The carp takes off its golden hook, swings its tail and shakes its head, and never comes back again. ----------"Garden Garden" by Zhang Fengyi of Ming Dynasty
It was said that Tang Zhou had gone on an expedition with three generals of the imperial court, and Zhang Ning had no hope of revenge. Chen Long arranged for Zhou Buji, Hu Ji, and Hao Pu to drive a boat to the Xiaopingjin Ferry on the Yellow River to meet him. They planned to rescue Ma Yuanyi and then go straight out of the tunnel. Yellow River Escape. After Zhao Da carried the boat for the two of them, he hurried back to the safe house. Chen Long encouraged Zhao Da for a while and then wrote another letter asking him to send someone to Huang Gai, Lingling, and asked Huang Gai to send someone to pick up Chen Qun. Zhao Danonuo agreed to continue returning to the pharmacy building and work with his servants on Luoyang's internal affairs.
Everything is arranged properly, and the red sun is setting in the west. Lu Chang purchased the food, and while Zhang Ning ate, he explained Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Army's strategic vision and troop deployment to Chen Long in detail. It turned out that Zhang Jiao wanted to directly attack Hulao Pass after Ma Yuanyi's success in Luoyang, attack from inside and outside with Ma Yuanyi's rebel troops, occupy the imperial capital in one fell swoop, and annex the entire Sili. Then the troops were stationed as Sili, and in response to Bocai of Runan and Zhang Mancheng of Nanyang, many points in the Central Plains bloomed and became one, and twenty-four Daqu Commanders sent troops together to unify the world. Unfortunately, although the calculation was good, Ma Yuanyi's first step was unexpectedly aborted due to Tang Zhou's rebellion.
After hearing this, Chen Long thought to himself that the Yellow Turban Army was actually very large in size and occupied some strategic locations. If they could manage it well and make good plans, it was unlikely that they would be able to dominate the world. It is a pity that the Yellow Turban Army was a mixed bag of good and bad. They were good at fighting but not good at planning. They were bloodthirsty but did not know how to appease. They were called thieves and bandits by the people, causing little success. The most important thing is that he lacks his own governing ideology and propaganda that treats the people well.
Zhang Ning listened to Chen Long's words and nodded secretly in his heart, expressing deep admiration for Ai Lang's philosophy and ideas of governing the country. Chen Long sighed: "Mei Niang, Lingling does not lack benevolence, but it lacks manpower and talents. In the future, I plan to welcome the refugees and reclaim the wasteland. First, let the refugees have a stable place to live, and second, gain productivity from the refugees. Once zero If the population of the mausoleum reaches the level of Sili, we can establish a first-class political and military center and build Luoyang and Chang'an south of the Yangtze River."
"Long Lang, Lingling is just a county in Jingzhou. I think your next goal should be to become the lord of Jingzhou, right?" Zhang Ning said with a smile.
Chen Long thought of Zhuge Liang's Long Zhong Duo and said with a smile: "Mei Niang is really right. Jingzhou is a land of plenty and fertile land, so it is naturally my first step to conquer it. Once I master Jingzhou, I can manage Jiangdong in the east and manage Jiangdong in the west." To run Yizhou, we can appease Jiaozhou in the south, and covet the Central Plains in the north, which is the place of the Four Wars." After saying that, he stood up, walked to the window, showed off his strong and masculine figure, and said slowly: "When I unify Jiangnan, if If the Yellow Turbans really conquer the north of the Yangtze River, how about I give the south of the Yangtze River to my father-in-law as my betrothal gift?"
Zhang Ning was shocked when he heard this and said shyly: "Who said I want to marry you?" Chen Long was dumbfounded.
The sky was dark and everything was silent. Chen Long and Zhang Ning were chatting and laughing happily, loving each other, and they didn't realize that time was flying by. When the time came, Lu Chang knocked on the door and brought the night clothes and support. Chen Long inserted the Qinglong dagger, inserted his own serrated dagger for Zhang Ning, and said: "When we enter Nangong later, I will take you to Que." If not in the palace, I will rescue Brother Ma alone and meet in the palace." Zhang Ning and Lu Chang knew that only Chen Long could enter the water prison, and they could not do much to help, so they both nodded as ordered.
A few people had finished packing, locked the safe house, and jumped into the darkness. Lu Chang carried two torches on his back in preparation for crossing Mang Mountain. On the way, Chen Long suddenly had a childish feeling and deliberately jumped over the wall and wanted to try Zhang Ning's Qing Gong. Unexpectedly, Zhang Ning followed suit and followed without any obstruction. Chen Long thought to himself, is Qing Gong more suitable for women to practice?
After successfully flying into the Nangong Garden and diving into the river, Chen Long took the two of them on a tour, taking a breather under the bridge every few minutes, and successfully arrived at the flowers on the left side of the Quefei Hall. Chen Long pointed to the hanging window on the left side of the main hall. The two understood each other. Chen Long and a group of patrols walked by, leaped up first, and opened the hanging window with ease. Lu Chang and Zhang Ning followed closely and jumped in. In the darkness of the main hall.
Chen Long closed the window lattice from the hanging window, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. It turned out to be the second team of patrols, coming with torches. Chen Long couldn't avoid it. At this time, as long as a patrolman looked up at the starry sky, he would be able to spot the figure hanging by the window. Fortunately, the soldiers were just doing routine and just walked by with their heads down.
Chen Longxin was apprehensive when he saw the torch crossing the Jinshui Bridge and heading south. Submerged into the river again, he swam under the Canglongmen Bridge in one breath and got into the cave. Chen Long dug in along the culvert. The culverts collapsed one after another under the sharp Qinglong Dagger. Chen Long caught the falling tiles and stones and gently put them into the water. The cave moved forward quietly. Suddenly, Chen Long felt something bad and saw the culvert branching out. The road forked and went left and right.
Chen Long was depressed. He didn't expect that there were more than one water prison in this damn prison. Is it left or right? this is a problem.
Although Chen Long did not have a phobia of choice, he was still stumped by this question. God knows whether the old horse was locked up on the left or the right. Gritting his teeth, he simply ignored the left and right and continued digging from the middle, thinking that the water prison should be connected anyway, and there was no way he could break through the wall of the water prison.
The stones in front gradually became scarce, and Chen Long dug out a lot of soil. It was obvious that the cave had crossed the palace wall. Chen Long slowed down the digging speed to prevent excessive water flow after the wall was damaged. Finally, two hours later, the Qinglong Dagger touched the hard green bricks.
The Green Dragon Dagger rotated gently, traveling along the cracks of the bricks, and pried off the first blue brick. In the damaged area, water flowed out along the chest, and muddy water splashed everywhere for a while. Chen Long continued to dig, and the breach became bigger and bigger, finally allowing Chen Long to go against the current and get into the water prison.
Chen Long emerged from the water prison, thinking that the guards must be outside and the prison should be safe. Looking around, he saw that there was no one in sight in the dark prison. As he was feeling depressed, suddenly a low voice burst into the air: "Who are you?"
Chen Long was overjoyed. He recognized Ma Yuanyi's voice and followed it. Ma Yuanyi was trying hard to see the person coming through the wooden fence in the dark. Chen Long grabbed Ma Yuanyi's hands and said in a low voice: "Brother Ma, it's me, Chen Long."
It turns out that what Chen Long broke open was the water cell next door where Ma Yuanyi was imprisoned. When Ma Yuanyi heard the word Chen Long, his hands trembled violently. He really didn't expect that Chen Long, who was thousands of miles away, would miraculously appear in front of him.
Both of them were afraid that the guards outside would hear the noise, so they both chose not to say anything. Chen Long used the Qinglong Dagger to cut a section of the wooden fence. Ma Yuanyi turned over, and Chen Long opened his iron cuffs. In the darkness, Ma Yuanyi leaned into Chen Long's ear and said, "Wen Long, I didn't expect that you and I would meet by chance, and it would be you who came to save me today."
Chen Long shook his head and said there was no need to thank him. He pulled Ma Yuanyi and fumbled to send Ma Yuanyi into the cave first. Unexpectedly, Ma Yuanyi didn't move at all. Chen Long was puzzled. He looked at Ma Yuanyi and saw that he actually shed tears.
Ma Yuanyi leaned into Chen Long's ear again and said: "My hand tendons and hamstrings have been severed by Cao Cao, and I am already a useless person. You are a burden after you save me. Leave as soon as you save the saint. You can risk your own life to come here." Save me and let me avoid being hit by a car. I will repay this kindness in my next life as a cow or a horse."
Chen Long was so shocked that he didn't pay attention. Ma Yuanyi snatched the Qinglong Dagger from his hand and swung it across his throat. Chen Long was caught off guard and when he tried to grab the dagger, Ma Yuanyi had already collapsed in his arms. Chen Longhu's eyes were filled with tears, and he couldn't help but sigh deeply when he thought of the man in black in Lingling who had great martial arts skills and died in this smelly water prison. He had no choice but to put down the body, bow deeply, and escape along the cave.
Following the original path back to Quefei Hall, they fell from the window to the ground in the hall. When Zhang and Ning saw that he was alone, they quickly asked in a low voice. Chen Long was afraid that Zhang Ning would be sad, so he hugged Zhang Ning first, and then slowly told how Ma Yuanyi sacrificed his life generously.
Zhang Ning was crying so hard that his heart was broken, but he didn't dare to speak out. He bit Chen Long's shoulder tightly to prevent the choking sound from spreading. Chen Long patted Zhang Ning's back and comforted him in every possible way until Zhang Ning calmed down a little. Then he made a gesture of silence. He supported the grief-stricken Zhang Ning and went to the dragon bed to open the mechanism. The three of them entered the tunnel one after another. The floor slowly closed.
Chen Long breathed a sigh of relief and said brightly: "Mei Niang, are you feeling better?" Zhang Ning nodded silently. The tunnel next to him was very exquisitely designed. Lu Chang couldn't help but admire it and asked: "This tunnel to the north should be It leads to Mang Mountain, where does this one to the southwest lead?"
Chen Long was waiting for an answer when he suddenly put his finger to his lips and pinched out the fire. Zhang Ning and the others quickly fell silent, only hearing the sound of footsteps in the air, which actually came from the southwest tunnel. Chen Long was shocked and pulled the two of them into the darkness in the corner on the right side of the alleyway. There is half a side wall here. If visitors come out of the southwest tunnel and turn directly into the north tunnel, they should not be found.
The footsteps were getting louder and louder. There must be seven or eight people. Suddenly I heard a young voice: "Father, the little poem you brought me to see this time is so beautiful. I will go again next time."
A flattering voice from the side sounded: "Your Majesty, there is no problem. Tomorrow I will ask Na Shishi to bring her sisters with you, Your Majesty*, hey hey hey." The voice turned the corner and went north along the tunnel. .
Chen Long suddenly realized that no wonder Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was so kind to Shi Changshi. He was just accompanying him to eat, drink and have fun. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty died of illness at a young age, probably because of excessive drinking and sex. Unexpectedly, this southwest tunnel actually leads to the brothel. I just don’t know which brothel it is?
After the crowd had passed for a while, silence returned to the tunnel. Zhang Ning twisted Chen Long's arm, implying that you men are all lustful people, even the emperor is like this. Chen Long smiled bitterly, stood up and did not dare to light the fire, silently led the two of them, touching the tunnel wall, and headed north.
After finally walking out of the tunnel without any danger, Chen Long breathed a sigh of relief and ordered Lu Chang to light a torch, look for the north direction, perform Qinggong, and cross Mang Mountain. After twists and turns and stumbling along the way, we finally arrived ten miles west of Xiaopingjin Ferry on the Yellow River. Seeing a small boat in the dark shadow, knowing that the boat Hu Ji and the others were taking had arrived, he quickly jumped to the side of the small boat. Lu Chang shouted: "Hu Ji!"
In the dark shadow of the rock next to him, someone said yes, and three heads appeared. It turned out that Zhou Busuo was afraid that lighting up the lights and stopping the boat would attract the attention of passing ships, so he ordered the lights to be turned off, and the three of them dispersed to the shore to wait.
Chen Long asked them to sail at night and go straight to Jizhou to get out of Sili's sphere of influence first. Pulling Zhang Ning to sit down in the cabin, Chen Long sat down tiredly on the cabin board. Suddenly, he heard Zhang Ning yelling through gritted teeth: "Cao Cao!"
