After leaving the Qin border and descending the river for about three or four days, Wu Chenzi finally arrived in a water area with Shao Siming and Yan Lingji.

"Is this the sea?" Yan Lingji asked in surprise as she looked at the wide water surface.

"Aren't you born in Baiyue? Haven't you seen the sea?" Wu Chenzi was even more surprised.

"Baiyue is very big, and I was taken back by the King of Baiyue to train since I was a child. Where can I get the chance to contact the outside world!" Yan Lingji rolled her eyes and said.

"Okay, this is not the sea, it's just a lake, called Poyang Lake!" Wu Chenzi explained that if they went up the river, it would be Dongting Lake, but they were going down the river, so they arrived at one of the five major lakes on the Yangtze River.

"Poyang Lake is also the largest lake known to us in the Central Plains!" Wu Chenzi continued to explain.

"The water level has also dropped a lot!" Yan Lingji said, looking at the exposed riverbed by the lake.

Wu Chenzi nodded. This severe drought swept across the Central Plains. Although Poyang Lake is much bigger than later generations, the water level has also dropped a lot under the severe drought.

"It's a pity that no one uses such a large lake to plant rice!" Wu Chenzi sighed.

He had seen the Poyang Lake in later generations, with green rice fields everywhere. Unfortunately, as the largest freshwater lake in China, the Chu State did not operate it. There were only small villages and small villages in the entire Poyang Lake, and there were no larger capitals.

"The people in the Central Plains think that rice is cheap, so no one eats it, and no one grows it!" Yan Lingji said.

Wuchenzi could only nod. The people of the Central Plains mainly use wheat. Rice is considered to be weeds. Except for a small number of people who cannot survive, they will grow and feed. However, rice is two seasons a year, with a yield far above wheat, and it is easier to grow.

"A few guests came from other places, right?" A boatman driving a boatman came over to take the exam and asked.

Wu Chenzi nodded and said, "The Confucian scholar traveled all over the world. He had just come down from Dongting Lake and was about to appreciate the scenery of Poyang, but unfortunately there was no one to guide him. If my father-in-law had free time, he would be willing to take us a ride."

"It turns out that he is a Confucian gentleman. I don't know where he is going?" The shipman hurriedly wiped his hands on his clothes and asked.

"I haven't thought about it yet, let's take a look near Poyang Lake for the time being and find a place to stay!" Wu Chenzi said.

"Then you can go to our Jiujiang Village to have a look!" the shipkeeper hurriedly recommended.

"Jiujiang Village, Jiujiang County?" Wu Chenzi said to the shipwreck.

"Although our name is Jiujiang County, the capital is in Shouchun!" said the shipman.

Wu Chenzi was a little dumb, called Jiujiang County, and his capital was not in Jiujiang, but in Shouchun. It seems that the State of Chu did not attach importance to these people living by the river.

"Then let's go to my father-in-law's village first!" Wu Chenzi said with a smile.

"It is convenient for sir and madam to upload it, but this horse..." The shipman said hesitantly. His boatman was not big, and he could only do it for three people, let alone a long horse.

"Don't worry about it, it will water!" Wu Chenzi said with a smile.

"Haoba~" Longma sniffed three times in a row. You let me swim in such a big and deep lake? Longma looked incredible.

Not only did the dragon and horse not believe it, but the boatman also shook his head. He knew that the cow could swim, but this was the first time he heard that the horse could swim.

"One pound!" Wu Chenzi said to Longma.

Longma shook his head and wanted to send me a pound of wine. This is not what the beggars do. It is just that when I was Mr. Bai in Yangdi, I could drink and vomit until I vomited.

"Three pounds, no more, you can go back by yourself!" Wu Chenzi continued to look at Longma.

The dragon horse looked at Wu Chenzi resentfully, then jumped into the water, and the horse's head floated on the water and waited for the ship to lead the way.

"It's really good at water!" The shipman was shocked. He knew how deep the lake was, but the dragon horse could actually float on the water. This was amazing and only seen in his life.

"Father-in-law leads the way!" When the shipkeeper was surprised, Wu Chenzi and others had already landed on the deck of the ship.

The shipman looked at the boat's waterline and his expression was stunned. He understood that the gentleman and his two wives were both knights of storytellers and had great skills, so the boat did not have too much water.

The shipman didn't dare to talk much, so he swung the oars carefully and rushed to the village with three people. Longma followed the boat to catch fish from time to time, without having to cook it, and swallowed it raw.

"This horse is probably going to become a spirit!" The shipman was worried that the dragon horse would drown at first, but when he saw the dragon horse active in the water, he caught fish and ate it himself, he said with an admiration.

"Dongdongdongdong~dangdangdang~"

Suddenly, a sound of gongs and drums and suona came.

Wu Chenzi looked up and said, "I don't know whose family is getting married?"

Yan Lingji and Shao Siming looked at the place where the sound of gongs, drums and suona came with interest.

I saw a platform set up on the shore of the lake, and a group of people wearing red clothes were dancing on the platform. There were many villagers gathered around, and there was also a bamboo raft with a sedan chair on it, pushing towards the center of the lake.

"Brother-in-law, is this your custom?" Wu Chenzi also frowned. How could anyone marry and send the sedan chair to the center of the lake? He accidentally died before he got married.

"No, that's the river god's marriage!" The shipman sighed and said with a sad face.

"The River God is married?" Yan Lingji was stunned, looked at the crowd by the lake again, and then found that there was a figure in the sedan chair on the bamboo raft.

"Natural disasters and flooding have made it difficult for us to farm for many years, and there have been severe droughts in the past two years. In order to make the Dragon Prince rainfall, the wizard and the county masters discussed asking each village to raise money and then select a young woman from the village, bring the money and marry the Dragon Prince to pray for rainfall." The shipman sighed and said.

"Is that useful?" Wu Chenzi asked curiously.

"If it was useful, it would have rained long ago, but it has been two years since then, and no heavy rain has fallen. The government does not allow us to dig a lake to divert water and irrigate, saying that it will anger the Dragon Prince. We can only take turns marrying the property and the young woman in the village to the Dragon Prince according to the government's instructions!" The shipman said sadly.

"Didn't you report it to the monarch?" Wu Chenzi frowned. He was not allowed to dig canals during severe drought. What's the difference between this and starving to death when guarding the granary?

"It has been reported long ago, but Lord Ling Yin said that this is God's will. God wants to punish us. Therefore, it is said that soon after, even Princess Lianying will marry the Dragon Prince." The shipman sighed and said.

Wu Chenzi narrowed his eyes slightly, and he smelled an abnormal conspiracy. Although Chu State was superstitious, not everyone was like this. At least Chunshen Jun Huang Xie was not the kind of superstitious person. However, Huang Xie is now the prime minister of Chu State and the prime minister.

"Even the princess is married, is there anyone in the Chu royal family?" Wu Chenzi said.

The matter in power is Xiong Wan, King Kaoli, but King Kaoli has only four sons. The eldest son, Xiong Qi, King You of Chu, Xiong Han, King Ai of Chu, and King Fu Chu, but Changping Jun is already dead at his hands. Only Xiong Han and Xiong You are qualified to ascend the throne. As for Fu Chu, it can be seen from his name that the concubine's son is not qualified to ascend the throne.

Therefore, the Chu royal family is not prosperous now, and Han Fei is ranked ninth in South Korea. You can imagine how many children the Korean royal family has.

"Princess Lianying is not big either!" Wu Chenzi thought for a while and said.

"Lianying is only thirteen years old and in her prime!" replied the shipman.

"You can do it even at the age of thirteen!" Wu Chenzi said in surprise.

"It seems that you were not thirteen years old when you took over the head of Xiaomeng!" Yan Lingji said speechlessly.

Wu Chenzi felt embarrassed, that would be the same!

"A big thing is going to happen in Chu State!" Wu Chenzi whispered.

"With you here, how can something happen?" Yan Lingji and Shao Siming were speechless. It has become a routine for you to have a major event in which country you are in.

In Qin State, then Changping Jun was gone, and went to Yan State, then Yan Chunjun lost one hand, went to Qi State, and then King Jian of Qi knelt back to Jucheng, and then went to Han, and Han, and Han was gone, and Zhao State, and Zhao State was gone, and went to Wei State, and Wei State was gone.

Now coming to Chu State, can Chu State be better?

"What I said is true, it wasn't me who messed with me!" Wu Chenzi said.

"That's because you came. If you don't come, there may not be anything that shocked the world in the seven countries!" Yan Lingji continued.

"Do you think the Dragon Prince really exists?" Wu Chenzi was too lazy to pay attention to Yan Lingji anymore, and then looked at the shipkeeper and asked.

"What can you do if you believe it, what can you do if you don't believe it? The government has asked to do this. What can we be the people?" the boatman sighed.

"Then no ministers come out to manage it?" Yan Lingji asked. It is impossible for the entire Chu court to be like this. There must be a righteous person who stands up and speaks for justice.

"Why didn't there? But they all died, they were exiled!" the shipkeeper replied.

"Brother-in-law, please park the boat in a place you can't see for a while!" Wu Chenzi thought for a while and said.

"Sir, plan to save people?" asked the shipman.

"No!" Wu Chenzi said.

The shipman didn't ask much, but still reminded: "There is not only a gentleman who wants to save people, but even the hero Jing Chu was eventually taken away by the Dragon Prince!"

"The father-in-law just follow the bamboo raft and find a place where the bamboo raft is not discovered to hide it!" Wu Chenzi said.

"Okay! But I won't do anything that angers the Dragon Prince!" said the shipwreck hesitantly.

"Don't worry, father-in-law." Wu Chenzi nodded and said.

The shipboat then drove the boat to dock a small island in the lake, and silently watched Wu Chenzi and the other two watching the direction of the bamboo raft.

Wu Chenzi and the other two were waiting quietly, watching the bamboo raft flowing down the water towards the lake.

"What are you waiting for?" Yan Lingji asked in a low voice.

"Waiting for the Dragon Prince!" Wu Chenzi said with a smile.

"Do you believe there is a Dragon Prince?" Yan Lingji said speechlessly.

"You will soon see the Dragon Prince!" Wu Chenzi said with a smile.

Until the sky gradually became dark, suddenly, a three-story boat appeared in front of the four people. The bed was painted with colorful dragon patterns and lights, and a figure appeared on the boat, but it was painted with shrimp soldiers and crab generals, wearing a mask.

"The Dragon Prince is here!" It was the first time the ship saw such a big ship and people. As he was far away, he wanted a dragon boat and a shrimp soldier and a crab general to come to meet him. Therefore, he hurriedly knelt on the boat and knelt down to the stairs, murmured to ask the Dragon Prince to give the rain of gifts.

"Go back!" Wu Chenzi spoke when he saw the caravan and the belongings on the bamboo raft being taken onto the boat by the shrimp soldiers and crab generals on the building.

The boatman nodded and took Wu Chenzi and the other two to Jiujiang Village.

"It's true!" The shipboat initially suspected that the Dragon Prince was fake, but the dragon ship he saw with his own eyes appeared, and then suddenly disappeared in his eyes, and there was no doubt anymore.

When the boat was docked, the boatman took Wu Chenzi and the other two to the village. When they saw people, they told them what they saw and attracted other villagers to watch, but there were more people who didn't believe it.

"If you don't believe me, you can do it. Mr. I am a Confucian scholar. I saw it with me." Seeing that everyone didn't believe me, the shipkeeper hurriedly brought Wuchenzi to testify.

"Sir, have you really seen the Dragon Prince's Dragon Boat?" The villagers looked at Wu Chenzi. They didn't believe in the boatman, but Confucian scholars could believe it.

"Yes!" Wu Chenzi nodded without denying it.
To be continued...