More traffic, row upon row.The first mobile terminal of this novel is published in Yiyang: Yiyang in February, a river is beginning to bloom in spring, and the green hills on both sides of the river are covered with green.Thousands of boats compete in the Zijiang River leading to Yiyang, hundreds of boats compete for the stream, and as far as the eye can see, the stars are swaying in it, just like a landscape painting.On the bow of a ship in the middle of the river, a young man in a white coat and gray robe was extremely melancholy at this time, which seemed incompatible with this beautiful scenery.The ship was full of goods, with small yellow flags painted with the word "king" in red.There were more than thirty young strong men standing next to the goods, holding a one-meter-long arquebus in their hands and carrying a three-inch-wide broadsword behind them.The young man was in his twenties, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and a fair face, like a weak scholar."
Third Young Master, it's cold on the river, you better go back to the cabin and rest."
The shout came from behind the young man, it was a burly middle-aged man, and the third young master in the middle-aged man's mouth was the third son of the Qiao family of the Shangjia family in Qi County, Shanxi, Qiao Zhiqing.Qiao Zhiqing's three brothers, lost their father at an early age, and were raised by their eldest brother Qiao Zhiguang.The second brother Qiao Zhiyuan is talented and intelligent, and he was already a famous talent when he was young, which coincided with the accession of Emperor Tongzhi to the throne and the opening of the department.Qiao Zhiyuan went to the capital to participate in the examination a few days ago, and the family's business had to fall on Qiao Zhiqing."
Brother Wang, are you almost in Yiyang" Qiao Zhiqing's heart was a little anxious, in the world he lived in, from Shanxi to Hunan, the slowest was only three days.It has been more than a month since I left home, and I just stepped into the realm of Hunan the day before yesterday.Brother Wang in Qiao Zhiqing's mouth, whose real name is Wang Shumao, is the young owner of Pingyao Tongxing Dart Bureau.His father, Wang Zhengqing, known as the "Noodle King", was poor in his family when he was a child, and he made a living by kneading noodles in a noodle restaurant in the capital, so his arm strength was amazing.After worshiping the martial arts of Emperor Daoguang to teach Jia Diankui as a teacher, the internal and external boxing methods are integrated, and the establishment of the Tongxing Dart Bureau for ten years, has not lost a dart, known as "the first dart in North China".Wang Shumaoqing is better than the blue out of the blue, and now he is over thirty years old, and his achievements are not under his father.Qiao Zhiqing went to Hunan for the first time to sell tea, and he did not get rid of the long-haired rebellion.For the sake of safety, I spent a lot of money to hire the guards of the Tongxing Dart Bureau."
Third Young Master, don't worry, we are going down the Zijiang River, and the boat will go to Yiyang when it gets dark."
Behind Wang Shuqing's hands, he looked into the distance calmly, and his body couldn't help but reveal a domineering spirit.Qiao Zhiqing turned around and chuckled, silently entered the cabin, and found a dark position to sit down.Only when the night fell, Qiao Zhiqing could temporarily deceive himself, it was just a dream, everything could return to its original state after opening his eyes, but after waking up countless times, Qiao Zhiqing slowly accepted the fact that he had crossed over.To say that this crossing is something that countless otaku dream of, but it is really Qiao Zhiqing's turn, to paraphrase a common saying, that is, standing and talking does not hurt your back.Traveling to the peaceful and prosperous era, the princes and generals were in the prime minister's house, but they came to the early years of Tongzhi impartially, and they could think of what kind of political situation was currently with their heels.What was the situation in the early years of Tongzhi, in the north, his lustful Xianfeng father was beaten by foreigners to Rehe to be a shrunken turtle, and he just died.His mother Cixi and his powerful uncle Yixin got involved, and they were going to put a curtain behind his ass to be Wu Zetian.The capital has been ruined by foreign devils, and the Old Summer Palace in the Garden of Ten Thousand Gardens is not mentioned, and now it may have become dust.In the south, Hong Xiuquan had been the emperor of Nanjing for almost ten years, and the prosperous Jiangnan was tossed by his people, and starvation was everywhere.After this Chinese son of God became the emperor, he did not want to make progress, greedy for enjoyment, and made the heavens angry and resentful, and God could not cover him.At this time, the Taiping army was at the end of its strong crossbow, and it was only a matter of time before Nanjing broke the city.Qiao Zhiqing even regretted a little, if he hadn't gone into the water to be a hero that day, maybe he would have completed his military service in the army, go home and rely on his parents' relationship to become a small civil servant.Holding his girlfriend every day, eating hot pot, singing songs, and living his own little life leisurely.It is also a great luck in misfortune, the beggars of the Great Qing Kingdom are everywhere, and fortunately they are crossing the body of the third son of the Qiao family, to say that this crossing is also a technical job.Because of the bandits of the Taiping Army, the Qiao family has not been to Jiangnan for many years, and they can barely survive on their previous family background.At present, the capital turnover is not working, the oil is running out, and the lamp is dry, so it is really a last resort, so I took the risk to come to Hunan to exchange leather goods for Anhua black tea and sell.The best Mongolian leather goods transported on the ship have been piled up in the warehouse in Baotou.The biggest problem facing Qiao Zhiqing now is how to bring the Qiao family back to life."
Third Young Master, come out quickly, there is a situation" Qiao Zhiqing closed his eyes and was just confused for a while, when Wang Shumao's shout came from outside the cabin."
What's wrong" Qiao Zhiqing stepped out of the hatch, it was already dusk, the waves on the river were turbulent, and the cargo ship that was only photographed rolled left and right."
There seems to be a long hair in front of you, should we take a hand" Wang Shumao pointed to a few small boats not far away and asked quietly, the most taboo thing for dart walkers is to meddle in things, after all, strong dragons do not suppress the head snake, more things are better than less things."
Don't worry, let's watch for a while."
Qiao Zhiqing looked carefully, there were more than a dozen small boats in front of him besieging a flower boat in the middle, and the flower boat rushed left and right, but it was still firmly surrounded inside.The strong men on the boat were all armed with large swords and spears, with red scarves wrapped around their heads and red belts around their waists, apparently dressed as Taipings.The kung fu of speaking, only a hundred meters away from the Taiping army, the Taiping army on the boat did not seem to have the intention of provoking Qiao Zhiqing, only cared about the flower boat in the middle, five or six strong men had already gotten on the boat one after another, and the boatman was also cut down and overboard.When Qiao Zhiqing's cargo ship passed, a frightened shout and scolding suddenly came from the flower boat, and a girl in her twenties got out of the bed cabin and jumped loudly for help."
Stop the boat, save people."
Qiao Zhiqing commanded loudly, and the captain, who had already been prepared, threw down the anchor.He died before he crossed because of saving people, and it was not Qiao Zhiqing's style to see death or not to save him, and the girl on the flower boat seemed to be quite good.The Taiping army on the boat seemed to be a little surprised, and they all shouted angrily at Qiao Zhiqing, waving the swords and guns in their hands.Qiao Zhiqing sneered, and made a color at Wang Shumao, and then the gunfire in the dart master's hand rang out.The boats on both sides were only a dozen meters apart, and after the gunfire was heard, half of the people on the other side were shot and fell into the water, which immediately dyed the surrounding river red.The dart masters used the old-fashioned bird guns, which were fired once, and had to go through a series of complicated actions such as charging propellants, loading leads, opening the fire door, igniting the powder, and closing the fire door, and the firing speed was very slow.After a gunshot, Wang Shumao decisively ordered his subordinates to throw away the bird gun and pull out the big knife on his back.The Taiping army suffered a loss, and there were still thirty or forty people left, all of whom were holding back their grievances, and they all turned the bow of the ship and outflanked Qiao Zhiqing's cargo ship.In the blink of an eye, a dozen ropes with iron hooks were thrown onto the cargo ship, and thirty or forty people climbed up on all sides along the ropes.Although the dart masters are perennial darts outside, they are northerners after all and are not accustomed to water.It is already difficult to stand firm on the splint, let alone rush and slash, and the Taiping army is fierce, and it is not easy to disperse and encircle, so they can only line up and let the Taiping army climb onto the cargo ship.Fortunately, the Taiping army did not bring bows and arrows, so they could only rush to the splint with large swords and spears, and the two sides fought together like enemies.The formation of the dart masters came from the mandarin duck formation when Qi Jiguang resisted the Japanese, but the formation was reduced, with five people as a team, both offensive and defensive.Everyone practiced the formation when they had nothing to do, and they were already proficient in their hearts, and they killed more than ten people in an instant, and surrounded the remaining Taiping army in the middle.Although Qiao Zhiqing said that he was a white-faced young master, after all, he had been a scout for more than half a year before the crossing, and he still remembered the routine of killing, so he had already pulled out his waist knife from his body and cut several ropes at the bow of the ship, and the Taiping army under the rope fell into the water accordingly.Suddenly, a cold light flashed in front of Qiao Zhiqing's eyes, and a strong man in armor jumped from under the boat, carrying an oxtail scimitar in his hand, majestic, and he knew at a glance that he was the leader of the Taiping Army.Qiao Zhiqing shuddered, and hurriedly leaned back, and at the same time, the oxtail knife in his hand slashed horizontally, blocking the attack of the comer, and his body hurriedly jumped back."
I don't know if I'm a dog, grandpa will cut you first."
The leader jumped on the head of the bed, and with a sigh of anger in his mouth, he jumped to his feet and slashed down with his sword.Qiao Zhiqing held the knife above his head in both hands and took it stiffly.With a "bang", the two knives met, and a little spark suddenly appeared.The leader of the Taiping army is infinitely powerful, and the power on the oxtail knife is like a tide, layer after layer.Qiao Zhiqing's arms were numb, his knees were weak, and he couldn't help kneeling on the ground.A cold light flashed in the leader's eyes, he turned around, and slashed at Qiao Zhiqing's neck with a round oxtail knife.Qiao Zhiqing's strength was exhausted, but he couldn't dodge, and when he saw it, blood splattered three feet, and the corpse was separated.At this time, I only heard a shout from the side, and a big knife was cut down in the air, cutting off the oxtail knife of the leader of the Taiping Army, and the broken knife grazed Qiao Zhiqing's neck, which really scared Qiao Zhiqing into a cold sweat.The person who came was Wang Shumao, and the treasure knife in his hand was as sharp as clay, which is said to be the treasure knife of the Yang family in the Northern Song Dynasty.The leader of the Taiping army was shocked by the power of the broadsword, took a few steps back, and looked at the broken knife in his hand in disbelief.Wang Shumao took advantage of the situation to stride forward, slashed a knife, and put the blade on the neck of the leader of the Taiping Army in the second move.Qiao Zhiqing glanced at Wang Shumao gratefully, got up and put the tip of the knife on the leader's chest, and shouted, "Quickly let your men put down their weapons." ”As he spoke, the tip of the knife went in for three minutes, and blood splattered out along the blood tank.The leader grinned in pain and agreed again and again."
Listen to my orders and lay down your weapons."
The leader closed his eyes and yelled in despair, and now in his mind, I am afraid that only the desire to survive is left.At this time, there were about a dozen people left in the Taiping army, and they had long lost their desperate blood, and when they heard the leader's words, they hurriedly threw away the swords and guns in their hands.The leader was obviously shocked by Wang Shumao's knife power, and after shouting, he couldn't stop spitting blood outward.Qiao Zhiqing was surprised, you must know that in his time, this kind of skill that causes internal injuries is rare, and even when they scouts are hand-to-hand, they rely on skills to kill, and they unconsciously admire Wang Shumao a little more in their hearts."
Third Young Master, this group of long-haired thieves is to kill or stay" Wang Shumao whispered in Qiao Zhiqing's ear, Qiao Zhiqing knew in his heart that if he let this group of people go back alive and find a large team of people, he and the dart masters are afraid that they will not return.But killing these captives alive is impossible for a person who has been educated in modern civilization to do in any way."
Tie them up with ropes, and when they come ashore, hand them over to the officers."
Qiao Zhiqing thought about it or asked the officials and soldiers to do these things, they liked to ask for merit and reward the most.Wang Shumao answered, and then ordered to go down, and after a while, the Taiping army was tied up tightly
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