The vehicle passed by, the horse Xiao Xiao Ming,

The crowd of people followed one after another, and the dust covered the clouds.

The team is very large, except for 30,000 parts, there are servants, guests, staff scribes, I don't know how many, books and hundreds of silks, countless people, except for the Zheng clan, and the clansmen of Guo Feng's two families follow the team.

Eighteen Langjun Zheng Ming, his wife and children went to the south together, and in this team, his seniority was the highest, so his carriage was in the front, Zheng Wei and Zheng Jun's carriage followed, and the clan was branched, and the carriage was behind.

A team of nearly 40,000 people, like a long dragon, meandered on the way south of Xingyang, with great momentum, not losing to any army crossing the border.

Although along the way, the driving was very slow, and he could only walk more than 40 miles a day, but he was not attacked by the young people along the way, and it was very peaceful, and the whole team was in order.

Zheng Sui and Jiuniang Aluo rode in the same car, this time, Zheng Sui stayed in his own carriage more often, and rarely went to the carriage of the fifth brother, not because he didn't want to go, but since the first day he went, Zheng Sui found that this time was fundamentally different from the last time he returned to Xingyang from Pingcheng.

Last time, the entire team was only five or six hundred people.

And this time, and just the number of people, it is sixty or seventy times that of the last time, in addition to the escort of various materials, the daily itinerary, where to rest, when to start, the surrounding environment and a lot of other issues, all have to be decided by the fifth brother, at the end of the day, the staff scribes in the fifth brother's carriage have almost never been broken, and it is rare to have a moment of leisure.

Zheng Suicai suddenly realized that the team of 30,000 or 40,000 people was led by the five brothers alone.

That's why. Since the departure, Zheng Sui has not bothered the fifth brother. Stay in your own carriage all day.

After more than ten days, he arrived in Xuchang.

Xuchang is also known as Xudu. It is one of the five capitals of the former dynasty, and it was also a rich and prosperous place, but it has long been defeated, since the fall of Luoyang in Kyoto in the previous dynasty, the land of Zhongzhou, all fell into the hands of the Hu people, after more than 100 years of contention and scuffle, all industries have withered, and the fields are barren. Sparsely populated, the city that day, only the ruins and broken walls remain, here, now is the scope of activity of Qianhu, just because Nanchu and Qianhu often fight here, and there are local strong occupancy, therefore, Nanchu and Shizhao have no garrison here.

At nightfall. Set up camp outside the city of Xuchang.

The carriage stopped, and Zheng Sui was about to get off the car with A Luo to move his hands and feet, but saw Ziyan coming over, "Little lady." Gorou sent a servant over and invited the little lady over to have dinner together. ”

"Is there anyone else in Brother's carriage?"

I only heard Ziyan smile and said: "This time, there is no one else except Wulang, even Captain Hou and Master Wen. They had just gotten out of the carriage, and Shiro wasn't there. ”

Hou Yi and Wen Weng. It was the eldest brother Zheng Jing who gave it to the fifth brother Zheng Wei.

Zheng Sui sighed and looked at Ah Luo next to him. "Ah Luo, you just walk here, don't go far, I'll go to Brother A's place, I'll come back later, you and Jiu Niang have dinner together. ”

Ah Luo answered, and Zheng Sui ordered a few servants who followed Ah Luo to take a closer look, turned their heads and said to Jiu Niang, and then followed Ziyan to the carriage of the fifth brother in front.

It's just that I didn't expect that at this moment, when Zheng Sui followed Ziyan to the front of the fifth brother's car, there was a debate in the carriage, and the servants Sandu and Liangjing were waiting aside, and within two zhang of the surrounding area, they were surrounded by the personal guards of the fifth brother, and no one was allowed to approach, as soon as Ziyun saw them coming, he stepped forward and said softly: "Little lady, wait a while." ”

Ziyan asked, "Who is here again?"

"Zhang is thin and Wen is thin. Ziyun looked helpless, "You just left, and Zhang Zhubo pulled Wen Zhubo over." ”

"Then I'll just wait. ”

As soon as Zheng Sui said this, Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief, the first few times, Zheng Sui came over to see that there were people in Wulang's carriage, turned his head and left, and then hurriedly said: "The little lady has been in the car for a day, it is better for the maid to get a chair over, the little lady sits down first, and the maid knocks the legs and feet of the little lady, which is loose." ”

"No, I'll just take a walk. "Sitting in the carriage every day, she is uncomfortable, Cai Fu has to pinch her shoulders and knock her legs, and now she just wants to walk around on the ground.

It's just that at this moment, Sandu came over with a smile on his face, "Little lady, Gorou asked the little lady to go to the carriage." ”

Right now?

Zheng Sui was surprised and asked, "The two lords have left?" However, at this moment, the argument in the carriage disappeared.

"Nope. Sandu shook his head and said, "It's just that Lang Jun asked the little one to invite the little lady over." ”

Zheng Sui saw it, so he followed Sandu to the front of the carriage, got into the carriage, Erjing lifted the curtain, and when he entered the eye, he saw that the two masters were really still there, sitting opposite each other, there was a geographical map of mountains and rivers on several sides, the fifth brother sat in the position of the head, with a handsome face, sitting there without moving, under the light, it was still brilliant and colorful, and the brilliance was reflective, and when he looked up and saw her next to the curtain, he beckoned: "Come here, come to me and sit down." ”

Wen Zhubo knew her, and hurriedly shouted the little lady, Zhang Zhubo had never seen her, glanced at Zheng Sui, and called out Shi Niang.

Zheng Sui called out to Brother A, nodded with a thin smile at the two masters, then walked behind the fifth brother and sat down, only to hear the fifth brother say, "Gong Zhang continues." ”

Zhang Zhubo, who was about forty years old and beardless and wearing a gray coat, quickly pointed to the geographical map of mountains and rivers and gushed endlessly.

After listening for a long time, Zheng Sui realized that it was because of the route ahead that caused objections.

It lasted for about two quarters of an hour, but in the end, it was still not confirmed, and I only heard the fifth brother Zheng Wei say: "In this way, tomorrow morning, I will invite a few uncles and more than a dozen other lords over, let's discuss it together, and then make a decision according to everyone's intentions, Zhang Gong, what do you think?"

Although Zhang Zhubo was red-faced, but Wen Zhubo was still calm and relaxed, so that the superiority was immediately apparent.

After the people left, Zheng Sui couldn't help complaining: "Isn't the route already set, why is it suddenly going to change the route again? And this master book, who talks like a market child, brother, why is he so patient to listen to him for so long?"

"The route was originally set. Zheng Wei pulled Zheng Sui to the side of the case, and pointed to the geographical map of the mountains and rivers on the case, "From Xuchang to the west." It is Nanyang, where the fourth brother-in-law of the Zong family is. It is almost possible to pass through guò safely, and pass through Nanyang. Further south, is the boundary of Southern Chu, Xiangyang City now has the garrison of Southern Chu, after arriving in Jingzhou through Xiangyang, you can go straight down the river, Jingzhou Assassin Shi General Yuan, Xie Shangshu has already said hello. ”

"What about the other one?"

"Last month, Huan Shuqi fought a battle with Shi Zhao's Qianhu army in Nanliang County, and put Nanliang County back under the jurisdiction of Xuzhou, and Xuchang went to Nanliang County. The road is flat, suitable for running horses and carriages, not compared to Xuchang to Jingzhou, hilly areas, the road is difficult to walk, and the two are compared, Xuchang to Nanliang County, the distance is closer, can save a lot of time on the road. ”

Listen to what the fifth brother said. Zheng Sui looked at the distance on the geographical map of mountains and rivers, and said puzzledly: "Since Xuchang to Nanliang County is close and the road is flat, what is my brother hesitating about?"

"Around Nanliang County. There are frequent activities in the county, and in recent years, Nanliang County has changed hands several times. It is often in the hands of Nanchu today, and Ming'er is in the hands of Shi Zhao. ”

Zheng Sui listened. Busy said: "Then let's use a stupid method." "She has always had a fear of the cara.

"Okay, we're stupid. It takes a long time, but it's safe. ”

Zheng Wei smiled, looked at Zheng Sui, he hadn't seen him for a few days, and when he suddenly saw it today, he suddenly felt that Zheng Sui seemed to have lost a lot of weight, and touched the top of Zheng Sui's head, "I heard Cai Fu say, you haven't eaten much recently, this is not good, now it has only been ten days, we have to walk for about two or three months all the way, you can't be hungry and sick before you arrive in Jiankang." "Because I am in a hurry every day, I cook on a makeshift stove, and the things I make are much rougher, and I can't compare with the kitchen at home.

Zheng Sui lay on the hidden sac on the side and said: "But every day I feel uncomfortable in the carriage, and when I see the food, I don't have much appetite." ”

"After a few days, after arriving in Xiangyang, we slowed down the trip, we really couldn't eat, I asked you to boil some red dates and corn porridge, add more brown sugar, and drink a bowl of each meal. ”

Zheng Sui hummed lightly, a picture of indispensable, and listless, Zheng Wei saw it, and couldn't help teasing her: "Do you regret coming with you, if you regret it, while it's not very far from home now, I'll send a team of people to take you back." ”

"Okay, that's right, I also miss Aye and Ayi. Zheng Sui turned around directly, holding a big hidden sac in his arms.

Zheng Wei got up and called Ziyun over, asked Ziyun to boil porridge, and instructed again.

After a while, looking at Zheng Wei picking out the oil lamp on the desk, and looking at the geographical map of mountains and rivers again, Zheng Sui suddenly asked, "Brother, who is that Zhang Zhubo?"

Zheng Wei's eyes sank, "He is a staff member next to his clan brother Zheng Quan, because the clan brother is older, he looked at his face and gave Zhang Zhu a little face." "Zheng Quan, who is in the room of his great-grandfather's eldest brother, although he is of the same generation as them, he is a few years older than his uncle Zheng Yuan, and this time the family also moved south. The descendants of that house are also very prosperous.

It's just that this time, since Zheng Quan came to build yì to change the route, it is probably not just him, but I am afraid that in addition to their one room, there are also a few people, or other families, and if they want to change the route, Guo Feng's two surnames are just that, but the Zheng family, no matter which room they are, will still have to live together after they settle down in the future and purchase a field and house.

If the family can't form a group, it will become a plate of scattered sand, when the fourth uncle went to the south, the first thing he did wrong was to separate from the clansmen who went with him, so that in the end, it was difficult to support alone.

Of course, what is more important is that he still puts safety first. I don't want to provoke the caravan, which is also the original intention of formulating the original plan.

And today, the reason why he agreed to let Zhang Zhubo's proposal be discussed by everyone was that long before Zhang Zhubo proposed it, he was very excited about the shortcut from Xuchang to Nanliang County, but if he proposed it, it was not appropriate, after all, the route to Jingzhou in Xiangyang was formulated by him and his eldest brother.

I only heard Zheng Sui sigh, "This person is far away from Wen Weng." ”

Zheng Wei couldn't help but smile, put away the geographical map of mountains and rivers on the case, "How can he compare with Wen Weng, Wen Weng is the person next to his grandfather, when he was young, he was a great-grandfather's scholar, not to mention this Zhang Zhubo, the so-called well-educated people who came out of the north hall, capable generals, and few people can catch up with Wen Weng, many of the guests who came to the place, they have also been staff members in the past, and some have also served in local positions, if you are interested, tomorrow morning, you can come and see those people." ”

"I don't want it, it's going to be noisy by then. Zheng Sui was not interested.

After Ziyun boiled the red date corn porridge, Zheng Wei passed the rice and pulled Zheng Sui to have dinner together, "Xixi, if you can drink two bowls of corn porridge, I will take you to a good place at night." ”

"Where are you going?" Zheng Sui tilted his head to look at Zheng Wei, this place is very desolate, what good place can there be.

Zheng Wei took the porridge bowl from Ziyan's hand and handed it to Zheng Sui, "You don't have to worry about this, you just drink the porridge." (To be continued......)