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Chapter 213 It's the Lantern Festival Again

Luoyang Jindoushan Jindou Temple, Xuanwu North Palace.

Old Dao Bai stood in front of the curtain, wiped the portrait of Sanqing, and sighed softly: "Chun'er, hurry up and clean up here, and then notify the eyeliner in Beijing to follow us and go to Jiangdong!"

"Ah?" Chun'er was shocked when she heard this. The teacup that had just been filled in her hand shook, and the tea water spilled all over the floor. "Master, isn't it necessary here?"

Old Taoist Bai nodded, put down the portrait of Sanqing in his hand, turned around and looked at the small blue grass that had just emerged from the steps outside the window and stood with his hands behind his back: "The hibernating insects should hide deep holes, and the green pine will never hide in the secluded valleys. A hundred years ago, the battle between Buddhism and Taoism was defeated by Taoism. Chu Shanxin and Fei Shucai, two powerful people, died in a hurry. So the ancestors left Taoism and established Buddhism and hid in the secular world.

A hundred years have passed, and the Han Dynasty divided the princes together, which is the time to revitalize our religion. After being a hibernator for so many years and planning for so long, my passion for being a teacher is probably about to be cold. Therefore, today, as a teacher, we must learn the green pine in the valley and fight towards the sky, and teach the world how to correct the Taoist reputation in my teaching!"

"Master, then will we go straight to Jiangdong to meet with Master Uncle?"

"No! Our goal for this trip is Xia Pi, Xuzhou, Buddha Bath Festival!"

...

"On the Lantern Festival last year, the lights in the flower market were like day. The moon was on the willows, and people made an appointment after dusk. On the Lantern Festival this year, the moon and the lights were still there. I didn't see the people last year, and tears wet the sleeves of the spring shirt."

When Wang Li, Zhao Yun and others arrived in Xiangyang, it was not dusk, the moon was not on, and the lights were not on, but when they were last time they were having fun together, Ling'er and Zhi'er were no longer around. Ling'er stayed in Chang'an, but Zhi'er had no news.

Wang Li did not have the sadness of "not seeing people last year, tears wet the sleeves of spring shirts", but only the sadness of "the wind and rain do not pity the yellow flowers, and the rush to make people in front of the steps".

He left Xun You, Xi Zhong, Guo Jia, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others to Huangfu Song, and returned Ma Chao and Pang De to Ma Teng, and then took Zhao Yun, Ma Yunlu, Jia Xu, Zhou Cang and others to Moling (now Nanjing).

Because he received a secret letter from Jiangdongtang of Ditingying, Zurong was promoted to the prime minister of Xia Pi by Tao Qian. After Zurong arrived in Xia Pi County, he immediately developed Buddhist temples and ordered the people under his rule to recite scriptures day and night. He also moved hundreds of nuns and monks from nearby prefectures and counties to enter the county, preparing to hold a "Buddha Bathing Meeting" in Xia Pi on April 8 this year.

Since she had already known Cui Shiniang's true identity, he believed that if Cui Shiniang had taken her to Jiangdong, she would definitely go to Xia Pi to attend this "Buddha Bathing Club"!

Moling is located in Jiangdong, only one or two hundred miles away from Xia Pi, and it is a perfect place.

People come and go on the pier, and ships are shuttled.

Standing on the dock, seeing Ma Yunlu looking at the city with anticipation, Wang Li smiled and was afraid to pat him: "Zilong, today is the Chinese New Year Festival, and it is the season of the year to watch the lights. I believe that the lights in Jingzhou City have already been lit up at this time.

Although your younger brother and sister are heroines, they are also daughters. You and your younger brother are newlyweds and you will accompany your brother Yu to travel along the way. Thank you very hard, and you have never had a conversation with your younger brother and sister alone. Tonight, Brother Yu will give you a vacation, and you can take your younger brother and sister to wander around the city!"

Ma Yunlu's face suddenly showed excitement, but Zhao Yun shook his head and said seriously: "Brother, when I received the order, I had issued a military order in front of several gentlemen, and I must ensure that my brother returns intact. A man and a real man promised a thousand gold, how could he give up halfway?

My brother is in the safety of the Yanhuang Zhongxing. Now that we are outside the Xiangyang city, deep in the rule of Liu Biao, how dare Zhao slack off? It’s just a few lanterns, it’s better not to watch it. Yunlu was born into a general, and Zhao believed that Yunlu could take the overall situation into consideration. In the future, Zhao would make up for her one more Shangyuan!"

A trace of sadness flew in Ma Yunlu's eyes. Zhou Cang, Zhao Ye and others had already walked up with a chubby butler wearing silk and satin: "Young master, we are fortunate to be humiliated. We have found a Taiping Boat Gang that can go to Moling. This person is the butler of the Boat Gang."

Wang Li looked at the butler: "Are you the butler of the boat gang?"

The housekeeper piled up a smile on his cheek, revealing Maitreya Buddha

He smiled and bowed to Wang Li, saying, "Cai is the butler of the Taiping Boat Gang. Cai has met the Langjun!"

"Butler Cai, if there is chaos today, it is not easy to sail. Why do you dare to be called a balance? I'm afraid this is a bit exaggerated?" Wang Lixu raised his shoulder and looked at Butler Cai lightly.

Butler Cai smiled and pointed at Zhou Cang and said, "Since my Taiping Boat Gang dares to be named Taiping, it is naturally worthy of its name. If the husband doesn't believe it, you can ask these two brothers under your command to see if they have walked around the dock and have anyone dared to cross you?"

Seeing Zhou Cang and the others nodding, the housekeeper Cai continued, "Mr. Langjun must have come from a distance, right? Langjun doesn't know that Sun Wentai, Jiangdong, raised troops to avenge his former revenge. Now, although the troops have retreated to Jiangxia, the river has long been blocked, and all ships heading south must stop for inspection.

The oars were slobbered until the sky was clear, and their stomachs were hungry and hungry. When we went to Moling, we had to pass through the ferry controlled by our Jingzhou army and the jurisdiction of the Jiangdong army. After this trip, the silver for both armies was quite large. Where can ordinary ships make profits? Only our Cai family Taiping Boat Gang dared to go!”

"Oh? Why is that?" Wang Liqi said.

Butler Cai stroked the sparse beards under his chin and smiled proudly: "Because we are in the canal transport!"

The so-called canal transportation is a transportation method that uses river transportation, sea transportation and water and land transportation to transport grain, salt and iron, local specialties, military supplies and other items to the front line, capital, or specially designated locations.

When Qin Shihuang conquered the Huns, he transported military rations and some strategic materials to the Beihe River (now the Uga River, Inner Mongolia) through the method of transport. Similarly, Guanzhong, the capital of the Western Han Dynasty was established, and a large amount of grain and grain were transported to the Wei River through Sanmenxia, ​​the Yellow River.

Among them, the most famous canal transport channel in history was the grand canal that was connected to the north and south by collecting manpower and material resources from the country during the reign of Emperor Yang of Sui.

The profits of the canal transport were extremely large and were always controlled by the court. In the early Han Dynasty, the position of Gucai Duwei was specially established. However, due to the sluggish court of the court at this time, the Gucai Mai Mai Mai was long lost in the long river of history, while the canal transport had been gradually handed over to the family for the smuggling of money, grain, salt and iron.

This is the case with the Taiping Boat Gang, the famous Cai Mao family in Jingzhou, which made money.

Butler Cai then pointed to a two-story high but three or five meter wide and long ship at the ferry and said, "This ship is called Chengfeng. It is not afraid of storms or dangerous shoals. It is one of the best ships in my Taiping Boat Gang. Don't worry, even if you all your men under your command will not appear crowded."

"You two go to the city to take a look, just come back before the curfew!" Wang Li nodded to Zhao Yun and the others, and left them in place, taking Jia Xu, Zhou Cang and others around and followed Butler Cai to the Chengfeng.

Zhou Cang, Zhao Ye and others were naturally placed on the first floor, but Wang Li and Jia Xu went straight to the second floor.

Pushing open the window of the cabin, blowing the river breeze, feeling the boats rising and falling on the water, Wang Li looked at Jia Xu with a trace of doubts: "Mr. Wenhe, you are from Liangzhou and have been rushing between Liangzhou and Sizhou all your life. I am used to seeing yellow sand. Today, the river suddenly overturned the waves. Maybe you are used to it?"

"The lord is joking. Although Jia travels more than horses and donkey carts, he has not seen boats. In the past, when he was on the banks of the Weishui River, he was more rippling in the blue waves."

Jia Xu shook his head and sat down face to face with Wang Li: "It's because of the habit of the southerners riding a horse by boat. The lord needs to consider more. Now our army has pacified the three states of the lord, Liang and Yong. In the future, we will definitely step on the Central Plains and lead the army to Jiangdong. If the athletes under our command are not good at water battles, they may be hindered from the lord's great cause!"

Wang Li took a square scarf from the cabin and wiped his face, sighed: "Are you talking about it? Among all the generals under the tent, Zilong followed me to fight for many years, from Jizhou to Yongliang, and there is no need to say much about loyalty, civil and military strategies.

But I looked at all the generals, and my civil and military strength were magnificent, and I was well-known for my plans, and I was good at engaging in the camp.

Chen, the southern wing has extraordinary talent and is better than his strength. Bo Xun attacked the city and captured the village and treated him as if he was home. Gong Ming and his magnanimous and fierce, and his formation was neat.

The rest are like Wen Huan, Zhiran, Liang Xing and others who are brave are brave, but their wisdom is not the director. There is no one among the generals who can fight in the water, and no one is good at fighting in the water. So..."

"So, the lord plans to take advantage of the matter of Miss Zhi'er to travel to Jiangdong in person, hoping to find several generals who are good at water warfare?" Jia Xu took the topic and smiled slightly, "The lord is now on the water surface under the city of Xiangyang, and I believe he should know the Jingzhou navy.

The Xiangfan Navy and Jiangxia Navy are all the best among Jingzhou Navy. The generals Huang Zu, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun and others are also good at managing the navy. Sun Wentai Jiangdong Tigers were also very afraid of these three people when they took Jiangxia away. Did the lord like it?"

Wang Li was still interested in the Jingzhou naval army. After all, when Guan Yu later guarded Jingzhou, he flooded the seven armies and captured the famous generals of Cao's camp, Yu Jin and Pang De, and used the Jingzhou naval army.

But when it comes to the generals of the Jingzhou naval army, Wang Li could only stay away from him.

It’s not that these three people are not qualified. In fact, in history, these three people are rare naval generals in the Jingzhou system.

After Huang Zu was "Xiang Jiuling" Huang Xiang, he has been in charge of Jiangxia since he surrendered to Liu Biao. Although he was defeated repeatedly, he also fought repeatedly and fought repeatedly. He firmly controlled Jiangxia in his own hands. In several battles with the Eastern Wu, he also shot and killed the Eastern Wu naval generals Ling Cao and Xu Kun.

As for Cai Mao and Zhang Rang, if it weren't for Jiang Gan's counter-espionage plan, Cao Cao might not have had the later defeat of the Red Cliff. As for the burning of Red Cliff? Is there anything else? Perhaps it can only appear in unofficial history.

But Wang Li can only repay the character of these three people.

Huang Zu was cunning and perverted, and was a person like Liu Biao's confidant thug. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were both Liu Biao's relatives, but before Liu Biao's body was cold, he sold Jingzhou to Cao Cao and even cheated Liu Biao's eldest son Liu Qi. So much so that later Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi scolded the two: they all cooked the slaughter (zu) and destroyed them, and killed them for hundreds of years.

When it comes to naval generals throughout the Three Kingdoms period, Wang Li had quite a few in his heart.

For example: Zhou Yu, who is "There is a mistake in the song, Zhou Langgu", or Huang Gai, who is a bitter song, or who is burning the Red Cliff with a bitter plan, or who crosses the river with white clothes, causing Guan Yu to defeat Maicheng, or Lu Xun, who is 700 miles away from the camp.

Unfortunately, Huang Gai is the treasure of his Sun Hu Lao Sun family, not a product. Zhou Yu was in love with Sun Ce at this time, so he would definitely not be able to cheat him. As for the other two, Lu Meng and Lu Xun, they are probably just little kids with no hair in their hair!

In addition to the original Jingzhou Group and Jiangdong Xi, a person broke into Wang Li's mind, but Wang Li didn't know whether this person was in Yizhou or had arrived in Jingzhou now.

Wang Li shook his head and smiled bitterly at Jia Xu: "The most heroes of the navy in the world are Jingzhou and Jiangdong. Wang also has a favorite general in his heart, but this person is not a hero in Jingzhou or a man in Jiangdong, but a native of Linjiang, Ba County, Yizhou..."

"This boat was rented by us. Who are you? How dare you break in without authorization?" As soon as he said this, Zhou Cang was shouting downstairs.

Before they got up, Wang Li and the other two met each other and had not yet gotten up, they heard a sound of ping-pong sounds in the cabin on the first floor, suspected that the tables, chairs and benches were smashed into the boat, mixed with Zhou Cang's muffled groan and a rebellious roar.

"Ge, I'm big, go out and ask if there is any cabin on the water surface of Jingzhou that your grandfather can't enter. Do you dare to disturb me if you have any fucking things!"

Huh? It seems that Zhou Cang suffered a loss?

Wang Li was shocked. Although Zhou Cang's martial arts skills were only second-rate, his brute force should not be underestimated. There was an arrogant and domineering man on the ground in Jingzhou that made Zhou Cang suffer?

Who will this guy be?
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