Chapter 467 Audience (1)

The mission's ship went down the Jiangnan Canal and passed through Danyang, and entered Changzhou. Perhaps because the war here was lighter than Runzhou, the farmers on both sides seemed to be in better condition. Most of the farmers who were farming had plowing oxen. Under the spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River, various water birds rose and fell from time to time. They pecked at the bugs that were just plowed in the fields, and the farmers who were scattering water and planting rice seedlings behind them became a poetic "Spring Plowing Picture of Jiangnan".

"How far is this place from Suzhou?" Gao Chong stood at the bow of the boat and asked the old man on the side. Since that incident, he has been hiding in the cabin all day long, trying not to meet Chen Yuhou. He had to touch it. His face seemed to be covered with three layers of paste, which was daunting. Fortunately, his deputy envoy friend kept dealing with each other and finally passed by the past few days. On this day, Gao Chong was about to reach the dividing line between the two armies of Zhenhai in Huainan, so he left the cabin to get some breath and check the situation on both sides.

"Report to my husband, it's less than a day away from Suzhou. Look at the hill ahead. After passing there, you can see the Wangting. After passing the Wangting, it is the territory of Zhenhaijun." The boss of the ship respectfully pointed to a small hill two or three miles away and replied.

"So close?" Gao Chong couldn't help but be surprised. He looked at the farmers who were farming leisurely on both sides of the shore, and asked in surprise: "Why isn't the garrisons of Zhenhai Army only five or six miles away from here, and these farmers are not afraid?" It's no wonder Gao Chong was so surprised. In ancient times, on the border between the two sides, soldiers guarding the border on both sides would plunder and attack the residents on the other side, which could force the residents to retreat, so that they could force the residents to retreat.

If the enemy's stronghold is isolated and helpless, it can also kill good people and make achievements. In this way, residents in border areas often live in fortified villages. When farming, they will only reclaim a few fields attached to the village. They are also cautious when farming and are always guarded against the enemy's invasion. Therefore, the sentence "Working with the heirs and working hard, waiting for the hoe" in "Salt and Iron Theory" describes the difficult situation of the Han people in the northern region when the Huns were prosperous.

"The husband doesn't know anything." The boss laughed and said, "Although the Suzhou guards over there are warriors, they are really kind-hearted. Once they arrived in Suzhou, they forbidden the soldiers to kill good people and make contributions. Even if they had detailed works from the alive prisoners, they would comfort them and release them back. After a long time, the defenders in Huainan no longer crossed the border to attack and plunder. The people on both sides benefited a lot, and they all praised the virtues!"

"Oh? Do you know what the name of the Suzhou custodian?" Gao Chong couldn't help but search for the men of Lu Fang in his mind, but he really couldn't remember which one of them did this. These days, there are such Bodhisattvas among the martial officials, who have been so kind all over the world, but I'm afraid they are not as full as one of them.

"I heard that the surname is Wang and Fo'er is indeed as his name is. He has a bodhisattva heart. Not only will the people under his rule be blessed, but even those who are close to the prefectures and counties benefit from it." The boss of the ship was full of admiration in his words.

"So it was him?" Hearing the ship boss's words, a magnificent figure flashed in front of Gao Chong's eyes. He could not have imagined that the extraordinary refugee leader still maintained his innocent heart. This was something he could not imagine at the time.

The mission's ship was moored in Wangting for half an hour and set off. In the evening, it had already entered the Suzhou territory and soon encountered a patrol clutch of the Navy Navy. After hearing the people on the boat reveal their identity, the small leader on the boat immediately lit a small bamboo tube. A fire immediately soared into the sky and flew about forty or fifty meters high. A spark exploded and exploded. Against the background of the dim night sky, it was very conspicuous. Gao Chong estimated that it could be clearly seen within about ten miles.

"This should be used to transmit signals. I heard that Lu Fang was quite clever and the army's equipment was sophisticated. It was really true when I saw it today!" The deputy envoy of the delegation whispered in Gao Chong's ear.

Gao Chong nodded, and he carefully observed the patrol clutch of Zhenhaijun. This is a very common small boat in the Jiangnan area. It has triangular sails and four pairs of long oars. The narrow hull is in a flowing line shape. It is very convenient to move in the narrow water network area of ​​the port traversal. Unlike ordinary civilian ships, there is a layer of wooden board above the oarser, and there are wooden boards on both sides to prevent the damage of the opponent's crossbow. Some irregular holes in the side baffles should be used for shooting and observation. The bow of the ship also has a narrow iron-covered corner, which is obviously for collision. From the surface, the clutch is like a water snake swimming on the water.

"This is a ship specially used for war!" Gao Chong immediately concluded that the navy and the army were different from the army. Cutting wood, drying wood in the shade, and building ships was not a year or two. Unlike the army, as long as you have food, it is easy to recruit enough refugees to work hard for you. The navy in Liangzhe was defeated by the Huainan Navy during the Dongchang Rebellion and was almost wiped out. Later, although Qian Miao tried his best to rebuild, the Wuyongdu Rebellion soon occurred. Although he had heard that Lu Fang's navy was very refined, he did not expect that even such a small boat was specially built for patrols. This shows that the Zhenhai Army invested a lot of resources in the navy. Obviously, such a powerful navy would not be guarded by it.

Just as Gao Chong was thinking, a fast ship came from a distance, only two quarters of an hour before the signal was sent. Everyone in the Huainan delegation understood what this meant, and there was something else in the eyes of the people in front of them.

Under the guidance of the fast ship, the delegation's ship arrived at the city of Suzhou at the third o'clock in the morning. An officer came from here, checked the document and sent the document to the document. The next morning, the delegation took a naval warship and headed to Hangzhou.

The delegation passed Wujiang, Jiaxing, Tongxiang all the way, and finally arrived at the wharf outside the Wulin Gate in Hangzhou. Along the way, there were ships and business trips. There were newly opened seawalls on both sides, stretching for more than ten miles, like a giant city, which made the delegation amazed. Gao Chong asked, and the officials of the town and navy who were accompanying him replied that they were draining the accumulated water and opening up fields. Seeing the scene on the road, several officials who knew the inside story of the trip all looked bleak and as if they were beheaded.

The delegation and his group entered Hangzhou. According to the etiquette rules, Gao Chong immediately handed over the documents for the trip. At this time, the group almost knew the content of the documents from the deputy envoy. If they were a little smart, they naturally knew that Lu Fang could not accept the documents at all. In this way, the fate of those who were in the delegation would naturally not be great. Later, they learned from the inn that Xuan Wu and Zhu Wen's messengers were also here, and they should have been here to make an official with Lu Fang. In this way, everyone was even more pessimistic about their fate. Chen Yuhou was even more unbearable. He was drunk all day long. If this continued, I was afraid that if Zhenhai Jun did not come to kill him in a few days, he would also kill himself drunk.

However, Gao Chong is still the norm. Every day, he wanders around Hangzhou City accompanied by several inn officials. At night, he writes and draws in the house. His face is a little more smiling than on the way. However, at this time, everyone in the group has their own worries and no one comes to care about him.

Two days after dinner, the group members were eating in the house. Suddenly, someone rushed in from the outside and shouted: "No, no, no, there are soldiers from Zhenhai outside, so they must be here to get us."

The house suddenly became an uproar, full of shouting and cries. Some threw their jobs aside and wanted to find a way to escape; some cursed; some complained about the world and regretted not coming to Hangzhou with the mission; one of the least courageous people simply closed his eyes and fell to the sky to the ground, but was shocked.

Just now, everyone heard a sudden shout, "Shut up!" Everyone had lost their courage at this time, and was silent unconsciously as soon as the man shouted, but when he saw that it was Gao Chong, he saw him walking to the man who had just called out and asked in a deep voice: "What did you see, let me tell you in detail."

The man shouted and explained tremblingly. It turned out that he was an ordinary entourage. Seeing that there was insufficient charcoal for heating, he went to the inn's sect to ask for it. However, he saw that there was no one, so he went to the outer courtyard to search. He happened to see that there were dense soldiers wearing helmets and armor outside. In the past two days, he often heard the members of the delegation sighing privately about the slim future. When they were connected, they ran back to report the news.

"So that's it!" Gao Chong sighed and said with a smile: "Think about it, if he really wants to vent his anger on us, why do you have to make such a big fight? It's a *** of the Zhenhai Army who came to the inn. Those soldiers should be his reliance. Everyone just need to have a safe meal." Speaking of this, Gao Chong took the lead and sat down and started eating.

Seeing Gao Chong's calm appearance, everyone sat down one after another. After all, at this time, people were willing to believe in the news that was beneficial to them, but most of them were looking outside the house and pulling rice into their mouths, but they were not afraid of stuffing the rice into their nostrils.

Before I could eat a few bites, there was a burst of dense footsteps outside the courtyard. Then the gate of the courtyard was pushed open, and dozens of soldiers wearing armored soldiers rushed in, surrounding the room. The cold light of the weapons shone on everyone's faces, making them look particularly pale.

"Everything is over!" This idea flashed through almost everyone in the mission. Facing these elite soldiers armed to the teeth in front of them, even the mission guards dared not have the idea of ​​resisting, and the strength difference was too great.
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