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The team is all on horseback. Because they have walked this official road before, everything seems to be familiar. The team is still marching in formation as before. There are more than a dozen cavalry in front as the forwards, and Chu Huan is in the team. Among them, there are also cavalry wandering on the two wings, pay attention to the movement on both sides.

At the beginning of the mission to Xiliang, many members of the guards felt that no one dared to offend them at least within the territory of Daqin, but later they encountered an ambush in the overflowing forest. Fortunately, Chu Huan had made arrangements in advance, so they defeated the gang of bandits in one fell swoop , So this time when I went to Anyi, the guards kept their eyes open and were more cautious than last time.

Although Daqin's national strength is weak now, and there are thieves and thieves in various ways, the turbulent areas are mainly in the northwest and southeast regions. Even in other ways, although there is no lack of turmoil, it has not yet formed a climate. Suppressing unrest, but although the banditry failed to form a climate, there was no shortage of house robbery, and there were even a lot of bandits in numbers. Although they couldn't make big troubles, they could still do small troubles.

The road from central Beijing to Xishan Road went quite smoothly. When we arrived at the outskirts of Yunshan Mansion at dusk this day, Chu Huan ordered the team to stop and camped there to rest. He did not lead his men into the city, but only summoned Xuanyuan Sheng. Come here, give some instructions, and lead ten guards to the city. Xuanyuan Shengcai now knows that Chu Huan's home is in Yunshan. It is reasonable for Chu Huan to visit his hometown after passing by. among things.

He originally thought that Chu Huan would not be able to return until the next day at the earliest, but who knew that Chu Huan would come back in the middle of the night, found Xuanyuan Shengcai, and said, "Let's go to Taiyuan Mansion here. There are two roads by water and land. If you travel by land, enter After Anyi Road, you will encounter many mountain roads, and there are more detours. It is estimated that it will take at least two or three days longer. If you travel by water, you can follow the Jingjiang River all the way to the north, and you can reach the outside of Taiyuan From Fenglindu, it takes less than a day to reach Taiyuan Mansion from Fenglindu."

Xuanyuan Sheng laughed and said, "Everything is up to the adults."

Chu Huan thought for a while, and said, "Going by water can save a few days, and it seems to be more comfortable than going by land...!" After a pause, he was thoughtful, and didn't speak for a while.

Chu Huan remembers clearly that he walked down the waterway from Fenglindu outside Taiyuan Mansion along the river to reach the boundary of Xishan Road. The Jingjiang River can be regarded as a big river in the northern part of the empire. The river is wide and winding , shuttled through Anyi and Xishan, but the last time he traveled from the Jingjiang River, he did not leave a good impression on Chu Huan. The Blood Society led by Lin Daier kidnapped Qiao Mingtang on the Jingjiang River Chu Huan and Lin Lang also met in that encounter.

This river road is very long, because there are traces in his heart, but Chu Huan is hesitating whether to go north along the Jingjiang River. He is not afraid of accidents, but Chu Huan also knows that most of the soldiers in the Guards are For the northerners, riding a horse is not a problem. Almost all the officers and soldiers accompanying them this time are good horsemen, but most of them are not good at water.

Although it takes a few more days to travel by land, it is self-inflicted to abandon the land and go by water. Although Chu Huan didn't feel that someone would dare to attack the two hundred guards on the Jingjiang River, he still had some concerns in his heart. .

"Since it's comfortable, let's go by water." Xuanyuan Sheng said with a smile: "Your Excellency seems to be worried, do you still think that someone will dare to attack us in Jingjiang?"

Chu Huan thought for a while before Xuanyuan Sheng smiled and said, "My lord, don't worry, even if there are thieves and bandits, I don't think they dare to seek their own death." He took out a piece of silver from his bosom, and said with a smile: " My lord, why don't we make a bet, if you meet a Jiang bandit, the 20 taels of silver will belong to you, and if you go ashore safely, your lord will lose 20 taels of silver to me."

Chu Huan laughed and said: "If we go by water, then we will rush to the Jingjiang River before tomorrow afternoon. There is a Guandu by the Jingjiang River, and the official boats usually go there. After I entered the city, I saw the Imperial Guards of Yunshan Mansion Wei Tianqing, the commander in chief, has already sent someone to Guandu to arrange a boat for us."

Xuanyuan Sheng nodded in agreement.

The next day, the team set off early in the morning, and arrived at the bank of the Jingjiang River in less than half an afternoon. The Guandu Wharf on the bank of the Jingjiang River can be found with a little inquiring. The Water Transport Administration of the company is in charge, and the water transport officials are affiliated to the Department of Household Affairs, and are responsible for ship transportation here all the year round.

When Chu Huan and his party came here, a group of officials in charge of water transportation had been waiting here. The highest official at Guandu Wharf was Du Cheng, who was not of high rank. Chu Huan was the servant of the household department. Boss, this is the first time he has seen such a high-ranking official from the household department. He is cautious. Before Chu Huan arrived, he had already sent someone to sort out the pier. Although he got the news that Mr. Chu Shilang just wanted to board the ship and leave from the pier. , but he still hopes that this pier can give Mr. Shi Lang a good impression. For low-level officials in these places, sometimes a word from a high-ranking official can change their fate.

The Jingjiang River is not small, and there are not a few ships mobilized. Although many have left the dock, Du Cheng still tried his best to mobilize four large ships.

When Chu Huan saw these four big ships, he understood what a real official ship is. Compared with the passenger ship he took before, the official ship is much more magnificent. It is easy for a ship to accommodate hundreds of people. If the four ships are really crowded, Five or six hundred people is probably not a problem.

The four official ships have been tidied up, and even to please Mr. Shi Lang, each ship is equipped with a cook and a boatman, and a lot of daily necessities have been purchased in advance to put on, and the meat eaten is free. Needless to say, even the vegetables that are rare this season are even equipped. Chu Huan never paid much attention to ostentation before. He is a person who lives an extremely casual and simple life. This time he finally realized the benefits of being a high-ranking official. Everything was properly prepared by someone, much better than what he thought, but he still doesn't understand the truth that subordinates always try their best to do things for their superiors, and the results, of course, cannot exceed the expectations of their superiors Poor, not even the same as the boss's expectations, only exceeding the boss's expectations, it is possible to be appreciated.

Chu Huan's status is unusual, so when the arrangement was made, there were not many people on Chu Huan's boat, except for Chu Huan, Sun Zikong and two camel passengers, and four guards on board. With a famous cook and four boatmen, a boat that can accommodate hundreds of people, with only a dozen people on it, looks wider and even a little deserted.

Chu Huan's boat was in the second row, and Xuanyuan Shengcai's boat was in the vanguard. There were nearly a hundred people on that boat, and more than 20 people on the third boat, but most of the horses were arranged on the third boat. Except for the seventy or eighty Guards officers and soldiers in the rear of the palace, all the remaining horses were settled on it.

The officials in Guandu put so much effort into it, Chu Huan couldn't help but say a few words of consolation and praise, the crowd was immediately elated, until the four official ships Yang Fan sailed north, they still sent a few miles along the river bank, reluctantly, I just hope that the servant minister can remember a thing or two after sending it down these few miles.

Although the Jingjiang River twists and turns, there is no fork in the section from Xishan Ferry to Anyi Fenglindu. You just need to go all the way north. If everything goes well, you can reach Fenglindu in three or four days.

At the beginning of leaving the ferry, the wide Jinghe River is flat on both sides, and the eyes are extremely far away. When the mountains and forests start to appear on both sides, the sky has already darkened.

The cooks prepared meals from the moment they boarded the ship. The other ships ate big pot meals, but the arrangements on Chu Huan's ship were very rich, and the cooks' skills were obviously better than those on the other ships. It seems that the officials at the ferry have also put their minds to it. Although Chu Huan has a noble status, he has never had any pretensions. He ordered Sun Zikong to take two camel passengers to patrol outside the boat first, but let the other four people who were close to him. The soldiers of the guards entered the cabin to eat together. These guards had also been to Xiliang with Chu Huan before, and they knew that although Master Chu was young, he was mature, experienced and neat in doing things, and the most valuable thing was being kind to others. You are the servant of the household department, but you still eat with ordinary soldiers. At first, the few people were a little restrained, but after Chu Huan said a few words, everyone relaxed.

After several people had eaten, Sun Zikong and others came in in rotation, even the boatman on the boat. Chu Huan also treated them equally and sent someone to deliver the food.

The official ship has du li cabins, which have already prepared beds and quilts. Chu Huan can see the sparkling river through the windows of the cabin. Standing by the window with his hands behind his back, there is a circle The crescent moon, the moonlight shines down, the autumn wind comes slowly, the river surface is light, under the moonlight, the waves are sparkling, and a round of bright moon is reflected on the river surface.

Chu Huan stared at the river in a daze. Walking on this river, he naturally thought of what happened in this river and mountain back then, and the image of Lin Daier immediately came into his mind.

He only remembered Lin Daier's pretty but cold face from beginning to end. Thinking about it now, it seems that Lin Daier was full of thoughts when he saw Lin Daier several times. The last time he saw Lin Daier Er, it was in Tongzhou City. That time Lin Daier and another man appeared in Tongzhou City dressed as fish sellers. Chu Huan could have taken her down at that time, but at that time, Lin Daier's companions were all buried in the city. In the hands of the officers and soldiers, they let her go after all, but they don't know what kind of situation she is in now.

In fact, Chu Huan didn't care too much about whether Lin Daier was dead or alive, but the red stone he got from Lin Daier made Chu Huan always have doubts.

When Chu Huan got the red stone at first, he just found it strange, and even thought it was Lin Dai'er's own token, so he didn't think much about it. It made Chu Huan feel very strange. Xuanyuan Shao was a brave general of the empire, Yingren was the prince of the empire, and Lin Daier's identity, to put it mildly, was a chivalrous woman who had been mixed up in the rivers and lakes. A group of rogue bandits, what is the connection between the three stones of these three people?Chu Huan is now somewhat interested in Lin Daier's identity and origin, and could be involved with Xuanyuan Shao and even Ying Ren. Could it be that Lin Daier is really just a female bandit wandering the world?