Jicanghai

Yu Jinfeng was ill all the time on the road, but he insisted on staying overnight at Xiaoxing, and the trip was not delayed at all.Everyone felt that his condition was different, and no one dared to ask why.It wasn't until he reached the Beidou Strait that he finally couldn't hold on and lay down. He was sick for seven or eight days before slowly getting better.

The north side of Twin Islands is along the Beidou Strait, connecting several larger towns.After everyone arrived, they directly posted a notice ordering the stranded merchants in Cang Peiguo to go home immediately.However, after some discussion, those merchants recommended several highly respected people to come to see Yu Jinfeng, and begged him to open the Beidou Strait waterway again.

This matter is of great importance, and Yu Jinfeng can't decide without authorization, so he wrote a long letter to Yi Tan and asked Xiaoying to send it back, asking him to ask Mingran for his opinion.

Mingran replied simply: "No, just let the merchants go back."

Yi Tan said: "If it doesn't open, will you lose a lot, Young Master? After all, the tolls and escort fees given by merchants are very high, and it can also drive the development and prosperity of several towns in the north. A matter of mutual benefit."

Mingran glared at him, and seeing Yi Tan's bewildered expression, he slightly curved his mouth, and said with a smile, "Who wants to reciprocate with them? Here Zhuluan and Cangpei are at war, and over there I am fighting for the enemy's country." Opening the waterway will allow them to make a fortune in business and strengthen the country. Even if I am heartless and love money like my life, I can't do such a thing like eating inside and outside, right?"

Yi Tan was silent, and was about to leave when he heard Mingran ask again: "Is this what your boss meant?"

Yi Tan nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes, I don't know what orders the young master has?"

Mingran thought for a while, and finally said: "This matter is a bit complicated, but it is not incommensurable. Let him come back earlier after finishing the matter over there, and we will discuss it slowly."

Yi Tan told the truth to the past.Although Yu Jinfeng felt sorry, he replied to the merchants as he said.After some mediation among them, he thought about his words: "After all, the two countries are at war, and it is really inappropriate to open the waterway at this time. But it is hard to say what will happen in the future. If you trust me, you might as well leave me your address and wait for the future. This matter has a result, how about I find a way to send someone to inform you?"

The huge profits of shipping have always attracted merchants from all over the world. Therefore, a group of merchants were unwilling to leave, and they always lingered and refused to leave.Yu Jinfeng got impatient and said simply: "Are you afraid of danger on the road? I will escort you and send you back to Cangpei Kingdom."

This is actually a forced deportation, and all the merchants had no choice but to pack up and set sail to leave when they saw what he said.As expected, Yu Jinfeng kept his promise, brought a ship to personally escort them, and sent the group of people all the way to Chengzhou, the port closest to the Beidou Strait in Cangpei Kingdom.

When they were parting, those merchants came again and strongly invited him to visit Chengzhou, saying that although Chengzhou was not as large and powerful as Quanzhou in Zhuluan Kingdom, it was the largest port in Cangpei Kingdom, a place of prosperity and prosperity. It is no different from Kyoto and Pingjing.It's the end of the year, so it must be more lively than usual.If Commander Yu is willing to condescend to go and have a look, he will bear all the expenses.If Yu Tong's army doesn't go, it means that they don't give themselves face, and they don't have the face to see Jiang Dong's elders, so they simply throw themselves into the sea here to save their worries.

It's not a big deal, Yu Jinfeng couldn't help but feel moved when it came to the point of threatening death. He didn't want to go back to Haicheng at this time, and now he was idle, so he simply went ashore to see what the mystery was.

After discussing with Wan Nianqing and others who came with him, Wan Nianqing saw that his boss had been depressed since he left Jiehai City, and he had been trying his best to make him happy. Although he was a little worried about his safety, he still urged: "We I disguised myself and went there, took a look and came back quickly. I didn’t do anything when I was in Yanzhi Mountain, but now I always look forward and backward. If there is a change, can I just wait and wait?”

So Yu Jinfeng took Wan Nianqing and a few other entourages, and also dressed up as merchants and went ashore.

Chengzhou was indeed as the merchants said, the crowds were bustling with people, and the shops were full of excitement.Ming Xiang's army has been fighting and killing at sea for the past two years, most of the places are sparsely populated, and they haven't seen such a scene for a long time.It was a rare idle day, looking at the constant flow of pedestrians around him, Yu Jinfeng suddenly felt tired and lonely, thinking that no matter how prosperous this place is, what does it matter to him as a lonely family?So he said ruthlessly: "It means there are too many people, it's not interesting, let's go back earlier."

The merchant who was in charge of leading the way and escorting hurriedly said: "How can I go back? The most interesting time is at night, and it's not yet time yet! Please respect your honor." He begged him to stay .

Even at night, the place is filled with bright lights and singing.The merchants were all rich and powerful, so they invited Yu Jinfeng and others into the Fengqi Tower, the largest fireworks place in Chengzhou, and invited a few girls who were popular to accompany the wine, and they frequently persuaded them to drink in the midst of soft words .

After all, he was in a different place, so Yu Jinfeng didn't dare to drink too much, and secretly told Wan Nianqing not to do anything wrong.Wan Nianqing said in a low voice: "Don't worry, boss, the villains don't drink at all. But with brothers here, you should relax."

Yu Jinfeng smiled and nodded again. Sure enough, he gradually relaxed, and the rest of the people also heaved a sigh of relief.Those few girls circled around the crowd for a few times, seeing that they were still not favored by the guests, they were all a little disappointed, now seeing that the atmosphere had improved, they all came up to wait on them tenderly.

One of the girls went out for an excuse, but turned back after a while, forced her way to Yu Jinfeng's side, took the opportunity of pouring wine for him, and suddenly grabbed his hand recklessly under the table.

Yu Jinfeng frowned and glared at her. It stands to reason that the more advanced the place of fireworks is, the more girls should know how to watch words, observe expressions, and advance and retreat. They are not impatient and waiting for the rice to be cooked.He was about to question it, but he felt that something was suddenly stuffed into his palm.

He couldn't help being taken aback, and clenched his fists without a trace, using the excuse to come out of the room conveniently.

Yu Jinfeng held a piece of paper in his hand. He stood on the porch and looked carefully by the light of the lantern, but saw only one sentence on it: "Brother Feng, I saw my mother!"

He stared at these words, and the turbulent waves came.After a while, he suddenly straightened his back, took a step back and leaned against the wall, looked around for a while, and saw a person sitting on a wooden wheelchair at the end of the corridor on the right.As the breeze blew, the row of red paper lanterns on the porch swayed slightly, and the man's face also flickered.Seeing that he finally saw him, he smiled like a flower and said lightly, "Brother Feng, I really saw my mother!"

Yu Jinfeng was full of doubts in the shock. If the meeting in Yunjing Yanhua Academy was a chance encounter, then this time, is it also a chance encounter?

He restrained his breath and remained silent, standing still.Ah Shu seemed to be surprised by his reaction, and looked at him in amazement: "Brother Feng, why didn't you come over? Could it be that you...are you suspecting that I will harm you?" He followed Yu Jinfeng's gaze and looked at himself He suddenly remembered that when the two of them met in the past, they always rushed over by themselves, so they smiled and said: "My leg is broken and hasn't healed, so I can't make it through. Come on, even if I have the intention of harming others." , but I will never hurt you, trust me."

Yu Jinfeng's heart was shocked, and he finally walked over three steps at a time and asked, "Why did the leg break?"

A Shu said: "It was broken." He didn't look sad at all, as if it was someone else's leg that was broken, he just continued: "It's almost grown, but this time the bone was broken into three or four pieces , the doctor said that even if it heals, it will probably be bad in the future. But it's nothing, as long as I can see my mother."

Yu Jinfeng pondered for a moment, then put his hand on the back of the wheelchair: "Aunt Xiao Suo is really here? If it's convenient, can you take me to see it." He didn't ask what Ashu did and what happened after he left Donghai, He felt that worrying was nothing but worrying, and he simply waited for Ah Shu to confess.

Ashu looked up at him and smiled: "That's natural. Mother misses you too. I haven't seen you for many years, and I have been guessing what you look like. She can't figure out how I gesture with her. You push for me. Chair, I'll take you there."

Yu Jinfeng said: "Wait a minute, I'll go back and explain to the person who came with me." He turned back and called Wan Nianqing out, and gave some instructions in a low voice.Wan Nianqing nodded repeatedly, glanced at A Shu in the distance without any trace, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, Boss."

Although the corridors in the Fengqi Building went back and forth with nine bends and eighteen bends, Ah Shu didn't take Yu Jinfeng to go deep, but turned two corners and came outside a room.Yu Jinfeng stared at the door and stopped, then bowed his head and asked solemnly: "Ashu, is this room really Aunt Xiao Suo?"

Ah Shu was stunned, his face turned slightly pale, but he hesitated to answer, Yu Jinfeng sighed: "Just tell me if you have something to say."

Ashu hesitated and said: "I...I'm not, Brother Feng..." There was a hint of pleading in his eyes, Yu Jinfeng reached out to touch his head, and laughed softly: "Don't be afraid, Brother Feng is not shameless, No matter who it is, what's the matter if we meet? But why do you need to hide it from me." Pushing him directly into the room.

The equipment in this room is well-equipped and there are many tents, and there are faint figures standing and lurking behind the tents.A man in blue stood with his back to the two under the south window, and when he saw the two coming in, he turned around slowly.This man was tall and tall, with thick and handsome features: "This is Yu Tongjun? He has long admired his name, and he is in Jin Duanyang of Cangpei Kingdom."

After being stunned for a moment, Yu Jinfeng quickly suppressed his astonishment, and bowed to salute: "The villain has seen His Majesty, but why does His Majesty condescend to come here?"

The former His Royal Highness King Jin and the current Emperor Cangpei squinted his eyes to look at him for a while, but suddenly sighed and made a sad expression on his face: "There is no need to hide this matter from Yu Tongjun, it is because of the Beidou Strait waterway. I have never had the bad habit of emphasizing officials over business in Cangpei country, and I myself attach great importance to this waterway. For this reason, I always sent people to negotiate with the former Tianmi clan. But now the Beidou Strait is being The army blocked it, and when the news came, many big businessmen in the country entrusted officials to jointly sign a letter, asking me to help negotiate and resolve the matter. As the king of a country, I do my part to seek benefits for the people, so I plan to come to Chengzhou first to see Look. But I didn't expect to meet Yu Tongjun here by chance, it's also a lot of fate."

Yu Jinfeng smiled slightly: "This encounter is really rare."

Jin Duanyang ignored his implication, and continued: "Yu Tongjun has heard an old saying that cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents. You just closed the waterway without asking, but it's hard for me to do it in the middle."

Yu Jinfeng said: "I don't know what is difficult for Your Majesty. There is a war with Zhu Luan on the big river over there, and it is normal for the Mingxiang Army to seal the waterway here. If you explain this to the merchants, they must not be able to tell your Majesty. .”

Jin Duanyang said: "Naturally, they wouldn't say anything in front of me. How much less can they say behind their backs? It's just that they are so happy to kill and attack, and they are militaristic and arbitrary. But I don't know that the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are soft, prosperous, rich and noble. If you give it to mediocre people Sit and enjoy, I really don't want to be reconciled!" He changed the subject, stared at Yu Jinfeng with a smile, and said, "Listening to Yu Tongjun's tone, it seems that you are from Zhu Luan."

Yu Jinfeng said: "Since Your Majesty has put all his heart and soul into meeting me, how can he not know my background? I came to the Central Plains only a few years ago when Ashu and I came out of Jiali Panlou, the capital city of Gaochang. When it comes to Ashu, I don't know I have a question to ask His Majesty, why is his leg broken?"

Jin Duanyang sighed: "Oh, I interrupted it by mistake, and I can't regret it here, and I have asked the imperial doctor to treat him well. I have a bad temper, and sometimes I am a little impatient. Yu Tongjun must not blame him Now I just want to ask Yu Tongjun how to open the Beidou Strait waterway?"

He spoke eloquently, but there was no sign of remorse on his face.Yu Jinfeng didn't reason with him either, after all, Ashu and the emperor's bad debts, he hadn't figured it out yet, so he replied casually: "The villain is just the deputy commander of the Mingxiang Army, he can't do anything, he has to get it Go back and ask the Commander for advice."

Jin Duanyang looked at him from the corner of his eyes, clasped his hands and said with a smile: "Are you talking about that young master Mingran? If he is too busy to take care of this side, wouldn't the Yu Tongjun be able to make the decision? Besides, the Yu Tongjun is in the Mingxiang Army In the middle, it's not like you said that you can't do anything. As for the benefits, it's a bit vulgar to say it. I have a document here, which not only mentions the waterway, but also other things. Yu Tongjun may wish to take a closer look .”

He handed over a document casually, but Yu Jinfeng didn't reach out to take it.Jin Duanyang pondered for a while, then stuffed it directly into the hand of Ashu who was in the wheelchair, and said: "I will give it to your brother later. I hurriedly asked Ashu to invite Yu Tongjun to come, presumably your two brothers have never cared about talking about something private If you want to talk, I might as well go out to avoid it first, and come back after you finish talking."

He made a gesture to retreat behind the curtain, presumably there was a secret door there to leave.The matter involved Mingran, and Yu Jinfeng had to ask: "Hold on, Your Majesty, what do you mean by saying that we are all overwhelmed by commanders and envoys, please explain clearly."

Jin Duanyang stopped, looked back and said: "I suffered a big loss in the Ningjiang area a while ago, and Yu Tongjun must have heard about it. It's all good deeds done by General Wen, and of course, Young Master Ming is behind Strategizing, but it made me very angry. I was thinking, if I can find a way to kill Wen Jiaxiu, then Mingran can still sit in the sea city? He has to go back to the funeral in a hurry ah!"