Yu Yi smiled and said nothing, silently walked to the table next to him, and asked: "Your Excellency, what you said is wrong. This is obviously the Yellow River. Why do you call it a pirate? Wouldn't it be better to call it a river pirate?"
Perhaps because he thought Yu Yi was interesting, the middle-aged man stood up and replied: "These thieves are all fishermen on the Yellow River. The water quality is very good. It is a pity to let the Japanese pirates escape."
"Yeah, that's a shame."
Yu Yi said and looked back at Tang Zhou.
Tang Zhou narrowed his eyes, knowing that this was Yu Yi making fun of him. Without the promotion of Taiping Dao, of course he would have fallen into the trap of a bandit.
"Looking at how they are dressed, they must be merchants preparing to cross the river. It's a coincidence that we are also preparing to cross the river to Luoyang. How about we go together?"
Yuyi took the initiative to ask to go with him.
It is always good to have someone to take care of you, but if the river bandit problem is not solved, you cannot cross the river, so you replied: "I heard that the river bandit is rampant, what should I do?"
Yu Yi nodded after hearing this, thinking that the two businessmen probably only heard about the thieves and had no substantial evidence, so he had an idea and called the waiter.
"Hey, sir, what do you need?"
The waiter had a towel hanging on his shoulder. When he heard Yuyi shouting, he thought something had happened and hurried over.
"Don't panic, we just want to inquire about something."
Yu Yi still knew some tricks. Before asking, he took out some broken silver and handed it to the waiter. At first, he was unwilling to accept it, but after Yu Yi's repeated request, he took it.
The waiter replied: "Sir, if you have any questions, as long as I know about it, I will tell you the truth."
Yu Yi waved his hand and said: "It is said that the Yellow River is not peaceful recently. Some river pirates often appear on the river. Many merchants have lost their lives because of this. Is this true?"
When the waiter heard this, he trembled suddenly and said, "That's true. These river bandits are also abominable. They've made it almost impossible for me to make a living in the inn."
Following the waiter's words, Yu Yi looked around the inn and found that there were indeed very few guests.
"Is there any good way?"
Yuyi continued to ask.
"Hey, you have found the right person. If you go eastward from here, there will be a secret ferry. Opposite is Guandu. Many merchants cross the river from there!"
"Guandu?"
No matter how this word turned around in Yu Yi's mind, why was it so familiar? Finally he knew that it was the place where Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had a decisive battle. It was a famous case in history of defeating more with less.
When several people heard about this method, they all nodded silently. Only the driver Xiao Huang shook his head and asked the reason. He learned that taking this detour would add an extra week to the trip.
Tang Zhou was the most anxious about this, because an extra week meant that the time limit for Zhang Jiao's task had passed.
It was certainly not Yu Yi's style to detour for bandits. He thought for a moment and asked, "The imperial court is in Luoyang. Aren't you afraid of these bandits using force on Tai Sui's head?"
"It's not that the imperial court really didn't care. He Jin, the doctor, asked the emperor to go and suppress the thieves. However, these thieves were too cunning. They ran away when they encountered the officers and soldiers. When the news passed, they came out to cause trouble again. It was really a headache."
The waiter described the situation.
"I didn't expect these thieves to know the art of war and be so cunning."
Yuyi smiled.
The middle-aged man on the side also sighed, thinking that the court was trying its best, but there was really no way. The officers and soldiers couldn't keep guarding the river all the time.
"But it's strange to say that one time, when the officers and soldiers who suppressed thieves came back, one of them was chatting and said that the appearance of these thieves was very strange. From a distance, they looked like they were wearing turbans with something like It is also inlaid with Chinese characters, and one of the characters at the beginning is vaguely visible as a yellow character.”
The waiter touched his chin and fell into memories.
Yu Yi's eyes suddenly lit up and he turned to look at Tang Zhou. Having worked in the tailor shop in Julu City for so long, he knew the meaning of this clue. Through Yu Yi's eyes, Tang Zhou immediately knew what he meant and spoke immediately. We decided to ask the waiter to help rent a boat and prepare to cross the river the next day.
This move was a bit unexpected, and neither the waiter nor the middle-aged man reacted.
"Be objective, please think twice. Bandits are infested, and the river is still very dangerous."
The waiter thought that he had not made it clear and quickly reminded Tang Zhou again.
"Don't panic. We already understand the situation of the thieves. Some thieves are not worth mentioning. We have martial arts skills and will go to eliminate them immediately."
Tang Zhou stood up and crossed his waist, looking very confident.
Seeing that there was a way to cross the river, the middle-aged man hurriedly came over to please Yuyi and asked Yuyi, "Can you give us a ride? We will pay for it."
Naturally, Yu Yi couldn't make the decision on this matter, so he glanced at Tang Zhou. Of course, Tang Zhou would not let something be exposed, so he rejected the other party with words, so everyone broke up unhappy and went back to their rooms to rest.
The next day, the waiter introduced the boatman, Tang Zhou paid, Yu Yi and the coachman Xiao Huang went to bed together, and the journey across the river officially began.
This is the first time Yuyi has seen the Yellow River. The majestic river surface, the golden river water, is surging, facing the bright sunshine, galloping on the Loess Plateau, the boat is like a small boat in the sea, rippling with the waves, The waves of drinking water are like thousands of arrows, like a runaway horse, like thousands of roaring tigers and leopards, flying thousands of miles with a deafening sound.
The boatman who stopped the boat said that the drinking water here flows fairly smoothly. If it were anywhere else, it would be impossible to control the boat.
While everyone was admiring the beautiful scenery on the river, Xiao Huang, the coachman, ran away to the back and vomited, making Yu Yi and Yu Yi burst into laughter. They did not expect that although he was a good hand on land, he was a sick cat in the river.
"Hmph, I didn't expect to meet one of my own here. It's a coincidence."
Recalling the word "yellow" mentioned by the waiter, Yu Yi smiled.
Tang Zhou knew that the secret could no longer be hidden, so he replied: "Yes, it all happened too fast."
While the two were talking, several ships suddenly came into view, traveling at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The boatman was a little panicked and wanted to turn around and leave, but it was too late. Several boats had already surrounded him.
In fact, the boatman knew in advance that there were bandits on the Yellow River. However, the price offered by Tang Zhou was very high, so he took the risk. He thought he would be lucky and would not encounter bandits, but the boat overturned.
Yu Yi and Tang Zhou heard the noise at this time and had already walked out of the cabin. They found that there were ships all around, and they were a little higher than this side. They were all ambushing archers. It is not fair to say that it is difficult to fly without wings. Pass.
They also discovered that the leader of the enemy seemed to have a problem with one of his eyes, which was covered with something. It was not unreasonable for the middle-aged man to be called a pirate.
