Chapter 047 by Luoluo Bridge
I didn't have a chance to meet He Wuji at all, so I had to find an opportunity to invite Xu Xianzhi to my military account for a secret talk. I don't know what will happen when I go to Jiankang. I ask Xu Xianzhi to inform He Wuji on my behalf, so that he can listen to my news at any time and inform all the righteous people; inform Liu Zhong, who was the internal history of Pengcheng at that time, to speed up the recruitment of righteous people; inform his younger brother Liu Daogui in Guangling, and let him pay attention to Huan Hong's movements.
I was exhausted when I got home at night. I asked my wife to pack some luggage for me, but I lay down and rested. Although I was physically and mentally exhausted, I didn't sleep all night. My wife stayed with me all night. As soon as I arrived at the fourth update, I got up and left the house.
When I arrived at the Central Military Mansion, Huan Xiu had already waited there. As soon as he saw me arrive, Huan Xiu ordered him to leave immediately.
Fifty sticks sang in unison. In such an early morning, many people on the street were awakened. Many people opened the doors and windows to check, and were whipped back by the staff. After they understood the situation, they closed the door in a trembling hurry, lest they slow down and get into trouble.
Hundreds of people boarded a building ship from Xijin and went up the river.
The big ship is extremely stable in the river. Although the ship is very large, it travels very fast against the water. For the first time in my life, I took such a towering boat, and I went to kneel down to worship a traitor who usurped the rivers and mountains of Jin. There are all five flavors inside, and I really don't know how to describe it. Before boarding the boat, I glanced at Xu Xianzhi and several others in the crowd, and their expressions were also extremely complicated.
I have walked the two waterways from Jingkou to Jiankang many times, and I am very familiar with the scenery along the way. This time, I still opened the bamboo curtain on the window and looked at the river and the river bank.
What I want to see is not the scenery, but the terrain and water situation. The scene in my eyes has formed an illusion in my heart. In that illusion, I am taking a group of righteous men along the offensive route in the direction of Jiankang...
Whenever I see a reef in the river and a dangerous beach on the shore, I will guess in my heart which section Huan Xuan will set up. If our army wins, in which direction will the enemy disperse; if our army is unfavorable, in which direction will it retreat? I looked at it very seriously and calculated it very carefully. After all, war is a matter of life and death.
A fishing boat in the distance is getting closer and closer. When the boat approached, he saw a white-haired old man standing on the fishing boat. He was wearing a hat and throwing a fishing net into the river with his hands. I looked at it in a stunned manner and suddenly remembered an ancient ballad that my wife had sung:
"The color is haggard
describe withered
The fisherman asked when he saw it
Zifei Dr. Sanlu and
Why is it
Qu Yuan said
The whole world is turbid and I am alone
Everyone is drunk and I wake up alone
It's to see"
Fisherman's father, fisherman's father. You not only saw Qu Yuan, who was worried about the country by the Xingyin River, but also saw Wu Zixu, who dreamed of crossing the difficulties overnight. Now, there is another Liu Xinu who is equally haggard and dreaming of crossing difficulties.
Fisherman's father, fisherman's father. Your song is for Qu Zi; your death is for Wu Zi. You are now turning a blind eye to anyone, but you don't regard me as a thief? Do you know my inner resentment?
I was thinking nonsense in my heart, and I only heard a "bang" sound, and a black thing hit the fishing boat. The fisherman, who was almost hit, was so scared that his body shook and almost fell into the river.
"Old man, don't want to die? Don't you avoid it when you see the official ship passing?" A guard on the boat roared at the fishing boat.
The fisherman hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed a few times to the boat, then shivered, put away the net in a hurry, and quickly shook the boat to avoid it.
The ship changed its direction and leaned towards the river. It seems that I have arrived at a riverside market and are ready to dock and stop the boat to rest.
I saw the fisherman's boat sailing away, so I closed the bamboo window and walked out of the cabin.
Many trees are planted on the shore. Although the leaves have withered, the branches are very lush, covering the whole ferry and market behind them. Only a dozen trestles by the river that stop and extend to the river and high flags floating in the air tell the ships coming and going on the river that this is a resting place.
After the ship approached, the soldiers on the ship helped the boatman throw the cable onto the trestle. Several guys on the trestle grabbed the cable and pulled it hard. The boat crashed into the bridge, and the guys were so shocked that they almost scattered the cable in their hands. A soldier jumped onto the trestle, pounded one of the guys, and cursed.
The man was so angry that he was about to rush to the soldier who was pulling him, but he was stopped by his companions and pulled into the crowd. The soldier did not see this scene. He lowered his voice to check whether the cable was bolted, and commanded the building ship to continue to dock.
This place is called Luoluo Bridge. It is the only waterway from Jingkou to Jiankang. It is also a place where downstream ships stop and change customs before entering Beijing. We are on the fleet of the navy, and there is no need to change the defense.
I used to think that Luoluo Bridge had no bridge, but I was wrong.
After drinking some wine, Huan Xiu did not return to the boat for a lunch break, but took the wine to lead everyone to the Luoluo Bridge. Huan Xiu said that when he was frustrated, he often came to the bridge to medita. There used to be a desert here, but I don't know why a bridge was built here. Not many people walk here, which is a free place for Huan Xiu. I also wanted to build a renovation here.
However, Luo Luoqiao is no longer as quiet as Huan Xiu described. I don't know when there will be a garrison nearby. Although the number of people is not large, the military discipline is also strict. Before we approached, some soldiers came forward to investigate. After a lot of words, we explained to the soldiers who investigated that we were from the north of Beijing, led by the emperor's brother.
Although the soldiers did not make things difficult for us anymore, they made Huan Xiu in a bad mood. He turned the horse's head and said to us, "Go back, it's not what it used to be."
We also had to turn the horse's head and follow Huan Xiu back.
Everyone went there for nothing, and they were not in a good mood; and I'm afraid I'm the worst mood among them. Because I didn't expect that there would be a garrison placed by Huan Xuan on this Luoqiao. This is just what I saw in my eyes, and I don't know how many troops there are around Jiankang that I haven't seen.
Our party got on the boat. Less than an hour after anchoring, I saw Jiankang City.
Before the ship approached, a fast ship landed before us and entered the city to report. In a short time, 300 people's tiger honor guards were placed along the river, and the momentum was very impressive. Huan repaired the boat, and the clock was drumming and the salute was loud.
A ceremonial officer solemnly greeted the trestle. After a ceremony, the ceremonial officer said a few words in Huan Xiu's ear. Huan Xiu immediately turned around and asked a bodyguard to ask me to get off the boat.
Huan Xiu stood on the trestle and waited for me to get off the boat, and walked to the sedan chair parked in the guard of honor with my hand. When we approached, we found that there was more than one sedan chair, but two. One of them is Huan Xiu and the other is prepared for me. We got on the sedan chair one after the other and entered Jiankang City with great prestige surrounded by tigers.