The surrounding soldiers were instantly stunned. Hell, this old man is really a high-ranking official... The soldiers fell to their knees instantly, not daring to look up.

It turned out that the ferry chief used to work at the gate of a small yamen in (baeb) Jingzhou City, and was later transferred to the council hall to serve as the defense attache. That Yiji had been a councillor for many years, how could he not recognize him? Later, Yi Ji successively served as the director of the Tingwei Department and the Minister of Internal Affairs, and he held a high position.

"That's all, it's just a misunderstanding. I'm in a hurry now, so I won't talk to you." Yi Ji didn't bother to entangle with them. Fortunately, someone recognized me, otherwise it wouldn't be the end. The ferry officer hurriedly followed behind: "Sir, where are you going? I'll send a boat to **** me! It's not safe for you to go out alone..."

"No need, no need," Yi Ji said impatiently, "I have to deal with affairs by myself, don't follow me, don't miss my business!" He said to the ferry.

The morning sun has already jumped out, and soon, the sun is shining. The temperature is rising. Yi Ji looked at the back, fortunately, there was no dust and smoke raised by the horse's hooves. It seems that the pursuers have not arrived yet. Yi Ji didn't stop for a moment, and said to the ferry officer: "Ma first let you here, I'll take the boat, don't lose weight!" "Understood, understand." The ferry officer responded again and again.

Yi Ji looked into the river, and it was full of small and medium-sized boats. Then he asked loudly, "When are you leaving?" The ferry officer hurriedly said: "They have waited enough for people and goods, and usually leave in an hour." Damn, that's okay. In an hour, I am afraid that in less than half an hour, there will be pursuers chasing after him. Looking up, I saw a small tent boat on the edge of the river, and the boat was just about to lift anchor and leave. Yi Ji was overjoyed and hurriedly ran over: "That boatman! Are you going to leave right away!" The boatman raised his head and immediately startled Yi Ji, "Oh my God, it's so ugly!" This boatman has a flat nose, big ears, and a wide face, a standard pie face. Small eyes, as if squinting. The whole face perfectly avoided the word "coordination", and it looked crooked. He was a short and fat man, wearing a short shirt not a short shirt, and wearing a Confucian uniform, not a Confucian uniform, and wearing bare feet.

"Uh..." Yi Ji held back his unhappiness, he was so ugly, and he came out to be scary... Fortunately, it was during the day, if it didn't scare people to death at night!

"This official, I don't take guests." This ugly man's voice was calm and peaceful. Saying that, you are going to paddle away.

"Wait a minute... This captain, I'll give you double the money!" Yi Ji hurriedly shouted.

But the boatman smiled coldly, very pretending to be someone who didn't care about money at all, and was about to paddle away.

"You bastard!" The ferry chief was furious when he saw this. "Open your little eyes and see clearly! This person is the Minister of Internal Affairs of Jingzhou and the Director of the Tingwei Department, Lord Yi!"

Yi Ji hurriedly told him to stop, but it was already too late. The ferry chief declared his name and position in a loud voice, attracting many boatmen and guests to look here.

"Oh?" The captain of the boat didn't care about the vicious abuse of the ferry officer, and turned to look at him with interest. "Master Yi?" The captain of the boat seemed to be mocking, but he didn't say a word, but really slowly landed again. Yi Ji couldn't care less, jumped on the boat and staggered to the tent.

"This boatman, hurry up, hurry up, I'll give you double... oh no, triple the price."

The boatman seemed not to hear, hummed a song, and left slowly.

The boatman shook the scull gently, and the boat was like an arrow, moving shallowly in the water. When Yi Ji was in the tent, seeing the poplar trees on both sides retreating rapidly and the wind blowing in by the river, he couldn't help feeling relaxed and happy. The river is not very wide, but it is still quite large for this small boat. The boat can walk along the river freely, like a grain of millet, rowing across the mirror-like lake.

I saw the boatman reciting loudly: "Tianxingjian, the gentleman is self-improvement. "Don't use the hidden dragon." Also. "Or leap in the abyss", there is no blame for progress. "The flying dragon is in the sky", the great man also. "The overbearing dragon has regrets", and the profit cannot last for a long time. "Using nine", the virtue of heaven cannot be the first. …”

Readers all know that this sentence is the original sentence of the "Book of Changes". .

Chapter 144 Xinye, in danger

It is said that Yi Ji fled, and met a strange boatman on the Ganshui River. He was ugly and quite individual. Na Yiji couldn't help but wonder, such a powerful boatman is probably not an ordinary person. Nai tentatively asked, "What is the name of the ship's master? Is he from this piece?" The ship's master laughed and didn't answer. He just asked back: "Master Yi... Where are you in a hurry to go alone?"

Seeing that he didn't answer, Na Yiji had to answer first: "Uh...I'm going to the county below to do some taxation for the ferry along the river..." It turned out that Yiji had just passed the ferry and got inspiration, so he simply said that he would go to the ferry. Bad tax. Anyway, there are several large ferry crossings along the south to north of the water, this excuse seems quite reasonable.

"Hahahahaha..." The captain laughed.

Yi Ji was a little false. This is obviously a mockery. Could it be that the boatman sees something... "It's not that I don't bring an entourage, but there are a lot of troops stationed along the river ferry and can be dispatched at any time." Yiji thought that the boatman was looking at him. Suspected without a guard, he hurriedly explained.

"You don't have to hide it from me, sir," the boatman said slowly. "I see that Mr. is in a panic. It took at least two hours to get here from Jingzhou, and Mr. ran out before dawn~"

"The errand is urgent..." Yi Ji murmured -.

"It seems that there must be a change in Jingzhou City." The boat master said to himself. "What's the change... It can make Lord Yiji panic and flee to Xinye overnight..." As he spoke, there was a sensible and sarcastic smile on the corner of his mouth.

When Yi Ji heard the word "Xinye", he knew that the captain had seen through his purpose. Nima, what a great life... This person is not simple.

"Liu Biao passed away?" Said the boat master softly. But he bought and looked at Yi Ji, but his face turned outward.

A light sentence, like thunder, scared Yi Ji into a cold sweat.

"Sir, don't talk nonsense!" Na Yi Ji hurriedly said, "According to the laws of Jingzhou, those who confuse the public will be executed."

"Hahahaha..." Another burst of laughter. After laughing, he stopped talking.

Naiji has calculated. With just a few words, this guy exposed his old bottom to nothing, which shows that he is quite a formidable character. If such a person is not used by me and falls into the hands of the enemy, it is a great danger.

Yi Ji was thinking about how to say this, but the boatman said again: "Your Excellency is going to Xinye, to save your life, or to die?"

What is this nonsense! Of course it's life saving. Yi Ji opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated for a moment. If he answered, wouldn't he be acquiescing that he was going to Xinye... But the captain said something serious, and he didn't know what it was, so he replied, "Of course... To save my life..."

Chuan Gong sneered: "Xinye is in danger like a tired egg, can't the adults see it?"

Dangerous as an egg? Isn't there Liu Bei's army there? It's much safer than Jingzhou City anyway... Yi Ji secretly laughed, but didn't say it.

The captain seemed to have guessed his mind. He said coldly: "Liu Biao is new, Liu Bei is now in the Jingling area and is in trouble. Xinye's troops are only a mere 2,000. Will the Cai Group let go of such a good opportunity? In two days, the Jingzhou Iron Cavalry will be in Xinye. Under the city, if there is no foreign aid, Xinye will surely fall, and even Liu Bei's two wives will fall into the hands of the Cai clan."

Hearing these words, Yi Ji was horrified, and he left Jingzhou City by himself, without thinking about the next step. Based on this calculation, Xinye is indeed at stake. I'm still running towards that pimple, isn't it courting death... And I'm a civil servant, not a military general who gallops right away. When the time comes to stay in the city and die, it will be a tragedy...

"The only way out for Xinye is for the cavalry of the fallen army Huang Zhong's troops to come to help. Although this is possible, but in case it doesn't come... I don't know if the gentleman would dare to bet on his own life..." The ship master continued slowly. said.

When Yi Ji heard this, this is not good, how can he bet his own life, if the old man Huang Zhong doesn't come, or he comes late, he will be finished...

Yi Ji panicked in his heart, this is the end, now Xinye is not a suitable place, do you want to go back to find Liu Bei? Certainly not, it will be over halfway. The only way is - wandering around in this area? This is not very feasible, because the Cai family obviously knows his whereabouts, and will definitely conduct a strict search along the Kanshui River. At that time, he is afraid that he will not be able to escape...

·0 for flowers 0……

There is nothing wrong with Yi Ji, since this ship master is so clear, why not ask for advice. Nai Ji Nai said with a long bow: "Yi Ji is confused, please ask the gentleman to show you a clear way, and I will thank you very much in the future." Although this boatman is very ugly and wears nondescript clothes, but since he asks for advice, he will be honored. "Sir" ... and such a powerful person, as long as he is willing to come out, he will definitely be a chief counselor in the future ...

The man smiled slightly: "Sir Yiji doesn't need to be too polite, I heard that the northern part of Jingzhou is beautiful, and you can see Jingzhou and Soochow, so I stayed here temporarily, there is a small manor, Mr. Yiji can stay there for a few days. "

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When Yi Ji heard this, he hurriedly bowed again, "Thank you, sir, I don't know your name, so I can call you..." The boatman chuckled, "My surname is Pang Mingtong, and the character is Shiyuan." Yi Ji was shocked and lost his voice. : "Could it be... the world famous, Mr. Feng Chu, Pang Shiyuan?"

That Pang Tong didn't answer any more, just smiled. After a while, the boat was gently docked, anchored, and went ashore barefoot. Yi Ji lowered her head and followed. Passing through the grassy village trail, only one or two farmers are farming in the distance. If someone looks on the road, they will definitely be attracted. This combination is quite strange. The leader is a very ugly guy, dressed casually, with the captain's hat on his head. But the gait is relaxed and confident, and he walks ahead with his head held high. The one at the back looked like a dignitary, wearing a splendid official uniform and wearing a sword around his waist, but he followed every step of the way, as if he was quite respectful to the boatman in front.

After a while, he entered the small manor. There were only two children, a few rooms, and a courtyard surrounded by a low fence outside, which was quite spacious. There are bamboos all around, and the breeze blows, and there is a sound of Xiaoxiao. That Pang Tong said: "I love this bamboo forest so much that I even bought this small manor. I happened to live here for a few months. There may be a war here in a few months, so I will move to the Dongwu River. , find a quiet place to stay."

Na Yiji listened to his prediction and was very confident, as if he knew it in advance. I don't know how to answer, only Nuo Nuo. .

Chapter 145 Pursuit

It is said that after Cai Hua was beaten by Yi Ji, he was so frightened that he slipped away. I was busy looking for Mengyue, but unexpectedly, Mengyue was holding an emergency meeting with Cai Mao and others overnight. Cai Hua waited for a while outside the conference hall, but there was no sign that the conference was over. Then Cai Hua's rank is too low, so naturally he didn't dare to break in without authorization, and the messenger didn't know him, a small mid-level and lower-level officer in the Tingwei Department, what can he report! How dare you arbitrarily interrupt such a high-level, urgent meeting...Actually, according to the procedure, this kind of emergency can be reported to Yi Ji, the director of the superior court, and then transferred to the emergency meeting by Yi Ji. But it's obviously impossible now... Yiji is the one who beat him and ran away.

Cai Hua thought about it, Yi Ji had already run away, and he could only report after the meeting was over. The top priority now is to lead the 1,000 troops of the garrison that Mr. Meng "May 43" assigned to him to seal up the gates of the city, so as to prevent more people from going out... Thinking of this, Cai Hua covered his swollen face. More than 200 garrison troops were arranged at each gate of the city. He ordered sharply: "Without my order, a fly is not allowed to go out!" Although his face was swollen, his voice was a little funny...

By the time Mengyue and the others finished the meeting, the sky was already slightly bright. Mengyue walked out of the council room with a tired face, saw Cai Hua waiting at the door, and hurriedly said: "I'm looking for you! You immediately go to the garrison to transfer a thousand soldiers and arrest people according to the list! That thing at the gate of the city. , now you don't need to worry about it!" Meng Yue saw Cai Hua's swollen face, and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "What's wrong with your face?"

Then Cai Huazheng didn't know how to tell Mengyue about this, so he had to take the list first, and when he saw the first one, he wrote: Yi Ji. And it also added an emphasis, followed by: closed door, house arrest. Cai Hua felt his eyelids twitching, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "Mr. Meng... This Iraqi ran all night last night..."

Meng is more shocked, and her expression was very kind just now, but now it freezes in an instant. Cai Hua felt his eyes fixed on his swollen face.

"He's Shangqing, I really can't stop him... He wants to use Shangqing's life and death power to kill me..." Cai Hua covered his face and explained bitterly.

"Understandable." Meng Yue paused for a moment, then said coldly. "You don't have to arrest people now. I'll find someone else to do it. You can immediately pick up a thousand cavalry and go out to the city to search." He took out a gold medal from his arms and pointed at the sign: "In case of resistance, Shoot and kill!" Cai Hua took a look and saw that it was gilded with a few words inscribed in official script: Emergency Order. It seems that Mengyue has given him the power to deal with it urgently. "Do it now! Pay attention to the direction of Xinye, it is more likely!" Mengyue urged impatiently when Cai Hua was still scrutinizing the sign. "Yiji escaped under your nose. If you can't get back, you will be severely punished!"