The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

In the second half of the night, Dong Jiu came to replace Wu Liangye in the cabin corridor.

"I just went to the deck outside for a walk to wake up, but I always feel that something is wrong." Dong Jiu said to Wu Liangye.

"Something wrong?" Wu Liangye was puzzled.

"That is, we are at the dock, people are on the boat, but it is a bit too quiet outside." Dong Jiu said.

"Quiet..." Wu Liangye chewed on these two words.

Now the weather is getting warmer. Although it is not like summer, the night is full of insects, but it is not so quiet.

Unless there are people around...

They are all on the boat, so it will not affect the shore.

Wu Liangye's mind turned quickly, and then he said to Dong Jiu: "Go and wake them up quietly, come to the cabin first, and the people on duty on the deck will remain the same."

Dong Jiu nodded and went to call people.

Everyone woke up, brought their swords and weapons, and gathered in the cabin. The people who were on duty on the deck still pretended to be fine and occasionally strolled back and forth outside.

"Guard Wu, what happened?" After everyone gathered together, they couldn't help but be curious.

Jiang Que also woke up.

There was nothing to do on the ship, and he had rested enough during the day, so he slept very lightly at night. After hearing the footsteps of many people outside, he got up.

"What's going on?" Jiang Que saw that everyone in the cabin was fully armed, and his face became solemn.

Wu Liangye arched his hands to Jiang Que, and then told Jiang Que the news brought by Dong Jiu.

"That is to say, maybe there are people on the shore, and there may be quite a few of them." Jiang Que said seriously: "It's the middle of the night, normally everyone has rested, and the only ship docked at the dock is ours, and the craftsmen are all on the boat."

"The people hiding in the dark on the shore are just coming for us."

Jiang Que lowered his eyes.

Who are they coming for?

Isn't it obvious?

"Those bastards in Chang'an City are really thieves."

It only took a few moments for Jiang Que to figure it out.

"Is Huairen not awake?"

"There is no movement in the room." Wu Liangye said.

Jiang Que walked to the door of the room and pushed it open and walked in.

Li Fu was still sleeping on the bed.

He woke up only when someone entered the room.

Although there were many people outside just now, they still spoke in a low voice. Even if there were footsteps, Li Fu just thought it was the guards outside walking around.

After all, the footsteps didn't sound chaotic or urgent.

Li Fu got up in a daze and saw Jiang Que in the house.

"Xingben? Why are you here in the middle of the night?" Li Fu glanced out the window. It was still dark.

"I'm worried about your safety." Jiang Que said as he sat down in the house.

"My safety? Aren't Wu Liangye and his men guarding outside?" Li Fu was puzzled.

"Wu Liangye and his men have summoned the guards. Our ship stopped here at night. Someone must have been eyeing us. There may be an ambush on the shore now."

"Huh? So fast?" Li Fu was stunned for a moment. He had just woken up and his mind was not very flexible, but he also thought something was wrong: "We set out from Chang'an City and took the waterway. We stayed on the ship day and night. How could they catch up with us so quickly?"

Is this something a human can do?

"Perhaps, they left Chang'an earlier than us." Jiang Que said, "The news that you are leaving Chang'an is not surprising. Everyone in the court knows it. After all, the service area in Linying County is to be built with money from the national treasury and the Ministry of Revenue. This matter has been discussed in the court and is not a secret at all."

"It's not surprising that someone has made arrangements here in advance."

Li Fu stood up, dressed neatly, and walked out of the room with Jiang Que to see the guards in the cabin.

"My dear." Wu Liangye bowed.

"What's the situation outside?" Li Fu asked.

"We have not alerted the enemy yet. The guards on the deck are still on duty, and our people have not disembarked. We don't know how many people are on the shore, so we can't act rashly." Wu Liangye said, "If we are more cautious, we can let the boat leave the shore and the dock. In this way, people on the shore can't get on the boat for the time being."

"The situation on the river has been explored. Except for our fleet, there are no other boats on the river around. As long as we wait until daytime to dock, the danger will be greatly reduced." Wu Liangye said, "After getting off the boat, the vision will not be restricted. Even if someone intends to attack, the people on the boat will be able to deal with it."

Li Fu brought a lot of guards with him this time, plus the people brought by Jiang Que, as long as it is not a conflict involving hundreds of people, it can be dealt with.

And if the other party really dispatches hundreds of people to deal with Li Fu, then Chang'an City will really have a lot of heads rolling.

"In this case, cheer up in the second half of the night." Li Fu said: "Wait until we go to Linying County tomorrow, and when we get to the county town, it will be better."

Li Fu still has a military token and a handwritten order in his arms.

Just like before, when he arrives in Linying County, if there is any problem, he can directly mobilize the surrounding troops.

Li Fu's face is cold.

Over and over again, even a clay man has a little anger.

Let's not talk about Luo Yi, it was that guy who started a bad start, but he is dead, and his whole family is dead.

Li Xiaochang and Li Youliang are both members of the Li family, and they are related. How Li Shimin handles it, what Li Yuan thinks, and the final result comes out, Li Fu doesn't say much.

But the people sent by the noble family...

Do you still expect me to be polite to them?

Everyone lost their sleepiness and either stayed in the cabin or sat in the room.

"It's been so long, why don't they take action?" Li Fu was curious.

"I don't know. Logically, it's the second half of the night now, when people sleep most peacefully. This is the best time to take action. If we delay for a while, it will be dawn."

The people on the boat couldn't go down to inquire about the situation outside. All they could do was wait.

Every minute and every second felt so long.

The people on the boat felt this way, and the people on the shore also felt this way.

"It will be dawn in half an hour."

"Why don't we start now?"

"Have the others made any moves?"

"No, I don't know what they are planning."

"How about we fight?"

"I don't think it will work. If we fight, we will be making things easier for others. In my opinion, we should retreat first and look for opportunities later. Anyway, we are in Linying, and King Jingyang will stay in Linying for a long time."