The Golden Age Chapter 8: Liu Mo

Chen Zhitai left sadly, and the two torture officers came forward and said, "My lord, there is a guest here, waiting in the front yard."

Gu Baiyi was calm and composed, put away the scrolls, and smiled: "You guys go busy." Without saying anything, as soon as he went to the front yard, only one person was cleaning the flowerbed in the garden with a flower hoe. The man is also wearing a coarse linen shirt and a straw hat. His skin is the most common bronze color among fishermen. He has sharp hands and feet. Obviously he often does this kind of work.

Hearing the footsteps behind him, the man paused in his hand, but soon continued to weed the weeds without looking back, just smiled and said, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"The scenery on the island is pleasant, the night is quiet, and the escape from the dead, so I slept well." Gu Baiyi put his back on his back with one hand, smiled and said: "We haven't seen each other in a few years?"

"Three years and seventy-two days." The man figured it out clearly.

"What other beautiful scenery on this island, why don't you take me around?" Gu Baiyi smiled.

The man finished cleaning the weeds, then put down his hoe, stood up, patted the dust on his body, walked to the bucket on the side to wash his hands, and wiped his body casually. Turning around, looking at Gu Baiyi, he smiled and said, "There is a lake-viewing stone standing there, overlooking Taihu Lake. Would you like to go and take a look?"

"Lead the way!"

The man looks ordinary, looks like an ordinary fisherman, but with thick eyebrows and slightly sunken eye sockets, but those eyes are unusually sharp. In his early forties, there is a knife on his left eyebrow. Scar, this scar makes him look more brave.

Out of the yard, the man took Gu Baiyi through a bamboo forest and walked on a rugged path, surrounded by lush flowers and plants, and the air was pleasant.

"The king of Taihu Lake is so prestigious, and the seven surnames in the south of the Yangtze River have changed." Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "Who would have thought that the king of Taihu Lake looks like a farmer working in the fields."

The man laughed and said, "Is the older brother mocking the younger brother? I don't think you are much better. If it weren't for me, you would be a prisoner of Qian Guanghan this time." His expression became serious. , With respect between his eyebrows: "Master, how good is the old man?"

"As long as there is sugar-fried chestnuts, he will be well." Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "His biggest hobby in this life is sugar-fried chestnuts."

Taihu Wangdao: "When you return to Beijing, bring two carts of candied chestnuts and pass them to the master, even if the apprentice respects his old man."

Gu Baiyi sighed: "I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Beijing for a while."

"It's okay, there is no worry about food and clothing on Xishan Island. Brothers have lived here for ten or eight years, and I will not ask you to collect cash." Taihu Wang put his hands behind his back: "It just so happens that I still have some difficulties in the art of war. I don’t understand, brother is here, just to ask you for advice."

"I haven't seen it for a few years. The King of Taihu seems to have a city mansion more and more. Such a big thing has happened, and it is so calm and gentle." Gu Baiyi sighed: "The master has always asked us to cultivate concentration. It seems that in this regard, I’m not as good as the younger brother."

The King of Taihu Lake shook his head and said: "Brother is wrong, not because I have enough concentration, but because this matter has nothing to do with Taihu Lake, I don't have to think about it."

"It has nothing to do with Taihu Lake?" Gu Baiyi said slowly: "The Jiangnan family has become an accomplice of the Queen Mother's Association. Once the Queen Mother will sweep Jiangnan and Taihu Lake is surrounded by them, do you think your life will be easy?"

The King of Taihu laughed and said, "As you think, many people think that once the Jiangnan family takes control of Jiangnan, Taihu is imminent." After a pause, he said: "But in my opinion, the situation is not so severe for Taihu. "Raised his hand to invite Gu Baiyi to turn into another upward path, and said as he walked: "Even if the seven surnames control Jiangnan, the first person to deal with is not Taihu, but Tang Jun. Even if the Queen Mother gathers 100,000 in Jiangnan What about the crowd? Didn’t the brother forget that the Queen Mother of Qingzhou had three to four thousand crowds, and she was once so powerful, attacking the city, but Kyoto deployed ten thousand gods to plan troops, and those tens of thousands of mobs were within a few months. It was put down, and the Queen Mother Congregation in Jiangnan today is no different from the mob in Qingzhou back then."

"So you think Jiangnan Qixing can't free up to deal with Taihu Lake?"

Taihu Wang smiled faintly, and said: "Brother, do you know how many soldiers and horses there are now in Taihu? I'm not going to hide it from you, there are currently 836 large and small ships in the Taihu Islands, of which 450 can be used for combat. Article 15. As long as I give an order, within two months, three hundred boats can be built quickly, and they can be put into war immediately. There are 43,957 men, women, and children on the 37 islands in Taihu Lake. There are 18,647 young men, all of whom are good at water, and even women can become soldiers in Taihu. More than 6,000 of them have been trained. I can guarantee that they will accept Even if the training is not as formal as the Suzhou camp, it is by no means inferior to the defenders in Suzhou."

"It seems that Taihu Lake is indeed a copper wall and iron wall." Gu Baiyi sighed.

The king of Taihu Lake is not proud, but calmly said: "Eating a ditch and gaining a wisdom, destiny can never be in the hands of others. The life and death of Taihu fishermen can only be in their own hands. The saint must mobilize soldiers and horses. To put down the rebellion, even if the speed is slower, within a month, the mobilized Tang army can arrive, so within this month, the Jiangnan Qi surname can only search for money and grain, recruit soldiers, strengthen the city, and wait until Tang army kills. , Defended according to the city. No matter what the final result, the Jiangnan seven surnames will be greatly injured. If they are defeated by the Tang Jun and the whole Jiangnan seven surnames are punished, they will naturally not have the opportunity to fight Taihu Lake. After that, I want to come to Taihu Lake again, that is just a foolish dream."

On both sides of the upward path, flowers are intertwined, the grass and trees are fragrant, and under the sun, the distance is full of clouds, just like in a fairyland.

Gu Baiyi smiled and said: "So junior can sit back and relax."

"Jiangnan is a place that cannot be lost for the saints. Even if the Queen Mother will be able to repel the Tang army, it will soon come back." Taihu Wang slowly said: "Jiangnan is not Xiling, Li Tuo can be outside the pass. To rule the king and hegemony, but the Jiangnan Qi surname took the first step of rebellion, and there is no turning back. They and Datang are endlessly dying."

Gu Baiyi didn't speak, and the two of them walked along the path for a while, and finally reached the edge of a cliff.

There is a huge boulder on the edge of the cliff, but after manual excavation, a ladder was cut out, and then walked up the stairs. When you reach the top of the boulder, it is a foothold where three or four people can stand.

Gu Baiyi and King Taihu walked up to the boulder, condescending, looking down, only to see Taihu Ju in the distance

In the enveloping envelope.

"After a stick of incense, the fog will clear, you can watch the surface of Lake Taihu." The king of Taihu smiled and said: "I have been thinking that if the brother can come to Taihu one day, I will definitely take you to watch it. Today I fulfilled my long-cherished wish."

"Taihu fishermen live and work in peace and contentment, you have a lot of merit." Gu Baiyi showed respect: "This is the kingly way that the master said."

The King of Taihu Lake sighed: "I always remember the teachings of the Master, but I am still a thousand miles away to achieve the kingly world that the Master said. The only people I can protect are the people in Taihu Lake." There was a pause. , Cai said: "I am sending someone to respond, not because you are an official of Datang, but because you are my senior."

"So you decided not to get involved in this dispute?"

"I have done what I can do for you." Taihu Wang said slowly: "I am a short-sighted person, unable to consider the world, all decisions are only to protect the interests of Taihu Lake, so to speak more clearly Some, I will only fight for the interests of the fishermen on the 37th island of Taihu Lake. Involved in this dispute, many people will die in Taihu Lake. They have wives and children. If anyone dies, his family will suffer for life, so Taihu can do it. Yes, you can only stay out of the matter, so that you can guarantee peace on the side of Taihu Lake.” After a pause, he suddenly smiled: “Since the brother has come, he will live on this island for a while. Now Suzhou is in chaos. This is the Xishan Island of Taihu Lake. Staying away from disputes is a good place for you to study. Tu Lao Er knows that you have landed on the island and is going to invite you to drink."

"They all returned to the island safely?"

Taihu Wang shook his head and said: "Qiao Shenggong is still in the hands of the Qian family, but I am trying to rescue him."

"You have written to Kyoto many times and asked the master for [Liu Mo]. The master knows that you can't get enough heat, and he will give you [Liu Mo] too early, which will be harmful to you." Gu Baiyi carried one hand behind her back , Overlooking the mist that filled the Taihu Lake, slowly said: "But his old man estimated that your fire this year is almost the same, just as I came to Jiangnan, the master asked me to bring [Liu Mo] personally to you. , But I’m not good at coming to the island directly, so before leaving, Fei Ge passed on the book and asked you to send a cronie to Suzhou City to pick up the book."

"Tu Kuohai is my most trusted brother." King Taihu nodded and said: "I sent him to pick up the book, and hope that if you have other places where you need help, he can help you."

Gu Baiyi sighed: "This matter is very secretive. They went into the city to disguise. No one should know. But the Qian family had already set a trap and waited for Tu Kuohai and others to take the bait. After Tu Kuohai came back, he naturally told you Qian The family is preparing for rebellion, but you probably don’t know that the Queen Mother will deliberately plan for many years, stealing the inner treasury, planting misfortunes, and trying to put the hat of the Queen Mother Association on the heads of your Taihu fishermen in order to use the court to encircle and suppress You guys."

The King of Taihu frowned.

"Qiao Shenggong personally confessed that you are the bitter sea general of the Queen Mother's Club." Gu Baiyi turned to look at the Taihu King whose expression became somber: "The whereabouts of Tu Kuohai and his party have long been sold to the Qian family by Qiao Shenggong, and This person also cooperated with the Qian family to perform a good show to kill you and the Taihu fishermen. Fortunately, you only delegated the task of fetching books to Tu Kuohai. If Qiao Shenggong knew that Tu Kuohai was going to the city to find me to fetch books, maybe I and You won’t be watching the beauty of Taihu Lake in such a leisurely manner."