Yi Song

Chapter 15 The martial arts team enters the city

Wang Buddha took a glance and saw Liu Guozhang holding the Silver Dragon Iron Spear in his right hand and holding the handle of the lancet in his left hand. He couldn't help but swallowed and spoke in a deep voice.

"Yan Chao Yin.

Our government has a compromise. If you transport grain and grass to Shaanxi Road Prefecture, you can exchange it for salt notes and tea. During the Qingli period, people exchanged money for salt notes and tea. There have been many changes since then, especially after the Xifeng Reform, where grain, grass, cloth, and silk were mostly exchanged for salt, cash, and tea.

I was originally hired by a merchant from the southeast to escort grain and grass to a border state in the northwest. On the way, I encountered Tibetan thieves and was rescued by Duke Gao. In order to repay the great kindness of my life, I am willing to be of use. "

It sounds reasonable.

Liu Guozhang slapped his thigh with his left hand: "That's right! It'll be fine if you make it clear!
  The most fearful thing about communication is that you want to ask but don't ask, and I should say but don't say it. Everyone is bored in their hearts, racking their brains to make random guesses. The more they guess, the more suspicious they become. In the end, the strong friendship turns into water.

Brother Wang, Brother Chen, you think so, right? "

Wang Yan and Chen Guang looked at each other and replied cautiously: "Erlang believes it, and we are willing to believe it."

"Okay, let's make it clear, we are still good brothers!"

Yuan Tianbao and Wang Buddha looked at each other, cupped their hands and said: "Erlang is open-minded and generous. Since he is willing to trust us again, then we are also willing to live and die with Erlang again."

"Brother Yuan, Brother Wang, we destroyed Manjintang and provoked the elite of the Western Army. Secretly, the Wuyou Gang may be in trouble with us, and secretly the powerful people will use the government to arrest them.

We are in big trouble! Entering Tokyo City also became a big trouble. You two, how should we solve this big problem? "

Yuan Tianbao hesitated for a while and persuaded: "Erlang, why don't you avoid the limelight and not enter Tokyo city for the time being?"

Wang Yan also spoke out to persuade: "Erlang, we can escape alive. We are not in a hurry to return to Tokyo. There is no need to risk our lives."

"No, no, I think the source of all troubles is in that city of Tokyo. The causes of all the troubles on me, my eldest brother, the scholar, you, and other troubles are all in that city.

Flowers are seen in the fog, and we cannot see clearly. We must walk into the city and into the fog to see everything clearly. Therefore, my next goal is to enter the city of Tokyo! "

Everyone was silent for a while, then Wang Yan said: "Since Erlang insists on entering Tokyo City, we will enter!"

Liu Guozhang clapped his hands and said, "Yes! If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs!"
  We were outside Tokyo, looking safe, but actually unsafe. Why? Because we have been wandering outside the city for a year or ten, but we still can’t figure out where the troubles are coming from? If we don’t find the root cause, trouble will continue to haunt us and we will not be able to live in peace! "

Yuan Tianbao nodded repeatedly: "What Erlang said makes sense."

Wang Yan also echoed: "Erlang is right! If we don't find the source of the trouble, we will not be able to live in peace in this life."

Chen Guang couldn't help but ask: "Trouble? Erlang, Brother Wang, what is our trouble?"

"Ever since we entered Manjintang's prison, we have been entangled in this trouble." Wang Yan's eyes flashed coldly.

"Yes, no matter who it is, as long as they stay in Manjintang Prison, they will be troubled. The most annoying thing is that we don't know what this trouble is."

Liu Guozhang shook his head and concluded, "In short, it is very troublesome, very troublesome!"

He turned to look at Wang Buddha, "Wang Zhuangshi, you have been to Tokyo many times. You must have some ways to enter Tokyo quietly without being known."

After hearing this, the others couldn't help but look at King Buddha.

Buddha Wang did not say anything, but Yuan Tianbao became anxious, "Buddha, you must have a way. There are always some illegal goods shipped to Tokyo by our company, so we have to find a safe way to transport them in."

Since goods can go in, so can people. Buddha, do you think this is true? "

"Proprietor, I'm thinking! I'm thinking which way is the most appropriate."

Buddha Wang lowered his head and thought for a while, then raised his head and said: "There is a boat shop in Hongjia Village, three miles away from the Puji Water Gate in the south of the city, which specializes in transporting fruits and vegetables to the powerful people in Tokyo. The sergeants who guard the city gates and the tax collectors do not know how to do it. Checking has become a good channel for smuggling things into the city.

All we need is"

Liu Guozhang raised his hand and interrupted him, "Wang Zhuangshi, we just need to know whether we can be transported in and how much it will cost. As for how you contact us, we don't care."

"Yes, Buddha, just contact him, and the amount spent will be recorded on the cabinet." Yuan Tianbao said.

"Okay, let's go to the vicinity of Hongjia Village first. My boss and the three of us will find a place to rest for a while, and I will contact you myself."

After walking for half an hour, we arrived near Hongjia Village.

This place is already at the base of Tokyo City and is adjacent to the Cai River. Although it is a village, it is actually more prosperous than an ordinary town.

Liu Guozhang found a tea shop outside the village and sat down. He ordered five cups of tea, a few fresh fruits and some snacks, put them on plates and set a table.

Wang Buddha went to Hongjia Village to find someone.

"Erlang, your accent doesn't sound like a southerner." Yuan Tianbao asked proactively after taking a sip of tea and eating some fruits.     “I am from Bianhe now.”

"People from Bianhe?"

"I was fished out of the Bianhe River. Except for my name and my murderous skills, I don't remember the rest, so I have to call myself a Bianhe person."

Liu Guozhang turned to stare at Yuan Tianbao and asked, "Dongjia Yuan, are you a native of Hangzhou?"

Yuan Tianbao hesitated for a few moments and then replied with a smile: "Hangzhou is the southeastern city of Xingsheng and the capital of the Three Wu Dynasties. If you want to be reborn here, you will have the opportunity to cultivate something that you will not be able to cultivate in several lifetimes.

Yuan is originally from Yan County, Yuezhou. His family owns hundreds of acres of mulberry forest and three or five cocoon and silk farms, which produce silk and satin. There are also hundreds of acres of tea mountains producing tea. Therefore, my eldest father started to open silk shops and tea shops everywhere, with Hangzhou being the main shop.

Yuan was greedy for the prosperity of Hangzhou and the location of his family's main store, so he spent some money and settled in Hangzhou. "

Liu Guozhang cupped his hands and said: "Liu is really blind, he didn't realize that Yuan Dongjia is a first-class rich man!"

Yuan Tianbao quickly said modestly: "There, there, the Yuan family's meager income is nothing. In front of Mingzhou's big merchants, it's just a drop in the ocean. It's not worth mentioning!"

He leaned over and asked, "Did Liu Da tell Erlang where he came from?"

Liu Guozhang's starry eyes narrowed slightly, and Yuan Tianbao quickly explained: "Liu Da and I live and die together, and he has the grace to save his life. Now that he is dead, he must send a letter to his family so that we can express our condolences."

"Brother said that he lives in Mingzhou, which should be not far from my home."

"What!" Yuan Tianbao couldn't believe it.

"I don't remember where my brother mentioned it. When you enter Tokyo City, you have to go to the Mingzhou Guild Hall to ask."

Yuan Tianbao said: "There are five large maritime merchant families in Mingzhou: Wang, Zhang, Zheng, Pu, and Liu. Could Liu Da and Erlang be descendants of the Liu family?"

Liu Guozhang simply spread his hands and said, "I don't know either, so I'll go to the Mingzhou Guild Hall and ask."

Wang Yan suddenly asked from the side: "Dong Yuan's family, you are very familiar with the situation in Mingzhou."

Yuan Tianbao laughed, "We are both in eastern Zhejiang, and we have many business contacts, so we are familiar with them."

An hour later, Buddha Wang hurried back.

"It's done! You can enter the city tonight!"

At two o'clock, a string of boats rowed along the Cai River waterway towards Puji Water Gate.

Liu Guozhang was hiding in a long wooden box in the cabin of a boat. The top was open and covered with fresh fruits. His hands and feet were curled up into a ball, holding the lancet in his chest.

The Silver Dragon Iron Spear was too long to carry, so it was properly hidden somewhere.

Listening carefully to the movement outside, the sound of paddling is very regular.

The noisy and sharp voice is the tax collector scolding people, and the meaning behind the words is: increase the money quickly!

The boat I was on was sailing smoothly without being affected at all.

It seems that the owner of this ship is indeed very powerful.

Well, when I enter Kaifeng City like this, why does it feel like the military workers entering Anping County, which is occupied by the Japanese?

Thinking all the way, the boat rowed for two quarters of an hour without realizing it, and then slowly stopped.

A group of people came over shouting, tied ropes to the wooden box, inserted bamboo poles and wooden poles, and then lifted the heavy wooden box out of the cabin while cursing.

According to the agreement, the wooden boxes will be carried into the warehouse next to the Yunqi Bridge on the Cai River in the south of the city and placed there. When everything is in order, knock three times inside, and then you can get out.

After walking no matter how far, the wooden box was put down, the rope was pulled away, and the porters left.

After waiting in silence for about a quarter of an hour, someone knocked three times on the outside of the wooden box.

It's time to come out!
  Liu Guozhang emerged from the pile of fruits.

As soon as I sat up, I was surprised to find that I was not in a warehouse, but in the middle of an empty space.

Two to three hundred people, each armed with weapons, surrounded themselves tightly.

(End of this chapter)