Imperial Master of the Ming Dynasty

"Master National Preceptor, Your Majesty invites you!"

On the Yuhuatai, Jiang Xinghuo watched the Eagle Guards regroup and land. Suddenly, a horse came galloping, turned over and dismounted to report.

It was sent by the third prince Zhu Gaosui. Jiang Xinghuo's location could probably be guessed, but it was only within a few areas, so some people came to Yuhuatai to look for him.

Zhu Di summoned him at this time, it must be because the debate arena was almost over.

Jiang Xinghuo nodded to indicate that he understood, but just as he turned around and took no more than two steps, a gust of wind hit him.

"Wait a minute, Jiang Lang."

Li Jinglong stopped Jiang Xinghuo and whispered to him in detail, which was the reason why he sent Cao Afu to report.

After hearing this, Jiang Xinghuo nodded and said: "You have thought carefully. The fact that the troop deployment was not communicated is really because I made a mistake while I was busy. What should I do?"

Li Jinglong said with a smile: "I will go back to explore the way for you first. Now that Your Majesty has a reason, at most he will not do it again. He has always disliked me. Maybe he will be angry after kicking me twice. You can talk to me when you go back." .”

Jiang Xinghuo looked at him slightly suspiciously - I think you want to go back and show your merit first, right?

However, what Li Jinglong said was not unreasonable. He did handle this matter well. Now that he has come all the way back from Japan, it doesn't matter if he goes to show his face first. Jiang Xinghuo doesn't need to argue with him, and he doesn't need it either. He and Zhu Di have a cooperative relationship, and they are not really some lucky ministers who surround him every day.

Perhaps it was precisely because of this mentality that Jiang Xinghuo made an omission that was not reported in the troop deployment.

Of course Jiang Xinghuo also realized this. Just because he didn't care, it didn't mean that others didn't care. Zhu Di might have thought, if this time he followed the situation in a hurry, would it be like bombing the palace next time?

Since we are partners, we still have to pay attention to the bottom line. It seems that military power, which violates Zhu Di's taboo, should be kept away.

"Well, brother Jiujiang, you go back first, but you have to pay attention to safety on the way. I heard that the city gates are now blocked, and there are a group of violent traitors in the city who have not yet been captured and brought to justice. These people are all desperadoes who have experienced hundreds of battles. Disciple, you still have to be more careful." Jiang Xinghuo instructed.

Although Jiang Xinghuo felt that he was almost certain about capturing Bao Zhao, he had not yet been captured and brought to justice. Dozens of people were lurking in unknown locations, so the city was still a bit unsafe.

Besides, he didn't want anything to go wrong with Li Jinglong. After all, as a military leader and his important friend, Li Jinglong would be able to play a big role in the conquest of Annan or Japan.

"Don't worry, Jiang Lang. The servants and generals around me are all very skilled in martial arts. How can I be afraid of those rabble? I know how many of them there are." Li Jinglong assured, patting his chest.

Immediately, Li Jinglong, who couldn't wait to show off his face, was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Jiang Xinghuo.

"By the way, Brother Jiujiang." Jiang Xinghuo suddenly stopped Li Jinglong.

"Jiang Lang, is there anything else?" Li Jinglong stopped and turned around to ask.

Jiang Xinghuo was silent for a moment and then said: "How about I send you some people from the infantry stationed by the Flying Eagle Guard? I think a few dozen people will be enough."

Li Jinglong was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter:

"Jiang Lang, look at what you said. Not to mention that the situation is now under control. Even if it is a battlefield with hundreds of thousands of people fighting, if I want to leave, who in the world can keep me? Don't worry."

This is true. In many fierce battles in Zhengcunba and Baigouhe, it was the servants of Cao Guogong's mansion who protected him from escaping from the chaos. The escape success rate has always maintained a 100% record. No wonder Li Jinglong is so confident.

And now that he and Jiang Xinghuo have uncovered Bao Zhao's conspiracy and prevented a catastrophic disaster from happening. With such credit, plus the trip to Japan, Li Jinglong can't help but go back to show off, let alone Will lead a group of infantry into action.

Seeing that Li Jinglong insisted on this, Jiang Xinghuo unhooked something from the little gray horse's saddle and handed it to Li Jinglong.

"Here's this for you, keep it for self-defense."

It was an exquisite hand gun and the corresponding deerskin gun holster. It was obviously a custom-made product and not for the army.

"This is a small fire stick. You can open it and rub it, and then you can fire."

After taking the set of things and riding on the horse, Li Jinglong said without looking back.

"Don't worry, I will read the almanac when I go out today."

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On the ship at Shimonoseki Pier, Cao Guogong's government sent people to carry things. In addition to the things originally purchased by the mission, there were also gifts from Japanese dignitaries such as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu. Therefore, Li Jinglong had a lot of luggage on the ship.

And some have to be moved back to Cao Guogong's mansion, some have to be moved directly to Zhuangzi in the suburbs, and some have to be moved to the painting boat where Zhu Di and Jiang Xinghuo first met, so even moving has almost become a systematic project.

The painting ship was parked not far away, and Cao Aba was packing up Li Jinglong's cabin and moving some of his things on the ship. Except for the bed where Jiang Xinghuo had been lying, the rest of the place had basically remained unchanged.

"Huh?"

Cao Aba looked at the almanac on the table in confusion. The almanac said "Today is a good time to travel and offer sacrifices", but he clearly remembered that this was not what his mother-in-law told him before going out. It seemed to be something. Do you avoid traveling?

Cao Aba took a closer look and discovered the clues.

"It's strange, the Duke went to Japan, why is he still using last year's almanac? Could it be that there is a year difference between Japan and Ming Dynasty?"

Shaking his head, he called to the servant outside: "Go to the street to buy a copy of this year's almanac. The one used by the Duke of Guo is still the one from last year. Let's replace it. Otherwise, if the Duke of Guo recognizes the mistake, he will blame him again." ”

"Okay, Mr. Ba."

The servant jumped down from the hanging ladder of the painting boat, and several men gathered around the roadside. The leading man was wrapped in tattered clothes on a hot day. He was not at all like the sailors and laborers around him who were shirtless and sweaty. The tattoos exposed on his neck show that he is not a kind person.

"Why can't my brothers and I get the job of moving?"

The servant came out of Cao Guogong's house and was used to being arrogant since he was a child. When he saw several people gathered around him, they still had Wu accents. Instead of being afraid, he scolded him with great disdain: "Get out of here, you country bumpkin! Don't stand in my way!" Don’t you even look at whose boat this is? Keep your eyes open, this is Cao Guogong’s house! Why do I need to explain to you who I’m working for?”

"Hey, you little..."

"Forget it, let's do our own business first." Another short and stocky sailor next to him grabbed the man and bowed his hand to the servant.

On the painting boat behind him, there were several servants with swords and bows who were responsible for taking care of the belongings being transported. They were already looking here.

The servant sneered and left without bothering to pay any more attention.

After the servant walked away, the leading man couldn't help but cursed: "What the hell, you really think you are a person!"

The stocky sailor comforted him: "Brother Long, that's all. After all, we are not familiar with the place here, and it's not our Taihu Lake. It's not good to have a conflict, and we have to be careful about being wanted by the government."

This person was none other than Zhang Long from the Qinglong Gang who had been crossing the eight-hundred-mile radius of Taihu Lake not long ago.

You ask why Brother Long is so depressed? The troops sent by Jiang Xinghuo to pursue him were chasing him in the south of the Yangtze River. He simply abandoned his foundation and ventured westward by land with a few close friends. He actually managed to escape.

Subsequently, based on the principle that "the most dangerous place is the safest place", Zhang Long and others rushed all the way here, and planned to continue upstream to Dongting Lake to resume their old business. Unfortunately, they had no money and could only temporarily stay in Dongting Lake. Work as a dock laborer in Nanjing to earn some traveling expenses.

Don't tell me, the government checked everything in Sanwu, but no one did it in Nanjing. Who would have thought that the remnants of the White Lotus Sect would take the initiative to come to Nanjing?

Zhang Long muttered unhappily: "Humph, if it were before, what kind of government would I take seriously?"

Several people looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Who told them that their fate was bad? Now that the phoenix landed is not as good as a chicken, it will definitely not be able to shake up its majesty, so they can only tolerate it for the time being.

In a place like Nanjing, it's okay for them to stay peacefully. If they really dare to do something sneaky or even murderous, Jin Yiwei will not be a vegetarian in tracking them down, and they won't be able to escape by then.

"Forget it, don't mention this and get to work quickly!"

A few people waited for a long time, and finally got a boat to move. They just had to accompany the boat to the place and help move it to the shore for a while, so they jumped on the boat and headed southeast along the river in the city.

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Li Jinglong took several cavalrymen and Ding family generals, and after verifying their identities, they entered the city through the Jubao Gate, which had been ordered to be closed, and then galloped all the way to the imperial prison.

He was very confident at first, but the more he thought about what Jiang Xinghuo said on the way, the more he felt a little uneasy. He had just asked the city guards to escort him at Jubaomen, but he was rejected. This is normal. The direct lineage of City Gate Captain Yan Jun was not under the control of Li Jinglong. He also received an order not to move without permission. The military orders were like mountains, and anyone who violated them would be beheaded. There was no need for him to send someone to escort Li Jinglong at the risk of being beheaded.

Li Jinglong already felt a little regretful, but at this moment, he saw a fire burning somewhere in the distance.

Black smoke rose into the sky, and shouts and cries could be faintly heard. People kept screaming in the sea of ​​​​fire. This sudden change caused the originally galloping team to pause. Li Jinglong tightened the reins and watched intently. The place where the fire was coming seemed to be a mansion. Although it was not close, it could be vaguely distinguished through the black smoke.

The people around were muttering, this is the capital city, and it is such a big day. It doesn’t look like a disaster, but who dares to set fire to it and burn it so fiercely?

Li Jinglong couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart when he heard this.

No need to ask, Bao Zhao must have done it.

But what made him happy was that according to his understanding of Bao Zhao, this was definitely the other party's pretext, so Jiang Xinghuo's crow's mouth would not come true.

"Don't stop, walk through the black smoke."

"My lord, the street ahead is blocked by a group of people and Huo Ding who came to rescue."

"Detour."

Li Jinglong waved his whip, and everyone went around along the alley on the other side, which only allowed three horses to pass. There was only black smoke blowing in the wind, and there was nothing unusual there.

However, in the black smoke, a group of Jinyi guards suddenly came from the opposite side.

"stop!"

Amidst the black smoke, they shouted: "We have been ordered to capture the traitors, who are you to ride the horse? If you dare to take another step, we will kill you!"

The servant next to him, General Ding, didn't know any more information. He just thought that these people with Hebei accents were actually the imperial guards sent by the emperor, and they were here to capture the traitors. No wonder there was such a battle.

Hebei accent?

Li Jinglong's expression changed slightly. Why did Jin Yiwei appear here at this time? Could it be that Jiang Xinghuo was really right, it was Bao Zhao's men who were pretending to be Jin Yiwei trying to fish in troubled waters and evacuate.

"Whose subordinates are you?" Li Jinglong asked with a frown, intending to retreat back, but the alley was narrow and it was difficult for the horses to turn around.

"Cao Songcao is deputy to Qianhu."

The leader of the Jin Yiwei replied in a deep voice.

"Cao Song?"

Li Jinglong had never heard of this name at all, but regardless of whether it was a disguise by Bao Zhao's subordinates or not, he was obviously not suitable to stay here now, and the top priority was to get out first.

Li Jinglong turned the horse's head without hesitation.

"Stop these people!"

After turning around, Li Jinglong's face changed drastically, he shouted quickly, and at the same time he pulled the reins and accelerated forward.

"Protect the head of the family!"

The Ding family generals around him were all sons of Cao Guogong's family. As long as Li Jinglong gave orders, Zhu Di and the others would dare to kill them, let alone the Jinyi guards. They rushed forward with their swords drawn in the black smoke, regardless of their safety, trying to stop these Jinyi guards. .

Seeing each other's reaction, the Jin Yiwei all drew their swords.

I have to say that Li Jinglong really didn't brag to Jiang Xinghuo. His Ding family generals are indeed very skilled in martial arts. A few of them can withstand a group of Jinyi guards across from them in an alley.

When the two sides were fighting, Li Jinglong took advantage of the chaos and beat the horse to escape.

"Hurry up and chase! Don't let the traitor run away!"

When the Jinyi guards saw this, they couldn't let it go. They immediately wanted to break through the obstruction and catch up, but after all, it was an alley and their view was blocked at this time. By the time they broke through the obstruction of these servants, Li Jinglong had already run far away.

In his panic, Li Jinglong could not care about the road. He thought that he would not get lost since he was born and raised in Nanjing. However, when he was actually walking in these twisted alleys, he realized that he was wrong, and he was very wrong. After leaving the familiar areas, he was no different from a stranger. After all, he had never set foot in such a place where civilians lived.

"Hush!"

Li Jinglong stopped his panting horse and stopped to try to identify the route. However, at this moment, a group of Jinyi guards came menacingly from the T-shaped alley beside him. Li Jinglong was also startled when he saw Li Jinglong standing on his horse and looking around blankly.

When Li Jinglong saw this, he subconsciously wanted to escape, but at this time his horse power was exhausted and he could no longer walk. Seeing his appearance, the Jinyi guards also surrounded him.

"Who are you? Now that Dasuo is arresting traitors all over the city, why are you riding a horse in the alley?"

The leader who looked like a general asked.

It’s the Hebei accent again!

Li Jinglong originally opened his mouth to answer, but was cautious and asked instead.

"Whose subordinate are you in Jinyiwei?"

The other party was startled and answered. Li Jinglong still didn't recognize him, but he nodded pretendingly and casually forged the identity of the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army. Then he showed the pass of the Governor-General's Office of the Fifth Army. The other party checked it. Waving him off.

Li Jinglong was cautious in his heart. He was not sure whether the first group of Jinyi guards were traitors, and he did not dare to tell the second group of Jinyi guards his identity and the location of those suspected traitors, so he left silently.

When he reached the street, Li Jinglong finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If the Jin Yiwei walking in the alley might be a traitor trying to escape in disguise, then the traitor wouldn't be brave enough to walk blatantly on the street, right?

At this time, another group of Jin Yiwei happened to be walking in front of them, and Li Jinglong stopped them.

"What's up?"

Xiaoqi, who spoke with a Hebei accent, looked at him doubtfully.

Li Jinglong coughed, showed his official authority and asked, "Whose Jinyiwei subordinate are you?"

Xiaoqi reported Qianhu's name, and Li Jinglong had actually heard of it. It was a middle-level general of the Yan Army who was registered with him.

Then he made a few insinuations, and the other party answered fluently, and Li Jinglong felt relieved.

"I am Li Jinglong, Duke of Cao State. I got separated from my guards. I just met two groups of guards in royal robes in the alley. There may be fake ones among them. The situation in the city is chaotic now. You can put down your tasks and escort me to the prison."

Xiao Qi said calmly: "It turns out to be the Duke of the State. Please follow me."

Li Jinglong felt relieved, but in the next moment, the Jin Yiwei who stepped forward to lead the horse suddenly restrained him with several people and forcefully pulled him off the horse on the street.

Nowadays, every house on the street is closed, and for a while, there are no witnesses who can report the news!

All weapons, including the gun given by Jiang Xinghuo, were searched and handed over to a person. Only money bags, fire certificates and other items were left on him.

"Mr. Cao Guo, long time no see."

A deep voice sounded. Li Jinglong looked up against the dazzling sunlight and saw a familiar face.

With a beard and a gloomy face, he is exactly Ba Zhao.

Bao Zhao weighed the gun in his hand with a deerskin holster and hung it on the back of his belt.

"How did you know we were short of a hostage?"

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"Isn't Mr. Cao Guo here yet?"

When Jiang Xinghuo rushed to the second floor of the teahouse next to the prison to meet Zhu Di, he looked at the people around him and asked doubtfully.

Zhu Di was also startled: "Gong Cao Guo did not come to see me."

After that, seeing Jiang Xinghuo looking in disbelief, Zhu Di asked the others: "Have you seen Mr. Cao Guo?"

"No."

The three princes, "Er Jin" and other close ministers all shook their heads.

"Cao Guogong set out just before I burned the incense, and I didn't see him broken on the way here!"

Jiang Xinghuo told the whole story, and everyone felt that there was something fishy in it.

After all, Li Jinglong couldn't get lost in Nanjing. Even if he got lost, his servant Ding would not get lost either.

There was only one possibility: Li Jinglong encountered an accident halfway.

At this moment, a guard in Jinyi suddenly came to report that he had captured several rebels who resisted, and claimed to be the Ding family general of Duke Cao's mansion.

When Cao A'er and others were dragged up with bruises and swollen faces, everyone was silent.

"Where is Li Jinglong?" Jiang Xinghuo asked urgently.

"We weaned the Duke of Guo, but he ran away on his own. We don't know where he went!"

Zhu Di, who was sitting on the chair, held his forehead helplessly and only said one word.

"try to find."

Several of the Dukes in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army were here, and soon a larger army was sent out.

After handling the matter of increasing troops to look for Li Jinglong, Zhu Di just said to Jiang Xinghuo:

"The conspiracy to expose the hot-air balloon this time was entirely due to the wisdom of the Imperial Master, and a catastrophe was averted. The Imperial Master has made great contributions, and I don't know what reward you want? Just tell me, and I will accept it."

Jiang Xinghuo smiled and naturally understood what Zhu Di meant. He was grateful to himself, but he still had to give face to the matter of dispatching troops, so he replied.

"According to the urgent need, I mobilized the Eagle Guard without authorization. Please punish me by Your Majesty."

"It doesn't matter, I'm not a rigid person."

Zhu Di waved his hand, obviously very satisfied with Jiang Xinghuo's attitude. The two of them are in a cooperative relationship, so it doesn't matter if you touch things that ordinary ministers should not touch. Please have a good attitude and give me an explanation. It's not that you are afraid of Jiang Xinghuo if you don't understand. Completely unimpressed, the lack of basic respect would make Zhu Di feel unhappy.

"As for the reward, I will think about what is appropriate later."

Zhu Difu added: "There is no need to worry too much about Duke Cao Guo. Now that Cao Duan has entered the imperial prison, he should be talking to Kong Xilu. Go and have a look."

Jiang Xinghuo understood that he couldn't help him with Li Jinglong's matter. The most urgent task now was to wrap up the last issue in the debate about "king domineering justice and benefiting ancient and modern times". This matter must be done by him, so he handed it over and continued. Lou walked toward the imperial prison.

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In the alley.

Li Jinglong, who was being held hostage, stopped. He heard the conversation between Bao Zhao and his men not far away.

"Bao Gong, many troops have been dispatched. The city gates are now closed. How can we get out?"

"Over there, except for some envoys, there are usually not many people in the Huitong Hall. I know there is an abandoned underground black market there. It used to be used to sell specialties from various countries. Now it may be possible to hide."

These assassins disguised as Jin Yiwei began to move in another direction. They were not on horseback, but on foot. Because they were afraid of attracting others' attention, they changed Li Jinglong's clothes and pretended to be ordinary Jin Yiwei. They gagged their mouths and threatened them with knives. walk.

In this way, they walked through the alleys and arrived at the Huitong Pavilion area without any danger. As expected, there were no people here. It had been completely deserted since the last "Pirate Impersonation Case of the Occupation Mission".

And indeed, as Bao Zhao said, there is an abandoned underground black market where they can hide.

Just when the assassins breathed a sigh of relief and were about to enter the area, some Japanese men carrying samurai swords suddenly appeared from the other side. These men were wearing wooden clogs and wearing strange buns.

"Eh? Your Excellency, General?" The leading Japanese felt strange.

The leader was none other than Imakawa Ryotoshi. They had just settled in the Huitongkan, and when they were bored, they wandered around the area and happened to meet Li Jinglong.

Imagawa Ryojun had good eyesight, and Li Jinglong was indeed tall. He recognized Li Jinglong in the crowd at a glance, and even saw his gagged mouth, and immediately realized something was wrong.

Ryojun Imagawa said in Japanese:

"Your Excellency, General, although I don't know what happened, if you are held hostage, don't move at all."

Li Jinglong had been in Japan for more than half a year and learned Japanese from Imagawa Ryojun. Although it was difficult to speak, he could still understand the general meaning, so he didn't move at all.

None of the assassins understood Japanese. They just saw the Japanese looking towards them and didn't know what they were talking about, so they didn't give Baozhao an order and didn't move either, for fear of causing trouble.

Seeing that Li Jinglong did not move, Imagawa Ryojun whispered a few instructions in Japanese to the samurai around him.

Then a group of Japanese samurai came towards us pretending to be fine. Imagawa Ryojun asked in not very pure Chinese: "Are you sent by the Ming Dynasty to give us rewards?"

"We were just passing through."

The person in front disguised as Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi said.

Imakawa Ryojun nodded pretending to understand, and then the two sides passed each other.

At this moment, Imakawa Ryotoshi suddenly pulled out the samurai sword from his waist as fast as lightning and slashed at these assassins disguised as Jin Yiwei.

Although Iai Sword had not yet been born in Japan at this time, similar prototypes of kendo had already been produced. Japanese samurai were very fond of this Tang sword drawing technique, which originated from the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, their attacks were generally faster, and they were caught off guard and violently attacked. Several of Zhao's assassins were cut down.

The other assassins reacted one after another, pulled out their swords, and started fighting with Imagawa Ryotoshi's subordinates. Some people were constantly injured and fell to the ground.

At the same time, Imagawa Ryotoshi's ninjas threw several chimneys made of bamboo tubes, and white smoke came out "puff, puff, puff", making the scene even more chaotic.

Imagawa Ryotoshi was very fast. He kept waving the samurai sword in his hand, bringing out bursts of cold light, and cut down several assassins in succession. Then he tried to rescue Li Jinglong. However, these assassins were not free. Their fighting power was obviously Even better, gradually regaining the disadvantage of being attacked. After all, Baozhao has cultivated elites.

"Bad man, take this traitor who is cheating on you and leave first!"

Bao Zhao is a person who listens to advice. Such a fight will definitely attract attention. It doesn't matter whether he wins or not. He has to get out as soon as possible.

Li Jinglong, as the most important bargaining chip in his hand, naturally had to be taken away with him.

So Bao Zhao took three assassins and held Li Jinglong hostage and retreated from the alley. Imagawa Ryojun was unable to break through the obstacles of these assassins, but he could only watch them escape.

"Go and tell the officials of the Ministry of Rites of the Ming Dynasty in the Huitong Hall that the General was abducted by people disguised as Jin Yiwei and walked toward the southwest."

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"stop!"

Bao Zhao and others were in a panic and didn't choose their way. They came to an unknown waterway in the city. They saw a ship passing by carrying goods and luggage, and they ordered.

Zhang Long and others were waiting on the boat to move things. When they saw the five Jinyi guards holding knives, they thought their identities had been exposed and couldn't help but exchange secret glances, ready to take out the short blades at their waists and fight.

Zhang Long and the others were just laborers, but the boatmen who operated the boat did not dare to disobey Jin Yiwei's wishes and stopped the boat.

"What officials are you?"

Bao Zhao and three assassins jumped onto the boat with Li Jinglong hostage. At this time, he saw the coarse clothes they were wearing, but he had a plan in mind.

However, to the surprise of Bao Zhao and others, seeing them exchange glances, before they could draw their swords and kill these boatmen and laborers to change their identities and escape, several people who looked like laborers suddenly rose up and started to attack.

Zhang Long and other Taihu water bandits have lived on boats all their lives, and their feet on the deck are as if they have taken root on the ground. The assassins brought out by Bao Zhao are all from Hebei. Even if they are not pure landlubbers, they will fight on the constantly rocking boat. It has also been severely weakened.

Zhang Long pulled out a short knife from his waist and rushed towards one of the assassins. He raised the knife and dropped it, causing blood to splash. The assassin reacted quickly and protected his vital parts with his arms. However, he soon discovered that his entire arm was covered in blood. It's starting to get dark.

Looking at the faint green blade on the opponent's short knife, how can I not tell that it is quenched with poison?

"die!"

Another assassin yelled and struggled forward on the boat, trying to kill him. However, another laborer used an oar to hold the Xiuchun knife, and "Teng Teng Teng" forced him to the side of the boat in a few steps, and then The two of them wrestled and fell into the river together after a struggle. But for people like Zhang Long, the water was their world, and they could move freely like fish. After a while, the drowned assassin couldn't struggle, and was connected. After stabbing him several times, scarlet blood gurgled on the water.

Bao Zhao and others originally relied on their equipment and numerical advantages, thinking that they could kill several workers with their strength, change clothes and escape, but they did not expect that the opponent was so ruthless. For a moment, they were unable to defeat the enemy. Not to mention, they almost almost They were driven out and killed.

Bao Zhao didn't have time to think about the other party's background. He held Li Jinglong with a knife and kept retreating to the bow of the ship, trying to jump ashore.

However, as they fought, the boat continued to rock and was getting further and further away from the shore.

In the end, the ship was littered with corpses. The three assassins desperately took away the four Taihu water bandits who looked like laborers, killed the remaining two, and all died in the battle themselves.

Although Zhang Long and another brother were both injured, they pressed against them step by step with daggers, Bao Zhao holding Li Jinglong hostage.

"Who are you?" Bao Zhao asked after a moment of silence.

Zhang Long snorted coldly: "Kill your people!"

Bao Zhao suddenly asked: "Are you wanted by the government?"

Zhang Long's expression froze slightly, but he still approached with his short knife.

Bao Zhao felt helpless, knowing that this must be a misunderstanding.

But regardless of whether it was a misunderstanding or not, with so many people already dead, it was impossible for the two parties to reconcile, and it was even less possible for the other party to take the risk and let him go, so the only option was to fight hard.

It's a pity that I was so focused on planning, but in the end, I fell short of the success, and ended up having to fight a few water thieves who looked like laborers.

But he still had another option, which was to use Li Jinglong as a hostage to block the knife, and take the opportunity to kill one first, and then finish off the other.

Bao Zhao was in a state of confusion, with all kinds of thoughts running through his mind. He didn't realize that Li Jinglong's hand had bent back, trying to rest on the deerskin gun that was tied to his waist.

Seeing the two water thieves approaching, Bao Zhao wanted to kick Li Jinglong out to block the knife.

He did indeed do it, but Li Jinglong fell directly onto his back. The two water thieves stepped over him and rushed towards Bao Zhao without even looking.

Although Bao Zhao was a scholar, he had been on the battlefield, and with his tall stature, he was not afraid to fight for his life at this time. In a few rounds, he almost killed two injured water bandits.

He was also seriously injured and was about to continue holding Li Jinglong hostage to escape when he suddenly saw a black muzzle pointing at him.

"boom!"

With the sound of a cannon, everything returned to calm. Li Jinglong didn't care about his other accomplices.

When a large number of Jin Yiwei found this place, they only saw Li Jinglong calmly sitting on the boat fishing, and the boat was full of corpses lying strewn about.

"Cao Guogong, this"

Li Jinglong smiled calmly.

"Don't these traitors know that my martial arts skills are superior to those of the three armies?"