Although Yang Guang's dragon boat was large, it was a forbidden area for foreign ministers. In addition to being on board the boat to worship and discuss matters, foreign ministers were not allowed to stay on the dragon boat, nor could they sleep overnight on the dragon boat. Except for the emperor and the guards on duty, a male fly was not allowed to appear. Even the eunuchs who were gone below could only live on the bottom floor of the dragon boat. The middle floors were the residences of concubines and palace maids in the harem.

Gao Bufan is naturally no exception, so after boarding the boat and paying homage to Yang Guang every day, he returns to the shore and rides on horseback. At night, he camps and slept on the canal with a group of soldiers. Pei Xingyan and Su Dingyue and other Qianniu Guards would get off the boat and go ashore when they didn’t have to be on duty, and accompanied Gao Bufan to ride on the road, chat and fuck, and practice martial arts.

Gao Bufan and Pei Xingyan have a life-long friendship. They are not brothers but brothers. They haven’t seen each other for more than a year, so they naturally have endless things to say. They can’t finish talking. They talk about their experiences over the past year, but they don’t feel bored on the road.

It is said that Pei Xingyan's father Pei Renji was dismissed from his post. Later, Pei Xingyan used his merits to punish his father. Pei Renji was able to be reinstated and followed Yang Guang's second Eastern Expedition. This time, Pei Renji made contributions and won several battles, so he was commended. He was promoted from Zuo Guanglu to Guanglu Dafu, and is currently ordered to guard Hulao Pass. After a while, it is estimated that Pei Xingyan will also be transferred to Hulao Pass to assist his father in guarding the pass.

On this day, the imperial fleet entered the boundary of Guantao County. Gao Bufan boarded the ship as usual to attend the morning court. After the morning court, the ministers were planning to get off the ship and leave. At this time, the dragon boat suddenly shook slightly and stopped.

The ministers in the court couldn't help but look at each other. What happened? Did they hit the boat? Who dared to hit the dragon boat without eyes?

Yang Guang, on the imperial throne, looked slightly dark and asked, "What happened?"

Pei Xingyan, who was on duty outside, quickly stepped in to report: "Your Majesty, it seems that a large ship has sunk in the river in front of you."

Yang Guang frowned, stood up from the dragon throne and walked out of the court, and went straight to the deck at the bow of the ship. A group of guards and eunuchs hurriedly followed, and the courtiers followed out in confusion, naturally including Gao Bufan.

The autumn rain fell for seven or eight days in a row and it has stopped now. This morning, the weather was sunny, the sun was shining, and the cool breeze blew, which was very comfortable.

Let’s talk about Yang Guang leading the crowd to the bow of the boat and asked condescendingly: “Why did the ship stop suddenly?”

After a moment, an official in charge of the boat rolled and climbed up the stairs and fell to the ground to report: "Back to the emperor, a three-story ship in the river ahead sank, blocking the river, and the ship cannot pass, and it takes time to salvage, and it may take a long time to delay the throne."

Yang Guang's face darkened and said coldly: "Which building is it? Don't you know that my imperial ship will pass after the day? You don't even avoid it in advance. Are the local officials in Guantao County living impatiently?"

The official was so scared that he didn't dare to see through it. He said in a trembling voice: "Go back to the emperor, it's not clear whose ship it is. I have sent someone to find the magistrate of Guantao to find out the situation."

Yang Guang said coldly: "No need, the magistrate of Guantao County neglects the emperor's throne and dismisses his post on the spot to investigate and investigate. He immediately sent someone to clear the shipwreck and handle it within noon, otherwise I will remove your head."

"As for your order!" The official ship should be a head of the Ministry of Works. He left the dragon ship like a fire. He should have mobilized people to clear the wreck.

Gao Bufan had a very good eye. Standing on the building boat, he looked at it and saw a bow capsized in the middle of the river channel, with the bow raised high. It could be seen that it was a three-story boat on the first floor, which was estimated to be five or six meters high, with a hull of about twenty meters long, occupying nearly half of the waterway. If Yang Guang's dragon boat had to pass by smoothly, he had to salvage the bow boat.

Gao Bufan couldn't help but wondered secretly that the forecastle ship was so huge, and the water surface of the canal was stable and there were no stormy waves, so why did it capsize? Moreover, the hull looked very new, so it should be a new ship, so it was unlikely that it would leak water, right?

Something weird!

At this time, several small boats responsible for the opening of the road had sailed to the side of the overturned ship for investigation, and the leader was a captain of the Xiaoguo Army.

The Xiaoguo Army is the newly recruited Royal Guards of Yang Guang. The soldiers were all from Guanzhong, strong and brave, so they were named Xiaoguo, which means brave and good at fighting. They belonged to the left and right palaces, and they were respectively equipped with three generals of Zhechonglang and Guoyilang. These six people were Yang Guang's confidants, and they were not subordinate to each other, and only obeyed Yang Guang. Therefore, the Xiaoguo Army was the imperial guards among the imperial guards, that is, Yang Guang's private army. No one could be mobilized except him.

"How strange, there is no one on the boat, and there are no corpses on the river. Could it be that the boatmen are dead under the cabin?" The Xiaoguo Army Captain took a small boat and circled around the boat. No living people were found, nor dead bodies were found. He couldn't help but wonder and waved his hand: "You two get on the boat to see the situation."

At the command of the Xiaoguo Captain, two flexible scouts climbed onto the tilted tower ship. Before they could enter the warehouse to check, they smelled a pungent smell of sulfur. Then there was a loud bang. The tower ship suddenly exploded violently. The two scouts were blown into pieces on the spot. The small boats around the big ship were also overturned by the violent explosion shock wave. All of them fell into the water. The scene was in a mess, and the miserable turmoil was everywhere, and the river water turned blood red.

Although the dragon boat was far away, the loud noise was still deafening. The air waves came in a few seconds, causing a strong storm. Queen Xiao next to Yang Guang was so scared that she was shivering. She screamed and fell to the ground. Yang Guang was also so scared that he hurriedly fell down. The ministers were tilted and in a mess!

"Protect the car!" Pei Xingyan shouted loudly, and Qianniu Guard bravely stepped forward to guard Yang Guang and Empress Xiao in the middle, and hurriedly evacuated the deck.

However, at this moment, the dragon boat suddenly shook several times, and the hull slowly tilted. Then someone from the lower layer shouted in panic: "No, the dragon boat has entered the water, the dragon boat has entered the water!"

The scream was like a ghost roar at midnight. The ministers were so scared that they were scattered. The order on the boat was in chaos. The terrifying screams of the palace maids and concubines resounded throughout the sky. People rushed out, and some even jumped directly from several floors to the river, making a mess.

The calmest person on the boat is Gao Bufan at this moment, because he is the perfect king in the water. He saw his feet standing on the deck like roots, staring at the water surface with a sharp look, and shouting in a deep voice: "Don't panic, the dragon boat is huge, it is not easy to sink, the canal water is shallow and cannot spread to the upper level. Be careful of underwater thieves attacking."

Gao Bufan's voice seemed to be able to penetrate the golden cracked stones. Although the chaotic grooves on the boat were still clearly heard in everyone's ears. The guards calmed down first and ran to the upper level. The old ministers were old fried dough sticks who were used to the wind and waves, and they also calmed down.

Although Yang Guang was a little panicked, he was generally calm. The soldiers and guards were planning to protect him and rush off the boat. After hearing Gao Bufan's words, Yang Guang actually said decisively: "Go back to the main hall!"

Pei Xingyan and others had already run to the stairs, but when they heard this, they protected Yang Guang and went to the main hall. The ministers also cleverly followed Yang Guang to the main hall. Only the palace maids and eunuchs were still rushing and screaming like headless flies on the boat.

At this moment, bang bang bang, countless men in black appeared under the water around the dragon boat like shells. These men in black were very good at water. Everyone bit the sharp blade and climbed the dragon boat very aggressively and rushed towards the top level, with a very clear goal.

"The sky is dead, Huang Tian should stand up, kill the foolish monarch and enjoy peace!"

"Kill the foolish monarch and enjoy peace!"

"Kill the foolish monarch and enjoy peace!"

The men in black roared with unified slogans and rushed left and right on the dragon boat, slashing when they saw people. The first ones were naturally the eunuchs and ship workers at the bottom. They were seriously injured. The men in black killed the second and third floors almost without any stop. Facing those charming palace maids and concubines, these people did not sympathize with the fragrance of jade at all. When they met, they killed them with one knife, and the blood flowed into a river and fragrant souls were everywhere.

Finally, these men in black were resisted by the big guards on the stairs between the third and fourth floors. The two men fought fiercely in the narrow space. The flexible men in black directly walked around the stairs and climbed to the highest level from the outer edge of the dragon boat, leading the war to the top deck.

Bang bang bang...

Underwater, men in black kept popping up, climbing quickly on the dragon boat like mutant zombies in the movie. Some people even used the flying claws that thieves must have for traveling at home, directly hooking the boat board and climbing up the upper floors quickly, and in one step.

At this time, the Xiaoguo Army on both sides of the shore realized that they wanted to get on the boat to rescue the car, but unfortunately the dragon boat stopped in the river again and fired an arrow, but they were worried that it would hurt their own people. It was because they were afraid of throwing rats and being unable to get off the tiger.

Fortunately, there were also Xiaoguo troops in the accompanying fleet. They brought the ships closer to the dragon boat and tried to board the ship to rescue the ship. However, the men in black seemed to have been prepared and left some people at the lower level to prevent the rescue soldiers from boarding the ship. At this time, the dragon boat was still sinking little by little, and the situation was extremely critical.
Chapter completed!