Because of Zhou Liuyun's return, under the "peaceful coexistence" between Sima Taishou and Chu, the seemingly peaceful and tranquil Qizhou has been shrouded in a huge cloud without anyone noticing.

Chu Tianle came to stir up trouble, and his reckless killings had a strange chemical reaction with Zhou Liuyun's return. The dark cloud over the city of Qizhou fermented into a terrifying thunderstorm cloud in just a few days.

Originally, according to Zhou Liuyun and Sima Zhuifeng's "scholarly" behavior, although this thunderstorm would be attracted sooner or later, it would not explode too quickly and the destructive power would not appear to be too great.

Zi Xiaosheng, who was afraid of chaos in the world, suddenly appeared. No one knew what he said to Zhou Liuyun. The Longmen Banquet held at this critical time was like a steel knife stuck in the face, forcing many people into a desperate situation where they had to make a choice.

Invitations made of pure gold flew into the mansions of the prominent families in Yizhou City early in the morning like cheerful little birds.

Earlier, before daybreak, more invitations to the Longmen Banquet had been sent out through some secret channels to all directions. The prominent families in Qizhou, the wealthy families in Minzhou, the wealthy families in Mangzhou, the officials in various states, prefectures and counties, and the generals in command of the army, in short, almost all the families in these three states who had some power and wealth in their treasury were caught by Zi Xiaosheng.

According to the gossip leaked from the Jishan Academy, if it weren't for the two scholars Zhou Liuyun and Xun Yu fighting to the death, Zi Xiaosheng would have even made a special invitation for the bandit leader who suppressed the three states!

Zhou Liuyun put the sword on his neck, and Xun Yu pointed his forehead at the corner of a stone table. The two quarreled with Zi Xiaosheng for a full quarter of an hour before Zi Xiaosheng gave up the idea of ​​inviting the giant bandit from Zhen Sanzhou to attend the Longmen Banquet.

When the sun was high in the sky, countless fishermen from the Baimang River Fish Restaurant rowed their fishing boats to the shore and were bargaining with the purchasing managers of each household with smiles on their faces. Suddenly, a low and powerful roar came from the direction of the Baimang River mouth, where the Baimang River and the Dalong River meet.

Suddenly, half-foot-high waves rose on the surface of the river, and small waves hit the river bank.

On the southeastern river, a large amount of water vapor rushed up hundreds of feet high. Amid a deep roar, streams of water rushed straight up and turned into large splashes of water. In the vast mist, three gray-brown giant beasts half exposed their heads above the water, holding huge cables in their mouths, and swam as fast as galloping horses towards the commercial cargo dock of Qizhou City, three miles downstream from the fish market dock.

"What a big three-headed river buffalo!" An old fisherman in his seventies or eighties climbed up the bamboo pole inserted in the bow of the boat, put his palm on his eyebrows and looked in the direction of the rising water mist, and couldn't help but exclaimed loudly.

The "River Ox" has a body like a hippopotamus but a large bull head. It is a water beast unique to the vast rivers.

River cattle are usually docile, sturdy and powerful. Some of them have the innate ability to control the flow of water. No matter how dangerous the river is, they can swim smoothly. Moreover, their swimming speed is astonishingly fast. The best ones can travel thousands of miles in the river in an hour and swim at this speed for several days and nights.

The three river cattle in front of them were over ten feet long, and were particularly strong among the river cattle. The horns on their heads were dark blue, and large amounts of water mist would occasionally spray out from their huge horns, indicating that they were all species that had awakened their talent for controlling water.

They swam quickly with a cable about a foot thick in their mouths. A few dozen feet behind them, a huge ship was like a small mountain. The speeding ship raised white waves about a foot high, which were dragged up by the three river buffaloes with a "swish" sound.

On the bow of the ship, which was five meters high and thirty meters long, there were two red identification cards, one on the left and one on the right. On the left identification card were written the four characters "Minzhou Taishou" in gold lacquer, in the fine brushwork font commonly used in the Jin Dynasty.

On the identification sign on the right side of the bow is a huge "Zhu" character written in ancient seal script with a simple and heavy font, as if it was carved with a knife or an axe.

"This is the flagship of Lord Zhu Jie, the prefect of Minzhou. My goodness, what big thing has happened?" Only a few miles away, the sunlight dispelled the mist on the river. The two identification signs on the bow were particularly large. The fishermen at the fish market dock in the distance could recognize the words on the signs.

"Minzhou Governor Zhu Jie has a bad relationship with our governor!" A young fisherman muttered in a low voice, "It is said that when our governor Sima passed through Minzhou when he took office, Governor Zhu hosted a banquet for him. Our governor Sima scolded Zhu to his face for being 'ignorant and cruel to the people', haha!"

“Shut up!” Several older and more stable fishermen around the young fisherman shouted hastily.

The three river bulls slowed down, and under the control of the sailors on the ship, the huge ship slowly docked at the commercial dock of Minzhou City. A gilded gangway was placed on the dock. Zhu Jie, the governor of Minzhou, who was wearing a scarlet robe and had his hair tied into a bun with a jade hairpin and no crown, walked down the ship first with his hands behind his back and walked slowly in a square step.

Standing on the dock, Zhu Jie stamped his feet vigorously, and a strange smile appeared on his pale horse face: "Qizhou, hey! Sima Zhuifeng, hey! Hey everyone, this time, we are here to support Mr. Zhou Liuyun! You must not forget the purpose of this trip!"

A large group of middle-aged men in brocade robes and jewels came down the gangway one after another. They chatted with Zhu Jie with laughter. Soon, a series of exquisite carriages were driven off the ship. These people got on the carriages, lined up in a long line, and slowly headed towards the city of Qizhou.

Well-informed people have already figured out the identities of the luxurious men on this ship. They are all the leading figures of the major families in Minzhou. After receiving the invitation to the Longmen Banquet issued in the name of Zhou Liuyun, they were gathered together by Zhu Jie, and a warship of the Minzhou navy was mobilized to rush over at the fastest speed.

Behind this building ship, there are eight warships as escort.

The eight equally huge warships did not approach the dock, but lined up on the wide surface of the Baimang River, ready for battle. The sailors on the boats untied the ropes, and more than twenty river bulls happily played in the river, raising a wave several feet high, disturbing the fishing boats parked on the shore and shaking them.

"He is here with ill intentions!" Even the dumbest person would have thought that Zhu Jie's high-profile visit to Jizhou with representatives of many Minzhou families clearly showed that he was trying to take advantage of the situation to cause trouble.

Zhu Jie's ship had just docked here not long ago when he heard a long, high-pitched whistle coming from the direction of the Dalong River again.

The river cow pulling the boat became a little panicked and agitated, as if it had encountered its natural enemy.

A large amount of mist rose from the river surface, and six dragon sharks with sharp teeth pulled a huge warship through the water, roaring at a speed more than twice as fast as Zhu Jie's ship. Announcement: This site recommends a free novel app, say goodbye to all ads. Please follow the WeChat public account to download and install: appxsyd (press and hold for three seconds to copy)