The son-in-law is a thief

Chapter 134

The Li River is only five or six feet wide, and the current can barely be considered to be rapid. The white waves surge up and down one after another. A small boat rides the waves of the river and rushes forward. During the slack season, the fields are empty, there is no food and no extra people.

Suddenly a group of horsemen came out from the city, they swayed their whips and marched forward bravely, the horses dared not neglect, the speed became faster and faster, and the distance between them and the boat became shorter and shorter, soon this group of people and the boat tied.

The head of the cavalry is a woman. The woman is wearing light leather and soft armor, with a short knife on her waist. The wind blows her long hair back. Behind her is the same woman. , the woman held the rein in one hand and a spear in the other, followed closely behind the long-haired woman, and looking back, there were a group of men and women dressed as pirates, each with weapons on their waists and backs, with fierce faces.

"Boss, if you catch up, you won't be able to stop the boat." Haixing shouted, she looked at Lihe, which was still a bit wide.

Gu Ruyang never knew that if she was given a boat, she would definitely be able to catch up with Chu Han, but even with a fast horse under her body, it would not help.

"Follow first," Gu Ruyang said, and she looked around again. There was a plain around Niangui City, and there was not even a place to borrow strength: "This Li River flows out from Niangui City, and it has a distance of several tens of miles. He won't be able to leave for a while."

"Decree!" Hai Xing replied, but the current situation is really not good for him, if he wants to save Zhaoyang, he still has to go into the water.

On this small boat at this time, Chu Han and Gu Ruyang's anxiety is not much different now. He did not expect that he would be discovered by Gu Ruyang so soon. His purpose this time was to let Qin Li'an send his troops north, but Gu Ruyang He and Zhaoyang ruined his plan, but capturing Zhaoyang is enough for him to make up for it. Now he only needs to rush into the sea to have a chance to escape from Taiping Island. After all, Gu Ruyang's main force is in the northwest of Niangui City, and he is Go southeast to sea.

"Chu can't figure out why Gu Ruyang is so obsessed with the princess." Chu Han looked at the people behind him, and said to Zhaoyang beside him.

Zhaoyang was sitting in the boat house with her hands tied behind her back. There was a big man on the left and right of her, and there were four men guarding the front and back of the boat. It is impossible to escape on this boat with unique skills like Yang.

"I also can't figure out how Mr. Chu got into the Habayashi guard and killed his mother." What Zhaoyang always hated in his heart was not the hatred of the subjugation of the country, but the hatred of killing his mother.

With a relaxed face, Chu Han replied, "Even Qin Li'an can be easily manipulated by me. How difficult is it to board a ship?"

"Then where are you going to take me now?" Zhaoyang asked, and at the same time her hands tried hard to break free from the confinement, although she tried for a long time and found that it was futile for a long time.

Chu Han stroked the beard on his lips, and replied, "Where else can I take you besides Beilu? The princess is so smart, I already guessed it."

"Chu Han, what's so good about the Northern Qi Dynasty? You can be considered a hero in troubled times, can't you work hard for the Great Zhou?" Zhaoyang said: "Although we live in a corner, Taiping Island has an excellent location and is accessible to all seas. The taxation of trade with other countries is also expensive, why only guard the Northern Qi."

"Why is Your Highness so disapproving of our dynasty?" Chu Han asked back: "My Majesty has devoted herself to this world, saving all people from suffering and fire, and can be regarded as a wise king. But when you look at Zhou Qin when you were in power, the people were in dire straits, and officials were rampant. Look at your father, he has a kind heart, but he doesn't understand that governing a country is a combination of strength and softness, even if there is no court, there will be others who will rise up."

"Chu Han, let me go back now, everything is still up for discussion."

Zhaoyang is at a disadvantage, but she does not struggle to survive. She firmly believes that Dazhou will be reborn as a phoenix. Even if her generation fails, there will always be someone who leads Dazhou back to the Northland in the next generation or the next ten generations.

Chu Han waved his hand: "Send you back to Qin Li'an? I'm afraid you will die."

"It means that Mr. Chu is planning to spare my life?" Zhaoyang said.

"Naturally." Chu Han sat down directly opposite Zhaoyang. He looked at Zhaoyang at the same level, stared into Zhaoyang's eyes and said, "You ruined my good deed. I have already prepared to lure Qin Li'an into the Northern Expedition. Everything went according to plan. But it killed you and Gu Ruyang, I could have killed you, but my brother doesn't want you to die, and His Majesty doesn't want you to die either. You are still useful."

Zhaoyang also noticed the so-called 'elder brother', and he thought that Chu Han's identity was not just the head of a spy.

"I don't remember that there is a high-ranking official with the surname Chu in Beilu, but..." Zhaoyang looked at Chu Han again. This person is not tall, and his facial features are still a bit rough, but he has a beard and is more bookish, but he looks like a person.

"But what?" Chu Han narrowed his eyes.

"However, the admiral of Minzhou is surnamed Han." Zhaoyang said: "I think Mr. Chu is so familiar with the situation in my Great Zhou, and he boarded the ship from Minzhou. I once had a relationship with Han Yan. Mr. Chu and Han My lord hangs a portrait instead."

Chu Han clapped his hands: "As expected of Princess Zhaoyang, if you had guessed earlier, we should have changed our positions."

Chu Han bowed to Zhaoyang again, revealing his family background: "In the Han family in Lower Minzhou, Han Yan is my cousin, and his grandfather Han Quan and I were the navy admirals in Minzhou back then, and the navy admirals back then. Unjustly embezzling military pay, your uncle personally ordered you to behead him. My whole Han family was implicated, and my sister was also sent to the palace to be used as a trick, but I heard that she died not long after she was sent in. All of this has nothing to do with you The Qin family can't take care of it."

Zhaoyang knew she was wrong, so she had nothing to say. Her uncle was a notoriously stupid emperor. Although he treated her well, the great Zhou's country was indeed destroyed by his hands.

At this time, a man walked in from the bow of the boat, and this was also Chu Han's protector. He whispered a few words in Chu Han's ear, and looked at Zhaoyang again during the process. Chu Han nodded, which made people feel uncomfortable Zhaoyang's feet were also tied up, cutting off Zhaoyang's last leeway.

"The river ahead is turbulent. The princess should sit still. Chu wants to go out and have a look. Don't play tricks, otherwise I can't guarantee to bring you back in one piece." Chu Han turned around and followed the man onto the deck. .

Chu Han was really surprised when he got on the deck. What he didn't expect was that Gu Ruyang was still following closely. The horse under him had changed from the black one just now to a white one. However, there were obviously fewer people behind Gu Ruyang. It may be that the horsepower could not keep up and gradually retreated, but the guard asked Chu Han to come out and did not talk about Gu Ruyang.

"The river bed has narrowed." The guard said, and he pointed to the river again: "It feels like the river has dropped a bit."

"It shouldn't be." Chu Han also felt a little strange. Most of the rivers dry up or rain in winter, but Li River is different. The reason why it is called Li River is because it will not dry up in winter, although the water level will drop. But sailing in winter is absolutely no problem, the upstream is full of water power, that is, it irrigates all the crops in Niangui City.

"It wasn't like that last winter," said the guard.

"It's still far away from the sea, how long will it take?" Chu Han asked.

"If it was the water situation just now, it would only take half an hour, but now..." The guard looked around worriedly: "I can't tell."

"Then go sailing with all your strength." Chu Han looked at Gu Ruyang who was chasing after him. He didn't understand what kind of power made the head of Gu so persistent. Go to sea in half an hour."

"Yes."

Gu Ruyang silently praised Gu Haixing in his heart. This chief who usually speaks a little bit unexpectedly helped her think of a good way. When he was speeding through the fields just now, Haixing suddenly saw that there were channels and tributaries in the fields of every major film, so he sent his men to Called all, and all the gates were opened to release the water. For a while, the water in the Li River poured into the fields on both sides. It was not obvious that Chu Han's boat was upstream just now, but it was obvious that it was difficult until the downstream cruise. All the water in the river floods into other places, and the water in the main river channel is not strong enough.

Seeing that Chu Han's boat became shorter and shorter with the water level, and there were more and more stones around the boat, Gu Ruyang felt that the opportunity was coming, so she whipped the white horse a few times, and the horse became even more crazy Running up, Gu Ruyang's horse had already overtaken Chu Han's boat, but she didn't intend to stop, but kept moving forward.

Suddenly Gu Ruyang reined in the horse's reins, she turned the horse's head sharply, and rushed into the river at once. Ma Yu stepped on the horse's back in the river, her eyes fixed on Chu Han's boat.

five feet...

four zhang...

three feet...

two feet...

one zhang...

Chu Han's boat forcibly moved the boat closer to one side, but no matter whether he went left or right, he was within Gu Ruyang's reach. Immediately after landing, one of Chu Han's guards had half of his head cut off and fell into the water.

Perhaps no one thought that Gu Ruyang would have such guts. There were 11 people on board including Chu Han and Beiqi. One person was killed by Gu Ruyang just now. To protect Chu Han, there were four more people in front of Gu Ruyang, all holding daggers, and they were much more flexible than Gu Ruyang on this small boat.

"Zhaoyang, here I come!" Gu Ruyang shouted.

"Leader Gu go back quickly, Yuxi is not with me." Zhaoyang replied.

"Yuxi?" Gu Ruyang was confused for a while, she came to save Zhaoyang, what does this have to do with Yuxi.

"You must help me Huan'an ascend the throne..." Zhaoyang was forced to close his mouth before he finished speaking.

Zhaoyang's reaction made Gu Ruyang feel a little strange, but Zhaoyang has always been a little fox, if he deliberately said that he didn't understand, then there must be a reason for Zhaoyang.

Gu Ruyang didn't know how to answer, so she also got bored, after all, there were four people around her who were ready to fight her.

"Drink!" One of the four of them suddenly rushed towards Gu Ruyang, apparently trying to throw her into the river, but no one on the deck was as agile as Gu Dazhuan, so Gu Ruyang dodged it sideways. The man's attack made him jump on the deck again, causing the ship to swing back and forth.

Gu Ruyang stood at the bow of the boat, then stepped on it with her left foot, the boat swayed, and the four people in front of her also lowered their center of gravity suddenly, but even so, it was like stepping on cotton under their feet. I tried my best.

"Don't you know who is the boss on the boat?"