Brocade tears

In the early morning of June [-], water mist still filled the sky over the water village.Today is a cloudy day, the top of the head is cloudy, and it is about to rain.A group of four led their horses out of the inn, and walked along the water town path to the road from Jiashan to Pinghu. Then they got on the horses and began to ride on the road.

Last night, Meng Kuang and Sui'er slept on the same bed, but neither of them slept well.Meng Kuang was dazed until dawn with his eyes closed, and at first he slept with Sui'er in his arms, but then he gradually felt a little stuffy, so he loosened his arms.Seeing that she was a little irritable, Sui'er held up a cattail fan to fan her.Meng Kuang advised her to go to bed earlier, since she was not hot, she just said fanning for a while and fell asleep.Afterwards, he had a nightmare, and soon woke up, and then just closed his eyes in a daze until dawn.I don't remember the content of the dream, but I only vaguely remember a scene where Meng Kuang left her.

Riding on the horse, Meng Kuang heard Sui'er yawn in his arms.She couldn't help feeling distressed, and said:

"It's very hard to go out on missions with us, and I often don't sleep well. I'm used to it, and it's been like this for years. You're not in good health, and I'm afraid you won't be able to bear it."

"You idiot, have you forgotten that I was a maid of the Shangfu Bureau? It's normal not to sleep, I'm fine." Sui'er laughed.

Not being able to sleep well is really not a big problem for Sui Er, what she is less used to is riding a horse.Riding a horse for a long distance was so bumpy that her body was about to fall apart.Especially the insides of the legs and the crotch were always pressed against the saddle, causing serious friction, and hanging on the sides of the horse. After a day of driving, the two legs felt that they were not their own.Even if Meng Kuang controlled the horse carefully to make the horse run more smoothly, she still couldn't adapt to it.

Thinking of this, Meng Kuang happened to steer his horse across a small puddle on the ground, and Sui'er was bumped again.She couldn't help complaining: "Riding a horse is the real pain."

"There is no way to do this, I can only get used to it slowly. I also got used to it after riding a horse for many years, and I have worn out the calluses. Also, the posture of riding a horse is also very important. When you learn how to ride a horse, you can control the horse yourself. It will be much better. The adjustment of posture is quite subtle, and you have to handle it yourself." Meng Kuang said softly in her ear with a smile.

"Can't I just ride a car in the future? I don't want to learn to ride a horse." Sui'er replied half coquettishly.

Meng Kuang didn't answer, but he thoughtfully put his feet under Sui'er's stirrup feet, raising her legs slightly.

"You should adjust the length of the stirrups before setting off this morning. The stirrups may be difficult for you to reach, and they can't be used as a pedal, so riding on a horse will be more uncomfortable." Meng Kuang said.

Sui'er bit her lip and scolded her: "I hate it."

"Pfft." Meng Kuang couldn't help laughing out loud, she didn't mean to tease Sui'er's short legs.In her opinion, Sui'er is pretty and lovely, and has a very good figure. She has never had short legs, but she herself is tall and thick, and she really doesn't look like a woman.

Seeing that Sui'er was getting angry with her, she took off her mask, leaned forward and kissed her side face as comfort.Sui'er blushed and looked ahead nervously. Fortunately, neither Guo Dayou nor Zhu Qingpei looked back at them, and there were no pedestrians on the road.She was a little annoyed, and pinched Meng Kuang's hand holding the rein.Meng Kuang didn't feel any pain at all, but his heart was itchy.Being able to take Sui'er out on missions unexpectedly made her feel relaxed to a certain extent.Although her mood fell to the bottom last night because of hearing about Ban Ruhua's experience, she was able to adjust her mentality as soon as possible today and devote herself to the task.

It's just that the two of them were dawdling, and they had already opened a long distance from Guo Dayou and Princess Zhu Qingpei in front of them. Meng Kuang didn't dare to neglect any longer, and hurriedly urged the horse to sprint a few steps to keep up.

Pinghu is in the southeast of Jiashan, and the distance between the two counties is like the distance between the eyes and the nose. After running for less than half an hour, they had already entered the range of Pinghu County and saw the county boundary marker.Just after passing the boundary marker, they saw a figure standing under a big poplar tree beside the dirt road in the distance. It was the princess guard Qiu Bai whom they were very familiar with.There was a horse beside him, tied to a branch of a poplar tree.

Qiu Bai saw them at a glance, and immediately waved to them.Guo Dayou, the princess, Meng Kuang and Sui Er immediately reined in the horses and stopped.Qiu Bai untied his own horse, stepped on the horse, began to lead the way ahead, and then cut straight to the point:

"I just guessed that you might arrive this morning. It was found that Shen Zhe had been hiding in the dock these days and never came out. It was heavily guarded and it was difficult for me to investigate alone, so I didn't go in rashly. I'll take you to the dock to have a look look."

Guo Dayou and Zhu Qingpei followed him all the way to the destination without saying a word. Meng Kuang followed Sui'er on horseback. He felt that Guo Dayou was a little strange today. He was extremely silent. Apart from calling them to go in the morning, Hardly said a word today.Zhu Qingpei's body was even more condensed with a very cold murderous intent, making it easy for people not to talk to her.

When they arrived at Pinghu, it was still early, and Qiu Bai was leading the way, so Sui'er's role as a guide was not very important.But Sui'er is obviously very aware of the situation in Pinghu County, and has been introducing Pinghu to Meng Kuang during the journey.

"Looking at the route Qiu Bai traveled, it seems that the shipyard should be the old shipyard that Pinghu people often talk about. When I was young, the old shipyard was deserted, and the shipyard was temporarily built when the Qi family army fought against the Japanese. It was used to repair some naval ships used in combat. After the Qi family army left, it was taken over by the Pinghu County Government, but the Pinghu County Government has never had any extra funds to use this shipyard, so it was abandoned. I did not expect it to be so many years Later, it was actually occupied by Shen Zhe, I don’t know how he bought it from the county government, but he himself is on the wanted list.”

"This Shen Zhe definitely has helpers. The old shipyard has been abandoned for so many years, and someone paid for it. Pinghu County must be happy to do it." Meng Kuang said.

Although Jiashan is not far from Pinghu, Pinghu County is a big county, and it takes a long distance to travel from west to east.Their destination is Jiulongshan Bay in Zhapu Town, southeast of Pinghu County.The old boat yard is in the bay of Jiulong Mountain, in the arms of Waipu Mountain and Dongshafan. It is a large natural bay, which is very suitable as a boat yard.

It was almost noon when they crossed the entire Pinghu County and arrived at the foot of Jiulong Mountain.At this time, going up the mountain was too hasty, and the five of them were not in a hurry. They found a restaurant at the foot of the mountain, sat down and ordered food, rested, and made an action plan for the afternoon.

At the foot of Jiulong Mountain, even though Meng Kuang hadn't seen the sea yet, he could already feel the fishy smell of the sea breeze floating in the air.As a northerner who grew up inland, Meng Kuang had never seen the sea.In fact, she had the opportunity to see the sea once in Tianjin Wei, but the mission schedule was full that time, and she didn't have time to go to the sea, so she left regrets.The twists and turns, she did not expect that many years later, she would have the opportunity to watch the sea in Zhapu.It's just that this is another mission. When she can stop doing missions and really relax and come out to play, that is what she dreams of the most.

The restaurant where they settled was close to the sea and had a lot of seafood. Meng Kuang ordered a large bowl of delicious sea fish noodles. She had never eaten such fresh and delicious sea fish. All ascended to the sky.While eating, I heard Qiu Bai introduce:

"The bay is very difficult to manage. They have set up a circle of barbed wire and wooden fences on the hillside. We have no way to go down the slope. There is only a mountain road as the entrance to the bay. There are heavy Japanese soldiers guarding it. The watchtowers and towering gates are built like a military camp. Once there is movement, they can easily board a boat and flee to the sea, but it is quite difficult to catch them."

"How about by sea? Can you sneak in by sea?" Guo Dayou asked.

Qiu Bai shook his head: "The dock is enclosed in the bay, and there is only one narrow channel to enter and exit the sea. There is also a watchtower at the exit of the sea, and there are people watching from it all the time, and no ship can escape their sight."

"Then we should mobilize officers and soldiers to surround the bay, so that they have nowhere to escape." The princess said.

Qiu Bai said: "I think so too, I wonder what Guo Baye and Meng Shisanye think about it?" Only Jin Yiwei can do the mobilization of officers and soldiers.But the Zhejiang soldiers are all under the control of the governor of Zhejiang, so it's really hard to say whether they will listen to Jin Yiwei.Guo Dayou thought for a while and said:

"It depends on the situation. I have to collect enough evidence, and I need the support of the court. Otherwise, even if I am the imperial envoy of Jinyiwei, I can't move the governor of Zhejiang. The goal of our mission is to arrest Japanese pirates and provide them with The compradors who work, confirm whether the arms trade in Beijing is the work of the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang, and find out what their purpose is to infiltrate my Ming Dynasty. The goal of this mission is to spy and arrest, not to encircle and suppress. If the action is too big, it will scare the snake , it will be difficult for us to carry out secret operations without alerting the Japanese invaders.”

Meng Kuang recalled that the current governor of Zhejiang is Chang Jujing, who has no particularly great achievements and is a mature and prudent person.In his early years, he worked as an examiner in the criminal department and in Zhejiang, and supervised the Zhejiang scientific examination.Later, he was transferred to the engineering department, and he was promoted to governor of Zhejiang Province because of his meritorious service in supervising Caohe.Such an official, the Prime Minister of Zhejiang Military Affairs, is really incompetent.The position of Governor of Zhejiang has been changed very frequently in recent years, because the Japanese plague has been eradicated, and the governor of Zhejiang Province in the early years, who held great power, is no longer visible.But even so, the governor of Zhejiang is still a high-ranking official, not someone Jin Yiwei can easily manipulate.

"Anyway, go check out the situation first in the afternoon. Thirteen, you should especially take some snacks to see if there is a way to sneak in. This is what you are best at. Princess, please be at the foot of the mountain, and Miss Sui'er Wait for us in this restaurant, don't go with you in the afternoon." Guo Dayou made a decision.

Meng Kuang couldn't help but glanced at Sui Er, but Sui Er had no objection and nodded.She turned her head to look at Meng Kuang, and made eye contact with Meng Kuang.Meng Kuang saw the warning in Sui Er's eyes, she wanted to be careful.

But the princess said: "I hope I can go with you in the afternoon."

Guo Dayou sighed: "Princess, this is not a joke. If we go to spy on the enemy, we cannot guarantee that we will not be discovered by the enemy. Once we are discovered, it will be a fierce battle. The Jiulong Mountain Coast has been occupied by Japanese pirates for so long. I'm afraid even Brother Qiu didn't fully understand what's going on on the mountain, you are precious, I can't take you up the mountain rashly."

The princess seemed to be unable to restrain her emotions, and suddenly lifted the sword beside her, and slapped it on the table. With a sound of "clang", the entire restaurant was shaken, and some diners in the restaurant cast their eyes on their table one after another.

Guo Dayou looked solemn, leaned forward, stared at the princess and said:

"Princess, I know you want to kill Shen Zhe. To put it bluntly, I really want to. But please restrain your emotions. I am the supreme commander of this operation. Please don't spoil this operation with emotion, otherwise even if you are the county Lord, I will not be kind to you either."

The princess's eyes were red, she got up and grabbed the sword, just about to turn her head and leave when Guo Dayou stretched out her hand and pressed her sword, saying:

"Don't you want to sabotage this operation, I promise you Shen Zhe's head. I will catch him back and deal with it with your own hands."

The princess gritted her teeth, and finally sat back in her seat after a while, saying: "Okay, I will listen to your arrangement, and I hope you will keep your promise. Otherwise, your legs and feet will grow on my body, and you can't control me."

Meng Kuang and Sui'er beside him couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, while Qiu Bai was even more sweaty.

About a quarter of an hour later, after resting, Qiu Bai led Guo Dayou and Meng Kuang and set off.When I left the restaurant, the sky was already covered with dark clouds, thunder was rolling, and there was about to be a downpour.All three of them wore coir raincoats and bamboo hats.They didn't ride horses, they walked up the mountain.