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A lamp like a bean.

Tom closed his clothes and closed his eyes, but he couldn't fall asleep.The flood of the Jiaohe River has receded a bit, but it is still raging. The sound of the river water slapping on the hull of the boat is very loud, and with the moist air, it seems that a lot of water has been sucked in between each breath.

Without being able to see it, Tom let go of his hearing and searched for all the sounds, the sound of water waves beating, the breathing of Waijian Hengqi, the rustling voice of the water chant at the bottom of the cabin, the sound of his ears. The world seems to be so clear that you can barely see it, and it is as vast as the chaotic sky.

After returning to the Lin Mansion last night, nothing happened at home, seeing Lin Ruhai's appearance, Tom felt relieved.

It's been a long time since I've been so relaxed. Tom is a little obsessed with this feeling. Although his body is lying on a square inch and his eyes are closed and he can't see anything, his soul is like breaking free from a cage and traveling around the world.

"Master, it's not right outside." Heng Qi turned over as if he hadn't fallen asleep, and got up, and pulled out the knife under the pillow.

Tom had already discovered that something was wrong, but it was rare for him to let himself ignore it.

An ordinary small cargo ship came down from the upper reaches of the river. It is said that in the middle of the night, for the sake of safety, it had to draw down its sails and move forward slowly.

But the small cargo ship was not. The three sails were all raised high, and it could fly. If it hadn't no wings, it would probably go to the sky with wings.

But after a while, they had arrived beside Tom's boat, and the sound of sword clashes had reached their ears.Tom got up impatiently: "Go out and have a look." He said and walked out first.

Heng Qi followed Tom step by step, clenched the handle of the knife with a stern expression, ready to rush forward to block the knife for Tom at any time.

Walking to the deck, the battle on the deck of the boat can be clearly seen, and the two corpses hanging on the edge look very artistic.Looking at the speed of the small cargo ship, which passed by in just a few seconds, Tom ignored it and turned around to go back to the cabin.

"Whew, click." The sound of the rope flying in the air and the fixed end grabbing the hull made Tom stop.

Tom turned around and pulled out the sword at his waist in an instant. He was about to cut off the rope when he saw a familiar face on the small cargo boat out of the corner of his eye. Pull up: "Save people."

Hengqi was completely puzzled, but he didn't care about any doubts when he heard Tom's order, so he jumped onto the boat with a few able-bodied servants.

The clothes of the villains are also recognizable, obviously they are the boatmen on the ship.Although Heng Qi is young, his martial arts skills are not weak, and he was sent to the army to practice for two years. His current skills, not to mention whether they look good or not, kill people neatly.

The opponent was obviously short of manpower, and only seized the opportunity by controlling the boat, but as soon as the opponent reacted, the group of assassins who looked like boatmen could no longer hold on, and could only retreat steadily.

This Tom pulled the rope for the second time, and the familiar face he saw was already on board.Tom rushed to his side: "Please enter the cabin, Your Highness."

"No, it's right here." The man stood on the side of the ship and watched the fight on the small cargo ship.

Seeing him like this, Tom didn't spend much money, just standing beside him with a sword as a guard.

The man glanced at Tom twice from the corner of his eye, and Tom paid full attention to the surrounding situation.But with these two eyes, the man quickly turned his attention to the boat, but he didn't bother for long, and the people on the boat ended soon.

Several men climbed onto Tom's official ship along with the long rope hanging down: "Your Highness, Xiao Xiao has been slaughtered, the ship has been hollowed out, and it will sink to the bottom halfway through."

The person who was rescued by Tom was indeed Prince Jin who had met once.

King Jin just nodded, and Tom put away the sword in his hand when he saw that there was no change in his face: "Your Highness, it's windy at night, why don't you invite Your Highness to the cabin."

King Jinjun didn't talk much, so he walked forward.Tom then walked in, waited for King Jin to sit down, saluted, and said after getting up, "Your Highness has worked hard all the way. Although the conditions here are a bit difficult, there is still hot tea and hot water. Please wait a moment, Your Highness. Just arrange it."

When Tom said this, King Jin looked at him seriously: "Everything is up to you." There was no trace of the contemptuous attitude just now.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment." Tom cupped his hands again, and then went out neatly.

Tom stepped out of the cabin with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, but he disappeared again in a flash.Seeing Tom coming out, Heng Qi came over: "Master, let's..."

"Go and prepare some hot water and hot tea, and prepare some food, and let the servants deliver it. Let people watch at a distance, and don't come near when there is nothing to do." Tom took a few steps towards the bow, far away from the room, and then Confession: "Clean up another cabin and let me live in it."

Heng Qi didn't persuade him anything, he took his orders and went down.On the contrary, the accompanying steward Wang persuaded Tom: "My lord, the king of Jin County must have suffered from the Jiaohe River, and besides the current situation, there must be something ulterior in this flood, otherwise who would dare to stop a county king. In such a situation , the uncle has already saved the life of His Royal Highness, why not go with the trend and show more ability in front of the county king, this trouble of crossing the river may not be a stepping stone for the uncle to soar into the sky."

This steward Wang seems to be shrewd, but it's a pity that he only looks smart.But after all, he is an old man who is loyal to the Lin family. Tom still has some patience: "Go stay in the cabin, and don't come out until you reach Yangzhou. If you dare to make up your own mind, you can jump into the river yourself, and don't bother me. .”

Tom counted on what the Lin family had always said. Although Guan Shi was a little dissatisfied when he heard it, he didn't dare to disrespect, so he stepped back.

It's not that you don't take advantage of this opportunity, but that the opportunity is not used in this way.

Although the Jiaohe flood is a serious problem, as long as the grain and rice are in place, nothing will go wrong.The Jiaohe River is the second largest river in Daxi, and all along its banks are grain-producing areas. If the upstream is affected by the disaster, the downstream can transport grain up, and the downstream can also transport grain to the downstream. Frontier is still early.

If there is a problem, it is just that the officials at all levels are greedy, but now that the double sage is watching, no one dares to go too far, for fear of being caught by the other party.Therefore, although the number of victims in Jiaohe has reached [-] this time, it is not a big deal.

The real big event is in Yangshan Mu.

Although King Jinjun was ordered to go to Jiaohe for inspection, but if he really wanted to inspect the disaster-stricken area of ​​Jiaohe, he would not be here now.This place has already reached the boundary of the Jiaohe disaster-stricken area. Now that we have arrived, we must go along the Jiaohe River to the Weishui River.

Weishui, Yangshanmu is its source.

Compared with internal troubles, foreign troubles worried the two on the throne more.The sage is unwilling to have foreign races plundering the territory during his reign. The old sage cannot tolerate foreigners from the root. Safeguard it.

Tom wanted to participate, but it would be too disrespectful to rush to hug his thighs as soon as they met. He had to look good.

"Master, the cabin is ready." Heng Qi came back and said to Tom.

Tom nodded and followed him to the new cabin. Heng Qi was retreating when Tom stopped him: "How long will it take to get to Hengkou?"

Hengkou?If Tom wants to return to Yangzhou, he should replenish water and food at the wharf in Wentai County, and then transfer to Yangzhou.Hengkou, that is the next pier in Wentai County. If you go to Hengkou, you will have to take a long detour to return to Yangzhou.

He was thinking about the same thing, but since the host was asking, Heng Qi could only put aside the question in his heart, "In two hours, I will be able to arrive at Wentai County tomorrow morning, and Hengkou in the evening."

"Then go directly to Hengkou, speed up, don't stop at Wentai County, go directly there." Tom explained.

"Yes." Heng Qi took the order.

This boat was bought by himself so that he could visit Daiyulin's family, and the servants on it also belonged to his own family.Although the officials who went to Jiaohe used to take care of them along the way, but the inspector went to the disaster-stricken area after arriving in the Jiaohe area. Now Tom walks by himself and is very free.

Tom asked Heng Qi to guard the cabin door, and went back to the Lin Mansion. When he got back on the boat, the boat had already passed Wentai County.After less than one or two miles, King Jin sent someone to invite him.