Li Shimin's will: Li Zhi, the throne belongs to your brother

Chapter 107 Cleaning up the cabin

The Silk Road actually has a maritime and a land silk road.

But to return to Persia at this time, we need to start from Chang'an Weihe Wharf, which requires a long boat ride. This is an excellent opportunity for Lu Chengqing.

The next day, Weihe Wharf.

The north wind howling on the pier, but there are many caravans coming and going.

Usually, sailors will go to sea in winter and spring, use the northeast monsoon to set sail, and use the southwest monsoon to return in summer and autumn.

In the same way, it was already winter when the small tributary countries set sail from the southwest in summer and autumn to Chang'an, and finally returned to the country by the winter and spring winds.

There are foreign merchant fleets from various small countries that are unloading, and there are also fleets of major families that are loading goods.

"Hurry up and work, it's shameful to procrastinate."

"Come on, hurry up, come up for me, grab more Silla maidservants, the master likes it."

"Sail, set sail!"

Not far away, dozens of ships, large and small, are docked.

Sailing boats are recorded in the "Nanzhou Foreign Objects" in the Han Dynasty. The largest is 20 meters long, 260 meters wide, has four sails, and can accommodate [-] tons of cargo.

Each ship in the fleet has a deep draft and is obviously full of cargo, while on the vanguard ship, Lu Chengqing and Belus were drinking in the cabin.

"Prince Belus, the food has been packed, please check the quality and quantity!!" Lu Chengqing said to Belus generously and politely.

"To be able to pack 30 shi of grain in one night, the Duke of the county really has extraordinary means and extraordinary abilities."

Belus said with a smile on his face: "I shouldn't have doubted the county magistrate and benevolence, but it is related to the safety of my Persian country, so I offended."

"It doesn't matter, my company has always operated with integrity and abided by goodwill, and will never lose a single bit."

Lu Chengqing said that he would check casually, and then turned around and told the housekeeper. "Housekeeper, take the distinguished guests to check and check."

"Yes!" The butler led Bailusi's men out of the cabin.

Watching the group leave, Billus sighed in admiration: "It's really refreshing to do business with the county magistrate."

"Where there is, the prince is the dragon and phoenix among people, with extraordinary bearing."

Soon, when the two were bragging, their respective people had already returned.

Lu Chengqing looked at the housekeeper and asked, is there anything wrong?

The butler gave him a reassuring look.

On the other side, his subordinates were whispering in Belus's ear: "The number is enough, but we just arranged for swordsmen to be on board."

If a ship full of food wants to hide people, the best way is to hide people and weapons in sacks and mix with boatmen.

The person in the sack holds a dagger, waits until the actual maturity to cut open the sack to find a weapon, and then waits for an opportunity to explode. The method is very simple.

But the restrictions are also very large, people can only be placed on the top or the outside, otherwise even if they are not crushed to death, they will not have much combat effectiveness.

Therefore, skilled boatmen with sharp eyes can tell if there are Tibetans at a glance.

After hearing this, Belus not only didn't expose it, but said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is really as good as a promise, not missing a single bit. This prince really admires it."

While speaking, Jiang took out last night's brocade box from his cuff, put it on the table with both hands and pushed it over.

"This is the most precious thing of this prince, please be sure... please keep the jade seal well."

There is reluctance and helplessness between the words, and the mournful tone makes people cry.

"Don't worry, the Duke of this county will definitely take good care of the jade seal."

A trace of greed flashed in Lu Chengqing's eyes, he held the brocade box with both hands, thinking that this treasure is finally mine.

But as soon as he tried hard, he couldn't bring the brocade box over, and when he looked up, he met a pair of teary eyes.

"Duke, you must take good care of this jade seal!!" Belus said, but he still didn't let go of his hand.

Lu Chengqing was so angry that he snatched the brocade box again. This jade seal is finally mine.

"Prince, please rest assured, I will never let Yuxi suffer any damage."

When speaking, the movement of the hand is opened, but the eyes are looking at the glazed jade seal in the box.

"It doesn't look like a human being."

After confirming that it was the glazed jade seal seen last night, Lu Chengqing quickly closed it and put it in his sleeve.

With a wave of his hand, the two servants behind him brought the wooden box, opened it and saw that forty ingots of gold were neatly placed in front of Bellus.

"This ingot is ten taels, and there are forty ingots in total. This is a mortgage deed, please have a look at the prince."

Belus looked indifferent, picked up the mortgage deed, glanced at it casually, and put it in his sleeve.

"The benevolence and righteousness of the county magistrate, this prince has believed in it, so I don't need to test it and just carry the things in."

The Persian who was inspecting the gold behind him stopped, closed the wooden box, and carried it in.

Lu Chengqing complimented with a half-smile: "The prince is really bold and a hero. I believe that under the leadership of the prince, Persia will be able to turn the world around and regain its glory."

"Your Majesty Cheng said that when the prince returns triumphantly, he will definitely repay the kindness of borrowing food today tenfold." Belus said with a face full of emotion.

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Until noon.

"Thousands of words, there will be a farewell. I wish the prince a smooth journey." Lu Chengqing who was under the boat shouted to Bellus.

And Belus on the boat responded: "I wish you a prosperous business and a lot of money."

"Sail! Set sail!"

With a loud shout, the entire fleet echoed each other, and the fleet slowly moved.

Lu Chengqing watched the fleet leave with a disdainful sneer, turned around and asked the steward beside him: "How many knives and axes have been arranged, the other party didn't notice it?"

"Master, don't worry, the Persians only counted and inspected a few bags of grain, they didn't check too much at all, none of the [-] knives and axes were found."

"Good job. When the fleet returns, I will definitely reward you." Lu Chengqing nodded slightly and said.

I arranged for six hundred knives and axes.

There are only 500 Persians, many of whom are boatmen, servants, and even many maidservants. Only less than a hundred guards have swords.

The combat power of the two sides is not at the same level at all.

Chang'an is surrounded by water, the big deal is to get rid of the opponent, and then go around and come back, what a simple matter.

At the same time, Belus on the fleet started to act: "First clean up the knives and axes on this ship, and then change the course and head towards Fengshui."

"Yes!"

Following an order, the wooden boxes containing luggage were opened one by one, revealing some armor, some long knives, and even crossbow bolts.

Soon, the cabin was opened, and more than fifty Persians in full armor broke in, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

The faces of the knives and axes hidden among the boatmen suddenly turned dark. In the front row were fully armed soldiers holding long knives, and in the back row were crossbowmen holding crossbow arrows.

This lineup is obviously suspected! !

Do you want to resist?

The knives and axes in the crowd exchanged glances.

Without waiting for them to think too much, the leader of the Persians directly threw a bundle of ropes on the ground, glanced at all the boatmen and said: "All boatmen, tie them up, and those who disobey the order will be beheaded."

The boatman trembled and begged for mercy.

"We're just boatmen!!"

"We're just boatmen!!"

"I surrender, I surrender"

Soon, the first person stepped forward to surrender and bound his hands.With the first one taking the lead, many people followed and bound their hands together.

Soon it was the turn of the swordsmen in the crowd.

"What are you doing in a daze, do you still want to resist?" The leader pointed his knife at the unwilling swordsmen and shouted with a bad expression.

To tie or not to tie?Violent or not violent?

Several people exchanged glances, the weapon was still in the sack, and there was only a small dagger on his body now, while the other party was not only holding a long knife, but also wearing armor.

The equipment of the two sides is not at the same level at all, and a violent attack is courting death.

Also feeling helpless was the knife and axe who was hiding in the sack, and the sound outside quickly made them feel that something was wrong.

When they cut a hole with a dagger and saw more than fifty heavily armed soldiers outside, they felt that death was coming.

The swordsman in the cabin can still pretend to be a boatman, but the swordsman in the sack has nowhere to hide, and he only needs to stab it with a knife, and he will be a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

If you continue to stay, you can only wait for death! !

Thinking of this, someone finally opened his pocket and shouted loudly: "It was discovered, hurry up..."

Before he finished speaking, a crossbow shot directly into his chest.

He opened his mouth, his voice gradually weakened, his eyes lost their vitality, and finally fell down unwillingly, and blood slowly seeped out.

Although the words are not finished, the reminder is enough.

Soon, the sound of countless daggers being opened sacks 'hissed', each of them sat up from the sacks with knives and axes, picked up the daggers and rushed over in despair.

They had no choice but to stay in the bag and die. They might as well rush out to win a chance, but what they met was a merciless rain of arrows.

Even relying on the large number of people, the equipment gap between the two sides is too great. The sword and axe hand is a small dagger, while the opponent's is a long knife, crossbow and armor.

This is only a dead end.

After a round of arrow rain.

More than a dozen swordsmen in the front row fell in a pool of blood.

The knife and axeman behind him was terrified on the spot, tearing up, pouring out feces and urine, knelt down and shouted loudly: "Surrender, surrender..."

They're not stupid either. The dozen or so desperate ones in front have already fallen, so there's no need to send them to their deaths.

The difference in combat power between the two sides is too great, and it would be more enjoyable to surrender, or become a slave at worst...

The boatmen were so frightened that they knelt on the ground trembling, feces and urine flowed all over the floor, and many swordsmen also surrendered.

Almost all the axemen who rushed to the front fell under the rain of arrows, and those who were still alive could only hear screams and low moans.

The leader shouted loudly: "Clean the cabin, take over from the boatman, change the course, and head towards the Feng River!!"

An orderly cleanup soon began.

The swordsman was tied up by the captives, and the boatman continued to sail, but the course was changed, and the corpses were also disposed of.

The change of course of the vanguard ship did not confuse the other ships.

Because they were ordered to follow the avant-garde boat, even if they circled back and forth, they didn't need to worry so much, especially since this sentence was specially instructed.

Chapter 108 Booty

The fleet sailed slowly into the Feng River, and was forced to stop before passing Qinghua Mountain.

The river is very wide, but there is a boat in front of the water blocking the river ahead.

Who deliberately blocked the way of the fleet?Is this also an arrangement?

千!:寻:小?说:'资:源",中,转?裙"!2!0:"6?8;!5"6!0!?5:8　　其他船只上混在船工中的刀斧手看着河面上的拦截感到十分疑惑。

"Is there any interception in the plan?"

"Maybe not."

"Do you want to call and ask?"

"Don't be in a hurry, wait for the vanguard ship to call."

However, they were even more puzzled by the fact that the avant-garde boat did not shout or put down the boat to inquire, but slowed down and docked slowly on the bank of Qinghua Mountain.

The knives and axes were keenly aware that something was wrong.

"What happened?"