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Chapter 315: Li Huo
As the big ship crossed the Yangtze River, Fang Jie stood on the bow and looked at the waves cut by the bow below, still feeling uneasy. The inexplicable hallucination he had before on the Kaishan Platform had always made him a little confused. The hallucination was so real that the picture in his mind never disappeared for a long time.
Although Fang Jie has been on the run for more than ten years, he rarely takes a boat. At this moment, the scene of overlooking the bow of the ship breaking through the waves made him feel a little more emotional.
I don¡¯t know when, Black Boy Yan Kuang walked up behind him. Fang Jie did not look back, but seemed to know that he was coming: "Come and explain why you lied to Chen Hem and Chen Ha?"
After saying this, Fang Jie turned to look at the two old naughty boys not far away. The two people seemed to be afraid of this swaying feeling. They sat on the deck with pale faces and held hands, still talking in a low voice. Fang Jie listened carefully and couldn't help but smile.
Those two guys were actually taunting each other. He said he was afraid of water, he said he was afraid of fish.
This reminded Fang Jie of what he once said when he was in the Imperial Capital: tie up Chen Hem and Chen Ha and sink them into the river to feed the fish. Obviously these two people also thought about this, so they didn't dare to approach the side of the ship at all. They were originally from the southwest and lived not far from Yongzhou. Logically, the two of them should be familiar with Zhouchuan, but considering that their father died when they were young, their mother also died of illness, leaving them alone to depend on each other. Because he committed crimes and killed people, he was imprisoned in a cave for more than ten years by Prince Zhong Yang Qi, so he was also unfamiliar with riding a boat.
"My lord should have already guessed it."
Yan Kuang asked after being silent for a while.
Fang Jie nodded.
Yan Kuang asked again: "Now that your Excellency has guessed it, how do you plan to deal with it?"
Fang Jie looked at Yan Kuang, smiled and said: "From the day Chen Heng and Chen Ha killed people in the square, I knew that Your Majesty would never let these two people survive. They acted without restraint, and they also His cultivation level is astonishing. If he can be deceived by Xiao Yijiu into causing trouble in the imperial capital, he can naturally be deceived again by others. "
"Your Majesty is right to do this"
Fang Jie paused and asked, "Then why didn't you kill them two?"
"Because I can't beat them."
Yan Kuang shook his head and answered.
Fang Jie shook his head: "If you think this sentence can be deceiving, you should first ask yourself if you are being biased. I just want to ask you one thing, will you feel happy and relieved if you kill them two, or if you don't kill them two? Are you feeling better?"
Yan Kuang didn¡¯t answer, so Fang Jie knew the answer.
"Your Majesty wants them to die, so we ministers must obey, otherwise it will be a serious crime of disobeying the decree, right?"
Fang Jie smiled and said: "But His Majesty didn't directly tell me to get rid of the two of them. Since Your Majesty didn't tell me, why should I do it? As for whether His Majesty arranged for someone else to do it, of course I did. I don¡¯t know. Since I don¡¯t knowwhat do you think I will do?¡±
Yan Kuang was stunned for a moment, and then asked tentatively: "Whoever comes to kill them, sir, will I kill?"
Fang Jie nodded: "That's it, I will kill whoever comes to kill them. Of course you can tell Eunuch Su that I have guessed that His Majesty sent someone, but it will not affect my decision. This trip to the southwest will take half a year. If I don't try to make Chen Heng and Chen Ha useful to Da Sui, then I will feel that I am at a loss, Yan Kuang and so will you. I have been with you for a long time. Since I know that you are not really stupid, you naturally also know something about my temper I never do such things as losing money. "
Yan Kuang frowned and said, "Sir, you have a bright future, why do you need to let these two people affect your official career?"
"Yan Kuang"
Fang Jie looked at Hei Xiaozi and sighed: "You're trying to persuade me here, but have you ever tried to persuade yourself? If you really thought so, you wouldn't have waited until Weijun to take action, nor would you Bring the two of them back alive. Although Chen Heng and Chen Heng's cultivation is astonishing, their minds are as easy to deceive as children. It is impossible to kill the two of them, and outsmarting them does not count. It's too difficult. Even if you don't have people secretly supporting you, wouldn't you be able to trick them into taking poison by yourself? Even if you hand them a bottle of poison and tell them it's sugar water, they won't doubt you. Die not because they are difficult to kill, but because you don¡¯t want to kill them.¡±
Yan Kuang remained silent, but his fingers were intertwined and rubbed back and forth.
"I just pretend I don't know about this."
Fang Jie said to Yan Kuang word for word: "You can tell your secret friends that I will not give them another chance. If Chen Heng and Chen Ha die before going to YongzhouHalfway there, I will use my whole life to dig them out from the darkness, dig them out and kill them one by one. "
"I don't like threatening people, because the threat itself doesn't mean much. I like to do it, and I will do it if I say it."
Yan Kuang was startled, then nodded: "I understand."
"What do you understand?"
Fang explained the question.
"My lord, you are not a qualified adultbut my lord, you are a good friend."
Fang Jie couldn't help but smile: "I don't have many friends. If I have one less friend, I will feel bad."
"But my lord's temperament does not seem suitable for being an official."
"maybe¡¡"
Fang Jie stood at the bow of the boat with his hands clasped behind his back: "I always don't believe what others think of me. Why should others say I can't do something that I'm not sure about? Even if it's really not possible, I have to do it before I know. "
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No matter how wide the Yangtze River is, there will always be another shore. The big ship first crossed the river at Fang Jie's request, put down the people, and then set sail again, heading westward against the river. To go to Yongzhou by water, you have to go upstream for 150 miles to the intersection of Luoshui and the Yangtze River, then change to Luoshui and go south. If there are no delays on the way, you can reach Yongzhou in less than twenty days.
After only thirty miles against the current, it was already completely dark. Even though this was a huge official ship, and even though the sailors were all experienced local fishermen, no one dared to sail at night. There are always many legends about gods and ghosts among the people who live near the river, such as river gods and water monsters.
People along the Yangtze River have been circulating a story that many, many years ago, gods descended to earth and subdued the dangerous water monsters in the Yangtze River. But the water monster felt it was unfair. It said to the god that since humans are living beings and I am also a living being, why do you favor humans? They are not as powerful as me, so it is only natural that they be eaten by me. The god said you were bullying, and the water monster said if you don't let me eat people, doesn't that mean you are bullying?
This sentence made the god speechless, so the god set the rules. The river during the day belongs to humans, and the river at night belongs to monsters. If someone is eaten by a water monster in the river at night, God will not punish him, he can only blame the person for not following the rules.
This story is naturally false, it is just a story after all.
But the moral of the story seems to be very deep. The more I think about it, the more I realize that what the water monster said actually makes sense. This is the way the world is, and there is nothing wrong with being born powerful.
Fang Jie heard this story from an old boatman when the boat docked.
He recalled what the water monster said to the god, and suddenly realized that if the water monster existed, then it must be a wise man.
"Sir, no boating at night is a rule that must not be violated, so we can only rest on the shore, but we will leave as soon as daybreak. The waterway is more than a hundred miles, because it is against the current, it will not be too fast, but no accidents It will take two days to reach the intersection of the two rivers. The governor has already sent someone to notify the local government in advance, and there should be a big boat there to greet us. "
The old boatman explained to the other party apologetically.
Fang Jie waved his hand and said: "I know that even if there is no rule about not sailing at night, people will always be tired, and they should rest when they need to."
Hearing what he said, the old boatman felt warm in his heart.
"Thank you for your sympathy, I will resign."
Fang Jie nodded, looking at the endless Mangdang Mountains in the distance on the north bank and lost in thought.
On the north bank of the river about a mile away from the official ship, a small boat also docked. The fisherman first went ashore to tie the rope, and then prepared to light a fire for cooking. This is a couple. Because they live by the river all year round, the man¡¯s skin is darker and has a layer of rust. He looks very strong. The woman is also very flexible and strong, and her skin is much whiter than the man. She is wrapped in a Those plump thighs in the sarong must be very dangerous if wrapped around the waist.
It seems that the fisherman is about thirty years old, but the people on the riverside have been exposed to the wind and sun for a long time, so they look older than the people in other places. Perhaps the fisherman felt particularly sorry for his wife, so the woman's appearance was pretty good.
The woman was lighting a fire while greeting today¡¯s guests.
This is a group of seven or eight people, including men and women. The boatman's woman always welcomes people to and from them. She can tell at a glance that these people are not easy to deal with. In addition, it is already dark when these people come, so she does not intend to take this business. She didn't expect these people to be so generous and throw out a piece of silver worth twenty taels, which she couldn't refuse at all.
Twenty taels of silver is what the couple usually earns in two months.
The Sui Dynasty was prosperous and powerful, so daily necessitiesThe price is not high. Twenty taels of silver is enough for the couple to live for two years. You should know that in a restaurant in the town, a delicious meal with a few dishes and a pot of wine only costs seventy or eighty cents at most. Even in the imperial capital, one tael of silver per table is reasonable.
For the money, the fisherman's woman agreed, but she was always wary because she accidentally saw weapons hidden in those people's packages.
"Lady boss, let's just go to the shore for a walk. You can just cook and we'll just count the money. Prepare a few bottles of wine and we'll settle the bill together."
The leader made an explanation and then left with the others.
The woman watched them walk into the night and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief: "Master, I always feel that these people are not good people."
"who cares!"
The fisherman smiled and said: "We just make money and come back when we deliver it to the place where we are."
While he was talking, he pinched the woman's plump breasts. The woman shyly looked away, but her eyes were full of happiness.
In the dark of night, Li Huo led the people out quickly. With the help of the vegetation on the shore, they quickly approached the official ship where Fang Jie was. They hid behind the vegetation and looked into the boat.
"We can't delay it any longer, maybe Fang Jie will have doubts now."
Li Huo frowned and lowered his voice and ordered: "Lu Minglan, Gao Xiao, and Li Sanxing, you three are the best in water, so you will quietly board the ship tonight. Although those two idiots are good at cultivation, they are not very vigilant. Find an opportunity to poison their food!"
"Butwill poisoning involve others? If Fang Jie is also poisoned to death, how can we represent Mr. Su?"
"Those two people don't eat fish, so the cook will definitely make special meals."
Li Huo smiled coldly: "As long as you observe carefully, you won't go wrong. If you can't poison the food, wouldn't you poison the water in their room while the two of them are away?"
"No matter what"
He clenched his fists and said word for word: "Those two idiots must be allowed to see the King of Hell tonight!"
Just when he finished saying this, his expression suddenly changed.
In the darkness, no one could be seen around.
But for some reason, Li Huo was sure that he would be killed if he moved. He didn't know where this sense of crisis came from, but it was so real and clear. It was as if there was a weapon wandering around him, and he didn't know where the weapon would pierce his body the next second.
It¡¯s not just him.
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