Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 459

In the Marquis's mansion, Xia Hu was helping Xu Zhiqiong pack his bags. He had just packed a few clothes, but tears fell down one by one.

"This trip, the mountains are high and the road is far away, but it's hard to say what will happen."

Tao Huayuan nodded beside her and said, "Lonely and widowed along the way, I'm afraid I can't help myself."

"Usually no matter where he goes, he is at Daxuan's territory, but now that he is out of Daxuan, who can take care of him?"

Tao Huayuan said: "I will take care of him, you can rest assured, I will take care of him every step of the way."

Xia Hu sobbed and said, "I don't know how long this trip will take."

Tao Huayuan sighed: "Less talk will take a year or so. If I give birth to the child by then, you will take care of it for me."

"Brother-in-law! I'm going to fight you!"

Xia Hu and Tao Huayuan started fighting.

It's not a joke, it's a real tear.

Xu Zhiqiong agreed to go to Yu Xianguo as a hostage, and Mo Chi gave five million silver to Emperor Changle that day.

To show his sincerity, Xu Zhiqiong agreed to set off within three days. Taibo heard the news and asked Tao Huayuan to accompany him.

Xia Hu also wanted to accompany her, but Lu Yanyou refused.

Among the criminal punishment department in the capital, the number of people who ordered Zhonglang was limited. Xu Zhiqiong was promoted to Changshi, and Qian Limu left again.

Now that Xu Zhiqiong is going to Yu Xianguo, if Xia Hu follows him, the capital punishment department will be in trouble.

It's fine if Xia Hu doesn't go, but it's safe to stay in the capital.

Xu Zhiqiong used these three days to explain all the big and small things.

There are two things that worry Xu Zhiqiong the most.

One is about family affairs. After Xu Zhiqiong left, the Nufu Sect would probably attack his family. Because it involved the underworld, Chang Decai and Yang Wu would probably be powerless to resist. Even Liang Zhenjie did not dare to take action easily, let alone him I haven't been mentally normal lately.

If Nufu teaches to fight, Xia Hu will definitely not be able to support it alone. Fortunately, Lu Yanyou will help in secret, and Liang Jixiong will take care of him on the bright side. I went to the Department of Punishment to take refuge for a while.

The second worrying thing is the Constellation Gallery.

The Long Zhongzai in Xingxiu Corridor pierced Xu Zhiqiong's heart like a thorn in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.

Fortunately, he can't come out now, so Xu Zhiqiong has enough time. This time he went to Yu Xianguo to check the situation of Nufu Cult. If he can catch Xiao Songting and find out the truth, he can do a good job in cleaning up these scum in the future. get ready.

Xu Zhiqiong was most worried about his master.

The master fell asleep in the Xingxiu corridor, but the Longzhong Zai lived next door.

If that bird boy came out one day, he might be the first one to attack Master.

Do the locks I left on the door work?

If it doesn't work, how can I protect Master?
If it really doesn't work, I have to take Master out of the Xingxiu Corridor.

Judging from Master's current situation, perhaps he shouldn't leave the Xingxiu Gallery, but if it was a last resort, Xu Zhiqiong couldn't think of a better way.

Three days later, Xu Zhiqiong left for Yu Xianguo, accompanied by Tao Huayuan in men's clothes.

Mo Chi personally escorted Xu Zhiqiong to Yu Xian, and when the two met, Mo Chi was very surprised: "Your Majesty Yun, is there a follower by your side?"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Is there still one entourage?"

Less, less to the point of breaking the rules.

Xu Zhiqiong's trip here is essentially a hostage, but in name it is an envoy, and the envoy should have the minimum support.

Liang Jixiong prepared more than a hundred followers for Xu Zhiqiong, including civil servants, generals, and Canglongwei.

But Xu Zhiqiong didn't accept it.

"Second brother, if you don't trust me, just send a few cronies to monitor me. There is no need for such a big battle."

Liang Jixiong said angrily: "You don't know what's good and what's wrong. I sent people to protect you. Besides, this is the minimum decent way for us to declare."

"You know that I don't care about face, and you also know that something really happened, these people can't protect me,
In times of crisis, I have my own means of escape. You have brought so many idlers to me, but you have added to my burden. "

Liang Jixiong thought over and over again, and felt that what Xu Zhiqiong said was reasonable, so he agreed.

But there were only two people on the mission, which was somewhat humiliating to Yu Xianguo.

Mo Chi looked displeased, and Shan Yan looked embarrassed.

Xu Zhiqiong explained: "Your Highness, I am very quiet and used to being alone, and my temperament is somewhat similar to that of my predecessor Bo Yanhuan. It is enough to have my brother Tao take care of me."

This explanation was not reasonable, but at least it made sense. Mo Chi didn't delve into it, and ordered someone to prepare a carriage for Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong had seen the carriages of the royal family before, but he did not expect that the carriage prepared by Mochi for him was not inferior to the royal family in the slightest.

The carriage is divided into inner and outer rooms, the outer room is for dining and the inner room is for bedrooms.

Xu Zhiqiong took "Senior Brother Tao" into the inner room, and walked for three days in a row. Except for eating and washing, the two of them basically didn't come out. In the carriage, there were often different types of laughter.

"Thief boy, you dare to move here, I will never forgive you this time!"

Mo Chi, who was sitting in another carriage, had a worried expression on his face.

He said to Shan Yan: "That brother named Tao is quite handsome."

Shan Yan didn't know how to explain it, and she didn't know much about Xu Zhiqiong: "This guy, he has his own good. Although Yun Hou has special hobbies, it can't be said that he is not good..."

Mo Chi smacked his lips and said, "I didn't expect this hobby, but this matter is difficult."

Shan Yan asked, "Why do you say it's difficult?"

"Our Da Yu's son is really not rich!"

Shan Yan didn't know how to respond: "This, this, find some handsome men to serve him, after all, there will be some."

"Yes, there is, but this matter has been known to the emperor, but what should I say?"

Shan Yan thought for a moment, then shook her head and said: "If you want me to say, don't bother with him about this matter, just find a few pretty girls to serve him, whether he likes it or not, it's just a hostage after all."

Mo Chi sighed, "Do you think I really take him as a hostage?"

Shan Yan asked in surprise, "Otherwise, what does Your Highness mean?"

"With Xuan Guo's conduct, let alone an outsider, even if he takes the emperor's own brothers as hostages, he will not take half of it when he turns his face.

I took Xu Zhiqiong to Dayu because I liked his methods, killing Liang Yuming, pacifying the Dragon Nushe, the Battle of the Northern Territory, and the Battle of the Southern Expedition, how many storms have been caused by this guy for more than a year?

Even I have suffered from him. Emperor Zhaoxing reused Gongsun Wen to harm our clansmen. I wanted to take the opportunity to send all clansmen back to Yu Xian. I didn't expect Xu Zhiqiong to be a hindrance, but I used the Ministry of Finance to arrest our clansmen. Many clansmen stayed in Xuanguo. Thinking of this incident, I still feel resentful to this day! "

Shan Yan hurriedly said: "This should be regarded as the master of each. Your Highness, it is an alliance between the two countries. You can't act on your will."

Mo Chi smiled and said, "Who do you think I am? I sent him to Da Yu because I really cherished his talent. This man's scheming is really rare. The most commendable thing is that Liang Yuyang is a half-crazy person. His father Liang Xianhong But he is a ruthless villain, under such circumstances, Xu Zhiqiong can still help Liang Yuyang to the throne, where do you think he can find such a talent?"

These words have been said very directly, and Shan Yan shouldn't ask any more.

Yu Xianhuang had two sons.

If Xu Zhiqiong can put Liang Yuyang on the throne, he should also have a way to make Mo Chi the king.

From the very beginning, what Mo Chi wanted was not a hostage.

What he really wanted was a counselor.

Shan Yan has just regained her freedom, and she really doesn't want to be involved in the struggle for the throne.

But since Mochi was willing to say this to her, he obviously regarded her as one of his own.

……

Three days later, everyone came to Sanjiang County, two hundred miles south of the capital.

Sanjiang County is directly under the jurisdiction of the capital, Yingjiang, Lujiang, Xianyijiang, and the three rivers converge, so it is named Sanjiang County.

This is the center of the entire Daxuan River Transport, where Xu Zhiqiong will take a boat all the way south to Yu Xianguo.

Let's talk about why he doesn't use magic circles?

This is the rule of confrontation. As a nominal envoy and a real hostage, Xu Zhiqiong cannot use special means to go to Yu Xianguo, and must go step by step.

This is to tell the prefectures and counties of the two countries that Yun Hou of Daxuan has gone to Yu Xianguo as a hostage. In the future, if one of the two countries, Xuanyu and Yu, breaks the alliance, there must be an explanation for Xu Zhiqiong's life.

Mo Chi prepared a two-story warship with the flags of Xuanyu and the two countries on the warship. There were [-] sergeants on board, [-] boatmen, and [-] other warships. The first three were escorted by the second. At noon, the anchor was on standby.

Why don't you leave?
Xu Zhiqiong came to the deck and looked into the distance, and saw the wide Sanjiang Estuary, crowded with ships of all sizes.

"Where do these ships come from?"

"They're all merchant ships," Mo Chi said, "Emperor Daxuan allocated grain from south to north, and many grain merchants took the opportunity to go north to sell grain."

This is a good thing. The shortage of food in the north is far more severe than that in the south. Merchants' participation in food allocation can solve the urgent needs of the north.

But what are these merchant ships doing here?
Mo Chi explained: "In the past two days, there have been too many merchant ships. Mr. Dai has worked hard to check, but the ships have piled up a lot."

"Master Dai? Which Lord Dai? The sheriff of Sanjiang County?"

Institutions at the county level are relatively rare in Daxuan, and they are all important areas under the direct jurisdiction of the capital.

The position of the sheriff is equivalent to that of the magistrate, but Xu Zhiqiong does not remember that there is a sheriff surnamed Dai.

Mo Chi said: "This Mr. Dai's name is Dai Hongde. Although he is not a sheriff, his status is higher than that of the sheriff."

"Higher than the county guard?" Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise, "I don't know how high is this Mr. Dai's official residence?"

Mo Chi pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Dai, you are not a high-ranking official."

"That's Meipin? What kind of official is Meipin?"

"He is actually a grain merchant in the capital."

"Grain merchants? What are the grain merchants doing here?"

"How can I say that?" Mo Chi said with a dry smile, "Sanjiangkou, the water is deep. There is a proverb, I don't know if you have heard of it. If you ask a boat to pass through Sanjiangguan, the price will double.
All merchant ships passing Sanjiangkou have to be handed over to Mr. Dai for interrogation. If they understand the rules, they will sell the goods directly to Mr. Dai. Mr. Dai will double the price and send them to the north.

If you don't understand the rules, the goods will be seized by Mr. Dai, and if you want to redeem the goods, the price will be more than doubled. "

"Seizure? Redemption? Is this a gangster or a businessman?"

Xu Zhiqiong looked at Mo Chi in surprise. Unexpectedly, Mo Chi knew more about the Daxuan River Transport than Xu Zhiqiong.

Mo Chi didn't explain: "You don't have to worry, Marquis Yun. I'll invite Mr. Dai here tonight. Even if Mr. Dai doesn't take care of me, you have to give Mr. Yun some face and ask him to open the river and let us pass."

If I walk the river of Daxuan, I still have to ask him to show me some face?

Xu Zhiqiong smiled: "Okay, I'll invite him tonight, and I'll meet Mr. Dai well."

　Dear readers, Sarah encountered an emergency today, and the update of Chapter 2 has been postponed to nine o'clock, readers, please forgive me.

　　
　
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