and one sect. Anyone has the right to seize it, and it is reasonable and legal. The official also encourages anyone to search for it.I have already intervened in this ship of treasure. If I get it first, it will be mine. Do you understand?That'smine. Damn junior, you're going to make Yan Luo fly into a rage. Don't you want to have a loud voice?I will not follow your set.Let me tell you again, that boatload of treasure is mine.At present, there are huge treasures, and I will do my part. asshole!Why do you?you According to me, you can see that his left hand clasped his fingers quickly, and a faint light swirled out, drawing a faint arc from right to left, turning left slowly and passing in front of the deadly Yan Luo. At the same moment, he took the girl's waist and walked away, flying down the west bank of the embankment, rushing through the grass towards the Cao River. At the same moment, Yan Luo made a sweeping hand and grabbed Danmang. It is a Dangshiwen Zhengde Tongbao with a slightly changed plane line. The half side can be cut, and the plane can be changed so that it can fly in an arc. Ghosts worry about Zhao!The terrible Yan Luo exclaimed in surprise: Don't chase after it boldly, be careful of flying money Already nine people chased him out, fifty or sixty paces away. He can't run. Someone yelled: The riverside is the Jedi. I have to chase, I'm going to make Yan Luo jump down. In the dry season, there are tens of steps wide embankment on the inner side of the embankment, only thirty or fifty steps away from the water. Are you familiar with water?The flying ghost asked sadly. whee!Don't know water skills, dare to come to Gaoyou Lake to find water thieves?The girl smiled coquettishly, her feet clenched: What hidden weapon did you use to frighten that old ferocious monster? The Cao River is no more than a hundred steps wide, and it can be crossed after a short while of familiarity with water. It's not a scare, it's a demonstration.He is powerful in the world, and I am also famous in the world.At least, he didn't dare to send some melons to chase after him and kill him for nothing.Can't take the ship, it's too slow.He stopped the girl from rushing to a small boat on the bank, swam across the river, and walked towards Gaoyou along the West Causeway with light exercises. Junior leave!Someone shouted from behind. Hahaha laughing, he rushed into the water. Ox ghosts and snake spirits are active in Yangzhou and Gaoyou, and Gaoyou is the center of the storm that attracts everyone's attention. Heroes of all walks of life are active in the light and the dark, and they all show their skills and try their best to find out the news, so they can maintain the balance on the surface. , try to avoid unnecessary conflicts. The most powerful people, of course, are the lackeys of the Huguang Imperial Commissioner's Mansion. They were duped and lost the tribute boat. If it drags on any longer, the gold, silver and treasures of the tribute boats will definitely be scattered into pieces, and finding an empty boat will not help, so I am anxious like ants on a hot pot, about to explode! The Yangzhou imperial envoy and the Zhenjiang imperial envoy both sent special personnel to assist in the investigation. It's not the same thing at heart.The Huguang imperial envoy has no responsibility. Whether the boat can be recovered has no benefit or harm to the Yangzhou imperial envoy. Sending people to assist is just a superficial favor. If you can find the tribute ship and get back the gold and silver treasures without anyone noticing, only a first-class idiot will return the tribute to the original owner, and swallow it to ensure that there will be no future troubles. The lackeys of Huguang’s imperial envoy are not stupid, of course they understand the mentality of the minions of the two imperial envoys in Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, so not only must they guard against being engulfed by the other party, but also be careful to prevent the other party from secretly silencing those who want to provide information. The clues obtained by oneself will never be provided to outsiders for mutual reference and research. When it was time to apply for the license plate, twenty-two big men rushed into the old Guangling store on Zhenguosi Street, wanting to arrest a tourist named Zhao Xin. They were disappointed. Half an hour ago, the passenger Zhao Xin had already checked out and left the store, claiming to go to Yangzhou by boat. It attracted many curious eyes, and the news spread immediately.Among the snakes and rats watching the excitement, some people knew the tax officials of the Yangzhou imperial envoys. The people these tax officials were looking for must be unusual, and 80% of them were related to the robbed tribute ship. These tax collectors came to Gaoyou for activities, and when they came, they made it clear that they were looking for the whereabouts of the ship robbers and put pressure on the local snakes. Their identities were not a secret, and there was no need for them to keep them secret. Gaoyou's four tyrants did not dare to refuse cooperation, and all the city foxes and social mice were actively mobilized. Even Naojiang Yacha, who had fled back to the city in embarrassment, bit the bullet and mobilized all his minions to investigate the whereabouts of some specific people who were confessed by the lackeys of the imperial envoy. The net stretches to the outskirts and villages, with its tentacles reaching up to Jieshouji and down to Shaobo Town, and the wind is very tight. The four overlords of Gaoyou have the courage to deal with the tyrants of the Jianghu, but they are so courageous that they dare not refuse the official's request for cooperation. Especially the demands of the lackeys of the imperial envoy, anyone with a solid foundation must bow their heads and obey orders, otherwise catastrophe will come, and their families will definitely be destroyed. Flying tiger Zhuo Hongyi and his beloved daughter Zhuo Xiangjun, with a confidant, appeared in Yanglin Village by the river south of the city, looking downcast. The father and daughter personally led people to inquire about the news, full of bitterness and frustration.He has already reported the news and clues that he should know to the lackeys, how could he provide further information? To be honest, Sibatian simply doesn't have the ability to further investigate the information he needs. Yanglin Village is seven or eight miles away from the city. In the past, some people of unknown origin were hiding. It used to be the territory of Naojiang Yasha, and the water thieves in the lake also had spies operating nearby, scouting the boats going to and from the Caohe River, so as to select their targets. The village is outside the east embankment, and the stone steps outside the embankment extend to the Caohe River, and the right is used as a wharf for local townships to moor. Passenger and cargo ships will not berth here. There is no street in the village, only a few winding alleys, the houses are scattered here and there, and few tourists from other places usually stay here. In a private house, he was warmly received by the owner of the house, Yang Biao, the water snake.The water snake Yang Biao is Naojiang Yasha's confidant brother, and he has a close relationship with him. Naojiang Yasha eats water and rice, Feitianhu manages land sales, and the two sides do not violate the river water, so it is only natural that they have friendship. Brother Yang, you have to save me.If I don't get any news from those people teaching one school one school, I won't be able to pass this test. Flying Tiger looked very bad, and spoke weakly: Ten of my people were accused of being perfunctory and lazy, and were beaten to death. Every day after that, five of them were punished by killing chickens and monkeys.I've been punched and kicked twice already, and I'm afraid I'll have broken bones to clean up again.There must be someone lurking in this countryside for every teaching and school. You should have heard some rumors! Uncle Yang, Chi Lianshe and the others did indeed flee east and south around the city, and they probably hid here.Zhuo Xiangjun added: Shao Bo Town has heard that those people have not passed by, so they are probably hiding in this area, waiting for an opportunity to contact Zhupolong's people. I can't hear the wind, brother Zhuo.The water snake Yang Biao said with a bitter face and frustration: I sent all the people into the lake to find those friends for information, and I can no longer send people into the four townships to investigate.Our people were tortured miserably by Lone Wolf and those lackeys from Huguang. Seven people have been beaten and maimed.If you can't get the relief provided by the friends in the lake, the disaster will be severe.Friends in the lake once sent people to inform, firmly denying that they had robbed the goods of Beijing official Li Xiong, and kept asking about the big case of the robbery of the tribute boat, so they couldn't provide any clues, it was really bad.I am a clay bodhisattva crossing the river, and I cannot protect myself. Give me some guides to scout the countryside to the east.Flying Tiger sighed: Damn bastards, these robbers who crossed the river made us miserable, there is no reason for that. Just kidding, the sun is about to go down on the lake, how much time do you have to walk around the country?The water snake shook his head and smiled wryly: With our local snakes and rats, finding them would be a death for nothing.To be honest, it's not that I don't know what's going on in the countryside, but that I dare not send people around.These powerful dragons who came to the territory were all ruthless and murderous creatures. Once they found that they were acting suspiciously, they would die.Our boss, Brother Yasha, almost lost his life in Fanliang Town.Let's go back!It will be safer to come back tomorrow. This is already the north entrance of Shaobo Lake, so we don’t say that the sun goes down, but the lake when the sun goes down, and Shaobo Lake is outside the west embankment. Gaoyou and Shaobo Lake are actually connected by water channels, but between the two lakes, the river channel is tightened to form a bottleneck-like section of 100-foot-long water channel, which is less than ten miles long, and the opposite bank is Tianchang County. The villages and towns on both sides of the river all communicate with each other by small boats, and the waterway is the Caohe River in the past. On the lakeside on the west bank of the levee, there are still some scattered farm houses and fishermen. Once the spring and summer floods occur, they are likely to be submerged by floods. Therefore, these farm houses and fishermen are all temporary huts. The paths meander among the reeds, bamboos, and wormwood. There are no trees growing, and the bushes are only more than ten feet high. Walking in them, the vision is limited and the direction is difficult to distinguish. Is there any movement outside the embankment?Flying Tiger pointed to the west: Those people in the lake, it is impossible to completely withdraw, right? Outside the embankment refers to the ten-mile-long lakeside area to the west of the embankment, the east bank of the waterway between the two lakes. Usually every three to five years there will be a big flood, submerging everything, the flood will go straight to the embankment, and the scattered farm houses and fishermen will be swept away. The water thieves regard that area as an active outpost, they come and go erratically, and stay no more than three to five days, usually there are only sporadic sentry boats to pick up and drop off eyeliners. All gone. The water snake said: Ever since Li Xiong's boat in Kyoto was robbed in the Fairy Temple, Li Xiong and his people are very powerful and have a large number of people. The friends here settle accounts.Zhu Polong was the first person to hide in Tianchangze, so the two major cases have nothing to do with him.That area is my search area, you don't need to go there to waste time, there is nothing, even the waterfowl are flying south one after another! There was a fierce dog barking outside the door, and a big man hurried in through the door. Third Brother, there are two suspicious people who have arrived at the entrance of the alley.The big man hurriedly reported: there is a sword wrapped in cloth at the waist, and a treasure bag, be careful. Can you see the way out? Can't tell, the momentum is quite intimidating. You are also careful, it is best not to provoke them.The water snake sighed: During these days, we have bad luck, and we have to be worried when we see any strangers.Damn it, life is sad, when will this bad thing end?Those good guys who hijacked the ship did a lot of harm. I'll keep an eye out.The big man hastily opened the door and left. The barking sound subsided after a while, probably the owner of the dog stepped in to stop it. It may be someone from the Yangzhou imperial envoy.Flying Tiger said discouragedly: I was forced by them, so I have to avoid them.Can you go out later? There is nothing to be afraid of, Brother Zhuo.As the saying goes, it's a blessing, not a curse, and a disaster can't be avoided; aren't you running for them?If you sneak out through the back door, but arouse their suspicion, there will be big trouble.The water snake saw the fearful attitude of the flying tiger, and promptly reminded that the consequences of slipping away were difficult to deal with. God damn bastard!I admit it.Fei Tianhu sat down again, took a sip of tea and cursed: "Maybe they are following me, to see if they are serious about doing things for them."Damn, there's only two of us, me Brother, don't try to bury them.The person following you disappeared without a trace, can you get rid of it?Deal with it calmly, you can't go wrong. The local tyrants in the city, fox and society may take risks if they are cornered. In fact, among the local snakes and rats, there are also some hidden talents with superb martial arts, but they seldom travel outside and cannot become world-class masters. Taking Flying Tiger and his daughter as an example, their martial arts and knowledge are not inferior to the first-class masters in the world. Most famous celebrities in the world can't support many moves under the sword of his father and daughter. Gui Jianchou didn't dare to underestimate his father and daughter, and didn't go in and out of Zhuo's house at will. The footsteps stopped outside the door, and there was a knock on the door. Come in.The water snake screamed calmly. This kind of earth-tile house in the countryside is piled up with straw. Most of them are poor houses. There is no yard in the front and no garden in the back. Open the door and you will be the main room. There may be a small patio behind the hall. There is only one gate, with windows on both sides. During the day, the gate is usually ajar, unless the main room doubles as a workshop, or there are a large number of people in the family, and the ajar is also to prevent neighbors’ poultry and livestock from entering. Some people's threshold is very high, the intention is to control the intrusion of poultry and livestock, or prevent children from going out and running around, and even prevent the house from being flooded. When the door opened, Zhao Da and Zhao Changjiang walked in, smiling gracefully, with fluttering long gowns and cloth-wrapped swords stuck in their belts. Excuse me, ask the host for a bowl of tea. Zhao Dazhi went to the table, pulled out the bench and sat down with Ma Jindao: Hehe!Brother Flying Tiger Zhuo is also here as a guest, and it is a pleasure to meet you.I'm Zhao Da, that's my younger brother Zhao Changjiang.Don't blame me for being reckless.Ask the master for his name There are already six people seated at the Eight Immortals table, and two more people make exactly one table. Everyone's expression is different, and one can roughly see the vigilant hostility. Water Snake is clear in his heart, the other party is coming towards Flying Tiger. Under Yang Biao, the bandit's name is Water Snake.Most types of water snakes are non-venomous, and several types of venomous snakes are several times more venomous than white snakes.The water snake spoke with thorns, and was disgusted with the people who came to the door, so he casually poured a cup of tea for each of them: there are very few outsiders walking around here, and those who come must be bad.If Brother Zhao has something to do, you may as well say it directly, Brother Zhuo is not a person who does not take responsibility. hehe!Did I say I wanted to find you?Zhao Da was still smiling. Oh, then which prefecture are you from?Huguang?Yangzhou?Xuzhou?What about the tax office?Or is it the Salt Administration? hehe!Brother Yang, you brought all the imperial envoys here.Do you think my brother is a running dog? The water snake was taken aback. Who doesn't want to make a fortune?Pursuing the robbed tribute boat is not only not breaking the law, but also meritorious, so no matter what the government officials are, they love and hate people like us. The two are extraordinary, and they didn't come here for a bonus of 10,000 taels of silver. hehe!Not ten thousand taels, but two or three hundred thousand taels.Brother, there are plenty of people who would not hesitate to break their heads for a penny, let alone two or three hundred thousand taels?We brothers have found the wrong way, and we are in a dilemma.To deal with the nine water thieves in your land, we brothers have the courage to risk our lives with them, but but what? 但與欽差府的人玩命，咱們可就提不起勇氣了。 you mean 揚州欽差府的人，找到了一教一門的劫匪。 不久前在樊良鎮發生的事，消息早已傳到了。 欽差府的要命閻羅，帶了大群狐群狗黨，高手如雲，名家如蟻，你相信他們居然捉不住渾天教的幾個二流小輩嗎？ 這確是可疑。趙兄之意 hehe!你如果不懂，趕快去查。 趙大故作神秘：一教一門劫走貢船，真假待證，他們與水賊勾結呢？抑或是與揚州欽差府的人勾結，你我是不會查出真相的。也許，貢船藏在欽差專署的揚州鹽務署碼頭隱密處，你們在高郵一帶查，查十年八年也不會有結果。所以，我們打算找揚州欽差府的人著手查，可惜他們來頭大，咱們不怕匪卻怕官，官可以抄咱們的家。 趙兄是說水蛇臉色一變。 hehe!我什麼也沒說。趙大喝乾杯中茶，推凳而起：謝謝主人的茶，告辭。咱們不死心，仍然打算在各處走走，只要貢船還沒藏入鹽務署碼頭，或者藏入鎮江督稅署碼頭，咱們仍有希望。再見，諸位。 送走了客人，六個人你看我我看你。 有可能嗎？飛天虎突然問。 世間的事無奇不有，什麼都有可能。 水蛇冷冷地說：這件事早已引人懷疑。水賊沒沾手，我知道。貢船被劫走，千真萬確。問題是，貢船怎會平空消失的，邵伯湖只有一處出水口，就在鎮北端。貢船不可能從驛站碼頭上航出水門，一個時辰便可下揚州。 yes!這陰謀！ 他娘的王八蛋，兩個欽差府的走狗都在哄我們。 說不定湖廣欽差府的人也有份。 卓香君咬著銀牙說：監守自盜，這種事不是沒發生過。二十萬金銀財寶，誰不眼紅？天殺的，他們好狠，連累了許多人，有許多人無辜地枉送了性命。 六個人臉色大變，有毛骨悚然的感覺。 星星之火，可以燎原；謠言說上一百遍，或者經第三者轉述，九成會走樣，假的也成為真的了。 趙大兄弟在點火，或者有意傳播謠言。