In late March, a fleet of hundreds of grain ships quietly sailed from Guangtong Canal to Chang'an.
Guangtong Canal is the Guanzhong Canal built by Yang Guang and his father Yang Jian, who ordered Yu Wenkai to build it.
The Wei River is diverted from the northwest of Daxing City, slightly following the old route of the Han Dynasty Cao Canal to the east, and then entering the Yellow River at Tongguan. It is more than 300 miles long and is named Guangtong Canal!
At the beginning of the construction of Guangtong Canal, it indeed made great contributions to the prosperity of Chang'an! But Yang Jian may not have expected that Chang'an, which he had spent all his efforts to transform, would be passed on to his son, but he would suddenly no longer live here and went to live in Luoyang and Jiangdu.
If the emperor of a country runs away, the ministers will naturally run away too!
If the minister runs away, the big family will have to run away too!
Without these consumer groups, the original Guangtong Canal suddenly went from prosperity to depression.
In addition, it is restricted by the natural dangers of Sanmenxia, and ships from the south are not willing to go here. Therefore, this waterway has quickly become a tasteless and useless thing that is a pity to abandon. No one is willing to take a second look at it.
This day, by the Qushui River.
A dock that was full of weeds and seemed to have been abandoned for a long time suddenly saw a large group of people.
These people were either riding in cars or riding horses, and although they were all dressed in regular clothes, their demeanor could not be concealed even if they were dressed in ordinary clothes.
"Old Cheng! Old Cheng! Hahaha, I came earlier than you!"
"Nonsense! You stupid bastard, your home is so close from here, it's weird if you didn't come earlier!"
"Huh? Why didn't Lao Chai see it? Didn't he go to a brothel last night and was caught by Pingyang and hanged up and beaten?"
"Get the fuck out of here! It's Lao Fang who got caught in the face, not me!"
Seeing these people gathering on the pier while talking and laughing, several families living nearby carefully looked at this group of people through the cracks in their doors, and at the same time secretly guessed in their hearts the purpose of these people's visit.
It's a pity that as ordinary people, they don't know many, few, or even any of these new faces!
If only I could be an official at this time!
Even if it's just a sixth- or seventh-grade official who has been to the imperial court! He would also be shocked to recognize that this group of people were actually the most distinguished ministers in the Tang Dynasty!
Cheng Yaojin, Chai Shao, Liu Hongji, Yuchi Gong, Xue Wanche, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji...
These people who used to stamp their feet and make the entire Tang Dynasty tremble would actually appear together in such a desolate place?
Moreover, this is not over yet, on the road leading here, there are still people gathering here one after another!
At the end, when a young man wearing a moon-white gown arrived, everyone present immediately stood in awe and saluted him!
The Wannian County magistrate who came after hearing the news happened to see this scene when he was dismounting!
When he opened his eyes wide and saw the young man's appearance clearly, he rolled his eyes without saying a word and fainted to the ground.
"Your Majesty, why are you here? Such a white dragon fish costume is really inappropriate! I respectfully request your Majesty to return to the palace as soon as possible!"
At this time, no one would care about a small county magistrate. When Li Shimin smiled and asked everyone to waive the courtesy, Du Ruhui solemnly stepped forward and offered his hands, trying to persuade Li Shimin to return to the palace.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin just waved his hand indifferently: "I am just quiet and restless. I can come out and have a look at will. My dear, don't worry! I remember when I was on the battlefield with you, thousands of troops came to kill you. Now here we are. In Chang'an, who can do anything to me?"
"But..." Du Ruhui wanted to say something more, but was slapped hard by a bear's paw on the shoulder.
"Oh! Lao Du! Your Majesty is right. We, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, have all been dealt with. Why are you so afraid of a bird? You are just like Wei Zheng now, chirping like a mother-in-law!"
Cheng Yaojin's loud voice rang in his ears, and his words made not only Du Ruhui roll his eyes.
Even the people who were standing next to him hurriedly took a few steps back. Either looking at the sky or the water, in short, they all look like I don’t know you...
Among them, there was a middle-aged man with a dark face who was trembling with anger. He pointed at Cheng Yaojin and cursed: "Old man Cheng! In front of His Majesty and his colleagues today, tell me clearly why I am blabbering, mother-in-law and mother-in-law!"
Cheng Yaojin, who was originally very proud, looked at this person, his face changed, and then he said with some embarrassment: "Ahem, Wei Zheng? Why are you here?! You are not familiar with Xiao Han."
Wei Zheng was so angry that he almost poked Cheng Yaojin's nose with his finger: "Old man Cheng, don't change the subject! If you don't speak clearly today, I will definitely ask your Majesty to punish you for slander!"
"I, Old Cheng, slandered you?"
Looking at the finger pointing at him, Cheng Yaojin became a little impatient. He said to Wei Zheng in a strange voice: "Look at you now. You are chasing after my words and talking to that chirp." What’s the difference between a little old lady?”
"you you!!"
"What's wrong with me? You want to fight? Okay! I happen to have some stiffness in my body recently. Come on, come on, Lao Cheng, let me give you a hand. Don't tell me that I'm bullying you, a little old lady~"
"Hahaha……"
On the shore, the emperors and ministers of the Tang Dynasty were "happily gathering together" for "intimate greetings".
On the clear water, a row of grain boats came slowly from a distance.
Someone on the leading ship saw the situation on the dock first, hesitated for a moment, and hurriedly ran to the cabin.
Not long after, a young man who was not handsome but still came out of the cabin and waved and shouted excitedly.
Needless to say, this person is none other than Xiao Han!
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A few days ago, his big ship was secretly tampered with in Sanmenxia, and the rope was broken. It was about to hit the rocks, destroying the ship and killing everyone!
At this critical moment, fortunately, Lao Fan stayed calm in the face of danger and firmly controlled the rudder, so that the ship would not go sideways and could rush backwards vertically towards the pillar stone.
Thinking of that moment, even now, Xiao Han still feels a little weak in his legs and feet!
The Yellow River roars beneath me!
The rope is flying in front of me!
Behind him is a pillar stone that can crush everything!
No matter how you look at it, this is a desperate fate that cannot escape death!
But just when they closed their eyes helplessly, waiting for the violent impact that was about to come.
The stern of the boat that was the first to rush towards the mainstay suddenly drew an arc!
Immediately afterwards, driven by the stern of the boat, the entire hull scraped against the mainstone and rushed downstream!
During the whole process, except for a piece of the side of the ship that was crushed by a huge rock, the entire ship seemed to be alive, automatically bypassing this deadly stone!
Seeing this magical scene, almost everyone collapsed to the ground.
Xiaodong, Lengzi and others all attributed the credit for escaping to Xiao Han!
It was thought that Xiao Hanfu was lucky enough to drag them back from the gate of hell!
This statement was quickly unanimously affirmed by everyone on the ship. In the end, even Xiao Han himself was doubting: Could it be that he was really destined? !
In the end, the tired old Fan told the truth.
It turns out that this pillar stone also has a name, called Come to Me!
If you cross Sanmenxia from upstream and the ship passes through the human gate, it must rush straight towards this stone. When it gets close, there will naturally be undercurrents that lead the ship to avoid it.
