Lord of Puluo

Yu Yunqiu stood on the tower, silently watching the servants walking towards the imperial city.

These slaves will soon be sent to the factory and into Tie Baisheng's hands.

Many of them were from Yu Yunqiu's family. Although Yu Yunqiu couldn't remember their names, he could recognize the locks on them.

"I have always been tolerant of these untamed beasts. The whole city knows that my Yu family treats slaves with both kindness and severity, and shows great compassion. Yet, this is the result I got."

Ao Shuangqian sighed, "The slaves are born with this kind of blood. They only know that it hurts when whipped, but they don't know how to repay kindness."

"Tie Baisheng, this spineless man, has lost the face of his ancestors just to earn a few scraps from Li Qi!" Yu Yunqiu punched the table, but the workmanship of the table was so good that it did not break.

Ao Shuangqian advised: "Brother Yu, the more critical the moment, the more you need to stay calm. I am already prepared.

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Yu Yunqiu nodded and said, "Thank you for your concern, brother."

"What are you talking about? Our two families advance and retreat together, and share honor and disgrace. This is all my responsibility."

Yu Yunqiu's eyes trembled slightly: "The Yu family has raised big fish for so many years, it's time to sharpen their teeth."

Li Banfeng was busy assigning slaves. In the past few days, they were all sent to Tie Baisheng. But now Ban Chiling and six other officials had burned their indentures and given the slaves freedom. They all wanted to ask Li Banfeng for workers, so they had to make careful assignments.

Those who come first will definitely get more, but those who come later cannot be too neglectful. Ba Suan carefully pondered the optimal solution and calculated the best number of people for each household.

Tie Baisheng's family alone had more than 5,000 servants. He asked Li Banfeng for a piece of land and planned to build a new factory.

Tie Baisheng made a huge profit, and others were jealous. The next morning, two scholars came to the imperial city to ask Li Banfeng for people. Li Banfeng had just assigned the people when six men came to the gate of the imperial city and asked to see Prince Pingyuan.

These six people look similar, with high noses, pointed lips, round heads, bright eyes and very clear voices. They are dressed exactly the same, with black cloaks, black pants and a white shirt, looking like six swallows.

"We are messengers from Chaoge, bringing urgent news to His Royal Highness the Prince."

The leader of the Yanzi people presented a letter to Li Banfeng.

Li Banfeng opened the mailbox and read the letter. It was from Qiao Yi.

After reading it from beginning to end, Li Banfeng's face darkened.

"Is this written by Qiao Yi himself?"

The Swallow leader shook his head and said, "Your Highness, we are only responsible for delivering the letter, and we dare not ask any more questions."

Li Banfeng held the mailbox and remained silent for a long time.

The Swallow leader was a little scared and asked cautiously, "Your Highness, do you have a reply?"

Li Banfeng nodded: "There is a reply, but you don't have to write it. Go and give Qiao Yi a message and tell them that I will go to Chaoge to see him immediately."

The six Swallows immediately withdrew, and when there were no other people in the palace, the record player said, "My dear husband, what happened? Why are you so angry?"

Li Banfeng suddenly stopped being angry. He handed the letter to the record player and said, "My dear, take a look first."

The phonograph player was also surprised after reading the letter.

The general content of the letter was that Puro State had repeatedly provoked rebellion, and the Shang State could no longer tolerate it and was preparing to send troops to attack Puro State within three days.

"Is this written by Qiao Yi himself?"

Li Banfeng took out the contract signed by Qiao Yi and said, "The handwriting is correct, but the letter is wrong."

The record player thought for a moment and asked Li Banfeng, "What do you think, my husband?"

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "First, let me ask you what you think?"

The record player said, "I think if you can't afford clothes, don't worry about hats. If you can't afford pants, don't worry about socks. What do you think, sir?"

Li Banfeng hugged the record player and said, "My dear wife, I know you think the same as your husband."

At noon, Li Banfeng went to Tie Baisheng's shipyard and said, "Old Tie, prepare a ship for me. I want to go to Chaoge 3.

Prince Pingyuan was going to Chaoge, which was a big deal. Tie Baisheng dared not be vague: "What kind of ship does Your Highness want?"

Li Banfeng said: "I want the easiest boat to drive."

"Best to drive"

Tie Baisheng was in a dilemma as this concept was not easy to understand.

But he was a smart man after all, and he soon came up with an idea. The prince wanted the best-driving boat, probably because he didn't want to let others drive the boat and he didn't want to reveal his whereabouts.

He took Li Banfeng to the dock, where there was a passenger ship that was more than 20 meters long and had three levels of cabins.

"This ship is a little small and not worthy of your status, but it is easy to drive. Your Highness only needs to mark the destination on the map, and the ship will drive there by itself."

Tie Baisheng took Li Banfeng to the cockpit. There was no steering wheel or instrument in the cockpit, only a glass map and a special marking pen.

"Your Highness, I will help you mark Chaoge now. If I marked it wrong, you can just erase it and write it again." Tie Baisheng wrote the mark and pointed to the clock next to him.

"Please select a time for the ship to sail on the clock. The ship will depart immediately at that time."

Li Banfeng touched the map and asked, "Is this ship safe?"

"This boat can avoid wind and waves and reefs, so you can rest assured."

"Okay, you tow the boat to the port, and I will set off at 11 o'clock tonight. This must not be known to anyone else.

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Tie Baisheng bowed and said yes.

At night, Tie Baisheng alone sent Li Banfeng to the boat.

To be honest, Tie Baisheng was a little worried. From boarding the ship to raising anchor, Li Qi didn't say a word.

Something big happened in Chaoge?

Is it possible that Li Qi will never come back?

If he doesn't come back, Tie Baisheng will be in trouble. He has taken a huge advantage in the business, and Yu Yunqiu and Ao Shuangqian will definitely not let him go.

Fortunately, tonight's trip is relatively secretive. The Yu family and the Ao family will not know that Li Qi has left Xiaodu. As long as Li Qi goes early and comes back early, these two families should not take any action.

But it is better to be safe than sorry. Tie Baisheng hurried back to the factory and called his men to step up vigilance.

Li Banfeng was on a passenger ship. Not long after he went out to sea, two sharks quietly followed him.

Yu Yunqiu stood on the shore, listening to the echo of the sea tide, and smiled slightly: "We have found that guy. He left in a very secretive way."

Ao Shuangqian exclaimed: "No matter how secretive it is, it can't escape Brother Yu's eyes and ears. But I heard that Lu Xiu has the skill to ride the wind and clouds. I'm afraid he will fly away."

Yu Yunqiu said: "Brother Ao, don't worry. My big fish can fly. It's just that Tie Baisheng's boat is a little hard, so I'm afraid the big fish can't flip it over."

Ao Shuangqian said with a smile: "Brother Yu has given his all, how dare I be vague? The strongest fighting force of the Ao family,

Already waiting for orders in the sea."

Li Banfeng sat on the deck with a serious expression and said nothing.

According to Tie Baisheng, this passenger ship is very fast, not inferior to Tianyi City, and it can reach Chaoge in less than half a day. After more than two hours, the sea was suddenly windy and rough, and the ship was shaking up and down.

In the cab, the glass map rustled and the old clock tinkled, telling the time.

It was neither the hour nor the half-hour; the old clock was striking because the wind and wave mechanism had been triggered.

The ship will now actively avoid wind and waves. The glass map shows the climate conditions of the surrounding sea. With the guidance of the map, the ship automatically searches for relatively safe sea areas.

The cabin door opens automatically, please ask Li Banfeng to return to the cabin for temporary shelter.

Li Banfeng sat on the deck, letting the waves hit him with a calm expression.

After sailing for a while, the wind and waves subsided a little, the ship slowed down and was planning a new route.

Yu Yunqiu, who was far away on the shore of Xiaodu, smiled and said, "He's taken the bait."

Ao Shuang stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, brother. Wait for me to come first."

Yu Yunqiu nodded and said, "Brother Ao, you must be careful when you attack, and you must win with one strike."

Ao Shuangqian closed his eyes and slapped the sea water with his hands, as if sending some signal.

Li Banfeng's boat was sailing when suddenly a huge clamp stretched out from the sea and clamped the boat around the waist.

The passenger ship ran at full speed and tried to break free, but the pliers had serrations and held on tightly.

"This boat is really hard." The speed at which Ao's two front claws slapped the sea water was getting faster and faster, and the power of the giant claws in the sea was increasing.

Cracks appeared in the hull and the old clock kept ringing. This was the final warning to Li Banfeng that the ship would not be able to hold on.

Li Banfeng remained calm and didn't change his expression.

Crack!

With a loud bang, the hull broke and Li Banfeng fell into the sea.

Ao Shuangqian smiled and said, "Brother, the boat has been broken. Let me take the first credit and deal with this Si at the same time."

Yu Yunqiu frowned slightly: "My dear brother, don't be reckless."

Li Banfeng, who fell into the sea, saw a huge crayfish in the waves.

He couldn't see the whole thing of the crayfish and could only estimate its size by the claws and tentacles that appeared in front of him.

The estimated result was quite shocking. The size of this shrimp exceeded Li Banfeng's boat and was estimated to be more than two or three times the size of the boat.

This crayfish has more than one pair of claws. There are many small claws underneath the big claws. One of the small claws clamped Li Banfeng's body.

The pliers were tightened forcefully, and Li Banfeng was covered in blood. The blood touched the tentacles of the lobster, and Ao Shuangqian suddenly felt dizzy.

"Poisonous!" Ao Shuangqian was shocked, "Oh no, brother, Li Qi is poisonous, and the giant shrimp is poisoned."

"Brother, please let the giant shrimp retreat." Yu Yunqiu looked very concerned, but secretly mocked himself in his heart.

You are allowed to show off your abilities, but you don't even look at your own limitations.

Ao Shuangqian was still reminding Yu Yunqiu: "Brother, be careful, this guy is very insidious, I don't know how he hid the poison, this poison is very strong, the giant shrimp can't stand it, don't touch his body-"

Before he could finish his words, a big fish rushed towards Li Banfeng and swallowed him in one bite.

Ao Shuangqian sensed this scene through the giant shrimp's eyes. He didn't understand Yu Yunqiu's behavior: "Brother Yu,

I just said that Li Qi was poisonous, why did you let the big fish eat him?"

Yu Yunqiu was too lazy to explain: "Let's wait and see what happens."

He could feel the pain of the big fish, but he knew that the big fish could withstand the pain.

Ao Shuangqian was still reminding: "Brother, Lu Xiu still has many ways to move around. I'm afraid we can't catch him with just this one move."

Yu Yunqiu said: "He has all kinds of methods, and the Yu family's war fish has also been tempered in all kinds of ways. Let's see who can survive the battle." Bei Ao Shuangqian was panic-stricken and cowardly.

Yu Yunqiu smiled: "When my Yu family followed our ancestors to fight in all directions, we used this kind of fighting method. No matter how fancy he is, I will just kill him with one strike. Not to mention him, even if the peddler falls into this fish's belly, he will never get out!"

He was sure of victory, so Ao Shuangqian didn't ask any more questions: "Brother Yu, it's time to find Tie Baisheng next."

Yu Yunqiu first expressed his attitude: "This matter concerns the honor and disgrace of Xiaodu, the foundation of our ancestors, and even our lives.

The rebellion of slaves is a threat to the country and has always been severely punished. Let me make it clear to Brother Ao about today's matter. All the slaves who escaped privately are guilty of heinous crimes and will be executed. Tie Baisheng and others will be stripped of their titles and their assets will be confiscated.

Demoted to a commoner!

After the matter is settled, we will report to Chaoge. No matter what Chaoge’s opinion is, you and I must not be soft-hearted!

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Ao Shuang stepped forward and said, "I will listen to you, brother. However, there is one thing I want to discuss with you. Tie Baisheng has 5,000 soldiers under his command, which is not a small number. As the saying goes, the best strategy is to attack the enemy's strategy. When fighting with rebels, we should first appease them before starting the war. How to deal with them at that time will naturally be decided by you, brother."

Yu Yunqiu nodded slightly and asked Ao Shuangqian to gather the natives as soon as possible.

Shun and Huan walked towards the shipyard together. When they reached the door, Shun whispered, "You were so nice last night.

Huan shouted angrily: "How dare you say that! If you tell anyone, you will never have anything to do with me again!"

Shun lowered his head and said, "Then I won't say anything. Today I want to work two more hours, earn some money, and rent a better house."

Huan shook his head and said, "Don't do too much, just leave after work, the place you live in now is pretty good."

After entering the shipyard, he went straight to the workshop and started to get busy. Although he was a laborer, he often sought out skilled workers to learn skills. The skilled workers were also happy to teach him, and he gradually became proficient in some of the equipment.

There are many such cases, and Tie Baisheng has seen them all. He calls this type of workers "dinggong", which means small workers who can do the work. Their income is much higher than that of ordinary small workers, and there is also the possibility of being promoted to big workers.

At noon, Shun went to find Huanxia for a restaurant. When he reached the door, he suddenly shivered. He saw the flag he feared the most.

On a black flag, there was a picture of a huge fish with its mouth wide open.

This is the flag of the Yu family, his former masters.

Yu Yunqiu stood under the flag and walked towards the shipyard with more than a thousand soldiers.

On the other black flag was a huge lobster painted on it. Ao Shuangqian walked beside Yu Yunqiu, and more than a thousand natives under his command also came.

There are more than 10,000 natives in Xiaodu. These scholars usually rely on various nobles and officials. When it comes to war, they are the most reliable fighting force.

Shun was still in a daze, Huan stepped forward and grabbed him, saying, "Hurry up and go!"

The two men immediately retreated back to the shipyard and closed the shipyard gate.

A worm informed Tie Baisheng, who then climbed up to the top of the wall and shouted, "Brother Yu, Brother Ao, why are you doing this?"

Yu Yunqiu angrily shouted, "Who do you think you are? Are you worthy enough to call me a brother?"

Ao Shuangqian sighed, "My friend, you made one mistake after another. For a little profit, you have really lost the reputation and foundation of our ancestors!"

Tie Baisheng was never afraid of bickering: "I abide by the laws set by the city lord, what's wrong with that? If you two brothers think that I have done something wrong, we can go to the city lord to argue. But now you come here with a blatant complaint, I'm afraid..."

Bang!

One of Yu Yunqiu's subordinates picked up a stone and hit Tie Baisheng on the forehead.

Don't underestimate this stone. It is the flying stone technique, which is the famous skill of this scholar. The stone is powerful and heavy.

Accurate and ruthless.

Tie Baisheng's head was bleeding and he fell from the wall to the ground, unconscious.

Yu Yunqiu immediately gave the order to attack the shipyard.

More than two thousand natives rushed forward. The natives at the front operated the huge siege vehicle and slammed the huge battering ram against the factory gate.

Tie Baisheng also had scholars under his command, but their number was small, only two hundred.

The two hundred soldiers drew their bows and drew their bows, ready for battle, but no one took action.

They do depend on Tie Baisheng in normal times, and they should indeed fight for Tie Baisheng.

But now Tie Baisheng is lying on the ground, his life or death is unknown. Should this battle still be fought?

Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly heard a whistle roaring above the iron gate, and high-temperature steam gushed out from the iron gate.

The steam was extremely hot and had a great pressure. Even the people in Neizhou could not bear it. The soldiers in the front row retreated one after another.

The siege vehicles also retreated.

Tie Baisheng had anticipated this day would come. He knew that many officials disliked him, so he put a lot of effort into defending himself.

This big iron gate was very strong. After being hit by the siege vehicle several times, it only had a dent and was not seriously damaged. The steam pipes around the iron gate were still spewing steam continuously.

Yu Yunqiu wanted to continue to order the charge, but Ao Shuangqian spoke up: "Brother, we are not afraid of his iron gate. I just think that we should not leave the lives of the natives in a place like this."

"What do you think, Brother Ao?"

"The last servant to come in seems to be from Brother Yu's family. He may be of some use."

Yu Yunqiu laughed: "What use can a stupid slave have?"

Ao Shuangqian said: "It is precisely because he is stupid that he is so useful. The slaves are made of sand. If one grain of sand moves, the other grains will also scatter."

Yu Yunqiu nodded slightly, turned around and asked the servant Gong beside him: "Do you recognize the servant just now?"

Gong lay on the ground and answered, "I know him, his name is Shun."

Yu Yunqiu shouted towards the shipyard: "Shun, I know you have been wronged, I am here to take you home, all the things that happened before are over,

Shun, you are from my Yu family. You are different from them. I will protect the people of the Yu family and take on all the big problems.

Shun, open the door and I'll take you home."

Everyone focused their attention on Shun.

Shun, at a loss.

Gong hid behind Yu Yunqiu and shouted, "Shun, the master is so good to us. Without the master, we would not be alive today. We should not forget our roots! Listen to the master and open the door quickly!"

There has been no movement in the shipyard for a long time. The steam pressure in the steam pipe is insufficient and the steam flow has decreased a lot. Some scholars said that they can bear it.

Yu Yunqiu waved his hand, signaling the siege vehicle to move forward.

The natives drove the siege vehicles slowly approaching, and Yu Yunqiu continued to shout: "Prince Pingyuan went to Chaoge to deal with the affairs of Purozhou. He is a Purozhou native, he will not return to Xiaodu, he doesn't care whether you live or die."

The siege vehicle arrived at the city again and began to ram the gate.

Boom!

The door was shaking, and every blow hit everyone's heart.

Yu Yunqiu said: "Shun, we were master and servant, I have not forgotten our friendship. If you open the door now, I will forgive everyone inside.

This door won't hold out for long. If you persist, once the door is breached, no one in the factory will be left alive!"

This sentence made everyone in the factory shudder.

An old boatman looked at Shun and said slowly, "Kid, go open the door. Lord Yu has been in charge of Xiaodu for many years. I trust him."

Several older servants advised:

"Open the door, Mr. Yu will not lie to you."

"The city lord has left, what are we still doing here? If you don't open the door, we will all die here!"

"Shun, open the door, don't hurt everyone!"

He squirmed his body and slowly walked towards the door.

Some of the natives standing on the wall aimed their arrows at Shun and pretended to do something, while the others remained indifferent. None of them wanted to risk their lives for this matter.

I came to the door and found the wheel of the door was on it. I turned it twice and the door opened.

If I open this door, I can survive, I can put on the lock and go back to the shed, and live until the day I die.

Yu Yunqiu shouted, "Shun, if you don't open the door, our friendship will be gone!"

Boom!

The door was cracked.

Shun looked at Huan, who lowered his head and said nothing.

Behind Huan is the old boatman. Shun has been learning skills from the old boatman. The old boatman told him that if he waits another year, he will be able to become a skilled worker.

There is also Tie Baisheng lying on the ground. He promised to raise Shun's salary, which will be raised this month. With the increase in salary, Shun can rent a better house with Huan.

Click!

There was another crack on the door.

It was only a few days, like a dream, so beautiful, too beautiful to be real, and soon it would be shattered along with the door.

Shun looked at the wheel of the gate.

Gong shouted from outside the door: "Shun, you ungrateful beast, why don't you open the door? What are you waiting for?"

Shun touched the wheel.

He let go again.

He turned around and pressed his back against the door.

Boom!

He shivered slightly.

He looked at the ring, at the shipyard, and at the wages falling from his pocket.

Boom!

His vision went dark, and a thought kept echoing in his mind: Is this all true?

Boom!

It's true.

If you hold on for a while longer, it will still be true.

Boom!

As long as the door is not broken, it is still real!

Boom!

He fell to the ground with a sudden rush, he couldn't hold on any longer.

Huan rushed forward and pushed forward together with He Shun.

A dozen young slaves rushed up together and tried their best to hold the gate.

A group of slaves rushed up, one on top of another, and together they pushed up against the gate.

The old slaves were terrified: "What are you doing? What are you doing?"

Boom!

A group of slaves were pushed away, and more slaves rushed forward.

There are more and more servants in front of the gate. They don’t know how long they can hold out, nor do they know how long the gate can hold out.

But as long as the door remains intact, they will keep holding on.

The door was broken, so I used my flesh and blood to hold it up.

After waiting for a long time, they found that the door was not broken and the sound of banging on the door disappeared.

Why didn't the siege vehicle hit the door?

The battering ram is broken?

The servants couldn't see it, but the scholars on the wall could see it clearly.

The battering ram didn't break, but the man driving the siege vehicle died.

Li Qi stood on the wall, lifted up the brim of his hat, looked at the slaves, and smiled.

They understood, the time had come.

The slaves craned their necks to look at Li Qi.

Is that the city lord?

Didn’t he say he went to Chaoge?

Didn't he say he wouldn't come back?

Li Qi turned around and looked outside the wall. He put away his smile, lowered the brim of his hat, looked at Yu Yunqiu and Ao Shuangqian, and asked, "Gathering a crowd to commit a crime, do you know your crime?"

Ao Shuangqian looked towards Yu Yunqiu.

Yu Yunqiu said that Li Qi had already been eaten by the fish, so he dared to lead the soldiers to fight.

Li Banfeng asked again: "Do you know your sin for harming good people?"

Yu Yunqiu didn't know what was going on, but he was sure that the big fish had swallowed Li Qi.

Li Qi stood on the top of the wall and drew out his Tang sword: "He has committed many evil deeds and his crimes are unforgivable. What else do you have to say?"

Yu Yunqiu and Ao Shuangqian still had a lot to say, but Li Qi didn't give them the chance.

The lady changed the record and played a loud war song, the sound of which echoed throughout the city.

A group of shadows moved around, and wherever they passed, blood and flesh flew everywhere.