Please ask me to be the emperor

On the night after Zhang Shun worshiped the river god, he personally went to the bank of the Yellow River to see Zhao Lizi off. Zhao Lizi was a young and energetic boy, so he took off his cotton-padded clothes, shoes and other items with three strokes. It wasn't until only a pair of calf shorts were left, exposing his muscular body.

This kid has been swimming in the Yellow River all year round and has long since developed well-proportioned muscles. He is completely different from Wukong's sharp-edged and exaggerated muscles. Instead, his whole body looks more rounded and natural.

Zhang Shun took two steps closer, patted his strong shoulder and said with a smile: "Good boy, can you do it? It's freezing cold today and it's winter, it's not as good as before. You must not show off. If it doesn't work, I'll find a way." That’s it. Never do bad things with good intentions just because of your passion!”

Zhao Lizi was a competitive young man. Hearing this, he quickly retorted: "A manly man, how can I say no? Not to mention that I grew up in the Yellow River. The stones, aquatic plants, and even fish and shrimps in this water are... It’s all clear.”

"Don't look at this rolling river like a dragon's pond or a tiger's den. It's actually like my backyard. With my ability to go in and out of rivers, I can go to the ocean!"

"Golden scales are not things in the pond. They turn into dragons when there is wind and rain! Good boy, as long as you follow me and work hard, one day there will come a time! The world is so big, it doesn't just stop in the Central Plains? The ocean is so wide, it doesn't stop at the rivers?"

After Zhang Shun finished speaking, he personally scooped three bowls of strong wine and handed them to Zhao Lizi. Zhao Lizi finished one bowl in one breath, three bowls in a row, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, please be patient and wait until I lead the 'River God' Huang Shoucai to arrive!"

After saying that, he didn't even have time to throw the bowl down, he just wrapped the cotton clothes in oilcloth and carried it on his body. Then it plunged into the rolling river water with a "plop", causing only a few splashes.

Zhang Shun looked for a long time under the moonlight, but Zhao Lizi was nowhere to be seen, and he was worried in his heart. When Zhao Yutou saw it, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, my lord, my grandson has been holding his breath for a long time, and he will surely swim for a long time."

Sure enough, after a while, Zhang Shun saw waves moving in the distance and saw a figure appearing in the river. He was like a dragon, disappearing and appearing, gradually swimming into the distance.

Not to mention how Zhang Shun and others waited. Let's say that when Zhao Lizi entered the water, he was like a fish in the water. He walked on the waves with his feet as if he were walking on flat ground.

What he used was neither breaststroke nor butterfly stroke, nor backstroke nor freestyle, but what later generations called "treading water." This is a stand-up swimming position that requires the least effort.

Zhao Lizi plays in the river on weekdays, and occasionally suffers from cramps and fatigue. Especially in the cold winter of March 9th, when the river water is cold, accidents are more likely to occur. This Zhao Lizi was the best at swimming, so he stepped on the water all the way.

The river water was very cold, but fortunately Zhao Lizi had already drank strong wine to warm his body. The wine was like a ball of flame, driving away the severe cold outside the body.

Although the Yellow River is wide, it will eventually end. Zhao Lizi was able to cross the roaring Yellow River and reach the other side without even using a stick of incense.

However, he had other ideas. Zhang Shun promised the rebels to see the outcome within three days, but his departure was delayed for half a day. If he had crossed the Yellow River according to the normal method, he would have had to walk another sixty or seventy miles to Wangzhuang Village in Yanshi to meet the "River God" Huang Shoucai.

In order to save time, Zhao Lizi went down the river and used the power of the current to drive Meng Jin directly. When they arrived at Mengjin, the water flow gradually slowed down. In order to avoid wasting more energy, Zhao Lizi left the river and landed on the shore.

At this time, it was still dark and the shore was still dark. Zhao Lizi then groped to dry his body, which was a little stiff from the cold, and put on his cotton clothes again.

Although Huang Shoucai is called the "River God", he actually does not live on the bank of the Yellow River. Instead, his home is in Wangzhuang Village, Yanshi, where the Yi River and the Luo River meet.

Zhao Lizi ignored his fatigue and did not eat or drink all the way, day and night, and finally arrived at Yanshi Wangzhuang Village at noon the next day.

As a result, Huang Shoucai was not at home. Zhao Lizi asked his neighbors and found out that he had gone to the river to catch fish. Zhao Lizi hurried to the Yihe and Luohe rivers to look for him.

Fortunately, Huang Shoucai was quite famous and all the boatmen knew him. Only then did Zhao Lizi find Huang Shoucai who was carrying two big golden carp.

Zhao Lizi took two steps forward, pulled him to a remote place, and gave Zhang Shun some instructions. Huang Shoucai agreed without hesitation.

It turns out that Huang Shoucai is the most famous among the Yellow River boatmen, and he is vaguely the leader of them all. But last year, Mengjin was hit by a flood and could not be ferried; this year, thieves were crossing the Yellow River again. The government was afraid that the thieves would take the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and disrupt Henan, so they ordered that no sampans or fishing boats could enter the water.

As a result, all the fishermen and boatmen lost their livelihood and lived in poverty. Huang Shoucai had obtained Zhang Shun's silver some time ago and was planning to sell him grain. As a result, after learning that Li Baihu had purchased grain and grass, he decided on his own and secretly distributed the silver to these fishermen and boatmen to save their lives.

Zhang Shun never pursued him for this, and Huang Shoucai felt increasingly guilty. Now that he heard that Zhang Shun was in trouble, how could he not rescue him?

Then Huang Shoucai said to Zhao Lizi: "Boy, your grandfather also knows who I am, otherwise he wouldn't be able to send you to invite me."

"Now the government has issued a strict order not to allow boats to enter the Yellow River. No matter how big or small the boats are, they are all under the supervision of the government. Logically speaking, there is nothing I can do. Fortunately, there are not only a few boats in the Yiluo River, so I can Mobilize them to help King Shun!"

"It's just that this matter can't be rushed. Now the government's inspections are very strict, and I can't do it openly. You have been tired all the way, so you just come with me to cook this fish to eat and warm your body. When it gets late tonight, I will gather all the fishermen , Zhouzi go together, we will definitely not delay King Shun’s affairs!”

Zhao Lizi felt relieved and wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking: I must keep an eye on him. My grandfather is old and his eyesight is dim. If he gets to know the wrong person, and he tells the government and sells King Shun, I will never redeem myself!

Fortunately, Huang Shoucai had no other thoughts. That night, he gathered fishermen and boatmen to ferry more than a hundred large and small boats, all the way down the Yiluo River and straight to the Yellow River.

Zhao Lizi was happy that a major event in his career had been accomplished. Unexpectedly, halfway through the journey, shortly after entering the Yellow River, the boat started to slow down.

Zhao Lizi quickly asked Huang Shoucai what was going on, and went to see Huang Shoucai and pointed his hand into the river. Zhao Lizi lowered his head and looked at the moonlight, and was shocked to find that the originally rolling river water had been covered with a thick layer of ice.

Zhao Lizi couldn't help but be anxious and asked quickly: "What should we do?"

Huang Shoucai was also quite anxious, but he could only say: "It all depends on God's will! Either the weather is very cold and the ice is three feet deep, and King Shun is walking on flat ground; or the weather is less warm and the ship can arrive on time."