Reborn as Murong Fu: This time I am the protagonist

The big ship continued to sail on the Bianhe River.

It was already late at night, and Murong Fu was still standing on the bow of the boat, awake. Batianshi and Gong Yeqian stood behind them without saying a word.

With the help of two or three lights on the Bianhe River and the faint starlight in the sky, the boatmen and trackers dragged the big boat forward in the dark night.

Gong Yeqian also advised Murong Fu to rest early, but Murong Fu smiled and took him there. He also knew his young master's temper, so he didn't say anything anymore and just stayed by his side silently.

Ba Tianshi was not a retainer of the Murong family, so for some unknown reason, he stood silently behind Murong Fu and blew the evening breeze.

Murong Fu didn't look back, and suddenly said calmly: "You two, there should be a good show tonight."

"Why did you say this?" Gong Yeqian asked curiously. Batian Stone was like his name, like an eternal stone. Nothing could make him speak.

But after saying this meaningless sentence, there was no more follow-up. Murong Fu clasped his hands behind his back and continued to stand on the deck blowing the wind. Gong Yeqian couldn't ask any more questions when he saw his young master like this.

The night was very quiet. At this section of the water, the water gradually became deeper and had already reached the thighs of the trackers. It was estimated that after a while, we would be able to enter the deep water area and there would be no need to stretch.

Murong Fu suddenly shouted to the trackers who were pulling the fibers: "Brothers, thank you for your hard work. When it's over, everyone will be rewarded with one or two silver coins!"

The big ship stopped for a moment, and almost all the trackers were stunned by the sudden arrival of the reward. Then, they each looked at each other, and they could see the unconcealed joy on each other's faces. With this tael of silver, it meant that the family's expenses would be covered for the next month. How could they not be happy?

Some younger guys were so happy that they even shouted the word "Long live". Fortunately, it was the middle of the night and there were no people around. Otherwise, this would be a big deal and would cause a minor disaster.

Look at this young master. Not only does he enjoy wine and meat, but he is also so generous in giving rewards. This is what a real master is, unlike some crazy and deceitful people. In front of people like him, he just wants to blow his nostrils to the sky. How can he look at people like himself?

Some people were immediately moved, secretly thinking that it was a pity that they could not work under this man for a long time.

There was a faint smile on Murong Fu's face, but it was dark in the night and no one saw it.

At this moment, screams such as "Ouch" and "Oh my god" came from the trackers, and then someone slumped and fell into the water in pain.

Someone screamed and warned: "Someone put something in the water. Be careful not to get hurt!"

Someone reminded him like this, and the people behind him stopped one after another, for fear of being caught. For a moment, the originally orderly team suddenly fell into chaos.

The panic was quickly reported to the ship's boss. The ship's boss hurriedly came to the deck, saluted Murong Fu first, and then shouted toward the water at the top of his lungs: "What's going on!"

Someone underwater responded: "There is something in the water that hurt my brothers' feet!"

The boat boss frowned, cursed, and wanted to go down to check.

Suddenly, there was a big fire, and the dense torches illuminated the dark sides of the bank as if it were daytime.

Except for Murong Fu and the other three, everyone was shocked. The scene in front of him seemed to be within Murong Fu's expectation but also a little disappointing to him. He clasped his hands behind his back and shook his head slightly, as if he was very dissatisfied.

Everyone was shocked at first, but after they calmed down a little, they saw clearly that there were hundreds of people standing densely on both sides of the strait, holding torches and weapons in their hands. Prey wolf pack.

"Water Bandits!"

This word flashed across everyone's mind, and their hearts sank.

In these years, although there have been basically no major wars and the world is at peace, it does not mean that everything is peaceful. In the Song Dynasty, commercial trade was extremely developed and land annexation was not suppressed, which resulted in the gap between the rich and the poor in the Song Dynasty being greatly increased compared to the previous dynasty. It took almost several decades to intensify land conflicts to a level that would only appear at the end of other dynasties.

The reason why there were no major disturbances was due to the Song Dynasty's preferential treatment of the scholar class and the restrictions on the powers of generals. Therefore, although there have been constant civil unrest since the founding of Emperor Taizu, they were limited to the scope of one road at most, and there were no Make a big fuss.

But the absence of major troubles does not mean that there are no troubles. For example, refugees are an important problem in the Song Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, the exploitation of tenant farmers almost reached the point of exterminating their bones and sucking their marrow, causing a large number of civilians to lose their land and become refugees.

Among them, some people entered the city and became handicraftsmen, while a considerable number of people became bandits and started businesses without capital.

For example, this is what Murong Fu and others are encountering now.

Murong Fu frowned, feeling a little troubled. He didn't want to dirty his clothes for a few unscrupulous water bandits.

Gong Yeqian asked in a deep voice: "Master, do you want to send these people away?"

Generally speaking, just spending some money would be enough in this situation, but Murong Fu slowly shook his head.

Gong Yeqian asked again: "What do you mean, Master, to deal with these people?"

Murong Fu smiled and said nothing, but his expression clearly showed that he did not agree with Gong Yeqian's proposal.

Gong Yeqian thought for a while and then asked: "Does the master mean to recruit these people and use them for his own use?"

Murong Fu smiled happily. It was said that Gong Yeqian was a descendant of Gong Yechang, one of the seventy-two sages under Confucius. He was known for his calmness and strategy. In a short period of time, three different solutions were proposed. Compared with Feng Bo and Bao Bu Tong who caused trouble everywhere, such subordinates were obviously more likable.

But Murong Fu then slowly shook his head.

Now Gong Yeqian really couldn't figure it out. He said respectfully: "I am stupid and I really can't guess what you mean. Please give me some instructions."

Murong Fu smiled: "Second brother Gongye, please be patient. You don't have to do anything. Just watch a good show here."

Recalling that Murong Fu had said before that there would be a good show tonight, although Gong Yeqian was puzzled, he stopped asking questions. He believed that the young master was justified in doing so, but he still unconsciously placed his hands on his pair of judge pens. Once these thieves dared to offend the young master, he would give them a lesson.

The atmosphere was very solemn, and the rest of the people were clearly in a panic. After all, any ordinary person would be so frightened that his legs would become weak if he saw hundreds of shining steel knives surrounding him in the middle of the night. If he didn't sit down on the ground, he was already in good mental condition. Yes.

The boat boss suppressed his fear and got off the boat to deal with it. He smiled and said, "Hey, isn't this Mr. Xiang Wanghai from the Shahe Gang? Why, where did you get rich recently?"

The leader, a well-dressed man named Xiang Wanghai, smiled domineeringly: "Wang Jinbao, it turns out you are an old boy."

The boss of the ship nodded quickly and smiled: "Yes, yes, it's a small one. I wonder why you, old man, are here to visit me?"

Xiang Wanghai raised his hand and slapped him: "Young man is pretending to be stupid, who are the people on the boat?"

The boss of the ship covered his face and said in fear: "Master Xiang, our boss has already paid the monthly payment. I'm afraid it's a bit unruly for you to do this!"

Although he was scared to death, he still spoke boldly and mentioned his employer's name in the hope of scaring this lawless thief.

Who knows, this has the opposite effect.

The man in the well-dressed suit raised his hand and slapped him again, knocking out two of the captain's teeth: "Young man, labor and capital are doing business in this river and lake. When have you ever negotiated the price with anyone? If you don't quarrel with labor and capital, labor and capital will return it to you." Save some face. You are chatting with labor and management, and labor and management want to give you some color to show you how many eyes Lord Ma has."

He waved his hand and said: "Young men, rob everything on the boat and keep them as meat tickets. If you are a bitch, use them to give your brothers some pleasure!"

Hearing what the boss said, hundreds of people's eyes suddenly glowed green like wolves, and they were all sharpening their knives and about to take action.

The boss of the boat was so anxious that he almost went crazy. He knelt down in the water and kowtowed without hesitation: "Master, Mr. Xiang, my dear grandfather, please, if you are so arrogant, just treat me like a kid. Let the little one go. If something happens to the little one, he will be killed by the master if he goes back. Please be merciful!"

Xiang Wanghai was furious: "You ignorant bitch, labor and management are robbing the rich and giving to the poor. Who in the world is not a hero? You old dog, why are you still grinding here? It's hard to explain when you go back, right? Then don't go back Got it!"

As he said that, his eyes were filled with fierceness, he drew out his waist knife, and struck it towards the head of the boat boss. The boat boss was so frightened that his face turned pale, his legs weakened, and he fell to the ground.

Just when the steel knife was just a hair away from the ship boss's head, and the ship boss' life hung on a thread, a slender iron chain flew from a distance and wrapped around the steel knife.

Then, a strong force came from the iron chain, and Xiang Wanghai was caught off guard. Due to his carelessness, the weapon flew out of his hand.

Xiang Wanghai was shocked: "Who is meddling in other people's business and hindering the business between labor and capital?"

A powerful voice came from the crowd: "Bullying a boatman who doesn't know martial arts, you're a bullshit! Those who have the guts to fight against labor and management, those who don't have the guts to get out of the way and get out of the way!"

Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was the pair of strong brothers, and the chain came from one of them.

The sudden change was like a handful of salt being thrown into a hot oil pan, and the scene exploded immediately.

A group of water bandits shouted and cursed: "What kind of dog-like thing are you? How dare you go against our boss!" "Our boss will chop you into three pieces with one knife!"

Various voices merged into one, noisy, and the river beach suddenly became lively.

Murong Fu watched everything in the scene quietly and had no intention of intervening, but the playful smile at the corner of his mouth became thicker.

It's interesting. It seems that this journey will not be so boring after all.