On the fourth day of the first month of June, Chonghu, the south, Yina Cai, the opening of the market, the vertical column, the upper beam, the return to Xiu, the wall repair, the fire, the opening of the tomb, the longevity of the wood, the burial, the thanksgiving and so on. It is not an auspicious day for the zodiac, but the time limit is running out, and after turning over the almanac, it is barely a good day recently, so after Mrs. Wang nodded, it was set on this day to help Wang Lixin's coffin return home.

At the ferry wharf on the riverbank, the heavily armed forbidden soldiers stood in two rows along the road, and the long guns of the forest stretched all the way to the city gate, and the road was pressed and pressed by large stone rollers, so smooth that there was no omission, and the tall building boats on the wharf were already waiting there.

The sky is also strange, yesterday the sun was still shining so hot that there was nowhere to hide, to today, the sky was just bright, dark clouds covered the sky, and after a while, the fine broken rain fell down tricklingly, shrouded the entire Jiankang City in a smoke and rain, adding a little solemn color.

At three o'clock, the division opened the middle door, and a pair of soldiers dressed in plain cloth stepped out of the gate neatly with white flags as the leader, they were all soldiers in the house, followed for many years, and their families were no different. Immediately afterwards, the coffin of Shanghao Nanmu, painted black, was carried out by more than a dozen wrestlers and put on an ox cart outside the house, and finally, the family group headed by Mrs. Shu Guo went out wearing heavy filial piety.

Although it was not a funeral, there were no drummers playing music in the procession, and no one was throwing paper money in front, but as the whole procession slowly walked down the street, more and more people on both sides rushed over when they heard the news, and spontaneously set up incense tables behind those sergeants, and some also took out the immortal tablet, lit an incense candle from an old shop in the city, and looked up to the sky with words to wish.

Mrs. Wang held the hand of her son and daughter-in-law, tears flowed uncontrollably, she did not expect such a scene, it was still early in the morning, no one informed them, these people were all spontaneous. In an instant, a wave of emotion filled her heart, and she raised her hand to signal frequently, but she choked up and couldn't make a sound.

There was no cheering, no noise, and the people watched the procession in silence, as if afraid that the noise would disturb the spirits in the coffin. The wind blew the white flags violently, like a whimper from the sky, and descended on this Jiankang city.

Liu Yu stood at the west gate with the officials in the city, led by Li Tingzhi and his subordinates, Liu Yu stood with Hu Sanxing, Ye Ying and these people who were about to leave office, and after a long time, they saw the honor guard of the team that appeared on the other side of the long street walking slowly.

The two teams converged at the gate of the city and walked towards the dock together, Liu Yu saw Jin Ming holding a high banner at a glance, and found that when his gaze turned around, Liu Yu quietly took a look, and waited until the team arrived at the dock and began to get on the boat separately, taking advantage of this emptiness, Jin Ming followed him to the side.

"How many military horses did you order this time?" The time was too tight, and Liu Yu couldn't care about the hustle and bustle, so he went straight to the topic as soon as he opened his mouth. Jin Ming didn't know why, thinking that he was concerned about the safety of the road, he took two steps towards it, stretched out his arm and pointed to a few warships not far away.

"There are 1,000 foot soldiers in the self-camp, this is already the limit, and any more will exceed the limit, why, do you think there will be danger on the road?" Seeing him nodded, Jin Ming couldn't help but ask, although they were all in their own territory all the way, Huaixi was a war zone after all, and Jin Ming didn't dare to despise it.

"Is your route from Yuxikou in Hezhou into Yuxishui, and then through the water to Zhenchaojun, and then from Jiaohu Lake to Feishui, to Luzhou to go ashore and start the land route?" Because there are family members and coffins in the team, Liu Yu speculates that they should mainly use waterways, which is both relaxed and safe.

"That's true, where do you think there will be a problem, it is easy to plan." Although Jin Ming wondered why he knew this route, he didn't ask, but anxiously urged, he was responsible for leading people to protect the safety of the whole team.

"Don't worry, I didn't say anything wrong, Li Shiyi has already led people to Luzhou before you, with them in front of the sentry, even if someone wants to do something wrong, it will be difficult to escape their eyes. It's just that a certain person thinks that you are still a little less, so he specially chose 200 Ruishi and pretended to be a businessman, they will hang far behind, and there is something to tell you through the microphone, how about it? ”

Liu Yu's words put Jin Ming at ease, Jin Ming has no doubt about his ability, since he has added such a heavy insurance, he is also happy to be like this, Jin Ming didn't think much about it, just thought that this was Liu Yu's act of repaying his kindness, the two confirmed a contact code, and Jin Ming went to command his subordinates to start boarding the ship.

Mrs. Wang took the coffin of her family and husband on the big ship, and when she was offshore, Liu Yu suddenly saw a little Lori in plain clothes, looking at him with a smile on her face, Liu Yu didn't know what kind of expression she should give back, and stretched out her hand and waved at her, until the shadow of the sail was far away and dissolved into the end of the sky.

After their group left, the Yamen of the Department of Control was vacant, and Li Tingzhi happened to take over the defense of Jianghuai, and there were more things than imagined, just today, in addition to sending Mrs. Wang's family away, Liu Yu and they would also follow the will to take the remaining prisoners in the prison of the Department of Control to Beijing with the imperial envoys.

In the Yanju building in Nancheng, Liu Yu didn't come here to practice with others, he walked quickly to his own building on the second floor, a sturdy figure was already waiting there, and when he walked in, the person hurriedly greeted him and respectfully let him into the room.

"This official is very tight, to make a long story short, I remember you said that your family is from Jiangbei, where is Jiangbei?" Liu Yu sat down at the table and pointed to the stool opposite, Chen Xiaoyi didn't dare to disobey, and as soon as he sat down, he heard Liu Yu's question, and he quickly got up and stood up again.

"Back to Taishou, the small people were originally from Haozhou, only because of the Tartar rebellion, this came to this Jiankang City, the small people are true, and do not dare to deceive, such as the Taishou investigation is small" Chen Xiaoyi did not know Liu Yu's intentions, so he had to swear to the sky.

"You sit down first, don't be afraid, the official doesn't suspect you, Haozhou? That should be under the rule of Huaixi, I'm afraid you haven't been back for decades, are there still acquaintances over there? Liu Yu interrupted him with a smile, stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down, and seeing Liu Yu's expression, Chen Xiaoyi relaxed.

"No, it's been many years in a blink of an eye, and now even if I go back, I don't know if anyone else recognizes it." Chen Xiaoyi was recalled by his words, Liu Yu knew that Jiang Cai was also from Haozhou, but he was taken captive to the north by the Jin people since he was a child, and when the war was in chaos, people's encounters were really unpredictable.

"You are in Huaixi, for example, in places like Luzhou, do you know any local heroes, just like you are in this Jiankang City, you must be familiar with the land." Liu Yu quietly guided and slowly revealed the meaning to him.

"Don't dare to deceive Taishou, the small people are doing some disrespectful business, there are some contacts along the river, Taishou said that Luzhou, also often have to transport some private goods, several local heads, all have some friendships, one of them still owes a certain favor, if Taishou is in need, please speak out."

Liu Yu couldn't help but admire this person's ability to figure out his mind, he just mentioned a little, he had already come up with most of it, but this matter was too confidential, Liu Yu couldn't tell him the details, otherwise when the time comes, maybe he will have to do something to kill his mouth, but he is a modern person, and he can't do things to this point.

"You are still obedient, the official expects that you have already known, a certain is no longer the guardian of this Jiankang City, and now he is about to leave the city, and he can no longer control your head, in this situation, are you still willing to do things for the official?"

"Where can Taishou speak, Xiaomin has to be supported by nobles, only today, even if Taishou is not a parent, it is also Xiaomin's benefactor, what is the send, just speak, can be used too much, although there is no regret in death." Chen Xiaoyi patted his chest and said excitedly, although Liu Yu couldn't hear how much was true or false, he was still a little moved in his heart.

"You are a common people, and you were also called to defend the city when you were in danger, and you did a good job of what the official ordered you to do, so you will never mention any kindness. This official doesn't hide it from you, this time the matter is a bit dangerous, whether the person you said in Luzhou is reliable, think about it clearly and then answer so-and-so, you don't want him to lose his life in a daze. ”

After listening to Liu Yu's words, Chen Xiaoyi did not speak out immediately, on the one hand, he was very grateful to Liu Yu for his outspokenness, on the other hand, this also shows that this matter is indeed very important, maybe there will be a fatality, he has to think carefully, after all, he is not alone, there are hundreds of brothers under his hands.

Liu Yu didn't rush him, his mind returned to this trip back to the court, generally speaking, if you don't take a boat, then there is only one way to go in Dusongguan, just like when you went out of Beijing with Wang Lixin that day, and by land, there are mostly literati in the team, and there are more than a dozen prisoner cars, and the speed can't be fast, this is a nerve-wracking thing, and you have to discuss it with Jiang Cai.

"Tell me, you rebel, how did you come up with such thoughts? Don't you know that it's Taishou" Jiang Cai, who was nagged by Liu Yu, was in his own tent in the forbidden army camp at the moment, Jiang Ning was lying on the ground with his head down, and the injury on his back was not yet healed, so he was not wearing armor, and was still wrapped in white gauze.

It is also unfortunate to say, originally Liu Yu asked Jiang Cai to lead the cavalry out of the city desperately, Jiang Ning stayed in the city to guard the south gate, thinking that in case there was something wrong, at least the family would not be extinct, who knew that the Tartars suddenly attacked the south gate like crazy, and almost killed Jiang Ning, but fortunately he was lucky, but he was seriously injured.

After the war, in addition to Jiang Cai's first merit, Jiang Ning was also promoted to the next level because of his strength without losing his strength, and he also reached Jiang Cai's current level, but where the official was awarded was specific, and he had to wait for him to recover from his injury. When he came to see his father this time, Jiang Ning begged him to bring him into Beijing with him, but of course, it was not this matter that caused Jiang Cai to be angry now.

Looking at his son who was lying on the ground and still trembling a little, Jiang Cai's raised hand was put down again, he knew the severity of his own injury, and he knew that his son's injury was serious, and he didn't know what would happen if he went on this time. The white gauze behind Jiang Ning was faintly oozing blood, and Jiang knew that his life was saved by that little lady, but how could it be

"The matter of going to Beijing has been answered by you, and nothing else will be mentioned again, you can rot it in your heart, go to the Mercy Bureau to find Lang Zhong and bring some wound medicine, so that it can be replaced on the way, that's it." Jiang Cai sighed, he understood that this son's stubbornness was no different from his own, but he didn't know how to tell his son.

When the team into Beijing set off, it was nearly noon, all the people had dinner in the city, and the whole team went out of the city from the south gate, Liu Yu's 300 people were responsible for the escort of the prisoner car, Jiang Cai led the reorganized 1,000 cavalry as the escort of the whole team, as if fighting, he scattered the patrol cavalry far away, and took this opportunity to start the training of recruits with the old and the new.

This time, there was no brigade of people to come out to see each other, Liu Yu took a few personal soldiers to ride up a high slope, which was the place where Zhang Shijie led reinforcements to snipe and encircle. The tall city wall not far away gradually faded away, Jiankang City, finally because of the existence of the traverser, has a different history, and he is about to go to the unknown journey, what is the road ahead, Liu Yu does not know, he retracted his gaze, turned the horse's head, "drove" a whip, the four hooves of the war horse under the seat flew, chasing towards the convoy in front.