Concubine Yu's biography

Ji Yuan opened his eyes wide and looked out, thinking that Gu Wenyou came so fast, it took less than half a day for him to leave!

But looking at it... it seems that something is wrong...

Suddenly, he suddenly lost his center of gravity, and he fell to one side involuntarily. Fortunately, he quickly supported the wall with his eyesight and hands, so he fell face-to-face without shame.

He didn't realize what happened, a guy bent over and ran over, threw him to the ground, and gestured for silence.

"Don't make a sound, go back to the cabin immediately, the boat will accelerate to the maximum speed in a while, pay attention to find something to hold it, don't fall!" The man said so, put the hand behind Ji Yuan's back, and motioned him to go back quickly.

Although Ji Yuan didn't understand, he was also aware of current affairs, just like the guy when he first arrived, he stooped carefully and entered the cabin.

The guy waited for Ji Yuan to go in, carefully walked around the mast, pulled the sail to the highest position, and then quickly entered the cabin.

"What happened?" San'er, who accidentally bumped into a bag just now, asked while grabbing a boat pole.

"It might be a pirate, a bandit who robbed at sea." Ji Yuan guessed based on the situation just now.But is the person at the helm of this ship constantly speeding up to get rid of them directly?But in terms of the wind direction and momentum just now, it is obvious that they are not in the upper hand.

After a while, the speed of the cargo ship seemed to have increased to the maximum, and the speed of the ship gradually stabilized.When he walked to the window in the courtyard, he saw that the big ship emitting black smoke was still chasing after him, and the distance was very close.

"Three masters! Come here!"

Ji Yuan turned around, "Brother Kun? Xiao Shen?"

The three of them responded, Shen Qiu and Peng Kun brought them to the bottom cabin and opened the side door at the waist of the boat.

Zhuge Jie immediately understood the meaning, and boarded the boat with San'er according to their instructions.Ji Yuan glanced at the mountains of goods hoarded behind him, and was also pushed over, then Shen Qiu also sat up, and Peng Kun gestured to them inside to close the door with a knot.

At this moment, the cargo ship that had been sailing with the wind suddenly forcibly sailed to the side, Shen Qiu took advantage of this blocked opportunity to paddle desperately, away from the scope of the cargo ship.The three of them helped him without thinking.

The boat rowed farther and farther, and Ji Yuan glanced at the big boat that hadn't disappeared from sight from time to time.They were too far away, and with Ji Yuan's poor eyesight, he couldn't see how far the two ships were apart. Suddenly, a fire suddenly lit up in the distance.

Seeing that his movements were stagnant, Shen Qiu also turned his head, he was relieved when he saw it, and said: "Okay, I'm fine for now."

It was two ships that caught fire.

Zhuge Ji didn't know what trick they were playing again, and just kept silent as a bystander.

"Don't worry, brother Kun's water skills are good, he will come up in a while." Shen Qiu comforted him.

"But the person at the helm..." The boat had been burning in the direction against the wind, and it was still moving in that direction in an orderly manner. Ji Yuan frowned, a little confused.

Shen Qiu laughed loudly, "There is no man at the helm, it is a mechanism tied to the rudder wheel in advance, it turns automatically, no one is needed."

Just as they were talking, a huge shadow suddenly enveloped their heads.

The four of them raised their heads at the same time. The jet-black hull was twice as high as the deck height of the cargo ship just now.

San'er opened his mouth wide, and saw two rolls of hemp rope put down on it, one person peeked his head, and the people next to him yelled to let them go up.

——Gu Wenyou.

The four climbed onto the big boat, panting and patting their clothes.

At this time, Gu Wenyou didn't look like Shang Yu at all. He was wearing black simple clothes, and something seemed to be smeared on his shiny hair. Behind him were two people who were also not dressed in Shang Yu, and one was holding a lion-headed cane. , one holding a hat.

He stepped forward to pat Ji Yuan on the shoulder and asked, "Are you all right?"

Ji Yuan glanced in all directions and shook his head dumbly.

Gu Wenyou glanced to the side, and immediately someone came up to take Zhuge Yu and his son to change clothes and rest.Ji Yuan ignored all the well-trained people around and followed him into the cabin.

Ji Yuan looked around and sat down calmly.When he came back to his senses, he found that Gu Wenyou was staring at him without blinking, and the atmosphere was vaguely awkward.

He waved his hand, and all the servants withdrew, closing the door by the way.

Gu Wenyou made tea for him, and said, "Don't be surprised, although I know you will be even more surprised when you get on the boat."

Ji Yuan stared at a solitary floating tea stalk in the teacup, and asked his confusion, "Is the cargo on that ship empty?"

Gu Wenyou shook his head and laughed, Ji Yuan's focus was really unbelievable.

Ji Yuan, who was ridiculed for no reason, frowned, thinking what was so funny.

"I thought you could guess something, or don't you believe me? You don't even want to ask?"

Ji Yuan, who really didn't expect anything at first, thought along his train of thought, and a sentence popped out of his head, "Planned?"

It is quite frustrating that the mouth is faster than the brain, and it was too late for Ji Yuan to realize it, but when he saw Gu Wenyou's smiling expression, he affirmed this sentence.

"Is... a person from the court?" He calmed down.

"Yes," Gu Wenyou said frankly, "I don't know who it is, but judging by the situation, Yu Bichu should be able to find out soon."

Ji Yuan frowned, he still didn't quite understand.

"Let's just put it this way, someone asked me to cooperate with taking your life, so I acted out the plan. But..." He tilted his head, "The ship was indeed burned. You are right, the goods on the ship are not cargo, but Flint and wine are meant to perish together."

perish together……

Gu Wenyou's meaning was actually very clear. He could have refused to agree to this plan, but he agreed to change his position and perish together... He wanted to let the other side know that he was dead, or at least his life and death were unknown.Afterwards, Yu Bi will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly, but how to find the person behind the scenes?

He thought for a while, then asked Gu Wenyou, who was drinking tea patiently, "Collusion between officials and bandits?"

"Smart!" Boss Gu put down his teacup, smiled slightly, and said that he had finally figured it out.

"Pirates have been rampant in this sea area for a long time. The cargo ships and fishing boats have been robbed. The local officials around Yudu are not free, and they know that there are people behind them."

It is actually not difficult to follow the clue of the magistrate to find Yudu.But it's not interesting to just drag one person out. Gu Wenyou's purpose from the very beginning was not this.

With thoughts in his heart, he looked at the serious Ji Yuan again.

"Don't worry, I've found someone to support the emperor, just wait until you come back next time to see a brand new Shang Yu."

Ji Yuan's eyes were complicated and he remained silent.

……

Yu Bichu only got the news on the third day.

The burnt boat was too far from the shore for the average fisherman to venture so far.It's just that the southeast wind has been strong in the past two days, and the position of the current is reversed. It happened that a wave rolled back the partially damaged hull.

...But it is hundreds of miles away from the pier where Ji Yuan and the others left.

"Where are the members of the Gu family? Have you confirmed everything?" Yu Bichu tried his best to suppress his emotions, even though he still looked very irritable.

"Yes... the manager of the Gu family said that at the beginning of the year, a lot of business hadn't started yet, and the cargo ships dispatched in the past half month included the one going to Xianqi."

"Is there any news about Gu Wenyou?" Yu Bi let out a big gasp, frightened the people below to think that his head was in danger, and their voices trembled in fright.

"Gu, Gu, Gu Wenyou staggered the time and took another merchant ship. Hearing from the staff that someone was following him during this time, he was afraid of causing trouble for the 'goods', so he circled outside, intending to meet again halfway... ..."

"I asked if there was any news!"

"No, no."

Yu Bi pursed his lips and glanced to the side, not daring to let go of his clenched fists.

At this time, a little eunuch ran in tremblingly and whispered a few words in Yu Jiao's ear.

Yu Jiao took a look in the hall and said softly, "Your Majesty, Lord Jiang is here."

Yu Bi was stunned, waved the speaker to go down, and told Jiang Jiang to come in.

Jiang Jiang's complexion was worse than the previous few days, there was a dead breath hidden in the sallow, and there was a feeling of dying.When Yu Bi appeared now, he didn't care about his physical condition, and asked for clues directly.

"Ahem," he habitually coughed twice before speaking, his hoarse voice was like some kind of animal in the dark, with some malicious intentions.

"All the wreckage of the cargo ship was salvaged. The Gu family found some other things after identifying them." He finished his sentence with lowered eyebrows and coughed several times. .

"I asked someone to inquire with the fishermen near the pier. It should be that the cargo ship of the Gu family encountered pirates. During the conflict, an accident occurred, resulting in the destruction of both ships."

After listening to his narration, Yu Bichu was silent for a long time, he didn't know what to ask.The accident at sea, the vast sea, and the area where he couldn't see the edge at all, he couldn't comfort himself with the auspicious person's own sky.

"Your Majesty," Jiang Jiang arched her hands, "I also found out that those pirates have some relationship with the court..."

Yu Bichu slowly opened his eyes wide, and then frowned at an extremely slow speed. His whole heart suddenly fell silent, and he uttered two words with the weight of a rock: "A thorough investigation!"

"Yes." Jiang Jiang nodded, and her face, which was about to make an expression, was distorted into a sick state by coughing.