After that, when Xue Zhiqiu and the others left ♀, Tang Zihao walked over from the side, bowed down and saluted: "Your Highness, the ministers are clumsy, and they didn't even recognize Your Highness, they really deserve death." ”

Fang Ling smiled slightly and said, "I deliberately didn't tell you, otherwise Lord Tang probably wouldn't let me treat Ling Ai, right?"

Tang Zihao said gratefully: "No matter what the status of His Royal Highness is, the subordinates will keep in mind the kindness of the little girl, and if they need some people to escort them, the subordinates can take some out there." ”

When Fang Ling heard this, he couldn't help but be a little moved, obviously Tang Zihao understood the reason why he didn't want his father to send elite soldiers, and he could say that he sent people and horses to escort him, so he smiled and said: "Thank you Lord Tang for your kindness, you don't have to be for me, it's just that when we meet again, we won't fight each other." ”

Tang Zihao hurriedly said solemnly: "Although the subordinate is a martial artist, he knows how to be grateful to Dade, even if he has a thousand knives, he will never make a move to his benefactor!"

Fang Ling smiled slightly, turned around and left, it seemed that Tang Zihao was also a man with flesh. Although some horses around him would be safer, he didn't want Empress Song to know about his relationship with Tang Zihao for the time being, so he could be regarded as a chess piece buried in this imperial city.

Although the palace is large, the news spreads quickly, Fang Ling made a splash in front of the Baohe Palace, and the news of being crowned the king of Shicheng swept inside and outside the palace like a whirlwind.

Although there were few people who knew Fang Ling, they were very familiar with Dong Canghai and the others behind him, so all the way back, whether it was the patrolling guards or the eunuchs and palace maids, they all saluted respectfully and called King Shicheng.

The eunuchs who had bullied Fang Ling before were even more terrified, and when they saw Fang Ling and his party, they avoided it if they could, and those who didn't avoid it made a big salute, for fear that he would come to find trouble.

Although the land of this stone city is small, but this prince has already raised his status to a higher level, although he does not say that he has ascended to the sky in one step, but it is easy to take which little eunuch to repair and repair.

However, these people's are redundant, Fang Ling has no time to entangle with them, the only thing he wants now is to get out of the palace as soon as possible, the things in this palace are the most likely to have accidents, in case Queen Song does something else, it will be troublesome to let the matter of leaving the palace go to waste.

Before he reached the Binghua Palace, Fang Ling saw his mother's figure from a distance, she was standing outside the palace gate and looking anxiously, and she was relieved when she saw her son appear with Dong Canghai and others.

Fang Ling hurriedly strode over, because he had taken Pei Yuan Dan in the past few days, Su Guifei's spirit was obviously much better, and she didn't have that feeling of weakness at all, and her face was a little more radiant.

After Fang Ling walked over, he smiled and said, "Queen Mother, I have already obtained a fief. ”

"God has eyes. Su Guifei sighed and rejoiced, and couldn't help but look back at the Binghua Palace and said, "I really didn't expect that I would have to leave the palace one day." ”

Fang Ling smiled slightly, this day seemed to come too quickly, but there were 16 years of waiting and 16 years of humiliation before, and how difficult it is to be free now.

Early in the morning of the second day, Fang Ling went out of the palace with his mother Su Shi and Xiao Xue.

Fang Ling was already famous after the first battle yesterday, not only everyone in the palace knew about it, but what happened in front of this palace also quickly radiated to the place outside the palace, in this well-informed land, I am afraid that it will soon become the talk of the people of all countries after tea and dinner.

As for when he left the palace, why was there an extra "beautiful" palace maid by Fang Ling's side, and there were no guards to talk about it, to ask about the private affairs of the royal family, not to mention taking a palace maid away, even if it was ten or eight, what did it have to do with him?

The tools to go to Shicheng are two carriages, these two carriages are obviously the farewell gifts prepared by the Empress Song "carefully", the horses are thin and shriveled, have little strength, and seem to be carried down at any time, and the carriages are also a little worn, obviously obsolete products that have been used for several years, and even wipe them with their hands, and they can wipe a handful of dust in the carriage.

Outside the palace, Xue Zhiqiu and others were waiting here to say goodbye to Fang Ling's mother and son.

Fang Ling motioned to Dong Canghai and the others to take a carriage and go to the Moon Lake to wait for him, this seemingly random move actually implied a deep meaning, because in the secret place outside the Moon Lake, there were treasures that Dong Canghan salvaged at night.

Of course, the other six guards did not know the mystery of the tomb of Emperor Xiaowu of the Great Song Kingdom, and what the six of them did was nothing more than to carry the three boxes of things to the carriage.

These three boxes of treasures can only be regarded as nine cows and one "hair" in the mausoleum, but for Fang Ling, it is an indispensable thing to go to Shicheng, and if you want to lay a foundation in that poor country, gold and silver are absolutely indispensable.

After bidding farewell to Xue Zhiqiu and the others, the two carriages finally set foot on the road to Shicheng, at this time the sun had just risen, and the curtain of the carriage was rolled up, shining on everyone's faces.

The previous carriage was carrying Su and Xiao Xue, Su looked towards the imperial city farther and farther away, his face was full of complicated expressions, as if he was reminiscing about the past, and Xiao Xue was meditating cross-legged, as steady as an old bell.

The latter carriage carried Fang Ling, Dong Canghai and Chen Mou, and in the carriage were several large boxes of objects, in addition to daily necessities, of course, there were also three boxes of treasures at the bottom, and four guards in civilian clothes were escorting on the left and right sides on horseback.

Fang Ling spread out the map, and for the first time, he saw the territory of the Chu State clearly, and his eyes quickly locked on the location of Shicheng.

Chen Mou said on the side: "Shicheng is located in the north of the country, it is a county of Liujun under the jurisdiction of Haozhou, it is located in the mountain col, the terrain is very complicated, it has always been a place of three carelessness, there are many bandits, and it is also adjacent to the border of Cai State, and there are often enemy soldiers through this place to spy on the national situation. ”

"Then it's no wonder that Empress Song wants to send me there, I guess she wants us to die in a foreign land, right?" Fang Ling smiled slightly, "It's just that even if it is a game of chess, I have to revive him, one day, I will return to this imperial city in style!

Chen Mou pointed to the map and said: "If you want to go to Shicheng County in the north, there are three checkpoints that must be passed, one of which is Qingshui Pass, the second is Pingtan Pass, and the third is Qiongbei Pass. ”

"Qingshui Pass, it doesn't seem to be far from the imperial city. Fang Ling looked at the map and said.

"Qingshui Pass is one of the fortresses in the north of the imperial city, living between two mountains, built on the mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is also only a day's journey from the Imperial City. Chen Mou nodded.

"So, we'll be able to arrive at night?" Fang Ling said.

Chen Mou nodded, and said: "This Qingshui Pass's guard Ma Kai is a person of the Song Queen's lineage, and his father was also promoted by the Song Queen's grandfather, this person grew up with his father in the border pass since he was a child, and his martial arts were also derived from his father's true inheritance, and later transferred to Qingshan Pass as the main general, guarding the northern artery of the imperial city. ”

Fang Ling laughed at himself and said: "Just out of the imperial city, and into the tiger's 'den', this Qingshui Pass is probably a bad place." You say this is a must-go, but that means there's no way around it?"

Chen Mou pointed to the surroundings of the imperial city and said: "There are four major fortresses around the imperial city, all of which are only a day's journey away, guarding the four major roads in the southeast, northwest and northwest. To go to the northern land, this Qingshui Pass is the only way to go. Of course, there are some trails, but these trails need to take mountain roads, and the roads are dangerous and forested, so I am afraid they are not suitable for our trip. ”

Fang Ling bowed slightly: "Then it seems that this Qingshui Pass must go." With Empress Song's "sexual" personality, I'm afraid I won't let me reach Shicheng safely, if my guess is correct, this Qingshui Pass should be the place where she wants to send someone to attack, how is this Ma Kai?"

Chen Mou groaned: "I have only heard of his personality......"

As soon as the words came here, Dong Cang, who had not spoken, said: "Your Highness, I have seen this Ma Kai a few times. ”

"Oh, tell me about it. Fang Ling asked.

Dong Canghai said: "A few years ago, I went to Qingshui Pass for business, lived there for a while, and still had some understanding ♀ of the situation there Ma Kai is ruthless, good at power, and his 'sex' personality is very cautious, however, the forces in this army are very complicated, not only Queen Song, so Ma Kai is not a hand to cover the sky in Qingshui Pass." ”

Chen Mou said: "If this is the case, then the minister guesses that even if Ma Kai has evil intentions, he will not dare to blatantly do anything to us." ”

Fang Ling bowed slightly: "Since it's not blatant, then you can only do it secretly!"

Dong Canghai frowned and said, "Then wouldn't it be like this for us to go into the mouth of a tiger?"

Fang Ling raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "We are sheep, they may not be able to eat our ≤, after entering the Qingshui Pass, you must be careful, and then strain, master, the safety of the queen mother will be handed over to you!"

Dong Canghai nodded and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, with me Dong Canghai here, don't want to hurt my mother even if there are thousands of troops!"

Chen Mou couldn't help but praise: "Dong Guards are really a tiger general, if His Royal Highness ascends the throne in the future, I think the position of this hussar general belongs to you." ”

Dong Canghan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "The minister is just doing his duty, and he doesn't have the slightest luxury for any official position, but Lord Chen, who is as resourceful as the sea, will definitely be a first-class member in the future." ”

Fang Ling smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and pressed the shoulders of the two of them and said, "You don't have to praise each other, this king is here to promise that if he becomes the emperor one day, you will be a first-class hussar general, and Imperial Doctor Chen, you will be the prime minister of the court!"

A few guards suddenly looked excited, Dong Canghe, a product, then a few of them are not generals of the second or third grade, what kind of majesty is that?