I do research in ancient times

The sea, the romance of men, especially for those who have lived inland for a long time, the charm of the sea is irresistible.

Not all the sailors on the sailing boat have seen the sea.Even in Donghu Sanbu, most of the activities are limited to the Amur River.Only a very small number of outstanding sailors like Uncle Linka can really sail a boat to fight and take risks at sea.

Compared with the endless sea, the up-sailing boat was as small as an ant, and was swayed by the sea wind. Several young sailors were unprepared for a while and were almost hit by the shaking sail.

"Stand firm, why didn't you eat in the morning?"

Linka yelled at the two brats.

Both of them were a little embarrassed, their faces were flushed, and they smiled embarrassingly.

Isn't this... haven't you seen such a big water...

Although the Amur River is also very big, standing on the river bank in the widest place, you can't see the edge, but it is completely different from the endless waves in front of you!

They can't tell the difference, but it's just not the same!No matter how turbulent the Amur River is, everyone has a bottom line, but if there is a big wave here, it may not be possible to retreat completely.

"How should I go?"

Ning Fei asked Feng Kai beside him.

"Is the mouth of the Wuzhi River south of the Amur River?"

Hearing his question, Feng Kai thought about it.

"should be."

"According to the map handed down from the previous dynasty, Hexa City should be in the northeast of Niubei Mountain. There is no river between the Amur River and Wuzhi River, and the Wuzhi River flows into the sea from Bailukou, so as long as we follow the If the coast goes south, it will definitely be there.”

Having said that, he paused, and glanced at Linka, the leader in the distance, with a smile.

"We don't need to worry about the route. If we walk across the sea, we should know the route. The trouble is Bailukou, which is now occupied by Xihu. If we fail to intercept us in the red leaf forest, we will probably attack at Bailukou. "

"Bailukou, as the name suggests, is a slender sea mouth like the mouth of an egret. It is much narrower than the mouth of the Amur River, and it is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

what?

Ning Fei was taken aback.

When Feng Kai said "Bailukou" before, he didn't pay attention to it, but now when he heard that "Bailukou" refers to the shape of the river mouth, Ning Zazi's head hurts a little.

He instinctively thought of the Qiantang River.

The estuary of the Qiantang River is trumpet-shaped, and the width of the river shrinks sharply after entering Hangzhou Bay. It is somewhat similar to the shape of an egret's mouth.

The tide of Qiantang River is famous all over the world. When the tide is high, it is said that the tall wall of water roars in, and the sound of the tide shakes the sky.Good-looking is good-looking, but it is not so friendly to shipping.First of all, the tide brought a large amount of offshore sediment into the estuary, and part of it was silted on the spot, blocking the river.On the other hand, the excessive tidal range hinders shipping. It is necessary to take the tide to enter and exit the estuary. The instability of the main river channel seriously affects the determination of the channel. If you are not careful, the big ship will run aground.

If it is really the same as the Qiantang River, then hehe.

"No."

Ning Zazi was a little angry, and his tone was a little irritable.

"Brother Muye, Wuzhi River can lead to the sea..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly felt that there was something wrong with his question, so he added another sentence.

"I mean, do merchant ships really enter the Wuzhi River from Bailukou?"

"There are."

Feng Kai shook his head.

"But not many."

"It is very windy and turbulent for a boat to enter the river against the current, and the barbarians in Bailukou are also very troublesome. Ordinary merchants do not go on the Wuzhi River. They will go south to take the Nanjiang River to go to a more prosperous and prosperous place in the Central Plains."

puff--

Ning Zazi held back a mouthful of old blood in his heart, and almost sprayed it directly on Brother Mu Ye's face.

No brother, why didn't you say this before the ship weighed anchor!He tried so hard to change the ship, but he couldn't go back?

As if seeing his resentment, the man stretched out his hand and stroked Joko's raised hair.

"Don't be angry, it's just more difficult, not impossible to go at all."

"Besides, besides Bailukou, we have no other way to go back to Jiuling City. We can't go to Nanjiang to take the ancient waterway, right?"

Feng Kai's eyes were indifferent.

"That's the territory of the Lu family."

The last sentence was shocking, like a thunderbolt resounding on Ning Zhizi's head.

The young man raised his head abruptly, and looked at the young man with a look of surprise and suspicion, which was also slightly guarded.

Mr. Feng couldn't see his gaze, so he stretched out his hand to pull him closer, and patted his head.

"Don't be nervous, I have no other intentions."

"After the city of Hexa, I guessed a little bit. Except for the twins, there can be no two people who are exactly the same."

He paused, and suddenly burst into a warm and nostalgic smile.

"Do you still remember the time when you asked me about Zhong Dingwen? I told you that it was the word 'Cui'."

"In the past few decades, the most famous twins of the Central Plains family are naturally rumored to be the head of the Lu family in Qijiang City in Nanjun."

"It is said that Lu Tao's wife, Mrs. Cui, gave birth to two children at a time. They were twins of one child and two sons. But the family firmly believed that twins would bring disasters to the family. Punishment to be lowered. If this matter is to be confirmed, not only will Lu Tao’s position as Patriarch be lost, he and his younger brother Lu Bei will also be reduced to a branch and move out of Lu’s ancestral house in Qijiang City.”

"Afterwards, Lu Tao bloodbathed Qijiang City."

Seeing that Ning Fei was listening seriously, Feng Kai pulled him aside to sit down, and told him what he knew in detail.

"Water transportation is huge profits. The Lu family controls the entire ancient waterway of the Nanjiang River, which is equivalent to holding the only channel for sea ships to enter and leave the Central Plains. The Lu family has also prospered for hundreds of years relying on this golden waterway,"

"The person who started the incident was the descendant of the third son of the previous generation of the Lu family. Speaking of which, he was the cousin of Lu Tao's brother. Because of the rationing of water transportation on the ancient waterway of the Nanjiang River, he has always been at odds with Lu Tao."

"The exact reason is unknown now. But at that time, Lu Tao had just taken over the position of Patriarch, and his foothold was not stable. It is said that this cousin directly exposed the twins at the clan meeting."

"The entire Lu family was shaken. The elder Lu was aggressive. He not only sent people to blockade Qijiang City, but also led people to search Lu Tao's back house. This matter caused a lot of trouble, but he never found another child."

"Afterwards, the branch forcibly opened the ancestral hall to convene the clan meeting, and even snatched Lu Shiji and poured the secret medicine to force Lu Tao to hand over another son. Lu Tao has always denied it, but at this time, the steady wife and nanny who had previously admitted the twins suddenly backtracked. , and slammed his head to death in the hall to prove his innocence, completely breaking the witness."

"The practice of the branch aroused public outrage. Lu Tao's younger brother, Lu Bei, led the soldiers into the city starry night. All the departments of the Lu family except the branch gave their full support. The clansmen were wiped out."

"In those few days, I don't know how many people died in Qijiang City. After that, the Nanjiang ship sank. Brother Fei should also know that a whole boat of people died on the ancient waterway."

"In that case, even if you really have a second son, you can't take it out. Otherwise, not only will the eldest son not be saved, but the second son and your family's wealth and status will also be involved."

There was no emotion in Ning Fei's eyes.

"What about Lu Shiji? The drugged child, how did he survive?"

Feng Kai was taken aback for a moment, as if he didn't expect such a calm reaction from him.

But he still answered seriously.

"After pacifying the internal strife in the clan, Lu Tao posted a message to find a good doctor from all over the world to treat his son's illness, but it was unsuccessful. Later, Lu Bei went to sea and invited an expert from the overseas fairy island to Qijiang City, and he was cured. Lu Shiji's illness."

Oh.

Ning Fei nodded, expressionless, but secretly sneered in his heart.

What kind of fairy island, what kind of expert outside the world, will anyone really believe this thing?

I'm afraid it wasn't for Lu Shiji who was a healthy child in the first place, and it was the poor bastard Yuanshen who was poisoned.If Lu Tao deliberately put the abandoned child on the bright side to attract attention, then he would be too stupid.The left and right original bodies will also be thrown away, so they simply block the last knife for their brothers, gain the last wave of sympathy for their father, and clean up the white line by the way to stabilize the family status.

It really... completely squeezed out all the oil and water.

"The Lu family has a ship?"

Ning Juzi raised his eyes, and there was a faint black flame burning in his eyes.

"To go to Xiandao to find a hermit, the Lu family's sea boat should not be small, right?"

After finishing speaking, he saw the man in front of him looking at him with a strange look.

Ning Fei touched her nose.

"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"

"No."

Feng Kai shook his head and suddenly smiled.

"It's just that I didn't expect that you were paying attention to the Lu family's boat."

"if not?"

Ning Fei raised her eyes and looked at Feng Kai steadfastly, her voice was a little cold.

"What do you think I should worry about?"

The tone of what he said was already a little angry, but Feng Kai didn't mind.

He indulged Ning Fei's little anger, and replied in a gentle voice.

"I thought you would be angry because of the previous mistreatment. If you want revenge, I can..."

"I'll do it myself."

Ning Juzi interrupted him with a serious expression.

"Blindly treat myself as a victim, repeatedly entangled in the pain of being hurt and mistreated, the only one who suffers is myself, and my enemy will not feel a little bit distressed."

"It's their turn to taste this taste only when they are beaten hard."

"The most painful thing in the world is a one-step difference. If you owe me, I will get it back myself."

"If you want to help me, you will tell the truth about the situation of the Lu family, and let me have a mental preparation."

Hearing what he said, Feng Kai nodded.

He didn't try to persuade him any more, and there was undisguised appreciation in his eyes.

"Nanjun and Qijiang City are now under the control of the Lu family. The aristocratic families in Nanjun, including the Cui family, are just vassals attached to the Lu family to survive, and they are all working for Lu Tao and Lu Bei brothers."

"The two of them have one civil and one martial arts. Lu Tao is a man of wit and scheming, and his emotions are invisible. He has lived in the Lu Mansion of Qijiang City all year round. He is the core figure of the Lu family. Lu Bei seems to be a scholar, but in fact, he Master the sea-going ship trade of the Lu fleet."

"It is said that he is fond of men, and loves handsome young men the most. He has affairs with many young gentlemen from aristocratic families. He is very romantic."

"However, Lu Bei can't live in Qijiang City. He spends most of his time practicing boats at the mouth of the Nanjiang River. The largest ship under his command is called Tianyuan, which has five floors. It is said that it can carry more than 6000 soldiers. It is the largest ship in the industry. It has not been seen so far. adversary."

"In addition to Tianyuan, it is said that the Lu family has dozens of large ships with countless sailors. Nanjiangkou only knows about the Lu family, but does not know that there is an emperor. Lu Bei dominates shipping, and every year he can traffic a lot of good things from the sea to the south. Jiangcheng."

Having said that, Feng Kai paused.

"Otherwise, with the royal family's fear of the aristocratic family, how can the Lu family be so ostentatious, that they will not become an official if they can't say that they won't be an official, and they won't show any face?"

"It's all because the Lu family's fleet has already become unrivaled in the world, and there will be no rivals to compete with it for a hundred years!"

Hearing what he said, Ning Fei frowned slightly.

"In this case, how can the emperor bear it?"

"So what if you can't bear it?"

Feng Kai sneered.

"The waterways of the Nanjiang River are all in the hands of the Lu family, and the ships of the Ministry of War are less than half of the Lu family's. Once the Lu family turns their faces, the Tian family will not be able to take advantage of it. The two mouths in the southeast and southeast will be blocked. The Lu family can only lock half of the golden waterways of the Nanjiang River." towards the Salt Road."

"However, the Lu family has always shown that they have no intention of power and never participated in the court struggles. Even if the Tian family knew that the Lu family had grown into a giant beast, they could only turn a blind eye and close one eye, and let him go. "