Chapter 348: Chapter 348 Ambush

Chapter 348: Chapter 348 AmbushXu Qiyan was both surprised and not surprised by this speculation.

What was surprising was that he had always thought that the Princess of Zhenbei was the number one vase in Dafengtian, and was essentially a woman, and should not be involved in any confidential incidents.

What was not surprising was that he was mentally prepared after noticing that Chu Xianglong was carrying a female relative and learning from Yang Yan that the princess was

accompanying him.

"Since there may be danger, we must take countermeasures and be cautious first. Well, there is no hurry now, I am busy with my own business"

Xu Qiyan picked up the cloth bag, put eight pieces of yellow oil jade on the table, and then took out the prepared carving knife and began to carve

After eating and drinking, the old aunt lay on the bed for a nap. She had a shallow sleep and was soon awakened by the noisy shouting at the dock.

She pounded the pillow a few times angrily, got up and walked to the table, cleaned up the dishes, put back the food box, and left the room with it.

Going down the stairs to the second floor, she walked along the corridor and looked around at the rooms on both sides. This was the living area for the night watchmen and officials of the three divisions.

She didn't know which room Xu Qian'an lived in, but soon she found the room of the lecher Xu Ningyan as she wished. Because the door was open.

After returning from Yunzhou, the young man with a particularly delicate appearance sat at the table, carving a few pieces of yellow jade.

"Dong Dong."

She knocked on the door, and when he looked up, she said with a straight face: "I'll give you the food box back. Thank you very much."

It seems that he is not good at saying thank you. When he speaks, his expression is particularly twisted.

"Put it behind the door."

Xu Qian'an responded lightly, lowered his head, and continued his homework.

The old aunt entered the room, gently put down the food box, and glanced at the table. There were several carved things on it, including a small sword, a jade bun (x2), an octagonal amulet, a seal, and a jade pendant.

She asked with great interest: "Why do you carve these objects? The knife skills are quite ugly."

After saying that, she chuckled.

"For women." Xu Qi'an said.

The old lady stared at the objects on the table, and her smile gradually disappeared.

"Every time I leave Beijing, I will send some local specialties to women who like me, and write a letter. This does not cost much money, but can please them and make them like me more."

Xu Qi'an confidently recounted his experience in fish farming

The old lady was angry. She looked at Xu Qi'an as if she was looking at the scum of the world, and sneered: "He is indeed a stinky man."

Xu Qi'an hit: "It's a pity that you don't have a share."

The old lady sneered: "Who cares."

She left angrily.

Soon, all the jades were carved, and Xu Qi'an gave them souls.

He first put the "small sword" into the fragments of the earth book. This one does not need to be sent because it is for Li Miaozhen. When they meet in the north, Xu Qian'an will give it to her.

Xu Qian'an spread out the prepared letter paper, took out the pen and ink, and wrote:

"Half a decade away from Beijing, I have arrived in Huangyou County. This place has a specialty of Huangyou jade. This jade is soft and soft, and it feels warm. I like it very much, so I didn't have a blank and carved a seal for your highness.

The seal has words, saying: You smile with a flower, and the sunset is all over the sky."

This is written to Huaiqing, and he stuffed the seal into the envelope together.

The second letter is written to Baobao:

"Half a decade away from Beijing, I have arrived in Huangyou County. This place has a specialty of Huangyou jade. This jade is soft and soft, and it feels warm. I like it very much, so I didn't have a blank and carved a jade pendant for your highness.

"I am a vulgar person. I see mountains as mountains, seas as seas, and flowers as flowers. Only when I saw you, there were only four words in my mind: three lives and three worlds. "

He put the jade pendant into the envelope.

The third and fourth letters, written to Caiwei and Lina, had the same content:

"Half a decade away from Beijing, I have arrived at Huangyou County. There are thousands of delicacies in the world. I heard that in a distant country that cannot be reached, there is a kind of delicacy called "Hu Jianren". I want to take you to find it if I have the chance in the future. I will search all over the world."

He stuffed the jade-carved steamed bun into the envelope.

The fifth letter was written to Zhong Li:

"Half a decade away from Beijing, I have arrived at Huangyou County. When I am not in Beijing, you must stay well in the underground of the Sitianjian. We must believe that the days of suffering will eventually pass. If we suffer more and endure more, everything will bloom from the suffering.

"Be my little princess in the future, only eat XX and not suffer."

He put the octagonal amulet in.

Then there were the letters from Lingyue and Fuxiang, as well as their belongings.

The sixth letter was written to Lingyue.

"I have been away from Beijing for half a month and have arrived in Huangyou County. I hope you have a safe journey. I just miss home and my gentle and amiable sister at home. I will make you some jewelry when I come back. In my heart, sister Lingyue is the most special and no one can replace her."

The seventh letter was written to Fuxiang.

"Forget what the great scholar said, if you have a confidant in life, you will have no regrets in this life. Miss Fuxiang is my confidante. I hope our friendship will last forever and last longer

than gold."

Please let me get it for free and last forever

Every fish must have a different message. It is necessary to fully reflect the care and attention for them, so that they feel that they are the most important. It must not be perfunctory.

This is the self-cultivation of a sea king.

After doing all this, Xu Qian'an stretched his waist with a sense of relief, looking at the seven letters on the table, and felt satisfied from the bottom of his heart.

Last time at the border of Qingzhou, he also wrote seven letters, two of which were written by his second uncle and aunt. Now, there are seven letters to girls alone, and eight letters if Li

Miaozhen is included.

Xu Qi'an is delighted with the development of his fish pond business

After keeping the items properly, Xu Qi'an left the room and went to Yang Yan's room first, saying in a deep voice: "Boss, I have something to discuss with everyone. How about

discussing it with you?"

Yang Yan was still sitting cross-legged and breathing. Hearing this, he frowned. He instinctively disliked being interrupted in his practice, but he still nodded slowly: "Okay."

Xu Qi'an immediately ordered a silver gong to invite Chu Xianglong and the officials of the three divisions to the room.

After sitting quietly at the table for a few minutes, the officials of the three divisions and Chu Xianglong came in one after another. Naturally, everyone didn't give Xu Qi'an a good look, and they kept their faces cold and didn't speak.

One of the two censors who were used to playing it safe said with a smile, "Why did Lord Xu

summon us?"

"I want to adjust the route and take the land route instead."

Xu Qi'an made a shocking statement, throwing out shocking news at the beginning.

"This is impossible!"

Chu Xianglong took the lead in opposing, with a firm tone.

With the lesson learned last time, he did not continue to argue with Xu Qi'an, standing with his hands behind his back, showing an attitude of never compromising.

"Lord Xu, please don't make trouble. We can reach Chuzhou in another ten days. If we take the land route, we may not be able to arrive in half a month." The Dali Temple Secretary snorted: "Although you are the chief official, you can't act recklessly and do whatever you want."

For normal instructions, they can accommodate and tolerate Xu Qi'an, and recognize his status and prestige as the chief official. But this does not include changing the route at will. Changing the route from water to land is too troublesome. Horses, carriages, and transport vehicles need to be arranged. After all, these two hundred people cannot travel light, so the delegation chose the faster and more convenient water route.

Secondly, during the march, only the highest generals can change the route. Although the delegation is not an army, changing the route is still a taboo.

Chen, the head of the Criminal Department, looked at Yang Yan and said in a deep voice: "Yang Jinluo, what do you think?"

Yang Yan had a blank expression on his face, "It's indeed inappropriate."

Even Yang Yan, who was also a night watchman, did not agree with Xu Qian'an's decision. It is

conceivable that if he insisted on doing it, he would be asking for trouble. Even other night

watchmen would probably not support him.

"Hmph!"

Chu Xianglong snorted coldly and said, "Nothing, I'll go back first. I'd better have fewer

brainless ideas in the future."

The head of the Criminal Department looked at Xu Qian'an and said, "General Chu, wait a minute, let's hear what Lord Xu has to say."

Chu Xianglong turned around and looked at him in surprise.

To be the head of the Criminal Department, he must be an experienced person. He thought

more and more that something was wrong these days. At first, he thought that Chu Xianglong

returned to the northern border with the delegation, which was convenient and also to "monitor" the delegation for the King of Zhenbei.

After all, the case investigated by the delegation to the northern border this time might be

against the King of Zhenbei.

But the more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong. If only Chu Xianglong was accompanying, it would be fine. If the princess was also accompanying, shouldn't a group of imperial guards be sent to escort the northern border?

Why mixed with them?

There were only men on the boat, and it was somewhat unreasonable that the prince's wife

was traveling with them.

The Dali Temple Secretary couldn't help but look at Chen, frowning slightly, and then looked

at Xu Qi'an and Chu Xianglong, thinking.

Oh, he is indeed the chief of the Ministry of Justice, much more perceptive than the civil

servants. Xu Qi'an unfolded the map in his hand, looked at Chu Xianglong, and asked: "General Chu, how could the princess be in the accompanying delegation?"

Chen, the chief of the Ministry of Justice, the two censors of the Censorate, and the Dali Temple Secretary all looked at Chu Xianglong.

Xu Qi'an's question asked the doubts or curiosity in their hearts. "What's the problem with the princess going to the northern border to meet with the King of Huai?" Chu Xianglong narrowed his eyes and stared at Xu Qi'an sharply.

He knew better that this matter was hidden from the people who were traveling on different

ships. There was no need to hide it. As long as he left the capital quietly and no one knew, the purpose would be achieved.

"I am the chief officer of the delegation, why didn't I receive the notice before?" Xu Qi'an

asked again.

Chu Xianglong said calmly: "It's just a small matter. The princess is passing through the north, and she is of noble status, so it's better to keep a low profile."

"Since the princess is of noble status, why don't you send the imperial guards to escort her?"

At this time, Captain Chen suddenly asked.

"Yes, the official ship is full of people of all kinds. If they knew that the princess was going

out, they would have to prepare another ship." The Dali Temple Secretary said with a smile. "Well, it's really inappropriate." An imperial censor frowned.

Chu Xianglong glanced at the officials of the three divisions and felt angry.

A few days ago, they showed hostility to Xu Qian'an and secretly showed goodwill to him.

However, once they encountered something that might be disadvantageous to themselves, their attitude immediately became ambiguous.

Seeing Chu Xianglong didn't speak, Xu Qi'an sneered, looked around at everyone, and said:

"As Captain Chen said, if the princess went to the northern border to reunite with the King of

Huai, then His Majesty could have directly sent the imperial guards to escort her. She didn't have to sneak in with the delegation. Moreover, she kept it secret from us. My lords, did you know that the princess was on the ship in advance?"

The Dali Temple Secretary and the two censors shook their heads.

Xu Qi'an said again: "Then do you know what this means?"

The Dali Temple Secretary hurriedly asked, "Master Xu, just speak frankly."

Xu Qi'an said in a loud voice: "This means that there may be danger, such as an ambush, an

ambush against the princess."

The two censors and the Dali Temple Secretary frowned and their faces turned serious.

Chen, the head of the Criminal Department, had no change in expression, as if he had expected this. Seeing this, Chu Xianglong knew that if he continued to deny, he would only be alienated by his friends and relatives, so he snorted:

"The princess did have another purpose in her trip to the north, but Xu Qi'an doesn't need to exaggerate. Even you didn't know that the princess had left Beijing, let alone others? "Ambush also needs to be prepared in advance. We are traveling north by the fastest water route, and the princess's entourage is kept secret. How could we encounter an ambush?" The Dali Temple Secretary and others nodded slowly, thinking that Chu Xianglong was right.

They also found out that there were women on the boat after they set off, and later slowly realized that there was actually the Princess of Huai among the women. Even they only knew

about this after they set off. Just imagine, how could the possible enemies ambush?

It was too late.

"It was a false alarm, a false alarm." The Dali Temple Secretary exhaled, and his face

improved.

Xu Qian'an smiled and said, "My lords, please be patient. Listen to me and then you can -consider it." He then moved his eyes to the spread-out map, pointed to a certain one on it, and said, "At the speed of the ship, we will pass here by tomorrow evening at the latest." Everyone walked to the table and looked at it. It was a river basin with fast-flowing water, narrow, and surrounded by high mountains on both sides.

"Here, if someone really wants to ambush on both sides, we can't turn quickly with the fast- flowing water, otherwise there will be a risk of capsizing. The masters on both sides became an obstacle to our escape. They only needed to ambush in the mountains and wait for us to fall

into their trap. In short, if there was an ambush along the way, it would definitely be here." Xu Qian'an's words made everyone's just relaxed mood tense again. Chu Xianglong stared at the map for a moment and retorted: "All this is based on the premise

that there is an enemy ambush, and I just said that the enemy has no time to set up an ambush in advance.

"As long as we get through here, we can reach Jianzhou within ten days, and then we will be

greeted by the prince's army, and the mission will be accomplished. If we take the land route,

it will take half a month, which is a long night and many dreams."

Both sides insisted on their own opinions and could not agree.

Dali Temple Cheng and others were hesitant. Both sides had their reasons, but both had their

drawbacks. It felt unsafe to choose either one.

Then I'll add fuel to the fire. Xu Qi'an sneered:

"Going by land is a long and arduous journey, but there is still room for maneuver. If we are

ambushed here tomorrow, we will be wiped out and have no chance."

The expressions of the two censors and the Dali Temple Secretary changed immediately.

"I agree with Mr. Xu's decision to change the route." Chen, the head of the Criminal Department, said first.

"I also agree with Mr. Xu's decision. Prepare quickly and change the route tomorrow." The

Dali Temple Secretary immediately agreed.

The two censors also chose to support Xu Qi'an because his words hit the point of the civil

servants. Compared with the land route, which may be more troublesome and more tiring, the

water route where everyone is wiped out is more frightening.

No one dares to gamble with their lives.

Chu Xianglong's cheek muscles twitched, and he was furious. He stared at Xu Qi'an fiercely

and said, "Xu Qi'an, I want to make a bet with you. What if there is no ambush in this river

basin tomorrow?"

Xu Qi'an put his hands on the table, not wanting to look at him: "From now on, everything

about the delegation will be decided by you. But what if we encounter an ambush?" Chu Xianglong said, "You say one, I will never say two."

Xu Qi'an curled his lips and said disdainfully, "Now I say one, you dare to say two? Don't try

this, give me something practical."

"What do you want."

"Three thousand taels of silver, and the record of the northern guards leaving the camp."

"Okay."

Chu Xianglong agreed at once, but he thought in his heart that he would regret it when the

time came. When he arrived in the northern border, he still had the final say. He had soldiers

and generals under his command, and the support of the King of Zhenbei.

Xu Qian'an sneered: "Sign a written agreement."

Chu Xianglong gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, but if you lose, you have to give me three

thousand taels of silver."

Both parties signed the agreement, but did not sign it, so they had to wait until tomorrow to

see the result.

Xu Qian'an turned his head to look at Yang Yan, and said in a negotiating tone: "Boss, take the boatman to test it tomorrow. How many people can you take with you at most?" Yang Yan thought for a while and said: "Six."

Six people obviously cannot control this boat, but Yang Yan can only take six people. If there

is an ambush tomorrow, the other boatmen will be dead. Xu Qian'an was in danger when he

heard Yang Yan say:

"Tomorrow I can use the Qi to push the sails and control the boat, so there will be no need for

the boatman to row. Just leave a few people to steer the helm."

With the boss's level, it should not be a problem to control the boat for a short time. He

exhaled a foul breath in his heart: "Okay, let's do it."

The plan to change the route was decided, and the officials of the three divisions and the

unwilling Chu Xianglong immediately prepared to leave the ship and notified the guards, women and other accompanying personnel on the ship.

Xu Qiyan did not leave, but sat at the table, drank a sip of tea, and analyzed: "If there is no

ambush tomorrow, it means that the so-called enemy does not exist, or there is no time to set an ambush. "This way we can also breathe a sigh of relief, and if the enemy does not exist, even if Chu

Xianglong has the final say in the delegation, it will not be a big problem. At most, we can tolerate him for a few days."

The bet is not an impulsive act. Even if there is no bet, Xu Qiyan will privately ask Yang Yan to

drive the boat to test tomorrow. Yang Yan nodded: "But if there is an ambush"

"Then we will be in trouble. Before we reach the northern border, we will take the blame for

the princess. "Xu Qiyan sighed and lowered his voice:

"If the situation is so bad, I have another plan, boss, I will discuss it with you"

The next morning.

The team of two hundred people left Huangyou County, four carriages, eighteen flatbed

trucks loaded with supplies, and forty horses.

As for the imperial guards and the soldiers brought by Chu Xianglong, they ran forward.

The team followed the official road and headed north in the diffuse dust.

"If Yang Yan didn't encounter an ambush, then after two days of land travel, we would have to

change to water travel again. The land route is really tiring, and the boat and carriage are tiring." Xu Qiyan sat on the horse's back and muttered to himself.

The horse under his crotch was an ordinary brown horse, far from being comparable to a mare.

At this time, he saw the curtain of a carriage behind him opened, and an ordinary face poked

out and waved at him.

Xu Qiyan turned his horse's head, walked slowly to the side of the carriage, and said with a smile: "Auntie, what's the matter."

"Why do we have to take the land route instead?" She sat in the slightly bumpy carriage, her

chest trembling, revealing her unknown strength. "For the safety of your princess. "Xu Qian'an said.

She thought about it, but she didn't subconsciously bicker. Instead, she nodded carefully,

indicating that she agreed with this reason

In the evening.

The Flowing Stone Beach, the water is so turbulent that it can even wash away stones, hence

the name.

The green mountains on both sides guard it, and the width of the river is like a woman's

suddenly tightened waist. The water is surging and white foam is splashing. A huge three-masted sailing ship slowly came, upstream, and went to the middle of the

Flowing Stone Beach. The turbulent water surface suddenly raised waves, and a thick object covered with black scales arched up and sank into the water again.

After a few seconds of silence, there was a loud bang, and the huge three-masted sailing ship

was lifted high.

In the gushing water, a black-scaled dragon broke through the waves, and its horns

embedded in the bottom of the boat, pushing it up into the air.

"Crack, crack"

Cracks instantly spread across the hull, and this large official ship that could carry more than

200 people fell apart, with fragments falling down.

The moment the boat was lifted, Yang Yan used his Qi to wrap up the six boatmen and took off

into the air. The powerful Qi exploded under his feet, pushing him up and up, and swept away

into the air.

The dragon plunged into the water, splashing white foam. After a while, a man in a black robe surfaced and stood on the water.

He had feminine features, a hooked nose, narrow eyes, vertical pupils, and a cold and ruthless

look. His cheeks were covered with fine scales.

The man in the black robe glanced at the broken wood fragments washed away by the water,

sneered, and said in a cold voice: "You've been fooled."

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A young man in white clothes came out of the dense forest on the shore, standing with his

hands behind his back.

The man in white was not angry or disappointed because of the failure of the ambush. He said calmly: "We have dispatched enough people this time. Only one fourth-rank Yang Yan can't

beat four hands with two fists. The princess is in our pocket."

The man in black robe frowned and said: "Are you sure there are no other fourth-ranks in the

delegation?"

The man in white nodded, pointed to his eyes, and said: "Believe my eyes, and even if there is

another fourth-rank, with our deployment, it will be foolproof."